(JollofNews) – One of African football’s best-known figures, Stephen Keshi, has died at the age of 54, the Nigeria Football Association has said. A former captain of the Nigeria national team, Keshi was one of only two men to win the Africa Cup of Nations both as a player and[Read More…]
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Gambian Wins £4 Million Scratchcard Jackpot In UK
(JollofNews) – A Gambian man who is working as pub kitchen manager has scooped the UK’s biggest ever scratchcard jackpot of £4 million while on his dinner break – but then went back to finish his shift. Dedicated Amadou Gillen, 46, bought two £10 scratchcards from a newsagents during a[Read More…]
UK Couple Expands Gambia’s Afia Banjul Football Academy Foundation
(JollofNews) – Young children in the Gambia are getting life-changing support thanks to one selfless British couple. Craig and Isabel Goodman of Burry Port, have expanded their successful Afia Banjul Football Academy Foundation this month. Mrs Goodman, who works for the Llanelli Star and South Wales Evening Post, said the[Read More…]