tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41434023677236115582024-03-07T03:35:36.660-05:00WASAAFRICAAfrican SPORTS, from Nigeria to Germany, Ghana to Francewasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.comBlogger694125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-29012514435286414572018-06-16T14:25:00.000-04:002018-06-16T14:47:27.306-04:002018 World Cup: 10 FACTS ABOUT Nigeria's Super Eagles world Cup efforts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> 1.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -0.25in;">First things first, The Super Eagles of
Nigeria officially have the ‘most stylish’ World Cup kit. The Nike-designed
World Cup kit sold out globally on the same day it was released as fans lined
up wrapping around the block outside Nike’s Store in London. </span><br />
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at the FIFA World Cup (Russia 2018) with their first official appearance at the
World Cup in USA 1994<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Following their first appearance, the Super
Eagles of Nigeria qualified for a consecutive time in France 1998, finishing in
the Round of 16 in both appearances with the 9<sup>th</sup> and 12th position
respectively. Not skipping a bit, Nigeria qualified for its third World cup which
was hosted by South Korea and Japan in 2002; they finished in the Group stage
with 27<sup>th</sup> position. While the Super Eagles did not qualify for
Germany 2006, they however made it to the first ever World Cup held on African
soil; South Africa 2010 (Group stage, 27<sup>th</sup> position). In 2014, the
Eagles of Nigeria made it to the World Cup in Brazil, this time; they finished in
the Round of 16 taking the 16<sup>th</sup> position. They are currently in
Russia making their 6<sup>th</sup> appearance in the World Cup, and as we wait
to see how this young team will fare in the tournament, it is evident that they
have already made their mark in history.</span><br />
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World Cup, the Eagles of Nigeria were ranked 5th in the FIFA rankings in 1994
which remains the highest FIFA ranking attained by an African football
team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are currently ranked at 48 on
the FIFA ranking with an average ranking of 38 since their first World Cup
appearance<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Super Eagles of Nigeria, first timers in the
FIFA’s World Cup gave an amazing performance which till date remains their highest
scoring game in the World Cup. It was Nigeria vs. Bulgaria which ended in 3-0 (Nigeria
won.)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> 6.Nigeria’s Joseph Yobo has the top World Cup appearances
(2002, 2010, and 2014) in 10 matches for the Eagles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is closely followed by legendary player
Jay-Jay Okocha (1994, 1998, and 2002) in 9 matches. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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goals), Kalu Uche (2 goals), and Ahmed Musa (2 goals), are top scorers in
Nigeria’s World Cup effort. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the Nigerian team which consists of Arsenal’s
Alex Iwobi, 22, Benfica’s Tyronne Ebuehi 21, Leicester City’s Kelechi
Iheanacho, 21 and goalkeeper Francis Uzoho, 19.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Nigeira and Argentina have been grouped together for a record 5 times. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-75413530605691843892016-07-07T07:26:00.001-04:002016-07-07T07:35:03.669-04:00Lionel Messi sentenced for tax fraud. <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
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footballer, Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21-months in jail over tax
fraud. The 29-year-old striker along with his father, Jorge Messi were found
guilty on three counts of tax fraud in Barcelona. Jorge Messi was given a jail
term for defrauding Spain of about $4.1 million between 2007 and 2009. Both father
and son were also fined millions of Euros for their use of tax havens in Belize
and Uruguay to hide earning from endorsements. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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systems which states that prison terms under two years can be served under
probation, neither Lionel, or his dad is expected to serve this hefty sentence.
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wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-71783288066190749402016-07-07T07:26:00.000-04:002016-07-07T07:27:52.995-04:00Lionel Messi sentenced for tax fraud. <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
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footballer, Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21-months in jail over tax
fraud. The 29-year-old striker along with his father, Jorge Messi were found
guilty on three counts of tax fraud in Barcelona. Jorge Messi was given a jail
term for defrauding Spain of about $4.1 million between 2007 and 2009. Both father
and son were also fined millions of Euros for their use of tax havens in Belize
and Uruguay to hide earning from endorsements. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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systems which states that prison terms under two years can be served under
probation, neither Lionel, or his dad is expected to serve this hefty sentence.
