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Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Haleluya...Now There's Something New!
Burundi's president, Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza, is not allowing his position to tamper with his love for football. The man who once coached a first division team still manages to make time to play or train with his team, Haleluya FC, each week. Too often, many African leaders consider election into public office an elevation to demi-god status. Politics offers them a chance to distance themselves from the rest of the population, and many seldom look back. It is refreshing to see a president juggling balls and avoiding tackles on the same pitch as his fellow countrymen. In the end, he, Burundi and football are all winners.
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