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AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 9

The Super Eagles are prayer warriors.  One underlining characteristic of all national teams of Nigeria is that they all pray fervently.  I know this because I have been personally involved as a player, a Manager and an administrator through several decades, from the Green...

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AFCON 2019 Daily DIARY – Day 8

Yesterday was a very busy day inside the Helnan Palestine Hotel, the camp of the Super Eagles in Alexandria.  The day was set aside for the players and the media to meet, interact and chat.  The usually very quiet lobby of the...

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AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 6

There was celebration all over Nigeria last night. It must have extended to Nigerian homes abroad. Whenever the Super Eagles win a good match there is always a massive celebration in the land.  Incidentally, the least celebration took place in the...

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AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 5

It was a very interesting day in the Super Eagles hotel yesterday morning. The Nigerian camp was becoming too calm and too quiet. The elements must have thought it is necessary to shake it up a bit, as some people...

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AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 3  

Yesterday was a very quiet day in the camp of the Super Eagles.  That’s exactly what Gernot Rohr wanted – complete rest for the players, both physically and mentally. And that’s what he got.  The team trained at 10 am in the morning,...

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AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 2

This is President Muhammadu Buhari’s day at AFCON 2019.  The President spoke directly to the Super Eagles ahead of their match against Burundi yesterday.  The NFF President Amaju Pinnick made sure that happened.  It was a masterstroke. It took place in the team’s...

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