they drew 2—2 with ghana at the africa cup of nations.iker and the egypt captain and liverpool's mohamed salah did leave the field injured just before half time. plenty more on that and all the day's stories on the bbc sport website and app. for me and the rest of the team. we'll see you again soon. bye— bye. hello. the cold wintry snap continued on thursday with more snow that's been accumulating across parts of northern scotland also northern ireland around some exposed coast of england and wales as well. this was the picture in highland. we've got several centimetres even right down to sea level, up to a0 centimetres over the higher ground. now, still a cold day to come on friday with some more snow. but milder, windier and wetter weather arrives as we head through the course of the weekend. overnight snow continuing to pile in across northern and western scotland in particular. few showers, perhaps northern ireland, northwest england. so some slippery conditions as we start the day on friday around some western areas in particular. te

nana oforiatta ayim is a special advisor to ghana's culture minister.ls with the ashante king — the ghanaian government could not have agreed to the terms. the metaphor is, you know, someone comes into your home and steals something from your house, keeps it in their house, and then x amount of years later comes and says, "i'm going to lend you your thing back." i mean, it doesn't make any sense. those objects, with origins in war, in looting, in military campaigns, we have a responsibility to the country's origins to think about how we can share those more fairly today. and it doesn't seem to me that all of our museums will fall down if we build up these kind of partnerships and exchanges. have you felt ashamed that these items are here? i don't feel ashamed they're here. i feel they're part of a history of british—ghanaian interactions, some of which is around war, some of which is around slavery, some of which is an incredible creative ghanaian diaspora in the uk today. the v&a insists this is not restitution by the back door. for ghana, it's both a

we know we have 1-point and ghana don't have i 1—point and ghana don't have any point but the quality players as well. these players, all the players in ghana, these players playing the big team in the big competitions are ready for the match and we also.— competitions are ready for the match and we also. struck again as holders _ match and we also. struck again as holders and _ match and we also. struck again as holders and first _ match and we also. struck again as holders and first team - match and we also. struck again as holders and first team to - as holders and first team to qualify for the asian r 16 with a 1—0 win after tragic a stand. scored twice in qatar's opening three nil victory. midway through the first half in front of 55,000 at the stadium. the hose guaranteed to go through to the knockout round as group a winners. good finish there. now china's asian cup hopes are on a knife edge after they were held to a second successive goal this time against lebanon. china best chance at the end... denied in the entry times. lebanon had their own chance to take the lead as the b

there were dramatic scenes in abidjan on sunday as cape verde beat ghana 2—1 in their opening match atns. and it had looked — for a while, at least — as if the seven—time champions egypt might be beaten as well. also today, nigeria were held to a 1—1 draw with equatorial guinea. rounding up the day's action is ian williams. well, the african underdogs really found their bite on day two of the tournament here in ivory coast. the biggest shortcoming in the late game here at abidjan�*s felix houphouet boigny stadium, where cape verde beat ghana 2—i, thanks to garry rodrigues's goal in injury time. before that, we had egypt with a late goal as well — mohamed salah to the rescue. a 97th minute penalty saving egypt against the minnows, mozambique, a side who have never won a game at afcon in what is now 13 attempts — and var was needed to award that penalty to save the pharaohs. in the early game, victor 0simhen, his first goal at afcon salvaged a 1—1 goal for nigeria against equatorial guinea. so, a combined 14 afcon titles among them but really not a good day for nigeria, egypt, and especi

, where cape verde ghana 2—1 thanks to the goal in injury time.med salah to the rescue. a 97 minute penalty saving against the minnows, have never won in 13 attempts. bal was needed toward that penalty to save the pharaohs. in the early game, victor 0simhen, his first goal and avenue con sally so 1—1 goal for nigeria against equatorial guinea. a combined 16 african titles among them, but not a good day for nigeria, egypt, and especially ghana. those games were in group a and be on a monday we have group c and d getting under way. the standout is the defending champion senigal getting their defence under way against

