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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Sport, the last card for Nigeria.
Now I know that Nigeria needs Sport to get out of the cesspool it has found itself after over 50 years of a political arrangement that has largely failed to produce results reflective of the country’s huge expectations at Independence...
Afcon 2019, Featured
AFCON 2019 Daily Diary – Day 13
With two days to go, the countdown has begun. Gernot Rohr is keeping everything close to his chest. Last night, after dinner, he allowed the media a last interaction with the players. The players were free to talk and express their...
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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....
Afcon 2019, Featured, Football
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...
Afcon 2019, Featured
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...
Afcon 2019, Featured
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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