diff --git a/plugins/modules/github_repo.py b/plugins/modules/github_repo.py
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+./source_control/github/github_repo.py
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diff --git a/plugins/modules/source_control/github/github_repo.py b/plugins/modules/source_control/github/github_repo.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41f57469e4
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+++ b/plugins/modules/source_control/github/github_repo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright: (c) 2021, Álvaro Torres Cogollo
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: github_repo
+short_description: Manage your repositories on Github
+version_added: 2.2.0
+description:
+- Manages Github repositories using PyGithub library.
+- Authentication can be done with I(access_token) or with I(username) and I(password).
+options:
+  username:
+    description:
+    - Username used for authentication.
+    - This is only needed when not using I(access_token).
+    type: str
+    required: false
+  password:
+    description:
+    - Password used for authentication.
+    - This is only needed when not using I(access_token).
+    type: str
+    required: false
+  access_token:
+    description:
+    - Token parameter for authentication.
+    - This is only needed when not using I(username) and I(password).
+    type: str
+    required: false
+  name:
+    description:
+    - Repository name.
+    type: str
+    required: true
+  description:
+    description:
+    - Description for the repository.
+    - This is only used when I(state) is C(present).
+    type: str
+    default: ''
+    required: false
+  private:
+    description:
+    - Whether the new repository should be private or not.
+    - This is only used when I(state) is C(present).
+    type: bool
+    default: no
+    required: false
+  state:
+    description:
+    - Whether the repository should exist or not.
+    type: str
+    default: present
+    choices: [ absent, present ]
+    required: false
+  organization:
+    description:
+    - Organization for the repository.
+    - When I(state) is C(present), the repository will be created in the current user profile.
+    type: str
+    required: false
+requirements:
+- PyGithub>=1.54
+notes:
+- For Python 3, PyGithub>=1.54 should be used.
+- "For Python 3.5, PyGithub==1.54 should be used. More information: U(https://pygithub.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes.html#version-1-54-november-30-2020)."
+- "For Python 2.7, PyGithub==1.45 should be used. More information: U(https://pygithub.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes.html#version-1-45-december-29-2019)."
+- Supports C(check_mode).
+author:
+- Álvaro Torres Cogollo (@atorrescogollo)
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: Create a Github repository
+  community.general.github_repo:
+    access_token: mytoken
+    organization: MyOrganization
+    name: myrepo
+    description: "Just for fun"
+    private: yes
+    state: present
+  register: result
+
+- name: Delete the repository
+  community.general.github_repo:
+    username: octocat
+    password: password
+    organization: MyOrganization
+    name: myrepo
+    state: absent
+  register: result
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+repo:
+  description: Repository information as JSON. See U(https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/repos#get-a-repository).
+  returned: success and I(state) is C(present)
+  type: dict
+'''
+
+import traceback
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, missing_required_lib
+import sys
+
+GITHUB_IMP_ERR = None
+try:
+    from github import Github, GithubException
+    from github.GithubException import UnknownObjectException
+    HAS_GITHUB_PACKAGE = True
+except Exception:
+    GITHUB_IMP_ERR = traceback.format_exc()
+    HAS_GITHUB_PACKAGE = False
+
+
+def authenticate(username=None, password=None, access_token=None):
+    if access_token:
+        return Github(base_url="https://api.github.com:443", login_or_token=access_token)
+    else:
+        return Github(base_url="https://api.github.com:443", login_or_token=username, password=password)
+
+
+def create_repo(gh, name, organization=None, private=False, description='', check_mode=False):
+    result = dict(
+        changed=False,
+        repo=dict())
+    if organization:
+        target = gh.get_organization(organization)
+    else:
+        target = gh.get_user()
+
+    repo = None
+    try:
+        repo = target.get_repo(name=name)
+        result['repo'] = repo.raw_data
