That UEFA Champions League Cup Parade on our Shores
Clairvoyance is not my forte, but I can still postulate with a degree of certainty that Daniel ‘Baba Ibeji’ Amokachi would have rated his chances of winning the then Sekou…
Scarcity of Superheroes
A superhero is that individual who somehow possesses super human or supernatural powers. We live in a generation that is obsessed with heroes maybe because there are very few of…
Nigeria is Argentina’s bitch again
Nigeria’s loss to Argentina at the 2018 world cup in Russia made me weak. I do not know why, given our world cup history, I should have expected anything but…
What happens to the talented Hausa-Fulani athlete we know as teenagers?
Nigerians are in a celebratory mood after our boys came back with a vengeance on June 22, 2018 to defeat Iceland in the group stage of the FIFA 2018 World…
Why Nigeria lost to Croatia at the 2018 World Cup Opening Game in Russia
Yesterday, Nigeria played Croatia. It was Nigeria’s first game, in the ongoing 2018 FIFA world cup taking place in Russia. The Russian organization that I can see so far is…
Making Nigerian Football Attractive in the Digital Age
Oftentimes, I get too excited about how digitalization has added colour to the game of football. The game is irresistibly enticing. You just can’t stop loving it. In a time…
Osi Umenyiora: The Nigerian former Athlete as an Advocate in America
The American dream is real for some, but it does not have to make them hypocrites…athletes, applause. I am watching the articulate young man speaking with passion on television, and…
CAF Elections: In Search of a Sports Administrator
The order from the presidency mandating Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to vote for the incumbent president of Confederation of African Football (CAF) Isa Hayatou against his main rival, Ahmad Ahmad…
Message for Gov. Ajimobi – Emerging Talent You Must Support!
The guy in the middle you are looking at is Abiodun Adegoke. He is 7 feet and 2 inches tall, ((in England, they lovingly call such tall people, Beanpoles) almost…
Rio 2016 – Why We Really Failed
Just a few days after the just concluded Rio Olympics, Mariam Usman, a Commonwealth medallist, said she has lost the urge to represent Nigeria at international events. She was the…