nana 0foriatta ayim is a special advisor to ghana's culture minister.the ashante king — the ghanaian government could not have agreed to the terms. the metaphor is, you know, someone comes into your home and steals something from your house, keeps it in their house, and then x amount of years later comes and says, "i'm going to lend you your thing back." i mean, it doesn't make any sense. those objects, with origins in war, in looting, in military campaigns, we have a responsibility to the country's origins to think about how we can share those more fairly today. and it doesn't seem to me that all of our museums will fall down if we build up these kind of partnerships and exchanges. have you felt ashamed that these items are here? i don't feel ashamed they're here. i feel they're part of a history of british—ghanaian interactions, some of which is around war, some of which is around slavery, some of which is an incredible creative ghanaian diaspora in the uk today. the v&a insists this is not restitution by the back door. for ghana, it's both a way forw

ghana has enough sovereignty to know how to look after its items.reignty to know how to look after its items. tell us about the items. after its items. tell us about the items- there _ after its items. tell us about the items. there is _ after its items. tell us about the items. there is a _ after its items. tell us about the items. there is a soul _ after its items. tell us about the items. there is a soul disk- after its items. tell us about the items. there is a soul disk that i items. there is a soul disk that would have _ items. there is a soul disk that would have been _ items. there is a soul disk that would have been worn - items. there is a soul disk that would have been worn as - items. there is a soul disk that would have been worn as a - items. there is a soul disk that - would have been worn as a protect or of his soul and there are head pieces and a gold pipe and they have spiritual significance. they are sometimes you might call them subjects, because they're imbued with spiritual significance. i5 subjects, because they're imbued with

the result robably does more for egypt than ghana.under pressure and only have the point for the opening two games. one game left to go against mozambique but with curtis back on the side of this kind of form you would not bet against them getting the result they need and will hopefully get them through into the last 16. thanks very much, dan. elsewhere in the other fixtures on thursday. emilio nsue scored a hat—trick as equatorial guinea closed in on the knockout stages by thrashing guinea—bissau, and nigeria took a huge step towards reaching the last 16 with a 1—0 win over hosts ivory coast in group a. william troost—ekong scoring the only goal from the penalty spot. nigeria tried and put up a fight and showed they came here for the competition. looking good now. we have more confidence than before. laughter we are the host team in the competition. i think the best is coming in the next match but we are very discouraged. everybody is down. this is a mess, man! after the first match, we were scared. - they played very well but this t

there were dramatic scenes in abidjan on sunday as cape verde beat ghana 2—1 in their opening match atad looked — for a while, at least — as if the seven—time champions egypt might be beaten as well. also today, nigeria were held to a 1—1 draw with equatorial guinea. rounding up the day's action is ian williams. well, the african underdogs really found their bite on day two of the tournament here in ivory coast. the biggest shortcoming in the late game here at abidjan�*s felix houphouet boigny stadium, where cape verde beat ghana 2—i, thanks to garry rodrigues's goal in injury time. before that, we had egypt with a late goal as well — mohamed salah to the rescue. a 97th minute penalty saving egypt against the minnows, mozambique, a side who have never won a game at afcon in what is now 13 attempts. and var was needed to award that penalty to save the pharaohs. in the early game, victor osimhen, his first goal at afcon salvaged a 1—1 goal for nigeria against equatorial guinea. so, a combined 14 afcon titles among them but really not a good day for nigeria, egypt, and especially ghana. t

for ghana it is a way forward anyway to bring the treasures back.triona: finally, a debate over a british past time, drinking tea, has landed on american scientist in hot water. a professor of chemistry at bryn mawr college recommended adding a pinch of salt to a cup of tea, clammy and enhances the flavor. that prompted the u.s. embassy in london posting that they want to ensure the people of the u.k. that the unthinkable notion of adding salt to britain's national drink is not official u.s. policy. u.s. embassy will continue making tea in the proper way -- by microwaving it. in the interest of journalistic endeavor, i have tried tea with salt. it is not too bad. i'm caitriona perry. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding s also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ wow, you get to watch all your favorite stuff.