+    except UnknownObjectException:
+        if not check_mode:
+            repo = target.create_repo(
+                name=name, private=private, description=description)
+            result['repo'] = repo.raw_data
+
+        result['changed'] = True
+
+    changes = {}
+    if repo is None or repo.raw_data['private'] != private:
+        changes['private'] = private
+    if repo is None or repo.raw_data['description'] != description:
+        changes['description'] = description
+
+    if changes:
+        if not check_mode:
+            repo.edit(**changes)
+
+        result['repo'].update({
+            'private': repo._private.value if not check_mode else private,
+            'description': repo._description.value if not check_mode else description,
+        })
+        result['changed'] = True
+
+    return result
+
+
+def delete_repo(gh, name, organization=None, check_mode=False):
+    result = dict(changed=False)
+    if organization:
+        target = gh.get_organization(organization)
+    else:
+        target = gh.get_user()
+    try:
+        repo = target.get_repo(name=name)
+        if not check_mode:
+            repo.delete()
+        result['changed'] = True
+    except UnknownObjectException:
+        pass
+
+    return result
+
+
+def run_module(params, check_mode=False):
+    gh = authenticate(
+        username=params['username'], password=params['password'], access_token=params['access_token'])
+    if params['state'] == "absent":
+        return delete_repo(
+            gh=gh,
+            name=params['name'],
+            organization=params['organization'],
+            check_mode=check_mode
+        )
+    else:
+        return create_repo(
+            gh=gh,
+            name=params['name'],
+            organization=params['organization'],
+            private=params['private'],
+            description=params['description'],
+            check_mode=check_mode
+        )
+
+
+def main():
+    module_args = dict(
+        username=dict(type='str', required=False, default=None),
+        password=dict(type='str', required=False, default=None, no_log=True),
+        access_token=dict(type='str', required=False,
+                          default=None, no_log=True),
+        name=dict(type='str', required=True),
+        state=dict(type='str', required=False, default="present",
+                   choices=["present", "absent"]),
+        organization=dict(type='str', required=False, default=None),
+        private=dict(type='bool', required=False, default=False),
+        description=dict(type='str', required=False, default=''),
+    )
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=module_args,
+        supports_check_mode=True,
+        required_together=[('username', 'password')],
+        required_one_of=[('username', 'access_token')],
+        mutually_exclusive=[('username', 'access_token')]
+    )
+
+    if not HAS_GITHUB_PACKAGE:
+        module.fail_json(msg=missing_required_lib(
+            "PyGithub"), exception=GITHUB_IMP_ERR)
+
+    try:
+        result = run_module(module.params, module.check_mode)
+        module.exit_json(**result)
+    except GithubException as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg="Github error. {0}".format(repr(e)))
+    except Exception as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg="Unexpected error. {0}".format(repr(e)))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/source_control/github/__init__.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/source_control/github/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/source_control/github/test_github_repo.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/source_control/github/test_github_repo.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d41c986b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/source_control/github/test_github_repo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,252 @@
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import requests
+import re
+import json
+import sys
+from httmock import with_httmock, urlmatch, response
+from ansible_collections.community.general.tests.unit.compat import unittest
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules.source_control.github import github_repo
+
+GITHUB_MINIMUM_PYTHON_VERSION = (2, 7)
+
+
+@urlmatch(netloc=r'.*')
+def debug_mock(url, request):
+    print(request.original.__dict__)
+
+
+@urlmatch(netloc=r'api\.github\.com:443$', path=r'/orgs/.*', method="get")
+def get_orgs_mock(url, request):
+    match = re.search(r"api\.github\.com:443/orgs/(?P<org>[^/]+)", request.url)
+    org = match.group("org")
