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Co Tyrone football player on joy of Senegalese kids after presented with local club jerseys

Coalisland native Marty Hughes travelled with a group of players from Northern Ireland as organised by Portadown club Ambassadors FC

Belfast Live · Jun 20, 2022

Africa's smaller cities are usually overlooked: they shouldn't be

Often when one thinks or writes about urbanisation in Africa, mega-cities or primary cities like Lagos, Nairobi, Addis Ababa or Kampala, come to mind. Little, however, is written about places like Gabés in Tunisia, Touba-Mbacké in Senegal, or Ibadan in Nigeria. Yet these are just three of an estimated 885…

The Conversation · Jun 20, 2022

Sadio Mane warned transfer exit will "ruin best two years of his life as a footballer"

Bayern Munich have agreed a deal to sign Sadio Mane in a £35.1m transfer but former Liverpool striker Dean Saunders reckons the Senegal star is taking a wrong turn, having agreed a three-year contract

Daily Mirror · Jun 18, 2022

World Cup 2022 power rankings: breaking down the final 32

Now all the finalists for Qatar have been confirmed, we assess who look most likely to lift the trophy in six months

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2022

Full Groups, Schedule With World Cup Field Finally Complete

The World Cup will begin Nov. 21 and end Dec. 18 in Qatar, and after the last two intercontinental playoffs, the field of 32 is set.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 14, 2022

‘I had to do something’: Senegal electro star sings to save his language

Mënik is spoken by only a few thousand people, but Benoit Fader Keita hopes to change that by bringing it to a new audience, from Dakar to Paris and Berlin

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2022

Liverpool star Sadio Mane told Bayern Munich decision is clear by Senegal boss

Senegal manager Aliou Cisse has given his verdict on Sadio Mane's prospective transfer to Bayern Munich as Liverpool close in on the signing of Benfica forward Darwin Nunez

Daily Mirror · Jun 12, 2022

Darwin Nunez Liverpool contract details, Sadio Mane's Bayern fee and more Reds exits

Benfica striker Darwin Nunez is expected to replace Sadio Mane at Liverpool, with the Senegal international hoping to join Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich shortly

Daily Mirror · Jun 12, 2022

Must-see art from Senegal's Biennale: Sculptures of sugar, paintings of old postcards

Sidelined by the pandemic, the Dakar Biennale is back. The theme of this year's festival is "Ĩ Ndaffa" — meaning "out of the fire," as artists forge bold visions of the world.

WEKU · Jun 10, 2022

Africa 'already has shortage' of grain and fertiliser, AU head Sall warns

Senegalese President Macky Sall, who is the current chair of the African Union, granted an interview to FRANCE 24 and RFI in Paris. He discussed his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin last week in Sochi, which focused on the issue of grain supplies stuck in Ukrainian ports. Sall said…

France 24 · Jun 10, 2022