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The funny thing is that she actually looks like Angelina Jolie "before surgery", but after 50 surgeries I wasn't surprised with that transformation sha. Once you start going under the knife, it becomes addictive. The same thing happened to Michael Jackson ... if he had stop doing plastic surgery with the looks he had on his Thriller album, that would've been perfect. But he kept going and going and going until he turned into something too sad to look at.


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I agree .... right now, they are not anywhere close to a world cup winning caliber team. But take it from me, you'll see a totally different Argie team in Russia. Mark my words.

And seriously, if they can rejuvenate their defence line, I can see Leo Messi lifting the cup in Moscow. You can never write off any team that has Leo Messi. And Sampoali isn't the best coach in the world but he's definitely an upgrade to Tata Martino. We just need to pray that like Aguero, Higuin (if he's invited), Dybala etc can finally get their acts together and play well for Argentina! As great as he is, Messi can't do it by himself ... it takes 11 guys!

And somebody needs to tell Angel Di Maria that it isn't a crime if he can stay fit for one full tournament. This constant injuries anytime he plays for Argentina is becoming very annoying


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Humility017:
I understand you're a berca fan.....
tell me something else bro ....the Argentina team I saw the last time...will smell hell if they happen to meet teams like Belgium

Safari, remember how everyone wrote off the Argies in 2014 and they almost won the entire thing!

I agree with you that they currently lack cohesion and their defenceline is aging. But you're forgetting that Sampoali is going to have about 2 months to tinker the team before the World Cup proper. Seriously, I think the Argies can spring a surprise.

Having said that, I must confess that I was a little biased ... I just want Messi to win the World Cup before he retires


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safarigirl:


This is the funniest thing I have read today.

Argentina that is filled with old men with just four caps, three caps and all that. Not only do they have an aged team, it is an aged team with no single chemistry. Is that how the 2002 Brazilian team was? Old men that have not even spent enough time as a team to understand each other?

Icon abeg, this is not 2002, this is 2017, football is very different today than it was in 2002

Tell me about it! I honestly don't support that Agali's appointment. Now, the Nigerian factor and sentiments are bound to get into the team selection process. They should've left Rohr alone to do his thing.


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Humility017:
to be honest...I remember when Sunday last invited him for the match against Swaziland...I sit glued to the TV hoping to see his magic wind....but nothing spectacular...even at that Sylvester igboun left a much better memory......

I sure know...the appointment of agali as one of rohr scout...gonna led to the call of some of these old legs.....don't be surprised if you hear the possiblity of yakubu making the world cup roster tomoro.....

And by the way, I think Argentina will win the world cup. They remind me of of Brazil 2002 - they struggled with qualification, but have three amazing attacking players; same with this Argie team (Messi, Aguero, Di Maria). They were supposed to win it in 2014 but were unlucky coupled with the fact that they had a horrible coach in Tata plus Di Maria always getting injured in crucial games.

But now, everything seems to be coming together: Messi is still at his best, Sampoli is a decent coach so watch out for the Argies. Also I think Messi will trump Ronaldo's achievement with Portugal by winning the big one



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Ol boy, I don dey shake o. In the next 24 hrs we'll know but you can bet that Nigeria will be in the group of death. Mark my words!
Save this thread and pull it out tomorrow!!

FIFA the most corrupt organization the world has seen.

Come tomorrow some balls will be heated, some will be chilled so the person doing the draw will know exactly what teams are coming out. Just like with every previous draw.


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elyte89:
BELGIUM

URUGUAY


COSTA RICA


NIGERIA


Group of live not death..#anticipate#draws

But you'll still marry him if he proposes. Trust me on that one.

I know women, they have all these standards .... until the first dude proposes to them, then all the standard goes outta window



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Lilimax:
Lmao at the highlighted.
Tatt is a No NO to me

Like you won't jump for joy if he comes to marry you tomorrow

Like they said, someone who can't afford a bottle of beer says that it tastes bitter.



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Lilimax:
In the night they'll turn to Badoo cult killing people with grinding stone and the likes

BTW, that guy in the 4th picture from the top looks so ugly with those body piercing
Say NO to tattoo

MOBO awards is a useless award that nobody cares about. Call me when he wins the Grammy.

And to say that Wizkid beats Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, etc is mischievous because those artists didn't even participate. The organizers just put their names out there!


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Nice. Op thanks for sharing.

Based on the pictures I have seen (including this one), Accra appears to be a much smaller city than most naija cities. But on the positive side, Accra is much cleaner and more organized. And I heard that the night life in Accra is top notch too



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Please don't tell me that you believe this FAKE news. Let me teach you how to spot them:

First, any news article that purports to quote somebody without giving you a direct quote from the person is fake news.
Second, you gotta consider the source where the information is coming from - was any links to the original article provided?
If so, does the original article come from a reputable news organization?

