SPORTS CELEBRITY PERSONALITY OF THE WEEK@LMCNPFL @Colinudoh @koyero @proudlyaustin @unilagfm_1031 @realskillzz @adekanye52 via@sportsbywest3

A NEW ADDITION, SPORTS BY WEST BRINGS YOU INTERVIEWS WITH TOP SPORTS ANALYSTS AND PUNDITS.

 

WE START WITH A GRADUATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, AN ON-AIR-PERSONALITY WITH UNILAG FM 103.1.

HE IS ALSO A SPORTS ANALYST WITH CHANNELS TELEVISION, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NONE OTHER THAN JULIAN AJUNWA.

We talked about his best and worst moments in the studio, and why he thinks Enyimba will win the NPFL for the 8^th time, and why Sunday Oliseh should not be sacked and many more, excerpts:

 JULIAN.

 

 

Notable quotes:

"they(ENYIMBA) have the best chairman or administrator in the league (Chief Felix Anyasi Agu) he has been the one responsible for the success of the club over the last decade so on that premise I think they would retain their crown and win for the 8th time”………

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SBW: Introduce yourself sir?

Julian Ajunwa: My name is Julian Ajunwa

SBW: What/who attracted you to the world of sports?

Julian Ajunwa: Passion basically attracted me to love sports, the need to inform listeners about all that is trending in the world of sports.

SBW: So what is your favorite sports?

Julian Ajunwa: Football because of the passion and the drama associated with it.

SBW: Which sports do you play?

Julian Ajunwa: Football, I try to play it regularly just to keep fit.

SBW: What has been your most embarrassing moment in the studio?

Julian Ajunwa:  That was my first day ever on air, I was very nervous when the first question was asked, and couldn't conjure up words together. It was a really terrible moment.

SBW: And your best moment?

Julian Ajunwa: The best moments was.... I think the show I had on unilag fm on my return after about 6 months absence, was really awesome and I enjoyed every bit of it.

SBW: who is your role model?

Julian Ajunwa: my role model is Solomon ajiziogu of TV continental.

SBW: Who do you think will win the NPFL this season?

Julian Ajunwa: Wow! That's a very tough question because the league gets tougher and tougher every year because this year Kano Pillars, Wolves, Rangers, Heartland, Giwa FC, would all come back stronger.

Giwa FC who missed out of qualification for the continent on goal difference have shown intent by signing Gbenga Ogunbote as their new coach because of his achievements in the league over the years. Enyimba has hired a coach (Paul Aigbogun) who led Warri Wolves to not only second position behind winners Enyimba but scored the most Number of goals despite all the financial struggles they went through. He would look to improve Enyimba’s no of goals scored as they scored 2 goals only 5 times all through last season. He is also coming to a familiar terrain having served as assistant coach to Salisu Yusuf, he would cum in with a lot of experience.

I would pick Enyimba because they have all it takes, players, coaches, backroom staffs, mentality of Champions and finally they have the best chairman or administrator in the league (Chief Felix Anyasi Agu) he has been the one responsible for the success of the club over the last decade so on that premise I think they would retain their crown and win for the 8th time.

SBW: Are you choosing Enyimba because you support them?( our sources tell us you are a hardcore Enyimba fan)

Julian Ajunwa: No I just said it would be very tough this year but looking at it they have had the best defense in the last 3yrs in the league.

 In the last 3yrs they have finished 2nd, 2nd and 1st respectively.

They finished with 70pts last season while it could have been much more if you add the 10pts they dropped at home against Abia warriors, Giwa, Wolves, Rangers and all plus they were the best away side last season with 5 wins on the road at difficult grounds like Kwara  utd, Taraba , Dolphins, Rangers, and Abia warriors that effectively won them the league title, they also got valuable draws at Bayelsa , Sharks, Nassarawa utd, Wikki Tourists.

SBW: With the home based super eagles exiting the CHAN 2016 tournament at the group stage, where did you think Oliseh went wrong?

Julian Ajunwa: There no perfect squad list but I think Oliseh left out some very important like Chinedu Udoji captain of the league Champions, Nzube Anazemba of Enyimba Chinedu Efugh of Heartland, the inclusion of the afore-mentioned players would have fortified the squad as the defence turned out to be our Achilles heel in the tournament where we failed to keep a single clean sheet in three games.

  SUNDAY OLISEH.

SBW: And do you think Sunday Oliseh should be sacked? Especially as he called Nigerians insane, although he has apologized

Julian Ajunwa: No not yet, Nigerians should be patient till after the double header against Egypt then we would know if we would qualify for the nations cup 2017.

SBW: What are your predictions about Samson Siasia's dream team at the Olympics, Do you think Samson Siasia can lead Nigeria to win the Olympics?

 SAMSON SIASIA.

