FG denies receiving $5.6billion Covid-19 donation, Gunmen abduct 18 passengers in Oyo
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Leading Gabon football coach accused of raping young players, president demands probe. A former coach for Gabon's under-17 football team, Patrick Assoumou Eyi, sexually abused young players in his care, according to a report on Thursday in British daily The Guardian.
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Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Thursday.
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Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Friday.
24 Dec 2021
The African sides that qualified for the 2022 Amputee Football World Cup are facing challenges. Liberia, Angola, Tanzania and Morocco will play in the tournament in Istanbul in October 2022.
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