#YourSportsMemo Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Abu Azeez, Bimboh Adekoya, Rotimi Dada and Ruth Odunayo join Calvin Emeka Onwuka in the pod to preview Arsenal's 2023/24 Season. They are united in their belief that at least the Premier League title will arrive the Emirates trophy room while there are those who believe that a double is possible.
It was quite interesting. Before they started out I asked them to choose their favourite Arsenal players. Henry, Bergkamp and Kanu got mentions.
In the final episode of the FIFAWWC 2023, Australial/New Zealand Series, I am joined in the pod by Mercy, Blessing, Chief Suo, Lucy and Boss Lady Tega to review the tournament and try to chart a way for the women's football in the Nigeria and in the African continent.
Mercy, Chief and Tega believe this is the time for any woman interested in football to get involved because the harvest will be plentiful. It is an insightful hour on what these women have in mind about the sport overall
The penultimate episode in the FIFAWWC 2023 series of the podcast has all the usual suspects from the first episode. Doofan - the resident Octopus and a vocal Lionesses fan, Lucy, Ruth and Blessing join Sola and Calvin Emeka Onwuka to preview the tournament, name their outstanding players of the tournament.
They also go ahead to preview the final between Spain and England. You should listen to the roll call on who wins.
There was enough time to talk about the Nigeria Super Falcons heartbreak penalty-kick defeat to England.
With a former Super Falcons captain in Evelyn Nwabuoku, and coaches Shola Adegun and Tolani Oluwalose joining the usual gang of Sola Oyeniyi, Blessing Fowowe, TheAfroLucy, Vanessa Ezeokoye, Doofan, Ismail Akanni and Calvin Emeka Onwuka in a preview of the big match in Brisbane.
The coaches in the pod describe what might happen tactically while Nwabuoku speaks from the point of view of the players in camp. She feels that Nigeria has nothing to lose and they should just give it their all.
Calvin Emeka Onwuka is joined in this episode of the FIFAWWC Series by former Super Falcons Goalkeeper, Rachel Ayeagba, Chief Suo Chapelle, Sola Oyeniyi, AfroLucy, Amara Faith and Blessing Fowowe.
We review the first round of matches and pick out the stand out moments of the tournament so far. We also managed to sneak in previews for most of the Round of 16 matches.
@AfroLucy joins Atinuke Esan, Opeyemi Imoru, Chief Suo Chapelle, @gbemidepool for this ACLSports.com's Sixth anniversary episode of the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia/New Zealand 2023. Calvin Emeka Onwuka presenting. The African teams - with the exception of African Champions, South Africa all have wins going into the last round of matches in the Groups. The Banyana Banyanas have a chance with their last game against Italy.
Jamaica are in with a chance of qualification into the next round if they can avoid defeat vs Brazil, Linda Caceido and Colombia are all part of what the panel discussed.
Enjoy the show and please share. There are also previous episodes in the FIFAWWC 2023 Series..
Sholss and her Crew return for another episode in the FIFAWWC2023 series. Blessing Fowowe presenting with regulars Sola and Doofan joined by Lucy and Amara and Odunayo Ruth.
Apart from talking about the Super Falcons win over co-hosts Australia, the crew talked about the European Champions England's stuttering performances so far.
These women know their football.
With Blessing Fowowe presenting, Sholss and her Crew return for the second episode of the FIFAWWC series. In the house, Doofan is totally convinced that the Super Falcons will do co-hosts Australia in the next group games.
Listen in to find out if her fellow panellists agree with her.
Sola Oyeniyi brings her crew of Chief Suo, Doofan, Blessing Fowowe, NenyeChelsea and Abisola Owoyomi to preview and banter the at the start of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia New Zealand.
Listen to them talk the great players expected to shine at the tournament and they even made their predictions on the teams to progress to the next stage after the first round.
Fisayo Dairo is joined in the pod for another episode of the 2022 FIFA World Cup episode of the podcast by Samuel Okoro and Deji Gbenro who are both in Qatar.
There is beer, there are very beautiful women and football has also broken out at the tournament. "Things are not as bad as the Western Media try to paint it"
The 100th episode of this podcast has www.Aclsports.com's Chief Football Writer hosts the maiden edition of the Qatar2022FIFAWorldCup Podcast with Azubuike Okechukwu, Ufuoma Egbamuno, Deji Gbenro and Temitayo Ojo.
Okechukwu expects Argentina to win the tournament, Egbamuno does not think Qatar is as bad as many make them out while Ojewunmi-Ojo just wants us to forget all the negative stories and get on with supporting the footballers.
Liverpool Football Club have not started the 2022-23 season brightly with only 2 points from the available 9. The narrative seems to be that maybe there should be changes. Liverpool fans Tosin, Gbenga and Kunle join in the pod to discuss their club's early season fortunes.
They also give their predictions for how the club will fare this season.
Mary Akinsola is joined the pod for the final episode in the Commonwealth Games Series. Regulars Blessing, Atinuke, Busayo, Rotimi were joined by Dare Kuti to review Nigeria's preparedness to deal with the future of her athletes.
