#YourSportsMemo Podcast

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. Listen to the NPFL experts

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. 

Following the PSG vs Bayern Munich high quality, high number of goals match in Paris, Okey Aguoru in Nairobi, Tunji Emmanuel Oke and Chukwuma Agbo joined Calvin 'Emeka Onwuka in the pod to recall some other exciting memories in the history of the UEFA Champions League. Faustino Asprilla, Matthias Sammer, Diego Forlan,Fabio Aurellio, and few others get honourable mentions

Adedapo Adesanya and Esther Olamoyegun join Amara Obah in the pod to review the first-leg matches of this season's UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals. 

Victor Ndolo in Nairobi, Bola Adegbonmire in Lagos and Tuka Lekura joined me in the Pod to discuss Manchester United's debacle under Ruben Amorim, the run under Michael Carrick to bring the club on the brim of qualification for the 2026/2027 Champions League. Should Carrick get the job full-time? What new additions would help the squad with more games next season? 

Baba Olomi and his gang of Rhairom Zamora and Victor Opone review the weekend of twists and turns in the NPFL. 

It is crunch time at the Etihad for the Premier League title as Arsenal visit Guardiola's Manchester City. In the pod with me are Arsenal fans Ekpen Omonbude and Peter Ntephe while Richard Awe and Mr Demo represented Man City. Mr Demo is very confident; Richard does not even think a win on Sunday guarantees a City title. The Arsenal bunch expect a draw but feel a defeat might end their season. This episode is dedicated to the memory of my brother and friend, Temisan Okomi. Rest In Peace, Temi.

Baba Olomi is joined in the pod this week by Atinuke Esan and Ezinne Victoria Oti to review Match Day 35 of the NPFL 2025/26 season. Rivers United are in the driving seat now it seems with Rangers copping a closed door ban till the end of the season. Another pod on football inside Nigeria

Baba Olomi is in the pod with his regular gang of Victor Opone and Muftau Adewale to preview the business end of the NPFL season which is starting with this MD 33. 

Holders Arsenal and Bayern Munich survive spirited attempts at recovery by their opponents to progress into the semi-final. Barcelona dismiss Real Madrid while Lyon overcome a first leg deficit to progress. It is the final four teams left in this season's UEFA Women's Champions League. Amara Obah is joined in the pod by regulars, Natalie (in Manchester); Esther and Dapo in Lagos to review the quarter-final second legs and make a call on which two teams make it to Oslo for the final.

From the scintillating play of Brazil in 1982, Cameroon's Indomitable Lions at Italia '90 through to the vuvuzelas at the South Africa 2010 edition, Akin Dawodu, Rilwan Balogun, Okey Aguro and China Acheru join me in this edition to talk through their memories of the FIFA World Cup down the years. Nobody remembers losers, right? Nobody who saw them has forgotten "the talented men in yellow and blue from South America" that were the Brazil 1982 World Cup side. 

Baba Olomi and his friends, Olayinka Salaudeen and Muftau Adewale found time to be in the pod to discuss Match Day 32 of the ongoing NPFL Season. A week that rained goals across the match venues and ended with Rivers United going back to the top following Rangers International's defeat in Ibadan to Shooting Stars Sports Club. That match in Ibadan is the longest rivalry in Nigeria's top flight league. 

Aclsports' women's football head, Amara Obah gathered Lawrence Baidoo (@kweku_lawrence) in Ghana, Adedapo Adesanya (@Dxpo_) and Doofan, both in Lagos to review the UEFA Women Champions League quarter-finals first-leg matches. These people watch a lot of women football and they bring that into the pod. 

Engineer Kowope is in the pod with Atinuke Esan and Timothy Dehinbo to review MD 31 of the NPFL and preview what the remaining seven matches could mean for many of the teams. The relegation fears are real even for a team sixth on the table at the moment.

Following defeat in the EFL (Carabao) Cup Final, I was joined in the Pod by Rilawan Balogun, Ekpen Omonbude, and Peter Ntephe to review the match and preview the rest of the season. They are still bullish about winning the league..

