Collaboration among artistes have over the years become an integral part of the music business as serves various purposes.
For the upcoming act, featuring an already
established artiste would aid his rise meteorically and enable wider audience reach which improves the fan base.
For the already established acts, it could be spicing up a song or giving the song a different dimension. For example, a singer featuring a rapper.
In the Nigerian music industry, it has become a norm and culture as several collaborations are dished out yearly by various artistes.
However, there are certain collaborations which the fans have been longing for over the years but due to one reason or the other, it hasn’t come to fruition.
1. Davido x Wizkid
It’s no gain saying that these two are the Kings of African music currently. Selling out shows both locally and internationally.
The two acts are yet to feature in a song together.Although the long feud between the two can be attributed as the cause but they have both reconciled with Davido even calling Wizkid his new best friend during his 30 billion concert in December.
Fans will be salivating on the thought of a collaboration between these two music heavyweights.
2. Tiwa Savage x Yemi Alade
In the female category, Mavin Queen Tiwa Savage has been the undisputed queen. She however became pregnant and went on sabbatical which Yemi Alade capitalised on.Fast forward to today, Tiwa is back and wasted no time in reclaiming her crown.
There haven’t been any beef between the two,however they are yet to feature together in a song.
Even though they have both featured other female acts but never each other.
3. Slimcase x Small Doctor
There have been heated debate on who currently owns the streets between rave of the moment Slimcase and Small Doctor.
It would be interesting to see a collaboration between the two acts.
4. Kiss Daniel x Anybody
Kiss Daniel has only featured Davido and Tiwa Savage in his Woju Remix as well as with then G-Worldwide label mates, Sugar boy and DJ Shabzy.
Kiss Daniel once revealed that his then label restrained him from such which was also authenticated by Label Boss Emperor Geezy.
However, Kiss Daniel now flies solo in his own label Flyboi Inc. Fans will be waiting to see his first collaboration since then aforementioned barriers no longer exist.
5. MI Abaga x Vector
MI Abaga is no doubt a legend in the hip hop genre dropping consecutive successful albums and has collaborated with rappers like Ice Prince, Phyno, Falz, Ycee etc but not Vector.
According to Vector he once tried to contact MI for a collaboration but it didn’t work out.
There have also been silent beef between the duo
like MI response to Vector’s 2hrs freestyle and Vector
calling out MI for this song which he said SA rapper
are killing their Nigerian counterparts.
It remains to be seen if a collaboration is in the
pipelines.
6. Reekado Banks x Lil Kesh
Reekado Bank and Lil Kesh were signed to Mavin
and YBNL respectively almost the same period,
although the latter now runs his own imprint YAGI.
The young stars are doing well individually but have
never collaborated even though Reekado is a singer
and Kesh is a rapper. The Headies nomination which
Reekado won didn’t help either.
Feel free to go the comment section and comment
your own favourite collaboration that is yet to
happen that is not captured on this list.
Among the above listed collaboration, which one
are you expecting the most?
Drop your comment

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An 18-nation World Cup of Tennis Finals is planned as the International Tennis Federation (ITF) revamps the Davis Cup.
The week-long event, which would be held in
November, has been unanimously endorsed by the ITF's board of directors and could start in 2019.
The ITF has outlined a 25-year, $3bn (£2.15bn) plan with an investment group founded by footballer
Gerard Pique.
A two-thirds majority at the ITF annual general meeting will be required for final approval of the proposals.
That meeting is scheduled to take place in Orlando in August.
A proposal to reduce Davis Cup singles matches to the best-of-three sets was rejected last year.
"Our vision is to create a major season-ending finale that will be a festival of tennis and entertainment,
featuring the world's greatest players representing their nations to decide the Davis Cup champions,"
said ITF chairman David Haggerty.
"This new partnership will not only create a true World Cup of Tennis, but will also unlock record levels
of new investment for future generations of tennis players and fans around the world."
Barcelona and Spain defender Pique said his Kosmos
investment group was "thrilled to join in this exciting
partnership with the ITF".
He added: "Together we can elevate the Davis Cup to
new heights by putting on a must-see World Cup of
Tennis Finals featuring the top nations and top
players."
The event would be run on a round-robin format
before a knockout phase, with matches consisting of
two singles and one doubles rubber. Matches will be
played over the best-of-three sets.
The 16 World Group nations will automatically qualify
for the finals, with a further two nations to be
selected.
France are the Davis Cup champions, having beaten
Belgium in November.
Reaction - 'We'll keep an open mind'
Great Britain Davis Cup captain Leon Smith
There's still a long way to go as it requires approval
at the ITF annual general meeting, but we're still
passionate about the Davis Cup and I, like everyone
else, realise that changes need to be made to ensure
longevity and status of the competition.
Of course, one of the first things that came to mind is
the loss of the home and away tie. It works in other
sports but remains to be seen if it could work in
Davis Cup.
However, I do think it's really positive that the ITF is
looking at significant investment from other sources
to secure the future of the competition.
For now we'll just have to keep an open mind as we
start to learn more about this proposed new structure
and whatever the outcome, I hope the Davis Cup
remains the most important team event in world
tennis.
Analysis - 'Something needs to change'
BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller
World Group home and away ties, played on a
variety of surfaces, will be sorely missed by many
fans (and some players) - but something needs to
change if the Davis Cup is to remain a relevant,
global sporting event.
In fact, the Davis Cup - at elite level - will never be
the same again if the ITF's member nations endorse
the plan in August. It should not be forgotten, though,
that less radical reforms failed to attract the
necessary two-thirds majority when put to a vote
last summer.
This time, though, there is a serious amount of money
on the table, which will benefit both players and the
grassroots.
Then there is the involvement of Gerard Pique, who
spoke to the ATP about setting up a similar event at
the start of each year. This could turn out to be quite
a coup for the ITF as Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and
Novak Djokovic all spoke very positively about his
potential involvement.
As for the women's Fed Cup competition, the ITF's
first priority is to establish a 16-team World Group
(instead of the existing two-tier structure) in time for
2019. If that proves successful, there is the potential
in future for the Fed Cup to be organised along
similar lines to this proposed new World Cup.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/43202373

