Segun Odegbami
18 Jan
The Olympics were about to take place in Moscow. The world was in crisis. The Games were threatened. The USA reacted, imposing sanctions on the USSR and boycotting the Games!
4 Jan
My name is Segun Odegbami. It is a popular name alright in Nigeria, but more people across the African continent know me as ‘Mathematical,’ a nickname coined and gifted to me by a famous sports commentator, late Ernest Okonkwo, during broadcast of football matches on Radio Nigeria in those days.
28 Dec
In Nigeria, life has been extremely difficult for most. Managing the challenges in the land is an arduous task for everyone. Yet, the people survive and even thrive, ending the year 2024 cushioned by the hope of a New Year with better tidings.
21 Dec
Former Green Eagles captain, Segun Odegbami, has praised Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman, after he was voted the Best African Footballer of the Year by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for 2024. The former 3SC player said that Nigeria having players who won the award consecutively (Osimhen won the 2023 edition) shows that our…
21 Dec
2024 is about to drop into the archives of history. The year has had some significant moments and developments that provide a good indication of things to come in the New Year.
7 Dec
I am writing this on Tuesday, December 2.
9 Nov
As a writer of a weekly column, sometimes I run out of subject to write about. The mind goes into ‘idle’ mode, blanketed by the innumerable moving parts of life. Scanning through my mind for the ‘bigger’ stories often obscures the smaller
26 Oct
Last week, I had a very brief encounter with the 18th Chief of Defence Staff of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, OFR.
10 Oct
The alarm raised by former Green Eagles Captain, Segun Odegbami, over the deteriorating health of the longest-serving national team goalkeeper, Peter Fregene, has started yielding dividends, although the man is still on life-support in Sapele, Delta State.
31 Aug
A few days ago, a new coach was hired for the Super Eagles, the national football team of Nigeria. Under normal circumstances, it would be considered too soon to start any controversial discourse on the man.
24 Aug
When the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris concluded without any of the 82 Nigerian athletes returning with a medal around their necks, Nigerians were infuriated. They reacted vehemently.
27 Jul 2024
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach declared on Friday that he has “full confidence” in the French authorities after arson attacks on the train network delayed thousands of travellers just hours before the Games’ opening ceremony. A series of fires has badly affected several high-speed rail lines within Paris, with around 800,000 people expected to…
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