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happy new year 2018

MAY ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE

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1 Jan 2018
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Featured - Liberia - George Weah elected president

Ex-AC Milan, Chelsea & Man City striker elected Liberia president

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29 Dec 2017
Key-Player National teams
Keyplayer - Ivory Coast - Yaya Toure ends international retirement

Toure captained Ivory Coast to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations title.

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26 Dec 2017
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merry christmas - joyeux Noël

feliz natal - feliz navidad - merry christmas - joyeux Noël -

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24 Dec 2017
CAF Featured
CAF - AFRICA CUP 2019 - CAF President Ahmad reiterates Cameroon 2019 warning

Cameroon once again insisted it would be ready to host the tournament

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20 Dec 2017
African Confederation Cup African Confederation Cup 2018 Fixtures+Results
African Confederation Cup 2018 - draw held - 1st + 2nd round - preview

TP Mazembe are the African Confederation Cup holders.

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16 Dec 2017
African Champions League African Champions League 2018 Fixtures+Results
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2018 - draw completed - 1st + 2nd round - preview

African Champions League draw completed.

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15 Dec 2017
Key-Player Player Of The Year Stars in Europe
BBC African Footballer of the Year 2017 - Egypt - Salah 'becoming a boss' - Didier Drogba

Drogba and Salah were team-mates at Chelsea in 2014.

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14 Dec 2017
Key-Player Player Of The Year Stars in Europe
BBC African Footballer of the Year 2017 - Egypt - Keyplayer - Mohamed Salah

Salah is the current Premier League top scorer, with 13 goals.

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13 Dec 2017
Stars in Europe UEFA
STARS IN EUROPE - CAMEROON - UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2017 - Aboubakar double sees Porto through to knock-out stages

Aboubakar led the way as they qualified for the last 16

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8 Dec 2017
Key-Player World Cup 2026

2026 WORLD CUP - Recap - Final - Facts

Messi and Lamine Jamal 
Messi was just 19 years old when the photo of him with the baby, Lamine Jamal, in the bathtub was taken. Nineteen years later, on 19 July 2026, Messi and Lamine Jamal are competing against each other in the Football World Cup final, with Lamine wearing the No.19 shirt.

 

Best player | Rodri

Spain and Manchester City midfielder Rodri was named best player of the 2026 World Cup tournament.

 

Best top-scorer | Kylian Mbappé

Mbappé scored 10 goals and is now the men's Football World Cup all-time top scorer with 22 goals. 

 

2026 World Cup | recap

A record 10 African nations have qualified for the newly expanded 48-team 2026 World Cup, marking the continent's greatest achievement to date. Several of these teams progressed beyond the group stage into the knockout rounds, with at least one African team reaching the quarter-finals. This underlines their competitive performance, even though no African nation made it to the semi-finals or final.

From the round of 32, Spain, Argentina, England, and France emerged as the strongest teams, winning through the round of 16 and quarterfinals to reach the semifinals. 

Spain beat France 2:0 and Argentina beat England 2:1 to set up the final. England then beat France 6:4 in the third‑place match, while Spain defeated Argentina 1:0 after extra time in the final to win the 2026 World Cup.

Overall, the African teams showed a strong performance, though not yet title‑winning.

 

 

20 Jul 2026
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