×
NewsDay

AMH is an independent media house free from political ties or outside influence. We have four newspapers: The Zimbabwe Independent, a business weekly published every Friday, The Standard, a weekly published every Sunday, and Southern and NewsDay, our daily newspapers. Each has an online edition.

Battle of juju at Afcon

Sport
“As we set the pitch for the Eagles to begin the light warm-up before the semi-final game, there I spotted two Malian players breaking eggs as they prepared for their warm-up.

JOHANNESBURG — For those that don’t believe black magic plays a part in football; an official with the Super Eagles has informed how the Eagles of Mali players broke two eggs on the Moses Mabhida Stadium turf as they came for the warm-up section in Wednesday’s semi-final clash.

Sporting Life

The official, who begged Sporting Life that his name should not be revealed, said: “I have never seen such a thing in my life though I have heard time without number that ‘juju’ can play a role in African football.

“As we set the pitch for the Eagles to begin the light warm-up before the semi-final game, there I spotted two Malian players breaking eggs as they prepared for their warm-up.

“Another official who also witnessed the incident called me and gave me a bottle of Anointing Water (from TB Joshua) to sprinkle on the spot. That I did. I was not surprised when the Malians made the Eagles look ordinary in the opening 15 minutes of the game.

“My joy is, God showed He is above every evil when, after the Mali Eagles dominance, we countered and scored our opening goal.

“We then went on to score four goals before they got a consolation.”

Related Topics