charlesemeka85:
u for clean cr7 name na

kellycute:
so you support the idea of begging foreign born to play for us?. Person say he nor wan una, una still dey beg am. Na wa o.

andrewbaba44:


To put who ?

andrewbaba44:
At Leicester Mercury ,fans are saying iheanacho is a better option up front than daka

But Na another thing my people Dey talk here

It’s well

andrewbaba44:
At Leicester Mercury ,fans are saying iheanacho is a better option up front than daka

But Na another thing my people Dey talk here

It’s well

chrisooblog:
I appreciate your concerns about the risk of the national team being populated with mercenaries like the Kevin Prince Boateng's of this world but the brutal reality is that if we want to stay competitive we would need the foreign based contingent to seriously beef our ranks.

The foreign born players get early and quality coaching unfortunately our bright young stars don't get.

Football like someone said has gone fully scientific. Even when you discover talents local talents you still have to rely on foreign clubs to polish them something most foreign born players have already under gone.

It's good we continue to groom and encourage our young talents but not shun the talented foreign guys too. These two approaches can be adopted simultaneously. The important goal in all of this is getting the best players to rep Naija. No single approach should be followed so single mindedly that the quality of the team suffers i.e. giving chances to a local prospect who is yet to live up to expectation while ignoring a genuinely talented foreign born player who might need just a little convincing.

JohnBullMySon:
Ihenacho matter sef dey hard to explain

Joebie:
it's sad.

Modified
The other day I was schooling a guy who thought he was better than Black Americans

andrewbaba44:
At Leicester Mercury ,fans are saying iheanacho is a better option up front than daka

But Na another thing my people Dey talk here

It’s well

Danielnino00:

You guys are being unnecessarily petty...
Going after foreign borns isn't an issue.... I don't know what angle thegoodjoe is getting at, but for me, the NFF shouldn't be spending so much resource just to convince one or two foreign born players to represent us when such resources could be channelled into developing our grassroot football back home . It appears that the NFF don't have much interest in developing our grassroot football, which is unfortunate, seeing as it has always been a source of pride for us.
See, I'm also a big basketball fan and I support our national team passionately.. The men and female team is filled 95% with foreign born players and i totally support it.. Why? because we aren't a basketball playing nation! We don't have the talent and resource for it.. But you see America, we have plenty of people there who develop the passion for the sport back there . But the same can't be said of football... The NFF shouldn't, in the in their relentless pursuit of FB players forget their primary responsibility of developing our football back home..

TheGoodJoe:


Let him be the poorest. He has the passion to play for us. Than giving red carpet to Maradona that has no passion to play for us.

Danielnino00:

You guys are being unnecessarily petty...
Going after foreign borns isn't an issue.... I don't know what angle thegoodjoe is getting at, but for me, the NFF shouldn't be spending so much resource just to convince one or two foreign born players to represent us when such resources could be channelled into developing our grassroot football back home . It appears that the NFF don't have much interest in developing our grassroot football, which is unfortunate, seeing as it has always been a source of pride for us.
See, I'm also a big basketball fan and I support our national team passionately.. The men and female team is filled 95% with foreign born players and i totally support it.. Why? because we aren't a basketball playing nation! We don't have the talent and resource for it.. But you see America, we have plenty of people there who develop the passion for the sport back there . But the same can't be said of football... The NFF shouldn't, in the in their relentless pursuit of FB players forget their primary responsibility of developing our football back home..

charlesemeka85:
you said it all

Those against luring of diaspora born players are just emotional but for an enterprise to flourish one has to get rid of such mentality

A good example which is normal in Nigeria is employing your friend or relative who is not experienced or qualified for a particular post in your establishment at the expense of a top professional with years of experience just because of mere sentiment of helping a relative

By doing such your are doing your business no good and the chances of grumbling is high

charlesemeka85:


And who told you the nff ignores or abandons football development in the country? Mk we Dey talk wetin we knw abeg

JohnBullMySon:
I agree with you. But honestly, truth be told, it is not the job of the NFF to develop our grassroot football. It has never been their job. They can't even do it because they lack the finance. It takes a lot of money to achieve what is needed. Ahbi is it the cost of flight ticket to England and hotel or Airbnb to visit Olise that will be used to develop grassroot football?

Grassroot football is the responsibility of the sports ministry. It is called the Federal ministry of youth and sports development for a reason. The name is not a mistake. Go to their website and see their proper role. NFF is primarily for care and regulation of professional footballing activities in Nigeria and concerning Nigeria. That's why they visit our National team players often. Sports development is merely in a supporting role.

Whether it is due to corruption or lack of finance that made the ministry forget their duties, I don't know. The only thing they seem to know how to do is fight with pinnick over who becomes the SE coach. They'll leave their job to do another man's job.

Danielnino00:



It's evident..
When was the last time our cadet teams recorded any success?
No be the same cadet teams NFF dey appoint mediocre coaches for without care?

andrewbaba44:
At Leicester Mercury ,fans are saying iheanacho is a better option up front than daka

But Na another thing my people Dey talk here

It’s well

Danielnino00:



It's evident..
When was the last time our cadet teams recorded any success?
No be the same cadet teams NFF dey appoint mediocre coaches for without care?

