Eagle’s Nest
The eagle stands firm and proud on the national crest of Nigeria.
It is a fearless, sure-footed bird of prey blessed with exceptional eye sight.
Like this bird, Eagles Nest is a column which discusses topical issues and personalities in the news in a forthright, hard-hitting and insightful manner, digging very deep to highlight the salient facts and positions in the ever-volatile Nigerian game.
Nigeria may have produced some top-class talent over the years, but the management of this national passion still leaves a lot to be desired.
Eagles Nest will contribute to the national discourse for football in Nigeria to attain world-class status, both on and off the pitch.
The Columnist - Samm Audu
Samm Audu is a widely travelled Nigerian football journalist with over 24 years working experience after bagging a Second Class Upper Division degree in Mass Communications from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
An award-winning journalist, 'Master Blaster' has worked variously, heading several leading local and international publications including Star Soccer, Sports Souvenir, Complete Sports, Kick Off Nigeria and FourFourTwo Nigeria Magazines.
His experience has also spanned highly commended coverage of major international football tournaments like the World Cup, in 1990 and 1998, as well as the Africa Cup of Nations since 1994.
Samm Audu has reported the Nations Cup for Agence France Presse (AFP) since the
2002 edition in Mali.
Eagles on the march again
Published by Samm Audu on 08 Sep 2011 in Eagle’s Nest | 0 comments
The Super Eagles may not have looked very pretty on a bumpy, hell-on-earth pitch on the notorious Antananarivo pitch, but they finally got the job done.
Those were three very valuable points in the bag and the team’s first away win... Read on
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Nigeria still expect Flying Eagles to deliver
Published by Samm Audu on 23 Jul 2011 in Eagle’s Nest | 5 comments
Despite a poor run in preparation for the U20 World Cup in Colombia, Nigerians still expect the Flying Eagles to deliver on a promise to conquer the world at this level.
The Flying Eagles, then known as the Junior Eagles, first... Read on
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Beware! Agents on the prowl again!!
Published by Samm Audu on 13 Jul 2011 in Eagle’s Nest | 3 commentsWhile the shock waves caused by the recent scandal about how Super Eagles star Taye Taiwo was swindled big-time by a trusted agent are still to settle, three very promising Nigerian players are now in danger of missing out on the U20 World Cup again... Read on
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Ujah! Ujah!! Ujah!!! Ujah!!!!
Published by Samm Audu on 25 Jun 2011 in Eagle’s Nest | 2 comments
The headline of this blog was inspired by that of a match report out of Norway after Anthony Ujah blasted his second set of four goals against Stromsgodset recently.
It was the striker’s second set of four goals in a game this season... Read on
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Don’t cry for Nigeria!
Published by Samm Audu on 07 Jun 2011 in Eagle’s Nest | 0 comments
This blog was to have been titled ‘Don’t cry for Argentina’, a tweaked adaptation of the song ‘Don’t Cry For Me Argentina’ from the musical Evita with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice.
This was after the two-time... Read on
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