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Senegal Qualify for Afcon Final

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Senegal are through to the final of the African Cup of Nations (Afcon) 2021. They defeated Burkina Faso 3-1 to set a date against either Egypt or Cameroon. Senegal, who have never won the Afcon, have a very big chance to win it now. Senegal are the current top rated football team in Africa according to the latest FIFA rankings.

Burkina Faso’s very good run in the tournament came to an end in the semifinal. They gave a very good account of themselves but the Senegalese team was just too tough for them to handle. The first half of the match ended goalless with Senegal just edging it. Senegal were unrepentant with their fast attack on the Burkinabes defence. They were finally rewarded as the Burkina Faso defence made critical mistakes which led to all 3 goals Senegal scored.

Burkina Faso should be proud of themselves. They had a good tournament. They will have a chance to claim third place as they will play the loser of the match between Cameroon and Egypt.

Afcon 2021 ( 2022) Semi Final Stage

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Cameroon player celebrates

The countries into the semi final of Afcon 2021 are Burkina Faso, Egypt, Cameroon and Senegal.

Burkina Faso are the surprise semifinalists. They defeated highly rated Tunisia by 1-0. The Burkinabes will face Senegal in the semifinal. They have got a chance even though  Senegal are the favorites to go through.

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In the second  semifinal game, Egypt will take on Cameroon. Since that 1-0 loss to Nigeria in the first game Egypt have hit fine form, eliminating IvoryCoast and Morocco in the process. For me, Egypt are now favorites to win the competition followed by Senegal.

Cameroon will need to be at their very best to beat the Egyptians.

The Cameroonians have home advantage though and have been very good in the tournament so far.  Egypt won’t find it easy at all but they are favourites to win.

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Review of Afcon Round of 16 & Preview of Quarter Final Fixtures

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The Super Eagles of Nigeria were in the news again as they were surprisingly knocked out of Afcon by Tunisia. Tunisia restricted Nigeria to few chances and when they had theirs they scored. It was one of the worst performances of the super eagles in the knockout phase of this competition.

Burkina Faso were able to defeat Gabon only after 120 minutes of normal time winning 7-6 on penalties.

Gambia stunned Guinea, 1-0 while the Hosts, Cameroon, survived Comoros scare to finally win 2-1.

Senegal were too much for Cape Verde, downed them 2-0 while Morocco secured a hard fought victory over Malawi by 2-1.

The last two games of the second round produced no goals in normal and extra time.

Egypt defeated Ivory Coast 5-4 on penalties while Equatorial Guinea sent Mali out after winning 6-5 on penalties.

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The Quarter Final pairings see Gambia vs hosts, Cameroon. Cameroon will fancy their chances but they will surely get a run for their money.

Tunisia will take on Burkina Faso. Tunisia are the favorites here but they must not underrate their opponents.

Egypt will take on Morocco, sadly one of these teams will crash out. This game is equally poised.

Senegal’s prize for beating Comoros is a Quarter final match against Equatorial Guinea. Senegal are favourites to go through 

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Champions league: Chelsea lose top spot in group H

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Zenit St. Petersburg vs Chelsea 3-3

Chelsea came second overall in group H after a 3-3 draw with Zenit St. Petersburg. This is because Juventus defeated Malmo 1-0 to finish top of the group with 15 points followed by Chelsea’s 13.

What this means is that Chelsea potential opponents in the round of 16 will be any of:

The winner of group C (Ajax).

The winner of group E (Bayern Munich)[

The winner of group D (Real Madrid) or

The winner of group G (Lille)

UEFA Champions League: list of teams that have qualified for the round of 16

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Here are teams that have qualified for the round of 16.

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Manchester City

Paris Saint-Germain 

Liverpool 

Atletico Madrid 

Ajax 

Sporting CP

Real Madrid 

Inter Milan

Bayern Munich 

Benfica 

Manchester United

Villarreal 

Lille

FC Salzburg 

Juventus 

Chelsea

Champions League :Final group standings at a glance

Champions league final group standings

FA Cup Third Round Draw

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English FA cup 3rd round fixtures. Matches  to be played on 8 Jan. 2022.

  1. Boreham Wood or St Albans City v AFC Wimbledon.
  1. Yeovil Town v Bournemouth.
  1. Stoke City v Leyton Orient.
  1. Swansea City v Southampton.
  1. Chelsea v Chesterfield.
  1. Liverpool v Shrewsbury Town.
  1. Cardiff City v Preston North End.
  1. Coventry City v Derby County.
  1. Burnley v Huddersfield Town.
  1. West Brom v Brighton.
  1. Kidderminster Harriers v Reading.
  1. Leicester City v Watford.
  1. Mansfield Town v Middlesbrough.
  1. Hartlepool United v Blackpool.
  1. Hull City v Everton.
  1. Bristol City v Fulham.
  1. Tottenham v Morecambe.
  1. Millwall v Crystal Palace.
  1. Port Vale v Brentford.
  1. Swindon Town v Manchester City.
  1. Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers.
  1. Luton Town v Harrogate Town.
  1. Birmingham City v Plymouth Argyle.
  1. Manchester United v Aston Villa.
  1. Wolves v Sheffield United.
  1. Newcastle United v Cambridge United.
  1. Barnsley v Ipswich Town or Barrow.
  1. Peterborough United v Bristol Rovers.
  1. West Ham v Leeds United.
  2. Charlton vs Norwich City.
  3. West Brom vs Brighton.
  4. Nottm Forest vs Arsenal.