Tag african champions

Here are some notable African champions in various fields:

Sports

1. Football (Soccer):
   • Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire)
   • Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)
   • Yaya Touré (Côte d'Ivoire)
   • Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria)
2. Basketball:
   • Hakeem Olajuwon (Nigeria)
   • Dikembe Mutombo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
3. Tennis:
   • Yannick Noah (France/Cameroon)
   • Kevin Anderson (South Africa)
4. Athletics:
   • Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia)
   • Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia)
   • David Rudisha (Kenya)
5. Boxing:
   • Azumah Nelson (Ghana)
   • Samuel Peter (Nigeria)

Music

1. Afrobeat:
   • Fela Kuti (Nigeria)
   • King Sunny Adé (Nigeria)
   • Youssou N'Dour (Senegal)
2. Highlife:
   • E.T. Mensah (Ghana)
   • Amakye Dede (Ghana)
3. Jazz:
   • Hugh Masekela (South Africa)
   • Miriam Makeba (South Africa)

Literature

1. Novelists:
   • Chinua Achebe (Nigeria)
   • Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (Kenya)
   • Nadine Gordimer (South Africa)
2. Poets:
   • Wole Soyinka (Nigeria)
   • Okot p'Bitek (Uganda)
   • Dennis Brutus (South Africa)

Politics

1. Nelson Mandela (South Africa) - Anti-apartheid revolutionary and former President
2. Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana) - First President of Ghana and Pan-Africanist
3. Julius Nyerere (Tanzania) - First President of Tanzania and anti-colonialist
4. Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) - Emperor of Ethiopia and Pan-Africanist

Other

1. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (South Africa) - Anti-apartheid revolutionary and former President
2. Wangari Maathai (Kenya) - Environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner
3. Kofi Annan (Ghana) - Former Secretary-General of the United Nations
4. Akinwumi Adesina (Nigeria) - President of the African Development Bank

Note: This is not an exhaustive list, and there are many more African champions in various fields.