Archives Tag: Obi Martins Okafor
AFCON 2013: The Facts Behind The Expectation
April 19, 2022
By Obi Martins Okafor. In a matter of weeks, the biggest football tournament in Africa is set to kick off. Expectations have never been this high as the Super Eagles of Nigeria presents one of their most promising and daring team in a long time. Although views, comments, accolades and criticisms have since dominated the … Continue reading AFCON 2013: The Facts Behind The Expectation
CAF African Player of the Year Award: No Show for Nigeria
April 19, 2022
By Obi Martins Okafor The Confederation of African Football (CAF) last weekend unveiled the final five shortlisted players for the 2012 African Player of the Year. Those shortlisted are Ghana’s Andre Ayew, reigning Player of the Year Yaya Toure, Ivory Coast’s Didier Drogba, Alexander Song of Cameroon and Senegal’s Demba Ba. The winner will be … Continue reading CAF African Player of the Year Award: No Show for Nigeria
Nigeria Beats Venezuela 3-1!
April 19, 2022
By Obi Martins Okafor. The super Eagles claimed a 3-1 victory against Venezuela to send a scare towards our fellow AFCON contenders on how ruthless they can be when they really put their minds to it. Ideye Brown (48 ‘), Nosa Igiebor (53′) and Onazi Ogenyi Green scored for the Eagles and Frank Feltscher (69 … Continue reading Nigeria Beats Venezuela 3-1!
Super Falcons Crash As Equatorial Guinea Rules Africa
April 19, 2022
By Obi Martins Okafor. The Super Falcons seem to be acquiring a sour taste. Following their semi-final defeat in the hands of the Bafana Bafana of South Africa, the Kadiri Ikhana female team went down flat in the hands of their familiar rivals, Cameroon, by a lone goal. The Falcons fell 1-0 to a 31st … Continue reading Super Falcons Crash As Equatorial Guinea Rules Africa
Who Will Lead The Super Eagles To Victory?
April 19, 2022
By Obi Martins Okafor. Nigeria triumphed against Liberia in the last AFCON qualifiers to book a place in next year’s AFCON tournament billed to take place in South Africa. The Super Eagles are lined up against Zambia, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia in the group phase. So much has already been said about the groupings but … Continue reading Who Will Lead The Super Eagles To Victory?
Zambia Tops The List Of the Nigerian Football Rivalry.
April 19, 2022
By Obi Martins Okafor. Nigerians might have been relieved to find their team in a less difficult group – or so some believe – drawn by CAF on Wednesday, but there is more to those teams hurled up with Nigeria for the group stage. In the draws for the 2013 Nations Cup made by CAF … Continue reading Zambia Tops The List Of the Nigerian Football Rivalry.
Eagles Must Not Relax After Victory Over Liberia!
April 19, 2022
By Obi Martins Okafor. Last weekend Nigeria witnessed the kind of football similar to that of the glory days; entertaining, exciting, flamboyance most notably, the type which our soccer team have failed to deliver since ‘the class of 94’. The AFCON Qualifier match between the Super Eagles Of Nigeria and the Liberian Football team was … Continue reading Eagles Must Not Relax After Victory Over Liberia!
AFCON Qualifiers: Obafemi Martins Makes Bold statement.
April 19, 2022
By Obi Martins Okafor. The AFCON final qualifier match Between Nigerian Super Eagles and Liberia is tomorrow and one can’t help but notice that there is currently no goal poacher in the Eagles line up. The Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, will lead his boys with the knowledge that only a victory or a scoreless … Continue reading AFCON Qualifiers: Obafemi Martins Makes Bold statement.
Super Eagles Prepare For AFCON
April 19, 2022
By Obi Martins Okafor. The Super Eagles camp at the Bolton White Apartment opened last week. Home-based skipper, Chigozie Agbim was the first to hit the camp. At the last count, almost all the invited players had arrived camp. Head Coach, Stephen Keshi was already on ground to welcome his players. Training is expected to resume this … Continue reading Super Eagles Prepare For AFCON
Nigerians Prepares For The Champions League Showdown
April 19, 2022
By Obi Martins Okafor. A stage where many Nigerian players have made a their dreams come true, the Champions League is preparing to once again make many dreams come true tonight as various European clubs lock horns in the group stage. Nigerian Players like Mikel Obi, Victor Moses, John Chukwudi Utaka among others will attempt … Continue reading Nigerians Prepares For The Champions League Showdown
Is Mikel Obi Indispensable To The Eagles?
April 19, 2022
By Obi Martins Okafor. It is always a thing of joy and honour to see a Nigerian being celebrated oversees especially in the Sporting sector. Within the last half a decade, no Nigerian sports personality can be compared to the Chelsea FC of England Midfield Maestro, John Obi Mikel, when it comes to consistent International … Continue reading Is Mikel Obi Indispensable To The Eagles?
Nigeria Draws With Liberia.
April 19, 2022
By Arinze Ude and Obi Martins Okafor. Nigeria and Liberia played out a 2-all draw in the 2013 ANC Qualifiers at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium in Monrovia, Liberia on Saturday. It was a pulsating game that saw the Eagles pegged back in their own half for most of the game by the Liberians. Buoyed … Continue reading Nigeria Draws With Liberia.
Nigerian Paralympians Roll Out The Gold Medals
April 19, 2022
By Obi Martins Okafor. Our Olympians might have come back from the Olympic Games early, but the team Nigeria for the Paralympics Games have shown no such intensions, as a matter of fact, they have won 4 gold medals from the one going games in London. One of Nigeria’s Gold medalist is 30 year-old Oyema, … Continue reading Nigerian Paralympians Roll Out The Gold Medals
Falconets Cruise Into The Semi-Finals!
April 19, 2022
By Obi Martins Okafor The saying “what the men can do, women can do even better” was decorated with icing on the already tasty cake, as the Nigerian Falconets beat Mexico in a pulsating quarter final match to advance into the semi-finals of the Female Under-20 tournament. The Falconets of Nigeria, early Thursday, became the … Continue reading Falconets Cruise Into The Semi-Finals!
Super Eagles With No Mikel… Good Or Bad?
April 19, 2022
By Obi Martins Okafor. In football management, one of the basic theories to be a success is playing your best players at any given point in time. This theory however has not been wholly adopted by the present super Eagles manager, Steven Okechukwu Keshi in the upcoming AFCON final qualifier match. Super Eagles’ Head Coach, … Continue reading Super Eagles With No Mikel… Good Or Bad?