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Biggest club in Africa yet they didn't win anything of note during that period lol I hear you.

I've sha made my point continue engaging yourself in pointless debates to score some imaginary validation.

forgiveness:
Usual lamba. You be d lamba king.

Oga! Who talked about numbers of trophies? Setubal had won cups and played severally in Europe before Boavista dreamt. That's the point. Stop deviating.

Another Lamba, Yekini joined Setubal in the first division and scored 13 goals in his first season in Europe. That made him 5th joint top goal scorer. The team was relegated that year. He got offer to move but he was loyal to go down with them. That is one of the reasons he is a legend in Setubal.

This one dey use Google. Kkkkkk.

You are too ignorant about the trend but instead of you to learn, you dey disgrace yourself.

Yekini didn't play for the best clubs in Africa yet he played for 3SC in CAF Champions league final in 1984. Lamba

He didn't play for the best team yet he joined African Sports just after they came 2nd in the Caf Champions league. I say you bi lamba man. You no Sabi anything but you dey pretend.

For your information, African Sports was bigger than Asec Mimosa as at the time he joined. They even dominated the league before and after he went. Mr Lamba. Humble yourself and learn.

I want to wait until Osimhen wins an AFCON and performs well at a World Cup (God willing) before doing an objective comparison with the two.

All I will say for now is Yekini na baba which Victor himself agrees with but Osimhen isn't far off.

darkelf:
This thing no even hard sef

Im this current team, who will you pick over the 94 set to start except maybe Calvin bassey and that's even debatable. You could maybe add Aina but im not even so convinced on him right now

I would still take a Yekini over osimhen

So whats the unnecessary comparison about

Same team won atalanta 96

What tournament has your current eagles set won for christ sake??

I get it that some of.you here were born post 2000 but I watched this team in 94, 98WC and 2000 AFCON.

See how they played against Spain in 98 na. You think your current eagles would've defeated Spain in such fashion??

Your current eagles wey no fit best Congo to qualify for WC na him una dey hype

See how all of you are developing BP just because of an upcoming U-23 qualifiers against the same Congo

Abeg abeg abeg!!!!!

Like I said before everything is not argument but because you've decided to bring in lies into the conversation I will respond to some of the points you raised.

Which major trophy did Setubal win that Boavista hasn't achieved or surpassed them in?

Setubal was in the second division of Portuguese football when Yekini joined them so I don't understand this your obsession to make them look bigger than they were.

Yekini was a great striker who was unlucky not to have featured for the best clubs in Africa and Europe. In Africa he went to Ivory Coast to play for Africa Sports not even Asec Mimosa. Europe he played for 'continental giants' Gijon and Olimpiacos so if we're using quality and standard of clubs he featured for as a criteria national team coaches may have never looked his way.

I think you're being intellectually dishonest bringing Pele into the issue when everyone knows that South American football especially Brazil was at par or better than European football. Check out the results from the intercontinental club games between European clubs and Brazilian clubs from that era if you doubt me.

By early 90s and late 80s Nigerian players were already finding their way to some solid teams in Europe so don't use that excuse of our best legs still staying in Nigeria because of high standard.

forgiveness:
Another lamba. Boavista was not bigger than Setubal as at then. It is just like saying Aston Villa big pass Chelsea because dem dey top 3.

Setubal wey don dey play in Europe and won major trophies before Boavista dreamt.

However, it is like saying because Pele didn't play for bigger teams in Europe he was unlucky when we know the Brazilian league was a good league then.

Na lamba you dey sell give juvenile for football.

Yekini played in his prime in Africa before he left for Setubal in early 90s. Why?

Nigerian league and most African leagues were good. Most left when it declined in the early 90s.

You seems to be ignorant of the trend but u are using Google to sell lamba. It is just like saying Odegbami was unlucky to go to Europe when he even won 2nd and 3rd best player in Africa while playing in Nigeria.

