My dream comes closer. Eaglets overcomes Kor. Spain to fall next and then Switzerland.

Just had this over the news. Although am not a fan of Yar Adua but for once he has taken a very bold step. Welldone to him.

Hope the money does got to individuals. it should be used to develop both human capital and infrastructure in those communities neglected for decades.

I smell two days of glory for Nigeria football next week:


Saturday 14th Nov. Super Eagles manages to over come Kenya, Tunia Held in Maputo; Super Eagles in South Africa

Sunday 15th Nov Goldent Eaglet defeats Switzerland to lift the cup.

Watch out

Nairaland am now you new prohhet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol

Our darling Eaglets confront NZ in the round of 16. Goodluck

El-Rufai, Arewa Elders Ask Yar'Adua To Resign
From Saxone Akhaine, Kaduna

IRKED by the continuous decline in the nation's economy, a group of Northern Elders and former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Nasir el-Rufai have advised President Umaru Yar'Adua to resign.

They alleged that under Yar'Adua's watch, Nigeria was gradually turning into a failed state under a democracy.

While the Arewa Elders position was contained in a communiquŽ issued in Kaduna, el-Rufai spoke in an interview on the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) monitored in Kaduna.

The communiquŽ by the Arewa Opinion Elders Forum signed by its spokesperson, Alhaji Sarki Abdullahi, noted the increasing slide towards anarchy, stressing that all indices that characterise and accelerate a nation towards a failed state had started emerging.

The elders from the 19 Northern States, who converged in Kaduna to review the state of the nation, also decried the nonchalant attitude of groups towards the electoral and constitutional reform and the slide towards a one-party state.

They lamented the increasing spate of insecurity particularly the rising wave of kidnapping and hostage taking, and urged that all hands must be on deck to arrest any degeneration.

The elders condemned the "renewed attempt to cause chaos and promote instability in Anambra State by the "non-democratic selection of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo as the flagbearer of the PDP against popular and consensus choices."

But the elders' group said: "We supported and commended Chief Andy Uba's attempt at enforcing rule of law and credible democratic ethics in Anambra and called for a speedy implementation of Justice Uwais report on electoral reform."

The Arewa leaders also commended government's renewed attempt at giving the anti-corruption campaign the needed bite, especially on corrupt individuals hitherto regarded as untouchables and urged for greater transparency and accountability in all sectors of the nation's economy.

Meanwhile, el-Rufai stated that unless the President wake up from his slumber and start working for Nigerians, he should return to Katsina in 2011.

"I'm still a PDP member but I know they may expel me from the PDP. But it is possible to defeat the PDP if Nigerians would act the way the people of Bauchi and Lagos behaved in 2007, to safeguard and protect their votes," the former Minister said.

He argued that the Yar'Adua government had nothing to show for the past 30 months and vowed to continue criticising the administration for lack of direction and proper focus to attend to Nigeria 's problems.

Said he: "I will surely return to Nigeria in December even if I would be killed because I am not afraid of any bad leader. I contributed a lot towards his (Yar'Adua) emergence as President but he decides to deal with me.

"I won't listen to those who advise me to leave him with Allah; I will fight back and Allah will be our judge. But before I die, I will fight on. Allah will be the judge hereafter."

He said he would not sit down and allow people to tarnish his name and that of his family.

According to el-Rufai: "They said I gave my friends and relations plots; since the government is out to tarnish my image and that of my family, I have to stand up to defend myself.

"Apart from that, they feel they are in Abuja just to sleep; they are not working. If others chose to be silent for fear of losing contracts or work for their children, we have to talk and we shall continue to be against this government as long as we are alive."

On whether he was against the Yar'Adua administration because he was not given an appointment, el-Rufai said he had never wanted to work with Yar'Adua and had said several times that he would never be a minister twice.

He stressed: "Even when Yar'Adua invited me to be in the Energy Council, he had to convince me that it was temporary. I accepted but when I realised that nothing serious was happening there, I left.

"I don't do a job twice. I am a Quantity Surveyor and never dreamt of working with the government."

He explained that 3,200 megawatts of electricity was generated during the Obasanjo administration but instead of the Yar'Adua's government to improve on the record, the figure had now dropped to 2,000 megawatts, which showed that there was no improvement in the power sector.

He continued: "Yar'Adua said $10 billion was spent on electricity and constituted the Suswam Committee, which discovered that only $6 billion was spent on the power sector.

"Suswam's committee found that only $6 billion was spent and only $3 billion was actually paid, others were letters of credit.

