safarigirl:


There are athletes that bear their mother's last names though, like Naomi Osaka. Even Troost-Ekong

In some countries like Spain this is the norm. Everyone has their first name, middle name (not mandatory), dad's surname and finally mums surname.

E.g Fernando Jose Toress (dad's surname) Sanz (mums surname)
Andres Iniesta Lujan
Josep Guardiola Sala

Etc

tbaba1234:


The investment was not made by those countries. It was made by private entities, the clubs. The clubs are the ones who develop players not the countries.

The clubs, academies et al make up the French football system please.

komekn:


Your clutching at straws.

His coaches who saw him train day in and day out thought so highly of him they let him go and did not see fit to give him a chance in the first team at Wolfsburg.

My opinion has not changed AT THAT TIME he was simply not good enough he has improved a lot and has taken his goals well. There is a very very long way to go before he becomes world class. But he is on the right track .

Have you not read that he was infected by a virus? Na wa oo

Afobear:
Ndi Uwa , I'm done with my NYSC . Can anyone here please write me a sealed letter for employment at Firs Abuja ? Or any other nice institution. I'm pleading Umu Ibe

folks here can give you job ..we have big men here that can put you through.

But you have to be loyal

andrew444:

Mind games for friendly match abi?

if no be mind game then na Watin

tbaba1234:


In the starting line up against Ukraine, 5 of our starters were foreign born/dual citizens. That is almost half of the team.

Aribo, Aina, Iwobi, Ekong, Semi,

Only Etebo had a NPFL background even though, he did not play long there.

The rest are from academies.

These foreign born players will continue to play an important part of our national team.

We can not get all of them but we should get the ones we can.

And should England make puff puff of Tomori and Tammy, it would further tilt the odds in our favor as per getting more talented FB to play for us. One day one exceptionally talented foreign born player will choose to play for us than the country of his birth.

seankafor:
folks here can give you job ..we have big men here that can put you through.

But you have to be loyal

I don't understand...you demand I be loyal by saying your Averaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggeeeeeeeeeeeeeee team is not Averaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?

Lille: How we discovered Osimhen

’Tosin Oluwalowo


Lille’s Sports Director, Luis Campos, has said it took him four years to sign Victor Osimhen for the Ligue 1 club.

Osimhen joined Lille for €12m in August, but according to Campos, the 20-year-old had been on his radar since 2015, during the U-17 World Cup in Chile.

Nigeria were champions of the 2015 U-17 World Cup, with the 20-year old emerging top scorer with 10 goals, the highest ever by an individual in the competition.

Campo,  in an interview withSky Sports, said Osimhen’s performance at the U-17 World Cup thrilled him but lost him to Wolfburg.

“I went to see the U-17 World Championships. After one match, I wanted him (Osimhen). But his price was very expensive for a 17-year-old.

“I spoke to my CEO. I called him every night saying, ‘Please give me this player, he is amazing. In two years he will be one of the best in Europe,’” he told Sky Sports.

“In the end, the player went to Wolfsburg. I went to Wolfsburg just to see him play. Sometimes he only played for five minutes, sometimes only two. I was crazy for him!

“Then he had a virus and had five or six months not playing and went to Charleroi in Belgium. Two months later I signed him. So itʼs a nice story. I lost the player but then got him back.

“If all is normal at the end of the season there will be a big move for him because he’s like a cat.  He’s unbelievable. In the last 20 metres he attacks every ball. Every ball. Like a cat.”

Osimhen has been in great scoring form since joining Lille, scoring eight goals in 11 appearances this season.

His goalscoring form in Lille’s home turf has seen the club dub him the “Prince of Stade Pierre-Mauroy.”

After more than 2 years been a chronic silent reader on this thread. You think its high time I comment. Am so passionate abt the super eagles that I can't do without a day on this thread and I salute every monicker on this thread for there passion for the super eagles . The passion is so high that there is a lot of conflict on the thread. Although Rohr has done a good job for the super eagles but am still not happy with me probably because I love attacking football and we the type of attacking prowess we have at the moment I think Rohr can do better. Finally I want to appreciate the gentle and specific T BABA, the astute SUPERNERD, meticulous KOMENKN, SAFARI GIRL the no nonsense lawyer,ICONs and so on...

