Hanibal:
Of course we know the real deals, young players who are not PRETENDERS but world class young quality with consistent continuous top quality outputs. Most people here are just too proud to admit it!
Young proven wingers like Seyi Ojo, Jordan Ibe, Ademola Lookman. I do not see a reason why Buhari should not be able to help us beg a top top quality striker like Dominic Solanke to lead our attack.
Crappy young pretenders like Chukwueze, Osimhen, Iheanacho, Onuachu or whatever his name is should go to Liverpool U23s to learn the basics of football.

Hahahahaha this guy u are a wicked soul

Add to those young quality players: Onyedinma, Iorfa, Ovie, tega et

And to the craps, add Onyekuru, Kalu, Awoniyi, Awaziem et al

That hungry agent no go kee me wt laughter oo bhuhahahaha

mostob:
dem boiz

Who are these ones

BascoVanVeli:
CAFCL prelim draw

Rahimo (Burkina Faso) vs ENYIMBA
KANO PILLARS vs Ashante Kotoko (Ghana)

#CAFCC prelim draw

NIGER TORNADOES vs Santoba FC (Guinea)

Rangers receive bye to the first round

Which teams do you think might qualify?
The match against Ashante will be a cracker

edi287:

He's part of NFF's technical committee. He got a degree in Accounting after he retired.

Before he retired

BascoVanVeli:
CAFCL prelim draw
Rahimo (Burkina Faso) vs ENYIMBA KANO PILLARS vs Ashante Kotoko (Ghana)
#CAFCC prelim draw
NIGER TORNADOES vs Santoba FC (Guinea)
Rangers receive bye to the first round

Kano Pillars vs Kotoko . ..Gonna be fun.. When is d date abeg?

BascoVanVeli:
CAFCL prelim draw
Rahimo (Burkina Faso) vs ENYIMBA KANO PILLARS vs Ashante Kotoko (Ghana)
#CAFCC prelim draw
NIGER TORNADOES vs Santoba FC (Guinea)
Rangers receive bye to the first round

Pillars oo. what a game it will be

timay:


Don't mind those people giving misinformation just to make Rohr look bad.

Infact Gabon were so good in that tournament that they topped their group with 9 points ( a group that had Tunisia and Morroco) and lost narrowly in the quarter finals after extra time in Penalty shoot out to Mali

The first time I heard about Aubameyang was during that particular tourney

And Gabon still fired him?


Ungrateful bastards.

jihday:
person play just 45min you said he was a huge disappointment, the way you are going it's beginning to look like there's more to it o, or did he take your client spot in the national team?

His career has not been a HUGE DISSAPOINTMENT rather to the contrary has been VERY PROGRESSIVE.

But my comments where specific to that last match. I had great EXPECTATIONS, l was sitting in EXCITED SUSPENSE, l expected him to be consumed with overwhelming desire to prove that he is the NEW DROGBA. Sometimes in football you get one chance to prove your self. He did not show anything infact he substantiated all the reasons why Rohr did not play him. Which is he's not good enough.

I waa sorely disappointed.

I remember certain players it was one match they used to seize jersey. I give the examples of Amunike and Yobo one game and they were in.

Sevilla offers Nigerian striker two-year contract extension after impressive performance

By Chijioke Jannah




Sevilla have offered Nigerian-American female striker, Toni Payne, a two-year contract extension following an impressive first season in Spain.


Toni Payne agreed on Tuesday to sign a contract extension, tying her to Sevilla until 2021.


The Nigerian-American forward had agreed to a one-year deal with the Spanish outfit in June 2018.


The former Concacaf Women’s U-17 winner with the USA joined Sevilla after ending her two-year sojourn with Netherlands Eredivisie women’s champions Ajax in July 2018.


On her debut season in Spain, Payne impressed scoring 10 goals and provided three assists in 30 appearances, including three goals in Spanish Queen’s Cup same term.


Having excelled in her maiden outing for Cristian Toro’s side, the 24-year-old was handed a new two-year contract at Campo Huerto de la Mariana.


“Toni Payne will play three seasons wearing the Sevilla FC jersey,” the club announced in a statement on its website on Tuesday.


“The 24-year-old attacker from Birmingham will extend her stay in Spanish football, which was premiered in the last academic year 2018/2019 by the Seville team.


“Her tip of speed and effectiveness are two qualities highly valued by the technicians.