Having said that, the fake Ronaldo is not in position to be giving any orders on players to buy because Real Madrid are actually planning to bundle him out of the team so they can buy Neymar. Problem though, no team wants him. My sources have confirmed that both Manchester teams (City and United) have both said no. And PSG doesn't agree to any swap involving Ronaldo and Neymar (or even Mbappe) either.

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kolafolabi:
Do I have to tell Ronaldo that a season does not last forever (Igba o lo bi orere).. That is the work of Manager and Sport Director.. You are just a footballer like any other.

My broda, I weak for some folks here sha! If anything, Osaze should even a better option than Martins because he's younger and a much better player too.

All in all, Joel Obi the only player I would support his recall at this time. Enyeama has retired, we should let him enjoy his well deserved retirement. Martins, Uche, etc are not needed. The team we qualified with is good enough especially when you include the likes of: Idowu, Aina, Uzoho, and hopefully Joel Obi.


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Humility017:
then I see no reason why we should not canvass for yakubu and osaze as well...they have saved us in critical times...in time past.

Nna, so many factors go into team selection .... believe me! Meanwhile, did you read the BBC article on how Ethnic minority coaches still face 'barriers' in English football? So do you think that those barriers are limited to the ethnic minority coaches and don't extend to the players as well?

Anyway, I hope and pray that Kelechi would be bold enough to have a crucial end of year conversation with the coach. Go in there and ask him why you're not playing. And if he doesn't give you a good explanation then request a loan move in January. I am pretty sure that there are many EPL teams who would be happy to take him and give him playing time. Kelechi needs to play football next year, I don't care if it's in the Championship sef.

And by the way, if Kelechi is as piss poor as some of y'all makes him out to be, why then were ManCity hesitant to let him go? Remember that they even tried to put a buy back clause in his contract!

#JustSaying ....

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komekn:
You earn the right to play you by putting in top performances.

Unfortunately, KC has not earned the right to play because he has not performed that's why he is warming the bench and playing with the U23s. The EPL, is a very impatient league you get 2 maybe 3 games to perform if you don't, someone who is performing will take your position.

Two different managers have found him wanting that's the hard cold truth.

What we do not want to face up to is that our golden boy may not be so golden after all. No doubt KC is a very good player that was made to look excellent at City surrounded by top quality players that supported him and played to his limited strengths.

Now those limitations are being exposed and some are crying wolf.

KPOM!!!



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lionjungle3000:
Even American government know that they (Afonjas) envy you...they know.

"Igbos are wandering Jews of West Africa - gifted, aggressive, westernized, and at best, envied and resented, but mostly despised by their neighbors in the Federation---" (a White House Memo on Biafra January 28, 1969 to President Nixon by Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger) (Source : U.S Foreign Relations Documents Volume 5 , 1969)

The Afonjas are know for this - shady business aka F-R-A-U-D.

So I am definitely not surprised at all.



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Again and again and again ..... why always Ndi Igbo?
Ndi Igbo can only be imitated and envied by the Afonjas, but never duplicated! After the Jews, the Igbos are the smartest people on the planet .... No contest!

Igbo kwenu! kwenu!! Kwezue nuooo!!! Umu Chineke!!!



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You can't be serious! The tall guy can play basketball and make millions


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Estherfabian:
I sincerely prefer the shorter guy!

You're asking me to prove a negative here, bro. We simply don't know what we don't know.

I mean, we can only make a fair assessment of both players if Kelechi has played 14 matches this season. Unfortunately, he hasn't. So is Vardy better? No one knows


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edi287:
If you were being objective as you claim, you wouldn't be asking this question. Vardy in "poor" form this season has scored 7 in 14. Last year he scored 13.
There's no argument about it, Vardy is a better striker than Nacho.

There's no place for Obafemi Martins in the current Super Eagles team. Martins has had his chance. We don't need over the hill players to come and mess up the team chemistry. Somebody needs to advice Rohr to close his ears to all the agents and chop and chop journos that full naija. He should keep the core of his players and just tweak a few weak areas.

If Martins like, let him be scoring in the moon. This Super Eagles team isn't a retirement home for some over the hill players.


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safarigirl:
awon too many options. We have just ONE space upfront......and there are far better players than Martins that can take up that ONE space.

We don't need TOO MANY, after all, e no go pass seven forwards wey we dey carry go Brazil, we need ENOUGH and we have that, anybody filling that one space is EXTRA.

