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The Way Forward (1)

Friday, February 5th, 2010

As usual, the Super Eagles got another bronze medal at the just concluded CAN in Angola. That was our fourth bronze medal in 10 years. And for a country that is supposed to be a ‘super power’ in African football, that record; when deeply dissected is tantamount to failure.  Compared to Egypt, Nigeria would be [...]

ACN Like No Other!

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Angola 2010 took off to a most astonishing start as Mali came back from four goals down to take a point from the hosts. It would go down as one of the most memorable opening matches of any football tournament in the world. Reminiscent of the Golden Eaglets feat against their German opponents in the [...]

Uncouth Mouth!

Monday, December 28th, 2009

The list of the Super Eagles players for the CAN 2010 in Angola was released last week to the nation by the coach and the NFF. The 32 man list drew a lot of comments from fans across the country and as to be expected, various questions were raised as to the fitness and the [...]

Chestnut Out of Fire!

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

I 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, 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 [...]

So Far, So Good!

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

The 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, 2009

The 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, 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 [...]

Siasia: What’s Happening?

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

If a question on which coach has the most pedigree and respect among teeming football fans in the country is posed, the answer is likely to be Samson Yebowei Siasia. There is ample reason for this. In the last four years, the former Super Eagles attacker has been the most consistent gaffer around. His tinkering [...]

This and That!

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

The 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 [...]

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