Pele had a late penalty saved as Sudan and Guinea-Bissau drew 0-0 in their opening match of this year s Africa Cup of Nations.
The spoils were shared following a generally low-key Group D encounter that burst into life towards the end at Stade Omnisport de Garoua.
Chances were few and far between during the first half. The best opportunity saw Joseph Mendes 16th-minute header hit the post for Guinea-Bissau, who were seeking their first victory in three appearances at the tournament.
Meanwhile, in their first appearance for a decade, 1970 champions Sudan were aiming to record only their second win in 14 matches since lifting the trophy 52 years ago.
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Genoa have announced that Gian Piero Gasperini is to return as manager after they parted company with Fabio Liverani.
Gasperini first joined Genoa in 2006, leading the club to promotion to Serie A in his first season in charge, before going on to guide them a fifth-place finish in the 2008-09 campaign.
The 55-year-old was sacked in November 2010, but will now return to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris as Genoa attempt to recover from a poor start that has seen them win just one of their first six top-flight games.
Genoa slipped to a 2-0 loss at the hands of Napoli on Saturday, a result that signalled the end of Liverani s reign which began in June as he was promoted from the position of youth team coach after just three months in charge.
Gasperini, who has also enjoyed…
Watching clubs shatter the summer transfer record as they spent over £2billion, it has largely been England’s elite superstars that stole most of the headlines.
Along with England skipper securing an historic £100million switch to German giants Bayern Munich, a string of Gareth Southgate s squad have been on the move this summer.
Ahead of England making a return to European Championship qualifying duties on Saturday evening when they meet Ukraine, we have taken a look at a few Three Lions stars who have made an immediate impact after securing a Premier League switch this summer.
Declan Rice
Eventually securing a British transfer record switch to Arsenal this summer after the Gunners agreed to a £105million deal with West Ham, certainly found a huge amou…
Doncaster Rovers have completed the signing of former Chelsea goalkeeper Ross Turnbull, the Mail Online understands.
The 28 year old has been without a club since his contract as Stamford Bridge expired earlier this summer.
Turnbull made just nineteen appearances in all competitions during his four years in London, with just seven of those coming in the league.
He began his career with Middlesbrough back in 2002, though he was sent on loan to no less than five lower league clubs before making his Premier League debut for Boro against Bolton Wanderers in 2006, following an injury to Mark Schwarzer, who himself recently signed for Chelsea to provide back up f.
Another loan spell, this time with Cardiff City came in the 2007/08 campaign, before he ret…
that Norwich City are close to agreeing a deal for Newcastle United midfielder Jonas Gutierrez, who tweeted his farewells to the Geordie faithful ahead of yesterday’s 2-0 defeat to Manchester City.
The Argentina international moved to St James’ Park five ahead of the 2008/09 campaign, and was part of the squad that won the Championship the following season.
During his time with the Newcastle, he has made almost two hundred club appearances, and scored eleven goals in all competitions.
However, just two of those outings have come this season leading the former Mallorca man to call time on his stay in the North East.
Norwich, managed by former Magpies boss Chris Hughton, are leading the race to sign the 30 year old, who has made just two brief s…
Manchester United defender Chris Smalling said it has been an honour to step in as skipper at Old Trafford throughout the season.
Smalling took out the Players Player of the Year award at the club s end-of-season awards and said he was honoured to be held in such high regard by his team-mates.
The 26-year-old England international has played a major part in United s 17 clean sheets this Premier League campaign, in what has been his best season since arriving as a shock signing from Fulham in 2010.
It s a massive honour to receive this from my fellow players. There are some big names on the winners list, so it s great to add mine to it, he said after winning the award.
It s been good that we [Daley Blind and Smalling] have been able to play so consistent…
Bayern Munich attacker Mario Gotze could make his return from an ankle injury when the Bundesliga champions host Wolfsburg on Saturday.
The 21-year-old has missed almost a month of action for the Bavarians after sustaining the knock against Chelsea in the UEFA Super Cup, but he returned to full training this week.
Gotze did not feature in Wednesday s crushing 4-1 DFB-Pokal win over Hannover, but may return to the substitutes bench at least for the visit of Dieter Hecking s side.
Bayern coach Pep Guardiola will be boosted by Gotze s potential comeback with midfield duo Thiago Alcantara (knee) and Javi Martinez (groin) still a long way off returning.
Holger Badstuber is Bayern s only other concern with a long-term knee injury.
Captain Philipp Lahm, usually a …
Neymar s father insists the purported feud between his son and Paris Saint-Germain colleague Edinson Cavani has been blown out of proportion.
Brazil superstar Neymar and Cavani had an on-field disagreement during PSG s 2-0 win over Lyon two weeks ago, with the Uruguay striker insisting he should take a penalty that was subsequently saved.
There were no qualms from either man and a congratulatory hug afterwards when the world s most expensive player converted from the spot during a 6-2 romp over Bordeaux.
Neymar Sr told Telefoot any notion of a rift should be left aside and believes Neymar s alliance with Cavani and Kylian Mbappe in the PSG attack can match his exploits alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez at Barcelona.
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West Brom midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu is grateful for the protection offered by team-mate Claudio Yacob.
Mulumbu has started every league match for Steve Clarke s side this season, continuing his impressive partnership in central midfield with Yacob.
The duo have become well acquainted following Yacob s arrival from Argentinian side Racing Club in July 2012, and Mulumbu is appreciative of his colleague s efforts.
It helps that I speak a little bit of Spanish and that’s how we communicate, he told the club s official website. But Yacob is one player you do not need to speak to. He knows the role he can fill.
He protects our defence really well and that gives me a little more freedom to play and go forward. Every time I play I know where he s going to be.
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Independiente del Valle coach Pablo Repetto is expecting an open encounter in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores final against Atletico Nacional on Wednesday and insists his side will be going out to attack.
Independiente qualified for the final after eliminating Argentine giants Boca Juniors in the last four, having defeated Pumas UNAM and River Plate in the previous knockout rounds.
Their campaign is made all the more remarkable by the fact this is their first appearance in South America s premier continental competition, having been languishing in the third division of Ecuadorian football just a decade ago.
With a total of 10 goals from their six knockout games against well-established opponents, Independiente have well and truly proved their stat…