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wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-38434626017735168442016-04-17T00:55:00.003-04:002016-04-17T00:58:32.926-04:00Drogba to take legal actions against Daily Mail after the paper made allegations about his Foundation charity<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Didier Drogba set to take legal actions against Daily Mail
following allegation made about his Foundation being under investigation. The former Chelsea forward has strongly denied
any wrongdoing at his Foundation charity, telling SSN HQ that newspaper claims
to the contrary are "disrespectful".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">According to Daily Mail less than 1% of the money raised by
the Didier Drogba Foundation in the UK - just £14,115 - has gone to help good
causes in Africa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of providing healthcare and education throughout Africa. over time, the Foundation has
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Impact, told Sky Sports News HQ: "(The claims) are very disrespectful and
very bad for the foundation and these allegations are not right.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"I'm not doing all this work just for one year or for
two years. We have a lot of projects, we have a mobile clinic and we have done
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<span style="font-size: large;">"They have already caused an untold amount of damage by
contacting all of my sponsors... and putting doubts in their mind about whether
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wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-77384548190097728052016-04-13T20:36:00.000-04:002016-04-13T20:36:00.862-04:00Fans pay high prices to watch Kobe Bryant’s last game <div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bryant, 37, announced in November that he would retire from
professional basketball at the end of this basketball season. The five-time NBA
champion is the first guard to play 20 seasons, according to <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/116506/kobe-bryants-record-setting-career-comes-to-a-close" target="_blank">ESPN</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fans of the 5-time NBA Champions have coughed out as high as
$27,500 for court-side seats which usually costs about $1000-$2000, while the lowest listed ticket price cost $729 on StubHub.com for an ‘upper corner seat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Bryant’s final game before he retires. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-30794028677498032622016-04-13T19:40:00.001-04:002016-04-13T23:01:50.980-04:00CONNECTING GREATNESS, LIONEL MESSI JOINS THE HUAWEI FAMILY OF GLOBAL BRAND AMBASSADORS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "frutigernext lt medium" , "sans-serif";">LAGOS,
NIGERIA March 17, 2016 - </span></b><span style="font-family: "frutigernext lt medium" , "sans-serif";">Huawei
Announced Lionel Messi’s Appointment As The Latest Global Brand Ambassador</span>
<span style="font-family: "frutigernext lt medium" , "sans-serif";">For It’s
Consumer Business Group. The Affiliation Shows The Commitment Of The Brand To
Aligning With People That Demonstrate And Strive Towards Its Shared Value Of
Connecting Greatness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "frutigernext lt medium" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Challenges Test Our Desire To Achieve What We Want
And Love. To Connect With Greatness, We Have To Value The Growth, Learning,
Experiences And Struggles As Part Of Our Story That Brought Us Where We Are
Now. Those Who Understand That WE Are Always Pursuing Not Success But
Challenges To Be Better. That Is What Makes Huawei And Lionel Messi A Perfect
Fit.</span><span style="font-family: "frutigernext lt medium" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "frutigernext lt medium" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">According To The Country Manager, Huawei Consumer
Business Group Nigeria, Mr. Leo Jiang, </span><span style="font-family: "frutigernext lt medium" , "sans-serif";">“Football
Is A Passionate Sport With Lots Of Passionate Fans, Especially Here In Nigeria.
