#YourSportsMemo Podcast

Engineer Kowope is in the pod with Atinuke Esan and Timothy Dehinbo to review MD 31 of the NPFL and preview what the remaining seven matches could mean for many of the teams.  The relegation fears are real even for a team sixth on the table at the moment.

Following defeat in the EFL (Carabao) Cup Final, I was joined in the Pod by Rilawan Balogun, Ekpen Omonbude, and Peter Ntephe to review the match and preview the rest of the season.  They are still bullish about winning the league..

Host, Engineer Kowope is joined for the review of MD 30 of the NPFL by Victor Opone and Timothy Dehinbo (@TMT_Dehinbo). Ikorodu City, Rivers United and Rangers International are locked in battle for the title while Shooting Stars of Ibadan are determined to make it into the continent.  Listen to the NPFL experts..

I am joined in the pod to discuss Liverpool's struggles this season by lifelong Liverpool fans from across the globe. Lakunle Yussuf in Lagos, Kenneth Onyekwe in Barbados, Sola Egunjobi in Canada and Akin Dawodu in London.  They gave their very different reasons for this poor defence of the Premier League title, the form of Mo Salah and Ibrahima Konate and the Manager, Arne Slot.  These men know t...

Engineer Kowope and his gang of Jargobann and SportingTheory (Moyosore Abiodun and David Okosun, to the uninitiated) gathered in the pod to review the promotion race into the NPFL currently going on in the NNL. Sporting Lagos and Akwa United seem primed for immediate return "by faith" according to one of them.  They had fun.

With only 12 days to the scheduled start of the 2026 WAFCON in Morocco, CAF confirmed the fear of many in football that it was postponed. Amara Obah gathers three journalists and followers of the women's game into the pod to discuss this postponement of the tournament.  Suo Chappel, Joy Ojeabulu in Lagos, Nigeria were joined by Lawrence Baidoo in Ghana to discuss this situation and the implication...

Rio Ferdinand believes that if Arsenal get over the line and win this Premier League title this season that the squad is primed to dominate the Premier League for years to come.  I gathered Arsenal fans including former Red Star Belgrade, Vitesse and Hearts striker Abiola Dauda, Emirates ST holder and podcast regulars Kunle Aderibigbe, BackoftheNet Podcast host, Matt Smith and FIFA Player Intermed...

Baba Olomi, Samuel Areo and his mates Muftau Adewale and Victor Opone run through the matches of Match Day 29 of the NPFL. Baba Olomi was helped at the beginning by his canine companion who insisted on joining in the conversation.  Rivers United consolidated on their top position with Rangers keeping a close eye on them..

Engineer Kowope and his gang of Victor Opone and Atinuke Esan review match day 28 of the NPFL. Ikorodu got thumped in Benin, Rangers International go top, Remo Stars find a win while Enyimba could be in relegation trouble.  Listen in to Nigeria football experts..

Peter Nieketien started representing Nigeria from his secondary school days via the YSFON tournaments across Europe. He went on to play for the Flying Eagles and was part of the famous Chile '87 set.  Nieketien was also part of the Maroc AFCON 88 squad and holds Manfred Hoerner in high regard. He was in the pod with Calvin 'Emeka Onwuka to look back on his playing career. 

Host, 'Engineer Kowope' gathered first-timers into the pod to review match day 27 of the NPFL. A league where no team is still safe from relegation even when they are as high as 9th on the league table after 27 matches.  Rhairom Zamora (@Rhaizamora) and Ezinne Victoria Oti (@duchessofsport) were Samuel Areo's all-women guests. 

Arsenal shook off the cobwebs from Wolverhampton to march into enemy territory across North London and destroyed hosts Tottenham Hotspurs 4-1. A few hours after the final whistle, I was joined in the pod by Richard Awe and David Ademola who are City fans and Gabriel Mayowa Kolade and Peter Ntephe to discuss what this means for the title race.  Let us say that both sides are bullish about their tit...

