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I woke up this morning to receive the bad news that Rashidi Yekini; one of Africa’s greatest footballers passed on at a relatively young age of 48 years. I have been having what some people described as ‘writers block’ for the past few months as I struggled to pen anything for my blog. But when [...]

That Lionel Messi is the best player of his generation is no longer in doubt. If there’s still any argument about this, it should have been laid to rest with his three consecutive triumphs as FIFA best player of the year. That alone is a feat unmatched by any of the past great talents that [...]

The recent football events all over the world had shown one already accepted fact: That is the game is very unpredictable. From the likes of Ivory Coast in the Nations Cup to Arsenal FC in the Champions League, it is very clear that nothing can be taken for granted until a match is played and [...]

The way Arsenal wobbled and fumbled (remember the Fanny Amun Flying Eagles?) against Fulham, Leeds and Swansea in the last three games showed clearly that the team is just not good enough. This may sound a bit too harsh but if truth be told; this team won’t win anything again this year. And this would [...]

As the Nations Cup gets underway in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, the question remains ‘where to Nigeria’? The fact that we are not going to be at the tournament is no longer the issue but the reality of the poor performances of our players in the various leagues scattered all over Europe is the main [...]

In all situations, one must learn to thank God. The reason for this is quite simple: He is our Creator and the Provider of all things. The most critical elements needed for survival are air and water. These elements are in abundance for the over 6 billion humans on earth. Unquestionably therefore, a thankful and [...]

For the first time in the long history of the Premiership, three established ‘big’ teams have struggled to cope with the emergence of the new ‘rich boys’ Manchester City. In a film like manner, Manchester City decimated Manchester United, Manchester United annihilated Arsenal at the beginning of the season, Arsenal ‘killed off’ Chelsea at the [...]

What a year it has been in the beautiful game! Who would have thought at the beginning of this year that Nigeria would be virtually ‘extinguished’ in all football competitions without making any major impact? It all started with the failure of the Super Eagles to qualify for the Nations Cup. In quick succession, our [...]

There are several ways to deal with players if one is to succeed as a coach. Most people agree that it is important to draw out camp rules and clearly spell out the terms of engagement. What however standout within the context of a football team management is discipline. No matter what other arrangements are [...]

Some times I couldn’t help but wonder at the determination of people to self-destruct. I remember at a stage Julius Aghahowa was the arrowhead of Nigeria’s’ attack and his popularity was second to none in terms of the sport. ‘Aghawonder’ as he was fondly called then was the main player after Jay Jay Okocha in [...]