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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 2 May 2016

    African footie fans are excited to see if Leicester clinch the Premier League title today. But how many can name 5-10 local African teams?

    6:19 AM - 2 May 2016
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      1. Brighton Chama‏ @Leebrightons 2 May 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica Zambia....Zesco Kenya...Goh mahia Zimbabwe....Fc platinum south Africa......Mamelodi sundowns Ghana....Asante kototo

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      1. Enchanting‏ @headzhigh 2 May 2016
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        @bbcafrica its not even fun, in Zimbabwe everyones every team in the #ZIMBABWE_CASTLE_LAGER_PREMIER_SOCCER_LEAGUE

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      1. Ella Mpofu‏ @ellam304 2 May 2016
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        @BBCAfrica Orlando Pirates & Kaizer Chiefs in SA,Al Ahly & Zamalek in Egypt, Highlanders & Dynamos in Zim, Power Dynamos & Zesco from Zambia

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      1. les miserables  🐘‏ @eemuthusi 2 May 2016
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        @BBCAfrica you must appreciate a good team;it doesn't matter where it comes from,the world just became a village.

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      1. Muhammadu Makintami™‏ @Makintamie 2 May 2016
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        @BBCAfrica Good question BBC. We abandoned our own for the WEST

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      1. robert ngetich‏ @robertn41415865 2 May 2016
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        @BBCAfrica may the blues sort the leiceters enemy!

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      1. Debo K Ogunranti‏ @Ogunranti 2 May 2016
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        @BBCAfrica That's not an appropriate statement coming from a station that's spent over 50 years feeding British Football to Africa.

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      1. Mucu‏ @mucungua 2 May 2016
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        @BBCAfrica sc.villa, express, vipers, ura and kcca clubs.

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      1. C.H.I.E.F‏ @AloiceChief 2 May 2016
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        @bbcafrica al ahly,zamalek,esparance,enyimba,pedro Atletico, azam fc, simba fc, nyanga, Uganda kcc, Apr,gor mahia Afc etc.

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      1. KiniScore‏ @KiniScore 2 May 2016
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        @BBCAfrica Exactly what we are working on at KiniScore. And we believe we can with speople like @ShehuDikko @ColinUdoh @Toyin_Ibitoye :)

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      1. Clive Mbs‏ @Clive_Mbs 2 May 2016
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        @BBCAfrica Forget not, media propaganda thru advertising is part of colonization.Africans are cultured to love anything western, hate theirs

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      1. POPOOLA DAVID‏ @dpopoola099 2 May 2016
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        @BBCAfrica that's meagre, I can name more than that, am proud of African football

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      1. Bupe‏ @bupemwenya 2 May 2016
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        @BBCAfrica I can

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      1. Sishekanu‏ @sishe2000 2 May 2016
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        @BBCAfrica 10 teams really! That's a bit disrespectful don't you think? I can do all in Zambia and SA, 10?

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      1. Munamubende Shatrah‏ @munamubende 2 May 2016
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        @BBCAfrica for me i can,

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      1. Musisi Ronald Milimu‏ @rondmusisi 2 May 2016
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        @BBCAfrica Tp mazembe, Fus Rabat, Raja casablanca,

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      1. Dan Agege  💕 🇳🇬‏ @9jaobserver 2 May 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica MFM Agege, Ikorodu United, Giwa FC, Kano Pillars, Eyimba FC,Ifeanyi Uba, Shooting Stars, Wikki, Gombe United, Heartland

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      1. GENERAL‏ @GeneralDeekay 2 May 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica Al Ahly, Zamalek, ShootingStars,Enyimba,KanoPillars, MamelodiSundowns,orlandoPirates, kazierChiefs,WikkiTourists,RanchersBees

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