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TheSuperNerd:
Hahahahahahahahahaha..... Funny how you exalt yourself to such high heavens as an analyst when you couldn't even correctly analyse what it meant for Kelechi to be the EPL's deadliest and most lethal striker in terms of goals per mins ratio at the end of 2016/2017.

To you, the only analysts as those who share your very negative was of seeing Things. People who relate admirably with your blind route of talking the beautiful game. Lol... what am I to expect from a super pessimistic fella such as yourself? We are all a reflection of the words we repeatedly spill here. I can really see your reflection. I knew it the very day you stepped foot in this place.

Man, your hypocritical ways of analyses are well known on this thread. So desist from throwing silly shades at the rest of the house. Analyst indeed. You are more of an agent than a analyst. When it comes to football analysis, you are a such a disgrace with the way you go about turning a blind eye to Kelechi's top achievements and calling it archaic only to see you quote Onyedimma's CV from three-four years ago as one to reckon with and as one still relevant. You resort to half truths and lies coated with your sweet fine way of organising your words. Listen Sir, you should really be ashamed of yourself. You are no analyst.... at least not in the eyes of the majority here.

So back off...

darkelf:
My fears excatly

eazyjakes:
Rohr said dia wives n girlfriends will be allowed after each match day within specific times to allow d players socialize....its purely psychological n not a bad idea if it will not be abused by the players!

darkelf:
Super Eagles’ players will be allowed to see their wives and girlfriends at the World Cup, New Telegraph has learnt.
The Manager of the team Gernot Rohr, who made the confirmation in Lagos, said that would not affect the performance of the players at the Mundial.
He argued that the players would be away from their loved ones for upward of six weeks and it would be unfair to stop them from seeing their wives and girlfriends during the Mundial.
“It is not a new practice in the World Cup to allow players see their wives and girlfriends during the tournament. They would have been away from them for weeks and we woundn’t stop them from seeing their loved ones during this period,” he said.
Top European countries usually allow their players to see their wives and girlfriends during the World Cup; England’s coach Gareth Southgate is one of those going to Russia 2018 who have said their players can come in with their WAG’s.
Coach Stephen Keshi who took the Eagles to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil allowed the players’ wives and fiancées but disallowed their girlfriends.

https://newtelegraphonline.com/2018/01/eagles-wives-girlfriends-world-cup/

Sorry guys, how true is this?

And if confirmed, what's your take on this

EEGA:
If we could beat Libya, Zambia is no match for us.We win big games.

Naijaphobia:
Unfortunately, this horrible Falaye happens to be a deadlier goal threat than Moses Simon.

Truidstar:
Okpotu has no business leading our attack. He should continue his big man football on the bench. Ibrahim came in and did a marvelous job.
Same for Ifeanyi, made a lot of misplaced passes. Salisu if you have sense, please start the team that played in the second half going forward.

Oasis007:
We were just fortunate to win the Match, hence you can't underestimate the Libyans.

kingphilip:
thanks for the reminder

kingphilip:
one of England best ref in this decade is a police officer

Can't really remember his name

krattoss:
it's high time lmc signs deal with the Nigerian army for match day securities at the stadiums and for the refferees

Danycrusoe:
OK after seeing tbaba's post I had to edit mine. I wonder if Nigerian referees are not tired of the bad reports they get but who knows the penalties may be legitimate

kingphilip:
I think your suggestion is great because even China made a rule that any player being purchased above a certain amount, the club buying the player must pay a certain percentage to the government.

with this policy being in place, it will aid the sponsorship of local teams by those corporations who go abroad to sponsor

goldfish80:
You have made valid points but the truth is that things cannot be allowed to continue like this. Government must come in at some point with pro indigenous polices to grow our sports industry.

First of all, indigenous companies who leave the the shores of Nigeria to sponsor foreign clubs or leagues must be made invest 40% of the said sponsorship amount in our local sports industry.
For instance, I find it incredulous that a company like chi group, makers of chivita and Chi exotic sponsors Man utd to the tune of $2M USD.
There market is not in Europe, not in Britain. Even with our lack of infrastructure, they still make profit from the local market. They owe it as its cooperate social responsibility to invest and encourage the local
Industry. A government policy can solve this at the drop of the hat.

