There is joy and pride on the streets of Cairo as Egypt wins the African Cup of Nations, says the BBC's Christian Fraser.

South Africa's authorities condemn a company for selling stab-vests in national colours to football fans for the World Cup.

Togo want to play in the Africa Cup of Nations, even though the government withdrew the team after an attack, reports say.

Gunmen attack a bus taking Togo's football team to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, hitting players and reportedly killing the driver.

A bus carrying Togo's national football team is hit by machine-gun fire, injuring two players, reports say.

Tickets for the 2010 Fifa World Cup go on sale, a day after the group draw is made for the Africa-hosted contest.

Traditional leaders propose slaughtering cows to bless South Africa's World Cup stadiums, sparking protests by animal rights groups, as a judge refuses to rule on a Zulu sacrificial ritual.

The South African government hopes to combat crime at the 2010 football World Cup by setting up special courts.

Sudan throws a tight security cordon around Khartoum ahead of Egypt and Algeria's crunch World Cup football play-off.

A war of words breaks out between Egypt and Algeria after violence following Saturday's World Cup clash in Cairo.