Newcastle United striker Papiss Cisse has turned to African magic to end his goals drought.

Cisse became worried when his run of sensational goals after joining Newcastle United came to a sudden end.

Convinced that another player had cursed him, he begged teammate Cheick Tiote to help lift the blight, says the Mirror.

And following the ceremony Cisse, 30 – who comes from Senegal in West Africa – returned to his winning ways.

A Newcastle insider said: “It's one of those things you really couldn't believe at first.

"Papiss is very superstitious and became convinced of the curse."

Tiote is said to have visited a “high priest" in the city for help.

The insider added: “Cheick is Papiss's good friend so he agreed to it, even though it involved various bits of hocus pocus."