What an incredible day. I couldn’t quite believe my eyes as Nigeria and Mozambique both came from behind to put the Super Eagles in first place and on their way to South Africa. The team displayed an urgency not yet seen in this entire qualifying series to pull out this win. Still, [...]

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 [...]

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] by beating Tunisia at home, where the [...]

“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 first 11 that [...]

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 [...]

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? But mention the [...]

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 think the adage [...]

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. [...]

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, so I have [...]

It’s been far too long since my last post and the world as we know it has changed a little bit. Mine has been a tale of woe in the interim (whatever the opposite of serendipity is, that’s what happened to me). Still, bright spots abound and many excitements lie ahead, so we [...]