safarigirl:
NFF, your mates released official World Cup jersey since last year, unadey wait make February reach before you release your own.

The Jersey better be beautiful o. Make I start dey arrange money for one corner

Only Adidas and Puma kitted teams have unveiled jerseys. No Nike team jersey has been unveiled for the mundial. It's even coming early cos Nike said March 2018 for unveiling of its kitted teams.

andrew444:


You be goat,to criticize naija players no dey hard una,how many match ihenancho has played that you want him to prove him self?someone that doesn't leave the bench at times?how you take dey watch your ball,abeg guy you too mumu,in this current market you call 25 million high price tag,I don't think you watch football but rugby,ihenancho wey most of him games na 10 min and 5 min,you want make him use am score goals,morata wey dem buy 75 million has he prove him self or lukaku? See salah wey dey cheaper dey bang goals anyhow,you guys should stop the jealousy on iheanacho and get a life

I am quite certain you can address him without the insults.

Do you know why Chelsea spent big money on Morata? Because he scored up to 10league goals for Madrid almost exclusively from the bench. How many african players are worth more than 20million? Ndidi wasn't even close to that so relatively it is big money, and for a club like Leicester, it is super big money.


What does it mean to take your chances? Not too long ago Traore would enter games with 10mins left(for Chelsea) and make enough impact, seasons later he is at Marsielle, easily one of their best players. You don't always get 90mins or even 45mins to prove yourself and it isn't exclusive to Iheanacho alone. He needs to be work hard to the point that even when he gets 10mins he would put in enough that would convince them to give him 20mins the next weekend, from 20 we get to 30 and so on and so forth, that's the progress we need in the Epl

Omo, I don't recall ever saying that Nacho is better than Suarez. And there's no way I would say that ... Luis Suarez may be having a slump, by his very high standard, but he's a world class striker.

As concerns to Nacho vs Vardy. Yes, Nacho brings more to the table than Vardy. Vardy is all speed and nothing else. He can hardly dribble to save his life and how old is he again? 33?? 'nuff said!


O pari

Mickael2:



so Nacho is better than Vardy? Then again you were also the same guy that said that Nacho can be starting for Barca because he is better than Suarez right?

Don't mind me. I agree with you, buddy. We haven't had a solid jersey for the Super Eagles since USA '94.


O pari

Kog45:
Yea not jersey but better to have it good though nobody rate jersey at WC but performance.

Mickael2:


I am quite certain you can address him without the insults.

Do you know why Chelsea spent big money on Morata? Because he scored up to 10league goals for Madrid almost exclusively from the bench. How many african players are worth more than 20million? Ndidi wasn't even close to that so relatively it is big money, and for a club like Leicester, it is super big money.




What does it mean to take your chances? Not too long ago Traore would enter games with 10mins left(for Chelsea) and make enough impact, seasons later he is at Marsielle, easily one of their best players. You don't always get 90mins or even 45mins to prove yourself and it isn't exclusive to Iheanacho alone. He needs to be work hard to the point that even when he gets 10mins he would put in enough that would convince them to give him 20mins the next weekend, from 20 we get to 30 and so on and so forth, that's the progress we need in the Epl

Mr sentiment Mr iheanacho hater,Good point,morata scored 10 Laliga goals from the bench,and he also started some games,getting into the games from the bench around 60 min or 65,Chelsea over paid for morata because he is a Madrid player and they see him as world class and he is average,But you have forgotten so soon who has the best minute goal ratio in the premier league is iheanacho getting into games mostly 80 minute,iheanacho played 46 premier league games and got 12 goals for mancity,you have no clue man you are a hater quit hating,iheanacho has played only 9 premier league games and only 1 start then the rest are few minute sub and you want him to score goals ? You are the biggest joke I have ever seen ,so many kids here on nairaland ,lol betrand traore 10 premier league games and 2 goals in 3 seasons,I repeat my self you are a joke and you know nothing all you in you is hate,it seems you are a Chelsea fan,if so you are a plastic fan with sentiment

somehow:
Press Release
Week 2 of NPFL; No Going Back on Good Officiating - NRA

The Nigeria Referees Association, NRA has stated that despite the incident recorded in one of the centres during the league opening matches, members of the association are upbeat about maintaining the fair and firm approach while handling this midweek matches.

