Blogging blues

I woke up this morning, and it felt just like a Saturday morning. Here I was at my laziest best, and getting on my feet was quite a hard task.
Now of all the tasks I had planned in the back of my mind to accomplish today, blogging definitely wasn't included in the list. There are days when blogging isn't so much fun (ask some of us). Sometimes it feels just great to read someone else's blog for a change and take a break from your own crazy ramblings.
To beat the early morning blog blues, all I did was get a cup of coffee, get on the computer and hop round the Nigerian blogosphere. It turned out to be quite an interesting trip, and I must say, a very rewarding one also. I ran across all sorts of Nigerian blogs, with various articles and flavours. Blogging actually seems to be catching on in this country of ours, and that's a nice development.

Now on to other things. There's not much Naija gist out there right now. There's some talk of the NFA giving Berti Vogts the sack, in the wake of his poor performance. Not that I care anyway, I'm tired of their antics.

Gotta run off now. Will be back to post more stuff later in the day.

Nigeria vs Mali - Another Pathetic Result

The Super Chickens (sorry, Super Eagles) of Nigeria, in another pathetic performance this evening, succeeded in showing the whole world that they don't have what it takes to win the African Cup of Nations.

I watched the match in a "joint", and the barrage of invectives that was hurled at the Nigerian players and their coach was enough to make even a seasoned bus conductor flinch.

The players were at their laziest best, and the football was just terrible. Completely uninspiring, and a complete waste of time. Who on earth ranked these guys as the best in Africa? In my opinion, they don't even come among the first 15 teams. Enyimba would easily thrash them.

For those who felt the first half was bad, the second half was utter rubbish. The players were busy strolling round the pitch, and the Malians were having a field day, taking their time to punch holes in our seemingly non-existent defense.

One thing I couldn't help noticing was the constant look of amusement on the assistant referee"s face. The guy was always grinning at our feeble attempts at goal. I can't blame him anyway. The whole Nigerian team is one big joke.

Congratulations to Seydou Keita for his stellar performance, and (of course) congratulations to our own Yakubu Aiyegbeni for finally figuring out how to put the ball inside the net, even if it was an offside goal.

I just can't understand Aiyegbeni, but of course the same still goes for the whole team. I feel like channeling my fury at Berti Vogts, but fortunately for him, he's in Ghana.
Berti, if you can hear me, when you finish, don't even bother to come back to Nigeria. We'll ship all your leftover stuff to you.
I think this kind of result from a foreign coach will teach the NFA to appreciate Nigerian coaches.

I won't even waste any more of my time talking about those guys. I hope they actually get to watch replays of their game. They're a sad lot, our Eagles. Very sad.