₦airaland Forum

Kog45:
What's our offence against Okoye,are we the one that made Nwabali to snatched number one from Okoye and Uzoho,now he made a request to be number one which coach declined,even great Enyeama and Rufai never made such request...Onana as man utd first choice was on the bench during Afcon,then who is Okoye,fact eagles made Okoye despite being a foreign born,he got the opportunity,a regional league goalkeeper to national team,it was obvious he wasn't ready but Rohr guided him and used national team to secure his first major European moved to Rotterdam.He should be grateful.

I mentioned this earlier, people just Dey overhype okoye! I don’t blame them sha it’s because it was looking as if we no too get options

Saw this on twitter 😂

Doctor Congo invite their distant cousins come village meeting. Now, the elders of the community don request for DNA test.

Dem fit banish them for the village sha!

- Schools in Naija

Baba just say you’re moving to ADC, simple

aicon4s:
So what happens next if DRC is slammed?
The CAF play-off final will be replayed between Nigeria and Cameroon?

That could be a possibility!

solonnachi:
AFCON is just 5 days away.
Why is nobody talking about it?
Una no get joy for this thread ooo

The issue is if we keep struggling against so called minnows in African football as seen during our wcq so don’t blame people if they don’t have confidence in the team to do well in Afcon. It’s not their fault at all. I agree we must all get behind the team no matter what but mhen this one hard this time around hence the apathy towards Afcon. For me am watching Afcon as a neutral this time around

Tessyy1701:
I have forgotten some of the English they were using on this thread then

😂 you don forget Contingency?

solonnachi:
I think FIFA still can.
Under FIFA regulations, possession of a passport alone does not guarantee eligibility to represent a national team. Players must satisfy domestic legal requirements and comply with FIFA’s rules governing changes of international allegiance. Reports suggest that some of these conditions may not have been fully met, with additional questions raised over the documentation of at least one player who had previously declined an international call-up.

All Congo needs to do is to provide all the documentation that the players met the domestic law requirements and that will be the basis of FIFA verdict anything less then countries will just be smuggling players from anywhere to represent them

JohnBullMySon:
No chief, I’m still saying the same thing I’ve earlier. FIFA nationality law basically requires two things. One is that a country has given you citizenship (evidence of a passport). Two is that you actually have ties to country (evidence being birth certificates, parents birth certificates, proof of residency as required by FIFA).

The first is what I’m saying that FIFA can’t nullify based on laws outside their jurisdiction. FIFA can’t police how a country gives you citizenship that’s why the second requirement exists.

The second they can nullify because if you’re not born in the country or parents were not actually citizens of the country then that requirement has been violated and any documents provided are false.

It’s a strange case because they meet FIFA requirements apparently but their own law is mired in some controversy. I don’t see how FIFA can legally make any judgments from that law.

Strange case how? 😂 allow FIFA do their job or have you resumed there and left the African Union?

lovewins:
Then this is a departure from your earlier argument if your claim is that member association can violate their own laws as long as they have valid documents to present to FIFA. You can't I'm one breath argue that FIFA will intervene if they "falsify documents" to achieve their goal and at the same time argue FIFA won't intervene should the matter be strictly within the purview of Congolese law. For the purpose of argument, if all the falsification happens within Congo to arrive at an outcome, wouldn't that mean FIFA has no jurisdiction based on your argument since only DRC can validate what's true and what isn't?

😂 e don do bruv you don catch am.

Cased dismissed!

elyte89:
Guy who u be again 🤣🤣🤣,_abeg no support this petition,just Dey tackle am
Dey go …u be our hope 😢😢

😂 Una don put am for tight corner so wetin you expect?

Odunayaw:
Ah so he was part of that crew with Joe? Hian!

Libya, SA, then this.

With all the deliberate acts of terrorism by Libya on our players it was amazing or amusing how some folks were trying to defend the Libyans.

No matter how horrible the Nff or our players are Nigeria cannot and should never always take responsibility or bear the brunt for the foolish acts by other nations!

Truidstarr:
Na Siddon look I dey. If e happen..all well and good...no show ...all well and good...I am at peace.

That’s the right spirit, no be do or die jare!

lovewins:
The debate isn't about the constitutionality of citizenship, but it's application in law. The players being Congolese aren't in dispute but FIFA is a third party organization, and wouldn't just take their words for it. It will require presenting the necessary credentials like passport to validate said citizenship.

So while Lookman for instance is Nigerian the day he was born, Nigeria simply can't include his name in a list and send to FIFA, Lookman must first get a passport that validates his Nigerian citizenry which is the credentials FIFA recognises, this verification process by the way applies to every player irrespective of wherever they are born.

