{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mathematical 7","provider_url":"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7","title":"Future of Sports in Africa after Covid -19 - Mathematical 7","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"DYIcSCofKy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/future-of-sports-in-africa-after-covid-19\/\">Future of Sports in Africa after Covid -19<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/future-of-sports-in-africa-after-covid-19\/embed\/#?secret=DYIcSCofKy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Future of Sports in Africa after Covid -19&#8221; &#8212; Mathematical 7\" data-secret=\"DYIcSCofKy\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Africa_Day_2020_864_486_V2.jpg","thumbnail_width":864,"thumbnail_height":486,"description":"Last Monday night I was a panelist on an international virtual conference that involved Liberian President and former World Player of the Year, George Opong Weah. It was truly a great pleasure listening to him talk about the past, the present and the future of African Sports in the new world post covid-19.\u00a0 The conference was organized by\u00a0African Sports Ventures Group, ASVG, as part of the events marking\u00a0Africa Day 2020, the 57th anniversary of the birth of the Organisation of African Unity, OAU, (now African Union, AU) in the city of Addis Ababa. In 1963, African political leaders had come together with a grand vision and plan to establish a united, vibrant, powerful African Union that would chart a course leading to Africa\u2019s complete emancipation from the fangs of colonialism, economic enslavement and dependency, and into freedom, power and prosperity.\u00a0 \u00a0It was a very ambitious project. 57 years into the journey, questions are now being asked why the continent has failed to deliver on virtually every promise. Covid-19 has finally opened up the continent\u2019s fragile underbelly for all to see.\u00a0"}