This home based eagles have finished us

Just look at our last three matches

Mujtahida:

And should England make puff puff of Tomori and Tammy, it would further tilt the odds in our favor as per getting more talented FB to play for us. One day one exceptionally talented foreign born player will choose to play for us than the country of his birth.

oga this your idea sha. Na true you talk

lapaitinho:
After more than 2 years been a chronic silent reader on this thread. You think its high time I comment. Am so passionate abt the super eagles that I can't do without a day on this thread and I salute every monicker on this thread for there passion for the super eagles . The passion is so high that there is a lot of conflict on the thread. Although Rohr has done a good job for the super eagles but am still not happy with me probably because I love attacking football and we the type of attacking prowess we have at the moment I think Rohr can do better. Finally I want to appreciate the gentle and specific T BABA, the astute SUPERNERD, meticulous KOMENKN, SAFARI GIRL the no nonsense lawyer,ICONs and so on...

and to round it off since we don't know were help can come from am really depressed . I study petroleum engineering from university of Ibadan and I graduated with second class upper since 2015 . have done a lot of interview and been hopeful of a job as a project control engineer in a big oil firm and behold I got a regret mail after three stages yesterday and I just decided to share this with my super eaglian my first family..lol... Cheers and am sorry for derailing this thread a little

Kog45:
Hmmm,wetin we go do.

Nigeria league is dead and to revive it would take a miracle which is not even feasible for now based on what i saw of Nigeria leagues in the 80s,90s and part of early 2000s.

I see how humility 017 has been murmurings about NPFL,coaches and how he was so frustrated about football set up in Nigeria leagues but what is certain we cannot run away from reality facing us.Thanks to these FBs boys coming up and serving as rescuers.

Those of us,may be icon4s,goldfish80,omonbala,Kokmne, thegoodjoe, forgiveness etc who had the opportunities of following Nigeria football development since 80s can say much about how it went wronged.

Nigeria football was beauty to watch in the 80s with high class of coaches,namely Father Tiko,Otto Gloria,Alabi Aissien of Bendel Insurance, James Peter,Chris Udemezie,Paul Hamilton,Willy Bazuaye,Jossy Lad of Leventis utd fame,Dominguez an Argentine who coached Rancher bees in the 80s,Joe Erico,Tunde Disu,Kadiri Ikhana,Baraje,Kafaru Alab,Kelechi Emereole,Alphonsus Dike etc

These are the coaches that shaped Nigeria football they are well schooled when it comes to football with different refresher coaching courses in abroad and far better than the coaches we have now managing our players.

Also good football administrators who are ready to sacrifice for the growth of the beautiful game are on ground,administrators like Anthony Ikhazobo,Emeka Omeruo,Nathaniel Idowu the father of Philip Idowu a british runner,Isaac Akioye,Patrick Okpomo,Sylvester Akibwumi,SB Williams,Greek born John Mastroudus etc.

Then it was a joy watching Nigeria league with player like Emma Okala,Segin Odegbami who i still rated as the best winger to ever come out of Africa,Muda Lawal who Ndidi Wilfred still has his record to beat,this league produced best of the best wigers like Adokiye Aimiesemeka, Felix Owolabi,Humphrey Edobor,Folorunsho Okenla,James Etokebe,Friday Elaho, Emma Amuneke,Chris ohenhen, Victor Ikpeba, these left wingers that our talented Chuckwueze would find it difficult to bench but they are products of the now dead leagues.

Oh anytime i remembered Segun Odegbami,Benji Nzeakor,Tarila Okoronwata,Wole Odegbami,Augustine Igbinabaro,Ndubuisi Okosieme,Emma Okocha,Uwem Ekarika,Jide Oguntuase,Tijani Babaginda,Finidi George etc i laughed at people rating Simeon Moses,Samuel Kalu,Oyekwuru,Olayinka and co,these guys cannot lace the boots of these old wingers.And these guys are product of the same league.

