Nigeria is not in the ‘Group of Death’. Such a headline cannot be serious. The result of the just concluded World Cup draws in Cairo, Egypt, is too good to be true and cannot be described as anything near the...

I have always known that football is more than just the game played on the field. It is an incredibly powerful weapon that can be deployed effectively to drive a cause, tackle a societal problem, impact lives, win an election,...

I am stirring the hornets nest again.  The present times actually demand such ‘madness’.  I can almost hear many Nigerians, particularly those that cannot shake off the idea of a White coach being superior to anything a Black coach can offer,...

I can hardly recognize present-day Nigeria from the country I was born into, grew up in, and served in my own little ways.  Beyond politics, corruption and poor governance that have raped and left this abundantly rich and blessed country...

The Super Eagles can win the World Cup in the next 10 years, at the championships of 2026 or 2030. That should be Nigerians’ next target. In 1994, at the USA ‘94 World Cup, with 14 minutes to go and playing against...