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afam4eva: What were other players doing that this overated, overhyped British guy ended up winning. I'm ashamed of Djokovic and Federer. This is a big blow to tennis. Now the British media will move their boastful disposition a notch higher. Tufiakwa.

The boy has grown. Winning the Olympic gold and US open cannot be a mere luck.

I didn't sleep, it was a wake keeping for me to witness this happen. I wanted Murray to win and he did it. Sir Alex Ferguson was in the stadium.

Congrat to Murray, congrat to the British people.

Andy Murray beat Djokovic to become the first British man to win a grand slam in 76 years.

Andy Murray jumped out to a two-set lead, watched it wither away, then turned up the heat again in the fifth set on his way to a 7-6 (12-10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 victory against Novak Djokovic to win the U.S. Open.

It was a historic win for Murray, previously 0-4 in major finals, and for Britain, which hadn't had a male Grand Slam champion since Fred Perry in 1936.

Murray now can claim some bragging rights as the player of the year: A major title -- four different winners of majors in 2012 -- and an Olympic gold medal.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/09/us-open-live-blog-novak-djokovic-vs-andy-murray/1#.UE6QHXm3sQA

felifeli: Most Nigerians really still belong in the dark ages. as someone mentioned not long ago it is just a condition known as Red Tide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_tide

End of the world ? I can't stop laughing at these people.

This is not the same as red tide now. There is a a big difference. A river turns red is different from a river having discoloration. What I can see is a river that changed it's colour totally.

thegoodjoehunt: Yes he did but he was an awesome player that grew from the Japan '93 squad.

I can't remember Pascal Karibe Ojigwe playing any match in Atlanta '96 Olympics.

Let's forget the past and encourage Keshi to rebuild Super Eagles.

thegoodjoehunt:
So you believe the team Siasia fielded in the U20 that embarrassed the nation were young men? I laugh in Ijaw. I am not saying that they were the bright hope of Nigeria, but they were the best option for that tourney and Siasia flunked it.

By the way I talked of Nigeria developing from the grassroot. If we are to progress, we should start scouting from Junior Secondary Schools to build an U15 team and make sure they progress in Unison and not break them and form a new team for every new tourney.

By the way the Atlanta '96 dream team were kept together from the U17 World Cup.

Not so correct. The dream team had players that didn't participate in the Japan '93 U-17. Joseph Dosu, Victor Ikpeba, Taribo West, Okocha, Okechukwu, Amunike, Amokachi, etc.

You can't build a team from U-15 to senior without breaking it. It's impossible. At some stages, better talent than what you have will emerge from other places. When Okocha came, Westerhof forgot about Etim Esin. It's like that. The doors can never be closed. A future team is built from boys of 22 to 25 with a few old fit players to guide them. That's why Uche and Osazee should be the pillars now.

Why Keshi should stay.
Nigeria should be patient. When Sasia was sacked, I told a lot of people that Nigeria repeated thge kind of mistakes they had always made with coaches; hire a coach, put him under pressure and he works under panic, then any little slip results to a sack. Then another comes and the circle continues. Amodu was always getting result for us, qualified us for two world cups and yet said he knew nothing about the job. He qualified us for two world cups yet he wasn't allowed to attend any.

Keshi is doing the right thing. He needs to experiment with lots of players over a period of time, like two years. With that he will be able to raise a good team for us as some will fit in while others fit out. That was how Westerhof raised the USA '94 team over a period of 5 years. Westerhof failed in his first assignment where he failed to get a draw in Younde against Cameroun in 1989 and Nigeria went out of Italia '90 race.

But, he return home and played a lot of games, WAFU/ECOWAS cup, Algers '90 etc. Old player like Yisa Sofoluwe, Andrew Uwe, Osaro Obobaifo, Henry Nwosu, etc gave way for the young players which were discovered over a period of 5 years enroute USA '94. Rasheed Yekini proved over time to be the better striker than Richard Owunbokiri. Uche Okechukwu and Samson Sisia came in, Finidi George, Thompson Oliha, Uche Okafor, Benedict Iroha, Alloy Agu, etc. As time went on, Ben Iroha, Emmanuel Amunike, Austine Okocha. Sunday Oliseh was discovered after Nigeria had already secured the world cup ticket to USA '94. Peter Rufai had to return and Chidi Nwanu was drafted in for the world cup proper.

