June 23, 2021
BY UNCLE SANKARA
A reflection of our football history since independence, this is the first time ever for a President to make such a huge fraternal donation to Leone Stars after an historic qualifying match with their arch rival squirrels of Benin at the Lansana Conteh stadium Conakry on June 14th 2021.
Without going much in detail to unravel the packages which have become a subject of household discussion, President Bio has awakened the spirits of the rising youth population to challenge the notion that the doors of fortune and fame are not restricted to Politicians, Entrepreneurs, engineers, academics but rather youths should look at themselves better to make a change in another world if Certificates Diplomas are not forthcoming.
Fancy for yourself this one, former Senegalese’s President Abdulai Wade took 26 years in opposition, it was only in his coming to power in the early twenties that Senegal became the first African country to play a world cup semi –finals in the hosted countries of South Korea and Japan. On their return home, Wade took them to an African tour with a lot of accolades from fans from other African Countries greeted with shouts of Africa Africa, African long live Africa. Senegal was once known for its academic oriented first President Sedar Senghor for his Famous Book “Negritude” that has transformed to a sporting nation.
A similar luck has equally sparked on President Bio after a tedious waiting of more than twenty years, he became the first President to revive the lost spirit of our football generation in a disputed match which has bought us the ticket to fly our Green, White and Blue flag in the Cameroon capital of Yaunada in front of world cameras which is a true sense of nationalism and patriotism.
In today’s world, President Bio in the true sense of Nationalism deserves multiple praises irrespective of our political or what not affiliations which are the basis of criticisms.
What should be digested in our minds is that nation building cannot be done without comprehensive criticisms. But alas, inherent in our critics is malice.
These days, football has transformed to a million dollar business most African players have invested in their respective countries with a big boost to augment the Gross Domestic Product. In football, you seek to improve much better when international matches are in the waiting.
Our coach is in preparations, our local international players are in their preparatory stages to demonstrate their football qualities, stylistics, whip up emotions, uncontestable collectivity, perfect defense, constant goal saves, speedy and to the target passes, attacks and counter attacks at a large scale, position watch and corner kicks and a ready head and foot rapid display on the rivals defense.
President Bio as father of the nation has sows the seeds to grow in Cameroon and sits in the shades in Sierra Leone.
Kudos!