₦airaland Forum

darkelf:
So you think the Malians and Senegalese feed better? Very laughable. Its genetics. The Ivorians, Senegalese and Malians descend from very tall ancestors. The genes encoding the tall phenotype have strong persistence among their population. I'll post evidence later

okay Better please do...I will love to learn from it.

there was a Malian I saw sometime last year... mehn the guy was so tall....

my colleagues were so surprised...me that is 5.9ft was not measuring up to his chest level...

andrew444:
Hmm if you say so sha

the only problem here is oga Basco and Icon believing Nigeria players to be truly under 20....
even making reference that because of the street life and hustling the awka ibomites age faster....
same awka ibomites I know with plumb shape and baby face... all over in Benin.

Icon4s:
I laugh when I see some peeps here say that some players in the US and Qatari teams age-cheated. Just by looking at their faces. Same way they are pointing fingers at some Nigerian players. Ok o.

Lol...that USA make me laugh...
it is impossible in the USA..
that's why I never doubted the Italians age...the other day...I remember the Italian teams at these competition always look matured....

but for Nigeria...oga Icon you self know say some guys for that team na oldies sha.


may we blink eye small small
especially those npfl players in the team....
I am just interested in the midfield and goal keeping department for now the super eagles is okay upfront in the attack and defense...

mank1234:
Even if we loose all 2 games we'll still qualify.

why must we loose all two games...
moreover goals conceded often cancel out goals scored...

we have no business going to the round of 16 should we loose our next two matches...

I don't see us loosing though...from my experience qualifying as best 4 losers doesn't speak well...because you may end up being paired with one of the strongest guys in the tourney

safarigirl:
those ones on the team don't have small bodies or baby face looks. Ikouwem is at least 27 going by his face alone, the Effiom guy too.

I tell you...that captain..should not be less than 28 years old.

he looks small in disguise....
my joy is just the talents we gonna get from the midfield... Kinsley, Dele and Oforbor
and also at least two from the goal keepers...

oremade is better and more composed than Akpeyi and Uzoho IMO

andrew444:
Age cheat dey Europe even if na just 10 percent ,take it or leave it

Lol..... you make me laugh to hard.
hope you know in west Africa alone...
Nigeria have one of the shortest folks...
have you ever seen Malians, Senegalese and Ivorians...those folks grow like okro.

and I was not surprised for USA too....
Nigerians barely feed well...that's why should you check folks born in year 2000s or in the late 90s they tend to grow faster and more mature than what obtained in the past

Icon4s:
I guess you probably meant '' they seem to be very tactical''. That is typical of European teams. Tactics and efficiency. You saw it even with Ukraine Yesterday.


African and S/American teams are often more technically gifted.


South Africa is playing Argentina today. An interesting game to watch

yeah...thanks for the correction..
Poland was an interesting team even though they lost out...Italy delights me so Much too...
they play like players that have been exposed to the game for so long...

any team that can remove Argentina have my respect....pray south Africa beats them...

safarigirl:
This isn't about Nigerians thinking everyone is like us, this is about Nigerians thinking only Nigerians/Africans can cheat and Westerners can't.

There is nobody that cannot cheat.

but you see...the chances of age cheating in US, Canada and western Europe is almost not possible....
the technologies there and the free information/independent communication channels or mass media will expose the fraud in no time

andrew444:
Oga sir Brazil and co are worst
So Diego costa is not age cheat abi ?
Falcao is not age cheat ?
Should I call more of them ?

I understand south Americans cheat too... but for the US and Western Europe it is virtually impossible....

ChrisKels:
But there aint no difference between Okpotu and Ighalo nah. Okpotu is the pacy version of Ighalo. Like forgiveness rightly said, these are workaholic strikers without any end products

Lol...Ighalo is more clinical than Okputu...
probably you didn't remember the last CHAN...okputu can miss two empty net at the same time....

only God knows where he is right now

raindodger13:
Because of the way people behave on these front page topics, there is now something in my physce that tells me to avoid talking on front page topics all together. I indiscriminantly won't post, unless the topic really interests me or I really feel the need to comment.

the ignorance of some monikers who do post on FB topics stick to high heavens....

courtesy demands... someone with little or no knowledge of something should always keep quiet and learn from those who knows...but those at the front page even with their ignorance will still comment and start drag you with the true facts on the ground

elyte89:
Chief icon4 and chief basco with self deceit

Na 5 and 6 ,can anyone help.me with dt popular meme

Lol... everyone knows Those awka ibom guys beats their claimed ages by far....

awka ibom folks often time do have small bodies and baby face look

Icon4s:
Did mine in Community Secondary School, Nkek, Ukanafun LGA. I did see a lot of ''old boys'' in class and wondered whether they were actually still less than 20. At least a couple of peeps here have acknowledged this fact. They, especially those that grew up struggling, look older than their ages.

but one thing I know about akwa ibomites...is the tendency to know an old one amongst them by their faces...

they sometimes look plumb and short, but you will know one who Is old by their facial look...
someone like that captain look 28-25...to be honest with you.
I have some of them then...in class in school

Icon4s:
I watched the full 90mins of this game.

