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Scott Parker, the manager of Burnley, claims that his side “lacked belief” as they lost to Brighton in their ninth of 11 Premier League games.
Georginio Rutter and Yasin Ayari’s goals gave the hosts a comfortable victory on the south coast, but the Clarets struggled to overcome.
Parker’s side now sits 19th in the table, six points from safety, after only two points from the final 33 on offer.
Parker also gave a dreadful assessment of his team’s most recent performance, not having won with his team since October 26.
“I believed we were extremely poor. He claimed that the game “did not deserve anything.”
“We’ve been competitive and the result has not gone our way,” I said as I stood there during other games.
At the Amex Stadium, Burnley only managed three attempts to get the ball home, and their defensive errors made their lack of threat worse.
Josh Cullen’s absence, who is out for the season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the team’s 0-0 draw against Everton on December 27, also made a sharp impression in a listless midfield display on a day where a despondent Parker could take few positives.
What we need is what was before, Parker said.
Although the outcomes have not been in our favor, we have been working toward certain goals and making real progress. We will likely lose matches, but losing them today was unkind and unacceptable in itself. We must react without a doubt.
The saving grace is that, regardless of the circumstances, if we perform as we did today, regardless of the circumstances, we won’t receive enough points to stay up.
Hjalmar Ekdal, a Sweden international, echoed Parker’s sentiments in a statement to Sky Sports, saying: “I think today is worse than previous games.
This game is not our way of being defined or what we value. We were weak as a team, not there, and lacking in conviction.
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Scott Parker, the manager of Burnley, claims that his side “lacked belief” as they lost to Brighton in their ninth of 11 Premier League games.
Georginio Rutter and Yasin Ayari’s goals gave the hosts a comfortable victory on the south coast, but the Clarets struggled to overcome.
Parker’s side now sits 19th in the table, six points from safety, after only two points from the final 33 on offer.
Parker also gave a dreadful assessment of his team’s most recent performance, not having won with his team since October 26.
“I believed we were extremely poor. He claimed that the game “did not deserve anything.”
“We’ve been competitive and the result has not gone our way,” I said as I stood there during other games.
At the Amex Stadium, Burnley only managed three attempts to get the ball home, and their defensive errors made their lack of threat worse.
Josh Cullen’s absence, who is out for the season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the team’s 0-0 draw against Everton on December 27, also made a sharp impression in a listless midfield display on a day where a despondent Parker could take few positives.
What we need is what was before, Parker said.
Although the outcomes have not been in our favor, we have been working toward certain goals and making real progress. We will likely lose matches, but losing them today was unkind and unacceptable in itself. We must react without a doubt.
The saving grace is that, regardless of the circumstances, if we perform as we did today, regardless of the circumstances, we won’t receive enough points to stay up.
Hjalmar Ekdal, a Sweden international, echoed Parker’s sentiments in a statement to Sky Sports, saying: “I think today is worse than previous games.
This game is not our way of being defined or what we value. We were weak as a team, not there, and lacking in conviction.
In the first Africa Cup of Nations last-16 game between Senegal and Sudan, Teenager Ibrahim Mbaye scored four minutes after coming off the bench to win 3-1.
Before swearing his allegiance to Senegal, where his father was born, the 17-year-old Paris Saint-Germain forward represented France at age-limit levels.
In the quarter-finals, former champion Senegal will face Mali or Tunisia in Casablanca later on Saturday.
Senegal regained the lead with a 2-1 halftime lead thanks to a Pape Gueye brace after an early Aamir Abdallah goal for Sudan was racked up by an early Pape Gueye goal. After 77 minutes, Mbaye finally put the outcome out of the question.
Senegal, who represented a nation that had been rifled by civil war since April 2023, are 99 places higher in the world rankings than Sudan.
In their final group game, Senegal made six changes to the team that won 3-1 over Botswana. Kalidou Koulibaly, the team’s captain, and center-back Kalidou Koulibaly were just one notable absentee.
On January 3, 2026, Senegal’s midfielder #26, Pape Gueye (2R), celebrates scoring the team’s second goal in the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) round of 16 football match between Senegal and Sudan at Tangiers’ Grand Stadium. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT/AFP)
Forward Abdallah, who was born in Ghana, was the only player to start the team’s 2-0 defeat to Burkinabe coach Kwesi Appiah.
The nations’ first AFCON tournament meeting took place there. However, Senegal won at home and lost in the 2026 World Cup qualifying group, leaving them in the same group.
Senegal took the lead in sixth minute thanks to Abdallah, a semi-professional who plays for an Australian second-tier club in Melbourne.
The Sudan striker curled the ball over former Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and into the net with a superb goal.
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On January 3, 2026, Senegal’s defense #25 Sheddy Barglan and Senegal’s #10 Sadio Mane square off in the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) round of 16 football game at Grand Stadium in Tangiers. (Photo by Gabriel Bouys/AFP)
Despite failing to score in three group games, Sudan was still one of the top four third-placed countries in the knockout stages. Equatorial Guinea won thanks to an own goal.
Nicolas Jackson, who is currently a loanee to Bayern Munich from Chelsea, was deposed by a brave save from Monged Abuzaid in the 29th minute, but Senegal equalized almost immediately.
Pape Gueye equalized with a low shot into the net from the feet of the former African player of the year Sadio Mane.
In a game that Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), watched from the field, Senegal were constantly attacking while Sudan had little to offer moving forward.
