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Anthony Joshua Presents Pounded Yam, Egusi Soup To Queen

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5 years ago

March 10, 2020

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By Ayodele Oluwafemi

Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Anthony Joshua showcased his Nigerian and Yoruba roots when he presented pounded yam and Egusi soup to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, members of the royal family and officials of the Commonwealth Office.

Joshua, during his speech in front of the Royal Family at Westminster Abbey to celebrate Commonwealth Day, talked about his Nigerian heritage.

The heavyweight champion emphasized on the need for unity among Commonwealth nations, stressing that problems will be tackled if countries come together.

Delivering his speech, he said,

“My name is Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua and like many of you here, I’m a child of the Commonwealth.

“I was born in Watford and my heritage is Nigerian. I come from the Yoruba people who are the largest and some might say the loudest ethnic group in all of Africa.

“I am proudly Nigerian and I am proudly British. I join a long line, perhaps too long to count, of UK citizens of Commonwealth origin who’ve made enormous contributions to this great, multicultural society of ours.

“In my world, that would include names such as Joshua Buatsi, Lawrence Okolie and Ramla Ali.

“Like me, so many children of the Commonwealth have two homes, two identities, two cultures and two ways of viewing the world. Some even have more than two.

“These days we hear so much about division and difference that some might be tempted to see that as a bad thing.

“But on the contrary, it’s a beautiful thing, a thing to be celebrated and cherished – and a great source of peace and stability.

“I feel opportunity should be there for the taking along with hard work, dedication and perseverance regardless of one’s background.

“We need to strive harder collectively in order to create unity.

“It takes a village to raise a child and in the same vein, it takes a whole community to stand together to tackle some of the challenges we are confronted with today.

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