The Football Association have confirmed John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy following allegations over his private life.

Terry's future as skipper of his country has been the subject of intense speculation ever since allegations emerged that he had an affair with England team-mate Wayne Bridge's ex-girlfriend.

The Chelsea star met with England coach Fabio Capello at Wembley on Friday afternoon to discuss his future as captain in the wake of the reports.

There have been calls for Terry to lose the armband from sections of the media as it has been claimed more revelations are set to be exposed.

Chelsea have been cleared of any wrongdoing over the Gael Kakuta affair and are no longer banned from signing players.

The Blues were hit with an 18-month transfer embargo in September after Fifa ruled that they were guilty of inducing Kakuta, then 16, to break a contract with Lens back in 2007.

Chelsea appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and it was decided that the ban would be suspended, allowing the club to bolster their squad in January.

Gabon are the latest team to cause a major upset at the Africa Cup of Nations, after they clung on to beat four-time champions Cameroon 1-0.

Hull City striker Daniel Cousin put the Gabonese ahead in the 17th minute when he capitalised on poor defending to stroke home a well-placed shot.

Cameroon piled on the pressure in the second half, with Achille Emana and under-par Samuel Eto'o coming close.

But Gabon goalkeeper Ovono Ebang's solid display kept Cameroon at bay.

The Indomitable Lions spent much of the second half peppering the Gabon goal.