Toylove:
Guys, please I need a clarification on something.
Why is Wilfred zaha eligible for Ivory Coast despite being capped by England twice

Mujtahida:

I beg to disagree Sir. Forumites didn't even discuss this match as such not to talk of larger percentage. What has occupied us here has been the Tammy saga and the argument for /against foreign born players. I doubt if anyone even made any goal prediction in our favour. I dare say nobody did. I remember even laughing and saying that we've been on this foreign born issue because Super Eagles have qualified. There wasn't much expectation.

Danielnino00:
Half time in Ndola..

Zambia-1 vs Cameroon-1


I really hope Cameroon win..at least to shut up the lousy Zambians who won't stop accusing us of bribing the referee to beat them last month...

tbaba1234:
What are your thoughts about our WC jersey? So disappointing.

somehow:
You meant Brahimi?

Icon79:
Yea, the biggest discovery today is that we now have a decent LB. I will scream blue murder if Echiejile ever starts ahead of Aina again.
I think the team is gradually getting set. We still need a true top striker along with another playmaker besides Mikel.


O pari

TheGoodJoe:
Ola Aina showed comfort going forward. Showed tactical depth in his play but his tracking back was faulty. Apart from that, I was okay with his play.

The gaps were too much and it took a lot of work from Balogun to keep it unnoticeable.

Like to see him play on a better pitch to judge his stamina running up and down the flanks.

Dedebanky85:
This is not our WC jersey. Nike has just upgraded our jersey to what European countries already have. Compare England's, Portugal's etc existing jerseys.

PDPGuy:

Yes
My mistake

TheGoodJoe:
The poor passes yesterday had to do with the pitch. Even the poor ball control. So the criticism should be less harsh because all the players were working on a very poor pitch. A pitch I nicknamed a mudslide.

tbaba1234:
Zambia take the lead in Ndola.. 2:1

Icon4s:


If they sabi play like us make dem too beat Cameroon 4-0.

Joebie:
well don't forget the context. I'm sure he didn't mean in terms of "settlement".
To many cultures out there, bribing for something, when you have actually demonstrated you deserve it, is ridiculous oh.

I can highlight our many forms of corruption in Nigeria as we have it now, that have become our culture.
Consider some:

1. Sorting which is actually bribes
2. Giving the police money to get away
3. You graduated in Lagos and you are serving as a youth corper in Lagos. How come? when you are neither married nor in a critical condition health-wise.
4. You bribe your way to skip the line. Why am I kept waiting when I came before many others in the hospital? I keep seeing people go through the door before me. People I came before. na magic?
5. The satellite TV installer does not want to his job diligently after I've been charged for installation. He tells me he needs cable, that he doesn't actually need, since my house is already wired -- satellite ready. He wants me to give him money for cable, else...
should I go on?
6. The carpenter has already gotten deposit to start his job. He promises it will be ready in a week time, when he is done, I'm to give him the balance, which is 50% of his charge. When the time comes, he asks for more money, but the job is not even half done.
Should I continue.
7. My painter uses the paint money I gave to buy a different paint, does a bad job and still makes away with the paint buckets I would have given him anyway.

My friend the way corruption smells from top to bottom here.. it's a culture..


Corruption, where I am based, is institutionalized. That is to say it is legal. But when you look at it from a moral standpoint, you know it is corruption. Two different things. While giving kickbacks take place, It is not widespread as we have it here. It is not anticipated. Over here in Nigeria almost everyone expects you to "see" them. If you don't they give those who "see" them preference. They frustrate you.. some of us are really used to these things, but it's normal oh among civilized people.

tbaba1234:


No player covers as much ground as Ndidi.. The number of tackles, he won against Algeria was outstanding. A midfield of Mikel and Ogu alone will be porous, you need a ball winner.

BascoVanVeli:


How? Why? No two matches can ever be the same. This isn't mathematics were 1 plus 1 is 2.

tbaba1234:
Zambia take the lead in Ndola.. 2:1

goldfish80:


If only Ndidi can improve on his passing. There was an incident in the first half where he led a 3 v 2 counter. He totally wasted the goal bound counter with an erroneous pass straight to a surprised Algerian defender.
If he doesn't improve on his pass accuracy, he will always be stuck playing for a mid table club. No elite team can pardon such wasteful passes.

Icon4s:


Thank God we did our work ourselves.

