the biggest shortcoming in the late game in the stadium in abidjan, where cape verde ghana 2-1 abidjanry time. before 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 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

a lot of bigger european clubs don't _ abidjan.lot of bigger european clubs don't particularly like i abidjan. a lot of bigger european | clubs don't particularly like seeing their star players go off and not play for them, but also there's a risk of them coming back injured. but for the players, and for the countries, this is so isn't it? —— so important. it is a question we hear before every nations cup. it was asked of the ivory coast midfielder franck kessie, although he skirted around with his answer. i can tell you, working in african sport, people find it insulting, double standards. if it was turned on the tables, would europeans be asked the same kind of question? recently, we spoke to bradford midfielder, another international, he thinks his manager thomas frank for being so supportive —— brentford manager this tournament was supposed to be played last summer, british summer, it was changed because of concerns around the rainy season here in ivory coast. the long—term aim is to align with the european football calendar, a

the biggest shortcoming in the late game in the stadium in abidjan, where cape verde ghana 2-1 abidjanwhere cape verde ghana 2—1 thanks to the goal in injury time. before 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

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

alex capstickjoins me live now from abidjan. what is it like building up to this?capital of this country. this stadium here, named after the president, was filling up hours before kick—off. we took a car journey out here, it took a long time and the reason for that, one of the reasons was the size of the roadside middle—of—the—road is full of fans, all of them wearing separate combinations of the colours of ivory coast, white, orange and green. basically having a party, dancing, singing, blowing their horns. absolutely proud that this country has been able to put on the biggest sports event in africa. it has been happening in the build—up to this day and people just want to talk about this event and how glad they are that the continent's best footballers are here for this tournament. there is a crackling atmosphere inside the stadium ahead of the opening match. a lot has been put into this billion dollars spent on infrastructure, including those for new stadiums, two of them refurbished, this is one of new ones outside abidjan. people looking forward to what should

i spoke to our sports news correspondent alex capstick in abidjan, who told me the fans are ready. before kick—off. we took a car journey out here, it took a long time, and reason for that, one of the reasons was this size of the rows and were full of fans, all wearing separate combinations of the colours of ivory coast, white, orange and green. they were having a party, dancing, singing, blowing their horns. absolutely proud that this country has been able to put on the biggest sports event in africa. it has been happening in the build—up to this game, people want to talk about this event and how glad they are that the continent's best footballers are here for this tournament. there is a crackling atmosphere inside the stadium i had of this opening match. a lot has been put into theirs, over $1 billion on infrastructure, including those for new stadiums, to which have been refurbished, this is one of the new ones. people are really genuinely looking forward to what should be a cracking tournament. it is a competitive tournament, some big names and big teams over the next month or

there were dramatic scenes in abidjan on sunday as cape verde beat ghana 2—1 in their opening match athe africa cup of nations. 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—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 cape verde b, 2—1 thanks to the goal in injury time. before that we had egypt with a late goal. aside he was never won a game, the minnows, and now var needed to avoid that to save the pharaohs. in the early game salvaging a 1—1 draw for nigeria and equatorial guinea so a combined... and especially donna. the games were in group b... we have groups c and d getting under way and the standout comb getting the defence under way against mpi. way and the standout comb getting the defence under way against mpi. two major tournaments, the africa cup of nations and the

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

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

these celebrations in the capital abidjan reflective of the rough ride the team have had so far, with haller saying the last days were tough for them after coach jean—louis gasset was sacked. assistant emerse fae is now in charge, and these fans who watched a 4—0 group stage defeat to equatorial guinea only a week ago now are believing again. it was an amazing day and it's a relief for us because we were not believing it, but today is that day. we are very happy. very happy. it was unbelievable. at the beginning of the day, we were not sure to win, we were not sure to win, and that's it. ivory coast is back. i'm feeling great. an incredible match. incredible feeling and we leave - here, and today the elephants have made us proud. six out of the eight quarter finalists are set, so stilljust two more last 16 ties to play on tuesday. first mali and burkina faso play for the right to meet ivory coast in the last eight. then it's pre tournament favourites morocco against south africa. the world cup semi finalists will be without sofiane boufal, and maybe also hakim ziyech for a match again

