Brazil legend Pele has had surgery to remove a tumour from his colon. Following reports that the 80-year-old had been in hospital for six days, he pos
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Years after retiring from the game, former Nigeria international Nwankwo Kanu has been named in the list of top 50 legends around the world. The Inter
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The Congolese music star Papa Wemba died on Sunday after collapsing at a music festival in Ivory Coast. He was 66. The cause of death was not immediat
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It was on 18 October 2007 when tragedy struck. Lucky Dube, the iconic South African reggae star, was dropping his children off in Rosettenville in the
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Dikembe Mutombo was pretty famous among NBA fans in the 1990s and early 2000s. His 7-foot frame ruled the basketball court — racking up records and ea
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Miriam Makeba, in full Zensi Miriam Makeba, (born March 4, 1932, Prospect Township, near Johannesburg, South Africa—died November 10, 2008, Castel Vol
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One of the greatest players in African soccer history had a name that, to many fans around the world, symbolized greatness. Well, Abedi Ayew brought t
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