The riddle that is Nigeria’s inability to carry success at youth level over into the seniors has remained impossible to crack since the Golden Eaglets won the very first edition of the Under-17 World Cup in 1985.

I was, this past weekend, one of 15 foreign journalists invited by Bundesliga International to witness the spectacle of the German Super Cup at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund.

Elite level sport is difficult enough, but when you introduce physical disability into the mix, it is quite a daunting prospect. To most, it is something to be hidden away...

“As long as the fight’s good, it doesn’t matter where it is,” he says. “I’m going to defend Nigeria.” ‬

Tuesday’s reveal of the details of the Michael Garcia report, an internal probe into the bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups greenlit by FIFA back in 2014, has set tongues wagging again.

The real surprise though is that, to this point, there has been no official explanation offered; no one has lost his job in the face of this staggering shame. It was downright poor, and the fact that no one has been held to account is even more so.

If they are to compete in any meaningful way, the NBBF and relevant stakeholders must do away with the endless ego trips and infighting.

“Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep” – Romans 12:15 The essence of the above verse of Scripture is not that sorrow is something desirable, but that in order to refer to another as kin, you must be willing to share in his/her inevitable highs and lows. Amusingly enough, Nigeria,…

The biggest news out of the Glass House – home of Nigerian football authority - is that the cash-strapped Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has secured a sponsorship deal with Aiteo Group, an energy company majoring in Oil and Gas.

On their part, Katsina United have been fined N2.5 million with N500,000 compensation to Enyimba, as well as footing the repair bill of the damaged bus, which is yet to be determined.

It is arguable that a greater proportion of Nigeria’s sporting success is attributable to women. Both in terms of impact and sheer numbers, Nigerian women stack up immensely well against their male counterparts.

Present in a recent inspection tour was Sports Minister Solomon Dalung, and listening to both men talk, the mandate is simple: to return the National Stadium to a place of pride in national sports.