After Abuzaid fouled Ismaila Sarr, the Mauritanian referee threw the ball to the penalty spot. After a lengthy VAR review revealed a Senegalese was hostile during the build-up, the decision was later reversed.
The Sudanese international Ismaila Sarr scored before being declared offside in yet another let-off.
As half-time approached, Abuzaid was constantly in action and did well to push away a Pape Gueye shot with his outstretched right.
However, Pape Gueye had a half-time lead over Senegal in the Mediterranean city and had still got to score.
The La Liga player Villarreal midfielder brilliantly executed the goal three minutes into extra time. Abuzaid was hit by a cross that he side-footed with his left foot.
Midway through the second half, Senegal introduced Mbaye as a guarantee for a third goal. Abuzaid was hit at his near post as he latched on to a long pass and made an immediate impact.
In the first Africa Cup of Nations last-16 game between Senegal and Sudan, Pape Gueye scored twice, and teenager Ibrahim Mbaye came off the bench to score the winner four minutes later.
Senegal resurrected with a 2-1 lead at half-time thanks to Pape Gueye’s goals after an early Aamir Abdallah goal for Sudan on Saturday. After 77 minutes, Mbaye finally put the outcome out of the question.
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In the quarterfinals, former champion Senegal will face Mali or Tunisia in Casablanca later on Saturday.
Senegal, who represented a nation that had been rifled by civil war since April 2023, are 99 places higher in the world rankings than Sudan.
In their final group game, Senegal made six changes to the team that won 3-1 over Botswana. Kalidou Koulibaly, the team’s captain, and center-back Kalidou Koulibaly were just one notable absentee.
Only one player from the Sudanese coaching team that started with a 2-0 defeat to Burkinabe Abdallah, forward Kwesi Appiah, was retained by Ghana-born coach Kwesi Appiah.
The nations’ first AFCON tournament meeting took place there. However, Senegal won at home and lost in the 2026 World Cup qualifying group, leaving them in the same group.
Senegal took the lead in sixth minute thanks to Abdallah, a semi-professional who plays for an Australian second-tier club in Melbourne.
The Sudan striker curled the ball over former Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and into the net with a superb goal.
Despite failing to score in three group games, Sudan was still one of the top four third-placed countries in the knockout stages. Equatorial Guinea won thanks to an own goal.
Nicolas Jackson, who is currently a loanee to Bayern Munich from Chelsea, was deposed by a brave save from Monged Abuzaid in the 29th minute, but Senegal equalized almost immediately.
Pape Gueye equalized with a low shot into the net from the feet of the former African player of the year Sadio Mane.
In a game that Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), watched from the field, Senegal was constantly attacking while Sudan had little to offer moving forward.
After Abuzaid fouled Ismaila Sarr, the Mauritanian referee threw the ball to the penalty spot. After a lengthy VAR review revealed a Senegalese player was hostile during the buildup, the decision was later reversed.
The Sudanese scored then, only to have Ismaila Sarr from Crystal Palace suffer an offside ruling.
As half-time approached, Abuzaid was constantly in action and did well to push away a Pape Gueye shot with his outstretched right.
However, Pape Gueye had a half-time lead over Senegal in the Mediterranean city and had still got to score.
The La Liga player Villarreal midfielder brilliantly executed the goal three minutes into extra time. Abuzaid was hit by a cross that he side-footed with his left foot.
Midway through the second half, Senegal introduced Mbaye as a guarantee for a third goal. Abuzaid was hit at his near post as he latched on to a long pass and made an immediate impact.
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When he faces his former team in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, South Africa coach Hugo Broos has promised to show “no mercy” to Cameroon.
At Al Medina Stadium in Rabat, Broos will lead Bafana Bafana out against the country that he helped to win the 2017 AFCON championship in Gabon.
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The game for me will undoubtedly be a special one for tomorrow. A portion of a nation’s heart stays with you when you win an AFCON, but tomorrow I can’t have mercy for them because I want to win the game, according to Belgian Broos, who spoke to reporters in Morocco on Saturday.
They are a young, very talented team with good fighting spirit and mentality, which means we must work hard to defeat them if we want to defeat them. ”
Despite a chaotic start to the tournament, Cameroon managed to earn seven points out of a possible nine in the group stage in Morocco.
A few weeks prior to the opening game, the football federation’s president and Indomitable Lions legend Samuel Eto’o fired coach Marc Brys, who was replaced by David Pagou.
In the final, I would have preferred to face Cameroon, Broos said.
With all the changes in their team, I was surprised and curious to see Cameroon. Although they did not have a lot of preparation time, the coach did a good job, and the match will be challenging for us. ”
No mercy will be shown tomorrow, he added. You can be certain. All that matters is that I must win the game. ”
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The 73-year-old also expressed anger at tournament organizers for forcing his team to spend 45 minutes driving to Rabat’s hotel.
If Morocco defeats outsiders Tanzania in their last-16 tie, the hosts will face Morocco in the quarterfinals.
I don’t understand why the Confederation of African Football (CFA) permitted that. Because it makes me unhappy, Broos complained.
Bafana Bafana, who have qualified for the 2018 World Cup, are hoping to at least equal their 2024 Cup of Nations semifinal success.
However, their coach acknowledges that, given the level of competition still available, it might be a difficult order.
We came here with the same level of ambition as we did two years ago, but I said this competition would be much harder.
