Penalties played to the edges of the post, meaning very close to either the left or right side, or just underneath the crossbar, have a 99.9% chance of going in. They are the ultimate "cheat code" of penalty taking. For one, they are completely outside a standing goalkeeper's immediate range of motion. In fact, they can only be blocked if the keeper anticipates perfectly, leaps toward the target right from the start, and uses incredible reflexes to reach the ball at the extreme edge.

If you can practice these shots well and maintain your aim during high-pressure games, you place yourself in the best possible position to convert your chances.

All other types of penalties: going down the center, attempting a Panenka, or aiming to either side while trying to fake out the keeper, carry a lower probability of success. These shots are well within the keeper's reach if they anticipate the direction and dive correctly.

I watched the extra time and penalty shootout in the Morocco vs. Netherlands Round of 32 knockout game in the 2026 World Cup some hours ago, and I dare say almost all the missed penalties by both sides were targeted exactly at those difficult edges. Thumbs up to the coaching crew for proper drilling. Something I hardly ever really see with the Super Eagles or Nigerian teams.

While these penalties are almost always scored if the aim is perfect, they result in a heartbreaking miss when the accuracy is just slightly off, as the Dutch players can now testify. The Moroccans, however, won the shootout and couldn't care less about the risks this time around.

Kudos to the beautiful game!

Thanks to Femi Folorunsho for the detailed breakdown in this video: https://web.facebook.com/share/v/19HhmeaiWk

So, a forged bank statement is the real engine behind this "Proof of Funds" power. Just like financial institutions do, embassies should start independently verifying all bank statements themselves using platforms like mybankstatement.net.

In this scenario, all parties are guilty without exception. It is completely laughable that one thief is trying to take the other to court.

• Stella (the client https://www.instagram.com/stezmall_unisex): Guilty for willingly being an accomplice and providing documentation for forgery. She was supposed to receive actual funds in her account, but she never did—and she was perfectly fine with that as long as it guaranteed her visa approval.

• Olanipekun Kayode Paul (CEO of My Admission Link https://myadmissionlink.com/): Guilty for allowing this nonsense to go on under his watch in his own company.

• Bolanle (My Admission Link staff): Guilty for coordinating the fraud between the customer and the loan shark.

• Onome (the loan shark): Guilty for cooking up a fraudulent bank statement scheme instead of actually loaning out real money.

Sadly, the way Nigeria is currently positioned, this episode will likely only give more publicity and social media following to both parties, enabling them to advertise and pull in customers for whatever services they provide.

Given the culture of impunity within Nigeria's political leadership, I believe Diezani is highly likely to be guilty. However, in Nigeria, we simply do not have a culture of preserving evidence, nor do we have the technological infrastructure required to do so.

We lack CCTV at critical points, comprehensive DNA or fingerprint databases, centralized criminal registries for ongoing investigations, and proper storage facilities for crime scene artifacts. Advanced tools like Mobile Device Forensics or reliable vehicle and license plate tracking databases are virtually non-existent here. In short, the matter long! All the sophisticated investigative facilities we see the police use in Hollywood movies do not exist in our system. Consequently, the EFCC was always bound to fall short when attempting to prosecute a case in a foreign court.

In contrast, high-profile Nigerians who have been convicted in foreign jurisdictions, such as Ike Ekweremadu, James Ibori, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Dapo Abiodun, Femi Gbajabiamila, Ramon Abbas (Hushpuppi), and Obinwanne Okeke (Invictus Obi), committed all or a substantial portion of their crimes abroad. This allowed foreign law enforcement to easily piece together the airtight evidence necessary for a conviction.

Ultimately, the only thing elites truly fear in Nigeria is being detained and locked up while awaiting or undergoing trial. Beyond that, our system is incapable of proving 90% of criminal allegations. The accused simply wait to perfect their bail conditions, biding their time until the public chatter goes stale in gossip circles, leaving them home and dry.