My mind was firmly on Zurich, Switzerland, until a few minutes ago. Of course, I did not want to write about the elections any more, noticing the cold receptions previous write-ups on them attracted to my page. People are not...
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Claudio Ranieri – the coach Manchester United may have been looking for!
As we draw closer to the finish line of the league the city of Manchester is becoming a very fertile ground for conspiracy theorists and creative minds. The drama playing out between Manchester United FC and Manchester City FC in...
Football, Sports Development
The next FIFA President is revealed!
The next FIFA president may have already emerged two weeks before the elections scheduled to hold on February 26, 2016. Last week there was a report that members of the Confederation of African Football, CAF, have taken a decision to...
Analysis, Football
Sunday Oliseh, artificial turf, and Super Eagles – wrong equation!
My piece on CHAN 2016 last week was not in any way intended to make an excuse for the poor showing of the Super Eagles at the championship. The issue of artificial turf affected all the teams equally and I...
Football, Sports Development
Why I lost my appetite for CHAN 2016
I wish I had followed my initial instincts not to watch any part of CHAN 2016 and not have any negative comments to pass on it beyond my misgivings the moment Rwanda were announced as hosts. That would have been...
Analysis, Football
The real reforms that FIFA needs.
As must be expected I have been following developments in FIFA since my involuntary exit from my daring quest to succeed Mr Sepp Blatter was aborted shortly after conception some months ago. It was hurtful but here I am still...
Football
The tantrums of Yaya Toure!
The 2015 Glo/CAF awards have come and gone but the memory that lingers most is that of Cote D’Ivoire’s Yaya Toure, Africa’s most successful and probably most decorated football player, whining and weeping over not been awarded Africa’s best player...
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2016 – my crystal ball!
I do this every year. I take a look into my crystal ball to see what the future holds. I leave it to all those that have been following to draw their conclusions on how well I have fared personally...
Analysis, Football
The fall of Jose Mourinho!
Only three weeks ago, I warned fans and friends of Chelsea FC about a looming catastrophe. I also advised that their revered manager, Jose Mourinho, should publicly apologise to Dr Eva Caneiro, the young, innocent female medical doctor that he...
Analysis, Sports Development
My experience at the 2015 African Women’s Basketball Club championship!
This should actually be my diary of events at the finals of the 2015 African Women’s basketball Club championship that took place in Luanda, Angola these past two very eventful weeks. I led the delegation of the Elephant Girls, the...
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