As Nigerians continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, Mastercard has partnered with Nigeria’s popular media personality, Toke Makinwa, African football and Super Eagles’ legend...

Several years ago, my team, IICC Shooting Stars FC, went to play a continental club match in Malawi. On the day we arrived, a few of us decided to watch a movie

Two weeks ago, the federal government announced the appointment of a new Football Ambassador for Nigeria. It did not come as a complete surprise because, somehow, I knew it was coming.

A Lagos State prosecutor, Y. A. Pitan, on Wednesday said a former Super Eagles’ Captain, Augustine Okocha, accused of income tax evasion since 2017, had finally settled with the Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS). She told an Igbosere High Court in Lagos that the LIRS informed it that the defendant visited its office and reconciled…

Retired Nigeria ace, Jay-Jay Okocha has disclosed his admiration for trending Bafana Bafana attacker, Thembinkosi Lorch, reports www.timeslive.co.za. However, Okocha will be praying that Lorch isn't in his element when Nigeria and South Africa rekindle their long-standing rivalry in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) quarterfinal tie at Egypt's Cairo International Stadium this evening. “We…

For Alex Iwobi, clearly family is everything. Woven intricately across his life, dreams and passion, dotted around his peaks and nadirs, the Nigerian footballer basks in the love and support he’s had from his family. It is reinforced in our interview, as most of his answers to the questions eventually veer off into one of…

A Lagos High Court in Igbosere has renewed a bench warrant for the arrest of former Super Eagles captain, Augustine Jay-Jay Okocha for his failure to appear in court for evading payment of income taxes. The judge, Justice Adedayo Akintoye, first made the order for Okorocha's arrest on January 29, following an application by the…

By the time you are reading this, my late friend, Taiwo Ogunjobi would have been finally laid to rest in the city of Ibadan. 

The crisis rocking Delta State Football Association over the battle for the chairmanship of DFA may be over tomorrow, as two top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) are expected to arrive in Asaba to resolve the issue.

Augustine Azuka Okocha popularly known as Jay-Jay Okocha was born on the 14th of August, 1973 in Enugu state. He got the name from his brother nicknamed Emmanuel Jay Jay who was so named because of his football skills. He caught the eyes of Enugu Rangers in 1990 where he quickly became a favourite after…

Former Super Eagles midfield maestro, Jay Jay Okocha has blamed the team’s 0-2 loss to Croatia in their opening World Cup game on lack of creativity.

According to the General Manager, Supersport, Felix Awogu, the choice of Okocha for the EPL Trophy Tour in Lagos was as a result of track records in the game of football.