₦airaland Forum

Icon4s:
The pay is the privilege to be among those that will influence decisions that affect Nigerian football. Very lucrative!

awww..... I see it in the light of greasing palms.... that's lucrative you know...and decisions can be influenced then with filled stomach and pockets

charlesemeka85:
imagine a powerful nation as the US still go out to lure players just for the purpose to have a strong national team while some folks here wey no get anything but only pride and ego are against rohr and pinnick approaching european born kids to tun out for us lolz.

bro not only the U.S. you need to see how some of this good football nation's lure players still....

if Nigeria was in the shoes of US, GERMANY and all I am sure some of my brothers here would have not mind shut the door on players of dual nationalities....

Icon4s:
Nairaland Nigerian Footbal Fans Awards - 2019 Edition


Schedule of activities:
1. 1st to 8th of November, 2019: Nomination of committee members for Players and awards categories selection.

2. 9th to11th November, 2019: Collation and Publishing of Committe members who are to select players and awards categories.

3. 25th November to 4th December, 2019: Selection of players and awards categories by the awards committee members.

4. 9th to 16th December, 2019: Voting of nominated players for different award categories.

5. 16th to 18th of December, 2019: Collation of results.

6. Thursday 19th December, 2019: announcement of winners of different awards categories.

Rules for nominations of awards committee members which will commence on 1st November, 2019:

1. You can nominate any moniker of your choice, excluding yourself.
2. Every member of the house is up for nomination.
3. It is advised that you nominate a moniker that has a very good overall knowledge of Nigerian Football (Senior, Youth and Female Football)
4. You can only nominate one person.

The above rules for nomination Shall be published again on 1st November, 2019.

God bless Nigerian Football!

good one.
please what's the pay like...
I would like to me a committee member only for the right cash...

thanks Chief....

Eartquake1:
Yeah I know that's why I mentioned go ahead for clearance

I am sorry for insulting you at some point here...
I think I really need to learn tolerate you and komekn even though we share diverse views...
It wades me off during point of argument or passing our point we swiftly drop so low to insults...

#peace

Eartquake1:
Saka is already playing for Arsenal first team, he should be invited for Benin qualifiers

I want to see something

don't you know that he needs FIFA clearance to get to play for Nigerian?

damn....

andrew444:
I get your point now and i think i will agree with you
I hope you got mine thou

yes sure bro.... thanks for your time

andrew444:
What does the bolded got to do with football? (The US passport is one of the best in the world)

Because the USA passport is one of the best in the world , does that making their national team one of the best in the world?

The guy father is american so he is also american, but i can bet that he cant make the dutch team at the moment thats why he decided to play for the US

for Dest to make mention of it...it means he considers it too while thinking on both nations.

you think this players only considers football when making this final choice.... didn't you read the huddersfied guy reason why he won't have opt for Nigeria...because he doesn't feel it, he don't even know how the country look like unlike the Anglo Nigerians... this dudes are already feeling and living Nigeria while I'm the UK since birth hood....

they have learnt and come to know some certain rich and proud assets of the country, that possible will also influence their decision.

players think beyond football in this case most times

TheSuperNerd:
Actually some may miss the hidden message in my post. The USA-Holland scenario can be likened along prestige lines to Nigeria-England scenario.

Holland is bigger team in football than USA. Fact.
Dutch players command great value in the market today. Fact.
Dutch NT players are very marketable too. Another fact.

USA obviously has value especially for their American companies but is no bigger or better football nation than Hollamd. Not even close.

Plus Dest could easily be starting for Holland over Dumfries. Or at the very worst be in with a shout of some game time while he battles Dumfries for the right to be #1 RB for the Oranje.

Yet inspite of all these... Dest chose USA. The nation of his Dad who is Surinamese-American.

#Selah


In the end... It is all a choice. In Dest's case, he went for the less fanciful option in USA and he feels good about it and a starting place is an absolute guarantee for him.



I await Ebere Eze's final decision. Go for England, obviously the more attractive option and battle it out with Maddison, Mount, Barkley, Alli and Grealish. Or pick Nigeria, a less attractive option but with guarantee of playing time as only Iwobi is your real natural competition.


In the end... It is all a choice but like Dest, let their choices be genuine and not guided by where they are at the moment in their club careers.
Let them not use the mentality of picking us when they are at Wycombe and picking England when at Chelsea. Irrespective of what their club statuses are, let their choices be their real choices.