I watched one of eagles old tapes against Mexico and i saw how good was home based Ajibade Babalade in that match.Godwin Okpara was delighted to watch,a CB with beautiful skills.Chidi Nwanu was so strong as CB despite being a very average in height,Ben Iroha was a product of this league playing for eagles,Finidi entered eagles starting eleven as home based,Thompson Oliha the samething,Moses Npakor also as home based player.

I remembered Peter Rufai,Patrick Ikeji,Best Ogedegbe,Willy Agbonibare,Raymond Best,William Opara,Lateef Yusuf who still has the record of highest clean sheets in Nigeria. These keepers are products of Nigeria league, not to talk of Enyeama,Ejide,Aiyenugba,Etafia or era of Biodun Baruwa,Emma Babayaro,Dosu Joseph,Bode Babbignton,Leye Akinde,Victor Gbenebichie but now no keeper good enough for eagles, we need to resort to a div 3 keeper in Okoye Maduka,wahala dey,the league is dead.

I just don't know what we can do to revive Nigeria football,i mean NPFL.In the 80s,90s we have university students playing in the same leagues, player like Emma Olisadebe,Peter Ayilobi,Gabriel Jigbale,Edith Agoye,Adeolu Adekola,Andrew Uwe,Impowosa Omoregie,Niyi Ogunlana,Seyi Olofinjana,Nosa Osadolor,Yemi Akinyanju, etc.

Humidity baba,i know your grievances but what can we do to solve this issue still remained a mirage.

CC:Icon4s,Michael2,goldfish80,forgiveness, Taliban,tbaba,Kokmne.

There was a time when honour and integrity were revered more than any type of money.

When the headmasters and principals of schools were considered upstanding members of society and worthy of emulation.

Honour above money was the first thing. Then when you would see a married women from 2 miles away by comportment and mannerisms you would know and accord her the honour and respect due. Now it's a different matter.

There was a time we CELEBRATED, righteousness, integrity, honour.

A time when men were men and not boys and considered the responsibility of what it means to be a man.

Friends we as a nation have COMPLETELY REGRESSED I was at UNN my Father was an academic thier and although there were infrastructureal deficiencies across the nation. Corruption was not rife. Honour above all else still reigned.

If you had stolen money by I'll gotten means you would not be able to raise your head in the community of men.

Today we have celebrities we celebrate the DEBASEMENT, DEPRAVED IMMORALITY and ENTHRONE CORRUPTION. Instead of celebrating people who been selfless in the contribution to community well being.

We now celebrate big brother, yahoo plus, Agbero( garage chairman) , etc, etc.

Our entire value system is warped and our immorality has gone so high it's beyond description.

Unless the people change there will be no change.


I have tried in my own way to make a change but l find people don't want a change. They just want change in thier pockets and that's what they get a little pittance of change to sell thier votes.

KosiGee:


Football isn’t dead in Nigeria. There are talents and lots of them around. The environment and its politics are making it difficult to develop these kids.

I grew up in Enugu, played and enjoyed football. We had primary school football competitions. There were under 13 tournaments for secondary school junior boys or for the old schools here, under 5ft! They used some sort of measuring stick to determine who is eligible in such tournament.

We had the fields to play and develop our skills. There were Phoenix playground around the GRA, polo park recreation ground, Ngwo Park, police depot at uwani, mobile police barrack along Agbani road by Kenneth road etc. Boys had unlimited access to these venues...

Few years ago, former governor Chime closed polo park which gave us River Lane boys (Chinedu ogbuke, Solomon Okoronkwo) JJ Okocha played here as a kid. Today polo park has been replaced with Shop rite, Phoenix ground with its multiple playing fields have been littered with buildings.

We played football out of passion, to play at UNEC stadium at the finals of either the primary sch., junior sec sch or senior sec sch football competitions was the dream of most kids. It was similar to huge festivals.

Old Enugu metropolis under Anambra State has many football clubs: Rangers, Vasco, Udoji United, Asesa Warriors, CCB which JJ started from, Orient boys etc.

The schools churned our boys with amazing talents. CIC, Nike boys, Union, St Patrick’s emene, Maryland Boys etc. Most of the football fields of old have been ‘vandalised’.

Lots of boys got frustrated with structure and management of football, some frustrated by the corrupt system that favour not the poor kids.

