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🇬🇧 🇳🇬 ex-@BBC. ⚽️ junkie. Lawyer. @blzzrd, https://t.co/wJcOOPnpuA & @guardian writer. Ex- FIFA Anti-Racism Task Force. Associate Fellow, @official_NIIA.

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Dear #Nigeria, this is what a Kenyan colleague, who is at the #OlympicGames posted in our group chat, after Favour Ofili’s 200m final: Favour Ofili went through the mixed zone crying, talked about how the last few days have been trying for her with all the saga around realising she was not registered in the 100m. The saddest thing about it was that Nigeria had no one to support her, that is a media officer's job. It was left upon Nigerian/Ghanain/Kenyan journalists to console her. Nigeria needs to do better. It broke my heart. Kenya had a similar situation with Faith Kipyegon yesterday but the Kenyan media officer was there to support her taking her away to a private area until she calmed down. #Nigerians, what say you?

Dear #Nigeria, this is what a Kenyan colleague, who is at the #OlympicGames posted in our group chat, after Favour Ofili’s 200m final: Favour Ofili went through the mixed zone crying, talked about how the last few days have been trying for her with all the saga around realising she was not registered in the 100m. The saddest thing about it was that Nigeria had no one to support her, that is a media officer's job. It was left upon Nigerian/Ghanain/Kenyan journalists to console her. Nigeria needs to do better. It broke my heart. Kenya had a similar situation with Faith Kipyegon yesterday but the Kenyan media officer was there to support her taking her away to a private area until she calmed down. #Nigerians, what say you?

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This is the road from #Rabat to #Marrakech in #Maroc #Morocco, a 319km journey, similar in distance from Lagos to Benin. But the difference in the quality of the roads is night and day. World-class in Maroc. #Nigeria? Jankara roads. Shame on us! 😐🥲

This is the road from #Rabat to #Marrakech in #Maroc #Morocco, a 319km journey, similar in distance from Lagos to Benin. But the difference in the quality of the roads is night and day. World-class in Maroc. #Nigeria? Jankara roads. Shame on us! 😐🥲

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It’s just before 8am in #Casablanca, #Maroc. This is the weather. And has been the weather, since I came here a week ago. It’s a complete contrast to the lovely weather in July. Please CAF, never stage another #AFCON in North Africa in winter! 🫤

It’s just before 8am in #Casablanca, #Maroc. This is the weather. And has been the weather, since I came here a week ago. It’s a complete contrast to the lovely weather in July. Please CAF, never stage another #AFCON in North Africa in winter! 🫤

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Come on, Mr President… You ‘forgot’ my name and had to ask Luxolo September to remind you who I was, while we were in Cairo, last Sunday, for the CAF Online exco presser? 😆🚶🏽‍➡️🚶🏽‍➡️

Come on, Mr President… You ‘forgot’ my name and had to ask Luxolo September to remind you who I was, while we were in Cairo, last Sunday, for the CAF Online exco presser? 😆🚶🏽‍➡️🚶🏽‍➡️

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But for the decision of Burkinabe referee Vincent Kabore to point to the penalty spot, after a VAR review, the Uganda Cranes would have been eliminated from the #TotaEnergiesCHAN2024. Is it a surprise that they are kissing the VAR machine, in profound gratitude? 😂

But for the decision of Burkinabe referee Vincent Kabore to point to the penalty spot, after a VAR review, the Uganda Cranes would have been eliminated from the #TotaEnergiesCHAN2024. Is it a surprise that they are kissing the VAR machine, in profound gratitude? 😂

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Any journo buying food at the MetLife Stadium, during this FIFA World Cup, should be ready to be taken for a mug. Ed Dove of ESPN Africa just went to get a meal. I’ll leave him to tell you how much he paid for it…

Any journo buying food at the MetLife Stadium, during this FIFA World Cup, should be ready to be taken for a mug. Ed Dove of ESPN Africa just went to get a meal. I’ll leave him to tell you how much he paid for it…

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528,696 просмотров • 1 месяц назад

And for those looking for when Motsepe told me to “Keep Quiet”, for having the audacity to ask him what was the “nonsense” he claimed I said, here it is…

And for those looking for when Motsepe told me to “Keep Quiet”, for having the audacity to ask him what was the “nonsense” he claimed I said, here it is…

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777,511 просмотров • 6 месяцев назад

