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What next, Nigeria! The next Olympic Games will take place in Los Angeles in 2028. 4 years are just around the corner, a blip in time, too short, probably, to develop podium-athletes at the 2028 Olympics. Or not? Yet, there is a common acknowledgement that Nigeria should be amongst the superpowers of sport in the world. The country is underperforming (in everything). The evidence is clear in sports – at least 6 Nigerians won medals for other countries that adopted them. Already, towards 2028, countries have started serious preparations. The Netherlands have secured their camp and training sites in Lós Angeles already, 4 years ahead of the Olympics! Saudi Arabia have hired Nigeria’s Olympic Gold medalist, Ene Udo Obong – a Nigerian hired to birth champions like him. Those are two obvious giant steps, already. There must be more. Ambitious countries have already started their journey to Los Angeles. Is Nigeria one of them? The big questions for Nigerians are: 1. What should Nigeria start to do now beyond lamenting the ‘failure’ at Paris 2024 and heads rolling? 2. How can the government be made to take the matter of sport seriously enough? 4. What are some clear, simple, practical, achievable, and measurable action points? 6. Should the focus be on some, or all, sports? 8. How can the ‘mercenary’ actions of Nigerian athletes be reduced? 10. How can domestic sports development and funding be realistically achieved in partnership with government? 11. And more….. Idorenyin Uyoe is an international consultant and expert with first-hand experience and a ring-side ticket to events at Paris 2024. He observed and worked behind the scene with some of the topmost athletes, officials and organizations of many countries at the games Godwin Enakhena, is an administrator of ‘ Friends United By Sports’, FUBS, a body comprising the ‘who’s who’ in Nigerian sports across all sectors. He moderates the social media platform that contains some of the most authoritative views and opinions on Nigerian sports. This Saturday morning, on ‘90 minutes with Mathematical’, Nigerians all over the world will drink lavishly from the uncommon insights and experiences of these two sports giants, and start to glean possibilities into the future of Nigerian sports. A not-to-be-missed show from 7:30 am, Nigerian time (same as GMT), on Saturday August 24, 2024, on Eagle7 Sports Radio 103.7 FM on terrestrial radio, and online on www.youtube.com/@eagle7fm Direct Media player: https://eagle7fm.com, and eagle7fm.com Online radio directories.. https://mytuner-radio.com/radio/eagle7-1037-fm-sports-radio-487313/ https://www.getmeradio.com/eagle7fm-5448/?station_id=5448 http://streema.com/radios/play/Eagle7_103.7_FM https://liveonlineradio.net/eagle7-1037-fm https://radio.streamitter.com/station/eagle7-1037-fm-sports-radio-XC6AB Pls share, like, follow, hashtag…anything, except nothing! Dr. Olusegun Odegbami MON, OLY, AFNIIA, FNIS.
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