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Gaddafi 'to mediate' football row
Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi is to mediate between Algeria and Egypt in a bitter football row, state media say.

Bikey puts club before country
Burnley's Cameroonian defender Andre Bikey will delay his departure for the Africa Cup of Nations to help his club over Christmas.

Rwanda sack coach Tucak
Croatian Branco Tucak is fired as coach of Rwanda after their failure to qualify for the 2010 Nations Cup.

Drogba included in Chelsea squad
Ivorian striker Didier Drogba is included in the Chelsea squad for Wednesday's Champions League clash against Porto.

Fifa to meet over play-off issues
Fifa calls for an extraordinary general meeting in December to discuss incidents at the World Cup play-offs.

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S Africa creates World Cup courts
The South African government hopes to combat crime at the 2010 football World Cup by setting up special courts.

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Egypt leader enters football row
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak steps into a row with Algeria following violence over World Cup football matches.

Gunners crowned Zim champions
Gunners FC have won the Zimbabwean league in only their second season in top flight with one game to spare

Key dates

International
2010 World Cup Qualifiers

Club
The African Champions League

Youth
African Under 17

Cashing in on 2010
Southern African countries expect that they too will benefit from SA's World Cup

Euro goals Africa
The BBC's weekly rundown of the African scorers in the major leagues of Europe

Nations Cup draw
Ghana's FA Chairman declares Nations Cup Group B the 'Group of Death' after the draw

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Not just a game
An African reporter's view of football's remarkable power

Wednesday's gossip column
Vidic to quit Manchester United, plus other rumours

Kone out for Sevilla
Ivorian striker Arouna Kone will miss Sevilla's Champions League game on Tuesday after his daughter had an accident.

Rangers wait for Bougherra
Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra fails to return to Glasgow on time after helping Algeria secure a place at next year's World Cup finals.

Barca's Toure contracts swine flu
Barcelona's Ivorian player Yaya Toure is put in isolation after contracting swine flu.

Samba extends Blackburn deal
Blackburn Rovers defender Christopher Samba signs a new deal with the club running until the summer of 2014.

Japan call for vuvuzela ban
The president of the Japan Football Association is calling for the noisy vuvuzela trumpets to be banned from next year's World Cup in South Africa.

Kalou & Meite in Ivorian bust-up
Salomon Kalou and Abdoulaye Meite could miss the Ivory Coast's game against Germany after a training ground fight.

Zambia thrash North Korea
Zambia beat World-Cup-bound North Korea 4-1 in an international friendly in Lusaka

Egypt could quit internationals
Egypt threaten to quit football for two years as the row following their World Cup play-off defeat to Algeria escalates.

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Riot over Egypt football defeat
Police are injured as Egypt fans' anger over reported violence after a World Cup game erupts in Cairo.

Fifa to probe Egypt over attacks
Fifa begins an investigation after Algerian players were attacked before their World Cup qualifier against Egypt in Cairo last week.

LeGuen extends Cameroon stay
Paul LeGuen will lead Cameroon to the World Cup in South Africa next year after signing a seven-month contract extension.

Mazembe defender breaks leg
Leopold Banyak, a key defender who plays for the new African club champions TP Mazembe of DR Congo, has broken his leg after a car accident.