For your information, Setubal was a bigger club than Norwich and Wimbledon as at that time. Dis your lamba too much.

Ogbeni I no get your time this morning.

Everything is not conspiracy theory.

If you read to understand and not to look for issues to engage in conflict over you would have seen I wasn't questioning Yekini as a top player. I was only pointing out that the level of Setubal at the time won't have warranted a national team call up if it had been any other player.

Case in point Richard Owobokiri played for Boavista a bigger club in the same Portugal with Yekini. Mike Obiku played for Feyernord then. Efan Ekoku who chopped bench steady with the SE played for Norwich and Wimbledon in the EPL all bigger clubs than Setubal.

Yekini earned his place with the national team absolutely no debate, but he was unlucky that he featured for low profile sides in Europe that were not commiserate with his huge abilities.

forgiveness:
Which call up? You don start with your lamba again.

How many Nigerians were playing in Europe in the early 80s?

It was in the late 80s Nigerian players started moving in drove to Europe.

By that time, Yekini already made name for himself.

Who wan bench am?

The best of the best players played in the Nigerian league or Cote d'vior.

3sc was the best in Nigerian and one of the best in African during the time Yekini played.

Who dey watch European football in Nigerian in the early 80s?

Oga! I don't understand what you meant by "the kind of club he played for would have ordinarily not earned him a call up"

This your statement na for Tata wey never saw the glorious years of Nigerian football.

Hoping Gbavertz won't be the end of Arteta.

mostob:
NGL.. This your meme na pure creativity 🤣🤣🤣

Men that 2000 squad tight o!

Kanu with Arsenal, Okocha and Godwin Okpara with PSG, Okunowo with Barca, Taribo AC Milan, Babayaro Chelsea, Oliseh Juventus, Ikpeba Dortmund just to mention a few.

Goke7:
So you had just two players, yet you defeated a star studded civ team and think it’s a flash in the pan?

See In the year 2000 the Oliseh making mouth now and the national team he captained then could not win Afcon on home soil and I doubt the Cameroonian team had players in bigger clubs than our players then. We had players in arsenal, ac Milan, PSG etc. check the Cameroon team apart from njitap at Real Madrid others can’t be compared to where eagles players were in 2000

Setubal have never ever been Portuguese heavyweights.

It was Yekini's outstanding performances with the national team that earned him his status with the national team. The kind of club he was playing for would have ordinarily not earned him a call up.

Blueelf:
BUt he said Setubal were portuguese heavyweights then

Or is he wrong??

Bounou might be better but I think the gist of what he is saying is that you don't necessarily need a world class keeper to win an AFCON. Once you have a tight midfield and a world class forward or striker on form you're halfway to winning a title.

[quote author=Blueelf post=141032504][/quote]

Honestly I always roll my eyes when some journalists and ex footballers from the 1994 set parrot the narrative that our golden generation of players were playing in the biggest and best clubs that year.

Oliseh? random club in Belgium. Same for Chidi Nwanu, Alloy Agu, Ikpeba etc.

Even baba Yekini na one small club for Portugal he dey.

The only high-profile clubs (then!) one or two of our players featured in then were Finidi (Ajax) and Siasia (Nantes)

Even after Olympic triumph na only few players play for big club even at that some weren't starters.

Goke7:
The 1994 team that won AFCON: how many were in big clubs when they won AFCON, including the Oliseh that is talking from both sides of the mouth? Where was he in 1994?

Done.

All the best.

Regards

AndSunGorilla:
Apologies for the digression. I have done some inner reflection and I want to apologize to everyone I maybhave frustrated or angered on this forum. Lease find it in your heart to forgive me.

Na beg I dey beg, could you help me vote for Mayomikun Ladipo in this UK Inspirational Leaders award. The site is inspire-awardsdotcom/vote. Search for Mayomikun Ladipo.

Thank you very very much.

But the guy sometimes chai. Eze should look himself hard in mirror if Madueke of all people is benching you.

