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Former Chelsea and Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho believes Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o should have been crowned the world's best player at least once.

Kenya's motorbike ambulances are saving the lives and limbs of people bitten by snakes

Sixteen games, 45 goals and two hat-tricks - the Champions League is back. BBC Sport takes a look back on an eventful start.

Ghana forward Andre Ayew is happy to have put transfer speculation behind him and continue his on-off career at "special" Swansea City.

President Ramaphosa says urgent action is needed amid a spike in the numbers of murders and rapes.

Imama Amapakabo is retained as the coach of Nigeria's under-23 team for Olympic qualifying, leaving the future of Salisu Yususf unclear.

The country has seen a spate of xenophobic attacks in recent months.

The blaze broke out at a boarding school near the capital Monrovia, killing at least 27 people.

Italian football authorities and their disciplinary systems to combat racism are "not fit for purpose", says the chief of anti-discriminatory body Fare.

Egyptian club Pyramids take their signings for the transfer window to 11 with deals for Ivory Coast's Wilfried Kanon and Tunisia's Amor Layouni.

Zambia's vice-president calls for a radical change in the eating habits of the nation.

We hear rare testimony from one woman forced to flee the conflict in Cameron's Anglophone regions.

Egypt has been banned from the Weightlifting World Championships for doping offences, according to state media.

Two political outsiders top the first round of voting and will go head-to-head in a run-off vote.

Properties belonging to several top Nigerian football officials including the federation president Amaju Pinnick are seized in latest corruption probe.

The popular footwear enables artisans in Ethiopia to recycle and earn a living at the same time.

An envoy expresses the country's "sincerest apologies" following a wave of violence targeting foreigners.

Ivorian coach Francois Zahoui has left his post as coach of the Niger after four years.

Brazil confirmed they will play Senegal and Nigeria in Singapore in October.

How social media became an information battleground for anti-government protesters and Algeria's rulers.