corbally does more for egypt and ghana.under pressure and only have the point for the opening two games. 1—game left to go against mozambique but with curtis back on the side of this kind of form you would not bet against them getting the result they need will hopefully get them through into the last 16. thanks very much, dan. elsewhere in the other fixtures on thursday. emilio nsue scored a hat—trick as equatorial guinea closed in on the knockout stages by thrashing guinea—bissau, and nigeria took a huge step towards reaching the last 16 with a 1—0 win over hosts ivory coast in group a, with a 1—0 win over hosts ivory coast in group a. william troost—ekong scoring the only goal from the penalty spot. they tried and put up a fight and show they came here for the competition. looking good now. we have more confidence than before. laughter we are the host team in the competition. i host team in the competition. i think the best is coming in the next _ think the best is coming in the next match but we are very discouraged. eve

for ghana it is a way forward anyway to bring the treasures back.triona: finally, a debate over a british past time, drinking tea, has landed on american scientist in hot water. a professor of chemistry at bryn mawr college recommended adding a pinch of salt to a cup of tea, clammy and enhances the flavor. that prompted the u.s. embassy in london posting that they want to ensure the people of the u.k. that the unthinkable notion of adding salt to britain's national drink is not official u.s. policy. u.s. embassy will continue making tea in the proper way -- by microwaving it. in the interest of journalistic endeavor, i have tried tea with salt. it is not too bad. i'm caitriona perry. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ geoff: good evening, i am geoff bennett. amn

a huge group b on thursday when egypt take on ghana.n a victory after an underwhelming start to the competition for them. egypt held to a 1—1 draw by mozambique but only thanks to an injury. egypt's coach determined to move on from the side's opening performance. we know we have 1—point and ghana don't have any point but the quality of both teams are big and the quality of the players as well. these players, all the players in ghana, these players playing the big team in the big competitions are ready for the match and we also. ...struck again as holders and first team ...struck again as holders and first team to qualify for for the asian r 16 with a 1—0 win after tajikistan. scored twice in qatar's opening 3—0 victory. midway through the first half in front of 55,000 at the stadium. the hosts now guaranteed to go through to the knockout round as group a winners. good finish there. now china's asian cup hopes are on a knife edge after they were held to a second successive goaless draw, this time against lebanon. china best chance at the

there's a huge match in group b on thursday when egypt take on ghana.victory after an underwhelming start to the competition. egypt were held to a 1—1 draw by mozambique — thanks to an injury time goal from their star striker mo salah. while the black stars were beaten 2—1 by cape verde. egypt's head coach rui victoria is determined to move on from his side's disappointing opening performance. we know we have one point and ghana don't have any point but the quality of both teams are big and the quality of the players as well. these players, all the players in ghana, these players playing the big team in the big competitions are ready for the match. akram afif struck again as holders and hosts qatar became the first team into the asian cup last 16 with a 1—0 win over tajikistan. afif, who scored twice in qatar's opening 3—0 victory over lebanon, hit the winner midway through the first half in front of 55,000 at the tent—like al bayt stadium. the result means the hosts are guaranteed to go through to the knockout round as group a winners. china's asian cu

nana oforiatta ayim is a special advisor to ghana's culture minister.the ashante king — the ghanaian government could not have agreed to the terms. the metaphor is, you know, someone comes into your home and steals something from your house, keeps it in their house, and then x amount of years later comes and says, "i'm going to lend you your thing back." i mean, it doesn't make any sense. those objects, with origins in war, in looting, in military campaigns, we have a responsibility to the country's origins to think about how we can share those more fairly today. and it doesn't seem to me that all of our museums will fall down if we build up these kind of partnerships and exchanges. have you felt ashamed that these items are here? i don't feel ashamed they're here. i feel they're part of a history of british—ghanaian interactions, some of which is around war, some of which is around slavery, some of which is an incredible creative ghanaian diaspora in the uk today. the v&a insists this is not restitution by the back door. for ghana, it's both a way forw

, where cape verde ghana 2—1 thanks to the goal in injury time.ore that we had either with a late goal as well. mohamed salah to the rescue. a 97 minute penalty saving against the minnows, have never won in 13 attempts. bal was needed toward that penalty to save the pharaohs. in the early game, victor osimhen, his first goal and avenue con sally so 1—1 goal for nigeria against equatorial guinea. a combined 1a african titles among them, but not a good day for nigeria, egypt, and especially ghana. those games were in group a and be on a monday we have group c and d getting under way. the standout is the defending champion senigal getting their defence under way against gambia. two major tournaments, the africa cup of nations and the afc asian cup started this weekend. there were no major upsets on day two of the asian cup though with two of the continent's powerhouses — japan and iran — beginning their campaigns. japan came into the tournament on a 10—game winning streak and underlined their credentials as one of the teams to watch in qatar with a 1

