Young players train with Cameroon star striker Vincent Aboubakar who plays for Saudi Professional League club Al Nassr.
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Aware of the high chance of failure, young African talents show remarkable creativity and resilience as they dream of being the next Sadio Mané.
Cameroon players celebrate after winning the opening match of the Africa Cup of Nations 2021 on home ground.
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Hosting the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament is hugely important for Cameroon - politically, economically and on the pitch.
Modern day research and clinical trials are highly regulated.
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To refuse inclusion would prevent Africa’s researchers from being significant players in the universal fight against the virus.
Egypt’s Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring a goal during the Afcon qualifying match between Egypt and Tunisia, 16 November 2018.
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Here is a run-down on everything you need to know ahead of the championships.
Ghana’s goalkeepers, Stephen Adams (L) and Fatawu Dauda (R), pray before a 2014 World Cup match.
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Africa is a deeply divided continent along ideological, ethnic and territorial lines. Religion and football can produce consensus.
The local game in Senegal is underdeveloped.
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European football matches allow African fans to partake in the aspirational dreams exported worldwide by the Premier League or the Champions League.