TheSuperNerd: Yep.... We didn't but the Ghanaians were not looking at that. They were looking at the fact that Nigeria eventually became world beaters and Champs.
I say they give their team a chance. The boys can be worked on to be even stronger.
They have become perennial losing finalists. I think that is more responsible for their pains.
The last time they won any major trophy was the 2009 WYC. Imagine also not winning the AFCON for 35yrs!
TheSuperNerd: Looollll.... Very true. I was on one of their sites and I saw many comments from the fans condemning the team as one lacking enough cohesion.
Several of their fans admitted to the individual quality talents in the fold of the black starlets but kept insisting that the team lacked teamwork and had more players who always wanna showboat and play to the gallery.
Their game with Guinea in the group stage hammered home their points somewhat.
Well shaa...... The Ghanaians are obviously looking at Nigeria as the benchmark especially the Nigerian class of 2013 and even the class of 2015. They believe this team should aspire to such heights with the talents they have got in the team.
Ghana still have a couple of months to try make the team more cohesive. They have a fine bunch of talents in the team... but the fans must cool down and not scatter the morale of the boys.
But in the 2 editions we won the U17 WC we didn't go as CAF champions.
The team showed promise from their group games I watched. I think they will do well at the WC proper if they can prepare well and keep playing matches.
goldfish80: Ghana should take consolation with the fact that they presented a highly skilled, mobile and a very talented team. They both are winners in my opinion.
They don't understand that. The fans are even calling for the sack of the coach. Saying he only won 2 matches in the whole of the competition.
Some even said 'beating common Niger via penalties'.
OjaP: Reading all the comments has further confirmed my belief that it is tough to get an entry level position in the Nigerian O&G industry. From my findings, it appears those who entered the industry pre year 2000 are the lucky ones. Those who got in in the 80s and 70s are even luckier. It seems as though the oil companies are no longer interested in Nigerian trained geologists. At least going by their recent recruitment exercises.
I am a geologist myself. Many of my classmates couldn't get a job after we graduated. Less than 1% of us who are still in the industry got our jobs only because we schooled abroad. One of my friends who had a first class couldn't get into Chevron until he got a scholarship to study at Herriot Watt for his masters. Same thing with my friend who got into Shell. She got in only because she went for her masters at Manchester. This is so sad but it's what it is.
All these oil companies during the boom (2000-2012) go to top UK universities to recruit from there. In 2012, Exxon Mobil targeted USA graduates and invited me and some of my friends to write their aptitude tests in their North Houston office. Their plan was to conduct interviews a day after and pick successful candidates. Their requirements was that applicants must have a 2.1 or its equivalent in their first degree and must be graduating or just graduated from a USA university in 2012 and must have observed the mandatory 1 year NYSC. I didn't go for the test because I already got a job at that time.
How I got into the industry I'm not sure if this would be helpful since I didn't get my job in Nigeria but will say it regardless - It may help someone. After I graduated with my BS degree. I couldn't get a job after NYSC. I decided to further my education in one of the top federal universities in the south western part of Nigeria. I didn't like the structure of the program and decided to go to the US to further my program. It turned out that was the best decision I have ever made my whole life. All of my friends who stayed and completed still couldn't get into the industry as I am typing. Anyways, I got admitted, traveled to the US, got my degree and got a job. I applied for so many jobs and attended so many interviews and got plenty rejections too but for some reason I was happy even with the rejections. I was happy that I was still considered given the many applicants that applied for jobs. Meanwhile, in Nigeria, you won't even make it to the testing stage talk less of interviewing.
The industry standard for an entry level geologist position is a masters degree or higher in Geology. So I will advise whoever targeting the industry to get a masters degree and if possible outside of the country and in top UK schools or elsewhere. Just like others have said, this is a very bad time for geologists and the oil industry. Companies are not hiring like they used to. Many that were hired were fired because of the price of oil. Personally, I advise people to consider engineering (not petroleum) instead of geology. I am working on a PhD in Engineering myself while also working full time. This way, if petroleum doesn't pay again, I will have an engineering degree that can open doors in other sectors. It is so difficult to get into other non oil industries if you have built your life around oil. This is why those laid off are unable to find jobs out side of oil because they can't transfer the geology knowledge to other sectors. In contrast, engineers (excluding petroleum) can work in other sectors because of their engineering background. This is just a personal opinion, others may not agree to it. But at the end of the day, whatever that makes you happy and put food on the table is what that matters.
