Ivory Coast Wins African Cup of Nations

Ivory Coast emerged the new African champions on Sunday night after they defeated the Black Stars of Ghana in the final match of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. They won the match played in Bata, Equatorial Guinea 9-8 on penalties in a repeat of the 1992 AFCON final as the game remained goalless after the extra time. Goalkeeper Boubacar Barry scored the last of the penalties to give the Elephants their second title as they replaced Nigeria as African champions at the Estadio de Bata after two previous attempts in the finals.

Emenike performs ritual to lift curse (PHOTO)

Super Eagles forward, Emmanuel Emenike underwent a Turkish spiritual cleansing ritual to lift a curse that he believes has been placed on him.

 Emenike is reported to have complained that his energy is out of sync after being cursed in Nigeria and that it has had a detrimental effect on his performances on the field.

 “My energy is not right, something is wrong, I just need a goal to get back to form,” Emenike was quoted as saying by Milliyet.

Ronaldo Wins World Player Of The Year

Portuguese and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo won his third Ballon d’Or today (Monday) at the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) ceremony held in Zurich and beamed live to football fans all over the world.