Tag: 1980 Africa Cup of Nations

“The Sports And Diplomacy Wall Of Fame”  –Odegbami

“The Sports And Diplomacy Wall Of Fame”  –Odegbami

It is the morning of July 29, 2023. I am at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA [...]
July 28th, 2023 – Stepping Backwards To See Farther Ahead In Nigerian Sports  –Odegbami 

July 28th, 2023 – Stepping Backwards To See Farther Ahead In Nigerian Sports  –Odegbami 

Officially, the football season in our part of the world has ended. The European Leagues are also on [...]
Allen Onyema – Sports And Diplomacy Hero Of The Century! –Odegbami

Allen Onyema – Sports And Diplomacy Hero Of The Century! –Odegbami

I wake up to pen my weekly contribution to national sports discourse, and I am confronted with very [...]
Odegbami: Welfare Of Nigerian Athletes – Understanding The Outrage Of Okala!

Odegbami: Welfare Of Nigerian Athletes – Understanding The Outrage Of Okala!

Last weekend, the Vanguard newspaper reported an incident between its reporters and Emmanuel Okala, [...]
INTERVIEW – Odegbami: Eagles Should Be For Africa What Brazil Is For South America

INTERVIEW – Odegbami: Eagles Should Be For Africa What Brazil Is For South America

Segun Odegbami is a Nigeria Football Legend. He won the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations with the Green Ea [...]
INTERVIEW – Nwosu: Landlord, Car Owner At 17 –  Youngest AFCON Winner Tells His Story

INTERVIEW – Nwosu: Landlord, Car Owner At 17 – Youngest AFCON Winner Tells His Story

Henry Nwosu, MON, was his vintage self when Complete Sports traced him to his family house in Naze, [...]
Odegbami: The Day Before The Final – March 21 1980

Odegbami: The Day Before The Final – March 21 1980

Everybody remembers the day of the final match in 1980. People recall where they watched the mat [...]
Odegbami: A Tribute To President Shehu Shagari

Odegbami: A Tribute To President Shehu Shagari

Amongst the football fraternity of our time, he was a very good, simple, humble and generous le [...]
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