I am watching the ongoing European Championship 2016 with a lot of interest. I am paying particular attention to what makes the championship different from its African counterpart, AFCON. Why is the European Championship such a massive television spectacle? The...
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Amodu Shaibu – my tribute!
2016 must go down in the history of Nigerian football as a year of calamity, a year of unprecedented loss of some of the country’s greatest football heroes. One week after paying a painful tribute to the most successful coach...
The exit of Stephen Keshi!
At a time like this one can only draw strength from the depths of philosophy. Any other way is laced with the anguish of the permanency of a loss that no one prepared for. Since Wednesday this week, I have...
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...
Who takes over from Sunday Oliseh as Eagles Manager?
My mind was firmly on Zurich, Switzerland, until a few minutes ago. Of course, I did not want to write about the elections any more, noticing the cold receptions previous write-ups on them attracted to my page. People are not...
2016 – my crystal ball!
I do this every year. I take a look into my crystal ball to see what the future holds. I leave it to all those that have been following to draw their conclusions on how well I have fared personally...
Champions League, Ballon D’or, FIFA Presidency and more!
There are several things on my mind this weekend. During the week I watched several exciting matches in the European Champions League. One, in particular, left me flabbergasted. What a beautiful, totally unpredictable game football is. There was also the...
The foreign coach Nigeria needs!
No foreign coach has ever won the World Cup! If that is a fact I find it totally unbelievable that some Nigerians are actually still suggesting that after the exit of Stephen Keshi what the country needs is a foreign...
How will Africa fare? (Part 2)
Group G Ghana will have their hands full against Germany, Portugal and the USA. Ghana’s first advantage will be psychological - Brazil 2014 is not expected to be a European World Cup even with experienced campaigners like Germany, Spain, Italy...
The Oracle is back – How will Africa fare? (Part 1)
The oracle is back. Those who want to know how Africa will perform at the 2014 World Cup had better keep a date with this page. We have spoken with some renowned persons in the international football media and published...
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