An African team in the World Cup semi-finals?
African champions, Nigeria, go into the 2014 World Cup with the best chance of making a big impression.
African champions, Nigeria, go into the 2014 World Cup with the best chance of making a big impression.
There are no records of when the first official football match was played in Nigeria, but it started in the 1920s.
Nigerian coach Stephen Keshi's decision to resign one day after winning AFCON is a metaphor for the current political climate in Nigeria.
It is appropriate that Stephen Keshi, an African champion with Nigeria in 1994, coached the team to victory in South Africa.
The ultimate preview of the 2013 Afcon Final: Will it be Stephen Keshi's time or can the Burkinabé shock the world in Soweto?
A footballing minnow has shocked the great names of African football with a series of audacious, spirited displays, making it all the way to the 2013 Afcon final.
Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi's understanding of Nigeria and its football politics may be a template to how think Nigeria out of its political leadership crisis.
The job of Nigeria's men national team is one of the worst places to be on the planet. So, when the team wins, we all celebrate.
The writer is cautiously optimistic (for once) that Nigeria will win its third Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.