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olapluto:
With all due respect, the games in England are not as tough as the games in our local league. Oshoala said this after playing few games in Liverpool colours.
I will think the six strikers are : Oparanozie, Oshoala, Sunday Ordega, Sarah Michael, Perpetua. The last spot is up for grabs amongst the newbies.

The tactical approach of the game of soccer often come from the selection process of the players. I do not know much about Sarah Michael and the case of Nkwocha for me is bordered on her age however the height of Uchechi Sunday with her canny ability as a striker must be a welcome presence on Nigerian side. In addition, Ini Umotong and Chinwedu Ihezuo must be on this team. I would not mind dropping Loveth Ayila and C. Dike. Nigeria’s opponents in FIFA 2015 Canada are going to brace up for a physical game therefore Nigeria should be equally ready for such encounter.

dodobytes:
I wouldn't put my money on Esther Sunday making d team, with d calibre of players she is up against,I personally won't pick her in my team,I think it will be between Uchechi Sunday n Sarah.Dike may be dropped sef.

I must say that Esther Sunday is one of the most gifted soccer players on the Falcon team. Sometimes she is carried away by the moment of the game and would want to score rather than pass the ball to a well positioned team mate. She should be on the team.

These trekkers are bunch of Islamic fanatics who would have jumped into the orgy of killing fellow human beings if M. Buhari had lost the election. These jackasses should be arrested.

pak:
Please, I do not intend to join issues in the main discussion of this thread for now but we need to set a record straight.....
Ilaje LGA in Ondo state is one of the major oil producing areas in Nigeria and it is in Yoruba land.
Infact crude oil was first discovered in Araromi (a village in Ilaje land) by the Germans in 1908. As against Oloibori as claimed, it was just that commercial exploration didn't start immediately there

Cc: whitecat1

Germans did not explore for crude oil in Nigeria or the protectorates. Shell D'Arcy started exploration in the protectorate in what is known today as Ondo in 1948.

Maple:
Democracy is a game of numbers, deal with it. One or two out of those 19 states, is/are the size and population of the whole 5 SE states put together. If anything the "hausas" deserve more states. So my friend, others do have sense of entitlement too, yet they aint complaining.

I guess not when the soldiers from northern region of Nigeria carved up the country into states basically according to their tribal interest. It is only an idiotic ninny would think population is the only criterion in creation of a state. State creation must taken into consideration the mechanics of democracy. We shall definitely deal with it.

gwales:
since u accept that there is division, can we now say it is an igbo coup

You are free to assume whatever crap that tinkles your fancy. Ndiigbo did not have a separate army in Nigeria yet some deluded maggots still refer to January 15, 1966 coup in Nigeria as Igbo because the idiotic BBC said so. There have been many subsequent coups in Nigeria yet none of the coups has been named after any ethnic group. Ndiigbo knew the ulterior motives of British government and its agent named BBC in Nigeria during the 60s.

tucky200:
Ojukwu had support from france and spain also..he had more support than nigeria..goan check on wikipaedia or google it

You are one deluded fellow. A junkie such as you could have written the crap you informed that could be found on wikipaedia or google

haywire07:
Bro, am Yoruba in fact from ile- ife bt regarding hausas as vagabonds is gross . Ur post is similar to that of PEJ who said to the hausas that ''we have nothing to do with the pple from that side'' only if she wz sensible enoff to realise that the hausas are the most populated and has a whooping 19 states out of 36 .

You have the audacity to write that Hausa have 19 states out 36 in Nigeria yet you talk about democracy in Nigeria.

pazienza:
Right! Fajuiyi the Yoruba Jesus that chose to die with Ironsi, you lots case is a case of pseudologia fantastica, you have some much lied to yourselves that you now believe your lies!

Are you even listening to yourselves?

Bros those people are phony.

Super1Star:
You expect the families of the dead Nigerian soldiers to also forgive Igbos for the death of their fathers, sons, breadwinners etc?

Did Igbo precipitate any war against Nigeria? I guess you had expected Ndiigbo to behave like the Yoruba who would rather shake than fight.

arewafederation:
No my friend, there was no ethnic division in the millitary until the Ibos strucked, killing all senior officers, and top politicians from the north. Stop trying to twist the dacts.

How did Azikwe "narrowly" escape the coup?

Abeg, let's not start something that will lead us nowhere. Your ibo soldiers fuvcked up and the ibo race faced the consequences. Finito!

Forget the past and move ahead since you have a forgiving spirit!

There were huge ethnic divisions in Nigerian army which was perpetrated especially by characters such as Ahmadu Bello,Tafawa Balewa, Tanko Galadima and Inuwa Wada.

umar745:
No he was killed because there was a coup. A coup not because his tribes men killed northerners but because of his indecisiveness because he was shielding Nzeogwu and Okafor from been punished for their crimes
and haven read the attached books I'm telling you that even the Igbo Author knew all Ironsi had to do was execute Major Okafor and Nzeogwu. Which is not an outrageous demand.
Now for you to think one region can single handedly carry out coup against the whole country is just laughable.

