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UCL Matchday 6: Tuesday’s Major Highlights
Did you spot Mali’s Mousa Marega making champions league history in Porto’s final group game against Turkish champions in Galatasaray? Look no further, we have recapped it here for you, together with other UCL defining moments that pitted Africans on matchday 6.
2019 AFCON Qualifiers: Ghana resume campaign, North African derby, Zambia must win & more
Yes, the 2019 AFCON qualifers are drawing to a close and the Cameroon 2019 finals to be held in June are nearer than before. We made a list of this weekend’s matchday 5 fixtures you don’t want to miss!
Unbeaten Masandawana's "introverted" title charge, Soweto Derby and more
Catch wind of the latest action from the 2018/19 ABSA Premiership season. Nothing but thrills and pills! Did you spot the Zambian pair that carved out the Kaizer Chiefs defence.
CAF Champions League: First leg of the final marred with VAR controversy
The Video Assistant Referee technology is still in its infancy stages and has typically caused a fair share of controversies in Africa. Quite recently in the first leg of the 2018 CAF Champions League final held in Egypt where Al Ahly welcomed Esperance of Tunisia. More in this story.
FT Out Of The Box Series: "Forgotten" African greats who are still playing football
Champions League winners, Premier League, AFCON winners, huge salary earners- they are all in there. Three African greats who in their old age are still doing bits. Check them out.
FT Dream Team Series: Donnarumma or Andre Onana between the sticks?
Next up on our FT #DreamTeam Series we look between the sticks at young talent in Italy’s Gianluigi Donnaruma and Cameroon’s Andre Onana.
Nations In Focus Series: DR Congo, the unsung hero of African football
In this series, we explore what makes each footballing nation in Africa unique. First up is the Central African country, DR Congo, two AFCON and eight continental club titles in the form of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederations Cup. They are quite an “introverted” nation but not on the pitch