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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,...

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...

From atop my little observatory, high up in the hills of Wasimi Orile, I am looking down at African football and, particularly, at the Confederation of African Football, CAF.  The organization is hardly recognizable from what we thought was a...

Two weeks ago, the federal government announced the appointment of a new Football Ambassador for Nigeria. It did not come as a complete surprise because, somehow, I knew it was coming.  Daniel ‘the Bull’ Amokachi, becomes only the third football...

Please, read to the end of this write-up in order to appreciate the headline above. This is a fantastic illustration of the scope, relationship and influence of sports to the rest of life. Mikel Obi is Nigeria’s immediate past captain...