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The Goalsfather! How Super Eagles of Nigeria legend Rashidi Yekini got his nickname 1

The Goalsfather! How Super Eagles of Nigeria legend Rashidi Yekini got his nickname

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 …

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FLASHBACK: BEAUTIFUL AND UGLY SIDES OF PLAYING AGAINST BRAZIL By Garba Lawal who faced the Samba Boys twice for Nigeria

Former Super Eagles midfielder Garba “Chindo” Lawal has been both on the winning and losing sides for Nigeria against Brazil. He recollects both episodes and gives hints on how the current Eagles can surprise the Samba boys… I HAVE EXPERIENCED the beautiful and ugly sides of playing against Brazil. The beautiful side was at the …

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FLASHBACK TO 2003: HOW BRAZIL HUMILIATED NIGERIA IN ABUJA

World Champions Expose Eagles Technical Defxposiciencies Vincent Enyeama Fumbles, Austin Okocha Rated Best Eagle WORLD champions Brazil proved their class Wednesday night (11 June, 2003) when they defeated Nigeria’s Super Eagles 3-0 at the Abuja National Stadium. Advertisement The match, dubbed ‘Game of the Century’ by the organizers, ended in bitter disappointment for Christian Chukwu …

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The legend of fallen Super Eagles star Samuel Okwaraji – Part two: How he hit the limelight 4

The legend of fallen Super Eagles star Samuel Okwaraji – Part two: How he hit the limelight

HOW SAM OKWARAJI HIT THE LIMELIGHT -BY FORMER NFA CHAIRMAN, JOHN OBAKPOLOR Sam Okwaraji emerged virtually from the blues to stamp his presence in the Nigerian soccer scene in 1987, prior to which time, football fans had hardly ever heard his name. Former NFA Chairman Group Captain John Obakpopor remembers how he “discovered” the midfield wizard… Advertisement “WHEN …

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This is the story of BONIFACE JIMOH ONI, the first Nigerian referee to be graded by FIFA.

Boniface Jimoh Oni, Nigeria’s First FIFA–Graded Referee (Complete Football, October ’91, page 29) FIRST achievers are never forgotten in history. Chief Boniface Jimoh Oni (a.k.a ‘Bee Jay Ooh) can never be forgotten in the history of Nigerian football. Advertisement And the reason is simple: this was a man with the enviable record as the First …

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ERNEST OKONKWO THE ‘SPORTS ENCYCLOPAEDIA’, 1936 – 1990

ORDINARILY, most Nigerian soccer followers would love to watch big football matches live. But in the event of inevitable handicaps like distance and transportation means preventing them from witnessing such spectacles, television sets have always been their resort, at least, when the matches are televised live. However, it is not strange to find such viewers …

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