Sportdev Series with Boma Ekiyor

Adewale Ajayi is a renowned Nigerian Sports Journalist and a former Media Officer for the Nigerian Football Federation. He and Mike Okoro join SportDev Series to talk about the recently annulled Nigerian Football Federation elections.

Coach Abdullahi Usman Biffo is a UEFA licensed Nigerian coach that has served as Head Coach for premier league teams in Nigeria and Ghana. He has won titles in Nigerian league and has competed in African continental championships.

Daro Eghagha visits Sportdev. Daro is Certified USTFCCCA Sprint, Hurdles, Strength and Conditioning and Relay Specialist track and field coach in Geneva Switzerland with club FSG Bernex-Confignon. He was also a former NCAA Division 1 track and field athlete with Bethune Cookman University.

Mohamed Salad is a UK born Somali sports journalist that covers the NFL in London and African Soccer. He has written several thought provoking articles about the NFL in London and the African Cup of Nations

Mike Okoro stops by to chat about all the key soccer events in the Month of May 2022. Everything from Champions League to Serie A. We also take a look at Super Eagles' new coach Jose Pesiero and his first friendly match against Mexico. 

In this episode, Jose Thadeu Goncalves drops by to chat about BFUT Institute of Soccer – the Brazilian soccer development program that helps players achieve their highest potential. BFUT focuses on technical and tactical development of players and works with players from different countries.

In this episode, Mike Okoro stops by to chat about the aftermath of World Cup qualifiers, Qatar World Cup draw, and possible performances in the tournament.

In this episode, Mike Okoro stops by to analyze the final stages of World Cup Qualification in Africa and around the world. 

In this episode, we analyze whether the International Olympic Committee is right in urging Federations to ban Russian teams from competitions. Should Sport be used to sanction nations?

Mike joins Sportdev to analyse the knockout stages of the African cup of Nations tournament. 

Mike Okoro stops by in this episode to breakdown the start of the African Cup of Nations Soccer Tournament. We analyze the highs, lows, and exciting moments. 

In this episode we talk about Cuban sports–little investment, but huge success in world sport, specifically Olympics. We'll chat about how athletes are selected, how elite athletes are identified, and how they pay for their system.

In this episode I explore the reasons why African Soccer/Football players are subjected to monkey chants in European stadiums. In Spain, Italy, England, Bulgaria, France, Montenegro, and the list goes on, players of Afro origin are being subjected to monkey chants, bananas are being thrown at them, and they are called apes. We look at the history of this practice, why it continues, and what FIFA i...

Sport Analyst - Mike Okoro drops in to discuss the upcoming Ballon d' Or, Qatar World Cup, and the recent African Qualifiers. 

Three years after being caught in a bribery scandal , Nigeria Football Federation have reinstated coach Salisu Yusuf to his position as assistant to national team coach Gernot Rohr, and as head coach of the national B team.

Mike drops in to discuss all things sports. Specifically, Mike analyzes Super Eagles World Cup qualifying games and other sport topics. 

Sports enthusiast – Michael Okoro  visits Sportdev again to passionately discuss current topics in football from around the globe

Richard Lilja is Danish coach that currently serves as a trainer for the Danish Football Federation. Richard has more than 25 years’ experience coaching in Denmark, and has spent the last 10 years as a professional coach. Richard has a UEFA A-license, and is a UEFA Elite Youth licensed coach.

Faz is a Director at FruitionX – a United Kingdom base Sports Management, Tech, and Youth Development agency. FruitionX has worked with several organizations including English Premiership clubs such as: West Ham United, Chelsea FC, and Arsenal FC.

In this episode, we are joined by sports enthusiast – Michael Okoro to discuss current topics in football from around the globe. Enjoy

The second part of Super Eagles Roundtable - SportDev Series sits down with fans of the Nigerian National Soccer team - The Super Eagles, to chat about the current topics facing the team. The guests breakdown the issues, current crop of players, administration, and the future of the team. Enjoy

In this episode, we were visited by Vic Penn is a former college Football standout that started as Quarterback for University of South Carolina and University of Central Florida. He is currently the founder of VirtualQB Training (virtualqbtraining.com)– a virtual platform founded to help quarterbacks around the world understand the game of football better than they’ve ever understood it before.

The founder of online platform - Eaglestrackerng joins us to talk about his platform, the challenges, and how he identifies and profiles upcoming soccer players competing at the highest levels in world soccer. 

This episode features Karem Rae, is an aspiring soccer player that spent time in Europe chasing lucrative contracts from potential European clubs. His book titled - Go Pro Soccer highlights his challanges and helps other aspiring players avoid the pitfalls awaiting other soccer players. 

In this episode, SportDev Series sits down with fans of the Nigerian National Soccer team - The Super Eagles, to chat about the current topics facing the team. The guests breakdown the issues, current crop of players, administration, and the future of the team. Enjoy