Rugby sevens was represented on the day by stars including All Black legend Jonah Lomu, former Argentina captain Agustin Pichot, Kenya captain Humphrey Kayange and Australia women's captain Cheryl Soon.

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She played a leading role in an all-black musical about South African boxing legend Ezekiel "King Kong" Dlamini.

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Fairey first made a name for himself in the late '80s with black and white stickers featuring wrestling legend Andre the Giant.

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It signaled not only Ghana's long-awaited arrival at football biggest global gathering but also a fulfillment of a prediction in 1990 by Cameroon legend Roger Milla that the world had not seen the best of African football until the Black Stars made it to the World Cup.

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