On Thursday, December 15, 2022, the world will take a short breather away from the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. During this break, a small gathering of eggheads from very diverse backgrounds but with a common cause somehow related to...
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A Footballer’s encounter with the Emir of Kano!
Warning: This is not the script of a movie. It is true life. I received an innocent verbal invitation from Tony Awe to attend an event at Ikeja Club, an elite social club in Lagos. I know nothing about the...
No longer afraid to be 70!! I thank you all!
It is the day after the day, after the day, after…….! I am still in a trance. I have been in a daze, unable to fully rationalise and comprehend the events of the past 7 days in my life. It has been...
SOCA – the institution of Sports and Academic excellence!
I am devoting this page today, in order to provide some invaluable information on Segun Odegbami International College and Sports Academy, SOCA, a non-profit institution that has been rendering services to young Nigerian boys and girls with passion and ambition to pursue...
Open Letter to H.E. Macky Sall, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) on forgotten African Sports heroes.
I salute you on behalf of all generations of African sportsmen and women. Forgive me for writing you a public letter even though a copy of this will soon be on your desk at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia....
Allen Onyema – Honouring unsung heroes of Nigerian sport
Allen Onyema is a very well-known name in business in Nigeria. He owns one of the best and biggest airline operations in the country. He was the Special Guest of Honour at ‘The FESTAC of Sports’ colloquium held at the...
A painful death, a sweet victory and the FESTAC of Sports.
Last week, a great Nigerian patriot, lawyer, former football player, proprietor of a professional club in Canada, sports administrator, international businessman and supreme sports marketer, a quiet gentleman that brought Nike to Africa, and to Nigeria in 1993. A man...
The FESTAC of Sports!
I urge everyone reading this to patiently allow the juices of their imagination, creativity and audacity to flow. Imagine an event somewhere in Africa, or the Caribbeans, that holds every few years. All the countries in Africa, as well as...
Nigeria’s chances on the eve of the strangest Olympics!
The world of sport has been agog with action this past week. As much attention is being paid to the Games as to the resurgent Corona virus. From the ongoing Wimbledon Tennis championship, to football across 11 European cities for...
My Olympic story – Journey to Mount Olympus.
This is probably the most incredulous story you have ever read. On Thursday, June 24, 2021, I received a giant certificate issued by the World Olympians Association, recognising me officially, as an Olympian. If you know where I was coming...
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