football is the most popular sport here it's played everywhere on the streets on the sands by the water and when the ball gets rolling sharif always shares his expertise i doubt a lot out there to be followed by a lot of what i. heard though that what the wattle. one right. after returning from knowing clan and borg sharif played for the guinea a national team and facing off against sides like senegal bookie to fast so and mali over a period of 12 years. in 1968 even played at the olympics.

as an impish a dolphin one of them walking through the olympic village ladies and gentlemen one occasionally finds a true surprise as we were standing in the entrance to the team building when this young gentleman approached us and in a perfect german asked to speak to the german doctor we got talking and more said we discover mr shareef i'll get to the point many of you will know him as he played football in our german democratic republic for noid brandenburg when was that mr shareef was on board one vote us actually that was from 1962 to 64 months and on the students axis zeevi where there is a student wanted to study i studied building and construction but as i was passing enjoyable time yeah it was a great time. in mexico guinea were eliminated in the preliminary round. of the camelot. the 1st. but

sharif successful sporting journey continues at the alter national stadium. here in 1977 was the highlight the african cup of champions final between half ia f.c. and across parts of oak from ghana. i thought. about this fantastic i still remember. it was full of love for. 4 people arrived here at 4 in the morning on floor from through from 4 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon this into they were here from 4 am until 5 pm. oh. more than 30000

fans attended all of them on the front porch is it the same way i was sure before the number 5. on. his longball initiated the play which led to the winning goal of digital numbers from the front row who thought the middle one has done that and the break the buffalo from the victory for half the f.c. . was. out of the water everyone was happy it was a giant party fest. the serif won the african cup of champions 3 times in total in.

pamphilus just saw the film last i knew that he'd have a career in football once we all knew it it's who he was that good an impact football and international player in the us that also confirms to us that we weren't that bad either. stage of those films and shifted on sets my own seat in 1972 he was even crowned africa's best footballer for stuff like us. yes he strengthened us up for the most out of the top ones he was gone we missed him of course some of those are. getting in football today more and more agents scour the country looking for talent. and enthusiastic fans are never hard to find.

a new football academy 60 kids hoping for a career in europe a career like sharif's and there are a lot. i. think he was african footballer of the year he's our icon can apply to any merit donor but sulaiman shareef. have that if. i. sharif is one of the most famous people in the country. everyone knows him as long dog through african footballer of the year that i overheard he's the only

guinea and to have ever won that title. and i was a good over bad. boy yes i love her. and yet you know what. i say to me is my fatherland you know it's my fatherland and germany is my motherland. but the girl the horns are part of sharif was 25 years old when he met his future wife in the city of boki the solicitor foretold in monday's are the photos from our wedding. so me and solomon. little set into something will. last. and it was. nearly. so not much this was in germany

in the brandenburg. sample for so many. such images and for the sea that it took the needs of our children. i seem also. to for. some tongue he devotes all of us time to. play with. he's always away somewhere so he doesn't have much time 1st children so long football is his life 1st he had a career as a player and then as a technical director at the football association. only belonged to. come. from here. and. what more of. when sharif returned from east germany he was happy to replace the bread rolls meatballs and hearty german breakfasts with home cooked meals he loved

. typical guinea and staples such as fish planting local band. and i. looked. and finally he scored. but wasn't that the penalty that he hammered into the corner . not. a lot you touched. on how. good you look. in your hello pat i hear you see us here

we delighted that we're able to greet you really and we want you to know that we remember you were pleased that we can send you a message and here it is. now so we've got some papers here for years and we've also got a gift which is special for us as well all of our players have got one. arm which invited in grateful that we got to. play with you and we wish you all the best that's what i did good ridge. i didn't. see. duncan oh no thank you for annoyed brandon books cheer is. going into. today so we're all still proud that we got to play with you in our team always there must have to give business was by business especially how well you integrate it into our team was exemplary. and in all the team.

for a big list. i left it. saying it up important. that my view don't always in the details. to tell the degree brown the book was an important stage in my life where part in a casual it was the beginning of my career luck is a little. but long gone without this experience i would have not been able to become ballon d'or african footballer of the year i read your message thank you cause thank you note run of those i'm no but i'm no more generous you're 40 and sedate everyone respects me. oh sure of the things you achieve the things that really count just like a night from the book a semi of a company public you call they held me aloft and threw me into the air force remember some were up for its own belief

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this is news coming to you live from hong kong's leader warns escalating tensions in the city could put it on a path of no return pictures from the airport so anti-government demonstrators are returning a day after their mass city enforced its closure the fears of an intervention by chinese security forces are rising we'll hear from our correspondent on the ground also coming up italy's senate will meet today to decide on a date for a no confidence vote in the government will it go the way it's far right interior minister is hoping and and instep election. plus on the anniversary of the building

of the berlin wall a firsthand account of the scale being communist east germany. had a guardian angel that night i knew there were alarms at the bridge in the twilight and i saw a fin piece of wire stretched from bridge post a bridge post if i had touched it it would have gone off and they would have immediately fired shots. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us some flights have resumed at hong kong's airport today after it was forced to shut down by a mass set in by thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators hundreds of protesters have return. turn to the airport again today show defiance follows an increase in the use of force by police that anti-government demonstrators have slammed as excessive. now hong kong's chief executive kerry law is warning the city is on

quote a path of no return if the escalating violence is not brought under control a tentative restart at hong kong international but it's anything but business as usual the day began with few signs of the mass protests that brought the airport to a standstill on monday but it may prove a brief respite hundreds of flights remained cancelled officials warned many others would need to be rerouted after the shutdown for some wary travelers a mix of frustration and sympathy. it's it hasn't been funny i don't think if at home con they came forward yeah things that i going they're going on and on with it's like more people and yeah hopefully to all you know things to bear and everyone gets yeah safely home. hong kong's airport one of the world's busiest is now ground 0 for protesters and their challenge to beijing thousands staged.