A lot of players were used, a lot were dropped on the journey and only the best 22 man squad survived and became the most feared team in Africa, and Nigeria was 5th in FIFA ranking after Tunisia '94. Players like Rubeun Agboola, Edema Fulundu, Nduka Ugbade, Moses Kpakpor played their part but had to give way along the line. That was how Westerhof built one of the most feared teams in the world at the time. The team was so good that players like Victor Ikpeba could hardly get games despite being so good for their clubs banging in goals.

The truth is that majority of the players were discovered from our local clubs. Finidi, Amokachi, Iroha, Oliha, etc. They were so rugged that they could withstand any weather, heat or pitch in other African countries. They beat Burkinafaso 7-1, Ethiopia 6-0, Algeria and Ivory coast 4-1.

One can therefore draw a conclusion that Keshi is doing the right thing. First, the eagles he inherited cannot withstand the big teams in Africa talking more of playing Spain or Germany. Secondly, they could hardly get good result against physical playing African teams. Third, most of them are not so committed. I am yet to notice what contribution Mikel has made so far that warrants anyone building the future team around him. Uche is the only one who is committed. Osazee too is good. Hence, Keshi is doing the right thing. We should not just think of now, we should think of having a solid Super Eagles that can stand against the likes of Spain, Italy, Brazil and Germany in the next world cup. It can only be achieved by giving every good young player a chance, whether local or abroad. Attention should be given to building a team of tall, physical and skillful players. These are the characteristics of the Super Eagles of '94, also the Senegal team of '92 and the current Ivory coast team.

Keshi has a good programme, it requires some risk taking. He is not scared of taking it to get the best. That's how you know a man with a target and goal.

PhysicsQED: There's probably an element of light/friendly teasing in this bow, since Obama had come under criticism for bowing to foreign royalty (even though George Bush did the same thing). Or maybe Clinton feels guilty about his comments from years ago when he suggested Obama would have been carrying his bags years earlier. Otherwise it doesn't really make sense for an older former president to bow to greet a younger current president.

The most logical post on this topic.

akereconfi: Photoshop ni......take a look @ obama'z leg......abi naa azonto him wan dance....

I see so many Photoshop trash makin frontpage these days.......all these Mods

I saw this on CNN. I watched it with my eyes. Everything now is tagged photoshop.

[quote author=Kay-Dee][size=13pt] Yeah the debt at the end of the Clinton presidency was just over $5t, Bush added his own gbese to that and Obama was left to pick up the tab for G. Bushs' mismanagement of the economy and the raging wars. The debt increase under Obama was inevitable if an economy on a downward spiral was going to be saved. Most of the spending under him have been from economic stabilizers to prevent a total collapse.
Everyone blames Obama for his/her misfortune, even boys in the hood, who do nothing but smoke weed all day keep complaining he has done nothing for them.
The democrats ain't 100% perfect with their policies but they're way better than the republicans and Obama is by far a better option than Romney.[/size][/quote]So is the economy stable now?

Ammyng: No sir

Ok, it's interesting to see you in our forum. I wonder how you find it. Keep enjoying.

Ammyng: What an ignorant loser you are. Sounds too damn personal here. Oops our embassy in your country probably denied you visa

What are you doing on our forum? You look like a Nigeria thou.

manny4life: LOL, that's what pisses me off the most from folks who have no clue on what they talk about. Not only did bush spend Clinton's surpluses, he ran deficits into the trillions, YET, people have the nerve to accuse Obama. At least Obama was spending it, trying to revive the economy, Bush spent almost all of it on WARS, yes you heard WARS. That we're here today is because Obama rescued the banks, rescued the manufacturing industry, Agriculture through DoA, and still trying to help with tax credit to stimulate spending. I'll pick Obama any day than Romney.

