Ricardo Vaz Te fired West Ham into the Premier League with a dramatic late winner against Blackpool in the Championship play-off final at Wembley.
Carlton Cole gave the Hammers the lead following Matt Taylor’s threaded pass before Thomas Ince levelled just after the break with a sublime finish.
Blackpool’s Alex Baptiste then had an effort cleared off the line while West Ham’s Kevin Nolan rattled the bar.
But Vaz Te’s finish from six yards secured promotion for the Londoners.
I have been involved with sports in Tanzania as a Volleyball Coach for many years—and was a Tanzania Amateur Volleyball Association (TAVA) leader. I studied sports management at Leipzig University in Germany and understand the science behind sports. That led me to work as a football pundit, with the BBC ( Swahili service) in London. That experience and exposure took me to covering the 2010, World Cup in South Africa. This provided me with a great insight into international level football commentary and the opportunity to carry out extensive research into the game including its players, the stadiums, the rules and tactics.I have also been grateful to meet a wide range of people connected to football in the UK, Tanzania, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Ireland, France, Kenya etc, and visited almost all of the key football stadiums across United Kingdom, and Europe.
