With our country's undeniable nd uncompromising luv 4 d Beautiful Game,this yr 2008 surely has been unsuccesfull considering the vast amount of individual talents nd technical abilities from d players point of view.

1st-  At the nations cup in Ghana,a near perfect squad wif lots of optimisms coupled wif a proven coach could not even impress d Referee!javascript:void(0);

2nd-  The super falcons at the olympics once again showed that they lacked d ability 2 compete wif d best outside africa by finding d net only 1nce in 3 games.

3rd-  The female U-17 nd U-21 teams both gave  only decent performances at their respective FIFA WORLD CUP tournaments wif d later been mr disapointing.

4th-  The golden eaglets led by coach Alphonsus Dike who r d current world champions showed that they lacked bite afta falling 2 a lowly rank Benin Republic at d qualifing stages of d African championships thereby only qualifing 4 d world cup as Holders!javascript:void(0);

5th-  The U-21's led by coach Laddan Bosso were knocked out on homesoil at d CHAN by a Senegalese team who hv shown at all levels over d last 3yrs dat they lacked d ability 2 compete wif d best in d continent.

6th-  The home-based super eagles also known as d eagles 'TEAM B' were sensationally knocked out of d innaugural African championships 4  players plying their trades in Africa,by old foes Ghana afta surrendering a 2-goal lead in accra to loose 3-2 on d day nd on aggregate.javascript:void(0);

The only high point from a disappointing 2008 was the U-23 national team also known as Dream Team IV who were only quite unfortunate not to take Gold at d Beijing olympics afta showing great individual,technical,nd tactical abilities through-out d games from both players nd managers alike, d Samson Siasia led Eagles clearly were d best footballing side at d tournament despite having only 1 over-aged player.Dele Adeleye,Obinna Nsofor nd chinedu Obasi all stood-out.javascript:void(0);