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A series featuring the best footballers who have ever participated in the Olympic Games.

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The stars of men's football

United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Samuel ETO'O FILS

Samuel

As Africa prepares to host its first Olympic event, the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, we look at some of the stars from the continent that have blazed a trail down the years.
From South Africa, which has produced many greats, to Kenya, a nation that always features in the

Dakar 2026 | Youth Olympic Games

Ethiopia's Derartu Tulu and Samuel Eto'o of Cameroon are among some of African legends in sport.

Top 10 African icons who defined Africa's sport

Sadio Mané and Samuel Eto’o are among the players to have written their names into the history books at football's CAF Africa Cup of Nations.
And with AFCON Côte d'Ivoire 2023 just around the corner, it’s time to cast our minds back.
From shock successes to top players and coaches,

Football | CAF Africa Cup of Nations | Ivory Coast

Sadio Mane celebrates Senegal's AFCON 2021 triumph

CAF Africa Cup of Nations: Great moments in AFCON history

The Africa Cup of Nations has seen its fair share of stars down the years.
George Weah is one of those, but the continent's greatest football export had a minimal impact on the men's AFCON tournament.
The only African to win both FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon

Cameroon's Roger Milla is regarded as one of the greatest African football players of all time.

AFCON legends: Top 8 football icons who defined Africa's premier tournament

Nigerians Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala claimed respective African Footballer of the Year honours on Monday (11 December) at the annual Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards celebration, held this year in Marrakech, Morocco.
The award in its current format was inaugurated in 1992 with a winner crowned every year

Sadio Mané was named African Footballer of the Year for a second time in 2022

Football: All African Footballers of the Year - Complete list

A new year is almost upon us, an Olympic year, and it's time to look back at those the world of sport bid farewell to in 2019.
Injuries, health concerns, and "real life" were just some of the reasons why these stars decided to call time on their sporting careers.

Lindsey Vonn with Marcel Hirscher (Photo: Primoz Jeroncic/Panoramic/REUTERS)

Lindsey Vonn, Marcel Hirscher, Lee Chong Wei, Javier Fernandez: the Olympic medallists who retired in 2019

Watch one of the most important goals in Samuel Eto'o's glittering career. The striker scored in the Olympic final at Sydney 2000 against Spain to take the match into overtime. He also slotted home his kick in the penalty shoout-out victory. Eto'o played for 13 different clubs including Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Miland and FC Chelesa. He announced his retirement after leaving Qatar SC earlier this year.

Sydney 2000 | Olympic Games

Samuel Eto'o 

Cameroon legend Samuel Eto'o calls it quits after stellar 22-year career

Whenever he takes to the mat, Cheick Sallah Cisse is fulfilling his father's dream.
Unable to take his love of taekwondo further due to a lack of finances in his native Cote d'Ivoire, Abdel Kader Cisse introduced his son to the sport.
Cheick's talent and dedication saw him become a

Samuel ETO'O FILS

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