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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by joseph1013: 6:23pm On Oct 19, 2016
[b][size=14pt]Corruption killing sports in Nigeria, Amokachi alleges [/size]

•Says Coaches demand N250,000 from young players



By Chris Ochayi ABUJA—

Ex-International, Daniel Omokachi, yesterday, opened a can of worms in the nation’s sporting arena, alleging that Nigerian youths cough out as much as N250,000 each to get into the U-17 team in Nigeria.

Amokachi spoke when he joined forces with coalition of Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, operating under the aegis of National Support Groups for Good Governance, NASUGG, protesting in support of war against corruption in Abuja.

Amokachi who hailed the Department of State Services, DSS, over the arrest of alleged corrupt judges, in Abuja, described the sport arena as den of corruption. Amokachi, while addressing Senators Barnabas Gemade and Ovie Omo-Agege, when the group stormed the gate of the National Assembly, said corruption is endemic in sports.

According to him, “My name is Daniel Amokachi. I have said I will support the movement, because in my field which is sports, corruption is endemic.

“Corruption has invaded sports so deeply that even in FIFA headquarters in Zurich, we saw how the world stood up and said “Enough is enough!”

We saw how the president, Sepp Blatter was not spared. He was removed from office because integrity matters when it comes to the constitution.

“President Buhari is one who doesn’t take nonsense when it comes to fighting corruption. I concur with everything he says.

“For instance, in Nigerian football today, the youths, when invited to the national team, a coach will ask them to bring N250,000 each to get into the U-17 team when he already has the talent. If a person has talent, he should be allowed to showcase what he has in the interest of the nation.”

“A small team cannot win the Nigerian league because all the people in Nigerian football are corrupt. If a referee is bribed and a match is won here, the match cannot be won there.

“The judiciary is not above the law. Mr. President is on a good path’’, he said.

In his reaction, Senator Barnabas Gemade, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Housing, corroborated Amokachi’s position on the rot in the sports sector.

He said, “I’m very particular about your comment on football because I’m one of those who love football. And I started a club called BCC Lion, which you know.

“And I have witnessed all that is happening in the sports arena. And I know that corruption is killing it just as it is killing all other aspect of our national life. We must fight corruption’’, Gemade assured.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/corruption-killing-sports-nigeria-amokachi-alleges/[/b]
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 6:25pm On Oct 19, 2016
tbaba1234:


Chai, i remember i used to listen to every sports show in the morning especially Larry Echiejile now izamoje... I remember Saturday morning with Paul Bassey.

Hilarious Hameed Adio commentary.

Paul Bassey na NTA abi? at least I think I used to watch him too
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by enomakos(m): 6:26pm On Oct 19, 2016
Icon4s:


That guy dey fall hand. Dey ask whether i watch Nigeria 99 & Ghana/Nigeria 2000. Some times i doubt his eldership sef.
hahaha
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 6:26pm On Oct 19, 2016
tbaba1234:


Chai, i remember i used to listen to every sports show in the morning especially Larry Echiejile now izamoje... I remember Saturday morning with Paul Bassey.

Hilarious Hameed Adio commentary.

Yeah, u remember masters sports with Paul Bassey, Chris Eseka and co. 1993-1994 best football moments of my life.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by enomakos(m): 6:27pm On Oct 19, 2016
TheSuperNerd:
Haba!!! Sir Enomakos na confirm elder naa.... No worry... Maybe I go drop list of the "elders and bosses" club of the sports section and the threads we are on.... Una dey boku no be small.... grin

Me na as Sir Forgiveness term us... "Indomie generation" grin grin grin




But at the bolded.... (The main reason why I couldn't resist quoting this post):»

[img]http://sites.psu.edu/siowfa14/wp-content/uploads/sites/13467/2014/10/Barack-Cheesin.jpg[/img]



thanks
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 6:31pm On Oct 19, 2016
Mickael2:



E get the kind people wey go dey talk, I go just sitdon dey listen. me wey dey brag say I start to dey watch ball for 1996, even then I go just wear my boxers come watch for 30 minutes then go outside with my fellow kids to play claiming to be Okocha. you see as I never talk since,? Abeg, I will prefer we call up Obasi ahead of the other two, and Ogu too, if we won't invite Success I don't care, with Obasi we would have five good wingers so it would be better In fact, and then invite Adi to make it 4 strikers

During Atlanta '96 i was on semester break from the University tongue

Anyways, the young shall grow.

