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AFCON 2021: Ihleanacho’s goal seals victory for Nigeria against Egypt
Nigeria have started their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a brilliant victory over Egypt on Tuesday. The Super Eagles struck in the first half through Kelechi Ihleanacho and that proved to be sufficient to earn them a 1-0 win at the Roumdé Adjia Stadium. The Leicester City player received the ball from Joe Aribo and fired into the top corner to put his side ahead in the 30th minute of the game. Egypt failed to mount a comeback in the second half, with star footballer Mohamed Salah unable to replicate his amazing Premier League form for his country. The Liverpool forward hardly touched the ball and his only notable scoring attempt was blocked by Maduka Okoye’s foot and cleared. Nigeria boss Augustine Eguavoen, who replaced Gernot Rohr after an unimpressive...
Southampton vs Brentford prediction: Premier League betting tips, odds and free bet
Two teams fresh from FA Cup wins at the weekend will meet in the Premier League tonight when Southampton entertain Brentford at St. Mary’s Stadium. Match Info Date: Tuesday, January 11 Kick-Off: 19:45 GMT, St. Mary’s Stadium, Southampton Sign up with 888sport to claim a fantastic welcome offer ahead of Southampton vs Brentford Southampton vs Brentford prediction Without a doubt, this is a tough game to call between two very evenly matched sides. Southampton have home-field advantage, which tends to count for something. But, after drawing three of their last five games, Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men find themselves down in 14th place in the Premier League table, two places beneath Brentford in 12th. Both teams notched up FA Cup wins at the weekend, with Brentford disposing of Port Vale, 4-1, thank...
Forest Green Rovers midfielder set to star for The Gambia at AFCON 2021
Ebou Adams is set to represent The Gambia at Africa Cup of Nations 2021. The 25-year-old currently plays for League Two side Forest Green Rovers but his performances have earned him a place in Tom Saintfiet’s squad for AFCON 2021. Adams, in a recent interview to Sky Sports, talked about setting his own deadline when he was at Dartford. “I said to myself that if I am still here at 20 I might as well give up on my dream of making it as a professional. “And then I did turn 20.” Now four and a half years later, he has managed to achieve a great deal. The midfielder is set to star for his country at the prestigious AFCON, a moment of great happiness for his parents who were born in Africa but emigrated to England. He said: “They are over the moon. They just want to see me play...
Sudan vs Guinea-Bissau predictions: AFCON 2022 betting tips, odds and free bet
Sudan and Guinea-Bissau meet in an Africa Cup of Nations Group D clash the Stade Roumde Adjia this evening. With both teams hoping to qualify from a difficult group that also contains three-time winners Nigeria and seven-time winners Egypt, this evening’s game is likely to be absolutely pivotal for both nations’ aspirations of reaching the knockout stages. Match Info Date: Tuesday, January 11 Kick-Off: 19:00 GMT, Stade Roumde Adjia Sign up with 888sport to claim a fantastic welcome offer ahead of Sudan vs Guinea-Bissau Sudan vs Guinea-Bissau prediction Not many expected to see Sudan qualify for this year’s AFCON tournament, but Hubert Velud’s team made it on merit after a fine run of form towards the end of the qualifying campaign saw them win three games on the trot, inclu...
2022 Champion Hurdle Betting & Entries – Champ Honeysuckle Heads 13 Irish Raiders with 23 Engaged at Cheltenham
More than half of the 23 early closing entries for the Unibet Champion Hurdle at the 2022 Cheltenham Festival come from Ireland. The one they all have to beat whether trained in Britain or the Emerald Isle, though, is Honeysuckle. She has been at the head of the Champion Hurdle betting ever since winning last year’s renewal of the opening day feature. According to the Betfred ante post market, which is now Non Runner No Bet, the main dangers to Henry De Bromhead’s wonder-mare Honeysuckle (8/13) are two of the four entries from the Willie Mullins stable. Appreciate It (5/1) was the runaway winner of the Supreme Novices Hurdle over the Champion Hurdle course and distance at the Festival last season. A slight setback has delayed his chasing career, so Mullins keeps him over the smaller o...
