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Nigeria captain Ahmed Musa will be sponsoring 100 students at a university in the city of Kano to mark his ambassadorial role for the institution.

Sierra Leone striker Mohamed Buya Turay says he is recovering from an injury that he claims was caused by 'black magic/juju'.

The normally reticent Serbian coach of Wydad Casablanca, Zoran Manojlovic, is thrilled to be working in Morocco.

The former Tunisia captain Radhi Jaidi wants to use a job in the USA as a stepping stone to becoming a first team coach in Europe.

An assessment shows rapid loss of trees, shrubs and herbs in countries such as Ethiopia and Tanzania.

The Indian Ocean archipelago suffers from the highest rate of heroin abuse in the world, but policy makers are hopeful that rehabilitation will curb addiction.

New Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho promises to bring "passion" and "happiness" to the club.

Football federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick says corruption investigations are behind Nigeria's international failures at various levels.

A referendum on the creation of a new region will see if ethnic rivalries can be solved at the ballot box.

Beaten semi-finalists South Africa and Ghana have one last chance to make it to the games in Tokyo.

The authorities are battling to cap inflation as the Zimbabwean dollar is reintroduced.

Brendan McGrath apologises for his "mistakes" after Ebenezer Azamati was "accosted" during a debate.

Officials say Hope Olusegun Aroke was able to visit hotels and functions while in a police hospital.

The men, from Nigeria and Liberia, armed themselves with metal poles and demanded to be taken to Britain.

Some of the male contraceptives supplied by charity Marie Stopes contained holes or risked bursting.

Ethiopia come from behind to upset visiting Ivory Coast 2-1 as Morocco ease past Burundi in 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.

A lion, which was reportedly being used to guard a house in Lagos, has been removed by a task force.

The Edo State government in Nigeria announces it will now pay its women's team the Edo Queens the same as its men's side Bendel Insurance.

Eliud Kipchoge made history in October by becoming the first person to run a marathon in under two hours. Here's how he did it.

Mbazira Moses and his friends are trying to rebuild their lives after fleeing anti-gay discrimination.