{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mathematical 7","provider_url":"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7","title":"Congrats Super Eagles as Football takes over the world! - Mathematical 7","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"rnZaqWJQM9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/russia-2018\/\">Congrats Super Eagles as Football takes over the world!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/russia-2018\/embed\/#?secret=rnZaqWJQM9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Congrats Super Eagles as Football takes over the world!&#8221; &#8212; Mathematical 7\" data-secret=\"rnZaqWJQM9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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Keeping pace has become a great challenge. All over the world last weekend, the penultimate series of matches for qualification for the 2018 World Cup went on. Many countries booked their tickets whilst many others still have to wait until the last round of matches coming up in November takes place. For Nigeria, last weekend, the country became the first in Africa to qualify. I shall be taking a close look at that match later in this article. Ronaldo and Messi back in the World Cup! For now, let me congratulate Argentina and Portugal for successfully putting their World Cup dream back on track. Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo will both be at the festival of football following the sterling performances put up by their respective countries last weekend. Before then, there was great apprehension in the air that the present champions of Europe and the runners-up in the South American championship, Copa America, might not be there. The most glamorous sports event in the world would have missed its two current best exponents. What a disaster for the championship that must have been! Multi-Nation World Cup from 2030! My appearance on The Platform some two weeks ago has rekindled public enquiry into what I proposed in 2003 that was thrown out the window then by the media. Many people did not understand or see what I saw then, as possibly the catalyst for the most rapid infrastructural development of West Africa whilst creating the opportunity for true integration of the peoples of the region. There is also a viable economic environment for the 250 million strong population of the region making it a hub for very active social engagement and interaction. All of these through a simple but unique event guaranteed to bring West Africa into the 21 Century in a 7-year project that was to end in 2010. All of that is now history! In 2017 more people have begun to see the sense in my 2003 proposal after I explained it better on The Platform, and recent events around the world are confirming the efficacy of my postulations. The USA, Mexico and Canada (the entire continent of North America) have already indicated interest to jointly (a word that was anathema in 2003) host the 2030 World Cup! Argentina, Chile and Paraguay, almost a third of the continent of South America, have also put down their interest to bid to co-host the same World Cup in 2030. More bids are sure to come in good time including what I hope will be another shot at a West African 5-nation bid for the 2030 or 2034 World Cup. That is the future. There is new positive thinking about the benefits of co-hosting by neighbouring countries driven compellingly by the increasing high cost of hosting by one country only and the increase in the number of participating countries at the global event from 36 countries to 48 by FIFA starting with the 2026 edition! Nigeria\u2019s idea in 2003 may, therefore, be back on the front burner of interest.   Enter President-to-be George Opong Weah! The best news of all is coming from Liberia. A retired football player may soon become the next President of Liberia."}