Icon79:
I agree that it doesn't hurt to hire one immediately; however, my point is much more simpler than that. The argument I was trying to make is that they are diagnosing the wrong problem. The main problem we have right now is lack of a competent goal keeper. Hence, that should be the priority, because you can hire the best goalkeeper trainer in the world he still can't perform wonders if all he has to work with are a bunch of incompetent folks.

Like Jose Mourinho would say "you need an egg to make omelets".

O pari

Joebie:
The problem is players of the U23 category will have issues getting release from their club for ANOTHER AFCON. If you are speaking of the home based ones, it's fair that they must compete with the older players in the domestic league for a shot at SE.

do4luv14:


what about ALAMPASU , and beside the major problem seems to be AGU,

he is not doing his job well enuf,

Icon79:
Well, I gotta admit, I have not seen him play since the U-17 levels. But even if I were to take your word that he's been producing, would you want him to start for the SE even though, even though he has lost form, as you clearly stated?

O pari

safarigirl:
Leicester City fans are eager for the Iheanacho unveiling. The thread create to monitor his transfer almost broke a recors for most pages accrued.


Mods had to close it, nice to see the enthusiasm, one would think they were signing some A-list striker

Humility017:

I see Mr.Agu more as a square peg in a round hole....lke shorumbu would have done better

PDPGuy:
If Nigeria were to bid and awarded the hosting rights for a future AFCON, my preferred host cities would be:
Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Uyo, Jos, Warri/Asaba.

The round of 16 would be held in all stadia

Quarter final games in Uyo, Lagos, Jos, Abuja

Semis in Lagos and Abuja

Third-place game in Uyo, the final in Lagos.

Icon4s:


Hosting in Nigeria requires Federal character. 6 venues: 1 from each Geopolitical Zone.

PDPGuy:

Bleep federal character. Its better to hosts the tournament in the areas with the most populous urban centers/football fans.
After all, both the 2002 and 2006 AWCON tournaments were exclusively held in Delta, so there is a precedent for ignoring federal character in that regard.

Humility017:

probably you've not been watching SE matches sir.....
no one need to tell you...the fans base in kano and Kaduna.....

PDPGuy:

Bleep federal character. Its better to hosts the tournament in the areas with the most populous urban centers/football fans.
After all, both the 2002 and 2006 AWCON tournaments were exclusively held in Delta, so there is a precedent for ignoring federal character in that regard.

BascoVanVeli:
Africa Cup of Nations expansion and move to summer ratified by CAF



KweséESPN

ESPN.com | 7:29 AM FJT




The Confederation of African Football have confirmed that the executive committee has passed a resolution to expand the Africa Cup of Nations from 16 teams to 24 and shift the biennial tournament to summer.

CAF opted to switch the continental showpiece from January-February to June-July, although the tournament will still take place every two years, rather than moving to a four-year schedule.

A statement published on the confederation's website, following the two-day CAF Symposium in Skhirat, near Rabat, confirmed the tournament expansion and dismissed any suggestion that the competition would take place outside of Africa, as had been proposed during the summit.

The summer switch eradicates a long-standing problem between CAF and European clubs unhappy with losing many of their African players for a month of the season every other year.

Similarly, while CAF's inter-club competitions -- the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup -- will not be expanded again, the confederation have decided to shift them to an August-May calendar, rather than inside a single calendar year.

This change further brings African football in line with the European game, although various questions remain unanswered from the symposium, with many of the continent's nations unable to boast the infrastructure to host 16-team Nations Cups, let alone an expanded 24-team tournament.

Elsewhere, CAF confirmed that the working group had decided to increase indemnities to referees, organise zonal Nations Cup qualifiers for the tournament at age-grade levels, and improve international partnerships and relations between CAF, its member associations, national governments and the African Union.

DrKlever:
u mean the fans that cannot even afford a green shirt or the types that climb flood light and yet cannot make loud cheers to support their fans... neutral crowd that makes home matches look like away matches, i cannot forget Nigeria vs Egypt afcon qualifiers in kano were most of the fans wore red which was even our opponent's colour.. so pissing!

BascoVanVeli:


That crowd was amazing. U can't expect people to go steal because u want a uniformed crowd. We only have to remember Salah's comment about fearing for his life.

do4luv14:



ya, the crown was amazing,

amazing ma black ass,
the gate was thrown open for Dem,
they don't know how to support the team,
even if they can't get enuf green,

red for supports sake,

BascoVanVeli:
Africa Cup of Nations expansion and move to summer ratified by CAF



KweséESPN

ESPN.com | 7:29 AM FJT




The Confederation of African Football have confirmed that the executive committee has passed a resolution to expand the Africa Cup of Nations from 16 teams to 24 and shift the biennial tournament to summer.

CAF opted to switch the continental showpiece from January-February to June-July, although the tournament will still take place every two years, rather than moving to a four-year schedule.

A statement published on the confederation's website, following the two-day CAF Symposium in Skhirat, near Rabat, confirmed the tournament expansion and dismissed any suggestion that the competition would take place outside of Africa, as had been proposed during the summit.

