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Nigeria arrests four over World Cup money

Posted 23 hours ago

Former football officials seized amid accusations that some $8m went missing during the South Africa tourney  | Full Story

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Ayew on target as Ghana rout Swaziland

Posted 2 days ago

World Cup quarter-finalists cruise to a 3-0 win in opening 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Mbabane  | Full Story

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Drogba to continue playing for Cote d'Ivoire

Posted 2 days ago

Chelsea striker insists that he had not given up on his international career with Cote d'Ivoire.  | Full Story

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Top 25 under 25 African athletes

Posted 6 days ago

A glimpse at African athletes who conquered the world at an early age  | Full Story

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Pelé and Maradona: Who's the fairest of them all?

Posted 21/8/2010

It is a footballing question that simply refuses to lie down  | Full Story

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Are African football fans playing offside?

Posted 17/8/2010

In countries like Kenya and Nigeria, the game is a matter of life and death  | Full Story

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Dynamos in first win, Mazembe and JS Kabylie top

Posted 16/8/2010

Zimbabwe side finally get going while usual suspects impress in African club football  | Full Story

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Kenya top of the pile at Africa athletic games

Posted 2/8/2010

Hosts put up a thrilling last day performance to leave Nigeria and South Africa for dead  | Full Story

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Zimbabwe soccer boss suspended

Posted 30/7/2010

Chief executive of the Harare football association sent home over match-fixing allegations  | Full Story

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Kenya athletics dethrone Americans in Canada games

Posted 27/7/2010

East Africans continue proud tradition as athletic conveyor belt churns out new names  | Full Story

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Kenya signs big pay TV football deal

Posted 23/7/2010

Five-year, $5.5m sponsorship the largest in East Africa  | Full Story

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Zambia appoints Italian Dario Bonetti as coach

Posted 21/7/2010

Former Juventus player will take over football team, replacing Herve Renard who quit  | Full Story

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Nigeria football bosses' passports seized

Posted 19/7/2010

Fraud police in investigation over how money was spent by federation after poor showing  | Full Story

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Caster Semenya wins comeback race

Posted 16/7/2010

World champion has been barred from running for last one year over gender confusion  | Full Story

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South Africa confirms Mosimane as Bafana coach

Posted 15/7/2010

The former assistant to World Cup coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has his work cut out  | Full Story

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Super Eagles to fly again as friendly line up

Posted 15/7/2010

Nigeria football team to be reconstituted fro South Korea friendly as rebuilding starts  | Full Story

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Ghana climbs up in latest Fifa ranking

Posted 14/7/2010

Black Starts reap benefits of strong showing in South Africa  | Full Story

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South Africa now eyes Olympic bid

Posted 14/7/2010

Country hopes to ride on success of a successful football World Cup  | Full Story

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Super Eagles ban threat halted

Posted 5/7/2010

The Nigerian Government rescinds its decision to ban the national football team from all competitions  | Full Story

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Scoring a cultural goal at the World Cup

Posted 9/6/2010

Cultural celebrations offer a sense of camaraderie to fans, besides fending off boredom.  | Full Story

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Mali names new head coach

Posted 28/5/2010

Alain Giresse to manage national soccer team after poor showing  | Full Story

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Buzz builds around new African football website

Posted 21/5/2010

Site touted as one-stop shop for continent's fans, in the run up to and beyond the World Cup  | Full Story

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Fifa bans Cairo

Posted 19/5/2010

Football's world governing body bans Egyptian capital for two World Cup qualifiers after an attack on the visiting Algerian  | Full Story

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African Cup of Nations to be held on odd years

Posted 16/5/2010

Regional football governing body however mum on timing change  | Full Story

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Togo football ban lifted

Posted 14/5/2010

Team had been barred from next two African tournaments after government withdrew it after Angola attack  | Full Story

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Holders TP Mazembe and Al-Ahly kept apart in draw

Posted 13/5/2010

Africa's soccer kings avoid six-time winner Al Ahly as the draw for the mini-league phase of the Champions League is unveiled  | Full Story

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IOC opens Zambia sports complex

Posted 11/5/2010

The International Olympic Committee inaugurates sports centre in Lusaka  | Full Story

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Ethiopian ends Kenya's London Marathon streak

Posted 25/4/2010

Tsegaye Kebede powers to win to end rival Kenya's seven year dominance of race  | Full Story

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Adebayor quit talk dominates airwaves

Posted 13/4/2010

Discussion on the merits, or otherwise, of national team captain's retirement from international duty dominates Togolese  | Full Story

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The Egyptian champions have gotten their 2010 Champions League campaign back on track.

Curtains fall for EA sides in Champions League

Posted 5/4/2010

Region's standard-bearers APR knocked out of lucrative football tournament  | Full Story

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Great reception for Kenya's world conquerors

Posted 31/3/2010

Crowds throng airport to meet triumphant cross country team from Poland  | Full Story

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Caviar, Fifa and media corruption

Posted 28/3/2010

Accreditation to World Cup raises attention to an uneasy relationship  | Full Story

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Durban hosts Street Child World Cup

Posted 19/3/2010

Homeless teenagers fight it out in South Africa ahead of the global soccer carnival  | Full Story

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The Ivorian striker has been named Africa's footballer of the year

Ivorian Didier Drogba wins African football award

Posted 12/3/2010

Prolific striker fends off challenges from Ghana's Essien and Cameroon's Eto'o  | Full Story

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Head of Africa Athletics delegation Frank Fredricks.

Kenya races against $2.7m deficit

Posted 12/2/2010

Nairobi battles to raise money for hosting the 17th Senior African Athletics Championships  | Full Story

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Absentee Kenya fans draw ire of football chief

Posted 17/12/2009

Kenyan apathy towards regional football cup leaves organisers searching for answers  | Full Story

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Soccer hooligans warned

Posted 8/12/2009

South Africa World Cup organising committee to spend $90 million to ensure order during next World Cup.  | Full Story

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