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Nigeria star Victor Moses is in confident mood ahead of the Sunday’s English Premier League clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Moses who is in line for his 20th EPL game of the season for Chelsea posted two pictures of himself in training ahead of the showdown at the Theatre of Dreams and beneath added an emoji of flexed biceps.
The 27-year-old has scored twice and provided two assists this season.
“Training ahead of the big game tomorrow #CFC,” Moses tweeted.
A win for Chelsea will see them tie Manchester United on 56 points in the table in third and fourth places while a United win will take them back to second above Liverpool.
https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/moses-in-fighting-mood-ahead-of-man-united-clash/
Lalasticlala, Mynd44

Source: https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/odegbami-great-controversial-nff-awards/
Fp: Lalasticlala

Last Monday night was great for Nigerian
footballers.
The Nigerian Football Federation pulled out all the stops to put together an event to celebrate a sprinkle from a sea of great footballers that have
represented Nigeria through the ages.
Any which way, the choice of the legends through all the generations is bound to generate some level
of controversy. What blighted the whole exercise,however, was the unjustifiable decision to lump the two genders together in the choice of legends in every position on the field of play.
For some inexplicable and unfortunate reason, that’s exactly what happened. For example, people are
now trying to understand the choice of an Anne Chijienne (a legend in her own right amongst the
female footballers) ahead of great male
goalkeepers like Fregene, Ogedegbe, Enyeama,Rufai and so on, in the category of goalkeepers.
Little wonder Emmanuel Okala was livid with the choice.
Just for the records, Okala is the only goalkeeper in
Nigeria’s history to win a version of the African Footballer of the Year Award.
Simply separating the sexes would have prevented that ugly controversy and allowed for celebration of both sexes without any rancor.
Back To The Evening.
Despite a few hiccups in the content of the
ceremony and a few technical hitches here and there (understandable for a first such event) no one can belittle the significance of the ceremony and
what it portends for Nigerian footballers in the future.
The question on every lip is why no previous board of the NFA had ever attempted to introduce it, and
capitalize on the power of celebrating ex-footballers
to drive an agenda, given that aligning with Nigeria’s greatest brand ambassadors can be a
major game changer.
Last Monday night, the NFF did just that –
assembled a large number of retired super star football players, invited a Grade A audience of
some of the most powerful personalities in global football administration, put together an immaculate
evening of glitz and entertainment, and celebrated some of the most famous football stars in a well
packaged evening.
It was a historic occasion. For the first time a board
of the country’s football administration would be truly honouring footballers with awards.
It is a major statement that underlines the many
giant strides of the Amaju Pinnick led Executive Committee.
Incidentally, and understandably, not everyone
would agree with the statement that the board has
scored a pass mark.
At the venue the whispers of disagreement were
loud enough to be heard. Although the board may
have done remarkably well with international
football and politics, the same cannot be said of the
domestic game.
It is not in my place to defend or promote the
present board but even the blind can see that in the
area of marketing the game, the board has scored
higher than any other board in the history of
Nigerian football.
Since the national team qualified for the 2018 World
Cup a few months ago, the board has secured
more lucrative sponsorships than at any other time
in the history of Nigerian football.
Additionally, Amaju Pinnick has used his position in
CAF and FIFA to effect a boom in the placement of
Nigerians into various CAF committees reminiscent
of the days when now-discredited Amos Adamu
ruled Nigerian football.
In short, how well the Executive Committee under
Amaju Pinnick has done is a matter of contention
amongst football stakeholders.
That’s why, unfortunately, despite his achievements,
the road may not be quite clear for his re-election
next September when the elections into a new
board will take place.
For obviously strategic reasons, the general
assembly that will conduct the elections has been
moved to the very Northern city of Katsina!
The common thread through the history of previous
boards is that none has managed to survive the
high-octane political intrigues of Nigerian football
and returned for a second term.
By taking the elections to Katsina, Amaju may be
taking the greatest gamble of his life. He is trusting
his political instincts and taking the battle to ‘enemy’
territory to seek re-election.
At the awards night, last Monday, the elections
were discussed in hushes.
Many stakeholders see the awards as a
masterstroke in PR diplomacy, designed to position
the Amaju-led board to shatter the one-tenure jinx.
Whatever the motivation, the NFF Awards were a
long-overdue development that must be
acknowledged on its merit particularly by the
footballers’ fraternity, as amply testified to by the
FIFA President himself whose brief remarks at the
event acknowledged the contribution, power and
presence of football’s most important ambassadors
– the legends of the game!
That’s why, I must once again, on behalf of
footballers from all generations, thank the Amaju
Pinnick led board for their innovation in celebrating
the legends of Nigerian football.
Finally, no matter how hard I try to understand the
rationale for lumping the male and female
footballers together in the selection process of the
legends, I have not succeeded.
It was a grave error that must be avoided in future,
one of the few draw backs of an evening of
excellent music and dance, blighted only slightly by
late commencement of the show, long patronizing
speeches and a few technical hitches.
Having said that, the event was a great
advertisement for Amaju Pinnick and his board.



