By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun Walid Regragui didn’t raise his voice. He didn’t need to. The message was clear anyway. With Nigeria standing between Morocco and an AFCON final, the Atlas Lions coach has come out strongly in defence of African referees, urging everyone to stop turning officiating into the main story. Players. Journalists. Fans. All…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun The Africa Cup of Nations is rolling on in Morocco. Loud. Colourful. Unforgiving.Nigeria’s Super Eagles are still standing, one of 16 teams that survived the group stage after three tense rounds. Now the real business begins. As always, AFCON brings more than football. It brings judgment. On players. On teams. On…
By: Abudu Olalekan The news hit Stamford Bridge like a familiar thunderclap early Friday morning. Another manager gone. Another search begins. This time, however, the leading candidate isn’t a Champions League winner or a tactical guru from the continent. It’s Liam Rosenior. Yeah, that name surprised a lot of people too. Including some at the…
By: Abudu Olalekan The room fell silent. Screens blinked. Everyone held their breath. Nigeria vs Mozambique. It’s official. January 5th. Fez. A date circled in red. No turning back now. The news dropped like a stone in water. Wednesday night. Match day three just wrapped. And there it was — the Round of 16 draw….
By: Abudu Olalekan Saturday’s nail‑biter at the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco should’ve been a celebration. Nigeria’s Super Eagles clinched a 3‑2 win over Tunisia. They booked their spot in the round of 16. But nobody’s cheering. Let’s be honest — the victory felt… shaky. Nigeria flew out of the gates. Victor Osimhen headed…
By: Abudu Olalekan Fès, Morocco. Monday evening. The sun dey go down slow, like e no wan miss wetin dey happen tomorrow. Inside one small conference room for Complexe Sportif de Fès, Miguel Gamondi sit down, shirt wet with sweat, voice steady but eyes dey shine like man wey don see tomorrow already. “Beating Nigeria?”…
