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Nasser Al-Khelaifi

French former FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke (L) and Paris Saint-Germain's Qatari president Nasser Al-Khelaifi (R). (AFP)

BeIN sports chairman indicted in FIFA bribery case

Sudan

Sudanese al-Difaa, in yellow, and al-Sumood women play football in Omdurman, Sudan. (AP)

Women’s football league reflects change in post-al-Bashir Sudan

Turkey

Maruf Sefinc, president of Cizrespor football team, speaks during a news conference. (Courtesy of Maruf Sefinc)

Facing discrimination, Kurdish football team withdraws from Turkish competition

Constanze Letsch

tunisia

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur, during her match against Sofia Kenin of the United States at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, January 28. (DPA)

In Tunisia ‘normalisation’ debate invades tennis courts

tunisia

Ons Jabeur of Tunisia during her fourth round match against Qiang Wang of China on day seven of the Australian Open tennis tournament at Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne, Sunday, January 26. (AAP)

Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur exits Australian Open as inspiration to youth at home

Stephen Quillen

Morocco

Morocco's Youssef En-Nesyri celebrates scoring a goal against Benin during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations at Al-Salam Stadium, in Cairo, July 5. (DPA)

Sevilla sign Morocco international En-Nesyri

Saudi Arabia

Glitzy extravaganza. A man takes pictures of the participants’ vehicles outside the technical verification area in the Saudi Red Sea port city of Jeddah, January 2.(AFP)

Saudi Arabia uses sports as lever for ‘soft power’

African Cup of Nations

Wyded soccer players refuse to continue playing after the VAR system did not work and the match was interrupted during the 2nd leg of CAF champion league final 2019 football match between Tunisia's Esperance at the Olympic stadium in Rades, Tunisia. (AFP)

CAS revokes CAF decision to replay African Champions League final

Africa Cup of Nations

Algeria's midfielder Ismail Bennacer (2nd-L) celebrates the trophy of best young player after winning the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, July 19. (AFP)

Africa Cup of Nations crowns Algeria, satisfies Egypt