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Nigeria scored late to deny Cameroon a home triumph and extend its dominance of the women’s African Cup of Nations with a 1-0 win in the final on Saturday. Desire Oparanozie’s 84th-minute goal in Yaounde gave defending champion Nigeria its 10th title in 12 tournaments. Only Equatorial Guinea in 2008 and 2012 has managed to wrestle the African soccer crown away from the Nigerian women in the last 25 years. FT: Nigeria are the African Champions. @FecafootOfficie 0-1 @thenff #AWCON2016 pic.twitter.com/trgLQi97PM— CAF (@CAF_Online) December 3, 2016 Nigeria's Women squad have won the title for the 8th time in their history…

Tottenham consolidated their position on the fringes of the Premier League top four with a commanding home victory over struggling Swansea. However, there was controversy over their opening goal, scored by Harry Kane from the penalty spot, after Dele Alli appeared to dive in the box. Son Heung-min’s brilliant acrobatic strike doubled the lead at the end of a first half Spurs totally dominated. Kane added his second when smashing home Son’s unintentional lay-off, before Christian Eriksen nodded home from close range and later drove in his second to further punish the Swans in stoppage time. Defeat means the Welsh…

Sergio Ramos scored a stoppage-time equaliser to extend Real Madrid’s unbeaten start to the season and deny Barcelona victory in a bad tempered El Clasico. Luis Suarez’s glancing header from Neymar’s left-wing free-kick put Barcelona ahead at the Nou Camp. But in a frantic ending, Cristiano Ronaldo went close before Ramos headed home Luka Modric’s free-kick to earn a point for Zinedine Zidane’s La Liga leaders. Real remain six points clear of defending champions Barca after 14 matches. Barca were moments away from reducing the gap to three points when Real captain Ramos pounced to make it 33 games without…

Sunderland moved off the bottom of the table by beating reigning Premier League champions Leicester – their third win in four matches. The Black Cats took the lead when Robert Huth turned a corner into his own net midway through the second half. And before Leicester could mount a response, David Moyes’ side added a second when Jermain Defoe drove in after Duncan Watmore’s shot was blocked. Substitute Shinji Okazaki flicked Demarai Gray’s cross in at the near post to set up a tense finish, but Sunderland held on. The result moves them up to 18th and within two points…

On Saturday, some unknown gunmen attacked the campaign office of Senator Sannni Sheu, representing Kaduna Central Distirct. It was reported that these ‘masked men’ entered the campaign office while supporters of the Senator were holding meeting. So far, casualty was recorded in the attack. Details later

Chelsea’s eighth successive Premier League win cemented their place at the top of the table – but their victory at Etihad Stadium ended in chaos as Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho were sent off in injury time. Antonio Conte’s side delivered an impressive statement of intent as they cut City apart on the break after going behind to Gary Cahill’s own goal on the stroke of half-time, when he diverted Jesus Navas’ cross beyond keeper Thibaut Courtois. The game turned on Kevin de Bruyne’s 56th-minute miss with City in control, crashing Navas’ cross against the bar from inside the…

Chelsea’s manager, Antonio Conte has warned his stars to be careful of the threat posed by their former team-mate Kevin De Bruyne in Saturday’s crunch clash with Manchester City. De Bruyne was a peripheral figure in his two years at Chelsea after failing to impress Jose Mourinho, who sold him to German club Wolfsburg in 2014. The 25-year-old Belgium midfielder was a huge hit in the Bundesliga and he has maintained his rise since joining City for £55 million ($69 million, 65 million euros) last year. Although Mourinho has since been replaced by Conte in the Chelsea dugout, the Italian…

On Saturday, China has warned the United States over a call between US President-elect Donald Trump and Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen. This was contained in a statement signed by the Beijing’s foreign minister, Wang-Yi. The statement noted that “We have already made solemn representations about it to the relevant US side. It must be pointed out that there is only one China in the world. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory.” It further stressed that “We urge the relevant parties in the US to abide by the commitment to the one-China policy” and “to handle Taiwan-related issues with…

On Thursday, Namibia’ President said that his country would only remain as a member of International Criminal Court (ICC) if the United States joined, Namibia’s president Hage Geingob. Namibia, which said in March that it would withdraw from the ICC, which sits in The Hague and has the jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. The court has come under criticism from African nations. Geingob, who was elected as the President of Namibia in November 2014 stated that “People are saying that it only targets African leaders. That seems to be true … and that’s…

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on Friday in Abuja blamed President Muhammadu Buhari‘s administration over poor economic policies. He stated that Buahri’s policies could not fix the nation’s economy. The former Central Bank of Nigeria’s governor stressed that borrowing $30billion will have dire consequences on the nation’s economy. Sanusi said this in his paper titled: “A plan to restore confidence, direction and growth,” at a policy dialogue organised by an economic think tank, the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development. He maintained that “the problem of the current government is not having the right policies to…