NAIJA FUTBOL -VOL 6

VOL. 6

illustration: Chima kalu; words & concept: Ikenna Okey-Chikwendu; Cover Design: Kola Akintola

Sunday 3rd February 2013. the ongoing African cup of nations was not going according to plan for coach steven Keshi. but it had met the expectations many fans back in Nigeria who didn’t expect them to go far anyway.

a one-all draw with burkina faso and defending champions zambia plus a limp 2-1 win over ethiopia has put the super eagles in the Yuaterfinals. However, but the jurt was still out for coach steven keshi!

the big boss, had a lot of questions to answer after including 6 homabased players in his Afcon over a more experinced foreign based!

for the super eagles to fly again we need to rediscover that nigerian spirit!. we need players with guts, who are ready to make a name for themselves! ‘ interpret the coach’s players who can instructions! I don’t need egos in camp! and tell you what I am highly impressed with their performance sp far! in the next game, we will show who we truly are!

the next game was a quarter final clash against the mighty elephants of cote d’ivorie! it was a game that will make or Mar the super eagles!

unexpectedly the Super dominated early proceedings and won a freekick in a dangerous position!

Emmanuel Emenike hammered the freekick towards the ivorien goal after a lay off from mikel obi

emmanuel emenike’s shot went through barry kopa’s butter fingers

one-nil to the super eagles of nigeria!

I did it!

I am the best!

yeeeaaahhh

come here... where you dey go?

na so brother!

it was emmanuel emenike’s third goal of the competition!

Cote d’ivorie had didier drogba and he led the charge to get the elephants back in the game!

drogba... he has godfrey oboabona for company...

come on didier that’s a dive! freekick to les elephants!

ppiiiiiii drogba presided over the kick...

merci Ref!

drogba punished oboabona’s naivety to win a spot kick for cote d’ivorie

yaya! yaya! se deplacer a’ l’interieur

drogba swings it to the far post... is anyone there for the ivoriens?

tioteeee! one-all! the elephants are back!

chiek tiote, the newcastle midfielder silenced the nigerian fans!

allez les elephants!

will the super eagles capitulate? not today as they took the game to the scared ivoriens!

Sunday Mba!! he runs thru the ivorien defence...

Sunday mba tore thru their midfield...

the elephants are running scared... mba sets it up...he can’t it shoot it from there can he?

yes he does!!

gooooooal!

Sunday mba restored the super eagles lead with a super goal! against all odds the much maligned Nigerian team made of rookies triumphed over a star studded cote d’ivorie!

2-1 it ended!

a 4-1 win over west african rivals mali in the semis...

and another Sunday mba lone strike in the final on Sunday 10th February against burkina faso ensured the super eagles were crowned african champions for the 3rd time!

good one guys! good team play! well done!

the super eagles are super again!

yeeeeaaah! ose! ose o! ose o! ose baba!