My brother, it was really tough getting a job as a Geologist.
Often times we were put in the same pool with Engineers and sat for same tests. I got that info early which was why I used my NYSC to study physics and further maths. I saw a couple of such engineering questions from the GMAT I bought in NYSC camp. I knew they were questions knowledge of physics and Engineering maths could solve.
Talking about IOCs' preference for foreign degrees. Yes, that has always been the case from time immemorial especially considering our fallen educational standards. But a good number (most) of current industry workers, at least those I know, that got employed from the early 2000s to 2010 got in with a Nigerian B.Sc. We did not even have masters.
The only company I knew that required M.Sc was ExxonMobil.
I wrote She'll twice, I wrote Elf also.
For She'll from the 10,000 of us that wrote nation wide only 100 of us were called for Shell recruitment day . That is what they call their interview.
I didn't get to the interview stage of Elf. We learnt only 3 people were taken nation wide.
In the NNPC recruitment of 2007 , 1000 graduates were employed. Over 500 engineering graduates/technicians/operators and just 12 Geoscientists(Geologists and Geophysicists) NNPC put geoscientists and Engineers in the same pool and conducted same test questions. They called it science and Engineering test of which over 80% were Mechanical and Electrical questions.
Companies like Schlumberger, Halliburton, PDL also put Engineers, Geoscientists and Physicists in the same pool and conduct same test for them. You see, you also competing with Engineers.
To work as a Geologist in the Industry you really need to be at the top of your game.
niyogeol: The aim of this thread is for established geologists/geophysicists working in the Oil Industry to tell story of how they got into the Oil Industry. I believe sharing your stories here will inspire someone to get into the Industry in no distant time.
I will also appreciate if you can give an insight into your qualification(s), the category your work place falls under - wether operator, regulator or servicing company.
Your advice to people looking at starting a career in the industry. How best to get in.
It will also be of immense value if you can post vacancies (permanent, contract, and internship) in your work place or sister companies.
I believe a lot of people here, including yours truly won't mind doing placement without pay to have hands-on-experience.
I am looking forward to the contributions from the great geoscientists here.
Cc Icon4s
Sorry I am responding late to this mention. I saw it since early this morning but have been too busy.
Getting into the Oil industry is not as difficult as most peeps here term it. However it is about the most difficult of all the industries to break into. I am referring to comments like 'it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle.....' bla-bla-bla.
You have to make up your mind early enough. And go for it.
How?
It is very true that what worked for Mr A may not work out for Mr B but generally speaking there is a common story we Oil workers have. That is: I saw the advertisement, I applied, I knew nobody and I got the job. Sounds easy right? But not really that easy.
Remember I said make up your mind early. I had always wanted and dreamt of being an 'Oil worker'. I had this dream and actualised it but know also there so many, in fact most people that had that dream that never actualised it.
Success comes from God but you have to play your part. There is no easy way to success. In my graduating class(Geology) of about 60 only about 5 actually got to work in the Oil industry! Yes that is how slim it is.
It may also interest you to know that I spent the whole of my NYSC studying for aptitude tests. Apart from the Gmat and GRE books I inherited from my elder brother I bought GMAT booklet in NYSC camp. Not satisfied, I bought O level Physics text book(Nelkon) and Further maths text book(Godman). I acquired the physics and Further maths text books just to be able to compete with engineering graduates. I focused on the mechanics and Electricity parts. I like wahala right?
One thought got me going: 'I am the best' and so I deserve the best. I made up my mind early enough that I would work in the Oil industry. I developed so much interest in fields like Stratigraphy, Structural geology, petroleum geology, sedimentology, Petroleum Geochemistry, Geophysics and co.
My project was on biostratigraphy and Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of limestone facies in the Dahomey basin using Foraminifera and Ostracods.
Believe it or not, that project got me into the Oil industry.
How?
By the time I graduated from NYSC I had written NNPC, ELF and Shell tests. I was not successful in all 3 despite all my preparations. Post-NYSC while I was still looking for job. I saw an advertisement by an indigenous Oil servicing firm. They were looking for Biostratigraphers with a minimum of 2yrs industry experience. Initially I was discouraged but something just spurred me to apply. I was dragging my feet and finally submitted my application on the last day of submission.
