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TheSuperNerd:
Yes of course.... even Brazil and Macau. Like I told you it was a special law/agreement enacted for their relationship with these former colonies. The British and French didn't enact same.

Thanks Goodness you aren't a Bissau-Guinean... their babes for dun hear am and you no go mercy for Portuguese girls too.... you for give birth to many Nigerian-Portuguese too... Father Abraham of Africa...

Hahahahaha mumu boy u caught me there. I just thought of it, oboy I for dun browse them Portuguese babes website tire. Chai, their girls dey fine kwanu oo


Jokes apart, England is a big curse on Nigeria. Please how much does it take to get a Bissau citizenship? I am an Igbo boy and this is looking like a big biz opportunity.

TheSuperNerd:
This is Tomori's competition for a potential England debut....

1). Harry Maguire (Manchester utd)

2). John Stones (Man City)

3). Michael Keane (Everton)

4). James Tarkowski (Burnley)

5). Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove albion)

6). Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa)

7). Ben Godfrey (played beautifully for Norwich against Man City yesterday).

8 ). Joe Gomez (Liverpool)


So it will not be a walk in the park for Tomori to just get an invite and then feature.

If he continues doing well for an elite club like Chelsea, he would leapfrog those names from the no.8 - 3 before Xmas.

This is why I don't wish this guys have good games. I had wished Tammy kept flattering to deceive, so that England would overlook him for us, same with Tomori. When dey do well, I get scared bkus we sure gonna lose them, but some misguided loathsome hypocrites in here wouldn't understand that, hence mistake it for hate.


Just imagine an Osimhen - Tammy front line in a 442 formation bro. No be die?

TheSuperNerd:
It is because of a special agreement between both nations. Thanks to the ex-colonial relationship Portugal and Guinea Bissau share (I.e. GB being a colony of Portugal), any Bissau-Guinean national can take up Portuguese nationality. Guinea Bissau is also a core member of a special group of countries that speak Portuguese as their main language.



NB: See Chris.. I no see this mention on time. Dey quote me wella next time or make the Nerdy bold so I won't miss it aiit.

Jesu! Why wasn't I born in Guinnea Bissau Chai, I for dun take up the citizenship, travel go reside for Lisbon since nah


Away from the pun, do Mozambique, Angola and Cape Verd also enjoy this yummy benefits?

Av bn making some kinda reviews, studying our team, players, the promises, where we are now and where we could be tomorrow, trynna comparing our strength and quality to some of the teams currently ahead of us in the FIFA ranking . Guys trust me, with the array of stars we av at our disposal now, putting many things in to consideration, there are many teams ahead of us in the FIFA ranking who can't get a draw from us now, should we meet. I hope hope we dot our Is and cross our Tees duly, then we should be in the top 15 of the ranking before Qatar 2022.


The team is taking shape and still open for new additions for improvements.

TheSuperNerd:
And with a Back-to-form Iheanacho, an on-fire Okereke, an ever growing Osimhen, Awoniyi, Onuachu, Odey, and even Simy Nwankwo all maintaining fine shape amd consistency, I don't think we will miss his(Tammy) services. But if he can commit to us, then it adds to the options we have. This new era will not dull at all so Tammy better wake up or get lost on the English seas.

From August 3rd 2019

I just decided to revisit this post made during the preseason.

Icon4s:
Ansu Fati was born in Bissau to Guinea Bissau parents. So I didn't see what makes him directly eligible to play for Portugal. If at all any other country wants to claim him it should be Spain and not Portugal even though the later were their former Colonial masters. Or am I missing something here?

Below is the excerpt from articles I read on top sites like BBC, caughtoffside.com, 90min.com, sport-english.com et al;

Please take note of the bolded -

".......Fati is eligible to play for three
countries: Guinea-Bissau, as it was his place of
birth, Portugal - as Guinea-Bissau is a former
colony, and Spain, because the youngster has
been living there since he was six."

tbaba1234:
Ha, you have seen the light..

He's taken his game a notch up from what I saw of him in the first half of last season, where he was equally good but faded away even before the ovations. He looks the real deal now, and gonna maintain this form

Famocious:
Dennis and David will surely set Jupiter league on fire.. The lads are pure gems.

We are truelly blessed with loads of human resources in this country..

Have u ever seen dem live in Brugges colours before? Seems David's goals have dried up

andrew444:
You have a point, i dont know where that Portugal comes from ,i hope its not because they where colonised by Portugal

It is bkus Bissau was a Colony of Portugal

Ebere Eze was phenomenal today.

It is about time we capped him

How come Ansu Fati is eligible for Portugal bkus Guinnea Bissau was colonised by Portugal, but, players from anglophone and Franco countries are never automatically eligible for England and France respectively?

Where are my fellow lovers of history? Junnyjake, icon4s, Nerdy et al

Hmmm Eze dey form ooo!! Hits the woodwork two times, has one goal already plus one assist in this ongoing match. wow!!

