Olympic Glory Again….Or??
Nigeria gave coach Samson Siasia a befitting birthday present late Tuesday night producing a commanding performance to wallop the little Devils of Belgium 4-1 in the first semi-final of the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament. Much was expected of Nigeria’s skillful attacking quartet of Peter Odemwingie, Solomon Okoronkwo, Chinedu Ogbuke, and on-field captain Victor Obinna, but the Eagles can thank full-backs Olubayo Adefemi and Chibuzor Okonkwo for also contributing one goal apiece.
Isaiah Washington trying to “Reach One Million”
Isaiah Washington opened the Chief Foday Golia Memorial School near the village of Njala Kendema in the Bagbwe Chiefdom in 2007 to help the children of the area get a good education.
Ohenewa Akuffo – Wrestling for the Gold
Ohenewa Akuffo is a wrestler representing Canada and vying for the gold in the Olympics. Born in York, Canada, and raised for three years in Toronto, she later moved to Ghana. She returned to Canada where she started wrestling in high school. She became the youngest-ever member of the Canadian senior team and won her first national title in 1997.
She has consequently won a silver medal in the Pan-Am games in 2003 and 2007, the 2005 World University Games, the 2006 Canada Cup. A true athlete, she is also a former judoka who won the 1997 Junior National Championships. » Read more…
Kenya and Ethiopia leading in medals among African Countries
Kenya and Ethiopia are vying for the position of country with the most Olympic medals from Africa. So far Kenya has won gold medals in the men’s 3000m steeplechase and women’s 800m (Pamel Jelimo), three Silver medals in women’s 800m (Janeth Jepkosgei), women’s marathon, and women’s 3000m steeplechase, and bronze medal wins in the men’s 10,000m and men’s 3000m steeplechase (Brimin Kiprop Kipruto).
Ethiopia has a gold medal in both the men’s and women’s 10,000m and a silver in the men’s 10,000m. They will compete against each other in the men’s and women’s 5,000m.
Jason Dunford – Kenya’s Olympic hopeful
Jason Edward Dunford is from a very prominent family (his mother, Geraldine, is the granddaughter of Abraham Block, founder of Block Hotels, and his father, Martin, is the chairman of the Tamarind Group [the famous Carnivore Restaurant is part of that group]).
Olympic Round-Up
Swimmer Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe won her first medal of the Olympics in the women’s 400 meter individual medley and went under the previous world record mark of 4:31.12, set by American Katie Hoff at the U.S. Olympic trials. But Coventry’s time of 4:29.89 was only good enough for a silver medal, as Stephanie Rice of Australia won the gold in a new world record time of 4 minutes, 29.45 seconds.
Mixed Fortunes As Hunt Begins
George Mandjeck came off the bench to score a late goal and secure a 1-1 draw against South Korea in Cameroon’s opening game of the Beijing Olympics. Both teams created numerous scoring opportunites in a physical game on a hot and humid night in Qinhuangdao.
Right to Dream wins 5th Position in Man United Championships
Right to Dream Academy, had a successful debut in the World Finals of the Manchester United Premier Cup placing 5th out of 20 participating teams from across the globe. Right to Dream, a registered charity from Accra, was founded to help talented but underprivileged African children develop their potential through sport and education. At the first ever Africa Finals held at Nike’s Hilversum Campus in Holland, in May, Right to Dream qualified for the World Finals after beating Egyptian team ENPPI at the first ever Africa Finals. At the time Coach Gareth Henderby admitted: “Most of our boys have never been out of Africa so to come here was a big thrill for them and to have the chance to go to Manchester is a huge motivation!”
Quincy Opts For Birmingham
Ghana international Quincy Owusu-Abeyie has moved to English Championship side Birmingham City from Russian giants Spartak Moscow. The 22-year-old moves to St. Andrews on an initial loan deal worth about $3 million, which will run until January 2009. The Blues will then have the option of extending the deal to run through to the end of the season. » Read more…
Former Sudanese Refugee to Carry American Flag
When he was 6 years old, Lopez Lomong ran for his life in Sudan. Now, he is running for Olympic glory. Now he’ll be carrying the flag for his adopted nation, leading the U.S. Olympic team at the opening ceremonies Friday night.
Lace ‘Em Up!!
There’s this old adage amongst African footballers that “The player makes the boot, the boot never makes the player.” We learned this early on as most of us played with our bare feet in the streets or on rocky hard surfaces. Presently, in this age of globalization and marketing, most African players want shoes similar to Samuel Eto’o’s Pumas or John Obi Mikel’s Nikes. The color of a footballer’s boots supposedly reveal what type of player he is according to a leading British sports psychologist. Dr Martin Perry and football boot website www.Footy-Boots.com have joined forces to classify footballers according to their choice of footwear. Though Barcelona’s workaholic pair of Seydou Keita and Yaya Toure both wear white boots, they are definitely not the flashiest of players. Hopefully you find the guide below somewhat interesting, and we at least have another explanation for El Hadji Diouf’s petulance over the years – his awful looking orange boots. Dr Martin Perry and Footy Boots have joined forces to classify footballers according to their choice of footwear. » Read more…
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