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comodo:
I seem not to understand this Ezenwa thing. So the best GK is the one that will not share?!?

Of course. Sone Aluko refused to share. Since den you see am for national team?

jihday:
they've not received a dime since camping started in Asaba let's be fair to them they are humans too

They should pay but not in dollars.

AIG07:
My Team Line up(IF I WERE TO BE THE COACH)

.................... ..... ENZENWA.................. .
AINA........ BALOGUN.... EKONG..... COLLINS
............... ........ NDIDI......... MIKEL...............
M. SIMON.................IWOBI................ MUSA
............ ... ........ IGHALO........

SUB
HENRY
OSIMHEN
CHUCK
ETEBO
OGU

I think Mikel should start from the bench. Collins is not available, so I heard. Ezenwa should be removed except you wan chop goals.

Samu should retain his shirt. I think he must improve his game to retain his shirt for the next match else he should come in as a substitute.

boron10:
Thank God you're not the coach. This is why we abhor local coaches. I don't understand the logic behind playing Collins when fitter defenders are available and also the logic behind starting Simon who was underwhelming in his performance this past season when we parade far better players.

Simon Moses and Collins are the stars of the Nigerian national team while the better players are the stars of their various clubs.

soetanoreoluwa:
Rohr on goalkeeping position

“Akpeyi played in the first game because in the three weeks of training, he was number one,” Rohr told media.

“I don’t decide on this kind of issue because we have a good goalkeepers’ coach Alloy [Agu]. Even my assistant, Imama [Amapakabo] is a former goalkeeper.

So, Agu no wan disgrace himself by not playing Ezenwa.

Please, play Ezenwa mo we see. Una go hear am.

terzurum5:
NFF Thanks President Buhari After Receiving AFCON Money

https://www.completesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_20190413_102149-4.jpg

The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed receiving part of the money approved by the Federal Government for participation of some National Teams in international competitions, including the Super Eagles’ participation at the ongoing 32nd Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

NFF’s Acting President, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi (in the absence of President Amaju Pinnick who is fully involved with organization as President of AFCON) said on Tuesday that the Federation received part of the money on Tuesday morning and had immediately launched the process to convert the sum to American Dollars to pay the players their only outstanding entitlement – the win bonus for the match against Burundi in Alexandria on Saturday evening – and for subsequent matches.

“We want to specially thank His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari for his keen interest in resolving this matter quickly, which has enabled us to receive part of the money in record time. We have immediately started the process of converting the money to American Dollars at the Central Bank in order to pay the players the bonus for the win over Burundi three days ago as well as plan for subsequent games.”

Akinwunmi added that on Monday, 24th June, the NFF had transferred to the players and their officials their camp allowances up to the last day of the group phase matches at the AFCON 2019, as well as the appearance fee for the friendly against Zimbabwe in Asaba on 8th June.

“We have paid these monies through our funds managers, Financial Derivatives Company on Monday, 24th June 2019. The only issue we had was that some of the players did not send their bank accounts and instead authorized the bank to pay their monies to some other individuals. The bank requested clear authorization for this to happen.

“I was on a telephone discussion with the Captain of the team Mikel Obi this morning and can safely say that all clarifications have been made and the usual cordial relationship and understanding between the players and we the administrators is still intact.

I have challenged them to go all out and win the trophy assuring them that their monies all the way to the final is guaranteed. It is now for the players to focus on the championship and deliver glory to the nation. I have no doubt of their ability to do that.”

Akinwunmi also specially commended the maturity of the team and its leaders, including skipper Mikel John Obi and for their unflinching focus on the job at hand which is winning the AFCON Trophy.

https://www.completesports.com/nff-thanks-president-buhari-after-receiving-afcon-money/

Why are we putting pressure on our economy? Convert Naira to Dollars wetin? Are they expatriates or Nigerians?

They should be paid in Naira, abegi.

Anyway, I already knew why some players get called up to the team eventhough they are not good. It's because of the dollars they will receive and share with..... just for making the team.

The same reason late Keshi brought some unknown players into the National team.

Even Ezenwa and co.

Why do you think Ezenwa is in the team for long? If you think he is the best goalkeeper in Nigeria, you are an ignoramus.

Icon4s:
TheGoodJoe and Forgiveness please the AFCON has started.

I know na. We are all watching.

