Key-Player
The latest Key-Player stories from the African game.
2014 WORLD CUP - Brazil - KEY PLAYER - NEYMAR - PROFILE
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior; born 5 February 1992, commonly known as Neymar, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Spanish club FC Barcelona in La Liga and the Brazilian national team, as a forward or winger.
LEGENDS - NIGERIA - Jay Jay Okocha - the super eagle
Okocha was born in Enugu, Enugu State. He began playing football on the street just like many other football stars, usually with a makeshift ball.
LEGENDS - LIBERIA - George Weah moved from Liberia to Europe in 1988
George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (born 1 October 1966) is a Liberian humanitarian, politician, and an ex-footballer who played as a striker.
LEGENDS - IVORY COAST - Drogba will leave Galatasaray
The 36-year-old won the Super Lig with Gala in his first half-season. The Ivory Coast international added: "You can't make happy people all the time but I made them happy for 340 days out of 365 a year."
LEGENDS - FRANCE - Patrick Vieira
He has 107 caps for France, and was part of their 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000-winning sides, as well as their runner-up finish in the 2006 World Cup. Vieira is currently Football Development Executive at Manchester City with a role to oversee aspects such as youth development, commercial partners and the club's social responsibility programme, "City in the Community".
stars in Europe - Yaya Toure - injured Manchester City midfielder out for two weeks
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure will be out for up to two weeks with a muscle injury picked up in Sunday's defeat by Liverpool.
LEGENDS - CAMEROON - Samuel Eto'o - Africa Cup of Nations all time leading scorer
Eto'o was a part of the squads that won the 2000 and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations, and was a gold medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, in which Cameroon finished as runners-up, he scored his only goal in a 1:0 group-stage upset of Brazil on 19 June.
stars in Europe - Yaya Toure's incredible journey
He won the Champions League and two La Liga titles while with Barca. Toure also won league titles in Greece and England, and domestic cups in each country too. According to the people who know him best, Yaya Toure always had the ability and ambition he needed to make his journey from a barefooted boy footballer to one of the best players in the world.
stars in Europe - AC Milan set to sign Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien
Chelsea have agreed a deal with AC Milan to sell midfielder Michael Essien to the Italian side. Essien has flown in for talks and a medical with Clarence Seedorf's underachieving Serie A club.
stars in Europe - Clarence Seedorf set to take over as AC Milan manager
Clarence Seedorf says he is to become the new AC Milan manager after announcing his retirement from playing.
