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Winnipeg Free Press
05-08-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Young goalkeeper Adisa De Rosario climbing the ranks with Toronto FC
TORONTO – Just 20, Adisa De Rosario has spent half his life in Toronto FC colours. The young goalkeeper joined the TFC academy in 2015. Even then, he was no stranger to the club's training centre, having been part of its pre-academy. 'Safe to say, it's home,' De Rosario said. The son of Canada Soccer Hall of Famer Dwayne De Rosario, Adisa rose through the TFC ranks and signed a homegrown contract in February, becoming the 35th player in club history to join the first team from the academy. Third on the goalie depth chart behind veteran Sean Johnson and backup Luka Gavran, Adisa has dressed for the first team this season but is seeing action with TFC 2 in the MLS Next Pro league, where the six-foot-one 'keeper is tied for the lead in clean sheets with five this season. He has conceded just 22 goals in 17 MLS Next Pro outings this season. 'Good kid,' said Johnson, who ranks third on Major League Soccer's all-time list for regular-season minutes played at 38,136. 'He's definitely headed in the right direction. Definitely happy to have him as a part of the goalkeeping group. A good reflection on us all, to be honest. He's put the work in since Day 1.' Adisa had an elite sounding board in his father, who, like Toronto coach Robin Fraser, was named one of MLS's best 25 players all-time in 2020. Dwayne De Rosario, now a club ambassador with TFC, scored 104 goals and was a six-time member of the MLS Best XI. He was named the league's MVP and won the Golden Boot in 2011. A four-time MLS Cup winner, he was twice voted the championship game's MVP (2001, 2007). Father and son were both at the recent MLS all-star game in Austin, where Adisa participated in Goalie Wars, part of the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge. A social media video shows Dwayne taking shots on Adisa prior to the competition. 'That was edited,' Adisa said cheekily. 'You guys missed the first 50 (shots) that he missed.' While Adisa looks to stop goals, older brother Osaze is following in his father's footsteps by scoring them. The 24-year-old Seattle Sounders forward opened his MLS scoring account July 26 against Atlanta and scored again last Thursday in a Leagues Cup win over Mexico, marking the moment with his father's trademark 'shake and bake' celebration. 'He's doing great,' said Adisa. 'We keep in contact all the time,' he added. 'Before games, after games, we speak. He's my best friend. We talk all the time.' A third brother, 13-year-old Tinashe, is also a goalkeeper. Tinashe, then just three years old with a mop of curls, stole the show at his father's retirement news conference at BMO Field in June 2015 when he started exploring the microphone and tape recorders in front of him, as well as checking his dad's ear for lint before eventually asking for a snack. Daughter Asha is the oldest of DeRo's four kids. Adisa was a forward until he switched to goalkeeper at the age of eight or nine, to his father's initial dismay. 'At first, he wasn't a fan of it at all. He thought I was joking and told my coach 'Don't let him play (in goal). Keep him in the outfield,'' Adisa said. 'But it was something I really wanted to do … Once he saw I was having fun and enjoying myself, I guess he was OK with it. 'I'm sure that was a hard pill to swallow for him, with his goal-scoring self — me being on the opposite end of that.' Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. Adisa wears No. 77, a nod to his dad, who wore both No. 14 and No. 7 during his MLS career. Born in San Jose while his father played for the San Jose Earthquakes, Adisa has had two loan stints in the Canadian Premier League, in 2022 with the Halifax Wanderers and in 2023 with York United. He also attended two Canadian under-20 camps under Mauro Biello in 2022. Signed through 2026 with club options for 2027 and 2028, Adisa is making US$97,235 this season. — This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 5, 2025
Morocco World
19-06-2025
- Business
- Morocco World
African EnergyTech Company Eyes Expansion Into Moroccan Energy Market
Cape Town — African EnergyTech company, Beacon Power Services (BPS), is setting its sights on Morocco's evolving energy market, as the firm seeks to expand its grid management solutions across North Africa. Speaking to Morocco World News (MWN) on the sidelines of the Africa Energy Forum, taking place from July 17-20 in Cape Town, BPS founder and CEO Bim Adisa outlined his company's ambitions to enter the Moroccan market, citing recent changes in the North African country's utility sector as a key opportunity. Speaking of markets that the firm is working on getting into, Adisa said that one of the places his company is 'excited about and hopeful to have an opportunity with is Morocco.' 'We know there's been recent changes in Morocco with the utility space. We're excited to be a part of that and excited to have the opportunity to work with the regional utilities.' Strategic timing for Moroccan entry The company's interest in Morocco comes at a time when the North African country is undergoing significant transformations in its energy sector, including increased focus on renewable energy integration and grid modernization initiatives. According to Adisa, BPS's proven ability to help utility clients 'significantly improve their services, improve their customer experiences and ultimately drive revenue and reduce costs' positions the company as a potential partner for Moroccan utilities navigating these changes. Morocco's utility sector in transition With these ongoing developments, opportunities are abundant for technology companies specializing in utility optimization and grid management solutions. BPS's interest comes at a crucial time when Morocco is working to enhance its electrical grid infrastructure to accommodate growing renewable energy capacity and improve service delivery to consumers. The company's CEO believes that its expertise in addressing data reliability issues could prove valuable in Morocco's modernization efforts. Addressing Africa's grid data challenge The Nigerian-founded firm specializes in providing data and software solutions for electricity utilities across Africa, addressing a critical challenge that plagues power sectors continent-wide. 