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Africa
South African police say a man has been charged with corruption after he was arrested in a sting operation for trying to bribe match officials to fix a football game in a lucrative promotion playoff
A last-minute penalty miss by Samuel Eto'o left Cameroon with little hope of playing in the 2012 African Cup of Nations following a 0-0 home draw with Senegal on Saturday
Algeria players ask for strong fan support and a miracle to qualify for the African Cup of Nations, following their loss 4-0 to Morocco and manager Benchikha’s resignation
Abdelhak Benchikha has stood down as manager of Algeria following the crushing 4-0 defeat at the hands of arch rivals Morocco
Morocco thrash North African rivals Algeria 4-0 in Marrakech in Saturday’s African Cup of Nations qualifier
Sierra Leone claim a 1-0 victory over Niger to bridge gap with leaders South Africa to two points in Group G, which also includes Egypt
Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama inks a four-year deal with French champions Lille  
Al-Ittihad of Alexandria's top scorer Edet Otobong moves to Sudan for $841,000 despite interest from Ahly and Zamalek

An English Football Association report says Kolo Toure’s obsession with the appearance of his stomach led to him taking banned water tablets that resulted in a six-month doping suspension.

Bangladesh's football chief said Wednesday a September friendly between Argentina and Nigeria would boost the sport in the country—despite both being at the centre of a match-fixing investigation

Koo Ja-cheol struck in stoppage time to give South Korea a dramatic 2-1 win over Ghana at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on Tuesday in an international friendly match

Russia was held to a scoreless draw by Cameroon in an international friendly on Tuesday with both teams fielding weakened teams

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