Nigeria’s Obafemi Martins helps Shenhua win Chinese FA Cup

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Former Nigeria striker Obafemi Martins scores for Shanghai Shenhua as they beat rivals Shanghai SIPG on away goals to win the Chinese FA Cup

Zamalek football fans not happy as members re-elect Mortada Mansour as president

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Many fans of Egyptian football team Zamalek are unhappy that members of the sporting club have re-elected controversial president Mortada Mansour.

UK Archbishop ends Zimbabwe protest

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The Archbishop of York had not worn one for 10 years as a symbolic protest over Robert Mugabe.

Mihayo commits to Mazembe after Confederation Cup win despite uncertainty

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TP Mazembe's Pamphile Mihayo vows to stay at the club after winning the Confederation Cup even if he is replaced as coach.

Mosque attack horror

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The unprecedented violence of the Sinai attack will harden local opposition to those behind it, writes regional expert HA Hellyer.

Still time to vote for your African Footballer of the Year

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There is still time to vote for your BBC African Footballer of 2017, with the poll closing at 18:00 GMT on Monday.

Escaping the leper colony

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Ikoli Harcourt Whyte was diagnosed with leprosy as a teenager and spent most of his life in a leper colony but managed to compose some 200 hymns, writes Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani.

Migrant crisis: Boat sinks off Libya, killing at least 31

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Some 200 migrants were also rescued as Libyan coastguards came to the aid of two boats in trouble.

TP Mazembe hold SuperSport to retain Confederation Cup

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DR Congo's TP Mazembe hold SuperSport United to a 0-0 draw in the second leg of the African Confederation Cup final to successfully defend their crown.

Egypt attack: IS flags carried by gunmen, say officials

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The death toll from Friday's bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Sinai rises to 305.