#YourSportsMemo Podcast

Five matches into the 2026/27 season, Bimboh Adekoya, Rilwan Balogun, Dr Peter Ntephe and Folarin 'Hayatou' joined Calvin Emeka Onwuka to preview Arsenal's season. 

We talked about Eberechi Eze, Mikel Merino and even Bukayo Saka's form. In the end, there is a strong believe that the Gunners would retain a league title since the days of Hebert Chapman. For Adekoya, it would be a double with the addition of the UEFA Champions League..

Enjoy.

Regulars Chris Emenyonu and Atinuke Esan joined Engineer Kowope on this episode of the NPFL Edition of the podcast. They reviewed the match day 6 matches and then had a sneak preview of the Lagos Derby for the next match day in midweek.

Engineer Kowope is joined in the podcast by Michael Imianvan (first timer on the Pod), Victor Opone and Chris Emenyonu to review Match Day 4 of the NPFL. They also found time to discuss the Super Eagles AFCON qualifiers against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau.

The last minute defeat of Nigeria Falconets to Colombia on Sunday marked the end of Africa's participation at the Poland-based FIFAU20WWC. 

Host, Amara Obah is joined in the pod by regulars Ikechukwu Okeke and Bankole Oluwapelumi and from Ghana, Lawrence Baidoo to review the tournament and preview the remaining matches. 

Germany-based Akosua Adjei (in Poland for the tournament), Ikechukwu Okeke and Paul Arowolo (both in Nigeria) joined Amara Obah to review the first round matches at the FIFAU20WWC being held in Poland. 

Nigeria's Falconets are the only African country make it into the Round of 16, which the gang in the pod previewed also.

Chris Emenyonu, Jamiu Adelase and Atinuke Esan joined Engineer Kowope to review the latest matches in the NPFL. They also talked about the NPFL sides' matches in the CAF club competitions. 

NPFL clubs face different situations as they play their 2nd-leg preliminary rounds in the various CAF club competitions. Champions, Rangers International go away in the Champions League qualifier having managed only a draw at home to their Benin Rep opponents. Rivers United have a draw from away so will be confident as they host the 2nd-leg. 

Shooting Stars of Ibadan go to CS Sfaxien of Tunisia with a slender 1-0 lead but they would be hopeful because that 2nd-leg would be behind closed doors. Cup winners, Elkanemi take a 3-0 lead to their 2nd-leg match. 

En...

Match Day 2 of the 2026/27 NPFL season featured six matches following the involvement of 4 clubs in continental action. Rancehrs Bees 4-0 defeat of the Warriors from Abia was the highlight performance of the week. 

Engineer Kowope is joined in the pod to review the action by regularsEzinne Victoria Oti and Ayobami Ojeniyi. 

Ikechukwu Okeke, Bankole and Larence Baidoo join Amara Obah to preview the Poland-based edition of this FIFA U20 Women's World Cup. Nigeria, Ghana, Benin Rep and Tanzania are the CAF representatives in Europe, both Nigeria and Ghana have been hit by absences of some of their better players. 

The gang go through it all..

Shooting Stars of Ibadan hosted Inter Lagos on the Friday to usher in the opening weekend of the 2026/27 NPFL season. Your Host, Baba Olomi was joined in the pod by Victor Opone and Timothy Dehinbo to review the drama of the 10 matches played across the league.

The 2026/27 NPFL season kicks off in Ibadan on the 28th of August. Engineer Kowope has a full house in the Pod to preview the season and the opening match. Atinuke Esan is joined by Michael Degbile, Timothy Dehinbo and Jamiu Adelase to go through it all with host, Baba Olomi. 

They are all looking forward to an exciting new season even as things seem to be changing in the football administration in the country.

Enginner Kowope hosts this special Shooting Stars-themed episode of the podcast at his home in Olomi. He was joined by Shooting Stars fans Ayobami Ojeniyi, Gbenga Monehin and Lateef Basunu to look at how the club they support will be able to compete on three fronts this upcoming season in Nigeria and on the continent. 

After finishing 3rd in the league last season, they are hoping to go one step further in the league. 

Engineer Kowope hosts this Sporting Lagos themed episode of the podcast with Tomiisin Adewole, David Okosun and Lekan Omoboye. 

These gentlemen discuss on Sporting Lagos' goals for the season would be, what their fans should expect on the pitch and they move into how the league is organised. 

There would be more episodes on other clubs.

The Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon joined South Africa, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria as WAFCON winners after a thrilling and emphatic 3-0 win over tournament debutants and surprise finalists, Malawi. 

