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Nigeria goalkeeper Francis Uzoho is given a one match ban and his Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta deducted nine points for an invalid health certificate.

The Chinese businesswoman was sentenced to 15 years in prison for operating an ivory-smuggling ring.

Tunisia's Club Africain are awarded a 3-0 win over Egypt's Ismaily for their abandoned African Champions League Group C match.

What happens when a footballer becomes Liberia's leader? When he plays a game no-one dares tackle him.

A beachside eatery wins top prize at the inaugural World Restaurant Awards in Paris.

Stoke City striker Saido Berahino is arrested in central London on suspicion of drink-driving.

Zimbabwe pulls out of hosting this year's annual southern African championship - the Cosafa Cup - less than a month since being awarded hosting rights.

Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya's appeal against a regulation restricting testosterone levels in female runners is under way.

The students were among 176 people kidnapped on Saturday in the restive Anglophone region.

Soldiers told to be "ruthless" with anyone snatching ballot boxes for the delayed election.

The late Zaire international Pierre Ndaye Mulamba lived a life of two halves that went from fame and praise to anonymity and poverty.

The president of the Nigeria Referees Association Tade Azeez insists he will take the necessary steps to enforce a 'zero tolerance' towards corruption.

A man from Niger expelled from Israel has been stranded at an airport in Ethiopia since November.

Michael has been doing flips since seeing parkour videos on YouTube.

Mali beat Senegal 3-2 on penalties to win the 2019 Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Niger, after the match ends 1-1.

More than 60 are held as Liberian authorities seek to restore order at a mine where dozens are trapped.

The National Basketball Association and the International Basketball Federation are to launch a professional league in Africa in 2020.

Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Ahmad responds publicly for the first time to the criticism levelled at him by Caf ExCo member Musa Bility.

The African Union, EU and UN appeal to Nigerians to be patient and support the electoral system.

How Louis Houenoude went from being a barber shop sign painter in Benin to having an exhibition in Finland.