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| Ivory Coast's ASEC Abidjan
qualified for the group phase of the African Champions League
for a record ninth time on Sunday after a 1-1 draw at Olympique
Khouribga in Morocco.
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| Former Ivorian star Laurent Pokou said Thursday he had been "savagely beaten" by the police during a routine control in Abidjan. |
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| Draw for the third round of African
Champions League.
ASEC Abidjan (Ivory Coast) v Olympique Khouribga (Morocco)
Zamalek (Egypt) v InterClube (Angola)
Dynamos (Zimbabwe) v Etoile Sahel (Tunisia)
Coton Sport (Cameroon) v JS Kabylie (Algeria)
Al Ittihad (Libya) v TP Mazembe Englebert (DR Congo)
Enyimba (Nigeria) v Club Africain (Tunisia)
Platinum Stars (South Africa) v Al Ahli (Egypt)
Al Hilal (Sudan) v Mamelodi Sundowns (South
Africa)
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| Five-time winners Zamalek
of Egypt needed a penalty shootout to progress to the third
round of the African Champions League, edging past Africa Sports
of the Ivory Coast in the second round in Abidjan on Sunday.
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| Spanish Prime Minister Jose
Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has told the country's Football
Federation (RFEF) to abide by the law and bring forward its
presidential election.
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| (corrects throughout to make clear Gili's appointment is
temporary)
ABIDJAN, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast have temporarily
replaced coach Uli Stielike just two weeks before the start of
the African Nations Cup after the German's son fell into a coma,
the Ivorian Football Federation said on Monday.
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| A bizarre own goal seven minutes
from time by Iraq's Ahmad Abid gave Thailand a 2-1 victory on
Monday and a place in the final of the King's Cup tournament.
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| Soccer news in brief from around
the world:
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| French international pair Thierry Henry and Eric Abidal will miss Barcelona's league match against Valladeolid on Thursday, the Catalan club said Wednesday. |
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| Barcelona defender Eric Abidal admits there is no danger of him underestimating Scottish football after his experiences with the France national team. |
