BEATING CORONA – An SPNAfrica series
ONCE UPON A TIME, IN NAIROBI
I first met Victor Muzadi in Nairobi, in 2015. He had come to our studios together with Liz Mills, a basketball coach then living in Zambia, for an interview on BAQE, the show behind...
Ali would struggle against Fury says Arum
Boxing promoter, Bob Arum has claimed that Muhammad Ali would have struggled in the boxing ring with current WBC champion, Tyson Fury.Arum who managed both men, reckons that Fury’s superior physical attributes may have put Ali at a disadvantage.The...
Can African football rise above the “age” conundrum?
“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic “ - John Fitzgerald Kennedy
In a span of just 8 years - from 1985 to 1993...
Q&A with Richard Owubokiri
An interview series by Sammy Wejinya
Richard Owubokiri is one of the most iconic names in Nigerian football. He was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on July 16, 1961.
‘Ricky’ began his professional football education at Sharks FC but not...
Q&A with Nigerian “golden generation” footballer, Emmanuel Amuneke
Emmanuel Amuneke was one of the "golden generation" of Nigerian football players and was amongst the players at the FIFA World Cup finals in the United States, in 1994.
Amuneke scored in Nigeria’s 3-0 victory over Bulgaria in the Super...
No guarantees that Olympics will hold in 2021 says Muto
The Chief Executive of the 2020 Olympics, Toshiro Muto says there is no guarantee that the games will take place in 2021.
On March 24, the 2020 Olympics was postponed until 2021 with ratification coming after Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo...
Q&A with Augustine Eguavoen
Augustine Eguavoen was part of what many believe was the golden generation of Nigerian football.
The squad of players which included storied names like Daniel Amokachi, Daniel Amokachi, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha and Stephen Keshi.
Nigeria won the Africa Cup of...
Athletes Village for Olympics could house virus patients
The under-construction Athletes Village for the Tokyo Olympics could be used as a temporary hospital for coronavirus patients.
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has been talking about the possibility of occupying the massive development on Tokyo Bay, which is to house...
Olympic delay adds workload, costs and cash flow uncertainty
Postponing the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 will make the event more costly for all parties, the International Olympic Committee acknowledged on Thursday, although it offered few details on what the final bill might be.
Four directors of the Olympic body...
Cellino threatens Brescia will forfeit matches if Serie A restarts
President of Serie A club, Brescia, Massimo Cellino, says the club will forfeit its remaining matches if the Serie A season resumes.
Italy’s government officially suspended all sporting events across the country, including Serie A football matches, on March 8...