All ¥500 coins that glitter are not gold

[ad_1] As I settle down on the back seat of the bus, I watch as my brother-in-law confidently gets on board and touches his Suica card to the scanner.Beep beep. It’s rejected — lack of funds.Not to worry. While he doesn’t speak the local language, this seasoned traveler isn’t fazed. He readies some cash instead. But a minor kerfuffle begins. I head to the front and ask the driver what […]

January 15, 2024 1

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Egypt/Ghana: Afcon Day 2 Review – Egypt, Nigeria Falter As Ghana Continues Bad Afcon Record

[ad_1] Just like many pundits predicted, the favourites are not having their way as the supposed minnows flex their muscles. Three games, nine goals, two draws, and a confidence-jarring defeat were the stories of Day 2 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Cup (AFCON) tournament in Cote d'Ivoire. In Group A, Nigeria filed out against 88th FIFA-ranked Equatorial Guinea, who came to the tournament on the back of an unbeaten 2023, which included five wins out of their seven […]

January 15, 2024 2

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Equatorial Guinea/Nigeria: Afcon 2023 – Peseiro Reveals Why He ‘Risked’ Onuachu Against Equatorial Guinea

[ad_1] Onuachu was a 90th-minute replacement for Alex Iwobi as the Eagles struggled to a 1-1 draw against the Nzalang Nacional. Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has admitted to taking a gamble bringing in Paul Onuachu late in Sunday's game against Equatorial Guinea. Onuachu was a 90th-minute replacement for Alex Iwobi as the Eagles struggled to draw 1-1 against the Nzalang Nacional. Speaking to the media in Abidjan after the disappointing draw, Peseiro said he was hoping for luck when […]

January 15, 2024 1

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Nigeria: Afcon 2023 – Iwobi Refuses to Blame Injury Woes for Super Eagles’ Shaky Start

[ad_1] Injuries and withdrawals forced Coach Peseiro into three changes to his final squad before the tournament began in Cote d'Ivoire. Despite the 1-1 result in their opening AFCON 2023 game against Equatorial Guinea, Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi refused to blame the draw on the team's recent injury woes. Nigeria, the three-time African champions, could only manage a 1-1 stalemate, leaving Iwobi frustrated but undeterred. "It's one of those days," he explained. "We had chances, but it just wasn't […]

January 15, 2024 2

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Equatorial Guinea/Nigeria: Luck Deserted Nigeria Against Equatorial Guinea – – Peseiro

[ad_1] The Super Eagles frittered away very good goal-scoring chances against Equatorial Guinea and had to settle for one point. After creating 13 goal-scoring chances against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday but getting a draw, Nigerian coach Jose Peseiro said at the post-match press conference that the Super Eagles had no 'luck' or they would have easily taken all three points against the Nzalang Nacional. "We hoped to win this match, and we did everything to win. Our team was better […]

January 15, 2024 1

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Africa: Afcon – Everything You Need to Know About a Record Year for Africa’s Biggest Football Event

[ad_1] Africa's biggest football festival - the men's Africa Cup of Nations 2023 - is being hosted by Côte d'Ivoire in west Africa and will culminate in its final match on 11 February 2024. More than ever before, the world will be watching the action at the 34th edition of the cup, given that some of football's greatest athletes will be participating. Add to this the fact that the tournament takes place in the European winter and so it doesn't […]

January 15, 2024 2

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Africa: Afcon 2023 – Why Are Player Bonuses So Contentious?

[ad_1] African footballers at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament play for prestige but also for financial reward. Players use tournaments as bargaining chips to secure bonuses that often spark controversies. When international footballers wear the colors of their nations to represent them at continental or global tournaments, they are usually driven by pride and honor -- but players' desire to succeed runs a lot deeper in Africa. Football tournaments, such as the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), provide […]

January 15, 2024 2

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Africa: 60 Percent of Africa’s Food Is Based On Wheat, Rice and Maize – the Continent’s Crop Treasure Trove Is Being Neglected

[ad_1] African countries have become reliant on a few food items. Just 20 plant species now provide 90% of our food, with three - wheat, maize and rice - accounting for 60% of all calories consumed on the continent and globally. This deprives the continent of diverse food sources, at the very time when research has found massive food and nutrition insecurity in Africa. By 2020, about 20% of the continent's population (281.6 million) faced hunger. This figure is likely […]

January 15, 2024 2

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Japan promotes fishery products at event in Brazil

[ad_1] Sao Paulo – The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry held an event in Sao Paulo on Sunday to promote scallops and other fishery products from Japan. The move is part of an effort by Japan to reduce its reliance on the Chinese market after Beijing in August last year banned imports of fishery products from Japan in response to the release of treated water from the crippled Fukushima No. […]

January 15, 2024 1

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