Many in the pod do not believe Nigeria has any sustained plans for the future and will continue to rely on the US Collegiate system to train our athletes. Also, the current Sports Minister and the Ministry should not take much credit for what happened in Birmingham.
Manchester United have started the 2022-23 season badly with two straight defeats and face Liverpool in their third game. I am joined in the Pod by Bola Adegbonmire, Doc Ijay, Tuka Lekura - our regulars. Ohis (Mamba Mentality), Jide Johnson, Kayode Kolawole and Bukayo Ewuoso are the new comers to the board.
Was a quite emotive pod
Regulars to the Pod, Sola, TY, Kay and Seyi are joined by debutant Tobi to preview the 2022/23 Season for Chelsea.
For Kay "Chelsea can win the league because we are Chelsea, there nothing that can surprise me." Seyi on the other hand feels that making the top 4 will be an achievement. Sola just wants the team to close the gap on the Top 2 of City and Liverpool.
An absolutely boisterous episode as it always is when I host the Chelsea fans.
Mary Akinsola is joined in the pod by Atinuke, Blessing, Busayo and Rotimi for a snap review of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Members chose their star performer for Nigeria and discussed how the successes can be maintained/sustained.
There were also questions as to why Boxing and Table Tennis did not come up with the goods as was expected of them.
The 2022/23 Premier League season starts Friday the 5th of August 2022. We start a preview show with Arsenal. I am joined by regulars Ruth Odunayo, Bimboh Adekoya and Mayowa Kolade. We also made room for first timers Victor Owo and Wale Taiwo.
There is a general acceptance that finishing in a Champions League position will do for most in the Pod. However, Bimboh said he is getting the 2003/04 Season vibes off this team. He expects them to challenge for the title and perhaps win it.
Stranger things have happened.
Busayo, Nathaniel and Atinuke join Mary Akinsola in the pod as they continue their review of the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK.
The surprise Gold medal in Discuss and the poor outing of the Table-tennis and Boxing teams are discussed by the gang.
Akintoye Arogunmati is Nigeria's representative at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. In this Episode of the Series, Mary Akinsola has Akintoye in the Pod to discuss all things Esports and how he started.
He is going to Birmingham to win the Gold, he says
Mary and the Gang return for the 3rd Episode in the Commonwealth Games 2022 Series. She is joined by the usual but Ijeoma Okigbo makes a debut in the series.
The Gang discuss Team Nigeria with their large number of coaches and delegates!
Thirty-nine years of hurt and disappointment come to an end in Oregon, US as Tobi Amusan wins the Gold at the 100m Hurdles event after breaking the World Record in the semi-final. Nigerians all over the world are celebrating her and her achievement.
In the pod with me to discuss the epoch making event are Yewande Esan, Andrew Randa and Deji Ogenyingbo. An emotional day for all of us.
In this Episode of the Series Mary Akinsola talks with Nigeria Athletics Journalist Funmi Fameso on the World Championships in Oregon and the Nigeria's preparation for the Commonwealth Games..
The Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, UK is upon us. Mary Akinsola and her Gang will have a Series in the Pod before, during and just after the Games.
For this episode she has Godwin Nathaniel, Atinuke Esan, Busayo Olowookere, Raymond Tolulope in the pod.
I am joined in the podcast by our WAFCON2022 Regulars of Odunayo Ruth, Sola Oyeniyi, Blessing Fowowe and Fisayo Dairo to preview the South Africa Vs Zambia and Nigeria Vs Morocco semi-final match ups.
The hosts are bidding to host to win, South Africa believe their consistency over the years should provide a WAFCON Triumph while the Zambians are not there to be joked with.
Everyone in the Podcast is impressed with the Zambians and acknowledge the quality the Moroccans possess. It is going to be an exciting finish to the tournament.
Sola Oyeniyi starts to present the WAFCON2022 Special episodes of the Podcast. In this episode she is joined by Favour Itua, Blessing Fowowe, Monsurat Olatunji and Fisayo Dairo.
Fisayo Dairo believes that perhaps this is the opportunity for the rest of Africa to catch the tenth-title chasing Super Falcons of Nigeria
Biola Solace-Chukwu gathered her usual gang of Atinuke, Uzo and Femi to review Rafa Nadal's Tournament at Roland Garros, Paris. there was also plenty of time to discuss the winning machine that Iga Swiatek has become. Plus, a little preview of the Grass court season and the seeming absence of the the Williams' sister at the All England Tennis Club slam.
Arsenal Fans Bimboh, Ruth, Mo, Matt and Olaitan join me in the Pod to preview the 2021/22 Premier League Season. They feel it ended like a missed opportunity with regards to missing out on the Champions League BUT considering how the season started there is happiness on the return of European Football to the Emirates.
Bukayo Saka wins their Player of the Season.
Biola Solace-Chukwu is joined in the Pod by the usual suspects Femi Kumuyi and Atinuke Esan while Uzo Onuoha was unavoidably absent. They discuss the shocks in the Women's draw, the retirement of Joe Tsonga and the current impasse regarding Wimbledon and the ATP and WTA.
Liverpool face Real Madrid in the 2022 Champions League final in Paris on Saturday hoping to cap the season with a 3rd Cup win after their triumphs in the Carabao and FA Cups in England.
