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Peter Konyegwachie (NIG) vs Meldrick Taylor (USA). Los Angeles 1984 Olympics boxing men's featherweight (54-57 kg) category final.

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My dad was furious when the result was announced. Apparently, everybody (including Taylor) except the judges could see that Konyegwachie won.

Taylor got the gold, while Konyegwachie got Nigeria's first olympic silver medal in boxing.

DDick Tiger (Richard Ihetu).
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DDick Tiger & Gene Fullmer (remember Tafawa Balewa's conversation with J.F Kennedy? He mention the Nigerian, Ddick Tiger beating the American Gene Fullmer)
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At the age of 33, he travelled to San Francisco to challenge the formidably powerful Gene Fullmer for the world middleweight title in (October) 1962. At the end of 15 rounds, Tiger had outmuscled the strongman, and outboxed him too, winning a wide, unanimous decision.

In the return match Fullmer was considered fortunate to be granted a draw. The pair fought for a third time in Liberty Stadium in Ibadan, Nigeria on August the 10th 1963. This was the first ever world title fight in Africa outside of apartheid South Africa. This time Tiger beat Fullmer to a standstill. He forced the American to retire to his corner at the end of the seventh round. After the fight, Tiger was hailed as a Nigerian sporting hero.

Dick Tiger celebrates after defeating Gene Fullmer
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Dick Tiger in New York
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He became the "in house boxer" @ Madison Square Garden in New York.

Hogan "Kid" Bassey (MBE)

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Nigeria's first world boxing champion (became world champion in 1957).

Ishilove: This guy looks like Natty Bruce(??), that guy that sang 'ewa jo' and 'Baby girl' back in the late 90s

Gosh! You just tasked my brain! You know how bad it is when you've got a name in the corner of your mind, but you just can't seem to remember?

Ewa jo was sung by an artist from Benin Republic, but I couldn't completely remember his name. It's Nell Oliver. He had a hit in the late '80s, disappeared and reappeared in the late '90s.

Innocent Egbunike was one of Nigeria's best athletes in the early '80s. He won bronze in the relay (4x100 I think) @ Los Angeles 84. He now works as a coach.

shymexx: London bloke - Wimbledon!

Memories! I wasn't impressed with their defence, but they had a fantastic strike force; Efan Ekoku, Marcus Gayle and *** Euell (can't remember his first name).

These disguising leaders ee-oh, na wah for dem.
Dem hold meeting everywhere, dem reach America.
Dem hold meeting everywhere, dem reach America.
Dem call the place, the "United Nations".


Hear-oh another animal talk
Wetin united inside "United Nations"?
Who & who unite, for "United Nations"?
No be there Thatcher & Argentina dey
No be there Reagan & Lib-i-ya dey
Is-i-rael versus Lebanon
Iran-i-oh versus Iraq-i
East West Block versus West Block East

No be there dem dey oh- United Nations
Dis "united" United Nations
One veto vote is equal to 92 [...OR MORE, OR MORE]
What kind sense be dat, na animal sense.

Our government go sell us away
Selling the continent to make us slaves again

Dem come go Europe, white man wey dey for west, bring am come-o
Bringing the religion Christianity to go chop us away
Dem go Arabia, white man wey dey for east,
Bring am come-o Bringing the religion Islam to dey chop us away

Islam and Christianity bring wars to Africa To this-e continent In the center of the world Dem go bring confusion To the center of the world Wetin dis government dey do no be for talk Na for cry-o Time don reach for us to call alhajis so . . . I don travel many places This the first time I don hear about. I never hear "alhaji" as title Only in the country Nigeria You hear somebody be alhaji "Alhaji so-so-and-so . . ." We cannot talk about what these governments do-we can only cry CHORUS: Ye, ye, ye!


Brothers, come and hear this one: "Alhaji" na Arabic language The meaning of "alhaji" na "stranger" .

(Fela) I Alhaji Umaru Dikko
(Response) Stranger Umaru Dikko!

(FELA): Alhaji Dasuki
(Response) Stranger Dasuki!

(Fela): Alhaji Muhammadu Gambo
(Response): Stranger Mohammadu Gambo!

(Fela): Alhaji Muhammadu Buhari
(Response) Stranger Muhammadu Buhari!