Harvetz can't work I don't how we're going to do it but Arteta should keep us fighting for the top spot till January before bringing in a reasonable forward.

mostob:
Na lie... Na April f**l.
Madueke ke
In 2026

When I saw Munoz struggling towards the end like he had a possible hamstring injury, I was saying in my mind I fit sweet for the coach if he attempted to bring Aina. He should continue playing and enjoying his boo like that.

EElopa:
If you see how angry I am watching this Colombian rightback keeping Ola Aina on the bench simply because that German coach is just in love with him. Ola Aina need to get out of that club in the winter transfer window. There are definitely market for him in the prem.

Osimhen's girlfriend involved in a traffic accident. Thankfully she wasn't seriously hurt.

Seems her and Victor have a baby on the way.

https://punchng.com/osimhens-pregnant-girlfriend-involved-in-car-crash-report/

Yeah they missed a trick. I would have had Rox, Sol, or Lash win MITB.

Then book the winner to cash in on Liv Morgan while she's celebrating.

pu7pl3:
Bruh she was the worrst person that could have won that briefcase, her feud with Chelsea will be mid. WWE Creative are just cowards and cant pull the trigger to elevate other stars like Rox or Lash.
Fvck Triple H

You gerrit!

mostob:
Pink lip obviously

Even if this broda goes on a 10 game scoring streak I won't be remotely interested for him to come back to the SE. The only thing that could make me use my full chest to call for his invite is for him to score consistently in the top five of Europe's elite even that na fight.

I still rate Moffi injuries have just done him dirty.

TheSuperNerd:
Terem Moffi subbed in on 76mins and scored ⚽️ to help Hamburg SV to a comeback 3-2 away win at TSG Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.

[b]Tolu Arokodare continues his hot streak at Ajax with another goal⚽️ for them today. Subbed out on 73mins. Game locked at 1-1 between Ajax and Nec Nijmegen.[/b]

Rafiu Durosinmi also continues his hot streak in Belgium, scoring⚽️ for Genk in a 3-0 win vs Kortrijk.

19y/o 🇨🇵🇳🇬 CF, Prosper Peter scores⚽️ again in Ligue 1 for Angers SCO in a 5-1 loss vs Brest. Scored days ago for France U20s in a 2-1 loss to England U20s in the U20 Elite League friendly tourney.

Some global energy supply logistics eish.

Same thing doing America is going through that forced Trump to be doing padi padi arrangement with the Russians.

izzou:
All these price fluctuations is what will make the price of commodities stay high, because people must hedge by all means.

What exactly is making diesel high? Petrol is the same, Diesel is high.

You and my bro-in-law should write a book "Trucking..The Devil's Business"

raumdeuter:
Baba na so me sef chook head inside trucking in Naija many years ago. They told me companies need this, contracts plenty. I Didn't make a single penny

I only knew the Geography of Nigeria from places they told me my trucks broke down, plus numerous sleepless nights and phone call credit to Naija.

Did I tell you I have 2 primary school friends who died from HBP between 2021 and 2023. Both were into logistics.

One of them the wife met him in the morning slumped in rhe living room dead beside his laptop that he uses every night to track his trucks every night instead of sleeping

Crazy. I think the fuel regulators should find a way to build schedules for announcing fuel adjustments. I know South Africa usually does a monthly announcement which at least gives business owners relying on fuel time to hedge and adjust.

izzou:
After doing all my calculations and accepting a trip using 1890 as my Diesel price

Only to wake up this morning and see 2,100 where I am

False reporting

https://x.com/Gviev/status/2108921029091373102?s=20

CrystalTiger:
Renewed Hope

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Mixed with humour too ''Paul Heyman may own your mind, The Vision your soul, but in Money in The Bank I will own your A$$!"

pu7pl3:
Oba’s mic work just improves every week. He’s got the rhythm and cadence down pact. So when he says everyone else will climb a ladder but Bronson has to climb a mountain? It’s a home run. When he says the only thing waiting for Bronson at the top of said mountain is a Fall From Grace, it’s another home run. It’s fantastic wordplay done with a menace that only he can provide.

