Christiano Ronaldo wasn’t the first to score in eight straight major tournaments, Asamoah Gyan of Ghana has scored in Nine

While it was reported that Christiano Ronaldo was the first to achieve the feat, and had become the first man to score at eight successive major tournaments. Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan had gone one better and scored in nine major tournaments in a row. On the day, this claim was made, Gyan went on Twitter and…

Aboutrika the greatest African to never play in Europe?

While the Egyptians Mohamed Salah, Mohamed Elneny, Mido, Amr Zaki, and Ahmed Elmohamady are all readily familiar to fans across Europe, comparatively few would instantly recognize their shared nation’s greatest ever player. For Egyptian football fans, this man still stands head and shoulders above his every compatriot? Egyptian retired professional footballer, Mohamed Aboutrika, often considered…

In contrast to other Muslims, Tuareg groom, not women, wear veils.

According to Wikipedia, Tuareg people are a large Berber ethnic confederation. Traditionally nomadic pastoralists, and They principally inhabit the Sahara in a vast area stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso.   In contrast to other Muslims, Tuareg men, not women, wear veils. Men traditionally take part in caravans….

UTEP wrote history when they beat an all white Kentucky team with an all black UTEP team

In the year 1965–66, African American basketballers wrote their name on the history book when Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins coached Texas Western Miners basketball team, which represented Texas Western College, now called the University of Texas-El Paso (UTEP), and then. It was black against the white night, and the team made history by…

From a refugee camp in Ghana, due to Liberian crisis, to Canada, and UEFA Champions League glory: The journey of Alphonso Davies

From a refugee camp in Ghana, due to Liberian crisis, to Canada, and UEFA Champions League glory: The journey of Alphonso Davies Alphonso Davies’ first season at Bayern Munich has brought a league and cup double and now a Champions League trophy. But his determination to succeed was forged in an upbringing shaped by war…

No African traditional religion is paganism, African traditional religions are not inferior

It’s insulting, referring to your traditional religion as paganism, it’s very disrespectful and reeks more of inferiority complex. It’s a different game when Non-Africans see to African traditional religions as paganism, but an African doing the same is heartbreaking.   Paganism, which was derived from a classical Latin pāgānus, which means “rural, rustic,” later “civilian,”;…

The overhead kick of a South African club’s goal keeper that beats Christiano Ronaldo’s overhead kick against juventus.

In the history of bicycle kicks, the likes of Zlatan ibrahimovic’s kick against England, Wayne rooney’s kick against the citizens, Christiano Ronaldo’s kick against Juventus and Gareth bale’s kick against Liverpool has been making waves on the internet with people trying to choose the best of these phenomenal kicks. But then bringing it home, Oscarine…

The Mwila tribe of Southern Angola that uses cown dung to make their hair.

If you’ve ever found yourself wondering about the beauty standards of some groups, you should perhaps also spare a thought for the Mwila tribes. This Mwila tribe lives in a sparsely populated Huila province in southern Angola, where they live a traditional lifestyle.   The Mwila people are known for their elaborate dresses, jewelry, and…

Africa has been awarded three spots in the new edition of the FIFA club world cup.

According to FIFA, three clubs from Africa will now represent the continent in the expanded 2021 Club World Cup in China. FIFA Club has an increased amount of participating clubs to 24 teams from all over the world, and the first edition will take place in China next year.     Initially, it was a…