The 2018 FIFA World Cup hosted by Russia has come to a close. If there is still anyone, a black African in particular, who still holds that the black skin is guilty of the state of today’s Africa, a little thinking won’t hurt. A brief analysis of the French team will help get the point. […]
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FIFA World Cup: How Africa Has Lost
The FIFA World Cup is here again, this time in Russia. The FIFA World Cup epitomises the predicament of African economies vis-à-vis the global system. Most African vendors will not be allowed anywhere closer to the stadiums. FIFA has to protect its sponsors from the ‘illicit’ use of its private sporting event to earn profits, […]
Talent Exodus: Africa’s Sports Sector Needs Revamping
<p style="text-align: justify;">The great accomplishments exhibited by African athletes who have since relocated to foreign countries in the Rio Olympic games has elicited mixed reactions. Many African countries are losing talented athletes to other countries such as Israel, US, Canada and Turkey as the athletes feel that their talent is not appreciated and rewarded at […]
Africa Shines in the 2016 Rio Olympics
<p style="text-align: justify;">The 2016 Rio Olympics kicked off to a tremendous start on August 5 in Rio da Janeiro in Brazil. It has been estimated that more than 11,000 athletes and 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are taking part. An estimated 40 African Countries (among them South Sudan participating for the first time) are also […]
Bearing the Olympic Torch: The First Refugee Olympic Team
<p style="text-align: justify;">The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in June 2016 a team of ten refugee Olympic athletes to compete at the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 5 – 21, 2016 as independent Olympic participants. The IOC intends to highlight the plight of refugees globally, stand in solidarity with them […]
Samuel Eto’o Fete: A Plus for Africa
Samuel Eto’o, the Cameroon-born four-time African player of the year, was awarded the European Medal of Tolerance for countering racism. Eto’o’s other side came into the limelight when he castigated European fans for taunting him with monkey chants and threatened to walk off the pitch, while playing for Barcelona. Racism persists in games across Europe. […]
Africa Football Competitions Proposal
Below is a brief proposal for a format for the three club competitions (CAF Champions League;CAF Confederations Cup and CAF Super Cup) to hopefully among other things make the tournaments more competitive and fan friendly. Organisational structure I suggest a change in the format of the competition. Here is how: We divide the continent into […]
Nigeria: Do Super Eagles Deserve Cash Rewards?
Super Eagles in action Photo courtesyGrowing up in Nigeria, I thought that rewarding players should be a national responsibility because I thought that the world bowed to Nigeria for its superior talents in soccer. I saw Christian Chukwu as a president given his accomplishment in the sector. But then I came to US and observed […]
London Olympics and Kenya’s Predator Legislators
David Rudisha leads the pack Photo courtesyAs most Kenyans live from hand to mouth, the country’s legislators are recklessly spending billions of shillings in the name of official trips overseas. The country’s Prime Minister disclosed how billions of taxpayers’ money has been spent by various departments of government in overseas trips. The Prime Minister, whose […]
Airtel unveils Pan-African Rising Stars Championship
Over 400 Boys and Girls to participate in the inaugural Pan-African tournament Draw and fixtures for the exciting under-17 tourney to be released on the 15th of August 2012 Winners of Championship to receive a wild card invitation to the Arsenal, Manchester United soccer clinics Airtel Africa (http://www.airtel.com) has unveiled a Pan African soccer tourney […]