August 23rd, 2008 | by Imnakoya | published in China, Nigeria, Sports
Nigeria finished its outing at the Beijing Olympics with one silver and two bronze medals. The men’s soccer team played 0-1 with Argentina at the finals.
Here is a video highlight of the match:
AfricanLoft has some additional coverage of most of the African nations at the Beijing Olympics.
August 14th, 2008 | by Imnakoya | published in Sports
Beijing Olympics: Nigeria meets Ivory Coast at the quarter-finals, and will proceed to the semi-finals. I predict.
Watch the highlights of the soccer matches:
Nigeria vs. USA
Cameroon vs. Italy
Ivory Coast vs. Australia.
More coverage here.
August 8th, 2008 | by Imnakoya | published in China, Sports, Sudan, video
Lopez Lomong story started when he escaped from captivity in Sudan at age six. His story could have been like the unfortunate thousands of the Darfur genocide.
Lopez spent some 10 years in one of the harshest environment imaginable- a Kenyan refugee camp where he made do with a ration of one meal a day. […]
June 18th, 2008 | by Imnakoya | published in Blogosphere, Event, Sports
The Boston Celtics crushed the LA Lakers to win the 2008 NBA championship. By the time the buzzer sounded for the last time, the score was a stunning 131-92!
It was remarkable watching the Lakers being buried, but seeing Kevin Garnett (KG, above) shed profuse tears of joy was priceless.
Why?
I watched KG struggle […]
