Coach Pellegrini pleased by Yaya Toure's form
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has been urged not to try to stay in the job after failing to qualify the team for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
Shawky Gharib sacked by Egypt after Nations Cup failure
Ivory Coast and Ghana reach finals
Nigeria target automatic qualifying spot
A week ago the shortlist for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 was announced
South Africa are among six teams to have booked their place at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after each won their penultimate qualifier on Saturday.
CAF selected a replacement for Morocco after rejecting their request to delay the 17 January to 8 February finals.
Tunisia qualify with 0:0 draw in Botswana - Tunisia booked their place at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals with a draw away to Botswana in Gaborone on Friday.
Five Teams are in line to qualify for finals.
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Newcastle vs Watford 1:2
Goals Watford: 2x
Ighalo: 10′, 28′
Goals Newcastle: 1x
Janmaat: 62′
Nigeria international Odion Ighalo, who has now scored 20 goals in 24 league games in 2015, beat Tim Krul at the near post for the 26-year-old's first early on.
The striker then took Troy Deeney's pass to round Krul before the break.
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