br ghana yet. given them back to ghana yet. >> were they taken? >> why were they taken?len them? >> but are taking from? >> but who are they taking from? >> but who are they taking from? >> them. and then they've >> but who are they taking from? >> them them. and then they've >> but who are they taking from? >> them back. and then they've lent them back. >> they taken? imagine. >> who were they taken? imagine. imagine. on. imagine. hold on, hold on. they were you . were taken to you. >> i'll lend it back. i'm not giving you a drink back, jacob. but i'll. i'll it back to but i'll. i'll lend it back to you. how can you how you. how can you take. how can you. how can you take. how can you something you steal something and then lend slave traders? lend it back from slave traders? >> when we were trying to stop slavery. >> so why were they given >> so why were they not given back ghanaian people? back to the ghanaian people? they belong the they didn't belong to the ghanaian people. >> belonged >> they belonged. >> they belonged. >> they belonged. >> belong britain. >> they s

but the players in the ghana campus said they're ready to give the ultimate that ghana doesn't lose thating. as storyline out of the egyptian is that mohammed will be playing his 100th cup. there is expectation that he will want to put in a better performance because this is a special moment and very happy with this performance in the first game. mo salah, everybody has been talking about mo salah and his performance as the first game. fans ended the, saying the star players need to sit two step up and play better today. whatever happens i know with the camps want, a victory you feel that ghana is the team is under more pressure. it could go either way. under more pressure. it could go either way-— either way. thank you so much for brinuain either way. thank you so much for bringing us — either way. thank you so much for bringing us op _ either way. thank you so much for bringing us up to _ either way. thank you so much for bringing us up to date. _ england women begin the defence of their six nations title in late march, but their first training squad of the year has been announced with

and we have a special report as some of ghana's i special report as some of ghana's crown jewels stolenitish soldiers more than a century ago are being returned on loan. time for a look at the business news now. we the business news now. have growth on the agendi we start in the us where we've learned today than the world's largest economy grew by an annualised rate of 3.3% in the last three months of 2023. the growth figure was higher than expected. as always the big question is how this will feed into the us central bank — the federal reserves — next move on the cost of borrowing. michelle fleury is in new york for us. take us into the detail of the growth figures to begin with. where did this surprisingly high figure come from? $5 did this surprisingly high figure come from?— did this surprisingly high figure come from? ~ , i. ., come from? as you said, in the final three months _ come from? as you said, in the final three months of— come from? as you said, in the final three months of last _ come from? as you said, in the final three months of last year _ come from? as you said, in

nana 0foriatta ayim is a special advisor to ghana's culture minister.nte king — the ghanaian government could not have agreed to the terms. the metaphor is, you know, someone comes into your home and steals something from your house, keeps it in their house, and then x amount of years later comes and says, "i'm going to lend you your thing back." i mean, it doesn't make any sense. those objects, with origins in war, in looting, in military campaigns, we have a responsibility to the country's origins to think about how we can share those more fairly today. and it doesn't seem to me that all of our museums will fall down if we build up these kind of partnerships and exchanges. have you felt ashamed that these items are here? i don't feel ashamed they're here. i feel they're part of a history of british—ghanaian interactions, some of which is around war, some of which is around slavery, some of which is an incredible creative ghanaian diaspora in the uk today. the v&a insists this is not restitution by the back door. for ghana, it's both a way forward and

there were incredible finishes to both games in group b — ghana were 2—0 up against mozambique with 90ls in injury time to draw 2—2. and that meant egypt, who conceded a 99th minute equaliser against the already qualified cape verde, still made it through with a 2—2 draw. mohammed salah watched on from the sidelines. he's returning to liverpool for treatment on his hamstring injury, with egypt coach rui vitoria unhappy with the premier league club for speaking about salah's injury beforehand. translation: we learned it was a longer term injury than we first thought for salah so we had to prolong the amount of time before he could play again. before the game we didn't want to say anything, everything was in control of our excellent medical team. kevin we were going to have to travel, given the temperatures, given we were going to a different city, maybe it makes sense that salah should have a place he can go to recover as quickly as possible. we didn't want to alarm anyone, i didn't think it was right for liverpool via any intermediary to speak about this because we had a tremendously i

