SEGUN ODEGBAMI

The man may not be known as a sports person, but the Minister of the FCT, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has taken on, probably, his...

Are you aware that the 2nd edition of the ‘African Military Games - Abuja 2024’, the biggest military games in African history, will be...

To defeat Cameroon is a task that must be done. It is not going to be a piece of cake, but the Eagles are...

History is a very important subject. Nigerian sport history is replete with the stories and contributions of individuals and institutions. One of the greatest contributors...

The Shame Can you believe that some National Federation Presidents in Africa were part of a plot behind the scenes to have the African Cup...

There is something about the next African Cup of Nations holding in two weeks’ time that does not snugly fit into my spirit. To...

There is greater honor in participating in the Olympics than in winning. The Nigerian will tell you to go sell that to the American...

There is a deafening silence in the Nigerian camp here in Tokyo. The number of Nigerian athletes has dwindled significantly. How the athletes that leave...

A few days ago, 'The Eye' saw smoke approaching the Nigerian camp from a distance and screamed: 'fire on the mountain'. A day later, it...

'The Eye on Tokyo 2020' is perched on an invisible drone in the ceiling of Room XYZ, at the Grand Prince Hotel, New Takanawa,...

Today is a very special day in the life of one of Africa's greatest football heroes; the only Nigerian goalkeeper to be decorated as...

The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development obviously tugged at the tail of a tiger last week when the minister announced the dissolution of...

I know that the title of this article will put off many from reading it. It is too simplistic to be true. I determined...

Very few persons in Nigeria know the name Steve Mawuenyega. But not so in Ghana where he came from. I am referring to him in...

It is most unlikely that many would be familiar with the name of a town called Ileogbo. I never heard about it until a...

Following my article last week a social media platform of very prominent stakeholders, cutting across all sectors of sports, took up the subject matter. One...

This is the story of Nkechi Akashili. I am writing this at the cost of hurting certain ‘friends’ and offending certain sensibilities. Unfortunately, to be...

How does a young 17/18-year old player in Nigeria's domestic football league go from a local club in Nigeria to a top professional club...

The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 may have halted the proposal of the National Council on Sports, NCS, to hold the 2020 National Sports...

In the aftermath of the two matches between the Leone Stars and the Super Eagles, I have refused to make any comments. I have...

I read this morning that Fatai Amao, ‘Arsenal’, one of the most brilliant midfielders of his generation in the 1980s, a player who, with...

If you are not a dreamer like me, feel free to stop reading this now. This is one of those days that I play...

I was jolted by a friend’s short message last weekend. He had read ‘My message to Nigerian youths – Gene and Geography’. He decided...

There are over 900 certified athletics meets all over Europe during the summer months. There are also over 170 Marathon races. The meets are...

I am still in Independence Day mood. It is the first week into the start of the next chapter in the story of a...

I am a member of a WhatsApp group set up by athletes (footballers). It may have the largest membership of all the groups that I...

This is truly an advert. You can stop reading now if you are not interested in the Segun Odegbami International College and Sports Academy....

When you do not know where you are coming from, how would you know where you are going? You cannot chart a course to...

There were 3 Nigerians, all former international athletes, whose exceptional athletic talents were discovered whilst in school in the 1970s. They were invited to...

I am not a scholar of the subject of sport. The only authority I draw from on the subject is my personal experience. Delving into...

The football ground is on my mind this day. I watched an under-reported news item on one of the television channels a few days ago...

I admit that I have not read the entirety of the draft of the proposed new National Sports Industry Policy. I admit also that it...

Two weeks ago, the draft of a report titled 'National Sports Industrial Policy' was presented to the Hon. Minister for Sports in Abuja. According...

In the 1960s and 1970s, there used to be a sports development structure in Nigeria anchored to education and referred to as Academicals. The...

I have read several reports, mostly on social media, about Didier Drogba’s attempt to contest for the Presidency of the Cote D’Ivoire Football Federation. A...

There is a new development in Nigerian sports that excites me despite the pall of a pandemic over our heads. The National Stadium in...

Last Monday night I was a panelist on an international virtual conference that involved Liberian President and former World Player of the Year, George...

Most countries in the developed world have a Hall of Fame. This is a structure housing memorials to heroes and famous individuals in a...

Most countries in the developed world have a Hall of Fame. This is a structure housing memorials to heroes and famous individuals in a...

A Happy Easter to you all. I pray that in the spirit of the resurrection, we find peace and happiness in the beginning of a...

It is not easy for me to do this. I took myself out of the list of the footballers I could recall that played the Number 7 position...

There has always been something different, unique and special about the Nigerian. Most of us do not know it, or even appreciate it, but it...

Since I have started the trend, since I received responses to my postings of the past two days from everywhere and can't even cope...

I spent the whole of today in search of opinions on who the greatest goalkeeper in the history of Nigerian football since Independence in...

That’s what is on the menu today. But before then, let me say Good morning to all Nigerians. We are going through challenging times in our...

A Captain is a team Leader, both on and off the football field. His conduct often affects the team. He leads by example. When...

It has finally and fully landed on our shores in Nigeria in the past few days. The National Sports Festival became the first 'casualty'...

It is 3 am in the morning. Have Nigerians been following developments in the Coronavirus pandemic? I have been watching the news on TV...

TF came calling yesterday at SOCA to see for himself and to feel the atmosphere that has kept several readers salivating to pay a...

Nigerians love their number one sport. They also love their national football teams, particularly the Super Eagles, with a passion. The rest of the...