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Mamo Gebrehiwot December 9, 2016

Uganda have won the east and central African regional title a record 14 times (photo: BBC Sport) The Council for...

Mamo Gebrehiwot December 11, 2015

Yaya Toure (credit: BBC Sport) Yaya Toure has been voted the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2015....

Mamo Gebrehiwot December 1, 2014

Yacine Brahimi has been voted the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014. The 24-year-old midfielder becomes the first Algerian...

Markos Berhanu November 7, 2014

It's that time of year again: when Africa's top footballers wait to find out if they have made the shortlist...

Mamo Gebrehiwot June 27, 2014

By Ian Hughes -Â BBC Sport The Nigeria squad at the World Cup have missed a scheduled training session in a...

Markos Berhanu April 22, 2014

By Betemariam Hailu-Â BBC SportÂ Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -Â The Ethiopia Football Federation has confirmed the appointment of Mariano Barreto as the...

Markos Berhanu October 14, 2013

By Oluwashina Okeleji - BBC Sport, Lagos Nigeria's Nosa Igiebor was injured on Sunday when the team's bus was attacked...

Rahel Samuel May 31, 2013

Burundi FA president Lydia Nsekera has been elected as the first woman to Fifa's powerful executive committee in the governing body's 109-year...

Mamo Gebrehiwot December 17, 2012

Christopher Katongo has won the 2012 BBC African Footballer of the Year Award. The 30-year-old Zambia captain beat off competition...