Opinion

By Akeem Busari  Nigeria football has never had it as bad as these recent times. That Nigerian football has been living dangerously on the precipice, is an understatement. It has been washed down into the bottomless pit. In a country where mediocrity thrives, the learned and wise would be led by the dumb, but street smart leaders, who are quick to ...

As the Countdown to the official handing over to the President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu draws closer on the 29th of May 2023, the talk of how much the Sports Sector will miss the Current Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare is already in the front- burner. Dare who recently returned from receiving an International Global Award from the Government of Maldives ...

By Olukayode Ajulo, An unwrinkled face is not good for a resounding slap. So it is somewhat indelicate for a lawyer who ought to be grounded in the ethics of the law profession to publicly criticize the opinions of other senior lawyers, who are revered to be authorities in their fields. Afe Babalola, Gboyega Awomolo, Wole Olanipekun, J. B. Daudu, ...

The Moshood Abiola National Stadium was commissioned in 2000 by the Nigerian government, and it was built on 29 hectares in the western part of Abuja. Planned as the westernmost landmark of two central avenues of the capital city, it stands on the opposite side to the national assembly building (easternmost). The Stadium is connected by a set of pedestrian ...

Recently, a flyer went viral on social media of the various CAF licensed courses that are holding in Ghana. This is not the first time that such is been advertised, but what caught my attention was the agony that Nigerian Coaches expressed, on why other African countries are organizing licensing courses, and the NFF is not bothered, about the plight ...

q When you see the phrase “healthy development”, you can as well conclude that there is something good unveiling in the horizon. In the Football Family, the word “development” is used at any given time or opportunity. Development in Football is a deliberate plan of action unless if the managers of the game at such level and place are visionless, ...

Shield City FC was founded in 2021 as a small group of friends came together to serve as volunteers at the Shield of Mercy Foundation, a non-profit focused on providing tutoring and therapy for children with special needs in Kano. This gifted group of young men had a desire to serve their community, as well as a love of football. ...

Like-Minds Football Club Under 17 is a feeder to the main club. Players graduate from the feeder team to the main team. Like Minds FC was formed in February 2022, when friends with same visions decided to take the initiative of ensuring that youths in the localities are kept busy all year round. The team is headed by Barrister Babatunde ...

Olympic Hybrid Football Club is located in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. The club came into existence in 2019, to source, identify and groom young talented footballers within the age bracket of 14 and 21years so as to make them successful, educated and global citizens to be reckoned with as role models for future generations of youths who influences ...

The leadership of Football at the continental level, that is, CAF, UEFA, OCEANIA, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL and ASIA also emerge democratically through federating bodies of member Nations. It is also interesting to note that each country’s Football Federation or Association as it may apply hold elections for its leadership to emerge. This is also done by affiliate States and groups such ...