CROWN WORTHY?.........YOU DECIDE

Top of the morning to you all. Sorry for the hiatus(will leave the explanation for another article). So there we have it...the super eagles have ended their(very very,very...)Long wait for the AFCON trophy. Ill refrain from using the word 'we' in this article for the simple reason that I don't support the super eagles. Now Hey..don't judge me yet; at least listen to my reason(s) first...then go ahead and crucify me...or not(i would prefer the latter though).

That's not to say I'm not happy for the eagles for their achievement...they came to a competition of 32 nations and ended up as no 1.That's by no means an easy feat. But let's be honest, barring the goal, and the performances of Efe Ambrose and Victor Moses, it was a bad advertisement for the game we love so dearly.

I realize I'm making my self a villain(and foolishly so)..but every once in a while we have to be honest...if not out aloud..then to ourselves.I honestly love my country(which is as hard as it gets), but just not the national team.  This was a tournament devoid of quality teams..and it would be unfair of me to say that's the sole reason for Nigeria's triumph but as the old saying goes 'you can only beat whats in front of you'.

Anyway(I remember I have some explaining to do), the major reason for my resignation as a Super eagles fan, is the lack of spirit,bite, and discipline we have shown for a while.Gone are the days when when we could actually say we were a soccer heavyweight,not just saying it under our breath as we have become accustomed to. We were once an organised side, from the football association to the least important person in the set-up;but like every other sector of my dear nation, we have been reduced to taking ‘short cuts’.There is a visible lack of discipline and organisation on and off the pitch; all the while having some of the most loyal and passionate supporters fully behind them no matter what. I view it as a slap in the face to those supporters that some spoiled kid runs on to the pitch and doesn't give a 100%(well,i am being modest for safety reasons) for the nation he has pledged to serve with all his heart, or to refuse a call up from the nation he has countless times said he would be faithful and loyal to.

 

So in the end, am I really a villain, who doesn't support his national team, and has turned his back on a nation he claims to love....or am I a victim of constant heart break, resulting from a quid pro quo gone sour. I don't think I have gotten back the same amount of effort I've put into supporting this team as they've given back...so I've taken the cowards route(yea I said it)..and not cared at all.However, despite Stephen Keshi's resignation as national coach, let hope this is a sign of good things to come; i'm not holding my breath though.