Subzero47:


Complete it, they are saying Iheanacho is a better option in a two than Daka, you yourself don't believe Iheanacho is better as a lone striker than Daka

charlesemeka85:
and that is the fault of the football house abi the cadet coaches and scouts?

charlesemeka85:
sports development in general is the sole responsibility of the ministry of youths and sports not the nff

COOL10:


I'm sorry to say but you have a very narcissistic mindset and you need to stop it before it eats you up; especially if you have intentions of going into coaching full time.

Excellent knowledge of the round leather game but poor man management skills. Same thing destroyed Oliseh.

Whether you like it or not, Nigeria will always remain second choice to 99% of these foreign born players and the last thing you can do is to blame them.

What has Nigeria ever done for them? What has Nigeria ever done for their families? Is it not the same Nigeria their parents ran away from? Is it not the same Nigeria that is known for poor treatment of its players: both old and new?

What is so attractive about our football both on and off the pitch that they should feel so excited to commit to?

Why do you feel so entitled to their loyalty when you contributed absolutely nothing to their growth?

Or you want them to commit just because you are Nigeria and you feel you are worth it

We should even be ashamed to still call ourselves the Giants of Africa. We lost that attribute a loooooooooooooooooooooooong time ago.

I used to blame these foreign borns a lot but I sat down and had a rethink. I am against BEGGING them but you can't tell me that trying to convince them to weigh their options and choose us is a bad thing.

Subzero47:


Complete it, they are saying Iheanacho is a better option in a two than Daka, you yourself don't believe Iheanacho is better as a lone striker than Daka

charlesemeka85:
sports development in general is the sole responsibility of the ministry of youths and sports not the nff

JohnBullMySon:
I agree with you. But honestly, truth be told, it is not the job of the NFF to develop our grassroot football. It has never been their job. They can't even do it because they lack the finance. It takes a lot of money to achieve what is needed. Ahbi is it the cost of flight ticket to England and hotel or Airbnb to visit Olise that will be used to develop grassroot football?

Grassroot football is the responsibility of the sports ministry. It is called the Federal ministry of youth and sports development for a reason. The name is not a mistake. Go to their website and see their proper role. NFF is primarily for care and regulation of professional footballing activities in Nigeria and concerning Nigeria. That's why they visit our National team players often. Sports development is merely in a supporting role.

Whether it is due to corruption or lack of finance that made the ministry forget their duties, I don't know. The only thing they seem to know how to do is fight with pinnick over who becomes the SE coach. They'll leave their job to do another man's job.

Danielnino00:


So the NFF should focus on the super eagles and super falcons and leave the others at the mercy of the ministry of youth and sports?
What about the local league?

Why do you think the ministry of youth and sports fund the NFF if they don't want them to partake in the responsibility?
I agree that the private sector have a big role to play..In fact, they have been doing quite well, with our academies now giving us some quality exports to Europe, but the NFF are still at the forefront of it all,being the body empowered with football administration in the country..Imagine, we can't even get our national league on TV! A whole Nigeria!

Mind you, I'm not just making reference to the money being spent to approach these players,but also the time and efforts.. It's sending a wrong message back home that the NFF have their priorities set elsewhere.. It shouldn't be so..

See, it isn't even the whole foreign born pursuit matter.. imagine the NFF trying to force NPFL players on the national team with the hope that it would boost the league's profile.. How would that work?
Simply put, we are chasing short term solutions to long term problems...

charlesemeka85:
we will continue reaching out to them if u no like am stop watching national team matches

codemaniacs:



It is the responsibility of the federations to develop grassroot sports and not the responsibility of the sports ministry that's why the sports ministry funds the federations.. the sports ministry can also participate in grassroot football development but that is not its responsibility...

It is called sports ministry so it has to participate in all sports grassroots programs not just football.. Its the NFF job to focus on football development and regulation.

COOL10:


I'm sorry to say but you have a very narcissistic mindset and you need to stop it before it eats you up; especially if you have intentions of going into coaching full time.

Excellent knowledge of the round leather game but poor man management skills. Same thing destroyed Oliseh.

Whether you like it or not, Nigeria will always remain second choice to 99% of these foreign born players and the last thing you can do is to blame them.

What has Nigeria ever done for them? What has Nigeria ever done for their families? Is it not the same Nigeria their parents ran away from? Is it not the same Nigeria that is known for poor treatment of its players: both old and new?

What is so attractive about our football both on and off the pitch that they should feel so excited to commit to?

Why do you feel so entitled to their loyalty when you contributed absolutely nothing to their growth?

Or you want them to commit just because you are Nigeria and you feel you are worth it

We should even be ashamed to still call ourselves the Giants of Africa. We lost that attribute a loooooooooooooooooooooooong time ago.

I used to blame these foreign borns a lot but I sat down and had a rethink. I am against BEGGING them but you can't tell me that trying to convince them to weigh their options and choose us is a bad thing.