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NIGERIA 1-2 IVORY COAST: Sebastian Haller was diagnosed with cancer just 18 months ago but scored the winner as hosts the Ivory Coast won the Africa Cup of Nations for just the third time

Nigeria and Ivory Coast are set to meet in the Africa Cup of Nations final, with the match the culmination of an almost month long tournament that has featured a number of football's best players

Five years before Luis Diaz's father was kidnapped in Colombia, a similar fate befell Nigeria star John Obi Mikel while he was on international duty at the World Cup

Gareth Southgate has admitted that he tried to tempt Brighton's Evan Ferguson to represent England, and though they were unsuccessful on that occasion, they have had more luck elsewhere

England may have missed their chance to secure the long-term future of Folarin Balogun, as the Arsenal youngster posted a cryptic Instagram story following Gareth Southgate's snub

Jose Peseiro is close friends with Jose Mourinho but also an experienced manager himself looking to mastermind Nigeria's quest to win the next Africa Cup of Nations