Arsene Wenger reacts to Joe Cole and Gary Lineker discussing how England should stop Lionel Messi ahead of the World Cup semi-final:
🗣"I don't think there's another player in football who still scares opponents the way Messi does, even at 39. The fact that England legends are talking about assigning two players to him says everything about his greatness.
His longevity is unbelievable. Instead of discussing how England should win the game, the first conversation is how to stop Messi.
The reality is that coaches have spent nearly two decades trying to neutralize him, and very few have succeeded. You can try to mark him tightly or be physical with him, but his football intelligence, movement, and decision-making are on another level.
England should focus on playing their own game rather than building their entire plan around stopping Messi, because history has shown that's much easier said than done."
🇰🇪 KARIBU TENA NYUMBANI…
My journey YESTERDAY perfectly reminded me why I often describe KENYA 🇰🇪 as my SECOND HOME. Following an intensive week of business engagements across BOTSWANA, SOUTH AFRICA and the KINGDOM OF ESWATINI, I was once again privileged to pay a COURTESY VISIT on H.E. PRESIDENT WILLIAM RUTO at STATE HOUSE in NAIROBI. Travelling across these great African Nations has become significantly more convenient when flying 51,000 feet above sea level aboard a GULFSTREAM G550 with a maximum FLIGHT RANGE of 14hours 30 minutes non stop. By God’s GRACE I continue to hope and PRAY that my dream of taking delivery of a brand-new US$ 87 MILLION 💰 ALL NEW GULFSTREAM G800 before the end of 2027 will come true. As H.E PRESIDENT RUTO always repeatedly reminds me, Kwa IMANI na MAOMBI, yote yanawezekana…Through faith and PRAYER, everything is possible. ✈️✈️✈️...🙏🙏🙏
Every engagement with HIS EXCELLENCY is nothing short of being IMPRESSIVE and EXTRAORDINARY. H.E. possesses the rare ability to combine the discipline of a STATESMAN with the humility of a SERVANT LEADER. I took the opportunity to congratulate PRESIDENT RUTO on the relentless progress being recorded in Kenya’s ENERGY TRANSFORMATION AGENDA, particularly the recent commissioning of THE HABASWEIN OFF-GRID HYBRID POWER PROJECT, a landmark initiative that is extending reliable electricity to over 8,565 households, whilst reinforcing Kenya’s position as Africa’s UNDISPUTED leader in RENEWABLE ENERGY. As someone whose life REVOLVES around infrastructure and energy development, I derive IMMENSE INSPIRATION from His Excellency’s leadership which understands that ENERGY is the foundation upon which INDUSTRIALISATION, JOB CREATION and ECONOMIC GROWTH are built.
Our discussions equally afforded me the OPPORTUNITY to provide His Excellency with an update on the significant progress we are making towards our planned investment of OVER US`$100 MILLION in Kenya. Step by step...BRICK UPON BRICK 🧱 , that vision is steadily becoming a reality. I had the PLEASURE to also report on the remarkable progress achieved in our TOURISM and HOSPITALITY investments in East Africa which will contribute significantly towards MASSIVE employment creation and long-term economic growth. It is precisely because of the INVESTMENT CONFIDENCE inspired by President Ruto’s administration that Kenya continues to distinguish itself as one of Africa’s MOST ATTRACTIVE destinations for private capital. With such kind of leadership YOUR EXCELLENCY, you definitely have my VOTE come 2027 🇰🇪
Asante sana, Mheshimiwa Rais. MUNGU AKUBARIKI DAIMA 🙏🙏🙏…I remain sincerely grateful for your WARM RECEPTION and for the FATHERLY COUNSEL that you generously share with me, as ALWAYS.