Lots of them left for Cyprus, Malta etc where their talents died.
Some came to the uk hoping to ‘blow’ unaware of immigration laws, lots of them ended up in the security industry after years and years of trying to sort their immigration issues. I saw lots of them working in ASDA and Royal Mail.

Politics is killing football development in Nigeria. Few talents in the league have no patience. Everybody want to leave and play in Europe.

It’s not the lack or talent or passion, it’s the environment. The academies have been turned to slave markets. Greed and corruption is ruining football in Nigeria.

I was in Antwerp and l met so many football players from Nigeria deceived by greedy agents brought to Europe. Things did not work out.

And they are now washing cars and in abject poverty on the streets of Antwerp. It's very sad.

komekn:


There was a time when honour and integrity were revered more than any type of money.

When the headmasters and principals of schools were considered upstanding members of society and worthy of emulation.

Honour above money was the first thing. Then when you would see a married women from 2 miles away by comportment and mannerisms you would know and accord her the honour and respect due. Now it's a different matter.

There was a time we CELEBRATED, righteousness, integrity, honour.

A time when men were men and not boys and considered the responsibility of what it means to be a man.

Friends we as a nation have COMPLETELY REGRESSED I was at UNN my Father was an academic thier and although there were infrastructureal deficiencies across the nation. Corruption was not rife. Honour above all else still reigned.

If you had stolen money by I'll gotten means you would not be able to raise your head in the community of men.

Today we have celebrities we celebrate the DEBASEMENT, DEPRAVED IMMORALITY and ENTHRONE CORRUPTION. Instead of celebrating people who been selfless in the contribution to community well being.

We now celebrate big brother, yahoo plus, Agbero( garage chairman) , etc, etc.

Our entire value system is warped and our immorality has gone so high it's beyond description.

Unless the people change there will be no change.


I have tried in my own way to make a change but l find people don't want a change. They just want change in thier pockets and that's what they get a little pittance of change to sell thier votes.

Leave Big Brother out of the discussion please


In Britain, they celebrate shows like Love Island, and nobody has said it is part of Britain's problem, but mob mentality will not allow you people leave Big Brother alone.

Has the show not empowered Nigerian youths that would have otherwise been left to rot? Is it not Big Brother money that someone like Miracle used to travel to US to further his dreams of flying an airplane? Is it not Big Brother that gave Alex a platform upon which she gained fame, so much she was able to travel to the New York Film Academy and learn acting and directing?

Please, anything you have scarce information on, it is advisable to not comment on it. There is NOTHING wrong with celebrating a reality show that has empowered hundreds of Nigerian youths, from the participants to even the crew, something the FG cannot do.

Just in:

Ola Aina out of Brazil VS Nigeria friendly... This is due to a domestic injury he sustained..

Source :NFF Twitter post

Just in: Torino of Italy wing back Ola Aina is out of Sunday's international friendly against Brazil. He picked up an injury after a domestic accident and will not be available. #SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong. https:///dNAQetsCmj

Lille can’t score without Nigerian, says Galtier
punchng.com Oct 8, 2019 6:19 AM

Victor Osimhen
Johnny Edward





Lille coach Christophe Galtier has admitted that Victor Osimhen is the club’s biggest threat in attack in Ligue 1, Sports Extra reports.

Osimhen scored his seventh Ligue 1 goal for Lille in their 2-2 draw at home to Nimes on Sunday to take his tally to eight in 11 games across all competitions.



Galtier feels the competition created for places in the team has forced Osimhen to take his game to the next level and the threat of Loic Remy taking his role has pushed him on.

“He’s a threat in attack and unstoppable when in the box and most times a reason why we are solid this season,” Galtier told a post-match interview.

“He has responded well to the competition for places in the team and I believe the team will be better for it.”

Osimhen will turn his focus to the Super Eagles international friendly against Brazil on Sunday. The 20-year-old has scored once in four international appearances.

Afobear:
Ndi Uwa , I'm done with my NYSC . Can anyone here please write me a sealed letter for employment at Firs Abuja ? Or any other nice institution. I'm pleading Umu Ibe

then u have to support super eagles... averaaaaaaageeeeeeee pundit

Famocious:
Just in:

Ola Aina out of Brazil VS Nigeria friendly... This is due to a domestic injury he sustained..

