FIFA Ranking: Super Eagles still world`s 31st
Super Eagles take a group shot ahead of their friendly encounter against Ecuador in New Jersey.
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'Horrible day' for dinosaurs: Small asteroid hit off coast of Guinea, 66 million years ago
But first, Angola is on the eve of the most competitive election in its history. President Joao Lourenço of the long-ruling MPLA is seeking a second term but faces a strong challenge from the UNITA opposition bloc. FRANCE 24's Clément Bonnerot reports.
South Sudan now 'most violent' place for aid workers
We also take a look at how Algeria is coping in the aftermath of deadly forest fires in the north of the country.
Algerian fire crews rein in blazes that left dozens dead
Also, Dubai-based Emirates Airlines says it will suspend all flights to Nigeria from September 1 as it can't repatriate $85 million of its money from the country. The problem is rooted in Nigeria's deepening foreign exchange crisis.
Top grapplers expected as jiu-jitsu tour returns to Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI: Some of the world’s top grapplers return to Abu Dhabi next month for the AJP Tour UAE National Pro championship.
Okogie, Metu, Oni to lead D’Tigers FIBA World Cup ticket charge
D’Tigers Head Coach, Mike Brown, has invited 15 players to camp ahead of the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers between August 26 and 28. After the 2020 Olympics hoorah, Josh Okogie of the Phoenix Suns, Miye Oni, who last played for Utah Jazz, and Ike Nwamu with BC Samara of Russia, all returned to the team.
Russia, US In Talks Over 'Merchant Of Death' For Jailed Basketball Star: Moscow
The US and Russia are discussing a prisoner exchange that would involve trading a notorious Russian arms trafficker for an American basketball star, a Russian diplomat said on Saturday. It marked the first time that Russia said that the talks concerned exchanging Viktor Bout, known as the "Merchant of Death," for two-time Olympian Brittney Griner. "The discussions on the very sensitive topic of an exchange are proceeding via the channels chosen by our presidents," Alexander Datchiev, the head the North America department at the Russian foreign ministry, was quoted as saying by the state news agency TASS.