Icon4s:


NTA that can terminate a live match broadcast to show Political aspirant declaration.

Naijaphobia:
Bros! Ur thought my thought..... Was only teasing those who felt NPFL teams play only anywhere-belle-face style of football.Those guys would have won easily had it not been the rigors of settling down.Remember Sierra Leone have been in Ghana for days.

kentebemoney:

That thing can pepper die, like the other time nigeria was playing a match and FMR president yaradua came back from germany, na so match end for us oooo

libero808:
He was said to be the joker in that team.
It was a classy one. Seems he is a lefty.

libero808:
away or home should carry weight na.
we all know it actually matters in football

well lets check that ranking tool by this time next month

Napoleon55:
Raul,Spanish greatest striker of all time and the best striker in the world at that time('98/99)
Luis Enrique,one of the best midfielders of his time,
Zubizaretta,one of the Spanish greatest goalkeepers,
Hiero.
does this players ring bell to your ears?

Eligreat247:

That is the same way Zambia will fall and bow to the King of the Birds...(Eagles) in Uyo after training for 1 year in Europe just to prepare for this crunch encounter. Hehehe make dem ask the indomitable lions (though dominated as someone here once said). Talk is cheap shaa...

Icon4s:


Yeah. I feel so too. But I feel FIFA is trying not to introduce too many ambiguities into the calculations.
For Eg if less points are awarded for winning at home then that will be unfair for teams hosting major events like the World cup or other tournaments.

BascoVanVeli:

I agree but i'm not sure I think he uses right. Most his crosses were right and his goal was on his right.

libero808:
I was talking about Moses Peter

Icon4s:


That factor 'T' is very powerful. If you record a win over a very strong opposition you get for eg +10. If you lose to a very weak opponent you get for eg -10. 2 X 4X1X10 = 80
2X4X1X (-10) = -80

So the weaker the strength of the opposition you lose to the more your ranking points would be negated.

BascoVanVeli:


o ok sorry about that. Yea I think u are right about that but he seems to be comfortable with both.

libero808:
If you beat Brazil at the WC

P = M*I*T*C
P = 3 * 4 * 200 * 1

If you lose to Cyprus at the WC
P = 0 * 4 * 50 * 0.99

50 (T) is the minimum allocated to any opponent ranked 150th and below
200 (T) is given to the highest ranked opposition
For countries ranked 2nd to 149th, we use the formula 200 - Rank, to calculate for T.

BascoVanVeli:
Nigeria V Ghana on Thursday!!

Mickael2:
Zubizarreta
Andoni Zubizarreta
Albert Ferrer
Alkorta
Nadal
Ivan Campo
Hierro
Sergi
Luis Enrique
Francisco 'Kiko' Narvaez
ALFONSO Perez Munoz
Raul
Goalkeeper
Defender
Defender
Defender/Centre back
Defender/Left back
Midfielder
Midfielder
Midfielder
Midfielder
Midfielder/Forward
Forward
Starting lineup:
Peter Rufai
Uche Okechukwu
Mobi Oparaku
Taribo West
Celestine Babayaro
Mutiu Adepoju
Garba Lawal
Jay Jay Okocha
Sunday Oliseh
Finidi George
Victor Ikpeba
Substitutions:
Guillermo Amor for Albert Ferrer 46
Joseba Etxeberria for
ALFONSO Perez Munoz 57
Alberto Celades Lopez for Nadal 76
Substitutions:
Rachidi Yekini for Mobi Oparaku 69
Tijana Babangida for Victor Ikpeba 83
Godwin Okpara for Garba Lawal 90
These were the starting 11's of the two nations. Now could you please name the clubs of those spanish players right there.

Luis Enrique is a good midfielder no doubt, but he played the tournament more as a forward. Enrique is considered a great player because of his versatility but not a great midfielder.

Do you know why Casillas broke into the team at 17? Yeah, Zubbiz-whatever is a great GK indeed. Now like I said, compare the clubs these nigerians were playing to the ones their spanish counterparts were playing for then

Mickael2:
Zubizarreta
Andoni Zubizarreta
Albert Ferrer
Alkorta
Nadal
Ivan Campo
Hierro
Sergi
Luis Enrique
Francisco 'Kiko' Narvaez
ALFONSO Perez Munoz
Raul
Goalkeeper
Defender
Defender
Defender/Centre back
Defender/Left back
Midfielder
Midfielder
Midfielder
Midfielder
Midfielder/Forward
Forward
Starting lineup:
Peter Rufai
Uche Okechukwu
Mobi Oparaku
Taribo West
Celestine Babayaro
Mutiu Adepoju
Garba Lawal
Jay Jay Okocha
Sunday Oliseh
Finidi George
Victor Ikpeba
Substitutions:
Guillermo Amor for Albert Ferrer 46
Joseba Etxeberria for
ALFONSO Perez Munoz 57
Alberto Celades Lopez for Nadal 76
Substitutions:
Rachidi Yekini for Mobi Oparaku 69
Tijana Babangida for Victor Ikpeba 83
Godwin Okpara for Garba Lawal 90
These were the starting 11's of the two nations. Now could you please name the clubs of those spanish players right there.

Luis Enrique is a good midfielder no doubt, but he played the tournament more as a forward. Enrique is considered a great player because of his versatility but not a great midfielder.

Do you know why Casillas broke into the team at 17? Yeah, Zubbiz-whatever is a great GK indeed. Now like I said, compare the clubs these nigerians were playing to the ones their spanish counterparts were playing for then

TheGoodJoe:


I missed Campo. He was at Mallorca. It was that France 98 Spanish team that kindled my love for Tiki Taka. Keeping the ball on the ground and passing it smoothly. During the Nigeria match, the commentator kept saying Nigeria needs to hit the ball harder to beat Zubi.

Keep in mind, for two years, the Spanish team did not lose a match in thirty games before France 98. They were a real strong side.

kentebemoney:


No be lie, some stadiums have flood light and 6:45 pm for the second game makes sense, they finish on time for the 9pm news and they get to play under flood light and less heat with people chilling in their houses, especially sunday evenings should be for star games.

how u see am?

Icon4s:


I prefer our rankings to be in the hands of the Main Super Eagles.

BascoVanVeli:


U always kill me with this philosophy because someone else makes it through hell makes hell acceptable. No need to argue then because u are just searching for a reason to bash these guys.

Icon4s:


So what makes teams drop ranking points?

Where does the negative come in?

kentebemoney:

Seriously !!!!!
am excited and i look forward to it, hopefully we should get to see at least 4 matches per weekend and long highlights of all matches.

somehow:
To show 4 matches in a week might be difficult since all match days are played at the same time. except there is a change in time. lets say 1pm for some games and 4 pm for another. you know NTA don't joke with their 6 pm news.

For now, most matches are played 4pm and some are shifted to 7pm

Icon4s:


NTA that can terminate a live match broadcast to show Political aspirant declaration.

bengine:

My broda if this is the home base players you always fighting for, let them proof themselves so we know at least they are capable!! If They wanna play for super eagle, no excuses in regards to sierra Leone..

safarigirl:
The team will have to be wary against Ghana.

Apparently, some shady tactics were emploued for them to make it tighis stage. The Gambian FA is protesting a shoddy penalty given to Ghana in the 97th minute of their game which denied Gambia the opportunity to win via penalty shoot-out.

Home advantage is big in African football

libero808:
But isn't Ghana hosting?