Nigeria

While Tems's move makes her the first African woman to own - in part or full - a professional team in the USA, it adds to the growing number of African women who are taking ownership roles in clubs outside Africa.

Four-time CAF Player of the Year Samuel Eto'o heaped praise on the current holder of that title, Ademola Lookman, after the latter scored a brace for Atalanta on Sunday night, amid conflict with his manager.

Ademola Lookman has hit back at Gian Piero Gasperini's criticism of his penalty miss during Atalanta's 3-1 Champions League defeat to Club Brugge.

Nigeria players don't tend to make blockbuster January moves, but there was hope that this window would be different, with Victor Osimhen and Victor Boniface's futures up in the air, and many others eyeing career revitalisation.

Despite transfer disappointment as a potential move to Saudi Arabia collapsed, Victor Boniface proved at the weekend that he remained committed to the Bayer Leverkusen cause.

African players have been at the heart of some of the biggest transfers of the window so far, with Omar Marmoush commanding January's biggest fee so far. A few other big names are on the brink too...

Former Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo is confident the stars are aligned for the Super Eagles to become African champions for the fourth time, but warns they must make a good start to the Africa Cup of Nations if they want to go all the way.

Alejandro Moreno reacts to Victor Boniface's potential transfer to Al Nassr from Bayer Leverkusen.

Recap the draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.

ESPN ranks every one of the 24 qualifiers, and forecasts who will go the distance at the continental showpiece in Morocco later this year.