Senegal were held 0-0 by minnows Malawi in Bafoussam on Tuesday despite the return of stars Edouard Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly and Idrissa Gueye, but still won Group B at the Africa Cup of Nations.
The widespread postponement of Premier League games has created a backlog of fixtures which could produce a number of double gameweeks later in the season.
Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick is planning a dramatic overhaul of the club’s defence – with Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Luke Shaw all for the chop.
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel blamed fatigue for an alarming slump in form that continued with a 1-1 draw at Brighton on Tuesday.
Catch up with highlights from the start of the last round of group fixtures at the Afcon, where Vincent Aboubaker scored his fifth goal of the tournament as his already qualified Cameroon side were joined by Burkina Faso in the next round.
Mamelodi Sundowns co-coach Rulani Mokwena has insisted that midfielder Andile Jali deserves to be spoken of as the potential Footballer of the Season after another clean sweep from Downs in the December monthly PSL awards.
Cameroon captain Vincent Aboubakar scored his fifth goal of the Africa Cup of Nations as his already qualified side were joined by Burkina Faso on Monday in the second round.
The Mamelodi Sundowns trio of co-coaches Manqoba Mngqithi and Rhulani Mokwena and player Andile Jali have been named DStv Premiership Coach and Player of the Month for December 2021.
A fine run of form which may go some way to securing the Premier League title for Manchester City has also made the defending champions a top FPL priority.
Despite further disruption with postponed fixtures, the Premier League once again delivered a weekend of excitement and intrigue.