Dest is an Ajax starter and that is a ticket to NT football for Holland but the lad was not swayed. He wanted USA all along especially as he grew more fond of his American roots. This is a lesson.

so much wisdom in this epistle...thank you

Eartquake1:
Daniel Jinadu declared for Nigeria did anybody beg him? Adrian Akande declared for Nigeria did any body beg him?

Those you have been begging how many have you been able to convince

You think being exposed and open minded means licking foreign born asses, this your comment reeks of low self esteem

you see why your thinking is flawed...
you barely think and consider other variables....
your approach amount to throwing away a baby with the bath water....

andrew444:
The US is a proud nation but not when it comes to football sir

I am speaking of football oo, am not speaking of others things bro, dont speak about the power of the US passport when it comes to football

A player will be proud to play football for the brazillian national team that the US, but when it comes to others things almost all will be proud to hold the US passport

Bros US no get level when it comes to football

8 Oct, 2019

ESPN


"When I thought of football when I was younger, it was always Ajax or the Dutch team," Dest said in an interview with U.S. club teammateAlex Mendez, published on the Ajax website.

"Never the U.S. But I haven't been approached by the Dutch team."

Asked whether not being contacted by the Netherlands had been a factor in his decision, he added: "Maybe."

Dest grew up in the Netherlands to a Dutch mother and American father. However, Dutch has always been his first language and Dest said it was only when he visited the U.S. that he began to embrace his American heritage.

"My father is from Brooklyn, but we spoke Dutch at home," Dest said. "Actually, until a few years ago, my English was very poor.

"I wasn't thinking of my American roots at all until I went to play in an American youth team. From that moment, my English improved, and I started to feel more American.

"I realised that: 'Hey, this is my nationality, too.' Now I think it's great to be an American as well. It's an asset and as well. The U.S. passport is one of the best in the world."


Serginho Dest

Sportilitica:
I believe everyone has a right to air their opinion

yes everyone does...but there is no point trying to quote someone that wanna prove he his right all the time....
someone not open to learn something new, views different from theirs

andrew444:
You have a point

But what do you mean by thats US ooo? Hope you know this is football we are talking about and not world power, is the US too big to ask a player to play for them? a country that 80 percent of their citizens are from different part of the world.

the US is a proud nation.... they just very proud of their country....

even during the course of Traveling...persons with U.S. and British Passports are accorded so much respect....
and subject to less scrutiny like the holders of Nigeria passports.....

the US is a country that does so much in economics, sciences, technology, military wise and all to maintain her relevance and lordship over other nations.....

jihday:
Who pushed anything? Someone just mentioned other players with Nigeria heritage, did someone say anything about them? Abegi

Lol...many of this Nigerians don't know that if this country is to make progress and develop further and even better...
we will surely need the input of Nigerians in diaspora...either born or raised there....

we need folks who are exposed and well groomed in cultured settings and as well maximize it with the local product or should I use content or rather home groomed manpower resources.....

only a man with limited thinking will dish one for the other...a wise man will rather maximize both for growth...

so what's wrong in doing same when it comes to football ?

charlesemeka85:
Reaching out to this kids is not begging. They re approached and left to make the decion on their own accord which is normal.

Do u know how hard Spain tried to get Messi to their youth teams? Do u know how hard England pressed to hv anichebe in their u21 team? Or u won't tag that begging?

What about Holland that stooped low to invite danjuma who was playing in the lowly rated Belgian top flight just to tie him down inorder to wade off our interest in him? Isn't that desperation?

Do you know how hard the same Dutch team fought to stop ziyech from turning out for morroco?

Do you know then England coach hogson tried to convince Iwobi not to change allegiance to us at heatrow airport on his way to team of with the u23? Isn't that begging as well?


Bros no allow pride deny u any golden opportunity to attain greatness in life

you're wasting ur time quote someone with a parochial way of thinking....
he barely explore other variables when putting up words or reasoning....

what's now the essence of education....if you are not teachable and also with a critical mind of analysis.

