Andre Ayew

Inter Milan coach Claudio Ranieri heads into Tuesday's Champions League last 16 second-leg clash at home to Marseille here unable to escape the speculation surrounding his future.

Inter Milan coach Claudio Ranieri heads into Tuesday's Champions League last 16 second-leg clash at home to Marseille here unable to escape the speculation surrounding his future.

Marseille will be without attacking midfielder Andre Ayew and striker Andre-Pierre Gignac for Friday's crucial game at Ajaccio, coach Didier Deschamps revealed on Thursday.

Montpellier, flying high at the top of the French league, are out to retain control of the Ligue 1 summit at lowly Dijon on Saturday.

Having beaten Inter Milan in the first leg of their Champions League tie in mid-week, Marseille saw their chances of qualifying for next season's competition recede as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at Brest on Sunday.

Marseille coach Didier Deschamps was left to revel in an Italian-style victory after Andre Ayew's injury-time header gave his side a last-gasp 1-0 win over Inter Milan.

A dramatic 93rd-minute header from Andre Ayew gave Marseille a 1-0 victory over luckless Inter Milan in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie here on Wednesday.

Substitute Emmanuel Mayuka scored 12 minutes from time to give Zambia a shock 1-0 win over four-time champions Ghana Wednesday and a place in the Africa Cup of Nations final.

The heat will be on Ghana and off Zambia when they clash in this steamy port city on Wednesday with a place in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations final at stake.

The heat will be on Ghana and off Zambia when they clash in this steamy port city on Wednesday with a place in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations final at stake.

Ghana and Mali completed the quarter-final cast list as the first round at the Africa Cup of Nations concluded in a tense climax on Wednesday.

Ghana drew 1-1 with Guinea here Wednesday to finish top of Group D and qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals.

Ghana duo Asamoah Gyan and Andre Ayew lit up day eight at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday to push the Black Stars virtually through the door opening onto the knockout stage.

Ghana defeated Mali 2-0 here on Saturday night to leave Group D at the Africa Cup of Nations wide open after Guinea earlier hammered Botswana 6-1.

Ghana skipper John Mensah turned from hero to villain here Tuesday as he netted the winner in the 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations win against Botswana only to see red in the second half.

Ghana skipper John Mensah turned from hero to villain here Tuesday as he netted the winner in the 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations win against Botswana only to see red in the second half.

Ghana star striker Asamoah Gyan has predicted there will more surprises at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, regarded by many as the most open in recent years.

With around 50 players leaving France for the Africa Cup of Nations this month, Ligue 1 clubs are having to juggle their resources in order to keep their seasons on track.

There will be no shortage of stars on show at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations from Saturday despite the absence of big guns Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa.

CAF Footballer of the Year history will be created in Accra Thursday if Marseille and Ghana midfielder Andre Ayew tops the poll.