No be say we for go dey pray for one Cameroon to win or draw for us to have a chance of qualifying.

realpoacher:
In all the comments and criticism so far, I expected someone to notice or mention a positive from our play which we've lacked so far all through the qualifiers.

Precise and deadly long range shot.

Prior to this match, all goals we have scored came from inside the box, non from long range outside. I have always knew that Ogu had those shots packed in his left foot and he has never been scared to take them but the problem has always been precision and accuracy, which he produced today.

Mehn that goal was a beautiful long range curler . It had the power, shot, curl and above all beauty deserving of a long Ranger. Immediately it left his foot, many fans including "yours truly" in my viewing center were already up screaming Goal, Goal, Goaaal with our hands up even before the ball entered the net.

Ogu apart from the two fouls he committed kept things simple and easy in the middle, passing and movement was top-notch! Agreed he is slow but midfielders don't need speed. Zidane, Pirlo, Keane, Rakitic, modric, Wilshire, Yaya toure, heck! Even Mikel is fuccking slow.

Besides Onazi, Ndidi, I will love to Rohr to play Ogu at the world Cup. Onazi, Ndidi and Ogu can and are not scared to shoot from outside the box but it seems that Ogu have more precision than the other two.

For the goal and coupled with his play, I will rate him 8.5. Goals determine results therefore for his effort, he deserves it

Long Rangers sometimes determine the outcome of a game, it's always good to have such spare options handy

komekn:


Corruption in the UK is subtle and once on the inside it becomes quite obvious. I will give you some indicative pointers you can fill in the blanks. But first check this link below

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/premier-league-managers-accused-of-taking-transfer-bungs-by-football-agents-a7333941.html

Then consider this

1. Alex Fergus and Sam Allardyce both have sons who are agents. Moyes and Pep have brother who are agents. I could give personal specific examples. What do you thinks going on clear conflict of interest and undue favour.

2. Each player is somebody's meal ticket better new player comes in his meal ticket goes out. Therefore meal ticket must be protected.

3. Unholy alliances which means recruitment manager's are linked with particular agents. So once a player comes in the agent makes sure that everyone will have reason to smile.

4. Manager sells player he gets his cut offshore or any other clandestine arrangement. Dele Alli agents when he was sold to Tottenham were the same agents of his Manager plus he get shares in the company. See below
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4138156/MK-Dons-didn-t-know-former-boss-shares-agent.html

5. Top player in Manchester city youth academy needs to make way for expensive import. In contrived practice game academy strikers told, "Mate we know what you can do, so today your job is to give the ball to Enrico" (for example) . Obviously Enrico looks great scores goals and they then justify paying £1million for a 15/16 year old. Recruitment team are appeased by agent after hefty unjustified transfer fee.

6. Championship team in the Midlands see video of prospective striker. Tell his representative, can't bring him in, he's going to prevent our two England youths from progressing. In other words he is better than our strikers and what's in it for me if we sign him.

7. Premiership team player goes on trial after various attempts prevent player from coming in. Finally plays in one game scores a hatrick and two assists contract offered under public duress. But later withdrawn on break down of communication.

I could go on and on and Onazi that's a small glimpse from mainly personal experiences.


With national team set up its very difficult to manipulate the system without a players meeting the
required standards. Particularly with all the structured academy games and statistics there for all to see week in week out.

TheGoodJoe:


Poor pitch.

somehow:
Ok.


Between Agu and Ogu, I rather go with Ogu.

Ogu can do everything Agu can do but Agu can't do all that Ogu can do.


We all saw this. Rohr, please if you are to use any of the 2, please go with Ogu.

We need midifielders who aren't shy of shooting and who can gladly cover all spaces available.

Oasis007:


Matic and Pogba have no Pace, but their Combo (Pivot) was superb for United. When Pogba was injured, Fellaini, another slow Player, came in for him in the Lineup and still maintained the Team's Balance.

However, the Pace of Herrera couldn't help the Team to maintain the momentum after Fellaini joined the Injury List, rather it collapsed the Midfield.

Mikel is an experienced DM, same as Ogu. Can they fit in perfectly.....?! YES!

goldfish80:

No point defending him. I've followed him closely enough to make this observation. His pass accuracy accuracy in Genk was very low (64% at some point), now in Leicester he's clocking 70%.... He should to be in the 85- 90% average to be considered elite.