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komekn:
Your singular self birthed analysis based on sentiment not facts concludes in Hate .

You are very wise 🦉 indeed.

2022/23 he won the Scudetto with Napoli commended him , as did the whole world 🌎 with 26 league goals
2023/24 he scored 15 league goals good but not 🚫 outstanding a step 🪜 down from
2024/25 He moved to retirement league that's a huge step 🪜 ildown in quality for a player with World 🌎 class ambitions.

That in your opinion is HATE 🤔

He was injured that season, but your hatred won't let you see that. That's how bad hate is, and once he gets injured again, you and your goons will be back again to celebrate his downfall. May God heal you

Joebie:
if we no qualify for WC I no care about AFCON.

Blessed are those who are not expectant for they shall not be disappointed 😂

maasoap:
Two great guys, really? . Talking of two great clownns

kasongo people

justwise:
This is not looking good for Reform, Zia Yusuf resignation will hurt Reform


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq54p9epdg6o

Are we sure it’s not a fall out of what’s happening across the pond?

Tallesty1:
This mentality right here is exactly why Nigeria is messed up.

Musk backed Trump with everything he had. Trump won, started doing the same reckless spending Musk hated in Biden, and guess what? Musk called him out.

But in Nigeria? We start talking about “respect” and other brilliant nonsense. Some people would rather watch the country burn than admit they backed the wrong person.

Patriotism means loyalty to the country; not the people temporarily in charge.

Musk is the mumu here. Trump as far as he’s concerned has done so much for Elon in appreciation for his election win and support, he even went as far advertising Tesla in the White House. Politicians are politicians anywhere this is Trump second term, he came to recoup as much as he can, you think trump believes in all those dodge and spending cuts nonsense? How will he make up for all his court cases spending and revive his business empire or even boost it. All the so called tariffs war is it not about negotiating more for his business interests all over the world? Both Elon and Trump are business men who saw the White House as an opportunity to make more money so Elon should stop acting like one saint, does he think Trump no sabi 😂 make dem go siddon one place jor. MAGA and all their evangelical brothers have been played. Well played

TheSuperNerd:
Good. But it is on this same thread some of you yab Okocha's near "trophylessness" career.

Also, Okocha and Yekini are legends. How come Mba, Emenike and even Omeruo all afcon winners as well not seen in same breath?

I personally reckon with these players and see them more as heroes inspite of what others say. There was an argument here between emenike and martins and I was one of those who said martins never made much impact for the national team. Facts don’t lie na. Longevity in the national team also play a big role in establishing legendary status.

TheSuperNerd:
I asked a simple question.

How much success did the likes of Yekini and even okocha had in Europe, are they not legends? Was it their European success that made them? Both players remain our top 2 Afcon scorers.

TheSuperNerd:
Afcon Glory and surpassing Yekini and possibly hitting 50 are surely Osimhen's NT legacies to attain.

For European Club Career Glory, he is already on course. He has a Serie A title and was top scorer in a Big 5 euro league. The turkish league na bonus but Osimhen still has potentials for more in the Big 5.

Now, who is a Bigger Super Eagles legend? Afcon Winning Kenneth Omeruo, Afcon Hero and winner Sunday Mba or Nwankwo Kanu (zero afcon title).

We don’t need to keep boxing our players into Europe, we need more Afcon titles for our football, we’ve beaten Cameroon several times but they have more trophies and keep rubbing it in our face after winning it in our backyard in 2000. The Ghanaians will keep taunting us until we surpass them in Afcon titles, we are even no where near Egypt, the Ivorians have caught up with us already and if time is not taken Morocco will catch up too. I’ll rather want to see our players pushing more to stamp our authority and command more respect on the continent so the likes of South Africa can stop flexing muscles with us. Osihmen is one of the very few players in recent history that has shown this zeal and commitment to the national team and we have the best opportunity now to turn it into something special and huge for us as a nation. Am sorry I don’t buy this trying to be like drogba or salah thing who never or yet to do anything so special for their national teams either at Afcon or at the World Cup. We keep wondering why we are not doing too well in underage competitions well there’s nothing much inspiring in the main national team for these young lads to bring more laurels for the nation.

