Though it affects more than 140,000 children each year, noma remains a little-known disease among the general public. Derived from the Greek word “nomein,” meaning “to devour,” the disease destroys the face, resulting in the death of the child in 90% of cases. In order to fight this scourge, in 2019, former footballer Roger Milla set up the Noma Fund association. Together with former internationals such as Joseph-Antoine Bell, François Omam-Biyik, Patrick Mboma, Rigobert Song, and Jacques Songo’o, he is today launching a global appeal for donations to save the lives of those called “the children without faces.” Contininue reading
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07Jan/17

Soccer-African Footballer of the Year winners
FootballAbedi Pele, Abuja, Abuja Investments Company, Africa Cup of Nations, African Footballer of the Year, Ahmed Faras, Al Ahli, Algeria, Asante Kotoko, Association football, Aubameyang, Ayew, Badou Ezaki, Barcelona, BBC African Footballer of the Year, Belgium, CAF Team of the Year, Cameroon, Cherif Souleymane Hafia, Company: Canon, Confederation of African Football, Congo, Dhiab, Didier Drogba, Diouf, Economy, Egypt, El, El Hadji Diouf, Emmanuel Adebayor, Emmanuel Amunike, Federal Capital Territory, FIFA 100, Footballers, France, Frederic Kanoute, Gabon, Geography of Africa, George Weah, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Ibrahim Sunday, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jean Manga, Kalusha Bwalya, Karim Abdoul Razak, Lakhdar Belloumi, Leicester City, Liberia, LISBON, Liverpool, Mahmoud Al Khatib, Mahrez, Mali, Mass media, Mazembe Englebert, Mohamed Timoumi, Monaco, Morocco, Mustapha Hadji, Nigeria, Nwankwo Kanu, Patrick Mboma, Paul, Paul Moukila, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Portugal, Reuters, Riyad Mahrez, Roger Milla, Salif Keita, Samuel Eto'o, Senegal, Sevilla, Spain, Sports, Squash at the African Games, Tarak Dhiab, Thomas Nkono, Togo, Tunisia, United Kingdom, Victor Ikpeba, Yaounde, Yaya Touré, Zambiasmbale
ABUJA, Jan 5 (Reuters) – List of African Footballer of the
Year award winners: Continue reading →