The tournament has "mesmerized" Ghanaian boxing fraternity as for the past two months Accra residents have been meeting in small groups talking about this auspicious rumble and which will forever change the boxing landscape of Ghana! Christened "The Battle for the Gold Coast" the tournament rekindles the memory when Professor Azumah Nelson hosted Sidnei Dal Rovere in a similar battle at the Accra Sports Stadium in 1988.
Museveni alikuwa Nairobi kukutana na baadhi ya Waganda wanaharakati. Ndani ya intelijensia ya Tanzania, kulikuwa na mkakati wa kushawishi uasi wa kijeshi ndani ya jeshi la Idi Amin. Museveni alishirikishwa.