₦airaland Forum

raumdeuter:
Eba and fufu are sufferhead food

Anything made from yam definitely trumps anything from cassava. Cassava is the Toyota corolla of root crops while Yam is the Mercedes EQS

Cassava grows in any soil, while yam needs special tendering. Many places celebrate new yam, no one cares about new Cassava

Ideally Cassava suppose be for starching native wear and goat snack

maidaboi:
ok
You can now run along

Danielnino00:
I think the problem with getting players from the NPFL into the super eagles now is that most of these players are looking for an easy route to play abroad. You invite one of them now, and in a few months, his agent would be looking for a club for him somewhere in the middle east or obscure European league.
Its either our league is no longer producing quality players good enough to make it into some decent European teams or the players and their agents are just impatient.

charlesemeka85:
no matter how you paint it to suit your narratives mikel was golden and shouldn’t be classed with the likes of Eletu, Akinsanmiro or even nwakali when he was at their age

It will only take something serious and special for great Alex Ferguson to abandon his tight schedule just to travel to Norway to watch mikel play and force him into signing a pre contract with United. Also for Chelsea to battle hard to get him from United’s claws

I wonder that Nigerian midfielder who at mikel’s age when he joined Chelsea could make the first team months after arriving London.

A team that had essien,ballack,lampard and makalele but the lad fought hard to earn his place in the first team


Abeg no try compare obi to nwakali and co again if not I go carry ur name go Okija shrine 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

charlesemeka85:
he was called to camp where he impressed and made the list. Nwakali did same at the u17 while mikel balled both in the u17 and u20 where he rose to stardom

I first tipped Mikel for greatness after watching him at the 2003 u17 World Cup where the team unluckily didn’t make it out of the group stage. Mikel balled wella in that competition and would hv been well noticed if the team made it out of the group stage

It was in that competition that he attracted united and Chelsea. Even as a 16 year old he trained with United’s first team after that competition and impressed even to the extend that united captain then Roy Keane took him under his wings and pressured fergie to sign the kid without hesitation

Mikel even said it in one of his recent interviews that keane looked after him and confronted the likes of scholes and Butt if they tackled him hard during training sections


And abeg no dey compare Eletu and Akinsanmiro to Mikel. Like I said in my previous post mikel was a rare talent that made that marveled the footballing world. Him no dey the same level as Eletu,Akinsanmiro or even nwakali

charlesemeka85:
past glory?🤣🤣🤣🤣 a player that shone in the WYC mid 2005 and made the afcon team months later u claim made the team based on past glory?

No be the same past glory mk united and Chelsea wan die put for em matter? Even when he wasn’t active few months to the afcon he emerged as one of our best players in that competition

Mikel no be your ordinary Nigerian talent bro. Bobo was a diamond and should be ranked with the likes of jay jay,kanu,osimhen,Enyeama etc as one of the very best we produced so far

charlesemeka85:
highly gifted home based player?🫤

Bro the best players in the local scene is in grassroot clubs/academies and NWL not the npfl. I wonder what gives you guys hope that such players are in the NPFL

The best players here are tapped mostly from grassroot clubs by European clubs even before they attain the age of 18-19

The last player I can remember who played in the NPFL and got signed by a club in a decent European league was Ahmed Musa when he moved from Kano Pillars to VV Venlo in the Dutch top tier

charlesemeka85:
bros players mostly are invited to national teams based on their form in their respective clubs

If u like make u be Okocha for national team but for club side you aren’t playing it will be difficult to attract invitation unless in special cases where better qualities are lacking in a particular position in the team

Like komkom said making it to top academies in europe no be child’s play for players straight from Africa. They learn and unlearn alot in order to make it.

African players are naturally talented but you need more than talent to make it in professional football most especially in this era that the game is more tactical and technical


Mikel’s case was different heading to 2006 afcon because he was already rated as a top class young star and the situation that limited him been active for his club then wasn’t his making. Mikel was included to the team just to understudy jay jay and oruma but fortunately enough he showed class in training which made him start some games in the tournament


I will say a good example is Garba Lawal because after Amuneke retired prematurely due to injuries the former was always invited to the national team not because he is the best both in his club and the super eagles but as of then he was the only left food winger we can boast of playing in europe. Also another edge he had was his ability to adapt and play in midfield from his natural position

komekn:
You brought two contexts into play African and European.

