Truidstarr:
We take 23 players to a tournament what percentage eventually makes it? About 15%. Many do not adapt, lack resilience and are frustrated due to lack of playing time and dreams they were sold to make it big time. The same percentage that will make it from the academies. Going to an U17 world cup does not guarantee future “high quality” players. People should not make it sound as if when we miss out of an U17 tournament our future is dead. That is a wrong assumption.

robosky02:
NFF responsible for U17 failures

How can you appoint a coach less than a month to a major competition

How can you start screening 50 players less than 3 weeks

How can you get them gell as a team

Preparation should have started over one year ago

Now they will blame Manu Garba for the failure when they never started early



We need to go back to national u13, U15 and U17 regional and national competition

That was what produce the like of Kelechi iheanacho ECT we still have his U13 pictures

charlesemeka85:

Former #Nigeria international midfielder @SeyiOlofinjana joins the growing list of Africans with UEFA Pro licence - the highest coaching qualification in European football.

Olofinjana also holds two master's degrees - as a sports director and a project manager.

mostob:
Chriskel... receipts plenty.

robosky02:
NFF responsible for U17 failures

How can you appoint a coach less than a month to a major competition

How can you start screening 50 players less than 3 weeks

How can you get them gell as a team

Preparation should have started over one year ago

Now they will blame Manu Garba for the failure when they never started early



We need to go back to national u13, U15 and U17 regional and national competition

That was what produce the like of Kelechi iheanacho ECT we still have his U13 pictures

komekn:


Players are picked from a team and you bring what you have to the national team. The national team is not where you learn.

komekn:


Players are picked from a team and you bring what you have to the national team. The national team is not where you learn.

mank1234:
We won't develop our u17 and u21 but when we see u17 and u21 that other countries developed, we start dreaming of luring them over.

robosky02:




They use to have regional u13 were regions will play till the have the finalist

So from every stage skilful players were picked till the finals

At such we have a pool to blend so before the get to U17 we have more than enough to pick from

TheGoodJoe:


You can also learn in the national team. Especially at age grade levels. If the NFF have that in mind, they will tailor a long term screening and educational process to develop a top quality U17 side.

Truidstarr:
At least out of every 20 sold 5 will make it at least.

PDPGuy:
🚨🚨

Our women’s 4x100m team is taking shape, and with the form of Favour Ofili, Tima Godbless, and Tobi Amusan, that African record is gonna be broken in Paris!

komekn:


Players are picked from a team and you bring what you have to the national team. The national team is not where you learn.

charlesemeka85:

Former #Nigeria international midfielder @SeyiOlofinjana joins the growing list of Africans with UEFA Pro licence - the highest coaching qualification in European football.

Olofinjana also holds two master's degrees - as a sports director and a project manager.

ChrisKels:


He dun leave the point as usual go dey talk about his so called friend and racism. This boy is too cunning.

komekn:


Dude 😎 be reasonable stop this.

It's like saying it's because I went to village school 🎒 and others went to Lekki British school.

That's why I don't know book 📚

chrisooblog:
Wow what a run by Rosemary! More impressive is that it's well below the wind limit. Was thinking Ofili would be the next breakout Naija track queen but seems Rosemary is cooking!

Unfortunately our men are still struggling to show potential. One of Brume, Itsekeri etc should try na!

Truidstarr:
Una dey make me laugh..😂 😂😂😂. Academies are selling players every month to clubs abroad. They did not go via the U17 route. Make una relax.

Marjoribanks:
We are not even out yet! If we beat Ghana we can still qualify, however I doubt this team is capable of beating Ghana. The attack and midfield has been a let down! The CBs are the only positive!

komekn:


The word you should use is synergy.

I am in the system, a lot of Nigerian origin players would choose Nigeria first choice. But we do not create relationships.

I watched Poland invite several boys of 14 from England EPL academies to the U15 national team. They have already started creating relationships.

All expenses paid hotels even one parent to follow each boy.

Racism is alive and well in England and a very good number would choose Nigeria first. Im addition England cannot call all the Nigerian players into the national team. They are not France too many black 🖤 players and there will be a national outcry of discrimination.

There is a EPL Club that sent it's U11 players to the East Mallorca cup all the players were black apart from the goalkeeper. People talk tire.

When Eberechi trained with the national team he had already played first team football for QPR. The could easily have played him in a number of friendlies available but no they did not. They forgot him for 2 years+ plus. When he blow they remembered him.

charlesemeka85:
Here is the situation regarding the 2024 #WAFCON and the 2025 #AFCON, which, from all indications, will be extremely difficult, if not impossible, for @CAF_Online to stage according to schedule:

1. CAF awarded the WAFCON hosting rights to #Morocco in August 2022 - nearly TWO years ago. No serious attempt was made, since that time, to put it in #FIFA’s International match calendar. Tournaments not scheduled in the calendar don’t get played.

