₦airaland Forum

lovewins:
This is an unfair and ignorant take. You are not an athlete and don't understand the life on an athlete or the rigors they go through for years to run the best 11 seconds of their life. Also what you put here is even factually incorrect.

1. Favour started at the youth championships running the 200m and 400m. When she got to college she transitioned and stopped running the 400m altogether and focused on 100 and 200m. This isn't peculiar to her to, we have athletes who transition to other events based in their Coaches advice. Tobi Amusan is an example.

2. While she, obviously better at the 200m, she's over the years improved on her 100m run and was willing to constantly improve on it. She didn't need to medalz she just needed to constantly improve her time.

3. So yes she rightly turned down the 400m cause she stopped participating in the event as she was more likely to get injured doing it. You can check this out BTW.

4. Coaches are regarded as next to God to athletes. There's hardly any interview you hear Tobi Amusan speak that she doesn't refer to her coach. When you hear her speak if her coach you'll think she's refering to God. Sydney McLaughlin didn't participate in the World Championship of 2023 even though she was assured of winning because her coach told her not to. Athletes rightly listen only to their coaches and Nigerian athletes the more for the reason below.

5. Athletics coaches are expensive to hire. They cost an average of $50k yearly and could be more. Professional athletes are responsible for paying their coaches. Nigerian athletes obviously don't have that kind of money neither do they get support from the AFN save for the training grants or $5k which they need to pray and fast to get. The good thing though is many of our athletes have build great relationships with their coaches from college and leverage on these relationships in their professional careers. Why will they not listen to these folks to please a federation that doesn't give a hoot about them?

6. Also, favour is now a pro (an Adidas Athlete). It means she primarily caters for herself in the US. She's responsible for her finances and upkeep and trainings etc and no longer enjoys scholarship. Unlike popular US athletes who earn a lot from endorsements, athletes like favour have KPIs they must meet before they get certain benefits. It's why they carefully select the races they participate in. She doesn't need to get a medal (even though that's her goal). There's monetary incentive for every stage of the Olympics she gets to.

7. If Favour and her coach says she can run the 100 and 200m who are we and the federation to have an opinion? BTW she isn't doing something new, Julien Alfred literally did it this year. Sherika Jackson Elaine Thomson and Shelly Ann are amongst a number of athletes who do this.

8. She didn't guilt trip the federation, she rightly called them out for messing with her career and livelyhood. Athletics for most is a short term sports and they've literally deprived her of participation in 2 Olympics (second one partly). She isn't responsible for how Nigerians react, but she was right to call them out.

This is so insightful and i have learnt a lot from it

I am waiting for him to retort..most likely with insults as that is his forte

AndSunGorilla:
A bad workman blame his tools. How come lane 7 came 2nd?

Lollll

gargoyle:
So y'all think Ofilli will win a medal?

Y'all must be delusional

it will be a miracle if she makes the top 5

Only the wrestling lady and Tobi Amusan will win a medal

And then it's rinse and repeat in LA 2028

What a cursed country

It's sad and annoying to say but I told you so

You can't give what you don't have.

Girl is fast but isn't there yet

Maybe next time girl. Chin up

pu7pl3:
Those about to die



Face of a man wrecked by sportybet😂😂🤭🤭

you dey mad i swear



my mind went to sporty when i saw this scene

steady986:
The Olympic team was never the issue, whether they win it or not. That is a team that has the right to call themselves world champions because they have actually beaten teams from different parts of the world. It's a US based club calling themselves world champions that's the issue. Calling themselves world champions by virtue of a perceived notion that they can beat any team in the world without actually beating any team in the WORLD. If the Celtics or the Lakers play in a tournament against the likes of Real Madrid, Anadolu Efes, Flamengo and the rest, and win the tournament, only then can they have the right to call themselves world champions.

It's like somebody declaring himself president without an election Even if you're the overwhelming favourite to win the election when it's held. But you ain't the president yet

I totally agree with you on this

A championship NBA Team cannot call itself world champion

I mean the "N" in NBA stands for "National" and not "World"

And i can bet it that the celtics team may not necessarily beat the Eurobasket champions in a 4 game series in a FIBA officiated game

NBA Champs are not world champs

Argue with your keyboard or come and throw hands with me in my house

And yea, yles gave a big L to those loud mouthed NBA stars

They can go and hug a newly bought transformer

So y'all think Ofilli will win a medal?

Y'all must be delusional

it will be a miracle if she makes the top 5

Only the wrestling lady and Tobi Amusan will win a medal

And then it's rinse and repeat in LA 2028

What a cursed country

Parizz:
hi, am from ashawo thread. i've got what you want. I know a gal

Dm me on 09168342727

BeardGangJnr1:
I heard all the bodies are of Russian army... including all the 4 star generals theu have decimated....all the pipo that have died so far are either Russians or foregners....none of true Ukrainians have died...glory be to Allah

How old are you?

And what's your level of education?

Ray07:
seems you don't in Nigeria or not from Nigeria.