I have read the USA beg and try lure players...even after a player turned them down...they barely give up.... still try to win the player...

that's U.S. oooh and somebody here on nairaland with a Nigeria passport that's if he has one...self... is forming Lord...with pride that cannot boil water

chrisxxx:
I can even make statement for Tinubu.
Tinubu as a businessman he is, has a cordial relationship with bullion vans drivers. To be frank the two guys that drove the vans to his house - Adewale Shittu and Gbenga Kehinde have been his personal friends since his days in ExxonMobil.
The two guys decided to visit him as friends at close of work in their bullion vans. If they were ambulance drivers they would have done the same. Would anybody have questioned that? Cant friends visit their friends again? If they were military guys they would have come in their uniform.
Chief Wale Wale
Personal Publicity Secretary to Asiwaju Tinubu.

you made me laugh this morning....
thanks

TheSuperNerd:
Yes Sir Royalty. I have been good and busy. Back just in time for the U-17 WC.

smiles.....pray we unearth some crop of players from this Manu's team

TheSuperNerd:
Football live NG. Not bad. Well, I hope you can see that the current Eze news of him having a rethink after Nigeria made contact again shows my point true.

There is always the temptation to choose England when your career is on the up... While Nigeria is settled for when it looks like you are just getting along in your career as a player of dual nationalities.

In the end, I hope Eze comes home. If not, nothing more than to wish him well.

I really feel pity for him and his advisers....
because looking at current England team...
they so blessed with young AMs...even Madison has not been called up yet...

you have Dele Alli, Lingard, Chamberlin, Mount and others.... so he should know that Nigeria is the best belt and not England

TheSuperNerd:
Nothing as at yet. I expect some news soon.

welcome back supernerd it has been a while...
hope you've been good?

kellycute:
Any info about Eze invitation for afcon qualifier?

NFF Assures Ebere Eze in Super Eagles Plans


26 Oct. 2019


In form Queens Park Rangers forward Ebere Eze will get an invitation into the Super Eagles at the right time , this is according to a top Nigeria Football Federation official.

Eze has been in terrific form for the England Championship side so far this season and scoring couple of goals as well.

 

However the English youth international is now appear to be on radar of Nigeria Football Federation, having linked up with the Africans sometimes in the past.

 

Nigeria Football Federation official who pleaded anonymity revealed that , the player is under the watch list of Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr and urged him to maintain his impressive form in the Championship.

 

“Yes Ebere Eze is doing very well for Queens Park Rangers (QPR) in the Championship in England and it’s good news for us.

 

“Besides, he has come to the Super Eagles camp before when we went to play in London.

 

“Our scout knows him very well. Nigerians should not be too anxious and put him under undue pressure.”

 

“There is always space for a good player in a team, most especially like the team we are building at the moment. So the scouts are monitoring him, he’s known to us and we see how it goes.

 

“But you know a lot of young players have come into the team of late and it’s an ongoing thing.

 

“If you are good enough and you can bring something extraordinary to the team, we can always give you a chance.

 

“So we are very happy that Ebere Eze is doing well and believe that at the right time he will be giving the chance to play for the Super Eagles.” He said.

https://www.footballlive.ng/nff-assures-ebere-eze-in-super-eagles-plans/

darkelf:
Okay oooo.

I don't hear. The argument self son tire me. And I'm not even an Ivorian.

you're ooooh. you and Chriskels.
even heard that Chriskels is a national of all francophone countries in west africa

darkelf:
A good. Umber of Rinaldo's goals are penalties but that doesn't make him a fraud.

please don't go there...
don't mention the GOAT on this matter.....

Please don't...

they're are only 2 GOATs in football presently.... one is in Spain and the other in Italy.....

please don't mention him in this matter....the goat scores whenever he want to score.... and he does so majestically.

BascoVanVeli:
I don't think so. He is most fit to do the job.

which job please not again Basco...not again. dude should be allowed to retire in peace

So Rohr called Tomori..got his number from Aina prior he become a Chelsea regular....
He dropped the same excuse Eze gave....only to accept England call up some weeks after...and starting granting rubbish interview saying Nigeria never called him up, I am assure too must have made attempt and the dude is busy lying around...

just don't understand why this anglo-Nigeria players are so good in lying.

komekn:
This may be true.

But that doesn't mean to say that these deductions are without substance.

Look at a number of our players who claimed U16 in 2009 and you notice very little change. Shockingly some of them passed MRI at the time.

Go and look at Iwobi at U16 and look at him now there is clear and obvious difference in the way he look facial skeletal and otherwise.

What is annoying is the hypocrisy we all know that age cheating is rampant, endemic and wholescale across every sector in Nigeria.

Why then do people get up in arms when the issue of age cheating arises, in boisterous denial and hostile indignation.

Yes we now have MRI which has limited the degree of reckless and blatant age cheating that used to go on for years.

