⚽ Africa sans Arabs: Morocco bid Afcon farewell last night after losing to South Africa 0-2, making it the last Arab country to be eliminated from the championship after Tunisia and Algeria were knocked out of the group stage, followed by Egypt and Mauritania’s exit during the Round of 16.

What the quarter finals are going to look like:

  • Nigeria vs Angola (2 February)
  • DRC vs Guinea (2 February)
  • Mali vs Côte d'Ivoire (3 February)
  • Cape Verde vs South Africa (3 February)

Over in Asia: The final matches of the Round of 16 put Iran against Syria at 6pm, while Bahrain vs. Japan ended with Japan coming out on top with a final score of 3-1.

Liverpool and Chelsea in the Premier League: Anfield Stadium will host a match between Liverpool (currently at the top of the league) against rival Chelsea (10th in the league) in gameweek 22 of the Premier League at 10:15pm. Earlier at 9:30pm, Manchester City’s face-off with Burnley kicks off at the same time as Tottenham vs Brentford.

Over in La Liga: Barcelona hosts Osasuna for a match postponed from the 20th week of the Spanish league at 8pm, while Atlético Madrid plays Rayo Vallecano at 10pm.

Egyptian League Cup quarter-final matches:

  • El Gaish vs El Gouna (4:30pm)
  • Al Ittihad vs Enppi (7:30pm)
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