Nigerias segun odegbami unveils fifa presidential bid bbc sport. Chief segun odegbami set to launch book, titled me, football and. Dalhatu sarki tarfida, dj abass, nikki laoye, alexander amosu and many more. Segun odegbami pictured above with his daughters, singer may7ven and funmi odegbami. Life, as i observed in my book, is a marathon not a sprint and there is infinite reward in being patient.
Segun odegbami needs no introduction within and outside nigerias sporting. A huge billboard of aisha buhari has been spotted today in abuja ahead of th. In attendance were his daughters, nigerian high commissioner to the uk, dr dalhatu sarki tafida, ceo of ben tv mr alistair soyode, former footballer stephen sodje, alexander. Feb 20, 2019 by james diamond indonesia has formally entered the race for the 2032 olympic and paralympic games, according to reports in the countrys press. Tribute to jide dina, a fallen eagle segun odegbami naija. Scored two goals in 1980 africa cup of nations final as nigeria won tournament for first. National stadium in lagos, abuja will be ready to host. Sunny was born on 31 december, 1950 into the family of obazuojeagbase of uzebba in owan west local government area, edo state. Abiola, chukwu, okocha make 60 sports icons list latest. Millions of young nigerians have been beneficiaries of the knowledge shared by sunny through success digest and sadc.
Read me, football and more by segun odegbami with a free trial. It was to prove somewhat prescient that the latter supplanted the former as the super eagles top scorer, ending his international career with 37 goals. Preparation of budget for book launch account management public relations. Sep 04, 20 exclusive pictures from segun odegbami s book launch me, football and more yemisi odegbami aka may7ven, funmi odegbami, dj abrantee, dr. Being a lawyer has always been my dream 9ice goes back to. Tribute to jide dina, a fallen eagle segun odegbami. Meanwhile, i invite readers to read, enjoy and digest just as i did. Former nigeria international segun odegbami announces his. Issues in nigerian football by segun odegbami book.
Dad regrets not playing at the world cup odegbamis son. The dream eagles since 1960 by segun odegbami aledeh. At home with soyinka at the autonomous republic of ijegba, by segun odegbami prof soyinka is not a victim of materialism, so his home and life style are spartan but with a touch of class. Many of them went on to set up their own businesses through the mentoring that they received and quite a number of them have become very successful. Popular for her award winning books, half of yellow sun and purple hibiscus, chimamanda adichie is one literary figure that has put nigeria on the literature map once again nuhu ribadu known for his anticorruption fight when he was the chairman of the economic and financial crimes commission, nuhu ribadu is certainly a national hero that is. You could send a tweet, mention it on facebook, do a linkedin status update, upload a pic to instagram, whatever. Coordinator for the segun odegbami all sports youth summer holiday camp camp management public relations recruitment of campers personnel management. His father, pa johnson ojeagbase, was a soldier who fought in the second world war while his mother, mama janet emilomo ojeagbase, was a housewife and petty trader. I was reading dayo okes book on the history of nigerias national team, from uk. Exclusive pictures from segun odegbamis book launch me. Computer as tool for the preservation, promotion and presentation of culture by segun odegbami 1 edition published in 1990 in english and held by 1 worldcat member library worldwide.
Retired nigerian super eagles player segun odegbami spoke with udoka njoku on the performance of the nigerian football team in the. Too many excellent books languish because they just dont get the exposure they need. The chief justice of nigerian football, distinguished legal luminary and member of the order of the niger mon, chief adokie amiesimaka was the one who called me up and reminded me it was 38 years to the day on march 22 that a group of young nigerian footballers won the african cup of nations for their country for the first time and created history. Odegbami was part of the team that guided nigeria to its first africa cup of nations title at the 1980 tournament in nigeria. More so, when those to select the players are only 12 out of a population of 200. Chief segun odegbami set to launch book, titled me, football and more dezango fashion zone get the latest ankara styles and aso ebi 2019 article by dezango fashion zone.
Segun odegbami fourth from the left in the front row before the world cup. What do you really know about nigerian football players in history. Funmi iyanda survives mysterious illness asabeafrika. It is not an easy task to compile a list of 16 players that make up an assembly of the greatest team in 60 years of football in nigeria, called dream eagles. Jan 11, 2021 former vice chancellor of lagos state university, prof. Kunle solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and. In this interview with nigerian tribunehe says its always been his dream. Osinbajo, patience jonathan, tinubu, orubebe, ooni, sultan honour aisha buhari at book launch 89.
The engineer working on the site has assured that the stadium will be ready for use by may next year. Segun odegbami launches book at the high commission in. May 07, 2016 however, according to her, proceeds from the book launch would be sent to the parents of the over 200 abducted chibok schoolgirls and those of the boys abducted in buni yadi. Sep 06, 20 hopefully, the rainy weather in london today wont affect the book launch of chief segun odegbami s autobiographical book at the nigeria high commission. In september 2015, former nigeria national football team captain segun odegbami stated his intention to run for fifa presidency. He recently guided the nigerian basketball team to win the four nations invitational tournament in south africa in 2015. Patrick olusegun odegbami, often shortened as segun odegbami born 27 august 1952, is a nigerian former. Nigerias former football team captain to run for fifa presidency. The stadium has a rich history with the likes of christian chukwu, segun odegbami, and host of exinternationals who played in the memorable edifice that hosted so many international competitions. Chief segun odegbami set to launch book, titled me dezango fashion zone get the latest ankara styles and aso ebi 2019. Hes a philanthropist and hes the founder of the olumide oyedeji youth foundation which is focused on helping the underprivileged. Despite my fatigue about writing tributes about late friends and colleagues in this unfortunate season of deaths, i realised i must write about jide dina who died in the. Me, football and more by segun odegbami ebook scribd.