We Are Of Course Absolutely Excited To Be Associated With The World’s Top
Football Legend, Lionel Messi. This Will Help Our Brand Encourage People To
Focus, Persevere, And Make Breakthroughs To Connect With Greatness”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "frutigernext lt medium" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Huawei
Has Gone Further To Introduce Its Flagship Smartphone The Huawei Mate 8 And Its
Mid-Range Phone The G-Power Into The Nigerian Market To Suit The Various
Lifestyles Of Its Consumers. G Power Gives Its Customers A Premium Feel At An
Affordable Price Point With A Reverse Charging Feature That Enables The Huawei
G.Power Charge Other Smartphones. Messi Is
Immediately Fronting A Campaign For Current Flagship Phone, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "frutigernext lt medium" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">The Huawei Mate 8.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-18522360105119423222015-09-07T13:32:00.001-04:002015-09-07T13:33:55.110-04:00Nigeria’s coach, Sunday Oliseh content with Super Eagles draw against Tanzania.<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">In an interview with <a href="http://www.supersport.com/football/super-eagles/news/150906/Oliseh_guarantees_improvement" target="_blank">SuperSport’s</a> Collins Okinyo, Super Eagle’s coach
Sunday Oliseh says he is satisfied with the 0-0 draw against Tanzania in
African Nations Cup qualifier given that it was his debut appearance as coach
for the team. Former Super Eagles player
turned coach is hopeful that he can learn lessons from the game to take the
side forward.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"I can describe the match as a game of two halves,
because we struggled in the first half but came back strongly in the second
half containing the Tanzanians who also played very well," he told
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">With the absence of Nigeria’s goalkeeper, Enyeama, the Eagles
had to rely on a fine performance from another debutant Wolves goalkeeper Carl
Ikeme to keep the game goalless. The 29-year-old goalkeeper </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%;">saved the day with some major saves to keep Nigeria in
the game. Oliseh describes his performance as ‘brilliant’-"I am very happy
with Ikeme's performance he was brilliant and he kept the Tanzanian strikers at
bay," he also added. "It was a very important debut for him and
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wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-80813839968253653812015-09-07T07:14:00.003-04:002015-09-07T07:41:03.680-04:00U.S Open: The William sisters will battle it out in the quarterfinals Tuesday!<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Serena Williams was all smiles at the Arthur Ashe Stadium
after her win over up-and-coming American Madison Keys on Sunday. Taking the
day off, Williams seemed highly satisfied with her performance in which she
made only six unforced errors ending in a 6-3, 6-3 over Keys in the U.S Open and will meet older sister, Venus Williams in the quarterfinals. Venus Williams
who effortlessly won over Estonia’s Annett Kontaveit 6-2 6-1 on Sunday will be playing
against little sister Serena on Tuesday for the 27<sup>th</sup> time. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Serena Williams has won 25 out of 25 Grand Slam matches
so far this year, in an interview with ESPN analyst Mary Joe Fernandez she said - “I’m
going to take the rest of the day off” <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">No hint of sibling rivalry here as Venus was asked on court,
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">"It's awesome," she said. "I'm proud of her.
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Serena said, "I'm playing the best player in the
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">And later, "We have proven you can be enemies on the
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">-<b><span style="color: #38761d;">Serena</span></b> and <span style="color: blue;">Venus</span> Williams played against each other for the
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">-Four U.S Open clashes with two win respectively<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">-First meeting was in 2001, <b><span style="color: blue;">Venus</span></b> won, but <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Serena</span></b> won a year
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">-Both great players, <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Serena</span></b> with 21 major titles and <b><span style="color: blue;">Venus</span></b>'
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wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-16098221852066112272015-09-04T06:37:00.000-04:002015-09-04T09:20:44.471-04:00Top 10 most expensive transfer deals this summer. (2015)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">The transfer window for the summer
in the Premier League is now closed until January, 1, 2016, however, big
spenders Manchester City made top 2 most expensive transfers in the
window. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">First up <b>Kevin De Bruyne</b> (Wolfsburg to
Manchester City, £54.5m)- the 24-year-old Belgian footballer led the assist in Europe last season, scored
a total of 20 goals, and with his recent move to Man City, he became the second
most expensive player in the club’s history.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;">Raheem
Sterling</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"> (Liverpool to Manchester City, £49m)- the 20-year-old English
player was finally signed on this summer after a rather controversial deal earlier
in the transfer window which questioned Sterling’s actual value. Sterling,
ready to make a difference joins the likes of David Silva and Sergio Aguero to
reinforce City’s stand this season; the midfielder scored his first goal for the
English side in their 2-0 win over Watford. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;">Angel
Di Maria</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"> (Manchester United to PSG, £44.3m)-the Argentine
midfielder struggled to settle in Old Trafford for almost a year following his
