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Nne, if you were here, I would just give you a big hug!

You've spoken my mind! Thank you for putting is so eloquently....much better than I can.

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safarigirl:
no be only you no like the digs, butthwy must be said


Me sef, it pains me to see the digs, but if I were in Kelechi's shoes and I saw these digs, do you know what I would do? I would call up my agent and tell him I want to leave.

That is the purpose of the digs, let him be pissed off, let him feel sad and angry enough to want to get out of that limbo he has found himself.

If all the nice talk achieved nothing, then by all means, sling mud at him until he gets his head in the phucking game and realises the only way to stay relevant in football is to stay on the pitch

In fact, let Rohr call up Onyekuru for the France camp, throw Kelechi in the reserve team and le him know that he will only get his place back when he starts kicking balls in actual games cuz right now, he's no better than people who play football on PES

OK, let me understand, are you saying that because you saw "a pic of Nacho with Pep", it means that Nacho has a wonderful relationship with Pep? Wow...wow...wow!!!

Why do natives always think in this absurd way, eh? This is exactly the thought process that has gotten a vast majority of Africans in trouble at their workplaces here in the US: "Oh, they would never fire me because my boss likes me." Then they would go and misbehave. And I mean, the first slightest mistake, and they are outta there! And I have seen this happen over and over and over again.

In fact, our people's naivete is beyond comprehension!

Listen to me, Pep doesn't give a hoot about Nacho. My sources informed me that there have been substantive allegations of racism against Pep, right from his Barca days. And his battle with Yaya Toure (coupled with his treatment of Nacho) actually substantiate that allegation. Hence, for Nacho to play under Pep then he has to be substantially better than the likes of Aguero, Navas, Nolito, Jesus, and Sterling. And I don't see that happening. Hence, his best option is to request a transfer ASAP!


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TheSuperNerd:
Anyway... all I want to say is I do remember the PIC of Iheanacho and Pep... I think I also have it in my gallery.. but will take some minutes to find because a plethora of our Super Eagles players' pics are there.... among others...

I can see that you also posted it here again...

Believe me at first I was excited with the prospects of Nacho learning under pep... but I also thought playing time will also come as part of the whole pep-nacho relationship but since this year began... that is not the case.

I have said it before and I will say it again: Wole Soyinka is my hero!

Perhaps, the only hero I have left in Nigeria.

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osinbanjoisaliar:
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/229859-breaking-buhari-make-state-health-public-soyinka.html

Bros, you don tok am finish!

In fact, to add anything else would be uncivilized.

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paBuhari:
Afonja muslim, do you desire to see Nnamdi Kanu behind bars pray for oduduwa's second coming

This game has been very scrappy so far. Let's hope the quality improves soon.


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Don't get excited, that's a fake camel toe.

I can spot a fake camel toe from miles away.

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sexybbstar:
Op! Thick camel toe ntori olorun...what a title!

LIE. He was never linked with Barca.

I don't know about ManCity but you don't snub a club like Barca or Real Madrid to play for Man Utd!
To play for what exactly....especially considering that they were not even in the Champions league.

BS claim upon BS claim!

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OK, you're a paragon of virtue.

Oya, clap for yaself. Or you can come have a cookie!

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folakemigeh:
In all my entire life, i am so sure i have slept with not more than 40 Men

OBJ should shut da fleck up, one time before I get angry!

Even more than IBB and GEJ, OBJ is the man who destroyed Nigeria.
Here's a man who got a second bite at the apple, but instead of ceasing that unique opportunity to correct his mistakes, he became worse and much more corrupt.
Here's a man who introduced the politics of Ghana must go full of bribery money as a political tool in Nigeria.
Here's a man under whose administration Nigeria lost the richest and most prosperous portions of its territory!
Here's a man accused of sleeping with his own daughter in-law.

And by the way, wasn't OBJ who unilaterally selected GEJ to run as the Vice President under Yar Adua?

History would never be kind to OBJ. His name would forever be written in Nigeria's Hall of Shame!


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This claim is USELESS without a videotape evidence.


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modelmike7:
My beautiful wife is the best!!

A few years ago, I would've taken Omeruo over Cahill but those days are long gone. Only Jose Mourinho can say why he didn't bring Kenneth to Chelsea in 2013. Yes, he was good enough to play for Chelsea at that time. Many of these loan spells haven't really helped him game progressed at all.

