Sportdev Series with Boma Ekiyor

Man city was recently charged with breaking 115 rules under the FIFA Fair Play rules an can face huge points deductions. They are accused with falsifying financial statements and not complying with the Premier League’s probe. If major points are deducted, they can get relegated.

Several coaches of African origin have been working in European soccer leagues, but they don't get opportunities to coach the major teams. We look at this to see whether the coaches are ignored.

Sportdev explores recent calls for the state of Isreal to banned from sport competitions. We explore whether they should ben prevented from participating, and why a country should be banned.

Paul Pogba - one of the best football players in the world, recently failed a drug test for Performance Enhancing Drugs and is facing a ban. Sportdev talks about what happened to this special player

The recent Ballon D' Or award ceremony lacked the excitement of earlier awards. Is it because the same athletes get awarded this title so the interest in it has reduced?

In this episode, we breakdown how teams get paid in UEFA Champions League. UEFA increases the compensation each year, and this is one of the reasons teams fight for qualification.

Most scouts, agents, or teams want to get African players, but stereotypes, challenges, and fear prevent them from going to the continent. These five tips should help anyone looking for African players.

Germany won the FIBA Basketball World Cup and established themselves as the number one Basketball national team. despite this win, people still don't want to give them their credit. Sportdev explores why they are being denied their respect.

So the draw for the Africa Cup Of Nations happened today. Sportdev breaks down each group with predictions about who qualifies and who goes home early.

Hey guys, in this episode we check what makes American Football's pass rushers great at what they do. All the outstanding pass rushers have these traits - check out our breakdown.

The 2030 World Cup is being held in Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina. Some have hailed it as another World Cup partly held in Africa, but the downside is that many African will not be able to attend the World Cup.

English Premier League expert - Egal from EgalTV drops in to chat about the recent discrimination of Osihmen by his own team - Napoli

Nimi Walson-Jack is a Social Entrepreneur and Educator. He is the Co-Founder of Creative Culture a Nigerian Based Edutainment company with operations in event production, content creation, venue management and talent development.

Host of Always Footie Podcast and football/soccer expert - Mike Okoro drops in to chat about latest soccer news.

During the celebration of their World Cup victory over England, the head of the Spanish Federation - Luis Rubiales gave a kiss to one of the Spanish players. The incident has caused a global outcry and many have called for the resignation of Mr. Rubiales. Sportdev explores the situation and shares our thoughts. Enjoy.

We explore the recent Messi deal with MLS Franchise - Inter Miami. I talk about the pros and cons of the deal, impact to the league, and what the future holds for the super star.

Moses is a Sport Psychologist in Nigeria and he stops by to chat about his challenges and the development of sport in the country

In this episode, we explore whether the Nigerian National Soccer Team – The Super Eagles, should still be referred to as “Super”. The recent string of losses and poor performances has cost the team and fans are not excited about watching their games anymore.

In this episode we look at the recent announcement that Russian and Belarusian Tennis players can participate in U.S Open and Wimbledon under a neutral flag. Sportdev Series highlights the hypocrisy behind this announcement.

In 2019-2020, the English Premier League (EPL) accounted for 3.2 billion viewers around the world. While this bring major revenue to the British economy, the local leagues around the world pay a price in viewership. Sportdev explores whether local leagues around the world will ever recover their local audience from ththe growth of the EPL. 

In this episode, Sportdev round table explores whether Victor Osihmen is the best striker in European Football. We look at all the factors that make a good striker, and whether Osihmen fits the bill. 

In this episode, former Under 20 Media Officer for the Nigerian Football Federation - Adewale Ajayi drops in to talk about the future of the Nigerian Fedration. Adewale analyzes the new programs in place, and the plans of the new Federation president - Ibrahim Gusau. 

UK Sport Journalist – Mohammed Salad drops in to chat about his experiences at the Qatar World Cup, NFL Playoffs, and more.

Former Senior Manger for Development at FIFA – Mike Pfister joins SportsDev Series to chat about the upcoming World Cup at Qatar 2022. Mike discusses the social issues, qualification series, future of the competition, and the teams most likely to succeed at the tournament.

Mike Okoro joins Sportdev to chat about recent football/soccer issues – Cristiano Ronaldo’s meltdown, Nigerian U-17 Women’ team, Chelsea, recent Football elections in Nigeria, etc. Join us and enjoy.