GABON AND EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Are The Super Eagles Jinxed?
In 2012, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea co-hosted the Africa Cup of
Nations (AFCON) football tournament and Nigeria failed to qualify. In 2015, Equatorial Guinea was the sole host and the Super Eagles again failed to qualify. In 2017, Gabon will host the tournament. Again, despite widely acclaimed skilful performance and excellent mastery of the game, Nigeria has been ousted. Are the Super Eagles jinxed whenever the tournament goes to either or both of these countries?
Over the years, we have had corporate bodies offering to sponsor
the national team and tagging themselves official this and official that of the Super Eagles. For instance, we have had the official milk and the official candy of the Super Eagles. Perhaps the time has now come to have an official Baba lawo as well of the Super EaglesBaba lawo in local parlance meaning witch doctorto neutralize the magical powers of the spooks and genies of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, or elsewhere for that matter. WHAT DO YOU THINK?