Which surplus?
When Cliton left, America was in debt of over $5trillion, not surplus. Check your records. Bush added 5trillion in 8 years. Obama has added $6trillion in 3 1/2 years only.

Freiburger: The guy earlier admitted he has no clue about what Mit Romney is what up to, that also implies ha has no clue about what the US election is all about. All he do is pick up point he have a little or no knowledge about and capitalize on it. Imagine the dude telling me about the US present debt figures, when he knew Bill clinton left over 5 $trillion behind when he left office, and Bush came and spent the whole cash on wars and tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. Now he expect Obama to do a black magic within a short space of time.

Where did Clinton leave surplus? Check well.

When Cliton left, America was in debt of over $5trillion, not surplus. Check your records. Bush added 5trillion in 8 years. Obama has added $6trillion in 3 1/2 years only.

Freiburger: The guy earlier admitted he has no clue about what Mit Romney is what up to, that also implies ha has no clue about what the US election is all about. All he do is pick up point he have a little or no knowledge about and capitalize on it. Imagine the dude telling me about the US present debt figures, when he knew Bill clinton left over 5 $trillion behind when he left office, and Bush came and spent the whole cash on wars and tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. Now he expect Obama to do a black magic within a short space of time.

When Cliton left, America was in debt of over $5trillion, not surplus. Check your records. Bush added 5trillion in 8 years. Obama has added $6trillion in 3 1/2 years only.

US national debt hits $16 trillion WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the national debt has topped $16 trillion, the result of chronic government deficits that have poured more than $50,000 worth of red ink onto federal ledgers for every man, woman and child in the United States. Read more below. http://m.yahoo.com/w/legobpengine/news/us-national-debt-hits-16-trillion-republicans-blast-031301848.html?.b=index&.ts=1346851168&.intl=us&.lang=en. ........................... Report released this week shows that America national debt has risen to $16trillion. This means the current administration raised the debt by almost $6trillion in less than four years whereas the former (Bush's) administration added only $5trillion in 8 years and despite fighting in Iraq and Aghanistan throughout the two tenures.

Report released this week shows that America national debt has risen to $16trillion. This means the current administration raised the debt by almost $6trillion in less than four years whereas the former (Bush's) administration added only $5trillion in 8 years and despite fighting in Iraq and Aghanistan throughout the two tenures.

Report released this week shows that America national debt has risen to $16trillion. This means the current administration raised the debt by almost $6trillion in less than four years whereas the former (Bush's) administration added only $5trillion in 8 years and despite fighting in Iraq and Aghanistan throughout the tenure.

shymexx: Decent speech, but nothing too spectacular to be gassed about... She told her story, and almost all black kids raised in the western world can relate to it - but at the end of the day, it isn't about teleprompted speeches anymore, it's about actions... Obama gave hope in 2008(not American but I couldn't believe I shed a tear when I saw Roland Martin on CNN crying after he won)- and he was one of the reasons why I became interested in politics - I became a fan CNN, FOX etc.. though I wasn't American, nor do I live there...Michelle and her husband got people's sympathy and everyone thought they were the real deal - the CHANGE and RESET BUTTON slogans won everyone's heart around the world... America's first black president was an inspirational story for blacks from the ghettos of New York to council flats in London, and the slums of Lagos - we all thought the saviour had finally arrived - but 4 years after, he's just another neo-con in sheep's clothing, who works for the banksters, plutocrats, wall street, and the powers that be... I bought 'Dreams of my Father' and 'Audacity of Hope' just to study this 'saviour' God had sent to humanity - but he turned out to be another war monger in a subtle way.

Blacks in America have never had it worse in recent years than they had it under Obama... Sub-saharan Africa is still bearing the brunt of the Jihadist monsters Obama and his cronies created in Libya... Mali has been invaded by Jihadists, Boko Haram is terrorising Nigeria, and it's going to get worse...

