Featuring Inter Milan midfielder McDonald Mariga, the Kenya national football team is currently ranked 133rd in the world and 36th in Africa by FIFA. Nicknamed the Harambee Stars, the team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup but has made five first round appearances in the African Cup of Nations.

The Daily Mail is reporting this morning that Chelsea are willing to take as £30m loss on misfiring striker Fernando Torres.

According to Neil Ashton at the Daily Mail, Chelsea have considered sending Torres out on loan to rebuild his confidence, after scoring only three Premier League goals for Chelsea this year.

Ahead of the big match against Chelsea on Monday evening, Manchester City's tactician, Roberto Mancini, revealed that aside from focusing heavily in the upcoming difficult matches against the Blues and Arsenal, the Italian tactician is also set his sight on surviving the January fixtures.

Mancini revealed that, the early part of next year could be the most important month that will determine their title chance this season.

Finding difficulties in getting into Arsenal's first team line up apparently has frustrated Marouane Chamakh, who hinted at a potential departure from Emirates after the season ends.

The Moroccan international insisted that considering his age, getting regular playing is pretty much what he needed and should nothing changes by next summer, Chamakh will be considering his options.

The Daily Mail is reporting this morning that Chelsea are willing to take as £30m loss on misfiring striker Fernando Torres.

According to Neil Ashton at the Daily Mail, Chelsea have considered sending Torres out on loan to rebuild his confidence, after scoring only three Premier League goals for Chelsea this year.

Injury problems and also the upcoming African Cup most likely will force Arsene Wenger make some activity in the January transfer market especially in covering the full back and striker positions.

Arsenal are set to lose Gervinho along with Marouane Chamakh for the African Cup, while their main full backs such as Bacary Sagna, Kieran Gibbs, Andre Santos and Carl Jenkinson are all injured.

In form Tottenham Hotspurs striker, Emmanuel Adebayor, who arrived in a loan deal from Manchester City apparently believes that his team might find a patch to catch up with City this January, mainly because of the African Nations Cup.

Adebayor is confident that the departure of Yaya Toure along with Kolo Toure to defend their respective country, Ivory Coast, in the upcoming competition set to be held at Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.