Archive for November, 2008

My Grandfather’s Clock

Sunday, November 30th, 2008


Gunners gunned down the Blues at the Bridge! This definitely would have made headlines in any sporting paper bearing in mind the poor form of the former since the last three weeks in the Premiership. A team that outplayed Manchester United and winning conveniently in the process but ended losing to Aston Villa at the [...]

At Last

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

  The Super Falcons of Nigeria domination of women football in Africa came to an abrupt end yesterday due to a lone goal defeat against the host nation of this year’s CAF African Women Championship (AWC), Equatorial Guinea.

The defeat suffered by the team yesterday (although largely due to goal keeping error from Precious Dede) was [...]

Arsenal: A Team Waiting to Implode?

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Many years ago, Highbury faithfuls coined a simple statement-“Arsene knows” based on the exploits of their team’s French manager. Recent events however may have dulled the sharpness of this statement.

Just a season ago, Arsenal rode high on the Premier league table. As a matter of fact, they had 10 more points at this stage than [...]

SIA One Football Academy

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008


One of my fondest memories of the now dilapidated National Stadium in Surulere was the goal that Samson Siasia scored against South Africa in a 4 nil wallop many years ago. Of course, he went on to win a nations cup for Nigeria in Tunisia and also represented Nigeria at the FIFA World Cup in [...]

Are They Back Finally?

Monday, November 10th, 2008

This is one of the best runs ever put together by any European team in the last five years! Barcelona won eleven matches on the trot and only drew once in the last twelve. This is a great departure from the lethargy that was the hallmark of last season.

After surviving the move to have him [...]

Nigerian Football 2

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

On a day that we celebrate the election of Barack Husein Obama as the 44th president of the United States of America, it is critical to conclude this series.

Ours is a world of possibilities. The dreamer who is ready to give the necessary sacrifice and pay the price will surely fulfill his fantasies. Congratulations [...]

…And it Came to Pass…

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

 

In September, I posted an article titled ‘The Most Unpredictable Job in the World’. I opened my post with the following statements: ‘You are as good as your last match’ is a very popular statement in the world of football. Most times, a manager, a very good one for that matter may not last for [...]