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Thunder Teslim Balogun (1927-1972) and the Beautiful Game, By Femi Kehinde At the age of 18 years, Teslim entered a big football competition in 1945. In the 1949 football tour of the United Kingdom, the English soccer writers did not fail to see the qualities and soccer wizardry of Teslim Balogun. The Daily Graphics’ sports editor, Edgar Kail, remarked about him thus: “their 22 year old six foot three bow legged, giant centre forward, is a real artist and strange as it may seem in modern football, he holds the ball and uses it well.” In this season of anomie and atrophy, it is better t...

Views: Visits 5 By Hon (Barr) Femi Kehinde In this season of an omie and atrophy, it is better to remember with fondest and affectionate memory those people who had made us happy, and had impacted into our lives and essence, through their God given talents. Tesilimi Olawale Ayinde Balogun was one. He lived a 45 years that was laced and filled with soccer. After all, the Nigerian firmament is replete with stories of unsung heroes in commerce, politics, law, enterprise, education, sports, medicine, traditional institutions and so on. Football is arguably the world’s ...

Translate Teslim ‘Thunder’ Balogun: What Nigerians never knew about him, exploits home and abroad On By Hon (Barr) Femi Kehinde In this season of an omie and atrophy, it is better to remember with fondest and affectionate memory those people who had made us happy, and had impacted into our lives and essence, through their God given talents. Tesilimi Olawale Ayinde Balogun was one. He lived a 45 years that was laced and filled with soccer. After all, the Nigerian firmament is replete with stories of unsung heroes in commerce, politics, law, enterprise, education, sport...

SEGUN ODEGBAMI: The rise and rise of the power of athletes! On By Chief Segun Odegbami I have waited a long time for a period such as this to come. Now, it may be here. I can see the faint outlines of an emerging super force that can drive the essential change that càn alter the face and fate of sports in Nigeria, for good, forever. Social media is the fuel propelling this phenomenon with ongoing conversations on several athletes’ platforms, telling their stories and discussing their plight. For the first time, differences are set aside and discussions have been frank. Crises are being re...