Word: nigerias
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Since Nigeria has no professional leagues. Adedeji was playing with the best players in the country, and the knowledge he developed encompasses dimensions of soccer which the average American player is completely unaware...
Adedeji's recent scoring feats are eclipsed by his achievements in his home country of Nigeria. He was an inside forward on the 1968 Olympic team at the age of sixteen, and he scored in each of the qualifying matches until Brazil beat Nigeria, 2-0, to gain a berth in the quarterfinals at Mexico City...
...Nigeria, Muhammad Ali finally caught up with Joe Frazier-verbally, at least. "In our last fight," he told cheering Nigerian fans during his second tour of the country, "I gave Joe Frazier such a beating, he was in the hospital for four weeks." It was the referee, he complained, who had robbed him of the heavyweight championship. "I would prefer only international officials from France, the United Kingdom and Nigeria to handle a rematch." Presumably the fight would be held in the auditorium of the United Nations General Assembly...
Other possible future varsity stars which Getchell is raising include New Jerseyan Danny Potts, LeRoy Thompson from Baltimore, Frank Gerold, Pelham, N.Y., and Christian Adibe from Nigeria...
When Whitney M. Young Jr. died in Lagos, Nigeria, last March, the already depleted ranks of national civil rights leaders suffered a seemingly irreparable blow. Militant young blacks, scornful of older, more established organizations like Young's Urban League, have not produced a man with his skill as a persuasive negotiator and as a goad to whites who wield economic power. Last week the National Urban League announced the selection of a successor to Young who may well prove to be the bridge between black leaders of the past and black demands of the future. Vernon E. Jordan...