(Fela) Alhaji Moshood Abiola (Response) Stranger Moshood Abiola!

(Fela) Alhaji Tunde Idiagbon
(Respponse) Stranger Tunde Idiagbon!

(Fela) Alhaji Sani Abacha
(Response) Stranger Sani Abacha!

(Fela) Alhaji Babangida
(Response) Stranger Babangida!

(Fela) Alhaji Raji Rasak
(Response) Stranger Raji Rasaki!

(Fela) Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji
(Response) Stranger Abubakar Stranger!

(Fela) Alhaji! (Response) Stranger, (Fela) Mohammed, (Response) stranger! (Fela) Alhaji! (Response) Stranger (Fela) Ibrahim, (Response) stranger! FELA: Alhaji!

This na revelation. Revelation of our ancestors. Offender must point at himself. Brothers and sisters hear me. This is a revelation A revelation of our ancestors The offender must point at himself. Brothers and sisters hear me RU: "FearNot for Man"

Mothers and fathers hear me Na stranger dey rule our country

(Response) For inside police For inside air force For inside navy For inside government

(Fela) Dem dey control am! Mothers and Fathers

Many leaders as you see them
Na different disguise them dey o
Animal in human skin
Animal-u put u tie o
Animal-u wear agbada
Animal-u put-u suit o

(Slight detour) Celestine Babayaro.

Adekunle Adesoji. Paralympics Gold medallist (2004) silver medallist (2008), Commonwealth Games gold medallist (2002 & 2006) and commonwealth record holder.

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Tribute also to Adekundo Adesoji (triple gold medalist at the Athens 2004 Paralympics)

Ajibola Adeoye. 4 time paralympic gold medallist (2 @ Barcelona '92 & 2 @ Atlanta '96).

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shymexx: Can we get a picture of Babayaro?

Chelsea legend!

Yes! I have to find that Babayaro pic (although he's in some of the olympics pics I posted, I have another pic of him celebrating after scoring a goal @ Atlanta '96).

naijababe: Now I remember she still ran her race despite the bereavement. The Nigerian Olympic Committee is as corrupt as NFA if not even more. Remember Joseph Dosu, also horribly abandoned.

If Nigeria were a woman, she'd have long been stoned to death cos no one will believe she's not a witch

She had to pay for the body to be flown back to Nigeria, cos Nigerian officials refused to pay.

naijababe: She ran 100m hurdles right? What's her story?

Oh! Sorry, I thought you saw it (I posted it on the last page). I'll give a summary here, but scroll back up to read the full story.

Her fiance was an athlete. They both went to the Sydney Olympics to represent Nigeria. He was killed in a car accident in Sydney, just days before the olympics started. Nigerian officials abandoned her and her fiance's family, even though he was in Sydney to represent Nigeria.

Bump

Blessing Okagbare.

Ajoke Odumosu

Damola Osayomi.

Olusoji Fasuba

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Olabisi Afolabi

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naijababe: Obikwelu formerly of Nigeria now of Portugal

There are quite a few "defectors" in this section. Christy Opara-Thompson (who I had a crush on) decided to "defect" to the United States because she felt that the Nigerian authorities treated her badly. There's the heart wrenching story of Glory Alozie, who was abandoned by Nigerian officials when she needed them most.

Ahead in this section are many more "defectors" such as David Defiagbon.

Deji Aliu

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Enefiok Udo-Ubong

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Gold medallists in the 4x400m relay @ the Sydney 2000 Olympics - Sunday Bada, Jude Monye, Clement Chukwu and Enefiok Udo-Ubong.

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Oops! Missed one from earlier. Maria Usifo

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Francis Obikwelu

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Glory Alozie
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Just before the Olympic Games (Sydney 2000), her fiancee, Hyginus Ananyo Anugo (a Nigerian athlete), was run over by a car close to the games village. He died.

The Nigerian authorities did not do anything to help the victim's relatives, even though he was in Sydney to represent the country. Glory Alozie had to pay for the corpse to be flown back to Nigeria.

After that incident, she vowed never to compete for Nigeria. On July 6, 2001 she officially became a Spanish citizen.

Sunday Bada

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Chioma Ajunwa

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Mary Onyali

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She was still calm when she crossed the finish line (even though she was first), then she looked back at the clock & went CRAZY!!!!

Daniel Philips Effiong

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