This is a good one from a Nigerian and I think I,as the president of USA, should celebrate with you.Keep it coming.
By John Egbokhan

Saturday, April 23, 2016 will remain green in the
memory of Nigerian volleyball legend, Dr. Moyo
Kasim. It was a special day. He flew his family
from Atlanta to Pennsylvania. He had to. It was a
day the iconic volleyball great was inducted into
the prestigious Volleyball Hall of Fame in the
United State of America.

Kasim, who started playing volleyball for Nigeria at
18 and played for about 20 years, winning national,
continental and international laurels is the first
African to be inducted into the Volleyball Hall of
Fame, a remarkable storyline for the son of the late
Oluepe of Epe, Oba M. D. Kasim.
Recalling the events that climaxed with his
induction last month at the Penn State University,
Pennsylvania, Dr. Kasim, who is currently the
Provost of the Lagos State College of Health
Technology said “that day would remain indelible
in my life because the hall was filled to the brim,
with volleyball greats and bidding stars all in
attendance, making for a great show that saw my
induction into the Volleyball Hall of Fame”.

Speaking on the moment he was called out for the
induction, Dr. Kasim said “at that moment, I
remembered my parents, I remembered my family,
my wife and children, who were there at the
occasion and I wished my parents were still alive
to see this epochal day. “I say this because
without God first and them, I would not have
achieved what I achieved all these years and for
me to be so recognised after all these years goes
to illustrate the immense roles they played in
shaping me into what I have become and these
accolades from the international community and
Lagos State government

“For me to be so recognised and honoured after so
many years of quitting the game is so gratifying
and I can’t be more thankful to those who
shaped me into what I am and to God for his
mercy and love”, he added. Dr. Kasim, who was
featured many years ago in the umber sports
magazine in the world, Sports Illustrated, with
comparisons being made to then basketball stars
like Magic Johnson and Abbu Jamal, with his
induction, joins an elite group of 13 in the all-time
volleyball hall of fame, a feat which evokes rich
memories in the Epe born native.

“I’m the only Nigerian and only African to be
inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fames till today.
Three of us were inducted on that day and I felt
proud to be a Nigerian and a native of Lagos State.
“I represented Nigeria for about 20 years and even
in the USA, I was known and celebrated. Its a
great honour for myself and my family and the
credit goes to my late parents, especially by late
father, the Oluepe of Epe, Oba M.D. Kasim, my
coaches, Suraju Olajide, popularly called Coach
Mansu, my college coach, Dr. Wayne Stalick, who
was my trainer in the USA and the Lagos State
government, who gave me the platform to
showcase my volleyball talents”. In the Sports
Illustrated issue of May 13, 1985, the writer wrote
that “Kasim came to visit his uncle in the U.S. in
1982 and decided to stay after watching Akeem
Olajuwon, with whom he had played on the Lagos
state basketball team, on TV.

“When I tell people that this guy is my best friend
at home, they say, ‘Come on, get out of here’’’,
Kasim says with a laugh.
And 35 years on, Dr. Kasim is having a big laugh
now with his induction into the volleyball of fame.
“It ‘is quite astonishing and remarkable how things
have turned to favour me that from nowhere, I am
now somewhere and back at home, contributing
something great to my people in Lagos State. I am
just grateful to God for this remarkable story and
how well he has blessed me and my plan is to
continue giving back to the society, whether in the
health sector or sports beat”, Dr. Kasim told
Sports Vanguard.

Surely, sports runs in the family of Kasim. His wife
is Rolake Olagbegi now Kasim, the tennis
sensation that dazzled on Nigerian courts before
she jetted to the USA to study and also play
tennis. She played briefly on the circuit and still
coaches till date.
At the National Sports Festival in Lagos, Delta
State hired her for the games and out of five gold
medals Delta won 3 and pocketed two silver and
two bronze medals. Their domination in the sport
attracted good comments from then governor
Emmanuel Uduaghan.

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