Host, Engineer Kowope is joined for the review of MD 30 of the NPFL by Victor Opone and Timothy Dehinbo (@TMT_Dehinbo). Ikorodu City, Rivers United and Rangers International are locked in battle for the title while Shooting Stars of Ibadan are determined to make it into the continent. Listen to the NPFL experts..

I am joined in the pod to discuss Liverpool's struggles this season by lifelong Liverpool fans from across the globe. Lakunle Yussuf in Lagos, Kenneth Onyekwe in Barbados, Sola Egunjobi in Canada and Akin Dawodu in London. They gave their very different reasons for this poor defence of the Premier League title, the form of Mo Salah and Ibrahima Konate and the Manager, Arne Slot. These men know their Liverpool and their football

Engineer Kowope and his gang of Jargobann and SportingTheory (Moyosore Abiodun and David Okosun, to the uninitiated) gathered in the pod to review the promotion race into the NPFL currently going on in the NNL. Sporting Lagos and Akwa United seem primed for immediate return "by faith" according to one of them. They had fun.

With only 12 days to the scheduled start of the 2026 WAFCON in Morocco, CAF confirmed the fear of many in football that it was postponed. Amara Obah gathers three journalists and followers of the women's game into the pod to discuss this postponement of the tournament. Suo Chappel, Joy Ojeabulu in Lagos, Nigeria were joined by Lawrence Baidoo in Ghana to discuss this situation and the implications for the women's game in the continent. 

Rio Ferdinand believes that if Arsenal get over the line and win this Premier League title this season that the squad is primed to dominate the Premier League for years to come. I gathered Arsenal fans including former Red Star Belgrade, Vitesse and Hearts striker Abiola Dauda, Emirates ST holder and podcast regulars Kunle Aderibigbe, BackoftheNet Podcast host, Matt Smith and FIFA Player Intermediary, Peter Ntephe in Houston, Texas. Dauda wants the quadruple, Aderibigbe wants the Champions League while Matt and Peter just want the Premier League title.  We had fun

Baba Olomi, Samuel Areo and his mates Muftau Adewale and Victor Opone run through the matches of Match Day 29 of the NPFL. Baba Olomi was helped at the beginning by his canine companion who insisted on joining in the conversation. Rivers United consolidated on their top position with Rangers keeping a close eye on them..

Engineer Kowope and his gang of Victor Opone and Atinuke Esan review match day 28 of the NPFL. Ikorodu got thumped in Benin, Rangers International go top, Remo Stars find a win while Enyimba could be in relegation trouble. Listen in to Nigeria football experts..

Peter Nieketien started representing Nigeria from his secondary school days via the YSFON tournaments across Europe. He went on to play for the Flying Eagles and was part of the famous Chile '87 set. Nieketien was also part of the Maroc AFCON 88 squad and holds Manfred Hoerner in high regard. He was in the pod with Calvin 'Emeka Onwuka to look back on his playing career. 

Host, 'Engineer Kowope' gathered first-timers into the pod to review match day 27 of the NPFL. A league where no team is still safe from relegation even when they are as high as 9th on the league table after 27 matches. Rhairom Zamora (@Rhaizamora) and Ezinne Victoria Oti (@duchessofsport) were Samuel Areo's all-women guests. 

Arsenal shook off the cobwebs from Wolverhampton to march into enemy territory across North London and destroyed hosts Tottenham Hotspurs 4-1. A few hours after the final whistle, I was joined in the pod by Richard Awe and David Ademola who are City fans and Gabriel Mayowa Kolade and Peter Ntephe to discuss what this means for the title race. Let us say that both sides are bullish about their title chances

In the 150th edition of the podcast, Amara Obah is joined by Lawrencia (@la_wre_), Amaeichi-Opara Chinemeremma (@CHINEMEREMMA993), Esther Olamoyegun (@she_kicksgoals) and Thierry (@sisco_iT) to review the play-off matches of the UEFA Women's Champions League matches played during the week. These people know their women's football.

