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Is there a lot more to come after South Africa 2010 World Cup?

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South Africans are asking why a country that can stage a huge and complex global event so well cannot summon the same urgency and dedication to solve its own problems.

Vincent Enyeama and five other keepers Arsene Wenger can target; by C D’Souza

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Considered one of the best in Africa, the Hapoel Tel Aviv FC keeper showed glimpses of goalkeeping prowess for the Super Eagles.

Nigerian U-Turn The Right Thing To Do: by Roberto A.

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I applaud the decision to reverse the ban on international competitions. Sports and politics (as well as sports and government) should be separated

Worldcup 2010 – How are the mighty fallen: by Nkemjika Okoye

Cristiano Ronaldo is close to tears his side's crushing 1-0 World Cup defeat to Iberian rivals Spain

How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Brazil,Argentina,Italy,…thou was slain in thine high places.

Eagles’ ban puts all Nigerian football in jeopardy

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“You do not need to withdraw from FIFA competitions to build a formidable national team, it takes careful planning, hard work and vision.”

Nigeria Football Federation: Anything Goes by Henry Benco

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Lagerback means “someone who can never take you forward.” How could the NFF not have deciphered that?

Goodluck Jonathan bans Eagles from international competition until 2012

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Nigeria president Goodluck Jonathan has withdrawn the Super Eagles from international competition until 2012 following their disappointing performance at World Cup 2010. The Super Eagles finished bottom of Group B at the tournament after drawing with South Korea and losing to Argentina and Greece. Lars Lagerback’s side had been expected to fight to make the [...]

World Cup 2010: Rooting for Africa’s Success

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On the eve of Africa’s last hope for glory, three former soccer stars with roots in Africa met for more than an hour Friday at Soccer City and engaged one another in an intriguing dialogue about what went wrong for Africa at the World Cup and how to make it right. The three men — [...]

Time to get Lagerback to stay on

Lars Lagerback, Nigeria's new manager

Few days before the Super Eagles were due to engage the rest of the world, I had written a passionate article with a somewhat similar title to the one above which read : ‘Time To Get Behind The Super Eagles’—a piece that earned me several hate mails from some sections of the sporting public. As [...]

Super Eagles + Mediocrity = Super Chickens

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In the end, the Eagles did not deserve to qualify for the knock-out rounds, and in truth, Nigerian Football should undergo reforms, from the top down

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