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Nigerian Football – Grassroots Development is the Answer – Seyi Akinwunmi

Nigerian Football – Grassroots Development is the Answer – Seyi Akinwunmi

By David Olanrewaju     He sits atop football administration in Lagos State. A Lawyer by training, an Administrator by calling and a kind-hearted personality by compulsion. He is Seyi Akinwunmi, Chairman, Lagos State Football Association (L.A.F.A.). David Olanrewaju caught up with this eloquent personality inside his sprawling Lagos-Island Office for an interview. Excerpts:   [...]

Samaritan’s Feet Nigeria launches Shoes of Hope Initiative

Samaritan’s Feet Nigeria launches Shoes of Hope Initiative

Samaritan’s Feet Nigeria was founded in January 2010 for the purpose of improving the lives and future of the vulnerable children of Nigeria by providing them with protective footwear, empowering them to succeed and promoting peace throughout all peoples. Samaritan’s Feet Nigeria is a recognized corporate division of Samaritan’s Feet International (SFI), a U.S. Based [...]

Revisiting 2010 and Previewing 2011

Revisiting 2010 and Previewing 2011

It’s in place for me to say heureuse nouvelle année, but before I delve into what the beautiful world of sport has on its menu for this year I feel it is appropriate to take a peek at year 2010 in retrospect. By all standards, 2010 was a remarkable year in sports whatever angle you [...]

Samson Siasia…

Samson Siasia…

Tolu Ifekoya A few months ago in an interview with goal.com Samson Siasia expressed his misgivings about the present Nigerian Football Federation Board “I am not happy and I want changes. The way the NFF elections were held a while ago wasn’t proper and we should organize the state-run football bodies very well even before [...]

South Africa 2010

South Africa 2010

A Kaleidoscope of Some Sorts Awards, Key Statistics and a Record of Firsts My first contact with the IPad left me amazed at the toy like computer genius. Its ability to multitask efficiently, respond aptly to commands at the slightest contact with my finger and its sharp colour resolution just endeared it to me. It [...]

Nigeria’s 2010 Falconets: A team of Hope

Nigeria’s 2010 Falconets: A team of Hope

Tolu Ifekoya Dorning white jersey’s with green stripes, holding the Nigerian flag at different angles with so much pride, with beaming smiles on their faces, the Falconets did prove to be proudly Nigerian citizens and the best ambassadors for the country’s rebranding campaign as the whole world saw Nigeria in a new light, a good [...]

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