It is fitting that the 200th episode of this podcast is to a review of the final and the tournament as a whole. Host, Amara Obah is joined by regulars Esther Olamoyegun and Ikechukwu Okeke with one of the voices of women's football in the continent, Sam Ahmadu, making his debut. 

Enjoy the series finale.

Ten times WAFCON winners

Played at every FIFA Women's World Cup since 1991.

The Nigeria Super Falcons would not be defending their crown in Morocco and will certainly not be at the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil in 2027. This has been a disastrous WAFCON for Nigeria. 

Immediately after the defeat to South Africa, Amara Obah had guests in the pod to share their views on what has actually gone wrong with the team.

Esther Olamoyegun joined Praise Emeka-Idika and Ikechukwu Okeke in the podcast hosted by Amara Obah to review the semi-finals of the ongoing TotalEnergiesWAFCON2026 as Cameroon and Malawi make it to the final. The performances of the Chawinga sisters and the Cameroon goalkeeper, Bihina come under the spotlight - deservedly.

They also review the fall-outs following Nigeria's ouster from the tournament and scramble to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup via the backdoor. 

Baba Olomi, Samuel Areo is joined in the pod by his regular gang of Ezinne Oti, Timothy Dehinbo, Victor Opone (grandson of a famous ex-International) and Ayobami Ojeniyi to preview the start of the 2026/2027 NPFL Season. 

These are young Nigerians invested in football inside Nigeria and always worth a listen

A thumping freekick from the Cameroon CB Nyadjou proved to be the only goal that knocked out holders, Nigeria and sent Cameroon to the 2027 FIFA World Cup and the semi-final against Morocco. 

A tournament of many bad firsts, the Super Falcons would now seek backdoor entrance to the world cup. 

Amara Obah gathered fans into the pod after the match to share their thoughts on Nigeria's women's football. Fuad, Ade, Bankole and others were not amused at all..

WAFCON 2026 into the quarter-finals stage with 4 automatic places at the Brazil 2027 FIFAWWC at stake. 

Amara Obah is joined in the pod by regulars to review the group stages and preview the 4 quarter-final matches. Esther Olamoyegun, Ikechukwu Okeke and Adedapo Adesanya brought their experience of watching women's football in the continent into the pod. 

2022 Champions South Africa and current holders, the Super Falcons of Nigeria kept their WAFCON 2026 hopes alive with a point and a victory in their second matches at the tournament following defeats in their first matches. 

Joy Ojeabulu, Ikenna Okeke and Abdoulie Jatta Bamba joined Amara Obah in the pod to review the latest round of matches at the tournament in Morocco. It is boiling nicely for a lot of the teams while Morocco have secured a place in the last eight following their late flurry against Algeria. 

In one of the most blatant exhibitions of hubris, FIFA President Gianni Infantino dropped a proposal proposing more money. A huge backlash led by UEFA leads him to fold (as the kids would say) and withdraw it. In the pod are men with international finance backgrounds, an international brand manager based in Nairobi and a lawyer based in Houston who gave their views on this FIFA farce. 

We found time to pay tributes to the dear departed legends in Kevin Keegan and Franco Baresi. 

WAFCON 2022 Champions, Banyana Banyana of South Africa lost to Tanzania. Holders and ten-time winners, Nigeria followed up by being humbled by debutants Malawi to crown a quite interesting first round of matches at the 2026 WAFCON. 

Mary Eshun, Ikechukwu Okeke and Adedapo Adesanya join Amara Obah to review those matches and the shocks at Africa's premier women football competition taking place in the Morocco cities of Rabat and Casablanca.

The biggest WAFCON Tournament ever kicks off in Morocco with 16 teams and automatic Brazil 2027 FIFAWWC slots available for the four semi-finalists. 

Joy Ogunmoleya in Dublin, joins Esther Olamoyegun and Ikechukwu Okeke (both in Nigeria) to preview the top women's tournament in the continent. Straight from her coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Amara Obah is hosting..

A few minutes after Rodri picked up the FIFA World Cup trophy from the hands of Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino, the gang gathered in the pod to review the final and point out our highlights of the tournament. 

Bimboh Adekoya, Peter Ntephe, Sola Egunjobi, Rilwan Balogun and Kenneth Onyekwe have been the gang for this World Cup 2026 series and it has been an absolute pleasure having them. 

