you might be asked that head of the next africa cup of nations. ian. next africa cup of nations. ian, thank yom let s have a quick look at some of the other football news stories making the headlines today. the asian cup has begun in qatar with the hosts beating lebanon 3 0 in the tournament opener in doha. akram afeef scored twice in the victory, with almo ez ali getting the third. the competition was moved from china because of covid restrictions. newcastle united midfielder joelinton has been ruled out for at least six weeks with a thigh injury. he picked up the injury during his side s 3 0 fa cup win against sunderland last saturday. and chelsea have confirmed that left back ian maatsen has signed a contract extension at the club until 2026. he s nowjoined bundesliga side borussia dortmund on loan until the end of the season. 57 sporting bodies have
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for the think tonight s match is going to be for the purest. a match to view. it for the purest. a match to view. [i all for the purest. a match to view. all starts at for the purest. a match to view. it all starts at 7pm on bbc two, but one thing we do know the winner is playing ali carter. now, refereeing a top level rugby match is tough enough, but when you re in charge of a team from the royal air force playing bitter rivals the royal navy, you may be faced with a few more challenges. well, st helens and england hooker tara jones will be more than able to meet them. she was the first woman to score a women s challenge cup try at wembley last year. i spoke to her earlier and began by asking how tough refereeing these teams in the first round of the men s challenge cup will be. there is always that rivalry, isn t there? it is the forces against each other. they are going to have that rivalry within each other. it is always a committed competition as it is, and staying within the
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