He is 27 years old. Under normal circumstances, no player voluntarily retires from international football at an age that he is at his very best – experienced, mature, exposed, comfortable and at the peak of his physical fitness. So, to...
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Sport and Politics – exciting times ahead!
I am formally announcing to readers of this column my intention to run for political office in Nigeria starting from Ogun State.I want to whet the appetite of Nigerians and Ogun State people in particular.They should be prepared for an...
Featured, Football
The Final Chapter – Glimpses of Tomorrow!
This is the closing chapter of my 2018 World Cup report. It encapsulates my unique experience. As is wont every 4 years I look at the World Cup through a special lens, the product of all my years covering the...
Featured, Football, Russia 2018
Approaching the finish line!
At the time I am writing this on Thursday night there 8 teams left standing on the podium of the World Cup. By the time you are reading me on Saturday or Sunday morning that the number of teams would...
Featured, Football, Russia 2018
Russia 2018 – the first week through my eyes!
Some 3 hours ago, I arrived Volgograd with the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, who had specially invited me to come and meet with members of the Super Eagles as part of his strategy to motivate the...
Featured, Football
As the 2018 World Cup begins, my thoughts are on 2030!
By the time you are reading this, I shall be in Russia. For the next month, every other activity on the planet shall be put on temporary hold. Meanwhile, last Thursday night, on the very first day of the world’s...
Analysis, Featured
Sports, politics, Professor Wole Soyinka, George Weah and Ogun State!
The title of this piece is not designed to mislead or confuse. It is the best way I am able to capture in a few words the many different thoughts and persons connected to one another in my mind. Everyone knows that Professor Wole...
Featured, General, Sports Development
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan – A metaphor for the South West!
Were Chief Obafemi Awolowo to wake up from his place of eternal rest and see what has become of the Western Region of Nigeria, one of the places that would make him wail the loudest would be the Liberty Stadium, Ibadan.He would...
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At last, I meet my greatest Fan!
In 1978, unsolicited, without even ever meeting me, he waxed a great song to celebrate my marriage as well as my exploits as a football player. This was at the height of my playing career in Shooting Stars Football Club...
Featured, General
Ogun State, politics and the 2026 World Cup!
These are politically crazy times in Nigeria.Voluntarily, or not, everyone is involved in the unfolding drama.I am thinking. How can I use the World Cup as a metaphor, a tool to project a vision of change in Ogun State, where...
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