December 8, 2009
Mr Sanni luhuh was seated in his office room. Enter Jojo oba and Taiwo
Egunjobi. Both of them were signing.
Emi lao ni yosi (2X) why won’t we rejoice
Bati fe ori bee na lori it turned out the way we wanted
Emi lao ni yosi why won’t we rejoice
Taiwo: My Chairman, this is the time to rejoice and celebrate ooo
Luhluh: yes o, we thank God it has finally happen
Jojo Oba: God has shamed all our enemies and critics
Taiwo: I listen to most of them especially on radio and TV, it was so bad, can you imagine some Nigerians praying that we should not qualify so that we can lose our jobs? A man like Hamodu has tried his best to qualify us for the second term, sorry I mean second time. They still want to sack him. Some Nigerians can be stupid, I mean funny.
Jojo Oba: My Sec Gen. we need to meet and discuss some things about the future. Our discussion has to be on some changes in the coaching crew of Nigerian teams.
Luhluh: we can change everybody but not Hamodu.
Taiwo: Why?
Luhluh: you are asking why? How do you repay someone who has done so very well for this country? From where I come from you don’t do that. You repay them with second term.
Taiwo: statistically, He has done well but in terms quality in display, most Nigerians won’t agree with us on this.
Jojo Oba: Does it matter? We have qualified and that’s all we need. Statistics belong to history and quality of play some fade away in the memory of men.
Jojo Oba: But we need to tell the press guys we are holding a meeting to decide Hamodu fate. But here, we now his fate already.
Luhluh: What about John Obum and Sia1?
Taiwo: Sia1 failed us and john was good. The results are there for everyone to see.
Luhluh: let’s sack Sia1 and retain john. I don’t know why Nigerians like that boy called Sia1. Someone that failed to pass to Yekini in cote d viore and still failed in Egypt. Do we need any more failure before we sent him packing?
PHCN suddenly come into life and Radio busted in voice
Presenter: This is brilla FM, I am Ahma Mignis Ahma, the most anointed man on radio on this evening programme-what a rush!. We have a hot topic to discuss this evening. It is happening at the glass house. There are feelers from the glass about a meeting to decide fate of some of our coaches. What’s your take on Hamodu after our qualification to the world cup, sia1 after Egyptian episode and U17 coach. I will be picking up your calls but please obey the rules. Talk to me people.
Luhluh: what rubbish is he talking about? Jojo Oba, what is this ‘am hearing from the radio? You have sent message of meeting to reporters about our meeting before telling me?
Jojo Oba: Don’t mind him. Chairman, they are just preempting us. They know we will need to meet.
Taiwo: All the same, let’s call a meeting and will let them know our
stand. We are in charge of Football in this country.
Baba ti bawa se (2x) God has done it for us (2x)
Ohun to jawa laya that which we feared most
Baba ti bawa se God has done it for us
Latter in the day at a beer parlor somewhere around Asokoro
Guy 1: how relevant is kanu to Nigeria national team?
Guy 2: what kind of question is that? Kanu is very relevant
Guy 1: interrupting… relevant from the bench? A captain, which on a good day with a good coach will never start or feature in any match Nigeria plays.
Guy 3: what nonsense are you talking about? Kannu has sacrificed for this country so much. He is going to be the most decorated captain to be in the 2010 world cup
Guy 1: the only captain that will not start any match or the captain shouldn’t be in the team. I love Okoycha, he left when the ovation was loudest. As soon as he discover he is losing form he left the stage for younger ones.
Guy 3: say whatever you want to, Kannu has to be in the world cup period.
Following day at the glass house
Staff 1: I hope you guys are ready for the coming meeting
Staff 2: which meeting is that?
Staff1: meeting call by sec gen. to decide the fate of hamodu and co
Staff 2: some of us are intelligent enough to know the outcome of that meeting
Staff 1: how do you mean?
Staff 2: the meeting is just a formality. Hamodu will not be sack.
Staff 1: really?
Staff 2: If you sack Hamodu it will affect some many things. Hamodu needs to be rewarded for earning us qualification. It doesn’t matter what anybody thinks, because our culture supports it. Have you ask yourself that if Hamodu leaves so many players are going to lose their shirt in that team. Talk about Kanu, olofinjana etc
Staff 2: kanu cannot lose his shirt, olofinjana? maybe
Staff 1: you don’t sack someone who obeys your orders. Good coaches don’t use players that can’t play for their club sides. Go and ask Beckham, why he is desperate to leave LA galaxy. Most of our players can’t boast of first team shirt or a regular place at all and their brothers in this glass house speak to the coach on their behalf
Staff 2: Kanu is desperate to score in a Nation’s cup
Staff 1: that’s why he shouldn’t go.In fact He should have thrown in the towel long time ago. its nothing personal.
Same day, somewhere in Abuja.
Hamodu: I am very happy it all ended this way
Madam bosso: I am happy for you but you don’t know what the NFF will do to you. Almost everybody is asking for you to be sacked.
Hamodu: well, I have the assurance of people in the glass house. It doesn’t matter the amount of noise Nigerians make.
Madam Bosso: well, I had the same assurance too remember? That was why the glass house played mum when people were asking for my sack. I didn’t win the cup but I qualify us just like you did.
Hamodu: well, well, mine is different from yours you know
Madam Bosso: how do you mean?
Hamodu: I qualify Nigeria without losing any match and luckily enough there was no competition before qualification.
Madam Bosso: we saw what your boys played throughout the qualifiers. You have good materials better than what the NFF compiled for me and yet you struggled throughout. That’s my opinion though.
Hamodu: keep you opinion to yourself. Even if your given players, that not entirely new, your boys failed. But wait a minute, are you be any chance comparing yourself to me?
Madam Bosso: Definitely.
Hamodu: Are you kidding me or something?
Madam Bosso: Well, statistically, cause you like statistics, according to Engbinde caucus, I am a grade A coach and there is not other greater grade than that also that boy called sia1 is not on the list, thank God.
Hamodu: please, which Engbinde caucus are you referring to? Is it not the man reaps where he didn’t sow? The man who according to pastor Tharibo and Austin Okoyah said he has no idea about coaching in this new age? Remember his only tactics is the famous quote- “boys legs go, boys you can do it”. A man who took us to the worst world cup ever? He can grade all of you and not me. If I may ask, if he is to grade himself, where will he be? Grade A or A+.
Madam Bosso: are you arguing about the records or how it was done?
Hamodu: how it was done or course.
Madam Bosso: if that is the case, you should be fired
Hamodu: that will be stupid and I took offence in that Bosso.
Madam Bosso: I mean it. You cared less about how we qualify and you are happy that anyhow we did it doesn’t matter. Here you are shouting about how the grading was done. Sorry my friend, it is done and that final. For your info, we are on the same grade if your name is in the list and if you made it to the top where we are.
Hamodu: mediocre!
Madam Bosso: pardon? What did you say?
Hamodu: I said me don’t care. Bye …Bro...Bro...loser.
Madam Bosso: Don’t insult me; you are sounding like a racist.
Hamodu: what rubbish, Mumu, when you don’t know what to say in a press conferece after losing a match, go and get more training .
Madam Bosso slaps Hamodu and within a blink of an eye, Hamodu has grabbed the cloth of Madam and fracas ensure. Then almost immediately, I woke up from my dream.
What a dream, what a drama? I honestly enjoyed it but I wasn’t laughing.
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