#YourSportsMemo Podcast

A return to regular programming and what a game to return with. Drs Ekpen Omonbude and Peter Ntephe representing Arsenal talk about where the team is at the moment and what they expect from the big clash at Stamford Bridge. Kay Suberu and Nanu  Ugwu know what it means to be where Arsenal are now as Chelsea fans.  Bullish for the Blues as ever, Kay expects Chelsea to win.. Listen to what the others...

Host, Amara Obah is joined by Ikechukwu Okeke and Moyosore to preview the new NWFL Women's football league season. Women's football fans in Nigeria, who do you think would dethrone the Champions, Bayelsa Queens? Listen to what they say here..

Atinuke Esan @(@sucreMamito124) and Chris Emenyonu (@Krizbaba22) join host, Samuel Areo in the pod for this weekend's Episode of the NPFL Edition of YourSportsMemo Podcast. It was a weekend of draws and the crew discussed this in Ilorin, Kwara state. 

Esther Olamoyegun (@she_kicksgoals), Tamoghna (@footy_work) and Tuka Letura (@tukaLetura) join Amara Obah to review Match Day 4 of the UEFA Women's Champions League. After winning their first 3 games, debutants Man United came crashing back to earth with a 5-2 hammering in Wolfsburg.. Holders, Arsenal, finally get their first win - a comeback one against Real Madrid in North London

Regulars Mayowa Kufile (@MayowaKufile) and Adesanya Abdulazeez (@Tundeyinde) join host, Samuel Areo to preview the 13th round of matches in the NPFL. The stand out result was Wiki Tourists win in Aba against Enyimba. 

Arsenal snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in Munich, Manchester United in their first Champions League campaign have 3 wins in 3. Chelsea score six away. Super Falcon, Christy Ucheibe is player of the match in Benfica's draw. These and more are discussed by Natalie (@Natalie_17) and Nenye (@iyawoChelsea) in this episode of the Women's football edition of YourSportsMemo Podcast with Amara Obah...

Following the actions of fans (and clubs, come to think of it) in Katsina at the weekend during the match with Barau FC, Samuel Areo is joined by regulars Mayowa Kufile and Olayinka Salaudeen to speak about it and other issues arising from the weekend in the NPFL. As experienced NPFL journalists and watchers, they are able to explain in better details the gamesmanship of some teams and suggest way...

Dr Victor Ademola joined Women's Football Edition regulars, Joy Ogunmoleya in Dublin and Ikechukwu Okeke in Awka in this week's edition of YourSportsMemo Podcast hosted by Amara Obah.  Full-Time Super Falcons coach, Justin Madugu, complete with his new two-year deal has been saying he is rebuilding the Super Falcons team, the people in the pod say they are not seeing this rebuild.. CAF added four...

In another episode of the NPFL Edition of the podcast, your host Samuel Areo is joined by regular, Olayinka Salaudeen (@InnovatorYK), Opadele Abdulkabeer (@DELEJNR29) and Adesanya Abdulazeez (@Tundeyinde) to cast their minds back on match day 11 of the Nigeria Professional League (NPFL)

Chris Emenyonu (@Krisbaba22), Olayinka Salaudeen (@InnovatorYK), Samuel Adebayo (@bayodaish) and Mayowa Kufile (@MayowaKufile) join Samuel Areo for this week's edition of the NPFL Edition of the Podcast.  These NPFL gurus take last weekend's fixtures on and also found time to thank Rivers United for their qualification for the group stages of the CAF Champions League

Amara Obah, with Aboluwade Gods Treasure (@Iam_agt), Ikechukwu Okeke (@TheBey0nder) and Esther Olamoyegun (@she-kicksgoals), discuss the Nigeria U17s outings at the FIFA Women's World Cup in Morocco where they lost their first two games. *Their X handles They take the discussions further by discussing the problems with women's football in Nigeria

ACLSports' Samu Areo gathered NPFL journalists Yinka Salaudeen and Chris Emeyonu to review the weekend's matches in the league and touch on the Nigerian teams in the continent. Safe to say that Shooting Stars start to the season is getting the approval of Salaudeen If you want to be kept abreast of the league and Nigerian football in Nigeria, this is the podcast to subscribe to. 

Aclsports' women's football reporter gathered Joy Ogunmoleya in Dublin, Robert Olimene in Ibadan and Ikechukwu Okeke in Awka to discuss another Super Falcons' list that does NOT include the gifted striker, Gift Monday.  These are people versed in women's football in Nigeria and around the world. 

