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"How being a footballer saved me from death"

 
tops 2017-09-02 09:16:26 

Eric Eugène Murangwa was face down on the floor of his home being shouted at. “I am a Rayon Sport fan, how can you say you play for them?” roared the soldier. “You’re lying to me and I’m not going to tolerate that. We were going to kill you later but now you have fast-tracked your death.” At that moment some of the other soldiers ransacking Murangwa’s flat happened to toss a photo album into the air. It landed open on a page full of pictures of Murangwa and his team-mates from Rayon Sport. The first soldier studied the surprising new evidence.

“Are you Toto?” he eventually asked Murangwa. Toto, meaning ‘Young One’ in Swahili, was the nickname by which Murangwa was known to fans of Rayon Sport, whom he had joined as a boy before making his first-team debut at 16. “Yes, it’s me,” replied the goalkeeper. “Why didn’t you say so earlier?” the soldier demanded. “But I’ve been saying it for the last half an hour,” spluttered Murangwa. “Wow,” the soldier said, shaking his head incredulously. “So, how are you?”

Fire grows in the sky, blood drenches the earth

 
birdseye 2017-09-02 10:29:12 

In reply to topsWOW! WOW! WOW! - some things have value you never count on.

 
Headley 2017-09-02 11:51:04 

In reply to tops

Frightening, emotional stuff with a football background.

 
tops 2017-09-02 20:56:02 

In reply to birdseye
Yep, I guess once u r selected to live it's what's happen.

 
tops 2017-09-02 21:00:08 

In reply to Headley
It's good that these guys r using their 2nd opportunity to give back to humanity and not let it blunt their vision of life.