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Saturday, November 28th, 2009I have to apologize to you, my readers for going AWOL on this blog for the past two weeks. I guess I had too much to do and the euphoria of our eventual qualification surely got the better of me. But not to worry, now that we‘ve qualified, I will be doing a lot towards [...]
Double Header Decider!
Thursday, November 12th, 2009We have come to the cross roads where one wrong turn leads to a dead end, an end without qualification for the 2010 world cup in South Africa! This Saturday, November 14, 2009 is going to be either a great day or a sad day for a lot of Nigerians as the string of hope [...]
So Far, So Good!
Thursday, November 5th, 2009The second round of the ongoing FIFA under 17 championship in Nigeria lived up to the patter set from the first group matches. Goals, lots of it, were scored yesterday even as two giants fell along the way. Germany (European champions) and Argentina were knocked out by Switzerland and Columbia respectively. Within those two matches, [...]
Our Turn to Shine!
Sunday, October 25th, 2009The FIFA under 17 competition kicked off in Lagos and Abuja simultaneously yesterday with four matches played on the opening day. Unprecedented! The opening ceremony was a mixture of brilliance and the humourous; cultural dance steps were displayed to the scanty crowd at the national stadium in Abuja. You can’t blame the fans; our football [...]
Diminished!
Sunday, October 11th, 2009Tension, a very serious one for that matter didn’t allow me to preview the match between Nigeria and Mozambique. I just couldn’t calm down to do it as something kept telling me that it would be a very tough match for the Super Eagles. Luckily, I was able to reinforce this belief when a friend [...]
This and That!
Sunday, September 20th, 2009The unfortunate result obtained by our drawn match with the Tunisians has thrown up a lot of other issues that borders on the competence of coach Shuaibu to steer us to the world cup in South Africa ab initio. We have travelled this path before and a sense of déjà vu is palpable in the [...]
A Must Win!
Saturday, September 5th, 2009Â
We can set a marker of our intention to be in South Africa next year or stay back to watch the event on television by whatever happens tomorrow in Abuja when we face the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in an absolutely critical world cup qualifier. The Tunisians are top of the group with seven points [...]
Threatened Hegemony!
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009With a lot of investment in quality players the duo of Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspurs have not dropped any point in the early matches of the current season of the English Premiership. The two clubs have shown right from the start that they mean business. They hit the ground running as it were!
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FIFA Under 17 Championship: Matters Arising.
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009Having been finally cleared by FIFA to host the under 17 competition, millions of fans all over the country heaved sighs of relieve that a least our sports administrators have not connived to shame the country once again. Eight stadia were chosen out of the 12 that were put forward and Jack Warner particularly praised [...]
It’s On Again!
Thursday, August 13th, 2009Â
It starts again this weekend and particularly for the fans of the Premiership; adrenalin starts pumping all over again. Can we ever get enough of it? I mean football, European leagues specifically has taken a new dimension within the comity of lovers of the game. As a matter of fact, the less than three months [...]