Bayern Munich continue to set the pace at the top of the Bundesliga despite their second consecutive draw, this time 1-1 at home against Schalke.

A Victor Agali-inspired Nice staged the comeback of the season to beat Monaco 4-3 in a result that will likely cost the Ligue 1 pacesetters top spot on Sunday.

TINY RWANDA upset neighbours Democratic Republic of Congo 1-0 yesterday for their first-ever African Nations Cup victory, only to have a quarter-final place snatched from them when Guinea drew 1-1 with Tunisia.

Premiership pair Celestine Babayaro and Aiyegbeni Yakubu have been thrown out of the Nigeria’s African Nations Cup squad for indiscipline.

THE AFRICAN Nations Cup begins tomorrow without two of its perennial contenders as well as a clutch of big-name players.