Morocco’s painful loss to France in World Cup semis signals shift in balance of power in football
Morocco can leave Qatar with their heads held high. It was the feet of Theo Hernandez, however, held even higher, that got France through this semi-final. What a battering the world champions took. Ultimately it was Hernandez’s fifth minute goal – the fastest in a World Cup semi-final in 64...
Frugal Morocco have a date with history in semis against reigning World Cup Champions France
Frugal Morocco have a date with destiny as they face off with high-flying World Champions France So Morocco are in the semi-finals of the World Cup, and there is no question that they are there on merit. They have been the most consistent team at this tournament, topping their group...
How former Kenya public service boss Joseph Kinyua, US and Britain saved the country from military rule, upbraided Kenyatta
Three days before Kenya’s elections body announced the outcome of the August 9, 2022 presidential poll, former President Uhuru Kenyatta had twice attempted to frustrate the exercise, and even contemplated installing a military junta if Azimio coalition candidate Raila Odinga was trounced by Kenya Kwanza Alliance candidate William Ruto, allies...
President Obama is still the go-to strategist for Democrats against GOP since Harry Truman’s era
If there was any doubt that Barack Obama remains the Democratic Party’s ablest campaigner, it was removed last week when the former president swept into Georgia for the final push of US Senator Raphael Warnock’s re-election bid. As he did during the last stages of the fall midterm election campaign,...
Numbers don’t lie: Why Kenya’s ‘opaque’ poll officials opted out to escape public scrutiny
On August 11 as Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati was getting ready to announce the presidential election, when he reportedly received communication from “above” to “hold on” until tallies from Tana River were received. The outcome as of August 9 had not – apparently – gone...
American artist Kanye West has been diagnosed with bipolar, which explains his anti-Semitism
Appearing on Alex Jones’s Infowars show on Thursday, musician Kanye West, who now goes by the name Ye, did something remarkable: He made Alex Jones seem comparatively reasonable. Jones, you will recall, is the unhinged conspiracy theorist infamous for insisting that the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax fabricated...
World loves Messi, hates Ronaldo: Are football lovers really sick of relentless fan-girling Messi?
Are people actually that impressed with Lionel Messi or do they just hate Cristiano Ronaldo? The GOAT rivalry has us questioning whether the reverence is genuine. Lionel Messi marked his 1000th professional appearance with his 789th career goal on Saturday as he led Argentina into the World Cup quarter-finals. He’s...
England fans ready to guzzle 35 million pints of beer, but tears await them in tie against Senegal
Three Lions skipper Harry Kane last night declared himself fit – and raring to go for his first goals of the World Cup. Harry was top scorer at the 2018 tournament in Russia but is yet to hit the target in Qatar. The hitman, who turned provider as England battled...
Why Uruguay is bereft of fans: Nobody wants to befriend a team that trades in football’s dark arts
The fiery encounter between Ghana and Uruguay in World Cup group match had all the ingredients the tale of the Kilkenny cats. It was a brutal slugfest for a slot in the round of 16 at the ongoing Qatar World Cup that neither secured despite the South Americans wining by...
Why pillars of democracy and tranquility of Soa Tome and Principe are threatened by coups
São Tomé and Príncipe, the archipelagic island state just off the coast of Gabon, is regarded as a beacon of democracy in Africa. It consistently ranks among the handful of countries on the continent that Freedom House rates as “free” because of its strong democratic institutions and civil liberties. Yet...
