That This House May Not Fall
It is intriguing that, 77 years of inaugurating Federation Football Nigeria in (1945) the legacy left by the forerunners of the then NFA has been rubbished via maladministration which has seen...... Read more
Steady Decline of Sports In Nigeria: Dangerous Trend Looming
You see, discussing about any topical issue (s) in Nigeria is like wasting one’s time because everything that has been happening in Nigerian athletics cum other sports world are safe inflicted....... Read more
NFF Presidency 2022: Emeruwa Christian The Game Changer In Waiting
Let me begin this way that I don’t want to comment on the out come of Nigeria/ Mexico friendly because the system that threw it up remains deceitful. In short, the...... Read more
A Bouquet Of Roses For Justice Mary Ukaego Peter - Odili
Mary Ukaego Peter-Odili, JSC, CFR, DSGG, GSSRS, retirded Supreme Court Justice turned 70 years last week; what a celebration it was. It spanned from Abuja to Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It...... Read more
Shut Up Dairu Saidi, Salisu Yusuf Took Bribe Therefore Not Qualified/Fit For Any Coaching Job
In Nigeria anything goes. The other day it was Nigeria Football Federation’s Seyi Adewunmi said the CHAN coach, Salisu Yusuf has served out his suspension therefore qualified to hold any appointment...... Read more
Ghana-Nigeria W/C Play off: The Titanic Football Supremacy Reaching Feverish Heights
Without much ado, it would be a titanic World Cup 2022 football play-off looming between Nigeria and her old age most football rival, Ghana to determine who picks the ticket from...... Read more
W/C Play-off: Eguaveon, Amuneke, Players Must Be At Red Alert!
Let me congratulate the Super Falcons for their great exploits over their Cote D Ivoire counterparts, the Lady Elephants of Cote D Ivoire in qualifier for the 2022 African Women Championship...... Read more
A Vote of Confidence on Dare, Amaju, Eagles Coaches As Players Pledge Qualification
Truly, much are being done towards the impending Qatar 2022 World Cup final play –off game between Nigeria and her arch rivals, Ghana which first leg would come up on March...... Read more
Eguaveon, Amuneke Pair, Curse Or Blessing?
With all intends and purposes Nigeria is on the march again in terms of clam returning back to the technical bench of the Super Eagles. Last week the Sports Minister, Sunday...... Read more
That Prophecy on Super Eagles, Forward With Primate Ayodele
Of truth is that many important national issues are currently trending especially as it concerns the country’s flagship team, the Super Eagles especially after her unceremonious exit from the just concluded...... Read more
Super Eagles: Omeruo Appeals For Calm Amongst Players *Absolves Okoye From Blame On The Game Against Tunisia
All seems not to be well with football at Super Eagles level since that sudden ouster, at the round of 16 teams by half strength Tunisia, even without the services of...... Read more
Super Eagles Head Coach Impasse: Eguaveon or Peresie, NFF, Sports Minister In Dilemma
STOP PRESS!! Dear esteemed readers, This is to announce that in few Months to come your widely sort soar away favourite sports newspaper should add political and other news items into...... Read more
AFCON 2021: Eguaveon, Eagles Out, Its Lessons On My Lips As the ongoing Africa’s flagship football summit continues in Cameroun, we have seen how teams are faring. We have also seen how goals are being scored, fluke and textbook. Head or...... Read more
AFCON 2021: That Anyim Pius Anyim’s Timely Message To Super Eagles
Nigeria ought to be a much more blessed country in every sense of the word if right leadership is bestowed on her each election year. Nigeria used to be a one-accord...... Read more
On The Road To Cameroun AFCON 2021: Super Eagles On The March Again
On a sad note, if you are a Nigerian of repute and you watched the shame that was President Mahammadu Buhari’s interview with Channels TV, you must have come to terms...... Read more
Jose Vitor Dos Santos Peseiro: Another Failed Coach Amaju Pinnick Imported for Super Eagles
When sports writing had its bearing, each end of the year Sports Desk’s chronicle the activities of the sub-sector and unveil their report card for that year and lay such...... Read more
As Portuguese Jose Vitor Dos Santos Peseiro Takes Over Eagles, Eguavoen’s 28-Man List Out
Super Eagles interim coach, Austin Eguavoen, has released the 28-man team list of players that would camp for the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations football summit to be held in Cameroun...... Read more
Super Eagles Coaching Politics: Rohr Out, Eguavoen Heads Interim Technical Team, As Amaju Pinnick Arm-twists Sports Minister
What happened to Gernot Rohr, the Franco-German lame duck technical hand of the Super Eagles, were long overdue and, therefore, no news. For keen followers of the nation’s flagship team, the...... Read more
Corruption: Nigeria Professional Football League Stinks
Honestly, I have been depressed since Sunday, December 5, when the sad news of the sudden demise of my very close confidant, Elder John Akaah, reached me and also hit me...... Read more
Super Eagles’ New Head Coach: Sports Minister Backs Amunike, NFF Votes For Foreigner
If you like, and you won’t make a mistake to say, the stage for who becomes the supremo of the Super Eagles is set. You can join me to use this...... Read more
Super Eagles Coach: Krstajic On The Radar As Clock Ticks For Rohr
Head or tail the heat of to be or not to be for the senior national team’s topmost and coveted head coach job is on unabated notwithstanding the pretences from NFF...... Read more
Time Up For Gernot Rohr
Honestly my focus for this week was not to single out one sport amongst the lot and discuss rather to keep the depth searching light on the steady decline of once...... Read more
Of Super Eagles And Odion Ighalo’s Return
I have being on this beat for decades and also covered international sporting events like the World Cup both at the senior level and age groups, Africa Cup of Nations, Commonwealth...... Read more
CAFCC: Enyimba’s Headway And The Early Exits Of Akwa, Rivers, Bayelsa Teams
Let me use this time to sincerely congratulate my friends that made it as Commissioners the recently inaugurated Abia State executive Council: Ugochukwu Emezue and Karibe Ojigwe, an ex-international. On paper...... Read more
Of NFF and Salisu’s ‘forgiveness’
There is no how this trouble with Nigeria will abate because of insincerity and corruption incorporated that has long became the lot of this nation. For the records when Muhammadu...... Read more