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Dnt think so.Nigerian fans like following d happening clubs.
U can only have Spurs fans in Nigeria if they buy big name players and win either d EPL or champions league. Then u'll c mostly Chelsea fans decamping to Tottenham.

O no.Not again.

khattab02:
Nice search op. Thats the problem with most African players. The hardly develop to the matured stage when it matters.


Just as you rightly mention, when you look at the whole of the 2007 under-17 sides only three players really made it to the top and that is James Rodriguez, David De gea and Toni kroos.


Where are the likes of Bojan, Fran Merida, Sukuta Passu....?? Etc

My point exactly. It is nt a problem perculiar to Nigeria.

Haruna Lukman and Rabiu Ibrahim are in the Super Eagles.

As long as we keep producing U17 players every 2yrs we can hardly have more than 3 or 4 players of same set playing for the senior team. That is how it is every where in the world.

Eg,Where are the other players that won the U17 for Argentina with Fernando Gago in 2003?
Where are the other players that won the U17 for Switzerland along with Ben Khalifa in 2009?
Where are the players that won the U17 for France with Florent Sinama-pongolle in 2001?
Where are the players that won U17 for Mexico along with Giovanni DOS Santos in 2005?


I wouldn't be surprised if not more than 4 of Manu's 2013 boys eventually play for Super Eagles.

I never had a car when i dated my wife.But today.....she's like"honey which of the cars are u going out with today? ".

Hmmm.... Well, I expected to see Ambrose and Echiejile on that list. Well this may jst b d break for Kingsley Madu and troost-Ekong.

That midfield tho... too many returnees.Looks lean to me. Well mayb another opportunity for Lukman and Joel Obi to prove their worth. I dnt see any natural holding midfielder on that list. Me think we still need Mikel for that role.Babatunde's link up play from d middle will also b missed.

For the forward, i had expected to see atleast one of Success, Ezekiel or Iheanacho. Good to see Emenike back.
Odion Ighalo who to me is Nigeria's most inform striker now is also missing.Ujah made d list ahead of Ighalo ok o.

And hu is dat Silvester Igboun?

No b mouth our home based Eagles can beat this team.

Well, Oliseh u are d boss. We are watching you in 4D.

I dnt completely agree expecially with d first class and second class.

Emmm... try.... Tom and Jerry. Very good for the health.

I saw d advert in one of d popular news dailies in June of a particular year. AI applied for the job.

Wrote aptitude test October of same year.

Did my interview Late November same yr.

Received my appointment letter in January next yr.

Did medicals in February and resumed 5th of March 20XX.

I DIDN'T ENTER WITH ANYBODY'S CONNECTION. THE ONLY PERSON I KNEW HU WAS A MANAGER TOLD ME PLAIN THAT SHE IS NT IN A POSITION TO HELP ME. SHE JST ASKED ME TO STUDY, IMPRESS AND PRAY FOR DIVINE FAVOUR. WHICH I DID.

Miranda11:
If the 1000 are incompetent and have no value to add, then they shld go because there are a lot of incompetent hands in NNPC. A lot of the staff were recruited on a man know man basis which is not bad if they are competent to do the job and can add value to NNPC, but unfortunately this has not been the case so what's the need keeping some1 that has no value to add that's just a waste of moneyed . That money can be used to employ pple who are more competent and have value to add in order to help NNPC become a more profitable and efficient corporation.

This cleansing should apply to the entire agencies and parastatals under the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the federal civil service. To deserve a job with the Govt you must be competent to perform, gone are the days when incompetent pple are employed on a man know man basis. Change is truly here indeed.

Bros stop displaying ur level of ignorance here. The 1000 are to be retired bc dey have attained or are close to attaining retirement age and nt bc dey are nt competent. Infact d NNPC is abt to lose some of its finest heads.
Massive retirements have been on-going for d past 3-4 yrs un-noticed. This govt makes too much noise.

tyson99:
You know nah don't You

What! ?

And y is it to "ibos"?

A 2.1 from Ebonyi state uni isn't the same thing with a 2.2 from U.I. QED.

