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My stream has frozen!

Angola are really dominating this game...https://www.juventuz.com/forum/images/smilies/scared.gif

No he is not. He didn't have a Nigerian passport and trust bungling NFA not to think of that. They will arrange one for him before the next match. Let's hope it's not too late by then. I think he'll be good backup for Odiah.

Like Angola are beginning to dominate...

The stadium is packed beyond reason!

Gabon just had a penalty call turned down!

Greatpeter:
Give me the web site to watch also.

Check your PM. But you should have started streaming ages ago!

So at half time Zimbabwe is leading Rwanda 2-1, which confirms what we all knew, the Rwandans are out of all tournaments. Makes it hard for Nigeria should we win and Angola win as well...

Because Angola have Rwanda next, while we have Zimbabwe. Those will be the last matches of the series...

The only ray of hope is this: we are playing Algeria later today (Algeria are out of it all), while Gabon are still in with a shout and they are playing Angola now. Gabon play Algeria next, so if they get points off the Angolans, they have their destiny in their own hands...

Whatever strike will fail. The very nature of our people will ensure that.

Dynamo Kiev defensive midfield star Yusuf Ayila will start for the Super Eagles in Sunday’s World Cup crunch tie against Algeria in Oran.

This will be Ayila’s first start and second appearance for the Eagles after he made his debut as a late substitute against Gabon in Port Harcourt. He has been preferred to Wolves ace Seyi Olofinjana, who has struggled with his form for country of late.

The midfield will also parade Olympique Marseille ace Wilson Oruma, Christian Obodo and John Utaka, who has recovered in time to launch attacks for the Eagles from the right side of midfield.

While childhood friends Obafemi Martins and Ayodele Makinwa are expected to start the hunt for goals for the Eagles in this very crucial encounter.

There are no surprises in the Eagles defence though as the central defence pairing of Joseph Yobo and Joseph Enakarhire returns to be supported by goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama and fullbacks Taye Taiwo and Chidi Odiah.

Yobo will stand in as skipper as he did against Angola in Luanda last year.

The line up – ENYEAMA – ODIAH, TAYE TAIWO, YOBO (CAPT), ENAKARHIRE – UTAKA,AYINLA, ORUMA, OBODO – MARTINS, MAKINWA

2-1 Zimbabwe. BTW, all the goals were scored by Zimbabweans...

Yes. Rwanda just equalised...

Angola-Gabon starts in 10 minutes


South Africa shot themselves in the foot. They went for a cakewalk and instead got beat. The 2nd and 3rd goals were gifts that the Burkinabe's took gratefully. I still can't believe that they only managed to score one past Abdoulaye Diarra. Remember Amuneke's goal against the same fellow?

The turning point has to be today. If Angola win and we win we are out...

Why?

Because Rwanda are giving us a preview of how they intend to lie down and die against Angola in a month's time...

They are 1-0 down after 4 minutes and playing very badly.

The matter before us is whether FIFA has the moral right to ban John Mikel Obi if he has contemplated going back to Lyn Oslo at a time of his own chosen? From all the facts I have been made aware and my knowledge based on this issue I make bold to write that FIFA does not have any MORAL RIGHT to BAN him and they would not want to go that way because it could likely lead to another Bosman type ruling in the natural court. The stated points below and relevant regulations reproduced below would give credence to my stand on this issue. I have not given all but given enough information for people here to understand my line of arguement.

1) The Employment contract that was signed by Mikel Obi and the Norwegian Club Lyn Oslo was executed in error since the relevant FIFA statutes and regulations were incorrectly applied. A pertinent question you may want to ask is the process Lyn Oslo took in having the ITC of a Non-Amateur player previously registered as a professional player in the Nigeria Premier League? Please see below Art 28 of the Regulations for the Status and Transfer of Players. Please note that contractual error do always occur in the in the Scandinavian region. A very vital case is an African player that a Danish top club got a work permit for to play in the League. When another club requested that a work permit be issued to their South American player who is of similar age to the African, precisely 16 years old, was denied a work permit. The club protested and made reference to the African player with the other club and the resultant result was revocation of the permit earlier given to the African player. The premise here is that error can be allowed if not brought to the fore.
2) There was already a dispute between Obi and Lyn Oslo before the U-20 WYC and very wrong for Lyn Oslo to make any meaningful pronouncement as to enforcing the return of the player after the tournament ended. If you recall there were comments made by the officials of Lyn Oslo and one such comments made was that JMO was under threat.
3) Lyn Oslo concluded a contract with the player and his advisor(s) and the same Lyn Oslo a few days after requested the club personal attorney to annul the contract the player had with his advisor. By so doing Lyn Oslo breached the tenet of FIFA Statutes and regulations it was agreed to uphold.
4) Lyn Oslo postulated to the Dispute Resolution Chamber (DPR) that the player had visa and work permit which on the basis the decision was reached. It is now a common knowledge that was not exactly the case.
5) The decision reached by DPR was not personally conveyed to the player himself and as such the player alone can only testify to FIFA if he has actually received the document.