In the 150th edition of the podcast, Amara Obah is joined by Lawrencia (@la_wre_), Amaeichi-Opara Chinemeremma (@CHINEMEREMMA993), Esther Olamoyegun (@she_kicksgoals) and Thierry (@sisco_iT) to review the play-off matches of the UEFA Women's Champions League matches played during the week.  These people know their women's football.

Arsenal dropped two points at relegation-bound Wolverhampton Wanderers in midweek and face Spurs in the North London Derby at the weekend. I was able to gather my friends from across the world to preview the title race in the English Premier League. Matt Smith and Kunle Aderibigbe in London, Peter Ntephe in Houston, Texas were in the Arsenal corner. Femi Kumuyi is of Spurs, Kenneth Onyekwe in Barb...

Engineer Kowope in this special episode of the NPFL Edition of the podcast has been joined by Tosin Adesina (@cosimo_diMedici) and regulars Esan Atinuke (@SucreMamito124), Chris Emenyonu (@Krizbaba22) and Victor Opone (grandson of a famous grandfather) to review the performances of NPFL teams in the Africa club competitions this season.  A painful review, by all accounts. 

Regulars Victor Opone and Ayobami Ojeniyi join 'Engineer Kowope' on another weekly review of the NPFL. In this episode they have decided to look at the players who are driving their clubs forward towards the title, the continent or helping the club stave off relegation.  Enjoy and please share. 

Regular host, Samuel Areo is joined by Victor Open (@VictorMcEpha) and Chris Emenyonu (@Krizbaba22) to review the matches of the 2025/26 NPFL Season. 

Amara Obah is joined in this episode of the Women's Football edition of the pod by Ali Howorth (ahoworth97) in London, Tamoghna (@footy_work) in India and Ikechukwu Okeke (@Thebey0nder) in Nigeria to discuss the first edition of the FIFA Women's Champions Cup held in London over the weekend. 

Host, Samuel Areo is joined in the pod by Victor Opone (@victorMcEpha), Samuel Bamisebi (@sam_bam) and Olawale Adewale (@MufutauAdewale3) to discuss the issues and stories affecting the NPFL and the NPFL club in the continent. Champions, Remo Stars dwindling form; record title winners, Enyimba with their drama and much more.  You will enjoy this

Part 2 of the AFCON 2025 Semi-final preview, Calvin 'Emeka Onwuka is joined in the pod by his mates who have watched many AFCON tournaments: Okey Aguoru, Akin Dawodu in London, Peter Ntephe in Houston and Kenneth Onyekwe in Barbados to look forward to this match.  The consensus is that irrespective of the result of the match against Morocco, coach Eric Chelle is building something special with the...

The Nigeria Super Eagles take on hosts, the Atlas Lions of Morocco in the #AFCON2025 semi-final in Rabat on Wednesday, 14/01/2026. Ghanaian, Daniel Laryea has been chosen as the centre-referee for the match while South African Tom Abongile would lead in the VAR Room.  I am joined in the pod by ACLSports.com's Football Chief, Fisayo Dairo, Samuel Areo and our regular Abdulquadri while they were in...

Fisayo Dairo and Abdulkadir Adedapo join Host, Samuel Areo in Fez to review the first round of matches and to preview the Round of 16 games. Regular, Cris Emenyonu joined them from Lagos.

Host, Samuel Areo is joined by Samuel Bamisebi (@sami_bam) and Chris Emenyonu (@Krizbaba22) as they reviewed the Super Eagles first game at AFCON2025 which has started in Morocco.  Areo was presenting just before leaving for Morocco where more episodes will be recorded. 

Thierry Sisco (@sisco_iT) in Jo'Burg and Esther Olamoyegun (@she_kicksgoals) in Lagos joined Amara Obah in the pod to review the the week's matches in the UEFA Women's Champions League - UWCL.  Only two slots left for teams hoping to qualify for the knockout stages of the competition. 

Atinuke Esan and Olayinka Salahudeen join JSam in the pod for the usual review of the NPFL week 16 matches as Ikorodu City continue their good form on the road.