kabba7:

Just read somewhere this morning that some of our under 17 playersare actually married with children , I understand some family members were at the airport during departure . I don't know how accurate the report is , I will therefore wish anyone with the accurate report to come up to counter . though am aware ee are a country with large scale fraud including but not limited to election rigging,looting .kidnapping,scammers ,am not too com fortable with report though the report never said only naija fielded o et players seem that is the in thing in this years tournament.

kabba7:

Just read somewhere this morning that some of our under 17 playersare actually married with children , I understand some family members were at the airport during departure . I don't know how accurate the report is , I will therefore wish anyone with the accurate report to come up to counter . though am aware ee are a country with large scale fraud including but not limited to election rigging,looting .kidnapping,scammers ,am not too com fortable with report though the report never said only naija fielded o et players seem that is the in thing in this years tournament.

imperiouxx:

FUCCK YOU!

imperiouxx:

FUCCK YOU!

SuyaEater: 3 consecutive finals for Nigeria when they qualify

Birikiti: I believe posters should be objective and know facts behind a story before coming out with categorical statements!

1) This set of Eaglets is a result of long term planning that started 3 years ago with the NFF assembling a National U-13 team.

2) Many of these guys have been together in different academies across the country since then. Some have gone out to play in Youth tournaments in SA, Europe and Asia over the years.

3) The coaches Manu, Amunike, Ugbade and Amadi started screening 2 years ago. Many of these guys had to take leaves of absence to go for school exams, in fact, most of them just wrote the last SSCE exams.

4) MRI tests were carried out at several stages and I can categorically say that up to 8 key players were dropped because they were on the borderline of the MRI results. Now the MRI is not an absolute test as even trialists like 16 year old Abuchi Obinwa, who was born and brought up in the USA failed the test.

5) We need to appreciate the work the coaches have put in the team even in the face of disqualification of so many key players. We have not seen such a free scoring Nigerian side since Japan 93 which we know was populated by relatively "older" and more experienced U-17s (lol).

6) I believe this team is a foundation for Nigerian domination of World football in the not too distant future! If they are well managed and nutured, with clubs that have a history of youth development taking most of them... then I can wager that Nigeria will win the World Cup in Qatar 2022 (8 years from now) all other things (like good administration/ adequate government backing) being equal

7) In addition to the more visible prospect, Success, Ihenacho, Yahaya, Mohammed (capt) I would like to point out the tireless workers in the team; the 2 central defenders Zaharadin Bello and Abubakar as well as pit-bull defensive midfielder Akinjide Idowu as massive prospects in this team.

I wish the team would win the cup but in-experience and youth exuberance might be critical factors. Notwithstanding, the boys are the future of Nigerian football irrespective of the outcome of this tournament.

9) Lastly, has anyone noticed that almost every part of Nigeria is represented in this team? And before folks shout federal character policy, everyone has acquitted themselves well showing they all deserved their places! It goes to show that Nigeria's diversity is a strength we should build on to become a world super power. Let us not allow politicians divide us, together we can make Nigeria take a place of pride in the comity of nations!

Thank you all.

femi4: No, we no qualify in 2011

tbaba12345: Manu Garba really celebrated Chidera Ezeh's goal... Kid put in a lot of effort today.

slimthugchimee: na who give you 1 you go give them

chic2pimp:

U are the bigger fool. Unlike Nigeria Sweden ACTUALLY DO keep records. Anoufia!

django1: Wow nigeria actually got this one right. Look at the goals those 13 year olds are scoring!! And I can see kelechi iheanacho there, those boys are truly young.

SPLENDIDFLOZZY: .
Must u brg tribalism issue here? It pple lyk u dat has made nigeria wat it is today. Eaglets dat playd d match playd wit undastanin nd harmony, nw u want to cause trouble. Is it only iheanacho dat is playin? Witout team work wil he b able to score? U r a disgrace to igbos

naija noni:
this is an example of an ignorant nigerian.You dont want and dont believe in change.thats why u think ur country cant do well without cheating.Even if someone told u they are married with kids,dont u yourself have eyes ??.
So in your eyes these small boys look like married people ??.
Lol.If so,then u need to visit an optician.

Emmysteve: Attention seeking goat, U have been noted. Can we move on now

dr_joshua2000:

NFA. No future ambition. That's what you are. A corrupt country like Nigeria fielding over aged boys with bones as hard as concrete and you are there celebrating rubbish. How foolish you are. Instead of me to watch that match, I'lld rather try to count the stars. Rubbish!

dr_joshua2000: Over age boys. When they get to senior team now they'll be playing rubbish. Na wa for this country sef.

