Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 15th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit in South Africa. Olusola Abiola, the Director of Information in the office of the Vice President, said some senior government officials will accompany Shettima on the trip. Country leaders expected to attend include Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of South Africa; Xi Jinping, President of China; Luiz Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, and Narendra …
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DeAndre Yedlin has revealed he is considering quitting the United States national team because of the racial discrimination in his home country. The Newcastle defender, 26, who has African-American, Native-American, and Jewish-Latvian heritage has condemned the prejudice against black people following the continued protests across the world since the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minnesota police officers. Speaking about quitting the US national team, Yedlin told Sky Sports: ‘It’s something I’ve thought a lot …
Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi, has revealed why he chose to represent Nigeria rather than England. Iwobi decided to switch his international allegiance from England to Nigeria by playing a cap-tying game for Nigeria in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Egypt in March 2016, despite representing England at U16, U17 and U18 levels. Iwobi said that though he was well treated by the English Football Association, however he had to chose Nigeria because of his heritage. …