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krattoss:
I don't feel superior when I meet my masters. But I fvcking hate to be underrated.

There's nothing underrated about Nigeria.

goldfish80:
So Chelsea want to sign Kepa Arizabalaga, Athletico Bilbao keeper for £71M? The same keeper Real Madrid nearly got for €16M 6months ago.
Premiership clubs are real mugus. My problem is why Nigerian players aren't part of this ridiculous money circus.

Signed a new deal and inserted a buy out clause. You can't blame Chelsea for that. Bilbao are a difficult club to do business with

tbaba1234:
You want to start endless argument...

Loool sorry baba. Make I stop

TheGoodJoe:
What makes you think because Nacho naturally did not suit the system, he can not adapt. Aguero was a clear misfit but with dedication and hardwork, he adapted and fits in seamlessly.

Because he simply couldn't. I think it's clear to everyone that whatever Playmaking/link up ability he had at U17 has vanished. Aguero's case was mainly from a physical aspect (for pressing). Let's not act like Aguero isn't superb on the ball.

TheGoodJoe:
You are missing Bolowolowo's point. He is simply pointing out that Foden training every day and working with Pep without playing time has been molded into a top quality player. He believes Nacho working with the team would have improved Nacho at a fast rate.

However, with perseverance and hardwork, Nacho can still achieve greatness. There is not one road to Jerusalem.

Doesn't matter. He clearly wasn't a fit. He's better off leaving. It's easier for Foden because he's naturally a Pep sort of midfielder.

Samuel Kalu gets the number 10 Jersey

aribisala0:
Westerhof never really liked to use Okocha maybe because of "overdribble" and I will check but do not think he started any of the first 3 games in 1994

Yeah. I read somewhere he had one of the highest dribbles in a WC game against Italy.
Apparently Westerhof preferred Oliha over him

NigerianDiamond:
And Amunike does not solicit for 'egunje'? The bane of our society is corruption and sometimes nepotism. None of our coaches living in Nigeria is free of these acts, maybe except those who are presently living abroad. I do not think Rohr is the best for Nigeria but he seems to be respected and free of scandals at least for now.

The same Rohr that is supporting Salisu??

I agree majority of the local coaches collect egunje, I'm talking about Salisu's capabilities. He was caught red handed. He needs to leave. No two ways about it.
Amunike is a good coach and would be great under Rohr.
Rohr has the Afcon qualifiers and Afcon 2019 to prove himself. If he fails - he needs to be sacked.

M7even:
I saw this article on main page. But the first comment got me pondering.


https://www.nairaland.com/4659251/jim-nwobodo-what-abacha-did


Jim Nwobodo, a former old Anambra governor, has revealed some events that happened during the Atlanta 1996 Olympics.

A former governor of old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo, relives the victory of the Super Eagles in Atlanta Olympics of 1996 and how he saved Kanu Nwankwo from Coach Westerhof.
The Super Eagles won the gold medal in the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 when you were the Sports Minister.

Can you share with us the story of what happened then?
They (Super Eagles) beat Japan, beat Brazil and also beat other big teams. That was the time we had wonderful players. You can only know the best team when they go out of the country and play the best teams in the world. Mikel Obi is playing in China and there are other young boys like Alex Iwobi, Ahmed Musa, Kelechi Iheanacho and many others.


There is one thing I like about Nigerian football. Nigerians are football lovers, there is no doubt about that and football has the ability to unite Nigerians.
I remember very well the 1996 event when we played in Atlanta Olympics. Nigeria was a pariah nation. The day we reached the climax was the day Nigeria met Brazil. We had a very strong team, those who were determined to do their best to make Nigeria proud.


Two things happened that day. We got into the field and, in the first half, they (Brazil) were leading Nigeria by 3-1. I sat by the side of then – FIFA President, Joao Havelange, a Brazilian lawyer, businessman and athlete who served as the 7th FIFA President from 1974 to 1998 and I told him we will beat Brazil and he started laughing because we were two goals down.


Half time break pep talk
During the half time break, I went to our boys in the dressing room and called them one by one, starting with Sunday Oliseh, then Daniel Omokachi, Kanu Nwankwo, Jay Jay Okocha, Victor Ikpeba, Celestine Babayaro and others. I urged them not to disgrace me and Nigerians and they assured me that they will beat Brazil. I then called the coach, Clemens Westerhof, who complained that Kanu was not playing well and that he would remove him.

I ordered him not to remove the young man. I threatened to sack him if he removed Kanu. He complied with my order and allowed Kanu to play in the second half. In the second half, Okocha scored the second goal, making it 2-3; another goal was scored by Kanu to make it 3-3 and second half ended. In the extra time, we had what is called the golden goal then and, five minutes after, Kanu scored the golden goal and the match ended. Everyone was surprised but God was at work and I heard Him (God) when I said Kanu should not be removed.

