In my life, once again, I discovered that everything is connected. That life is like a jigsaw puzzle. I was in Abuja early this week. I was invited to the 2ndMemorial lecture for late Dr Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudiaheld at the University of...
Analysis, Football, Sports Development
FIFA, Football and Civil Courts!
Am I the only one thinking this way?There is something not quite clear about the issue of whether some football matters can be taken to a civil court or not.Nigeria has been threatened several times with a ban because certain...
Featured, General, Sports Development
Reminiscences – Alan Hawkes and Lee Evans.
Permit me to tell you about two foreigners that played very significant roles in my career in football.I do not expect that many younger people will know, or even remember them.The first is my first contact with a foreign coach.Playing...
Featured, General
Sports and Education– keys to the kingdom of the youths!
It is the little things that matter the most in life. Attention to the small details changes lives and makes the biggest difference. Two of late Nelson Mandela’s greatest quotes come to mind. The first is:‘Education is the most powerful...
Featured, Football, Sports Development
Victor Moses and the burden of being captain!
He is 27 years old. Under normal circumstances, no player voluntarily retires from international football at an age that he is at his very best – experienced, mature, exposed, comfortable and at the peak of his physical fitness. So, to...
Sports Development
Asaba 2018 – a great sports spectacle in the end!
This past week, Nigeria was in the news all over Africa.In the capital city of Delta State, a continental sports event was held - the 21st Senior Athletics African Championship tagged Asaba 2018.The event was organized by the Nigeria Athletics Federation, AFN,...
Sports Development
Sport can change the Black person’s world!
Once upon a time, Sport bared its fangs.It clearly demonstrated that it has the power to change the world’s dynamics.I was there.In fact, I was a participant – a sacrificial lamb.Let me tell you the story.In 1976 I was a...
Featured, Politics
Sport and Politics – exciting times ahead!
I am formally announcing to readers of this column my intention to run for political office in Nigeria starting from Ogun State.I want to whet the appetite of Nigerians and Ogun State people in particular.They should be prepared for an...
Featured, Football
The Final Chapter – Glimpses of Tomorrow!
This is the closing chapter of my 2018 World Cup report. It encapsulates my unique experience. As is wont every 4 years I look at the World Cup through a special lens, the product of all my years covering the...
Featured, Football, Russia 2018
Approaching the finish line!
At the time I am writing this on Thursday night there 8 teams left standing on the podium of the World Cup. By the time you are reading me on Saturday or Sunday morning that the number of teams would...
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