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02.06.2010- Barcelona make official bid for Arsenal's Fabregas

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02.06.2010- Former Croatia defender Kovac hangs up his boots

02.06.2010- Redknapp expects Cole to snub Spurs

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02.06.2010- Bent anguish at England axe

02.06.2010- Red Knights decide to halt United takeover bid

02.06.2010- Cannavaro signs for Dubai's Al-Ahli

02.06.2010- S.Africans learn tongue twister national anthem

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16.04.2010- Nascimento to coach Mozambique

15.04.2010- Drogba and Rooney up for football prize

14.04.2010- S.Africa's informal vendors sidelined by FIFA

08.04.2010- Renard appointed Angola coach

30.03.2010- Two-match Euro ban for Drogba

26.02.2010- Gabon name Rohr as new coach

26.02.2010- S.Africa winter raises World Cup swine flu risk

20.02.2010- Drogba double fires Chelsea clear at the top

03.02.2010- African kings Egypt make world top 10

17.01.2010- Chelsea make light of Drogba absence

16.01.2010- I.Coast into quarters, chaos reigns at Cup of Nations

14.01.2010- Algeria first World Cup team to win in Angola

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12.01.2010- Wounded Eagles wary of falling prey to the Cup curse

11.01.2010- Another shock as Burkina Faso hold Ivory Coast

11.01.2010- Angola police hold 2 after Togo team attack

11.01.2010- Algeria loom for miracle workers Mali

10.01.2010- Shell-shocked Togo leaves as Africa Cup opens

10.01.2010- Africa Cup of Nations opens, after attack on Togo team

10.01.2010- Togo sends plane to bring team home: PM

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10.01.2010- Togo in dramatic African Nations Cup u-turn

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09.01.2010- Football chiefs probe Togo team shooting

08.01.2010- One dead, nine hurt in attack on African football stars

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Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was on Thursday named African Footballer of the Year for 2009, the second time the Ivory Coast international has won the award.

Drogba pushed Inter Milan and Cameroon skipper Samuel Eto'o into second place in the vote amongst national team coaches from Confederation of African Football (CAF) member-nations.

Drogba also won in 2006, again ahead of Eto'o, but was denied the continent's top individual prize in 2007 when he failed to attend the awards ceremony in Togo.

Ghana and Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien was third.

TP Mazembe of DR Congo, who clinched the CAF Champions League for the first time in 49 years, were named the best club ahead of Nigeria's Heartland and CAF Confederation winners Stade Malien of Mali.

Mazembe skipper Tresor Mputu Mabi picked up the award for best African player based on the continent.

Sellas Tetteh was voted best coach after he led Ghana to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in September, while Ghana striker Dominic Adiyiah was African Young Footballer of the Year following his goals in the tournament in Egypt.

Algeria were adjudged the best national team after they upset African champions and bitter rivals Egypt to qualify for the World Cup.