From the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks, the Bible tells us. It is what you think and desire that you speak.

For you to realize the desire or dream therefore, you must put your brain, mouth, eyes and leg to action.

Most importantly for those who believe in God, every desire of the heart should be gladly tabled before God and He will grant it to you as we are told in Psalm 37:4.

Last week I wrote that the Super Eagles need a Caleb whose faith can move him to achieve results, no matter how insurmountable they may appear.

I related it to how our own Caleb, the son of Agada whose faith moved him to fight or ‘die’ for Nigeria by joining his teammates in the senior men’s basketball team, the D’Tigers to pull the chestnut out of the fire to qualify for the 2025 FIBA Afrobasket coming up in Angola later in the year.

I related it to the feats of the Flying Eagles of 1989 and the Olympic team of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.

I remember saying that their fighting spirit that made them achieve the unthinkable is what the current players in the Super Eagles lack, except for two of them, Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman who play their hearts out each time they appear in the country’s green and white jersey.

Only last Tuesday, Super Eagles Coach, Eric Chelle released the final list of 23 players he needs to prosecute the six remaining crucial qualifying matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

With his name as one of the eight strikers picked for the first two matches against Rwanda in Kigali and Zimbabwe in Uyo, Osimhen is already brimming with enthusiasm to put in his best.

First he says he can’t wait to train under the new coach Chelle who he has spoken with and understands the objectives the coach has set for himself and for the players.

However, he believes that “it takes more than a coach to win football matches”, as “players must show commitment”. They say once beaten, twice shy. Osimhen was part of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers when they lost the ticket to Ghana on away goals rule following their 0-0 and 1-1




https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/03/osimhens-burning-desires-and-chelles-demands-by-patrick-omorodion/