As the Nations Cup gets underway in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, the question remains ‘where to Nigeria’? The fact that we are not going to be at the tournament is no longer the issue but the reality of the poor performances of our players in the various leagues scattered all over Europe is the main [...]

In all situations, one must learn to thank God. The reason for this is quite simple: He is our Creator and the Provider of all things. The most critical elements needed for survival are air and water. These elements are in abundance for the over 6 billion humans on earth. Unquestionably therefore, a thankful and [...]

What a year it has been in the beautiful game! Who would have thought at the beginning of this year that Nigeria would be virtually ‘extinguished’ in all football competitions without making any major impact? It all started with the failure of the Super Eagles to qualify for the Nations Cup. In quick succession, our [...]

There are several ways to deal with players if one is to succeed as a coach. Most people agree that it is important to draw out camp rules and clearly spell out the terms of engagement. What however standout within the context of a football team management is discipline. No matter what other arrangements are [...]

That Samson Siasia has been fired as coach of the Super Eagles is no longer news but the aftermath of it is what I call ‘Titanic Suit’. The gentleman is demanding a princely N1Billion through a lawsuit he filed at an Abuja High Court. Among other things, Siasia claimed that the NFF has not paid [...]

My last post was on the match against the Guineans at Abuja and I was very confident that we would win the match. I however was on the side of caution in the sense that we had messed up twice in the past when it mattered most. I recalled the incidences against Angola in Kano [...]

They lead the group by three points and they are right here in Abuja determined to stop our own Super Eagles from appearing at the next Nations Cup to be jointly hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Nicknamed the ‘Syli Stars’; they outshone the Super Eagles May last year when a lone goal was enough [...]

The Super Eagles friendly international against Argentina in Bangladesh was a good exercise for the boys as far as ‘am concerned. While some would question the performance of some of the players on the day, I won’t put too much into it. Having gone ahead to put two goals past Madagascans in the Nations Cup [...]

As the Super Eagles line up against a very disinterested Malagasy tomorrow, I can’t but help declare that anything short of a crushing defeat would do! Some of my friends accuse me of being too accommodating of our national team coach, Samson Yebowei Siasia and I would be the first to admit that maybe, just [...]

The last few months have been quite encouraging as far as Nigerian football is concerned. Many fans have long concluded that the golden years of the sport are gone forever due to the poor showings of our teams (particularly the Super Eagle) in various football competitions in the last 17 years. It has been one [...]