"They are just diverting attention that, hundreds of billions were spent on power because they know they are not working. But even if a hundred billion was spent, all that Nigerians want is a stable power supply."

The former FCT minister said Yar'Adua was a product of his alma mater - Barewa College in Zaria - "where some heads of state of Northern extraction were produced and did very well," adding that he would be sad if the incumbent President became a disappointment.


source: Guardian

With Tunisia managing a one nil victory over Kenyan and lost at home to Saudi Arabia in a friendlies this week, I dont seem them getting a result at Maputo in Nov. considering that Moz will want to play at the nations cup.

Now Super Eagles have another chance. but can they beat Kenya? WHile other African nations played friendlies this Fifa break to turn up their strategies, Amodu seem to have no vision. With less than a month to the crucial tie in Nairobi he has no plans. The Eagles will be playing a a high altitude and yet no plans yet to camp them to acclamitised. If Tunisia loss or draws and we fail to qualify amodu must go to prison.

Presidential task force pls do something we can afford to waste this lifeline that Moz will be giving us.

We can bear another heart break

With Cameroon and USA loosing by 3; Nigeria is in the last 16 regarless of what happen in Group E and F tomorrow (except England beats UZB by 7-0, later tonight, which is not likely to happen).

Hope they can take this oppurtunity to redeem themselves- Something tell me they are likely to be in the finals.[b][/b]

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Taye Taiwo -------------------Adeleye---------------Yobo---------------------Apam/Adefemi----------



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I think Okacha is still useful. We are lacking a combative midfielder. The attack have not score more goals because the midfield is non existent in the super eagers. Mikel, Etuhu. Olafinjana, Ayila are all defensive midfielders. Super eagles need someone in the shoes of Fabragas or Mikel Arteta. By the way where are Obodo and Wilson oruma?

Former Green Eagles' left winger Adokiye Amiesimeka yesterday in Port Harcourt called on former Super Eagles' skipper Austin Okocha to come out of retirement.

Reacting to Nigeria's 3-0 win over Kenya in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday in Abuja, Amiesimeka said that the former midfield maestro should return to the national team.

He said Okocha would be more useful to Nigeria in the national team than in the Presidential Task Force Committee set up by President Umaru Yar'Adua to ensure the Super Eagles' qualification for South Africa 2010.

Okocha is a member of the 12-man Presidential Task Force headed by Gov. Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers.

He argued that the former skipper should resume his role in the midfield which he said was weak and lacking in creativity in Sunday's game.

"We had a weak midfield, no penetrating passes until Nwankwo Kanu came in and gave us a penalty. I believe Okocha will be more useful in the midfield than on the Presidential Committee," he said.

He said the team played without passion, fire, and enthusiasm, giving the Kenyans much room to operate.

"We should have played them like the Nigeria-Belgium match at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games," he said.

Rivers' FA Chairman, Chris Green, called on the team to work harder if they must pick the ticket from the group.

"We need to work extra hard because our team was not that too good.

The Kenyans played well and were better technically," Green said.

"We are walking a tight rope because we still have Tunisia ahead of us. Our next match against Tunisia is a must-win match," he said.

Similarly, Paul Hamilton, a former Super Eagles coach, described the match in Tunis as a 'must-win' for Nigeria to feature in the finals of the mundial.

"The match in Tunis on June 20 is a must-win for the Super Eagles if Nigeria is to be at the World Cup final in 2010.

"As such, the boys must raise the tempo of their game in Tunisia. The Eagles did their best against Kenya in Abuja on Sunday.

"A lot still needs to be done by the coaching crew and the players for Nigeria to pick the Group B ticket for South Africa 2010 World Cup," Hamilton said.


Etim Esin, a former Nigerian international, urged Super Eagles' coach to retain the team which featured against the Harambee Stars of Kenya on Sunday for their next match in Tunisia.

"The boys are okay. No good manager anywhere in the world will want to change a winning team," he said.

But, Patrick Ibeh, a journalist, said the technical crew must work harder on the midfield before the match in Tunisia.

"It is not yet 'uhuru'. Good that we got the three points from the match against Kenya but there was no coordination between the midfield and the defence.

" We do not have a team yet. What we only have is a bunch of players who tried to impress.

"Amodu (the coach) must correct these flaws before our next match in Tunis if we want to go to the World Cup," he said.

Intelligence and gender do not seem to correlate. Environment and other factors determines intelligence.

What was Kalu Uche doing on the bench when our midfield was completely non existent. If we can not beat Moz away is itTunisia we can beat in Tunis. I am beginning to fear for Nigeria qualification. Amodu needs help!!!!

We still do not have a midfield