+
+    # https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/orgs#get-an-organization
+    headers = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    content = {
+        "login": org,
+        "url": "https://api.github.com:443/orgs/{0}".format(org)
+    }
+    content = json.dumps(content).encode("utf-8")
+    return response(200, content, headers, None, 5, request)
+
+
+@urlmatch(netloc=r'api\.github\.com:443$', path=r'/user', method="get")
+def get_user_mock(url, request):
+    # https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/users#get-the-authenticated-user
+    headers = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    content = {
+        "login": "octocat",
+        "url": "https://api.github.com:443/users/octocat"
+    }
+    content = json.dumps(content).encode("utf-8")
+    return response(200, content, headers, None, 5, request)
+
+
+@urlmatch(netloc=r'api\.github\.com:443$', path=r'/repos/.*/.*', method="get")
+def get_repo_notfound_mock(url, request):
+    return response(404, "{\"message\": \"Not Found\"}", "", "Not Found", 5, request)
+
+
+@urlmatch(netloc=r'api\.github\.com:443$', path=r'/repos/.*/.*', method="get")
+def get_repo_mock(url, request):
+    match = re.search(
+        r"api\.github\.com:443/repos/(?P<org>[^/]+)/(?P<repo>[^/]+)", request.url)
+    org = match.group("org")
+    repo = match.group("repo")
+
+    # https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/repos#get-a-repository
+    headers = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    content = {
+        "name": repo,
+        "full_name": "{0}/{1}".format(org, repo),
+        "url": "https://api.github.com:443/repos/{0}/{1}".format(org, repo),
+        "private": False,
+        "description": "This your first repo!",
+        "default_branch": "master",
+        "allow_rebase_merge": True
+    }
+    content = json.dumps(content).encode("utf-8")
+    return response(200, content, headers, None, 5, request)
+
+
+@urlmatch(netloc=r'api\.github\.com:443$', path=r'/orgs/.*/repos', method="post")
+def create_new_org_repo_mock(url, request):
+    match = re.search(
+        r"api\.github\.com:443/orgs/(?P<org>[^/]+)/repos", request.url)
+    org = match.group("org")
+    repo = json.loads(request.body)
+
+    headers = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    # https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/repos#create-an-organization-repository
+    content = {
+        "name": repo['name'],
+        "full_name": "{0}/{1}".format(org, repo['name']),
+        "private": repo['private'],
+        "description": repo['description']
+    }
+    content = json.dumps(content).encode("utf-8")
+    return response(201, content, headers, None, 5, request)
+
+
+@urlmatch(netloc=r'api\.github\.com:443$', path=r'/user/repos', method="post")
+def create_new_user_repo_mock(url, request):
+    repo = json.loads(request.body)
+
+    headers = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    # https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/repos#create-a-repository-for-the-authenticated-user
+    content = {
+        "name": repo['name'],
+        "full_name": "{0}/{1}".format("octocat", repo['name']),
+        "private": repo['private'],
+        "description": repo['description']
+    }
+    content = json.dumps(content).encode("utf-8")
+    return response(201, content, headers, None, 5, request)
+
+
+@urlmatch(netloc=r'api\.github\.com:443$', path=r'/repos/.*/.*', method="patch")
+def patch_repo_mock(url, request):
+    match = re.search(
+        r"api\.github\.com:443/repos/(?P<org>[^/]+)/(?P<repo>[^/]+)", request.url)
+    org = match.group("org")
+    repo = match.group("repo")
+
+    body = json.loads(request.body)
+    headers = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    # https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/repos#update-a-repository
+    content = {
+        "name": repo,
+        "full_name": "{0}/{1}".format(org, repo),
+        "url": "https://api.github.com:443/repos/{0}/{1}".format(org, repo),
+        "private": body['private'],
+        "description": body['description'],
+        "default_branch": "master",
+        "allow_rebase_merge": True
+    }
+    content = json.dumps(content).encode("utf-8")
+    return response(200, content, headers, None, 5, request)
+
+
+@urlmatch(netloc=r'api\.github\.com:443$', path=r'/repos/.*/.*', method="delete")
+def delete_repo_mock(url, request):
+    # https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/repos#delete-a-repository
+    return response(204, None, None, None, 5, request)
