The Nation Newspaper

Tag: onigbinde

  • Onigbinde, Odegbami for 3rd Best Ogedegbe Memorial Lecture

    Onigbinde, Odegbami for 3rd Best Ogedegbe Memorial Lecture

    The families of the late Best Ogedegbe and Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Oyo State Chapter have concluded plans to organise a third memorial lecture in remembrance of the former Green Eagles goalkeeper.

    The wife of the deceased, Folashade Ogedegbe in Ibadan said the event slated for Tuesday 6th November became necessary, as it’s about the only occasion put in-place in memory of her departed husband who passed away on 28 September 2009.

    FIFA/CAF Instructor Adegboye Onigbinde, according to a programme released by the family, would be the chairman at the event while a team-mate of the deceased, Segun Odegbami would deliver a paper in a lecture titled ‘Life After Football: The Road Roughly Travelled’.

    The Deputy Speaker Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Babatunde Olaniyan is expected to grace the event as a special guest of honour while the Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Oyo State, Dapo Lam-Adesina would also be a special guest at the lecture scheduled for 11am at D’Rovans Hotel’s Odedeme Hall.

    Best Ogedegbe came into the limelight at the Nations Cup hosted and won by Nigeria in 1980 when he was chosen ahead of the popular Emmanuel Okala by Coach Otto Gloria who led Nigeria to her first Nations Cup Gold. He also represented Nigeria at the Moscow Olympics in 1980.

    A recipient of the M.O.N., Best Ogedegbe was the first choice goalkeeper at IICC Shooting Stars (now 3SC) and was a member of the prestigious IICC squad that won Nigeria’s first continental laurel in 1976, after he proceeded to Abiola Babes of Abeokuta from where he retired from active football to begin a coaching career.

  • Onigbinde: Eagles don’t need easy draws

    Onigbinde: Eagles don’t need easy draws

    Former Coach of the Super Eagles who is also a member of the Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Adegboye Onigbinde has declared that “a well prepared Super Eagles are not expected to fear any foe and should not rely on easy draws to make an impact at the (forthcoming 2013) Africa Nations Cup.”

    The CAF Advisor, as blunt as ever, said he doesn’t believe in the so-called easy draws but believes in the amount of preparation put in by a team prior to a match.

    “You have known me for a long time; I don’t bloody care what the draws decide. What matters to me is the way I prepare my team. I don’t look forward to any draws with any expectation. Let us be pitted against anybody or any team, what is important is to get the team ready for any eventuality,” Onigbinde noted.

    The erstwhile FIFA Instructor also stated that the performance of the Nigerian team at next year’s Africa Nations Cup would depend on team handler Stephen Keshi’s programme for the team.

    “It’s only Keshi that can tell how far the team would go at the AFCON because he is solely in charge of the team and knows the extent of the team’s readiness for the competition”, Onigbinde offered.

  • Sports Festival: Onigbinde molested at match venue

    Sports Festival: Onigbinde molested at match venue

    THE Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti Sports Complex was yesterday turned to a battle front as irate Ado-Ekiti soccer fans descended on match officials that handled the elimination match between Team Ekiti and Team Osun.

    Crisis erupted two minutes before the final whistle after the centre referee Egunbiyi Suleiman from Oyo State signaled four minutes added time. The furious fans ran into the pitch protesting what they claimed would have been a penalty against Team Osun and the match officials were given the beating of their lives.

    After running around the pitch, Winjobi Ayodeji the AR1 from Lagos State, fainted and was rushed to the hospital by Team Ondo players, who rescued him and he was still in a state of coma at the Health Centre of the Polytechnic where he was receiving first aid treatment as at press time.

    A plastic chair was brought down on the head of the reserve referee Usman Hussein from Ogun State, as no single security personnel was present at the match venue. Alaba Abiodun Olusegun the ARII from Ogun State was brave enough as he ran for dear life.

    As if that was not enough, the infuriated fans later accosted FIFA and CAF instructor Festus Adegboye Onigbinde by molesting him for daring to prevent them from inflicting bodily harm on one of the officials. They also claimed his presence at the venue, intimidated the match officials.

    When reporters visited the match officials at the Health Centre where they were admitted, they said their official properties, which included flag (used in beating them) and other personal effects such as whistle and phones were carted away by the fans.

    Team Osun was leading by a lone goal scored by the captain Olaojoyetan Soji in the 4th minute.