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1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by martinosi: 1:25pm On Jun 23, 2019
The 1996 Olympics was a Year that made FIFA Think long and hard about football...

They Saw the Flame of Change Lit in 1990 when Cameroun reached the World Cup Finals Quarter Final Stage
and they saw it get stronger when Nigeria Reached 2nd Round and nearly reached the Quarter Final. Brazil won the world cup that year.
Nigeria Won the Africa Nations Cup.

Then in 1996 the writing was clearly on the Wall when a Nigerian team defeated the Best Brazilian team
assembled since 1970. When Brazil played Nigeria in the Semi Finals of the 1996 Olympics Soocer Tournament they had
on the field:

Ronaldo
Ravaldo
Ronaldinho
Bebeto
Roberto Carlos


and Nigeria came from Behind from 3:1 to win 4:3


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NY_Mnt8RbA

So before you could say "Jack Robertson"..the French team had 7 African Players and they Won the
world Cup in 1998 and nearly repeated the feat in 2006 and then did it again in 2018 with 8 African Players
on the Field......


Anybody that cant see the African Imput in Frances Success on the World Stage in Footall in the Past 20 years is being grossly
dis-honest.....


Now we have African Players playing for

Belgium

France

Austria

Switzerland

England

Portugal

With the Spainish and Italians grabbing South American Players to Naturalise and play for them....


Etc Etc and African National Teams have "Pub-League" National Coaches from Europe to make sure they never get anywhere
in International Football "smh"


Mean-While over in Europe we have Former African Players that were the best being chosen as
Director of Football and Player Development to select players to make European Club Teams strong ie Viera @ Man City etc

While we still keep on Getting "Pub-League Coaches" from Europe to manage African National Side
who even the European Football nations have never heard of...



So this where we are...the Deck was arranged and changed to Keep African Nations in a position of Failure
as long as Football is concerned because its the Most Political Sport in the World and it carries the heaviest
Political Implications....


Please feel free to comment.....
Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by EkunKekere: 1:32pm On Jun 23, 2019
Sigh. Victim mentality and inferiority complex are really taking their toll on this country.

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Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by thesicilian: 1:33pm On Jun 23, 2019
If you get your acts right, no VAR or refereeing decision can stop you from winning the trophy.

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Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by Kingosytex(m): 1:37pm On Jun 23, 2019
Inferiority complex at its peak!!

@ Martinosi, why don't you hit the hammer on the nail and stop beating about the bush. africa no sabi play ball, its a fact. they are tactically and technically behind their counterparts in europe and south america


Ghana missed the golden chance of entering the WC semis thanks to Gyan's penalty miss. OP, tell me, was it FIFA that asked him to miss it?


The europeans sabi play ball. the joy one deserves watching fc barcelona and that from any african team can never be the same

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Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by Jaycarnes01(m): 1:43pm On Jun 23, 2019
Africans are always robbed. It started from a time and will never end.
Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by Kingosytex(m): 1:45pm On Jun 23, 2019
thesicilian:
If you get your acts right, no VAR or refereeing decision can stop you from winning the trophy.


you said the fact. the OP was just beating about the bush
Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by Upton: 1:47pm On Jun 23, 2019
What's this?

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Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by kalufelix(m): 1:50pm On Jun 23, 2019
OP issa mad Dog on the loose. .
Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by Chrisus(m): 1:53pm On Jun 23, 2019
I'm still looking for where FIFA made sure Africa did not win a world cup in your write-up.

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Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by emeijeh(m): 2:06pm On Jun 23, 2019
Brazil won the world cup in 1990?!

Op, are you high?
Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by martinosi: 2:16pm On Jun 23, 2019
thesicilian:
If you get your acts right, no VAR or refereeing decision can stop you from winning the trophy.

But VAR is also a Great tool to stop you winning if the Referee and Officials dont like you......
Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by martinosi: 2:20pm On Jun 23, 2019
Kingosytex:
Inferiority complex at its peak!!

@ Martinosi, why don't you hit the hammer on the nail and stop beating about the bush. africa no sabi play ball, its a fact. they are tactically and technically behind their counterparts in europe and south america


Ghana missed the golden chance of entering the WC semis thanks to Gyan's penalty miss. OP, tell me, was it FIFA that asked him to miss it?


The europeans sabi play ball. the joy one deserves watching fc barcelona and that from any african team can never be the same

Not True at All.....

We all know if you have lived or grown up in Europe especially in UK, France, Italy, Holland, Belgium that the Black/African Players are the best players from the Pre-School, Primary, Secondary School Stage but getting into Football academies as a Youth in Europe is 60% Who you know, 30% Politics and 10% Skill if you are a Black/African Youth..

On the Issue of Barcelona..they were known as the Butcher of Barcelona in the 1980's & 1990's an under-achieving club for there size on the european stage and then along came a Manger of African Decent born and raised in Holland and changed them into a Afro-Brazillian Soccer Power house luring all the African/Afro-South American Players to come and play for them and then the rest is history..what is funny is that when he (Frank Rijkaard) left Barca he never coached again..hmmm i wonder why.....
Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by martinosi: 2:28pm On Jun 23, 2019
kalufelix:
OP issa mad Dog on the loose. .