Kanu became the man of the match. We were excited and many whites and many Africans, who did not know about the Dream Team, started painting themselves in green white green. I was also told that families that were not in talking terms for ten years reconciled because of that match.


Sweet victory
Then – Head of State, General Sani Abacha, who was not in the habit of answering telephone calls, called almost all of us, including my wife. He did not stop there. He had to wait for us alongside some state governors for two days under the rain at the City Gate, Abuja when we returned to Nigeria and that was what that victory did to Nigeria. What a sweet victory!


The second thing that happened was that Chioma Ajunwa told me that she and other Nigerian athletes were yet to be paid their 300 dollars per day on the day she would compete. I saw reason with her but I told her it was a very small amount. I promised her that I will give her 10,000 dollars if she won a gold medal, she was shocked. I advised her to go for the long jump if she was good at that. Her first jump earned her gold medal for Nigeria and I gave her 10,000 dollars. This thing is about leadership and encouraging people around you.


So, sport, in itself, is something that, if properly developed, will bring the country together. Look at what sport is doing in the world today. If you are a sports administrator, you are known all over the world. FIFA President is bigger that any President in the world. My worry is that Nigeria has not given proper attention to sports.
What is your rating of journalists in Nigeria?
Nigeria has the freest press in the world; journalists write anything and get away with it and they hold people accountable and nobody can fight them. In Nigeria, I can say that we have a very free and strong press. I really don’t see anything wrong with what they are doing, except that they should always get their facts right.


What is your take on employers owing workers?
Any employer that owes his workers should not expect them to be loyal to him. Such could expose workers to temptation because they have to take care of themselves and their families. It is not good to owe your workers; whether they are journalists, footballers, civil servants, you don’t need to owe them. Workers deserve their wages. So it is not good at all. You should do everything possible not to owe your workers.


What about state governments owing workers?
I mean it’s unfair. It is ungodly and unchristian. If you don’t pay workers, what do you want them to do? In fact, when I was governor, I didn’t have anything as salary arrears. Throughout my stay in Government House, I never owed anybody for one month because one thing you do as a leader is to pay your workers before any other thing. That is the first charge and, from there, you motivate them to work harder.


So, any governor that owes workers for months is not fit to be a governor. Although, some governors have said that the problem about payment of salaries stems from the many problems confronting them, that argument does not hold water because you can still sit down and arrange your budget to make the recurrent less than the capital. You give capital budget priority over recurrent.

This Stadium generator thieving onye iberibe must be high on that strong weed.
He shouldn't be taking drugs at his age...

aribisala0:
Lol . that is the problem with jumping halfway into coversations


This is what I responded to


When I said I do not recall Okocha playing. Okocha was a peripheral player in USA 1994 so I do not know what he meant by USA 94 standards

Oh my bad again

I don't know how Okocha performed at USA 94. I only watched the game against Italy on YouTube

aribisala0:
We played Brazil in USA 1994

My bad, thought you meant Atlanta 96. Okocha did play at USA 94. He played against Italy

aribisala0:
I do not recall Okocha playing in USA 94

Missed a pen against brazil

The NPFL is not as good as it was in the 90s.

Besides, his assistants should be doing that, but no oooo - Salisu is busy collecting bribes and passing it off as a "gift". Salisu is terrible and should be sacked. Amunike and Finidi should be considered.

Him sister fine no be small...

Hedonini:
You're very stupid for such click baiting when there's nothing like Don Jazzy's response in there. Useless blogger, your blog will never succeed.

Lmaoooooo you must be new on here.

ChrisKels:
Guys watch out for wolves, they seem to av everything now in their Arsenal. Adama Traore set to undergo their medicals. Chai Iorfa nawa oo.

BTW, Leicester has replaced Mahrez with another Algerian wing wizard Ghezzal

Yep. Them and Fulham. Fulham signed Seri. I'm beyond shocked they pulled it off. Epl will be a cracker this season

Bolowolowo:
Ladies and gents, see how Phil Foden excelled at that game today. That is the result of Pep Guardiola’s fervent trust and development of youth players. If only Kelechi stayed at City.....if only...

Nacho was simply not a Pep player. Pep was playing Sterling as a CF when Nacho was fit. There was no space for him as soon as G Jesus signed

Overrated. Guess her personality is what makes her attractive

komekn:
Nigeria is the only place public officials can be caught red hand in broad daylight and will be TOTALLY EXONERATED.

Particularly in what we assume are competent courts.

The only corrupt governor jailed IBORI why ❓ ❓ ❓

Loool we all know why

joseph1013:
Just imagine if this happened in any other country. These excuses would not hold water.

The Ghanaian FA could have invented a lot of b. ull as to why the FA chief was correct to accept the cash offered.

Anyway, na our way, and we wonder why we're so retrogressive in almost every aspect of our national life.

