By: Echoda Daniel One of the factors that affect the outcome of football matches is the venue. In local competitions most especially, teams who play away hardly ever win. The home teams tend to have an upper hand in such a game. Even in street football, we consider it insulting […]
By: Akinloye Nafiu In 1969, when Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon, it became a watershed in what could become another event of colonisation, however differently, it would occur in an extraterrestrial field where it would be needless for forceful indoctrination or servility. It was totally a groundbreaking event in […]
By: Akinloye Nafiu To start with, this piece is not one that intends to delve into one of the most protracted subjects of our time; the interplay between football and politics, because indeed, they are both inseparable orders that would not go unnoticed, no matter hard they try. Maybe some […]
By: Omachonu Kelvin The Old Trafford hasn’t felt the presence of the Premier League trophy since the 2012/13 season when club legend, Sir Alex Ferguson, reclaimed the trophy from Manchester City. As much as the triumph echoed the dominance of the Red Devils in England, it also signalled the end […]
By: Omachonu Kelvin It was yet another weekend in Germany, a weekend with yet another victory for the Bavarians. Bochum fell to a heavy 7-0 defeat at the hands of German champions, Bayern Munich, at the Allianz Arena. The scoreline was indeed flattering for the away side, as it could […]
By: Kelvin Omachonu The name Raducanu will continue to echo for quite some time as the teenager left standing records in tatters as she cruised to her first Grand Slam title. She beat Leylah Fernandez in straight sets to cap an outstanding US open campaign. The win was so exceptional […]
By: Pelumi Adeniyi There was a time when female football was watched for comic effect. People, males especially, watch female football to amuse themselves and see some funny stuff. Female football was filled with so many errors and amateur mistakes, they coming to watch for comic effects was valid. It […]
By: Emmanuel Ilesanmi Sports, especially football in Nigeria, are now more than just recreational games; athletes engage in them professionally to get paid. The onus of this lies in the fact that the Nigerians love their sports, but not their athletes. The passion among fans and athletes is, however, quite […]
In a chat with the Students’ Union President, Comrade Oluwasegun Akeju, he mentioned that unlike the recent editions which were organised by the University Sports Council, this year’s inter-faculty football competition is organised by the Students’ Union.
Heading is simply heading a ball. But, beneath the moment of heading lies a throng of neurological calculations working mechanically in a swift. At the moment, the idea of heading to solve a present football problem looks encouraging.
