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Nigeria: Ali's Women
Guardian, 5 June 2016
Although, his mother said that Ali never fooled around as a teenager, there is no doubt that like most champions, he developed an enormous appetite for the 'foxes' as he called… Read more »
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Uganda: Ugandan Boxers Remember Ali
Monitor, 6 June 2016
Billions will on Friday watch the funeral of Muhammad Ali in the fallen icon's home city of Louisville, Kentucky, with ex-American President Bill Clinton expected to deliver a… Read more »
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Nigeria: Yes, He Was the Greatest!
Daily Trust, 6 June 2016
He was the tree that made a forest. One man whose life touched the entire Planet. He was the Mandela of boxing, the redeemer of a brutal sport which he rescued from being a mere… Read more »
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Nigeria: Ali - the Last of the Camelot Giants
Daily Trust, 6 June 2016
My generation by which I mean the generation which came into political and social consciousness in the 1960s was lucky in the sense that we had many real heroes, men and women from… Read more »
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South Africa: Sascoc Joins Global Community in Paying Tribute to Muhammad Ali
Sascoc, 6 June 2016
SASCOC joins the global community in expressing its condolences to the family of Muhammad Ali, one of the world's greatest sportsmen, humanitarian and human rights champion. Read more »
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South Africa: I Remember Waiting. Waiting for Muhammad Ali
The Daily Vox, 6 June 2016
KHADIJA PATEL reflects on that time she looked out of the windows of her mother's car, searching for Muhammad Ali. Read more »
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Nigeria: Muhammad Ali - the Activist
This Day, 5 June 2016
Muhammad Ali's record as a boxer was impressive. The record books show that his professional career spanned 21 years, during which he won 56 fights, 37 by way of knockout, and lost… Read more »
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Kenya: Ali Was a Hero Whose Legacy Will Outlive Him
Nation, 4 June 2016
There is a tendency to excessively lionise major figures after they have died. In the case of Muhammad Ali, the legendary boxing great and titan of the 20th century who died on… Read more »
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South Africa: On the Passing of the Best of the Best - Muhammad Ali
IFP, 4 June 2016
The boxing fraternity and indeed the world is deeply saddened by the passing of the greatest boxer that ever lived, Muhammad Ali. Read more »
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Kenya: Superstar, Moral Icon, the Greatest of All Time
Nation, 4 June 2016
When US President Jimmy Carter decided that America, its allies and assorted client states around the world would boycott the 1980 Olympic Games as punishment to the then Soviet… Read more »
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Nigeria: Presidents Buhari, Obama, Clinton, Others Eulogise Muhammed Ali
This Day, 5 June 2016
"Muhammad Ali shook up the world. And the world is better for it. We are all better for it. Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyatta, Ruto and Odinga Pay Tribute to Towering Boxing Legend
Nation, 4 June 2016
Kenyan leaders from across the political divide and sports personalities on Saturday paid tribute to boxing legend Muhammad Ali. Read more »
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Tanzania: The Day Nyerere Refused to Meet Muhammad Ali
Citizen, 5 June 2016
Muhammad Ali's only trip to Tanzania was 36 years ago. But he wasn't here for boxing. The outspoken personality was on a diplomatic mission. He had suddenly been thrust into the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Boxing Greatest, Muhammad Ali, Loses to Death At 74
Leadership, 5 June 2016
The world was thrown into mourning in the early hours of Saturday, June 4, 2016, when it was announced that the world's most enigmatic boxer, Muhammad Ali, had passed on, after a… Read more »
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Africa: Obituary - Muhammad Ali: the Greatest and the Last (1942-2016)
Premium Times, 4 June 2016
Muhammad Ali, 72, three times heavyweight boxing champion and sometimes poet, civil rights activist and phenomenal human being, who died in Phoenix of respiratory problems… Read more »
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Kenya: My Two Encounters With Ali, a Giant With a Common Touch
Nation, 4 June 2016
At exactly 7.59 am on Saturday, my son Daniel Kariru came running with my phone towards where I was watering crops in the shamba. The phone was ringing and the caller was Sammy… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigerians Mourn As 'The Greatest', Muhammad Ali, Passes Away
This Day, 4 June 2016
Chuka Momah, a prolific boxing analyst on Saturday described Muhammad Ali, who died on Friday as a boxer of exemplary humanity, whose legacy would always be remembered and… Read more »
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Africa: Tanzania Boxing Fraternity Mourns King Ali
Daily News, 5 June 2016
THE boxing fraternity of Tanzania mourns legendary boxer Muhammed Ali not because he had a pretty face, but because he had a big heart, was a good boxer and had charisma which lent… Read more »
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Nigeria: Muhammad Ali - Exit of the Greatest
This Day, 5 June 2016
Following a long battle with Parkinson's disease, boxing great Muhammad Ali died on Friday at the age of 74. The three-time world heavyweight champion - one of the world's greatest… Read more »
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Africa: Ban 'Deeply Saddened' By Passing of Muhammad Ali, 'World Champion for Equality and Peace'
UN News, 4 June 2016
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Muhammad Ali, and extended his condolences to the Ali family and the many… Read more »
Africa Mourns Muhammad Ali
From heads of state and the United Nations to editorial writers and sports columnists, Africa was as one in remembering "The Greatest".
The 40th anniversary of one of the most famous events in sports history, the Rumble in the Jungle - the heavyweight boxing title fight between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali in Kinshasa - is being celebrated.
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The former world heavyweight boxing champion died at a hospital in the American city of Phoenix, Arizona. He was suffering from a respiratory illness, a condition that was ... Read more »
