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AFCON 2023 finals between 🇳🇬 & the hosts, Cote D'Ivoire held which the Ivorians won. Better on the day. Here, Oluwasegun, Ay, Olisaemeka and Ibukun' dissected our gains and flaws. It was passionate. Williams Troost-Ekong was the MVP of the tournament (worthy winner). We also talked about Arsenal's 6-0 demolition away at West Ham, Manchester United's win at Aston Villa and Manchester City's continu...

The AFCON 2023 continued with 🇳🇬 beating 🇨🇲 & 🇦🇴 to qualify for the semis. South Africa continued with their Ws against 🇻🇪 & 🇳🇦 and are through to face 🇳🇬 in the semis. Cote D'Ivoire beat 🇲🇱 and 🇸🇳 to face DR Congo in the semis. In England, Arsenal beat Liverpool in a top of the table clash. Kai, Jorginho and Arteta put up a show. Chelsea continues to flounder with back to 🔙 losses & conceding 8...

My Confessions for the year 2024.

Nigeria 🇳🇬 's win against Ivory Coast showed another side of José Peseiro. We also touched on the Portuguese speaking African countries playing the best football. The good quality of the officiating was highlighted at the AFCON 2023. We also touched on Arsenal's win against Crystal Palace, Liverpool's win against Bournemouth & Man Utd's new CEO. ManU are putting together a front office of repute &...

A beautiful episode started with the AFCON 2023 where 🇳🇬 and Equitorial Guinea 🇬🇳 drew. What went wrong and Jose Peseiro's performance was discussed. Debutants were also rated. We also talked about Ivory Coast's win as hosts and Egyptian 🇪🇬 lathergic performance against Mozambique 🇲🇿. We moved over to the draw between Manchester United and Tottenham where Lisah had a mouthful. We also touched on C...

This episode had us start off with 🇳🇬's chances at AFCON. We also discussed other nations' potentials as well. We also discussed Arsenal's title chances, other Premier League's chances at the Fa Cup & round 3 results as well. We touched on the title race at both the SerieA and the La Liga as well with Juventus & Inter Milan & Real Madrid & Girona respectively. We analyzed the fast tracking of play...

The end of the year edition where the crew went over their best sporting moments. We also discussed Arsenal's & Man Utd's malaise, Chelsea's stuttering performance and solutions, Tottenham's progress, etc. We also touched on the SerieA title race. We wrapped up with the NBA's league standings and the NFL's MVP race. This episode was hosted by Ay and the crew had Ibukun', Oluwasegun and Lisa.

This wonderful midweek episode had us discussing Arsenal's home loss to West Ham, ManU's comeback win against Aston Villa, Brighton's win against Tottenham, ManCity's win against Everton, Chelsea's win against Crystal Palace and the conversation about Nuno Espirito Santo & Nottingham Forest. We also discussed Carlo Ancelotti's new 25-year deal at Real Madrid and what that means. We wrapped up the...

In this Christmas 🌲 edition, we talk about the 25% agreement for Sir Jim Radcliffe to pick up in Manchester United. What it means to the floundering club & whether Erik Ten Haag's job is safe. We also discussed the Liverpool-Arsenal draw, Chelsea's poor form, Tottenham's resurgence and Aston Villa's march. We also highlighted Victor Boniface's continuous form with Bayern Leverkusen and Victor Osi...

Back on hosting duties, Ibukun' & the crew discussed the Liverpool-ManU game, Arsenal's win against Brighton, ManCity's defensive woes, Chelsea's win, Xabi's continued dominance and Victor Oshimen's goal and assist over the weekend. We also acknowledged Victor Oshimen's CAF African Male player & Assisat Oshoala's respective win as well. We predicted the next round of Champions League games and the...

Mona Lisa handled the hosting duties. Here, we dissected Unai Emery's astounding 15-home game winning streak including Ws against Man City and Arsenal. We touched on ManU's inconsistency. We also discussed Rodri's importance to this iteration of Man City. We also touched on Frankfurt disgracing Bayern Munich 5-1. We also had our predictions for the 6th group game of the UCL. We wrapped up with the...

The hosting rotation continued with Ay doing the honours. We touched on ManU's woeful performance against Newcastle and Galaststary, Arsenal's winning streak, ManCity's 3-all draw against Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool's respective wins. We also touched on Bayern Leverkusen's unbeaten record, Juventus' rise to the top and Inter's ascent as well. Real Madrid's winning despite the crisis was highl...

