potland: I fear for this team oh. Kanu, ucheibe onumonu, plumptre should never near first team again. They are bunch of liabilities
Ill-informed thought process known among Nigerians. Take these four players out of the carpentry Nigerian team, the team would have been notified to vacate its hotel rooms by now.
Unlimited22: Please what do we do about Uchenna Kanu? Why does Gift Monday not start games?
Aside Toni Payne and Michelle Alozie she looks like the only other player with a bit of tech.
Are you okay? Only in Nigeria will people even insinuate that "jambody" such as Gift Monday takes a seat on first eleven. By the way, what "Tech" were you writing about? I guess Nigerian tech.
Nigerians have to work on three fundamentals of football: passing, trapping and controlling the ball. It is very frustrating to watch Nigerian girls either passing the ball errantly or aimlessly to their opponents. The coaches must conduct a serious session of passing the ball to a teammate without looking to the floor. How could so-called professional players still trap the ball for an opponent? Even when they managed to pass the ball correctly, few teammates cannot control the ball. If Nigerians can get really good on the mental aspect of this game, they could ride to the final match.
Nathan2016: Before I start, please know that I am an Igbo by tribe and have lived most of my life in the South East geopolitical zone, which is known as the indigenous homeland of Igbos. My question is simple: convince me why Biafra is the way to go and why the ideology is sane for any sane mind.
A friend and I argued on this and it seems he did not want to see my view on why biafra ideology is one of the worst ideology coming for the Igbo tribe. Now these are my reasons;
- [ ] Geography: The biafra map in the 1970/72 was well laid and the map cover many state in the south south geopolitical zone and even benue which is currently middle belt or north central geopolitical zones. Since then till today, most of the areas have developed autonomous mindset because of the geopolitical divisions in 1999. Most people in the south south region doesn’t want to hear anything biafra and the north central don’t even want to associate themselves with the ideology. This spans across tribes as the minority tribes in the south south geopolitical region don’t see themselves as biafrans. Now if the south south region is not in tune with the ideology, that makes the only geopolitical zone that is pushing the ideology south east. South east is currently situated in the center of the Southern region making it a landlock region. A landlock region is a region that doesn’t have access to the sea. So both importation and navy security is dependent upon the surrounding states which is the south south zones. This affect any region economically and security wise. Is there countries that are landlocked? Yes, but most of them are very poor and depends on other country for import. They can easily be invaded by foreign countries. So in general it is a bad idea to think of it.
- [ ] Economic growth: the south east and generally in Nigeria is having one of the worst economic crises. The south east zone are not doing better than other zones in terms of economy. The natural resources we have is mostly the same with the ones nigeria has and where has that lead us to as a country? These natural resources are currently going out of use. Most countries are now talking of clean energy, so oil and so on is not something to depend on as a country or new country. We all know how difficult nigeria takes to maintain its own refinery. So why is a region that is not economically stable shouting for biafra?
- [ ] Agriculture: by now I would have thought the biafra war would teach us something but it didn’t. Till today, our agricultural output is still a sham. This is the same for every part of the country especially the southern region. When are we going to focus on the agricultural sector? How can you be wanting biafra when you can barely boost of feeding yourselves. So does it make sense.
- [ ] Political system: I always ask this my friend this particular question. When we eventually get biafra, is it angels that will take over our country administration or another cycle of thieves. There are few politicians in the south east or even Nigeria as a whole that command respect as a leader with No questionable character. So who are going to be our leaders because if it’s these MNK and the other Finland guy, you will be having tyrant on your hands. So those who are pro biafra, tell me how it’s going to work?
- [ ] Commerce and Trade: people from south east and generally Igbos are known to be traders. Now a wise trader always look for expansion into other market. Why would someone who is into trading be chanting to control a region that is the same size as one state in the North? Obviously if the biafra is given to the zone, the Nigerian country can wake up and shut the business of Igbos or tax them heavily as the see fit, after all they are foreigners and doesn’t have the advantages of the citizens in Nigeria.
