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TayserMahiri:
How convenient his arrival has been, just when I asked. He[b] might never have arrived had I not asked[/b]

Chai! You think I am hiding something.

Certitude:
While growing, I was told to take fooball as a hobby and not a profession. Reason being that there are limited amount of star at a time. I kinda agree with the no pass no play principle if discretion can be applied. i.e some few exceptions to the general rule. For instance, a serious child who still fails to cut it might be excused. Even at that, a child should put extra effort.
Where a child is non-challant, what is the assurance he'll be among the few stars who'll make? Where does he fall back to if he lose at both end?

We know people have made it without formal education but that number is ridiculously low in comparison to successful educated cats.

I am saying kids school should not finish secondary school? No. I am very much in support of every Nigeria citizens attaining secondary school education.

Please, note that the age range for secondary school is between 11 - 17.

It's expected that a good kid will catch the eyes at that age and they can't sign contract until they are 18 years.

Icon4s:
That is the issue my brother.

They are saying we must force them to learn by all means. Pikin wey him head no dey school right from time na him you wan force learn book?

Football has bettered the lives of many Nigerians who ordinarily would have wasted away in the society.

You now want to stop future Stars from playing because they cannot pass an exam you set for them.

Force kwa!

If everybody sabi book why dem create Polytechnic, vocational schools etc.

This is one the reasons we are losing skilled pikin by forcing to 'pass school' .


I no say make dem no finish secondary school ooooooo.

TayserMahiri:
Your friend has never arrived from kenya

Na my Oga but not Kenyatta.

He has arrived and has gone round the city of Lagos. When I come back for meeting I will ask him to give his verdict on both cities and countries .

Chill, I will tell declare his verdict even if doesn't favor naija.

But it will be unfair to give a bad verdict on Nigeria after spending some few days.

I think I will start with Lagos(not Lagos State oo) vs Nairobi.

Icon4s:
Thank you my brother. This whole argument started from a simple statement by Bascovanveli: 'if you cannot pass then you cannot play'.

And they have drawn a map of the whole of the Northern hemisphere when they were just supposed to draw a simple map of Nigeria.

If you can't pass and you can't play, wetin the pikin go fall on in the future?

tbaba1234:
The day will not be complete without an Onyekuru goal.. He hits the back of the net again..

Waooooh!

His performance speaks for him.

Owerri pictures.


https://www.nairaland.com/3784339/owerri-home-hotels-shopping-malls

TheSuperNerd:
Sir Tbaba1234 said The day won't be complete without Onyekuru scoring today again... well lemme extend it a little more to adding.......... "and without Sir Forgiveness saying something sweet about Ajagun's goal...."

Maduawuchukwu:
This is true. When u don't mix up with someone hw can u appreciate that the person is just a human like you with his/her good sides and flaws? Northerners too do not like discussing with other people about their region. It is not a shame that u have more active Kenyans than northerners on a Nigerian blog?
If they mix more many stereotypes will be overlooked just as the mixing between Igbo and Yoruba people has lessened real life enmity and the possibliity of violence between them.

That is just the plain truth. We must interact to understand ourselves.

Nowenuse:
Hmm
I expected as much.

Why did Maghrebi regional unity fail? A united Maghreb would have been a powerful force to reckon with in Africa.
You can imagine that Morocco is now requesting to join us in ECOWAS (although we all know that they have ulterior motives).
So, in what context do maghrebis speak french with each other? Do your leaders and politicians speak it to the masses on any occasions?

I'd also like to know from your own personal point of view, do you think that Maghrebis should generally accept more liberalism or more islamism?

The Moroccan's objective is military protection from terrorist (isil).

TheSuperNerd:
And yes!!!! yes!!!! yes!!!!! Forgiveness' Boy has done it again..... AbdulJaleel Ajagun struck gold again.....


In the 90th Min.... He rose and he scored what proved to be the winning goal (and only goal) for Roda JC in their 1-0 home win over Willem II in the dutch eredivisie....

Naija Boys Balling mehn!!!!

That's my boiiiiii!

Is goal has prevented them from relegation.

1 million dollars goal.

freshest4live:
I guess one of the advantages of the North is that they are the food belt of the nation, for the Yoruba it's their love for education, while the igbos are very productive people and we south south nor dey carry last. Every state and tribe if controlled by their Governors properly have advantages for omo Naija. God bless Naija.

God created humans so that they can't live without depending on each other. The earlier we realize this the better.