Two different semi-finals at the 2026 FIFA World Cup and two different but similar outcomes. The usual World Cup panel look into what the losing coaches of Didier Deschamps and Thomas Tuchel could have done differently. Bimboh Adekoya who was in Atlanta to watch the second semi-final was quite passionate, as you can imagine.

There was time to pay homage to the greatness of 39 year-old Lionel Messi. 

Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham join Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-finals in Donald Trump's US of A. 

The usual World Cup gang, minus Rilwan Balogun, review the quarter-final matches and preview the mouth-watering semi-finals. Kenneth Onyekwe reminds all that Argentina have not lost a World cup semi-final while also saying he would like Thomas Tuchel to make history by leading England to the title. 

Bimboh Adekoya is Kenneth's kindred spirit in believing England would win it. Peter Ntephe tries to explain why Sorloth did not square to Haaland in Miami.. Th...

Following from the normalisation of deviance of Brazil as predicted in the previous podcast, the same team gathered again to review and preview the world cup as it enters the last eight. 

The complexities of African teams' late collapses, the wonderful atmosphere at the Azteca as experienced by Bimboh Adekoya in the England vs Mexico match, and Peter Ntephe joining the party in Houston for the Saudi Arabia vs Cape Verde match to predictions for the last eight matches. 

This is a show powered by those who have watched many matches.. Happy listening

In the pod for this 2026 FIFA World Cup are men who have watched the world cup for close to five decades. Bimboh Adekoya joined from Atlanta, Sola Egunjobi in Canada, Kenneth Onyekwe in Barbados and Rilwan Balogun in the UK.

Balogun and Onyekwe talked about how Brazil have fallen badly with the latter describing it as the normalisation of deviance by the South American country.

We talked about the strength in depth and quality of France especially the drive and determination of Mbappe to make this his tournament, England and what Thomas Tuchel might be c...

Another collection of FIFA World Cup memories from football supporters from around the world as we look forward to the start of the #FIFAWorldCup2026

Brazil in 1982 and the France 1998 World Cups get frequent mentions

Suddenly, on the 7th of June 2016, Nigeria's most influential football person Stephen Okechukwu Keshi died. The news shook many people. Still shakes many people to this day. 

In the pod for this episode are a lady and gentlemen with stories about the man. This is the first in a series about the man many called the #BigBoss.

Regulars, Victor Opone and Timothy Dehinbo join Baba Olomi to review and preview the ongoing Federation Cup in Nigeria. They are not very impressed with the organisation and believe that the NFF don't even appear like they are interested in the competition.

The final part of Arsenal-Themed episode has Arsenal fans sharing their views following the Champions League final loss to PSG in #Budapest, Hungary. 

All still upbeat especially because winning the Premier League had tempered the loss considerably. 

Hours before the 2026 Champions League final in Budapest, Hungary, Arsenal Fans send in their predictions and feelings for the match. 

Many are confident of a win. Some see this as a free hit since the Premier League trophy has been won. Nice mix of views. 

Final episode for this season of the NPFL Edition. Rangers International are Champions, Rivers United and Shooting Stars of Ibadan - after a 27-year absence - are back to playing in the continent. 

Ezinne Victoria Oti, Rhairom Zamora and Victor Opone joined Engineer Kowope to round-up the entire campaign. 

During the trophy presentation, I was joined in the pod by many Arsenal fans to share their emotions on what this means to them and what their hopes are for the future. It was great. Had many regulars and newbies too. 

After a 22-year wait, Arsenal are back at the summit of English Football. In this episode, their fans from all over the world speak on how this title win has affected them. 

A very emotional podcast. 

Ezinne Oti and Atinuke Esan joined Baba Olomi (Engineer Kowope) in this episode of the pod to review MD 37 of the NPFL and preview what would be a titanic last day battle between Rangers International and Rivers United for the title. 

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Baba Olomi in the pod with Tim Dehinbo and Victor Opone to review week 36 of the NPFL. 

Manchester United assured of UEFA Champions League football for the 2026/2027 season following the defeat of Liverpool at the weekend. What next for the football club next season? What about Michael Carrick and the wonderful job he has done to get the club there?

@quinnyUnited, @jodambusta, @ndetov, @lourd4lanre and @bobokons are in the podcast to discuss what they think the future should look for the football club from next season on

Following the conclusion of the 2nd semi-finals of the UEFA Women's Champions League at the weekend, Amara Obah is joined in the pod for the review by Adedapo Adesanya, @theMiniNino and Covenant Damilare Olajide (@Covenant_Light)

The trio also went ahead to predict the team that would emerge as European Champions in Oslo later this month.