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At present, South Africa is in a very strong position to reach WTC 2025 final. After 2 final losses, there was a buzz around that 1) location of final shall be dynamic. 2) there must be a best of 3 finals' series etc etc. Now, if South Africa reaches the final (one out of India and Australia or both, who have been dominating throughout the cycle will not be part of the finals) may spark another buzz that 3) there cannot be a 2 match series, the number of minimum matches must be 3. 4) there cannot be points penalty for slow over rate, match fee penalty is fine. Things are in a super crunch mode. Is another India vs South Africa ICC Final LOADING ? What are your thoughts?

Why did Nigeria win ZERO MEDALS the Paris Olympics? In this video, I explore the reasons behind Nigeria's performance, from challenges in sports funding and training facilities to issues with athlete preparation and support. Watch here: https://lnkd.in/dhQECgwj

AFRICANS DON'T INVEST IN THEIR SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURES. BECAUSE OF THAT BELIEF MONEY IS EVIL AND BAD AND SHOULDN'T TAMPER WITH OUR ENTERTAINMENT! My take on this is; "Africans and African Nations are at fault, and should solely be the ones to blame for IT!" Why? Because of our African #beliefs, as #money_is_bad! If you grow up in a belief that the #primary purpose of #sports is for #entertainment (eventually for #health), the chances of putting any #investments in sports infrastructures can only be very #minimalistic! So long as a #business model is not locally developed around sports in Africa, no one will ever invest in IT. The best handworkers in our world all started off working with the #tools they themselves developed! Most talented footballers from Africa who have become worldstars, started their football journey, playing on such grounds the talents even invested their manual labour in, at making them playable! Why can't local entrepreneurs take on developing these initial infrastructures and making them sustainable and profitable? Again, it's because we ourselves don't believe a profitable business model can be built around sports! There is much money potentially available in Africa for sports with many talents and fans available too! However, we Africans believe investments for #profitability is an #evil thing reserved to #foreigners! Whose fault is IT?

The #AfricanGames ended last night in Accra, Ghana, with Egypt once again emerging top of the table, as Nigeria and South Africa finished second and third. Egypt's dominance on the continent is, however, hardly matched at the Olympics, where they have won just one Gold medal in the last three #OlympicGames, 2012, 2016 & 2020: 1 gold, 4 silver, and 8 bronze total. It is interesting that Egypt has yet to turn its continental dominance (8 wins in 13 African Games) into Olympic glory. For Nigeria, which always finishes second or third at the African Games (except when they won it in 2003), the less said, the better. Nigeria has won just one Silver and two Bronze medals at the last three Olympics. South Africa has won 7G, 9S and 3B at the last three Olympics. Meanwhile, you see Kenya in 10th spot at the African Games? They have produced Africa's best showing in the last three Olympics: 12G, 14S, 10B. Can they all improve at this year's Olympics? Would be good to see. #paris2024

GUINEA FOOTBALL FEDERATION COMPLAINS TO CAF The Guinea Football Federation (FGF) has complained to the Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) that Tanzania should not be allowed to participate in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. This is for an alleged administrative violation during yesterday's encounter, during which a Tanzanian substitute wore an incorrect shirt number. At the moment, no response has been made by CAF regarding the complaint. Article 47 of the AFCON Regulations stipulates that: "For any administrative error in the registration of players, the national association concerned will be suspended from participating in the next edition of the AFCON, and its team will be eliminated from the competition if the latter is still on going." The question as to whether there was, in fact, an "administrative error" on the registration of Ibrahim Ame--the Tanzanian player who was introduced in the 73rd minute--is a question of fact.  Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) would be called upon again to investigate the claims of FGF, determine the facts and apply the regulations. Would FGF's claim and their hope to participate in the continent's most prestigious football tournament succeed? Or, would Tanzania be able to participate in her fourth-ever AFCON since 1980? #FootballLaw #AFCON2025 #CAF #FootballLawyer

AFRICAN AND IVORIAN LEGEND DIDIER DROGBA BLASTS SOUTH AFRICAN LEAGUE 🇿🇦 Didier Drogba: South African football League is the best in terms of Infrastructure and sponsors but there is no Talent in their league. Drogba had mentioned South African league is the best league in Africa because they have good infrastructure, like good stadiums and Financial muscles from their PSL. South Africa might be the best league in Africa than Ivory Coast ,Nigeria, Senegal, Zambia , Mali, Cameroon or Ghana but those leagues from those countries produce far more better players than South Africa. It is painful to see the country that have everything not being able to produce such great players that can play in la Liga, EPL, Serie A and French Ligue 1. If other countries had the same resources or infrastructure South Africa has, their league would have been so advanced to even attract more European Clubs to scout their talents. But that's life people who have resources don't know how to use them, and people who have talents dont have opportunities to have those resources to go far in life. Is Drogba right? Credit: worldscorenews

The football industry in Africa does not operate in isolation. It needs reliable and functioning infrastructure, major financial investment, high levels of integrity and a strong commitment to cultivating new players and fans. These are essential for long-term success of any football ecosystem. The African football ecosystem faces core challenges as Many African countries lack the financial muscle or goodwill to build necessary infrastructure, such as stadiums, training facilities and reliable. @soka25east

Add your name to ban israel from the Olympics that start in Paris next month. To the International Olympic Committee: "As citizens from across the world, we call on you to ban Israel from the Olympic Games until their government ceases its assault on innocent civilians in Gaza." Next month, the world will turn its eyes to the Olympics in Paris. 36,000 of those who could be watching with us from Gaza are dead. Children who once dreamed of competing have had their limbs torn from them. And unless something changes, the Israeli government will still be bombing Gaza as athletes compete in its name: Israel has just announced its willingness to continue the war for seven more months. As the world comes together for the Olympics, we have the chance to send a message that mass killing of civilians will not be tolerated by the global community. Pressure is building for a plan that would see Israeli athletes compete - just not under Israel's flag. The Olympic committee meets in days: let's be one million voices demanding that Israel be banned until its government stops the assault on Palestinian lives and ends the apartheid.https://https://lnkd.in/dDM7kf6C