Were the English Premier League, or the La Liga, or even the Olympic Games to be on somewhere in the world, staying at home for two weeks during this most challenging period in human history, to wear off the destructive power of CoronaVirus would...
The Day before the final – March 21 1980.
Everybody remembers the day of the final match in 1980. People recall where they watched the match, who captained the gallant team, who scored the goals and how they celebrated that victory that night and several nights after that eventful Sunday,...
One Death too many!
Nigerians love their number one sport. They also love their national football teams, particularly the Super Eagles, with a passion. The rest of the world appreciates what Nigerian players bring to the table of football – exuberance, speed, power and raw...
The Greatest Central-Midfield Player in 60 years of Nigerian football!
This is the last in the series, a journey through the eleven positions in a regular football team. It goes without saying that there is plenty of flexibility in the placement of players into positions on the field, with every...
The Greatest Central defender in 60 years of Nigerian Football.
Check out this list. Fabian Duru (Captain), Papingo Hudson, Godwin Achebe (Captain), Victor Oduah (Captain), Dominic Ezeani, Segun Olumodeji, Sam Opone (Captain), Christian Chukwu (Captain) Idowu Otubusen, Godwin Odiye, Tunde Bamidele, Francis Moniedafe, Sunday Eboigbe, Stephen Keshi (Captain), Augustine Eguavoen...
The greatest Defensive-Midfield Player in Nigerian football in 60 years!
It is probably the most technical position in a football team. It requires that a player have the physical and mental stamina to defend, to create and to attack. That’s why there are not too many such players that have...
The Greatest Right-full Back in Nigeria’s football history since 1960!
I wake up thinking it is going to be a stroll in the park. 8 hours later I find myself still stuck with only a few names. I start calling a few of my regular respected respondents to help me make...
The Greatest Striker in 60 years of Nigerian Football
Goal scoring is the most difficult aspect of football. It is that final act by a player to put the ball behind a goalkeeper. It is what determines winning and losing matches. The players that master this art are revered....
The greatest Playmaker in Nigeria’s football history since Independence!
Unlike most of the other positions on the football field, the playmaking role needs some kind of classification. A striker is a striker across all generations. In today’s football, a full-back or a winger could be playing in, or from...
Nigeria’s greatest Right-winger in 60 years of Nigerian Football!
It is not easy for me to do this. I took myself out of the list of the footballers I could recall that played the Number 7 position for either the Green Eagles or the Super Eagles since this is...
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