Category: Afcon 2019

The Afcon 2019 Daily Diary Entries

Afcon 2019

AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 16

The celebrations ended at 11:59 pm last night in Alexandria.  That was Gernot Rohr’s strict instructions to the players after the celebrations in the dressing room of the Alexandria stadium, venue of the most entertaining match at AFCON 2019 so...

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Afcon 2019

AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 15

It is D-Day.  The die is cast.  There is nothing more to be done.  From 5 pm today, the world will witness another one of the epic confrontations between two of the keenest rivalries in African football.  Yesterday was all talk. Today...

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Afcon 2019

AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 14

The Helnan Palestine Hotel was not the centre of activity yesterday. Nothing happened there except the almost quiet entry and exit of the Super Eagles to their training ground and back.  There were no visitors, no interviews, no roaming around,...

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AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 12

Let me reiterate that I am not in Egypt.  My passport is still in ‘detention’.  I am in Lagos anchoring the television presentation of some of the matches of AFCON 2019 involving the Super Eagles on NTA, in an NTA/Hotsports collaboration....

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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

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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