I am joined in the Pod by their fans Akin in London, Kenneth in Barbados, Gogolee in Port-Harcourt, Lakunle in Lagos and Pod debutant Damian also in Lagos.
As expected they are bullish of Klopp's men's chances even though they are sweating on the fitness of Fabinho and Thiago.
Real Madrid and Liverpool football clubs meet in the 2022 UEFA Champions League final in a repeat of the 2018 final. Both these two European Aristocratic clubs had met in the 1981 European Champions Cup final in Paris back in 1981 - same venue for this year's final.
I have gathered in the Pod three passionate Madridstas in Seun Oreks, Aisha Atitiola and Achopa Ezeuduma. They are quietly confident of a Real Madrid win. That is what Real fans do!
Nigeria no 1 Tennis writer and broadcaster Biola Solace-Chukwu hosts her friends in the Pod to preview the 2022 Roland Garros French Open tennis Championship starting on May 22nd.
Biola is joined by Femi Kumuyi, Uzo Onuoha and making her debut on the Pod, Atinuke Esan.
They are not looking beyond Djokovic for the men's title but the fear is how long Swiatek will keep her winning run going.
Leon Balogun, the Glasgow Rangers and Nigeria Super Eagles defender makes his debut appearance on the Podcast in this episode. Balogun and his Rangers mates are in the UEL and Scottish cup finals so the big defender talks us through what it is like playing for the Glasgow giants, winning the league last season and this Europa League run.
Balogun also talks about the pain of missing out on the Qatar 2022 World Cup and how much of a heartbreak it was.
Kilani Jamiu joined Kunle Fayiga, Doc IJ and myself in the pod to speak on what we think is responsible for the current situation at Manchester United. I blame Ralf Rangnick and all the previous managers. Kunle thinks it is the players, Doc IJ thinks it is shared.
What do you think?
European Champions and early Premier League Pacesetters Chelsea fans gather in the Pod to preview the year 2022 while reviewing a quite rewarding 2021.
Kay Suberu is joined by Uzo Okoroma and Tayo Kehinde. As usual, Suberu leads the charge that Chelsea will win it all while the others believe a cup and a 2nd place finish in the league are achievable.
A Mixed Grill of fans from across the world speaking about the current situations at their various clubs. There is a City fan not very impressed with Pep Guardiola and his City legacy, a Liverpool fan expecting a League and Cup double, Arsenal fans on Arteta. There is also a Man United fan hoping for the best. The Barcelona fan is patient and clear on what the next few years will bring.
YourSportsMemo podcast properly mixed.
Seyi Alao, Doc IJ, Kayode Suberu, Agbo Chukwuma and Kunle Fayiga look at Lionel Messi's latest feat. They also take a look at the Man United's appointment of Ralf Ragnick on an interim basis plus the Premier League title race.
Kay is certain Chelsea will win the title. Chukwuma is certain Arsenal will finish in the Top 4 while wishing evil continually on Manchester United "because of the Howard Webb days.."
A Special episode in which new and regular panelists share their experience of playing sports and what might have been if they had followed through. Wisdom Obi-Dickson and Mohammed Abdulbaki are the newbies that joined Bola Adegbonmire, Lakunle Yusuf, Doc Ij and Bimboh Adekoya.
Doc IJ loved playing basketball, Lakunle loved his hockey while the rest of us were pretty much football folks. Their stories are riveting and probably same across most of the world where getting higher education degrees tend to be high on the agenda of most parents.
The second part of Women in Nigeria Sports Media has Tega Onojaife, Ngozi Ezeuduma, Cece Omorogbe and Chibuogwu Nnadiegbulam their experience in this industry.
They were candid as they talked about getting in, staying in and even on the sexual harassment issues they have faced.
A must listen for young women wanting to get into sports media in Nigeria
The Nigeria sports media landscape has changed with more women involved than ever before. In this episode of YourSportsMemo Podcast we had in the Pod Mercy Chuwang, Odunayo Ruth, Biola Solace-Chukwu, Sola Oyeniyi, Ijeoma Okigbo, Monsurah Olatunji and Opeyemi Imoru. They recount how the journey started, where it is at the moment and their hopes for the future.
Seems like there is a lot of work to be done to have the women feel totally accepted in the industry.
Omotayo Kehinde a CFC fan is joined in the pod by Bimboh Adekoya, Rotimi Dada, Semiu Kasali and Coach Tolani to preview the big matches of the weekend in the Premier League.
Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea host the Champions, Man City while Spurs make the short journey down the road to play Arsenal at the Emirates in the North London Derby.
Amazing how City are the underdogs in this match despite being the Champions from last season but majority in the pod feel so.
Chelsea look unstoppable at the moment so we had two Chelsea fans Seyi Alao and Lawrence Omoregie in the pod with Michelle Dada, Doc Ij, Wunmi Thomas, Femi Kumuyi and Kunle Aderibigbe to review the weekend action of the clubs they support.
It was very lively, to say the least.
To round it up, the panel was asked to pick their moments of the weekend. Kunle and Wunmi were different.
