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I’m just here to enjoy life ✨

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The Norway coach's words are a reality check for many people.

[DJ R-Tistic @DJRTistic]

This is such a huge correlation with PWIs vs HBCUs in Football/Basketball, too!

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Ghana, Egypt and Cape Verde holding Africa down at the 2026 World Cup

[Telegraph Football @TeleFootball]

Michel Nkuka Mboladinga, known as Lumumba Vea, gained fame during the Africa Cup of Nations for posing as a statue of Congo’s assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba for the entirety of games

Lumumba was an activist who helped to end Belgium’s colonial rule over Congo in 1960. He became the newly independent country’s first prime minister and was seen as one of Africa’s most promising leaders, but he was assassinated within a year during a struggle against a Belgian-backed secessionist movement in the mineral-rich Katanga region.

A Belgian court in March ordered a 93-year-old former diplomat to stand trial for the slaying. Etienne Davignon, who previously denied wrongdoing, is the last living among 10 Belgians suspected of involvement in the killing and has been charged with “participation in war crimes” for his role in the “unlawful detention and transfer” of Lumumba.

Find out about Lumumba Vea's appearance at the World Cup ⤵️
https://t.co/RcwIU6OcYV

[James Nalton @JDNalton]

Lumumba Vea sends a message, highlighting the conflict in DR Congo and the media's silence on the matter, as seen when the media use his image in the stands without mentioning what and who he represents. Photo by Heuler Andrey.

[Appie Culé @appiecule]

The goalkeeper you see prostrating in front of you is genuinely living the best days of his life.

This is Benjamin Asare, Ghana’s 33-year-old goalkeeper, who made three saves today and kept a clean sheet against England before celebrating after the game with this prostration.

What makes his story special is that almost nobody knew who he was. For most of his career, he played in Ghana’s second division. On top of that, his financial situation was so difficult that he had to work on cocoa farms for three straight years just to support his family and keep his football dream alive.

The remarkable part is that Asare kept pushing until he earned a move to Ghanaian top-flight side Accra Hearts of Oak in 2025. He then received his first-ever call-up to the Ghana national team during the World Cup qualifiers, where he played six games and conceded just one goal.

Asare went on to become the first Ghanaian player in history to represent his country at a World Cup while playing in the domestic league. He also made six saves across games against Panama and England and didn’t concede a single goal.

Glory to those who never stop working for their dreams. To every Ghanaian reading this: congratulations. You should be proud. Stories like Benjamin Asare’s are what make football beautiful, and seeing one of your own rise from cocoa farms to the World Cup stage is something worth celebrating. 🇬🇭❤️

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Proud Igbo father moment ❤️ Ebuka Okorie’s dad showed up at the 2026 NBA Draft in full igbo traditional attire to watch his son get drafted by the Pistons 🇳🇬

[ESPN @espn]

History made 🇲🇽🏀

Karim Lopez becomes the first Mexican-born player ever selected in the first round of the NBA draft. He's heading to Memphis in a reported trade with Detroit!

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GHANA SAID NOT TODAY COLONISER !!!

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

FIFA’s broadcast cameras appeared to avoid showing this moment, likely due to rules around political gestures and protests.

But today, Lumumba covered his mouth and mimed a gun to his head in a powerful protest against the silence surrounding the conflict in eastern DR Congo.

One of the world’s most active crises has displaced thousands, and he used the World Cup stage to make sure people could not look away.

This is what true influence looks like. 🇨🇩👏

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Biggest mvp robbery in nfl history.

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“All abortions are bad except mine.” — Every single Republican woman.

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Gov. Wes Moore has secured the Democratic nomination for the Maryland governor's race.

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Black people deserve to be paid reparations. Our ancestors built your nations.

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African counties can create our OWN African non partisan legal system where WE deal with human rights violations happening in our land. We don’t need a European system that only serves European interests.

[Alex Cole @acnewsitics]

No World Cup soccer games in red cities. Europeans are loving the blue cities that MAGAs hate.

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“Do not ever let anyone make you feel like you don’t matter, or like you don’t have a place in our American story — because you do. And you have a right to be exactly who you are." — Mrs. Obama

[Democrats Deliver @DemzDeliver]

🚨 Homicides in Baltimore are now at a 50-year low under Mayor Brandon Scott.

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europe spent 400 years using slave labour in colonies to build their wealth, rebranded this extraction model in the 20th century and somehow their citizens still believe their social conditions is a result of some superior intellect rather than inhuman violence