Shortly after I got a contract job with Access bank. A one month contract. The next day after the contract expired I received a call from that Oil servicing firm for an aptitude test. We were also interviewed same day. All 50 of us that wrote the test were interviewed. At the interview I was asked what I did as my final year project. O they virtually begged me to stop talking paleontology. They needed an experienced biostratigrapher but here they had a fresh graduate that knows so much about biostratigraphy. There and then they asked me how much they would pay me. We discussed that(negotiated). As I was leaving the interview room I heard a man telling the MD, who is a renowned and recognized biostratigrapher nation-wide, that ' this boy is trainable'.
Two weeks after I was called for another interview. This time just me alone. I was taken to the MD's office and there I saw forams slides, forams catalogues and a paleontological microscopes. In no time I was asked to analyze the slides. I did that and within 1 hour I was done. The MD checked my result and called the Head micropaleontological unit to assess it. He nodded in the affirmative.
I was asked to resume in two weeks.
So that is how I entered the industry.
Though I spent just 1 yr and 2months there before I made a bigger move but the experience I acquired withing that period is invaluable.
I hope my story will inspire you and other young geoscientists.
maidaboi: it seems like the nff didn't want onyekuru to be invited
I don't think so.
What does NFF stand to gain by not wanting Onyekuru in the team?
Players ratings are subjective.
Just look at last night's FA Cup final. A Chelsea fan argued that Per Mertesacker was man of the match. A player I personally didn't even consider for such. He gave reasons which I actually saw sense in.
For the Corsica game some peeps here were calling for Musa's head, even though I doubt whether they watched the game. But owngoal came up to rate Musa 7/10.
You are defending Onyekuru but did you too watch the full game?
From the 1.5 mins clips I watched here. At least I saw Onyekuru in good scoring position and took a shot at goal, I saw Musa do same, U saw other attempts and even Etobo's moves that led to the penalty but I don't think I saw any highlights about Iheanacho (anybody who saw any can please correct me) . Does that mean he had little or no impact on the game aside the penalty he took? Nobody is saying anything about that.
Issues of ratings are subjective. You are free to come up with yours if you really watched the match.
TheSuperNerd: Nna Chief Icon4s.... e be like say una 3-4-3 make sense pass Chelsea own oooo....
Abeg A heart congrats biko.... and Alex Iwobi... welcome to the league of Nigerian stars who have lifted the FA Cup
Thanks bro.
The beauty of this 3-4-3 is it gives you a very robost midfield. You could have up to 6 midfielders when you are chasing the ball leaving little room for your opponent to make that final pass. This is the same formation with which he beat Mancity in FA Cup and Man United in the EPL.
However we saw the demerit today as Chelsea had to switch-over to 4 defenders when Moses was red-carded and Arsenal found plenty of space to operate. Ramsey, Chamberlain, Alexis, and Ozil were just dancing Azonto upandan for Chelsea midfield and edge of their box.
I think the board will likely keep Wenger especially considering his most recent results and tactics.
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Please what is the size of the plot plus the dimensions?
What a turn around.
Sincerely, I am really excited about Iheanacho's WestHam move.
Here he will have enough opportunities to show what he is made of.
Good for our build-up to the 2018 WC.
Danycrusoe: some news on KC transfer by @citywatch on twitter : Manchester City are playing hardball with West Ham on Kelechi Iheanacho (20) and refusing to even give a price at this stage. [@ClaretandH]
They better release that boy before what happened to Pharaoh And Egypt happen to them.
(In Moses' voice) Cityyy...let my Iheanacho goo...
Danycrusoe: some news on KC transfer by @citywatch on twitter : Manchester City are playing hardball with West Ham on Kelechi Iheanacho (20) and refusing to even give a price at this stage. [@ClaretandH]
EEGA: No plans to leave Manchester City – Iheanacho dailytrust.com.ng May 26, 2017 2:07 AM By . | Publish Date: May 26 2017 2:00AM
No plans to leave Manchester City – Iheanacho Nigeria’s Kelechi Iheanacho insists he has no plans to leave Manchester City despite being a peripheral figure at the club.
The Super Eagles player is being linked with the likes of Everton and West Ham United due to his lack of playing time at the Citizens, where he is clearly behind Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero in the pecking order.
