FIFA’s World Cup of corruption
In 2010, a British newspaper’s sting operation caught a FIFA official from Nigeria, Dr. Amos Adamu, red-handed seeking money from reporters who had
…And it’s Stephen Keshi’s turn
UNLIKE the buzz and expectation which welcomed Samson Siasia into the position of Nigeria’s national football coach a few months back, the
Of prophecies, football and the Nigerian condition
LIKE most Nigerian followers of the beautiful game, I was very sad and angry at the way our national team exited from
Moshood Olarewaju Jaji: Good Football Was Local
I arrived in Ilorin two weeks ago, as the funeral of Alhaji Moshood Olanrewaju Jaji was being concluded. His death followed that
Living a lie in Nigeria!
COMPLETE SPORTS’ lead of May 3, 2011 announced a “PRESIDENTIAL WELCOME FOR ‘GOLDEN’ EAGLES”. The nut and bolt was that President Jonathan
Africa’s World Cup Finally Takes Off
Almost every media outfit around the world last Thursday reported the story of how a world cup photographer was held at gun
Amos Adamu Has Defeated Nigeria Again
When the story broke last week that Jonathan Goodluck has taken the decision to withdraw Nigeria from international football for two years,
It Is Not Just A Game; Its Football’s World Cup
Tomorrow the first World Cup ever to be hosted on the African continent starts in South Africa. Nigeria’s first game is on
PRIVATIZATION AND SPORTS: TWO SIDES OF THE COIN OF FRAUD
Early last Tuesday morning, I placed a call to Segun Odegbami, ex-international footballer and one of the most respected commentators on Nigerian
Amos Adamu And Our Footballing Passions
I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. I just looked to me relieved like our football was under a curse. In
AMOS ADAMU AND THE HOUSE OF SPORTS
“Amun is the boy, Ojo Oba is my boy,everybody in Nigerian sports is my boy”-Doctor Amos Adamu Just about two weeks ago,