That doesn't mean it has now been eradicated yes limited but unfortunately until we have automatic birth data capture. It will always exist.

the problem we often have with players that metamorphosed from this set up when they get signed by foreign clubs...is not talent wise not even age self...it is basically indiscipline and not being ambitious....
just take a look at nwakali, nacho and even success.... this guys some years back shows glimpses of talents and potentials

what now happened?
they got carried away by the new environment, the freedom and all in the western world...and simply forgot why they left the shores of Africa in the first place...

my only fear for this players lies in this simple truth.....

if only they can keep being disciplined, keep their head down and stay ambitious.... they will grow to stardom...

ChrisKels:
So why crying now that ur ilks are treading the path u made? Maybe these ones have long known Garba as a tribalist too

virtually most Nigeria coaches have tribalism/bigotry all over them...


show me the team list of an under 17, 20 set and I will tell you the tribe of the coach.......

save for few folks like aigbogun who are driven by incompetency and not tribalism

forgiveness:
I already knew Amunike as a tribalist long before then. I mean during his days in the SE.

abeg leave this tribalist matter....

what's your opinion on this EZE issue...
I have never been so angry since I start to court this Queen's boys... the I have been since I read this eze news.

DrLikita12:
Now that we can see that the dark green jersey is just a jersey we should forget about superstition and luck and focus on hardwork and proper planning

c'mon I can stick my nose on the ground...had it been they wore the other Jersey they would have won so easily...

this jersey made them to go through this stress.... if it were the super eagles...it would have been a draw...
wish the nff can replace it with something else..

how are you doing Doc. it has been a while

comodo:
Garba dropped the foreign born players that would ve brought flair and technique to this team. All am seeing re just huff and puff..

this corrupt coaches won't get a dine from the foreign born players now...
but should the home groomed players get signed abroad...they will get some cut...

that's the logic...
the reason why...I still watch the super eagles...is because a foreigner is in charge

komekn:
You answer the question with your own question.

Playing for the SE I'd you are of Nigerian origin and already making headway in your career will not add any value to your career.

If you are in obscurity it may give you much needed publicity and recognition.

Komekn subject those words you wrote and put it up with Yaya toure achievements being an ivory coast international....

you think international football does not count ?
c'mon.... stop saying this...do you how rangers fans so much celebrated Aribo call up to the Nigeria team and how Gerald used the call up to berate former Charlton manager....?

even ranger fans counted it to be a major strike as they now have 2 internationals in their team......

international football counts in a player rating... they can enjoy some privileges being English but still they get more respect as internationals in the long run

komekn:
This is the hypocrisy with the NFF, why wait for a player to blow.

Dominic Iorfa had already blown when he committed to the SE. A player that was wanted by several EPL clubs but loyalty to former manager Kenneth and Wolves made him reject those offers.

After the politics of football seen him frozen out of Wolves. He failed to sign with Mendes as some have spuriously speculated.

Well where is he close to the top of the Championship, where all the 5 teams at the top section are divided by just three points.

But the question is not which league you are playing in but what are you doing there. Are you outstanding for club and league and consistent with too perfomances❓

What's the general opinion. See below

I vividly understand your first lines...
you made sense...but you see this EZE case is really a disappointment from his end...

this was the best time to call up.... do you know that ARIBO would have done same when Rohr came calling....

he has the prospect to be in the epl or in a bigger club soon... he is highly rated by Gerard one of the promising face amongst the English managers springing up.... and the Rangers fans rate him highly....

you'll agree with me Nigeria is a country blessed with abundant talents just poor management and all....
had it been we have a football management like that of south Africa or even Algeria. . I can assure you.... many of this guys would have been ignored because talents abound from a population of 200M who see football as a religion......
Eze will be taking the wrong path if he really said those words.....
@home here he is tipped to be next JJ okocha

Barryseal:
This is a false narrative. Being African didn't stop Arsenal paying $65M for Aubameyang ,£72M for Pepe. Keita went to Liverpool for £45M and Koulibaly will be the most expensive defender if he transferred today. Chukwueze's buyout clause is close to 100M.
No club will undervalue their prized asset because he's African.
We are no longer in 1995.

don't mind him...that's why many a time he come here he berates the super eagles home groomed players... and start to suggest some below average borough players for the super eagles....same borough players not up to England standard.

he talks with both sides of his mouth and see the super eagles of no value

OMANBALA1:
Is Humility017 a female ? Some just addressed him/her with "Miss" title

Mazi...please ignore that guy called earthquake