It was in 1992, at the finals of the 100 X 4 metres relay race of the Barcelona Olympic Games in Spain. The Nigerian female quartet ran the last 50 metres of the race at such a blistering pace that...
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Birth of a New National Institute for Sports, NIS
I am delving into history. The past has always been my compass into the future on the issue of the Nigerian Institute for Sports, NIS. This is because the past was glorious. I was a part of that past. I...
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$10,000 US Dollars a month for Secretary!
“I am lucky to have left Nigeria early” – Jay Jay Okocha. The-above are the words of one of the greatest players in Nigeria’s football history. Austin Jay Jay Okocha’s words speak volumes, particularly, directly to the state of football...
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Kashim Shettima, Sports, and Boko Haram, an unscripted encounter!
I know Kashim Shettima, the Vice-President elect of Nigeria, but not well enough to say much about him beyond my single physical encounter with the man, and a few telephone calls later, in the course of a story that must...
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Allen Onyema – Sports and Diplomacy Hero of the Century!
I wake up to pen my weekly contribution to national sports discourse, and I am confronted with very unpleasant reports of an event that took place in Owerri the day before, far from any sports field or sports event, but...
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From Montreal to Lagos in 47 years – the story of forgotten heroes!
On July 16, 1976, a brand-new Nigerian Airways DC 10 aircraft took off from the Montreal International airport, Canada, piloted by renowned Captain All-well Brown, and heading for Lagos. It was a human cargo of 45 young Nigerian athletes whose...
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The World in crisis. John Mastoroudes ‘returns’. Abeokuta on the cusp of history!
Before you start wondering about the title of my article today, let me remind all that aside from being a sportsman, I am also an official sports diplomat. So, just relax and go with the flow. It is Thursday morning....
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Why the Super Eagles cannot fly in Nigeria!
Nigeria's Super Eagles should be one of the biggest football forces in Africa by miles. The reality, however, is that even the smallest teams in Africa now find the inconsistent team an easy opponent to take on, particularly on home...
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Fumigating the Sports writing sector in Nigeria!
I am threading on dangerous ground. 4 young men work as sports journalists in Eagle7 Sports Radio. They all have an uncommon passion for sports and for broadcasting. I am not even sure how many of them have academic qualification...
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Ike Sorounmu – unfortunate poor treatment of a national hero!
By the time you are reading this, I hope Victor Osimhen would have led the frontline of the Super Eagles to ‘destroy’ the national team of football minnows, Guinea Bissau, last night at the Moshood Abiola International Stadium, Abuja. Anything...
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