Thompson Usiyen

Thompson Usiyen and Oyarikhua:  Heroes of a country in amnesia

Thompson Usiyen and Oyarikhua: Heroes of a country in amnesia

By Owei Lakemfa FOOTBALL is a game of passion. To some, it is a religion. So passionate is football that in 1969, two countries, El Salvador and Honduras, went to war over their qualifying matches for the 1970  Mexico City World Cup. The conflict, called the ‘Soccer War’ or ‘Hundred Hours War’ was a spill-over […]