Ayo Mathew INCASE YOU MISSED IT – Nigerian players Abroad The UEFA Champions league, some say is the league of “big boys”, a league where the biggest players in Europe thrive and shine. The competition is an illustrious and glamorous one and some Nigerian players also share in that spotlight as we see also in …
UCL/UEL: Nigerian Players Lighting Up Europe’s Top Club Competitions Read More »
Interview by Mumini Alao (December 1993) This is the first story where Rashidi Yekini was called GOALSFATHER. The nickname was coined by the reporter, MUMINI ALAO, as headline of an interview published in the December 1993 edition of COMPLETE FOOTBALL magazine. BBC Africa Radio programme Fast Track promoted the iconic nickname and it became accepted …
The Goalsfather! How Super Eagles of Nigeria legend Rashidi Yekini got his nickname Read More »
SAM OKWARAJI: THE DAY FOOTBALL DIED Complete Football editorial on Okwaraji’s death in 1989 The transition of Samuel Okwaraji (1964–1989), the Nigerian wizard of ‘distributive football’ will go down in our sports history as a shocking event. Shocking for his family and his friends, shocking for all football lovers who saw him play for the first …
The legend of fallen Super Eagles star Samuel Okwaraji – Part one: The day football died Read More »
Ayo Mathew Before the inception of the Premier League in 1992, the two sides that dominated the narratives of English football were Manchester United and Liverpool. These two sides share between themselves 38 league titles even though Liverpool are yet to win the Premier League in its new format. This rivalry is one of the …
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The goalkeeping department of the Super Eagles has been a major challenge in recent times with many pundits considering it as the weakest link in the team. Francis Uzoho, Daniel Akpeyi and Ikechukwu Ezenwa have tried out at different times but it appears that coach Gernot Rohr is not fully convinced yet. Ahead of the …
LOVE FOR LIVERPOOL, KISS DANIEL; PLUS 5 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT MADUKA OKOYE Read More »
On 27 October 2007, Juande Ramos put pen to paper on an eye-watering £6m per season four-year contract to coach Tottenham Hotspur. On 25 October of the following year, that contract would be terminated, Ramos’ time at the helm reduced to a mere interlude between the lengthier reigns of Martin Jol and Harry Redknapp. [rml_read_more] …
The Story of The Last Man to Win a Trophy at Spurs Read More »
SUPER Eagles coach Gernot Rohr continues to be a deeply divisive subject in Nigerian football discourse. With about seven months remaining on his contract (due to expire in June 2020), the current debate in traditional and social media circles is on whether the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) should renew or cut ties with the Franco-German. …
Gernot Rohr: Manchester United Lesson for Super Eagles by Mumini Alao Read More »
When it comes to big games, sometimes it’s not about the team who is in great form but the team that shows enough grit, character and desire on the pitch of play. So it means that the team who is in a good run of form going into the match might not necessarily win? Yeah! …
Liverpool vs Spurs: A battle of two clubs in Opposite directions Read More »
The Super Eagles of Nigeria are up against Brazil this Sunday and it should be an explosive encounter as the two football heavyweights clash at the Singapore National Stadium. The match is slated for 1pm Nigeria time and you can follow all the live action on our live blogging at NaijaSuperfans.com . Off course they …
LIVEBLOGGING: Friendly Match Between Nigeria and Brazil Read More »
As Coach Gernot Rohr’s Super Eagles prepare to face Samba boys in an international friendly in Singapore on 13 October, 2019, MUMINI ALAO recalls his impressions of the first senior encounter between the two countries in Abuja in 2003…. I HAVE read quite a number of reactions to the Super Eagles 3-0 thrashing by Brazil …