“In summary, Payne has signed some very interesting numbers in her first year in the capital of Andalusia.


“Over 30 matches, broken down by 27 in the Iberdrola League and three in the Copa de la Reina, contributed seven points.


“These figures are rounded up with two assists. The 2019/2020 project continues to take shape with the continuity of Toni Payne.”


Having ensured their top-flight survival last season, Sevilla will aim to go all the way in the 2019/20120 season, having retained the services of Payne, who is keen to represent Nigerian Super Falcons.

Source: daily post.ng

Iheanacho started for Leicester city and didn't impress

The guy is on a downward spiral

Odegbami: I Cannot, And Shall Not, Celebrate This Bronze!


I am an Olympian to the core.

I went to two Olympics. The first was boycotted at the last minute by African countries.

At the second, I was Nigeria’s flag bearer, overall captain of the contingent as well as captain of the national football team, the Green Eagles.

I served as Vice-President of the apex body for Nigerian Olympians for several years, and as an athlete-representative for two athletes that won Silver and Gold at the Olympics games.


So, I write this with some authority in the field of measuring success in sport.

That’s why the motto of the international sports academy that I set up some 12 years ago is ‘to be the best that I can be’.

I was never told throughout my career, and I have not heard it said by successful athletes or countries or teams, that success can come from aiming lower than the top of the pyramid.

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In the process of aiming for Gold, you could end up with a Silver or a Bronze medal, and celebrate it knowing that you have given your very best. That makes sporting sense. It is a reflection of the Olympic spirit captured in these everlasting words: ‘at the Olympics, you do not have to come first to be a winner’.

Yes, you can be a ‘winner’ even when you come last in a race, it depends on how well you run the race.

The story of the 4 Nigerian girls that ran the 4 X 100 metres race in Barcelona in 1992 easily comes to mind. They ran in the finals. They came third. They ran the race of their lives but in a manner that captured the imagination of the world – with grit, guts, supreme determination and endurance till the very end. Their effort, captured on film, is still being shown everywhere in the world as representing the true essence of sport. The celebration in sports lies more in the effort than in the result, such that even when they came third they were celebrated more than the country that came first, for their sheer effort, watched by billions of people around the world.

In coming Third-place they achieved what Nigeria had never achieved before – Bronze in the sprints relay in athletics.

That’s why an individual, or team, or country that has never achieved a feat before can celebrate that feat even when they come last in the competition.

How that applies to the Super Eagles that went to Egypt is what I find impossible to justify.

At the African Cup of Nations, getting to the semi-finals has become second nature for Nigeria – 15 or so times in our history. We have won the competition 3 times, played and won the Silver medal several times. Local and foreign coaches have taken us to these different levels, competition after competition, so often that to set a target of anything less than winning the African Cup of Nations for any coach, at any time, is ‘criminal’.

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How can we pay a foreign coach the stupendous sums we pay Gernot Rohr, and set for him a target in a competition in Africa that we have won and can win with commitment and genuine effort and some added luck? It is preposterous.

If the Eagles had played very well, put up great performances and fail to win, or secure only a Third-Place as they did in Egypt, celebrating them would come naturally.

But surely not this. Egypt was not reflective of our best performances. The Eagles played well, but not enough to throw parties and keep a coach that has obviously failed the country more times than once, and that hides behind a ridiculous so-called target to colonise us again. It was a hollow success story.

Last Wednesday night, inside the magnificent Cairo International Stadium, I watched on television how the great Super Eagles of Nigeria celebrated their victory against the Carthage Eaglesof Tunisia.
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The Super Eagles left their best match till the last. They strolled through the match, their superiority obvious. Hardly tested throughout the 95 minutes that the match lasted, Nigeria scored a goal and then put up an impregnable wall of defense that the Tunisians could not break down. It was not a brilliant match, by any standard, but the Super Eagles did well enough to earn their Bronze medals.

They hugged, danced and kissed to the music of the members of the Nigerian Football Supporters Club led by their President-General, Worldwide, Dr. Rafiu Ladipo, belted out to the small crowd of supporters and friendly Egyptians that were there to cheer them. All of that is good.

The Eagles had demonstrated their true capability against Cameroon and South Africa, two of the strongest teams in Africa. Even when they played poorly against Algeria and were not at anywhere near their dangerous best, Algeria needed the ‘help’ of the Nigerian goalkeeper to win in the 95th minute.