You actually believe this people would improve electricity generation even if a thousand naira is paid for 1 kWh.

What happens to taking loan in improving your business then charge people what ever you wish to charge.

Say am a school owner, what if i ask you and other parents to contribute money termly or increase the fee by 100% so that the school can acquire land, books and other things in other to offer better education to the students.

Would you pay ?

Do you that in my area, we bought the poles and transform. We sometimes have to beg and bribe those criminals call Nepa to fix our faulty light.

All this things you the yan na to gather money give those criminals. Nothing to show at the end.

Same thing we did too in my former street in Abuja

We had to buy the transformer, pay for the wires .and every other things to connect and fix it.

When your light is cut for unpaid bills and you then manage to clear it, you'll also have to pay them an additional N2000 to come and connect your wire back to the pole

With all these egunje flying up and down, which Nigerian will listen to someone saying we aren't paying enough money for electricity?

Sometimes, you spend 25% of your income on electricity. It's that bad. There's rent and feeding and clothing and shelter

The honest truth is that until we have honest men of good report in charge of our power sector, things won't change even if we are each paying N1000000 a month for electricity

I also don't readily believe in figures thrown by PwC et Al. I have come to understand that you can't readily model what is on ground, what the average Nigerian goes through everyday just to stay alive

See, if nepa no fit give electricity, let them tell us so that we can all buy gen and use it when we want

Useless buffoons

Cc Backbencher2

No offense Backbencher2, I believe you're entitled to your opinion bro but mehn.,..

Bigredmachine:
I detest guys who wear hearings, plait their hairs, do artificial dreaalways make me wish I have power to eliminate them without being questioned is guys who sag l...
d locks, the one that annoys me most and always make me wish I have power to eliminate them without being questioned is guys who sag l...

Note that if u are a music star , a celebrity, that does all these, I would have no problem... But to see young people who just want to belong sag their jeans, makes me mad

That's why you're not God. Which kain hateful speech be this

Backbencher2:
You want cheap fuel. I don't , I want fuel produced profitably

We can disagree on that.

Guy, the way you're talking like you earn 100million Naira a month

I went from paying N2500 per month for electricity (2016) to N15000 per month (2021) for electricity in Abuja. Bros, with the astronomical rise in electricity costs with no congruent rise in power supply, how can you now tell me that it's when I pay N100000 a month for power that I'll now believe you.

Bros these your figures no follow. I am a Nigerian and in my country, minimum wage is N30000. How do you expect me to spend over 80% of my salary on electricity? I no go chop?

The power sector is bad cos of lack of political will and corruption. You don't throw more money into such a comatose institution and expect miracles..

That's why you're getting clap back from others here. You speak like someone that is far removed from reality. If I check am well now, you fit be Nigerian in diaspora

Baddestguyp:
GOT started losing it from season 6...
And yes the season 8 was terrible...
It was just lazy writing

But why do you guys keep thinking that the ending was terrible?

It was okay at least. Realistically, not all seasons will be 9/10

Uzomarrr123:
Olohun !

I no be wan mention am, based on captain wey him be …but baba fit go rest now…

Henderson is overrated

He is an average player at best

Na because na Academy boy and English guy him don last for the team

Any other person would've been sold

WriterNig:
...

Which kain nonsense be these??

Kehinde2017:
Hi guysss. So I've been watching GOT for a while and I've just finished. However contrary to the popular assertion that the ending was terrible, I believe it got the befitting ending it deserved. Like what did people expect to happen?

No mind them.jarw

Like say them fit do better

The ending was very okay

MJBOLT:

anybody who wants opportunities should earn it by working for it not claiming they deserve it because they are women.

God bless you my bro from redpill thread

Imagine oo, we were all having a good time sharing film content and reviews when one mgbeke Naija feminist decided to share a cartoon about feminism

Very stupid girl

WriterNig:
Of course they will. Like men have always done since the beginning of time. So now, tell me why women should have equal rights and opportunities as men in a world built and fought for by men?

And why should women be given jobs in companies & industries buit by men?

The girl IQ is inside gutter. Don't argue blindly with her

I knew she was gonna pull the "Men started the war so they should finish it crap" because she is misinformed and doesn't like to read.

I guess condolezza rice who was one of them main instigators of Iraq and Afghanistan is a man too

When you refuse to read wide and just join a movement because it is fashionable, you argue like an idiot that she is

oyaskii:
Chimamanda Adichie is actually against what you term as "Karen Feminists", her own feminism is not born out of hatred for men, same as J.K Rowling, and that's why they are both everyday target for them "Karen Feminists"

The sanctions that has crippled the entire Russian economy hasn't deterred Putin a bit, but if Chimamanda Adichie says something today, the invasion will surely end abi? come on.

Another "Knight in shining armor for them Feminists"

What exactly are you hoping for? A pat on the back from Feminists or what?

Lolll. Make I dead the matter Sha

Truth is, no feminist is fighting in Ukraine now as I speak. All them online feminist don mute