One week into 2017 permit me to repeat a story I have told a few times before in several media in the past 13 years. I am doing so again only because I watched an interview on CNN of Gianni...
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Featured, Football, Sports Development
Ballon d’Or – Trophy or Talent?
Cristiano Ronaldo has just won his fourth Ballon d’Or award for the world’s player of the year 2016. Very few will doubt that he deserves the award particularly this year. Why? In 2016 he led Portugal to win their first...
Football, General
Chief Justice Adokie – happy 60th!
I have never celebrated any footballer's birthday on this page. This would be a first and for a very special reason. It is a useful reminder of our mortality and how time flies! Time has crept in like a thief...
Analysis, Football
Nigeria – One foot already in Russia 2018!
After last weekend’s series of matches Nigeria leads the ‘Group of Death’ and looks good to go to the 2018 World Cup.After only two of 6 round-robin group matches to be played, both victories against Zambia (away) and Algeria (at...
Football, Sports Development
The War in Uyo – the Super Eagles versus the Desert Foxes!
Next weekend there is going to be a war in Uyo. The Akwa Ibom State capital is fast becoming the football capital of Nigeria. Everyone can now appreciate the vision of the State Government and the benefits of locating a...
Featured, Football
Carlos Alberto Torres – Africa’s tribute!
Permit me to pay a little tribute. Let me start by joining my little voice to the global chorus of millions of people that are mourning the passage of legendary Brazilian football player, captain of the 1970 World Cup champions,...
Football, Sports Development
Who will win Africa’s Best player award of 2016?
The annual ceremony for the award of Best African Footballer of the Year is upon us again. How quickly time flies. Was it not ‘yesterday’ that Yaya Toure angered a lot of people by discrediting the process of last year’s...
Football
The Super Eagles land safely!
Forgive me. The only match I watched last weekend was the one that took place in Ndola. That’s why I am limiting my serious comments to that match only. The Super Eagles went into the den of the Chipolopolo and...
Football
Only a victory will keep the Eagles on the road to Russia 2018!
Group D of the African qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup cannot be the ‘Group of death’. In my estimation this description is exaggerated by analysts based more on the reputation of the four teams in the group – Algeria,...
Football
The return of Rangers International!
Permit me to pay a special tribute to a great football club this week - Rangers International Football Club of Enugu. Many would wonder why I am doing so, knowing that the football club was the greatest rival to the...
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