Till my next visit BACK HOME before the end of the month 🇰🇪…Kazi lendelee 💪🏽
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👑 BAYEDE…ESIGODLWENI SENKHOSI...🇸🇿
Good morning from PRINCE WICKNELL who's at home in Eswatini...After spending earlier part of the week in BOTSWANA assessing BUSINESS and INVESTMENT opportunities there as part of our broader REGIONAL INTEGRATION strategy, I flew into SOUTH AFRICA for the day yesterday, where we are concluding the acquisition of a prestigious property that will become the REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS for our HOLDINGS Group
Yesterday evening culminated in what I consider as yet again one of the GREATEST HONOUR in the days of my life. From the moment we landed, we were accorded a ROYAL RED-CARPET RECEPTION, received through His Majesty’s PRIVATE airport terminal with full traditional and cultural honours, before being escorted under VVIP PROTOCOL from the airport tarmac to the Royal Palace !!! My lovely wife and I were then graciously hosted by HMK KING MSWATI III to a lavish dinner at His Majesty’s sacred Royal Palace. Such an honour is ordinarily reserved strictly for highly respected ROYAL GUESTS and HEADS OF STATE. Truly, A PROPHET IS NOT WITHOUT HONOUR EXCEPT IN HIS OWN COUNTRY…Mwari vanondida...
We were treated to the FINEST CUISINE and undoubtedly one of the most MEMORABLE dining experiences we have ever enjoyed, all within the warmth and dignity of TRUE AFRICAN ROYALTY. During our discussions, I had the privilege of updating HMK on the excellent progress already achieved towards our MEGA SOLAR PROJECT. The exceptional professionalism and EFFICIENCY demonstrated by the various Government departments of the Kingdom of Eswatini was worth commending, as most approvals including the IPP GENERATION LICENCE, were processed in a RECORD BREAKING period of 48 HOURS !!! The efficiency on their service delivery has encouraged me to make the decision to find a cheap house for not more than 50 million rand to buy it TODAY so whenever I visit I have somewhere comfortable to relax.
I further updated HMK that our business associates and technical teams are now finalising the GRID IMPACT ASSESSMENT, whilst simultaneously concluding the ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA), the Grid Connection and Interconnection Studies, the Geotechnical and Topographical Investigations, together with all remaining engineering and technical certification requirements necessary before commencement of construction.
Following these encouraging developments, I was equally delighted to reassure HMK that INTRATREK HOLDINGS has taken the bold decision to SELF-FUND the FIRST PHASE of 50MW, entirely from our own balance sheet and internal resources. We are confident that this first phase of 10 MW can be delivered within a RECORD-BREAKING period of 6 - 8 MONTHS. Following extensive consultations with our international technical advisers, we also resolved that, whilst we remain highly appreciative of the outstanding work previously undertaken by various reputable Chinese partners in the region, including CHINT ELECTRIC CO., LTD , the principal OEMs for this project will predominantly be sourced strictly from the UNITED STATES and EUROPE and consequently we will not involve CHINT ELECTRIC as earlier suggested.
Accordingly, HMK was delighted to note that the Solar PV modules, INVERTERS, switchgear, transformers, SCADA and other control systems will be procured from internationally recognised manufacturers in those jurisdictions. However, the EPC implementation, will be undertaken by highly skilled professionals drawn from ESWATINI, ZIMBABWE and SOUTH AFRICA. As Africans, we should embrace the best global technology, but the DEVELOPMENT of our continent must ultimately be driven BY AFRICANS, FOR AFRICANS, harnessing our own expertise to deliver transformational projects that will benefit FUTURE generations.
It was indeed a night of SPLENDOUR and a night of ROYALTY…
As I now depart for EUROPE via EAST AFRICA, I do so with a heart overflowing with GRATITUDE and immense PRIDE.
Ngiyabonga kakhulu, NGWENYAMA…👑🇸🇿🙏🏾
@wicknellchivayo Ndokumbirawo kuti mutume wo avo movapawo basa ,ini vakandibatsira hama yangu isina ye bus.. Ndikabhadhara kuno.Ndakango4na pa Harare number apo
SUNDAY MORNING UPDATE…KANA UCHITAURA NA MAMBO UNO PFUGAMA...🦁🐊💪🏽👑
Following my week-long business engagements in DUBAI, I had the honour and PRIVILEGE of paying a COURTESY VISIT on His Excellency, President DR. E.D. MNANGAGWA this morning. During our brief discussions, His Excellency expressed his DEEPEST CONCERN over the plight of Zimbabwean citizens who remain STRANDED in the Republic of South Africa, particularly the MULTITUDES camped at the Zimbabwean Embassy. Being the FATHER to ALL Zimbabweans that he is irrespective of where they may be, President Mnangagwa spoke with DEEP EMPATHY and genuine compassion about the pain and HARDSHIP many of our fellow citizens are presently enduring. In that regard MAMBO MUNHUMUTAPA gave me EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS and ORDERED me to immediately donate US$1 MILLION towards facilitating the urgent repatriation of those Zimbabweans who are still unable to return home.
