‘These Eagles are not underdogs’— Okpodu

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Former Super Falcons coach, Sam Okpodu, was excluded from the Green Eagles squad on the eve of the 1980 Africa Cup Nations by coach Otto Gloria. The US-based ex-player tells ’TANA AIYEJINA about the Eagles preparation towards winning the title in 1980 and what the present squad must do to annex the trophy in South Africa 2013

You were dropped from the Green Eagles on the eve of the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations at home. How did you feel when your teammates went on to win the African title?

I was and still very excited that Nigeria won the African Cup of Nations on our own soil. It was a great feat and pride for every Nigerian winning the cup for the first time ever.

What were the reasons behind your exclusion from the 1980 squad?

That is not an issue today. What is important now, is what we should do going forward, and that is winning the 2013 Nations Cup. This is not about who makes the squad, rather it should be about Nigeria and the Super Eagles winning the Nations Cup for the third time in South Africa. The national team is about the country and winning championships. Not about an individual player.

Even though you didn’t make the squad eventually, what do you think was the secret behind the Green Eagles victory 33 years ago?

The secret was that we had a group of guys committed to one another, who were dedicated to working and winning for the nation. And with that commitment came a great working relationship between the players and the willingness to win.

What was the dressing room atmosphere like?

The dressing room says a lot about each team’s commitment to winning. Each member of the 23- man roster and the starting team must prepare, think and be committed to winning the Nations Cup. And that was what the 1980 set did and it worked wonders.

The Super Eagles are set to contest for the trophy again at the 2013 edition in South Africa. Do you think they are serious contenders for the title this time around?

As we prepare to compete for the 2013 edition of the Nation’s Cup in South Africa, I believe we have the players, talents, and drive to contend for the title. The Nigerian spirit is always there.

What did the 1980 team apply that led to the victorious outing that you would like this present squad to apply too?

The 1980 Eagles’ road to success was made possible due to the personal commitment and team spirit of the squad, officials and players inclusive. Winning the Nations Cup then was the primary goal of everyone on the team. I believe if these present players do the same, they will get their hands on the trophy with a little bit of luck.

Have you been following the present squad under coach Stephen Keshi? Which area do you think the team is lacking?

Yes I have followed the squad since Keshi came on board. The team is not lacking if they are consistent, with regards to finishing when attacking and collective defending. And players on the field must be patient in front of our goal area not to bring down dribbling opposition players inside our box.

The Eagles were recently tagged underdogs after failing to qualify for the 2012 edition last year. Do you agree?

That is not right. The Super Eagles are not underdogs as far as Africa is concerned. In fact, they are capable of winning the Nations Cup title any time. You can only underrate any Nigerian side at your own peril.

Do you think Keshi has the wherewithal to lead the squad to the title for the third time?

I believe he (Keshi) and the Eagles are good for the Nations Cup title. As fans and supporters, we must believe in our own product. We must all join hands to ensure that the Eagles go through to the finals and then win the competition, which they are capable of doing.

How would you compare the competition now and in the 1980s?

As in every other sphere of life, every era is different. Back in the 80s, the Green Eagles was all about the local league players while the current squad is made up of a combination of home-based and foreign-based professionals. Most countries then were made up of predominantly players who plied their trade in their local leagues. So the competition is different now from what we had in my time.

Keshi’s squad has the foreign-based pros dominating with a few domestic league players. How do you see this trend?

The combination of the local league players and foreign professionals should help us if both groups play for the Eagles and win the title for the nation rather than playing individually. The foreign-based professionals should lift the standard and morale of their local league counterparts by working harder on-and-off the pitch. Anything less will not be good for Nigeria.

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Suarez under spotlight

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Controversy stalks Luis Suarez more than any English Premier League player, and the Liverpool striker will again be under the spotlight in Sunday’s high-profile match against fierce rival Manchester United.

The Uruguay international has found his touch in front of goal this season and scored 15 times in the league — second only to United’s Robin van Persie — but negative headlines are never far away.

Often criticised for his theatrical dives, Suarez stirred up another furor last Sunday by using his hand to score what proved to be the winning goal in an FA Cup match against non-league Mansfield.

