The Battle at Etihad Stadium
By Obi Martins Okafor. Has football ever seen such drama? The English Premier League is not just about the hype, but it really is the most dramatic league in the world. Form the fight for the title to the battle for a place in the Champions League to the battle for survival from relegation, a […]
What Did We Learn From Yekini’s Death?
By Obi Martins Okafor Just days after the painful demise of Nigeria’s finest striker ever to graze the pitch, cries, eulogies and condolence visitations have inundated the gates of his house like ‘rush of water into a damaged watertight door of a sinking ship’. One cannot help but notice and say: “how cliché!” This is […]
Nigerian King of Goal: Rashidi Yekini, A Tribute
By Obi Martins Okafor Not many heroes in Nigerian football can be compared to the legendry striker, Rashidi Yekini. The Ex-striker who stands 6ft 3in tall died on Friday and was laid to rest in Kwara State the next day according to Islamic rite. He started his career at Kaduna United in 1981 before spending […]
The Travails of Keshi
By Obi Martins Okafor Of recent, the Nigerian football management Job can be described as one of the most difficult and unstable of jobs out there, and yet one of the most sort after Jobs. Various coaches have come and gone in last eighteen years due to their inability to guide the country to her […]
Team Nigeria Going for Gold, Silver or Bronze?
By Obi Martins Okafor One of Nigeria’s sport directors was asked on one occasion: “Sir, how many gold medals are we expecting from our contingents at the London Olympics?” And he answered ‘As much as five’ with a comical gesture. As preposterous as his words sound, it is alarming that the preparations of our […]
The Yak Sparks!
By Obi Martins Okafor As the saying goes: “Time heals all wound.” This is the case of “the injury” Yakubu Aiyegbeni, A.K.A. “the yak”, gave the football loving Nigerians at the last FIFA world cup held in South Africa. The Blackburn hit man conspicuously failed to put the ball into an empty net. Before now, […]
Do Not Mistake The Obi’s
By Obi Martins Okafor It seems like the new scripture of Nigeria football will be according to “Joel”. This is the name of the new whiz kid which will be chanted for years to come both in Nigeria and Inter Milan football club, where he plies his trade. Many have compared him to the already […]