Regulations for the Status and Transfer of Players
Art 2
1 Players who have never received any remuneration other than reimbursement
of their actual expenses incurred during the course of their participation in any activity connected with association football are regarded as amateur.
2 Travel and hotel expenses incurred through involvement in a match and the
costs of a player’s equipment, insurance and training may be reimbursed without
jeopardising a player’s amateur status.
3 Any player who has ever received remuneration in excess of the expenses and
costs described in par. 2 of this article in respect of participation in an activity connected with association football shall be regarded as non-amateur unless he has
reacquired amateur status under the terms of Art. 26 par.1 below.

Art. 5
3 National associations can only register players coming from another association
subsequent to the receipt of
(i) a certificate of transfer of registration from that
other association (hereunder referred to as the “international registration transfer
certificate”) and
(ii), in the case of a non-amateur, a copy of the player’s contract with his new club

Art. 6
1 An amateur or non-amateur player who has become eligible to play for a club
affiliated to a national association may not be registered with a club affiliated to
another national association unless the latter has received an international registration
transfer certificate issued by the national association which the player wishes
to leave.
2 A national association may only request an international registration transfer
certificate from the national association which the player wishes to leave if the
club which the player wishes to join submits its request for registration in a timely
manner, i.e., during a registration period fixed by the national association which is
to request the certificate.
3 Upon receiving the request, the national association of the former club shall
immediately request that club and the player to confirm whether the contract has
expired, whether early termination was mutually agreed, or whether a contractual
dispute exists.
4 A national association shall produce an international registration transfer certificate
within 7 days of a demand from another national association, while simultaneously
sending a copy to the FIFA general secretariat.

Art. 12
1 International transfers of players under the age of 18 shall only be permitted
(a) as a general rule, when the family of the player moves to the country in which
the new club is located for reasons that are not linked to football
(b) within the territory of the EU/EEA and in the case of players between the
minimum working age in the new training club’s country and the age of 18,
suitable arrangements are guaranteed for their sports training and academic
education by the new training club. For this purpose a code of conduct
will be established and enforced by the football authorities.
2 The same principles apply to the first registration of players under 18 who have
a nationality other than that of the country in which they first request to be registered.

Art. 26
1 Any player who has been registered as a non-amateur with a national association
may not be reclassified as amateur until a period of 30 days has elapsed.
2 This period shall start as from the day the player competed in his last match
with the club with which he was registered as a non-amateur.

Art. 28
1 A non-amateur player who stops playing competitive football shall remain registered as a player at the national association’s club with which he was last employed for a period of 30 months.

Regulations governing the Application of the Regulations for the Status and Transfer of Players
Art. 4
1 National associations in the EU/EEA shall refuse the registration of players under 18 years of age who are nationals of countries outside the EU/EEA and who are not moving for family reasons under the terms of Chapter VI of the FIFA Regulations for the Status and Transfer of Players.


Having exhausted all that rant, I still think the boy's a Arrow

Officials have told KICK OFF that both Mikel Obi and Chinedu Ogbuke have dropped out of Sunday's World Cup clash against Algeria in Oran.

"The coaches have said that both players need not join the team in Algeria again because they may most likely not fit into their plans as they did not train with the rest of the squad in Portugal," NFA technical committee chairman Sulaiman David told KICK OFF late on Friday.

It is believed that the Flying Eagles stars have been held back by entry visas back to their base in Norway.

They are now expected to fly out to Norway by the weekend.

Both players made their full international debut against Libya last month in a friendly in Tripoli and were expected to also be involved in the all-important qualifier against Algeria on Sunday.


Source

The Super Eagles will not confront strong opposition in Oran, Algeria, on Sunday. My anticipated low turnout of spectators at the match will reflect the level of inspiration both teams command in the continent at the moment, particularly the Algerians. The hosts are ripe for the picking; they have nothing to lose but pride from this match. If ever there was a time they are most vulnerable this must be it. They have a young team that have failed to grow as a result of an out-dated national team development strategy. The effect of using the Algerian domestic league to build the foundation of the national team has not matched the influence of exposure to foreign leagues that many other more successful African teams have adopted as their route to development. Whereas Algerian clubs have remained consistently close to the top in African club football, not so their national team. Perhaps that explains why Algeria have stopped being a major African force in global football and are really not in contention for a place in the group qualifiers for Germany 2006.