Panotaura MAMBO 🦁🦁🦁 you don’t question…you ACT ACCORDINGLY !!!
Given the HUGE amount required, I had to HUMBLY PLEAD with His Excellency to afford me at least 24 HOURS to try my best to mobilise the funds through every lawful means available to me, including engaging friends, BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, relatives and even BORROWING FROM commercial BANKS and financial institutions. I however UNDERTOOK that this amount will be available to the MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow, in support of Government’s ongoing repatriation efforts. Ndiri kunamata 🙏 ne kuisa MUTEURO kuti mari iyi ikwane by tomorrow morning 🤣🤣🤣.
His Excellency further APPEALED to all Zimbabweans affected by the developments in our neighbouring country to return home and rebuild NIKA YOKWAVO…🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼 nekuti, “Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo.” As patriotic citizens and members of the BUSINESS COMMUNITY, we have a NATIONAL DUTY and corporate responsibility to complement Government’s efforts whenever our country faces such emergencies, considering Treasury and fiscal constraints. As the President INSTRUCTED, kana mari ikasakwana NDICHA TSVAGA IMWE KUNE VAMWE , until every Zimbabwean affected comes back home and we build our COUNTRY…..TOGETHER !!!
The SECOND REPUBLIC as led by President Mnangagwa has indeed walked the talk in LEAVING NO ONE and NO PLACE BEHIND. I also invite the BUSINESS COMMUNITY to stand with Government in the spirit of PATRIOTISM so that the dignity and WELFARE of every Zimbabwean citizen is protected. This is the thrust and SPIRIT of our REVOLUTIONARY mass party, ZANU PF, that every Zimbabwean matters, whether at home or abroad, and together as one UNITED people, we shall continue building our nation BRICK UPON BRICK 🧱...STONE UPON STONE….towards the attainment of VISION 2030.
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#ED_Huchi 🦁🐊🐊🐊
#ZANU_PF ✊🏽
#Nyika_Inovakwa_Nevene_Vayo
#Leaving_No_One_And_No_Place_Behind
#Taking_Orders_And_Instructions 💪🏽
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#Second_Republic
#BABA_WE_MARUDZI
EIGHT YEARS OF PRESIDENT ED MNANGAGWA AND I WILL BET MY LAST DOLLAR ON EIGHT MORE"
Let me start with a truth that makes certain people uncomfortable.
I was there. I watched it happen. I lived through what Zimbabwe was before November 2017, and I have lived through every single year since. So when I speak about President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa and what his leadership has meant for this country I am not speaking as a praise singer paid to clap.I am speaking as a witness.A witness who built a business in this country. A witness who employed Zimbabweans in this country. A witness who went to prison in this country, came out, and still chose to invest in this country.
A witness who has driven through the rural areas, landed in the small towns, visited the hospitals, walked the farms, and seen with his own eyes what has changed and what still needs to change.I am writing the longest, most honest, most unfiltered endorsement of Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 CAB3 that you will ever read.
Grab a chair. This will take a while.
PART ONE: REMEMBER WHERE WE CAME FROM. Before we talk about where Zimbabwe is going, let us be brutally honest about where Zimbabwe was.I am talking about the Zimbabwe of 2015, 2016, 2017. The Zimbabwe of bond notes introduced in panic. The Zimbabwe of fuel queues stretching three kilometres. The Zimbabwe of a $100 billion dollar note that could not buy a loaf of bread. The Zimbabwe of cash shortages so severe that people slept outside banks to withdraw their own money in $20 limits.
I am talking about the Zimbabwe where if you were seen to be succeeding if you drove a nice car, built a nice house, wore a decent watch questions were asked about you. Dangerous questions. Questions that led to visits from people you did not want visiting you.I am talking about the Zimbabwe where foreign investors would not even pick up the phone when a Zimbabwean number appeared on their screens. Where our passports were an embarrassment at every immigration desk on the continent. Where our professionals DOCTORS, ENGINEERS, TEACHERS, ACCOUNTANTS were leaving by the thousands every month because there was simply nothing to stay for.