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TheSuperNerd:
Tammy Abraham Ranked Chelsea's Top Player, Super Eagles Star Omeruo Ninth


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England U21 international of Nigerian descent Tammy Abraham has been rated the top Chelsea player loaned out this season.

Squawka.com has ranked all the 37 players on loan based on their performances for their temporary clubs, and three players of Nigerian descent made their list.


Current Chelsea Academy Player of the Year Fikayo Tomori ranked 19th on the list. The central defender or full back joined Premier League new boys Brighton and Hove Albion in the January transfer window and has featured in seven games.


In ninth position is Nigeria international Kenneth Omeruo, who has flourished in the Turkish Super Lig with Alanyaspor, where he has made 22 appearances.


Of the three Nigerian players mentioned, he is the only one yet to debut for the first team of Chelsea. Omeruo ranked higher than Ghanaian stars Christian Atsu and Baba Rahman.


The top dog is Bristol City striker Tammy Abraham. The tall striker is the second top scorer in the Championship with 23 goals to his name.


Abraham could be playing in the Premier League next season, perhaps not with Chelsea, as Newcastle United, Everton and Leicester City are keeping tabs on his availability.


**Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Source: http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=22847

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ChrisKels:
As much as I am not impressed with this boy's pattern of play, I pray this deal comes to fruition.



Monaco Targets Moses
Simon
Top French side AS Monaco are in
advanced talks with Nigerian Winger
Moses Simon according to top Belgian
football site voetbalkrant.com
The French side who are having an
Amazing run in the Champions league are
focused on returning the club to the
pinnacle of world football
The top hierarchy of the club are also
aware a host of their young stars might be
whisked away over the summer and are
already thinking about strengthening for
the coming season
The French side have cast their gaze to
Belgium and have set their sight on two
stars from the Belgian league in
Anderlecths young Belgian rising star Youri
Tielemans and AA Gents dashing Nigerian
Winger Moses Simon
Moses Simon seems a certainty according
to voetbalkrant.com sources and what is
being considered is how much Gent will
want for their prime winger
The 21 year old Nigerian has excelled for
Gent this season after a short period were
he dropped form slightly and has been
instrumental in their campaign in the
Belgian Playoffs
Moses seems set to leave the Belgian
side with English side Westbrom also
interested in the star

Wow. Is she 45 already? She doesn't look it tho. Either way, she's definitely one of the very few talented actresses in Nollywood.

She's a natural!

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Good news. Now they can pay Rohr and his assistants their wages. We don't want any roadblocks on our way to the big dance.

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TheSuperNerd:
The Nigeria Football Federation gets financial boost
By Oluwashina Okeleji
BBC Sport, Lagos

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The Nigeria Football Federation has had financial difficulties in recent years with coaches and players often going months without being paid

The cash-strapped Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has received a financial boost from an energy company worth around US$9.2 million over the next five years.


The deal with the Aiteo Group will commence on 1 May.

"This will make it easier for us to plan adequately for our national teams," NFF boss Amaju Pinnick said.

"It is important to note that this will also take care of the national team coaches' salaries."

Pinnick hopes that this means no repeats of problems paying national team coaches that has troubled the NFF in the past.

"There will be no owing of coaches for the next five years," he added.

"This lucrative deal with Aiteo will cover all the national teams and has an option of a one-year extension."

"We are happy to have a sponsor come in at this crucial time and this is a big boost for our football."

Former Nigeria coaches Christian Chukwu, Shaibu Amodu,
Samson Siasia, Austin Eguavoen, Sunday Oliseh and the late Stephen Keshi have all previously complained about outstanding salaries in recent years.

Source: http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39719904

OK, but I thought Rohr said that he needs two friendly matches to prepare for the South Africa and Cameroun matches?

Anyway, let's hope that we are NOT counting our chickens before they hatch. We need to make sure that we are well prepared to qualify before we start making preparations for the big dance.; especially considering that, unlike Cameroun, we missed a big chance to make the team jell at the AFCON.

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safarigirl:
we have a friendly in May against Burkina Faso, this November game is in preparation for a World Cup we must have qualified for by then

Almost a whole page of ranting nonsense without addressing/answering the obvious question: what exactly is the problem with using Chloroquine for Malaria treatment?


Naija journos, na wa for una o.

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I thought this friendly match was being used to prepare for our games against South Africa and Cameroun? Why then are they talking about a November date - long after our two most important games? We need games in June to help Rohr try out a few new players to incorporate into the team.

The people running our football are really bizarre, folks!


