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Yassine Khiri works from Paris. Journaliste ⚽️ à l'@afpfr / @AFP football reporter yassine.khiri@afp.com Team @lachance_media Yassine Khiri has over 3121 followers on Twitter.

Samuel Eto’o won three Uefa Champions League titles in his time as a player, but never won the Ballon d’Or. (Malcolm Sekgothe/M&G)
AFRICAN FOOTBALL

African players ‘not respected’ in Ballon d’Or vote, says Eto’o

The Cameroonian insists that players from the continent are not recognised as much as players from western countries

  • Yassine Khiri
4 min read
Former Public Investment Corporation chief executive Dan Matjila. (David Harrison/M&G)
2018 FIFA WORLD CUP

Russia 2018: Who will make the cut?

As the World Cup qualifiers come to a head, it’s time to review which teams might secure a spot and who needs to do some extra work

  • Corentin Dautreppe
  • Yassine Khiri
4 min read
The outcome of the ANC’s long-awaited KwaZulu-Natal conference was a win for the Thuma Mina crowd. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS

Sidelined Elephants dust themselves off

Out of the Cup of Nations, the young Ivorian team is now looking to Russia 2018

  • Yassine Khiri
3 min read
Ivorian supporters watch the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group C football match between Morocco and Ivory Coast on a giant screen in Abidjan.

Holders Ivory Coast ousted from Cup of Nations

Defending champions the Ivory Coast were sent packing from the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday after losing 1-0 to Morocco.

  • Andy Scott
  • Yassine Khiri
3 min read
South Africa were immediately in control as Motjeka Madisha scored from the spot and Pieterse saved the first effort from the visitors.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

More shocks as Morocco lose, Ivory Coast held

Defending champions the Ivory Coast and Morocco on Monday became just the latest strongly fancied teams to fail to deliver in Gabon.

  • Yassine Khiri
3 min read