The proponents of the conversation are arguing that the players by Congolese law are required to have renounced previous citizenship before being granted their passports and by implication can't be recognised by FIFA as Congolese since thier refusal to renounce makes their passports null and void. It's more like the fruit of the poisonous tree kind of thing. I'm not even positing that this argument is correct or will fly, but this appears to me as the argument being made. So the argument in essence is that the Congolese FA flouted their own constitutional requirements for citizenship to get players through the back door

I don’t just want to argue initially but you nailed it here. Most of us Nigerians don’t understand how the western or global world works. Just like you said it’s all about documentation to verify any claim just like it was found out about the SA player who had two yellow cards to be suspended, was it documented that he was suspended? Of course yes and that’s it. It has nothing to do with what anyone said at any time but paper and documentation to back up any claim. What Congo needs to do is to back up whatever they claim with documentation or credentials as you call it and all arguments will cease including those talking about wuruwuru. In fact I will be happy for DRC if all documentation shows they are in order but if not o ti lo.

Joezinho:
You guys never learn. It’s the hope that kills

This jungle route to the WC is embarrassing and the way we overhype ourselves is so funny.

“..FIFA needs Nigeria at the wc ..” hahahaha. Una too funny for that country

It has nothing to do with us but FIFA, you guys should rest, na this mentality dey make smaller African nations cheat una.

If FIFA doesn't approve, then what's the fuss all about? It's not in our power to advance anything, so saying it's embarrassing is no point

elyte89:
Guy nawa for u o …who u be sef …u be Congolese or South African 🇿🇦..any small petition from use like dis …u go turn prof wole Soyinka 🤣🤣

😂 He must be from the African Union (AU)

Na so e Dey argue on behalf of Libya after the rubbish they did to our team in their country during the Afcon qualifiers

Mujtahida:
Hell or sunshine, naija must go to the world cup. How it will happen, I don't know. In fact it doesn't concern me but you see that world cup, we must go.

Delaw e be like say na you dey run this matter sef on our behalf o

Bossoflife25:
Imagine a player dribbles you, and your whole team is trying to fight the player. I was like what in the world is going on with football this day?

In the West, especially in Europe, when you try to show individual extraordinary talent or skill, you'll be accused of not being a good team player or being rude and disrespectful to your colleagues.

Lagos needs to be decongested the environmental carrying capacity has been overstretched and is becoming a burden on public utilities.

There’s no need for any debate on this.

yinkeys:
His performance or him making the list ?
We don’t have anyone with better CV for left back
Bruno is closest
Agu lacks physicality compared to thé 2 mentioned above and is good offensively but poor defensively

Some don’t even want him near the national team, it’s because no one has been better than him in that position the agenda expired

yinkeys:
Zaidu is a northeener
Nobody complains about him
We want merit list not NFF président or tribe slot
People complained when Musa lost form & play time
Musa shouldn’t have been invited for Unity games this year but NFF président chose to waste a slot for a wedding bound player
We need to be honest here

There have been several complaints about Zaidu here make we no lie

chrisooblog:
Akatugba was trying to be all sanctimonious with his criticism of the list couple of days ago until another journalist burst his bubble by reminding him how he lobbied for Maduka to be called up to the SE when he was just an unknown playing in the lower divisions of German football.

People still listen to that clown of a fake journalist?

Breaking news; Iwobi said he was born in naija o 😂 so strike him off your FB list

BankyGee:
They con go 😭😭😭

wahala

charlesemeka85:
e no stupid oooo

Cus if na Nigeria the opposition country will protest too

Abi o na make we Dey form big bros make these African countries Dey run us street

solonnachi:
I read somewhere that an official of the SE said Nwabali and Okoye are not on talking terms. Is this true?

None of our business but what they do on the pitch after all they can’t play same time on the pitch

Aunty going MAGA full time 😂

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c36z84ej6e0o

elyte89:
We go too rejoice if the thing favour us , we kan qualify but d question is , will d petition be worthy for fifa to consider?

That’s why it’s fifa that will decide, na their job be that

elyte89:
lol …na so me sef hear o and d stuff don Dey gather momentum..but deep down , I don’t want us to qualify,we no deserve am but dt story Dey one kind …6ix players !!!🤣

All these we don't deserve to qualify is not the issue, FIFA is the one to make their decision, and meanwhile, if it's in our favour, you still have play-offs to play, which is still not a guarantee you'll win, or do you think the same Eagles can't fumble against those Caribbean or oceanian teams?

Let's be real, most people on this thread, including those wishing we don't go to the World Cup or deserve to go, will rejoice if the decision goes our way, make we stop all the pretense jor

own goals saved Arsenal today

Arokodare scores

BascoVanVeli:
Calvin could have had the assist of the season but he wanted goal of the season

Sprinting all the way from the back omo e wan kill himself?

elyte89:
But come to think of it..if it’s true ,aw can a team
Field a whole 6ix ineligible players ? Aw come? I don’t want to believe it’s deliberate.
There’s a miscommunication somewhere…6ix is too much if true

If it has to do with the country constitution then it’s most unfortunate! That will be a disaster mhen and an indictment on the FA who are grossly irresponsible