slimthugchimee: My view is HOW DID THAT CHANGE THE PRICE OF GARRI FOR MARKET

chelseaguy:

Still a rumour my friend besides Matic is a Central Midfielder. I hope you know your football?

heykims: It is January and very soon , the African footballer of the year 2013 will be named in Lagos Nigeria precisely on the 9th of January. The player to be crowned with this feat should however be very much evaluated and deemed fit to earn this prestigious honour because his personality on the field of play either in the national team or club will go a long way in speaking for African football.

CAF released the final 10-man shortlist of the contenders of this prestigious award last year and interestingly, four Nigerian players made the list. Many Nigerians and even Africans have however tipped John Obi Mikel as the possible winner evident from the fact that he won the Nations cup last year, Europa cup in Europe, participated in d Confederations cup and so on.

MY VIEW
As a Nigerian and a proud African, I see it as not just underscoring but extremely insulting to African football if a player like Mikel wins the award. How can a mere bench warmer in Europe be crowned the African footballer of the year just by virtue of the fact that his national team wins a title or his club wins the European league?
A deserving footballer of the hear should be such that is very resourceful both at home and in clubs. A reigning footballer of the year should at least even make the top three best player in his club even if he doesn't get a spot in the FIFA ranking.

Mikel Obi surely can't make the best ten in Chelsea's team despite being a senior player. I'm of the view that its better not to name anyone the footballer of the year than titling a bench warmer in Europe, what a mock, an insult I can't tolerate as an African.

Nigerians should be please stop being sentimental, selfish and self centred and canvass for a better representative for African football.

Left to me, if at all a Nigerian merits the award, it is Vincent Enyeama, the Nigeria's assistant skipper at goal but Cote d'Ivoire's Yaya Toure surely represents Africa better.

What's your view?

bettermike: If the award is supposed to motivate African players to be outstanding where ever they are, then giving the award to mikel will be a big calamity. Players will no longer see it important to remain first 11. They'll say, "i dont need to work hard. I'll just encourage my teammates from the bench to win trophies and i'll surely become Africa's best"

omar22: Look, we are all debating on the issue, because the winner hasn't been announced, Next week if they hand it to Mikel then fair enough theirs nothing we could do, but until then everyone has the right to say who they feel should win the award. But what I cant stand is the hypocrisy of some Nigerian here. When it was the Final 5 Nominees for the award, it was Yaya Toure vs Enyeama, Everyone gave their support for the Lille goalie, no one gave Mikel a prayer, but now that Enyeama dropped off the running Mikel became the best thing since slice bread. So are people supporting Mikel because he is the next Nigerian on the list? Because I bet most people here will be the same if it was Efe Sodje vs Yaya Toure

heykims:
Exactly chief.

bettermike: If the award is supposed to motivate African players to be outstanding where ever they are, then giving the award to mikel will be a big calamity. Players will no longer see it important to remain first 11. They'll say, "i dont need to work hard. I'll just encourage my teammates from the bench to win trophies and i'll surely become Africa's best"

bettermike: If the award is supposed to motivate African players to be outstanding where ever they are, then giving the award to mikel will be a big calamity. Players will no longer see it important to remain first 11. They'll say, "i dont need to work hard. I'll just encourage my teammates from the bench to win trophies and i'll surely become Africa's best"

Ustec: 'Non-Sense'Rubbish talk....when cannavaro a defender, won the world footballer of the year, why u no write to FIFA that its a disgrace 2 world football...all this Man U fans ehn..make una leave obi alone abeg...

pek: if you are a coach and you are to choose between Mikel or Yaya to be in your team, who will it be?

Djangocode:

Whatchu saying Brova.. Mou says Mikel's his best defensive MF yet he doesn't start any of the games, he only uses him around 85mins.. There's no difference between Mikel of Chelsea and Diame of WestHam.. Slow | Sideways Passes | Not attack Minded..

dubienatti: yes encourage them to win AFCON from the bench n u ar good to go..

Roon9: Your comment is smeared with so much hate and its glaring that you know nothing in football. Mikel obi might not be so much of an outstanding player but he his very good playing his role in chelsea and nigeria especially. U know nothing about what a defensive midfielder does n you obviously didn't watch chelseas games last season. Surely he won't get d crown but he deservingly made the list. Stop blabbering bros! Cheers

bettermike: Count the best Nigerian players in Afcon, mikel will come a distant sixth! Emenike, Moses, Onazi, Oboagona, Omeruo then mikel and the rest.

obioraop: mikel had a better 2012/ 2013 than any african player ,mikel may not flourish in your said profession but you aint either and believe it or not you wont be fit to lace mikels boot in a million years. Enuf said