Can someone explain to me what happened here, in Rabat, during the #U17AFCON trophy and medal giving ceremony? 🤔

Can someone explain to me what happened here, in Rabat, during the #U17AFCON trophy and medal giving ceremony? 🤔

Osasu Obayiuwana

182,175 просмотров • 1 месяц назад

Chinua Achebe, being interviewed, in 1964, by Professor Wole Soyinka and South African Lewis Nkosi. We need to treasure our records…

Chinua Achebe, being interviewed, in 1964, by Professor Wole Soyinka and South African Lewis Nkosi. We need to treasure our records…

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448,355 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад

#AFCON2025FINAL winning coach Pape Thiaw will not speak to the world’s media, after winning the trophy 🏆. He was hounded out of the room by journalists from #Morocco. I have never seen this type of thing at an #AFCON. 🤦🏾‍♂️

#AFCON2025FINAL winning coach Pape Thiaw will not speak to the world’s media, after winning the trophy 🏆. He was hounded out of the room by journalists from #Morocco. I have never seen this type of thing at an #AFCON. 🤦🏾‍♂️

Osasu Obayiuwana

526,980 просмотров • 6 месяцев назад

Ugly scenes in the press conference room, as journalists from #Morocco boo Pape Thiaw, #Senegal’s #AFCON2025 trophy 🏆 winning coach. This is shameful. Very shameful. This should not happen, no matter what happened on the field. Thiaw walked out. We don’t know what happens now.

Ugly scenes in the press conference room, as journalists from #Morocco boo Pape Thiaw, #Senegal’s #AFCON2025 trophy 🏆 winning coach. This is shameful. Very shameful. This should not happen, no matter what happened on the field. Thiaw walked out. We don’t know what happens now.

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326,199 просмотров • 6 месяцев назад

How well did Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 interact with Bola Ahmed Tinubu in #SouthAfrica?

How well did Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 interact with Bola Ahmed Tinubu in #SouthAfrica?

Osasu Obayiuwana

616,655 просмотров • 2 лет назад

I wanted #Nigeria to win, of course. But I know how desperate #Morocco are, to end 50 years of #AFCON hurt. I can’t say I am sad to see them happy. Sportsmanship, in defeat, is fundamental to sport. I hope they win the #AFCON. Good luck, #Maroc!

I wanted #Nigeria to win, of course. But I know how desperate #Morocco are, to end 50 years of #AFCON hurt. I can’t say I am sad to see them happy. Sportsmanship, in defeat, is fundamental to sport. I hope they win the #AFCON. Good luck, #Maroc!

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In New York, 1995 World Player of the Year, George Weah, the former President of #Liberia, defends the choice of Timothy Weah, his son, to play for the U.S. Soccer Men's National Team, instead of the Lone Star. "I decided not to play for any other country than my country (Liberia). Today, my son is playing for the #UnitedStates, because he made a decision. We must respect people's decisions, because it is good for them." #Africa, what say you? PS - As the chair of the Player's Panel on Racism, Weah said efforts to eradicate this scourge from the sport must be intensified.

In New York, 1995 World Player of the Year, George Weah, the former President of #Liberia, defends the choice of Timothy Weah, his son, to play for the U.S. Soccer Men's National Team, instead of the Lone Star. "I decided not to play for any other country than my country (Liberia). Today, my son is playing for the #UnitedStates, because he made a decision. We must respect people's decisions, because it is good for them." #Africa, what say you? PS - As the chair of the Player's Panel on Racism, Weah said efforts to eradicate this scourge from the sport must be intensified.

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33,268 просмотров • 1 месяц назад

This is what Eric Chelle, the 🇳🇬 Super Eagles head coach, had to say about the argument between Ademola Lookman & Victor Osimhen, before Victor Osimhen was substituted, during their #AFCON2025 Rof16 game against #Mozambique, which they won 4-0.

This is what Eric Chelle, the 🇳🇬 Super Eagles head coach, had to say about the argument between Ademola Lookman & Victor Osimhen, before Victor Osimhen was substituted, during their #AFCON2025 Rof16 game against #Mozambique, which they won 4-0.

