I am not superstitious but 7 is a number I identify with positively. I was born on the 27th. When I played some of my greatest football matches I was wearing the number 7 shirt. After Nigeria won the 1980 African Cup of...
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Bitrus Bewarang – Forgotten Hero of USA ’94!
Last Monday night was another memorable day in the annals of Nigerian football. 11 of the 22 players that represented Nigeria and became the first Nigerian national team to qualify and play at the World Cup finals, were re-assembled and...
Featured, Sports Development
Establishing the best sports school in the world with Lee Evans!
When I returned from my American trip to the University of Rhode Island (URI) in 2006 my dream was very clear: to establish not just a sports secondary school, but the best such school in the world. I was determined...
Featured, Football
The pathetic plight of Nigerian Sports heroes!
By the time you are reading this, my late friend, Taiwo Ogunjobi, would have been finally laid to rest in the city of Ibadan. Taiye did very well for Nigerian sports, first as a football player and later as an...
Featured, Politics
My Political Diary – Day 47
It is already the day after. Last night, after a fantastic round of tennis I slept like a baby, feeling refreshed and on top of the world. So, let no one feel sorry for me because when I arrive Lagos...
Featured, Politics
My Political Diary – Day 46
The 2019 elections are on. It is almost 5 pm on election Day. I have spent the day casting my vote in the village of Wasimi and collating reports from agents and friends across Ogun State monitoring goings-on in polling...
Featured, Politics
My Political Diary – Day 45
It is Friday. The world must be wondering what the contestants is these hotly contested elections in Ogun State must be doing on the eve of their greatest political challenge. Time is running at 1000 kilometres per hour now. I...
Featured, Sports Development
Lee Evans – coming back to your roots!
Lee Evans was on Nigerian television last Thursday night. He was the special guest on The Sports Parliament, the weekly diet of the best entertaining and educative sports conversation on Africa’s largest television network, the NTA. For a man who...
Featured, Football, Politics, Sports Development
Africa’s opportunity in 2030 threatened!
West Africa should wake up to the reality of what is going as the world prepares to host the biggest sports event in history in 2030, the Centennial World Cup. In that year, divinely scripted for West Africa, it will...
Featured, Football, General
My tribute to Taiwo Ogunjobi.
He died this morning. I had to cancel all my appointments today following the very sad and shocking news of the passage of my friend of over 46 years - Taiwo Ogunjobi, this morning. I have been unable to function...
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