Humility017:
I think I need report TheGoodJoe and forgiveness to the mod for derailing this thread....enough is enough.
what's this?

Okay! Let us discuss SE. !

TheGoodJoe:
Not stars of the teams. Osimhen is star of Charleroi, not star of Super Eagles. Onuachu started against Burundi but he is not a star of the Super Eagles.

The comparison is absurd. It doesn't make sense because those French Ligue 1 players were UEFA stars not Danish or Belgium lowly league stars.

You don't have a single star in the Nigerian national team.

TheGoodJoe:
Go back and read what you quoted. I clearly wrote the names of the Foreign based players in the French squad. How the hell do you want me to list Blanc. From the list, (I know you will not understand because you did not watch or have an idea), most of the foreign players were the star players of the team.

Add Barthez and Blanc. Finish. Guivarc'h was poor, so can not be rated a star of the team. So, what happened to the Ligue 1 superstars who were in your Coefficient language best league in the World by then? It was even youngsters from the league that were benching. What happened to the best Coefficient club from your Google knowledge? PSG. No player from there played for France.

You can see how flawed your Coefficient authority is. If you like, continue Coefficienting and argue what you do not understand.

They were stars going into the world cup and they started matches.

TheGoodJoe:
However, NTA and BON did a fantastic job in the coverage of France 98. I watched all the games on NTA. That is why I could tell you John Fashanu was in NTA studios for some games. Even the ones that were not shown live were shown at nights.

After that the local NTA Port Harcourt had a World Cup in depth analysis show called Fever pitch. Even Collin Udoh used to analyse games then. So we not only watched it, we still had the chance of reliving the moments with highlights and analysis. Interesting times in the past.

NTA showed all the matches in 1994 too. So, I wasn't talking about live world cup matches but live European league matches.

Of course, Belgium and one other league were shown on local channels.

TheGoodJoe:
The first game was South Africa, which was a work over. I just remembered Issa who scored the highest amount of own goals. I think one was when Guivarch was faltering. I can not remember the other one. They were brilliant young talents. No doubt but not stars of the teams. You can not understand how young they were to the true stars like Petit, Djorkaeff, Zidane, Desailly, Lizarazu and Blanc.

It is just like Michael Owen who was insanely brilliant but he was not a star player of the English team. Even though he later shone like a million stars.

No matter the opponent, teams play their best players in the first match or second. Your theory is strange.

Nevertheless, Thierry Henry, Guivarc'h and Trezeguet were stars going into the world cup. Fact

TheGoodJoe:
They were bench materials. How many caps. From quarter finals to finals, how many games did they start? They were not. That was their break through season in the French side. I liked their team very well. My best Monaco player was Guily. At the end what happened, Monaco was cleared and they moved to top leagues.

The main point was that the French league was not a top league. If not, they would have stayed.

As I said, you can Google or learn from those who were following it.

According to goodjoe the prophet, keep your best players for the Quarter finals and finals even before winning the first match.

Who does that?

TheGoodJoe:
Do I know Sunny Anderson? Do not even start. Do you? Because I know Sunny Anderson well. He was a brilliant Brazilian that was hardly called up. Maybe because he was in a Mickey mouse league.

Forget all these talk. I watched almost every match in France 98 and watched every match in Nigeria 99. As I am writing, it is not some Google stuff like you.

Do you know Hassler of Germany. That was euro 96 when Gascoigne was brilliant for England.

You are just arguing. Last month, I worked with one of the analysts of NTA Port Harcourt who had an analysis show of France 98. I do not watch ball again. Back then, there was no YouTube. You have to keep tabs with every game to talk football.

You can not understand.

It's not sunny it is Sonny Anderson. The same way Ginola hardly made the French team, maybe because he played in a Mickey mouse league.

During that period, you must have a big satellite dish or have someone who owns one before you watch European football leagues. Me no get but I saw live matches in a friend's house.

Na NTA you take dey watch dem or for paper.

TheGoodJoe:
You are funny. So the whole Brazilian squad were the stars of the team. As you are like this now, you will call Osimhen star of the Super Eagles team.

By the way, Henry started three games, not four. No need for the jara. As I said, there is a difference from us who watched it, this is over 20 years and I can still regurgitate things you need Google to check. It will tell you my depth then.

