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Afcon 2021: Comoros keeper Ali Ahamada could play last-16 tie after negative Covid test

Mon, 01/24/2022 - 12:45
Comoros goalkeeper Ali Ahamada tests negative for Covid-19 and could now start their Africa Cup of Nations last-16 tie on Monday.
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Afcon 2021: Knoweldge Musona hopes for Zimbabwean development

Mon, 01/24/2022 - 12:11
Zimbabwe captain Knowledge Musona hopes football in the country will improve despite their group-stage exit at the Africa Cup of Nations.
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MOTD Top 10: African players in Premier League

Mon, 01/24/2022 - 11:40
Didier Drogba? Mohamed Salah? Riyad Mahrez? Who is your favourite African player to have played in the Premier League?
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Burkina Faso president reportedly detained by military

Mon, 01/24/2022 - 10:22
After gunfire is heard in the capital, President Roch Kaboré is reportedly under military arrest.
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Gender-based violence: Kenya's 'hidden epidemic'

Mon, 01/24/2022 - 01:00
When the Covid pandemic hit Kenya, cases of gender-based violence exploded. Tom Odula investigates the trauma behind this ‘hidden epidemic’.
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Afcon 2021: 'Valiant' Comoros face unique challenge against Cameroon

Sun, 01/23/2022 - 23:31
Comoros go into their Africa Cup of Nations last 16 match against Cameroon - the biggest game in the country's history - without a fit goalkeeper.
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Afcon 2021: Burkina Faso beat Gabon on penalties after 1-1 draw

Sun, 01/23/2022 - 20:05
Burkina Faso beat 10-man Gabon on penalties to reach the quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations following a 1-1 draw.
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Afcon 2021: Nigeria v Tunisia

Sun, 01/23/2022 - 19:21
Live coverage of Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations last 16 game between Nigeria and Tunisia (19:00 GMT).
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Afcon 2021: Comoros will play without a recognised goalkeeper for last-16 tie with Cameroon

Sun, 01/23/2022 - 15:28
Comoros will play their Nations Cup last 16 match against Cameroon without a recognised goalkeeper because of injury and Covid-19.
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Stowaway found in South Africa plane wheel at Amsterdam airport

Sun, 01/23/2022 - 15:24
A man is discovered alive in the wheel section of a plane that landed in Amsterdam from South Africa.
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Cameroon nightclub fire: Liv's Night Club in Yaoundé hit by deadly blaze

Sun, 01/23/2022 - 13:40
At least 16 people have been killed and eight others seriously wounded in the blaze.
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Burkina Faso military bases hit by heavy gunfire

Sun, 01/23/2022 - 12:12
The government denies reports of a coup attempt or that the president had been detained.
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Cameroon's Ngannou retains heavyweight title at UFC 270

Sun, 01/23/2022 - 10:23
Francis Ngannou produces a stunning comeback to beat Ciryl Gane by unanimous decision and retain his world heavyweight title at UFC 270
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Sudan protesters: Ready to die for freedom

Sun, 01/23/2022 - 02:19
Those opposed to the coup say they will stay on the streets until the generals leave power.
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Afcon 2021: Moses Simon says Nigeria not getting carried away

Sat, 01/22/2022 - 16:58
Despite winning all three of their group matches at the Africa Cup of Nations Nigeria's Moses Simon insists the team have 'got a lot to prove'.
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Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022: West African rivals Nigeria and Ghana face play-off clash

Sat, 01/22/2022 - 16:51
Nigeria will play Ghana for a place at the Qatar 2022 World Cup, with four other fixtures also decided.
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Afcon 2021: Ghana sack coach Rajevac

Sat, 01/22/2022 - 13:42
Milovan Rajevac will not continue as Ghana boss following the Black Stars' group stage elimination at Afcon.
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Kenya's River Yala: Mystery and heartbreak of the dead bodies

Sat, 01/22/2022 - 01:57
At least 19 corpses have been found dumped in western Kenya and relatives want to know how they died.
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Kamara's house under police protection after penalty miss

Fri, 01/21/2022 - 16:52
The house of Sierra Leone forward Kei Kamara is under police protection after the striker's critical penalty miss against Equatorial Guinea.
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Hanifa Abubakar: Nigeria outrage at Kano schoolgirl killing

Fri, 01/21/2022 - 15:16
Hanifa Abubakar was allegedly kidnapped for ransom and then killed by the owner of her school.
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