I’M MISSING OUR STRONG FOOD PAP, SAYS NAKATHILA IN THE USA
As he tackles a mountain of fruits after a plateful of chicken, rice and spaghetti, Namibia’s star boxer Jeremiah “Low-Key” Nakathila is still missing pap.
“Pap is our main dish at home, it’s strong, gives me more power and lasts longer in the stomach,” Nakathila, the CEO of boxersworld.co.ke, said from his hotel Waterside Marriot in Virginia in the USA.
Nakathila (26-4, 21 KOs) fights unbeaten American southpaw Abdullah Mason (18-0-0, 16 KOs) on Saturday night in a 10-round main card at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.
“I’m however not complaining much on food because there’s plenty of it in our hotel, there’s variety of food like chicken, rice, spaghetti, meatballs.”
Pap is a traditional food in Namibia made from pearl millet. It’s the staple food in southern Africa. In Malawi they call it nsima and sadza in Zimbabwe.
In East Africa pap is known as ugali made from maize flour, corn or cassava. It’s also known as sima at the Kenyan coast and in Tanzania or sembe of you like. The Ugandans call it kaunga though their staple food is matoke.
Normally ugali or pap is accompanied by beef stew, fish, greens, chicken depending on the weight of your wallet.
Ahead of his fight, Nakathila started his day at the Waterside Marriot Hotel with a heavy breakfast and dessert.
“I have a big appetite, I like eating well because food is life, I just wish pap was here.
“I’ll now take light lunch and that’s it, no more eating until after the fight.”
