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enm: Nice point. Unfortunately very true.

Yes o. Unfortunately, countries never learn. Events like the World Cup and the Olympics are mostly a waste of public expenditures and are monuments to human vanity especially to politicians who want to make a name for themselves as having brought a World Cup to their locale.

Come on coach Keshi, you should know that you don't point fingers at your players or single them out after losses. I know you were extremely mad at what looked like a dumb mistake but you have to take the high road and resist the temptation. I know how frustrated i must have felt in your situation but unfortunately i am not the coach, you are.

Amaechi5: algeria made me angry this xtra time 2nd period,like as if they weren't serious.

They ran out of gas. Didn't you see how extremely exhausted they were? Na wa for you o.

I am sooooooooooooooo proud of the Desert Foxes of Algeria. What an heroic performance. There were really organized for most parts of the game and tactically sound (why can't most African teams be like this?). Also they played with an incredible fluidity that was amazing to watch at times.
Too bad that the Germans had a keen sense of proper spacing and positioning and were able to take advantage of the Algerian defencers 'ball watching' to score.

Chai, Nigerian fans are sooooooo fickle (like a lot of other football fans). Before this game, the way they were bragging about how they would beat France hahaha. I hope you guys are eating your humble pie now. Gosh, now i know why people say Nigerians can be very cocky.

Its as if nothing in our culture teaches us humility, its always about bragging and making bold declarations. Well how well has that worked for us.

What does it matter? they are out already.

Finally, Nigerian fans have been humbled. Before the game they were boasting how they were going to beat France, well how did that work out? You guys better eat your humble pie well and swallow it (make una vommit o).

Finally, Nigerian fans have been humbled. Before the game they were boasting how they were going to beat France, well how did that work out? You guys better eat your humble pie well and swallow it (make una vommit o).

Finally, Nigerian fans have been humbled. Before the game they were boasting how they were going to beat France, well how did that work out? You guys better eat your humble pie well and swallow it (make una vommit o).

Naija people sha. What's the purpose of this thread? Nigerians are always trying to find out what people say about them so that they can attack them back. Na wa o.
Before the world cup, someone posted a topic about what Iranian fans are saying about the Super Eagles (there are many other similar threads like that on Nairaland). Why do you care? Are we as a people so sensitive? Haven't you heard the saying that "people's opinions of me is none of my business?" abeg, anyone is free to think or say what they want afterall its called freedom of speech for a reason.

I am sure if any of those South African posters had said anything negative, Naija people here would have resorted to insults and other forms of personal attacks.

Ekundayo7: The man is truly frightening, efficient, all lean muscle, he's like a fox on the hunt for the goal..love that guy!

I endorse everything you said besides love that guy.

Yes o.

I don't agree with this post. Ladies and gents
Hear me when I say this: NOT EVERYBODY YOU MEET IS FOR DATING. No matter how attractive they are.

@OP
I agree that humans can be self centered (what can I benefit from this person) but true relationships should be about what you can give to this person rather than what you can get. It's about service and putting them first and that includes sacrificing your convinience at times (trust me, I am sometimes struggle in this area too).

Remember that God always looks into your heart at your motives and he would judge you based on them, that's why your motives always has to be pure.

some people can be very needy and they would try to use your attraction for them you to get what they want but you have got to hold yourself to a higher moral standard and not stoop low to meet them at their level. Do things out of a pure heart and constantly check your heart to see if you have the right motives.

Nice one. Too bad we had to wear horrid jersey's at the World Cup.

They seem to have classy fans.

At times, you have to question the moral compass of a people who defend certain undefendable characters. Na wa o. I guess you can tell what kind of people they are by knowing who they classify as heroes.

Okuda: Interview ke? You think this one is bank job? Its based on selection and past performances

Don't you know coaches are interviewed too? You can't just hire someone because of their record and reputation. You need to know what the coach's playing style and tactics is going to be and whether it fits the players you have. You also need to know his coaching philosophy and whether it is compatible with yours.
But apparently, it looks the Ghanaian FA didn't do that and you wonder why they are back home.

Bigsteveg: I dont support them changing the coach, i like african coaches.