to the ports of abidjan, then by truck. burkina fasso.icial handover ceremony takes place right during unloading. grain in the country. we were really looking forward to it. this is a manifestation of the solidarity of the people and authorities of the russian federation in relation to the people and authorities of our country. we are going through difficult times. we now have a difficult humanitarian situation, and we do not hide it. and this agreement shows that russia supports our people. the promises made to the country by president vladimir putin have been fulfilled. during the second summit russia-africa will provide burkina faso, zimbabwe, mali, somalia, the central african republic, and eritrea with 25,500 tons of grain free of charge, and we will also provide free delivery of these products to consumers. by the way, the results will be russian fertilizers, the uralchem ​​company is on the way to increasing supplies by 10 times, phosagra by two times, which is millions of tons, there are great demands for russian education, there

abidjan, then by truck to burkina fassoo.fficial handover ceremony takes place right during unloading. grain in the country was highly anticipated. this is a manifestation of the solidarity of the people and the authorities of the russian federation towards the people. authorities of our country, we are going through difficult times, we have a difficult humanitarian situation now, and we do not we hide, and this agreement shows that russia supports our people. the promises that president vladimir putin made to the country during the second russia-africa summit have been fulfilled. provide free of charge to burkina faso, zimbabwe, mali, somalia, central african republic, eritrea. we will provide free delivery of these products to consumers for 25-50 thousand tons of grain. according to estimates by international organizations, there are 3.5 million people in need of assistance in the country, and humanitarian aid will be distributed among them. these are mostly widows - these are the children of those russian fertilizers, the

to the ports of abidjan, then by truck to burkina fasso. official handover ceremony takes place right during the unloading of grain in the country, it was highly anticipated. this is manifestation. according to estimates by international organizations, there are 3.5 million people in need of help in the country, and humanitarian aid will be distributed among them, mostly widows and children. partnerships with africa are being built in the oil and gas sector. luk oil has been operating in the congo since 2019 and plans to build floating plants for the production of liquefied natural gas, injecting billions of dollars, for example, interest has been shown in the congo. africa supplies russia with raw materials, fabrics, natural materials, vegetables and fruits; trade turnover is approaching twenty. this was announced by the russian olympic committee after the disqualification of figure skater kamilla valieva, who was suspended from competition for 4 years. allegedly because of doping, why is such a decision completely politicized and how to r

these celebrations in the capital abidjan reflective of the rough ride the team have had so far, wither sebastian haller saying the last days were tough for them after coach jean—louis gasset was sacked. assistant emerse fae is now in charge and these fans, who watched a 4—0 group stage defeat to equatorial guinea only a week ago, now are believing again. it was an amazing day and it's a relief for us because we were not believing it, but today is that day. we are very happy. ifer? believing it, but today is that day. we are very happy-— we are very happy. very happy. it was unbelievable _ we are very happy. very happy. it was unbelievable stop _ we are very happy. very happy. it was unbelievable stop at - we are very happy. very happy. it was unbelievable stop at the - was unbelievable stop at the beginning of the day, we were not sure to _ beginning of the day, we were not sure to win, — beginning of the day, we were not sure to win, and that's it stop ivory— sure to win, and that's it stop ivory coast_ sure to win, and that's it stop ivory coast is back. i�*m sure to win, and that'

to the ports of abidjan, then by truck to burkina fasso. official transfer ceremony takes place right during the unloading of grain in the country, which was highly anticipated. the children of those fighters, those murdenists who died fighting terrorists, fighting. for the liberation of their territory, it seems to me that first the grain will be the wheat has been ground, there is capacity in burkina fasso, in my opinion, they even have two flour mills, eritrea received another 25 thousand tons of russian grain earlier, but aid to africa is not only food, a very important area of ​​our interaction is agriculture, we must not give the africans... relatively speaking, not a fish, but a fishing rod, we must transfer to them those technologies of growing plants and raising livestock that we have used perfectly in our country since 1914. africa has every opportunity to grow three and four harvests per year. for such results, by the way, there will be russian fertilizers. the uralchem ​​company is on the way to increasing supplies by 10 times,

koresh fakhr tavli, abidjan sahel aj news agency. the next part is at 4 o'clock. the importance of elections in electing a strong parliament is the key, this is in the hands of the people, iranian coach sharaf iran has a telegram playing with the whole country, why are you setting prices this month? your question is an interesting question . today, wherever we are, we will be higher tomorrow . greetings and courtesy to you, dear and respected viewers , we are at your service with a higher program, especially for the election program. tonight's discussion is about sports. football player in particular , i am talking about the transfer of teams, which has happened in abundance in our football, from one province to another . heard. stay with us with higher. well, dear viewers, with tonight's discussion and two dear guests, mr. nasser faryadiran , who is against the transfer of the club, and mr. kazem auliai, one of the experienced football managers of our country, who agree and at some point also do so. face for to get into the discussion and see what we want to talk

