tglobal:


What saved his job was the victory over CIV. FACT

Herve Renhard was already approached to take over his job. FACT

It was his resignation stunt after the victory that got him on Jonathan's side. FACT

Despite Jonathan's support, he was still owed and his backroom staff fired against his wishes FACT

KK555:



The recent craze for emerging foreign based talents with Nigeria/African roots will impact negatively on local talents and football development in Nigeria and Africa. I hope the football authorities prioritise football development, local talent search and the development of these kids. It will inevitably spell doom to sports development in general focusing attention on foreign based talents when less could be spent developing and harnessing the potentials back home.

Without serious investment and committed development in the league, Nigeria league especially will be seen as a platform for players to escape to Europe even Sudan, South Africa and North Africa. You will see a player blossom one season and the next season, he will disappear and waste in one obscure league abroad.

It is embarrassing watching people argue about the root and parentage of certain players. It was even more shameful watching fans booing Dele Alli over his choice and decision to play for England. What happened to your league? What happened to your primary school, secondary school sports competitions and the talents that emerge from there? What happened to the academies?

Countries invest significant amount of finance developing facilities, clubs invest in these kids teaching them the rudiments of the game by providing them with well qualified coaches, provision of standard football pitches and gears only for the likes of Pinnick and co to circle and hover around them like scavengers once the investments start yielding fruits. With all the kids coming out, be aware that not all of them will have what it takes to excel and be successful playing for countries like Nigerian national team, its the bitter reality. There will be the Ainas, Aluko who would not be selected in the final event. Being born abroad should not be a guarantee for invitation to the national team.

I watched and witnessed the Athletic federation of Nigeria invite and have American citizens naturalised and represent Nigeria in the Edinburgh common wealth games and it filled me with bitterness. Some of these athletes esp the sprinters struggle to run 100m in 10.10secs. All of them performed woefully in the US qualifications but Nigeria found them worthy to wear the green white green in an international events! How sad.

What are the north Africans doing differently? Can't that be replicated? Are those countries richer than Nigeria? Your best league players leave Nigeria league for any of the north African league before signing lucrative contract with a European team. Who reaps the rewards. A Nigeria football league player would first of all attend trials in Europe before being signed for a paltry sum and when that is signed, there are always fights and acrimonies between the parent clubs and the football bodies but it does not happen like that when a north African team is involved.

I expect to see all the football experts talking about these and proffering solutions but no you,d rather see them arguing and lamenting that a certain boy with a Nigerian name was playing for the same country that invested and believed in him to excel. You,d expect to see people here discussing the good players in the league and the possibilities of them breaking into the Eagles team but no they,d rather boast of acquiring countless coaching certificates with zero knowledge of what football management is all about.

Nedville:
Nigerians.......
We simply don't have the players to compete in this tournament, in addition the god of football does not care about us and other African countries....
Don't condemn the players before we have even kicked a ball....let's just be hopeful that god of football smiles on us and other African teams...to finally reach the semi final or final....fate has not been kind to us at all

forgiveness:



It doesn't change the fact that Keshi directly received support from President Jonathan. FACT

Besides, NFF gave him free hands to choose his players going to the AFCON. FACT

Which Oyinbo coach past NFF never owe money?

Even Rohr self was owed money. FACT

krattoss:
if God of football refuses to come to us, we go to him/ her/it

Kog45:
Mujtahida where are you?Pls your attention is needed here.

forgiveness:



It doesn't change the fact that Keshi directly received support from President Jonathan. FACT

Besides, NFF gave him free hands to choose his players going to the AFCON. FACT

Which Oyinbo coach past NFF never owe money?

Even Rohr self was owed money. FACT

forgiveness:



It doesn't change the fact that Keshi directly received support from President Jonathan. FACT

Besides, NFF gave him free hands to choose his players going to the AFCON. FACT

Which Oyinbo coach past NFF never owe money?

Even Rohr self was owed money. FACT

tglobal:


My comparison was with Westerhoff, who is the only other coach to have achieved what Keshi achieved..... and he was never owed money FACT

No other coach comes close

The bolded shows he deserves all the credit for his success

Goke7:


Chai you can argue o even evidence against your argument is staring you in the face.

MetalJigsaw:
Make de two of una kukuma go court go judge de matter na. I go provide lawyer.

Truidstar:

Proverbs 17:28

comodo:

Please we I don't agree that we don't have the players. We do biko.
All SE needs to do is play for each other, play simple passes, avoid ball watching & always monitor the runners. I just watched our match against Czech rep. Our wing backs especially Shehu has a PHD in ball watching & not reacting to the runners. My coach used to say they are more dangerous than the man with the ball. Cos the man with the ball will draw the defence out & play a killer pass. If SE avoids these errors, they are good to go.
All the goals SE scored Argentina were just from simple give & take passes @ the right time. It would have even be 5 if not for unnecessary dribble from Iheanacho while Iwobi was free begging for the ball.

forgiveness:



Did Iwobi play for the main Arsenal team before he made his debut for Nigeria?

Who told you Alaba was an Austria Wein's player when he made his debut for Austria National team?

It is very you know nada about the situation then because you never followed it. You are just relying on GOOGLE.

Alaba made rave because he was in Bayern Munich second team and trained with the first team as at the time he made his debut for the Austrian National Team. GBAM. EOD

Google don fail you this time around.

goldfish80:

Thegoodjoe, you've been in fine form today. What's happening?

Martz101:


do you have any evidence that the onazi injury was preplanned?

Martz101:


that's a hall mark of a bad manager, you don't come out after losing and say to the media that one player didn't play to instruction.

you think all players have been playing to Rohr instructions??

ChrisKels:
Newly promoted Laliga team "Huesca", make Uzoho their prime target to replace their on loan first choice goalkeeper who will be leaving for his parent club Bilbao

andrew444:


Lol

How are you guys sure salah will win that match for liverpool

You guys are looking for excuses,despite i want madrid to loose that game but that game is a fair game,liverpool fans are cry babies.

MetalJigsaw:
My people I need help!

I've gotten so addicted that iwobi's magical killer pass to Ighalo against England. I just can't stop checking it out every now and then.

Any tips to get over it?

Oasis007:


This Thread has turned to House of Comedy this Evening..... LMAO!

tglobal and forgiveness are really cracking me up....... FACT.

Tglobal came to the Defence of Forgiveness....... FACT.

Forgiveness faults two of many Points made by tgobal, and the Argument shift to tglobal vs forgiveness....... FACT.

I don laugh tire aswear!

forgiveness:


which evidence?

ChrisKels:
Morocco destroys Estonia

darkelf:


I beg to disagree with you on that bro

African has not performed excellently at the world stage because of bad leadership and corrupt sports administrators

God is fair. If anything, a nation of 180 million people like Nigeria has produced talents that were not harnessed. The environment is not conducive and even soccer agents are greed personified

MetalJigsaw:
My people I need help!

I've gotten so addicted that iwobi's magical killer pass to Ighalo against England. I just can't stop checking it out every now and then.

Any tips to get over it?

ChrisKels:
Lol Chuba Akpom now keen on representing Nigeria after it is done on him that England opportunity is a far cry? Well, I welcome him if he could raise his game.

Kog45:
Oga whether dem good or not make we dey cap dem go instead of 5 years old Kwara Polytechnic graduates playing for U 21.

forgiveness:


Chuba had always wanted to play for Nigeria.