1980 AFCON CHAMPION CHARLES BASSEY DIES AT 71.(PHOTO)..

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 1980 AFCON Champion Charles Bassey Dies at 71 Charles Bassey, a member of Nigeria’s historic 1980 Africa Cup of Nations-winning squad, has died at the age of 71 after a prolonged illness. He passed away on Saturday in his hometown, Eket, Akwa Ibom State. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed his death in a statement released on Monday by its General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, describing the loss as part of a “day of double tragedy” following the earlier death of team captain Christian Chukwu. Bassey was part of the Green Eagles team that secured Nigeria’s first AFCON title with a 3-0 victory over Algeria at the National Stadium in Lagos on March 22, 1980. After retiring as a player, he transitioned into coaching and managed several clubs, including Calabar Rovers, Mobil Pegasus, BCC Lions, Flash Flamingoes, Akwa United, and Wikki Tourists. His passing brings the number of deceased members of the 1980 squad to nine.

THE POLISH MAN THAT MURDERED A SOUTH AFRICAN LEADER DURING THE APARTHEID,IS SET TO BE RELEASED AFTER 20 YEARS.

                       Today thursday,it was ruled by a Pretoria court that the killer of Chris Hani,Janusz Walus,will be freed on parole in two weeks after more than 20 years in prison.Chris Hani was well known South Africa apartheid leader.Janusz Walus was serving a life sentence for the 1993 murder of Chris Hani,who is a charismatic activist and politician who was both a senior member of the African National Congress {ANC} and the head of the South African Communist Party {SACP} when he was gunned down.The decision to free him is likely to be contentious in a country still dealing with the legacy of the brutally meted out by the white minority regime that prevailed from 1948 to 1994.Hani's murder threatened to derail South Africa's transition to multi-racial democracy,leading to nationwide riots and triggering fears of a civil war.Walus a Polish immigrant,shot Hani dead outside his johannesburg home.Walus was sentenced alongside Clive Derby-Lewis,a right wing politician who provided the murder weapon.Both men were originally sentenced to death,but that was commuted to life in prison after South Africa abolished the death penalty in 1995.Derby Lewis was freed on medical parole last year.More photos below.                                                                                 

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