Innocent Akii

Manifest God's blessings..

[TobyWrites @tobyasky]

I was randomly thinking about this Riquelme guy, and how he said he was gonna sign Haaland if he wins😭

He wanted to use Florentino Perez’ playbook on him😂😂

In year 2000, Perez told the Real Madrid socios to vote for him for president, that if he wins, he’ll sign Luis Figo😂

You know the crazy part? The sitting president had won two champions league in 3 years. In fact, they just won a champions league, he was successful. You wonder how Perez was going to unseat him 😂

Figo was the best player in the world, in fact, he won BDOR later that year, and he was a Barcelona player. Perez had to look for something to say to convince people to vote him and not vote a successful president.

Then he came up with a masterplan, he said if he wins the election, he’ll sign Figo. In fact, he said the best players ought to be playing for Real Madrid and he’ll bring them here, that was the start of the Galacticos era (Zidane, Delima, Beckham, etc joined after Figo…up till Cristiano, Kaka, Mbappe…till date, Perez has kept that word).

Signing Figo was an impossible feat. Figo was a Barcelona player, it’s impossible…and Figo had a release clause of 60m. No player has ever been signed for that amount. Record sale was Christian Vieri for £30 to Inter Milan.

Figo loved Barcelona, he was a god there, how will Perez convince him to sign? No top Barcelona player should move to Real Madrid. If you want to understand better, think of Messi in his prime going to Real Madrid, exactly!!!

First thing Perez did was call Paulo Futre who was a friend to Figo. He told him the plan, Futre then got in touch with Figo’s agent, Jose Veiga.

FP promised them some mad money, he said if they can make the deal happen, Futre will get 1.5m euros and Veiga will get 3m euros, which they eventually both got.

Futre was also the reason Veiga got up to that amount, because he lied to Perez that Veiga wanted more money as agent commission😅, he didn’t only lie to Perez, he lied to Figo’s agent and deceived him to sign a pre-contract.

Veiga couldn’t resist that money, Figo will also be paid x4 of the wages he was earning at Barcelona. Veiga was desperate for Figo to join. Figo did not sign any pre-contract, it was his agent, Veiga…Veiga claimed he got a go ahead from Figo to sign it, but Figo denied it.

This is where it gets crazy, the pre-contract agreement that Veiga signed on behalf of Figo had a clause. Gosh Perez is crazy. Perez included a clause that if he wins the presidency, and Figo doesn’t come to Madrid, Figo/Veiga will pay him 30m euros😂😂😂, and Veiga signed it.

When Veiga told Figo about Madrid’s interest, Figo told him to meet Barcelona’s hierarchy to tell them about the fact that a club (no mention of Real Madrid) was willing to pay off his release clause, but he doesn’t want to leave Barcelona, so they should improve his contract.

Gaspert was Vice President of Barcelona then, and was contesting for presidency too. He called whatever Veiga told him a bluff, no one could pay that release clause, they also just improved Figo’s contract a year before, so he felt Figo was greedy.

Anyways, the media started the rumour, it’s one of the craziest saga in football history. Figo was the biggest player in the world, everywhere went crazy. They would capture Figo’s agent in meetings with Perez, they would monitor Figo everywhere. Real Madrid players like Roberto Carlos and Hierro said they never believed it was going to happen.

Figo felt under-appreciated because the hierarchy weren’t taking him seriously, but he still didn’t want to leave.

Perez had now won the election. Figo said he’s not leaving Barcelona. Perez then asked Veiga to pay the 30m😂

Veiga almost ran mad, where would he get that money? Figo didn’t care, he wasn’t the one that signed the pre-contract. Veiga had to beg Figo to please go to Madrid, or if he wasn’t gonna go, can he just have a meeting with Perez to just talk things out.

Figo decided to meet with Perez, who convinced👇🏽

[Ridwan Oke @RidwanuLlah]

Bruno really wrote us a letter just before the final at Wembly then pulled up and delivered a masterclass for us to win the FA Cup. It’s outright disrespect for him to be compared with Declan Rice. Rice is closer to the aged Casemiro than he is to Bruno Fernandes. Everybody is compared with Bruno Fernandes until it is time to actually be Bruno Fernandes.

[WelBeast @WelBeast]

I can’t help but imagine Bruno Fernandes hitting a long-range pass from his own half to a unmarked Sesko, and the thought of it makes me shudder. Sesko, please flop.

