Nigeria: Threshold of a Magnificent Decade
Nigeria may be at the threshold of a magnificent decade. But its actualization depends on winning on actual trophies and recording monumental accomplishments. There is little doubt about the development of young players especially from the magnificent group of U-17 teams that captivated the world in 2013 and 2015. They have now come of age! But a magnificent decade will be more likely with the addition of emerging dual-citizen talent that has multiplied in the last decade. It all seems aligned at the right moment, especially with two World Cups approaching in Qatar 2022 and USA/Canada in 2026. But will the hopes and dream be fulfilled? That is the ultimate question. For all Nigeria's football fanaticism, its achievements in senior football have always been second-placed behind much smaller African foes. In spire of having Africa's largest population of over 200 million and counting and a populace worshipping football as religion, Nigeria was not even a force in Africa's fo