record breaking move from Real Madrid in 2014, however, United decided it was
time to let go of the 27-year-old player. Counting their loses due to weak
Euro, according to Foreign Exchange (FX) specialists Foenix Partners, Manchester
United lost a whopping £22.5 million on
the sale of Angel Di Maria to Paris Saint-Germain. In what can be considered a preview, Di Maria
showcased some of his knacks in PSG’s 3-0 win in Monaco on Sunday. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;">Anthony
Martial</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"> (Monaco to Manchester United, £36m) - the 19-year-old
French forward capped the list as the most expensive teenager transfer of all
time. United contracted the former Lyon player on deadline day. With only 52
league appearances, Martial has played on full season in his career and has
scored 11 goals in all. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;">Nicolas
Otamendi</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"> (Valencia to Manchester City, £33m)-reinforcing the team,
City sought the talent of this 27-year-old Argentine defender after a successful
season in La Liga last season. He is yet to make an appearance for City. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;">Christian
Benteke</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"> (Aston Villa to Liverpool, £32.5m)-24-year-old Belgian player
who had issues with his release clause will be playing in Anfield after Brendan
Rodgers decided to meet the terms of the agreement. After a rough season which
was characterized by their struggles to make goals, the addition of the forward
should bring some changes going forward</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; line-height: 150%;">J</span><span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;">.
Benteke has quite an impressive record with 42 goals in 88 appearances under
his belt during his time with Aston Villa; starting brightly with the Reds, he made his mark by scoring in their 1-0 win over Bournemouth. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;">Roberto
Firmino </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;">(Hoffenheim to Liverpool, £29m) - After a very successful stint
in the Bundesliga where he scored 23 goals and 21 assists in 66 appearances, the
23-year-old Brazilian player will look to fill the void left behind with
Sterling’s departure.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;">Memphis
Depay</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"> (PSV to Manchester United, £27.9m) - 21-year-old Dutch
player who is currently being compared to Cristiano Ronaldo made his way to Old
Trafford this season and already made his point clear with two goals against Club
Brugge for his side. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;">Morgan
Schneiderlin</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"> (Southampton to Manchester United, £25m)-United
still dishing out the money this season with the addition of the 25-year-old
French player. United beat the likes of Arsenal and Tottenham for the Central
midfielder who was instrumental in in his former club following their promotion
to the Premier League in 2012. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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(Barcelona to Chelsea, £21.4m) - the Spanish forward in his debut appearance
for the Blues scored once against West Brom, and had 1 assist in their 3-2 win.
The 28-year-old player, however, did little to prevent their 2-1 defeat to Crystal Place
last Saturday; he does have a ton of potentials, only time shall tell. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">- <b>Bastian Schweinsteiger</b>, Bayern Munich to Man Utd, £15<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">- <b>Georginio Wijnaldum</b>, PSV to Newcastle, £15m<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">- <b>Adbul Rahman Baba</b>, Augsburg to Chelsea, £14m<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">- <b>Aleksandar Mitrovic</b>, Anderlecht to Newcastle, £13m<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">- <b>Matteo Darmian</b>, Torino to Man Utd, £12.6m<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">- <b>Nathaniel Clyne</b>, Southampton to Liverpool, £12.4m<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">- <b>Clinton Njie</b>, Lyon to Tottenham, £12m<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">- <b>Florian Thauvin</b>, Marseille to Newcastle, £12m<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">- <b>Salomon Rondon</b>, Zenit St Petersburg to West Brom, £11.9m<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">- <b>Xherdan Shaqiri</b>, Inter to Stoke, £11.9m<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Source: <a href="http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9975549/the-10-most-expensive-deals-of-the-summer-transfer-window" target="_blank">Skysport</a></span></div>
wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-63490108656024894352015-09-04T01:41:00.002-04:002015-09-04T09:57:28.366-04:00Bayern Munich donates $1.2m and set up 'training camps' for refugees in Germany<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
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<span style="font-family: "Bodoni MT","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">25-times German League title champions
Bayern Munich and 5-times European Champions are looking to setup a ‘training
camp’ for refugees coming into Germany and will donate 1m Euros ($1.2 M) to the
refugee project. In a bid to help with the increasing number of refugees coming
into various countries across Europe due to serious conflicts in countries such
as Syria and Eritrea and with many in Hungary wishing to travel to Germany, the
Bundesliga club also plans to provide food, German lessons and football
equipment for children. Currently, the number of refugees entering Europe has
reached a record level in years; Germany will expect to take in as many as 800,
000 migrants this year. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bodoni MT","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Speaking in a statement Bayern’s CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said- “Bayern sees it as its social
responsibility to help the refugees,” Bayern’s game against Augsburg on Sept.
