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The Round of 16 fixtures of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is now complete with eight matches to be played.      Hosts Cote D’Ivoire made it to the next stage as one of the best third-placed teams heading into the Round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).   This comes after Morocco defeated Zambia 1-0 and DR Congo held Tanzania to a goalless draw on Wednesday night to pave the way for Cote D’Ivoire to advance to the next stage.      Cote D’Ivoire will now face current champions Senegal in the Round of 16.   Here is the full list of AFCON round 16 fixtures.   Saturday, January 27   Angola v Namibia Nigeria v Cameroon   Sunday, January 28   Equatorial Guinea v Guinea Egypt v Democratic Republic of Congo   Monday, January 29   Cape Verde v Mauritania Senegal v Ivory Coast   Tuesday, January 30   Mali v Burkina Faso Morocco v South Africa

A Nigerian physiotherapist and PhD student, Chukwudi Ogbueche-Ifediora, has died in the United Kingdom.   His brother, @DedeUmuahia, disclosed this on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, following reports about another Nigerian, Saheed Wahab, who died 24 hours after arriving in the UK for postgraduate studies.    "Sad to say my brother is on this list @IfedioraChuddy's body is yet to be conveyed back to his home country. Like my dad said “if the country is good, tell me why we would have to go fend in another man's land??,” Dede wrote.   Late Chukwudi, was until his death, a PhD student of Glasgow Caledonian University.     

A woman known for her extreme height has died at the age of 23.   Xiao Mo of Shaoyang, China, stood 7.5ft tall and boasted more than 152,000 followers on video social media platform Douyin.   She reportedly died on January 15 after succumbing to complications from a cold she had recently caught.   Mo was popular on Douyin, China's version of TikTok, for her videos documenting her daily life, and was sometimes referred to as "Hunan's No. 1 Giantess", local media reports.   She was four centimetres taller than NBA star Yao Ming.     She is said to have had a difficult upbringing, having been abandoned by her mother and raised by her grandparents.   According to Chinese media, Mo suffered a range of underlying health conditions, such as heart and sight issues, which were connected to her extreme height.   She was reportedly cremated - and it is believed her father, who she did not have a good relationship with, is yet to collect her ashes from...

American rapper, 50 Cent has finally spoken out over his incredible weight loss.      The Grammy-winning rap artist, 48, said his recent weight loss of more than 40 pounds is the result of the time he's spent in the gym, and not Ozempic drugs.        Responding to his Instagram followers about how he shed the pounds, the In da Club rapper said: 'You want to talk about weight loss, I was in the gym, I was working the f*** out man.'     He continued: 'They're gonna says it's Ozempic; I was running, I was running, I was doing what I had to do, you've seen me on tour, I run around.'     50 Cent then got specific on actual figures, saying, 'I was 253 pounds, I've come down, I'm 210 right now - tell me how you feel about it; you tell me how you feel about it later.'     An insider confirmed to Page Six Wednesday that the rapper had not used Ozempic, and that the weight loss had been the result of a '...

On Friday, January 26, the international court of justice (ICJ), Hague, Netherlands will deliver its highly anticipated verdict on South Africa’s request for an interim ruling in its genocide case against Israel. The ruling, if granted, would probably take the form of an order to Israel to announce a ceasefire in Gaza and allow more UN humanitarian aid into the country..  South Africa's claim that Israel is committing genocide under the 1948 Geneva convention might not get a totally favorable judgement, but the ICJ, the UN’s highest court, has powers to issue the equivalent of an interim injunction. Israel has dismissed South Africa’s claim as a blood libel, but attended the court to mount a defence, potentially making it more difficult for Israel simply to dismiss any negative verdict.  Representatives of both states laid out their legal arguments in The Hague on 11 and 12 January in hearings that were watched worldwide. Israeli PM, Benjamin Netanyahu also issued...

Home Alone actor, Devin Ratray's domestic assault trial has been delayed after he was hospitalized.      The 47-year-old child star, who played older brother Buzz alongside Macaulay Culkin's Kevin McCallister in the hit 1990s films, had been due to stand trial on Monday.   Ahead of the planned start date in Oklahoma, his lawyers spoke with the judge overseeing the case, as well as the district attorney's office, and said Ratray was in hospital, NBC Montana reported.     The trial has been delayed indefinitely, the news outlet said, with a pre-trial hearing set for February.   No details of why the actor was taken to hospital have been confirmed.   However, he has since been released and is back at home, US entertainment site TMZ reported, citing a family member. The outlet said he had been in a "critical condition".     Ratray was charged after an alleged altercation with his girlfriend in Oklahoma City in Decem...

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian reportedly had a “stare-down” while attending their son Saint West’s basketball game in Los Angeles this week. The former couple were spotted exchanging words through a black net as Kanye sat down with their daughter Chicago, 6, while Kim appeared tense in a black baseball cap and a white tank top.  Later, both Kim and Kanye sat down to watch the game – but left two empty chairs between them. Whenever their attention wasn’t on the game, the exes looked down at their phones and didn’t speak to each other.    The tension seems to have been increasing between Kimye ever since Kanye married his new wife Bianca Censori – with some fans accusing Kanye of “transforming” his new love into his ex-wife.      One insider claimed to Star Magazine that the rapper is “still obsessed” with Kim.   The source claimed: “Kanye clearly set out to clone Kim, which disgusts her, but the truth is, it also fascinates her in a morbid w...