- Hadhara Charles from Tanzania had gone to hustle in Malawi when a man identified as Kini Sawia saw her skills, took a video and poster her online
- It reached former US president Donald Trump, who also posted the video, and it garnered KSh 9 million views on X
- Shortly afterwards, some Nike representatives arrived from the US, and they had been sent by Trump with goodies like KSh 700,000, and they offered her an advertisement deal
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Tanzania: Hadhara Charles aka Ronaldo, has heaped praise on former US president Donald Trump years after he posted her on his X handle and gave her KSh 700,000 for shopping.
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How many countries has Hadhara visited?
The gifted footballer who plays using different parts of her body said her talent stems from God.
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“I started using my talent in primary school when I would use orange peels, and then later I used papers to play. I can bounce football off my head 5000 times. Oxfam took me to Gabon to play and I have also been to Ethiopia, Nigeria, Moza,bique, Malawi, Kenya, South Africa and Burundi,” she said.
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“I go there for campaigns ; for example in Nigeria I went for Free Style Africa Championship in Lagos and I was number two in Africa. They gave us a few minutes not to drop the ball; I was given KSh 200,000,” she added.
How did Trump learn about Hadhara Charles?
In a candid interview with Mbengo TV, Hadahara said she had gone to hustle in Malawi when a man called Kini Sawia saw her and was impressed by her skills.
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“He gave me KSh 100,000, and took a video of me; he later posted the video on his X account. Trump saw it and said amazing, talent is opportunity. Nine million people liked the video and later I was called by Nike people who said they had been sent by Trump.
“They gave me 3000 dollars the first time we met and the 2000 dollars the second time. athey gave me an advert for 10 years . Digffernet kinds of media were looking for me. His post made me famous , I have built a house and visited different countries .
Why did the Nike deal fall through?
Hadhara is the mother of two, Hamudi and Fei. She was the sole breadwinner since the father of the first one died, and they parted ways with the second one.
Despite that fete, she is not yet very happy because she still needs to complete a house.
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“When the Nike representatives sent by Trump came, they went to the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF), but I don’t know what happened. They told me not to step there anymore, and the Nike sponsorship was taken away,” she said.
“They said they could help me if I got a manager, but not work with the county’s organisation,” she added.
With the little amount she got from Nike, Hadhara started building a house as she already had land. An MP and musician, Harmonize, also helped with finishing part of it. she lives in one room but the other part remains incomplete.
2 African Footballers Nominated for Women’s Ballon d’Or
Another story revealed that France Football announced the 30 players nominated for the 2024 Women’s Ballon d’Or award.
Super Falcons striker and former Barcelona star Asisat Oshoala has been omitted from the list.
Two female African footballers were named on the list that is dominated by Europeans.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
