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You can’t teach effort and commitment!
That’s one of the several lessons Albania have taught by their performance at the Euros…

Albanian Lessons for Super Eagles… The sporting media call it “Cinderella run”. And we see it at almost every major team (sometimes individual) tournaments: when a squad that is completely outside the scope of likely winners, put to…

Finidi George has landed the ultimate coaching job in Nigeria, but there are things he must note…

Letter to Finidi George… George Finidi, the new coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles. Dear Finidi, strange as this may seem (to many who know how much I have invested in Nigerian football) we have never met one on one. There…

Pitso Mosimane has replicated the success he enjoyed at home, in Egypt This is a simple question that should elicit aggressive positive answers, followed by urgent expressions of intent; and for many reasons. Nigerians love football, this is one idea that involves a lot of money, add the attendant follow-on of the impact such a huge amount will make in our sports economy, and the rush to actualize a project like this, should be a no-brainer....

Who is interested in the $5m Football Project? Pitso Mosimane has replicated the success he enjoyed at home, in Egypt This is a simple question that should elicit aggressive positive answers, followed by urgent expressions of intent; and for ma…

Mourinho may be special, but he is also haunted... A risible image of Jose Mourinho surfaced on social media last week following the loss suffered by Tottenham Hotspurs to Brighton and Hove Albion in an English Premiership League game. The caricature depicted the controversial Portuguese as a clown, with the names of all the clubs he had managed and is managing formed into an acronym: …...

He Is Special, But He Is Also the Haunted One… Mourinho may be special, but he is also haunted… A risible image of Jose Mourinho surfaced on social media last week following the loss suffered by Tottenham Hotspurs to Brighton and Hove Alb…

Joe Erico, (Center) with Stephen Keshi (left) October 15, 1987. The Nigeria Under 20 National Team was facing Canada in game they ‘were sure to win’, and start the journey to the Final of a tournament Nigeria was attending for just the third time – the FIFA U20 World Cup. This was in Chile. To understand the importance of this game you need to understand the background: Nigeria had qualified for a FIFA event for the first time in 1983, when the U20 team joined 15 others in Mexico for the 3rd Edition of the U20 Cup, but fell short of qualifying for the knock-out stages....

The Magic of Joe Erico… Joe Erico, (Center) with Stephen Keshi (left) October 15, 1987. The Nigeria Under 20 National Team was facing Canada in game they ‘were sure to win’, and start the journey to the Final of a tournam…

Chan Eagles can actually be considered 'Super' given what they have to contend with... We all love to see the Super Eagles win. At least we can all agree on that; what we have failed to see eye-to-eye on however, is the way to go about ensuring that Nigeria has a senior men’s football team that will not only rule the continent, but also be a major force at the wider global level: do we hire a foreign coach?...

Our CHAN Eagles Are Actually Super… Chan Eagles can actually be considered ‘Super’ given what they have to contend with… We all love to see the Super Eagles win. At least we can all agree on that; what we have faile…

The Super Eagles are the biggest of all the Nigerian national teams Nigerian coaches – no matter how good they are, are painted with the same brush when it comes to the national team; and the stories make the rounds each time an unknown face shows up in the Super Eagles. Sadly, the stories continue to make the rounds even when they are not in charge of the team: that the coaches are corrupt, and that the new player (or his agent) ‘paid’ rather than played his way to into the team....

The Weird World of Super Eagles’ ‘Miracle Players’ The Super Eagles are the biggest of all the Nigerian national teams Nigerian coaches – no matter how good they are, are painted with the same brush when it comes to the national team; and the stori…

If you are a fan of Tottenham Hotspurs, West Ham, Everton, Aston Villa and Arsenal, this turned out to be a weekend of celebrations. Of course the fans of Liverpool celebrated early on as Manchester United were torn apart at Old Trafford, and United fans heaved a sigh of relief to be off the bants table as Villa tore Liverpool to shreds a couple of hours later. [ 810 more words ]

What a weird(ly, Magical) Weekend of Football! If you are a fan of Tottenham Hotspurs, West Ham, Everton, Aston Villa and Arsenal, this turned out to be a weekend of celebrations. Of course the fans of Liverpool celebrated early on as Mancheste…

Okoye is the most senior goalkeeper on the new Super Eagles list There have been series of unconfirmed tales that it is football agents and not the Technical department of the Nigeria Football Federation that does the scouting for players that are selected into the Nigeria National Teams. In fact some of the rumor mongers have gone on to allege that the agents don’t stop at scouting. [ 755 more words ]

Gernot Rohr’s list: A Tale of Double Standards Okoye is the most senior goalkeeper on the new Super Eagles list There have been series of unconfirmed tales that it is football agents and not the Technical department of the Nigeria Football Fede…

LeBron James is upset at the disparity in MVP voting LeBron James didn’t play nice and didn’t mince words when the subject of the 2019/20 NBA Regular season MVP came up, he let loose with both barrels: "Pi**ed me off. That's my true answer. It pi**ed me off, because out of 101 votes, I got 16 first-place votes. That's what pi**ed me off more than anything. [ 752 more words ]

NBA MVP VOTING: LeBRON DOES (NOT) HAVE A CASE! LeBron James is upset at the disparity in MVP voting LeBron James didn’t play nice and didn’t mince words when the subject of the 2019/20 NBA Regular season MVP came up, he let loose with both barr…