donne4real | February 4, 2008
Osaze Odemwingie is my choice for Nigeria’s best player in the Nation’s Cup. He was exceptional in the game against Ghana.Danny Shittu, Yobo and Ike Uche too tried.
donne4real | December 11, 2007
Here is the list of Nigeria’s team to the Nations Cup in 2008:
Goalkeepers:
Austin Ejide (Bastia/FRA)
Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei Yehuda/ISR)
Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv/ISR)
Defenders:
Rabiu Afolabi (Sochaux/FRA)
Danny Shittu (Watford/ENG)
Onyekachi Apam (OGC Nice/FRA)
Obinna Nwaneri (FC Sion/SWI)
Joseph Yobo (Everton/ENG)
Ifeanyi Emeghara (Steaua Bucharest/ROM)
Kingsley Udoh (Akwa United)
Efe Ambrose (Kaduna United)
Taye Taiwo (Marseille/FRA)
Midfielders:
Seyi Olofinjana (Wolves/ENG)
Dickson Etuhu (Sunderland/ENG)
Richard Eromoigbe (Levski Sofia/BUL)
John Mikel Obi (Chelsea/ENG)
Sani Kaita (Sparta Rotterdam/NED)
Onyekachi Okonkwo (FC Zurich/SWI)
Yusuf Ayila (Dynamo Kyiv/UKR)
Lukman Haruna (Crystal Academy)
Rabiu Ibrahim (Sporting Lisbon/POR)
Oladapo Olufemi (Boavista/POR)
Strikers:
Nwankwo Kanu
John Utaka (Portsmouth/ENG)
Osaze Odemwingie (Lokomotiv Moscow/RUS)
Mannaseh Ishiaku (MSV Duisburg/GER), Ikechukwu Uche (CF Getafe/SPA)
Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Everton/ENG)
Ayodele Makinwa (SS Lazio/ITA)
Obinna Nsofor (Chievo Verona/ITA)
Obafemi Martins (Newcastle/ENG)
Tags: football, nations cup, Soccer, Sports
donne4real | November 17, 2007
The U-23 was spectacular as they held on to play a draw with the Ghanian Black Meteors. That is despite the fact that 2 prominent players, Mikel Obi and Taiye Taiwo were missing and that Gyan Asamaoh was in the Ghanian team.
We now have to win the next game against South Africa to ensure that we qualify and I just pray that they win this game and dont mess up.
Kudos to Samson Siasia and team.
donne4real | November 11, 2007
Not waiting for the new House of Rep Speaker to settle down, there was a new controversy over whether or not he participated in the NYSC. But on Thursday, he presented a copy.
I dont know if this is real or not. We will wait and see.
The President presented his 2008 Budget to the joint session of the senate and house of reps. It was tagged, The Budget For The Ordinary Nigerian.
Remarkable story of how the National Hospital, Abuja removed a 5kg tumor from a man’s face.
Zenith Bank is named the African Bank of the Year by African Investor Magazine.
Nigerian soccer team plans 2 friendlies with Egypt and Sudan in preparation for the ‘08 Nations Cup.
Online electronic trading system implemented and inaugurated at the Lagos Stock Exchange.
Aluminum Smelter Company (ALSCON) to be reopened by RUSAL in January.
donne4real | October 21, 2007
Just 6 weeks after leading the Nigerian U-17 team to the U-17 World Cup, Coach Yemi Tella has died of lung cancer. He died on Saturday at LUTH.
Farewelll, Coach Tella.
donne4real | October 19, 2007
Group A (Accra)
Ghana
Namibia
Guinea
Morocco
Group B (Sekondi)
Nigeria
Benin
Mali
Ivory Coast
Group C (Kumasi)
Egypt
Sudan
Zambia
Cameroon
GROUP D (Tamale)
Tunisia
Angola
South Africa
Senegal
Tags: football, nations cup, Soccer, Sports
donne4real | September 23, 2007
Here is the video of the U-17 final between Nigeria and Spain
donne4real | September 21, 2007
Although the Falcons did not go past the first round, they deserve a lot of commendation for their efforts. They were grouped with the first, third and fifth ranked nations in the competition. Despite that, they drew with Sweden and lost narrowly to North Korea and the US. Yet, they were treated shamefully by the NFA. Their bonuses and allowances (which had been slashed) were not paid and they had to go on a protest before they could get anything.
They are truly great players and I commend them for their hardwork.
donne4real | September 11, 2007
Coach Yemi Tella is a great proof that Nigerians, when provided with the adequate resources are extremely capable. After all the uproar over the appointment of Coach Tella, he has won the U-17 cup for Nigeria. The Nigerian team was the only team to win all their games scoring great goals and conceding just 3 goals in total. That was remarkable. They played against the best teams in the world and proved their worth.
And sadly, I read on the FIFA site and in the Vanguard Newspapers that he was battling cancer. Here is the quote from the Vanguard article on his cancer:
“I congratulate all those who said that I appointed an illegal coach in Tella. Please, tell them that Amun’s illegal coach has won the World Cup”, the coach cum administrator who has gone into hibernation after his reign as Scribe of NFA said.
The Uromi-born coach who described himself as ‘Transformer of Talents’ after his ‘93 feat was one of the students of Yemi Tella at the National Institute for Sports, NIS. Apparently wanting to repay his lecturer for teaching him well, Amun appointed Tella as Coach of the U-17 and has been vindicated by his appointment with the magical feat of the Coach who has been suffering from cancer.
His ailment, perhaps, contributed to his ‘Siddon-look attitude’ on the bench even when the Eagles scored glorious goals or were subjected to serious onslaughts.
Coachie, we are praying for your full recovery. You have indeed made Nigerians proud.
Tags: football, Soccer, Sports, U-17, Yemi Tella
donne4real | September 9, 2007
The glorious Golden Eaglets have won the U-17 competition. For those of you who have been reading this blog, you will know by now that I am a big fan of this team and that their progress has been monitored and reported continuously. The heroic keeper, Ajiboye saved the first 2 penalties and we have now won the tournament 3 times.
donne4real | September 6, 2007
For anyone who has been reading this blog for sometime now, you will know that I am a big fan of this U-17 team. To say that they have been wonderful is a big understatement. They have won all their games handily. Despite the fact the Germany had huge possession, they still overcame the German team with ease. They are great and I hope that they win the tournament.