The 27th of August 2021 was an epochal day in the lives of many Manchester United fans as Portuguese Hero, Cristiano Ronaldo aka 'Ororo' returned to the red side of Manchester.
In this special 'Ororo' Episode, United fans Uncle Wilson, Bola Adegbonmire, Tola Adewoye, Doc Ijay Usonwu and Dotun Ilori join their voices to Audio Notes sent into the pod by other Manchester United fans.
It is a bumper special episode. The expectations of the United fans are extraordinary and some very funny
Liverpool players, staff and their fans feel very shortchanged from the events and injuries of the last season that affected their title defence. Their top players are back fit and rearing to go. So are their fans.
Calvin Emeka Onwuka is joined in the Pod by China Acheru, Emeka Nwabudike, Kunle Yusuf, Gogo Fonyama and Nedu Chikezie to preview the tea-time kick off at Anfield vs Chelsea. They also had time to discuss the Club's chances in the Champions League group stage and the premier league season.
On the visit of Chelsea, these fans are not having it. Home win!
In an early season big game, title favourites Chelsea visit Anfield to take on the 2020 Premier League Champions, Liverpool. After a stroll at the Emirates last weekend the Chelsea fans expect a tougher match up north.
Regular, Uzochi Okoroma is joined by Sami Bam, Seyi Alao and Ahmed Rufai Isah in the pod with Calvin Emeka Onwuka. They were very confident of leaving Anfield with a win.
Title Favourites Chelsea visit the Emirates to face Arsenal this weekend in what is going to be a cracker. Big Romelu Lukaku will be making his Chelsea comeback while Mikel Arteta will be hoping to welcome back skipper Aubameyang from Covid illness.
Kay Suberu in Abuja and Ivan in Malabo are Chelsea fans in the Pod. They are joined by Arsenal fans Bimboh Adekoya, Amit Limbachia and Lekan Alli-Balogun.
Chelsea contingent are certain of an away win while Bimboh believes that Arsenal's recent record Vs Chelsea will be maintained. It was fun times in the Pod
Manchester City fan Edwin Ibe joined in the pod for the first time. He is not overly troubled by the opening day defeat to Spurs, expects the club and Pep Guardiola to target the Champions League this season.
Edwin joined Femi Kumuyi, Matt Smith, Tuka Lekura and Mayowa (Another first timer) to discuss the opening weekend of the premier league season.
China Acheru moved in and out of the Podcast trying to discuss Liverpool's chances for this season.
Six Passionate Manchester United fans in the Pod to discuss the club's chances of the title this 2021/22 Premier League season. Consensus seems to be this is the time to win or compete for the title into the last weekend. Regulars Uncle_Wilson, DocIjay, Eddie Mo, Bola Adegbonmire are joined by Izu Akawor and Tuka Lekura.
For DOF Wilson "Get me a DM (Wilfred Ndidi) and surely it will be the Premier League title or the Champions League".
Eddie Mo was more sceptical though "I will take another 2nd place finish and an FA Cup win".
Sola Oyeniyi, Uzo Okoroma, Kay Suberu and TY Kehinde are the bullish fans of European Champions who join Calvin Emeka Onwuka in the Pod to preview their club's chances in the 2021/22 Premier League season.
The understated feeling is that the club will finish in the top 2 but their deepest belief is that Chelsea will win the league.
Arsenal fans Bimboh Adekoya, Rotimi Dada, Matt Smith and Deji Oseni join Calvin Emeka Onwuka to preview their club's chances in the 2021/22 Premier League Season. There is a unity in the belief that Pepe will shame his detractors and be the shining light for the club this season.
With James Maddison, Rotimi sees the club in the Top 4.
Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty lived up to their top billings by winning at Wimbledon. The Aussie winning her maiden Wimbledon title while the Serb clinched a record equalling 20th Grand Slam.
Biola Solace-Chukwu in Lagos, joined Calvin Emeka Onwuka in the Pod along with Uzo Onuoha and Femi Kumuyi to discuss SW19 and pay tribute to the winning machine that is Djokovic
After 4 weeks of really great football, Italy are the European Champions for the 2nd time. Roberto Mancini's side's penalty shoot-out win at Wembley Stadium was the ultimate victory for a team on a 34-match unbeaten run.
Calvin Emeka Onwuka was joined in the Pod by the jubilant Ejike Ikwuagu and Deji Oseni (resident Octopus) plus Matt Smith and Femi Kumuyi. A first timer, Lamid Momodu joined in from Lagos in this tournament finale.
A thoroughly entertaining Euro2020 Tournament has reached the final with Roberto Mancini's Italy coming up against Gareth Southgate and the Three Lions of England. Joining Calvin 'Emeka Onwuka was Doc Ijay, Sola Egunjobi, Deji Oseni, Eddie Mo and Ejike Ikwuagu.
The panel split on who wins this match but agree on it going to be a cracking game
The fantastic Euro2020 Championship is into the final four with 1968 winners, Italy; 1992 winners, Denmark and 2008/2012 winners, Spain joined by England for the semi-finals at Wembley, London.
Calvin 'Emeka Onwuka is joined in the pod by Femi Kumuyi, Matt Smith, Ejike Ikwuagu, Eddie Mo and Andrew Anyafo to preview the semi-final and talk about the contrasting styles of all four teams left.