That was Zimbabwe before November 2017. DO NOT LET ANYONE REWRITE THAT HISTORY FOR YOU. The people now screaming loudest against CAB3 where were they then? What were they saying then? What were they building then? Most of them were either part of the system that created that suffering, or they were sitting in foreign capitals filing asylum claims while ordinary Zimbabweans bled.
I STAYED. I BUILT. I EMPLOYED. I PRAYED. And I WAITED.
PART TWO: NOVEMBER 2017 THE DAY ZIMBABWE EXHALED
I remember Operation Restore Legacy like it was yesterday.
I remember watching the tanks on the streets of Harare and thinking for the first time in a long time that something was actually shifting. Not the usual political noise. Not another press conference promising change. Something structural. Something seismic. When President Mnangagwa stood at State House and addressed the nation as the incoming leader of Zimbabwe, I sat in my home and I said one thing to the people around me:
"THIS MAN IS GOING TO OPEN ZIMBABWE."
They laughed. Some of them. The cynics always laugh first.
But I had watched ED closely. I had studied his trajectory. I understood that here was a man who had spent decades navigating the most complex political terrain on the African continent. A man who had survived things that would have destroyed lesser individuals. A man who understood business, understood GEOPOLITICS, understood that Zimbabwe's salvation was not going to come from IDEOLOGY it was going to come from INVESTMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, and INSTITUTIONAL REFORM.
The cynics laughed in November 2017.
By 2019 they had stopped laughing.
PART THREE: WHAT ED ACTUALLY BUILT YEAR BY YEAR
Let me walk you through what has happened in this country since President Mnangagwa took office. Not SLOGANS. Not CAMPAIGN material. @wicknellchivayo
CELEBRATING A WOMAN OF VALOUR…🙏🏼🎉🎁🎂
Today, I choose to CELEBRATE the birthday of a remarkable WOMAN OF GOD, who leads with FAITH and who has empowered lives through her PROPHETIC MINISTRY. Happy birthday to you PROPHETESS TRACY PILIME of Hope of Glory International Ministries.
I was most HONOURED to receive your kind invitation to attend your birthday celebrations today but unfortunately, I am currently in DUBAI attending to business engagements. Regardless, I still find it BEFITTING to express my deepest APPRECIATION for your immense contribution to the BODY OF CHRIST. It is always encouraging to see a WOMAN OF GOD leading the Church with such grace, wisdom, HUMILITY and commitment to the work of our LORD and SAVIOUR, JESUS CHRIST. The advancement of the Kingdom of God requires WOMEN OF COURAGE and WOMEN OF VALOUR such as yourself. As the BIBLE reminds us in Proverbs 31:30, “A woman who fears the LORD is to be PRAISED.” The responsibilities you carry require IMMENSE SACRIFICE and you indeed deserve all the PRAISE and recognition on this special day.
Even though i have never met you PERSONALLY, I have watched your Church continue to GROW tremendously and IMPACTING many lives. I must say it is truly refreshing to witness a ministry that continues to win souls for CHRIST and strengthen the faith of so many believers worldwide 🌎. I sincerely hope that ONE DAY I will have the OPPORTUNITY to meet you or attend one of your church services and receive the impartation of the GREAT PROPHETIC ANNOINTING upon you. Everyone I have spoken to speaks VERY HIGHLY of your humility and prophetic gift. The MOST IMPORTANT characteristic that stands out for me is that you do not ask anything from anyone or seek to MONETIZE the WORD OF GOD. Ndiko kunamata kwedu kunyangwe ku Masowe…MINAMATO NE IZWI RA MWARI HAZVITENGESWE !!!!!!! It is out of such humility that you certainly deserve the highest recognition.
I say a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to you, PROPHETESS TRACY PILIME on this occasion of your BIRTHDAY. Please GO & SEE VICTOR on Tuesday next week and collect your brand spanking new 2026 TOYOTA LEXUS GX 550 valued at USD220,000 that has now been FULLY paid for and ready for COLLECTION. Please send your registration details today to allow him a fee days for registration in your name. On collection you will also receive US$50,000 cash for fuel and to SPOIL yourself and another US50,000 towards your church support making a total of 100 thousand USD.
I pray that the GOOD LORD continues to bless you with many more years filled with DIVINE WISDOM and INCREASING FAVOUR. May HE continue to strengthen your PROPHETIC ministry and use you MIGHTILY as a shepherd to His people.
