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Africa Daily

Africa Daily

Focus on Africa: Ghanaians lured into football job scam

July 9, 2025

28 minutes

Available for over a year

Ghanaian authorities have rescued more than 70 young men from a trafficking ring in Nigeria. The men thought they were heading for football contracts or overseas opportunities. Why has football become a gateway for trafficking?

Leaders from five African countries - Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal - have been invited to a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House. What will they discuss?

And we hear how women in Morocco are keeping the art of rug-weaving alive, and how traditional rugs are a symbol of cultural identity.

Presenter: Charles Gitonga

Producers: Nyasha Michelle, Yvette Twagiramariya, Alfonso Daniels and Sunita Nahar in London. Blessing Aderogba in Lagos

Technical Producer: Pat Sissons

Senior Journalists: Karnie Sharp and Patricia Whitehorne

Editors: Andre Lombard and Karnie Sharp