After a series a pulsating matches in the Round of 16 at the Euro2020 Championship, Akin Dawodu, Deji Oseni, Sola Egunjobi and Doc Ijay Usonwu join Calvin 'Emeka Onwuka to preview the quarter-finals.
The Danes are Dark Horses, Italy have a solid team and base they work off, Spain are into their groove while England won't get a better chance of winning a major tournament. By all intents and purposes, our panelists list these four teams to progress to the semi-finals.
The Euro2020 enters the knock-out round of 16 stage so Deji Oseni, Doc Ijay and Ejike Ikwuagwu join Calvin Emeka Onwuka in the Pod to preview the matches.
There will be goals in the Sweden Vs Ukraine game and many sub-plots in the England Vs Germany match - the panelists say.
Calvin Emeka Onwuka is joined in the Pod by Bimbo Adekoya, Matt Smith and Amit Limbachia to discuss the ongoing Euro2020. Dumfries of Holland, Locatelli of Italy and the heartbreaking moment with Christian Eriksen was discussed.
Italy, France, Holland looking good while Southgate and England get scrutinised. However the quality of officiating was properly noted and praised.
Novak Djokovic overcame his long term rival, Rafa Nadal and young gun Stefanos Tsitsipas to win the Roland Garros Grand Slam. The Serb is on the cusp of a calendar Slam. So I gathered in the Pod, Biola Solace-Chukwu, Yemmy Ojo and Femi Kumuyi to review RG 21.
Barbora Krejcikova won the women's event as there was totally different quartet in the semi-finals from last year. The panellists look at why there is not the same consistency in the WTA as found in the ATP.
Deji Oseni, Ogaga Akpomiemie, Ejike, Eddie Mo and Jidechi Chidiezie join Calvin 'Emeka Onwuka in the Pod to preview the Euro2020 Tournament holding across the continent from June the 11th.
Two of them say Mancini's Italy will win the tournament the others say it will be France with N'Golo Kante being named the MVP of the Tournament. It was nice banter in the Pod.
Ivanlotti, Debbie Chelsea, SimplyTeewhy and Kay Suberu join Calvin Emeka Onwuka to preview the 2021 Champions League final match between their beloved Chelsea and Man City.
Kay believes strongly that Hakim Ziyech will score in this final, Debbie does not care what happens as long as Chelsea win. It was an exciting time in the pod. Ivan joined us from Malabo, Eq Guinea.
The 2020/21 Premier League has ended with Liverpool and Chelsea filling the final 2 Champions League slots on the final day. On this 50th Episode of the Podcast, Bimboh Adekoya (Arsenal), Doc IJthereddiva (Man Utd), Femi Kumuyi (Spurs) and Uzor Okoroma (Chelsea) join Calvin Emeka Onwuka to discuss their immediate views of the just ended season.
Despite beating Barcelona home and away, taking 4 points off Atleti and Sevilla, Real Madrid finish behind City rivals Atletico Madrid who win their second title under Diego Simeone.
In the Pod with Calvin Emeka Onwuka are 3 Real fans of many decades Okechukwu Aguoru who joined us from Senegal, Seun Oreks and Aisha Atilola spoke from Lagos, Nigeria.
Give it to Real fans, even when they know they are broke they still believe in their Galactico signings..
The 1994 Nigeria Super Eagles were engaged in a titanic semi-final match with holders CIV in that year's AFCON s'final. Akin Dawodu starts the Pod off with his memories of that match. Sola Egunjobi takes the pod further back to the 1982 World Cup - Brazil Vs Italy match in Barcelona, Spain. Calvin Emeka picks the Super Eagles opening group match at US '94 for his memorable match.
These and many more as folks who have watched, presented and being on many forms of mass media over the years talking about this sport.
With a few days to the FA Cup final, an old timer remembers the times when the FA Cup final in England used to be a show-piece event. Now it is almost an afterthought.
Talking of lucky shirts, BBC World Service, Merseyside Derby finals and Alex Ferguson.. He remembers many of those days.
Following what is looking like a season in which Arsenal Football Club are not going to qualify for European Football, four passionate fans of the club are in the pod with Calvin Emeka Onwuka to give their take on the Manager Mikel Arteta and the club as a whole.
Season Ticket holders Ekpen Omonbude and Kunle Aderibigbe are joined by Ruth Odunayo and Rotimi Dada. They have strong views but deliver them in the most considered of manners.
The Nigeria Super Eagles are back in Lagos for the first time since 2001 for a full International. In this Special Episode in Partnership with Lagos State Sports Council we speak to some who remember what it felt like to watch the team in Lagos.
Former Super Eagles Media Officer, Toyin Ibitoye joins experienced heads like Akin, Fela and Kunle Yusuf to recount their experience of watching the Super Eagles in Lagos.