See ehn you pple should just stop shifting blames abeg enlighten yourself

The writer of the above crap is one of the major reasons Nigeria will continue to remain under develop. Ironsi cannot just execute coup plotters when such action was not warranted in the constitution or even in the army code of conduct. Ironsi constitute an armed forces panel that included acting IGP to investigate issues about the coup including anybody who was not arrested.

The Africans should have themselves to blame for any form of ridicule. Each time when the opportunity is given to Africans to make enlightened political statement, they either elect crooks or persons who were groomed through corruptive endeavors. Nigerians have just elected a product of such nepotistic endeavor.

dodobytes:
Our central defence pairing isnt the best in the world too...i think Ohale is a bit average for me,and can be caught gaping on a good day.

Onome..,positionally she has got it,but like i mentioned earlier against pacy strikers,she may be beaten for it.

Another thing i have noticed is that our central defenders dont look too assured when they have the ball,i rarely see them trying to play out,always too quick to release the ball to a teammate or clear to safety.That calm assured presence that a confident defender has when on the ball,i would like to see it at the world cup.

Sharp strikers know when defenders are trying to play safe,they are like sharks,when they smell blood,they will zone in on you.If you try to play safe as a defender,the opposing attacker will force you to make errors and they will punish you for it.

The one weakness in the Falcon lies with the central defense. I had thought the coaches would have invited Gladys Abasi as they did with Mariam Ibrahim. The exposure would have helped to improve her game. The two players are the young, up and coming central defenders for the Falcon.

CFCfan:
She would have to time her jumps earlier than the taller players.

I think Falcon will include Mariam Ibrahim on the squad. I do not know her height and besides Falcon will have Ohale too.

CFCfan:
Central defense would suit her only because she's got pace. Standing at 5'7'', she could get beaten in the air by Swedish and American players who are 5'10"/5'11", especially Abby Wambach.

If she can out jump them, she will be fine. This is the reason the team should include players with height as midfielders.

dodobytes:
going forward (attacking),the falcons look comfortable..pls can we brainstorm on how to tighten dat defence?

let's pick holes and try to suggest fixes,I personally am not comfortable with njoku..she has good long passes though,but her recovery is suspect,her tackles aren't too neat..n I also feel her temperament too might need attention.

I feel we should try out other full backs,pls who was d falcons no 1 right full back n why was she dropped?

Njoku is a tough young girl and Falcons need her in that position. Yes sometimes her tackling is a borderline reckless. Again, this is where the coaching comes into play. In fact, I think the team is missing Helen Ukaonu on the left side of the field including the dynamite she packs on legs.

CFCfan:
The US captain has 2 kids - a 9 year old and a 5 year old.

Shannon just gave birth about six months ago.

CFCfan:
Josephine Chukwunonye was the first choice right back. I guess she was dropped due to a dip in form.

Chukwunonye has not been dropped. In fact, I think she will make the team however it appears the coach seems to push her toward central defense.

CFCfan:
If Perpetua plays a WC game, she could be the oldest Nigeria/African player to appear at a world cup.

Meanwhile, US captain Christine Rampone, would become the oldest player to appear in a WC game. She would 39 years and 11 months by the time the Americans face Australia in their first game.

Bros let us not compare USA with Nigeria. There are more technology involved in the USA team than Nigeria's, if any, at all. Few players on USA team are married and even given birth yet play football. In Nigeria ordinary getting engaged, the player will eat herself out of shape.

Danycrusoe:
i laf, it seems u av 4goten how USA whitewashd us 8-1 in d 2003 world cup, do d teams ar different now in terms of players d status of both countries in d women footballn scope as not changd dat much. am nt sayn dey will beat us by 8 goals bt d truth is dat dey ar beta dan d falcons nd d odds ar high against us. tru we av sum gud playas like u mentiond bt cn u say dat our attack x beta dan dat of USA, nd rememba we dnt av a very compact defence and our goalkipas cn b calamitos at tyms. D difarenc btwn d 2011 team n nw x oshoala hs raisd our hopes a bit nd opara has upd ha game n coutney dike cn do wondas 2

Most of the players in the current USA team played in the youth team which was defeated by the Nigerian team made up of most players invited to the Falcon camp. One that draws most Nigerian teams down is lack of preparation.

CFCfan:
Correct. She was a deep-lying midfielder at the 2012 U-20 world cup, before Peter Dedevbo converted her to an attacker last year.

Yes sir, she was a defensive midfielder with the aforementioned team. It is one reason I suggested picking players who can play more than one position.

dodobytes:
i am a stickler for blooding the team with fresh talent,but a nice blend of youth with experience always does d trick..having d best ever female player on the African continent sit on ur bench is a huge boost to the squad..

n she isn't done n dusted just yet..we all saw that at the nations cup..I just hope she is selected though..

She was not even on the invitee list.

dodobytes:
i am a stickler for blooding the team with fresh talent,but a nice blend of youth with experience always does d trick..having d best ever female player on the African continent sit on ur bench is a huge boost to the squad..

n she isn't done n dusted just yet..we all saw that at the nations cup..I just hope she is selected though..