Lexusgs430:
See again o...... Tesla shares tank...... Never trust a dictator...... 😁😂

Tesla Plunges After Musk Escalates Attacks on Trump Tax Bill https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-05/tesla-has-1-2-billion-at-risk-in-trump-bill-musk-wants-to-kill

It’s terrible the way these folks are toying with the global economy when we are yet to get over covid

Lexusgs430:
I said how long before their marriage was over....... 😁😊😂

Irreconcilable differences Abi wetin we go call this one now

Lexusgs430:
Oya o..... See what I said.....

Musk Blasts Trump’s ‘Ingratitude’ in Escalating Spat Over Tax Bill https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-05/trump-says-he-s-disappointed-by-musk-over-critique-of-tax-bill

Gbas gbos! Round 2 fight 😂

Odunayaw:
If Osimhen decides to remain in Turkey he must lobby the club to focus on European glory.

I can only hope and pray Chelle takes us to glory at AFCON. It will be too memorable because of the time of the year.

All things will be beautiful in its time sha

Afcon glory and becoming Nigerian highest scorer ever are my legacy expectations for osihmen. Nothing concerns me with European glory.

richiemcgold:
The man sef too dey wakawaka. Why must he attempt to take pictures with the players when they are currently on national duty? Is he an NFF official or official of the ministry of sports?

We've been saying this for long that politicians should stop distracting our players when they are on national duty. Sports is not politics, make everybody go siddon jare.

Honestly, why can't our politicians and even other celebrities be kept physically away from our athletes? It's becoming nauseating.

minfelix:
Nairaland fans especially for this place, no go happy with 1-0 oo….they are looking for 4-0 in any game we play🤣🤣….especially if we score early 1-0 and defended the entire game

4-0 for putin backyard! 😂 stop that break dance

Miracle no Dey tire Jesus sha!

TheGoodJoe:
That is impressive and amazing. I hope he excels at Manchester City. 👍

Before nko e go soak knowledge tire for there nah

I wan find ya trouble 😜

I fear who no fear politicians 😂

na wa for this Oba, too much wahala

TheSuperNerd:
Luis Enrique
Pep Guardiola
Only men in Europe who has executed the treble 2x at two different clubs respectively ARE SPANISH.

The Germans and Italians are also producers of the truly great tactical minds. The dutch too but the Spaniards indeed lead the way.

What else do I expect from a nation that invented the word, "Armada"?

You want Oga Joe to come and pepper us with his soaking knowledge sermons Abi. The font on this thread here go soon change now.

Amaechi haba if wike abuse you now, you go dey shout

Tessyy1701:
Doc😂😂 it's a sarcastic reply to our erudite and in-house Gareth Southgate

😂 You forgot to add the title quintessential, that’s an oversight that is punishable, fear no catch you?

BankyGee:
If person talk now, them go say person talk.

Lemme show you how a player is analysed, especially a striker.

Every club in EVERY season Victor Osimhen played for, he always ended up as their top scorer EVERY season. It's a challenge, it's determination, forget whether he finished top scorer in the league or not (he finished with 26 league goals for Napoli btw, no add or remove abeg)

Right from RSC Charleroi to Lille to his first to last season in Napoli to Galatasaray, he has always been top scorer for his club. If Osimhen scores 2 goals in all competitions, I can bet you that no other player in that team will equal that 2 goals, let alone surpass it.

Do you know that since he scored 20 goals for Royal Charleroi SC, no other striker has gotten up to 20 goals in all competitions since he left? The highest is 16 goals.

Charleroi is not the best in Belgium, Lille is not the best in France, Napoli isn't the best in Italy, the one time they we're the best was when he scored up to 31 goals that season, Lukaku in a best team Napoli has McTominay (a midfielder) outscoring him this season for Napoli, Galatasaray is FIRST best team in a league Victor Osimhen is playing for, see his numbers, it's not about Turkish League or anything. If e sure for you, go comot the goals from the Turkish League from him records na.