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TheSuperNerd:
Revealed : Proposed Date For Nigeria Vs Germany Friendly Game

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The highly anticipated friendly game between Nigeria and Germany has gotten a proposed date according to a member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Gernot Rohr was first to confirm talks with Germany, his country before a mail sent by Owngoalnigeria.com to a member of the German FA confirmed what Rohr said.

The is meant to prepare the Nigeria national team for the task of qualifying for the World Cup 2018 in Russia, and the 2019 African Cup of Nations.


”You can’t be in talks with a nation like Germany without a date in mind, so we have proposed a date of the 13th of November 2017 at a yet to be agreed venue “, he told Owngoalnigeria.com.

”For now we are looking at three venues. Paris, London or Germany, soon a decision will be reached by both parties,and an announcement will be made as well”.


**Osas Mahawi

Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/04/26/revealed-proposed-date-for-nigeria-vs-germany-friendly-game/

Keep your chin up, bro. We all know that Arsene Wenger is trying to escape goat you for all his failures. They would always pick an African as the escape goat. Kanu Nwankwo would tell you more if you can reach out to him....he's been through all that!

Hopefully, Iwobi can request a transfer in the summer. I would like him join a team like Everton, where Ronald Koeman can nature and develop his game. Arsene Wenger ain't it any more....he has lost his mojo!


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TheSuperNerd:
IWOBI A VICTIM OF ARSENAL SLUMP BUT SAYS HE HAS EXPERIENCED 'WORSE'


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Alex Iwobi has been a victim of Arsenal’s recent struggles but insists that he has gone through “worse” and that he remains positive.


The Nigeria international saw plenty of competitive minutes at the start of the 2016-17 campaign, but has seen his game time dwindle as Arsene Wenger’s side hit a serious slump.


The 20-year-old has not figured since April 2 and recently dropped back into the U23 ranks, forcing him to miss out on the matchday squad for a meeting with Crystal Palace.

Iwobi is refusing to get downbeat, though, with the promising forward able to draw on past experiences, such as almost being released in his teens, to put his current situation into perspective.

“My journey so far has been a bumpy ride, so it’s something I look back on and say to myself,” he said in Arsenal’s matchday programme for Wednesday’s Premier League clash with Leicester.

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“If I can overcome things that I believe were worse than what’s going on now, then surely I should be able to overcome this.

“It’s tough, especially for the ones who almost get released, which I unfortunately had to go through. It makes you stronger.

“If you’re good enough and you apply the work that needs to be done and put in maximum effort then you’ll come through.”


Iwobi is not the only one to have experienced a testing spell this season, with Wenger and a number of his senior stars coming in for criticism as Arsenal’s season threatened to implode.

They have been able to get back on track with victory over Middlesbrough and a FA Cup semi-final win against Manchester City, with everyone connected with the club now building towards a brighter future.

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“I’m the type of person who likes to keep moving forward,” added Iwobi.

“You have to improve day by day and obviously we’re not doing as well as we believe we should be doing, so when the next challenge comes up we have to try to prove to the fans and prove to everyone at Arsenal what we can do.

“We have some big games coming up, so everyone should be pumped up. We need to prove ourselves in these games.

“We have to prove to everyone that we can play against these top teams.”


Arsenal face Leicester sat seventh in the Premier League table, seven points adrift of Manchester City and the final Champions League spot.



Source: http://m.goal.com/s/en-ng/news/4055/main/2017/04/26/34942182/iwobi-a-victim-of-arsenal-slump-but-says-he-has-experienced

Some of you morons keep harping on "lack of international trophy" to belittle Messi's achievement.

Listen, lack of international trophy for Argentina DOES NOT and CANNOT dent Messi's place in history as the GREATEST OF ALL TIME (G-0-A-T) because football is a team sports. It takes 11 players (and a good coach) to win. No player has ever done it by himself. Please don't blame Messi if the Argentine FA refuses to get their house in order. As a matter of fact, Messi has SINGLE HANDED carried the Argies on his back to the World Cup finals and two Copa America finals. Where would Argentina be without Messi? Gosh, they can't even get a common draw against Bolivia just because Messi wasn't there!

Please give me a break, my fren!

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OVA200:
Pele gain recognition at 17 years when he scored in World cup final.
You are using only talent to judge right? That can't work, a player need talent first and achievement to show for his talent to be a great player. Tell me one of the player that win the world cup without tangible participation branded greatest of his country not to talk of greatest ever.

