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Columns selected

For Nigeria's teen prodigies, missing the World Cup is terminal. They are the real victims Pulse Sports

Nigeria's GOATs Substack

African football has a victim problem The SuperSub

Zambia's 2012 Afcon triumph owes much to its tragic Golden Generation GOAL

Napoli's Serie A triumph marks Osimhen's ascension to footballing royalty Pulse Sports

Why do European clubs shun African goalkeepers? New Frame

Is football better now than it has ever been? Pulse Sports

Dull Cameroon are the champions Africa deserves GOAL

Virgil Van Dijk, Doctor Strange and time travel Substack

The on-field death that scuttled a nation's soccer dreams OZY

Something in the Kaduna water GOAL

TV & Podcasts selected

CAF CL Final - Emmanuel Kunde - top Africans in the EPL - Europa League final implications PlanetSport Football Africa

Who is going to win the Africa Cup of Nations? The Guardian Football Weekly

AFCON: the story so far. And Mourinho sacked by Roma The Guardian Football Weekly

Tragedy at the Africa Cup of Nations The Guardian Football Weekly

Premier League 19/20 predictions: Winner, top 4 and new contenders Guardian Nigeria

Analysts Dissect Nigeria Vs Algeria Clash Channels TV

Developing an analytical eye for football Naija On The Ball Podcast

Hopes for the host nation + who will be surprise packages? PlanetSport Football Africa

Takeaways from Nigeria's capitulation against Sierra Leone The Hindsight Podcast

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Elusive

The Story Nigeria Waited 39 Years to Write

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For nearly four decades, Nigerian football carried a burden of shame. Despite being one of Africa's eminent footballing nations, our clubs consistently failed to conquer the continent's premier competition.

39 YEARS

- of waiting
- of confusion
- of regret

The CAF Champions League had become an albatross, a curse, a jinx. Close calls, heartbreaks, and near-misses had turned hope into desperation. The whole of Nigeria yearned for just one club to break through.

Then came Enyimba.

From the second tier to continental glory

A club that was playing second-division football a decade earlier would do what no Nigerian club had ever done......And then do it all over again.

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Why does Elusive matter?

Elusive is more than a book. It is a legacy. Two years of rigorous research, exclusive interviews with players, coaches, and historians have produced the definitive account of Nigerian football's greatest triumph.
This is OUR story, told through our lens, preserved for generations to come.

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How Enyimba rose from second division to become continental champions twice.
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players, coaches, and key figures who lived this history tell the inside story of how Nigeria finally broke its Champions League curse.
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The definitive, pioneering account of Nigerian club football's greatest achievement, told by an African for Africans.
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First edition of what promises to become a classic of African sports literature.

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