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Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote has caused a stir by announcing he would like to buy Arsenal. Dangote may not be well known to English fans but he certainly has the money to achieve his dream should the current majority shareholder, Stan Kroenke, give him any encouragement. Sportsmail takes a closer look at the billionaire with ambitions to join the Premier League elite.

JUST WHO IS ALIKO DANGOTE?

He's a 57-year-old Nigerian who has amassed a fortune by becoming majority shareholder in giant cement, flour and sugar companies. Dangote Sugar supplies 90 per cent of Nigeria's 170million population - that is a lot of sales. He is also building a private oil refinery in one of the country's jungle swamps which is due for completion in 2018.