Sport in Short: Football

HRISTO STOICHKOV, a striker with Barcelona, was voted Bulgaria's Footballer of the Year for the fourth consecutive time yesterday.

THE Danish coach, Richard Moller Nielsen, has included only five of the team who won the 1992 European championships in the squad to play the United States in exhibition matches in Phoenix, Arizona on 30 January and Los Angeles on 3 February. Brian Laudrup of Italy's Fiorentina and Manchester United's goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel were not included.

DENMARK SQUAD (v United States, exhibition matches, Phoenix 30 January, Los Angeles 3 February): Goalkeepers: K Brodersen, M Krogh. Defence: M Rieper, J Kjeldbjerg, C Christensen, M Larsen, B Jensen, B Nielsen. Midfield: K Vilfort, M Nielsen, B Kaus, J Hogh. Forwards: L Elstrup, P Moller and M Strudal.

BASS IRISH CUP Fifth-round draw: Larne v Crusaders; Glenavon v Ballymena Utd; RUC v Armagh City; Brantwood v Donegal Celtic; Limavady Utd v Roe Valley; Coagh Utd v Dungannon Swifts; Ballyclare Comrades v Banbridge Town; Distillery v British Telecom; Linfield v Coleraine; Cliftonville v H & W Welders; Dundela v Newry Town; Glentoran v Portadown; Chimney Corner v Drumaness Mills; Omagh Town v Ballinamallard Utd; Carrick Rangers v Bangor; Ards v Loughgall. Matches to be played on 23 January.

SUNDAY'S LATE RESULTS: World Cup African Zone: Group H (Antananarvio): Madagascar 2 Zambia 0. Group I (Conakry) Guinea 4 (Camara 51; Oulare 53; Titicamara 65, 89) Kenya 0. INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY (Montevideo): Uruguay 1 Germany 4.