Now, Suarez returns to Old Trafford for the first time since snubbing a pre-match handshake with United defender Patrice Evra, reigniting a drawn-out racism-related feud and ensuring he will receive a hot reception this weekend.

United manager Alex Ferguson described Suarez as a “disgrace” after that particular encounter in February but hopes all the talk this time round will be about action on the field between England’s two most successful clubs.

Gone are the days when United and Liverpool went head-to-head for the title — the last of Liverpool’s 18 English championships came in 1990 — and the chasm between the teams has perhaps never been greater. Liverpool is down in eighth place after 21 matches, already 21 points behind leaders United.

“Liverpool probably haven’t done as well as they’d have liked over the last few years, and they’d probably admit that,” veteran United midfielder Paul Scholes said.

Yet there are signs that Liverpool are slowly on the rise, with its players starting to understand the methods and tactics employed by highly rated new manager Brendan Rodgers. The team has won three of its last four games by three-goal margins.

Rodgers has seen Suarez blossom in his second full season in English football while England captain Steven Gerrard is rediscovering his best form in midfield, scoring five goals.

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Williams torn between basketball and high jump

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As a toddler, Gabby Williams used to sleep while cradling a miniature basketball. Sometimes, with her eyes closed and half-asleep, she would air-dribble an imaginary ball.

The 16-year-old Williams can trace her love affair with basketball back to her crib.

But a relatively new flirtation, with track and field, may steal her heart.

Last summer, at age 15 and with little training, Williams shocked everyone by finishing fifth in the high jump at the U.S. Olympic trials. She was the youngest person in any event at the track trials, yet her top leap of 6 feet, 2¼ inches was the sixth best ever for a high school athlete. She also tied Amy Acuff’s 21-year-old best mark for a high school sophomore.

“I like the high jump more than basketball right now,” said Williams, a 5-foot-11 junior point guard at Reed (Sparks, Nev.) who can dunk a softball. “I like the atmosphere — there’s no trash talking. Either you are good or you’re not.”

On the court, Williams is certainly the former. She led Reed to a Class 4A state basketball title last year and is averaging 32 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists and 6 blocks through 11 games this season.

Basketball runs deep in her family (both her sister and father played at a high level), and her love for hoops showed in the sweatshirts — “Raiders Basketball” — she wore at the trials.

So which sport will she choose in college?

Both.

While most kids her age would be nervous talking to college coaches — especially at heavyweight basketball programs such as Connecticut and Stanford — Williams calmly flips it around and interviews them.

“My first, second and third questions are always the same,” said Williams, who has a 3.59 GPA. “I ask them: ‘Can I do both sports? Do you have a good relationship with the track coach? Can I redshirt my sophomore year so I can focus on making the Olympics in Rio [de Janeiro in 2016]?’

“If they are iffy about it, then I will be iffy about them.”

So far, no school has backed away from her requests, and Reed basketball coach Sara Ramirez is not surprised.

Ramirez has known Williams since her basketball love affair began. She was coaching with Williams’ father, Matt, for an AAU program when Gabby was born.

Ramirez has seen Williams grow by leaps and bounds — giant leaps, in fact.

“She’s the best athlete and player I’ve ever coached,” Ramirez said.

Ramirez knew Williams had potential when she saw her as a 4-year-old, dibbling between her legs with one ball in each hand. By age 6, Williams could keep a basketball scorebook.

“When Gabby was in the fourth grade,” Ramirez said, “she could tell me what defense our opponent was running and how to beat it. That’s when I knew she was truly special.”

By eighth grade, Williams could grab the rim.

Combine her knowledge of the game with her off-the-charts athleticism and it’s no wonder college coaches are lining up. Williams can hang in the air to get her shot off, and Ramirez recently witnessed her outrebound a 6-4 opponent.

“She didn’t even box her out,” said Ramirez, who is in her eighth season at Reed. “She just outjumped her.”

Williams appears to be well on her way to outshining her 6-4 father, who played at Nevada Reno, and her 5-11 sister Kayla, who played one year of pro ball in Australia.

And even if she said the high jump is her favorite right now, Ramirez isn’t buying it.