Is Vardy better than Kelechi? Well some reasonable people may disagree but I don't think so. Yes, Jamie Vardy has had only one good breakout season but who says that Kelechi wouldn't do better if he's afforded the same opportunity?

The point is, we don't know what we don't know.



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edi287:
Mahrez mainly plays as a RW. Nacho was bought to play mainly as a SS and fill in for Vardy occasionally. Puel has come in with a different style and is playing Mahrez behind Vardy. With the results so far, I don't think he'll move Mahrez back to the wings useless Gray gets injured.

Bia, are you on druggzz or something



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Excuzeme:
How can millions of Yoots, who are confined into poverty they dont deserve, spend all their time 'hailing their oppressors and abusing anyone who reminds them of who their oppressors are"..............and still expect any form of change?
Are they so cowardly they cant do anything drastic about these thieves?

So why did they buy Nacho when they knew that they weren't willing to let Mahrez leave? Did they tell him before he signed the contract that he was being brought in to be a back up to either Vardy or Mahrez?


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edi287:
Vardy is a better out and out striker than Nacho...FACTS. Nacho was bought to play ALONGSIDE Vardy in a 4-4-2.
Saying Nacho is better than Vardy is one of the funniest things ever.
The Salah you see at Liverpool at the moment is 20 times better than the Salah at Chelsea, Fiorentina and heck Roma. No comparison or whatever.
People like you are always blinded by patriotism. When we said G Jesus was going to push Nacho further down the pecking order at city, you guys refused to listen. It was "Nacho alien kid", etc.
Mahrez > Nacho as AM
Vardy > Nacho as CM
Gray > Nacho on the wings.

That is just the truth of the matter.

Name 10 epl strikers better than Vardy??

My only beef with the coaching crew at Leicester is that they haven't given Nacho a chance to perform. Shakespeare claimed that he wanted to introduce him gradually since he was coming off an injury. You pay big buck for a player because you need him, but if you start off by keeping him on the bench it affects his confidence and his game. Kelechi is new to the team, it would take him time to get at the top of his game but you gotta give him game time to help him get there. Keeping him on the bench would damage his confidence.

Up until yesterday, Jamie Vardy has been on a scoreless run but didn't they keep playing him? Kelechi doesn't need to walk on water before he can start at Leicester. I am not one of those folks who would jump on a player because he's sitting on the bench. I would only criticize you when you're given a chance to play and then you don't deliver.


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Mujtahida:
Well, I might have used racism cos some suggested that if he were an English man he'd be treated differently.
The truth is none of knows why he's not getting game time. We are left with good or bad guesses. But it's safe to say that if he's up to scratch they'd feature him as leaving him out(for whatever reason) makes no sense.
That chance has to be earned ooo. It's not just given. Shakespeare didn't give him a chance, Claude Puel too. Bros look at it again - the constant is Nacho

Exactly! You made my point, bro. There are a 1001 reasons why a coach may not like to play you. It doesn't necessarily mean that you're doing something wrong. Sometimes you just gotta step away from that situation and find a better place for yourself. Unfortunately, an average Nigerian tend to kick a man when he's down even before critically analyzing the situation!

I will be the first person to criticize Kelechi is he's been given chances upon chances and he failed to deliver. But that's not the case here. Yet some folks still have the audacity to talk smack about him. I remember that under some coaches at Chelsea, Mikel Obi was benched by all manner of journey men including Romeu (sp). But when Chelsea got a coach like Ancellotti and Guus Hiddink, you see Mikel playing practically every game. What change? Nothing but the coach.

Some folks simply don't get it.


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Taliban:
Old striker calm down nobody dey chop manure .
like you said, mo salah had his purple patch but he's better for it today same with De bruyne. Hopefully this is a phase for kc. Hopefully it will end well.

Jah bless.

Pretty girl.

And by the way, this problem isn't limited to Zambians alone ... all black Africans are jealous of each other. That's why I try to stay away from Nigerians. An average Nigerian would rather push you down than help you stand.



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Nobody is talking about racism here. The point I made, which you conveniently failed to address, is that Nacho hasn't really been given a chance to perform. Hence, it doesn't make sense to write him off if he hasn't been given an opportunity to play. The only thing we know for sure is that they have kept him on the bench for whatever reason. If they have given him chances upon chances and he fails to deliver then they can justify keeping him on the bench. After spending about $30m on a player, one would expect that they would give the player a few chances to play with the team. And it isn't like the players keeping him on the bench are setting the league on fire either!

This is not the time to start applying false equivalence, let's discuss Kelechi's situation on its own merits (or lack thereof). Anyway, I hope Kelechi requests a loan move in January.


