So, the world will not end?

Last week, the world was going to end! Or so we thought. Why?
When the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris concluded without any of the 82 Nigerian athletes returning with a medal around their necks, Nigerians were infuriated. They reacted vehemently. It was as if the world was going to end.

The EPL resumes
THIS week, the English Premier League and other European leagues that started last week take firmer root in the soul of Nigerians. The debates and the arguments about Arsenal, Man U, Barca, Real, and so on, dominate the senses, extinguishing the remnant of any lingering thoughts and concerns over Paris 2024. The embers of that fire will only be fanned again and rekindled in 2028 in an annoying cycle that repeats itself like a broken vinyl record every four years.
 
In short, this week, life for the Nigerian sports fan has returned to the status quo, just as football resumes with its all-consuming power, taking over the sports interest of the millions of Nigerians that patronise it.

There are now other issues on Nigerian’s sports radar.

Foreign Coach for Super Eagles
It is a done deal that the Nigerian Football Federation has settled for hiring another White man from Europe to handle the Super Eagles.  Some of those that are close to the corridors have been mentioning two names as the most likely candidates. Why the announcement has not been made with a few weeks to the most crucial series of matches that will determine the country’s fate in the African Cup of Nations in 2025, and the World Cup of 2026, no one knows.
 
A good reason may already have been created for the Super Eagles should they fail to win. My personal position on the issue of foreign or indigenous coach for Nigeria’s national teams has not changed. Hiring