8, October 2022
Football: President George Weah thinks Eto’o was better than him 0
Many consider His Excellency President George Weah the best African player of all time. But the former Tonnerre de Yaoundé and AC Milan striker does not see things the same way. For him, there is a footballer who will have had a better career than him. And he is a Cameroonian.
He is the only African footballer to have won the Ballon d’Or France football in 1995. And yet, for George Weah, there is indeed an African footballer, other than him, who deserves to be considered the greatest player of all the time of the continent. His name is Samuel Eto’o.
“I had the European Golden Ball and I know I deserved it. It is true that Samuel Eto’o did not have the European Golden Ball. In my opinion, this guy even deserved two European Golden Balls. What he has achieved in Europe far exceeds anything an African has achieved in Europe” said President George Weah in comments relayed by Footempo.
“Eto’o is in my opinion stronger than me. Georges Weah played to showcase Africa. Eto’o did. There are no rivalries between such and such. We all want to see Africans show the world the strength of our continent” continued the current president of Liberia.
Culled from Lookcharms.com
12, December 2022
Kenyan Olympic champion Rudisha survives plane crash 0
Two-time Kenyan Olympic champion David Rudisha said Monday he was grateful to be alive after surviving a plane crash on the weekend in southern Kenya.
The 800m world record holder had just taken off from a Kenyan reserve hosting the “Maasai Olympics” — a series of sporting competitions involving Maasai youth — when his aircraft encountered trouble and was forced to make an emergency landing on Saturday.
“It was a scary episode where you hold your heart in your hand as you pray to God,” the athlete, who belongs to the Maasai tribe himself, told The Nation newspaper.
“The pilot did an incredible job to keep the plane afloat and stable for long.
“We thank God we all came out alive.”
The 33-year-old is a sponsor of the “Maasai Olympics”, which was established a decade ago by community leaders and conservation group Big Life Foundation.
The goal is to help preserve the lion population and replace the traditional Maasai rite of hunting the big cats with sporting contests.
“One of the passengers was injured and is being treated at hospital,” the conservation charity said in a statement released late Saturday.
“The others, including Mr. Rudisha, who is the patron of the Maasai Olympics, suffered no significant physical injuries,” it added.
Rudisha was involved in a serious car accident in 2019.
He won Olympic golds in 2012 and 2016, and world titles in 2011 and 2015, setting a world record (1min 40.91sec) in the 2012 London Olympics final.
Source: AFP