Soccer
The highs and lows of watching the Afcon final
'If football was a president we would have a peaceful and exciting country.' The words of a young fan while watching his team play in the African Cup of Nations encapsulate what the game is all about as the 2019 edition of the tournament came to a dramatic end of Friday
21 July 2019 - 00:00
Soccer is the game that allows fans to forget their troubles and domestic differences and come together for a few hours, where their hopes and dreams, joy and despair, are shared as one...
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