The North African Football Culture 101

Relief. Finally. We’re back in Aba, and our Super Eagles have finally returned from their “frozen chicken” treatment in Libya. While our trip home was uneventful, the Super Eagles endured a nightmarish 24 hours—a classic North African move, it seems. Retaliation? That's what they claim. But one thing’s clear: this kind of nonsense is all too familiar. Pretty sure you…

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A Chess game in Ibadan + Ozoemena’s moment of madness.

Morning all. It is the morning after last night's gruelling schedule against Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC). The People's Elephant really dug deep to eke out a point at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan. For starters, I must really commend Enyimba head coach, Yemi 'Yema' Olanrewaju, for pulling off a kind of surprise with his starters. No Eze Ekwutoziam.…

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4 Things we learned- 3SC 0-0 Enyimba

Top of the Morning, Enyimba Family! Another away game, another pleasant result. We start the week with another precious point in our coffers. The boys battled and earned a draw against Shooting Stars Sunday evening. Here are 4 things we learned as the Elephant proved too tough for the Oluwoye Warriors. 1. Still Unbeaten Against Shooting Stars:Let’s start with the…

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