I do not like the fact that I am writing this, but I
have an obligation to do so.
How Not To Treat A Sports Hero.
In the past few weeks, Nigerian sports lost some
prominent sports personalities including Deji Tinubu,
Raymond King and Morten Owolo.
Deji and Raymond were buried, with the Lagos
State and Ogun State governments supporting the
families of the deceased to send them peacefully to
their Creator befittingly.
It is now the turn of Morten Owolo to be buried. He
is from Delta State but spent all his football career
in Rivers State.
Morten was a member of Nigeria’s successful 1972
Second All African Games team that won the
games’ Gold medal. He represented the
Green
Eagles through to the middle of the 1970s playing
at left-back.
He was a pioneer member of the great Sharks FC
of Port Harcourt team of the 1970s along side
Dediare, Dombraye and Quackopone.
He retired in the early 1980s and worked,
thereafter, with the
Rivers State Sports Council as
coach, not only of Sharks FC for a brief period, but
also in several local government areas fishing out
talent.
In short, his entire football career was spent in the
service of Rivers State until he retired from service
in the 1990s.
When he passed on a few weeks ago, officially and
verbally, the Rivers State government, through the
State’s Commissioner for Sports, was notified of his
death.
I, actually, spoke directly with the Commissioner
asking him to influence a token support for Morten’s
young family to enable them bury him decently.
The burial date is next week, March 3, 2018, and the
family tell me the silence from Rivers State is
deafening!
This is another public appeal for the State
government, through the Commissioner of Sports,
my friend,
Boma Iyayi, to rise up to the simple
challenge, support the family to give Morten a
simple but decent burial, and let the great football
ambassador have a triumphant passage to his
Creator without regrets that he served an
ungrateful State.
To be silent and to do nothing will be a
demonstration of
how not to treat a hero,
particularly one who diligently served Rivers State
through his best youthful years.
My Mum Goes Home!
As I was putting this article to bed, my Mum,
Abeke Odegbami, answered the final call by her
Creator.
I thank all those that have heard the ‘good’ news
and have been celebrating her with the family.
She lived very long and very well. For that, we
thank our Father in heaven and celebrate her incredible life!!!

Chelsea could end the weekend outside the
Premier League’s top four should they fail to beat Manchester United this weekend.
Just two league wins in 2018 has seen the reigning champions go from looking like almost certainties for
Champions League qualification to firming in a battle for a place at Europe’s top table.
Alvaro Morata scored the only goal as United were beaten at Stamford Bridge in November and anything
less than three points could see the Blues leapfrogged by a Tottenham facing Crystal Palace at midday.
Team News
Manchester United Boss Jose Mourinho, with the help of Ander Herrera, masterminded a 2-0 win in the same fixture last season and will know another
win over his former club, and nemesis from earlier this term, is huge for their end-of-season ambitions.
There are question marks over Paul Pogba readiness to face the reigning Premier League champions after losing his place for the midweek Champions League tie, with Antonio Valencia close to overcoming a
knock.
Chelsea Boss Antonio Conte may stick with Eden Hazard as a ‘false nine’ given the formation’s success against Barcelona, though Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud are fit.
Manchester United likely starting XI:
De Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Bailly, Young; Pogba,
Matic; Martial, Lingard, Alexis; Lukaku
Chelsea likely starting XI:
Courtois; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill; Moses, Fabregas, Kante, Alonso; Willian, Giroud, Hazard
So What Are You Waiting For?
Drop Your Match Predictions Below!!