Henry was not among the stars. Even that Pires. I will even tell you my best player of the French team. It was Youri Djorkaeff. My best player of the World Cup, Ariel Ortega. I can tell you Ortega got a red card for head butting Van Der Sar after Van Der Sar was scolded him for going down easily. Not long after that, Bergkamp scored the winning goal.

I can tell you in the England vs Argentina and the Netherlands vs Brazil, John Fashanu was one of the analysts and NTA commentator for the games. To inform you, John Fashanu is a mad footie analyst. You will learn loads if he analyses a game for you.

Before you talk Google. Lol.

But you lied they were bench materials, how come they started games?

Did Osimhen play shine in UEFA Champions League up to the semi finals?

Thienry and Trezeguet were known stars in Europe. They were more famous than the Mbappe of today yet you want to compare Osimhen with Mbappe papas.

If you watched the game you wouldn't have said they were bench materials or forget to list Blanc among the key players.

TheGoodJoe:
Then you will open your mouth and tell me I do not know Trezeguet. You are funny. You that did not even watch.

For you to say they were not stars showed you don't have idea about the discussion.

Do you even know Anderson? I know you will Google for 30 minutes before you reply.

TheGoodJoe:
When you are typing, people you think you know what you are saying or you were there. Henry was no star of the French team and was not in the first eleven. Coming from the bench shows you are not a star player. Unless you do not know star players.

Please read the image posted and let us see if you even had an idea how good Monaco were. I was the one that pointed it out. You went to Google and trying to claim knowledge.

Where are your Coefficient PSG Players? Or your UEFA is no more an authority.

What is this? staring 22? facts don't lie.

They were stars going into the world cup.

TheGoodJoe:
As if you watched Ikpeba, Trezeguet and Henry at Monaco. They were star players but not star players of the French team. They were new young players in the team. You will not know that because you can only Google and paste. Thierry Henry and Trezeguet were not like Mbappe to the French team.

They were not star players of the team. That is why they were bench materials.

Now you have learnt. Google some more. Who will Pires and Dugarry bench? Ha. As I said, you have no idea what you are arguing with. Just like me googling and arguing Henry Nwosu when I can not remember watching him play.

Someone wey no know Blanc na em wan know Trezeguet? Bhuhahahaha

I am sure you will Google to search for Anderson.

You said Trezeguet and Henry were not stars but after showing you shumthing you suddenly agreed they were stars but not star players of French team. Bhuhahahaha!


Guy, you are confusing yourself.

For your information, Henry started 3 games out of all
the 7 games played came on in the first half in another game. He came on in second half on two occasions.

Trezeguet started 2 matches out of seven and came on in the second half on 4 occasions. How are they bench materials?

They were stars going into the world cup. They were even more popular than Mbappe.

Ghana is playing with 10 players.

chaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! 2:2

R2bees:
lol.. I just want to be sure of his nationality

I have not seen him make comment or support Ghana before on any thread hence, he is a Nigerian.

TheGoodJoe:
List the top 11 players of the France 98 team first eleven and let us see where your French league was. By the way, what of PSG?

Why do I list when I have done that already?

TheGoodJoe:
Blanc was a star of the team. A big one. A leader. He was one of the very few French players that were among the top stars. Keep in mind the likes of Ibrahim Ba, Cantona and Ginola were dropped by Coach Aime Jacquet.

So from your argument, are you saying the home based players were stars of the French team at the World Cup? They were not. Even Guivarch was not up to par.

If you like you can live with your ideas that Ligue 1 was King. You can see even in the French sides, their players were not King. That is enough to show you the fact.

You can keep denying but it can not change the truth.

You don't know anything. Guivarc'h was the highest goal scorer in Ligue 1 for two seasons running prior to the world cup. He won UEFA cup Golden boat.

This is not my idea, it was UEFA idea and it is more superior and acceptable than your personal opinion. EOD


If 4 - 5 Ligue 1 players started 4 games out of 7 games, then they were kings.

PDPGuy:
The referee didn’t award the penalty because the arm of the German player was in its natural silhouette ie her harm wasn’t outstretched.

But if the ball had touched a Nigerian players, I am sure penalty would had been given.

abbey621:
Actually he's relying more on DNA test result from places like Ancestry.com which shows that he is 10 to 15% West African, the question you should ask yourself is why would he need a DNA test if oral medium was effective? LMAO....You're right tho, we can agree to disagree....Peace!

