Perspective from Sport

Oliseh Emerges As The New Coach Sunday Oliseh has officially been introduced as the new manager of the Super Eagles of Nigeria following the termination of Stephen Keshi. This makes Oliseh the fourth ex -player  to be appointed as head coach from the 1994 golden generation. News broke out on the BBC through Oluwasina Okeleji that the NFF had contacted him and were in discussion with the former international player. The NFF eventually came out with an official statement confirming they have tabled an offer for Oliseh and specified the details of his new role. The Man - Sunday Oliseh I remembered many years ago, when I read about a certain 19 year old player already in Belgium in the complete football magazine. At the time, the Super Eagles did not really have the perfect person for their defensive midfielder position. He was eventually invited and debuted against Ethiopia; a game the Super Eagles demolished their opponent by 6 - 1. Personally I had not seen much of hi...

Keshi's Overview Keshi resigns, Keshi re-appointed, Keshi's contract ended, Keshi sacked, Keshi  re-appointed and now Keshi sacked... those were the headlines that dominated the Nigerian media world at different intervals. Whilst the football fans were busy watching the Copa America finals or probably the Women's World Cup third place match, news started filtering through the social media platforms that the executive committee of the Nigerian Football Association had sacked the Super Eagles manager Stephen Okechukwu Keshi for allegedly applying for the vacant position to manage the Ivory Coast Well. Within minutes, the official statement was released to confirm the dismissal of the former Nigerian Captain.  The "Big Boss" as he is popularly known by the Nigeria football world is not new to controversies. He was once banned from playing football in Nigeria due to disciplinary issues. With his football career in despair, the former New Nigerian Bank of Benin ...

Hello Everyone,  I believe you have had a very good and fulfilling time so far.  Well for all Nigerian football lovers, fans and followers, we are still probably lamenting on the lacklustre performance of our teams at the just concluded Under 20 World Cup in New Zealand and the ongoing Women's World Cup in Canada.  I was quite disappointed myself because I had so much optimism for the Nigerian teams particularly the Under 20 (Flying Eagles). They lost not because they did not prepare well for the competition but in my opinion - it was a game we gave away from the bench. Once again, this raises the question about the competence of our local coaches.  Move onto the women's team and you will feel a sense of huge despair. The team boasts the likes of BBC footballer of the Year Asisat Oshoala, Desire Oparanozie and Ngozi Okobi. After the game against Sweden where the Super Falcons pulled a surprise 3-3 entertaining draw. We all thought that we will adv...

Hello everyone,  Whao!!! It has been such a long time but it's nice to be doing this again.  At last the circumstances surrounding the appointment of the Super Eagles manager has been resolved. The "Big Boss" Stephen Keshi has surmounted all the odds to be reappointed for the second time after his contract ran out at the end of the Super Eagles World Cup campaign.  Following after that came a barrage of internal crisis that rocked the football administration, tranquillity eventually returned to the Football house after Amaju Pinick (Former Delta State Football Association chairman) was elected as the president of the Football Federation. The Nigeria Football Federation Executive election normally comes on after the World Cup, and there has been battles for the leadership position of the board dating back to three election periods. The result of the board room politics usually have it's effect on the game. At least, part of the reason why Nigeria failed to q...