Archive for March, 2009

What is this?

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

A couple of weeks back, I wrote on our upcoming match against the Mozambicans and I titled it ‘No Excuse’. I made reference to the point that the players have a big role to play in deciding whether Nigeria will be at SA 2010 or not. I specifically appealed to their sense of patriotism and [...]

Here We go Again.

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

When the first knockout round draw was made, I tried to make an informed guess (in football we call it analysis or preview) of what is likely to be the outcome of that round. At the end of the day, I got seven right out of the results. I even predicted the outcome of the [...]

No Excuse!

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

That the Super Eagles got 100% result in the first round qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa is no longer news. However, it was by far the most outstanding first round qualifying result we’ve had as a Nation. During the matches, we displayed some good football and showed team cohesion that [...]

Nigeria and Black News!

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Within three weeks, more than twenty footballers lost their lives from unfortunate but preventable accidents! Accidents that have become almost a daily occurrence on our murderous roads and there seems to be no hope in sight to curb the unwelcome malady. Even the devil will cringe at the sight of some of the aberrations we [...]

Has the Bubbles’ Burst?

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

From the lofty heights of 24 unbeaten record prior to the game against local rivals, Espanyol and a commanding 12 points lead at the top of the table; the reality at Nou Camp is a very sharp contrast to the fairy tale run earlier commented on. Who would believe that the Catalans would draw a [...]