TheGoodJoe:


Ironically I hardly follow our local league. I think it is due to our poor pitches and result in poor plays. There was a brief time I liked Lobi Stars when they had some brilliant young talents including Greg Etafia the goalie, Sunday Ibeji (highly skillful midfielder) and Emma Issah who was a lethal left footed forward.

Followed Eagle Cement Fc (later named Dolphins) when they reached the challenge Cup finals. Then briefly 3SC when Baldwin Bazuaye was there. Apart from that, nothing.

Even now, I have no idea what is going on.

Icon4s:


Bros this is like late 90s to very early 2000s u are talking about. But u no mention ur main man Emmanuel Ebiede.

Haha. So you still did not follow the People's Elephants of 2002/03 to mid 2000s? That team became almost as Popular as the SEs then o.

edi287:

Henry is learning the hard way that punditry and coaching are two very different things.
He's not even a stellar pundit to begin with. Being a good assistant coach doesn't also equal to being a good head coach.

edi287:

Actually his punditry has shown to be suspect at times.
G Neville who I consider a better pundit flopped big time.
It wouldn't surprise me if Henry flops too.

Icon4s:


Bros this is like late 90s to very early 2000s u are talking about. But u no mention ur main man Emmanuel Ebiede.

Haha. So you still did not follow the People's Elephants of 2002/03 to mid 2000s? That team became almost as Popular as the SEs then o.

TheGoodJoe:


Ebiede (the waist breaker) was because of Port Harcourt and the Sharks hay days I knew his name. If I tell you I never watched Ebiede play a full game for Sharks FC, you will not believe me. Even when my friends used to go to Sharks Stadium and come back raving about Ebiede, I did not watch.

I got to watch Ebiede in a Shell RA Super Eagles scrimmage game in Port Harcourt and I was hooked. You need to see skills and how he was skinning Taribo and Uche. Unfortunately, he did not even make the bench for the main game despite thrilling a lot of Nigerians in Port Harcourt with his mesmerizing skills. That was how I started following him and catching some clips of him.

TheGoodJoe:


At all. I did not follow Enyimba one bit. Did not even watch a game of theirs.

Icon4s:


You mean you didn't watch even those electrifying Champions league finals. Particularly that 2004 final that involved Enyeama, Ayenugba and Ejide, who were all SE goalies then. O boy u missed o. That game was like an AFCON Final.

Icon4s:


Hmm... Ebiede. We in Lagos then were hearing his name especially those of us in the Amukoko/Orile/Ajegunle neighborhood. But, when the opportunity came for him with the 1995 Flying Eagles he didn't really perform as expected.

Icon4s:


O boy no be small thing o. Every where go Fes dark, be like say make u faint especially if them just announce say "3 mins more!".

TheGoodJoe:

I got enough gists about the team but I did not watch any. I totally missed.

Icon4s:


Eyah, try watch that game.

We were proud of Nigerian football that night. Emeka Okpala and Austin Ejide played for Etoile Du Sahel.

While for Enyimba Enyeama kept for most of the game and Ayenugba (the cat) was brought in for the penalty shoot outs.

That game should be on YouTube, try get it.

Icon4s:


Eyah, try watch that game.

We were proud of Nigerian football that night. Emeka Okpala and Austin Ejide played for Etoile Du Sahel.

While for Enyimba Enyeama kept for most of the game and Ayenugba (the cat) was brought in for the penalty shoot outs.

That game should be on YouTube, try get it.

klexycole:
Ighalo is reported to have been seriously injured after being subbed off at 17th minutes.

TheGoodJoe:


Ebiede is one we missed. What I saw him do took my breath away. Repeatedly, Uche and Taribo touched ground. I do not know why he did not have a big break. The closest was when he was at Heerenveen, Holland. I remember the joy in Port Harcourt when he signed for them. But, still did not excel.

Icon4s:


One we missed or he missed his opportunity?

fabyom:

Good old days of Eyimba. I did not miss any of Eyimba's game. Unilorin SUB to the fullest then! Okonkwo and that Tyakase boy. Aiyenugba the penalty specialist

TheGoodJoe:


We did not get to enjoy his talent. So we missed.

BascoVanVeli:


I would put Dean Furman in the midfield but I agree with Khune, That guy has the best delivery in football, a complete keeper.

Icon4s:


Talent wey full everywhere that time. For players like Richard Owubokiri, and Chris Ohenhen not to break in it tells a lot about the competition then.

klexycole:
Ighalo is reported to have been seriously injured after being subbed off at 17th minutes.

Icon4s:


The followership was almost like that of the Super Eagles. I wonder how TheGoodJoe missed all that.

I was part of the Enyimba back room Crew then.

COOL10:
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Ur own na faint. My own nah hot shiit dey catch me . That's when your formally steady biro will now be slipping off your sweaty palms

klexycole:
Ighalo is reported to have been seriously injured after being subbed off at 17th minutes.

Icon4s:


The committee will commence work immediately after the SA vs Nigeria AFCON qualifiers and the Nigeria Vs Uganda Friendly. We want to make sure to see every game before nominating players.

TheGoodJoe:


We are talking of insane brilliance on the ball. The likes of OwuBlow and Ohenhen did not have such brilliance. Ebiede was a treat for the eyes. Sad he was also in the same era of Okocha and Oruma.

Curtisaxel7:


Sunday Mba the one tournament wonder. The hero of 2013. Last I heard of him he was in Brescia in France second division......I think he is somewhere in the less desirable clubs in Turkey now. .

Lesson for NPFL players desperate to get into any club as long as it's oyibo land.

Icon4s:


The followership was almost like that of the Super Eagles. I wonder how TheGoodJoe missed all that.

I was part of the Enyimba back room Crew then.

ChrisKels:



Isaac Success is good enough cover. Then, promote Onyekuru from the standby list. Finito!!

ChrisKels:


Back then in Abia, Enyimba was placed ahead of the super eagles. No one misses Enyimba matches. Almost every home got an antenna for that and always willing to throw gates open for the less privileged who couldn't afford the antenna. Every kid wanted to be a star of Enyimba when he grows up. It was crazy, Ekene Ezenwa, The one-eyed Okemini, Obinna Nwaneri, Enyeama(agwo ojoo), Tyavkase, Atanda et al were some of the few names we called ourselves while having our kick-abouts. Anybody wey miss that moment, sha missed the best Nigerian soccer(club wise) ever.

Dr Orji Uzor Kalu made it possible