Things are not very well with funding sports in Nigeria. The country was reminded again this past week, in Egypt and in France. It has become extremely rare for any national team of Nigerian athletes to attend an international event...
Football, Politics
Drama in Egypt – my conspiracy theory! Ahmad Ahmad, programmed not to return as President!
If you believe this write-up, you will believe anything. Excuse my lack of the facts on the matter because, since Issa Hayatou lost his seat as president of the Confederation of African football CAF, I lost my appetite for the...
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The Chief MKO Abiola I knew!
From the bottom of my heart, and on behalf of all sportspersons, stakeholders, fans and supporters of all sports in Africa, I convey the gratitude of all to President Muhammadu Buhari for the recognition he accorded sports by renaming the...
Football
The Inglorious exit of the Flying Eagles!
I recall the good old days of Academicals football in Nigeria. The secondary schools used to produce football players of quality in an endless stream. No one asked about their ages. Studentship determined and separated the boys from the men. You had...
Featured, Politics
A New Dawn in Ogun State through Sports and the Arts?
We have a new governor in Ogun State – Prince Dapo Abiodun. Several weeks ago, I called him on telephone to congratulate him for a well fought electoral battle and for his eventual success. As he resumes work this week...
Football, Sports Development, Wasimi Youth Summer Football Championship - 2019
Wasimi Youth Football Championship – 2019
Enjoy the gallery of pictures as Wasimi experiences the power of football to change Nigeria.
Featured, General
A letter to President Muhammadu Buhari
My Dear President Muhammadu Buhari, I apologise earnestly for this intrusion. I am writing this, Sir, in my capacity as an official Sports Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, an honour bestowed on me almost 2 decades ago by the federal...
Featured, Football
Nigerian Sport – never been this bad!
These are very dreary times for Nigerian sports. For those of us that have been a part of several generations, the pain is deep.I was an active participant at the highest level from the mid 1970s when Nigerian sports were...
Afcon 2019, Featured
AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 25
It was not all bleak and gloom at the Le Meridien Metropolis Airport Hotel in Cairo yesterday. True, the number of delegations left in Cairo had dwindled in size since the Eagles were defeated by Algeria two nights ago, but,...
Afcon 2019
AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 24
Let me recount the last sentence in my diary posting yesterday concerning the match last night between Nigeria and Algeria: ‘There is only a single warning for the Eagles – take very good care of a left-footed player playing on the...
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