Icon4s:
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charlesemeka85:
Nigerian youngster Samuel Chukwueze has missed out on the Kopa 2019 Trophy, awarded to the best player under the age of 21 by France Football.

At the annual Ballon d'Or ceremony held at at the Theatre du Chatelet, Paris on Monday night, Juventus central defender Matthijs de Ligt won the coveted prize now in its second edition.

A Netherlands international, de Ligt takes over from PSG superstar Kylian Mbappé as the winner of Kopa Trophy.

Chukwueze was on a ten-man shortlist along with Matthijs de Ligt, Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), Lee Kang-in (Valencia), Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid), Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid), Mattéo Guendouzi (Arsenal), Moise Kean (Everton), and Andreï Lounine (Real Valladolid).

The Diamond Academy product broke into the Villarreal first team last season and helped them avoid relegation by scoring 5 goals in 26 appearances in La Liga.

Chukwueze represented Nigeria at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and became the youngest player to score in the competition after finding the net against South Africa.

The Kopa Trophy was named after Raymond Kopa, who was the first French footballer to win the Golden Ball.

Danielnino00:


When they accuse u of something, U will call an them liars and ask for screenshots . now they brought solid evidence and u are asking for the dates... Are u really a man? ! Real men own up to their mistakes and apologise.. The dates u made those statement don't matter because u never specified that u were making reference to the present.. U just predicted doom for Osimhen because u didn't like u him..same way u don't like Iheanacho. Now the are proving u wrong and U are trying to evade...

Shame on u

simiife:
TheGoodJoe is a certified football analyst.

Kbs468:

Great effort in that.

Any deadline for the submission of votes commencing December 6th?

Icon4s:
NAIRALAND NIGERIAN FOOTBALL FANS AWARDS 2019

Recall a committee was set up to nominate players into different awards categories. After almost 10 days of intense deliberations the committee has come up with the list below:

Full List of Nominees:

1. Nigerian Player of the Year:
- Victor Osimhen
- Odion Ighalo
- Wilfred Ndidi

2. NPFL player of the Year:
- Ifeanyi Anaemena
- Mfon Udoh
- Theophilus Afelokhai

3. Most Impactful New Inclusion (2019):
- Joe Ayodele-Aribo
- Dennis Emmanuel Bonaventure
- Maduka Okoye

4. Best Ogedengbe Super Eagles Best Goal Keeper of the Year:
- Francis Uzoho
- Daniel Akpeyi
- Maduka Okoye

5. Stephen Keshi Best Defender of the Year:
- William Troost-Ekong
- Kenneth Omeruo
- Ola Aina

6. Samuel Okwaraji Best Midfielder of the Year:
- Wilfred Ndidi
- Joe Ayodele-Aribo
- Alex Iwobi

7. Rashidi Yekini Best Attacking player of the Year:
- Odion Ighalo
- Victor Osimhen
- Samuel Chukwueze

8. Most improved player (2019):
- Victor Osimhen
- Ola Aina
- Chidozie Awaziem

9. Young Player of the Year (U-21):
- Francis Uzoho
- Victor Osimhen
- Samuel Chukwueze

10. Best performing Foreign born Prospect of the year:
-Eberechi Ezeh
- Cyriel Dessers
- Ovie Edjaria

11. Super Falcons Player of the Year:
- Chiamaka Nnadozie
- Azeezat Oshoala
- Francisca Ordega

12. Super Eagles Goal of the Year:
- Samuel Kalu vs Benin( 2021 AFCON qualifiers)
- Paul Onuachu vs Egypt (Friendly)
- Joe Aribo vs Brazil (Friendly)

13. Best assist of the Year:
- Osimhen for Chukwueze versus Lesotho ( 2021 AFCON qualifiers)
- Aina for Ighalo vs Burundi (2019 AFCON)
- Musa for Ighalo vs Cameroon ( 2019 AFCON)

14. National Team of the Year:
- The Super Falcons
- The Super Eagles
- The Golden Eaglets


VOTING OF PLAYERS FOR THE VARIOUS WARDS CATEGORIES COMMENCES ON 6TH OF DECEMBER, @ 6AM(NIG TIME)

Guidelines on voting shall be listed out on that same day.

