Our Team

Kunle Solaja – Editor-in-Chief

Kunle Solaja, FIFA/CIES alumni, is an author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. Some of his published books include: “Super Eagles…Through The Ages” and “Going For Goals…Unfolding Nigerian Football’s Hidden Stories”.
He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and the country’s most capped FIFA World Cup journalist having attended all the seven FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Russia 2018.

KAYODE TIJANI – Contributing Editor

Kayode Tijani, another sports journalist of international repute, is a contributing editor. He undoubtedly is the custodian of Nigeria’s richest audio visual sports library.
He has covered many sports events across the globe including the Olympic Games and the World Cup. He is the CEO of www.sportsXclusivetv.com.

ERIC ASOMUGHA – Contributing Editor

A former webmaster and internal information manager for the Confederation of African Football, CAF, Eric Asomugha is the president of Independent Sports Media Outreach.
He is also, a FIFA/CIES Alumni and a sports/ media consultant, and a roving journalist who started his career as a journalist in 1991 with Al Ahram Weekly newspaper in Egypt and was a correspondent/ freelancer for other publications in Africa and Europe before joining the communication division of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Afolabi Gambari -Contributing Editor

Afolabi Gambari is a seasoned journalist who has practised for more than two decades and worked in several newspapers and magazines in Nigeria and Zimbabwe.
A fast-rising social commentator, he is also gaining recognition for his breezy-style delivery on issues in local and international affairs.

ADE SOMEFUN – Contributing Editor

Ade Somefun, a sports journalist of international repute, is a former Associate Editor of the Nigerian Tribune Newspaper.
He is also a former International stringer with United Press International, a US based international news agency. He also served on the Board of Shooting Stars Football Club of Ibadan. He is also a PR and sports consultant.

BOLAJI OKUNOLA – Correspondent

Bolaji Okunola is a young sports journalist whose passion and flair has endeared him to football lovers across the country.
He is also one of the pioneering contributors to SportingSun newspaper which is from the stable of The Sun Publishing Limited. The burden sports writer was on the shortlist of the sports category of the 2015 Nigeria Media Merit Award.