abatically: WHY AFRICA MUST IMPROVE THEIR FOOTBALL INSTEAD OF COMPLAINING AND LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO BLAME

You guys are quick to blame FIFA for Africa's failure, but fail to tackle the main reason Africa can't win the world cup. The number one reason why we can't win the world cup yet is INDISCIPLINE.

Of the five African teams which qualified to play in the World Cup, three were involved in pay scandals. Players from Cameroon got their protest in before the tournament had even started. They refused to board a plane to Brazil following an argument over money, delaying their arrival by almost a day. Next, Ghana made a laughing stock of itself when it flew $3m in cash to Brazil to avert a match boycott by players demanding their appearance fees. Finally, Nigeria’s Super Eagles cancelled a training session ahead of the crucial knockout round in protest over bonus payments. Presidential intervention was required to settle that argument.

It got worse from there. Ghana’s team fell apart only hours after its cash arrived. Two of its players were sent home, one for an alleged “unprovoked physical attack” on a Football Association (FA) official, and one for reportedly swearing at his coach. Then there were the match-fixing allegations. Cameroon’s football federation says it is investigating claims that seven “bad apples” on its team were involved in fixing the results of games.

Just take a look at this.



Now u talk about FIFA favoring other countries?

A lot of decisions went Africa's way but I will only list a few.

1. Mexico vs Cameroun: Giovani Dos Santos scored 2 legitimate goals that were wrongly ruled out for offside. If that was against an African country it would have been a case study by now. But Mexico moved on, while Africans are still complaining.





2. Mexico vs Cameroun: Giovani Dos Santo's stone wall penalty that wasn't given. Again if that was against an African country we all would be crying by now and blaming FIFA.

3. Mexico vs Cameroun: Alex Song's 2 footed tackle on Dos Santos. Definite red card offence, he didn't even go for the ball. But guess what, he didn't get red. In the match report it stated that Song was lucky not to see red, but if that happened to an African player we all will be saying racism, fifa hates us, bla bla bla just like the case of Matuidi who was lucky not to see red just like Song, but Nigerians always look for someone to blame, so we blame FIFA.

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abatically: WHY AFRICA MUST IMPROVE THEIR FOOTBALL INSTEAD OF COMPLAINING AND LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO BLAME

You guys are quick to blame FIFA for Africa's failure, but fail to tackle the main reason Africa can't win the world cup. The number one reason why we can't win the world cup yet is INDISCIPLINE.

Of the five African teams which qualified to play in the World Cup, three were involved in pay scandals. Players from Cameroon got their protest in before the tournament had even started. They refused to board a plane to Brazil following an argument over money, delaying their arrival by almost a day. Next, Ghana made a laughing stock of itself when it flew $3m in cash to Brazil to avert a match boycott by players demanding their appearance fees. Finally, Nigeria’s Super Eagles cancelled a training session ahead of the crucial knockout round in protest over bonus payments. Presidential intervention was required to settle that argument.

It got worse from there. Ghana’s team fell apart only hours after its cash arrived. Two of its players were sent home, one for an alleged “unprovoked physical attack” on a Football Association (FA) official, and one for reportedly swearing at his coach. Then there were the match-fixing allegations. Cameroon’s football federation says it is investigating claims that seven “bad apples” on its team were involved in fixing the results of games.

Just take a look at this.



Now u talk about FIFA favoring other countries?

A lot of decisions went Africa's way but I will only list a few.

1. Mexico vs Cameroun: Giovani Dos Santos scored 2 legitimate goals that were wrongly ruled out for offside. If that was against an African country it would have been a case study by now. But Mexico moved on, while Africans are still complaining.





2. Mexico vs Cameroun: Giovani Dos Santo's stone wall penalty that wasn't given. Again if that was against an African country we all would be crying by now and blaming FIFA.

3. Mexico vs Cameroun: Alex Song's 2 footed tackle on Dos Santos. Definite red card offence, he didn't even go for the ball. But guess what, he didn't get red. In the match report it stated that Song was lucky not to see red, but if that happened to an African player we all will be saying racism, fifa hates us, bla bla bla just like the case of Matuidi who was lucky not to see red just like Song, but Nigerians always look for someone to blame, so we blame FIFA.

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thegoodjoehunt: You are talking of calls denied. That is a referee making a wrong call. The OP is talking about Maradona pointing out that what Matuidi did was worse than Suarez' bite. Yet FIFA turned a deaf ear.

Now it is Neymar, a Brazilian, FIFA is ready to investigate.

So are you saying because a referee made wrong calls in favor of Cameroun, Onazi's leg break should not be investigated? A lot of wrong calls favored Brazil, yet these guys are ready to investigate Neymar.

Please I do not agree with Africans keeping quiet in the face of injustice.

The OP is just asking for equality. If Neymar's case is to be investigated, then do the same for Onazi.

Rossikki:

Why are you responding to that Uncle Tom oyibo asss kisser? His profession is kissing white assss. Left to him the slave trade will still be going on today. I suggest you ignore the wastrel.

thegoodjoehunt: You are talking of calls denied. That is a referee making a wrong call. The OP is talking about Maradona pointing out that what Matuidi did was worse than Suarez' bite. Yet FIFA turned a deaf ear.

Now it is Neymar, a Brazilian, FIFA is ready to investigate.

So are you saying because a referee made wrong calls in favor of Cameroun, Onazi's leg break should not be investigated? A lot of wrong calls favored Brazil, yet these guys are ready to investigate Neymar.

