The global football community on Monday marked the third anniversary of the passing of Brazilian football icon Pelé, widely regarded as the greatest player the game...
By Kunle Solaja. Football, as a universal language, occasionally weaves poetic coincidences into its grand narrative — moments that transcend generations and geography. One such connection...
By GBENGA GBADESIRE It’s been an incredible 21 years since one of Nigeria’s foremost football technocrats, Patrick Okpomo, who was a former Secretary General of the...
By KUNLE SOLAJA. Twenty-one years ago today, Nigerian and African football lost one of its most admired and influential figures, Patrick Okpomo. Aged 60 at the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. As Nigeria marks the 27th anniversary of the death of Bashorun Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, the sports community joins in solemn remembrance...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. The death of former Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai, on July 3, 2025, has once again cast a solemn shadow over July—a month...
From flags to a life-size statue, images and homages to Pope Francis were visible all around the Pedro Bidegain stadium in Buenos Aires on Saturday as...