“She’s only been doing track since middle school, so it’s new to her,” Ramirez said. “But I can see it in her eyes how much she loves basketball.”

Williams, who won three gold medals at the 2012 state track meet, has some interesting goals for 2013.

She wants to surpass the state high school record in the high jump, which is 6-4.

She also wants to goal-tend a basketball.

“I’d at least like to pin a ball against the backboard,” she said.

Williams, the middle of five children who lists math and science as her favorite subjects, said she is open to going to college anywhere in the country but won’t start to home in on her decision until June.

So far, she has one regret: not focusing on the high jump earlier.

“London was not even in my dreams,” she said of the 2012 Games. “I took it seriously at the end, but I had no idea I was so close or I would have gone to more meets.”

No matter what happens, Ramirez said she doesn’t expect her star player to change her personality. Williams, who watched all the presidential debates, is studious, but she also has another side to her.

“She’s goofy,” Ramirez said. “Before the state final, she and (teammate) Tyler Sumpter had these cheap glasses with white frames and no lenses. As soon as the game was over, they got the glasses and posed for every photo with them on.

“Gabby just has that playfulness.”

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No appeal for calm ahead of United, Liverpool clash

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TWO of the biggest rivals in English football meet on Sunday (today) when Manchester United welcome Liverpool to Old Trafford. But Alex Ferguson has chosen not to issue his traditional pre-match call for calm.

Instead, the United manager has drawn a line under the Luis Suarez-Patrice Evra race row which erupted in October 2011 and continued when the pair failed to shake hands when they last met in Manchester just under a year ago.

“There will always be a certain build-up to a Manchester United and Liverpool games,” said Ferguson. “That’s simply because of the history between the two clubs, the two most successful in the country. It brings its own agenda in terms of profile and pre-match discussion.

“Last year it was unfortunate with the Suarez behavior. But I think hopefully it’s behind both clubs now and we can just look forward to the game.”

United’s visit to Liverpool earlier in the season coincided with the findings of the Hillsborough Independent Panel and, despite a couple of unsavoury incidents, both sets of supporters behaved themselves. United also donated their tracksuits, emblazoned with the number 96 in memory of the Hillsborough victims, to charity.

“As a result of the apparent cooling in the temperature between the two clubs, there are no plans on this occasion for Ferguson to appeal to the United supporters for respect towards their traditional rivals in terms of unsavoury chanting, as the Scot did prior to the fixture at Anfield in September,” reports the Daily Telegraph.

The news comes as United and Liverpool fans also prepare to set aside their differences and work together on a campaign to reduce ticket prices for away supporters, although that does not mean the travelling Kop will be politely welcomed at Old Trafford.

Meanwhile, Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers appeared to have taken a sly dig at Manchester by announcing that he wanted to build his side around local ‘Scouse’ talent, and pointed out that United’s biggest star came from Liverpool.

The Guardian reports that he named the two best players in England as Steven Gerrard and fellow Liverpudlian Wayne Rooney – who happens to play for United. “You are not telling me there is not top young talent out there in Liverpool,” he said.

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Man City out to break 37-year Arsenal jinx

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Bareth Barry says it’s time Manchester City ended its 37-year long winless streak when the club travels to Arsenal on Sunday afternoon.

The last time the Citizens managed a league win away to the Gunners was in 1975, when Tony Book’s side won a 3-2 thriller at Highbury. Barry believes that City now has the firepower to end a run that has seen the club unable to score a single goal in its last six visits to Arsene Wenger’s team.

“I wasn’t aware it had been so long. Football is like that sometimes, but 37 years is extraordinary and records like that are rare but there to be broken,” Barry told City’s official website. “We have to go to the Emirates, play as well as we know we are capable of and see if we can put an end to our poor run of league results on their ground.”

Barry recognizes that the game will be no walk over, having been part of a City squad that struggled to a 1-1 draw at home to Arsenal earlier in the campaign.

“They played some great football and they surprised me just how good they were that day and though we drew 1-1, they will be disappointed they’ve not played as well as that more often this season,” Barry said.

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Ramsey hoping Arsenal can capitalise on Yaya absence

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Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has his eye on a win over Manchester City this weekend, and believesYaya Toure’s absence could prove to be pivotal to the outcome of the game.

