Africa
Goals not guns: in troubled DRC, football academy draws in youth
Rumangabo (DR Congo) (AFP) – In war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, national park authorities are hoping a football academy will persuade youngsters to take up...
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/ 2 years agoAfrican players in Europe: Salah fails to score as Reds hit nine
Paris (AFP) – Liverpool equalled the record for the biggest Premier League win by thrashing Bournemouth 9-0 at the weekend, but...
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/ 2 years agoAfrican players in Europe: Vieira hails ‘fantastic’ two-goal Zaha
Paris (AFP) – Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha raised his Premier League goal tally to three this season with a brace...
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/ 2 years agoAfrican players in Europe: Dream home debut for Awoniyi
Paris (AFP) – Nigerian Taiwo Awoniyi began repaying the £17.5 million ($21 mn, 20.7 mn euros) he cost Nottingham Forest with...
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/ 2 years agoCash-strapped African clubs eagerly await Super League riches
Johannesburg (AFP) – African football supremo Patrice Motsepe will launch in Tanzania on Wednesday a CAF Super League, with promises of...
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/ 2 years agoAfrican players in Europe: Salah, Mane score as season starts
Paris (AFP) – African superstars and former Liverpool teammates Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane scored at the weekend as new league...
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/ 2 years agoConvincing wins for Ghana, Senegal as CHAN qualifying kicks off
Johannesburg (AFP) – Ghana captain Gladwin Awako completed the scoring in a 3-0 rout of Benin when 2022 African Nations Championship...
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/ 2 years agoMane wins second African Player of the Year award
Rabat (AFP) – Sadio Mane was crowned African Player of the Year in Rabat on Thursday for the second time. The...
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/ 2 years agoMane and Salah renew rivalry with top African award up for grabs
Johannesburg (AFP) – Another chapter in the personal rivalry between former Liverpool teammates Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah will play out...
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/ 2 years agoAfrican players in Europe: Liverpool’s Keita steps out of shadows
Paris (AFP) – Naby Keita enjoyed a rare day in the spotlight for second-placed Liverpool by scoring the goal that earned...