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I was not physically in Morocco for the 2025 edition of the African Cup of Nations football championship that ended a week ago. I followed the events from my humble observatory in the hills of Wasimi. It was generally, a...

It is not an end. Rather, I choose to embrace it as the start of a new beginning. That’s how I see the exit of the Super Eagles from the title chase for AFCON 2025. Now, more than at any...

It is the eve of AFCON 2025.  I am suffering from Super Eagles fatigue.  I am not paying the usual attention to the championship. The Super Eagles are there, of course. For a team that I have always supported all...

This is the world of sports. Nigeria was once described as the ‘Giant of Africa’. The country was ranked 5th on the FIFA table, and the Super Eagles were hailed as the most entertaining national team during the 1994 World...

I don’t know if he knows it. I don’t also know if it is deliberate, or an accident of fate. Whatever it is, however, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, the ‘Man of the 2025 Gateway Games’, has successfully planted...

Some of the greatest footballers in the history of football are either excellent dribblers, or deadly goal scorers. Their list is long and very special: Pele, Maradona, Haruna Ilerika, Rashidi Yekini, Zenedine Zidanne, Christiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Lamine Yamal, Ousmane...

Hold on to these two universal truths: Never curse the darkness, hidden within it are treasures. Behind every disappointment is a blessing. With their backs against the wall the Super Eagles finally broke out of their shells to reveal the...