Thank you, Monica A Leyva — bloody ‘ell…Am I too late to the party?

Aaaaight - Monica A Leyva my full-blown sister from another set of parents

Monica Fernandes, my lifelong bragging right to say, “I know a real-life Goddess.”

Ashley Evans, a guru wise beyond her years

Kwame Twumasi-Ankrah, the sharpest football explainer-in-chief from an African perspective

Sara da Encarnação, who writes some of the most breathtaking poetry I’ve ever had the privilege to read.

Of course, there are more than five, but here’s the top five