[Pharaoh👳🏾‍♂️👑 @MrMekzy_]

Bro to bro:

- Never let the pressure from fans make you sign the wrong player.
- When signing a player, ensure they pass medical tests, some are injury prone.
- Never go for a Real Madrid player with an Ipswich Town budget.
- Never sign a player who has played for Saudi clubs.
- If you get a good player while you are in the lower league, don't release them when you become a top club.
- Some players were not brought up well at the
academy. Therefore, no matter how hard you coach them, they may never become top players.
- If a player starts behaving like Trent Alexander Anold, just know Real Madrid made an offer long time ago.
- Always sign players who are in their prime. You are not an MLS club.
- Lastly, no player is bigger than the club, no matter how talented they are. Wishing you a happy and successful scouting.👍🏾

[Dante☆ @TheRSALad]

Diogo Jota's best moments in football 🫶

A tribute of a thread 🕊

[Denis Duke Woniala🇺🇬 @DenisDukeUG]

Yesterday, I finished paying my last Loan and I must admit it was the most satisfying thing since this year began.

A year or so ago, I took loan (quite huge) from a Money lender to invest in a project (property). Yooooo this was the first time I was investing money in something that was not going to give me back instantly. As fate would have it, business slowed down and I was unable to raise the agreed monthly money to service it.

This made me get another loan from another bank……………

[Rio Ferdinand @rioferdy5]

Love this!! 🇺🇬 🇨🇲

[Andre Onana @AndreyOnana]

Thank you for the warm welcome.
I would have liked to spend more time with all of you.
See you next month in #Uganda. 👋🏾❤️

[Greatness Archives @GreatnessArchiv]

Be a man who has no desire to be seen often. Choose to be paid, hard to reach, and out of sight.

[The Instigator @Am_Blujay]

Wisdom will kill this man 👏👏

[Nathan Walid @nathanwalid]

i’ll come through in a million ways
you just gotta be there 🫵🏻🤍

[THE ÁĹĹÀŃ ĆÓÚÑŤÝ 🇺🇬 @AllanSseky]

No rich parents, no assistance, no handouts, no favours, no excuses. Just straight hustle, hunger, ambition and Prayer 📌

[Kylian Mbappé @KMbappe]

MERCI. 🔴🔵 @PSG_inside

[Baboon Forest Entertainment @BaboonForestEnt]

TRACK-LIST FOR @ruyongamusic’S “KABALEGA” ALBUM💿‼️

1 — Intro (feat. Yvonne Kushe)
2 — Kitara (feat. Truth 256 & Chief Clansman)
3 — Teli Kuzikiza (& Andy Muzic)
4 — All | Want (feat. Felicity)
5 — Sunset (feat. Zoe Star)
6 — Jim (feat. Zoe Star & Afrigo Band) [OUT]
7 — Akamuli (feat. Ray G) [OUT]
8 — Saala (feat. Ykee Benda) [OUT]
9 — Kwetega (feat. Rickman Manrick) [OUT]
10 — Burn Up (feat. Beenie Gunter)
11 — Parte Yani (feat. Wonder Jr & Zex BilangiLangi) [OUT]

THOUGHTS?

[Innocent Akii @Innocenthbt]

@SavioKabugo Recalled your header,massive game

[KABUGO @Kabugo_]

You better watch those people that bounce back from everything that was meant to destroy them. Those are God's people and they're not to be played with. ~Unknown

[Innocent Akii @Innocenthbt]

@GodwinTOKO RIP,had a chance to visit while sick...such a great man.

[TOKO @GodwinTOKO]

A REAL Ugandan GIANT has rested!

Son of traditional chief (he assumed the throne after his father), brother to the powerful Daudi Ochieng who served as Kabaka Yeka Secretary General, a dentist who set up his practice in Wandegeya partly to allow Makerere University students & staff access cheaper dental services after his training at Makerere and the US, a former Minister in Uganda, a man who sat on the board of Coca Cola Africa, Uganda Clays, etc.

A key negotiator in the government-LRA talks as far back as the early 2000s before it became fashionable to talk to the LRA rebels.

A man who was a neighbour to President Kibaki of Kenya before he became president, a friend to Seretse Khama of Botswana, and other presidents from Africa and beyond.

To know who Martin Aliker truly was, he was the man that Nelson Mandela called when he wanted to talk to John Garang of SPLAM, but had failed to get him. So, Mandela called Aliker to ask Museveni to connect him to Garang! Three Presidents and he!
After the fall of Sirte, when it was clear that Gadaffi’s days were number and time running out like a ticking bomb, it was Aliker that led a delegation from Uganda to negotiate his exit. As he wrote, the plan involved relocating the once all-powerful Libyan leader to our dusty Kampala. Gaddafi refused.
That's Martin Aliker, the son of Acholi who passed on today.

Young Ugandans, do yourself a favour and read his book, “The Bell is Ringing” (it’s just 50k) older Ugandans, do the younger ones a favour and write your stories to inspire and educate them. You just never know who your story will inspire.
#RestInPeaceMartinAliker. 🙏🏾

[The Instigator @Am_Blujay]

My kids should see what other kids are doing

[The Jordan @jordanmegolonyo]

You have to agree, Ruyonga is arguably the best rapper in Uganda