Sport Matters

Eyeball to ball. . . Offiong Edem is one of Nigeria's biggest stars in table tennis. She boasts five All-Africa Games gold medals and one silver from 2007 and 2011 events. Apart from football and athletics, Nigerian women are also a force in table tennis because the sport is easily accessible to them  As a candidate bidding to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, South Africa cannot lose; Durban is the only city in the race! Citing the expensive bill for the games, Canadian city of Edmonton was the last rival to withdraw its candidature. However as far as the public opinion is concerned, South Africa is already on the ropes defending its decision to support the bid to host the world event. Many South Africans are of the opinion that our government is obsessed with hosting international events. Our economy is in its worst shape, and people are concerned that politicians and their friends in business are the only people who benefit from these events, while the rich-poor gap in S