Taiwo 'Energy' Enegwea was part of the Nigeria U17 squad that went to Canada in 1987 to defend the trophy won two years earlier in Beijing, China. Team got as far as the final only to lose on penalties to the Soviet Union. Energy recounts the experience of playing in front of a packed National Stadium, Lagos and his time with the 1989 U20s in Saudi Arabia
AFCON '94 and Atlanta '96 goalscoring hero for Nigeria, African Footballer of the Year Emmanuel Amuneke dropped into the Pod to talk about his playing and current coaching career. Truly a treat!
Amuneke has coached in Sudan, Egypt and qualified Tanzania for their first AFCON in 2019 since 1980. In this Podcast he talks about his coaching experience, his qualifications and how much he believes that there are enough talent in the African continent to make inroads into the world game. He comes across as a 'Coaches Coach' even,
Calvin Emeka Onwuka and Blessing Fowowe host another episode of the Podcast. Man United visit the Champions on the 17th of Jan and our panel discuss the influence of the Portuguese, Fernandes on the club from Old Trafford, Manchester.
Ifreke Inyang, Eze Egwim, Dr IJ join the hosts in the Podcast
Join Calvin Emeka Onwuka and Blessing Fowowe as they present the first edition of the show in 2021. Nigeria's no 1 Tennis writer Biola Solace-Chukwu is in the Pod to review Tennis in the 2020 and then preview the 2021 season. Mrs Solace-Chukwu does not think Serena Williams will win another Grand Slam while hoping the 'NextGen' set in the Men's Tour will be able to win more Slams.
Seven defeats in twelve league games including four at home but 9 points off the top four places what is next for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal as the busy Christmas Schedule arrive? Emma Dele Nwachukwu, MVP Sawadinho, Martins Otokpa are in the Pod to discuss it.
We were also joined on the phone by Seun Oreks, Sunny Megbuzie and brought home by Ifreke Inyang. It was lively, it was emotional and it was quite interesting. The mood in the podcast is that manager is living on borrowed time but Emma was adamant that the problem is deeper than just the manager.
Jose Mourinho and Tottenham Hotspurs going into the first North London Derby of the season top of the Premier League. In this #NLD Special episode of the Show we have two separate panels of fans to discuss their teams' fortunes. The Spurs fans are so bullish that they even believe they will win the Premier League.
In the White and Blue Corner Akin-Olawale Lanre, Janet Tijani and Niyi Raji, in Lagos Nigeria. In the Red and White part of the Seven Sisters Road is Ahmet Limbachia and Matt Smith.
The Greatest Footballer of many generations Diego Armando Maradona has died. Argentina's World Cup winning skipper of 1986, the God in Naples, Italy, Maradona was a one-off. In this episode we have a panel of Sola Egunjobi, Bola Adegbonmire and Bode Oguntuyi talking about their most abiding memories of the great man.
The panel apart, there were contributions from Tunde Adelakun, Ifreke Inyang, Godwin Dudu-Orumen, Waka-Waka Doctor and many many more. We all pay our tributes to a man who affected football in a dimension never seen before and probably since
With no less than 7 first team players out injured, the Champions Liverpool go into a run of tough matches in the league and in Europe. How will they cope? This Episode speaks to Liverpool fans from across the Globe on what they feel will happen to their club.
Sam Mbonu in Houston, Texas, Kenneth Onyekwe in Barbados, Eky Shirley in Lagos are joined by Emeka Nwabudike in the panel to discuss this run of injuries for the football club they support so passionately.
They also ran the rule over the performance of new signing Diogo Jota
From Brazil's flamboyant 1982 side to their predecessors who won the World Cup in 2002; the Michel Platini led France of 1982-86 to the Holland side that won the Euros in 1988, the African teams of Cameroon in 1990 and Nigeria in 1994 our Panel dissect their choices.
International Week gives the Podcast the chance to assemble a Panel of keen football watchers to choose their Favourite International sides down the years. Akin Dawodu, Ekpen Omonbude, Peter Ntephe and Abdul-Hamid Sadiq choose their faves and why.
With NPFL getting ready to resume in December this episode examines how Sports Medicine is applied in the Nigeria football space - if at all.
In the Podcast are Dr Jimi Osinaike and Dr Babatunde Akinbinu, both Sports Medicine doctors working in that sector in Nigeria.
Their candid views and stories on what obtains in Nigeria and what can easily be done to improve the situation should be heard by all involved in Nigerian Sports.
Following back to back defeats in the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League, this Episode of the Podcast has Man United fans @Steizen, Yomi Okunowo, Bola Adegbonmire, Quindereddiva, Tuka Lekura and a few others give their views on what is wrong with the club.
There were strong views and an almost universal agreement that there should be change of managers.
Mikel Arteta takes his Arsenal team to Old Trafford to take on the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Man United. This used to be a fierce rivalry in the middle years of the Premier League. These two managers used to play for these clubs and won silverware there. Arteta has led Arsenal to the FA Cup already. Gauntlet thrown down for Solskjaer.
United and Arsenal fans recount two of their favourite memories from past encounters. In the London corner we have Blessing Fowowe, Rotimi Dada, Kunle Aderibigbe, Jessica Amadi while Ntokozo, Bola Adegbonmire and Yomi Okunowo hold the Red Devils banner.
They also made their predictions for the match.
