I grew up literally a ten minute walk from the ocean. As children, my brother and I would sneak out of the house and go play football on the street or go fishing. Once when out fishing, I saw tourists surfing. At first I thought wind surfing was out of reach. To be honest it was one of those things assumed to be for tourists.
Read MoreAfricans love football, in fact, football is a religion in Africa. 50% of the population watched some part of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The final game of the UEFA Champions League in May 2015 attracted over 20 million African viewers. Across the continent, everywhere you go, you'll run into young boys, girls, men and women all in football jerseys. Unfortunately, most of these Jerseys and football enthusiasm is for foreign leagues and teams
Read MoreMasai Ujiri might have a full time job as the President and General Manager of the Toronto Raptors, Canada’s only team in the NBA. But he is also fiercely dedicated to youth development in Africa. Born and bred in Nigeria, Masai realized that there is an abundance of basketball talent in Africa but the players were often referred to as “raw”. This means they lack experience in the game and have little to no access to coaching and facilities.
Read MoreToday, Nigeria’s Under 17 National Team, the Golden Eaglets, became the first team ever to win the FIFA U-17 World Cup (four times) when they defeated Mexico. The Golden Eaglets are indeed the “Brazil” of the FIFA Under 17 competition having previously won the competition in 1985, 1993, and 2007.
Read MoreCarrying my country's flag at the London Olympics has been the highlight of my running career so far. I loved dressing up in our traditional clothes. I got to hang out with people from all over the world, not just other athletes from Burundi, although that was the best part. It was a great night and there is nothing better than showing off your country, especially through international sports and culture
Read MoreThe Ivory Coast international and Manchester City midfielder has today been named the 2013 African footballer of the year by BBC. Yaya Toure who has been nominated in the past four years beat John Obi Mikel, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Jonathan Pitroipa and Victor Moses to the crown. On receiving the award, the humble Ivory Coast giant, also the current official Confederation Of African Football player of the year had the following to say.
Read MoreToday, Fc Barcelona and Argentina forward Leo Messi beat Gerd Muller's record of goals scored in a single calendar year. During the 1972 season, Muller scored 85 goals in 60 games and Messi broke this 40 year old standing record with 66 games played. Considering that there's still a lot of games to play this year, only the soccer 'gods' can tell where Messi's goal tally (which will be a record to reckon) will be come January 1st 2013.
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