1976 – A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER IN MY SPORTS LIFE!
After hovering over the city of Peking (now Beijing) for a long time our plane finally landed almost at midnight. With stops in 4 cities since we departed Lagos on…
After hovering over the city of Peking (now Beijing) for a long time our plane finally landed almost at midnight. With stops in 4 cities since we departed Lagos on…
It is happening right now. The community cannot believe it is happening, but it is. Members of Five generations of Nigeria’s national football team, the Eagles ( Green and Super)…
Former Green Eagles Captain and international footballer, Dr. Segun Odegbami, has given a fresh update concerning the burial arrangements of the late football legend, Peter Fregene. It will be recalled…
I cannot post any more pictures of Peter. Last night, I spoke with the doctor on duty at the Obule Medical Centre, Sapele, where Peter is on life-support, connected to…
There has been a fresh concern over the health status of Peter Fregene, a legendary Nigerian football hero who diligently served Nigeria for two, decades, from the mid-1960s to the…
A little story to take minds away from the ‘horrors’ of the present times in the world (and in Nigeria). I told his story some weeks ago. Permit me to…
I have been in hibernation for two weeks, high up in the hills of Wasimi in Ogun State buried in work. As a result, I failed to catch up with…
I do not have any of the answers to the three questions but I have experiences that span almost 50 years since I played my first serious football competition as…
The news of Jose Paseiro’s exit as coach of the national team of Nigeria comes in a potpourri of little criticism, plenty of relief and appreciation, and huge new expectations.…
For a moment, I am disoriented, not too certain about the day, the place and even the time. I am thinking and trying, in the wake of a deep short…