Nigerians Dont Know Football By Amodu

With the stark reality that coach Shaibu Amodu may line out his wobbling Eagles against a motivated  Mozambique side before a scanty crowd at the Abuja National Stadium tomorrow, he has called the bluff of Nigerian fans calling them pretenders.

Most Nigerian fans who were disappointed that the Eagles could not hold their lead against the Tunisians last month in a crucial World Cup qualifier which they needed to win to be in the driver’s seat have continued to show apathy towards the team as they have unusually shunned the team’s training sessions in Abuja.


A bitter Amodu who could not hold his frustration to the development could not hold back his venom on them, stressing that he expected the behaviour from them because they just pretend to know the game.
According to www.kickoffnigeria.com, Amodu said, “A good number of Nigerians pretend to know the game and support the game, but they don’t know it,” adding, “As it is, those who will come to the stadium that day will be our genuine supporters, those who know and love football, and those are the people we want.”

Still lambasting critics of the Eagles, Amodu accused those criticising him and the team of extending the failure of all other sectors of the Nigerian economy on football, stressing that it was only football that has been flying the country’s flag positively around the world.

“Nobody should extend the disappointment in the fortunes of this country on us in football. Our teams have been playing games all over the world. That football has been played here and there means that we have been the ones carrying the banner of Nigeria all over the world.

“We don’t want to face it, but I am saying it today. The only thing that is representing Nigeria all over the world is football. The only thing we are selling to the world right now is football. And anybody who does not care about the fact that we are doing our utmost best to represent this country does not appreciate it.
“They should ask questions of other organs of this country what they are doing. Why is it only football? Nobody should take the problems of Nigeria and put it on football. In football, like other sports, you cannot get all your results overnight. Along the line you will have disappointing results, and you will also have good ones. “That is the nature of sport. You will win some, you will lose some and you will draw some.

“This attitude of win at all cost is what we have carried into our political life. That is why when a politician loses an election, he claims it was rigged, and goes to the tribunal. But if he wins, the election was good. Then we keep on fighting ourselves everyday rather than move a step forward.”
“I have played uncountable matches in my life; I cannot come here and be worried about the consequences of any match. We can only do the best we can and leave the rest to God.
“It is a responsibility for us all, and we are plying our own part. We will leave and other people will come in and play their own part. I think we have done so far so good.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/10/09/nigerians-don’t-know-football-—-amodu/


This man must be daft for saying we dont know football after him and his team disappoint football loving nigerians.

why the man no go get mouth when UCHECHI,IGHALO etc don fall Siasia hand.

Amodu is the biggest beneficiary of the Egypt 2009 demise

Good question

nice

look at this Imbecile~

Ok,
MR SABI, show us the football business,
use your knowledge.
Can't you qualify us for the
world cup with your so -called intelligence ?
Nonsense!

I THINK ITS HIGH TIME WE START SEEING COACHES QUALIFICATION BADGE ,  CUS I KNW MAJORITY OF DIS NIGERIAN COACHES  NO GET COACHING QUALIFICATION OR WATSOEVER,  ND IF THEY DO SEF NA FAKE ONE 

 guys make una cool down make we c d outcome of our match,na dis we go no who no football

I agree with the guy. Yar'adua doesn't know about football neither does any of us but he that knows about it is whom we've appointed so he should just do the job and hush!

o.k., we don hear.
Him wey sabi football, make im go qualify 4 SA 2010 na.
Yeye coach, shey na mouth dem dey take qualify?

This is a coach whose team was up 2ce against tunisia, yet conceded 2ce in a rather shameful manner. How else can a good coach manifest?
If by fluke 9ja goes to SA, e sure say na dem HARUNA traits dem go go exhibit.
Mr Amodu sef sef na HARUNA AGBA 

Why dont you ask him if he knows football too,since nigerians doesnt know football.opportunist person

Siasia did not fall our hand in any way I suppose. Afterall, he is better than Amodu, Onigbinde and the rest of them,

Amodu! amodu!! amodu!!! how many time did i call you, okay oh you better concentrate on your game now before i commot the small gari wey dey your big mouth, eagles would qualify for nations cup and amodu will revenge his defeat by beating tunisia as we would be in the same group then e go loose to either kenya or mozambique (whoever qualify amongst them for nations cup).that shall be his portion if he does not stop abusing and degrading our collective intelligence.

heeyyyooooo hmmmmmm

so bkos King Osanga, Ighalo, Uchechi etc etc fall SIaSIa hand for Egypt na im make this dead man dey open im mouth dey yarn.

Why im never talk since, since wey nigeria no komot for U20 world cup, why im no talk


heeyyoooo

Siasia i still believe you oooooo. na only u go fit do an undo

       See dis guy saying dat 9ja fans dont know d game? let him jst take a tour around Nigerian campuses for example and see good footballing minds.Most of those coming to the stadiums 2morow r jst either less busy or want 2 have a laugh, LOL And for the records he wont choose who he wants where he wants coz he doesn't own Nigerian football! WORD