DO or DIE for Dueling Eagles

By: Lola | September 6th, 2009 | 33 Comments »

That is the situation facing the Super Eagles a few hours ahead of the showdown in Abuja. The Carthage Eagles have 7 points to our 5, and it’s highly probable that the winner of this match will go on to SA2010. Expectations are high, and the anticipation is palpable. With the sting of missing out on 2006 still ringing in our Read the rest of this entry »

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What does John Powers Know that I Don’t?

By: Lola | August 12th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

$Do I know what I\'m talking about?$
In a preview of the North American World Cup qualifying match between the US and Mexico, the Boston Globe’s John Powers (pictured at the right) also included a state of play on the other continental races. Specifically with regards to Africa:
Nigeria likely will earn [a spot] ... [read]

Amodu’s Bombshell

By: Lola | April 21st, 2009 | 2 Comments »

“I will not deceive myself about my job as Eagles coach,” Amodu began in a public session with journalists. His startling revelation on Star F.M.’s Megasports this morning, was nothing but depressing. “I don’t even have a team that Nigeria can call a national team for now. I don’t have the ... [read]

What Just Happened in Maputo?

By: Lola | March 29th, 2009 | 4 Comments »

The Mambas showed up to win and the Eagles didn’t. Coupled with Tunisia’s fantastic result in Nairobi, the picture isn’t looking too good. Personally, I was hoping we would rack up goals against Kenya and Mozambique in the event that we got held to a draw by the Carthage Eagles, and thus advance on points. That scenario ... [read]

Breaking News: Over-paid, Self-absorbed Footballer Will Condescend to Play For His Country

By: Lola | March 6th, 2009 | No Comments »

In recent news, New Castle United’s Obafemi Martins deigns to play for his country because “all the players want to be there to fulfill the big dream.”
Where, I ask were all the players when we got beat by Colombia? Where were they during the humiliating draw with Jamaica? ... [read]

Held in London

By: Lola | February 13th, 2009 | No Comments »

It’s been a few days, and I still don’t have any coherent thoughts about the friendly against Jamaica.
711football says many of the things that have been swirling around in my head, but that piece does not get to the crux of my problem. What is wrong with Nigerian football, and how ... [read]

It’s Official

By: Lola | January 28th, 2009 | No Comments »

Nigeria will no longer host this year’s U-17 World Cup, citing the global economic downturn. Earlier this week, the NFF formally informed FIFA that Nigeria would not the able to afford to host the games which they put at a cost of $30 million(US).

This announcement has prompted anger from CAF, and ... [read]

The Glass Might Be Half-Full

By: Lola | November 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »

The Punch Online manages to find a few pluses in the aftermath of our loss to Columbia.
Apparently, the choice of a team that in no way bears resemblance to any of our group opponents, and the mass defection of star players might not be that big a deal. I ... [read]

Cali Crush

By: Lola | November 20th, 2008 | No Comments »

A match-up that seemed sort of even with the originally proposed team became positively lopsided following a torrent of injuries, withdrawals, and in Joseph Yobo’s case, pure douchebaggery. Although the Eagles fielded a sub-optimal team and eventually had to play with Sani Kaita sent off in the second half, Columbia did a great job. Los Cafeteros consistently created ... [read]

“Numerous Lapses”

By: Lola | November 10th, 2008 | No Comments »

Yeah, coach Amodu, that’s one way to see our craptaculous midfield, which has been a consistent caveat in our recent good form.

To keep my expectations in perspective, I came of age in football during the hey-day of Sunday Oliseh and Jay-Jay Okocha blazing across the midfield and setting the imagination on fire, ... [read]

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i personaly feel nigeria is not fit to lift the world cup, we no where near it.if we find it so diff ...[read more]
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The performance of our national team is a reflection of the current state of our nation. sadly, we h ...[read more]
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zed ur statements make no sense either, what does history have to do with this? If you want win i ...[read more]
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bassem u sound like u need help "the bodies of unb....." ur statement stinks i wonder y tunisia has ...[read more]
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It is hard to believe that the players fielded yesterday play for professional clubs, let alone top ...[read more]
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alright, guys. i think you can move your discussions of tunisia's performance to the tunisia page. ...[read more]
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If this is Tunisian i didn't understand a thing you where trying to say, please speak your own langu ...[read more]
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Alex, wich goal did you like best? the first or the second? I liked them both man~! :-D What a goal ...[read more]
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I am humbled by your devoutness and holiness Bassem, you should be a teacher and guide to all future ...[read more]
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no Alex, i don´t even think you know what blaspheming means man! you can´t tell me what to do by ...[read more]
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Keep God out this Bassem, by mixing God and soccer your are blaspheming during the holy month, and t ...[read more]
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Miracles belong to ALLAH SWT, and a goal in the 90th minute is a miracle that can only be granted by ...[read more]

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