http://mathematical7.com To instigate, contribute to and promote the development of youths in Nigeria using the power of Sports Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:54:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en http://mathematical7.com/the-voice-of-the-people-is-the-voice-of-god/ http://mathematical7.com/the-voice-of-the-people-is-the-voice-of-god/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:10:15 +0000 Segun Odegbami http://mathematical7.com/?p=885 I am writing this late on Thursday evening. I am hearing voices. I have just returned from Akure.  My Akure experience has been a test of my nerves, perseverance and patience. After it I have now resolved to trust less, to take people’s words with a pinch of salt, to always look beyond the superficiality [...]]]> http://mathematical7.com/the-voice-of-the-people-is-the-voice-of-god/feed/ http://mathematical7.com/nff-elections-heading-for-disaster/ http://mathematical7.com/nff-elections-heading-for-disaster/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:40:30 +0000 Segun Odegbami http://mathematical7.com/?p=866 The air is supercharged with the forthcoming elections into the Executive Committee of the NFF, so one cannot get away from commenting on the goings-on. Truly bizarre things are happening and until a few days ago when Aisha Falode elevated the conversation to a national discourse very little reaction was coming from any of the parties [...]]]> http://mathematical7.com/nff-elections-heading-for-disaster/feed/ http://mathematical7.com/the-super-eagles-beyond-the-world-cup/ http://mathematical7.com/the-super-eagles-beyond-the-world-cup/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:50:30 +0000 Segun Odegbami http://mathematical7.com/?p=864 The Super Eagles that went to the World Cup have been disbanded. A new team is been assembled with only 10 members of the 23 at the World Cup surviving the chop. Thats how the media reported the state of the Super Eagles since the unheralded and uncelebrated return of team from South Africa almost [...]]]> http://mathematical7.com/the-super-eagles-beyond-the-world-cup/feed/ http://mathematical7.com/the-end-of-the-2010-spectacle/ http://mathematical7.com/the-end-of-the-2010-spectacle/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:33:04 +0000 Segun Odegbami http://mathematical7.com/?p=850 The entire planet watched the dramatic climax to what was a fantastic four weeks in one of the most beautiful countries in the world. The closing ceremony of the 2010 World Cup was a fitting tribute to the indomitable spirit of the African to prove sceptics and critics wrong that the continent does not have [...]]]> http://mathematical7.com/the-end-of-the-2010-spectacle/feed/ http://mathematical7.com/africa-and-the-world-cup/ http://mathematical7.com/africa-and-the-world-cup/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:30:39 +0000 Segun Odegbami http://mathematical7.com/?p=848 Hosts, South Africa, have done a remarkable job hosting one of the most fun-filled World Cups in history. For a World Cup that was bugged with fear and apprehension by an over-critical Western media, the event must have served Africa in much more ways than other continents that have hosted it. South Africa have opened [...]]]> http://mathematical7.com/africa-and-the-world-cup/feed/ http://mathematical7.com/shocks-and-surprises-at-the-world-cup/ http://mathematical7.com/shocks-and-surprises-at-the-world-cup/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:39:09 +0000 Segun Odegbami http://mathematical7.com/?p=842 The matches of the ongoing World Cup are leaving everyone breathless here. Without question as we arrive at the semi-finals of the championship no one can wager where the priciest trophy in sport will be heading next Sunday! The 2010 World Cup will surely qualify as one of the most unpredictable ever what with several of [...]]]> http://mathematical7.com/shocks-and-surprises-at-the-world-cup/feed/ http://mathematical7.com/government-cannot-interfere-in-what-it-owns-and-funds/ http://mathematical7.com/government-cannot-interfere-in-what-it-owns-and-funds/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:28:49 +0000 Segun Odegbami http://mathematical7.com/?p=838 Let me quote from a document of FIFA to the Nigeria Football Federation in November 2009:  ‘According to the FIFA Statutes, the NFF is obliged to manage its affairs independently and ensure that its own affairs are not influenced by any third parties’. On the surface this is a very simple and very clear directive. The [...]]]> http://mathematical7.com/government-cannot-interfere-in-what-it-owns-and-funds/feed/ http://mathematical7.com/ghana-now-the-toast-of-africa/ http://mathematical7.com/ghana-now-the-toast-of-africa/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:15:23 +0000 Segun Odegbami http://mathematical7.com/?p=817 It could very easily have been Nigeria. But somehow fate acted against the ‘arrogant’ giant! Now it is Ghana that is the toast of Africa and the focus of the world. The elements have sided with the country that has continued in the past two decades to set an example for the rest of Africa [...]]]> http://mathematical7.com/ghana-now-the-toast-of-africa/feed/ http://mathematical7.com/african-football-legends-meet/ http://mathematical7.com/african-football-legends-meet/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:09:18 +0000 Segun Odegbami http://mathematical7.com/?p=815 There is life outside of the football stadia in South Africa. One that is exciting and very fulfilling for those involved. Outside of the football games, South Africa 2010 has been an unforgettable experience for several African football legends. Those that are in South Africa seem to have unanimity on that. Even I can readily [...]]]> http://mathematical7.com/african-football-legends-meet/feed/ http://mathematical7.com/please-lets-forgive-sani-kaita/ http://mathematical7.com/please-lets-forgive-sani-kaita/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:00:13 +0000 Segun Odegbami http://mathematical7.com/?p=811 There are moments in football when players go ‘mad’. The most common is when a goal is scored. Players do things sometimes that they would never have done under normal circumstances. Such are the passion and emotions in the game. No one understands them.  Another moment is when a player is upset for any of [...]]]> http://mathematical7.com/please-lets-forgive-sani-kaita/feed/