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Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by iyimide(m): 1:48pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
Beeni! God bless you o here! lilwheezy1: 1 Like |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by Kalashnikov102(m): 1:57pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
legend! |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by abbeyty(m): 1:58pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
Time flies, the time of black and white TV. Rest on brov. |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by 1metre: 1:59pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
Emvicprints1:their wives and children do not represent the total population of Nigeria. |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by rakabuba001(m): 2:06pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
So4baba: No social media but the fallacy spread like wild fire Aswear, here in Kaduna we believed it. |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by So4baba(m): 2:10pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
rakabuba001:Still baffles me Hw that story gt to trend that much that we all believed it... |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by Burntcoal(f): 2:26pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
omg!! I used to say oparaji n I believed the 100-1 Indian fable. omashey oooo |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by naptu2: 2:28pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
philtex: hakeem4: So4baba: That story has been circulating for a very long time before Okwaraji died. One version of the story is that the match took place in the 1950s and Teslim Balogun scored Nigeria's only goal. There's another equally crazy story that Thunder Balogun stopped playing football because he killed his brother with a terrific shot. The legend states that nobody could stop Teslim Balogun's shot (which was why he could score against the Indians), but his brother made a bet with him that he could stop it. So the brother was in goal and Thunder Balogun played the ball with his left foot and it ripped through his brother's stomach and into the goal. And that's why he stopped playing football. 1 Like |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by Kingslaw(m): 2:29pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
So4baba:so why is India not participating in world tournaments? |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by naptu2: 2:36pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
Innodon: He was a utility midfielder. He could play as an attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder and even on the wings and he was a workaholic. People loved him not only because of his performance on the pitch, but also for his conduct off the pitch. He always arrived early for training camps/matches, often paid his own airfare and never gave any trouble (this was when we had the "professionals", Europe based players who often made a lot of demands before they played for the Eagles). He studied law and was studying for his masters degree in an Italian university when he died. 3 Likes |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by naptu2: 2:38pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
Kingslaw: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_national_football_team |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by Bakrabas: 2:46pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
YorubaNigga: That Ogun naira is how much in dollars or would they still be spending naira |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by hardbody: 2:49pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
9jakohai: What i remember was along same lines. I recall reading that he was a lawyer, i was also impressed to read that he was not invited but paid his way and on his own volition offered his services to play, which offer was even severally rejected by the then coach and trainer. That guy was an epitome of nationalism and patriotism. 3 Likes |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by logica(m): 3:02pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
naptu2:...tore the net and killed an onlooker behind the post. That is, after tearing through the goalie's guts. |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by Kingslaw(m): 3:02pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by Ladybluecash(f): 3:12pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
jared007:Nigeria play ball, Nigeria win kanu jump up ten loon fall abacha pick am go but chewing chomchomchomchom chewing gum dey sweet 2 Likes |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by logica(m): 3:29pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
Kingslaw:Because they are no good at football. Hockey yes, football, no. |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by naptu2: 3:31pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
logica: Hockey and cricket. They are cricket mad. |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by logica(m): 3:38pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
naptu2:I actually wanted to type cricket; somehow ended typing hockey. Well, hockey is similar to football. |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by atuanya123(m): 3:46pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
Great footballer [color=#990000][/color] |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by kunle19: 4:54pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
Nigeria Legend,rest In Peace |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by naptu2: 5:05pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
The player that passed the ball to Okwaraji is another deceased Nigerian legend - Rashidi Yekini. |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by DocHMD: 5:22pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
So4baba: I swear how we talked about that 'India 100- 1 Nigeria' fable and believed it those days still marvels me. The fable even claim India was banned for 100 years after that match because whenever they kicked the balls towards our goalkeeper it turned to lions and our keeper ran away. Wondered why our parents never debunked those lies? Why was that lie so prevalent in those years¿ Walahi we mumu those years oo. 1 Like
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Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by paulynpen(m): 6:38pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
[[img][/img]quote author=lilwheezy1 post=59401225]lilwheezy1: Nigerian youths we need to wake up , 2019 is around the corner, we should not allow these old fools take us for a ride anymore, APC , PDP or whatever they want to call themselves this time, year in year out the looters change but the looting continues, people in Buhari's govt are exposing people that stole in GEJ's govt while they are secrectly doing the thier own looting at the moment , We should change our mindset and stop supporting them, we should let them know that we are no more fools, They know our problems, all we ask for is 24 hours power supply, good roads, formidable health sector & clean water, and finally a good economy for our buisnesses to trive, IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK ,IS THAT TOO HARD TO ACCOMPLISH , despite all our wealth , NIGERIAN YOUTHS ARE SAYING NO MORE. N.B: This is not sponsored, this is coming from a concerned nigerian that is tired of things going on the same way since primary school days, i just want my children to be brought up in a better Nigeria . Thank you [/quote] You wrote here what I have been crying about since. Can we talk more on 08166023288? Whatsapp maybe God is asking us to do something about it |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by excel101(m): 7:09pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
9jakohai: |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by excel101(m): 7:15pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
9jakohai:All these are generational mights, @ my time one of the might that was in vogue was " Nigeria's best footballer in the 30-40's, Tunder Balogun a cannon that passed thru the body of an opponent Goalie into the net" |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by Razzaq007(m): 8:38pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
FemiEddy: if you are born in the 90s and nobody has ever told you or better still lied to you that The late legendary okparaji died on the pitch after his foot was alleged turned facing backwards in a match against the Indians which later ended 99-1. then your childhood was not fun...... 1 Like |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by Razzaq007(m): 8:43pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
paulynpen: wow, brothers, I think we are on the sane page, am happy to see this kind of message..... we are being deceived year in year out, all under the umbrella of "Leaders of Tomorrow" I think we need to talk more bro. |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by Ashibelieve: 8:46pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
So4baba:Wait, I know its not true, but I strongly believe there was a match between Nigeria and India that has a bit of that fetishness if not why is India not playing football as such? |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by airsaylongcon: 8:57pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
naptu2: This version is the one I grew up with. When he ran up to take the penalty against his brother, some fool (as the fable goes) yelled "Thunder Balogun, remember u left leg". Na so Thunder launch Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ripping a gaping hole for ń his brother's stomach. |
Re: Remembering Samuel Okwaraji: 28 Years After (PHOTOS) by airsaylongcon: 9:04pm On Aug 12, 2017 |
Ashibelieve: Many countries aren't good at football! India happens to be on of those countries. Come to a cricket field and watch India wallop Nigeria. The fable was fanned by the impression we had of India from their movies in the era which was full of shall we say, magic. Same way the rest of Africa thinks of Nigeria as the voodoo capital of the world because of our movies |
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