Good Day All,
Life is sweet these days as an Enyimba fan. We sit proudly at the top of the League table, unbeaten in four games. Remarkably, we have yet to concede a goal this season. Honestly, life couldn’t be better right now. Who would have thought that the name on everyone’s lips would be Stanley Eguma?
There’s a scripture I learned as a child: “In the day of prosperity, rejoice, but in the day of adversity, consider…” (Ecclesiastes 7:14). My dad would always say this one explains itself.
Just last week, knives were out. The boys had just fired blanks against Nasarawa United in front of the Aba Faithful. The season looked lost, the team wasn’t good enough, and everyone, from Eguma to the players was meant to be binned.
Fast forward one week, and here we are, wrapped in bliss, dining on cloud nine. But football asks tough questions: what happens if we fail to take three points at the weekend? Will the same fans who are praising Eguma today be out for his head again? I heard he was nearly lynched the last time things went south.
That’s the nature of football; it’s spur of the moment. You’re only as good as your last result. Fans often swing to extremes: either we’re invincible or we’re hopeless. Perspective is usually absent.
Here’s the truth: we have only beat a team that hasn’t beaten us in eight attempts. We snatched a point at Barau FC, who are currently squatting at Kano Pillars’ turf. Our strikers are still struggling to click, and we’ve only scored once at the Elephant Park this season.
Yes, it’s just two home matches played, but the standard must be set now. To win this League, we must ensure three points in every remaining home fixture. Combine that with points from nearby teams, and we’ll be fine.
The League is a marathon, not a sprint. A string of bad results can quickly erase this good feeling from the weekend. Building towards the title is step by step, brick by brick.
So, no need to get ahead of ourselves. This is only three points, two goals, and a clean sheet. Worth celebrating? Absolutely. But meaningless if not built upon at the weekend and beyond. The jury is still out—on the team, the manager, and the management.
Can we do it? I’d like to believe so. But that question will have to be answered every month, for the next ten months.
Back tomorrow.
‘EnyimbaEnyi
