Category: Afcon 2019

There was celebration all over Nigeria last night. It must have extended to Nigerian homes abroad. Whenever the Super Eagles win a good match there is always a massive celebration in the land.  Incidentally, the least celebration took place in the...

It was a very interesting day in the Super Eagles hotel yesterday morning. The Nigerian camp was becoming too calm and too quiet. The elements must have thought it is necessary to shake it up a bit, as some people...

Take a look at this picture.  It is of smiling Super Eagles players in a very relaxed mood yesterday. It was taken on the balcony of their hotel as they prepared to go for the only training session the team...

Yesterday was a very quiet day in the camp of the Super Eagles.  That’s exactly what Gernot Rohr wanted – complete rest for the players, both physically and mentally. And that’s what he got.  The team trained at 10 am in the morning,...

This is President Muhammadu Buhari’s day at AFCON 2019.  The President spoke directly to the Super Eagles ahead of their match against Burundi yesterday.  The NFF President Amaju Pinnick made sure that happened.  It was a masterstroke. It took place in the team’s...

I can’t believe it myself, but I am not in Egypt for the 32ndedition of the African Cup of Nations championship that kicked off last night in Cairo. I am unable to travel to Egypt because my international passport has been stuck...