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ADEKEYE ADEBAJO: Super Eagles’ plummet a metaphor for Nigeria’s malaise

Debacles of the national soccer team mirror the nation’s collective failure to get its act together

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Adekeye Adebajo

Adekeye Adebajo

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Taiwo Awoniyi during the Nigerian national men's soccer team training session at Stade Roumdé Adjia in Garoua, Cameroon. Picture: TOBI ADEPOJU/GALLO IMAGES
Taiwo Awoniyi during the Nigerian national men's soccer team training session at Stade Roumdé Adjia in Garoua, Cameroon. Picture: TOBI ADEPOJU/GALLO IMAGES

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