I quoted where he mentioned he got to know from his father. Now, show me where he said he relied on DNA.

TheGoodJoe:
Did you read stars of the team? You are showing me substitutes entering. As I said, you are just browsing and arguing. Thierry Henry and Trezeguet for instance were young players of the team breaking in, not star players. That is why you see them coming in as subs in the game. The Ligue 1 players were not stars of the team.

As I said, keep arguing. Only Barthez and Blanc. I don't remember Guivarch even scoring despite playing as a top 9. As I said, keep arguing.

Finito.

If you watched Juventus VS Monaco in the Semi finals of 1998 UEFA Champions League, you wouldn't have said Trezeguet and Thienry were not stars as at then. Even Ikpeba was a star of Monaco then.

Except you want me to believe Mbappe was not a star going into the world cup.

Barthez, Blanc, Guivarc'h, Trezeguet and Henry were all known star players. Fact

Robert Pires and Dugarry were crucial to winning the world cup. Fact.

R2bees:
lol.. Enyia ibu onye igbo but u come dey beef Nigeria.. Forgiveness abeg clear me.

The guy is a comedian. Spare him.

abbey621:
That's where we disagree, Yorubas just like the Aztecs, the Egyptians are also fond of art. From sculptures to body art. Heritage and history are also told using these mediums. Ever heard of facial marks and tattoos?

You are free to disagree but the bone of contention still remains that Jabber got trace his origin through the oral medium.

TheGoodJoe:
Did you read stars of the team? You are showing me substitutes entering. As I said, you are just browsing and arguing. Thierry Henry and Trezeguet for instance were young players of the team breaking in, not star players. That is why you see them coming in as subs in the game. The Ligue 1 players were not stars of the team.

As I said, keep arguing. Only Barthez and Blanc. I don't remember Guivarch even scoring despite playing as a top 9. As I said, keep arguing.

Finito.

You gave a list of 12 foreign players and you claimed they were the key players. See the bolded below.

But how come you forgot to list Barthez and Blanc among the key players?

You still went ahead to post a snapshot of the lineup with Blanc missing against Brazil just to claim those on the list were the key players.

Why didn't you mention Blanc?

Where you just being mischievous?

How many goals did Giroud score for France in the last world cup?

Does it change the fact that he was a key player or a star in the team?

You thought that Chelsea player chopping bench was among the key players without knowing Blanc was the key player but didn't make the final because of the red card he got on the Semi finals.

The reason there is inconsistency in your argument is because you don't know.

You now dropped another ignorant comment that Trezeguet and Henry were not stars as that time. Chaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! You fall my hand no bi small.

TheGoodJoe:
[b]Lie small. Foreign based French players of the France 1998 squad.[/b]

2 DF Vincent Candela - Roma
3 DF Bixente Lizarazu - Bayern Munich
4 MF Patrick Vieira - Arsenal
6 MF Youri Djorkaeff - Inter Milan
7 MF Didier Deschamps - Juventus
8 DF Marcel Desailly - Milan
10 MF Zinedine Zidane - Juventus
14 MF Alain Boghossian - Sampdoria
15 DF Lilian Thuram - Parma
17 MF Emmanuel Petit - Arsenal
18 DF Frank Lebœuf - Chelsea
19 MF Christian Karembeu - Real Madrid

TheGoodJoe:

Most on that list there were the key players. Tell me the top players of the France 98 French team. World Cup you did not watch. Me, I watched almost every game except two or three.

abbey621:
Did I dispute that with you? Why can't you also admit that plenty of African tribes also use oral medium? So why do you think it is unique only to Yorubas?

I didn't disagree with you on that neither do I think it is only unique to Yorubas. Just wanted you to know that it remains the only way Yorubas use to trace their origin just to buttress my point that Jabber was right to have agreed he was Yoruba after he was told by his father.

abbey621:
Yea his great grandfather was probably a slave but it still does not support the Yoruba theory. Many African countries use oral medium to tell their story.

That's your own personal opinion. Oral medium is still what Yorubas rely on to trace where dey came from.

Willzkid:
Kareem is not a Nigerian. His real name is Lew Alcindor. He only adopted a Muslim name after conversion like Mohammed Ali did.

He changed his name because he knew his origin as Nigerian.