Mbappé and Haaland you're talking about has always played for the toppest teams in the league all though their careers, it's always easy to have the best players around them to help, the only person you can use when comparing Osimhen to strikers is Harry Kane, any other person is just prejudice and bias.

Drop Osimhen in a Man City, or Barcelona, or Real Madrid or even Arsenal and see e-Football statistics in real life.

Keep deceiving yourself.

Bros no waste your energy Oga quintessential no Dey rate anything Nigerian born even if they win ballon dor! e go just Dey argue till everlasting you can never change his stance. Imagine rating solanke over VO that’s how terrible it is. Players like Moses Simon, Chuks, Onyeka, Ndidi, Osihmen, iheanacho can never be good in his eyes. It’s a great sin to be born in Nigeria according to him. The ones that are foreign born that plays rubbish for us can never be wrong or bad in his eyes. Know this and know peace.

Truidstarr:
All this Osimhen bashing… I just dey laff una. Una go soon shock.

Na people Dey rate all these European clubs for me I no send. Osihmen actually loses nothing going to Saudi or remaining in Europe but folks no wan gree.

Mujtahida:
Osimhen is too young, too good to go to Saudi sha

shey na old men full saudi?

Titian22:
Trust me had it been oshimen accepted Chelsea offer last season with conditions for top bonuses like qualifying Chelsea for champions league to top it 10M annual wage.....by now that wage for him would've been reviewed and improved upon because surely he would've not just qualified Chelsea for champions league but make them compete for epl trophy and also win Chelsea the champions league

He would've been a house hold name now in the world of strikers and the most talked about in the EPL

Tell Chelsea to go for him if they need a striker. It’s that simple instead of making assumptions

Lexusgs430:
Once I retire, I shall be enjoying my pension in places like Cape Verde, Dubai, Spain and Turkey......... 😂🦃😁🍗

Nigeria would still be better (but that would be in about 250 years)..... Shame I would have kicked my bucket and not witness that new Nigeria positive transformation........ 😁😂🇳🇬🤣

😂 carry uk money outside make we see. you think say you wise! 70 yr old man 😂

BankyGee:
Passing Yekini is no problem as long as he continues playing. 11 goals to go, e no go far.

Like I said earlier, if he decides to take a pay-cut to play for any EPL team, I dey with am. It will just set a negative precedent for African ballers, no matter how good you are, Osimhen will always be an example for you to take a pay-cut too, no matter your talent.

If he takes a pay-cut, no wam. The Saudi news is still a rumor by the way. Na till Fabrizio Romano post am and he go do medicals for Saudi I go even believe. Selah 🙃

In 10 more games and he will surpass, and even in fewer games if they supply him more.

TheSuperNerd:
And PSG did miss out on Osimhen no thanks to ADL. And still won a major continental title 2 seasons later.

Tbh, when I think of how ADL denied Osimhen that move and the fact that same PSG are UCL winners today dey pain me. Ahhh... we move.

My greatest pain of all, and that's why I no send any European club o, we can see it's not all about how good you are, so what will any player have done?

TheSuperNerd:
I hope you know the same fans who support the Saudi Move wont be able to also properly back him when years from now, we talk about Africa's finest strikers ever.

Eto'o, Weah, Drogba earned their stripes and legacies that still stand strong today in the best leagues in the world which is in Europe.

The standards have not changed and wont change for Osimhen. I love him. I always have even before the twitter influencers/banger boys took over his attention space but I wont stand by and watch him miss out on a chance to shoot above these greats or even level with them and stand in their league.

Money is good. Mathieu Flamini has it all when it comes to money but his football legacy is no bigger than Okocha's. Look at Okocha still reverred even on a UCL night where his former club PSG conquered europe. A good name/legacy in your sport/field is still worth so much more. The Good Book isnt wrong on that at all.