I here to provoke debate and discussion having seen the inside working of the Football acadamies of some great clubs in
Europe and spoken to many African players who have played for Barcelona, Madrid (Real), Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City, Ajax,
Bayern Munich, Juventis in Private....
Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 2:56pm On Jun 23, 2019
Correct your list. Ronaldinho was not in that team. Ronaldinho came out in 1997 as a U17 player in the international team.

Add Juninho to that list.
Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by lorenzos1: 3:20pm On Jun 23, 2019
Is it FIFA that made our local leagues less developed and competitive when compared with Other Leagues around the world. They put in more resources, effort into the sport and get d desired resources. This guys start planning for d next world 4 years before it but Us, we start 4 months before..

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Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by martinosi: 4:37pm On Jun 23, 2019
lorenzos1:
Is it FIFA that made our local leagues less developed and competitive when compared with Other Leagues around the world. They put in more resources, effort into the sport and get d desired resources. This guys start planning for d next world 4 years before it but Us, we start 4 months before..

There are Many Jay Jay, Kanu's etc in Nigeria/Africa.....they are ready....
Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by selemempe: 6:33pm On Jun 23, 2019
Kingosytex:
Inferiority complex at its peak!!

@ Martinosi, why don't you hit the hammer on the nail and stop beating about the bush. africa no sabi play ball, its a fact. they are tactically and technically behind their counterparts in europe and south america


Ghana missed the golden chance of entering the WC semis thanks to Gyan's penalty miss. OP, tell me, was it FIFA that asked him to miss it?


The europeans sabi play ball. the joy one deserves watching fc barcelona and that from any african team can never be the same
lol...this post is actually the one with inferiority complex
Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by lordraiden(m): 8:45pm On Jun 23, 2019
FIFA- Football Is not For Africa.....full stop
Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 9:12pm On Jun 23, 2019
martinosi:


Not True at All.....

We all know if you have lived or grown up in Europe especially in UK, France, Italy, Holland, Belgium that the Black/African Players are the best players from the Pre-School, Primary, Secondary School Stage but getting into Football academies as a Youth in Europe is 60% Who you know, 30% Politics and 10% Skill if you are a Black/African Youth..

On the Issue of Barcelona..they were known as the Butcher of Barcelona in the 1980's & 1990's an under-achieving club for there size on the european stage and then along came a Manger of African Decent born and raised in Holland and changed them into a Afro-Brazillian Soccer Power house luring all the African/Afro-South American Players to come and play for them and then the rest is history..what is funny is that when he (Frank Rijkaard) left Barca he never coached again..hmmm i wonder why.....


I did not know Rinus Michels had an African history. Can you tell me more about it?
Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by Beverlyjean(f): 10:39pm On Jun 23, 2019
FIFA has nothing to do with our failures... As u can see now that it takes a country with a good league to do well in national tournaments... It's even affecting south America.... Europe have taking total control of football... The 2018 WC , the 4 semi final teams were all European teams... The last junior WC was won by Ukraine another European team, the last Olympics had an inexperienced Germany loosing to a neymar star studded Brazil team in Rio ... While the female team was won by Germany... The present female world cup is being run by European teams already... Europe has the best football league in the world by a distance
Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by lorenzos1: 11:48pm On Jun 23, 2019
It is not that we lack Talents in Africa, what we lack is the ability to develop that talent to its full potential(no resources to aid development). If we have a player who is naturally gifted(lets assume he even gets selected), but has only played with average players in the local league all his life, do you think he would be able to rise to the occasion at the big stage overnight ??
martinosi:
Have you ever wondered why Nigerian athletes suddenly begin to do well when the represent other countries...?

There are Many Jay Jay, Kanu's etc in Nigeria/Africa.....they are ready....
Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by davillian(m): 9:56am On Jun 24, 2019
Jaycarnes01:
Africans are always robbed. It started from a time and will never end.
White people sabi ball pass us.
Gone are the days you play football with physical strength.
Now a lot of things has changed and only north African countries are playing with tactics and skills.
If two west African countries play you go see say na kick and follow nobody get position na were ball de everybody go rush go.
The is afcon cup dry no goals.
See the way oyinbo people they scrore goals naw, until we learn to score like them then nothing for us.
Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by Jaycarnes01(m): 12:54pm On Jun 24, 2019
davillian:

White people sabi ball pass us.
Gone are the days you play football with physical strength.
Now a lot of things has changed and only north African countries are playing with tactics and skills.
If two west African countries play you go see say na kick and follow nobody get position na were ball de everybody go rush go.
The is afcon cup dry no goals.
See the way oyinbo people they scrore goals naw, until we learn to score like them then nothing for us.
True sha. But the issue of robbing Africans in terms of football is still much.
Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by davillian(m): 4:06pm On Jun 24, 2019
Jaycarnes01:
True sha. But the issue of robbing Africans in terms of football is still much.
There is away you will play ehen
Person way wan rub u go change mind.
Re: 1996 - The Year That FIFA Realised & Made Sure Africa Does Not Win A World Cup by Jaycarnes01(m): 8:21pm On Jun 24, 2019
davillian:

There is away you will play ehen
Person way wan rub u go change mind.
Lol grin na so..

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