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Senegal welcomes new stadium after AFCON 2021 win
Senegal opened a new 50,000-seat stadium on Tuesday in a ceremony attended by African and European heads of state as…
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Sadio Mané to have a stadium named after him in Senegal
Abdoulaye Diop, the mayor of the Senegalese province of Sedhiou, has revealed that the city’s new stadium will be named…
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Football
Chelsea’s Calum Hudson Odoi agrees to play for Ghana
Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has reportedly affirmed his decision to play for Ghana after a meeting with the leading contender…
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Salima Mukansanga to Become AFCON’s First Female Referee
Salima Mukansanga of Rwanda will make history as the first woman to ever referee at the African Cup of Nations,…
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Opinion
Algeria and a Question of Identity: Who counts as African?
In a series of letters from African writers, Algerian-Canadian journalist Maher Mezahi considers what it means to be African as…
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Sports
Senegal Angry with Watford over Blocking Sarr from AFCON
Senegal’s football authorities have accused Watford of refusing to release Ismaila Sarr for this month’s Africa Cup of Nations, and…
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African Cup of Nations: Premier League Players Going
The African Cup of Nations begins next month, with over 30 Premier League players set to miss several weeks of…
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England’s Defender Switches to Sierra Leone’s National Team
“I can confirm that the player’s status chamber of Fifa has just cleared Caulker to represent Sierra Leone,” the country’s…
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CAF Endorses World Cup Every 2 years
First Published: November 27, 2021 At its extraordinary general session in Cairo, the 54-member confederation decided in favour of establishing…
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Africa’s Endorsement Needed for World Cup Hosting Every 2 Years
First Published: November 25, 2021 The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will host an emergency 13th General Assembly on Friday,…
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