newafricaken254:
off topic :'This mess keeps getting messier': How this year's African Athletics Championships descended into chaos

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)The 2018 African Senior Athletics Championships, ongoing in Nigeria, should have bolstered relations between the participating 52 African nations and showcased the country's abilities to host world-class events.
Instead, it has descended into chaos and seen countries such as Tanzania pull out of the games over what they say is poor organization and a lack of communication from organizers.
The games kicked off on Wednesday. However, many of the athletes were still hundreds of miles away from the venue, stranded at the Murtala Muhammad International airport in Lagos.

The Kenyan team had arrived in Lagos on Monday afternoon but did not leave for Asaba, where the games are being held in southeast Nigeria, until Wednesday.
Some of the athletes say they faced visa issues and others were forced to camp at the airport because there were no connecting flights.Photos of top African athletes sleeping on the floor surrounded by their luggage at the airport were posted on social media, sparking anger. Athletics Tanzania decided to pull out of the competition after hearing about the chaos, its secretary said.
Major events, including the women's 100-meter race scheduled for the first day, were postponed because of organizing problems, organizers Confederation of Africa Athletics. or CAA, said The stranded Kenyan athletes eventually traveled to Asaba on Wednesday morning, where they competed in the 10,000-meter race on the same day.
Kenya's sports ministry has reacted furiously to the way its athletes were treated and said it would petition the world body, the International Association of Athletics Federation, and the CAA.
Some have questioned Asaba's preparedness to host the competition, which serves as a qualifier for the IAAF Continental Cup in Ostrava, the Czech Republic in September. "It is beyond our comprehension why Asaba was given the rights to host an event of this caliber without putting into consideration the logistics around the connecting flights. As a country, we are disappointed we have to go through this kind of treatment, and we intend to petition the IAAF and the CAA over this kind of confusion," Kenya's chief administrative secretary for sport, Hassan Noor Hassan, said in a statement.
Wesley Botton, chief sports reporter for The Citizen newspaper in South Africa, tweeted that he didn't have a hotel room nor media accreditation to enter the stadium. "No hotel rooms available and no accreditation for us to get into the stadium, less than an hour before the start of the African Athletics Champs. This mess keeps getting messier. That's my grumpy face #Asaba2018," Botton tweeted.
Although, he later added on Twitter that "after a horribly, wobbly start. The local organising committee really pulled through today at the African Championships in Asaba. With all the criticism they've received, glad to see them reacting and pulling up their socks. Great day of athletics."
Tanzania pulls out
However, the turnaround was too late for the Tanzanian team, which decided not to take part in the games on Thursday.
Athletics Tanzania's secretary Wilhelm Gidabuday said the team made the difficult decision to back out because of concerns over a lack of information about visas.
Gidabuday said immigration letters that would guarantee its athletes a visa on arrival in Nigeria were sent a day before the championship.
"When the letters were sent, it was even sent via Whatsapp and not email. We saw what happened to the Kenyan team and we can't risk that happening to our athletes. We will wait 'til next year to compete," Gidabuday said.
He said even though athletes were supposed to register online for the biannual championship, his team's officials traveled to Nigeria three weeks ago to confirm its participation.
"The website was not working, so we traveled to Asaba because we were so keen on participating. We are not angry, but we are disappointed," Gidabuday added.Tanzania's absence at the championship scuttles the team's chances of competing at the 2018 IAAF Continental Cup later this year.
But local organizing committee chairman Chief Solomon Ogba at a media briefing Thursday in Asaba said the Tanzanian team confirmed their participation and travel plans at the competition late.
"Their decision to be in Nigeria was a late one by them, and that was what affected them. Technically, they were not registered and so it cannot really be classified as withdrawal," Ogba said.
According to Gidabuday, he registered five athletes when he visited Asaba in July.
"I registered them right there in Asaba in July. Why would I have come to Asaba?" he said.
"It's not my home. We are not there because the organizers did not send visa invitations on time," he added. link https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/03/africa/african-athletics-championship-chaos/index.html

kenpaul0:
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nemesis8u:
Henry240

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kenpaul0:
And people say we have a government.....If they cannot properly handle logistics for a game is it warfare they would be able to handle The height of foolery!!!!

lionel4power:
when you have die hard soldiers like this under your watch...


You can boldly make such comments and mean them..

nemesis8u:
Henry240

Remember not so long ago u accused me of well lot of things when I said that the T129 sale will not proceed unless US gives export clearance for the engines and other components

I don't depend on media reports but since u do , I have one for u.

U.S. crisis snags Turkey's record $1.5 billion helicopter deal

https://ahvalnews.com/us-turkey/us-crisis-snags-turkeys-record-15-billion-helicopter-deal


So my friend I hope u won't be that hasty in passing the judgement on me again in the future

Henry240:


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4nryj_CDO8

 
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ocelot2006:


Looks like Instructor Zero with those GSU Operators.

newafricaken254:
The Vice Chief of Defence Forces Lt Gen Robert Kibochi has handed over command of the Kenya Army to Lt Gen Walter Raria. Lt Gen Raria, who is now the 21st Commander of the Kenya Army, served as the Deputy Army Commander for the past two years under the stewardship of the VCDF.

nemesis8u:
Guess I am a fool
But now I sure know who to avoid and give a pass.

lionel4power:
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abiodunalasa:


All I see here is tactical error... Babes got their rear widely open like tho they are unclad on the bed waiting to be jingozed

lionel4power:

You're smarter than half of us on on this forum.



If you're dumb.... I wonder what i am.

abiodunalasa:


All I see here is tactical error... Babes got their rear widely open like tho they are unclad on the bed waiting to be jingozed

Henry240:
AMISOM Somalia

Henry240:
Nigerian police vehicles in Mali

iblawi:


The organizers Messed up. This has nothing to do with the government.

They should have prepared for the competition properly.
Local Flight issue,
Visa problem,
Accommodation wahala,
Athletes denied access to stadium, etc have nothing to do with the government but the organizers.

ssaengine:
Bronco II - Bronco Combat Systems

bidexiii:


Do you have any idea on I.D of those MRAPS

newafricaken254:
Gavin Williamson, Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom,during his visit in somalia