Talking abt Obasi, i dnt think he can flow with the rythm of Iwobi-Mikel-Iheanacho. Moses may try but Obasi? I doubt. I would prefer we pick Adi instead.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 6:31pm On Oct 19, 2016
Icon4s:


Yeah, u remember masters sports with Paul Bassey, Chris Eseka and co. 1993-1994 best football moments of my life.

Yes o.. tension used to worry me whenever Nigeria had a game. Lol.. I watched all of the programs.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 6:33pm On Oct 19, 2016
Icon4s:


During Atlanta '96 i was on semester break from the University tongue

Anyways, the young shall grow.

Talking abt Obasi, i dnt think he can flow with the rythm of Iwobi-Mikel-Iheanacho. Moses may try but Obasi? I doubt. I would prefer we pick Adi instead.

you dey intimidate me baba, anyways I guess I will start learning from you sha, eh but it does not mean that you now know everything oooh, but I go dey respect you from now on, baba
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 6:36pm On Oct 19, 2016
Obasi, Gbolahan salami and Fanendo Adi.... Hmmmm.. May the coaches choose well... smiley

With Obasi we have a winger who can also drift centrally with ease... With Adi, we have a big no.9.

Success' and moses' invitations are still not confirmed but I do hope they are invited shaa... *if they aren't... No wahala still smiley *

Meanwhile, You even try sef... Me start to dey watch, follow and read football since 1999 starting with Nigeria 99 as a 7yr old.... smiley

My big bro who was 10yrs+ at the time played a big part in luring me into sports esp.soccer as I was more into "books and only books".... Always searching thru libraries and studies of any kind... smiley I've been that way ever seen till today but sports also grew with me.

Football and sports became one of my pasttimes since then.... wink

Mickael2:



E get the kind people wey go dey talk, I go just sitdon dey listen. me wey dey brag say I start to dey watch ball for 1996, even then I go just wear my boxers come watch for 30 minutes then go outside with my fellow kids to play claiming to be Okocha. you see as I never talk since,? Abeg, I will prefer we call up Obasi ahead of the other two, and Ogu too, if we won't invite Success I don't care, with Obasi we would have five good wingers so it would be better In fact, and then invite Adi to make it 4 strikers
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 6:37pm On Oct 19, 2016
tbaba1234:


Yes o.. tension used to worry me whenever Nigeria had a game. Lol.. I watched all of the programs.


U remember that song they used in starting the NTA studio each time we wan play ball?

Gbaw-gbaw-gbaw-gbaw-gbaw-gbaw-gbaw-gbaw. Jeez... tension go just grip person. grin

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 6:39pm On Oct 19, 2016
Mickael2:


you dey intimidate me baba, anyways I guess I will start learning from you sha, eh but it does not mean that you now know everything oooh, but I go dey respect you from now on, baba

No o.We are here to learn from each other. Just dat some of us don dey watch ball tey-tey. But it doesn't matter.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 6:39pm On Oct 19, 2016
Na Oga Experience.... Chief Elder and top statesman grin

But I no dey fear to talk football matters in their midst....... grin (ask them naa... They know wink )

Bring all the elders on... grin

**gathers morale**

Mickael2:


you dey intimidate me baba, anyways I guess I will start learning from you sha, eh but it does not mean that you now know everything oooh, but I go dey respect you from now on, baba

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by enomakos(m): 6:41pm On Oct 19, 2016
Icon4s:


Yeah. That was his last game.

