From barefoot to modeling Adidas: Why skateboarding is more than a sport in Nigeria

When asked who else he saw skateboarding when he was young, Nigerian skater Samuel “Kaizer/Ziggy” Zakari chuckled, “that’s a funny question because nobody even knew what a skateboard was.” In 2010, skate legend Tony Hawk had already retired from X-Games competitions when Zakari, 17 at the time, tra...

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