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» World Cup: Super Eagles, Super "Heartakers"
By Hakeem Babalola | Published 06/11/2010 | Nigerian Affairs , Sports and Recreation | Unrated
I have consoled myself to see the qualification as success in itself. I’m just gonna enjoy the world cup as if Nigeria isn't participating so that I can have my heart intact to enjoy the game for the good of the game.
» CAF decision to suspend Togo laughable
By Hakeem Babalola | Published 02/7/2010 | Sports and Recreation | Unrated

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has suspended Togo national team from participating in the next two Cup of Nations. In addition, CAF also fined the Hawks $50,000 for quitting the competition.

» Super Eagles Shamed Critics, Qualify for 2010 World Cup
By Hakeem Babalola | Published 11/14/2009 | Sports and Recreation | Unrated

It is indeed the luck of the year for Nigerians and football lovers, and especially coach Amodu Shuaibu who had been vilified many times by critics notably Ayo Akinfe who once said that Amodu did not have what it takes to beat Kenya in Nairobi.

» Egypt U-20: Flying Eagles Still Can Fly
By Hakeem Babalola | Published 10/3/2009 | Sports and Recreation | Unrated

I disagree with Coach Samson Siasia who said that this was the worst team ever. The boys are not that bad. In those matches they lost to Spain and Venezuela, our boys showed some skills but couldn't find the net. Of course I agree that if a team played two games and lost two games, the team should be written off.

» The Pride and the Passion - Barcelona v Manchester United
By Adeyinka Makinde | Published 05/24/2009 | Sports and Recreation | Unrated
Since its inauguration, the UEFA Champions League while bringing together an aggregate of the best football teams on the European continent has nonetheless failed to convince some who still yearn for the old format European Champions Cup which pitted 16 of its member nations league champions against one another in an entirely knockout competition. The new order they gripe is merely a self-contradicting tourney -its participants after all are not all champions- designed solely with the objective of lining the pockets of the elite teams and UEFA


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