INDY PRESS

-Lawal Damilare Hey, what are you doing? Wild guess. You’ve locked yourself away from civilization, trying to work around the surging pressure? Sadly, you haven’t seen anything yet. This is Unibadan. There’ll always be deadlines to be met, goals to be achieved, and targets that would never be fulfilled.  The […]

by theBOBBYjay The World Cup is the ultimate exhibition for footballing professionals. It is arguably the most significant tourney in the world of football. With Qatar 2022 coming at the twilight of the careers of this generation’s best, we took a look at some of the biggest names missing out […]

Lawal Damilare  Dear Freshmen,  The shege of the past few weeks I can assure you with utmost conviction is just the tip of the iceberg the next couple of years entail(ceteris paribus ASUU).  Welcome to the prestigious University of  Ibadan once again.  The pressure is unreal and bodes to keep piling up. Tales […]

Over the years, the Great Independence Hall has lost not just the washed paint on its thick walls, but some of the characteristics that make the hall one to reckon with at the University of Ibadan. Independence Hall has produced some fine footballers in the past, most of who go […]

-Kelvin Omachonu  The Independence Hall Freshers suffered an  8-0 drubbing in the hands of the stalites at the  Indy Hall Maracana on Friday. The Indy Freshers’ welcome kicked off on  Friday, and of course, one of the most anticipated events was the Stalites Vs  Freshers showdown. In years past, it has been an avenue for […]

–By theBOBBYjay  Football is the very sport that makes grown men weep, abandon valentine’s dates to see a UCL game,  delve into uncalled-for mood swings, and a host of others. Being a true fan requires a certain level of emotional maturity and firewall. Things can change rather drastically from match to […]

By: Kelvin Omachonu The University of Ibadan football team, the Pioneers suffered yet another defeat last week when they fell 1-0 to Statistics in the quarter-finals of the Oyo State Tertiary  Institutions Football Competition. Prior to that result, UI had to work their socks off before they could get a 1-0 win […]

By: Lawal Damilare With the likes of Juventus, Ajax, Atletico Madrid, and Sevilla getting knocked out, the Uefa champions league group stages rounded off with a lot of drama, excitement, and unnerving upsets. A total of thirty-two teams competed with 16 teams progressing to the knockouts.  As expected, the action […]

By: _THE BobbyJay Fourteen years since Edwin Van Der Sar’s brilliant save won the UCL, nine years since United’s last English league triumph, and as of the time of writing, four years, 350 days, 22 hours, 4 minutes, and 37 seconds since the red devils last won a silverware. The […]

By: _THE BobbyJay “corner taken quickly, ORIIIGIIIIIIIIIIIII”, these were the words ensuing from the match commentator as the Belgian forward converted Trent Alexander-Arnold’s quick delivery. Fast forward to the present, a time when the roles of full-backs have been redefined from the traditional sit-back, defend the ball and thump it […]