You make a demarcation based on exposure and opportunity not sure exactly what you mean. But that for you is component that divides the two contexts Europe and Africa for you.

It's simplistic for me, remember Biblically speaking 🗣️ whatever a man sows he will reap.

The advantage and benefit of Opportunity comes to those who work hard are diligent and prepared.

Micheal Beale was once assistant manager at Sao Paulo in Brazil. He was coaching the U12 development phase in Liverpool FC academy. He is fully qualified and experienced speaking a number of European languages. That is how important that development phase is considered by clubs.

Arsene Wenger once said that once a player is over 13 it's difficult to inculcate natural skill, technical ability ,first touch and flair.

Nigeria football ⚽ development for me is still stuck back in the 80's . Infrastructure almost zero , coaching development not far off, local league development has regressed.

The world football is not at a standstill but Nigerian football ⚽ is in terms of development gone backwards at worst static at best.

Most premier league and even some Championship football academies. Will train 4/5 times a week 2/3 hour sessions each from age 7/8 with top quality level coaches, they will play games and tournament across Europe even America.

I brought one of my friends to a Premier League academy u12 near 3 hour training session. He was astounded at the level of football intelligence, technical ability,skill , game management, physical fitness, etc.

Jude Bellingham was sponsored by Adidas at 13 , who have a data base of top potential players across Europe and the Americans from age 12. It's done with objective measurement and appraisal by top coaches.

There are certain basic skill sets that your average players coming out of an academy will have. Most Nigerian players will excel in some areas particularly athletic ability sometimes dribbling but have poor football intelligence and game management.

Our local coaches who don't have the same competencies as European coaches cannot produce the same thing with little or no infrastructure as well as coaching acumen.

But you want those limited knowledge local coaches to assess players and set up a team and decide who is best . If you have better players and you can't make them work sack the coach. Our coaches also unfortunately have conflicting interests and agendas.

I have noticed that when players from Nigeria get to top academies they don't hit the ground running they take time to learn and unlearn ( nonsense they have been taught in Nigeria) quite often.

Mikel obi was an exception hit the ground running but most struggle to find thier way and some never do unfortunately.

When V.O. first got to Wolfsburg he was completely out of his depth and at THAT TIME would not have got into any top academy.

I ADVISED he reinvent himself drop to a lower league, learn develop and then move up, when the his football education would be complete. That's exactly what he had done.

Iwobi went straight from Arsenal academy to the SE ,why he already had the football education to compete.

It should be the best players in the best clubs and leagues that should be selected. We are essentially ignoring better players for those who have stayed longer in the SE. In must cases without competition, that is enthroning MEDIOCRITY.

GloriousGbola:
all this talk about Atiku carrying PDP - this is the litmus test. Dino spent the whole election carrying water for Atiku and playing clown hypeman

has atiku reciprocated?

who and where are the power brokers from PDP in a display of support for Dino?

i expect at a minimum saraki and Atiku to be fully on ground. if they are not then Dinos running is just for show and they have already thrown in the towel

izzou:
[color=royalblue]When a state has Ododo and Melaye as the only two choices for governance, we just have to ask God to be merciful.
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komekn:
Not sure what you mean by talented and ability is always by comparison not isolation.

If you have an outstanding consistent top quality player in the league and it cannot be translated to success. Then there immediately becomes questions about the team management and coach not just the player.

Imagine having Harry Kane and or Lewondoski and they don't score for several games in the national team. You will look more at the team management and coach as opposed to just the player.

The issue of TALENT as you put it, Ishihara not obviously apparent that Boniface is not just talented but consistently outstanding.

Who is therefore more talented and deserving of a national team call 🤙🏿 up ❓

komekn:
So essentially you will pick a not in form player over high scoring outstanding player in higher league and club.

The basis of national team selection is consistent outstanding top performances for club and league in the HERE and NOW.

Not 🚫 past recent glories in the national team.

Teams improve because they pick the most outstanding consistent top 🔝 performing players CURRENTLY.

I will NEVER pick KC over BONIFACE.

BankyGee:
I have one already boss, just haven't started uploading any serious content yet.