ghana, sierra leone... ? ghana, sierra leone and nigeria.he very, very first lot to go. and that was british council? british council. right. the british council said, would we go? because macbeth, twelfth night, and arms and the man were the set books for these young people, the children in nigeria, ghana, sierra leone. would we go and perform them? it was an experience i'll never, ever, everforget. ever. everything that rhymed made everybody laugh a lot. so "the thane of fife had a wife" used to bring the house down. absolutely... imean... oh, god. but that sort of performance, that sort of tour, taking it, as you say, to the people, i mean, it must give you a different insight into the power... of shakespeare. ..and the potential of shakespeare. you bet. nkrumah was a political prisoner at the time. we played in his...in the grounds of the palace for him. in ghana? yeah. so did that give...? that political undercurrent that was happening at the time... it was. ..did that give that play a different kind of meaning? well, it must have done

for ghana, it's both a way forward and a way to bring the treasures back.valu will head to the polls on friday. they will elect local mps who will then come together to decide on a new prime minister. despite a population of less than 12,000 people the result of the election could have significant geopolitical implications in the pacific region, as tuvalu is one of the few countries that currently maintains diplomatic relations with taiwan, but local reports suggest that they could shift allegiances to china after this election. i spoke to meg keen who is director of the pacific islands programme at the lowy institute. it isa it is a small country, less than 12,000, but there are eight electorate spread across a wide number of dispersed islands. first of all, we go to elections, each mp is elected ljy elections, each mp is elected by a small number of people, less than 1200, and then once we know who they are, there is a little boat that comes around, picks up the mps, brings into the capital and those are 16 mps decide on who the prime minister will be. th

this expert is a special adviser to ghana's culture minister.ent could not have agreed to the terms. the metaphor is someone comes into your home and steals something from your house, keeps it in their house, and then, you know, x amount of years later, comes and says, i'm going to loan your thing back. i mean, it doesn't make any sense. and so, in that way, i think it's going to be deeply problematic for a lot of people. but because i've been working, you know, with it, i know the kind of politics that surrounds it and also the kind of attachment to the idea of empire. those objects with origins in war, in looting, in military campaigns, we have responsibility to the country's origins to think about how we can share those more fairly today. and it doesn't seem to me that all of our museums will fall down if we build up these kinds of partnerships and exchanges. have you felt ashamed that these items are here? i don't feel ashamed they're here. i feel they are part of a history of british—ghanaian interaction, some of which is around war, some o

this expert is a special adviser to ghana's culture minister. terms. the metaphor is someone comes into your home and steals something from your house, keeps it in their house, and then, you know, x amount of years later, comes and says, "i'm going to lend you your thing back." i mean, it doesn't make any sense. and so, in that way, i think it's going to be deeply problematic for a lot of people. but because i've been working, you know, with it, i know the kind of politics that surrounds it and also the kind of attachment to the idea of empire. those objects with origins in war, in looting, in military campaigns, we have responsibility to the country's origins to think about how we can share those more fairly today. and it doesn't seem to me that all of our museums will fall down if we build up these kinds of partnerships and exchanges. have you felt ashamed that these items are here? i don't feel ashamed they're here, i feel they are part of a history of british—ghanaian interaction, some of which is around war, some of which is around slavery,

shortcoming in the late game here at abidjan�*s felix houphouet boigny stadium, where cape verde beat ghana—1, thanks to garry rodrigues�*s goal in injury time. before that, we had egypt with a late goal as well — mohamed salah to the rescue. a 97th minute penalty saving egypt against the minnows, mozambique, a side who have never won a game at afcon in what is now 13 attempts — and var was needed to award that penalty to save the pharaohs. in the early game, victor osimhen, his first goal at afcon salvaged a 1—1 goal for nigeria against equatorial guinea. so, a combined 1a afcon titles among them but really not a good day for nigeria, egypt, and especially ghana. those games were in groups a and b. and then, on a monday, we've got groups c and d getting under way. the standout game, really, the defending champions senegal getting their defence of the title under way against the gambia. ian williams reporting. two major tournaments — the africa cup of nations and the afc asian cup — started this weekend. there were no major upsets on day two of the asian cup with two of the continent's powe