after beating equatorial guinea 1—0 in abidjan. late goalfrom mohamed bayo sending them meanwhile egyptquarter—final clash against south korea or saudi arabia with a 4—0 win over a spirited but 0h oh my gosh england captain ben stokes says his side�*s incredible opening test victory in india was their best under his leadership over the last two years. facing an india side who�*d only lost three times on home soil in the past decade, england somehow turned a i90—run first?innings deficit into a hugely unexpected 28—run win. before this, the biggest lead any touring team had previously overturned there was just 65, and that was by australia 60 years ago! england�*s vice—captain ollie pope was player of the match after saving the game with a stunning knock of 196, while debutant spinner — tom hartley took seven wickets to force the win. england lead the five match series 1—0. i think since becoming captain this is definitely the number one when. we have been part of some amazing games over the last two years. we have had some incredible victories. i think considering where we are, who we p

cameroon against nigeria is under way in abidjan. still goalless there.tennis, and aryna sabalenka has won the australian open women's singles title for the second year in a row. the number two seed belarussion comfortably beat china's zhung chinwen, who was playing in herfirst grand slam final, in straight sets. our correspondent russell fuller was watching. the whole fortnight she has been very impressive and she has underlined why many thought she was the favourite. not an easy thing i would argue to do, but to do so without dropping a set, and at this final she made a fast start, i think probably chinwen, having not played any top 50 opponents to get to the final, was a little taken aback and took a bit of time to get used to the pace of sabalenka's ball. first set fairly straightforward and when chinwen had three double faults you felt the writing was on the wall and there was not too much jeopardy, felt the writing was on the wall and there was not too muchjeopardy, it felt like sabalenka was in control of the final. there was an extraordinary third

let's speak to bbc sport africa's celestine karoney in abidjan where all today's matches are taking places the latest. tt for ivory coast at all. give us the latest. , ., ., ., “ for ivory coast at all. give us the latest. , ., ., ., , latest. it is not looking for ivory coast, latest. it is not looking for ivory coast. at _ latest. it is not looking for ivory coast. at the — latest. it is not looking for ivory coast, at the stadium, - latest. it is not looking for ivory coast, at the stadium, where i latest. it is not looking for ivory - coast, at the stadium, where nigeria aeroplane they are currently needed, and lots of ivorian fans around me are watching on their phones transit for the what is happening in the other big stadium, and aci lots of solemn faces, the team is losing 3-0, solemn faces, the team is losing 3—0, immediate and serious scoring a brace, and it would be a blow for the ivorian as if they go out at this stage. i see some ivorian friends amongst themselves talking about what needs to happen for them to go through, there's lot of talking our own ivorian friends if ther

finally, to the ivory coast city of abidjan, where the host nation take on guinea—bissau in the openingce in the billions. so it has attracted huge interest from broadcasters, advertisers and sponsors, as well as driving a surge in tourism. gabriel ajala is founder of consultants africa sports unified, who have released a report on the economic impact of the tournament gladly too with us. how important is fcon? it is important _ important is fcon? it is important for _ important is fcon? it is important for economicl important is fcon? it 3 important for economic growth, for the host country but in general as well, notjust in terms of revenue but also the different sections and infrastructures it impacts in terms of tourism and other opportunities. for example from 2021 there was investment of $885 million and to infrastructure a lot of facilities. so, that really does help boost local economies, create morejobs, notjust for the economies, create morejobs, not just for the tournament economies, create morejobs, notjust for the tournament but for after it as well, but there is still room

earlier, we looked ahead to the tournament with bbc sport africa's ian williams, who's in abidjan. first in a0 years in the ivory coast, notjust excitement but pride as well that is coming back after so long. you see those distinctive orange, white and green everywhere you go, traders weaving through the traffic selling their flags, hats and horns. not so long ago, a country torn apart by civil war. they are spread over $1 billion on new infrastructure including forney stadiums. the idea turn the country into a west african sporting hub so the facilities do not go to waste. we are told there is great interest in as globally than there has ever been before. meanwhile, asian cup hosts qatar kick—started their title defence with a 3—0 win over lebanon in the tournament opener. one of their star players, and top scorer in the 2019 tournament, akram afif, scored twice. in between afif�*s two goals, almoez ali, who scored nine goals in the 2019 tournament, found the net as qatar ran out comfortable winners. china play tajikistan in the next group a game on saturday. south korea have been

