Let me reiterate that I am not in Egypt. My passport is still in ‘detention’. I am in Lagos anchoring the television presentation of some of the matches of AFCON 2019 involving the Super Eagles on NTA, in an NTA/Hotsports collaboration....
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AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 11
If I was in charge of Nigerian football, yesterday, I would have taken some very drastic decisions on the structure of the Super Eagles. Gernot Rohr should thank his lucky stars I am not. I shall, however, express my personal thoughts...
Afcon 2019, Featured
AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 10
Yesterday, June 30, is a day to forget in a hurry. Unfortunately, for a long time to come Nigerians will not be able to forget the day and the humiliating match it etched into their football history, forever. True, football is...
Afcon 2019, Featured
AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 9
The Super Eagles are prayer warriors. One underlining characteristic of all national teams of Nigeria is that they all pray fervently. I know this because I have been personally involved as a player, a Manager and an administrator through several decades, from the Green...
Afcon 2019, Featured
AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 7
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...
Featured, Football
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...
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