by Cheta Nwanze But for those of you who watch footie on the regular, you’d know that Big Boss achieved that rarity in football where a game is won even before the ball is kicked. Humble pie is a very interesting confectionery. It is something that most people take very reluctantly, and tend to take... Read More
What we fail to realize is that football matches are rarely won on the match day, and the foundations for success lie in long term planning and the willingness to toil when no one is watching. There is an old residence in the La Corts District of Barcelona popularly called “The Farm House.” It was... Read More
by Simeon Christian Chukwu How can you go bidding for transmission rights a few weeks before the competition when others started queuing up immediately after the last edition in Angola? After watching Cyril Stober and his panel of analysts at one of the weekly Tuesday-Live programmes on the Nigeria Television Authority, a friend who watched... Read More
by Sayo Owolabi I have developed the habit of calling him like the rapper, “Ikeeeechukwu”. Take it or leave it, Ike Uche is the most reliable of the Super Eagles strikers going to the 2013 AFCON A – AFRICA’S PREMIER FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT. Yes indeed, this is the biggest football showpiece on the African continent and... Read More
by Babarinsa Sola Nigerian midfielder Rabiu Ibrahim has joined Kilmarnock from Celtic on a two-year permanent contract, says Kenny Shiels, the manager of the Rugby Park club. The 21-year-old had an offer from abroad and was also believed to be a loan target for other Scottish sides. “He’s signed a two year deal with us,”... Read More
by Isi Esene Osaze Odemwingie, the Super Eagles of Nigeria striker has expressed regrets over his twitter outburst against team coach, Stephen Keshi for not including him in the provisional list of players invited to camp in preparation for the African Nations Cup. Osaze explained that he directed disparaging remarks at Keshi on his twitter... Read More
by Akan Ido Super Eagles player, Yobo Joseph has lashed back at fellow player, Osaze Odemwingie, effectively telling him to grow up. Odemwingie had severally complained on the social networking site, Twitter, about his non-inclusion in the Super Eagles team blaming the team coach, Stephen Keshi for his woes. Responding to Odemwingie, Joseph described the... Read More
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