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It was great to join millions of Nigerians and lovers of Nigeria who put away tribe, language, age, gender, social strata, religion and every other barrier to celebrate the victory of the Nigerian Super Eagles against Bafana Bafana of South Africa yesterday.

For the whole of today, social media has been awash with all sorts of memes expressing the joy of Nigerians (in our unique way) and messages from people far and near congratulating Nigeria and the Super Eagles over this well-deserved victory.

As many have observed, this is just a glimpse of what is possible when we put away the things that divide us and face a common enemy - we are unstoppable. Of course, we have not been able to carry over this united front in fighting the problems that face us as a nation.

Thinking about how football works, in general, the coach has 23 players to draw from, but only 11 can play at a time. He has the right, along with his advisers and technical crew, to decide when a player should be substituted and another given a chance. The coach's decision can be disruptive, but players make a lot of difference. Yes, they were picked by the coach, but their actions in individual play and as a team can make the team win or lose.