Category: Afcon 2019

This is the last posting in the series on AFCON 2019.  The Super Eagles concluded their assignment last night at the Cairo International Stadium with celebrations as good as if they had won the coveted trophy.  It is understandable why they were so effusive...

Tonight may be Nigeria’s last night at the 2019 AFCON.  If everything goes according to plan, the Super Eagles will be departing Cairo tomorrow on a chartered aircraft heading straight to Abuja, Nigeria.  The team may not be in the Egyptian capital...

Let me recount the last sentence in my diary posting yesterday concerning the match last night between Nigeria and Algeria: ‘There is only a single warning for the Eagles – take very good care of a left-footed player playing on the...

The days are racing very fast.  There are 24 hours to go before the Super Eagles take on their penultimate battle at AFCON 2019.  The Desert Foxes of Algeria are on everybody’s mind here.  ‘The Fly in the Wall’ is...

Last night was very special.  Unlike when the team defeated Cameroon, the celebrations did not end at midnight. I recall such a night during my days in the national team. It is traditional to celebrate to break the monotony of...

Goodbye Alexandria.  Welcome, Cairo. That’s what happened to the Super Eagles yesterday.  The team departed Alexandria, the city that had been home to them since their arrival in Egypt almost three weeks ago, in a sea of emotions. A crowd of hotel...