No foreign coach has ever won the World Cup! If that is a fact I find it totally unbelievable that some Nigerians are actually still suggesting that after the exit of Stephen Keshi what the country needs is a foreign...
Football, Sports Development
Enter Sunday Oliseh – an intellectual as Nigeria’s new coach!
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the news of Sunday Oliseh’s appointment as Manager of the Super Eagles would have been announced by the Nigeria Football Federation by the time you are reading this. Let me also state clearly why I am...
Analysis, Sports Development
Between Winning and Losing – the thin line!
Sport is a great platform for revealing some of life’s best lessons. Theoretically, at an early age, we are introduced to sport as play, to enjoy and celebrate the right and freedom to demonstrate our skills and physical endowments. In...
Football, Sports Development
NFF – testy times ahead!
The number of friends I have in Nigerian football dwindles in direct proportion to the number of times I express what is considered an unfavourable opinion about any personality in the sector. So, I avoid doing so as much as...
Analysis, Football
Barcelona on my mind
I guess every reader of this column knows by now that I am a fan of Barcelona. I love the team because, like me, they are football purists, always winning by playing the better football, cleanly, clearly and on the...
Featured, Football
How will Africa fare? (Part 2)
Group G Ghana will have their hands full against Germany, Portugal and the USA. Ghana’s first advantage will be psychological - Brazil 2014 is not expected to be a European World Cup even with experienced campaigners like Germany, Spain, Italy...
Featured, Football
The Oracle is back – How will Africa fare? (Part 1)
The oracle is back. Those who want to know how Africa will perform at the 2014 World Cup had better keep a date with this page. We have spoken with some renowned persons in the international football media and published...
Featured, Football
Football Mastermind 2014
You think you know about football and can place your football wits against mine then you need to take part in my FOOTBALL MASTERMIND COMPETITION and get the chance to win a 55inch LG SMART LED TV as well as...
Analysis, Featured
From my archives: How Nigeria failed to go to the World cup in 1977
A few days ago I underwent my first ever medical surgery. Two hours after and for the next two days I went through one of the most excruciatingly painful experiences of my life. Although the operation was of the little...
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Admission to The International (Sports) Academy. TIA
Dear Parent/Guardian, I am Segun Odegbami. I am a Mechanical Engineer. I was also a football player many years ago. I played for club and my country and won several national and international awards. Since I stopped playing I have...
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