Recall in the mid 2000's , American Music was ruling our airwaves. Until the indigenous policy by the government of Obasanjo which mandated radio and tv stations to play 80% local content. Prior to that, Nigerian local music was dead. Nobody will collect a demo from an up coming artist. Radio stations will rather play Awilo ..... Look at how far we have come since then. If there is no turn around policy to protect the local sports industry, we will continue to be embarrassed in World championships like the world cup and Olympics.
As simple as that.

elyte89:
No b only bossing...na ACTORING..Something wey I dey watch

soetanoreoluwa:
Nice exposition... Key word VALUE... Reason why dangote will never buy Kano pillars but rather go for arsenal

goldfish80:
Interesting article. Something is definitely wrong with the black man's mind.
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How Can We Be So Myopic, Where are the Sponsors as the NPFL Resumes?

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The Nigerian Professional Football League begins the 2018 season this weekend without any major sponsors. Despite years of hard work to keep the league alive with lean resources, the expected sponsorship windfall has failed to materialize. It costs hundreds of millions, even billions, to run the league, so how do we expect success without quality sponsorship support? Nigerian brands like everyone else are struggling to meet their targets under the harsh economic realities we face, yet, rather than support the domestic league and create jobs and wealth locally they have continued to spend their dwindling resources on further entrenching the English Premier League and the UEFA Champions League in Nigeria – feeding the already fat Europeans while deepening poverty in our country. What I find incredibly surprising is how these brands cannot understand that they kill their own businesses doing this.

N igerians have probably blown over one trillion naira on the European game over the last 20 years, money that when it leaves our shores never comes back. Even as broke as we are now, in 2018 we will blow at least a further N50b. The sub-saharan broadcaster currently pays 84m pounds (N40.9b) annually for the EPL TV rights. Nigeria probably accounts for half its revenue projections, which would mean, plus profits, an amount in excess of N20b. Add the vast sums we spend travelling to the UK to watch live games and buy merchandise. Captains of industry who should be concerned about the capital flight and top political leaders who should worry about creating value for the electorate, are the ones in the vanguard of this detrimental culture. A few fly in their private jets to watch EPL games live, while some others join resources to charter planes. Some fly first class in commercial airlines, many fly business class and thousands fly economy to watch these games. If 25,000 trips are done yearly with an average of 2,000 pounds spent, that is a further 50m pounds (N24b) out of our economy to the UK.
Then there are those who do not travel but order club items online or buy directly from retailers across Nigeria. That is probably another N3b-N5b industry. Then add the billions some of our brands spend to bring us the games. Some even sign direct sponsorship contracts with EPL and other European clubs. That is likely another N5b taken out of our economy. By the time you add the UEFA Champions League spend for rights, advertising and tourism, we would be way over N50b. This is a joke, and it is why we are seen as a basket case around the world. Chances are that of every N100 we make in Nigeria, N70 finds its way overseas under different guises, football being just one of them.
No nation can survive, let alone prosper, that way. How does it make sense that Arsenal FC of London has more fans in Lagos than in the entire UK?! How does it make sense that outside London, Third-World Lagos is the city where the most Arsenal jerseys are sold – not wealthy cities like Tokyo, Shanghai, New York, Berlin?! How does it make sense that fans die in Nigeria defending the honour of their foreign clubs?!
If we continue to invest in other people and economies and not our own, we will continue to be poor however much we pray and whoever the leaders we elect into public office. Just to underline the poverty in our minds, China currently pays just 13m pounds to watch the EPL. For some perspective, sub-saharan Africa is the poorest region in the world, while China is the second largest economy in the world. The Chinese also love football and have a larger population than the entire Africa, yet they pay six times less to watch the EPL than us in sub-saharan Africa.
Of all the sponsors perpetuating the European game in Nigeria, the ones I find most frustrating are the banks. Banks are supposed to understand the way money works, but sub-saharan banks appear a different breed. Around the world banks are leading sponsors of domestic sports, it makes easy sense. All the money generated from sports ends up in banks. When people travel around the country, when lawyers negotiate business deals for clubs and players, when architects and builders upgrade infrastructure or build new ones, when medical practitioners manage the health of stars, when hotels accommodate visitors from other cities in town to support their clubs or favourite stars, when farmers increase sales to food vendors as fans celebrate, when retailers sell club merchandise, when advertising agencies get briefs to build sports brands, the list goes on, all the money ends up in banks.
In South Africa, for instance, ABSA bank has sponsored the Premier Soccer League for ten years, and recently signed a five-year extension of the contract. In Nigeria, rather than build our local sports, our banks splash the scarce resources they (we) have on the European game, under the guise that they are reaching more eyeballs. As I have asked many times here, are they not aware that many of the eyeballs in Nigeria have lost their jobs, or had their salaries slashed, or have not been paid for months, meaning many cannot even take action if they find the advertisers’ proposition interesting?
One day we will wise up to how the world really works. Meanwhile high fives to the League Management Company for keeping the league running even in the face of scant sponsorship. They must however engage society more to succeed. They must also work more with key professional bodies to help sell the message that football is a multi-billion naira industry from which every professional benefits handsomely.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/01/13/how-can-we-be-so-myopic-where-are-the-sponsors-as-the-npfl-resumes/#