However, Iheanacho insists that he has no plans of leaving the Etihad Stadium and expects to be part of the club’s plans for the 2017/18 season.
“I’m not very aware of that,” the Nigerian is quoted by the Manchester Evening News.
“I just keep working with the team and I’m still at Manchester City so I’ll meet up with the boys and kick off the season with Manchester City.
“I’m happy to stay at Manchester City and keep fighting to help them achieve what they want to achieve.”
Iheanacho added, “Manchester City is a big team and we need to go far as a squad, so we need everybody.”
Newly appointed coach of the Bafana Bafana of South Africa says beating Nigeria in Uyo when they clash on the 10th of June in the AFCON 2019 Qualifiers is possible.
The coach who realised a squad of 25 players for the tie insist he has a squad mixed with youth and experience who will be able to get a positive result against Nigeria.
” We are not scared of Nigeria, we just need to be at our best to stop them from causing us trouble. Everybody knows about the quality of Victor Moses, Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi, they are by far the three men who can do damages for Nigeria “, Baxter said.
“We have also looked at aerial strength and tried to spread that well throughout the team; it means if we can have good preparation before we go, then we have a squad that is capable of giving Nigeria a good game.”
Corsica Name Three Ex-France Youth-Team Stars, 21 Others In Squad To Face Nigera (Full List) Published: May 25, 2017 Corsica Name Three Ex-France Youth-Team Stars, 21 Others In Squad To Face Nigera (Full List)Corsica national team coach Jean-Michel Cavalli has announced a 24-man roster for Friday night's international friendly against Nigeria.
He has called up four goalkeepers, five defenders, eight midfielders and seven strikers for the game against the Super Eagles.
The squad contains players from three different countries : Belgium, France and Luxembourg.
Three former France youth-teamers Nicolas Penneteau (Charleroi), Gary Coulibaly (Beveren) and Vincent Marchetti (Nancy) are in line to be on parade at Stade François Coty, Ajaccio.
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr can count on the services of sixteen players for the friendly.
Corsica Squad
Goalkeepers (4): Nicolas Penneteau (Charleroi), Thomas Vincensini (SC Bastia), Cyril Fogacci (GFC Ajaccio), Francois-Joseph Sollacaro (AC Ajaccio)
Defenders (5) : Hugo Aine (Chambly), Yohan Bocognano (Mulhouse), Anthony Lippini (AC Ajaccio), Francois Modesto (SC Bastia), Thibault Campanini (GFC Ajaccio)
Midfielders ( : Yannick Cahuzac (SC Bastia), Gary Coulibaly (Beveren), Vincent Marchetti (Nancy), Julian Palmieri (Lille), Louis Poggi (GFC Ajaccio), Christophe Vincent (Bruges), Laurent Pomponi (Hostert), Michel Moretti (Furiani)
Strikers (7) : Julien Romain (SC Bastia), Benjamin Santelli (Chambly), France Massoni (CA Bastia), Jean-Jacques Mandrichi (Cannes), Jean-Jacques Rocchi (Dunkerque), Jean-Francois Grimaldi (CA Bastia), Alexandre Cropanese (FC Borgo)
goldfish80: The little I know about him is that he was signed during the last local transfer window from the same grassroot team which produced Obinna Nwobodo. Ifeanyi Uba wanted to sign him up but he insisted he's only going to play for Rangers. I hear Rangers put on hold signing another equally talented prodigy from the same team named Uzoh. He could be in his early 20's .
robosky02: Official: Real Madrid Sign The Most Expensive Young Talent In The History Of Football
Spanish champions Real Madrid and Flamengo have authoritatively made an official agreement for Brazilian prospect Vinicius Jr, with the youngster set to join Madrid in June of 2019.
At no other time had a club made such a payment for a 16-year-old, and his games performances at a high level are as yet a riddle, as he didn’t make the first team debut for Flamengo in the Brazilian league until the 14th of May.
The Brazilian kid beat records set by Neymar and Gabriel Jesus to end up plainly the most youngest footballer to ever play in the Brazilian league. By then, he as of now had the top clubs pursuing him.
Spanish Champions Real Madrid have beat off competition ahead of every other clubs to sign Brazil’s latest prospect, But, Vinicius will remain in Brazil until July 2019, however, he will have the allow to play for Real Madrid before that if both clubs concur to the agreement.
