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...
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A New Dawn in Ogun State through Sports and the Arts?
We have a new governor in Ogun State – Prince Dapo Abiodun. Several weeks ago, I called him on telephone to congratulate him for a well fought electoral battle and for his eventual success. As he resumes work this week...
Football, Sports Development, Wasimi Youth Summer Football Championship - 2019
Wasimi Youth Football Championship – 2019
Enjoy the gallery of pictures as Wasimi experiences the power of football to change Nigeria.
Featured, General
A letter to President Muhammadu Buhari
My Dear President Muhammadu Buhari, I apologise earnestly for this intrusion. I am writing this, Sir, in my capacity as an official Sports Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, an honour bestowed on me almost 2 decades ago by the federal...
Featured, Football
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...
Afcon 2019, Featured
AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 25
It was not all bleak and gloom at the Le Meridien Metropolis Airport Hotel in Cairo yesterday. True, the number of delegations left in Cairo had dwindled in size since the Eagles were defeated by Algeria two nights ago, but,...
Afcon 2019
AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 24
Let me recount the last sentence in my diary posting yesterday concerning the match last night between Nigeria and Algeria: ‘There is only a single warning for the Eagles – take very good care of a left-footed player playing on the...
Afcon 2019, Featured
AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 23
In a few hours, the battle between the Desert Foxes and the Super Eagles will kick-off in one of the most beautiful stages in Africa, the Cairo International Stadium, venue of many major epic matches in African football through history. Tonight...
Afcon 2019
AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 22
The days are racing very fast. There are 24 hours to go before the Super Eagles take on their penultimate battle at AFCON 2019. The Desert Foxes of Algeria are on everybody’s mind here. ‘The Fly in the Wall’ is...
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AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 21
Early this morning the team had a light walkabout on the road around their hotel in Cairo, after a day that most people will regard as very boring. Footballers have to get used to such a boring but tasking lifestyle. Their...
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