The State Football Associations are one member in the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, structure, not 37 different members. It is surely a bitter pill for …
31 Years: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji’s Tragic Death
By David Alfred-Dogwo Thirty-One (31) years ago on that hot and dry Saturday, August 12, 1989, none of us knew that you were walking through …
Odegbami: The Facts, Fables And Foibles Of NFF Elections!
It appears the train of the elections into the board of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has left the Terminus. The contestants are gearing up …
Nigerian Football: Vibes, Prayer And Excellence In The Digital Age
“Somebody said that football’s a matter of life and death to you. I said, ‘listen, it’s more important than that’…” – Bill Shankly, former Manager, …
Odegbami: Ibrahim Musa Gusau – A New President, A New Era?
I salute the newly elected President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, for surviving the hurdles that stood in his path at the elections that …
Odegbami: “Fire On The Mountain, Run, Run, Run, Run” –NFF Elections!
I am writing on this issue again out of a sense of responsibility to the game that has dominated my activities through most of my …
Odegbami: Reconnecting With The Great Dodo Mayana!
I do not know the genesis of the nickname. I once asked him when we went out to shop together in a local market in …
Former Sports Minister Ka’oje dies at 60, buried in Abuja
The late Former Sports Minister/Chairman, National Sports Commission, Hon. Bala Bawa Ka’oje has been buried. The Nigeria Football Federation expressed its shock and sadness at …
The King Is Dead, Long Live The King! –Odegbami
The world is mourning the passage of ‘the Black King’ I cannot help but add my humble voice to the outpouring of tributes. My friend …