And Egypt claim No 6, but what happened to Eagles?

Neither of the two teams in the Final of the 26th African Nations Cup were my choices, and as a matter of fact, I watched the game as a neutral without supporting either side.

I would probably have preferred both teams to lose.

Oh well. . .

My choice of winners, after Nigeria were booted out in somewhat humilating fashion, would have been Ivory Coast. But they imploded against Egypt, and again in the third place match against Ghana.

Well, its come and gone, and that it.

I have been inundated by calls to speak up on the inside details of what went wrong in the Nigeria camp.

All I can say is that I will, in the next few days. Right now, I am putting my thoughts together.

What I want to do is examine the whole situation with a clear head.

I am in a position where I have good relations with the players, the coach and with certain people in the FA, and there is blame on every side.

What I will do is sit down and do everything with a clear head and not the knee-jerk thing we have been subjected to all over the place.

Besides, I have obligations to folk who pay me for these thoughts and they must come first.

What I can promise though, is that I will do what needs to be done without fear of favour.

THAT, You can take to the bank!