12 will also see each player walk out “holding the hand of a German child and a
refugee’s child.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bodoni MT","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Other clubs working to bring
aid to the migrants includes Bayern’s closest rivals Borussia Dortmund, the
club gave 220 tickets to refugees to watch the side play against Norwegian side
Odd in the Europa League last Thursday. Rivals Mainz gave out 200 free tickets
to their home match against Hannover last weekend. Celtics is also helping out by giving parts
of their proceeds from this weekend’s jock Stien 30<sup>th</sup> anniversary
events to the refugees. <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/bayern-munich/11842144/Bayern-Munich-donate-1m-and-set-up-training-camps-for-refugees-in-Germany.html" target="_blank">Telegraph U.K</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-13583072034286528612015-09-04T00:57:00.000-04:002015-09-04T00:59:33.519-04:00U.S Open 2015: Serena Williams trumps Bertens<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our girl Serena Williams is
at it again, the number ONE woman in Tennis won her first calendar Grand Slam
over Kiki Bertens in the second round of the US Open. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">In one of those moments that can only be matched by the 6-times U.S Open
champion, William trailing in as much as 4-0 in the opening
tie-break, came back to win 7-7 (7-5) 6-3 at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. In her 16<sup>th</sup>
appearance playing in the US Open, William looked less perturbed but worked
hard to top 24-year old Bertens who was competing in her third competition. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Certainly, today’s
performance shows strong challenges ahead for the world champion, however, (in
my ultimate fan voice) she can take’em. With opponents like Agnieszka Radwaska,
and her very own blood Venus William that threaten to draw thin, both of whom
are in her section of the draw, Serena will have to bring it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Serena will be going
head-to-head in her next match in the third round against compatriot, Bethanie
MatteK-Sands. This will be their third meeting-Williams won in their two
previous meetings. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Top seed Novak Djokovic won
comfortably over Andreas Haider-Maurer 6-4 6-1 6-2.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">But eighth seed Rafael Nadal
was tested during his 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 7-5 victory over Diego Sebastian
Schwartzman<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT', serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Spaniard, who trailed 5-3
in the first-set tie-break and fell a break behind in both the second and third
sets, admitted he had to fight for the victory. <a href="http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/34135495" target="_blank">BBC Sports</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-52453761579311839652015-09-01T21:00:00.003-04:002015-09-01T21:03:01.131-04:00Former Nigerian footballer, Segun Odegbami announces FIFA Presidential bid. <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; tab-stops: 145.5pt;">
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Nigeria’s Segun Odegbami recently announced his intention to
run in the upcoming FIFA election, the former Nations Cup player is in the bid
for the presidential elections. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The 63-year-old former Nigerian Captain also known as
Mathematical 7 for his on-field precision is the second African after Liberia’s
Musa Bility with a third African, South Africa's Tokyo Sexwale - also
considering a bid. Brazilian legend Zico and former Trinidad and Tobago
international David Nakhid have also declared their intentions, while UEFA chief Michel Platini and South Korea's
Chung Mong-joon already announced their bids earlier. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Following the various corruption allegations that trailed the
football governing body earlier in the year, FIFA’s number 1 man Sepp Blatter
announced he was stepping down in June after 17 years as FIFA’s president.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-59962159849814191432015-09-01T15:44:00.001-04:002015-09-01T15:44:22.324-04:00West Ham signs Alex Song, Victor Moses, Michail Antonio and Nikica Jelavic.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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midfielder, Alex Song, and Chelsea winger Victor Moses on season long deals. The
English side also completed the deal with Hull City striker Nikica Jelavic for
about £3m while Nottingham Forest Michail Antonio joined the team on a four-year
