The 2016 Rio Olympics and the Perpetual Failure of a Nation
As we ecstatically inch towards the finale of the greatest sports fiesta in the world, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Brazil, it is becoming increasingly apparent to many…
Farewell to Legends!
Few weeks ago the world boxing community in particular were knocked into unconsciousness literally when the sad and ugly news made the rounds around the world that the boxing legend…
2 Changes: 2 Coaches and 2 Days
Two eminent Nigerian coaches, Stephen Keshi and Shaibu Amodu, discovered and joined two different coaches on the train that journeyed to a different realm. The latter only allowed 2 days…
A Tribute To Muhammed Ali
“Life is not real. I conquered the world and it did not give me satisfaction. God gave me this illness to remind me that I am not number one. He…
Leicester: Lessons In Greatness
Leicester City is one of the oldest cities located in the Midlands region of England. Less than half a million folks live there. Sir Peter Soulsby is the Mayor. Leicester…
FIFA: Fixing the Fixers!
Like millions around the world I have a special interest in sports in general and football in particular. Apart from my primary hobby of reading and writing I can stay…
Queen Serena Williams: French Racists Guillotine French Culture and Civilization
Serena Williams is the Queen of Tennis. She is greater than Joan of Arc. The conqueror of female tennis and the envy of European irredentists, is the best in the…
The Elections of 2015: Where Are Sports In The Political Discourse?
In less than 14 days, the 2015 Presidential election would have been concluded and the incumbent is returned or a new president has emerged. For sports loving people, this election…
Jonathan, Keshi & The Little Things
President Jonathan has meddled in Nigerian football matters before. Then, as at now, it ended in a fiasco. That first time, June 2010, after Nigeria crashed and burned at the…
Salute to our World Cup 2014 Footballers
There is a certain group of our Naija countrymen who automatically switch on to hibernation mode whenever our national football team plays. Most of them insist that they have very weak hearts that cannot withstand the rigour and tension that soaks anyone foolish enough to invest interest in a team as unpredictable as Nigeria’s senior football team…