bbc sport africa's celestine karoney is live in abidjan.will carry on without them, but they are still in it after results went their way. what on earth is going on, they already sacked their coach. it’s already sacked their coach. it's been a crazy — already sacked their coach. it�*s been a crazy week this week for the ivory ends here. after that 4—0 defeat to equatorial guinea, fans have stopped the team from leaving the match, making them stay there for hours. they stayed for two days, waiting, praying, hoping that some results could go their way so that they could qualify, and then last night they qualified, but they qualify and he was sacked because they say they are not happy with the results, and now the man who will be in charge is 40—year—old, who really was coaching the other team and was an assistant on the national team he now comes into the hot seat. so, let them it is essentially i can tell you a sense of renewed hope. as much as they feel, yes, their coach was sacked, there's been a bit of gas, but you can sit among the fans

we can cross live to bbc africa's celestine karonay, who's in abidjan.'ve heard that his club manager doesn't know the extent of it. yes, information out of the egyptian camp here is that mo salah will probably miss the crucial final group match but only as a precaution. the team feel his not that she's industry is not that serious, they don't feel he tore a muscle, but they want to keep them out of that game as a precaution. of course we are waiting to confirm that, but this really will be some good news for liverpool fans because they don't want to miss their star player to injury, but even egyptian fans are happy to hear that mo salah might not be able to play because they felt that the team played better when he was substituted in that match against ghana. now egypt have two points from two games, they must win their final group match to keep themselves in this competition. as we mentioned, there's three more fixtures today, talk us through these group b and c matches. in these group b and c matches. i�*i group b, the smallest nation at the africa cu

wise with the storm looks like today's the day abidjan yet today is the drive tomorrow's the hunker down and enjoy the snowfall from outside the window kind today. this is a different view of the sierra. this one from yosemite national park in half dome right there. >> gorgeous sunrise taking shape your 70's about to get a good dose of snow as well. and if you might be heading that direction, roadways could be even worse because as you know, 80 and highway 50, they tend to be plowed pretty quickly. those windy mountain roads getting up to 70 can be a bit more treacherous radar shows you right now. there's a lot of cloud cover out there. but cloud cover does increase today ahead of tomorrow's storm system. few sprinkles here and there for the north coast as we make our way through today. but for most of us, the rainfall does hold off until tomorrow. next system dives in from the north. so another cold, one snow level won't be quite as low as with this one, but still snow up in those higher peaks. let's step out of the way for a second. you can see all that cloud cover today increasing for

yannick buyla's late goal finished things off in what was a huge upset in abidjan.goal, proving the difference in that match. and egypt could face that scenario too. as the final two matches from group b are just coming to a close. the seven—time winners, being held by group winners cape verde. egypt, without star man mo salah, missing with an ankle injury. ghana are 2—1 up against mozambique — meaning they would come second and seal their place in the knockouts. cameron norrie's hopes of reaching a first ever men's quarterfinal at the australian open were dashed in a thrilling five—setter with alex zverev. despite his disappointment, norrie says the experience helps him believe he can break back into the world's top ten. sashais sasha is probably one of the best players in the world, playing with him, somewhat deep in the grand slam, losing in five sets, i think it's exactly where i want to be and i can take a lot of confidence from that. and there's still lots to come, i'm still 28 years old and you look at the longevity of the other players playing now, i think t

, go south there you get abidjan, which miles away, lands which is 150 miles away, lands there 6 am. around due to bad weather, then completes the final leg by car three hours. he arrives at 2:00 in the arrives there at 2:00 in the afternoon. he finally makes it for the game, hours to for the game, three hours to spare, but he's omitted because he's so exhausted and so he couldn't even play the game was 5:00, the game was at five, and it was one one without him. so he couldn't make it. he couldn't even make it. >> well, there we go. he couldn't even make it. >> there well, there we go. he couldn't even make it. >> there you , there we go. he couldn't even make it. >> there you go.ere we go. he couldn't even make it. >> there you go. planes, |o. he couldn't even make it. >> there you go. planes, trains and automobiles. >> there you go. planes, trains and autoistory,es. >> there you go. planes, trains and autoistory, good story. >> good story, good story. thanks much, paul. thanks very much, paul. appreciate that. 839 is the time coming up. >> we're going talking >> we're going to be t