The only real source of motivation that I see for the Algerians tomorrow is their pride that would be dented should the Super Eagles break the jinx (or record) of their invincibility at home in the history of matches between both countries. Otherwise, I foresee a drab match that could easily end in a draw. But even a draw might still be good enough to take the Eagles to Germany 2006 if my present thinking is anything to go by. It is also not entirely impossible that these Eagles do the impossible and beat Algeria in Oran to create history and become the first Nigerian national team to do so.

Nigeria, even at its weakest now, remains an outside contender. I choose to still hold on to this thin thread of hope. My feelings are that the Angolans are in for a real shock. The team that will go to the World Cup will emerge only after the last round of matches and I still see Nigeria, believe it or no, being it!

The rebels understand that we are more in tune with the continent than the South Africans. Most other Africans know this they just won't admit it unless they are in trouble...

Later they will say they want South Africa or Egypt to get the seat...

Nigeria uber alle!

otokx:
we will not win because as always we are not adequately prepared.

Is that so? All other countries if memory serves me correct have had exactly the same amount of preparation as we have had because last weekend was club weekend. For the first time in a very long time, the SE camp was full on day 1 save Yobo and Martins, then Ogbuke and Obi, so which country are you talking about?

Common sense dictates that we will win...

FT Tottenham H. [0 - 2] Chelsea
39' [0 - 1] A.d. Horno (8MB)
http://www.qfile.de/dl/221011/to-ch0-1.mpg.html
71' [0 - 2] D. Duff (8MB)
http://www.qfile.de/dl/221030/to-ch0-2.mpg.html

1st Half Highlights
2nd Half Highlights

FT West Bromwich A. [2 - 3] Birmingham C.
10' [0 - 1] E. Heskey (5MB)
http://www.qfile.de/dl/221046/wb-bc0-1.mpg.html
12' [1 - 1] G. Horsfield (5MB)
http://www.qfile.de/dl/221058/wb-bc1-1.mpg.html
26' [1 - 2] J. Jarosik (5MB)
http://www.qfile.de/dl/221076/wb-bc1-2.mpg.html
33' [1 - 3] E. Heskey (7MB)
http://www.qfile.de/dl/221089/wb-bc1-3.mpg.html
63' [2 - 3] G. Horsfield (7MB)
http://www.qfile.de/dl/221211/wb-bc2-3.mpg.html

FT Manchester C. [2 - 1] Portsmouth
52' [0 - 1] J. Viafara (4MB)
http://www.qfile.de/dl/221244/mc-po0-1.mpg.html
66' [1 - 1] C. Reyna (4MB)
http://www.qfile.de/dl/221260/mc-po1-1.mpg.html
69' [2 - 1] A. Cole (5MB
http://www.qfile.de/dl/221280/mc-po1-2.mpg.html

FT Fulham [1 - 0] Everton
57' [1 - 0] B. McBride (5MB)
http://www.qfile.de/dl/221299/fu-ev2-1.mpg.html

FT Wigan Athletic [1 - 0] Sunderland
2' [1 - 0] J. Roberts (pen.)(11MB)
http://www.qfile.de/dl/221333/wi-su1-1.mpg.html

FT Aston Villa [1 - 0] Blackburn R.
11' [1 - 0] M. Baros (4MB)
http://www.qfile.de/dl/221351/av-bl1-1.mpg.html

FT West Ham U. [1 - 2] Bolton W.
59' [0 - 1] K. Nolan (5MB)
http://www.qfile.de/dl/221365/wh-bo1-0.mpg.html
85' [0 - 2] I. Campo (4MB)
http://www.qfile.de/dl/221379/wh-bo2-0.mpg.html
88' [1 - 2] T. Sheringham (pen.) (4MB)
http://www.qfile.de/dl/221386/wh-bo2-1.mpg.html

FT Middlesbrough [0 - 3] Charlton Athletic
38' [0 - 1] D. Rommedahl
http://s2.ultrashare.net/hosting/fs/ae49cdcc8ac9f944/
81' [0 - 2] C. Perry
http://s2.ultrashare.net/hosting/fs/52f60f3621f36da3/
90' [0 - 3] D. Bent
http://s5.ultrashare.net/hosting/fs/e708acafc8c2c0f4/

FT Newcastle U. 0 - 2 Manchester U.
66' [0 - 1] W. Rooney
http://s5.ultrashare.net/hosting/fs/2d0c4af802c32a0d/
90' [0 - 2] rvn
http://s2.ultrashare.net/hosting/fs/5e72e306cd938e3b/

1) How bad are the relations between different ethnic groups in Nigeria? If you're a Yoruba can you freely marry and befriend an Ibo, for instance?

