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This one is for the whole of Africa

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  Y'all have made us proud, thank you and all the best in the semifinals against France. Impossibility is nothing. (Photo credit: Sky Sports) I'll happily ignore the talks about the fact they don’t see themselves as Africans, it’s a victory for the entire continent and wherever you are under the sun, Morocco has qualified for the World Cup semifinals and we’ll gloat about it. England thought it was coming home and has gone home, the top favorites, Brazil has gone home; Spain scored seven times in their World Cup opener and they have gone home, Germany with their fire powers has gone home, Belgium as highly rated as they are have forgotten they went to Qatar, all hail Morocco. For once in the history of African participation at the FIFA World Cup, the continent will have a representative in the semifinal of the World Cup after Morocco beat Portugal 1-0 on Saturday in their quarter-final bout. One or two lessons from yesterday? Yes, please! I learned from Ronaldo’s saga tha...

Let people be

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  Ignore the way I joked about it in this article but no one should ever be denied of fundamental human rights, it's not too much to ask for. (Photo credit: Google) Today is World Human Rights Day and I’m here to remind you that every single one of us is guilty of this crime and, the earlier we realize and make conscious efforts to stop infringing on people’s rights, the best for the entire world. I’ve come to realize that most people that like to be heard don’t like listening and it’s a problem; your opinion is entirely your right but don’t you think others have full rights to theirs too? The hypocrisy is what irritates me and it’s the reason I’ll drink to Gary Neville’s tears whenever they drag him on his Qatar comments. Don’t be mistaken, I am not in support of Qatar’s inhumane history, but if they offer you money and you choose to take it, you have no rights to criticize them. I know I just digressed a bit but I’ve been looking for a way to squeeze in that Manchester United...