As the first Saturday of the year ushers in sporting actions for the year, I like to review my sports HEROES and VILLAINS of 2014: HEROES 1. Vincent Enyeama (best goalkeeper in France for the third year running). 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (for scoring 17 times in a single champions league season en route Madrids la decima). 3. Rory Mcllroy (World No.1 golfer for the second year running). 4. Blessing Okagbare (for redeeming Nigerias name at the 2014 commonwealth games). 5. Roger Federer (record breaking 17th grand slam title in the games history. 6. Manuel Nuer (sweeper goalkeeper and a leader in the making for both club and country). 7. Super falcons of Nigeria and their coach (for winning the female Africa Cup of Nations even when they were owed four months wages, never protested but went on to glory, something Keshi and his men will never do). 8. Lewis Hamilton (best in formula one sport, 2014, didnt allow his emotional problem drag him down and still went on to win). 9. Carlo Ancelotti (for guiding Madrid to an incredible 2014 with 4 major titles and an amazing winning streak). 10. Mario Gotze (German world cup Hero). 11. Lionel Messi (the latest all time leading scorer in the UCL). 12. Aishat Oshoola (best player & top scorer of the FIFA under20 female championship, still joined the senior team to Africa Nations Cup glory). 13. Governor Godswill Akpabio for giving us an edifice, world class stadium that meets international standard. 14. Diego Simeone (guided At.Madrid to their first ever La Liga title in more than 2 decades). 15. Miroslav Klose (the latest all time leading scorer in world cup history). VILLAINS; 1. Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (a sentimental and bias manager that moved from a legend to a national embarrassment cos of his selfish interest ahead of the good of the nations football). 2. David Moyes (for breaking all the good records at Man.Utd for the bad reasons). 3. Louis Suarez (for biting Gergio Chiellini at the world cup, making it his 3rd in less than 2years). 4. Josep Sepp Blatter (for leading a corruption laden football government and refusing to step down from vying for another term even after promising in 2011 that hell step down after the 2014 mundial). 5. Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Sport Minister, T. Danagago and Barr. Chris Giwa (for dragging our football to the mud cos of their quests for the Benjamins that accrues from soccer grants.. To be continued
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 08:32:17 +0000
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