Cc: TheSuperNerd, Andrewbaba44, Forgiveness, Safarigirl, Tbaba1234, Bascovanveli, Komekn

ChrisKels:
I hope Pinnick comes in here to secure us yet another A-list international friendly

Mujtahida:

I find the gang mentality against komekn puerile and repulsive. It smacks of weakness and cowardice. It has become fashionable to attack him and particularly kellycute and ChrisKels more often than not respond to his posts with disgusting shower of put downs. Yes komekn is infuriatingly biased and unrepentant in his coloured views. Personally most times I just skip past his write ups as I cannot bear his prejudice and sanctimoniousness. However, I still believe that those who chose to engage him can do so without the derisive hurling of epithets and insults. Please the continuous insults directed at komekn should please stop.

OMANBALA1:


Oga, dont cry more than the bereaved....it reeks of pretence and holier than thou. These claims and insults you make about those attacking a well known bigot and proven Nigeria players antagonist is very careless and ignorant and you dont set moral rules here , my friend.
Dont barge in here and call people "weaklings" and "cowards." There are proper and more civilized way to caution people. Practice what you preach because you have just broken your own rules. That ffool deserve every and anything that is hurled at him...I dont even know why he is here.

Eartquake1:

Blueelf:


You and this picture

TheGoodJoe:
I think people are allowed to have diversed opinions and make remarks based on their current beliefs. I think komekn has a bias but I think we all do to some extent.

However, we should kill that belief we are always right because it hinders our ability to learn from others.

We might not agree with some of komekn or each others opinions but we should reduce the backlash. Backslashes can make a person hold back when he has an opinion.

Diverse points is what will keep this thread going on for long time.

Please house, we need to reduce the abuses to appreciate each other.

Finito.

LaMujer:



I'm still wondering why Chucks wasn't invited though. He was a nominee, even if he wasn't going to win, courtesy demanded he be invited.




I don't want to believe he was invited and he bunked it

TheSuperNerd:
Semi Ajayi in the Championship yesterday

West brom won 1-0 away and stay top of the English Championship table. Semi Ajayi was Man of the Match.

Semi Ajayi vs Preston North End:

14 Aerials Won
48 Touches
2 Tackles
4 Clearances
86.5% Pass Accuracy
Back on top on the League
9 Games unbeaten now

**MOTM: 7.76 Match Rating

Eartquake1:

Blueelf:


Thanks for this

I expect more members to denounce the insulting statements that seems to.have become fashionable

Triniti:
To be sincere,his knowledge of the game is way above some so called radio/tv analysts here in Nigeria.

Blueelf:


Please what position did he play?

Icon4s:


Make dem play Naija jare. Which kain negative impact

Bolowolowo:
Thoughts?

elyte89:



U av Neva acted like an elder for once here...someone is trying to calm d situation...u re here heating up d polity..

simiife:
TheGoodJoe is a certified football analyst.

OMANBALA1:


I do what I feel is right, especially ,when I have no intention to disrespect any danm person. Did you read any insult in that post like mujtahid's ? No. I don't want a situation where somebody feels like they can reprimand people here like we are in high school....these are grown men.
You want to talk about elderly manners ? Do you know how many times that man has made various disparaging remarks about our young players and many people ignored him while he continued without any regard for us...spewing senseless,unreasonable and flat out deception.

For some time many here had relegated his nuisance to the trash can but recent turn of events in the form of our players had echoed back the many ways that man had written these players off and condemned to the abyss of eternal failure....that man is a very bad business for us here as fans and pundits. He brings a very negative energy here that is filled with hate , biases, bigotry , disloyalty , deception , manipulation ,mockery and degradation.
He brings absolutely nothing good to this gathering. That man is a terrible creature!

As for Mujtahid...he will be fine.

TheSuperNerd:


So you're just finding out?

Anyway, I endorse this comment 1000 times over. TheGoodJoe remains my main man and no.1 in terms of anaylsis here on NLSports. He is our resident "Pep Sinclair Goodjoela"

Abusule007:

Dem no go gree make we no change am for them