ANGOLA: NEW GENERATION DREAM ABOUT BECOMING BASKET BALL STARS LEAVING THE POVERTY OF ANGOLA, LIKE THE LATEST SENSATION, 18-YEAR-OLD NILTON MIGUEL

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  • Title: ANGOLA: NEW GENERATION DREAM ABOUT BECOMING BASKET BALL STARS LEAVING THE POVERTY OF ANGOLA, LIKE THE LATEST SENSATION, 18-YEAR-OLD NILTON MIGUEL
  • Date: 1st August 1999
  • Summary: VARIOUS LOCATIONS, ANGOLA 1. MIGUEL GONZALES LUIS (WHITE SHORT TROUSERS) PLAYING BASKETBALL IN OPEN OUTDOOR COURT 2. YURI ALVES (STRIPPED SHIRT) DOING TRICKS IN OPEN OUTDOOR COURT 3. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) ALVES SAYS: "Michael Jordan" 4. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) PLAYER SAYS: "Michael Jordan" 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) PLAYER SAYS: "Michael Jordan" 6. TOP SHOT BASKET IN OUTDOOR COURT 7. BOY FILMING WITH YELLOW CAMERA 8. ALVES PLAYING 9. YOUNG BOYS PLAYING 10. ALVES DOING TRCIKS 11. PLAYER DRESSED IN MICHAEL JORDAN'S SHIRT 12. PEOPLE WATCHING 13. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) NILTON MIGUEL GONZALES LUIS SAYS: "My dream is to one day play this game professionally." 14. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) YURI ALVES SAYS: "My goal is to be a professional basketball player." 15. ALVES PLAYING 16. GERONIMO NETO PRACTICING IN INDOOR BASKETBALL COURT 17. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) GERONIMO NETO SAYS: "With training, I can reach the stage of players in Europe and America. I just have to continue doing what I'm doing and one day I'll get there." 18. AUGUST 1ST COACH APOLINARIO PAQUETTE SHOUTING INSTRUCTIONS 19. COACH SUPERVISING PRACTICE 20. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) APOLINARIO PAQUETTE SAYS: "If this country were peaceful, if we could develop our country and our leagues, we would have our own local stars and who knows, maybe even we would win Olympic gold medals." 21. BOYS AT BUSK PLAYING AT OUTDOOR COURT 22. STILL PHOTO OF HAKEEM OLAJUWON OF NBA 23. STILL PHOTO DEKEMBE MUTOMBO 24. NILTON AT OUTDOOR COURT 25. PLAYER SLAM DUNKS Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 15th August 1999 13:00
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  • Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS, ANGOLA
  • Country: Angola
  • Reuters ID: LVAEM3PZZCV3RG2STKCNU0XGPH37
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