'Unfortunately, a lot of the utilities in Africa have unreliable data,' Adisa explained to MWN, pointing out that this is the core problem his company aims to solve. The company's approach involves comprehensive grid mapping and real-time monitoring systems. 'We basically help the electric utilities to map the grid. We help to clean up the data process, we map the grid, we map grid assets to buildings to create an accurate topology,' Adisa told MWN. Beyond basic mapping, BPS integrates artificial intelligence to provide predictive analytics capabilities. 'We incorporate AI to basically do things like predictive analytics to tell you when there's an outage, to tell you an outage before it occurs,' Adisa noted, focusing on the proactive nature of their solutions. Proven track record across six markets BPS specializes in providing data and software solutions for electricity utilities across Africa, addressing a critical challenge that plagues power sectors continent-wide. Currently operating in Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Togo, and Zambia, with additional countries joining their portfolio, BPS has demonstrated measurable impact across diverse African markets. The company provides utilities with real-time visibility into both electricity flow and payment systems while tracking outages as they occur. 'This creates a lot of value for the utilities. It creates a lot of value for the customer base because essentially the utility becomes more efficient and the customer gets better services,' Adisa explained The company's CEO starkly stated the practical benefits of his firm. 'It's good to be able to see an outage and prevent it before it happens, so people don't end up in the dark.' As the Africa Energy Forum continues through June 20, companies like BPS represent the growing ecosystem of African-led technology solutions addressing the continent's energy challenges through innovation rather than traditional infrastructure approaches. Tags: Electric grid infratructureMigerian companyMorocco energy
Morocco World
18-06-2025
- Business
- Morocco World
Nigerian Tech Company Eyes Expansion Into Moroccan Energy Market
Cape Town — Nigeria-founded tech company Beacon Power Services (BPS) is setting its sights on Morocco's evolving energy market, as the firm seeks to expand its grid management solutions across North Africa. Speaking to Morocco World News (MWN) on the sidelines of the Africa Energy Forum, taking place from July 17-20 in Cape Town, BPS founder and CEO Bim Adisa outlined his company's ambitions to enter the Moroccan market, citing recent changes in the North African country's utility sector as a key opportunity. Speaking of markets that the firm is working on getting into, Adisa said that one of the places his company is 'excited about and hopeful to have an opportunity with is Morocco.' 'We know there's been recent changes in Morocco with the utility space. We're excited to be a part of that and excited to have the opportunity to work with the regional utilities.' Strategic timing for Moroccan entry The company's interest in Morocco comes at a time when the North African country is undergoing significant transformations in its energy sector, including increased focus on renewable energy integration and grid modernization initiatives. According to Adisa, BPS's proven ability to help utility clients 'significantly improve their services, improve their customer experiences and ultimately drive revenue and reduce costs' positions the company as a potential partner for Moroccan utilities navigating these changes. Morocco's utility sector in transition With these ongoing developments, opportunities are abundant for technology companies specializing in utility optimization and grid management solutions. BPS's interest comes at a crucial time when Morocco is working to enhance its electrical grid infrastructure to accommodate growing renewable energy capacity and improve service delivery to consumers. The company's CEO believes that its expertise in addressing data reliability issues could prove valuable in Morocco's modernization efforts. Addressing Africa's grid data challenge The Nigerian-founded firm specializes in providing data and software solutions for electricity utilities across Africa, addressing a critical challenge that plagues power sectors continent-wide. 'Unfortunately, a lot of the utilities in Africa have unreliable data,' Adisa explained to MWN, pointing out that this is the core problem his company aims to solve. The company's approach involves comprehensive grid mapping and real-time monitoring systems. 'We basically help the electric utilities to map the grid. We help to clean up the data process, we map the grid, we map grid assets to buildings to create an accurate topology,' Adisa told MWN. Beyond basic mapping, BPS integrates artificial intelligence to provide predictive analytics capabilities. 'We incorporate AI to basically do things like predictive analytics to tell you when there's an outage, to tell you an outage before it occurs,' Adisa noted, focusing on the proactive nature of their solutions. Proven track record across six markets Currently operating in Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Togo, and Zambia, with additional countries joining their portfolio, BPS has demonstrated measurable impact across diverse African markets. The company provides utilities with real-time visibility into both electricity flow and payment systems while tracking outages as they occur. 'This creates a lot of value for the utilities. It creates a lot of value for the customer base because essentially the utility becomes more efficient and the customer gets better services,' Adisa explained The company's CEO starkly stated the practical benefits of his firm. 'It's good to be able to see an outage and prevent it before it happens, so people don't end up in the dark.' As the Africa Energy Forum continues through June 20, companies like BPS represent the growing ecosystem of African-led technology solutions addressing the continent's energy challenges through innovation rather than traditional infrastructure approaches. Tags: Electric grid infratructureMigerian companyMorocco energy