- [ ] Real Estate: the two major cities in Nigeria will the most economic growth currently are lagos and Abuja in terms of real estate. The Igbos are know to own lots of real estate investments in those states. That bring me to ask, who in their right mind will be fighting to have their own country when their outside investment is huge in their former country. Now most people will say, the Nigerian government cannot take their property from them when biafra happens but that’s speculation and any country can make law to Favour their citizens and people against other foreigners. Even as a citizen of Nigeria, lagos is already making moves on it and the only thing holding them is the constitution. If not, I wonder the fate of Igbos or people from south east.
- [ ] Security: There are two ways to take a country. One is through diplomatic means with referendum and the other is through force with war. At the moment, the Nigeria country is not ready to have any diplomatic talk on the issue of biafra and if it is through war, I mean how is it going to work? But killing and carting away police rifles and fighting it with a country that has international support. Remember the south east zone is landlord. So troops can enter through akwa ibom, delta, rivers, benue, cross rivers, kogi. Now unless you are going to force the south south geopolitical zones in joining biafra war, I don’t think you have a chance.
These are few points that makes it a bad idea for people to even think or consider the biafra ideology. Are the Igbos marginalized in the present country, Yes.
But who isn’t. Most poor people everywhere is marginalized and the only solution is when we take the bull by the horn. The Igbos should start demanding excellence from their leaders. More than other zones. Our leaders needs to work extra hard to make thing’s possible and life easier for Igbos and everyone living in the zones. Nigeria right now is facing economic hardships across the geopolitical zones.
Please if you think the biafra ideology is better and can work, I want to hear it. Give me the reason why it is.
Schemerkhiz: Onome Ebi na retirement stage already, CB's we have now are Osinachi Ohale to play the role of Onome once she sign out finally.., Ashleigh Plumptre, Blessing Demehin, Akudo Ogbonna. Onyi Zogg can also play CB and FB.
I had wished the bolded is a member of the current Falcons. She needs the experience for the future.
BankyGee: Bro, I'm a big lover and fan of Ajakaye, but guy stop! This is disrespect to Linda Caicedo I swear. Ajakaye that is not even really good in front of goal? She just has speed for now, while Linda Caicedo has speed, tricks and crazy finishing ability! Scored U17WWC, U20WWC, second game for Real Madrid Women and now Senior Women's World Cup! Please let's know what we're typing on this thread sometimes o before mods ban person for unlawful comparison 😂✍🏾
An explicit inferior mentality readily found among Africans. Linda Caicedo started playing with Columbian female national team when she was 16. Ajakaye has never been called in camp for Falcons.
What were Ojukwu's Soldiers attacking Ore.in Ondo State in the dead of the night for Since it was definitely not in Biafra
Why did Ojukwu's Soldiers occupy Okitipupa in Ondo State?
Arrant nonsense!!! Yoruba had landed on Eastern region of Nigeria and engaged in attritional combat with Biafran defenders before Ore debacle. I guess your historical acumen is shielded by innuendos and fallacies only Yoruba can manufacture.
It is unfortunate that dumbass fools who went to around the Enugu seal peoples' shops did so with armed policemen. The shop owners do not have such armed policemen to protect them when shops are opened in defiance to the order of IPOB.
kanu Ordered IPOB to burn down lagos on live Radio knowing fully well that the fake Lekki Massacre was a Hoax because he and IPOB had deliberately helped to distribute the fake news on Social Media in order to create an excuse to murder Police and attack lagos
AUTHENTIC audio below are nnamdi kanu's orders to ipob on live Radio during endsars Protests
1hr 35Mins Destroy every bridge and kill all Police
1hr 46 mins burn down tinubu’s hotel
1 hr 42 min Burn down Nitel building and all Govt buildings in lagos, burn down Muritala Mohammed Airport
1hr 39 min kanu orders IPOB to Kill Army Officers and manufacture Weapons
1hr 47 min tinubu must go down
1hr 52 min kanu Confirmed information that Cele and Orile police Stations In lagos are on fire and Is delighted
Orders ipob to use green white green and blood as the Nigerian flag.