TheSuperNerd:
Oga it is not fake. This one is true. Shevy did commend the pace of our attack from another interview and that is what the writer referred to. Not all OGN news is fake as I have since already discovered.

Also they gave the name of the journalist they spoke to. Stop rubbishing some people's works based on one bad work they have had before.

At the bolded, u wrote that owngoalnigeria.com was referring to a message from another interview, but below is the excerpt of the article u posted from owngoalnigeria.com;



..........”It was like watching Brazil play to be honest.
That was the best 45 minutes any team can ever
wish for. They were not just good on the ball but
off it they kept making runs that left the defence
of Ukraine confused.
The front three can trouble any team with the
pace with which they played the first 45 minutes
“, Roman told Owngoalnigeria.com.


So where did you get Dat from?

TheSuperNerd:
It Was Like Watching Brazil Play – Ukrainian Journalist On Super Eagles First Half Display In Draw Against Ukraine

A lot of people who watched the Super Eagles of Nigeria against Ukraine were left surprised the way the Nigerian team took the game to the host team in the opening 45 minutes which ended with Nigeria leading 2-0.

The game ended in a 2-2 draw with Ukraine scoring twice in the second half but according to Ukrainian Journalist Stanislav Roman, the first half performance of the Super Eagles is similar to watching Brazil in full flow.

Roman said the way the Nigerians were confident on the ball and also the running off it left the backline of Ukraine confused and even coach of the team Andriy Shevchenko admitted after the game that his wards couldn’t keep up with the pace of the Nigerians.

He said the trio of Samuel Chukwueze, Samuel Kalu and Victor Osimhen can wreck any team in the world if they play with such neck breaking speed as seen in the first half of the draw against Ukraine two days ago.

”It was like watching Brazil play to be honest. That was the best 45 minutes any team can ever wish for. They were not just good on the ball but off it they kept making runs that left the defence of Ukraine confused.
The front three can trouble any team with the pace with which they played the first 45 minutes “, Roman told Owngoalnigeria.com.

”They probably got tired in the second half but if not for the chances they fail to convert they would have rounded up the game before the first goal scored by Ukraine. Ukraine national team were taught a very good lesson by the Nigerians “.

Source: OGN




***This is an Ukrainian and European bowing to the Powers and unlimited mad potentials of the KOC...***

Fake news, fabricated by an overzealous writer

charlesemeka85:
the list won't make sense to u cus the likes of ajagun, Babatunde, kayode and awoniyi were not included.

Like i told u few months ago ajagun and kayode now plays for benin republic and likely to pay us back on our own coin during the afcon qualifiers

Waka there!! Ubanka!!

Against Ukraine, Ekong played his best passes ever, in the Super Eagle's gear.
Who else noticed?

I think we have the best combinations up front now, all what is needed is to make it less selfish, laced with more precision, then, watch the goals rain. However, ceteris paribus, I would rather Musa, than Simon as the first name of the bench, in subsequent matches.

Please what's this yeye African football some folks keep giving as an excuse to sideline the foreign born players here? African football, yet the best Africa teams still struggle to beat third rated European Teams? My people, it is techniques over physicality.

The Aribo I saw AGAINST UKRAINE is exactly what our midfield needs. If he maintains or improves on his display against Ukraine, which was even his debut, then, Etebo would sit for him. Boy's transition from defense to attack trumps Etebo's, he passes better(goal oriented passes), and above all, he is a goal threat.



I envisage a midfield combo of Ndidi, Aribo and Iwobi in October.

This team is looking good.

I will suggest a few changes, mainly on the bench:

1 - Get a worthy back up to Iwobi. Eze will be the prime target, while we also keep an eye on Onomah's game in the championship

2 - Bring in Azubike as a back up to Ndidi.

3 - Let Aribo and Etebo rumble for that CM shirt, whoever does better, should be starting while the other sits. Even on the bench, give Ejaria a chance to keep the previous two on their toes.

4 - In the defense, get Tomori, since Balogun has refused to play.

5 - Last but not the least, once Ebuehi is fit, or Ehizibue is secured, move Aina to the left. He does better there, more than the natural LB, Collins. Collins should be a back up to Aina in the LB

charlesemeka85:
Come bck to my sences as in what?

Lol I no mean am Dat way oo. I'm sorry if that was offensive, it actually was an oversight

TheGoodJoe:
And you can not use height because it is not a quality in that respect.

What he lacks in power, meaning inside power, there are things he is lacking. Not the total absence of power.

Inside skills, there are things lacking. Not a total absence of skills.

Can we say inside height, there are things lacking? No. So Azubuike being short does not count.

We can talk of him lacking in winning aerial duels and make up with reading winning the second balls.

Dont take this outta context. Skill could be collective in that sense, but power isn't, otherwise, what are the purported things inside power?

If u had said "ability", that would have been more debatable bkus it varies. But in the context u used that word "power", u meant physical strength sir, I am eager to kno the said things inside power sir

TheGoodJoe:
My bro I have read and still not gotten what you are saying.

If I say what Zinchenko lacks in skills, he makes up with intelligent passes. Am I saying Zinchenko is not skillful? Or has zero skills?