Tade Azeez, NRA President, in a statement charged the officials to be unmindful of the unsporting behaviours of some clubs to enable them win at all cost, by ensuring that the rules of the game prevail at all times.

In the Oriental derby scheduled for today; Enyimba and NPFL returnees, Heartland, Anambra state based medical doctor, Dr Chimezie Udennaka, whose father is also a retired premier league referee, will be at the centre to be assisted by two Assistants Referees from Enugu; Justin Nnadi and Eze Chikaodili Edwin as AR1 and AR2, respectively. The Fourth Official is Okey Ezeogu. They referee assessor is retired FIFA referee, Emmanuel Onah of Enugu State Referees Council.

In Jos, newly badged FIFA Referee, Olajide Olayinka of Lagos will be assisted by another Lagos referee Shonibare Sadiq and Ekiti based Adetule Cuba on the lines, while Agboola Maroof of Osun is the fourth official as MS Danliti of Kaduna will supervise the officials for the game involving league leaders, Plateau United and Rivers Utd.

For the Tornadoes vs Ifeanyi Uba, the referees team led by an Army Officer and FIFA referee, Col Fawole has Rabiu Baita of Jigawa council as Assessor while another Fifa referee from Lagos Council, Jelili Ogunmuyiwa will be assisted by Moroof Aromona and Cletus Adewebi, all of Lagos Council in the Rangers vs Lobi clash. Referee assessor for the Enugu match is the chairman of the Delta State Referees Chairman, Alhaji Mohammed Odihili.

The NRA solicits the support of all to observe a hitch free match at all the centres.


National Publicity Secretary, NPS
NRA

" the referees team led by an Army Officer and FIFA referee, Col Fawole has Rabiu Baita of Jigawa council as Assessor while another Fifa referee from Lagos Council, Jelili Ogunmuyiwa will be assisted by Moroof Aromona and Cletus Adewebi, all of Lagos Council in the Rangers vs Lobi clash." Army Officer and Referee ! woow

Sir Tbaba1234 and Sir Whizola.... that DR Congo game is fixed for May 28 not 27th according to this report. Haven't had time to log into twitter yet. Will do that a little later perhaps.

Russia 2018: NFF Confirm Serbia, Poland, Czech, Congo Friendlies For Super Eagles
By Adeboye Amosu




The Super Eagles of Nigeria will play five friendly matches ahead of their participation at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, reports Completesportsnigeria.com.

The Nigeria Football Federation revealed the team’s itinerary ahead of the finals on Wednesday at the press conference heralding their sponsorship arrangement with soft drink giants Coca-Cola.
Gernot Rohr’s men have two games lined up for March 23rd and March 27th, 2018 against Poland Serbia respectively.
The game against the Polish national team, who have an African team Senegal in the their World Cup group will take place in a yet to be named venue in Poland, while the fixture against Serbia will hold in London.

The three-time African champions will play a farewell game against Congo at the Abuja National Stadium, where President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to be in attendance, on May 28.

Their penultimate build-up game is the high profile friendly fixture against the Three Lions of England billed for the Wembley Stadium on June 2nd before the Eagles round off their friendlies with a clash against Czech Republic on June 6.

As part of the arrangement, the Super Eagles official 2018 World Cup kits will be unveiled by kit sponsors, Nike on February 7th in London. The replica kits will also be made available to fans for purchase afterwards.

The team is also expected to begin the first phase of their preparation for the global soccer fiesta on May 22nd in either Uyo or Abuja. The exercise will end on May 30th.
Nigeria will face Croatia, Iceland and Argentina in Group D at the mundial.

The West Africans, who be making their sixth appearance at the finals, will face Croatia in their first group game at the Kaliningrad Stadium on June 16.

Their second game is against Iceland at the Volgograd Arena on June 22, while they will take on Argentina in their last group game on June 26 at the Krestovsky Stadium, St Petersburg.

