A Tribute By Segun Odegbami …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
I am, therefore, retreating into history to pay some little, well-earned tribute to some special Nigerian soldiers in sports whose footprints are etched permanently in the sands of time.
This is not an academic excursion into the history of the military in Nigerian sports. It is my very humble experiences since I became a part of the Nigerian sports scene in the early 1970s. So, I apologise for its limitation.
To me, the military has always been an integral part of Nigerian sports. The story of a soldier as the first Nigerian to win a medal at any international sport (the Commonwealth Games)…
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