Nigerian-born Umenyiora makes history with New York Giants
FOR Nigerian-born Osi Uwenyiora last Sunday Super Bowl win will be ethed in his memory forever. That was if he and colleagues in the New York giants tore the books form into pieces to win one of America most prestigious and biggest sporting event, the Super bowl.

Osi Umenyiora





After the victory, an elated Uwenyiora stopped to answer a question about his team, the Giants, the amazing underdogs who had just pulled off one of the greatest upsets in Super Bowl history. Uwenyiora and colleagues decided to talk some trash about the New England Patriots, the team he and the Giants vanquished by a 17-14 score.

"This was the death of a dynasty!" Pierce veteran linebacker yelled over the roaring Giants fans who would not, could not leave. "We wore all black, and we killed it."

In the wake of a stunning Super Bowl XLII victory that not too many people outside their locker room saw coming, the brash New Yorkers reminded everyone how unintimidated they were by their previously undefeated opponents.

Uwenyiora and his the Giants team mates left Arizona Monday the way they arrived in the desert a week earlier, strutting and chirping and acting like they owned the place - which, in retrospect, they did. It turns out the Giants' collective scoffing at the Patriots, a team that had won three Super Bowls in the previous six seasons and which brought an unprecedented 18-0 record into the game, was a conscious decision. It wasn't designed to tweak the Pats - in truth, the New York players could've cared less how their opponents felt about their antics. Rather, the Giants were making a statement to themselves: We're not scared of the NFL's bullies, and we welcome the opportunity to steal 'their' lunch money.

When the Giants' plane touched down in Phoenix six days before the game, they disembarked as a colour-coordinated unit that would have made Johnny Cash proud. They wore black, Pierce finally confirmed after the game, because "that's what you wear to a funeral" - and, in their minds, the Pats' dynasty was about to die.

hotfunmi:

Naija guys representing!

brendan ayobadejo

Go Osi! Go Osi! Go Osi!

Now there is ma heart throb right there! All 261 pounds of the bearrrrrrrrriful creature. Too bad he was born in London.  Anyway, thank God for American food oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh!

Make una no forget that "Gbaja BiAmilla" dude oooooooooooooooooh!

hotfunmi:


More grease to his nyash. My only regret about him is that he's dating  Vicki secretos Selita Ebanks. Why brothers look out for non African women surprise me, very soon now you go hear say Amobi dey chase Pun Hum Sim for nyash.

Selita Ebanks

hotfunmi:

Amobi is another hot Nigerian. That brother is hot.

debosky:

@ hotfunmi

collect all his millions? I don't think she's a pauper herself, working for VS. . .and who says naija women won't take his money and run either?

Like Adco said, he's Nigerian by parentage, but born in London, growing up in the US. . . he may not really be Nigerian culturally, there's no way you and I can say definitively that he can flow with naija born and bred chicks 'if he wants to'.

Let him date whomever makes him happy, there are 140m of us in the country and countless others elsewhere. . . love/compatibility is not based on your passport but on the two individuals.

Nice job by him though, I wonder if he's proud of his Nigerian heritage.

almondjoy:



Ah-ah? hotfunmi are you going shopping or what? This is another fine dude I must agree. See? I wonder why the ones in Nigeria or Nairaland do not look like this? I think it has to do with malnutrition.

There must be something in that London that is chasing them away. I knew it! No sane person can survive that place!

As for flowing with a naija born and bred babe? Lai lai! Which what skills? Not to talk of all the so so shout when we dey shout from morning till night. Do you know what kind of [b]"decathlons" you need to master to keep these dudes happy?[/b] Please I am sure they are not interested in our "born again" skills! Please these dudes are Nigerians in names only. Do you see them on Nairaland? Probably have never been to Nigeria!

debosky:



Malnutrition! kai almond you yab me and my brothers with one word just like that. . .are you saying akpu/eba/tuwo doesn't produce fine boys?

Me I nor understand the decathlon you dey talk about oh. . .na race abi na something else?

Sijien:

Nigeria sef una too like to dey claim. d guy talk say im be Nigeria?

Hearing him talk during a pre-super bowl game anaysis, showed there was nothing Nigerian about his accent arrrrrrrrrrrrralll.  A bet ma last farthing that this dude has never stepped into Africa not to talk of Nigeria.

See? I wonder why the ones in Nigeria or Nairaland do not look like this?

Ashually, he is not a Nigerian per se. We just wan claim am for that strong "igbo" name when im get. He was born of a think one Nigerian parent--the dad. That name "Umenyiora" cannot feature twice anywhere in the Eastern part of Nigeria like Okoro or Okolo them. He was born in London and definitely raised in UK/US. Hearing him talk during a pre-super bowl game anaysis, showed there was nothing Nigerian about his accent arrrrrrrrrrrrralll. A bet ma last farthing that this dude has never stepped into Africa not to talk of Nigeria.

By Rookie,
-- So because YOU couldn't sense a Nigerian accent when you heard him means that he isn't?


See? I wonder why the ones in Nigeria or Nairaland do not look like this?
I think I give them both a run as far as money isn't a factor, lol

almondjoy:

Ashually, he is not a Nigerian per se. We just wan claim am for that strong "igbo" name when im get. He was born of a think one Nigerian parent--the dad. That name "Umenyiora" cannot feature twice anywhere in the Eastern part of Nigeria like Okoro or Okolo them. He was born in London and definitely raised in UK/US. Hearing him talk during a pre-super bowl game anaysis, showed there was nothing Nigerian about his accent arrrrrrrrrrrrralll. A bet ma last farthing that this dude has never stepped into Africa not to talk of Nigeria.

OSITADIMMA UMENYIORA

A few facts about Ositadimma Umenyiora. Both parents are full blooded Nigerians from Ogbunike in Anambra state. He was born in London on November 16, 1981. Moved back to Nigeria with his family at the age of six, and later relocated to the US in 1995 at the age of 14. He is from the Umenyiora royal family of Ogbunike, Anambra state and was bestowed with a honorary chief because of the 30 scholarships he endows each year for local schoolchildren.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/lee_jenkins/01/29/umenyoira0204/index.html

Hot.Funmi:

His 8 year stay in Naija may or may not have an impact on him. He moved to the US at 14 and is very capable of turning to akata before 20.

presido1:

Do check before you write rubbish about nigeria and nigerians as if you are better than anybody leaving in Nigeria.
First saw the guy play in Wembley last year.

Hot.Funmi:

It depends on the upbringing especially when the mother is not Nigerian. Few that grew up in the diaspora don't always relate unless they were groomed from childhood. The only star that grew up here that relates with his people is Charlotte's Emeka Okafor{ i was told that his association with Nigeria/Nigerians came from his constant exposure to his people by his parents in Houston and even at that, there will still be something different from others}