#Woman_Of_Valour
#Happy_Birthday 🎂🎁🎉
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@MoHCCZim at Harare Parirenyatwa Group of Hostipital .mi Orthopaedic vanotangawpwo nguvai basa ...kumirira kunorwadza especially munhu anenge achirwara
UNAI EMERY shared a funny story about his experience with Lionel Messi. When he played against Barcelona, he met Messi in the tunnel after the match and said, "Messi, I know I can't buy you, but do you have a brother who plays like you? Bring him for me, please." Messi smiled and replied, "My brothers don't play football; if I bring one, you'll feel like you're missing a player."
Emery responded, "It doesn't matter—when players see 'Messi' on the shirt, they'll be scared."
He added that it was his dream to coach Messi, but he never got the chance. He noted that every coach who has had the privilege of coaching such a talented player carries the honor of having coached the best player in the world.
Respect 👏
Thank you for the wonderful message my dear brother. Let me not keep you waiting Go and see Madzibaba Chipaga tomorrow morning and collect your Aqua and 10 thousand USD cash... Tichiri ipapo mhanya upihwe ma registration details aye na Chairman Mr Marriot wobva wasiira Madzibaba Chipaga magwana pauno tora mota yako. Iwe se munhu ava ne mota chi mhanya mhanya ubatsire utsvage brand-new bus because 20 anga ari ku FARAMATSI ese ndakama tengera ku MASOWE handikwanise kubvisa rimwe masangano edu aka wandisa. They range from 190 - 250 thousand USD depending on the spec kana washaya you can go to South Africa ndiri munhu Mukuru I CAN'T PROMISE AND NOT DELIVER. Wariwana pihwa invoice wodzosera pana Madzibaba Chipaga ivo ndivo vachazokupa proof of payment ndabhadhara then bhazi rouya ku team yenyu. Woudza Madzibaba Chipaga kuti vatsvage brand-new 2026 TOYOTA Fortuner yekuti tozopawo CHAIRMAN venyu Va Marriot musi watinovapa bhazi re ma players. Muchiri mese na Va Chipaga unovati hanzi vana vangu vaye 30 nherera dzangu dzepa moyo dzeku CAPITALK FM ndinovimba mazuva mashoma shoma anotevera vachange vava ne mari dzavo saka iye ngaava tsvagire ma Aqua aye aka cheaper going for 50 dollars vese vari 30 se vanhu vanenge vaine mari dzavo zvakaipei vakazvi tengera mota dzavo dzaka cheaper. Kana ku MASOWE ini ndinonzi CHINE NHARO mazita angu akawanda rimwe racho ndinonzi KUITA handina DEFEAT and I take things personally when I lose so ALL I DO IS WIN WIN WIN NO MATTER WHAT...What upsets me the most is most companies go 3 or 4 months without paying workers salaries but superiors raise their big heads and try apply so called corporate governance rules when they receive amazing gestures like this. Salaries on time first and good working conditions then apply your CORPORATE GOVERNANCE later or else be the first CEO to BREAK THOSE SENSLESS RULES...Dai zvakanzi Va Chivayo tinoziva muri Baba vedu ndimi Baba we ma rudzi ABRAHAMA we vanhu vatema uye MURI GUNGWA RISINGAPWI chichemo chedu chinoti CEO vedu vanzwa ne ma Kombi dai ma Fortuner aya mawedzera maita ari 4 imwe topa CEO na GM na nhingi mari iyi moti wedzerawo kamwe ka 20 pamusoro isu ma Chef toita ma 5 each I WOULD HAVE SAID YES with pleasure...Zvino utwu tu Madhara tweku funda muno tuziva inobva yanzi CORRUPTION yobva yazo tengwa ku makata yonzi we need NEW LEADERS...😂🤣...CORRUPTION yei uye yekudii ipapa your staff have been blowing up my phone for months begging me for an interview and I had to spare my precious time out of my extremely busy schedule. Interview yese 1 hour the chair was very uncomfortable ndanga ndaka gara ne garo rimwe chete ndichitya kudonha 😂🤣...Bvisai zvi mitemo zve COLONIALISM and allow the wealthy to SPREAD THE LOVE freely wherever they go and as they please...ENOUGH SAID... CASE CLOSED...HAPPY SUNDAY...