However, as you rightly said every States or tribe must be allowed to control their resources because it is obvious we will begin to make headway.

Nowenuse:
Many Southern Nigerians enjoy insulting and mocking Northern Nigerians because they are ignorant and don't understand that the cultures and terrain of the North are not the same with the south.

See the way most southern Nigerians have abandoned farming and have all migrated to the cities to form posh and civilized. If all Northerners behaved that way, i swear, Nigerians would starve.
Northern Nigeria is still the reason why Nigeria is not importing tomatoes, Onions, Potatoes, Beans, Groundnut, Carrots, Cucumbers and many other foodstuffs.
The pressure on northerners is now becoming too much, and many have started leaving farming to the cities too. Nigerian govt must act fast and do something about this, if not, the kind of food scarcity, starvation and food importation that will hit Nigeria will be terrible.

Am i saying the truth or not?
@Maduawuchukwu, 9jakool, freshest4live, forgiveness, uzzyfire, iblawi, shervydman, shaytun, Obi1kenobi

You can blame the politicians for the chaos witnessed btw the North and South.

You can also blame the perpetrators of the first coup, causing black blood btw the two.

You can also blame it on the civil war.

You can blame it on big gab btw the two(intermarriage is almost in none existence due to the rigid culture of the North).

You can blame it on the lack of information about the North (many Northerners are very reluctant to expose or give information about their region).

As long as these things are still on ground, we can't expect improved relationship between the North and South.

.

Nowenuse:
@mtis.
Very true! ...The cost of living in Nigeria is very very cheap and coupled with that, most Nigerians are hardworking.
This is the reason why you will never hear of starvation in Nigeria (if not for Boko haram or any other political instability).
Core-northern Nigerians wouldn't have been deemed as poor people, if not for their illiteracy and over breeding. This is because they farm a lot and have excess of food.

In northern Nigerian villages and smaller towns, many people do not buy food, because they produce food in excess.

The Nigerian govt have refused to encourage farmers and villagers (northerners especially) with the necessary amenities in the rural areas and this is why it seems like they are poor people, but in the real sense, they are not.

My maternal grandmother who was an illiterate village farmer built good houses in the towns and trained about 7 children through school with her farming.

There is no doubt Nigeria is a poor country when compared to its European counterparts but food is relatively cheap and affordable, and majority are farmers who doesn't need money to buy food.

The only way out of poverty is for every state to control its resources.

mtis:
Am sorry but had to post this..

At Ijebu Ode yesterday(on my way to... ), I ate rice with two flesh for 200 naira and I still bought some things on the way. When I got my destination, I still ate food.

My point is 1.8 dollars is equivalent to almost 500 naira.

If 89 million Nigerians are living below 500 naira per day,, it is because the cost of living is cheaper than the country comparing itself to Nigeria.

If that is not the case, starvation would have killed people.

iamord:
So a thread comparing kenya to nigeria has ended with ghana in it.. and it has gotten to page 580
Well shout out to you guys that keep defending Ghana on this forum back to back!.. i joined nairaland way back 2009 with intentions of being close to a community online i could identify my interest with (or so i thought), but what i saw was so lowly i had to disassociate myself, and up till today i still see the same ol thing.. that's 9 years!! even with the same old crop of users making the same statements over the years after being corrected time and time again.. Damn! there are surely better things to do with my time!! not in this 2017!!! ..you see at the end of the day, what ever anyone says or thinks about ghana or vice versa on this forum does not affect the countries ranks and statistics other than the figment of the mind of the individual or group. and the aspirations of their talk and belief cannot fly higher than the grimme reality on ground. You try to correct them about their misconceptions about ghana and other countries and they will still find something to bring you back to prove their point, that's because they are governed by their thoughts, influenced by an environment rich in Ethnocentrism and this has created their reality. Am not saying that we can not contrast and compare nations but this chauvinistic attitude is long becoming boring and unrealistic.
Ghana does not need the approval of no layman to know that it's moving forward. a lot is happening in the region.. a whole lot! and it gets me excited .smart developing nations know that the world is speaking globalisation and trade and are pursuing the cause aggressively and not archaic chest beating of being a giant! Na Who giant help ask goliath!! It has not even helped the lives of those who identify themselves as such. The mere fact that we have comparisons of the so called giant of africa with "SMALL" nations shows that there is something wrong , your giant is only as a potential because that ground is still very open to nations that are ready. and the so called small nations seem to be out performing you . it's not just about size.. its about strategic economic positioning. This is something being discussed by top economists . every african nation has potential. it's all about utilizing its scarce resource, capital and intellectual power for dominance in a region. instead of comparing your nations as to who is better why don't you guys channel your energy towards making your nations developed as both countries are yet to reflect true development their potential poses or better still, better your pockets. let's start from there.

