I am about to book my flight ticket to next January’s African Cup of Nations.

'What have you people been doing to enable us win the World Cup in Rio in 2014?'.

I feel very much for Stephen Keshi. Another World Cup finals looms in the distance. Is he about to lose his very prestigious and lucrative job? Or would he break what is increasingly becoming a World Cup jinx? 

This week I had settled down to write about the commencement of the new football season in Europe that has been marked by some truly terrific football matches, when I read about the establishment by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, the IAAF, of an Athletics Hall of Fame to honour track and field athletes that had excelled through the decades at the highest levels. It was a welcome development, long overdue. Anything to honour and celebrate men and women that have entertained the world with their talent and skills by extending the limits of human capacity and endurance is most welcome.

I thought Osasu was playing his usual pranks when he called me up during the week to tell me about the meeting.

I watched Nigeria's Falconets, the female Under-20 national team, lose to the USA at the 2012 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup that rounded off in Japan this weekend.

A few days ago I returned from my football 'odyssey' in the USA. Right from the airport the atmosphere was pregnant with lamentation. Nigeria had just returned from a barren summer Olympics and the people were very displeased with the poor and almost humiliating results.

Many do not want London 2012 to end It has been a true festival of sports Into the pot of, perhaps, the best Olympic games ever staged has been added the sweetest spices

The 2012 London Olympic games are only half way through but people are already saying that, so far, it may turn out to be the best in history.

I am on my way to London to share of what the world believes would be an Olympic games like no other in history. London is pulling out all the stops to exceed even itself.

Until this week I had never watched Blessing Okagbare in any athletics event. Not even on television. I knew about her, of course, through media reports.

All is now set for the 2012 London Olympics, anticipated by many as, potentially, the best Olympic games ever. 

To write about Spain at Euro 2012, one must start with Barcelona FC.

I am putting my neck on the block again. I did it during the Africa Champions League and the UEFA Champions league, and both times it was ‘chopped ‘off!

One week ago I had a serious challenge trying to generate enthusiasm about the on-going Euro 2012 championship before it started. One week later, I am hooked on the championship by the excitement and high level of football without the usual pressure of partisanship.

This week it is hard to find anything to lift dampened spirits.

Use every moment to think the highest thought, say the highest word, do the highest deed. Be a living, breathing example of the highest truth that resides within you. -Neale Donald Walsch.

This is one of the most difficult articles I have ever written.

This past week, I watched matches that can be truly described as bizarre in their unexpected and almost incomprehensible results.

Last Wednesday night I found myself in ‘enemy’ territory, surrounded by an armada of Chelsea FC fans baying for my blood.

Many people have asked me what team I support. They often expect me to name any one of several teams in the English Premiership. I dissappoint them with my choice.

Peace At Last In Nigerian Football?

It has continued to be a tale of contrasting fortunes for Nigeria's safest pair of gloves, Vincent Enyeama, this season.

I watched some truly terrific football matches this past week in the various European clubs championships. That I have chosen to write on another subject matter entirely surprises me also.

The sum total effect of all these applications is that no country in the continent has succeeded in developing a viable business model to meet global standards.