Lool I'm talking from the typical naija standpoint. You've seen Rohr defend him. Ladan Bosso too. I heard someone say he might have been trying to "outsmart" the agent.
I want him sacked but I'm not holding my breath.

tbaba1234:
Collecting money from agents regardless of the excuses is ethically wrong especially when they represent players under you.

I agree but he stands a chance of wriggling out to it. I'm starting to doubt he'll get sacked

jimmyiovine:
[url][/url]http://tv5.espn.com/football/nigeria/story/3584755/salisu-yusuf-backed-as-honest-victim-by-gernot-rohr

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has thrown his weight behind his assistant Salisu Yusuf, who is the subject of an internal NFF investigation after he was secretly filmed receiving cash from undercover reporters posing as football agents.

Yusuf has denied that the money was a bribe, describing it as a 'token', and Rohr has now come to the defence of his assistant

"I saw the video, and I saw what happened," Rohr told KweséESPN. "From my experience, Salisu is an honest man.

"Those people just want to make trouble, this is people just trying to catch some people," he added. "Salisu does not need that money, he is a victim of this situation."

The assistant coach, who doubles up as the coach of Nigeria's Olympics team and the home-based Eagles, is currently in the UK recovering from hip surgery.

However, he is expected to face the NFF's Ethics Committee upon his return, where Rohr is hopeful of a positive outcome.

"I hope the Ethics Committee will listen to him and not to those people," the German coach concluded, "because I know he is an honest man and a good man."

When the BBC published footage allegedly showing Yusuf receiving a cash gift from investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas on July 24, he became the latest high-profile African footballing figure to have been implicated in the ongoing bribery scandal affecting sport on the continent.

In footage filmed in September 2017, the coach is shown meeting with Anas's Tiger Eye agency and accepting cash ostensibly to ensure that two players are selected for the CHAN tournament.

Anas's exposes have already resulted in the disintegration of the Ghana Football Association after former president Kwesi Nyanyakyi was allegedly shown accepting a cash gift of $65,000 (£48,000).

Similarly, Kenyan referee Marwa Range had to resign his World Cup post, and was subsequently banned by CAF for all football-related activities, after being allegedly recorded taking bribes.

Range was one of several officials who were handed a range of bans by African football's governing body.

[b][/b]Soo Rohr is backing his assistant, I doubt NFF will sack Yusuf now

The more I think about it, the more I feel Salisu might have a case and won't be sacked. If Okechukwu and Rabiu Ali were really the players those guys offered Salisu money to play, Salisu can argue those players were already going to be on the squad regardless and Rabiu Ali is too old to move to europe.
His "gift" argument actually isn't a bad idea. Those guys messed up big time...didn't do it right

andrew444:
Lol,so martins did not go to 2010 World Cup ?

Now I know I have been wasting my time with you.

Even a blind knows martins was there in the 2010 World Cup

Martins only came on as a sub in the game against Korea and of course attempted a stupid chip instead of just blasting the thing

andrew444:
Ighalo scored and nobody posted it here.

I know say all of una hate ighalo.

Anyway you guys should not be surprised if rohr hand him a call up for the afcon qualifiers.

Of course Rohr will still call him up

ChrisKels:
Where u c this one bro?

Only Besiktas has shown interest, a conditional one for that. They said they would come for Omeruo if either of Pepe and Damogoj leaves this summer.

Gala and Fenerbahce are way off the mark. They haven't registered any interest. Dont know where u got that

Twitter. ANS retweeted a Turkish link

Omeruo in talks with Beskitas, Fenerbache and Galatasaray

ChrisKels:
I'm marveled because, to me, Uwa aint worth keeping for another week let alone year. The article said, he is needed around to help the young inexperienced boys that make up the Monaco squad. Dude aint going out for another loan oo.

Loool French reports say it's to get a transfer fee. He and some other guy

ChrisKels:
Ok just like Onyekuru and Uzoho who went to Senegal for Aspire Academy. But what I want to know is if Faisal is a Nigerian like the aforementioned duo or he is a Ghanaian, but, born and brought up in Lagos by Ghanaian parents before leaving for Ghana to team up with Spotlife?
abi his is a Lagosian and his parents are also Nigerians?

Please ask ur friends

If he is another Onyekuru case, then he should be drafted into one of the youth teams ASA he seals his PSG deal even though he is former Ghana U17 trainee, and our news sites should spread this news that he is a Nigerian prodigy. Ghanaian sports sites have already written Ghanaian all over him, we need to correct that mistake.

Yep this is a great idea!

Olympique Marseille are interested in signing Mikel Agu on loan with an option to buy

The nonsense that counts as news on here is unbelievable.
Oh and what exactly is beautiful about them(watch one ipob soldier come call me Afonja now).
Nigerians will be copying dumb shit from foreigners. "Slay Queens" indeed.