This is the last time I shall be commenting on the NFF elections until the matter is finally resolved one way or the other. I am taking this decision without any prodding by anyone. I am doing so simply as a result of my determination to seek justice and fair play and in furtherance of my commitment to genuine development of football administration ...
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‘Take away the gift from every ‘disappointment’ for underneath it is a hidden treasure’. Thank God for these eternal words of wisdom. For those that believe, everything works for good! I am sitting at home wondering. I guess every reader of this column is expecting some kind of reaction from me on the NFF elections that I hear are going on in Abuja as I ...
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The Electoral Committee does not have the mandate to conduct or even ask State FAs to conduct elections. True. That is not included in its mandate. Thats what the Chairman said when this issue was raised.  Technically he is very right! Their mandate is to conduct the Federation elections. But who will be the delegates at the elections? Will he conduct elections with delegates ...
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In the restroom of the Durban airport at about midnight on the day Nigeria delivered the best ‘miss’ of the World Cup to the 2010 Championship, a young man confronts me and says: ‘Sorry about today’s loss. Your players played well but were unlucky. They could have won the match, but any team that creates as many chances as they did today and ...
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It is exactly one week to the start of the 2010 World Cup.  Like every Nigerian around the world, my focus should be on the last lap of the Super Eagles’ preparations as well as the actions of those saddled with the responsibility to ensure that the team is in the best possible shape for a genuine attempt to progress as far as ...
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I wish it was true! I wish I had truly arranged a rally in Abuja with other Nigerians that are not so happy with the state of Nigerian football and want to ventilate their feeling through a legitimate means of expression! Nothing would have given me greater pleasure than to be identified as one of the few Nigerians with the conviction and ...
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The landing is very smooth. The loud noise is from the reverse thrust of the braking system of the aircraft. ‘This is your Captain speaking’. It is unusual for the captain of a plane to make an announcement after landing.  Everyone is now listening with rapt attention.  His voice, very clear and distinct, rises above the din of engines of this elephantine monster of a ...
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In the year 2005, a statutes of the NFA was designed by the Galadima-led Executive Committee. It was ratified by the then General Assembly made up of members including 37 State Football Association Chairmen, 37 Secretaries of State Football Associations, 20 Clubs in the Premier league, representatives of the professional league, the amateur league, referees association, coaches association, players association and so on. ...
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On the eve of the 2010 World Cup the light of the Super Eagles seems to be fading fast! The team may have qualified to play in the 2010 World Cup, but what is apparent to all is that in doing so the team did not put up a great show.  The Super Eagles may also have won their usual Bronze medal ...
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I am still going through FIFA’s response to the NFF’s proposed statutes sent without any solicitation to FIFA in a letter in December of 2009. It makes interesting study. The following is an excerpt from the FIFA response document: ‘We would like to remind you that the NFF should be exclusively a private organisation. In fact, according to the FIFA statutes, the NFF is ...
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