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Hammers having spent last season on loan at the Boleyn Ground from the Spanish
giants where he made 31 appearances in all competitions last season. Speaking
on his new deal Song in a speech said: "I am very happy. For me it was
very important to come back because when I was here I had a great rapport with
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">"It was a very easy choice for me to come back here and
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season on loan at Liverpool and Stoke City joined the Hammers on Tuesday’s
transfer deadline after signing a new
four-year deal with his parent club. Delighted about his new move and looking
forward to collaborate with Song Moses said: “I am very pleased to have joined
West Ham. They are a great Club and the atmosphere here is amazing with the
fans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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manager. There is a huge amount of talent with Alex Song and Nikica Jelavic
joining the Club and I want to help the Club finish as high up in the table as
possible."<o:p></o:p></span><a href="http://www.whufc.com/" target="_blank">Whufc</a></div>
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wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-81073693246641687962015-09-01T05:01:00.000-04:002015-09-01T05:04:34.060-04:00Trailer: Will Smith plays Nigerian-American doctor, Dr. Bennet Omalu in upcoming movie, Concussion.<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">American actor, producer, rapper, and songwriter Will Smith’s upcoming movie, Concussion is based on the
real-life story of Nigerian-American, Dr.
Bennet Ifekandu Omalu, former NFL and NCAA doctor who was the first to discover
chronic traumatic encephalopathy (or CTE). Following an autopsy on former NFL player Mike
Webster, Omalu struggled to get NFL executives to recognize this disease; the
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wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-88227468576740246932015-09-01T03:34:00.003-04:002015-09-01T03:35:28.470-04:00Nigeria wins its first continental championship-2015 AfroBasket Champions!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Congratulations to the Nigerian Basketball team- “Nigeria
joined Australia, Brazil and the United States in the 2016 Men’s Basketball
Olympic field, beating Angola in the final of Afrobasket on Sunday. The
Blazers’ Al-Farouq Aminu and D-Leaguer Ben Uzoh each scored in double-figures
in the final as </span><span style="font-size: 18.6666660308838px; line-height: 37.3333320617676px;">Nigeria won its first-ever continental championship</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">.”<a href="http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2015/08/30/aminu-nigeria-earn-trip-to-2016-olympics/" target="_blank">NBA</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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11 points and 5 rebounds as they secured their tickets for the 2016 Summer
Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with a 74-65 win over Angola in Tunisia this past
Sunday. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Arsenal’s shocking loss to Westbrom, Arsenal is now back on the chase for Benzema,
personally I believe that Arsenal still needs a striker because Giroud is just
too comfortable. I mean like if I were the only striker available I wouldn’t really
care what happens, would play every match with the idea that I am the only one
they need me, no one to replace me. This is where Benzema comes in, if you have a striker like Benzema at Arsenal
it would push Giroud to work harder therefore bringing out the best in him. If Arsenal
still have that dream of winning the premier league this season they need a
striker to give them this goals, as of now the midfield is solid, the defense
is okay but not perfect. Another problem is the defense, Arsenal needs a solid
central defender because personally I am not comfortable with Mertesacker being
in that position, he is not just good for the position we need the likes of
John terry, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and so on to guard the post as well
as lead the team to victory because of their strong leadership qualities. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">The midfield is perfect for now, it’s just awesome to have
the talents of Cazorla,Ozil,Ramsey, Coquelin and Sanchez. Lastly kudos to
Arsene wenger for capturing petr cech from Chelsea. Wish him lots of luck at
Arsenal, he still needs to brush up a little bit and get used to the team but I
believe he will do great things for Arsenal and for finally giving Walcott the
chance to prove himself as a striker for the team.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-62913156670971521752015-07-31T15:43:00.003-04:002015-07-31T15:43:48.173-04:00NBA: Team Africa vs Team World<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">For the first time ever, the NBA will play an exhibition game