Obama, or whoever wins in America is just the same politics with a different face - I could care less about flamboyant teleprompted speeches right now, fooled once, but will never be fooled again.

Cheers!

On point.

Ammyng: GOD BLESS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GOD BLESS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

GOD BLESS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GOD BLESS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

GOD BLESS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GOD BLESS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Why? Are you not a Nigerian?

The team tried considering USA is a force in women soccer. The change of tactics didn't help matters. the coach went for a slow game, possession and short passes football, it allowed the Americans to reorganised quickly. In the second half, the coach should have changed to the old pattern which allows the girls to run, play long passes, long balls into the opponent's area. In that way, Nigeria should have created more chances and possibly force the Americans to commits errors around their eighteen. The substitution of the jersey number 5 girl appeared to be a costly mistake. She was evidently the one soaking the pressure, when she left, we lost the midfield and the second goal was conceded.
Better luck next time.

Can someone prompt Ferguson to go for him in January. We love and cherish him in united. Let the whole world hate him for always hindering Barca, but we know his worth at united.
Ronaldo, please come back to united.

OP, treat a woman that way, you will just lose her to a bad guy. I bet you.

Jeel: Do you have any doubt that spanish teams are better than english teams

They are not better. Chelsea won the UCL last season. Which Spanish team played in the final?

vivian chinaza: Why is it that being a good person is being perceived as weak and foolish? most times it seems being good doesn't pay off anymore cos u will be exploited, ridiculed and taken advantage of while the wicked are being celebrated. Must one be ruthless in business in order to make profit? Must a student sort to come out with good grades? Must a lady sleep with a man to get a job or any other favour? Must a politician lie to get elected? Must one glorify himself or "join the trend" to fit in or be appreciated? Must one be manipulative to get what he wants in life? Must we all practice survival by deception? What happens to those who can't? Is there any hope for them? Does evil ever prevail over good? Why do we celebrate evil instead of good? I'm a firm believer of being a good person becos I believe for everything good thing I do someone is a better person because of it. But sometimes it seems it doesn't just pay off!!!!

Just know that God is watching. Good people suffer a lot.

Goal!!! Oparanozie

Obasanjo is correct on this. We all read in the papers then that the debt had been cleared and our foreign reserve reached $35b.

4peace: FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup -

6 players could be playing in their third edition of this tournament: Brazil’s Ketlen; Korea DPR’s Yun Song Mi; Mexico’s Nayeli Rangel, New Zealand’s Bridgette Armstrong and Rosie White and Nigeria’s Ebere Orji.
New Zealand’s White and Nigeria’s Orji already had scored in their both previous FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup participations

Does this mean the above players were only 14 or 15 when they took part in their first edition?

The coach doesn't know what it means to conserve energy. When you are certain of victory you slow the pace and remove the key players.

Time for the coach to substitute and rest key players. They should cool the pace now and conserve energy.

folafola: this is talking about anti Christ, we have two group of school concerning anti Christ pre tribulation group and post tribulation group. pre tribulation group believe there would be rapture before antichrist while post tribulation group believe that antitrust would come before the second coming of Christ. by the way I think from all indications it seems the revelation of antitrust is imminent. soon there would be one government in the whole world. and then there will be mark on every loyal citizens of the world. cant you see what has been happening across the globe, no peace, war and discord every where and technology is improving daily. my brother we need the grace of Almighty to survive in this end time joooooor

People who believe in rapture base their believe in Mathew 24. But if you that chapter, you will discover there will be Tribulation before the coming of the Son of Man to separate the good from the bad. There won't be rapture or disappearance/vanishing of human beings ahead of the Tribulation. It is at the end of Tribulation the Son of Man will come and harvest. The chapter stated that the Antichrist. Will come and perform many miracles such that if possible, the elect will be deceived. Also read Revelation 13.

People please read your bible and you will learn more about God. Read mostly the four gospels- Mathew, Luke, Mark and John. The words of Jesus Christ Himself.