Ex-England man Caulker set for Afcon with Leone Stars

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One-time England defender Steven Caulker is named in the Sierra Leone squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Afcon 2021: Watford’s Emmanuel Dennis and Victor Osimhen out of Nigeria squad

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Watford's Emmanuel Dennis and fellow striker Victor Osimhen both drop out of Nigeria's squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Afcon 2021: Group B preview – Senegal, Zimbabwe, Guinea & Malawi

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Senegal, Zimbabwe, Guinea and Malawi are in Group B of the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off in Cameroon on 9 January.

Cape Verde: Drone delivers medical supplies to remote islands

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Computer scientist Erico Pinheiro has invented a drone system to deliver medical supplies to the remote communities of his island nation Cape Verde.

Omicron wave may have peaked, South Africa says

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Officials relax restrictions noting lower hospital admissions from the Omicron variant than feared.

Desmond Tutu: Mourners queue to pay respects as body lies in state

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The Nobel Peace Prize winner's body will lie in state in a simple coffin for two days.

Afcon 2021: Manchester United’s Hannibal Mejbri in Tunisia squad

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Teenage Manchester United midfielder Hannibal Mejbri is named in Tunisia's squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Victor Osimhen: Nigeria striker suffers pre-Afcon Covid setback

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Striker Victor Osimhen contracts coronavirus for a second time, just 12 days before Nigeria's first match at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Guinea-Bissau name squad for Nations Cup

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Guinea-Bissau boss Baciro Cande names a 24-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations, with half of his selection based in Portugal.

‘We identified Omicron’: Africa’s role in fighting Covid-19

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Professor Tulio de Oliveira who helped first detect Omicron says Africa plays a big role in fighting Covid.