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.
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BURNA BOY TO RELEASE SEVENTH STUDIO ALBUM AT MIDNIGHT. (PHOTO).

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 Burna Boy to release seventh studio album at midnight


Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has hinted at the release of a new album.


The “Twice As Tall” crooner disclosed this in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday.


He wrote: “Album dropping 12AM.”


According to the Afrobeat superstar, the new album will be dropping on July 30.


The announcement came after his recent celebration of the fifth anniversary of his Grammy-nominated 2019 album “African Giant”, which he marked with a concert at the Kolo Camden, United Kingdom.


The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the multiple award-winning artiste has continued to make headlines for being at the forefront of exporting Nigerian music with his award-winning albums and historic sold-out concerts


In 2019, he won the Best International Act at the BET Awards and was named an Apple Music Up Next artist.


He also released his fourth studio album, African Giant, which went on to win Album of the Year at the All Africa Music Awards.


The album was nominated for Best World Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards and he clinched the African Artist of the Year at the 2020 Ghana Music Awards.


Burna Boy released his fifth studio album, ‘Twice as Tall’, in August 2020, which fetched him the Best World Music Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.


His sixth studio album Love Damini was released in 2022 and became the highest debut of a Nigerian album on the Billboard 200 chart.


Love Damini also became the highest-charting African album in France, the Netherlands and the UK.


In October of the same year, Burna Boy was awarded the Member of the Order of the Federal Republic plaque for his achievements in music.


In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked him number 197 on its list of the 200 greatest singers of all time and he won his fourth Best International Act at the BET Awards in 2023, among others.


He made history again when his 7th album, ‘I Told Them’ released in October 2023, earned him nominations for the 2024 Grammys, which became his fourth consecutive album to be nominated for the Grammys.

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