Danielnino00:
Here we go!
Voting of Members of the Nomination Committee
Gentlemen and ladies of the thread, it is time for us to vote for those who will stand as representatives of this thread and partake in the selection of award categories and award nominees.
This year, the nomination committee will be made up of at least 7 members: myself, icon4s who pioneered the award will continue as an honorary member of the committee and at least 5 monikers from this thread.
Every member of this thread is eligible to vote and be voted for. But let's keep in mind that this isn't a popularity contest. Vote for those you believe have the knowledge and passion for Nigerian football.
Here's the rule for voting:
1) You're to vote for 5 monikers from this thread to join the committee;
2) Vote the monikers in order of preference, from top to bottom;
3) Points will be awarded to each moniker you vote for. Your first nominee gets 5 point, the second gets 4 points, the third gets 3 points, fourth gets 2 points and fifth gets 1 point.
4) At the end of the voting process, the five monikers with the most points will join the committee;
5) In the event that two or more monikers are tied on points, they will all be added to the committee, as the goal is to have as many monikers to contribute to the process.
6) You're allowed to nominate yourself 😉

Voting closes on Wednesday, November 8th 2023, 10pm Nigerian time.

Thank you.

andrewbaba44:
Darwin Nunez ain’t doing badly

As much as osimhen is a better striker than Nunez ,I won’t have Nunez and go and pay huge money to get osimhen

Amedino99:
only African in the top ten. Somebody drag bluelf out for me.

elyte89:
Ahmed musa might be left out of d afcon if tella convince d coach with the upcoming qualifier …it’s a 50:50 chance ..it’s eida Ahmed goes and tella stays or vice versa

codemaniacs:
2 days ago I heard someone calling a Hausa guy aboki.

you cannot ask the average Nigerian who's not a northerner what aboki because most southerners don't know Hausa language so they won't know its meaning.

you don't ask people what something in a language they don't know refers to... they will just be guessing.

codemaniacs:
Southerners don't use it as a way to insult or tease northerners that's foolish thinking and a lie.

Some northerners in the south don't know how to speak english so they won't know you're talking to them unless you speak hausa.

codemaniacs:
Agbero and Aboki are 2 different words with different meanings.

Agbero means thug while Aboki means friend.

If Hausas did not adopt arab naming customs and practiced Hausa naming customs there will Hausas bearing Aboki in their names.

Aboki is not an abusive term while Agbero is an abusive term.

the fact that bashir is interested in going after SE footballers means he is also on this thread and the way you respond to people is very similar to the way bashir responds to people so just use your real identity and stop hiding.

AndSunGorilla:
Balogun that didn't even complete one game before the WC. Brought him in at RB in a friendly I think against Mexico and dude crashed into the advert board almost immediately after coming in.

Joebie:
Exactly where I was trying to go with it.. should we be praising Omeruo really?

I think Bassey would have done better at LB, but we are kind of stacked there now (Collins, Sanusi, Bruno).

As regards the rest, as you have rightly highlighted, it all comes down to Peseiro.. We have the personnel (although average) but still, if he finds the best combo, we can still do a job at the AFCON at least.

TheSuperNerd:
Keshi, Kanu, Yobo, and now Musa. We call it the "Sacred Cow" treatment. Super Eagles Captains are almost always beneficiaries of such treatment.

@bolded... that's a new one. 😂😂😂😂

Joebie:
Can you say the same about Ahmed Musa? My question is what is Omeruo’s form these days in the GWG? In the past, yes, he has been one of our most reliable players.

Bannedlargedx2:
There’s no way that he was a striker initially. The dude was probably a winger or attacking midfielder converted to a striker ala Thierry henry

seankafor:
I heard everyone owns a military 🪖 grade rifle in Switzerland.. and it's a must

komekn:
Those young players at least played games for the first team. Omeruo did not play one game, that in itself tells you something.

He was in the Championship with Middlesbrough for two seasons without a single accolade he was anonymous. He has never been in a top team and spent any decent time in a top League. He has been at best very average or in reality below average.

He has been at fault for several goals and poor performances, both in AFCON and the works cup. He has huge stretch of games that has been used to cover mediocrity.

The question ❓ should be how much better would the have been if we had used other CB of theybhsd been given a chance.

raumdeuter:
Japan like Australia is an Island, No border with a country so its easier to control inflow of arms into the country

Where one side is held back and the other side is free to own guns create an inbalance