Source: https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/russia-2018-nff-confirm-serbia-poland-congo-friendlies-super-eagles/

Dont be surprised, almost all referees in Nigeria are educated.

And it's a must you have a job before you can be a ref in Nigeria. Minimum is to be a student.

Lastly, we have doctors, lawyers, politicians, teachers, lecturers, pastors, fathers, police men.and.women, naval officers, soldiers etc as referees in naija.

They are not people suffering.

Kalapizim:
" the referees team led by an Army Officer and FIFA referee, Col Fawole has Rabiu Baita of Jigawa council as Assessor while another Fifa referee from Lagos Council, Jelili Ogunmuyiwa will be assisted by Moroof Aromona and Cletus Adewebi, all of Lagos Council in the Rangers vs Lobi clash." Army Officer and Referee ! woow

edi287:
Why do I keep getting banned by this mumu spambot for posting articles?

Take it I good faith. It has happened to me a couple of times too.

The Rwanda draw sees Nigeria's ranking point drop from 640 to 624.
We need to win our next two matches o.

this is not a drill. Lobi Star lead Enugu Rangers 0-2 away from home.

BascoVanVeli:
this is not a drill. Lobi Star lead Enugu Rangers 0-2 away from home.

Penalty for Rangers

2:1

FT -Enugu Rangers 1:2 Lobi stars

somehow:
FT - Rangers 1:2 Lobi stars

Thank God.

Wetin God do? Lol

tbaba1234:


Thank God.

somehow:
Wetin God do? Lol

After Rangers was awarded a penalty, i was a bit scared that they have come again.

somehow:
Dont be surprised, almost all referees in Nigeria are educated.

And it's a must you have a job before you can be a ref in Nigeria. Minimum is to be a student.

Lastly, we have doctors, lawyers, politicians, teachers, lecturers, pastors, fathers, police men.and.women, naval officers, soldiers etc as referees in naija.

They are not people suffering.

you are right about our referee

Mickael2:


I am quite certain you can address him without the insults.

Do you know why Chelsea spent big money on Morata? Because he scored up to 10league goals for Madrid almost exclusively from the bench. How many african players are worth more than 20million? Ndidi wasn't even close to that so relatively it is big money, and for a club like Leicester, it is super big money.



What does it mean to take your chances? Not too long ago Traore would enter games with 10mins left(for Chelsea) and make enough impact, seasons later he is at Marsielle, easily one of their best players. You don't always get 90mins or even 45mins to prove yourself and it isn't exclusive to Iheanacho alone. He needs to be work hard to the point that even when he gets 10mins he would put in enough that would convince them to give him 20mins the next weekend, from 20 we get to 30 and so on and so forth, that's the progress we need in the Epl

it baffles me how you talk sometimes...
making reference to traore is quite funny...
can you compare goal scoring chances created by Chelsea in a match to that of leicester?
moreover when nancho was in a team that creates better goal scoring opportunities he scored even more goals and created a record in the epl as a player wit highest number of goals by per minutes ratio...a record troare never dare creates despite the huge goal scoring opportunities Chelsea creates...in his time...

in his sojourn in Ajax now Marseille he has never been short of game time...so why won't he deliver....?
even the Manchester prodigy who left for Lyon have been profilic in the French League likewise the erstwhile Chelsea (falcao) and man city (balotelli)

Rohr has signed a 2 year extension.

Pessimist.

tbaba1234:


After Rangers was awarded a penalty, i was a bit scared that they have come again.

Even with 2 away wins just this past weekend?

If you play well, you will win as long as there is security at the venue.

Enugu Rangers Board be like "why, why!!, not even a draw."

TheSuperNerd:
I congratulated Funke. In fact, when some were trying to play down on its achievement at the time, I had to remind them that Avengers:Infinity war will be one of 2018's best and most profitable movies financially at the box office, so being part of a project like that even as a cameo background character is quite an attainment.

But now you speak of Nacho - Kayode.... please who castigated Kayode because of Nacho's performance yesterday? I think I only saw one moniker who did so.... Realpoacher. The guy is one that I know mentioned Kayode and to me, I was like... "not again "

But who else Elder Kog45 because I fear your accusation on guys who stand up for Nacho is totally misplaced.