It is so bad, even our domestic animals fight each other. Just the other day, My dog, which was originally yoruba but has since been converted to Hausa, caught an Igbo dog screwing its bitch, it killed the dog and two other yoruba dogs that were witnesses!

2) Is "ibo" an offensive term? What's the difference between "ibo" and "igbo"?
What!!!! Who taught you such terrible words? Please don't repeat it again. I have known people that got killed just for saying those words!


3) Is Nigeria very dangerous right now?

Yes. It is very very very dangerous. You don't even have to get out of the airplane to experience the danger, just put your legs out the window as you approach. DO this only if you are willing to loose that leg.

4) The book 'What Would My Mother Say' gave me the impression that Nigerians look down on black Americans because our ancestors were enslaved. Is this true?

Yes, Nigerians look down on black americans. You see, when the white man came down, the only people they could catch were the lazy ones. The ones that couldn't run. This left only the athletic people in africa. Why do you think till next year, africans always win the marathon. Thats why we look down on you, you people are all lazy!


5) Is it common for Nigerian men to be abusive to their wives? I have a friend (american-born) whose parents are Yoruban and her father rules over her mother with an iron-fist. Because of this, my friend hates her father and pities her mother. If she were Nigerian would she consider this to be normal?

I am very sorry to answer that it is true that Nigerian men rulre their wives with iron fists. Actually, only Yorruba men use iron fist. Ibo men use Steel fist and Hausa men use a special alloy made of stone, steel, aluminum, and coconut fronds. I think the call it a STOSTEELAUcoconut fist. It is very hard!

6) How do Nigerians who have immigrated to or visited America feel about American society? Do you think it's morally bankrupt?

No, Infact America is not bankrupt at all. At the rate your president is going though, this may happen very soon.

Valencia CF-Real Betis

Athletic Club de Bilbao-Real Sociedad

more to come...

Serie A Week 1.

For Premiership, La Liga and Le Ligue freaks, I dey come, but y'all know my priority...https://juventuz.com/forum/images/smilies/devil.gif

What a nuisance.

Enyimba can't win the CAF Cup because there is no CAF Cup. Enyimba are participating in the CAF Champions League, Dolphin are participating in the [B]Confederations Cup[/b] which was created out of the Madela Cup and the CAF Cup.

Arnold Schwazzenegger is Austrian, but he is the governor of California. I'll post more on this topic when it has grown a bit, I have some really controversial views...

A rather interesting scenario this...

All this plays into Uncle Sege's hands and makes Atiku a lamer duck than he already is...

Inter completely thrashed newcomers Treviso 3-0 today at the San Siro. Adriano scored three world class goals past a rather weak looking Treviso defense, and right now it's obvious who the favorite for top scorer would be....with all the weapons the Nerazzurri have in attack, Adriano could very well hit 30 goals in Serie A this season. He recieved the ball in scoring position only three times, but put every single chance away. Absolutely scary finishing. Inter controlled most of the match with Veron and Pizarro in the second half passing the ball around the pitch easily, and Treviso only had a few opportunities to score.

Inter has all the weapons they need to mount a serious challenge for the Scudetto.....Figo had a very good Serie A debut, and Veron was conducting proceedings in midfield like his usual world class self. Pizarro came on the pitch in the second half for Veron, and I must say I will never forgive Capello and Moggi for passing up on the Chilean. Pizarro would add so much to Juventus in terms of creativity and passing range that would elevate our play to unforeseen heights. I guess Juventus likes to pass up great midfield talents nowadays.

It's still too early to tell how this season will go, and it goes without saying Inter can impress one week then fall apart the next, so I would not be worried just quite yet. However, I do expect Inter to have a better season than last term, so expect a challenge from perhaps the best "squad list" in the world. I would say it's about time from Inter.

The US government says federal agents have raided the Maryland home of Nigerian Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.

The search took place on 3 August, but officials refused to confirm reports that it was linked to raids on homes belonging to a Lousianian congressman.

William Jefferson is being investigated over the financing of a high-tech company and his properties were searched on the same day.

There has been no comment on the case from Mr Abubakar.

Mr Jefferson, a Democrat who has served eight terms in the House of Representatives, has come under scrutiny as the FBI looks into an international telecommunications deal.

Mr Abubakar reportedly only uses his home in Potomac, Maryland for a couple of months each year.

His wife, Jennifer, is a doctoral student in international relations at American University in Washington.

Bad press like that rules out Atiku...

joftech:
am not totally against the increase. i will say more later.

I've been waiting...

What do you want to know?