Tells ipob to target tinubu and Sanwo Olu and their Children
1 hr 56 min block every road kill Sabotuers
2hr.00 min Destroy everything holding the Economy of Nigeria. Burn all pipelines
2.hr09 min Kill the Army in Lekki [/b]Claims 15 people were killed in Lekki.,Set Dangote Trucks on Fire.
2.hr 15 min [b] Burn down Every Federal Govt Building attack Police.
2hr 18 mins Describes again how to make Molotov Cocktail bombs
2hr20min kanu asks where are the ipob People with Double barrel guns in Abuja?
2 hr 22 min ipob will make an example of Ikpeazu and Sanwo Olu all tinubu’s nvestments should be destroyed
2hr 24min build bombs and lay them by the roadside
2 hr 32 min kill any Governor that declares Curfew
2hr 56min kanu says tinubu’s hotel is on fire on his orders
3 hr 09 mins
burn everything tinubu owns and Dangote Trucks the war has started
Every Police Station must go down destroy all Federal Government Property burn down Lekki Toll Gate destroy Dangote refinery burn every Pastors Church that supports one Nigeria
Yoruba picked up all necessary armament and fought a war of attrition to destroy Igbo land. Every massacre of civilians in Biafra during Biafra/Nigeria war was orchestrated by Yoruba.
Racoon: Historian in the saddle, undetected by history. Trained by the Brits, full of revolutionary energy. It is strange we are yet to see Major Adewale Ademoyega as the brain behind the January 15, 1966 coup d’etat.
Dim Emeka Ojukwu thought Emmanuel Ifeajuna was the unseen boss.Some give it to Chukwuma Nzeogwu. Uninformed compatriots still refer to it as an Igbo coup. All these assertions, have over the years shielded the man who worked it all out.
Ademoyega, from Ode Remo in today’s Ogun State, was 32 at the time the young Majors struck. By young majors, I mean Nzeogwu, Ifeajuna, Christian Anuforo, Donatus Okafor, Humphrey Chukwuka, Timothy Onwuatuegwu and Adewale Ademoyega.
Like Ifeajuna, Ademoyega also graduated from the University. Both also attended the Mons Officer Cadet School, Aldershot-England, like Okafor. While Ifeajuna earned a degree in Chemistry from the University of Ibadan, Ademoyega possessed a degree in History from London University.
Nzeogwu, Anuforo, Chukwuka and Onwuatuegwu were bred at the elite Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. All the other majors were Ademoyega’s seniors militarily because he enlisted in 1961 and was commissioned in 1962. Nzeogwu was 29, Ifeajuna, 31.
What stood Ademoyega out was political experience. He joined the Army as a District Officer[D.O.] Ifeajuna had little administrative experience having worked as a senior clerical officer and teacher. Nzeogwu’s best was a secondary school certificate.
Ademoyega enlisted with one thing on his mind: to grab political power. “ I came to the Army with a heart pointed towards finding a solution to Nigeria’s political problems,” he said in his book, Why We Struck.
The day Ademoyega faced the Military Selection Board, he made friends with Lt. Ifeajuna. The other civilian who turned up for the interview was, Uche Chukwumerije, who was at the University of Ibadan with Ifeajuna.
According to the Historian: “ Ifeajuna received Uche and me particularly well. We discussed the political turn of events in Nigeria and unanimously came to the conclusion that the military was likely to be the only solution.”
Chukwumerije passed the test but failed to join the Army. He had expressed surprise at seeing Ifeajuna in the Army recalling how he developed cold feet after a planned demonstration during their Ibadan years.
At the time, Ben Obumselu, was president of the Students Union while Ifeajuna served as Director of Information. Ademoyega promised Chukwumerije that should Ifeajuna repeat that in the military, he would be appropriately handled.
When Ademoyega reported for training at the Military Depot, Zaria on October 31, 1961, the closest person to him was, Lt. Nzeogwu, Training Officer[Subalterns]. Nzeogwu offered his car to his cadet friend to move about town.