Even when the coaches are no good? And you wonder why the continent is a mess. Instead of hiring the right people based on skill and talent, you hire just because of something as trivial as skin colour or ethnicity and you keep complaining about why hardly anything works in this country.

TheCongo: Thanks Bro.
I only cheer for African Teams with African coaches.

Even when the coaches are no good? And you wonder why the continent is a mess. Instead of hiring the right people based on skill and talent, you hire just because of something as trivial as skin colour or ethnicity and you keep complaining about why hardly anything works in this country.

[quote author=iam_ord]it really pains me for ghana. cos they were already rising but let tribalism set in.. Now this is the dividends.. But ghana will rise again. I just wish africans and blacks as a whole will wake up[/quote]Wow! I didn't know Ghanaians are also affected by the tribalism 'virus'. Na wa o. Don't they know that it only destroys societies?

Finally, an eye enlightening thread.

Mods, abeg, this should be front page.

Allohrandy: greedy players. why don't you guys focus on the world cup rather than on bonus. at the end of the day, you guys were knock out of the group stage.

Greedy? Why don't you listen to his side of the story? Or did you even read the story to begin with?

birdman: wow! the whole season gone.

Yes o.

[quote author=iam_ord]it is just corruption eating the system.. courtesy of this present government[/quote]See how corruption eats into every facet of society. It almost destroys every area of life.

Wow! So the Ghanaians are this disorganized? Then Nigerians have the audacity to ask why the rest of the world don't respect us as Africans.

How can you hire a coach who is tactically inept? Didn't they interview the guy before hiring him? Na wa for Africans o.

Neither FIFA nor Brazil learned from the past. So many cities regret playing host to huge sporting events. Athens, for one, fell into debt after hosting the 2004 Olympics. Most of its once-sparkling athletic venues, including an arena just for taekwondo, are used sparingly at best and stand as reminders that holding the Summer Games in their birthplace sounded wonderful but wasn’t at all practical.

“What are we going to use this stadium for after the World Cup?” Marília Sueli Ferreira, who works at a stationery store in view of the Natal stadium, asked through an interpreter. “The World Cup is made for tourists, not for residents, and the tourists are going to disappear very soon.”


Last fall, I paid about $4 to tour Cape Town Stadium, which was built for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa but had turned into a cavernous ghost town. Maybe 100 people a week buy tickets to get a close look at the Cup-generated waste. The space can be rented for weddings or other events, like the small fashion show that I saw there.

Suites that once held World Cup parties were dusty and silent. The state-of-the-art locker rooms, with tiny safes at each stall and rows of sinks to wash dirt off cleats, remained untouched. Thousands of tiny lights glistened from the ceiling of a V.I.P. entrance.

The 55,000 seats remain empty most of the time, except when a handful are filled for games of a local soccer team, or when fans pack it for an occasional concert, as they did to see Justin Bieber. The playing surface is pristine and green.

Here’s what those towns are about to learn: It’s expensive to maintain a huge stadium and nearly impossible to do so, even in a city as big as Cape Town, if a major team doesn’t call that stadium home. That cities are left with that quandary is partly FIFA’s fault.

As the worldwide soccer ambassador, FIFA should discourage host countries from constructing permanent stadiums and encourage them to build temporary ones or rely on existing buildings. The I.O.C. should do that, too.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/sports/worldcup/world-cup-2014-residents-wonder-how-new-stadiums-will-benefit-region-after-cup.html?rref=sports/worldcup&_r=0

baltimora: So close.. I can't believe it. I'm so sad. Still, I'm very proud of my country. ¡Viva MÉXICO!

Man, what a devastating loss ma'am. Shades of France '98. Football can be sooooo cruel. So close. I can't imagine how awful i could have felt if i was a Mexican fan.

I truly hope they keep Herrera though. He has done a great job.

What a crushing loss for the Mexicans! Football is really cruel. So unfair.

Fantastic technique by Dirk Kuyt.

What a goal! see technique. If to say na one of those African players wey dey technically challenged, them fit don blast the ball over the bar.

Really?? better than Guillermo Ochoa of Mexico? Na wa o. This is what happens when you make a judgement solely on statistics rather than watching a player's performance. Maybe Ochoa would probably have won it had Mexico played in our group.