My first visit to Ghana was in 2000 and over the years, I have visited more than 40 times.

The road from Aflao border to Tema was very terrible but my first impression of Tema and Accra was very impressive. The stable light, constant water supply, street lights, smooth roads (though some parts were bad), low fence(unlike the wall of Jericho notable in residential houses in Lagos), traffic lights, organized police officers etc made me to be astonished due to the fact that I came from a city (Lagos) were almost all these were in nonexistent as at then. The reason for this can easily be thrased to the ineffective millitary regime.

Lagos was the shadow of itself and the disdain of the world. But take note that before the military regime all these were in place, some Koreans who witnessed it, confirmed Lagos was better than Seoul, in fact better than South Korea.

My point is that the military regime brought regression rather than progression and it was that that drew us back.

However, 18 years after our emancipation from the military regime, I can authoritatively tell you that we have witnessed massive development and progressed beyond imagination though the bad news of terrorism, kidnapping, corruption etc made more headlines in the international media than telling the real story.

Believe me, Accra was far developed than Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt 18 years ago in terms of infrastructures and development but my guy this is no longer the case because during that era there was oil boom and the profits were used to rapidly develop these cities.

Frankly speaking, Lagos and Abuja have developed beyond what Accra can imagine though they(especially Lagos) lag behind in basic infrastructures but I can tell you categorically that these are giving the needed attentions.

Though, I will agree that we should have done better but perhaps if we restructure the system of government.

Ghana was lucky to have J.J Rawlings who forever changed political system that brought stability and economic growth and progress in Ghana.

And to think that Ghanaians are craving for infrastructural development is beyond me, the outcome of the election showed otherwise.

But don't be decived that Nigeria is not progressing and doing nothing.

We know the next step to take and we are doing everything to achieve it.

Restructuring of the system of government perhaps could be the next and right step.

Icon4s:
Haha haha. A lion cannot give birth to a Rabbit.

Now, dis got me cracking.

Humility017:
nice one from ndidi...to be honest if opportuned he can displace the likes of matic in Chelsea

the problem I have with raheem lawal...is translating such a wonderful performance into his national team assignment
he barely play in such manner when called to represent the country.. I think he needs to be consistent

How many times dem don gi-am chance to play?

How games minutes dem don gi-am time to play?

Nowenuse:
Are you really sure of this?
Kenya seems to have more of the luxury resorts from what i have observed although i know that TZ seems to have a better wildlife.

You are right on point.

BascoVanVeli:
Abeg don't get this wrong. All I want is for football to be used to make sure our children have at the least secondary school education. After 17-18 they are adults so I don't know how u go up to 40.

@bolded if that's your point then we are on the same page.

For me, it's indeed the social responsibility of every citizens of Nigeria to go to school from elementary to secondary level. It's almost impossible for a boy dreaming of having a better career in professional football to study until he gets tertiary education because football get expiring date.

The age range until secondary school level is 16 - 17 years. If he goes further and a club in Europe comes calling, should he stick to his education until he finishes his education at 22 (I never add strike and other wahala put oooo)?

Which club wan buy you for that age from Nigeria or Nigerian league?

That age don dey near retirement for Africans players in Europe. Before he catches up and blend nko?

Footballer's expiring date na 26 - 28 years, after that which club go wan invest for you?

To attain education up till tertiary level no get expiring date ooooooo.

Person fit still study at 30 or 40 ooooooo.

I rest my one kobo opinion.

Icon4s:
That was Nigeria Vs Zaire, Quarter final of 1994 AFCON.

I remember Efan Ekoku missed from a very close range in that game and that was the end of his national team ambition as he was brought into the team as a competition for Yekini.

I know say you go know am but sometimes you dey...

fanficgirl:
What are they dominating in aside from music? In everything else Kenya dominates.

Tourism

Danycrusoe:
I was in the womb when he scored that goal, but then I grew up seeing a man on tv in a checkered green n white jersey grabbing the net nd shouting but surprisingly there was no one with him in the net, so I used to think he threw a big chance away.

not until when my dad explained how he scored Nigeria's first goal at WC that that was y he celebrated that way, I asked further what was he now saying in the post my dad said no one knows till now.

