SEGUN ODEGBAMI
Coming soon – Jay Jay Okocha versus Mathematical Odegbami
It is not what may be going through your mind as you read this headline – a football match, or a comparison between the...
The National Sports Festival – the greatest Sports show in Africa!...
From March 22, 2020, the 20th edition of the Nigerian National Sports Festival will begin and Nigeria’s best domestic athletes will converge in the...
‘I shall surprise Nigerians’ – Joseph Yobo, speaks!
I have not physically seen Joseph Yobo in several years. I have only spoken with him only two times in as many years. Both...
Sports at secondary schools level have had mixed fortunes
After 19 years, once the biggest sports event in Nigeria, the NNPC/Shell Cup for All Nigerian secondary schools, involving some 60,000 young student...
‘The Bull,’ Nigeria’s new football ambassador
Two weeks ago, the federal government announced the appointment of a new Football Ambassador for Nigeria. It did not come as a complete surprise...
Mikel Obi and FESTAC – an unusual connection!
Please, read to the end of this write-up in order to appreciate the headline above.
This is a fantastic illustration of the scope, relationship and...
Samson Siasia and his FIFA life ban!
It is happening tonight - Samson's conversation with the Sports Parliamentarians takes place today. All questions will be asked and answered without compromising the...
My first Car – a littlet tribute to Chief Emiola Adesina!
The first car I ever owned in my life was a Honda Civic, 2-door, sports car. It was Tomato-red in colour, sexy, beautiful. It...
Kobe Bryant – a humble tribute
In the past few weeks I have had to ask myself some very pertinent questions about life, the answer to which is to be...
With 2 years to go, the Super Eagles land in Qatar!
Nigeria is not in the ‘Group of Death’.
Such a headline cannot be serious.
The result of the just concluded World Cup draws in Cairo, Egypt,...
Captain Victor Moses and Coach Joseph Yobo – what a Super...
Victor Moses has waited until this late in his career to make his greatest move.
Now, a very mature and experienced football campaigner, Moses moves...
The Sports Parliament on NTA tonight!
The draws for the African qualifying rounds of the 2022 FIFA World Cup took place a few days ago in Cairo, Egypt. Nigeria are...
Football, more than just a game – lesson from Ghana!
I have always known that football is more than just the game played on the field. It is an incredibly powerful weapon that can...
Meet Odegbami and Amadou Gallo Fall Tonight
Amadou Gallo Fall is a Senegalese. He is listed amongst the 100 most influential Africans of 2019.
He is the Managing Director of NBA Africa,...
Joseph Yobo may lead Super Eagles to 2022 FIFA World Cup!
I wrote an article in some Nigerian newspapers last weekend proposing that Joseph Yobo, after two years of providing him the necessary training and...
