In the past few months, Gernot Rohr, the German coach of Nigeria’s national football team, has been combing European leagues for players of Nigerian parentage, but hewn on the rich technical diet of European football, to make up his new...
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2016 – Nigeria’s price to pay for a better future
The challenges, the trials and tribulations faced by all Nigerians in 2016, a year which, to say the least, was hard for them, I strongly believe, are a necessary crucible of fire the country needed to pass through in order...
Analysis, Football
Nigeria – One foot already in Russia 2018!
After last weekend’s series of matches Nigeria leads the ‘Group of Death’ and looks good to go to the 2018 World Cup.After only two of 6 round-robin group matches to be played, both victories against Zambia (away) and Algeria (at...
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Jose Mourinho Versus Pep Guardiola
It is still morning in the 2016/2017 EPL football season. There is still a long way to travel in the journey to the English Premier League, EPL, title. But 6 weeks into the season the EPL is already jam-packed with...
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Rio 2016 – back to the future!
I love Nigeria with all my heart. This love affair is rooted in my relationship with the country since I set out meandering through the mazy world of sports. It has been an incredible journey through some of the best...
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The NFF and their expensive German gamble!
I am very happy that the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, have finally got their wish. They have hired another foreigner to handle the Super Eagles. I am also happy that they appear to be very happy with their choice of...
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The Olympic medals I (never) won!
It was during the summer of 1976 that I went to my first Olympics. I was a freshly minted graduate of Mechanical Engineering getting ready to report to Lagos where I had been posted to for my national youth service...
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Amaju Pinnick – the magician!
Amaju Pinnick, the president of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, must be a magician. In the midst of probably the poorest period in the history of Nigerian football, he has managed to shine some bright light on it. At a...
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Euro 2016 and Rio 2016 – different strokes!
I have just finished watching the semi-final match of the ongoing Euro 2016 championship between the home team, France, and current World Champions, Germany. How more cruel can football be? Germany that did all the playing and France did all...
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2016/2017 EPL – the battle of the coaches!
I cannot wait for the 2016/2017 EPL season to start. Indeed, the season has already taken off with the game of the coaches. Coaches have assumed a pedestal amongst football followers that places them almost as high up as the...
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