Sweden’s players sat on the floor outside the changing rooms of the Rashid Stadium, their mouths turned down. They fiddled with their phones amid the steady din of partying Nigerian fans, still celebrating outside. There was no chatter, none of the usual banter and joke-cracking that followed their previous games here in UAE. They’d been well beaten by Nigeria in the semi-final.

“They deserve to be in the final,” Valmir Berisha, Sweden’s No9, one of the gems of these U-17 finals, told FIFA.com. “They play the game beautifully and they were better than us today.”

It’s a generous sentiment for a losing player, one step away from a World Cup final in his country’s first-ever participation. Berisha, with a half smile creeping through the sadness and the sparks of anger, knew the better team won. For a player who’s drawn comparisons to renegade countryman Zlatan Ibrahimovic, both on and off the pitch, Berisha’s reaction is mature and selfless. And it shows a tremendous respect for the game.

“They don’t miss their chances,” Berisha, who scored four goals in UAE so far with a third-place play-off against Argentina still to come on 8 November. “And that’s what a good teams does. You’re never going to get a lot of chances to score in a World Cup semi-final. They took their chances and we didn’t,” he added after the 3-0 result, a scoreline which flattered the Nigerians who were only up 1-0 with ten minutes to go.

The game-plan to score early, like they did in the 3-3 draw against these same Nigerians in the first round, didn’t pan out as Roland Larsson’s men had hoped. Instead, the three-time champion Africans settled into a frenzied attacking rhythm. They were spurred on by their fans, who bayed appreciatively when the young Eaglets had the ball and hissed wickedly when they lost it. Each of Nigeria’s three goals was met with a roar from the crowd of well over 9000. The fans jumped up and down in the humble old stadium that’s almost lost at the base of Dubai, a city climbing toward the sky.

Berisha, who has proven himself a dignified youngster despite his combative personality on the pitch, congratulated all of the Nigerian players at the final whistle. He put his arms around them in appreciation. He knows good football when he sees it. “I went to all of them, especially their forwards, and I told them: ‘you must win the final, and if you don’t then football just isn’t fair.’

Swedish dignity in defeat
“Their football is just amazing,” added the Albania-born forward, whose strength, scoring prowess and ability to hold the ball up in traffic, mark him out for a bright future. And even though most of the fans were wearing green in the Rashid Stadium on the night, the memory of the passion and noise, the trumpets blaring, will linger in Berisha’s mind.

While the Nigerians celebrated noisily, maybe even cockily, after the final whistle, Sweden’s No9 made a point to walk over to the massive bank of African fans and applaud what they’d brought to the game. It was a quiet gesture of great dignity. “I had to thank them,” was his simple reply.

Sometimes in football, we lose sight of the quality of the individual in the hunt for the next big thing, the next goal, the next title, the next golden generation. In Berisha, after the final whistle of his losing semi-final in Dubai, we saw a young man appreciating how far he and his mates had come and just how good football can be.

“I’m not crying right now because we made a name for ourselves,” he went on, a genuine pride in his voice. “People all over the world now know that the next generation of Swedish players can play some football, and we’re desperate to finish with a medal.”

Judging by the reaction of his star man, his foraging and talented No9, it shouldn’t be hard for Sweden boss Larsson to get the boys motivated for the consolation game, the undercard, on final day. “We get to play another game.” Berisha concluded, half a smile on his face, a young man looking forward to running out on the pitch again.

dr_joshua2000: Over age boys. When they get to senior team now they'll be playing rubbish. Na wa for this country sef.

HI-PROFILE:


see as u dey open mouth close like Uruguay Gaffer who made same silly statement like yours knowing fully well that three different age screening were conducted on them (nff. caf. fifa ).certifying their eligibility for the competition Oooh seems obvious u dant know that I see... I therefore pardon you ignoramus but dant talk like this again ok

2s£xy:
What do you have to say about the MRI test? Bad belle go purge ur intestine.

chic2pimp:

MECHIONU!..... SHUT IT!
Only a dolt would compare Nigeria and Sweden as far as record keeping is concerned.

chic2pimp:

MECHIONU!..... SHUT IT!
Only a dolt would compare Nigeria and Sweden as far as record keeping is concerned.