I am an Olympian to the core. I went to two Olympics. The first was boycotted at the last minute by African countries. At the second, I was Nigeria’s flag bearer, overall captain of the contingent as well as captain of the...
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Gernot Rohr – all is forgiven… but Nigeria needs a new coach for 2022!
Last Wednesday night, the Super Eagles put up their best performance so far in AFCON 2019. As difficult as the match was, there were almost no threats to the Nigerian goal throughout the encounter. Even the goal the South Africans scored...
The ‘Mortal’ sin of Gernot Rohr
Thank God I am not in charge of Nigerian football. If I was, Gernot Rohr would either be history by now or (depending on the content of his contract) be sitting out the rest of the AFCON championship from the...
Interview with Chief MKO Abiola
I have a series of interviews with Chief MKO Abiola for your viewing and listening pleasure. Here is his take on Nigerian Football.
The NFF and the Sports Ministry – the endless crisis!
Things are not very well with funding sports in Nigeria. The country was reminded again this past week, in Egypt and in France. It has become extremely rare for any national team of Nigerian athletes to attend an international event...
Drama in Egypt – my conspiracy theory! Ahmad Ahmad, programmed not to return as President!
If you believe this write-up, you will believe anything. Excuse my lack of the facts on the matter because, since Issa Hayatou lost his seat as president of the Confederation of African football CAF, I lost my appetite for the...
The Inglorious exit of the Flying Eagles!
I recall the good old days of Academicals football in Nigeria. The secondary schools used to produce football players of quality in an endless stream. No one asked about their ages. Studentship determined and separated the boys from the men. You had...
Wasimi Youth Football Championship – 2019
Enjoy the gallery of pictures as Wasimi experiences the power of football to change Nigeria.
Nigerian Sport – never been this bad!
These are very dreary times for Nigerian sports. For those of us that have been a part of several generations, the pain is deep.I was an active participant at the highest level from the mid 1970s when Nigerian sports were...
The Beautiful Game at its best!
I am grateful to the Creator of the Universe for making it possible for me to watch some of the most exciting and dramatic football matches in my life, back-to-back, in the space of the past few days. I am...


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