journalists from ghana, india and south carolina. it's an of the u.s. information agency program press conference usa which featured journalists from around the questioning. a well-known public figure. martin luther king is to explain his nonviolent approach civil rights, to comment on president kennedy's civil rights bill and to describe how he has been influenced by mahatma gandhi. u.s. information agency films distributed internationally, but by law they could not be shown in the united states until 12 years after the original release. this is about 30 minutes to capture the sacrificial. conference. usa discussion program, which well-known correspondents question a leading personality the news. our guest is the reverend dr. martin luther king. to introduce our guest, the panel of correspondents here is robert lodge, the moderator of press conference. welcome to the press conference usa. our guest, the reverend dr. martin luther king, became spokesman and leader -- in the southern united states at the unusually early age 27. it was during a bus boycot

at abidjan's felix houphouet boigny stadium, where cape verde beat ghana 2—1, thanks to garry rodrigues'soal in injury time. before that, we had egypt with a late goal as well — mohamed salah to the rescue. a 97th minute penalty saving egypt against the minnows, mozambique, a side who have never won a game at afcon in what is now 13 attempts. and var was needed to award that penalty to save the pharaohs. in the early game, victor osimhen, his first goal at afcon salvaged a 1—1 goal for nigeria against equatorial guinea. so, a combined 1a afcon titles among them but really not a good day for nigeria, egypt, and especially ghana. those games were in groups a and b. and then, on a monday, we've got groups c and d getting under way. the standout game, really, the defending champions senegal getting their defence of the title under way against gambia. ian williams reporting. two major tournaments — the africa cup of nations and the afc asian cup — started this weekend. there were no major upsets on day two of the asian cup with two of the continent's powerhouses, japan and iran, beginning thei

let's start with africa cup of nations, where egypt and ghana played out a highly entertaining 2—2 drawive frantic second half minutes to level the tie, after egypt had gone ahead at the end of the first half. our reporter dan ogushenkin was watching the game.

the former newcastle and brighton manager has been in charge of ghana since last february.any of the group games. japan and iraq have qualified, define responded to a shock defeat to iraq in the last match by beating indonesia. iraq won their third straight against vietnam thanks to a 102nd minute penalty. much more of these results at the bbc sport website. the royal mail could be allowed to produce letter deliveries to five or even three days a week, it is one proposal to help the service become more sustainable. as the number of letters to be sent plummets. how does it compare to other services around the world? around the world 7 the around the world? the royal mail is legally obliged to deliver at letter six days a week but for years it has been asking to scrap its saturday service. that is something the government does not support but britain is somewhat of an outlier compared to european nations which have already significantly reduced their offerings. here is what ofcom plasma chief executive said to the bbc this morning. chief executive said to the bbc this morninu

and his wife coretta scott king traveled to west africa to attend ghana's independence ceremony. supporters for sending them to ghana, which was due to be liberated in the coming days. dr. king recognized the parallel between resistance against european colonialism in africa and the fight against racism in the united states. upon returning from ghana, he shared his experiences in a sermon in montgomery, alabama, where he launched that famous bus boycott before. in his sermon on april 7, 1957, king said, quote, they were crying in a sense they had never heard it before. i could hear that old negro spiritual once more crying out, free at last, free at last, great god almighty, i'm free at last. that line, free at last has become synonymous with king and would later become enshrined as the rousing end to his "i have a dream" speech. ten years after king's ghana trip, a year to the day before he died, king delivered what was arguably his most controversial and politically charged speech in his entire career. it was a speech condemning the vietnam war. >> we do not stop our war agains

there were dramatic scenes in abidjan on sunday as cape verde beat ghana 2—1 in their opening match ator a while at least, as if the seven time champions, egypt might be beaten as well. also today, nigeria were held to a 1—all draw with equatorial guinea, rounding up the day's action is ian williams. the africa cup of nations underdogs found their bite on day two the africa cup of nations underdogs found their bite on day two here. the big a shock coming in the late game here. where

and of course, now this means that they might have qualified ahead of powerhouses like ghana and egypthat unfolds. now the other game that is currently under way is that senegal is leading 2—0 in cameroon, they could be the second nation here at the africa cup of nations to qualify for the knockout phase. so the defending champions look like they are set to keep their winning record here at the nation's cop. mi record here at the nation's cop. all right, thank you so much that update. and of course, we'll keep you up—to—date with score. to matters closer to home now and — he hasn't played competitve football for eight months, but tomorrow, ivan toney will lead brentford out as captain in their match against nottingham forest. toney was banned after being found to have breached fa regulations, repeatedly placing bets on matches his own team were involved in, including backing his club to lose. he returns with brentford struggling for form — as patrick geary reports. few players make goal—scoring look more natural than a ivan toney. nonchalant as you like. last may, that routine _ noncha