Iheanacho is the most vilified and most castigated player on this thread and in NL as a whole. The boy is almost always being put down by a host of people who feel he can easily be replaced despite his good run of form and records for the Super Eagles.

And please don't forget where all this nacho-kayode comparison began. It began with Egbon Forgiveness... (Ehmmmm... Egbon Sir Forgiveness... abeg no vex... I just wan make point okay. Hope say u dey okay. I never see you for a while now sef.)

Now, Egbon Forgiveness started it as a way of showing all that Nacho can be replaced and by who? Well , he brought up Solanke and then later Kayode as better options upfront.

Now before this, There was no issues with anyone being tribalistic as regards showing support and love to one of Nigeria's Golden boys , Kelechi Iheanacho (take or leave it, you know he is one of Nigeria's most beloved players thus must also have the highest no. of critics).

But when Egbon Forgiveness brought up this issue and was always persistent with it as regards Nacho being trash upfront and brimimg up Kayode or solanke (way back then) as a better option, that was when people like me had to step in and try to balance things by saying that he should not rubbish Nacho just because he wants to make a case for Kayode or any other. That it is not fair and it is unhealthy.

Others got into the mix of the arguments too and as usual a mentality was formed for most. Someone even called Nacho useless as a no.9 (Sir Goldfish80 to be precise). Sir Goldfish80 also went on to make the bold prediction that Kayode will soon bang his first LA liga goal soon enough based on his attitude and dare. He said that as a way of saying Kayode will even get a league goal in Spain before Nacho. Look... guys, I don't forget things oooo... I watch and I take note.

Now because of all these... it is not surprising to see someone like Realpoacher always on Goldfish80's and Mickael2's cases... but I must use this opportunity to finally call him out. Omo Sir Realpoacher... Abeg. even if you must tackle or oppose their views, don't do it in a manner that defames their character biko. Those guys are valuable members of the thread and have been here long enough before you showed up. So please accord them that respect even if you must oppose okay. Thanks man.

Now back to the matter of tribalism.... elder kog 45.

It is not as if anyone wants Kayode to fail just to prove a point. Nope... because from all I have observed so far, na only Realpoacher call out Kayode and obviously becos Kayode is always being used by Egbon Forgiveness and the other Nacho critics to run down Nacho and make him look like a lost cause.


So this is the true angle. I do not support running down of any player to uplift another. Nooooooo.... but I pray that all desist from using a player to run down another. If you must castigate a player, then do so with care and love and not with pull down mentality.

Iheanacho, it is not his fault that he is well loved in Nigeria and as well have more critics. It is obvious... he is one of our golden boys. See the views this thread got just because Nacho was in action and reviews of his performance were coming left, right and centre... iwobi, moses, and even Ndidi have never garnered such views like Nacho on this thread. Only Mikel rivals Nacho for such views sef but Nacho still edges slightly.

You cannot accuse people who speak up for Nacho for tribalism becos from my observation, guys here who speak up for him and won't go down hard on him in a near destructive manner like The critics do cut across the length and breadth of Nigeria. All major tribes represented here have guys and laides who will speak up for Nacho. So the point of tribalism is absurd.

Like I said, there was never a debate on players comparison until Egbon Forgiveness brought that in. So when people speak up for Nacho, it is to counter what Forgiveness have said to rubbish Nacho and praise Kayode or Solanke. That is the gospel truth.
And it also leads to a psychological reaction to always praise Nacho's good moments in order to drown the earlier opinions of Nacho being trash and way below Kayode and Solanke.

Egbon Forgiveness started the comparison and players rubbishing. He started that and we all cannot deny it if we are truthful but then I feel he was just doing it in the way he understood. He may not change but I have learnt to avoid towing that line with him now coz I am focused on the bigger picture. But what I have outlined is the truth. Showing Love and support for Nacho is not a case of tribalism but rather a case of a psychological defensive reaction against repeated comments washing down Nacho and making Kayode and Solanke gods over him in terms of talent and potentials.