My mom was among those that cursed that guy that day.I didnt understand football much but i remember her saying "May it not be well with that player". I saw my parents and our neighbours so angry bt i didnt really understand the cause of their anger. I hated football like...
you are right ooo,people were so angry that day,my father refuse to eat that day, football is a funny game,it is not like odiye did it on purpose,i pity that guy

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 6:44pm On Oct 19, 2016
Hmmm..... Hameed Adio. I know this name...

I still met him when I started following the beautiful game.

He always wore a cap, a caftan-like gown, wore glasses, and had this nice smile... Hope I am right? *scratched head*

He sometimes anchored one sports show on NTA every saturday that aired from 3pm to 6pm or so... *memories jumping into my mind*

tbaba1234:


Chai, i remember i used to listen to every sports show in the morning especially Larry Echiejile now izamoje... I remember Saturday morning with Paul Bassey.

Hilarious Hameed Adio commentary.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by enomakos(m): 6:44pm On Oct 19, 2016
Icon4s:


You try.

Bundle of Skills- Christian Obodo
Ecuador- Kingsley Amuneke
Wowo-Ugochukwu Chukwunyere
Robo Cub-Rabiu Afolabi
Little Messi grin- Stanley Okoro
Mosquito-Ikechukwu Ibenegbu
Investment-Benjamin Chukwuka Onwuachi
Somebody used to bare Shagari as nickname. Forgotten who.


Larry Echiele of Brila sport promoted most of these names.

I recall things like *in larry's voice* "The Attacker called Utaka!", "Dodooomayanaaa!", "The pastor called Taribo West!". "The weapon of mass destruction, obagooaal!". Bimbo Adeola aslo spoke like Larry.

Hmmm Glory days of Nigerian football. When i would wait to listen to bournvita sports special on OGBC2, with Larry Echiejile, 7:45 - 8:00am, before going for lectures. Then he had not started brila radio.
kingsley obiekwu is the one nickname shagari

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 6:45pm On Oct 19, 2016
Haba! Na Oga u be naa.... Abeg... Make I return to my #IndomieGeneration hall grin

enomakos:
thanks
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 6:50pm On Oct 19, 2016
TheSuperNerd:
Plsss contact Yara Yara for your "super plank" wants... He's also into "brain-resetting" planks sales. A section of my labs have produced planks that send signals to the dentata hippocampi, prefrontal cortex, the limbic system and a few other brain areas...... To reset moods and memories and make "right decision-making" easy..... grin

I call it, "the Plank-neourolyser" wink




We also have plank-deneurolysers... grin



What an innovative research to make the work of pundits and analysts easier. These NFF men tire me. I knew they must show their talents when it concerned interfering with the coach.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by enomakos(m): 6:51pm On Oct 19, 2016
TheSuperNerd:
Haba! Na Oga u be naa.... Abeg... Make I return to my #IndomieGeneration hall grin

you are welcome bro
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 6:52pm On Oct 19, 2016
Icon4s:


U remember that song they used in starting the NTA studio each time we wan play ball?

Gbaw-gbaw-gbaw-gbaw-gbaw-gbaw-gbaw-gbaw. Jeez... tension go just grip person. grin

That tension no bi here o!!.. Nowadays, i don't even feel anything
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 6:55pm On Oct 19, 2016
Icon4s:


U remember that song they used in starting the NTA studio each time we wan play ball?

Gbaw-gbaw-gbaw-gbaw-gbaw-gbaw-gbaw-gbaw. Jeez... tension go just grip person. grin

LOLS. Five star for this comment.

Gbaam, Gbaaaaam, Gbam, Gbam, Gbaam, Gbaam.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by enomakos(m): 6:57pm On Oct 19, 2016
tbaba1234:


Yes o.. tension used to worry me whenever Nigeria had a game. Lol.. I watched all of the programs.

me too,i use to have those tension too but i have learn to control my emotions
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 6:57pm On Oct 19, 2016
joseph1013:
[b][size=14pt]Corruption killing sports in Nigeria, Amokachi alleges [/size]

•Says Coaches demand N250,000 from young players



By Chris Ochayi ABUJA—

Ex-International, Daniel Omokachi, yesterday, opened a can of worms in the nation’s sporting arena, alleging that Nigerian youths cough out as much as N250,000 each to get into the U-17 team in Nigeria.