Roman and LA also spit fire at eachother too.

Boya na caveman drawings pesin dey watch deceive himself na game he dey look.

Benjamin that was all over the place covering for his fullbacks.

TheSuperNerd:
This is a fat lie. That guy watched back of his phone or laptop.

Nobody won 1v1 duels today more than Benjamin Frederick. Times and again, Frederick was the last busstop for Russian attacks.

Have a look at the duel stats. Frederick beaten?? Back of Phone!

Bewene has been stressing Benji with too much work covering his a$$.

TheSuperNerd:
Benjamin Frederick has not lost a 1v1 duel today. He has smothered everything coming through Bewene's channel and that defensive third.

He's really back.

Doc I like your optimism but one has to call a spade by what it truly is.

The boys haven't impressed me even small to be blunt. Full need to also do better they are stretching Benjamin and Fernandez too much to cover for them.

Good to see KC on the goal sheet. He may be a fading force but he still has what all our forwards (bar Osimhen and maybe George) don't have which is the killer instinct in front of goal.

TheSuperNerd:
I would not say Zero. These are U23 lads. Oldest is #10 Igor who is 21. Nwoko is 20. Fumen is 19. Aderemi is 19. So far, they seem a little overwhelmed in their first international senior game and doing so on Russian grounds. Will cut them some slack and not expect close to perfection.

I am after show of potential and effort from them today and I see some bright spots.

Chelle needs to spread his net further. These ones based on eye test so far no be am.

charlesemeka85:
All these ikorodu united, Danish Abi Norway first and 2nd tier midfielders na zero

As in honestly!?

What's the point of you being Infantino's side chick if you can't pull levers of influence when situation demands like in this case?

Really sick to my stomach how this was bungled and allowed to slide by our NFF.

Diavolo:
So what exactly is the usefulness of Amaju pi nick who is a fifa committee member in all of this. Similar to how we've had Nigerians in the upper echelons of caf and they have so far allowed the wafu zoning arrangements for both the U17 and U20

A fresh confirmation that our NFF doesn't know how to play politics with all these Football regulatory bodies.

New York Times reporting how FIFA knew DR Congo fielded an ineligible player against us but allowed them to go to WC Playoffs anyway.

https://x.com/ColinUdoh/status/2107398145269256488?s=20

So if Cardi B should open the external reserves to defend the Naira and bring it down to say N500-600 range will we say our GDP is North of $550bn?

Ibime:
Rebase of Naira simply led to rebase of GDP

We are still producing more than we did 12 years ago in goods and services, but na upon conversion to dollar value na him the thing hang, cos dollar is octuple in value compared to official CBN rate 12 years ago.

I had a bit of hope for Tolu but his lack of finishing instinct in the GwG was a real let down.

That's why Senior Man Kelz (Happy Birthday to him by the way) despite his loss of form and pace still has a special place for me in my best performers over the past 5-8 yrs. May lack consistency but on his day will definitely get you a goal.

Only forward who could be relied upon when in form in his hey day to get you a goal in Osimhen's absence.

minsfelix2:
Awoniyi and Tolu own dey vex me pass...tueeeh for those lazy strikers

My main question is why are the supporters of Peter Obi mostly not backing Doherty who's a fellow party man instead gravitating to GRV in ADC the party of their main opposition for Presidency?

raumdeuter:
Or he should contest in the location where he can connect with the people.

Remove their names paste the profile of all 3 candidates and no will put GRV top choice

How does it make sense that in a state you are trying to become governor you cannot communicate in the local language

Me ke?

Na DLaw sabi all those legal jargons

AndSunGorilla:
Sir you sound very knowledgeable in legal terms. Are you a court bailiff, court clerk or paralegal sir?

History behind Nigeria first football team

https://x.com/HistoryVille/status/2105922237068898696?s=20