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[BlaccPulse @S1mbd]

I hope you guys in the comments are eating humble pie.

[BlaccPulse @S1mbd]

Palmer has been just as impressive as Bellingham, if not more so, but he doesn't play for Real, and his PR ain't strong enough.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Police in Zimbabwe have recovered eight more bodies after a ferry capsized on Lake Kariba six days ago, increasing the death toll to at least 92 https://t.co/TpjpzxvcMp

[Hopewell Chin’ono @daddyhope]

One of the greatest Pan-Africanists and founding figures of the movement, Marcus Garvey, would have been 139 years old today.

Pan-Africanists are not Pan-Africanists simply because they say they are; they are Pan-Africanists because their actions demonstrate it. Pan-Africanism is one of the most abused political and intellectual pursuits in Africa. At its core, it is simply the love of Africa and its people.

You cannot claim to love Africa when your actions inflict pain, poverty, repression and indignity on Africans. Pan-Africanism cannot be used as a shield for corruption, dictatorship, tribalism or the abuse of fellow Africans. By that measure, most African leaders who proclaim themselves Pan-Africanists are nothing of the sort.

Happy birthday to Marcus Garvey, and fire on all those who do evil to fellow Africans!

[XXL Magazine @XXL]

Which rapper has the best beat selection?🔊

[💫 @roqueXI]

Boehly was the only guy in that ownership who was respected in the sports realm with Dodgers and Lakers. Now we are stuck with egomaniac Egbhali and his best friend Feliciano who calls Chelsea a “business” and brags about how he “lowered the costs of operations”. Nice

[Freeman @freemanchari]

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[David Coltart @DavidColtart]

Perhaps the greatest indictment is the fact that the cost of just one Fortuna would have paid for the necessary repairs to this boat.

The Zanu PF regime’s priorities are seriously, indeed dangerously, skewed.

[David Coltart @DavidColtart]

After the loss of 84 Zimbabwean souls in such a tragic accident I do not understand why a time of national mourning has not been declared and why flags are not being flown at half mast in respect of these poor people and the families they leave behind.

[Hopewell Chin’ono @daddyhope]

84 Zimbabweans are now confirmed dead in the Lake Kariba boat disaster, and the death toll keeps rising.

At the very least, President Emmerson Mnangagwa should have gone to Lake Kariba to be with the grieving families and communities before flying to South Africa for the SADC meeting. Eighty-four citizens dying in a boat disaster involving a government-owned vessel should have been his immediate priority.

This was not a minor tragedy, it was a national disaster involving the loss of 84 Zimbabwean lives. At such a moment, presidential leadership is not only about issuing statements or declaring a national disaster; it is also about being physically present, showing empathy, demanding answers and demonstrating that the lives of ordinary citizens matter.

The SADC meeting was important, but surely attending to a national tragedy of this magnitude at home should have come first.

[David Coltart @DavidColtart]

Every death is tragic but the loss of 84 Zimbabweans, killed in a single tragic accident, is hard to bear.

This catastrophe needs an urgent independent investigation.

[Chessy Hour® ☆☆ @ChessyHour]

£140m please.

Don’t waste my time.

[Aaron @aaroncikaya]

Whoever sanctioned the Elliot Anderson deal for £116m needs a talking to. When you cost that much you’re meant to be the person your teammates turn to when things go south. I see a bog standard midfielder who does bog standard things.

[𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒕 𝑶𝒇 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉 @Shadaya_Knight]

The Lake Kariba disaster number of victims keeps rising, now its 80 people dead. At this point almost everyone in Kariba has lost someone, every family has a funeral, they're all mourning. It'll take decades before that community recovers from this tragedy.

[Ian Raphael Bishop @irbishi]

Momentous achievement for Bangladesh Cricket, and the people of Bangladesh. Surely they’re deserving of their flowers and just recognition now from those from whom it has previously been too sparse. Many contributors, Mehidy, Tanzid etc. But Hasan Mahmud in particular has been a very good line bowler for several years now when fully healthy, and possesses a lovely efficient, upright action. Happy for coach Phil Simmons and his squad. #EXCELLENT 🇧🇩 🇧🇩.

[Archives @CFCRetro]

Eidur Gudjohnsen - Old Yellow Bricks

[Hopewell Chin’ono @daddyhope]

Now, the pro-government Daily News is reporting today that Zimbabwe still does not have a single sports stadium approved to host international matches.

Let me take you back to November 2019, when the Confederation of African Football (CAF) inspected Zimbabwe’s major stadiums. The National Sports Stadium, which is the biggest in the country, and Mandava Stadium failed the inspection, while Barbourfields Stadium received provisional approval, subject to required improvements.

But in February 2020, CAF withdrew Barbourfields’ approval because those required improvements had not been completed. Zimbabwe was left without a single stadium approved to host international football.

Now we are in August 2026, almost seven years since that 2019 inspection, and Zimbabwe still does not have a single stadium approved for international matches by the Confederation of African Football.

For almost seven years, the Government of Zimbabwe has failed to ensure that a country of around 17 million people has even one sporting facility where international football can be played. Zimbabwe has had to ask South Africa to host its home matches. At one point, I remember our home matches being hosted in Rwanda.

Rwanda, a country that emerged from the horrors of the 1994 genocide, has managed to build and maintain international-standard football facilities. Yet Zimbabwe, blessed with more than 65 mineral resources, rich agricultural land, Victoria Falls, Great Zimbabwe and so many other extraordinary national assets, cannot provide one football stadium that meets CAF standards.

Think about that. We are not asking for ten world-class stadiums. We are talking about one stadium in the entire country that meets the standards required to host international football.

When we say that Zimbabwe has an incompetent and corrupt government, where too many appointments are based on nepotism rather than competence, people say that we simply do not like Emmerson Mnangagwa or that we hate ZANUPF.
Yet the reality, as reported today by a newspaper that is pro-government, is as dismal as it was almost seven years ago. Nothing meaningful has changed in between.

A government ultimately has to be judged by what it delivers. After almost seven years, Zimbabwean football supporters still cannot watch their national team play a competitive home international match in their own country because their government has failed to ensure that even one stadium meets CAF requirements.

It is sickening, and it is deeply sad. We love our country, but it is our government that continues to embarrass us.

[lsé @elarionaa]

guys I’m sorry
I mentally can not do an Enzo Caicedo midfield for another year

please Citeh I’m begging you
save me

[Dumie Phiri @Mukushi_D]

@freemanchari Then you have Mozambique of all countries constructing a new 1.6km in 3 years to replace one which was only constructed in 1973

[ᗩl wᗩdᑌd_tᕼe sIᗰᑭ @_MakdShelby]

If a private citizen ran a business with this level of criminal negligence, they’d be locked away immediately . But when the state operates a death trap on Lake Kariba, it's just labeled an accident/national tragedy 💔🙌🏽.

[Dylan K @MightyDylanK]

Spain just went dark in the middle of the day.

Total solar eclipse. Absolutely unreal. 🌑🇪🇸

Tarragona, Spain 🇪🇸

[Anesu Muzondo 🍉 @anesu_cm]

Everyone says this, but it has to be further emphasised. One of the biggest threats to football right now is the standard of refereeing. It’s like every big game we watch is affected by refereeing errors or VAR getting too involved!