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Mujtahida:
Football is business. The aim of all business is to maximise profit.
The question is how could Leicester splash that amount on him and just because they want to be racist, they'd keep Iheanacho on the Bench? Racism at the cost of 25 million? Is that it?
What of Ndidi? How come he so magically escapes this racist trap set by the powers-that - be at Leicester to the extent that he's clocked 30 uninterrupted appearances since he was bought January this year by the same Leicester City where Nacho is?

Wow. To spend N17 million on cutleries?! Those must be some gold and diamond encrusted cutleries.

Nigeria, we hail thee!



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Nigerian and their pressure cooker. Please mek una leave this man alone to do his job abeg. All of a sudden Obafemi Martins has become the best striker on the planet. But nobody talked about him when we were sweating on how to beat Cameroun and Zambia. Now that we have qualified, all the quack bloggers and journalists are coming out of the woodworks with their own lists. I am sure that many of them are getting paid to write all these craps.



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goldfish80:
Exclusive: Rohr opens World Cup door to Martins


Obafemi Martins could have a chance to play at another World Cup if he keeps maintains his scoring form, Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has told KweséESPN.
The 33-year-old, who plays in China for Shanghai Shenhua, has scored 16 goals in 39 appearances, with his last goal coming in Sunday's 3-2 second leg win over SIPG to lead his team to the Chinese FA Cup title.
The Nigerian also scored the only goal of the first leg, which saw Shenhua progress on the away-goal rule.
Martins also boasts a respectable goalscoring record at international level, netting 18 in 41 appearances, but has only played for the Super Eagles four times since 2010, with his last two appearances coming in 2015, despite impressive showings with Seattle Sounders in the MLS and now Shanghai Shenhua.
However, Rohr says he is willing to chat to the Martins to increase his options up-front.
"Yes, the door is open to all our best players, including Martins. He is scoring a lot of goals and we need to get competition for all the positions, especially centre-forward.
"For now, we have Kelechi [Iheanacho] who is playing not all the time. [But ] we played with Kelechi against Argentina and he did well.
Then Anthony [Nwakaeme] also did well against Algeria and [Odion] Ighalo, who is injured now, did very well against Cameroon. But we have also other players, like the young boy [Victor] Osimhen, and we have to look everywhere.
"We have a lot of opportunities for the strikers, and so Martins, if he is scoring goals, will be welcome."

http://kwese.espn.com/football/nigeria/story/3289155/exclusive-rohr-opens-world-cup-door-to-martins?device=featurephone

BS upon BS! You guys should stop all these nonsense with writing off Nigerian players even before they are given a chance to perform!

On what basis are you claiming that Vardy is a better striker than Nacho? Listen until a player is given chances to perform and he fails to deliver, please don't sit there and claim that this person or that person is better than him. How many games has Nacho started at Leicester since he was signed? And if they knew that all these players were better than him why did they spend almost $30m on him? So he can sit on the bench? Do you even know the damage sitting on the bench does to a player's confidence?

Look at what happened to Mo Sallah at Chelsea. If he's a Nigerian, folks like you would write him off. But the point is, he wasn't given a chance at Chelsea. When he stepped out and performed at Roma, Liverpool came calling and today he's the top EPL scorer. Imagine if he had stayed at Chelsea ... he would still be riding bench.



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edi287:
Vardy is a better striker than Nacho. Mahrez now plays behind Vardy and we all know Nacho is no where close to being on his level as a AM.
With the form Gray is showing, Nacho will not get a run of games for a while unless he SERIOUSLY steps up.

I think you just need a little "convincing" before you can take the plunge


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[quote author=chillychill post=62808127][/quote]

Smart gurl!


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adadike281:
yes, I graduated at 20

On a serious note tho, you guys need to understand all the politics involved in the game these days. Take for instance, before today, Jamie Vardy had gone 7 games without a single goal, but they kept playing him. Imagine what happens if Iheanacho goes two games without a goal.

The other day, Everton's Oumar Niasse was given a two game retroactive ban for diving! Was that the worst dive you've seen? gosh, it wasn't exactly a dive because there was a contact. Do you think that someone like Jamie Vardy or Harry Kane would get the same treatment? gosh, they couldn't even retroactively punish Lukaku after he clearly committed a red card offence last Saturday. They didn't even charge him. But if the tables were turned and he's an African, you can count on a two game retroactive ban.

Bottom line, we need to upgrade our league so that our players can stay home.



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Taliban:
You win!!!!! no more comments for now. But you played a fast one on me o, i thought I read that you have to be twice as good as an African but the comment has now disappeared.