The Great Mandela Honoured At Manchester United

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There was a minute’s applause before Manchester United’s game with Newcastle United on Saturday as the English Premier League honoured former South African president Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday.
Prior to kick-off, the players from both sides and the match officials stood around the centre circle at Old Trafford to applaud, with the crowd of around 75,000 spectators following suit.

End of an era! Nelson Mandela dies at 95

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South African Government has announced the death of Nelson Mandela. South African president Jacob Zuma announced that the former president and anti-apartheid revolutionary passed away peacefully in the company of his family in his home in Johannesburg around 8:50 this evening Dec. 5th. He was 95 years old.

His death marks the final chapter in a life that changed South Africa forever. What a man! May his soul rest in peace, amen.

Keshi invites Nsofor,Emenike, Ameobi, 17 others for Mandela Challenge

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RUSSIA-BASED Victor Obinna Nsofor, who last played a competitive game for the Super Eagles in 2011, is among the 20m players listed by Coach Stephen Keshi for Nigeria’s friendly game against South Africa in Durban on August 14.

    The game part of the annual Mandela Challenge in honour of ailing former South African President, Dr. Nelson Mandela, one of the world’s greatest statesmen.

   Also returning to the national team is another Russia-based star, Emmanuel Emenike, whose goals helped Nigeria to win the 2013 CAF Nations Cup in South Africa, and Newcastle United’s Shola Ameobi, who could not be part of the Nations Cup because his club refused to release him for the football fiesta.

Mandela Celebrates 95th Birthday, Zuma Confirms he is Steadily Improving

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Nelson Mandela is “steadily improving”, South Africa’s government said on Thursday as the former president celebrated his 95th birthday in hospital amid tributes from around the country and the world.
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate, globally admired as a symbol of struggle against injustice and of racial reconciliation, has been under treatment since June 8 for a recurring lung infection that has led to four hospital stays in the past six months.
“Madiba remains in hospital in Pretoria, but his doctors have confirmed that his health is steadily improving,” President Jacob Zuma’s office said in a statement, using Mandela’s traditional clan name.