Most countries in the developed world have a Hall of Fame. This is a structure housing memorials to heroes and famous individuals in a particular sector. The best known is in Sports. It is the highest honour for an athlete...
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The football brotherhood, Friends for life – the story of 1977!
Today, again, I am going back in history to an unforgettable day in the calendar of Nigerian football. I don’t know the exact dates, but the two matches took place between October and November of 1977. As a mark of...
The perfect defensive Midfield player – Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh!
It is very hard to find anything to write about that are physically and spiritually uplifting since the global cessation of all sports-related activities. Every subject matter is drowned by the unprecedented fear, panic, desperation, public unrest in many parts,...
The ‘coronavirus’ in Nigerian Football, again!
The world is definitely passing through one of its ‘worst’ chapters in human history. When all of this is over, when this health crisis comes to an end, ‘when the hurly- burly’s done, when the battle’s lost and won’ (Shakespeare),...
A typical day in lockdown with Tito.
I love the taste of coffee. I take it every morning. Through the years I have mastered how to make my own coffee. I use the same mug every time, the same measure of Gold Blend Coffee, the same Coffee...
Using the spirit of Sports to fight our greatest battle!
There has always been something different, unique and special about the Nigerian. Most of us do not know it, or even appreciate it, but it is there in every one of us, in our DNA. That is why, of all...
Sports and the CoronaVirus lockdown!
Were the English Premier League, or the La Liga, or even the Olympic Games to be on somewhere in the world, staying at home for two weeks during this most challenging period in human history, to wear off the destructive power of CoronaVirus would...
The Day before the final – March 21 1980.
Everybody remembers the day of the final match in 1980. People recall where they watched the match, who captained the gallant team, who scored the goals and how they celebrated that victory that night and several nights after that eventful Sunday,...
One Death too many!
Nigerians love their number one sport. They also love their national football teams, particularly the Super Eagles, with a passion. The rest of the world appreciates what Nigerian players bring to the table of football – exuberance, speed, power and raw...
Odes and the Ides of March!
Do not mind the title of today’s column. I am just playing with words, even though they reflect my mind and the season. The month of March has become very significant for various reasons. Dele Odegbami March 4, marked the...
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