Nigeria Super Falcons 2014 AWCON winning skipper Evelyn Nwabuoku drops in on the Pod from her base in Spain. Nwabuoku talks about her career from the humble beginning in Festac, Lagos to the triumph in Nambia to the World Cup 2019 in France.
Nwabuoku speaks on the disparity in how the Super Falcons and the Super Eagles are treated in terms of welfare by the Nigeria Football Federation. She also has he say on the CAF Women's Champions League plans
Liverpool fans Emeka Nwabudike and Wunmi Thomas expect the Reds to retain their Title. Arsenal Season Ticket Holder Kunle Aderibigbe expects a top 4 finish while Kay Suberu of Chelsea won't be surprised if Frank Lampard leads Chelsea to a 6th title... Will Jose Mourinho reprise his Porto years with Spurs? Femi Kumuyi demands him to
There are other fans remembering their favourite Premier League season in this Premier League season opener episode.
Two of the most powerful voices in African Sports media and business Tega Onojaife and Usher Komugisha dropped into the Pod to discuss the problems with Women's Football in Africa and proffer solutions too. Absolutely fascinating take on the Women's game in the continent.
The Continent's football body, CAF and the Member Associations are being held accountable for the lack of movement and development of the women's game in the continent. These ladies offer their ideas on how there can be overdue improvements.
It was Frank Lampard's first season in charge of Chelsea football club. They finished in the Champions League places and lost in another FA Cup final to Arsenal. How do the Fans see that season? What do they want for the next season? This Chelsea Fans Special Podcast has the #CFC fans speaking.. These fans seem to have accepted that the club might be going down a different more sustaining route of club building.
Chelsea fans in Nigeria and the UK, Ivan Dougan, Sylvia Ikeji, Oluseun Onigbinde, Latipha Adebayo Ohio (Phatill) and many more piled in here to have their say on the club.
After a 30 year wait, Liverpool are the best team in England once again. In this episode of the Podcast, LFC Fans from all over the world speak on this title win.
Liverpool fans are a vintage bunch having seen so many heartbreaks within those 30 years of waiting for a league title. Jurgen Klopp and his mentality men put behind them the disappointment of making 97 points and one league defeat only to finish 2nd the previous season, to go one better to win it this season.
Akin Dawodu in Nigeria, Sola Egunjobi in Canada, Kenneth Onyekwe in Barbados are joined by Kelly Wood and Clive Aidoo in the UK plus other Voice Notes messages provide the backdrop for this incisive episode. You will enjoy it because these are proper football people.
He started out as their goalkeepers coach, then assistant first team coach and then the head coach. He proceeds to coach his team FK Tirana to the Albanian league title. He is former Super Eagles keeper Ndubuisi Emmanuel Egbo. He tells us of his journey to being the first African to coach a European team to the title.
Egbo talks about the place of player stats and match analyses in making selections, how playing at Onikan Stadium, Lagos Nigeria influenced him on his journey. He also has important signposts for any African who wants to coach in Europe
Manchester United in manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's full season finished 3rd in the Premier League, lost 2 domestic cup semi-finals while also making the semi-finals of the Europa League. United fans from London, Malabo, Accra, Lagos, Asaba and many places join us in this #YourSportsMemo Man United fans special.
Opened by @quinnydreddiva, contributions from Iyawo DWD Fernandes @_nseobong, Bola Adegbonmire and brought home by twitterNG DoF of Man United @Iam_wilsons
This special edition has fans of Arsenal Football Club talking about their FA Cup winning season, the transfer window they would really like and their expectations for the 2020/21 Season under Mikel Arteta.
Dr Ekpen Omonbude, a season ticket holder at the Emirates, Emma Dele Nwachukwu, Deji Oseni and a few others were among the passionate contributors to this episode.
The consensus among Arsenal fans seems to be a desire to prise Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid in Spain. Chelsea fans want a replacement for keeper Kepa. In Spain, Barcelona fans want a new President while a Real Madrid fan would love the team to win FIVE LaLiga titles on the bounce.
An eclectic gathering of Football fans on this special episode of #YourSportsMemo Podcast.
Nnamdi Anyafo joined Rangers International of Enugu as a teenager within three years he had won the Cup Winners Cup and played at the AFCON in 1978. His duel with Segun Odegbami of IICC Shooting Stars in the 1977 Cup Winners Cup semi-final made him famous. He resides in North Carolina, US.
A quite revealing podcast as Anyafo tells how he was actually born in Lagos and spoke yoruba language rather fluently before he moved back east to Enugu. This was a time when Nigerian football was passionately followed across the country.
Michael Nsien is FC Tulsa Head Coach. Born in Oklahoma of Nigerian roots, Nsien holds all the UEFA Pro Coaching licenses and is seen by his peers in the US as a "trail blazer" for Black coaches in a sector with very few black coaches. "I am hoping that I am successful which will help get others like me to follow this path" Nsien says.
Michael Nsien's ultimate desire is "the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be in the US and it would be great for me to coach the Nigeria team at that tournament". Get In!!
On the 25th of September 1993 Efan Ekoku and the Nigeria Super Eagles were scoring 4 goals each thousands of miles apart. Within a few months Ekoku became a Super Eagle, winning an AFCON and being part of the US '94 World Cup Squad. He talks us through that period and his Premier League career as a player and now a Broadcaster.
