Soccer’s biggest ever global club tournament comes to the United States next year and the 32-team group stage is drawn Thursday.

Seko Fofana has scored the first goal of the Africa Cup of Nations and host country Ivory Coast has started with a 2-0 win over Guinea-Bissau in the tournament opener.

Patrice Motsepe is approaching the end of his first year as Confederation of African Football president.

The death toll has risen to eight following a crush outside a game at the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament in Cameroon.