#YourSportsMemo Podcast

Arsenal fans Bimboh Adekoya, Rotimi Dada, Matt Smith and Deji Oseni join Calvin Emeka Onwuka to preview their club's chances in the 2021/22 Premier League Season. There is a unity in the belief that Pepe will shame his detractors and be the shining light for the club this season.  With James Maddison, Rotimi sees the club in the Top 4. 

Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty lived up to their top billings by winning at Wimbledon. The Aussie winning her maiden Wimbledon title while the Serb clinched a record equalling 20th Grand Slam.  Biola Solace-Chukwu in Lagos, joined Calvin Emeka Onwuka in the Pod along with Uzo Onuoha and Femi Kumuyi to discuss SW19 and pay tribute to the winning machine that is Djokovic

After 4 weeks of really great football, Italy are the European Champions for the 2nd time. Roberto Mancini's side's penalty shoot-out win at Wembley Stadium was the ultimate victory for a team on a 34-match unbeaten run.  Calvin Emeka Onwuka was joined in the Pod by the jubilant Ejike Ikwuagu and Deji Oseni (resident Octopus) plus Matt Smith and Femi Kumuyi. A first timer, Lamid Momodu joined in f...

A thoroughly entertaining Euro2020 Tournament has reached the final with Roberto Mancini's Italy coming up against Gareth Southgate and the Three Lions of England. Joining Calvin 'Emeka Onwuka was Doc Ijay, Sola Egunjobi, Deji Oseni, Eddie Mo and Ejike Ikwuagu.  The panel split on who wins this match but agree on it going to be a cracking game

The fantastic Euro2020 Championship is into the final four with 1968 winners, Italy; 1992 winners, Denmark and 2008/2012 winners, Spain joined by England for the semi-finals at Wembley, London. Calvin 'Emeka Onwuka is joined in the pod by Femi Kumuyi, Matt Smith, Ejike Ikwuagu, Eddie Mo and Andrew Anyafo to preview the semi-final and talk about the contrasting styles of all four teams left. 

After a series a pulsating matches in the Round of 16 at the Euro2020 Championship, Akin Dawodu, Deji Oseni, Sola Egunjobi and Doc Ijay Usonwu join Calvin 'Emeka Onwuka to preview the quarter-finals.  The Danes are Dark Horses, Italy have a solid team and base they work off, Spain are into their groove while England won't get a better chance of winning a major tournament. By all intents and purpos...

The Euro2020 enters the knock-out round of 16 stage so Deji Oseni, Doc Ijay and Ejike Ikwuagwu join Calvin Emeka Onwuka in the Pod to preview the matches. There will be goals in the Sweden Vs Ukraine game and many sub-plots in the England Vs Germany match - the panelists say. 

Calvin Emeka Onwuka is joined in the Pod by Bimbo Adekoya, Matt Smith and Amit Limbachia to discuss the ongoing Euro2020. Dumfries of Holland, Locatelli of Italy and the heartbreaking moment with Christian Eriksen was discussed.  Italy, France, Holland looking good while Southgate and England get scrutinised. However the quality of officiating was properly noted and praised.

Novak Djokovic overcame his long term rival, Rafa Nadal and young gun Stefanos Tsitsipas to win the Roland Garros Grand Slam. The Serb is on the cusp of a calendar Slam. So I gathered in the Pod, Biola Solace-Chukwu, Yemmy Ojo and Femi Kumuyi to review RG 21.  Barbora Krejcikova won the women's event as there was totally different quartet in the semi-finals from last year. The panellists look at w...

Deji Oseni, Ogaga Akpomiemie, Ejike, Eddie Mo and Jidechi Chidiezie join Calvin 'Emeka Onwuka in the Pod to preview the Euro2020 Tournament holding across the continent from June the 11th.  Two of them say Mancini's Italy will win the tournament the others say it will be France with N'Golo Kante being named the MVP of the Tournament. It was nice banter in the Pod.

Ivanlotti, Debbie Chelsea, SimplyTeewhy and Kay Suberu join Calvin Emeka Onwuka to preview the 2021 Champions League final match between their beloved Chelsea and Man City.  Kay believes strongly that Hakim Ziyech will score in this final, Debbie does not care what happens as long as Chelsea win. It was an exciting time in the pod. Ivan joined us from Malabo, Eq Guinea. 

The 2020/21 Premier League has ended with Liverpool and Chelsea filling the final 2 Champions League slots on the final day. On this 50th Episode of the Podcast, Bimboh Adekoya (Arsenal), Doc IJthereddiva (Man Utd), Femi Kumuyi (Spurs) and Uzor Okoroma (Chelsea) join Calvin Emeka Onwuka to discuss their immediate views of the just ended season.

