Sports
Nigeria’s Macaulay-Razaq joins Board of Propel Sports Africa
Joel Ajayi
A Nigerian, Vincent Macaulay-Razaq, has been named on the Board of Directors of Propel Sports Africa, the United Kingdom based broadcast streaming partner of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL).
Macaulay-Razaq flew into the country with Basil Kabbani, the company’s Executive Chairman, to attend the Troost Ekong Foundation charity match that was held in Uyo on Sunday, June 2.
The charity match that featured some Super Eagles players and celebrities was produced by Propel Sports Africa and streamed live free of charges on the NPFL-Live app
Presently based in Germany, Macaulay-Razaq who is a brother to Kwara State governor, Abdulrahman Razaq, grew up in Lagos and attended the famous St Finbarr’s College, Akoka before completing his studies in the UK as a graduate of the London International Film School.
He returned to Nigeria to begin a television production career, which included making TV commercials and documentaries for many years. He would later return to England to embark on a sporting career as a basketball coach, founding the London Lions Basketball Team as a legacy of the 2012 Olympics.
Now, Coaching in Germany, Mr Macaulay-Razaq joins the Board of Directors of Propel Sports Africa as an Executive Director to bring his many years of experience to bear on an exciting project in partnership with the NPFL Live platform.
On his joining the Propel Sports Africa board, Macaulay-Razaq said, “being able to give back to my homeland has me fired up. I can’t wait to create a truly global offering that will see Nigerian talents exposed at the highest level to the most amount of people worldwide in a game we all love.”
Kabbani said the group is excited not just to have a Nigerian on its board, but one who is bringing lots of experience, value and the domestic business intelligence and networking.
Sports
Igoche Mark Announces Burial of Beloved Mother, 82
Joel Ajayi
Renowned basketball promoter and initiator of the Mark D’ Ball Basketball Championship, Mr. Igoche Mark, will on Friday, November 27, 2026, lay his mother, Mrs. Veronica Oyiba Mark, to rest in Otukpo, Benue State.
Mrs. Mark, fondly known as _En’Igoche_, died at the age of 82. She was born in 1944.
According to the burial arrangements released by the family, the funeral rites will begin on Wednesday, November 25, with a service of songs at her residence, No. 4 Enugu Road, Eupi, Otukpo, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
On Thursday, November 26, a commemoration service will hold at St. Francis Catholic Cathedral, Otukpo, between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. This will be followed by an all-night wake-keep at Pa Obodumu Ooche Compound, Asa 2, from 8:00 p.m.
The funeral proper will take place on Friday, November 27. A requiem Mass is scheduled for 12 noon at St. Francis Catholic Cathedral, Otukpo.
Interment will follow immediately at the family Compound.
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