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Kipchoge to pocket millions after Berlin Marathon win
Double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has broken his own men’s marathon world record at Sunday’s race in Berlin that he had set 4 years ago.
Eliud Kipchoge will return home with over 10 million shillings in prize after being crowded the winner of the 48th edition of the Berlin Marathon held on September 25, 2022 in Germany.
The two-time olympic marathon winner clocked 2:01:09 setting a new world record beating his previous record he set 4 years ago on the same ground by 30seconds.
The elite runner will take home 3 million shillings for winning the race and 6.8 million shillings for breaking the world record. He will also receive 4.1 million shillings for the time bonus.
Mark Korir who finished second in the race will pocket 1.37 million shillings in prize money. In the women’s category Ethopia’s, Tigist Assefa won the race ahead of Kenya’s Rosemary Wanjiru in a course record time of 2:15:37.
The Ethiopian will take home 2.35 million shillings and 3.5 million shillings as a time bonus. Rosemary, who made her marathon debut will take home 1.17 million shillings.
Eliud Kipchoge, 37-years old, still remain the only human in the history of marathon to run in under the 2hour mark setting a record time 1:59:40 in Vienna, Austria last year.
Kenya and Ethopia remain a dominant force in marathon.
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Jurgen Klopp to leave Liverpool after almost 9 years
Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool manager since 2015, has announced that he will leave the club at the end of the season.
In a shocking video posted on the team’s Instagram page, Klopp let his fans know that he was “running out of energy”.
“I love absolutely everything about this club, I love everything about the city, I love everything about our supporters, I love the team. I love the staff. I love everything. But that I still take this decision shows you that I am convinced it is the one I have to take”, Klopp intimated in the interview.
Fans flooded the comment section to express their shock and extend their gratitude to him.
LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers forward and minority owner of Liverpool, took to X to thank Klopp.
“You are one helluva manager and you’ll never be forgotten and more importantly YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE!! The Reds will miss you!!”
Addressing fans and teammates, team captain, Virgil Van Dijk, said, “Let’s make the rest of the season a special one so he (Klopp) can have the farewell that he definitely deserves.”
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Africa Cup of Nations 2023 Round of 16 football.
This Africa Cup of Nations has had one of the greatest upsets like Ghana being eliminated without seeing the round of 16. Some of the known giants like Egypt and Senegal qualified.
Teams that have qualified for the Round of 16.
Equatorial Guinea,
Nigeria
Ivory Coast
Cape Verde
Egypt
Senegal
Cameroon
Guinea
Angola
Burkina Faso
Mauritania
Mali
South Africa
Namibia
Morocco
DR Congo
AFCON knockout stage schedule and fixtures
Round of 16 fixtures
Date | Time (ET) | Match |
January 27 | 12 p.m. | Angola vs. Namibia |
January 27 | 3 p.m. | Nigeria vs. Cameroon |
January 28 | 12 p.m. | Equatorial Guinea vs. Guinea |
January 28 | 3 p.m. | Egypt vs. DR Congo |
January 29 | 12 p.m. | Cape Verde vs. Mauritania |
January 29 | 3 p.m. | Senegal vs. Ivory Coast |
January 30 | 12 p.m. | Mali vs. Burkina Faso |
January 30 | 3 p.m. | Morocco vs. South Africa |
Quarterfinals
Date | Match |
February 2 | Round of 16 winner 1 vs. Round of 16 winner 1 |
February 2 | Round of 16 winner 3 vs. Round of 16 winner 4 |
February 3 | Round of 16 winner 5 vs. Round of 16 winner 6 |
February 3 | Round of 16 winner 7 vs. Round of 16 winner 8 |
Semifinals and third-place playoff
The semifinals will both take place on February 7.
The third-place playoff, between the two losing semifinalists, will be held on February 10.
Final
The tournament concludes with the final in Abidjan on February 11.
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Here is The Africa Cup of Nations Fixtures 2024!
Here’s a breakdown of the fixtures for the competing AFCON groups.
Group A
On January 13th, Ivory Coast faces Nigeria; on the 18th Ivory Coast faces Equatorial Guinea; and on the 22th, Ivory Coast faces Guinea-Bissau. On January 14, Nigeria plays Equatorial Guinea. Then, Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea Bissau on January 18. On January 22, Guinea Bissau will play against Nigeria.
Group B
Egypt plays Mozambique and Ghana plays Cape Verde on January 14. Egypt faces Ghana on the 18th and Cape Verde faces Morocco on the 19th in the second group game. On the 22nd, Cape Verde plays Egypt and Mozambique plays Ghana.
Group C
For this group, on January 15, Senegal will play Gamba. On January 19, Senegal vs Cameroon takes place, and Senegal vs Guinea happens on January 23, 2024. Also, Cameroon will play Guinea on January 15. On January 19, Guinea vs Gambia takes place, and Gambia vs Cameroon on January 23.
Group D
For Group D, Algeria will face Angola on January 15, 2024, and Burkina Faso will play Mauritania on the 16th. On January 20, Algeria plays Burkina Faso, then Mauritania vs Angola. On January 23, 2024, Angola and Mauritania will play Burkina Faso and Algeria, respectively.
Group E
For AFCON Group E, Tunisia plays Namibia on January 16, Mali on January 20, and South Africa on January 24. On January 16, Mali will play South Africa. South Africa and Mali play Namibia on January 21 and 24, respectively.
Group F
For Group F, Morocco vs Tanzania takes place on the 17, alongside DR Congo vs Zambia. On January 21, Morocco will play against DR Congo, then Zambia against Tanzania. On the 24th, Zambia vs Morocco and Tanzania vs DR Congo occur.
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NOTE
Where will The next African Cup of Nations be held?
The AFCON scheduled for 2027 will be hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. It’s a unique opportunity for these nations to raise both their profiles and tourist dollars.
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