A curious case of Nicholas Jackson & Darwin Nunez playing unrefined football respectively. ManCity's draw against Liverpool was touched, Arsenal & ManU's wins were highlighted, Chelsea's devastating loss against Newcastle & Tottenham's poor form continuation. We also touched on the other leagues with Harry Kane scoring again, Xabi's birthday and others were highlighted. We also discussed the NBA i...

An impassioned episode where everyone berated José Peseiro & his daft tactics for Nigeria against Lesotho & Zimbabwe for the World Cup Qualifiers. Salah's 4-goal sensation was talked about. France's 14-nil win against Gibraltar was touched as well as other European Qualifiers & World Cup Qualifiers for the CONEMBOL. We also projected Haaland's chances at Balon D'or for 2024 with Norway not qualify...

Chelsea played an 8-goal thriller against Man. City that ended in a draw. They also scored 4 goals against 9-man Tottenham. Arsenal continued winning against Sevilla and Burnley. ManU beat Luton Town after losing to Copenhagen FC. Barcelona had the same fate. Madrid's Brazilians continue to click, there's discord in Serie A's leading lights & Harry Kane can't stop scoring. We wrapped up with the N...

An interactive session where the guys voiced out their frustrations with the use of VAR in the EPL. Arsenal's unbeaten run is over & why? The Die Klassiker was a Harry Kane show &Leverkusen continues to stun. Man City continues to flourish with Doku the star boy. The penny has dropped for Lautaro Martinez and Barcelona continues to paper over the cracks with the infusion of La Masia. The return of...

A weekend of excellent football. The Manchester derby, the El Clasico, the marching on of the North London teams, Bayerns' continuous dominance,etc. We also talked about the betting scandal of Tonali & what it means. The return of the NBA was highlighted with its usual razzmatazz and we wrapped up with the bout between Nganou & Fury. Happy times for Oluwasegun and Ramsey, sad time for Ay and Ibuku...

A life and times of the greatest English player ever. A Balon D'or, World Cup winner & a UEFA Champions League winner as well. We also discussed the latest round of league games in the top 5 European leagues. All these were discussed with Oluwasegun, Lisah,Ay,Folu and Ibukun' (the host).

A full house where we discussed the internationals with emphasis on France & Mbappe's projected impact at the Euros 2024. We also touched on Holland and Portugal. We talked about Nigeria's chances at the CAF 2024 with the abundance of forward riches. Ay gave an exposé on Sheikh Jassim's rejected bid of ManU & Sir. Jim Radcliffe's potential mini-buy and what it means going forward. We rounded up wi...

An episode with Coach Sylvester Ayere. He drew the curtains back with his journey in coaching,his successes and failures, dabbling in female football,his Dubai experience so far, the coaching badges and his media experience. It was a great exposé into his methodology. This interview was conducted by Ibukun' (the host) and Ay.

Another duet session this time with Ramsey and Ibukun' (the host). The joy was palpable from Ramsey as we discussed matured Arsenal's win against Man. City. We also touched on ManU's incredible comeback against Brentford, Chelsea's winning run, Tottenham grinding out results. We also touched on the mercurial Bellingham at Real Madrid and Giroud's goalkeeping exploits as well. We wrapped up with Ma...

A lovely duet episode during the Customer Service week where Lisah and Ibukun'(the host) discussed game 2 of the UCL and Europa League. We talked about ManU's woes (Hujlund is the only positive), Bellingham's mature performances, Arsenal's 1st loss of the season and Newcastle's massacre of PSG. We wrapped up with the blockbuster 6 countries hosting the 2030 🌍 Cup and the final been played at Sant...

A fun episode between the 2 brothers, Ibukun' (the host) and Oluwasegun. We delved into the mini slum of ManCity and Brighton, Arsenal's away exploits, the Tottenham - Liverpool result and the poor officiating with it, Lautaro's 4 goal haul as a sub, the Serie-A title race,the LaLiga title race and the Bundesliga's one as well. We rounded up with the blockbuster NBA trade with Damien Lilliard goin...

A filled up sports week with the resumption of European continental football and also the 6th league game of a nascent season in top 5 European leagues. Draws, losses and wins encapsulated the weekend in England,France and Spain. We also talked about Max Verstappen's win at Japanese Grandprix and him clinching the F1. We wrapped up with the NFL weekend. All these were discussed with Ay, Ramsey, Li...

The return of league football in the top 5 European leagues got our tongues wagging. - ManU got beaten by Brighton at Old Trafford. - Arsenal, ManCity, Liverpool,Spurs all continued their impressive start - The Milan derby ended with a rout over AC Milan - Real Madrid & Barcelona continued winning - There's a new kid on the block in the Bundesliga. Find out who? Also, we discussed Pogba's alleged...