All articles in 'Sports'


The World Cup: Lessons and Final Model Scenarios

The World Cup tournament is a great learning experience and opportunity, ranging from life lessons t...

13th December 2022
The World Cup: Lessons from Mathematical Models

The nexus between soccer and mathematics may look far-fetched. Nothing could be farther from the tru...

6th December 2022
Research to Reveal a Shocking Fact Behind Some Ath...

A study following NBA players has shown that poor performance was more likely when the team had to c...

12th November 2019
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: Why the Black Skin is...

A total of 15 Africans were in the French Team and 13 of them, except for Rami and Fekir, are black...

17th July 2018
2018 FIFA World Cup: Scammed Football Fans pay Ten...

Fraudsters are offering users the chance to snap up much sought after ‘guest’ tickets to the 2018 FI...

29th May 2018
Role of Sports in Nigeria

Sport is one of the ways in which we inculcate the right ethos in our youth, to better equip them to...

28th November 2017
Improving Athletics in Africa

Sport in general - and more so, athletics - is one of the means whereby African youths can fulfil th...

24th October 2017
Making African Football Viable

Africa’s future hinges on empowering our youths, on opening up prospects for them to showcase their...

25th July 2017
Rio 2016: Momentum Must Be Sustainable

The just concluded Rio Olympic summer games have been a boost to Brazil’s long term goals

30th August 2016
Bearing the Olympic Torch: The First Refugee Olym...

The IOC intends to highlight the plight of refugees globally, stand in solidarity with them and sen...

2nd August 2016
Law: Friend to the Physically and Mentally Challen...

Law in a treaty or on the statute book is not enough. Words must be turned into action through willp...

4th February 2013
Africa Football Competitions Proposal

A brief proposal for CAF Champions League;CAF Confederations Cup and CAF Super Cup to make the tourn...

19th January 2015
Kenya Harambee Stars Loss: A President’s Misfortun...

It is a tragedy that the players did not live up to the expectations of the Head of State to “emulat...

5th August 2014
Say No to Racism - Kevin-Prince Boateng

There are no tolerable quantities of racism. It's unacceptable regardless of where it happens or the...

8th April 2013
Nigeria: Do Super Eagles Deserve Cash Rewards?

What is the impact of Super Eagles winning AFCON on Nigeria's GDP? Answer, it makes the stock of NBL...

3rd March 2013
London Olympics and Kenya's Predator Legislators

Nearly the whole Cabinet and top government officials went to London to watch the Olympics and domin...

20th August 2012
Airtel unveils Pan-African Rising Stars Championsh...

The Pan African soccer tourney will provide an opportunity for budding stars to showcase and gauge t...

14th August 2012
Dennis Oliech's Image Rights Row: A Contextual Und...

Image rights, broadly defined as the commercial appropriation of someone’s personality, including in...

7th May 2012
Africa Cup of Nations: Samsung Augments Tournament...

Company creates spaces for fans to enjoy matches and share their passion for the game

30th January 2012
Country Tourism Branding: Manny Pacquiao versus Da...

Rudisha’s story is not a far cry from that of Pacquiao. A case of ‘like father, like son,’ Rudisha g...

30th November 2010
Accra Sports Stadium: What's in a Name?

While the first naming was done on nationalistic grounds, the second was done on purely ethnic feeli...

18th October 2010
Asante Kotoko Rethinks Juju

Juju shouldn’t mix with technicalities, discipline, tactics, efficiency and team work.

26th July 2010
A Two-Chance or Three-Chance Penalty Kick System

FIFA must seriously examine and revise football rules vis-a-vis the many controversial incidences wi...

12th July 2010
Football: Set the Super Eagles Free!

Nigeria's president, Goodluck Jonathan, is rumored to be the most fortunate man in the country. A se...

6th July 2010
2010 FIFA World CUP: Losses and Gains for Africa

One solution to the looming anti-climax in the post World Cup scenario is to insist on buying Africa...

14th June 2010
Sports: Key to Africa's Development

History is full of examples which illustrate that sports can contribute to the achievement of peace...

31st May 2010
FIFA World Cup: How Small Business Has Lost

Thousands of South Africa’s street vendors will not be allowed anywhere closer to 800 meters to the...

24th May 2010
SA 2010 FIFA World Cup: Blessing or Blight?

Leaders in the region must not allow this moderate football success to mask the appalling health and...

16th November 2009
Seun Adebiyi: A Future Olympian

Seun Adebiyi, a Yale Law School graduate and bob sledder was a swimmer for 16 years and missed quali...

16th February 2010
Caster Semenya: 21st Century “Hottentot Venus”?

When was the last time the “masculine” body of an elite white female athlete was pried open in full...

11th December 2009
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African Perceptions of the Eur...