The Oliseh and Enyeama saga: My opinion.

   Nigerian football have been embroiled in fracas over the last seven days. Started with names of Super Eagles invitees and culminated in the Sunday Oliseh and Vincent Enyeama saga. From the moment I heard the story, I blamed the Manager, Sunday Oliseh. Having heard both sides of the story, I blame them both, but ascribe the larger share to Oliseh. There is a reason modern day football coaches are called Managers.

Fine boy Memphis, Chelsea woes and the Oriental derby.

   People, make una no vex say na pidgin I wan use. Wetin do Manchester United for weekend no be wetin dem dey use Eliza English talk. You know as e dey be when you wan folo person wey you sure die say you fit beat fight but before you fold trouser you dey ground? Na so e be Manchester United when Arsenal knack dem akpako for weekend. Before you say Jack Robinson Sanchez don score, Ozil 'okpolo eye' sef score before Sanchez come score again. E be United like film.

Diego Costa drama weekend.

   "...he is the man of the match", announced José Mourinho of Diego Costa after his side humbled Arsenal by two unreplied goals. Coming at the heels of a community Shield game where Arsene Wenger beat Mourinho for the first time, we expected a super game on Saturday afternoon but got drama.

Of Nigeria and imported foreign bred football talents.

   Maybe I was a kid then, but I remember vividly when Nigeria went after John Fashanu to get him to play for Nigeria, as against playing for England. I also remember thinking to myself, "biko this John Fashanu man we are literally begging to play for us better be an improvement on Roger Milla". After that, I took out time to watch some of his games in the EPL. I was not impressed.

5 Star Ronaldo, Magical Messi, Mercurial Ebong: Weekend Round up.

   From Vicente Calderón to Old Trafford to Warri Township Stadium, the weekend was packed with beautiful football.

Barrister Sam Okwaraji; Legend of Nigerian Football.

   "I am a lawyer you know, and I signed to play football for your club on certain conditions. But I don't think it included reselling my services to my country. You and the club cannot stop me from playing for my country. Let me tell you, I am going to represent my country in Italy whether you like it or not and I would very much like you to be there".

Mourinho, where is our Mikel Obi?

 
   Don't ask. Yes, it's Mikel. John Mikel Obi. A friend just saw this picture here and quipped "nwanne wetin Mikel dey do for Man United jersey". I laughed. He obviously didn't know Mikel was a Manchester United player for some hours. That period, was when Mikel was our own prodigy before the start of a famous transfer saga that dragged for long . Those of us who watched his games closely felt we had finally come up with that type of graceful footballer we had in aging Kanu Nwankwo and Jay Jay Okocha. Fast forward to today, the same way Yemi Alade is looking for her Johnny, we are looking for our Mikel.