2. The 2025 AFCON, also awarded to Morocco in September 2023, has no confirmed date in the same international match calendar.

3. The 2024 WAFCON which was to be played in June/July, cannot take place because of the Olympic football tournament and the 2025 AFCON, also scheduled for June/July, cannot take place because of the FIFA Club World Cup at the same time.

4. When Patrice Motsepe, CAF’s president, met with his member associations in Bangkok, Thailand, on the fringes of the FIFA Congress, he told them that the scheduling of both tournaments “are in FIFA’s hands to decide.”

5. Not only that, Motsepe suggested that the possibility of playing a CHAN-like tournament (a WAFCON without Africa’s players outside of the continent) should be considered

#osasuobayiuwana

komekn:


The word you should use is synergy.

I am in the system, a lot of Nigerian origin players would choose Nigeria first choice. But we do not create relationships.

I watched Poland invite several boys of 14 from England EPL academies to the U15 national team. They have already started creating relationships.

All expenses paid hotels even one parent to follow each boy.

Racism is alive and well in England and a very good number would choose Nigeria first. Im addition England cannot call all the Nigerian players into the national team. They are not France too many black 🖤 players and there will be a national outcry of discrimination.

There is a EPL Club that sent its U11 players to the East Mallorca cup all the players were black apart from the goalkeeper. People talk tire.

When Eberechi trained with the national team he had already played first team football for QPR. The could easily have played him in a number of friendlies available but no they did not. They forgot him for 2 years+ plus. When he blow they remembered him.

Danielnino00:


CAF is a very confused entity... They had two years to come up with a date for the WAFCON, but they kept stalling until they couldn't find where to fit it in..

As for the AFCON, I don't understand why they dont want to shift it to a four year tournament.. Since 2013, the tourny hasn't been properly organized.. venues and date of hosting keep changing... It's starting to become a joke...

TheGoodJoe:


Since 2012 to date, we have won the EPL 8 times, FA Cup 3 times, EFL Cup 4 times, Champions League 1, UEFA Super Cup 1 and World Club Cup 1. Losing an FA Cup final will not give us an atom of worries. Manchester United can celebrate, while we look forward.

Finito.

robosky02:
NFF responsible for U17 failures

How can you appoint a coach less than a month to a major competition

How can you start screening 50 players less than 3 weeks

How can you get them gell as a team

Preparation should have started over one year ago

Now they will blame Manu Garba for the failure when they never started early



We need to go back to national u13, U15 and U17 regional and national competition

That was what produce the like of Kelechi iheanacho ECT we still have his U13 pictures

komekn:


Sorry no vex i no deh buy fake goods, so no receipt required or given.

chrisooblog:
Why we're not tapping people like him and Emenalo to play a crucial role in the NFF is beyond me.

Marjoribanks:
Our men are not struggling oo.
Ashe ran 9:94 two days ago (2nd fastest time this year) to win his heat yesterday with Ajayi running 10:03s SB to place 2nd behind him.
Brume already ran under 10 twice this year. He ran 10:04s two days ago!

Both Ashe and Brume already qualified to the olympics!

We have a new 400m star, Ogazi who ran a SB 44:53s -- 2nd fastest 400m time ever run by a Nigerian.

Our boys are cooking!

Ofili just equally the 150m World Record. She has been unfortunate with this wind bouhaha! Then you have Tima who ran 11:03s yesterday to also qualify for the Olympics just like Chukuma!

Kog45:
Seyi Olofinjana is NFF ambassador of Nigeria youth league which involves academies in Nigeria....Mike Emenalo doesn't relate with Nigeria much,apart from being member of US 94 team and thanks to Iroha injury,nobody would have remembered him for anything.

Marjoribanks:
Osimhen will remain in Napoli next season. No offer yet!

No wonder Napoli President dey vex for Victor in one of his intterview! lol!
Agreed to pay Vic 10m annually with the hope of getting 120m in return. Huge gamble that might not pay off.

Osimhen will get 20m in two years and leave for free next summer! lol

He thought he is smart rejecting several offers for Vic last summer now offer don dry up. lol!
Many top teams spent big on strikers last summer and not willing to spend a lot on another this summer!

He has been played by a Naija boy!

Darell2002:
You think Napoli president is dumb before accepting that offer


Offers will come
Osimhen is leaving this summer


His contact doesn't end next summer
It's ends 2026
ADL can't pay osimhen 30m
Na pure business man be that