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Four Nigerian football teams have been suspended after two of the clubs whose promotion depended on goal difference won79-0 and 67-0. The Nigeria Football Federation says it has suspended all four lower league clubs involved in the 'scandalous scorelines'. In the matches played at the same time, Plateau United Feeders reportedly scored 72 goals in the second half to beat Akurba FC 79-0. While Police Machine FC scored 67 goals againstBabayaro FC, 61 of which were allegedly scoredin the second half. Both teams had been level on points before the match and were chasing a place in Nationwide League Division 3, Nigeria's lowest professional league. Plateau United Feeders scored their second-half goals at a rate of about one every 40 seconds for 45 minutes. The NFF called it 'a mind-boggling show of shame' and said players, match officials and the tournament coordinator all would be investigated for match-fixing.

Nelson Mandela is spending his 95th birthday in hospital in Pretoria, as events take place around the world and in South Africa in his honour. South Africans are being urged to mark the former president and anti-apartheid leader's67 years of public service with 67 minutes of charitable acts. Mr Mandela, who is in critical but stable condition with a recurring lung infection, entered hospital on 8 June. President Jacob Zuma said his health was "steadily improving". "We are proud to call this international icon our own as South Africans and wish him good health," said Mr Zuma in a statement. "We thank all our people for supporting Madiba throughout the hospitalisation with undying love and compassion," he said, referring to Mr Mandela by his clan name.