on African soil as they hope to expand the league in the continent on Saturday;
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich will lead Team Africa which consists of NBA players
born in African countries against Team world which includes the rest of the
world. Team World led by Nets head coach Lionel Hollins.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Team Africa, comprised of players born in Africa and
second-generation African players, will feature team captain and two-time NBA
All-Star Luol Deng (Miami Heat; Great Britain; born in South Sudan), Al-Farouq
Aminu (Portland Trail Blazers; U.S.; parents from Nigeria), Giannis
Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks; Greece; parents from Nigeria), Nicolas Batum
(Charlotte Hornets; France; parent from Cameroon), Bismack Biyombo (Toronto
Raptors; Democratic Republic of the Congo), Boris Diaw (San Antonio Spurs;
France; parent from Senegal), Gorgui Dieng (Minnesota Timberwolves; Senegal),
Festus Ezeli (Golden State Warriors; Nigeria), Serge Ibaka (Oklahoma City Thunder;
Congo)*, and Luc Mbah a Moute (Sacramento Kings; Cameroon).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will feature team captain, NBPA President and eight-time NBA All-Star Chris
Paul (Los Angeles Clippers; U.S.), Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards; U.S.),
Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets; U.S.), Marc Gasol (Memphis Grizzlies; Spain),
Pau Gasol (Chicago Bulls; Spain), Jeff Green (Memphis Grizzlies; U.S.), Marcus
Smart (Boston Celtics; U.S.), Evan Turner (Boston Celtics; U.S.) and Nikola Vucevic
(Orlando Magic; Montenegro).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-45892800293719739302015-06-17T00:28:00.002-04:002015-06-17T00:28:16.985-04:00Women's FIFA World Cup:Group D US VS. Nigeria<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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National team in the Group stages in Vancouver, and unfortunately, crashed out of the
competition. USWNT beat the Falcons 1-0 to top their Group D which is being tagged the ‘Group of death’ with other top teams such as Sweden, and Australia.
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player Abby Wambach’s late goal just seconds before end of the first-half of
the game guaranteed them a spot for the USWNT in the second round of the ongoing
FIFA’S Women World Cup. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-82512466215613767262015-06-16T14:57:00.002-04:002015-06-16T14:57:53.029-04:00Sorry for being away for so long.....I'm baaack!<img height="428" src="http://drhopelyn.com/wp-content/uploads/Im-back.jpg" width="640" />wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-3331435709055027642015-01-21T19:01:00.002-05:002015-01-21T19:04:32.474-05:00#laughaboutit : Kansiime Anne the football fanatic<div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: large;">This lady has gone
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kanisme Anne the
sports fanatic here explains her World Cup game experience, at one
point, in her bid to save face, she even narrates how Micheal Jordan fails to pass the ball
correctly :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anne Kansiime is a
multi-award winning talented comedian, TV Presenter, Actress, and
Writer in Fun factory. She also currently hosts a weekly show on
Citizen TV Kenya “ Dont Mess with Kansiime.</span></div>
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wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-1312586760187786152015-01-15T12:34:00.002-05:002015-01-15T12:37:28.604-05:00Chioma Omeruah TEDxEuston. Don't be a waste!<div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Love, love this
gurl!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to my sister
for posting this on my wall, this was funny as much as it was
inspiring</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Watch Nigeria's
Chi-gurl capture the audience at TEDx, an independently organized
event in the spirit of the ideas worth spreading. TEDx is a program
of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share
TED-like experience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A lil about Chi-gurl</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">CHIOMA
OMERUA aka c-flow, aka chi-gul is a singer and actress who was born
in Lagos where she lived until she moved to the US in 1994. She
remained in the US for the next 12 years where she continued to
pursue her passions while teaching drama to kids at the boys and
girls clubs and in the high school where she worked as a French
teacher. Chioma has taken part in various theater productions such as
Lorraine Hansberry's "Raisin in the Sun", one act plays
such as "It’s not my fault" and she even dabbled in the