Amokachi spoke when he joined forces with coalition of Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, operating under the aegis of National Support Groups for Good Governance, NASUGG, protesting in support of war against corruption in Abuja.

Amokachi who hailed the Department of State Services, DSS, over the arrest of alleged corrupt judges, in Abuja, described the sport arena as den of corruption. Amokachi, while addressing Senators Barnabas Gemade and Ovie Omo-Agege, when the group stormed the gate of the National Assembly, said corruption is endemic in sports.

According to him, “My name is Daniel Amokachi. I have said I will support the movement, because in my field which is sports, corruption is endemic.

“Corruption has invaded sports so deeply that even in FIFA headquarters in Zurich, we saw how the world stood up and said “Enough is enough!”

We saw how the president, Sepp Blatter was not spared. He was removed from office because integrity matters when it comes to the constitution.

“President Buhari is one who doesn’t take nonsense when it comes to fighting corruption. I concur with everything he says.

“For instance, in Nigerian football today, the youths, when invited to the national team, a coach will ask them to bring N250,000 each to get into the U-17 team when he already has the talent. If a person has talent, he should be allowed to showcase what he has in the interest of the nation.”

“A small team cannot win the Nigerian league because all the people in Nigerian football are corrupt. If a referee is bribed and a match is won here, the match cannot be won there.

“The judiciary is not above the law. Mr. President is on a good path’’, he said.

In his reaction, Senator Barnabas Gemade, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Housing, corroborated Amokachi’s position on the rot in the sports sector.

He said, “I’m very particular about your comment on football because I’m one of those who love football. And I started a club called BCC Lion, which you know.

“And I have witnessed all that is happening in the sports arena. And I know that corruption is killing it just as it is killing all other aspect of our national life. We must fight corruption’’, Gemade assured.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/corruption-killing-sports-nigeria-amokachi-alleges/[/b]


Is this an Indictment on Manu Garba and/or Amuneke?
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by enomakos(m): 7:00pm On Oct 19, 2016
TheSuperNerd:
Hmmm..... Hameed Adio. I know this name...

I still met him when I started following the beautiful game.

He always wore a cap, a caftan-like gown, wore glasses, and had this nice smile... Hope I am right? *scratched head*

He sometimes anchored one sports show on NTA every saturday that aired from 3pm to 6pm or so... *memories jumping into my mind*

you are right that is mr adio
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 7:00pm On Oct 19, 2016
AFRICA'S BEST REF FOR NIGERIA VS ALGERIA WORLD CUP CLASH, NEW KICK-OFF TIME 5PM


Referee Papa Gassama



Africa’s best referee for the past two years Bakary Papa Gassama from Gambia will be in charge of next month’s World Cup qualifier between Nigeria and Algeria in Uyo.


Gassama, 37, and who has been an international referee since 2008, is one of the most respected referees in Africa. He has already been appointed as referee for this year’s CAF Champions League final, second leg clash between Zamalek of Egypt and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, taking place in Alexandria on Sunday, 23rd October.


Meanwhile, the Nigeria Football Federation has
won a protest it quietly launched following the
release of the official match appointment, which
set the kick –off time at 5.30pm.

“The information we sent to FIFA was that we
wanted the match to start at 5pm; we were
surprised when the match appointment was
released and the kick –off time was set at
5.30pm. The NFF immediately protested and
eventually, on Wednesday morning, FIFA agreed
that the match will start at 5pm,” NFF’s director
of competitions, Bola Oyeyode, disclosed.

Next month’s Russia 2018 qualifier between two of the fiercest rivals in African football will see Jean-Claude Birumushahu from Burundi as
assistant referee 1, Marwa Range from Kenya as
assistant referee 2 and Gassama’s compatriot,
Maudo Jallow as fourth official.


