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Its the year of Aquarius.

This is the year Nigeria will steam-roll all opposition.
Its all about leadership.

Just then were the kiddies in Korea,
Now the babes.

Falcons - Go get them.

So proud to be Nigerian.

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I wish our ladies the same luck that followed our young lads. I hope all these concerted efforts to forget the last eight blighted years will continue with the victories of these our sisters.

The Baba that only reads "Page Three Girls" in Sun Newspapers is no longer around to ogle your young bodies. Go Falcons Go. The cup is your limit.

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The commentary of the match was most bias and unwarranted. I wonder if the feed for the telecast was directly from FIFA or a European station. The local channel here chose to show the match between England and Japan, meaning I had to rely on the internet via africast to watch the game. I was really really proud when the Falcons equalized to shame the commentator and put some pride and honour on the faces of Nigerians.

So, what will the Yar'Adua led government do with rich PR gotten on a platter of silver from the various victories in far away Asia. I suggest they get their bearings right at the ministry of Sports and develop sporting facilities, if only to channel the energy of millions of Nigerian youths into mutually profitable sporting ventures. Governments have been reaping from where they did not sow, when talents, discovered and nurtured through pain and tears bring back glory to their fatherland without any input from greedy and klepto leaders who are supposed to provide the facilities and equipments.

I salute the Eaglets and the Falcons, and implore them to keep striving beyond the skies.

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Well done, girls. The group is tough; we won't blame them if they fail to advance. One sure thing is that they are improving - they used to fail to win group matches; now they are drawing with one of the top women's teams in the world!

ochi

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With each succeeding World Cup, the Falcons have continued to step-up their performance. In the past, the Swedes would have white-washed the Nigerians. I think this is a good performance and I am optimistic that the ladies will go beyond the first round for the first time in history.

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Congratulations to all! I'm not surprised at what those boys and now the girls are doing in the field of soccer play for Nigerians are overly talented people and non-Nigerians who notice this and are envious try as much as they can to malign the nation and its nationals at the slightest opportunity.

However, it is a sure sign that Nigeria will in future become a very great nation that will be the cynosure of many a nation on earth.

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Commenting on the biased commentator.

When Coach Bosso of the Under-21 team 'spat' categorically on racism he was left alone high and dry, vilified and treated by 'us' like an outcast. So much aspersions were even cast on him so much so that it emboldened FIFA to fine and ban him, because "Nigeria" that he was fighting for disowned him.

I know, like we all know how American athletes 'eat' steroids to run sub-10 second races and advertise "NIKEs", yet when inquiries come up, the world bodies have to tread with caution because the American nation will always stand behind its own.

It was in the same Canada that the NFA Supporters club was banned by FIFA from trumpeting and even doing a street carnival to celebrate the glory of our efforts there. Who then had the guts to challenge that. Football without noise? Hey, wait a minute. Have you visited Wembly, Maracana, etc, to see the carnival atmosphere akin with the tradition of football?

Who will tell the Canadians that their ice-hockey is just a tradition of barbarism. Have you seen how adults will pummel themselves to fudder, while the tradition is that they should be left alone to settle such? Hey wait a minute.

We also remember the story that made press then, that half of the members of an African team were HIV/AIDS Orphans. Not to talk of the ban and fine of Cameron for being audatious to introduce a fit of jerseys. The list of bias is endless.

My refuge for now and ever is the Almighty Allah. He has shown them His greatness not a few seconds after the referee for our Under-17 match against Germany ruled out a beautifully coordinated move that ended as one of the most marvelous goals of the tournament - offside - An indisputable long range effort resulted in the third goal. I shouted Allahu-Akbar! Allah is Great!

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"Allahu-Akbar", that word sends chill into many people's spine. But coming from you, I readily identify with it. God is truly great.

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It’s highly commendable that the Falcons escaped with a draw against the six-footer Swedish girls