Arsenal dropped two points at relegation-bound Wolverhampton Wanderers in midweek and face Spurs in the North London Derby at the weekend. I was able to gather my friends from across the world to preview the title race in the English Premier League. Matt Smith and Kunle Aderibigbe in London, Peter Ntephe in Houston, Texas were in the Arsenal corner. Femi Kumuyi is of Spurs, Kenneth Onyekwe in Barbados is a Liverpool fan while Bola Adegbonmire supports Manchester United. We started by talking about Bukayo Saka's new 5-year contract at Arsenal...

Engineer Kowope in this special episode of the NPFL Edition of the podcast has been joined by Tosin Adesina (@cosimo_diMedici) and regulars Esan Atinuke (@SucreMamito124), Chris Emenyonu (@Krizbaba22) and Victor Opone (grandson of a famous grandfather) to review the performances of NPFL teams in the Africa club competitions this season. A painful review, by all accounts. 

Regulars Victor Opone and Ayobami Ojeniyi join 'Engineer Kowope' on another weekly review of the NPFL. In this episode they have decided to look at the players who are driving their clubs forward towards the title, the continent or helping the club stave off relegation. Enjoy and please share. 

Regular host, Samuel Areo is joined by Victor Open (@VictorMcEpha) and Chris Emenyonu (@Krizbaba22) to review the matches of the 2025/26 NPFL Season. 

Amara Obah is joined in this episode of the Women's Football edition of the pod by Ali Howorth (ahoworth97) in London, Tamoghna (@footy_work) in India and Ikechukwu Okeke (@Thebey0nder) in Nigeria to discuss the first edition of the FIFA Women's Champions Cup held in London over the weekend. 

Host, Samuel Areo is joined in the pod by Victor Opone (@victorMcEpha), Samuel Bamisebi (@sam_bam) and Olawale Adewale (@MufutauAdewale3) to discuss the issues and stories affecting the NPFL and the NPFL club in the continent. Champions, Remo Stars dwindling form; record title winners, Enyimba with their drama and much more. You will enjoy this

Part 2 of the AFCON 2025 Semi-final preview, Calvin 'Emeka Onwuka is joined in the pod by his mates who have watched many AFCON tournaments: Okey Aguoru, Akin Dawodu in London, Peter Ntephe in Houston and Kenneth Onyekwe in Barbados to look forward to this match. The consensus is that irrespective of the result of the match against Morocco, coach Eric Chelle is building something special with the Super Eagles, like Clemens Westerhof did in the mid-90s.

The Nigeria Super Eagles take on hosts, the Atlas Lions of Morocco in the #AFCON2025 semi-final in Rabat on Wednesday, 14/01/2026. Ghanaian, Daniel Laryea has been chosen as the centre-referee for the match while South African Tom Abongile would lead in the VAR Room. I am joined in the pod by ACLSports.com's Football Chief, Fisayo Dairo, Samuel Areo and our regular Abdulquadri while they were in Rabat. They are unanimously surprised by the choice of Mr Laryea for a match of this magnitude.Dr Peter Ntephe also joined us from Houston, Texas. We don't want to talk about the referee at the end of this match

Fisayo Dairo and Abdulkadir Adedapo join Host, Samuel Areo in Fez to review the first round of matches and to preview the Round of 16 games. Regular, Cris Emenyonu joined them from Lagos.

Host, Samuel Areo is joined by Samuel Bamisebi (@sami_bam) and Chris Emenyonu (@Krizbaba22) as they reviewed the Super Eagles first game at AFCON2025 which has started in Morocco. Areo was presenting just before leaving for Morocco where more episodes will be recorded. 

Thierry Sisco (@sisco_iT) in Jo'Burg and Esther Olamoyegun (@she_kicksgoals) in Lagos joined Amara Obah in the pod to review the the week's matches in the UEFA Women's Champions League - UWCL. Only two slots left for teams hoping to qualify for the knockout stages of the competition. 

Atinuke Esan and Olayinka Salahudeen join JSam in the pod for the usual review of the NPFL week 16 matches as Ikorodu City continue their good form on the road.

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 have to say. Gbenga Abidekun joined us late to give his diplomatic prediction

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 ways in which this can b curbed. 

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 countries to the 12 who came through tough qualifiers for the 2026 WAFCON, making the edition to be the first with 16 teams. CAF's decision was talked about, too. 

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