Look at Jay Jay Okocha a very talented player with no achievement can he stand where Nwakwo KANU his talking.
We can't because Okocha is very talented and rank him ahead KANU in Nigeria.

So Messi need achievement (especially international) to show for his talent.
Messi himself said he can trade his ballon d'or for world cup.

Good move. I was actually surprised that Moses didn't make the EPL team of the year.


He's been the best wingback in the Premier League this year.


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Abeg, remove Kanu's name from there. Unfortunately, aside from Chukwu and Keshi, we haven't really had great captains at the national team, so I will include:

Jay Jay Okocha - he was inspirational as a player and captain. Unfortunately, he didn't have great players during his tenure

Uche Okechukwu - Did he ever captain the national team Una see, I don't know everything now


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FIFA Officials? Do you mean, UEFA?

And by the way, yesterday's officiating was the worst ever! And that wouldn't surprise you because we all know about Real Madrid and their gift bags to match officials.

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BRIGHTRIVERS:
Ojoro Referee..Just hoping Madrid shows Barca the right Fifa official to pay to to ensure Chielini,Bonucci,Barzagli,and Dybala collect red card tomorrow

You're forgetting the TWO biggest reasons:

7. Luis Enrique is a mediocre coach and would be in over his head, as usual
8. MSN can only do so much when the defensive backline is non-existent


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This is what we call with "Military Dispatch".


Sai Buhari!


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Like I said on twitter yesterday, refs are human beings and can get it wrong every now and then. However, what happened last night was not your mere bad calls by the refs. The Hungarian ref simply took the game out of BM's hands and decided it in favor of RM. gosh, even a blind man could've seen that Ronaldo's 3rd goal was clearly offside. My goodness, he was more than 2 meters offside!


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generalbush:
So when they gave Bayern a penalty and also gave Kosienly a red card against bayern for looking at Lewandoski take a dive in the penalty box, you didn't feel Arsenal was robbed right?

And they went ahead to win by a 10 : 2 goal aggregate and you praised Bayern for being a fantastic team!!

Karma is truly a bitch!!

Serves the fvcking team right!!

And how was Arsenal robbed?

UEFA needs to open an enquiry over what Real Madrid is doing with match officials. In the first leg, Bayern got a player sent off unjustifiably. And in the second leg, the same thing happened again...still that wasn't enough to give Real Madrid a leg up, so the match officials decided to gift them 2 goals! This is arguably the worst scandal in soccer. And RM should be ashamed of themselves!

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generalbush:
But against Arsenal, Arsenal was not robbed shea?

Nonsense!!! Bayern is a stupid club!!

As I had said on twitter several times, PMB is working.

It's Bukola Saraki and his gang of thieves (cabals) at the National Assembly who are holding our nation to ransom.


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That wouldn't surprise me, if they did. Those match officials last night were all bought and paid for. The worst officiating I have seen in a very long time. Even Naija refs are not that bad! Horrible!! Horrible!!

No red card. 2 goals offside! A referee decides who goes through. A disgrace and this can't go on! We all make mistake, but come on!!!!


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GAME SUMMARY:

Cristiano Ronaldo - 3 offside goals all allowed to stand

Vidal - unfair second yellow card (sent off) given

Casemiro - deserves a second yellow for a shameless dive, not given

And you tell me that there's no bias officiating in the game? UEFA is a joke. UEFA is more corrupt that FIFA.


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Names: Ahmed and Temi.

And I am still asking, why ALWAYS them?

Founding Member: Name Checkers Association of Nigeria (NCAN), signing out....


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Don't get my wrong, I am not praying for Cristiano to catch Messi. To me, Messi is the best player of all time and if Balon d'Or is given on merit, then Messi would've been winning it each year since 2008. However, I do know that the whole thing has been politicized and the aim of FIFA is to make sure that the fake Ronaldo catches Messi.

In fact, I stopped watching Ballon d'Or the year they gave it to Ronaldo even though he didn't win any silverwares that year. And to add insult to injury, Sepp Blatter even confessed that they extended the voting deadline in order to help Ronaldo to win.


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Zedoo:
So the aim is for Ronaldo to catch messi...

Una go wait taya.

Neymar Is already blessed...and made for the ballon D'or, with a little hard work he should be the first definitely

I think Neymar is the anointed one. They would give it to him once Cristiano Ronaldo catches Messi totals

In fact, he will win it next year if Brazil wins the World Cup.


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daveP:
Who will win it first amongst them?

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