Few days days ago, I ran into this specific honorable and fine gentleman named Muhammad Wasilu Kawo, who I have never met, however, been hearing about him and from him through his different educative and engaging radio productions and reports.
It was my most memorable eye to eye experience with this youthful and promising sports adoring person.
This is on the grounds that as sports essayist as well as an examiner or analyst, I don’t bought in or subscribe to going to games or any sports event or gathering since I just depended on the reports I read or hear from different mediums to make my reviews.
In any case, as destiny has made it potential, we saw ourselves eye to eye in a specific spot which I would rather not uncover due to some reasons.
Right away I didn’t remember or recognized him since we have never met. In any case, it was him that called out to me, I mean he called me by my sports column name ‘Sports Eye’. It was then I distinguished him as my reader as well as well-wisher.
We traded merriments and quickly he acquainted himself with me before I might request for an introduction.
Right away, I invited and praised him for his great introductions and great and good job he is doing as well.
We might have talked at length but however time and the scene couldn’t permit it to be so due to the Ramadan fasting.
Be that as it may be, from our little conversation, I reasoned from him his affection and undeterred interest in sports advancement especially in Kano state and Nigeria at large.
His vision and mission as indicated by my comprehension is to involve sports and make this world a superior spot for us all to live.
With his deep faith in sports and youth improvement, it made him to stay in the front in graphing a bright and sound life and future for all Nigerians.
From my first sight of him, I see Kawo as a young and energetic person who is building a successful and eventful career in sports journalism through hard work and dedication to duty.
He is a young man cut out for greatness. Though youthfull and elegant, kawo is making statements with his achievements and exploits in electronic media industry not only in kano state but the northern part at large.
Without wasting much time I asked for his short history which he narrated to me without any hindrance. According to him, prior to employment by the DARR Communication, his love for sports journalism pushed him into Printing of a Newspaper named Taskar Wassani in 2010.
Taskar Wassani was a vernacular Hausa Sports Weekly Newspaper which used to hit the street every blessed Saturday of the week.
In 2016, Muhammad Kawo joined the famous DARR Communication Raypower and AIT Kano and his dedication to his job and seriousness to any other assignment shouldered onto him saw him rise through the ranks to the head of sports of the station for both Kano and Katsina states.
When the celebrated Nasara Radio was established a few years ago, Kawo transferred his services there and his dedication to his duty also made the leadership of the station to appoint him as the head of the sports department of the station. He also doubled as the head of presentation as well as Assistant Manager programme of the station.
Beside, Muhammad Kawo is also currently serving as the sports director of Arewa youth for good character in Northern Nigeria, a non-governmental organization which is championing sports development throughout the northern part of this country.
Born in 1986 in the family of Alhaji Shuaibu Maitumaki of Kawo quarters of Nasarawa local government area of Kano state.
Muhammad Wasilu Kawo started his primary education at the Kawo Primary School in 1993 and then to Tarauni Secondary School in 2005 before moving to Rainbow Secondary School for his resit in SSCE School Certificate in 2008.
Brilliant and very capable, the Nasara Radio Head of Sports Section went to Kano Polytechnic twice for two different National Diplomas, one in Public Administration and the other in Mass Communication in 2010 and 2022 respectively.
Determined to pursue his education to the zenith, Muhammad Wasilu Kawo is currently undergoing a degree programme at the National Open University of Nigeria in Kano Study Center.
As a player during his football playing days, Wasilo Kawo played for Matasa United FC, AC Milan FC Kawo, Arsenal FC Kawo and Barcelona FC Kawo.
Muhammad Kawo also played for the Good boys FC Kawo and the Kawo Soccer Star FC and won many trophies and laurels.
Under working experience, Kawo worked as a Media Officer of various establishments which include AA Arab Hotoro and Kawo Warriors while he doubled as media officer and consultant for Ashafa Zango of Ungogo and Royal Blue Ruga of Kura Local Government.
He was an advisor for Danzaki Super Star FC of Gezawa and Kawo Warriors FC in 2018 to date and 2015 to date respectively. He also served as the team manager of Kawo Soccer Star FC in 2010.
Muhammad Kawo who is currently serving as the chairman of Nasara Radio Football Academy is also the chairman of Abban Kanawa Academy and also the CEO Wafiyya Hausa the only Print/Online Magazine in northern Nigeria.
Wasilu Kawo who had conducted various interviews with top personalities like Dr. Bashir Ahmad Maizare, Dr. Sharu Rabiu Inuwa Ahlan, the current Kano State FA Chairman, Dr. Ibrahim Galadima, chairman Kano State Sports Commission and the current NFF President, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau.
Others are Assistant Chief Coach of the Super Eagles, Usman Abdallah, Babaganaru Muhammad, the chief coach of Lobi Stars FC of Benue, Ibrahim A. Musa, assistant chief coach of Kano Pillars and Abdu Maikaba, the chief coach of Enugu Rangers FC.
Kawo presented various programmes in the past like Filin Wasanni for both Radio and Television in AIT and Zabi Gwaninka, an entertainment programme in the same AIT.
He is currently the presenter of programmes like Taskar Wassani and Dandalin Matasa, Duniyar Fina-finai, Fisabilillah an interviewing program with support groups in the society, Bata Hankalin Dare and many others.
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Kawo also attended various sports seminars and workshops among which was a two week agricultural training at Audu Bako College of Agriculture Danbatta.
A former Nigerian football referee, he is also an active member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN.
Vivacious and sociable and fun to be with, Muhammad Wasilu Kawo enjoys football and entertainment as hobbies and is happily married with children.