FIFA have also appointed Jean-Olivier Mbera from Gabon as referee assessor, Ghanaian Anthony Baffoe as match commissioner and Nicholas Chumba Musonye from Kenya as security officer.




Source: http://africanfootball.com//news/656936/Africas-best-ref-for-Nigeria-vs-Algeria-World-Cup-clash-new-kick-off-time-5pm
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 7:06pm On Oct 19, 2016
**chaaaiiii... Me now feeling like** grin





enomakos:
you are right that is mr adio

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 7:10pm On Oct 19, 2016
Loooolllll.... Thanks Sir GoodJoe... Yara Yara will send you two samples free of charge as you are the house's most prolific "plank user"... grin

As for the NFF.... I got no more words for them these days. Maybe another time...

TheGoodJoe:


What an innovative research to make the work of pundits and analysts easier. These NFF men tire me. I knew they must show their talents when it concerned interfering with the coach.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 7:15pm On Oct 19, 2016
Sir TheGoodJoe...... No Iheanacho tonight (not even on the bench as Aguero benches).... sad

Pep went with KDB in attack over Aguero. This shows Pep agrees with me that Kun isn't in his best of forms of late but then KDB as a false 9/top9??

I'm afraid Pep doesn't trust Nacho enough just yet..... *pissed*
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by enomakos(m): 7:17pm On Oct 19, 2016
tbaba1234:
Adepoju- Headmaster
Keshi_ The Big Boss
Amokachi- The bull
Chairman Christian Chukwu
Mathematical Según Odegbami
Kanu- Papilo
Garba Lawal- Chindo
Gentle Giant Uche Okechukwu

etc...

I remember, the lagos stadium went into a chorus of "The Bull' whenever Amokachi had the ball
daniel amokachi was also nickname amotaxi but the "bull" is the more popular

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by enomakos(m): 7:18pm On Oct 19, 2016
Icon4s:


Like:
Mathematical Segun Odegbami
Chairman- Christian Chukwu
Yeking-Rasheed Yekini
10-10-Bright Omokaro
Dodo mayana-Peter Rufai
Cerezo-Augustine Eguavoen
Gentle Giant-Uche Okechukwu
Skippo or Big boss-Stephen Keshi
Elastic Elaho-Friday Elaho
Da Bull-Daniel Amokachi
Head master-Mutiu Adepoju
Prince of Monaco- Victor Ikpeba
J-J- Austine Okocha
Papilo-Nwankwo Kanu
Okada- Tijani Babangida
Dependable-Taribo West
Kpoi-A name for Amuneke from people of my sec. sch and neighbourhood
Agbonibasket- Wilfred Agbonivbare
Omo Alhaja-Abiodun Baruwa
Chindo-Garba Lawal
The Yak or Yakubul - Yakubu Aiyegbeni



I think a good number of those names were given to players by our indegenous FRCN and NTA commentators those days.

julius aghahowa-aghawonder

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 7:19pm On Oct 19, 2016
tbaba1234:


That tension no bi here o!!.. Nowadays, i don't even feel anything

Nothing like tension again.

Those days the shout of goaallll!!! when Nigeria scored was always thunderous. Especially mid night games.

In the last game against Zambia, as Iheanacho scored that second goal. I listened no one shouted in the neighbourhood. I looked at the scoreline it was reading: Zam 0-2 Ngr. I couldn't hold back and I shouted goaall!!.

My wife was like "are u ok? almost 1min after d goal was scored". I told her it was not the goal that made me shout bt the fact that we are leading Zambia in Ndola 2-0. grin

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 7:22pm On Oct 19, 2016
enomakos:
kingsley obiekwu is the one nickname shagari

Yeah. You are right.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 7:23pm On Oct 19, 2016
enomakos:
julius aghahowa-aghawonder

Aghawonder!!!! how could i have forgotten that.

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