Julian Ajunwa: It's possible if we can  plan properly by playing friendly games, top quality friends against teams that qualified for the Olympics which would put us in good shape ahead of the Olympics

And also select the right players including the 3 over aged players that would add lots of experience to the side.

 JULIAN AJUNWA.

 

SBW: In your own  personal opinion sir, who are the three over-aged players siasia should pick?

Julian ajunwa: Siasia shud pick one defender, midfielder and a striker so I feel he should pick Mikel , Efe Ambrose and Ighalo.

 ODION IGHALO.

 

SBW: That means the captain of the super eagles Ahmed Musa should not make it your own view, don't you feel the team lacked a good winger at the u-23 AFCON  tournament last year?

 

Julian Ajunwa : No

I don’t think we need a winger

We have more than enough

SBW: Okay so, rate Nigerian sports overall as of 2015 over 10

Was 2015 excellent, good, average or poor for Nigerian sports?

Julian Ajunwa: 6/10, Average, but it can be better this year.

SBW: In conclusion sir, what does the future hold for the NPFL?

Julian Ajunwa: The future looks good for the NPFL only if only we do the right thing,

 in terms of administration, , providing top quality security at match venues, empowering the referees. There were 32 away wins in the NPFL  last season and with all these things put in place am sure we would have more away wins this season.

 SBW: what do you expect from Nigerian clubs(in terms of performances) in the continent this year?

 

 

 

Julian Ajunwa:  well,  I think this clubs would do well (Enyimba, Wolves, Akwa utd and Nassarawa utd)  would do well on the continent this year. It comes with a lot of pressure  because CAF might just take out a slot or two from the NPFL. All four clubs have recruited well for the new season but I am a little skeptical about wolves because they have lost the bulk of the squad from last season with the sale of Egwekwe , Etebo , Osadiaye,  Ibenegbu , Lordson Ichurll, they also lost their coach in Paul Aigbogun so if you put all these indices together it makes it difficult for them and I don’t see them making the group stage of the CAF champions League. But I think the other three clubs would go far.

 

 

Okay, thank you very much for your time sir, we wish you the very best as an OAP on Unilag FM and a sports analyst with Channels television.

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DANIEL BRYAN CALLS IT QUIT....via@sportsbywest3

FORMER WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION,  Daniel Bryan has retired from wrestling as a professional aged 35.

A wrestler whose celebration style, YES, YES, YES  has influenced everyone and cuts across all sports and sectors of the world with wide acceptance, with Nigerian wonderkid, the MVP of the u-17 world cup Kelechi Iheancho using the YES YES YES celebrations.

The popular former WWE World Heavyweight champion tweeted on Monday that "due to medical reasons, effective immediately, I am announcing my retirement" before elaborating on his decision on Raw.

Bryan claimed that the debilitating effects of head trauma have left him with no option but to permanently hang up his wrestling boots.

His future had been the cause of much speculation since his last appearance almost a year ago, in which time Bryan has been forced to relinquish the Intercontinental championship.

 

Monday night's Raw concluded with the entire WWE roster emerging and leading the applause for Bryan who exited the ring for the final stage as the crowd erupted into his trademark 'Yes' chant.

KEY CAREER STATS:

 TURNED PROFESSIONAL: DECEMBER 1999

RETIRED: FEBUARY 8TH 2016

FINISHING MOVES

As Daniel Bryan
Guillotine choke – 2011
LeBell Lock^[/"Yes!" Lock/"No!" Lock (Omoplata crossface – 2010–2015)

Running single leg high knee – 2013–2015

• As Bryan Danielson/American Dragon

      Bridging dragon suplex

• Cattle MutilationArms Across America Bridging double chickenwing
• Crossface chickenwing sometimes with bodyscissors
• Crucifix position followed by multiple elbow strikes to the side of the opponent's head
• Double wristlock to a grounded opponent followed by multiple stomps to the opponent's chest, face, and head
• LeBell Lock (Omoplata crossface – 2010
• Regal-Plex (Bridging leg hook belly-to-back suplex) – adopted from William Regal
• Triangle choke sometimes followed by multiple elbow strikes to the opponent's

NICKNAMES

• "The American Dolphin"
• "The American Dragon"
• "The Beard"
• "The Best Wrestler in the World"
• "The Dagger"
• "The Dazzler"
• "G.O.A.T." (Greatest of All Time)
• "The King of Beards"
• "The Master of the Small Package
• "Mr. Money in the Bank
• "Mr. Small Package"
• "The Submission Specialist"
• "The World's Toughest Vegan"
• "The "Yes!"/"No!" Man"'

 WWE ACHIEVEMENTS

 WWE World Heavyweight Championship three times

 and the World Heavyweight Championship once,

 in addition to being a one-timeUnited States Champion

 a one-time WWE Tag Team Champion as part of Team Hell No(with Kane),
and a one-time Intercontinental Champion.