Despite beating Barcelona home and away, taking 4 points off Atleti and Sevilla, Real Madrid finish behind City rivals Atletico Madrid who win their second title under Diego Simeone. In the Pod with Calvin Emeka Onwuka are 3 Real fans of many decades Okechukwu Aguoru who joined us from Senegal, Seun Oreks and Aisha Atilola spoke from Lagos, Nigeria.  Give it to Real fans, even when they know they...

The 1994 Nigeria Super Eagles were engaged in a titanic semi-final match with holders CIV in that year's AFCON s'final. Akin Dawodu starts the Pod off with his memories of that match. Sola Egunjobi takes the pod further back to the 1982 World Cup - Brazil Vs Italy match in Barcelona, Spain. Calvin Emeka picks the Super Eagles opening group match at US '94 for his memorable match.  These and many m...

With a few days to the FA Cup final, an old timer remembers the times when the FA Cup final in England used to be a show-piece event. Now it is almost an afterthought. Talking of lucky shirts, BBC World Service, Merseyside Derby finals and Alex Ferguson.. He remembers many of those days.

Following what is looking like a season in which Arsenal Football Club are not going to qualify for European Football, four passionate fans of the club are in the pod with Calvin Emeka Onwuka to give their take on the Manager Mikel Arteta and the club as a whole.  Season Ticket holders Ekpen Omonbude and Kunle Aderibigbe are joined by Ruth Odunayo and Rotimi Dada. They have strong views but delive...

The Nigeria Super Eagles are back in Lagos for the first time since 2001 for a full International. In this Special Episode in Partnership with Lagos State Sports Council we speak to some who remember what it felt like to watch the team in Lagos.  Former Super Eagles Media Officer, Toyin Ibitoye joins experienced heads like Akin, Fela and Kunle Yusuf to recount their experience of watching the Supe...

Taiwo 'Energy' Enegwea was part of the Nigeria U17 squad that went to Canada in 1987 to defend the trophy won two years earlier in Beijing, China. Team got as far as the final only to lose on penalties to the Soviet Union. Energy recounts the experience of playing in front of a packed National Stadium, Lagos and his time with the 1989 U20s in Saudi Arabia

AFCON '94 and Atlanta '96 goalscoring hero for Nigeria, African Footballer of the Year Emmanuel Amuneke dropped into the Pod to talk about his playing and current coaching career. Truly a treat!  Amuneke has coached in Sudan, Egypt and qualified Tanzania for their first AFCON in 2019 since 1980. In this Podcast he talks about his coaching experience, his qualifications and how much he believes tha...

Calvin Emeka Onwuka and Blessing Fowowe host another episode of the Podcast. Man United visit the Champions on the 17th of Jan and our panel discuss the influence of the Portuguese, Fernandes on the club from Old Trafford, Manchester.  Ifreke Inyang, Eze Egwim, Dr IJ join the hosts in the Podcast

Join Calvin Emeka Onwuka and Blessing Fowowe as they present the first edition of the show in 2021. Nigeria's no 1 Tennis writer Biola Solace-Chukwu is in the Pod to review Tennis in the 2020 and then preview the 2021 season. Mrs Solace-Chukwu does not think Serena Williams will win another Grand Slam while hoping the 'NextGen' set in the Men's Tour will be able to win more Slams.

Seven defeats in twelve league games including four at home but 9 points off the top four places what is next for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal as the busy Christmas Schedule arrive? Emma Dele Nwachukwu, MVP Sawadinho, Martins Otokpa are in the Pod to discuss it.  We were also joined on the phone by Seun Oreks, Sunny Megbuzie and brought home by Ifreke Inyang. It was lively, it was emotional and it was...

Jose Mourinho and Tottenham Hotspurs going into the first North London Derby of the season top of the Premier League. In this #NLD Special episode of the Show we have two separate panels of fans to discuss their teams' fortunes. The Spurs fans are so bullish that they even believe they will win the Premier League. In the White and Blue Corner Akin-Olawale Lanre, Janet Tijani and Niyi Raji, in Lago...

The Greatest Footballer of many generations Diego Armando Maradona has died. Argentina's World Cup winning skipper of 1986, the God in Naples, Italy, Maradona was a one-off. In this episode we have a panel of Sola Egunjobi, Bola Adegbonmire and Bode Oguntuyi talking about their most abiding memories of the great man. The panel apart, there were contributions from Tunde Adelakun, Ifreke Inyang, God...

With no less than 7 first team players out injured, the Champions Liverpool go into a run of tough matches in the league and in Europe. How will they cope? This Episode speaks to Liverpool fans from across the Globe on what they feel will happen to their club.  Sam Mbonu in Houston, Texas, Kenneth Onyekwe in Barbados, Eky Shirley in Lagos are joined by Emeka Nwabudike in the panel to discuss this...