Please I do not agree with Africans keeping quiet in the face of injustice.

The OP is just asking for equality. If Neymar's case is to be investigated, then do the same for Onazi.

cheguevera: People like rossiki are always hallucinating. Africa must BUILD her own home perfectly before tackling external forces like FIFA and referees .

abatically:

Don't believe in everything u read. Moreover, there is really nothing to investigate about Onazi's tackle, it happens everyday in football. Also Neymar's tackle happens everyday in football, if referee didn't give the card when the incident occurred, then its over. But then there was news that Neymar felt like he was paralysed when the incident occurred which made FIFA feel like they should investigate. I know they are just speculations, nothing will be done to Juan Zuniga. Also let's face the fact, Neymar is a player we dream to have in our team.. add all our players together them still no match his talents.. he's the golden boy of Brazil and they are just getting the edge as the host. Nothing more.

thegoodjoehunt: No card was given in Suarez's case and yet it was not over. Fifa investigated the case and took action.

abatically:

Please, don't even bring Suarez's case into this because what he did was a disgrace and barbaric. How can u bite ur fellow player. That is not his first or second but his 3rd in about 3 years. Suarez deserve more punishment to be sincere. Tackling is part of football, biting has no place in football.

thegoodjoehunt: So you think Neymar will prefer being handicapped for weeks. Strapped and immobilised. He can not play his last games at the World Cup. To being beaten ten times.

I bet you, Neymar would have preferred being bitten to having his backbone broken.

Same with Onazi.

abatically:

U still do not understand. Yes neymar would rather be bit and still play than receive a bad challenge and get injured. What happened to neymar is part of football. U get paid to play, to be tackled, to be pulled, to be pushed, even to be elbowed. But biting.... Hmm BITING is absolutely out if the question. At least the player that injured neymar went for the ball. Suarez did not go for the ball... The ball wasn't even close, that is animalistic to be sincere. What if he had poison in his teeth and he happened to tear a blood vessel in the course of the stewpid useless bite?

abatically:

U still do not understand. Yes neymar would rather be bit and still play than receive a bad challenge and get injured. What happened to neymar is part of football. U get paid to play, to be tackled, to be pulled, to be pushed, even to be elbowed. But biting.... Hmm BITING is absolutely out if the question. At least the player that injured neymar went for the ball. Suarez did not go for the ball... The ball wasn't even close, that is animalistic to be sincere. What if he had poison in his teeth and he happened to tear a blood vessel in the course of the stewpid useless bite?

WE ARE TRYING TO ERADICATE BARBARISM FROM THE BEAUTIFUL GAME. Quit supporting Suarez.

omar22: Oh cry me a river....

Africa should Boycott this and that like they will miss us.... European have been crying for more places.. African voluntary given up 5 spots will be like manna from Heaven to Some other countries.

People shout racism as if Matuidi and Neymar were white, or Brazil is a white nation


J Rodriguez was ticked from piller to post

abatically:

Abi ooo. Top players like ibrahimovic and lewadowski are not playing in the world cup because their teams failed to qualify... And because we are forced to watch disgraceful Cameroon and other African countries. Abeg let Africa boycott the world cup, then there will be more slots for people like Gareth bale, lewadowski and ibrahimovic who's countries fail to qualify.

thegoodjoehunt: Do you know FIFA invite African countries to create a global image. It is a global tournament. Also with Africans participating, more fans get involved with the tournament. Africa provides hundreds of million viewers.

So if you think the tournament is just about star players and popular names, Fifa would not have increased the Number of African teams to Five from Three.

omar22:

The number went from 3 - 5 teams when the competition was expanded from 24 to 32 teams, they also gave extra slots to Concacaf, Asia, Ocania and South America and Europe lost a slot

thegoodjoehunt: If the other continents are not needed, why give more slots? It is because they are needed and help promote a global brand and image of the competition.

abatically:

Trust me no one will be missed if Africa boycott the world cup. Slot was increased to 5 when they increased number of teams from 24-32. Very soon u people would say African teams should be seeded when we have teams like Italy, Netherlands, England not getting top seeds.

thegoodjoehunt: After increasing it to 32, Fifa should not have increased the African slot and filled it up with only European teams, so Ibrahimovic and Lewandowski can play.

thegoodjoehunt: After increasing it to 32, Fifa should not have increased the African slot and filled it up with only European teams, so Ibrahimovic and Lewandowski can play.

Please Africans are needed to promote a global image and increase viewers from our continent.

omar22:

Look Africa got more slots when the numbers grew, even when we had one team at the world cup, the whole of Africa watched the world cup In teams of marketing Adidas is the official sporting outlet that sponsors FIFA, less than half of the teams in Africa use ADIDAS

abatically:

You are missing Gareth Bale, peter Cech, Marek Hamsik, Henrich Mkhitaryan.

Yes Africans are needed to promote global image, but FIFA makes only little money from Africa. Do u wanna talk about the empty Stadiums in South Africa 2010? Africa lack real talents and it looks like its getting worse. Africa had more stars in the 90's than they do right now.

thegoodjoehunt: It is a lie saying Africa lacks real talents. I will take Yaya Toure over many of the top European mid fielders.

If Africa lacks real talents, why is it that many clubs buy African talents.

Enyeama is one of the best keepers in the World today. He even showed his worth at the World cup.