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African players still do not get the recognition they deserve, Cameroon legend Samuel Eto'o tells AFP in an exclusive interview, as he hopes that this will finally be the year another player from the continent wins the Ballon d'Or.

Masai Ujiri, General Manager of Toronto Raptors, a professional Canadian Basketball team, joined CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor at the Africa Investment Forum to talk about developing the game on the continent and the investment opportunities that the Forum offers.

Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp and Manchester City's Pep Guardiola claimed the Football Writers Association managers of the year award at a ceremony Sunday night in Manchester.

With the winner of the 2019 Ballon d'Or announced on Monday, should Lionel Messi or Virgil van Dijk take home the prize?

After winning the UEFA Champions League back in June, Virgil van Dijk insisted Lionel Messi should still win the Ballon d'Or.

"It is a joy to have six Ballon d'Or and to be the only one", Argentina striker Lionel Messi says after winning a Ballon d'Or for sixth time.

Lionel Messi insisted he can continue at the same level for 'several years', after winning a record sixth Ballon d'Or.

Highlights from the 2019 Ballon d'Or awards ceremony in Paris. Lionel Messi won a record sixth men's Ballon d'Or award, while USA World Cup superstar Megan Rapinoe claimed the women's prize. Rapinoe was not at the Chatelet Theatre in the French capital, unable to make the trip back to the country where she led the USA to victory in July.

Van Dijk 'proud' to come second to Messi in Ballon d'Or.

Solomon Fowowe and Andrew Ibeh on The Nutmeg discusses the Ballon d'Or winner and nominees.

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