with a few minutes to go in injury time, mozambique equalised, and now ghana are in real trouble of ak—to—back cup of nations exiting in the first round. we turn our attention to group a, and ivory coast in a similar situation, where their fate a, and ivory coast in a similar situation, where theirfate is out of their hands, effectively, after getting thrashed earlier today. the hosts are in real trouble, right? hosts are in real trouble, riuht? , . . hosts are in real trouble, riuht? ., ., ., right? they are, and ivorian fans are _ right? they are, and ivorian fans are very, _ right? they are, and ivorian fans are very, very - right? they are, and ivorian| fans are very, very unhappy. one of the fans was throwing chairs and breaking objects. there was angry emotion — the team wasn't able to leave the stadium for hours because there was an irate mob of fans who were really annoyed at how the team has performed. the worst thing in a tournament is to leave your fate in other teams' results. now, they have to wait and see what happens in group c, d, eand and see what happens in group c,

plus, two museums in the uk are returning looted treasures to ghana, but only on loan. hello, i'm azadeh moshiri. welcome to the programme. the united nations security council will meet on thursday to discuss moscow's charges that ukrainian forces shot down a russian transport military plane, killing everyone on board. russia has said ukrainian prisoners of war were being flown for a prisoner exchange. the bbc verified this video showing the moment of the crash. you can see the aircraft in the distance falling through the sky. the crash took place in russia's southern belgorod region, which lies along its border with eastern ukraine. the ukrainian authorities said the prisoner exchange was due to take place on wednesday, and that it's now been cancelled. none of the details surrounding those on board can be independently verified. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has demanded an international inquiry into the incident. translation: it is obvious that the russians _ translation: it is obvious that the russians are _ translation: it is obvious that the russians are

basis almost most of the nations in in in africa just some minutes i was listening to someone from ghana lamenting about how ghana ganian government has an agreement to give the us permission to have a military voice in the country and he said those uh soldiers, american soldiers, they cannot be prosecuted even if they committed a crime, even if they murder someone, they has no right to go to court, and then also the the even this president of the of the country has no right to enter into that base, and and the thing is those american soldiers cannot be subjected to any such if they... they come to enter the country or when they want to leave, no search, no search, and also the the american sorry say they have no, they did not need a passport or a visa, all they need is an id card and they will come, not even american diplomat has such a privilege, because even american diplomat has to come with passport and visa to enter into the country, but a soldier, american soldier can only show his id card and pass without being checked. so this this is it means that the country has accepted humil

basis, almost most of the nations in in in africa, just some minutes i was listening to someone from ghana lamenting about how ghana, ganian government has an agreement to give the us permission to have a military boys in the country, and he said those soldiers." american soldiers, they cannot be prosecuted even if they committed a crime, even if they murder someone, they gain has no right to go to court, and then also the the even this president of the of the country has no right to enter into that base, and another thing is those american soldiers cannot be subjected to any such if they enter the... come to enter the country or when they want to leave, no search, no search, and also the the american s say they have no, they did not need a passport or a visa, all they need is an id card and they will come, not even american diplomat has such a privilege, because even american diplomat has to come with passport and visa to enter into the country, but a soldier, american soldier can only show his id card and pass without being checked. so this is it means that the country has accepted humil

there's a huge match in group b on thursday when egypt take on ghana.ll be aiming for nothing less than a victory after an underwhelming start to the competition. egypt were held to a 1—1 draw by mozambique — thanks to an injury time goal from their star striker mo salah, while the black stars were beaten 2—1 by cape verde. egypt's head coach rui victoria is determined to move on from his side's disappointing opening performance. these players play big teams in competition, so they are ready the match. akram afif struck again as holders and hosts qatar became the first team into the asian cup last 16 with a 1—nil win over tajikistan. i think we are both big supporters and fa ns fans of what would farrell brings to a team. it's not about trying to place, it's about what i said earlier. i was asked if i had given jamie any advice. the only one i want to lead is you, i said. one aspect of the coaches giving the players enough room to lead. what was interesting was watching owen during the world cup and how he helped others grow and how he gave room to othe

