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...right. His back to goal, Rivaldo received the ball on his chest, let it drop, trapped it with his right foot, swiveled like Baryshnikov and smacked it with his left, past a diving goalkeeper. It was a feat of pure Brazilian magic. Honorable Mention: Senegalese Papa Bouba Diop's scrambling game-winner against France in the opening match...
Even after the country gained independence, Senegalese schools were dominated by the French system and Diop was taught by French university graduates...
...graduate student of English at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Diop became more conscious of Senegal's oral tradition while studying medieval English texts, which were originally meant to be transmitted orally...
...Diop says the griots have played a crucial role in strengthening the identities of the various ethnic groups in Senegal because they preserve the country's history through oral tradition...
...Francophone literature is really a continuation of oral tradition," Diop says...