Real Madrid in an official statement on its website said “Real Madrid C. F. and Clube de Regatas do Flamengo have reached an agreement regarding the transfer of the federative rights of the player Vinicius Junior from July 2018.
“The player will remain at his current club until July 2019, although he will be able to play for Real Madrid before then if both clubs agree to it.”
The sum paid by “Los Blancos” totally breaks the transfer market. fellow Brazilian forward Pato was the most costly young star up to this point, as AC Milan bought the then-17-year-old striker from International for 22 million euros, in 2007.
In 2006, North London club Arsenal paid Tottenham 10,5 million euros for Walcott, who was just 16 at the time, and Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale was transferred before turning 18 from Southampton to Tottenham. Spurs cough out a sum of 14,7 million euros for speedy Welsh man.
goldfish80: I think I should bring this to the notice of folks here. This Ebuka Okeke kid is something special. I caught the last 35 mins of this encounter against Gombe, one word to describe what I saw was "WOW". This kid dazzled, teased skipped past people for fun all night long. Before he scored the winner, he left about 3 players on their backside before the goalkeeper foiled his attempt. He basically scored with the last kick of the game, after skipping past 2 people and finishing in the bottom corner. I make bold to say he is the Nigerian version of Mbappe. Anyone opportuned to watch a Rangers game should keep an eye out for the No 9. He is the real deal. ....................................
From Obiagu comes Ebuka, the new hero at Rangers
Rangers left it late to secure victory over troubled Gombe United in Sunday's Match Day 20 encounter in Enugu. It took the brilliant intervention of home boy Ebuka Okeke to score the game's winner after 93 minutes to send the home fans celebrating. Godwin Aguda had replied Waheed Afolabi's shocking opener for the visitors in first half stoppage time but with both teams poised to end another tumultuous clash in stalemate just like in the reverse fixture in Gombe, substitute Okeke who had been lively since he came on for Bobby Clement just before the hour mark received the ball from Omo Johnson down the left flank, beat two of his markers on the run before opening himself up to curl home the winner into the bottom corner. The excitement and celebrations that trailed Okeke's winner among the home fans were in two folds. One was the delight of winning such a difficult game at the death and secondly, the fact that the winner came from a son of the soil, and right in front of the stands where fans from his clan, Obiagu, a crowded low income district in Enugu known to produce football and music stars "I feel great. I am very happy to score and win the match," Okeke told www.npfl.ng The FC Inter of Enugu product made his Rangers debut early this month when he came on as a second half substitute in a rescheduled Match Day 18 game against league leaders Plateau United. He barely had a touch of the ball after coming on in stoppage time for Chidera Eze but on Sunday, he had 30 minutes or more to make an impression and he grabbed the opportunity. "It's a dream come true to play for Rangers. I was happy to make the team against Plateau but I didn't have enough time to show what I can do. "When I had the chance again on Sunday, I just prayed to God to help me and he answered me," stated the nimble footed lad. Okeke made his full Rangers debut in Match Day 19 against Gombe United in Gombe and he acknowledges the intensity of the NPFL but thanked his teammates who he said have made it easy for him to adapt to the elite division. "It's not easy (to play in the NPFL)," he noted. "But my teammates have helped me settle. They have always encouraged me and I truly appreciate them". Victory over Gombe United lifted Rangers to 14th on the log but just two points clear of the relegation zone after twenty round of matches this season. When asked if he is confident the champions will avoid relegation, he retorted: "God forbid! We will not relegate." The consensus among the locals in the Coal City is that a new hero is born. The acceptance they have for this lad from Enugu North Local Government Area is one that can only be accorded to a long sought Messiah. Ebuka Okeke's performance in the remaining 18 league games will go a long way in corroborating their belief or evaporating same. http://npfl.ng/index.php/news-features/club-news/2227-from-obiagu-comes-ebuka-the-new-hero-at-rangers
After reading through the first 1 or 2 paragraphs the next thing I started searching for was his age.
Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 11:00am On May 29, 2017
: Yannick Cahuzac (SC Bastia), Gary Coulibaly (Beveren), Vincent Marchetti (Nancy), Julian Palmieri (Lille), Louis Poggi (GFC Ajaccio), Christophe Vincent (Bruges), Laurent Pomponi (Hostert), Michel Moretti (Furiani)