The summer switch eradicates a long-standing problem between CAF and European clubs unhappy with losing many of their African players for a month of the season every other year.

Similarly, while CAF's inter-club competitions -- the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup -- will not be expanded again, the confederation have decided to shift them to an August-May calendar, rather than inside a single calendar year.

This change further brings African football in line with the European game, although various questions remain unanswered from the symposium, with many of the continent's nations unable to boast the infrastructure to host 16-team Nations Cups, let alone an expanded 24-team tournament.

Elsewhere, CAF confirmed that the working group had decided to increase indemnities to referees, organise zonal Nations Cup qualifiers for the tournament at age-grade levels, and improve international partnerships and relations between CAF, its member associations, national governments and the African Union.

goldfish80:


CAF should seek for strategic partnership with Arab Gulf Federation. The partnership should be so packaged to have 4 teams from that Federation participate in the Afcon. This partnership will benefit both parties ,with the Gulf countries getting the benefit to play against top African oppositions which will develop their football, while CAF benefit from more TV money and sponsorship from those Arabian money bags and companies.

We have seen the South American federation partner with CONCACAF and teams like Mexico and Honduras played in the Copa America.

Interregional partnership is the way forward.

This partnership could even be extended to club competition. Imagine a Caf champions league featuring teams from Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The viewer-ship and sponsorship generated will see the present chewing gum money on the table as prize money for the winners of the competition reviewed upwords to meet a resemblance of what is obtainable in competitions of such magnitude in other climes. Its a shame winners of the PSL get nearly 10 folds of what winners of the CAf champions league take home.

An expanded Afcon with featuring teams like Djibouti,Tanzania, Gambia and Rwanda will just be another boring thing on tv. Interregional partnership is the way to go. Even if it means th Afcon being played outside the continent, so be it.

BascoVanVeli:
Africa Cup of Nations expansion and move to summer ratified by CAF



KweséESPN

ESPN.com | 7:29 AM FJT




The Confederation of African Football have confirmed that the executive committee has passed a resolution to expand the Africa Cup of Nations from 16 teams to 24 and shift the biennial tournament to summer.

CAF opted to switch the continental showpiece from January-February to June-July, although the tournament will still take place every two years, rather than moving to a four-year schedule.

A statement published on the confederation's website, following the two-day CAF Symposium in Skhirat, near Rabat, confirmed the tournament expansion and dismissed any suggestion that the competition would take place outside of Africa, as had been proposed during the summit.

The summer switch eradicates a long-standing problem between CAF and European clubs unhappy with losing many of their African players for a month of the season every other year.

Similarly, while CAF's inter-club competitions -- the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup -- will not be expanded again, the confederation have decided to shift them to an August-May calendar, rather than inside a single calendar year.

This change further brings African football in line with the European game, although various questions remain unanswered from the symposium, with many of the continent's nations unable to boast the infrastructure to host 16-team Nations Cups, let alone an expanded 24-team tournament.

Elsewhere, CAF confirmed that the working group had decided to increase indemnities to referees, organise zonal Nations Cup qualifiers for the tournament at age-grade levels, and improve international partnerships and relations between CAF, its member associations, national governments and the African Union.

BascoVanVeli:
What the new rules means is if we miss this afcon we have to wait until 2023.

goldfish80:


CAF should seek for strategic partnership with Arab Gulf Federation. The partnership should be so packaged to have 4 teams from that Federation participate in the Afcon. This partnership will benefit both parties ,with the Gulf countries getting the benefit to play against top African oppositions which will develop their football, while CAF benefit from more TV money and sponsorship from those Arabian money bags and companies.

We have seen the South American federation partner with CONCACAF and teams like Mexico and Honduras played in the Copa America.

Interregional partnership is the way forward.

This partnership could even be extended to club competition. Imagine a Caf champions league featuring teams from Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The viewer-ship and sponsorship generated will see the present chewing gum money on the table as prize money for the winners of the competition reviewed upwords to meet a resemblance of what is obtainable in competitions of such magnitude in other climes. Its a shame winners of the PSL get nearly 10 folds of what winners of the CAf champions league take home.

An expanded Afcon with featuring teams like Djibouti,Tanzania, Gambia and Rwanda will just be another boring thing on tv. Interregional partnership is the way to go. Even if it means th Afcon being played outside the continent, so be it.

nelszx:


No its still biennial as there would still be a 2021

The 2019 format will see the 12 group winners qualify automatically and the 11 best runners up will join the party (excluding the Cameroon group where only one qualifies).

scorenigeria.com.ng/2017/07/21/expanded-afcon-2019-hands-super-eagles-great-lifeline/

The only challenge to this timing is that we'd have an AFCON and Confederation's Cup holding simultaneously. Meaning the champion of AFCON 2019 won't play AFCON 2021 as it will clash with Qatar 2021 confedcup and subsequent ones

BascoVanVeli:


Other federations partner because they don't have enough countries but we have more than enough. What about the chance that one of these Asian countries win the cup? Taking a Rwanda out of the AFCON would steal away the chances of a Cinderella story.

Joebie:
Ur last sentence though -- staging AFCON outside Africa. Does that even make sense?