Super Falconets on The Brink of Greater History

Posted by Eduoku on July 29th, 2010
Super Falconets

If you are a Nigerian, then 2010 will not end without a smile after all. The Falconets, Nigeria’s Under 20 National female team are currently playing and leading Colombia at the ongoing Under 20 world cup in Germany.

Greater glory i said because this has been their best ever outing after beating defending champions the USA in the quarter finals.

Nigeria have reached the quarter-finals of the event no less than four times but this is the first time they have made it to the semis.

Against the Americans, i thought they had their work cut out because the USA were a tough side to beat. After conceding an early goal, the Falconets came out for the second half a completely changed team.
The way they took the came to the Americans baffled me, and when they equalised, you knew there was a certain wind behind them. The penalty win was sweet, and the semi final place historic.

Remember when Mr. President ask our super chickens to bring home the FIFA World Cup? if the Super Falconets bring home this cup, then it will be the Presidents orders working still, don’t you think?
Let’s give it up for the Super Falconets abeg.

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Siasia to be named as new Super Eagles Coach

Posted by Eduoku on July 23rd, 2010
Super Eagles new coach in waiting

At last, the big heads in the NFF have realised that what we need is a sound indigeneous coach who knows his ways around the quarkmire that is Nigerian football.

Samson Siasia will next month be named as the new boss of the Super Eagles. This will gladden the hearts of Nigerians who have been clamouring for the Bayelsa born tactician, and former Super Eagles darling player to be appointed as the Eagles coach.

Meanwhile, former coach Lars Lagerback has formally turned down the offer of a four year deal to continue as the coach of the team.

This much was confirmed by NFF president Aminu Maigari, here isthe excerpt from supersport.com.

NFF president Aminu Maigari said that Lagerback told him he did not wish to continue in his post despite being offered a four-year deal, with Samson Siasia being lined up as a replacement.

“Lagerback told me he could not continue as the coach of the Super Eagles because he feared that he might not be able to pen a four-year deal that would keep him in Nigeria for that long,” Maigari told sports daily Soccer Star.

“He thanked the NFF for the opportunity given him to take the eagles to the World Cup. He said the experience was worth it and that he would always remember Nigeria and her good people.” Maigari added that Lagerback told him that his family played a big role in his decision not to extend his five-month contract.

Lagerback was in charge when Nigeria finished bottom of their first round group at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

However, the NFF agreed to hand the Swede a long-term deal on the evidence of the work he put in within a short time.

The NFF top official also disclosed that Siasia will next month be confirmed as the country’s new coach on a four-year contract.

“We have had talks with Siasia. The talks have been fruitful and all things being equal, he will put pen to paper next month subject to negotiations,” said Maigari.

“Siasia is the coach Nigerians want and we shall give him all the support to succeed in this new job.” Siasia led the national team to the final of both the 2005 Fifa Under-20 World Cup as well as the 2008 Olympics.

The former Lokeren and Nantes striker is currently handling Heartland FC of Owerri in the CAF Champions League.

The NFF also announced that caretaker coach Austin Eguavoen will lead Nigeria to next month’s friendly against South Korea in Seoul, before taking over the Olympic team.

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A Game That cost $100 million to make

Posted by Eduoku on July 22nd, 2010
One of the demons in starcraft II

I love computer games, but i never knew it costs so much to develop them until i read this article from gamespot.com which i now share with you guys. A $100 million game? that’s a lot of money for game development project.

But come to think of it, games are really popular, and sell really well, meaning that the owners and developers make quite a lot from their sales too.

It is reported by Wall Street Journal that Starcraft II costs an estimated $100 million in development cost, making it probably the most expensive game ever made. The following excerpts is taken from gamespot.

The original Starcraft was released some 12 years ago and has become one of the most popular PC titles ever, selling over 11 million units to date. The first entry in the game’s sequel, following years of fan anticipation, arrives in two weeks bearing an unprecedented budget.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Activision Blizzard has spent over $100 million on the three-part sequel to the science-fiction real-time strategy game, which kicks off with Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty on July 27.

The report stated the $100 million was purely development price and made no mention of marketing expenditures. That lofty figure well exceeds Gran Turismo 5′s $60 million development cost, one of the most expensive video games to date.