It means Zinchenko is skillful but not perfect at it but uses passing to make up.

Same way with Osimhen lacks with power but makes up with hard work and runs. Not that he lacks power which charlesemeka85 thought I said.

Yes bro, quote me anywhere, it means Zinchenko isn't skillful but gets bailed by his intelligence.

That phrase "what he lacks in...", is a negative statement that gives the sense of the weakness of somebody/something.

When u say "what Zinchenko lacks in skill, he makes up in intelligence", u are basically and emphatically saying that Zinchenko is rather intelligent than skillful. Not that he is a bit skillful and super intelligent, as u trynna imply

This isn't worthy of an argument, just consult ur GST101, or better yet Google it.

Lucque:
For once i agree with you...
Aribo didnt misplace a single pass.. was very cool and calm on d ball...i no know wetin some pol watch

The boy impressed me, but the bolded is farce. I saw him misplace about 4 and in some cases he gave needless passes(wrong choice of passes) that put the team under pressure. Above all, he was OK

TheGoodJoe:
I used the second term to clarify.

What he lacks in power, shows the power was there but lacked in some places in power play. Not the total absence of power but lacking in some area of power.

So he showed strength and power but lacked in power some areas. Thus, making up with pace and hardwork.

If that be the case, then u clearly didn't understand the statement u made and what it implied. I dont want to be the one to teach u lexis and structures or how to use ur parts of speech in making phrases, we don't know it all, hence, we learn everyday. "what" in that statement functions as a pronoun, not adverb or interjection, it gives a direct meaning or message about the subject in question, that he does not have power as one his traits. In a nutshell, it defines lack of power as his major weakness. E.g is when people say "what Azubuike lacks in height" - this gives u a straight up definition of Azubuike as a short man.

If u had opted for an interjection "when" which gives a sense of time of circumstance, then ur message would have carried a better meaning.

"When his power fails him, he makes up with his speed"


So my brother, there is no argument here, Emeka was right, all along

Kog45:
Jamilu Collins lacks the class of Ben Iroha,Celestine Babayaro,Ifeanyi Udeze,Taiye Taiwo and Elderson Echiejele.

Really surprised at afcon seeing Rohr axed Aina from starting line up for Collins.

The guy is too average.

That boy is below average at best. He was the weak link all game and has always been, in all the matches he's played for the Eagles. A certain Stanley Amuzie wasn't this poor in his Ephemeral stay with the Eagles

TheGoodJoe:
Watching Uzoho broke my heart and my mind also drifted to Alampasu. It shows you can be good but not have the right trajectory in your career. Uzoho needs to keep working hard, same goes to Alampasu who I hope can put his club travails behind him. Make the most of every opportunity that comes.

Sad we did not get to see Maduka.

How sir, please clarify. Say the boy no do well abi what? I no grab

TheGoodJoe:
What he lacks in power

Understand before rushing in to attack. I did not say Osimhen lacks power. There were times he lost the ball in some physical battles but made up with electrical runs to win it back.

He is far more mobile than Drogba. He looks a player that can comfortably play on the wings and utilise his pace. So where he was short in power, he made up with pace.

Understand?

The two bolded have two different meanings bro.

"What he lacks in power" simply implies he wasn't powerful.

"where he was short in power" in other words "when found wanting", in that context, simply means he was powerful but whenever he SLIPS UP... Emeka was right, u should have used the second bolded in ur earlier post bkus it is what best suits ur narrative.

elyte89:
I tot u said zubby is not super eagles material yet ,baba no turn to humility na

His is Humility017 already

Humility180, charlesemeka180

charlesemeka85:
Who lacks power? Oshimeh wey bully the Ukraine CBs on one on one duels? U watch the match at all? That boy is the closest thing to Didier Drogba. He is rugged pacey, hungry and prolific in front of goal.

Add that he is creative and selfless too. No be him create the begging chances Kalu and Iwobi wasted?

charlesemeka85:
Azubuike better pass esiti abeg. He should be drafted in as an a backup for ndidi. Aribo and etebo for now for the CM position while Eze is need also as a back up to iwobi

U are finally coming back to ur senses


Do u still remember this post below?

charlesemeka85:
That short old man that plays for a club I can't pronounce its name is crap, his type isn't needed in the super eagles, I would rather go for Esiti or Abdul Zubairu

TheSuperNerd:
All these for one person... after you yab am inside out and outside in... nwoke a sef..


Icon79 be like... "Chris, may I see you outside for a moment"

Trust me she is worth every bit of the eulogies. I wudda given her a peck on the forehead with a warm embrace for her conduct, if I was any closer. I was wrong and too harsh.


Dats by d way sha

R2bees:
Yen! yen! yen! Na your type go dey find trouble where trouble no dey. Your girlfriend/Wife don suffer. You are now speaking Igbo so she could forget the trash u just spewed abi. See ur mouth like Apologies. Ndi mmadu sef

Wetin concern my babe or wife for dis matter? no let me call amadioha on u oo