genre of absurdism, taking on roles in a play called "the bald
soprano". Chioma is in her element on stage, especially in
musical theater as she gets to use both her acting and singing
skills. Since returning home to Nigeria in 2006, she has been in two
musical productions; "Avoice for Ella" (a Nigerian
adaptation of the cinderella story) and disney's “The lion king"
in conjunction with standard bearers school, Lagos. She currently
resides in Abuja where she is still pursuing her passions as a
comedian, and mc/compere while working a regular 9-5 job. Chigul also
is a talented linguist and voice over artist. She speaks 5 languages
and can imitate 12 different accents.</span></span></span>
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wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-75099250160476425732015-01-04T15:38:00.003-05:002015-01-04T22:38:24.542-05:00Renowed ESPN Anchor, Stuart Scott dies at 49<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">ESPN Anchor, for over 20 years, Stuart Scott died on Sunday at 49 after a long battle with cancer. Scott was first diagnosed with cancer in 2007. He accepted the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance in July 2014, accepting the award, he said- "When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live and in the manner in which you live:" </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Scott's famous catchphrases are forever imprinted on the walls of the new ESPN studio in Bristol, from his very famous "Boo-Yah!" to "As cool as the other side of the pillow"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Praying for his entire family in this very hard time, and I am certain that the great legacy he left behind will be cherished forever. </span></div>
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wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-6941934911961738542014-12-09T09:33:00.002-05:002014-12-09T09:33:28.577-05:00Kevin Garnet along with other athletes, and Jay-z show support for Eric Garner with I can't breathe T-shirts<img alt="Nets players, from left, Jarrett Jack, Kevin Garnett," height="480" src="http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/912b8f6c75b0308b28c4a145550a67684d84fe0a/c=28-44-931-723&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2014/12/08/635536715235613411-2014-12-08-Cavs-Nets10.jpg" width="640" /><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">Following Chicago Bulls player Derrick Rose's lead, NBA </span><span style="line-height: 32px;">athletes</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> including Cavaliers
Lebron James and Kyrie Irving, Brooklyn Nets Kevin Garnet and Deron
Williams wore black “I Can't Breathe” T-shirts in support of Eric
Garner during pregame warm-ups on Monday. Rapper Jay-z also joined in by wearing black in support of the Garner family</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">NBA
Commissioner, Adam Silver has expressed reservation over players
taking part in protests on the courts, although he stated that he
respects their views however- “ My preference would be for players
to abide by our on-court attire rules.” Silver said.</span></div>
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<br />wasaafricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04224304549469462311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143402367723611558.post-5652907440633427942014-12-09T01:38:00.002-05:002014-12-09T01:46:04.282-05:00Lebron James meets Prince William and wife Kate Middleton after Nets and Cavaliers game. #royals.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The
Duke ad Duchess of Cambridge are currently touring the United States
and ever since their arrival in New York they've met the President, well
at least Prince William met with Obama in Washington, DC earlier
today, and the American “royal” couple, Beyonce and Jay-Z on the
sidelines of the Brooklyn Nets vs Cleveland Cavaliers game at the
Barclays Center on Monday night. </span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">However,
their American experience will not go on without meeting our very own
King James. Following the Cavalier's 101-88 victory over the Nets,
Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton were granted an audience
with NBA champ, Lebron James (King James)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">James
came bearing gifts of jerseys and cupcakes; the 2-time NBA champ gave
the Duke and Duchess cavaliers jersey in each colorway with 'George' and
'Cambridge' on the back. He also gave them cupcakes from Baker
Boulevard. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Speaking at a press conference right after the Monday
night game, James said: “I gave them a present and thanked them for
coming to America to watch our game” </span>
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