2017 AFCON OPENER: Juary Soares grabbed a dramatic late equaliser for debutants Guinea-Bissau as they recovered from a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang strike to hold hosts Gabon to a 1-1 draw in the Africa Cup of Nations opening game.

Burkina Faso fought back to secure a 1-1 draw with Cameroon also on the opening day of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

IN ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal breezed past Swansea City on Saturday at the Liberty Stadium with goals from Olivier Giroud, Alexis Sanchez and two unfortunate own goals from Swansea won it for Arsene Wenger‘s men.

Marcos Alonso scored a goal in each half, and Pedro also scored, as Chelsea beat Leicester City 3-0 at King Power Stadium.

Tottenham Hotspur beat West Bromwich Albion 4-0 at White Hart Lane as Mauricio Pochettino‘s side moved into second place and seven points behind leaders Chelsea.

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IN LA LIGA: Barcelona thumped Las Palmas 5-0 to put pressure on Real Madrid and Sevilla at the top of La Liga, ahead of their clash on Sunday night.

Atletico earned a third consecutive league win by beating Real Betis 1-0 at Vicente Calderon with a goal by Nicolas Gaitan, who stuck out a foot to divert a deflected cross into the net at the near post in the ninth minute.

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IN SERIE A: Inter came from behind to beat Chievo 3-1 with late goals from Ivan Perisic and Eder at the San Siro to record a fifth straight Serie A victory. While Bologna secured a 1-0 win at struggling Crotone.

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IN LIGUE 1: Julian Draxler scored on his Ligue 1 debut as Paris St-Germain beat Rennes to raise the pressure on the top two.

Lorient moved off the bottom of the table after a late rally saw them seal a 3-1 win over Breton rivals Guingamp at Stade du Moustoir, where Majeed Waris scored twice. While Angers and Bordeaux drew 1-1 at Stade Jean-Bouin. Ismael Traore headed the home side into the lead after 14 minutes, but an own goal from midfielder Baptiste Santamaria following a corner saw the visitors leave with a point.

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NPFL OPENER: The opening game of the 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League season between Kano Pillars and FC IfeanyiUbah in Kano was abandoned following a protest by the Anambra Warriors.

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