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OAU warning on rugby ties with S. Africa
The Organization of African Unity (OAU) has said it was unconvinced by efforts of New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange to prevent the planned tour of South Africa Polo. later this year by his country's rugby team and warned that the tour could lead to New Zealand's sporting isolation.It said it "appreciated" Lange's recent visits to five African countries and his gesture in sending an envoy to the OAU itself to explain his government's difficulties.
But the proposed tour, if it went ahead constituted a clear and unequivocal violation of the Commonwealth Gleneagles agreement of 1977, the Edmonton resolution of 1978, and the Brisbane code of conduct of 1982, the OAU said.
The OAU warned that the tour could jeopardise New Zealand's participation in the 1986 Commonwealth games in Edinburgh, Scotland, and possibly lead to its isolation in international sport.
Nigerian tennis players in ratings
Four Nigerian players are listed in the Commonwealth rankings for male and female players released at the end of the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships in the Isle of Man England last month.The players are Francis Sule, Atanda Musa and Yomi Bankole in the male category and Olawunmi Majekodunmi in the female category.
Francis Sule is sixth, ranked for his fine. performance at the championships where he reached the quarter-finals in the men's. singles and partnered team-mate Atanda Musa to clinch the men's doubles title.
Atanda Musa, is ranked 11. He reached the last 16 in the singles and finished co- champion in the men's doubles.
The other Nigerian rates in the men's category Yomi Bankole is in the 16th position. In the women's category, Olawunmi Majekodunmi, current African singles champion is ranked ninth in the Commonwealth. She reached the third round in the singles at the Isle of Man championship.
Black Stars edge out Ivorians
Ghana's Black Stars, played a good game to beat their Ivorian counterparts the Elephants, 2-0 in a World Cup African zone second round first leg match in Accra.The first leg in Abidjan ended in a goalless draw. The Stars were represented by Owusu Mensah, Joe Odoi, Ofei Ansah, Sampson
Lamptey, Kyenkyehene, Abedi Pele, Bannerman, Yahya Kassum, George Alhassan, Opoku Afriyie and Mohammed Prince Mohammed
Mohammed wins warm up fight
USA based Ghanaian light heavyweight boxer, Prince Mama Mohammed fought Mexican champion Marcos Giraldo in a warm-up match at the Los Angeles Ingelwood Forum last Monday night.The 10-round fight which ended in the sixth round due to clash of heads of both boxers resulting in bleeding was declared a technical draw.
However, at the time of the incident, Prince Mama who meets world champion Michael Spinks for his title at a later date was leading on all the judges cards, 50-40, 50-46, and 50-44.
The 26 year old Ghanaian is ranked No 4 by the World Boxing Council (WBC) in the Light Heavyweight division and No 1 by the British Commonwealth. He has never been knocked down and hasn't lost a fight in the last three years. His amateur career started in 1979 and his achievements include the World amateur military championship title which he won in Yugoslavia. He is currently trained by Bill Slayton who guided ex-heavyweight world champion, Ken Norton.
Nigerian boxers dominate
Nigeria and Ivory Coast dominated a long six-month boxing tournament in Niamey, Niger. Nigerian boxers won five gold medals, Ivory Coast's four, Burkina Faso ge two and Niger one in the tournament sponsored by the Supreme Council Sports in Africa (SCSA). Togo and Ghana also competed Benin and Liberia, who also belong to three of the SCSA, did not participate Nigeria's most impressive victory from heavyweight Owhigo Uba knocked out Theophile Sanon of Burkina Faso in 30 seconds. Burkina Faso's Moumouni Ouedr did not have to sweat much to win the heavyweight title. He was declared winner for lack of an opponent.Funso fights on May 28
Nigerian born Funso Bajo will hav opportunity to re-establish a claim to British heavyweight title when he tak an American heavyweight, Randal Cobb at the Alexandra Pavilion on MaFunso's credibility was badly de when his unbeaten record was shat during his last fight against and American, Marvis Frazier, son of renowned former world heavyw champion, Joe Frazier.
Funso and Cobb will share top b with a British boxer, Sylvester Mittee's with Pedro Vilella, the WBC N welterweight contender.
He was recently in Nigeria for a short visit after a fourteen years sojourn in the United Kingdom. He is the son of a chi his country and indulges in judo to supplement his boxing training.
Cameroon out of World Cup contest
Reigning African Nations Cup champi Cameroon 'Indomitable Lions' have been sent out of the World Cup elimination Zambia in a resounding 5-2 goals aggregate score.Playing with their 'imported professionals’ the Cameroon Lions could not salvage the 4-1 humiliation by Zambia in the first leg decided in Lusaka.
Rather, the Camerounians, 1982 wonder African flagbearers in the World Cup in Spain, were forced to retreat when visiting Zambians hit the net early in the early minutes. A free-kick outside the area was powerfully directed past goalie Nko by skipper Jones Chilengi. The 100,000 capacity crowd at the Omnisp Stadium, Yaounde, who had come to the professionals perform their 'magic' were stunned with disbelief.
