Portugal 2: Nigeria 1 – Retrospective Reflection There are times when you just have to stand up and applaud the eloquently executed individual mastery involved in the goals conceded by your own team. I have gone back to watch the match and couldn’t fault any individual Super Eagles player for the goals Portugal scored last night. Their buildup was impeccable, and the way each Portuguese striker created space for himself inside our 18-yard box to riffle past a despairing Okoye was...

Senegal vs Nigeria (0:3): Brief Reflection One thing is undeniable when you see the Super Falcons play under the tutelage of Justine Madugu: the girls just wanna have fun (like Cindi Lauper would sing)! And I got that feel yesterday with the breezy style they went about their business of dismantling Senegal 3:0. Now, the worry is whether this sort of attitude will win high-stakes matches against high-stakes opposition – well, it won them the last Wafcon, and the Wafcon is what they are...

Nigeria Super Falcons Vs Senegal (2:1) - Mild Observations Unless the Super Falcons are invited by another country to a high profile friendly match, the NFF seems unable, unwilling and plainly uninterested to accord the team such a well deserved privilege. A whole Super Falcons playing a friendly without fun-fare, fan fare, pump and pageantry. The stadium was dry and dull and, to add insult to injury, this match against Senegal wasn't beamed live! The Super Falcons deserve better, much...