Everyone knew they could have done better than they did. There was room to have done much more and better. They underplayed and did not represent the best version of the traditions of Nigerian football and of a nation blessed with exceptionally gifted footballers.

Their first two matches against weak oppositions were won narrowly, but without much difficulty. Their third match was a self-inflicted disaster. Their fourth and fifth matches were nail-biters, very difficult and the hardest of the championship. Those are evidences of how strong every Nigerian national football team can be, particularly in Africa.

Nigerian teams must never prepare to underachieve. That is exactly what the Nigerian football authorities did going to AFCON 2019. Any coach, Nigerian or foreign, worth a kobo, will take the Eagles to a semi-finals berth in any competition in Africa in any sport.

That’s my grouse with the NFF after AFCON 2019. That’s why my own celebration of the Third-place of the Super Eagles will be for reasons other than what the NFF and Gernot Rohr adduced.

So, as the team arrives Nigeria, I am groping seriously to justify why I should join the celebrations:

1. the retirement of Mikel Obi and Odion Ighalo from the national team. Both of them have served the country long and well, and deserve every honour, reward and appreciation they can get.

2. the narrow escape of Nigeria following the misadventure against Madagascar. We could very easily have lost against Cameroon and that would have been the end in AFCON 2019.

3. the discovery of one or two new young players in the squad to kick-start the onset of new era in the national team.

4. the compulsory search for new goalkeepers for the national team as a consequence of the abysmal showing of two of those we took to Egypt

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We can have a few other things to celebrate, surely, out of Egypt, but please, I beg, and I repeat, I beg, not for the reason adduced by the NFF and Gernot Rohr that the German coach and the team achieved the goals of Third-place set for them. No, please!

As a sportsman and an Olympian, one that believes only in celebrating the best that one can be, I shall not celebrate this Bronze Medal. I am sorry folks.

Danielnino00:


Kano Pillars vs Kotoko . ..Gonna be fun..
When is d date abeg?

1st leg: Aug 9-11
2nd leg: Aug 23-25

Earthquake2:
Iheanacho started for Leicester city and didn't impress

The guy is on a downward spiral

did u watched the match? Nor be only downward spiral, na wayward spiral. Abegee

Can someone explain what’s going on with this dude, Habib Makanjuola. His situation is super weird.
https://www.transfermarkt.us/habib-makanjuola/profil/spieler/295339

Sportilitica:

Which teams do you think might qualify?
The match against Ashante will be a cracker

It's actually Asante Kotoko. Ashanti FC is a different club bro

Sportilitica:

Which teams do you think might qualify?
The match against Ashante will be a cracker

Not sure about Niger tornadoes but I expect both enyimba and pillars to scale through.

Stay off Etebo, Stoke City warn clubs
punchng.com Jul 22, 2019 2:00 AM

Etebo
Johnny Edward

Nathan Jones is looking forward to welcoming back Peter Etebo ahead of the new season and has warned clubs hoping to prevent his return to Stoke City they had better have ‘very deep pockets’.


Etebo currently enjoying a fortnight’s break after starring as key man for Nigeria as the Super Eagles finished third at the Africa Cup of Nations.

“If there had been any bids (for Etebo) we’d let you know but we don’t want to lose Etebo,”Jones told Stoke Sentinel.


“If anyone wants to come in for him they had better have a hell of a lot of money and be very strong because he’s a key member to our squad, as is Badou Niang.

“If anyone wants our players they had better have very deep pockets because these are good players who we’re very proud to have at our club.

Etebo will not be back in time for the first league game, at home to Queens Park Rangers, on August 3.

“We’ll see. It’s going to be an interesting few weeks. Peter was wonderful for Nigeria, one of the stand out performers for them, and Badou for Senegal. We are very proud of our internationals and both have done very well.

“It’s difficult for us because now they have to rest and they won’t be due back until the first week of the season.

“They won’t be too far off because they’ve played but it’s important that they get a bit of rest. If you’re a good African football you don’t get a holiday and it’s very, very frustrating. I think something should be done about that but that’s just my humble opinion.

Stoke won their fourth friendly of pre-season 2-0 on Saturday against Tranmere thanks to goals from Tommy Smith, who made his first start since joining from Huddersfield, and Danny Batth.

They now have two final warm-up games – at Lincoln on Wednesday and at home to Leicester on Saturday – before the Championship gets underway.

