Category Archives: Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh

Articles by Peter Ijeh

NFF: A Political Party Or Football House?

August 8 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 38 comments

Hello sports fans, it’s a pleasure for me to be back with this edition of my column, titled NFF: A Political Party Or Football House I heard the news that the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, will be taking the World ch...

Cult Of Personality & Leadership

July 11 COLUMNS, Football, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 18 comments

Hello sports fans, it’s a pleasure for me to be back with this edition of my column titled: ‘Cult Of Personality & Leadership’. The ultimate purpose for leadership is not to maintain followers but to pro...

Why Nigerian Teams Can’t Perform Beyond Africa

June 20 COLUMNS, Football, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 23 comments

Hello sports fans, it’s a pleasure for me to be back with this edition of my column, which bothers on “Why Nigerian Teams Need To Change Performance Philosophy”. I would prefer to start with the notion ...

My Expectations From Buhari

May 24 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 19 comments

I’m excited to be back with this week’s edition of my column, titled “Total Governance”. My mind is filled with questions on how the in-coming government, to be led by Muhammadu Buhari would steer...

My Take On Governance In Sports

April 25 COLUMNS, Football, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 28 comments

Hello sports fans round the globe, I’m back with another edition of my column, which is titled ‘Governance In Sports’. There are three major areas to consider in Governance, I call them the A, B, C of S...

Sports & Management: Matters Arising

March 20 COLUMNS, Football, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 2 comments

Hello sports fans, I’m glad be be back with another edition of my column, titled ‘Sport and Management’. Of course, it’s a way of life back home in Nigeria. It is heartwarming to note that million...

Leadership And Governance Of Sports In Nigeria, Africa

February 26 COLUMNS, Football, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 1 comment

Hello sport fans across the world, I’m glad to be back with another edition of my column this week. The governance of sports in Nigeria and Africa is relevantly important. These definitions encapsulate the concepts...

Elections, Governance & Youth Devt.

October 30 COLUMNS, Football, Sports Personality, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh no comments

Hello sports fans round the globe, I’m back with this special article which is on the workability of elections, how they affect the youths and the future of our dear country, nay Africa as a whole. The lifespan of ...

Nigeria, Vuvuzela & Football Rules

September 6 COLUMNS, Football, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 28 comments

Hello sports fans round the globe. Here is my column on the impending FIFA ban bell ringing in Nigeria. The world is ruled and governed by laws likewise soccer is ruled and governed same way. This brings back some memori...

Let’s Imbibe The UEFA Culture

August 29 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 3 comments

Hello sports fans across the globe. It’s great to be back with my column and this edition is on the UEFA Champions League Draw released on Thursday. Interestingly, my former team made the group stage this year and this b...

Need To Harness Nigeria’s Talents

August 21 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh no comments

Hello sports fans, yours truly is back with with a special piece on Talents. Gifts is a security for the future and that is all that matters. A gifted youth is an emblem of any country and that is not far fetched in Nige...

2014 World Cup Gone With Its Antics

July 22 COLUMNS, Football, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 53 comments

Hello sports fans round the globe. It’s great to be back with my column after a brief break and this piece is “All about the World Cup”. Although, the 2014 World Cup is over for now, but let’s rem...

World Cup Formation Supremacy

June 20 COLUMNS, Football, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 57 comments

Hello sports fans, as the World Cup continues, check out the formation supremacy at Brazil 2014. The road to the most popular sporting event on the planet is a long one. The World Cup is not just a 32-team soccer extrava...

Ghana Must Fight To Survive Group Of Death

June 14 COLUMNS, FIFA Competitions, Football, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh, World Cup 31 comments

Hello sports fans across the globe, today’s piece is in continuation of our special series on the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Interestingly, the Group of death in the World Cup happens to fall on our neighbor and African r...

Nigeria Good For Second Round

June 13 COLUMNS, FIFA Competitions, Football, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh, World Cup 40 comments

Hello there, I know that the sports fans across the globe are now enjoying the World Cup, my column for today is on the Nigerian team and the players used in the country’s World Cup qualification and the minutes th...

Argentina’ll Be Hard Nuts To Crack

June 6 COLUMNS, Football, National Teams, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 773 comments

Good day sports fans across the globe, its great to be here with another edition of my column. We shall be looking at the Argentine team and the players used in their world Cup qualification, including the minutes the pl...

Bosnia Have Potentials For Next Round

May 31 COLUMNS, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 1,071 comments

.The Peter Ijeh Column Continues With Countdown To Brazil 2014 – Hello sports fans round the globe , Here is a special on Bosnia-Herzegovina’s trip to the World Cup and players used in the qualification and the min...

Iran Going To Brazil With Rookies

May 23 COLUMNS, Football, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 16 comments

Hello sports fans round the globe, today’s edition of my column is on the national team of Iran and the players they used in their world Cup qualification, the minutes played by each of the players and what they co...

How Nigerian Players Fared In Qualifiers

May 20 COLUMNS, Football, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 714 comments

Hello sports fans round the globe, today’s piece is in continuation of our countdown to the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. I’m going to dedicate this edition of my column on the statistics of the Nigerian players ...

Know The Rules As World Cup Beckons

May 15 COLUMNS, Football, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 673 comments

Hello sports fans round the globe. I’m back with my column and we shall be discussing the World Cup in Series, but let’s quickly look at the laws of the game before going into details of the World Cup partici...

Sports Create Job Opportunity

May 7 COLUMNS, Football, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 743 comments

Hello sports fans across the globe. I’m back with another edition of my column on Sports and Job opportunity. Sport can be an effective stimulus for economic development, especially at the local level. The linkages...

Rational Choice And Leadership In Sports

May 1 COLUMNS, Sports Personality, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 678 comments

Hello sports fans round the globe. Iam back with another edition of my column, which is on ‘rational choice & leadership’ in sports. To think creatively, we must be able to look afresh at what we normally take...

Sport As ‘A School For Life’

April 25 COLUMNS, Football, Sports Personality, Sports Tonic by Peter Ijeh 50 comments

Hello sports fans round the globe. I’m back with another topic in my column this week. It’s titled; Sport As ‘A School For Life’. Sport is an ideal School For life. The skills learned from playing, phys...