Biko... I know the tides here so I won't lie. Let us be careful and wish all our players well. But don't expect a handshake when you bash one of our best Players in the GWG in order to praise another GWG player who is still seen as a fringe player in the team. Kayode for now is a fringe player and one of our own. He is a very fine player but for the team's sake, he is behind Nacho in the pecking order. Bashing Nacho so that you can make a case for Kayode will only lead to people defending Nacho's relevance and pointing to Nacho's records for us and if you are not observant and careful, you will think it is tribalism.

I repeat, defending or being happy for Nacho is not tribalism. It is only because he has been much vilified and insulted here and overly castigated. Itz a simpu sturvs rily....

You have stated the very obvious truth.

Good one.

Nigeria World Cup friendlies

Nigeria vs Poland (23 March in Poland)

Nigeria vs Serbia (27 March in the UK)

Nigeria vs DR Congo (28 May in Abuja)

Nigeria vs England (2 June in London)

Nigeria vs Czech Republic (6 June in Austria)



source: BBC sports.

somehow:
Pessimist.

Even with 2 away wins just this past weekend?

If you play well, you will win as long as there is security at the venue.

just pray this continue...so unfortunate I can't watch any league match live for now.
I think you were right in some of yr assertions; the league has improved a little

Photo from today's game in Akure .

The turnout looks good..



Meanwhile Plateau United and Niger tornadoes are joint top of the league with 6 points....

somehow:
Pessimist.

Even with 2 away wins just this past weekend?

If you play well, you will win as long as there is security at the venue.

It is not pessimism. I have followed the Nigerian league for almost 27 years. I have seen these things happen several times. Even last year, we saw a lot of dubious decisions.

The league has started relatively well, long may it continue.

TheSuperNerd:
I congratulated Funke. In fact, when some were trying to play down on its achievement at the time, I had to remind them that Avengers:Infinity war will be one of 2018's best and most profitable movies financially at the box office, so being part of a project like that even as a cameo background character is quite an attainment.

But now you speak of Nacho - Kayode.... please who castigated Kayode because of Nacho's performance yesterday? I think I only saw one moniker who did so.... Realpoacher. The guy is one that I know mentioned Kayode and to me, I was like... "not again "

But who else Elder Kog45 because I fear your accusation on guys who stand up for Nacho is totally misplaced.

Iheanacho is the most vilified and most castigated player on this thread and in NL as a whole. The boy is almost always being put down by a host of people who feel he can easily be replaced despite his good run of form and records for the Super Eagles.

And please don't forget where all this nacho-kayode comparison began. It began with Egbon Forgiveness... (Ehmmmm... Egbon Sir Forgiveness... abeg no vex... I just wan make point okay. Hope say u dey okay. I never see you for a while now sef.)

Now, Egbon Forgiveness started it as a way of showing all that Nacho can be replaced and by who? Well , he brought up Solanke and then later Kayode as better options upfront.

Now before this, There was no issues with anyone being tribalistic as regards showing support and love to one of Nigeria's Golden boys , Kelechi Iheanacho (take or leave it, you know he is one of Nigeria's most beloved players thus must also have the highest no. of critics).

But when Egbon Forgiveness brought up this issue and was always persistent with it as regards Nacho being trash upfront and brimimg up Kayode or solanke (way back then) as a better option, that was when people like me had to step in and try to balance things by saying that he should not rubbish Nacho just because he wants to make a case for Kayode or any other. That it is not fair and it is unhealthy.

Others got into the mix of the arguments too and as usual a mentality was formed for most. Someone even called Nacho useless as a no.9 (Sir Goldfish80 to be precise). Sir Goldfish80 also went on to make the bold prediction that Kayode will soon bang his first LA liga goal soon enough based on his attitude and dare. He said that as a way of saying Kayode will even get a league goal in Spain before Nacho. Look... guys, I don't forget things oooo... I watch and I take note.

Now because of all these... it is not surprising to see someone like Realpoacher always on Goldfish80's and Mickael2's cases... but I must use this opportunity to finally call him out. Omo Sir Realpoacher... Abeg. even if you must tackle or oppose their views, don't do it in a manner that defames their character biko. Those guys are valuable members of the thread and have been here long enough before you showed up. So please accord them that respect even if you must oppose okay. Thanks man.