“We are trying to strengthen the squad quickly. We’ve got Peter and Badou, God willing, coming back and Incey (Tom Ince, who is expected to return from a groin injury this week) as well so that’s three big players who are not available at the minute.”

“But with every window we will try to improve what we have, add quality, add competition, add things. Let’s see where how we go.”

Earthquake2:
Iheanacho started for Leicester city and didn't impress

The guy is on a downward spiral

I fit bet money say you no watch ball

Always looking for means to insult iheanacho to make your self happy

Clap for your self

kellycute:
did u watched the match? Nor be only downward spiral, na wayward spiral. Abegee

You dey mind am ?

ChrisKels:


Our league? Gala does not play in the NPFL. It is a Turkish giant located in the beautiful city of instanbul not Lagos

It's a good one he moved to gala from the npfl

You should know that's what he was trying to say

kellycute:
did u watched the match? Nor be only downward spiral, na wayward spiral. Abegee

These are comments from those who watched the match

komekn:


His career has not been a HUGE DISSAPOINTMENT rather to the contrary has been VERY PROGRESSIVE.

But my comments where specific to that last match. I had great EXPECTATIONS, l was sitting in EXCITED SUSPENSE, l expected him to be consumed with overwhelming desire to prove that he is the NEW DROGBA. Sometimes in football you get one chance to prove your self. He did not show anything infact he substantiated all the reasons why Rohr did not play him. Which is he's not good enough.

I waa sorely disappointed.

I remember certain players it was one match they used to seize jersey. I give the examples of Amunike and Yobo one game and they were in.

Alaye...STFU and quit the lies jur. U did not sit in excited suspense nor great expectations....
Your expectation was to see him flop

Earthquake2:


These are comments from those who watched the match

Well ,I don't rely on someone else comments,going by what ppu av said abt several players here during match and u will wonder if dey re watching another game

Let's wait for d new season to start and c what nacho will display dis season under our watchful eyes

Toylove:

Alaye...STFU and quit the lies jur. U did not sit in excited suspense nor great expectations....
Your expectation was to see him flop

He can only fool, with that line, the dumbs who go about asslicking him in here

That cheap lying thing has no shame.

Earthquake2:


These are comments from those who watched the match

so you made your assertion based on the 5 naira comments from those 5naira people?. I thought u actually watched the game for you to have made that kinda statement. Abeg make season start before u go conclude. Leave matter for mathia.

Toylove:

Alaye...STFU and quit the lies jur. U did not sit in excited suspense nor great expectations....
Your expectation was to see him flop

u dey mind komekn?. He think say na 5naira people he dey deceive. Leave am make he dey deceive himself.

I was arguing this with someone the other day..that Audi ain't no fool to be giving Barca cars every season.
I also maintained it was for sponsorship and adverts purposes.

Some countered me that it's nothing of that nature. That the cars becomes their own after they must have been handed the keys..

Now u see..

https://www.nairaland.com/5314377/messi-barca-team-mates-return-cars

krattoss:
I was arguing this with someone the other day..that Audi ain't no fool to be giving Barca cars every season.
I also maintained it was for sponsorship and adverts purposes.

Some countered me that it's nothing of that nature. That the cars becomes their own after they must have been handed the keys..

Now u see..

https://www.nairaland.com/5314377/messi-barca-team-mates-return-cars

Lol

what about bayern, i think they also give bayern all season also

andrew444:


Lol

what about bayern, i think they also give bayern all season also

there are clauses to those contracts.

Curtisaxel7:


And Gabon still fired him?


Ungrateful bastards.

which coach them no dey fire?

Former Nigeria U23 invitee Tosin Kehinde could make his professional debut very soon, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.

The attacking midfielder joined Danish Super Liga side Randers on a season-long loan earlier this month, and manager Thomas Thomasberg has given an indication that he's part of his plans after naming him on the roster for the first two matches of the new season.

Kehinde was a non-playing substitute against SönderjyskE (July 14) and Brondby (July 21)

The 21-year-old departed Manchester United in the summer of 2018 as he feared he may not play for the first team, but his situation did not change when he joined CD Feirense as he ended up playing for their U23 team last season.

Signed to bolster Randers attack, Kehinde is competing with Hammershøj-Mistrati, Kallesøe and Marvin Egho for one of the spots in the starting line-up.

Ahead of a potential debut in the coming weeks, he could feature for Randers reserve team when they tackle
Brabrand on Monday afternoon.