Kakamorufu:
There's no dressing room? I find it hard to understand that part.

Icon4s:
Thanks. Me no too follow French league like that o.
It will be a good move then. Hope he becomes first choice.

That will be the first step.....

Icon4s:
Which one is Angers CSO?

goldfish80:
I don't have to be there on the training pitch. We saw him every match day.
We saw a guy who cannot outpace his markers, struggles to beat his man, poor first touch, poor with his back to goal, lack of aerial dominance, constantly isolated, poor footwork.... I can go on.

Some of us have the nerves to question the status quo.
Pelegrin's opinion is not bible.

goldfish80:
Functioning in multiple roles is the hallmark of a great player but Kelechi was made to play in a rigid front role.
His game which brought him to limelight was about creativity, shooting accuracy, soft skill and and intelligence.

CIty concentrated on his shooting because they needs results. The other aspect of his were left under developed.
This is why we have who don't have a defined role. He's neither a striker, not a midfielder, nor a winger.
MAN city coached many things out of him in desperation for points.

TheGoodJoe:
Keep in mind that it is a creative and offensive system that gives players the chance to show their creativity. In the Carabao Cup game against Leicester City, Zinchenko who plays as an attacking midfielder played the left back role and won the man of the match. Showed a lot of the young man's promise. The system brings quality in the players even in unfamiliar roles. I think the most challenging position in the system is even the center forward role.

TheGoodJoe:
I wonder where you people get this Guardiola was not impressed. He wanted more. There are things he wants to suit his system. There are players who have it naturally. Silva, De Bruyne, Fernandinho. There are some who need to learn it.

Guardiola wanted more. Guardiola mostly plays a false nine formation. Whether Aguero, Gabriel Jesus, Iheanacho or Sterling. Even De Bruyne has gotten a shot.

This is because he likes his strikers contributing to build up plays and defending, just like he likes his keepers building plays.

Guardiola said Gabriel Jesus is the best he has ever seen. Quite a compliment from Pep. Nacho had to work hard to adapt to it. That does not mean Pep was disappointed.

Pep said what he admired most about Otamendi was his willingness to learn. Otamendi is willing to make a mistake and try again. Today, he is phenomenal.

By the way, Pep has played Phil Foden as a left back.

TheGoodJoe:
The position he played most does not change the fact he can play multiple roles. My problem is with bias critics saying Iheanacho can not play as a striker. It is a blatant lie. Another is that ten is a natural role. In today's game, it is not like that. Sterling has played on the left, right, behind the striker and as a top striker.

Where he plays regularly does not mean he can not play other places.

Finito.

TheGoodJoe:
Em, there are games Guardiola has played Bernardo Silva as the striker for Manchester City. That is why I keep saying argue what you know.