Next phase of training was at Mons Officers Cadet School. Ademoyega was commissioned Lieutenant on April 12, 1962. On return to Nigeria, he was posted to the Second Battalion-Abeokuta. That was shortly before the Western Region went wild.
In the absence of the Fourth Battalion, Ibadan which was in the Congo on a peace mission, the Second Battalion was sent to the regional capital. Later in 1962, Ademoyega’s battalion also served in the Central African nation.
The British were apparently monitoring Lieutenant Ademoyega. After receiving his Commission, he visited the Nigeria High Commission, London. The subaltern tried to let Lt.Col Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, a superior officer and Defence Attache, know that the officer corps of the Army had to be Nigerianised.
He also made this known to another senior officer, Lt.Col. Samuel Ademulegun. For an officer who was yet to be posted, this signaled danger. Thus British officers halted the posting of graduates as combatants after Ademulegun failed to move to the Education Corps.
Lt.Col. Ademulegun, alias ‘Cyintomen,’ was the sixth university graduate to join the Nigeria Army. The first five were Ojukwu, Victor Banjo, Olufemi Olutoye, Ifeajuna and Oluwole Rotimi, all his seniors.
By 1965, Major Ademoyega was ready to hit political power. The man had done his calculations well. He loathed Ojukwu under whom he once served in Kaduna. Both were Historians. Ojukwu graduated from Cambridge and was the son of a millionaire.
Banjo was Ademoyega’s pal and had revolutionary tendencies. Like Ojukwu, he was a Lt. Col. That was not good for ambition because both Ojukwu and Banjo were also nursing presidential plans. They could have known about the Majors’ plan.
Olutoye got to know, from Nzeogwu, in far away India when they went for a course with Major Gabriel Okonweze. It is like Ademoyega deliberately kept away fellow Yoruba officers. Lt. Fola Oyewole was only called up by Ifeajuna a day to the coup.
Major Olusegun Obasanjo shared apartment with Ademoyega in Kaduna and was fondly called ‘Ezigbo Obam’[My good Oba] by Nzeogwu. Neither Major Ademoyega nor Major Nzeogwu exposed the plot. Captain Ganiyu Adeleke was drafted in the last minute.
Major Ademoyega looked at Ifeajuna’s credentials as Nigeria’s first Commonwealth gold medalist. He picked Nzeogwu as the country’s first Military Intelligence Officer and banked on the Sandhurst training of Anuforo and Onwuatuegwu.
Ademoyega also made sure the Igbo officers he picked were highly detribalized. Nzeogwu spoke fluent Hausa and attended St. John’s College, Kaduna with Anuforo. Okafor who was born in Kaduna and was said to have a Tiv mom.
Ifeajuna taught at Ilesha Grammar School & Ebenezer High School, Abeokuta. Ademoyega monitored all these people and the plan was to free Chief Obafemi Awolowo.The officer who organized the aircraft that would bring Awo from Calabar Prison was Major Theophilus Nzegwu, the first Igbo Air Force officer, whose wife bore a Yoruba name, Aina.
Ademoyega and Nzeogwu fixed January 15, as D Day. He was in Kaduna for that. And Major Ademoyega was supposed to broadcast to the nation. He did not task himself with the arrest of anyone.
The coup failed in Lagos. He blamed Major D.Okafor. Ademoyega ran to Kaduna. Then found himself in Biafra. He punched Ifeajuna in prison, survived the war.At the end he was bold enough to admit it was not an Igbo coup. That followed him to the grave in 2007.
Lt.Col. Ademulegun was never a university graduate. He enlisted in the British West African Frontier Force as a recruit and rose to the rank of a Sergent. By the way, Ojukwu graduated from Oxford.
Cooly100: Northern Nigeria has the biggest minerals outside oil and gas in Nigeria.
The have gold and even claimed they have mineral called Californium which is sold for $27million per gram.
They also have tangible agricultural assets.
The question is, what will the SW and now the Ijaws do if the north wants to break away?
Will these regions stop the north or?
