The Williams sisters, Serena and Venus have declared that they are purely Americans, saying they have no origin from Nigeria as widely believed in Africa.
Serena, who joined her elder sister, Venus to train some selected kids the rudiments of tennis at the Ikoyi Club in Lagos Wednesday evening, said their parents may be black with slight traces from Africa, but she insisted that they are from the United States of America, USA.
“We have heard from many people asking whether we hail from the Badagry area of Lagos in Nigeria. But we are using this opportunity to clear the air once and for all. We are proud Americans, we are not from Nigeria but we love the people of this country no doubt,” Serena said.
Venus, who corroborated Serena’s statement, said their parents never told them they are from Nigeria.
The Williams sisters said they were blessed and happy to have one of their siblings, Yetunde now late, named after a Nigerian, but disclosed that their mother Oracene Price gave her the name without any string attached.
During Wednesday’s tennis clinic at the Ikoyi Club, the sisters tutored some children the basics of tennis.
Serena and her sister will hold a sessions for some girls at designated schools in Lagos on Thursday, while they will face eachother in an exhibition match at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS on Friday and leave for South Africa for the second leg of their tour of Africa same day.
smithshesky at 1-11-2012 01:38 AM (11 years ago) (m)
i can,t blame una nigeria is no go area, starting from airport to hotel abeg make una becareful of what you will eat even bed wey una dey sleep to avoid america problem with nigeria
Posted: at 1-11-2012 01:38 AM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
Serena, that you had at your back looks like those boombs most of our badagry babes usualli pull along them,'Slight traces from africa' this is where i am at lost, Bob marley has told you all that black all over the world are from africa. no doubt you babes are americans, from nigeria? couldn''t trace ,,,, that is a naked fact, but we are proud of you babes,
Posted: at 1-11-2012 01:50 AM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
WHO DEY BEG UNA MAKE UNA BECOME NIGERIANS, HUH?? MAKE I HEAR WORD JARI, WHO CARES?? NA BECAUSE UNA GET DIS OPPORTUNITY SEE UNA SELF IN DIS LEVEL, NA EM MAKE UNA COME DEY NYAN ANYHOW, IF NO BE DIS OPPORTUNITY WEY UNA GET, WHO GO KNOW UNA?? YES, I AM A NIGERIA, AND I AM PROUD TO BE A NIGERIA WHETHER GOOD OR BAD, S I M P L E ! HATERS WILL GO AND HUG MOVING TRAILLER
Posted: at 1-11-2012 02:32 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
WHO DEY BEG UNA MAKE UNA BECOME NIGERIANS, HUH?? MAKE I HEAR WORD JARI, WHO CARES?? NA BECAUSE UNA GET DIS OPPORTUNITY SEE UNA SELF IN DIS LEVEL, NA EM MAKE UNA COME DEY NYAN ANYHOW, IF NO BE DIS OPPORTUNITY WEY UNA GET, WHO GO KNOW UNA?? YES, I AM A NIGERIAN, AND I AM PROUD TO BE A NIGERIAN WHETHER GOOD OR BAD, S I M P L E ! HATERS WILL GO AND HUG MOVING TRAILLER
Posted: at 1-11-2012 02:33 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Mobbysmartins at 1-11-2012 03:28 AM (11 years ago) (m)
I would have had much to say if they said they are not from Africa,their origin may not be in Nigeria,but it is definitely somewhere in Africa."As long as you are a black man,you are an African.
Posted: at 1-11-2012 03:28 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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