Jide Alaka

Former footballer, passionate football enthusiast, writer, #digitalmarketing #contentmarketing analyst and a proud Nigerian

[Jide Alaka @AlakaJide]

It is not about what has gone before - it is about what is before, a new future where the #NaijaSpirit is unleashed and all are amazed at the height to which the @NGSuperEagles can soar. There are no limits in @FIFAWorldCup #SoarSuperEagles @Chxta @Toyin_Ibitoye

[ken Ochonogor @kenochonogor]

THE NEW #NPFL
"We must transform the football arena into a place of excitement..."
Nelson Ine on Sports City @mainlandfm .

[ChelsTransfer @ChelsTransfer]

Anthony Taylor’s Crimes Against Chelsea.

You will not be missed.

[Jide Alaka @AlakaJide]

@PoojaMedia Congrats, bro. Well done.

[🎩 Andy’s Football Tips @AndyRobsonTips]

Embarrassing this from Messi.

[Jide Alaka @AlakaJide]

Justice is served... @FIFAWorldCup

[Jide Alaka @AlakaJide]

@abdul_semi Beni ooo. Ori mi wa GBA ire!

[NEDU @Nedu_brazil01]

A drone farewell was done for Cristiano Ronaldo in his hometown in Madeira after he played his last game for Portugal 🇵🇹 against Spain in the World cup …… He really put them on the map❤️

[Kylian Mbappé @KMbappe]

Madame Celeste Amarilla,
Vous êtes une femme méprisable et indigne de sa fonction.
Vous ne représentez pas le Paraguay, ce pays qui a transpiré la passion et l’honneur tout au long de la compétition. Par votre inconscience et votre racisme décomplexé, le monde entier a déjà oublié le parcours et l’effort historique que vos joueurs ont réalisés durant cette coupe du monde pour laisser place à une dame incompétente donnant la pire image possible de son pays.
Je ne laisserai jamais aux gens comme elle, la liberté de laisser propager leur haine et leur racisme à travers le monde.

[Yọ̀mí Kúkù @yomi_kuku]

This is the typical mindset of the game in CONMEBOL. If you watch Copa Libertadores & Sudamericana frequently, what Paraguay displayed yesterday is a normal game day. But to call Mbappé a fool tells how foolish people can be when it's unnecessary to be foolish.

[Remi Sulola @kisusulola1]

France ended Morocco's World Cup dream in 2022. Now the two nations are set to meet again, this time in the quarter-finals.

Following Morocco's win over Canada, I asked head coach Mohammed Ouahbi whether his side is better equipped to face France this time around and whether there is any sense of revenge heading into the tie.

His response 👇🎥

#FIFAWorldCup #fifaworldcup2026 #worldcup

[OgaNlaMedia 🇳🇬 @OgaNlaMedia]

🚨Three Lessons from France and Morocco victory.

1. Morocco continue to set Africa's standard.

Canada dominated the ball, but Morocco stayed patient and punished them on the counter. A ruthless second-half display showed why they remain Africa's benchmark on the biggest stage.

2. Efficiency wins knockout games.

France stayed compact, discipline mentally, defended well, and took their chance when it mattered. It wasn't a flashy performance, but tournament football rewards teams that remain organised and clinical.

3. Disruption alone isn't enough.

Paraguay successfully frustrated France with an aggressive, disruptive approach, but they offered little attacking intent. In knockout football, stopping your opponent is only half the job—you still need enough ambition to win the game.

#FIFAWorldCup

[JJ. Omojuwa @Omojuwa]

Morocco have reached back-to-back World Cup quarterfinals. No other African nation has ever done it. The rest of the continent has only reached the stage three times in total: Cameroon in 1990, Senegal in 2002, Ghana in 2010.

Here is the difference. Those three ran on golden generations. Once-in-a-lifetime crops of players who came, dazzled and aged out. As all players do.

Morocco built a system. Academies, infrastructure, a deliberate development programme. The thing with golden generations, as we are witnessing with Belgium, they end. But systems repeat.

Morocco are engineering the sort of sporting excellence that’d make them a bonafide football country for many years to come.

[Jide Alaka @AlakaJide]

@oluwashina Why is he still talking about an institution he 'eradicated'? Wow, life president; don't be surprised this event happens after the World Cup.

[Solace Chukwu @TheOddSolace]

AOB
▪️ Okoye was really good.
▪️ Bassey's quiet authority and carrying against pressure is something to behold at times.
▪️ What Akor lacks in quality, he more than makes up for in endeavour. Will probably never be the main goal getter, but very useful cog.
▪️ Think we have a large enough sample size to say with certainty that Chukwueze is not a sub. He is mercurial at the best of times anyway, but if there is any way at all to elicit something good from him, it is not off the bench.
▪️ Feel bad for Akpan, who just isn't ready for this level of competition. Bewene came on and immediately looked a cut above.

[tyro @DoubleEph]

The Qatar World Cup was incredibly cheap to attend but for unique and one-off reasons. Anyone who attended that as their first World Cup and is now attending this one must be experiencing some serious financial whiplash

[Ayo Olu Ibidapo @aysugaofficial]

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[Fisayo Dairo @FisayoDairo]

It’s TEN YEARS today since Stephen Okechukwu Keshi “D BIG BOSS” died.

Here he was, prophesying to @acl_sports that even if he wins the 2013 AFCON, some people will say “na by luck”.

Continue to Rest in Peace one of the greatest sportsmen in our history.

[Jide Alaka @AlakaJide]

Check out my latest article: Call on your Curiosity in the age of AI https://t.co/yszxhWBBv7 via @LinkedIn
@Chxta @CallMeBenfigo

[Jide Alaka @AlakaJide]

Is football now a non-contact sport? @abdul_semi

[JJ. Omojuwa @Omojuwa]

Please permit me to preach to you for a minute using brother @temiokomi as a reference point.

Temisan was such a giver.

In the Bible, the parables of Jesus often associated giving with access to Heaven. The parables are unambiguous on this. Giving is not incidental to Kingdom access, it is structural.

The Rich Young Ruler (Matthew 19:21)
Jesus tells a man who has kept every commandment: “Go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven.”

The Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19–31)
A wealthy man feasts daily. A beggar named Lazarus starves at his gate. Both die. Lazarus goes to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man goes to torment. No dramatic sin is named. The indictment is the gate he ignored.

The Sheep and the Goats (Matthew 25:31–46)
The most explicit text on this subject. The righteous inherit the Kingdom because they fed the hungry, clothed the naked, welcomed the stranger, visited the sick and imprisoned. The condemned are turned away for the same reasons, inverted. The verdict in both cases: “Inasmuch as you did it, or did not do it, to one of the least of these.”

Brethren, if we go by these texts, giving is a requisite visa to access Heaven. Temisan was an embodiment of this ideal. He lived it. He was it. He gave and gave and just gave. He always found a reason to.

Let us pray: May brother Temisan inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. May his family thrive here despite his absence, because he will always be here, somehow. And may the rest of us learn to give, of ourselves and our resources. And may God’s blessings continue to abound for you as you channel them to the world.

If you are led to bless the preacher, please send it to this account Veronica Okomi
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Keystone Bank. That’s Temisan’s widow, everyone may hurt, she will hurt the most. Amidst that, she will now bear the burdens he left behind.

When people die, some go out of their way to make things inconvenient for their families. We must be the ones who help to ease their pains. We are God’s vessels for intervening on Earth. God bless and be with you. Amen.

Glory to God.