PinnedPele and Santos did not stop the Nigerian Civil War for 48 hours.“The official season starts actually with the famous (and still mysterious) tour of Africa. A tour so full of stories that there is no…Oct 4, 2015Oct 4, 2015
The Story of the 1949 Nigerian Football Team’s UK TourThe Elder Dempster ship, MV Apapa, arrived at the Liverpool docks at 8.30am on Monday, August 29, 1949. On board were eighteen Nigerian…Aug 29, 2016Aug 29, 2016
The Nigerian Governor’s 1949 Letter to The English FAEarly 1949, the English Football Association’s Match Permit Committee received letters from the Nigerian Football Association and the Gold…Feb 6, 2016Feb 6, 2016
The Fake Nigerian Princes’ Pen Pal ScamIn the late 1940s, several American and Canadian newspapers got letters from young Nigerian princes looking for foreign pen pals. Most…Nov 21, 2015Nov 21, 2015
Published inThe Tennis NotebookCourtside ChatThe story of Black Africa’s ill-fated 1976 Professional Tennis TournamentJun 28, 2015Jun 28, 2015