Source :NFF Twitter post

Just in: Torino of Italy wing back Ola Aina is out of Sunday's international friendly against Brazil. He picked up an injury after a domestic accident and will not be available. #SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong. https:///dNAQetsCmj

Ok what the fvck is happening

komekn:


I was in Antwerp and l met so many football players from Nigeria deceived by greedy agents brought to Europe. Things did not work out.

And they are now washing cars and in abject poverty on the streets of Antwerp. It's very sad.

Been there, done that. Sad.
Most of the talents around my generation never realised their potentials in sports.

Lots of them in East London either working as stewards at some of the stadiums under ‘low profile’.

We used to jog and train at West Ham park...not far from Upton Park. We got spotted. Got invited, but none of us had valid documents We never went back...one of us dared...with fake papers obtained from Woolwich arsenal. He got arrested and was deported.

We were all between 20-24 years then. By the time the immigration documents were sorted, none of us was fit.

E be like eberechi eze get beta oil... He must be invited... Injuries left right and center

Fikayo Tomori and Tammy Abraham will begin their international careers with England this break.

I will not be diplomatic and wish them the best, I don't wish them the best. I wish they would leave our names out their mouth and stop using us to chase dead clout with the English press.

I wish Nairaland will stop posting them on Front Page, and I sincerely wish they bottle their international careers, since they couldn't get it without riding on the Nigerian Clout Train.

Famocious:
Just in:

Ola Aina out of Brazil VS Nigeria friendly... This is due to a domestic injury he sustained..

Source :NFF Twitter post

Just in: Torino of Italy wing back Ola Aina is out of Sunday's international friendly against Brazil. He picked up an injury after a domestic accident and will not be available. #SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong. https:///dNAQetsCmj

Shehu to start!!!!!!

Taliban:


Shehu to start!!!!!!

Most likely..

realpoacher:
This home based eagles have finished us

Just look at our last three matches

Fifa will be very kind to us if we are still in top 40.

Taliban:

Shehu to start!!!!!!

He doesn't have to start !
We can just switch to 3-5-2 with Collins and Simon as wingbacks...

lapaitinho:
and to round it off since we don't know were help can come from am really depressed . I study petroleum engineering from university of Ibadan and I graduated with second class upper since 2015 . have done a lot of interview and been hopeful of a job as a project control engineer in a big oil firm and behold I got a regret mail after three stages yesterday and I just decided to share this with my super eaglian my first family..lol... Cheers and am sorry for derailing this thread a little

This is what i expect from our Aveeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrage Friend but no he is still basking on youthful exuberance. don't worry life will soon humble you.



Boss is not easy out there but keep it up God will surely answer your prayers.

jieta:
if no be mind game then na Watin

He plays in the french league so he does know the top scorer there

If osimen was to be french dont be suprised he might earn a call up to the french team, yes we know he wont start there but dont be suprised. afterall jonathan ikone has been capped recently

Injuries here and there. What is happening?

seankafor:
folks here can give you job ..we have big men here that can put you through.

But you have to be loyal

with the attitude he has been displaying here....

I don't think anyone here will like to recommend him, I can't even do that where I work even if he has the technical skills...

attitude speaks a lot...
how am I sure...if I recommend him he won't go there go spoil or tarnish my image...and reputation.

my assistant HOD in the ushering department in my church is a DIRECTOR in a very top NGO in Nigeria won't like to mention the name because everyone knows it...

once told us how a lady he recommend for a job role tarnish his reputation and such makes them evade him in subsequent volunteer slots ...

seankafor:
folks here can give you job ..we have big men here that can put you through.

But you have to be loyal

with the attitude he has been displaying here....

I don't think anyone here will like to recommend him, I can't even do that where I work even if he has the technical skills...

attitude speaks a lot...
how am I sure...if I recommend him he won't go there go spoil or tarnish my image...and reputation.

my assistant HOD in the ushering department in my church is a DIRECTOR in a very top NGO in Nigeria won't like to mention the name because everyone knows it...

once told us how a lady he recommend for a job role tarnish his reputation and such makes them evade him in subsequent volunteer slots ....... .