I asked again (I used to be and am still inquisitive) y was dere no one celebrating with him since it was our first WC goal n he told me that there was mafia n malice in the team especially against Yekini because he used to score lots of goals and he received most of the accolades n attention so others were jealous and didn't celebrate with him and that only Victor ikpeba went to meet him before he left the net.

he also said the failure of that team was caused by a certain mafia group in the team who saw themselves as big boys and the malice against Yekini which saw him usually isolated as he would be starved of passes. pls sir Icon4s is the above true or was it just rumours??

I also saw his pix when he played gateway united in the Npl in 2006 which happened to be his last clubside. I heard a lot about him but didn't see him play.

Dad said all those small countries that are now fond of making mouth when they want to play Nigeria dx days would already v conceded defeat once they wrre drawn against the SE during yekini's time and in the 80s as well cuz they know for sure they won't n can't beat us and that our team was very strong n good.

sir icon4s please tell indomi generation like me n thesupernerd a short story about the Green eagles as they were known

It was too obvious that there was rift in the Super Eagle's camp.

All u said na true. They were so envious of the guy and that was the cause of his depression. From that moment he never had anything to do with those envious fellows.

They thought they could do great things without him but we know dem fail woefully.

tglobal:
He did this twice: Against Ethiopia in 93 and against Gabon in 94



This one plenty, but the most audacious was against Congo away in 1993. after the match the bus carrying the players was attacked

You could find these clips on youtube:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_FCwkxw08g at 2:40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXxsP2GNc3k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNpHxoh7LdY

Yekini was a dribbler, a passer and a prolific goal scorer. The videos tells it all.

The best Nigerian player of all times.

leathalbeast:
mtn, dstv , shoprite, promasidor, indomie, etisalat? are these Nigerian owned?

These are small companies in Nigeria.

Nowenuse:
Clouds covering your car? That must be damn high!
No wonder northern Ethiopia is so cold.
East Africa has a very beautiful landscape and is blessed with natures endowments more than any other part of Africa. I envy east Africans for this blessing.

I hope Ethiopian govt keeps promoting tourism, cos Kenya seems to be dominating that sector in East Africa

And about your condition, i pray for quick recovery for you. I never knew that young people could face depression (pardon my ignorance), i tot this condition only affects people from above their late 30's and early 40's.

I think Tanzania is dominating the other East African nations.

tglobal:
He did this twice: Against Ethiopia in 93 and against Gabon in 94



This one plenty, but the most audacious was against Congo away in 1993. after the match the bus carrying the players was attacked

You could find these clips on youtube:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_FCwkxw08g at 2:40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXxsP2GNc3k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNpHxoh7LdY

A master dribbler, a good passer and a prolific goal scorer.

Above all the best Nigerian player of all time.

Icon4s:
Rashidi Yekini:

5 yrs ago today you moved to the great beyond.

The gap you created in the national team is still there.

I thank God and I'll say I was privileged to be among those you brought joy upon their faces.

I wept for joy when you scored Nigeria's first goal in that '94 World Cup. No other player deserved to have that record but you.

The goals record you created is still yet to be broken even 2 decades after.

You were a man that put Nigeria first when national team duty called.

Your 100% commitment was also always noticed on the field of play.



We miss you Rashidi (Yeking) Yekini.


Guys, Let's share our favorite moments of Rashidi Yekini.

There was this match we played during the qualifiers or the Nation's cup in 1994. Yekini lubed the ball over the head of the keeper and nodded the ball into the post. It was a very important match. I remembered when it was replayed people demonstrated by moving their heads the same way he did it and exclamated eeehhhh!

I loved that goal.

nkwuocha1:
Lol. 80% small sef .
Na by phone? Na by facebook? Na WA ooo. Abi you no no say people wey no get bank account for Nigeria plenty pass people wey get? Bros if Kenya get quarter if Wetin we get, we for no dey smell their Yansh. Nigeria no try be say e no try. I know say you dey defend your country, carry on. Nothing do you.

God gave every human beings resources. Kenya's wildlife is a big advantage to Kenya's economy.

Is there difference between the Lagos before and after 1999?

Maduawuchukwu:
His Uncle was likely all those people who left their moderate shops in the market to go and gather drug money in SA and he then got killed. Na who u go blame?

I understand him, he is emotional.