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has previously labeled the Starcraft franchise as one of the company’s seven “pillars of opportunity.” Kotick said each pillar has the potential to reap between $500 million and $1 billion of operating profit for the publisher throughout its life. The other pillars are Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, World of Warcraft, Diablo, new Blizzard MMOG, and Bungie’s new intellectual property.

Kotick wasn’t the only Activision Blizzard executive speaking about the game though. Blizzard president Mike Morhaime told the paper that the publisher should be able to migrate some of its World of Warcraft subscribers to Starcraft II.

“We’ve brought in a lot of new players in the beta testing who’ve been playing World of Warcraft but have never tried Starcraft,” Morhaime said.

For more on the game, check out GameSpot’s most recent preview.

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Mikel returns to Nigeria squad!!

Posted by Eduoku on July 21st, 2010
Fit again John Obi Mikel

Nigeria have named fit-again Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel in an initial 35-man squad for a friendly against South Korea on 11 August.

Mikel returns to the line-up after missing out on the 2010 World Cup in South Africa with a knee injury.

The squad, which has been selected by the Super Eagles’ assistant boss Austin Eguavoen, features a large number of locally based players.

Eguavoen is in charge whilst the future of coach Lars Lagerback is resolved.

A final decision on the position of the Swede Lagerback is to be made next week.

Strikers Ikechukwu Uche and Joseph Akpala have also been recalled, after they were left out of the Super Eagles’ party for South Africa.

The friendly is a warm-up for Nigeria’s 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar on 4 September in Abuja.

Overseas-based players:

John Obi Mikel (Chelsea, England), Dickson Etuhu (Fulham, England), Kalu Uche (Almeria, Spain), Osaze Odemwingie (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia), Obinna Nsofor (Malaga, Spain), Haruna Lukman (Monaco, France), Ikechukwu Uche (Zaragoza, Spain), Obafemi Martins (Rubin Kazan, Russia), Ayodele Adeleye (Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands), Daniel Shittu (Bolton Wanderers, England), Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel), Elderson Echiejile (Sporting Braga, Portugal), Joseph Akpala (FC Brugge, Belgium).

Nigerian-based players:

Bassey Akpan (Bayelsa FC), Terna Suswam (Lobi Stars), Valentine Nwabili (Enyimba FC), Gabriel Reuben (Enyimba FC), Promise Onuh (Tornadoes FC), Ahmed Musa (Kano Pillars), Solomon Okpako (Kano Pillars), Uche Nwofor (3SC), Gbolahan Salami (Sunshine FC), Taiwo Hassan (3SC), Eugene Salami (Tornadoes FC), Chigozie Agbim (Warri Wolves), Moses Bunde (Lobi Stars), Nnaemeka Anyanwu (Enyimba FC), Emmanuel Anyanwu (Enyimba FC), Chidiebere Okoli (Sharks FC), King Osanga (Heartland FC), John Owoeri (Heartland FC), Femi Balogun (Kaduna United), Ugwu Uwadiegu (Rangers FC), Suleiman Ismaila (Lobi Stars), Fengor Ogude (Warri Wolves).

Here we go again.

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Suarez, The Hand That Broke A Continent’s Hearts

Posted by Eduoku on July 17th, 2010


The world cup is over, and Spain have at last fulfilled their undoubted potential by lifting the most admired trophy in football, and the vuvuselas are silenced at least for now.

The referees have gone with their dubious decisions. 14 cards in a world cup final match was way too high for any referee to even contemplate, no matter the pressure.

England was again over-hyped, they gave us nothing to enjoy, and Maradona did not have to run naked after all. All the spectacle gone, but i still hurt. A continent is still hurt.

That Suarez stopped a goal bound ball with his hands right on the line is hurting, but even more hurting is the fact that FIFA would even have such a stupid rule in the rule book. For me, i think its common sense really. You stop a goal bound ball with your hands, and you are not the goalkeeper, you should be sent off, and a goal given. What is so difficult there.

Imagine how he, Suarez was hoisted high by his team mates after the match, and celebrated back home as a national hero. He used his hands to create history for his country, but denied us Africans our very own history making moment.

FIFA really has to look at some of these rules and change them before some footballers like Luiz Suarez make a complete nonsense of them.

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