SEGUN ODEGBAMI
Nigerian Football Grounds – The Revolution May Be Here, At Last!!!
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...
The National Sports Industry Policy – Lessons From Adenuga And Ogbemudia
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...
The Sports Parliament: The Future Of Sports Development In Nigeria Is...
Two weeks ago, the draft of a report titled 'National Sports Industrial Policy' was presented to the Hon. Minister for Sports in Abuja.According...
Grassroots football – Between academicals and Under-17
In the 1960s and 1970s, there used to be a sports development structure in Nigeria anchored to education and referred to as Academicals. The...
Football politics and the footballer
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...
Lagos, National Stadium and Taribo and Friends.
There is a new development in Nigerian sports that excites me despite the pall of a pandemic over our heads. The National Stadium in...
Future of Sports in Africa after Covid -19
Last Monday night I was a panelist on an international virtual conference that involved Liberian President and former World Player of the Year, George...
Nigeria’s Sports Hall of Shame!
Most countries in the developed world have a Hall of Fame. This is a structure housing memorials to heroes and famous individuals in a...
Nigeria’s Sports Hall of Shame!
Most countries in the developed world have a Hall of Fame. This is a structure housing memorials to heroes and famous individuals in a...
Warm up to greatest Striker in 60 years of Nigerian Football
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...