AMEN! If it quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck, it is a duck. Even those of us who wanted to see the super eagles win, are embarrassed, to say the least. It was poor judgment to have given this money and a terrible one to have received it. > -----Original Message----- > From: Kumapayi, Ray > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 9:31 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Aguma Explains Gift to Ghana > > Ann Marie: Greetings to you too. Hope you are gradually settling down. > From time immemorial, decorative mementos including jerseys and the like have been exchanged by teams in the soccer world. Regarding the $25,000.00 gift, I'm dumbfounded; I am yet to understand an argument for such. It is damaging, tarnishing news to African image by both the donor and the recipient. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ann Marie Dawson [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 7:41 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Aguma Explains Gift to Ghana > > > > Greetings from Bangladesh! > > African United Football Club, you are in the wrong business my friends or playing on the wrong fields. $25,000 and other gifts for a visiting team, maaan you should choose where you play your next game very carefully. Sodas and dinners just don't cut it any more after this news. > > Ann Marie >