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The Central Region Referees Committee has faulted allegations by Nyasa Big Bullets Football Club assistant coach, Peter Mponda, that they have connived with Silver Strikers Football Club to frustrate all Bullets’ efforts in the central region by not allowing them to win games.
This follows outbursts by Bullets’ assistant coach, Peter Mponda, on Sunday at Kasungu Stadium when his side was held to a goalless draw by TN Stars after winning 1 nil against Blue Eagles in Lilongwe the previous day.
Peter Mponda
“We are disappointed to lose 2 points here…I believe it’s a campaign by referees here in the central region to be frustrating us to get points. I believe Silver Strikers are delighted with what has happened here and what they planned has been fulfilled,” said Mponda on Sunday.
A YEAR and a half in the making.
That s how long it took for Ange Kouame to finally acquire his Filipino citizenship, a process that culminated on Tuesday and now allows him to reinforce Gilas Pilipinas in international competitions.
It s a journey Kouame never imagined he would take since arriving in the country in 2016, studying at Multiple Intelligence International School in Katipunan and winning the Rookie of the Year honors in Ateneo.
Now Ange has claimed it: Pre, Filipino ako!
Let s look at the path that led us here.
Jan. 20, 2020 - Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) vice chairman and Antipolo first district Rep. Robbie Puno formally put the wheels in motion, filing House Bill No. 5951, seeking to grant naturalization status to the Ivory Coast-born big man.
Angelo Kouame is now a naturalized Filipino after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law his papers. (SBP Images)
President Rodrigo Duterte approved the naturalization of Gilas Pilipinas player Angelo Kouame after the Chief Executive signed into law the papers that made the center eligible to play for the national team.
Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) president Al Panlilio made the announcement Tuesday, May 18, as he expressed his gratitude to the President and other government officials that helped the federation in the process to naturalize Kouame.
“The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) is elated to announce that Angelo Kouame’s Filipino naturalization is now official,” Panlilio, a longtime basketball official, said in a statement.