mank1234:


Report had it that Switzerland prior to 2014 draw hired a consultant to advice them on how to improve their ranking. They went up to 6th position and were seeded.

tbaba1234:

Haha... Thank you sir

mank1234:


Report had it that Switzerland prior to 2014 draw hired a consultant to advice them on how to improve their ranking. They went up to 6th position and were seeded.

BascoVanVeli:


It is deeper than rankings this is how I feel about FIFA in general. I am sorry I just can't believe a draw v Algeria should naturally drop us so low, what if we had lost, 72? This ranking system is totally flawed, we are rewarding Cameroon for being crap ever since the AFCON.

Icon79:
Oh, tbaba1234's wife gave birth recently? Congratulations o, my broad. Abeg, mek sure you prepare good ofe nsala for madam, along with ji mmiri oku. It no easy o



O pari

tbaba1234:


Busy with father duties.. hahaha

Joebie:
yea. same one. he has already played competitively in a Euro qualifier

Joebie:
yea. same one. he has already played competitively in a Euro qualifier

Eseose9:
Happy birthday TheGoodJoe

komekn:


I would advise him to go to Everton because Firstly he will get much more game time in the first instance. Depending on the next Manager they get they may adopt a system that will suit his game. In addition he will be partnering with Bolasie on the right side who will enable him to play technically proficient football.


Shehu isn't 21, he needs game time not training time. Considering what Liverpool will possibly pay for him can't imagine it to be above £10 million. I see players of £10 million plus ➕ rotting away in the U23's.

Shehu has no time to waist if he proves himself he will be bought by the big boys for bigger money. If he goes to Liverpool he will be competing with the kid who got MOTM of the match for England against Brazil. Can not see him displacing Gomez and or Clyne then you have Arnold Alexander. Three players who understand the EPL and he has a lot to learn. He should learn as while he is playing not warming the bench.

cozyfbaby:
Robinho has been sentence to 9yrs in prison for Rape

Robinho has been sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty of sexual assault.

Gazzetta dello Sport reveal the former Manchester City man robinho is one of a group of five which were found guilty of sexually assaulting an Albanian girl in a Milan night club on January 22, 2013.
Read more here: http://www.naijatrending.com.ng/gossip/robinho-sentence-9yrs-prison-sexual-assault/

Famocious:
Congrats tbaba1234 on the arrival of your baby girl.
Happy birthday oga TheGoodjoe, I wish you many more awesome years ahead.

comodo:
Rohr, Nigeria Need A Unique Style Of Play Like “Palmwine Football” In Russia 2018
November 23, 2017018

With Russia 2018 around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about marketing Nigerian football as a premium product

Being a 57 year old nation, it is time for Nigeria to grow up and take her place at the country of mature countries. Nowhere is this more pertinent than on the football pitch where we have shown that we can compete with some of the best in the world.

Our national team the Super Eagles have been on the verge of achieving greatness for about two decades now but at no stage have they really shown that they are set to join the elite band of sides that have won the World Cup before. We may dazzle, flatter to deceive and now and again come up with brilliant results like our recent victory over Argentina but are nowhere near as good as the likes of Brazil, Germany, Italy, France, Holland, Argentina or Spain.

If we want to make this quantum leap, it is time among other things to work on our own unique brand of football and start selling it as a global brand. Brazil plays Samba Football, the Dutch gave us Total Football and Spain gave us Tika-Taka and I believe it is time for Palm Wine Football to make its way up there with them.

First of all, we have got to stop celebrating this win in a mere friendly and learn the lessons from the game. Argentina exposed a lot of flaws in our Eagles rear guard and we should be more interested in fixing before next June.

Nigerian football is based on pace, quick counter-attacks, physicality and athleticism and it is now time to turn this into a global brand. It is time the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) packages this Palm Wine Football into a global brand as Rinus Michels did with Total Football and let it sell like a premium product.

Can you just imagine how many jerseys, kits, and memorabilia the NFF would sell globally if it could attract neutrals to fall in love with Nigerian football? Back in the 1990s when the likes of Austin Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, George Finidi, Taribo West, Daniel Amokachi, Sunday Oliseh, et al wooed the world, it was common to see our green-white-green jerseys being worn by Europeans.

Today, that rarely happens but with the current crop of players at Gernot Rohr’s disposal, we may be on the cusp of something great. When I look at the likes of Mikel Obi, Victor Moses, Henry Onyekuru, Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Nwakali, Tyronne Ebuehi, William Ekong, Alex Iwobi, Francis Uzoho and Brian Idowu, I see a group of players who could become household names after Russia 2018.

Given the pace with which our Eagles launch counter-attacks and the devastating pace with which we can get the ball from box-to-box, we have a brand which appears unique to us.

When you add the physicality of Mikel Obi, Odion Ighalo and Leon Balogun into the mix, we can conjure a unique brand that will be as globally as popular as Samba or Total Football.
To make this work, however, a successful Eagles team is compulsory and I believe that at the very least, the team needs to get to the final of Russia 2018 to be taken seriously.

We are known for pace, strength and flair but we have got to add winning to the mix, which is why we simply have to make getting to the last four of next year’s World Cup a national objective.

I love the fact that we have some exciting young players full of flair coming through at the moment. Onyekuru, Nwakali, Iwobi, Ighalo and Ebuehi are players who can thrill audiences with clever one-twos on the edge of the area, dragbacks, Cruyff turns, nutmegs, back heels, etc, Add Mikel’s long rang passing to what they offer and we are in fact a very entertaining side.

All we need on top of wining is an appealing kit that fans will be happy to go out and purchase. No one wants to wear a kit that looks awful, so Nike need to be keyed into the agenda as well.

We maybe on the cusp of something historic here. Just imagine what good it would do for our national psyche if we could sell a brand of football to the international community. The feel good factor would almost certainly spread throughout every other aspect of our national life and serve as a catalyst for economic regeneration.

owngoalnigeria.com

tglobal:
Many congratulations to you tbaba1234, TheGoodJoe and Naijaphobia

Joebie:
too late! He is no longer patriotic

tbaba1234:


Thank you sir..

Congrats to thegoodjoe and naijaphobia 2.

edi287:
Happy birthday Goodjoe
Congrats to Tbaba on his new baby girl.

somehow:
HBD to you boss

tbaba1234:
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Mujtahida:
Celebrations are rife on this thread today. Happy birthday to the goodjoe. Wish you many good years. Naijaphobia your son will do you proud. Tbaba1234 congratulations on your new born baby girl.

Joebie:
yea. same one. he has already played competitively in a Euro qualifier

neighy:
for this I want germany in the final..
Please dont even try begging me
We have to teach Mr Low a lesson
#StraightFace

Chrismario:


Since he took part in competitive game, is it possible to switch?

SerVik:

Hollup, is the switch still possible?

ChrisKels:


Chai I can't wait to av this experience. Enjoy bro it's ur time. Next time, improve on ur striking abilities in order to score a brace. OK? I love braces

junnyjake:
Naijaphobia, happy birthday to your little one, I pray he keeps putting smiles on your face.


Tbaba1234, congrats for the little girl coming into your home, she won't be the reason for you to be sad.