and i actually about ghana i can do farah would you mind if i just tell this quick story? yeah. go for it. yeah that's okay. so you know those bins that are in parking lots across america where you can discard your used clothing? yes. maybe we have them here. we we have them in new england. so it's a mystery where they go and turns out where those clothes go. we empty out our closets. we through our things. there's stuff that doesn't fit whatever you can just toss it into bin, close that bin, walk away. you don't have to think about it anymore. so it turns out that in the 1970s, early in the early 1970s, those started going to west africa mostly ghana. and when they landed in ghana the the africans would open up these containers and marvel at incredible clothes that suddenly they were able to use and. whole industry popped up where the ghanians were, you know, tailoring the clothes to fit them and them to appeal to the local markets and. then reselling the clothes and it became huge, huge industry. and it's funny because the term for those clothes in their language was dead man'

ghana lost their opener, while egpyt could only draw theirs. for egypt. it is 2-2 it is 2—2 at the moment and you can follow that on the bbc sport website, and it is into stoppage time. at the asian cup, australia are into the last 16 after beating syria i—o earlier. jackson irvine scored the only goal of the game in the second half. the victory means the socceroos currently top group b. uzbekistan are likely to join them in the knockout stage with a 3—0 win against india. in group c, palestine kept their slim hopes of qualifying alive with a 1—1 draw against the uae. england midfielderjordan henderson has officaillyjoined ajax in a permanent move, bringing an end to his time in saudi arabia. his contract at al—ettifaq has been terminated. henderson signed a three—year contract with the saudi side when he left liverpool injuly. he linked up with steven gerrard, the al—ettifaq manager. but he's heading back to europe after just 17 appearances. he's signed a two and a half year contract with the dutch side. great britain women's hockey team have

ghana had just scored in the last couple of minutes.ial guinea with the african player of the year, victor 0simhen, scoring for nigeria. at the asian cup, tournament favourites japan came from behind to beat vietnam 11—2 in their group d opener. vietnam, very much the underdogs, took a 2—1 first half lead when pham toon hai took advantage of a mistake by japanese goalkeeper zion suzuki. however, japan were able to turn things around with this goal from keito nakamura, japan eventually winning 4—2. the united arab emirates group c game match against hong kong finished with the uae winning 3—1. and iran havejust beaten palestine 4—1 in the same group as the uae and hong kong. to the australian open now, where the defending men's champion novak djokovic was given soemthing of a scare in his first round match by 18—year—old dino prizmic. ultimately, though, afterjust over four hours, djokovic's longest opening match at a grand slam, he got through in four sets. djokovic won the first set 6—2, but prizmic, who was playing in his very first g

and i actually about ghana i can do farah would you mind if i just tell this quick story? yeah.o for it. yeah that's okay. so you know those bins that are in parking lots across america where you can discard your used clothing? yes. maybe wewe we have them in new . so it's a mystery where they go and turns out where those clothes go. we empty out our closets. we through our things. there's stuff that doesn't fit whatever you can just toss it into bin, close that bin, walk away. you don't have to think about it anymore. so it turns out that in the 1970s, early in the early 1970s, those started going to west africa mostly ghana. and when they landed in ghana the the africans would open up these containers and marvel at incredible clothes that suddenly they were able to use and. whole industry popped up where the ghanians were, you know, tailoring the clothes to fit them and them to appeal to the local markets and. then reselling the clothes and it became huge, huge industry. and it's funny because the term for those clothes in their language was dead man's clothes because there wa

in addition, a fake visa from the republic of ghana was pasted into the passport.or attempting to illegally cross the border, the violator faces a large fine and... deportation, and for a forged document - a criminal article. additional motivation, financial support. the central council of the presidential sports club approved the list of scholarship recipients and 349 promising athletes, as well as trainers and teachers. 40 athletes from among the scholarship recipients became prize-winners of the world and european championships in their age categories. there could have been more such results, but so far representatives of only eight sports have competed on the international stage, including wrestling, samba, boxing, tennis and others. therefore, in addition to the result , when determining the scholarship recipients , the opinion of the federation and other departmental organizations was also taken into account. the average annual scholarship amount will be 8,600 belarusian rubles. we do everything together to support our specialists. i mean here trainers, both