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Wafcon 2022: Zambia treating World Cup play-off as a 'final'

Sun, 07/10/2022 - 13:46
Zambia will treat their Wafcon quarter-final against Senegal as a 'final' given that the winner will reach the 2023 Women's World Cup.
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South Africa: Fifteen shot dead in Soweto township bar

Sun, 07/10/2022 - 10:42
The victims are believed to be between 19 and 35 years old, with several more in a critical condition.
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'I never knew there were women's teams' - Wafcon's youngest player

Sun, 07/10/2022 - 09:08
When Burundi's Esperance Habionimana first started playing football, she started - like so many in Africa - playing with male teams.
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Durban riots: South Africa still bears the scars one year on

Sun, 07/10/2022 - 01:44
More than 300 people died in what the president called an "insurrection", but what has changed?
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Wimbledon: Ons Jabeur on post-final tears, Bob Marley and the runner-up trophy

Sat, 07/09/2022 - 23:15
In her BBC Sport column, Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur talks about her post-final tears and using Bob Marley's positivity as inspiration.
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Wimbledon 2022: Kenya's Angella Okutoyi hopes country's first Grand Slam title inspires others

Sat, 07/09/2022 - 19:34
Angella Okutoyi wins Kenya's first Grand Slam tennis title and hopes it will inspire others in her country to take up the sport.
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South Africa 12-13 Wales: Late drama as tourists make history

Sat, 07/09/2022 - 19:03
Wales make history by beating the Springboks in South Africa for the first time with a dramatic win in Bloemfontein.
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Paul Kagame to seek fourth term as president of Rwanda

Sat, 07/09/2022 - 18:39
He says he will consider "running for another 20 years" after 22 years in office already.
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Wafcon 2022: Morocco's Najat Badri targets Women's World Cup 2023

Sat, 07/09/2022 - 12:41
Midfielder Najat Badri is relishing Morocco's chances of reaching the Women's World Cup via the Women's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.
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Namibia expect physical battle against Kenya for Rugby World Cup place

Sat, 07/09/2022 - 10:08
Namibia coach Allister Coetzee expects a physical challenge against Kenya on Sunday, with qualification for the Rugby World Cup at stake.
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Madagascar’s Eid: Zebus, dumplings and samosas

Sat, 07/09/2022 - 01:35
How a Muslim community on the Indian Ocean island celebrates one of Islam's most important holidays.
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The Aids activists who took on big pharma in South Africa

Sat, 07/09/2022 - 01:07
The fight for affordable HIV/Aids treatment
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Wimbledon: Ons Jabeur & Elena Rybakina bid to make further history in final

Fri, 07/08/2022 - 21:49
There will be a new name on the Venus Rosewater Dish on Saturday as Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina chase further history in the Wimbledon final.
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'My family can't come to watch Wimbledon final'

Fri, 07/08/2022 - 19:55
In her latest BBC Sport column, Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur talks about her parents not being able to travel to London for Saturday's match.
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How 'Ons in a billion' Jabeur inspires Africa

Fri, 07/08/2022 - 18:56
Ons Jabeur's run to the Wimbledon final will inspire a new generation of African tennis players, says the continent's head of the sport.
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South Africa v Wales: Springboks aim to bury tourists' hopes in Bloemfontein 'graveyard'

Fri, 07/08/2022 - 17:39
Bloemfontein has been nicknamed "the graveyard" for opposition sides by Springboks players and South Africa captain Handre Pollard wants to bury Wales hopes.
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Wafcon is a 'birthright' for holders Nigeria

Fri, 07/08/2022 - 17:25
Nigeria midfielder Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene says the Women's Africa Cup of Nations trophy is a 'birth-right' for the nine-time winners.
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José Eduardo dos Santos: Angola's ex-president dies aged 79

Fri, 07/08/2022 - 15:22
José Eduardo dos Santos, who was Angola's president for 38 years, dies aged 79 in Spain.
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Dos Santos: Angola's flawed 'architect of peace'

Fri, 07/08/2022 - 14:11
José Eduardo dos Santos was praised for bringing peace but sullied his reputation clinging to power.
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Berlin Marathon: Eliud Kipchoge targets fourth victory

Fri, 07/08/2022 - 12:44
Double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge win run the Berlin Marathon in September, aiming to equal Haile Gebrselassie's record.
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