Over the years, the Africa- Cup of Nations has been the stage on which many players have been rewarded for showcasing their skills, with a move to a club where they had the opportunity to improve their careers, by playing at the highest level on a weekly basis. The case of Emmanuel Amunike as one of these players follows a script depicting great achievement, which frustratingly lacked in longevity, due to a cruel injury which belied the...More

For all the tactical preparation, the training (or lack there of) at sufficient altitude to adapt to the atmospheric and climatic conditions during the tournament and the mastery of the oft-criticised Adidas Jabulani football used during the World-Cup, sometimes all it takes is one moment to define a nation’s destiny. Following a trend set during Nigeria’s three group games in South Africa, the fate of their game against the South-Korea...More

Day 12 saw the first qualifiers for the last 16 decided as Uruguay, Mexico, Argentina and South Korea all successfully reached the second round. Some perhaps more convincingly than others - Uruguay were comfortable throughout their final game defeat of Mexico, who were made to sweat as hosts South Africa looked on their way to a comprehensive victory over France. Argentina had secured their progress after just two games (but for an unli...More

NIGERIA 2 Uche 12, Yakubu (Pen) 69 KOREA REPUBLIC 2 Lee Jung-Soo 38, Park Chu-Yong 49 Korea Republic battled to claim a draw with Nigeria at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban that was enough to qualify them from the group stage. Lee Jung-Soo and Park Chu-Young gave Korea the lead after Kalu Uche’s opener in a back-and-forth match, but Yakubu’s penalty equalised with 21 minutes left. Nigeria , though, wasted opportunities to g...More

The knock-out stage at the World Cup starts early with plenty still to solve in the final group games. Group A comes to a close with Mexico facing Uruguay and France, who have dominated the headlines this past week taking on hosts South Africa. Group B culminates with Nigeria against Korea Republic and Greece attempting to topple a free flowing Argentina . MEXICO vs. URUGUAY3.00pm - Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg The two most imp...More

Some things are more important than football. Sani Kaita, whose red card proved the pivotal moment of Nigeria’s defeat to Greece on Thursday, has received death threats. At occasions such as this, thoughts turn to the tragic Andreas Escobar, assassinated following his own goal against the USA which saw his native Colombia eliminated from the 1994 World Cup. Naturally such threats have to be taken seriously, and Kaita has sought comfort...More