Fat lie.

nateev:
THE ORIGINAL POSTER offers a very myopic view on the subject,the highest quality firms now hire those they feel can do the job following global trend that EXPERIENCE is the number one consideration not a piece of paper-i have a friend who recently got a job with the American embassy,apart from the fact that he is very sound and has gotten the years of experience needed he has a third cleass and was chosen ahead of some ist class and 2.1 graduates who couldnt convince the embaSSY THAT THEY CAN DO THE JOB!! THE RICHEST PEOPLE IN TH WORD are those with third class and even drop outs. they ebven employ those first class gradates who carries their files for them.

Another self deceit. jst b consoling ur self.

ineco:
hey ppl,i just wish to contribute to the matter,i graduated wit 2.2,but life is very funny,4get first,2.1,2.2,3rd class or pass. all u need to do is,believe in God and put everythings in God hand,with God,all things are possible.there is no grade that is no good,even 2 graduated with 3rd class or pass,its not easy. stay blessed everyone,Lord will see us tru AMEN.ineco says

Deceit.

fitzpatty:
Am disapointed with this statement. Some of us left school with 2.2 not that we didnt worth 1st class but were frustrated by deans and HOD and even lecturers. I bet to challenge any one who claims to posses 1st class.

The usual excuses by mediocre students.

Bros 2:2 is 2:2 whether u studied Economics from UNN or Philosophy from Zamfara state University. There are so many threads on "hope for 2:2 candidates" here on nairaland.Jst search for dem and feed ur imagination.

Na every d!ck and Harry go play for Super Eagles? Is he better than d crop of defenders we have in d Super Eagles. They should at best send him to Siasia for a trial with d U23 team.

1. The pay was short of my expectations in life
2. It was a job i loved doing bt it became boring bc of its monotonous nature.
3. It was a one man business & d owner qas nearing 70yrs of age. It was widely nlieved dat if he dropped dead the company dies.
4. It was an Oil servicing firm and such companies are like slave drivers
5. I saw better career prospect in d new company.
6. The pay and allowances of the New company was like over 5 times more.

DuraCon:
happy sunday

Can u deliver in Benin City?

joseph1013:
Manu does not have a team again, so nothing to fear for the lad.

I don't agree with icon about that team. Didn't he watch the first game with Brazil? Compare that performance with the rest in the tournament. You're simply rationalizing the loss with your pre-tournament bias.

Isn't you guys that said Serbia is a very beatable team, who will not go far, so we should pray to play them instead of Germany? But who won the tournament? That shows you don't know as much as you think you do.

You may have followed other teams, but that team was different. If we had played to our strength and Manu was not sentimental in his selection, we'd have won the tournament. You keep your best team on the bench, professional players, and you say the team is not a champion material. Of course! Only players on the field can make things happen. And yes, the ones on the pitch just were not good enough.

History will not forgive Manu Garba for ruining that team's chances.

We dnt know that team as much as Manu Garba does. He groomed them right from d U17. Infact, some if those boys have been together since U13. Manu knows what each player can bring to d table. He knows what each player can offer as a team member.I as a person do nt have issues with some of his selections with d exception of d choice of Awoniyi over Success. I understand dat Yahaya and Iheanacho did nt do well enough to support d midfield against Brazil which really exposed our defence. He probably prefered Matthew, Sokari and Saviour bc of their strenght in d midfield.

Manu could not have deliberatly wanted to fail as a coach.

Pls check d FIFA record, no team has won d U17 & 2 yrs later won d U20. The usual trend is most times the players dat won d U17 will form d core of d next U20 & dat has proven several times nt to work. This method will shot out other players that are within dat age grade dat are doing well else where. What u'll end up having is an U19 team while others are presenting U20. That 1 yr differential counts alot. Are u telling dat Nacho and Awoniyi have nt improved their games from where dey were abt 1yr ago.

The coach understanding what effect dat 1yr age gap could have on d team brought in some older players like : Sokari, Saviour and Simon.

Yes we will always encourage continuity bt it does nt mean dat other players that impress should nt given d opportunity.It takes only abt 4-6 players of same class ti form a golden generation at d senior level nt dat all d 11players in d team would come from same class.

Some pple say the whole U20 team should b graduated to d U23. I personally feel 70% of those Manu's boys should repeat U20 in 2yrs time. Imagine how good d likes of Yahaya, Awoniyi,, Idowu, Mustapha,,Ezeh, Mohammed & Mathew would b in 2yrs time if dey improve in their clubs. By then i would say they are ready to face d U20 challenge.

