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exu (m)
Nations Cup '96 Question.
« on: February 27, 2006, 02:16 PM »

Does anyone remember/know why Nigeria withdrew from the Nations Cup in South Africa in 1996?
LoverBwoy (m)
Re: Nations Cup '96 Question.
« #1 on: February 27, 2006, 03:04 PM »

i think because abacha didnt fund the trip or because we withdrew from da initial one
Akolawole (m)
Re: Nations Cup '96 Question.
« #2 on: February 27, 2006, 03:22 PM »

@Loverbuoy

C'mmon, fund Nations cup, i beg Nigeria is rich enough fund a thousand Nations cup.
bolaoni (m)
Re: Nations Cup '96 Question.
« #3 on: February 27, 2006, 05:37 PM »

POLITICS!

When Abacha killed Saro Wiwa and his people, Mandela was the cheer leader of those that criticised the killing.

Oga Sani was angered by Mandela's stance and then his goons started filling the nation with info of South Africa not being safe.

He said he loves the players so much that he won't want them to lose their lives  Grin

So case closed! No Nations Cup for us!
rikkyjen (m)
Re: Nations Cup '96 Question.
« #4 on: February 27, 2006, 08:37 PM »

, And [/b]CAF penalised Nigeria for boycotting the competition and we were further banned for two years and that was how we also missed [b]Burkina faso 1998
bolaoni (m)
Re: Nations Cup '96 Question.
« #5 on: February 28, 2006, 11:32 AM »

And cost us the chances of winning two Nations Cup. We would have won an hat trick then, with no team in Africa stopping us.

I still remembered that 1996 team with nostalgia. That was when Ohenhen was on fire in Europe. It would have mark the perfect end to Yekini's career.

I still remembered the expression on the players' faces, when they were interview, after "meeting" with the Dark Goggled evil master!


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LoverBwoy (m)
Re: Nations Cup '96 Question.
« #6 on: February 28, 2006, 01:51 PM »

Akolawole
i said abacha not nigeria Wink
okay what i was trying to say is that ABACHA "didnt support" the team going to south africa

nigeria can fund nations cup a thousand time
on a  Wink  note: the players complain of non payment payment, players' passports are seized by hotel for not paying, players encounter visa problems,coach runs home for funding, medical bill O.Y.O Wink
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