Hot Stars, Cold Sands

Not Over Yet

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Two weeks ago, Chelsea was cruising and with the comprehensive defeat of Arsenal at the Emirates, not a few pundits declared that they are the Champions Elect of the Premiership. However, football is a very unpredictable game and the Blues have dropped 5 points in their next two games after that exploit. They were beaten [...]

Double Header Decider!

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

We 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 [...]

Diminished!

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

Tension, 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 [...]

Africa is Ready!

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

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Since the FIFA confederation cup began South Africa a few weeks back, football enthusiasts all over the world have been treated to sumptuous meals of the round leather game. The final are set for Sunday June 27, 2009. Brazil will trade tackles with United States of America in the show piece that promises to be [...]

The Final!

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

After nine months of rigorous exertions on the field of play and more than a hundred matches, we are down to the finals of the 2009 UEFA Champions League. The date, May 27, 2009 will go down in history as either the day that Manchester United won their fourth European cup or the day that [...]

Post Mortem: Champions League Semi-Final

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

At the risk of been seeing as gloating, I was absolutely correct on my takes for the UEFA Champions League finals. So, Manchester United is locking horns against Barcelona in the finals of the most prestigious football club competition in the world. Who could have written such a great script as this?
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The last time [...]

Who Goes to the Finals?

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

The last round served up some scintillating matches and absolutely separated the men from the boys as we usually say. The titanic encounter between Liverpool and Chelsea will remain etched in the memories of football fans for a long time to come. The one sided encounters between Barcelona and Bayern Munich was a sore embarrassment [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

To the Injured!

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

His broken leg was held together only by his skin and the socks he wore. It was a sickening challenge and a most unfortunate injury. Within a flash, the career that took off about five months earlier became threatened and a glorious dream suddenly at risk of death! This is the apt description of what [...]