+
+
+@urlmatch(netloc=r'api\.github\.com:443$', path=r'/repos/.*/.*', method="delete")
+def delete_repo_notfound_mock(url, request):
+    # https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/repos#delete-a-repository
+    return response(404, "{\"message\": \"Not Found\"}", "", "Not Found", 5, request)
+
+
+class TestGithubRepo(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        if sys.version_info < GITHUB_MINIMUM_PYTHON_VERSION:
+            self.skipTest("Python %s+ is needed for PyGithub" %
+                          ",".join(map(str, GITHUB_MINIMUM_PYTHON_VERSION)))
+
+    @with_httmock(get_orgs_mock)
+    @with_httmock(get_repo_notfound_mock)
+    @with_httmock(create_new_org_repo_mock)
+    def test_create_new_org_repo(self):
+        result = github_repo.run_module({
+            'username': None,
+            'password': None,
+            "access_token": "mytoken",
+            "organization": "MyOrganization",
+            "name": "myrepo",
+            "description": "Just for fun",
+            "private": False,
+            "state": "present"
+        })
+
+        self.assertEqual(result['changed'], True)
+        self.assertEqual(result['repo']['private'], False)
+
+    @with_httmock(get_user_mock)
+    @with_httmock(get_repo_notfound_mock)
+    @with_httmock(create_new_user_repo_mock)
+    def test_create_new_user_repo(self):
+        result = github_repo.run_module({
+            'username': None,
+            'password': None,
+            "access_token": "mytoken",
+            "organization": None,
+            "name": "myrepo",
+            "description": "Just for fun",
+            "private": True,
+            "state": "present"
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(result['changed'], True)
+        self.assertEqual(result['repo']['private'], True)
+
+    @with_httmock(get_orgs_mock)
+    @with_httmock(get_repo_mock)
+    @with_httmock(patch_repo_mock)
+    def test_patch_existing_org_repo(self):
+        result = github_repo.run_module({
+            'username': None,
+            'password': None,
+            "access_token": "mytoken",
+            "organization": "MyOrganization",
+            "name": "myrepo",
+            "description": "Just for fun",
+            "private": True,
+            "state": "present"
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(result['changed'], True)
+        self.assertEqual(result['repo']['private'], True)
+
+    @with_httmock(get_orgs_mock)
+    @with_httmock(get_repo_mock)
+    @with_httmock(delete_repo_mock)
+    def test_delete_org_repo(self):
+        result = github_repo.run_module({
+            'username': None,
+            'password': None,
+            "access_token": "mytoken",
+            "organization": "MyOrganization",
+            "name": "myrepo",
+            "description": "Just for fun",
+            "private": False,
+            "state": "absent"
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(result['changed'], True)
+
+    @with_httmock(get_user_mock)
+    @with_httmock(get_repo_mock)
+    @with_httmock(delete_repo_mock)
+    def test_delete_user_repo(self):
+        result = github_repo.run_module({
+            'username': None,
+            'password': None,
+            "access_token": "mytoken",
+            "organization": None,
+            "name": "myrepo",
+            "description": "Just for fun",
+            "private": False,
+            "state": "absent"
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(result['changed'], True)
+
+    @with_httmock(get_orgs_mock)
+    @with_httmock(get_repo_notfound_mock)
+    @with_httmock(delete_repo_notfound_mock)
+    def test_delete_org_repo_notfound(self):
+        result = github_repo.run_module({
+            'username': None,
+            'password': None,
+            "access_token": "mytoken",
+            "organization": "MyOrganization",
+            "name": "myrepo",
+            "description": "Just for fun",
+            "private": True,
+            "state": "absent"
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(result['changed'], False)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/unit/requirements.txt b/tests/unit/requirements.txt
index 968820807d..1d082cffb8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/unit/requirements.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ redis
 linode-python  # APIv3
 linode_api4 ; python_version > '2.6'  # APIv4
 
-# requirement for the gitlab module
+# requirement for the gitlab and github modules
 python-gitlab
+PyGithub
 httmock
 
 # requirement for maven_artifact module