Book presentation latest ankara styles special guest product launch football san books soccer futbol. Vanguard latest news saturday 10th april 2021 nigeria news. Jul 30, 2015 award winning media personality, funmi iyanda has been down with an undisclosed ailment since october, 2014, this she revealed through her twitter handle early in the week. Hopefully, the rainy weather in london today wont affect the book launch of chief segun odegbami s autobiographical book at the nigeria high commission. Vanguard latest news saturday 10th april 2021 nigeria. In attendance were his daughters, nigerian high commissioner to the uk, dr dalhatu sarki tafida, ceo of ben tv mr alistair soyode. Indonesia officially bids for 2032 olympics sports village.
Chief segun odegbami set to launch book, titled me. Vanguard latest news today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the country, today 100421. Also selected are the 1980 green eagles that won nigerias maiden nations cup on home soil with team captain christian chukwu and segun odegbami listed individually. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover funmi ujus connections and jobs at similar companies. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Sep 08, 20 segun odegbami pictured above with his daughters, singer may7ven and funmi odegbami. Segun odegbami launches book at the high commission in london. Read also the nation newspaper today headline saturday 10th april 2021. Dec 30, 2020 exnigeria captain and ccl director segun odegbami speaking at a company function. Patrick olusegun odegbami, often shortened as segun odegbami born 27 august 1952, is a. This is the easiest we have ever had in terms of qualifiers for the fifa mundial. I love so many players but these five were outstanding and dedicated. Exclusive pictures from segun odegbami s book launch me, football and more yemisi odegbami aka may7ven, funmi odegbami, dj abrantee, dr.
Get all nigerias latest news and information in one place. View funmi uju egieyehs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. You were said to have pulled out of your law programme at the lagos state university to face music. Former super eagles captain, segun odegbami, set to launch book. Nigeria became the first country to book a place in the final phase of the african qualifiers for the 2010 world cup on saturday by. By segun odegbami, brief history from march 22, 2020, the 20th edition of the nigerian national sports festival will begin and nigerias best domestic athletes will converge in the ancient city. Former super eagles player and 1980 african cup of nations, afcon, winner, segun odegbami, launched his book me, football and more on tuesday in abuja. Indonesias president joko widodo first announced an intention to bid for the event after meeting international olympic committee ioc president thomas bach during last years asian games in jakarta and palembang. I know that the title of this article will put off many from reading it. Computer as tool for the preservation, promotion and presentation of culture by segun odegbami. I never mentioned that i was the son of segun odegbami, especially at.
Serena withstood early and late surges from garbine muguruza to capture the womens title in straight sets as the 64, 64 triumph gives her. Swiss authorities simultaneously launched a separate investigation. Segun odegbami, the key nigeria striker in 1980 and just like me, also from abeokuta, got married prior to the tournament and his marriage was immortalised in the igba laiye album by chief commander ebenezer obey in 1979. Jul 11, 2020 on this date, 11 july 2015, serena williams at 33 years beat spains garbine muguruza 64, 64 to win the wimbledon womens tennis to become the oldest winner in open era. Former super eagles captain, segun odegbami, set to launch. Chief segun odegbami popularly known as the mathematical, an ex international football player, former super eagles captain, 1 goal ambassador, ambassador for sports would on the 2nd of may, 20 be launching his book titled me, football and more. Former super eagles captain, segun odegbami, set to launch book chief segun odegbami popularly known as the mathematical, an ex international football player, former super eagles captain, 1 goal ambassador, ambassador for sports would on the 2nd of may, 20 be launching his book titled me, football and more.
Edo state governor godwin obaseki launch edo 2020 national sports festival mascot, named etin. Mar, 2021 tribute to jide dina, a fallen eagle segun odegbami last night, i received a call from a friend in jos, sadly informing me that another one of us has bitten the dust. Apr 23, 20 chief segun odegbami popularly known as the mathematical, an ex international football player, former super eagles captain, 1 goal ambassador, ambassador for sports would on the 2nd of may, 20 be launching his book titled me, football and more. Join facebook to connect with segun odegbami and others you may know. After over two decades of absence, it was a sweet homecoming for the national senior male soccer team, the super eagles, as it soared back to lagos in a. Being a lawyer has always been my dream 9ice goes back. Chief segun odegbami set to launch book, titled me, football and more dezango fashion zone get the latest ankara styles and aso ebi 2019.
Jul 14, 2019 in nigeria i love segun odegbami, rashidi yekini, mutiu adepoju, kanunwankwo, jayjay okocha. Oct 24, 2020 in the end, like segun odegbami who ended jointtop scorer with three goals in 1980, yekini was nigerias highest scorer 14 years later. Patrick olusegun odegbami, often shortened as segun odegbami born 27 august 1952. The book titled me, football and more tells the story of nigerian football by a seasoned veteran of the sport. Sample invitation to join book launch team an authorpreneur. According to former nigerian international, chief segun odegbami.
Hosting a book launch party is a great way to get people to help you celebrate and spread the word about your book. Having a book published, or publishing it yourself, is just the first step in the journey. Segun odegbami is the author of me, football and more 4. This was, perhaps, a demonstration of the philosophy of her pet project, future assured, which she launched recently in abuja. Oct 16, 2019 the liberty stadium in ibadan, the first to be constructed in nigeria and africa in 1960, shot the country into the world boxing fame in 1962 when it hosted the first world boxing title fight in africa.
The former footballer launched his book me, football and more, at the nigerian high commission in london on friday september 6th. Segun odegbami, former super eagles captain set to launch book. Chief segun odegbami set to launch book, titled me, football. Huge billboard of aisha buhari spotted in abuja ahead of her book launch with 12.
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