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The African Footballer Who Played With a Bullet Still Inside His Body
Byhistorabase September 25, 2026

Long before he scored goals in the English Premier League and represented the Netherlands, Collins John was a child growing up amid one of West Africa’s most devastating conflicts. Born in Zwedru, Liberia, in 1985, John experienced the Liberian Civil War as a young boy. His childhood was marked by violence, the death of his…

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The Story of the African Goalkeeper Accused of Using Witchcraft During a Football Match In 2003
Byhistorabase September 24, 2026

In African football, few matches have produced a stranger controversy than the 2003 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying encounters between Rwanda and Uganda. At the centre of the drama was Rwanda’s goalkeeper, Mohammed Mossi, whose extraordinary saves convinced some Ugandan players that something more than goalkeeping ability was protecting his net. They accused him of…

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