As Nigeria prepares to win the AFCON tournament this evening in Cote d’Ivoire against Cote d’Ivoire, let us take a moment to acknowledge Godwin Izilien, a former Super Falcons and Golden Eaglets coach who died last week.
In 1978, as Nigeria’s Challenge Cup soccer competition entered the final, the two teams standing could have been no more different. On one side was Enugu Rangers, the nation’s most decorated team and an intimidating assemblage of football…
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