Since its debut in 1994, Nigeria has qualified for six of the eight FIFA World Cup tournaments, reaching the last 16 on three occasions. They are three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners. And they have placed fifth in FIFA rankings – the highest position achieved by an African team. It’s no surprise, then, that they are affectionately known as the Super Eagles. Bamiro’s fascinating documentary not only details how the team grew in stature, it locates them within the country’s politically turbulent recent history – through the various coups, the imprisonment and execution of writer and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and many others, and the corporate scandals resulting from widespread pollution. It successfully balances profiles of those involved in the team’s success with figures who have fought to better life across the whole of the country.
Super Eagles ’96
October 13, 2022
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Yemi Bamiro
Director
Yemi Bamiro
Writer
Julia Nottingham
Producer
Lia Nicholls
Producer
Jim Anderson
Producer
Karen Kavanagh
Producer
Monica Mwangi
Line Producer
Briony Clark
Producer
Amit Dey
Executive Producer
Kle Savidge
Music Supervisor
Thomas Farnon
Original Music Composer
Babatunde Adefuye
Original Music Composer
Will Newell
Art Direction
Jaime Ackroyd
Director of Photography
Nic Zimmermann
Editor