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.

A NAMIBIAN SCHOOL-BOY,HAS INVENTED A SIM-LESS MOBILE PHONE,THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE AIRTIME TO MAKE CALLS.{READ}.

                      According to CCTV,a Namibian schoolboy in the country's Ohagwena Region has come up with a simless mobile phone that does not require airtime to make calls.The Grade 12 learner,Simon Petrus,a pupil at Abraham Iyambo Senior Secondary School created the phone using spares from a phone and television set.Complete with a light bulb,fan and charger socket,the handset functions off power supplied through a radiator and is able to make calls to anywhere through the use of radio frequencies.The inention,which is made up of a radio system,is attached to a box and also allows the user to view one TV channel on it.Petrus is reported to have won a gold medal at national level last year for his invention of a two-in-one machine that works as both a seed drier and cooler.His invention of two years has been highly sponsored by his unemployed parents,the schoolboy admitted and he hopes the invention would be successful and be able to be carried further.The development marks the latest in a series of innovative projects by students within the southern Africa nation.One more photo below.                                                                                           

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