"People say players from 30, 40 years ago would not cut it now. I would ask if the players of now will be able to cut it in the era of Pele, Cruyff, Beckenbauer and co."
One of only two Nigerian women to have scored at all international tournaments, Francesca Ordega tells how she started, what has driven her in her career so far. She is also very clear in her appreciation of where she started from and those who have helped her along the way. What is not in doubt is how courageous, determined but very clear in her desire to be successful in her career.
Her mother's doubts, her early coaches who thought she was too small did not deter her. Left home at 16 to go forge a career in Ebonyi state.
Bold, beautiful and very successful - Francesca Ordega, Super Falcons of Nigeria Superstar. Ordega has played in 4 continents in her club career so well placed to speak on racism in the game here.
One of only two Nigerian women to have scored at all international tournaments, Francesca Ordega tells how she started, what has driven her in her career so far. She is also very clear in her appreciation of where she started from and those who have helped her along the way. What is not in doubt is how courageous, determined but very clear in her desire to be successful in her career.
Her mother's doubts, her early coaches who thought she was too small did not deter her. Left home at 16 to go forge a career in Ebonyi state.
Bold, beautiful and very successful - Francesca Ordega, Super Falcons of Nigeria Superstar
After Nigeria's opening group game defeat to hosts France, Chiamaka Nnadozie was put in goal for the next game. She kept her place for the rest of the tournament and went on to be one of Nigeria's best players at the Tournament. She shares her career story thus far, going back to how she even became a goalkeeper, how much she earned in her early career.
The 20 year old Paris FC keeper has praises for her coaches and even the NFF for preparing her for where she is now.
Going from a Police Barracks upbringing, through to playing for a host of clubsides in Nigeria without collecting salaries and then to a professional career in Europe, Rachel Ayegba has a story to tell that will encourage many young women.
Azubuike Okechukwu has been twice captain of Nigeria U23 football teams is in the POD to look at his career and football pre- and post-Covid19. He talks about the passion of Bayelsa United fans and how that helped him adapt and understand fans in Istanbul.
An NPFL Special episode in which the league's players speak to us about their challenges and triumphs and what they have been doing to stay fit during this Covid-19 Pandemic.
A mixed bag of an episode. Callers talking about the Corona Virus' effect on sports and football; then a look back at when Nigeria won her first AFCON title in 1980
Francis Uzoho is in good voice as he talks about his Super Eagles matches, his injury in the friendly Vs Brazil and much more in the POD
Evelyn 'Double-Double Queen' Akhator is in the Pod with Calvin Emeka Onwuka looking over the last three years of amazing basketball with the Nigeria D'Tigresses. She also talks about how she has gotten where she is in her career. Plus, she shares her dreams for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with the D'Tigress
The Nigerian Basketball superstar Ezinne Kalu is in the pod to talk about winning back to back Afrobasket titles and look forward to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Multiple AfroBasket winner Aisha Mohammed guests on #YourSportsMemo. She speaks on qualifying for the Olympics a second time and captaining Nigeria to the AfroBasket title back in 2017.
In this Premier League episode ACLSports columnist Sola Egunjobi, Rotimi Dada and Gentleman Samurai discuss their clubs fortune.
In this episode of YourSportsMemo Podcast, your host Calvin Emeka Onwuka chats with Super Falcons centre back and five time world cup player Onome Ebi. She shared her experience representing her country and especially at the last world cup. Onome stated that "France 2019 world cup was my best world cup ever" and much more..
In this episode of #YourSportsMemo Podcast, Liverpool fans of decades Akin Dawodu and Sola Aiyepeku join us to discuss Liverpool's march to the 2019/20 premier league title and the spark Jurgen Klopp has brought to Anfield.
2010 to 2019 and many of those who join us on the Podcast pick the Super Eagles AFCON triumph of 2013, Wenger and Sir Alex retirements amongst their Memorable Football Moments of the Decade
In this episode of #YourSportsMemo Podcast we speak to your veterans of covering the league Fisayo Dairo and Andrew Randa as the NPFL returns.
Three Arsenal fans Emma Dele, Amit Limbacia and Solace Chukwu join us to discuss the Mesut Ozil conundrum at The Emirates. Cracking. Emma Dele "I don't understand the world that tells me that Willock and co are better than Ozil"
In this episode of #YourSportsMemo Podcast, Calvin Emeka Onwuka and Femi Kumuyi take a lighthearted look at Week 10 Premier League fixtures.
It is one of the biggest games in the European football calendar. We speak to Liverpool fans Wunmi Thomas-Coker in Essex, Kenneth Onyekwe in Barbados and United fan Dr Remi Adedokun in Belfast. We also have former Wolves number no1 Carl Ikeme on the club's new found form.
African Champions the Super Falcons of Nigeria will not be at Tokyo 2020 Olympics Women's Football event. We speak with Sola Oyeniyi in Lagos and Kingsley Kobo in Abidjan following the Ivorians ouster of Nigeria. Bode Oguntuyi joins us with his views on a bad evening for Women's football in Nigeria.