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 11
If I was in charge of Nigerian football, yesterday, I would have taken some very drastic decisions on the structure of the Super Eagles. Gernot Rohr should thank his lucky stars I am not. I shall, however, express my personal thoughts...
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AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 10
Yesterday, June 30, is a day to forget in a hurry. Unfortunately, for a long time to come Nigerians will not be able to forget the day and the humiliating match it etched into their football history, forever. True, football is...
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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...
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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AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 7
I am not superstitious but 7 is a number I identify with positively. I was born on the 27th. When I played some of my greatest football matches I was wearing the number 7 shirt. After Nigeria won the 1980 African Cup of...
Afcon 2019
AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 6
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...
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Oshodi – A slum, a tourist attraction
This week President Muhammad Buhari, opened the new Oshodi Transport Terminal, described by some people as an architectural masterpiece. This may not be directly related to sports, but I have since realized that all of life is, indeed, connected to...
Afcon 2019
AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 5
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...
Afcon 2019
AFCON 2019 Daily Dairy – Day 4
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...
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