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  1. A man in a top looks on after arriving at O.R. Tambo International Airport as Nigeria repatriates some of its citizens from South Africa

  2. James sits on his bag amid high temperatures as he is interviewed while holding his football. He has a large sunhat on with a red T-shirt and shorts. He is unshaven. Grassland can be seen behind him and a blue, cloudless sky.

  3. A white football with black panels on grass, with a goal net in the background

  4. Referee Omar Artan returning to Somalia and being given flowers

  5. Ronwen Williams, wearing a red South Africa goalkeeping jersey and a blue glove on his right hand, leans forwards into shot from the right-hand side of the image and points with his index finger and arm extended as he looks ahead

  6. Referee Omar Artan

  7. Omar Artan surrounded by people

  8. Forensics team in white PPE suits, masks and blue gloves on the scene where there are police. there is rubbish on the floor and in the background there is police tape in front of some huts

  9. Omar Artan, who has a light blue Somali flag wrapped around his shoulders and is holding a bunch of bright red flowers, is ushered through a packed crowd of people at Mogadishu Airport by a smiling man in a suit who has a white cap on his head bearing a photo of Artan. Various cameras and phones can be seen held up to record proceedings while a lady in a pink headscarf, sunglasses and white Artan cap reaches forward to hand Artan a picture of himself

  10. A colourful composite graphic shows on the left Asamoah Gyan in red and yellow Ghana kit holding his hands to his head in shock, the Fifa World Cup trophy with a spiky green eight-pointed star radiating from behind it, and on the right-hand side a picture of Cameroon striker Roger Milla dancing in front of a corner flag in celebration. The whole image is treated with a vintage filter

  11. Omar Artan, wearing a blue referee's top bearing a badge reading 'Fifa Referee 2025' looks towards the camera while he is officiating a football match

  12. A group of protesters - one in a red top clearly seen at the front - hold their arms in the air as they face a policeman in camouflage uniform.

  13. Francisca Arhinful, Jemimah Mensah and Fadila Issah, lined up together and smiling broadly. They are standing outside Cambridge University's Faculty of Education.

  14. People standing in a queue on some grass. Some are carrying backs on their backs and wearing hats.

  15. Omar Artan refereeing a match

  16. Ricardo Kaka

  17. Omar Artan

  18. Rigathi Gachagua sitting in a car in a suit (archive image)

  19. A large group of young men wearing hooded sweatshirts and light-blue surgical masks sit closely together on the floor in a crowded indoor space. Most face forward toward the camera, with some looking downward or to the side. The setting appears dimly lit, with people packed tightly in rows, filling the frame from foreground to background. Clothing is mostly dark or neutral tones, and the confined arrangement suggests limited space.

  20. David Maraga in a green T-shirt crouches on the floor with other protesters. He is flanked by two others who are holding his arms.

  21. A man wearing an orange shirt and baseball cap and a white jacket looks at the camera. He has glasses and short facial hair. Three women stand with him, also wearing orange polo shits.

  22. Two foreign nationals in Durban watch President Ramaphosa's address on a phone

  23. Morocco's midfielder #17 Abde Ezzalzouli shoots on goal during the international friendly football match between Morocco and Norway