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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 [...]
Siasia: What’s Happening?
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009If 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, 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 [...]
Unbelievable Foolishness!
Sunday, September 13th, 2009When I did my post previewing the match between Nigeria and Tunisia last week, little did I know that what would eventually play out would leave sour taste in the mouths of millions of Nigerians. We were close to sitting atop our group until our defenders connived to gift the Tunisians a most unwarranted equalizer [...]
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 [...]
Katakata!
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009Â
When FIFA decided to nip in the bud age cheating in its youth competitions a couple of years back, no one knew it would be this fast. The advent of the technology called Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has made it made it quite easy to define or accurately determine current condition of human tissues and [...]
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 [...]
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