Tag: Nigerian Institute of International Affairs
Shefiu Mohammed, Allen Onyema, And The God Of ‘Small Things’ –Odegbami
It is Thursday morning.
I feel like story-telling.
‘Big things’ are happening around the world [...]
“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 [...]
Nigeria’s 1976 Montreal Olympic Team, 1980 AFCON Squad Set To Be Honoured At Sports Diplomacy Wall of Fame
Members of Nigeria’s 1976 Montreal Olympic team and the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations Green Eagles squa [...]
July 28th 2023 – The Day Sport And Diplomacy Meet! –Odegbami
On July 28th, 2023, Filbert Bayi, OLY, former Tanzanian middle distance runner, one of Africa’s grea [...]
Air Peace Backs Unprecedented Sports Initiative
By Ehi Braimah
Two significant events will take place on July 28 in Lagos. The first will be the [...]
At The Olympics, You Do Not Have To Participate To Be A Winner! –Odegbami
It was in 1992, at the finals of the 100 X 4 metres relay race of the Barcelona Olympic Games in Spa [...]
2034 Vision: The FIFA World Cup Comes To West Africa –Odegbami
I don come again o.
I will never be deterred, nor will I be tired of repeating myself on this par [...]
Odegbami: ‘Mathematical’ Returns To The Football Field!
This is not a joke.
I am in Accra, Ghana, as I write this.
I am under the influence of divine [...]
Odegbami: One World, Different Strokes, And The 2030 World Cup!
This is the 21st. Century.
As I write this, in a part of the Northern Hemisphere, for almost seve [...]
Odegbami: Open Letter to H.E. Macky Sall, Chairperson Of The African Union (AU) On Forgotten African Sports Heroes
Your Excellency,
I salute you on behalf of all generations of African sportsmen and women.
For [...]