 He was also the 2011 SmackDown Money in the Bank winner,

has headlined several major pay-per-view events (including SummerSlam in 2013 and WrestleMania XXX),
 and was the 2013 Superstar of the Year Slammy Award winner.

He is also the 26th Triple Crown Champion and the 15th Grand Slam Champion in WWE history.

stats as gotten from Wikipedia.

 

 

SPORTSBYWEST is wishing the retiree the very best in life.

UPDATES: CHAN 2016: AWARD WINNERS....via@sportsbywest3

THE CHAN 2016 tournament has been concluded with DR CONGO  crowned as champions of the tournament for a second time, after defeating Mali 3-0 in the final with the goals coming from Elia Meschack with a brace, and Jonathan Boligni scored the other goal to make DR CONGO the most successful team in the tournament's history.

RECALL that Ivory Coast defeated guinea 2-1 to claim third place in the tournament.

An own goal by Mohamed Youla and Gbagnon Badie in the first half powered Cote d’Ivoire to a 2-1 win over Guinea in the third place match on Sunday in Kigali.

 

Goalkeeper Abdoul Karim Cisse was the hero for ‘Les Elephants’ saving two penalties in either half as the Ivorians claimed bronze at the expense of the Syli Nationale, who pulled one back through Aboubacar Leo Camara in the closing stages.

 

THE AWARD WINNERS AND THEIR CATEGORIES ARE:

 

Best Player: Mechack Elia (DR Congo)

Top scorer: Mechack Elia (DR Congo): 4 goals and two assist
 

Goal of the Tournament: N’Guessan Serge (Côte d’Ivoire) against Cameroon
 

Fair Play Trophy: DR Congo

 

Best XI

Goalkeeper: Ley Matampi (DR Congo)

Defenders: Abdoul Karim Danté (Mali), Joël Kimwaki (DR Congo), Cheick Ibrahim Comara (Côte d’Ivoire), Mohamed Youla (Guinea)

Midfielders: Ibrahima Sory Sankhon (Guinea), Mechack Elia (DR Congo), N’Guessan Serge (Côte d’Ivoire), Hamidou Sinayoko (Mali)

Forwards: Jonathan Bolingi (DR Congo), Sekou Koïta (Mali)

 

Substitutes

Badra Ali Sangaré (Côte d’Ivoire), Djigui Diarra (Mali), Lomalisa Mutambala (DR Congo), Heritier Luvumbu (DR Congo), Daouda Camara (Guinea), Aka Essis (Côte d’Ivoire), Ernest Sugira (Rwanda), Ahmed Akaïchi (Tunisia), Elvis Chisom Chikataba (Nigeria), Christopher Katongo (Zambia)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPDATES: LEAGUE TABLE ACROSS EUROPE via@sportsbywest3

   SPORTS BY WEST BRINGS YOU THE TOP FIVE TEAMS AND THE BOTTOM THREE TEAMS IN MAJOR LEAGUES ACCROSS EUOROPE, up to date as of  4th February 2016, and stats are for the 2015/2016 season

Starting with the EPL

the top five teams in the English premier league are:

Leicester city with 50 points

Manchester city with 47 points

Tottenham hotspurs with 45 points

Arsenal with 45 points

Manchester united with 40 points

 
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS CHELSEA ARE 13TH WITH 29 POINTS.


the bottom three in the English league are:

Newcastle united 21 POINTS

Sunderland 19 POINTS

Aston villa 13 POINTS

KEY STATS TO NOTE:

NONE OF THE NEWLY PROMOTED TEAMS( WATFORD, BOURNEMOUTH and NORWICH CITY ARE  IN THE RELEGATION BATTLE ZONE)

LEISCESTER CITY'S JAMIE VARDY IS  THE CURRENT TOP SCORER WITH 18 GOALS

Peter Cech of Arsenal and Joe Hart of Manchester city have the most clean sheets with11 each.

longest winning run is held by Arsenal and Manchester city 5.

longest unbeaten run is 14 by Tottenham hotspur

IN THE ITALIAN SERIE A

THE TOP FIVE TEAMS ARE:

Napoli  53 points

Juventus 51 points

Fiorentina  45 points

Inter milan  44 points

Roma   41 points


THE BOTTOM THREE ARE:

CARPI with 19 points

frosinone with 19 points

Verona with 14points

key stats to note:

 Higuain is the top scorer with  23 goals

longest unbeaten run, Napoli 13 games

longest losing run, Genoa with 5 games

longest winning run, Juventus 13 games



in the FRENCH LIGUE 1

the top 5 are

PARIS SAINT GERMAIN ARE TOP WITH 66 points

Monaco with 42 points

Nice with 39 points

Angers with 37 points

Caen with 36 points

The bottom three are:

Montpelier with 25 points

Toloulose with 20 points

Troyes with 11 points

STAT TO NOTE: ONLY THE TOP 3 TEAMS in france qualifies for the UCL

4th placed team goes to the Europa league

bottom three get relegated.

the top goal scorer is zlatan with 19 goals

longest unbeaten run is by PSG with 24 games



IN THE GERMAN BUNDESLIGA

the top 5 are:

BAYERN MUNICH with 52 points

Borusia Dortmund with 44 points

Hertha berlin with 34 points

Bayern lerverkusen with 31 points

Schalke with 30 points

THE BOTTOM THREE ARE:

werder Bremen with 19 points

Hoffeinheim with 14 points

Hannover 96 with 14 points

KEY STATS TO NOTE:

 Aubameyang is the top scorer with 20 goals

Bayern Munich has the longest winning run with 10 games

longest unbeaten run is 14 games Bayern Munich

 

IN THE SPANISH LA LI LIGA

THE TOP 5 ARE:

 Barcelona with 51 points

Atletico Madrid with 48 points

Real Madrid with 47 points

Villareal with 44 points

Sevilla with 36 points


THE BOTTOM THREE ARE;

RAYO VALLECANO WITH 20 points

Granada with 20 points

Levante with 17 points

KEY STATS TO NOTE:

Luis Suarez and Ronaldo are top scorers with 19 goals each

longest unbeaten run is held by Barcelona 14 games

jan oblak has the most clean sheets with 14

longest winless run is held by Valencia with 11 games

FUNNY PICTURES SPECIAL......via@sportsbywest3

 

SPORTS BY WEST BRINGS YOU OUR FUNNY PICTURES SPECIAL, WE DO NOT CLAIM  CREDIT FOR ANY OF THE PICTURES.

 

 

 IN ANOTHER WORLD.

 

 

 

 EVERYTHING IS COOL UNTIL ITS TIME FOR PENALTY SHOOT-OUT.

 

 

 

 

 THE LVG EFFECT, OH LOOK FALCAO MAKES IT AN EXCEPTION.

 

 

 

 

 

  WHY GARY?

PAUSE AND PLAY ANALYSIS IS DIFFERENT FROM COACHING IN TOP FLIGHT FOOTBALL.

 

CHAN 2016 FINAL: ITS DR CONGO VS MALI......via@sportsbywest3

 SUPER Substitute Yves Bissouma scored the only goal of the match,  two minutes from time to send Mali into the final at the expense of Cote d’Ivoire in their semi-final match on Thursday.

 

 

Bissouma got his goal  on the 88 minute mark,  as ‘Les Aiglons’ reached the final of the tournament. mali even had the luxury of missing a penalty in the first half, and they played better overall.

 

 

Mali will face DR Congo in Sunday’s final whilst Cote d’Ivoire squares Guinea in the battle for bronze.

 

  

Orange Man of the Match

Yves Bissouma (Mali)

 

RECALL THAT

 

DR Congo edged Guinea 5-4 on penalties to reach the final of the African Nations Championship for the second time.

 

The Congolese, winners of the maiden edition in 2009 in Cote d’Ivoire were on the brink of victory after TP Mazembe forward Jonathan Bolingi headed them into the lead in extra time, only for Guinea to draw level with virtually the last kick through Ibrahima Sory Sankhon.

 

Gikanji on two occasions struck shots that missed narrowly letting the Guineans off the hook.

 

The last five minutes of the first half belonged to the ‘Syli Nationale’ and Sanknon forced a good save from DR Congo goalie Ley Matampi who spilled his thunderbolt from a free-kick just before the break.

 

The second half was a balanced with both teams starting on a positive footing with possession switching intermittently for either side.

 

The best chance of the game came the way of the 2009 champions three minutes from time as Gikanji’s shot from close range ricocheted off the crossbar with Guinea goalie Abdoul Aziz Keita beaten.

 

Just as the first half, Guinea were the better side in the closing stages but their attempts at goal were foiled by the Congolese backline forcing the game into extra time.

 

Twelve minutes into extra time, Bolingi shot the Leopards into the lead by heading home from substitute Guy Lusadisu’s cross past a hapless Keita.

 

The Congolese held on and just on the stroke of time, Guinea replied with the equalizer through Sankhon who riffled home a thunderbolt that left Matampi with no option.

 

During penalties, Matampi saved the decisive kick of Youla as the Congolese reached the final for the second time. Captain Kimwaki, Michel Mika, Bolingi, Gikanji and Elia scored for the Congolese whilst Sankhon, Aboubacar Camara, Aboubacar Bangoura and Daouda Camara converted for the Guineans.

 

 

 

Orange Man of the Match

Ley Matampi (DR Congo)