Now back to the matter of tribalism.... elder kog 45.

It is not as if anyone wants Kayode to fail just to prove a point. Nope... because from all I have observed so far, na only Realpoacher call out Kayode and obviously becos Kayode is always being used by Egbon Forgiveness and the other Nacho critics to run down Nacho and make him look like a lost cause.


So this is the true angle. I do not support running down of any player to uplift another. Nooooooo.... but I pray that all desist from using a player to run down another. If you must castigate a player, then do so with care and love and not with pull down mentality.

Iheanacho, it is not his fault that he is well loved in Nigeria and as well have more critics. It is obvious... he is one of our golden boys. See the views this thread got just because Nacho was in action and reviews of his performance were coming left, right and centre... iwobi, moses, and even Ndidi have never garnered such views like Nacho on this thread. Only Mikel rivals Nacho for such views sef but Nacho still edges slightly.

You cannot accuse people who speak up for Nacho for tribalism becos from my observation, guys here who speak up for him and won't go down hard on him in a near destructive manner like The critics do cut across the length and breadth of Nigeria. All major tribes represented here have guys and laides who will speak up for Nacho. So the point of tribalism is absurd.

Like I said, there was never a debate on players comparison until Egbon Forgiveness brought that in. So when people speak up for Nacho, it is to counter what Forgiveness have said to rubbish Nacho and praise Kayode or Solanke. That is the gospel truth.
And it also leads to a psychological reaction to always praise Nacho's good moments in order to drown the earlier opinions of Nacho being trash and way below Kayode and Solanke.

Egbon Forgiveness started the comparison and players rubbishing. He started that and we all cannot deny it if we are truthful but then I feel he was just doing it in the way he understood. He may not change but I have learnt to avoid towing that line with him now coz I am focused on the bigger picture. But what I have outlined is the truth. Showing Love and support for Nacho is not a case of tribalism but rather a case of a psychological defensive reaction against repeated comments washing down Nacho and making Kayode and Solanke gods over him in terms of talent and potentials.

Biko... I know the tides here so I won't lie. Let us be careful and wish all our players well. But don't expect a handshake when you bash one of our best Players in the GWG in order to praise another GWG player who is still seen as a fringe player in the team. Kayode for now is a fringe player and one of our own. He is a very fine player but for the team's sake, he is behind Nacho in the pecking order. Bashing Nacho so that you can make a case for Kayode will only lead to people defending Nacho's relevance and pointing to Nacho's records for us and if you are not observant and careful, you will think it is tribalism.

I repeat, defending or being happy for Nacho is not tribalism. It is only because he has been much vilified and insulted here and overly castigated. Itz a simpu sturvs rily....

.
Oboy u dey try oo. Abeg,Na God I take beg u. No write this kind long thing again. My eyes been wan burst. Abeg

It always starts well, home teams become desperate during the closing weeks, not this early.

Inexperienced clubsides misbehave in the early stages, the end up as scapegoats to the authority. If you've been following the league closely, you should have understood this pattern

tbaba1234:


It is not pessimism. I have followed the Nigerian league for almost 27 years. I have seen these things happen several times. Even last year, we saw a lot of dubious decisions.

The league has started relatively well, long may it continue.

Wait till the second half of the season to see real desperation by home teams!

elyte89:
Normally, if Musa status doesn't change at Leicester, he might not be at d world cup,though it would b a very diff decision

provided he keeps getting game time wit leicester under 23 team...I am okay wit him.

after all the reason we want him play is to keep fit...since he happen to be doing that wit the elite team I am okay....

he is someone we will need in Russia....

Is this another extension? I thought he signed one before

tbaba1234:
Rohr has signed a 2 year extension.

Good turf too, colorful atmosphere! Beautiful jersey.

Danielnino00:
Photo from today's game in Akure .

The turnout looks good..



Meanwhile Plateau United and Niger tornadoes are joint top of the league with 6 points....