That's how the other day some1 was saying that d BVN (Bank Verification Number) is d mark of d beast which is a sign of end time.

Talking of Earth quakes that have been occuring since d creation of d Earth over 4.8Billion yrs ago.

Talking abt wars dat has been in existence since d time of Moses. What abt d wars between ancient empires and Kingdom.

Different kinds of diseases have been prevailent at différent points in time in Earth's history. Many centuries ago pple died of strange illnesses dt were nt diagnosed due to lack of knowledge of medicine.

Homosexuality has been on d Earth's surface right from before the time of Babylon.

Religious cults were even more during d medievial times than now.

Not that i dnt believe in rapture. But the truth is dat most preachers are jst nt knowledgeable enough to convey that message.

I was wondering cos her dress and looks did nt portray her as a runs girl.

Nigerians and rumours sef.

RIP to her.

The kind thing wey conji dey cause these days sef

Haba from one Conji story to d other.
But u sure say no be "madam" friend push him wey him come fall?

safarigirl:
I love Nwakali's interview. Totally apt and straight up, I liked the part he said "...if the coaches felt those on the pitch were better than those on the bench, those on pitch should have done better"(minus Awoniyi). This just reiterates that Manu and his staff are 150% responsible for our prepostrous showing

Y minus Awoniyi? Infact his own case is even the most questionable. How could d coach have preferred to field Awoniyi instead of a more clinical and polished centre forward like Success?
Yes Bulbwa played instead of Iheanacho. At U17 Bulbwa was better than Iheanacho. He only failed d MRI and Iheanacho had d chance. Bulbwa benched Iheanacho for most of d CAF U20 qualifiers though Iheanacho was nt released for the CAF U20 tourney.

Ifeanyi Ifeanyi was prefered ahead of Nwakali due to similar reasons like Bulbwa/Iheanacho. Ifeanyi failed MRI at U17.He was back for d U20 & still maintained superiority over Nwakali.

Ifeanyi Mathew also failed MRI @ U17. He has been playing in d NPFL since then and seemed to impress d coaches. Though I may personally prefer Yahaya(hu i blieve is more talented) ahead of him.

Kingsley Sokari has played for both the Home based Super Eagles and U23. He aldo plays for Enyimba FC. He seemed to b one of d most experienced professional players in dat team.I am nt surprised he got regular starting shirts.

Saviour Godwin, according to what d press reported, performed so wonderfully in the Camp in Germany and so received d coaches' backing to start most of d matches.

So Safarigirl, one can justify to a large extent some if d coaches' selections b t dat of Awoniyi ahead of Success is something I as a person cannot understand. Look at d 2goals scored by Success in d few minutes of d games he played Awoniyi would have missed them (1st goal against Brazil and 4th goal against Korea DPR).Awoniyi is a striker that gets 5 chances and converts 1 or 2. While Success can have even half a chance and convert it. I know that if Success had started dat game against Germany mayb, jst mayb we would have gotten d equalizer.

So my dear, selection of Awoniyi ahead if Success also contributed to the team's failure.

Truth be told, most of those boys were nt ready for d competition at U20 level especially d once that won d U17.We paraded d youngest team with 70% of our players 17-18 yrs olds. They may jst need to feature in d next U20 of which dey are still elligible. And then dey would have matured more in d game.

I have ardently followed youth football for well over 30 yrs & I even created a thread on y d Flying Eagles failed in New Zealand.I tried posting it twice bt i was banned for antispam bot or whatever. So i jst gave up on it.I was one of d very few Nigerian football enthusiasts dat predicted that dat Flying Eagles team were nt Champions materials. Trust me, i have seen better flying eagles teams than d last one. Yet those earlier ones did nt win d WYC.

I am on compactplus bouque. I sat down yesterday evening thinking of how to watch this weekend's games as my sybcription will b on till 4th Sept.An sms entered my phone. I intially thought it was one of those unsolucited airtel sms. I opened it and see what I saw: " You scored yourself a sports bonanza! From 14-28 August, DSTV is making all Supersport channels available to you at no extra charge!".

I thought it was a joke or something. I quickly tuned to Supersports5 lo and behold it was showing!

Twas like a miracle. So full Epl mode activated

seankay:
17 year old? d deduction is too much

He jst clocked 18 on August 13th.
So sharraappp and crowl back to that hole u crowled out from.