Influential midfielder Toure has left the club to join up with his Ivory Coast teammates for the African Cup of Nations, and could miss up to six games for the Premier League champions, starting with their visit to the Emirates this Sunday.

The Gunners go into the game having taken four points from a possible six in their last two games with Roberto Mancini’s side, and Ramsey believes that will have the Gunners going into the game full of confidence, with Toure’s absence doing no harm to their chances either.

“It will give us an extra bit of belief,” Ramsey told Arsenal’s official website. “We beat them last year at home and with Yaya Toure gone to the Africa Cup of Nations, it is a big loss for them.

“He is a big player for them and so influential, so hopefully we can take full advantage of that and get another good result.”

A late effort from Mikel Arteta saw Arsenal take all three points from the same fixture at the Emirates last season, in a game where Mario Balotelli saw red for two bookable offences.

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Stop this game of ‘musical chairs’, Ngerem tells sports minister

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Former Athletics Federation of Nigeria president, Dan Ngerem has told Sports Minister and chairman of the National Sports Commission, Bolaji Abdullahi to wake up to the reality of Nigerian sports needing urgent fixing, rather than engage in grandiosity, the regular trade mark of previous administrations.

Ngerem, a stickler for procedural organisation, noted that the present dispensation has been all noise and no motion even as Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan has demonstrated a seeming commitment to reviving the country’s sports.

But Ngerem is not impressed with the methods of Mallam Abdullahi who after the dismal outing of the Nigerian contingent at the London 2012 Olympics ‘waged the dog’ by organising a one-day sports summit in Abuja with the aim of charting a way forward for the country’s moribund sports.

“We are yet to see the communique of that summit where over N100m was spent. The President left other issues bothering on security, Oil and Gas to sit with his executives to deliberate on sports.

“There should have been a communique that will form the bed rock of a policy guideline that will change the face of our sports. So far there is nothing on ground and all we are seeing is the usual musical chairs played by previous administrations.

“We have the sports minister, directors of sports and all others in the ministry that were in that summit, yet they cannot come up with something,” said Ngerem.

He said that after the failure at the London 2012 Olympics, Nigeria sports administrators should have been busy putting down structures that will reverse the trend of bad results at international sports event Nigerians participate in.

“If we were a serious country, the failure at London 2012 should have spurred us into action,  but nothing is happening. We don’t even know when the elections into the federations will hold so that Nigerians who are keen to help sports will begin to channel their energies.

“Today, the minister is quoted in the media as saying that there would be no government nominees. “Tomorrow he is saying that the associations will now employ their own secretaries. He should come up with clear guidelines. Time is going, we have the world championships coming up for athletics, what time would they have to begin their preparations?

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Redknapp not qualified to talk about Chelsea – AVB

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Tottenham Hotspur coach Andre Villas-Boas has taken issue with his predecessor Harry Redknapp’s remark that only a “real dope” could fail to make a success of the Chelsea manager’s job.

Villas-Boas was appointed Chelsea coach in June 2011 but lasted only nine months before being sacked in March last year after a poor run of results left the Blues in fifth place in the Premier League table.

He subsequently resurfaced at White Hart Lane and on Saturday takes Spurs to Loftus Road to face Redknapp’s new club, Queens Park Rangers.

Shortly after taking charge at QPR, Redknapp told reporters that only a “real dope” could fail at Chelsea due to the resources at the club’s disposal, but Villas-Boas said that the Englishman was not in a position to comment.

Asked to respond to Redknapp’s remarks, Villas-Boas said: “Only if you manage a club you are going to find out.

“You have to be able to access a club like that to experience it. It’s a different type of club. You just have to experience it and to survive it.”

Villas-Boas also admitted that he has never had a proper conversation with Redknapp, either before or after his appointment at Spurs.

“I’ve never spoken to him,” Villas-Boas said.

Chelsea lifted the Champions League trophy two months after Villas-Boas left Stamford Bridge but his successor, Roberto Di Matteo, lasted only eight months in the job before being dismissed.