Osasu Obayiuwana

120,904 просмотров • 6 месяцев назад

I have long known that SAFA.net, under Danny Jordaan, is a mess. But for this to happen at an NEC meeting? For how long is this show of shame in #SouthAfrica’s ⚽️ going to continue? Standard Bank ZA just signed on as a main sponsor, only to see this? 🤦🏾‍♂️

I have long known that SAFA.net, under Danny Jordaan, is a mess. But for this to happen at an NEC meeting? For how long is this show of shame in #SouthAfrica’s ⚽️ going to continue? Standard Bank ZA just signed on as a main sponsor, only to see this? 🤦🏾‍♂️

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84,299 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад

What do I think of the decision of ⁦CAF⁩ to strip #Senegal of the 2025 #AFCON title? I tell the ⁦talkSPORT⁩ gang of Jim White, Simon Jordan and Danny Murphy. Have a listen…

What do I think of the decision of ⁦CAF⁩ to strip #Senegal of the 2025 #AFCON title? I tell the ⁦talkSPORT⁩ gang of Jim White, Simon Jordan and Danny Murphy. Have a listen…

Osasu Obayiuwana

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One thing one must give to the North Africans - their passion for club football is unparalleled in the continent. #CAFCCFINAL

One thing one must give to the North Africans - their passion for club football is unparalleled in the continent. #CAFCCFINAL

Osasu Obayiuwana

35,545 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад

I asked 🇳🇬 Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle if the 2-0 win over #Algeria in the #AFCON2025 quarter-final in Marrakech is his team’s best performance since he took over the team in January 2025. This is what he had to say to me…

I asked 🇳🇬 Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle if the 2-0 win over #Algeria in the #AFCON2025 quarter-final in Marrakech is his team’s best performance since he took over the team in January 2025. This is what he had to say to me…

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.Eleni Giokos Ελένη Γιώκου of CNN asks CAF Online President Patrice Motsepe whether he intends to become President of #SouthAfrica. This is what Motsepe told her…

.Eleni Giokos Ελένη Γιώκου of CNN asks CAF Online President Patrice Motsepe whether he intends to become President of #SouthAfrica. This is what Motsepe told her…

Osasu Obayiuwana

31,782 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад

.Ashleigh Plumptre OON admits, after winning the 🏆, that the #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2024 has “been draining”… She tells me why she thinks she has such a connection with NGSuper_Falcons fans in #Nigeria.

.Ashleigh Plumptre OON admits, after winning the 🏆, that the #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2024 has “been draining”… She tells me why she thinks she has such a connection with NGSuper_Falcons fans in #Nigeria.

Osasu Obayiuwana

133,222 просмотров • 1 год назад

I’m on the 90km road from #Casablanca to #Rabat, in #Maroc. #Nigeria, do you see any pothole on the road? No, because there is none. And this is the standard for ALL the motorways in #Morocco. Do they have two heads, Government of Nigeria? End the pathetic state of Nigerian roads!!!! 😡🥲🤦🏾‍♂️

I’m on the 90km road from #Casablanca to #Rabat, in #Maroc. #Nigeria, do you see any pothole on the road? No, because there is none. And this is the standard for ALL the motorways in #Morocco. Do they have two heads, Government of Nigeria? End the pathetic state of Nigerian roads!!!! 😡🥲🤦🏾‍♂️

Osasu Obayiuwana

70,055 просмотров • 6 месяцев назад

I didn’t know, like Aliko Dangote, the Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, is a gooner (an Arsenal supporter)…

I didn’t know, like Aliko Dangote, the Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, is a gooner (an Arsenal supporter)…

Osasu Obayiuwana

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Is this not Amaju Melvin Pinnick, admitting that he imposed a player on Gernot Rohr, ahead of the 2018 #FIFAWorldCup? He called it using his ‘slot’ as NFF President. And people wonder why I will always be against this man.

Is this not Amaju Melvin Pinnick, admitting that he imposed a player on Gernot Rohr, ahead of the 2018 #FIFAWorldCup? He called it using his ‘slot’ as NFF President. And people wonder why I will always be against this man.

Osasu Obayiuwana

74,305 просмотров • 7 месяцев назад

Guess the national anthem that was played before Tuesday’s #UnityCup game between #Nigeria and #Zimbabwe? “Arise o compatriots, Nigeria’s call obey…” 🫡 🇳🇬 😊

Guess the national anthem that was played before Tuesday’s #UnityCup game between #Nigeria and #Zimbabwe? “Arise o compatriots, Nigeria’s call obey…” 🫡 🇳🇬 😊

Osasu Obayiuwana

24,061 просмотров • 1 месяц назад