Will Napoli and their fans ever forget Osihmen? No, nah, for me, I look at these players first, their personality and their personal impact, before considering the general worldview. These guys are, first of all, humans just like every other professional out there in any field of endeavour. Osihmen has truly suffered in his career, injuries and all, and this game is not forever, so let's always remember that. Like I said earlier, it's a game of chance both for the clubs and Osihmen himself. Despite Ighalo playing for Man U, has he ever been seen as one of Africa's finest? So it's relative, I think we are over analysing this issue, let the player decide, but he must not be maligned for whatever decision he makes for his future. He's proven it in different countries, he's a great player, and one of our very finest from our shores.

TheSuperNerd:
If Osimhen retires today, what will his legacy be in African and world football?

APOTY after many years of no Nigerian winning, 2nd highest Nigerian scorer, that's a huge legacy already. For me, he still has more years in the National team, and I am more concerned with what he continues to deliver for the National team rather than all these European-ish wahala. If they don't want him, he can't force himself on anyone, and reducing his wages to please any club may earn him more disrespect. Like I said earlier, it's up to him sha make he think am wella.

It's the loss of European clubs to ignore Osihmen, imagine he was in a big club like Real Madrid, Arsenal, or Chelsea, who all struggled to win silverware this season. Perhaps his injury last season scared them all, but just imagine they took the chance like Galatasaray. And that's life, it's a game of chance. After all, who gave PSG a chance to win the Champions League this season, but it has happened like it happened for Galatasaray too, with two trophies.

Zahra29:
Two truths can coexist at the same time.

Illegal migration via boat crossers (and other routes e.g. visa overstayers) is a huge issue, no one is denying that. It is a harder nut to crack though due to international asylum, human right laws etc. However, the government is trying to tighten up some areas e.g. it recently passed a law that prevents anyone who entered the UK illegally from ever gaining UK citizenship.

However, polls have consistently shown that the vast majority the public sees legal immigration as a huge issue also, particularly since Covid.

This has been compounded by the 2021 Amsterdam School of Economics paper – ‘Borderless Welfare State: The Consequences of Immigration for Public Finances’ which concluded that some categories of immigrants make a negative net contribution to the public finances over a lifetime.

This paper has been seized upon by some politicians, civil servants, think tanks etc such as the Adam Institute, who have been making a lot of noise behind the scenes claiming that the post COVID immigration surge poses a significant risk to the welfare state due to the number that came in via "lower skilled, lower paid immigrants routes".

It’s the politicians that makes the public to feel so cos they will never segment the data properly for the public to get the right perspective which is deliberate for political reasons. For example the healthcare and care visas are not only for care workers, they include doctors, nurses and every specialised clinical professional working in that sector. How many of these people will solely rely on benefits in the future that will be a burden or threat to the society?

TheSuperNerd:
Since you put it that way, then take into consideration that Bruno worked his way up to earn such wages at Man Utd. He didnt become 2nd highest paid from day 1.

Bruno is 30. Osimhen is 26. Bruno has every reason now to go to saudi arabia both from a footballing and financial perspective. He is approaching his limelight years. Osimhen on the other hand is in his prime years. So Yes, they are not the same.

At 26 if we are honest osihmen may just have one or two more years left at his peak. So leaving out the financial aspect hmmm man has to get his calculations right to avoid too much stories later.

dubaiprince:
And you think the government does not know? They have all the data and have decided to pick what they want to please those putting pressure on them. You really think plans to increase the qualifying period to 10 years is to reduce net migration? I am not really a fan of discussing politics but what is happening is that the social welfare system is just becoming unsustainable and until priorities are set right, they will keep looking at the wrong places. People (including legal migrants) are paying taxes, NI and the likes and you are housing illegal immigrants in HOTELS? doing visa and pounds bonanza for Ukrainians and hong kongers. Countries like Germany with one of the biggest economies in the world or france collecting money from the UK and still turning a blind eye on illegals crossings mumu abi? The matter long and I don't believe with the brilliant people we have in parliament don't know what's going on. It's all politics

These ones were huge numbers and was largely responsible for the increase in net migration but no noise about it. Of course the war in Ukraine and the crisis in Hong Kong were used as justification as if there are no wars or crisis happening in other places. Like you said it’s all politics let’s just leave it there.