She still hangs around the team as a supporter. I guess the NFF could make her an assistant coach to the team while in Canada.

dodobytes:
asisat in d midfield might not be too cool shaa.

she no doubt has d energy,but dat may work against her.cos she might want to always force things to happen herself..by taking on her markers n doing her short bursts.instead of calming play down,drawing opposition players to urself and letting ordega/oparanozie/dike do d damage.

personally I think perpetua can play a big role in that tie..she can be d calming influence in that midfield on d day

super zee always likes to get in on the action,either from d flanks or as a poacher.

but we can't tell. ..ur permutation may just b d key against d USA

She started her Falcon career as a midfielder.

olapluto:
I wont leave out Ikidi for njoku. Sarah Michael is good to go too. Umotong and Dike too alike.

Faith Ikidi has been around for long time and I do not think youth is on her side. Besides I do not think she is a right back.

dodobytes:
nice squad,but my perpetua is. missing from ur list..I nor gree oo...lol

perpetua will deliver more than some names I c on dat list...we also need her in d team as her big sister role will help serve as a morale booster to d young girls.

Yes, Nkwocha has been a great player for the Falcons however new hands need to be tried.

Besides individual skills, the coaches should also consider the size as well as players who can trade in more than one position. Hence I have the following players as a final team and probable.

GK
Dede, Whyte, Ohieriaku
DF
Ebi, Ohale, Njoku, Chukwunonye, Ebere, Ibrahim
MF
Ayinde, Ohaduagha, Okobi, Nwabuoku, Igbinovia, Ihezuo, Ayila
FW
Ordega, Oparanozie, Oshola, Esther, Uchechi, Umotong, Dike.

Probable
Michael, Ikidi, Ukaonu, Nku, Nnodim, Okoye

londongal03:
My ppl stop fooling yourself with Nigeria, read the evil planned against you.
SOUTHEAST SHOULD BE CAREFUL
I am a soldier, I will not give my name for the sake of my life . my message is simple, I can't stop myself from letting people understand the danger they are in,in Nigeria (especially those in the southeast),after my fellow soldiers here in southern Kaduna, Kaduna state,yesterday being Sunday 08 march,invaded a church and killed innocent Christian youths guarding their church against suicide bombers from gaining access in to the church compound during their church service. My conscience keeps judging me for not letting people know what I know. I am a christian but here in the military camp, I dare not let them know about this or I will be on the next troop heading to confront Boko Haram without enough rains of ammunition to fight them and certainly will get killed . most of our men deployed to fight Boko Haram are christian soldiers from the eastern and southeastern part of the country ,I cry inside me each time they leave the camp to confront Boko Haram as most of them don't make it back alive and nobody cares to retrieve their body from Boko Haram .messages are set to their families back in the far eastern part of the country that they killed in a car accident and I wonder why their families don't demand for the bodies of their children they claim where involved in a car accident ,what a pity. The reason why I want people to know this ,is not because of all that had happened to Christians all over this country but because of the things they are going to face very soon , I must confess that Christians don't respond to dangers approaching them until they all die , they think that God will come down from heaven to defend their life instantly but that is not true because I am a christian also ,from kano state .Nobody suspect that I am a christian because I am from the North and they think that all Northerners are Muslim but that is not true .The message is that Boko Haram men are all over Nigeria now believe it or not, Boko Haram has also joined ISIS (Islamic State) in the Arab world and I don't know if the christian people understand what that means .150 women recently have been beheaded by ISIS and most of the women where discovered to be pregnant women ,Boko Haram is expected to carry out the same thing since they have pledged allegiance to ISIS, this is just an introduction ,the main message is that 6 years ago , Boko Haram young members joined the Nigeria Defense Academy like ordinary citizens showing interest to gain admission ,join any of the arm force for the defense of the Nation but that was not the reason ,60% of them gained admission and graduated . Recently , that group have been deployed to the eastern part of the country along with few genuine soldiers , their mission is simple and they will carry it out once the order comes . many people may see them as ordinary soldiers but the truth is that 90% of the soldiers in every checkpoint and camps in the eastern part of the country are Boko Haram members in army uniforms ,they are soldiers but their mission is different from others . please my christian brothers be wise . you may be wondering how I got this information , remember I am from the North , the northerners are not considered Christians here even when some of us are.It will interest you to know that many of our soldiers here are working for Boko Haram , not because they like them but because of the money they are been paid by the Boko Haram for every information and attacks the soldier themselves carry against Christians and the Government cannot provide the soldiers with such money . Do not see all Northerners as bad people , some of us are good but it is very difficult to tell so I don't blame anyone that think that we are all the same . For me I know that I will die because the Boko Haram are getting more help and resources than we the soldiers. Please help me to save people that I can not save as soldier by spreading this message to save livesk especially those in the southeast before the order gets to Boko Haram soldiers there . I will be happy in heaven for your good works if I die . I copied it and share with you, please do the same too, wake-up my ppl.

Nigeria has elected one as a president. If the Ndiigbo in particular and southeasterners in general do not understand their precarious position in the Nigeria then they should pay the price of ignorance.