Steph Curry Talks Influence of Klay Thompson on His Shooting
941 days after sustaining an ACL injury, Klay Thompson officially made his return to the Golden State Warriors yesterday in a win against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Thompson put on a show scoring 17 points in his first game back since 2019. While fans were thrilled to see the Thompson return to the Bay Area, his long-time friend and teammate Steph Curry was especially happy to see him back on the court. Post-game, Curry spoke about how important Thompson is to the team and himself. He alluded that Thompson has been a great supporter and motivator to him throughout the years, even noting that his success would be due in part to Thompson being around to push him to work harder. Curry said, “I’m not the shooter I am if I don’t get to see Klay every single day, do what he does.” Other players in...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Coach Says It Would a “Travesty” if Tom Brady Does Not Win MVP
The 2021-22 NFL race for MVP sees Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ Tom Brady and Green Bay Packers‘ Aaron Rodgers as the frontrunners. Coach Bruce Arians is backing his star quarterback, recently releasing a statement to the NFL, “I think if he doesn’t get it, it’s a travesty. Most completions ever, 5,000 yards, touchdowns, the whole nine yards. To me, it’s not even a close race.” Under the coaching of Arians, Brady has led the Bucs to a 13-4 record and currently holds the No. 2 seed in the NFC. Brady has completed 485 of 719 passes for 5,316 yards and 43 touchdowns, making it an all NFL-high. The quarterback has also broke the NFL’s completion record for a single season, previously held by the former New Orleans Saints quarterback, Drew Brees. The 44 year old has one seven Super Bowls and will be fa...
Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast predictions: AFCON 2022 betting tips, odds and free bet
Equatorial Guinea have a herculean task of taming Ivory Coast who they take on in their first game of the African Cup of Nations. Match Info Date; Wednesday, 12th January Kick-off: 19:00 GMT, Japoma Stadium Sign up to bet365 to claim their great welcome offer and watch Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast live Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast prediction The Nzalang Nacional are unbeaten in their last five games. However, Juan Micha’s men will be tested to their limits against a team that heads into the tournament looking to go all the way. They last featured in the competition seven years ago when they reached the tournament’s last four. Les Elephants are playing their eighth consecutive AFCON tournament and will be eager to repeat the antics of 2015 when they won the competition. Pa...
Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast live stream: AFCON 2022 preview, what time is kick off and team news
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Racing Tips: Andrew Mount’s Spreadex Analysis – Tuesday January 11th
Leading racing advisor Andrew Mount casts his eye over Tuesday’s Spreadex markets to find the best value spread betting and fixed odds opportunities. Sign up with Spreadex today to get £36 of free horse racing bets! Spreadex offers both normal fixed odds betting plus spread betting on horse racing. There are some key differences between this form of gambling and placing regular fixed odds bets. Get the calls right and punters could win big, but the potential to lose money can be much higher. Intrigued? Then check out this how to spread bet on horse racing guide: [embedded content] Andrew has three bets at Exeter (jumps) and Southwell (all-weather Flat) on Tuesday. Follow his tips on horse racing betting sites throughout the year. Here are today’s recommendations: Horse Racing Betting Tips ...
Nigeria vs Egypt predictions: AFCON 2022 betting tips, odds and free bet
A heavyweight clash in Group D will see Nigeria lock horns with Egypt who are eyeing further dominance in the competition. Match Info Date; Tuesday, 11th January Kick-off: 13:00 GMT, Estadio Roumde Adija Sign up to Livescore Bet to claim their great welcome offer and watch Nigeria vs Egypt live Nigeria vs Egypt prediction The Pharoahs are the most successful team in the African Cup of Nations history, winning it seven times. Nigerians have won it three times and after finishing third in the competition in 2019, the Super Eagles would like to go one step further this time around. This is their 19th appearance in the competition and Gernot Rohr would be hoping to see his men do well against Mohamed Salah and co. Carlos Queiroz’s men are playing in the competition for the 23rd time and boast ...
Senegal vs Zimbabwe prediction: AFCON betting tips, odds and free bet
Senegal will be fired up for the welcome of Zimbabwe on Monday and they will look to pick up a morale-boosting win at home. Match Info Date: 10th January 2022 Kick-off: 13:00 pm BST, Kouekong Stadium. Join bet365 and watch Senegal vs Zimbabwe Senegal vs Zimbabwe Prediction Senegal will fancy their chances of picking up a comfortable home win in their opening game of the African Cup of nations. Despite the fact that the home side are without a number of their key players because of a coronavirus outbreak in the squad, they have enough quality to grind out a positive result here. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe will look to pull off an upset here but they have been in disastrous form over the last few months. The visitors have failed to win their last 12 matches heading into this contest and it is...