We have two tough encounters ahead of us.

Qatar may just be the whipping boys in this group...
I seriously fear for for our RB back and Defense... hope we improve because should we play like we did yesterday we may get punished.
one thing I noticed about the European teams in this tourney is that...they seems to be very technical...unlike the S.Americans looking so skilful and with their high pressing games.

I see the possibility of 3 teams making it out of this group....

safarigirl:
there is nobody that cannot cheat.

Lol...Nigerians we often think everyone is like us.....those guys age are true..
had it been you watched the Italians yesterday you have so much doubted their age....
those guys played like professionals and their face...look like the azzurris main squad.

ChrisKels:
In Offia today, I saw a reincarnate of Ighalo. Two similar players that play footy with muscles leaving their brains at home.

na. ..offia reminds me of OKPUTU...
in fact I was thinking okputu was in the pitch playing

safarigirl:
Please, you guys should look at this USA first XI very well.

but since they born them for USA na we go believe their age....

abi....wetin you think?

ChrisKels:
This is a joke, innit? Dude isnt less than 26 abeg. He is U30 not 20

He knows the truth..but the player is a goal keeper so...it won't tell much. the guy is Better than.... Akpeyi

ChrisKels:
As unserious as dey were, Sagna still managed a treble, whereas Tijani couldn't manage a single shot on goal let alone on target, playing for an overly serious Nigerian side?

Lol...you can hardly be pleased...
I will want Paul to play Chinonso next...but the manager is sacred of playing true under 20 players....

ChrisKels:
Story, Sagna that got a hat trick yesterday for Senegal wasn't? Abeg Tijani is a useless forward.

that Senegal team looks and plays like a team not serious...Tahiti was supposed to be beaten mercilessly yesterday.
this Qatar team will roast that Tahiti team...if they play

Earthquake3:

Oga Icons4 can believe anything sha.. I am surprised he believe the guy to be 20 years old...
anyway let's leave the matter for another day....

safarigirl:
Who is Ayo Akinola and what is he doing on the bench for USA?

Lolllllll...
you're asking jamb question.
in every tournament like this...
these 3 countries often get players of Nigeria origin in their team;
Germany
USA
ENGLAND...

especially England and USA....
so I am not surprised..
I have read about the lad tho

fabyom:
Maybe he was overwhelmed by the occasion. If he has not been good in training, I don't think he would have started. We need to exercise patience.

you have made a good point...let's see how everything goes...

Earthquake3:
Exactly but the guy don old

age don't really matter much for goal keepers... at least Akpeyi should be of same age with him or even older self...

Icon4s:
That Oremade guy is destined for the Super Eagles. Bookmark this comment.

exactly...I think rohr was too fast with goalkeeping options....

that guy looks better on ball than Uzoho and Akpeyi...

to be honest Egbon...alloy agu is the reason why we are suffering goal keepers in the super eagles....
that man is not doing his job...could you believe Oremade is an NPFL goal keeper...
and alloy agu and rohr keep passing ezenwa and theophilus down our throat in every call ups

Icon4s:
So if they are banned as you so wished will you still have the opportunity to watch them?

Abeg, no dey wish any Nigerian team bad.

Even among those players that look older than their age, there are still a good number that look young.

I am not after the entire team progressing well to senior level but if we can get up to 4 or 5 players here that can go ahead to achieve their potentials at senior level, fine. And for the sake of those ones we should wish the team well to the end.

We have already started seeing the good prospects amongst them.

exactly sir...with 4-5 players into the super eagles...we are good to go

fabyom:
We might excuse Tijani because he's fasting.

he should sit on the bench.... not really because he is fasting..I think the talent is not just there... but he should be introduced in the 2nd half....I like his height sha

Earthquake3:
Our goalie is up to 40 years

from wat I saw today...he looks calm and more impressive than Akpeyi

elyte89:
If dis ofoborh guy were to b a full Nigerian breed,would u av also called him a 20year old guy ?

don't say so...
that guy is truly young...
even dele look it too....
you will know a young player when you see one

sontoly:
I rushed to see an under20, saw offia and began questioning my birth certificate

believe those awka ibom and calabar guys age at your own risk..


me I am just happy at the midfield prospects of this team...and the goal keepers..

tbaba1234:
Offia was using muscles to bully all the kids.

Effiom, what was he doing on the pitch?? Poor, poor player..

Makanjuola should definitely start.

Tijiani is another poor player.

exactly....
because playing like this against the US we won't go unpunished....

darkelf:
NO WAHALA

But you're one of the people that cried foul when guinea spotted over age players

wait oooh what do you want us to do...
you want fifa to ban us?
why are you so against the super eagles...?

let's leave this guys...we can't because of the bad ones rob the good ones of this opportunity..

after all we are not the only ones with over aged players..

the tournament have started...just enjoy please..