Amara Obah presenting with Natalie in Madrid and Tuka in Nigeria

Spain have been far and away the best team of this Euro 2024 but history tells us that the best teams don't always win tournaments. Peter Ntephe, Matt Smith and Deji Oseni in London, Mansa Adwoah in Germany join Calvin Emeka Onwuka in the pod to preview a tournament short on frills and excitement and preview the final.  Three years ago, Deji was a regular on the Euro 2020 series we had and success...

Arsenal fans Ekpen, Folarin and Matt believe that the boys have to win at Wolves and then at home to Chelsea to remain in the title race before Champions City play again.  Exit from the Champions League followed the home league defeat to Aston Villa is causing some doubts with regards to the title race now that City are two points ahead on the table. There is hope.  It is SIX to go.

In what could be the just part 1, Calvin 'Emeka Onwuka is joined in the pod by Okey Aguoro, Sola Aiyepeku and Deji Faremi to discuss Super Clubs, effects of big money on football clubs and the leagues in Europe.  Before the meat of the discussion, there was a fascinating insight on how IICC Shootings Stars Football Club of Ibadan, Nigeria was run in the 70s, as narrated by Sola. That on its own de...

I am joined in the pod by UEFA A Licensed coach, Chuks Akuneto, UEFA C Licence coach and multiple FIFA World Cup and AFCON journalist, Wole Opatola; Dr Peter Ntephe in Houston - FIFA Licensed player rep and Dr Ekpen Omonbunde - Arsenal Season ticket holder to discuss which way football is going.  The two coaches let us in on how it actually is from a coach's view. Drs Ntephe and Omonbunde speak fr...

I had the privilege of having Manchester United fans from across the world join me in the pod to talk about where the current team is and hopes for the next season. Vic joined in from Nairobi, Yomi was in Amsterdam, Bola, Bayo and Eze from Lagos and Doc Ijay and myself in London. There was a big split in views on what is responsible for the poor performance of the team, which gave room for each to...

It was raucous in the pod at some point. But, it was great fun.  Bimboh Adekoya (Arsenal fan), "I am convinced that Arteta is building a team to dominate the PL and Europe for years... In this episode of the podcast, Adekoya was joined in the pod by Richard Awe, Mr Demosho (Man City), Sola Aiyepeku, Babatunde Koiki (Liverpool) and Kunle Aderibigbe (Arsenal) to discuss the title run-in which starts...

Dr ET Peters while in university in Nigeria and playing football had her knee busted by a wicked tackle. It changed her vision and career choice she said in a post on X. I was fortunate enough to get her to come on the podcast to tell us about it.  Very grateful for her time. I never thought she was even into sport until that post. She was the captain of her uni's volleyball team! 

According to Tunji Oke, Barcelona's 5-0 demolition of Real Madrid in December 2010 "was a performance." In this episode of our 'Five Series', Tunji is joined by Peter Ntephe, Yomi Okunowo and Nanu Ugwu to recall 5 memorable matches they have watched.  Yomi was at the Maracana Stadium to see James Rodriguez score THAT goal at the 2014 World Cup.. Peter recalls the feeling as Nigeria U23s rally to b...

Apart from Pele, Diego Maradona, Leo Messi, Ronaldo da Lima, Cristiano Ronaldo, there have been so many really special footballers over the years.  In this special episode dedicated to my late brother and friend Funso Oke, I was able to gather my friends who have watched this game for decades really. Sola Aiyepeku, Tunji Oke, Obafela Bank-Olemoh and Yomi Okunowo chose their favourite footballers d...

A John Terry slip in the soggy pitch in Moscow 2008 was followed by an atrocious refereeing performance Vs Barcelona in 2009 to leave Chelsea fans wondering if they will ever get to the Champions League Holy Grail. In Munich in 2012, nobody gave them a chance vs Bayern at the Allianz Arena. Somehow, it happened. Nine years later, Thomas Tuchel's team defeated Man City to win Chelsea's 2nd CL win....

Liverpool Football Club are English football best and most successful export with their six wins in the continent's top tournament - the Champions Cup/UEFA Champions League.  In this mini-series, we speak to fans of Premier League clubs who have won the tournament to recount their memories of those wins. Regulars Akin Dawodu,Lakunle Yusuf are joined by Ikwerreman, Emeka Nwabudike and Lanre Adeola...