Di Matteo’s interim replacement, Rafael Benitez, has faced outright hostility from Chelsea fans over his Liverpool connections.

The Spaniard was barracked by supporters after Chelsea lost 2-0 at home to Swansea City in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final on Wednesday and Villas-Boas said he was not surprised.

“I was booed. It’s a consequence of the demands of the job,” said the former Porto manager.

“Chelsea is a high-profile club where media attention is high and everything is scrutinised and it’s a different type of environment.

“This (Tottenham) is a high-profile club but with different circumstances, different players, and different objectives, and not so much media attention.” (AFP)

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Ferguson more interested in van Persie than Suarez

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 Alex Ferguson said Luis Suarez was “no different to any other good player” before heaping praise on Robin van Persie ahead of Liverpool’s visit to Manchester United on Sunday.

Van Persie has netted 16 league goals to help United open up a seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League table since joining from Arsenal in a £24 million ($38.7 million, 29.1 million euros) deal in August.

Despite Liverpool’s stuttering league campaign, Suarez heads for Old Trafford only one goal behind van Persie in the Premier League scoring chart, but Ferguson says his players will not afford him special treatment.

“We pay respect to every opponent we meet and the analysis and assessment of our opponents is always important,” United manager Ferguson told a news conference on Friday.

“Suarez is no different to any other good player that we come up against in the league.”

Uruguay international Suarez was banned by the Football Asociation for eight matches for racially abusing United full-back Patrice Evra during a game at Anfield in October 2011.

But the pair put their past problems to one side to shake hands when the two teams met at Anfield last September, after Suarez was criticised for failing to shake the Frenchman’s hand prior to a match in February last year.

The topic was not raised at Ferguson’s pre-match news conference, which was instead dominated by questions about the fine form of van Persie.

The United manager said: “I expected him to be an important signing for us but you never really know for certain what you’re going to get.

“What we’re finding is that any player coming here for the first year, you never know for sure. Who would have thought that Wayne Rooney on his debut would have scored a hat-trick (against Fenerbahce in 2004)?

“It’s fairty-tale stuff. To pay that amount was a lot of money but we wanted him (van Persie) badly so we were prepared to go that extra mile for him.

“It’s just the way the game is nowadays.”

Ferguson said Rooney would not be available for Sunday’s match, although the England international may face West Ham United in an FA Cup replay next Wednesday.

Rooney was set to return to training on Friday after a knee injury, while Nani and Anderson have been added to the squad after overcoming injuries.

“It’s the Liverpool derby game,” said Ferguson.

“It never changes. It’s always an immensely important game and also intense and emotional — everything you can think of in a derby game will probably be there on Sunday.”

United have been linked with a move for Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard, as well as Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha, but Ferguson said his side were not looking to sign anyone.

“There’s nothing to report, I can tell you that,” he said.

“It’s January, for goodness’ sake. There’s no story to tell you.” (AFP)

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PSG considering move for Ronaldo

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One of the world’s richest clubs Paris Saint Germain is contemplating easing Cristiano Ronaldo’s alleged ‘sad’ time at the Bernabeu.

However, PSG would undoubtedly need to break the Portuguese international’s world-record transfer of €98m from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009 if they are to succeed.

French outfit PSG’s spending-power has already seen Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva, along with a host of other stars, arrive in Paris for enormous fees last summer.

The main stumbling block in luring the former World Player of the year to Parc de Paris would be his current contract with Spanish giants Real Madrid, who were left reeling earlier in the season when Ronaldo unexpectedly announced he was “sad” with life at the Spanish champions.

SPSG transfer chief and former AC Milan man Leonardo said: “Cristiano Ronaldo? Paris St Germain have become a club where anything is possible.

“However, he still has an ongoing contract with Real Madrid and we have to realise that he will not leave Madrid for just any club.

“When we are discussing a possible transfer for a player like Cristiano Ronaldo, there are only four or five clubs that can be taken into consideration. PSG are one of those.”

PSG are currently top of the French league while Madrid lie in third 16 points behind leaders Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga.

Unrest among the Madrid squad is routinely reported and, with manger Jose Mourihno set to leave, Ronaldo may feel the time is right to find greener pastures elsewhere.

 

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