Bumblebee The Nigerian National Sports Festival is a multi-sport event held biennially. This event is organised by the National Sports Commission, now headed by the Honorable Minister for Youth and Sports. Every two years, the Federal Government, in conjunction with the federation state, hosts the 35 other states of the […]
Kelvin Omachonu The Nigeria Professional League (NPFL) is on a one-week break following the first leg of games in the league. Though hectic for everyone involved, it has been quite a good season, especially when juxtaposed with previous seasons. Because of COVID-19 issues, there were many boardroom meetings to conclude […]
Alvaro Nigeria and Leicester City forward, Kelechi Iheanacho, emerged the Best Premier League Player in the month of March, becoming only the fourth Nigerian to win that award. He scored five goals in two games to see off competition from the likes of Harry Kane, Riyad Mahrez, Illan Meslier, Leandro […]
Mistletoe In a pandemic-wrecked season and the imposition of a virtual learning programme, sporting activities in the country’s premier university are expected to be suspended. Surprisingly, the reverse is the case; there lie contradictions that pose some inevitable questions. Firstly, let’s make some facts known, at least as seen theoretically: […]
Pelumi King Photo credit: Punch NG Nigeria qualified for the African Cup of Nations the second time in succession, after previously failing to qualify for two successive African Cup of Nations; Nigerian football was in turmoil at that period. Thanks to a turn in events, recent results suggest that the […]
-Da Vinci Pele’s rise to widespread fame and popularity grew in the potency of his clutch performances; he scored in important moments, which as a result ascribed him a pedestal seat among football greats. Pele mastered the art of creating some moments, many of them helped by the struggles of […]
-Kelv As the angelic sound of the UEFA Champions League anthem will boom across the stadiums in Dortmund and Turin, the stars are expected to come out and shine. Dortmund welcome Sevilla at the Signal Iduna Park while Juventus look to trade tackles with FC Porto for the second leg […]
–Kelv The year 2013 was a year many Manchester United fans all over the world will not forget in a hurry, at least not yet — it was the last time United wore the coveted crown of Champions of England under then manager, Alex Ferguson. It was also the year […]
-Da Vinci It seems uncontested that the Anfield curse has been spelt. First, it was Burnley, then Brighton and then, a subsequent chain of matches that spiralled to an unprecedented five consecutive home losses, Liverpool’s boss – Jurgen Klopp was feisty to questions that posed doubts on his tactical flexibility. […]