This is an interesting discussion.
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I shall be so happy not to have them as compatriots. In addition, they should cease to refer part of my country as former member of their old and silly Nigeria.
Deltamani: Sabastine and Ajakaye are very much talented and the possible future of the SuperFalcons attack, but are you trying to say they’re of the same level with Linda Caicedo right now?
Have you guys taken your time to compare their level of play?..
Forget it Linda Caicedo isn’t even playing like an 18yrs baller but someone who’s already in her 20+
Let me not bring in Vicky Lopez here.!
How on earth would you know the answer to your question when Sabastine and Ajakaye are not futured as did Linda Caicedo? Esther Onyenezide can shoulder up with Linda Caicedo if she had been given the opportunity.
Deltamani: I really need to ask a question, Sabastine this, Ajakaye that… For a start are they better than the ones picked for the World Cup or Are this two young Ladies going to bench Uchenna Kanu, Monday Gift or even Esther Okoronkwo or you guys are talking of just mere inclusion into the team??
Monday Gift is construct of Nigerian skewed idiosyncrasy.
Deltamani: I believe everyone here knows Halimatu Ayinde Capabilities, We know what she can offer and there’s no way we would be Comparing any other midfielder with her in that Position… Her major Problem back then was misplaced passes which is has grown past, But Yes everyone makes mistakes which is part of the game…
Ayinde is an accident bound to happen, period. Field her at your own peril. She is good for stoppage times.
Kibbs: A lot of apkruka analysts and tacticos in this thread but those that actually know ball are very few in number.
People too wey wan force unpolished youngsters down the throat of the team and everyone else, oya na. You don’t know that there’s supposed to be a progression and u-20s football is different from senior ball where you’re playing against professionals and not your age mates you’re better than. That only works when you’re a special talent and not every good player you see on TV is that.
Even tho that agenda is dead on arrival, we dey here.
A stream of thought typical of backwater dwellers. Countries of substance fielded 16-year-old players to represent them during the current female world cup.
Deltamani: Abeg stop it, why are you guys taking the team backwards? Inclusion of this and this. Tell yourself the truth non of this Players can bench the present ones ooo except maybe Okeke who i even think isn’t back to her usual form.
I guess you are going forward to nowhere. If this team does not reach the final, you are in backward motion.
PDPGuy: I’m not convinced with Alozie’s performance as a RB. She regularly mistimes her tackles, and was frankly clueless when she was in attacking positions against Canada.
I bet you do not want Demehin in right back. Frankly, I would have pushed Alozie to the wings if I had Chidinma Okeke in the squad.
lovewins: I don't shy away from arguments. I think they improve this space and we tend to learn a lot from one another in the process. I'm also not afraid to be wrong (been wrong a few times), especially when I'm confronted with superior argument. I just try to learn from them. Some people however just argue for argument sake. I give the benefit of doubt sha, but after a while I just stop engaging.
Smart, unlike most Nigerians. Most Nigerians want opposing statements to bent towards their erroneous views.
Deltamani: At least who follow 9ja Women football go know her good Esther Sunday is, I used to call her Woman Messi then cause this girl was bag of Skills, I don’t even know how she ended up that way, was in France (Guingamp FC) I think last two season but couldn’t keep up, she Left to Poland 🇵🇱 second div club which she help gain Promotion to the top div this past season… She recently joined another Polish Clubside thuo.!
Nigerians in particular and Africans in general do not appreciate players with ton of skills. They seem to prefer carpenters to craftsmen.
daveP: Sebastine is the better player all rounder. Especially teamplay. Ajakaye is more selfish than Flourish to a annoying level but can be refined to become a big plus for her. Sebastine in this squad after 3 games will end up being the most fouled, and I'm not mincing words. But she's not here so we move.
I do not think so. Flourish selfish play holds her down for any selection. I had fielded Ajakaye before Sabastian.
BascoVanVeli: Ajakaye and Flourish made their names at world cups so I don't think bringing up stats will slow anyone down. But I do think we should forget about everyone and focus on the 23 players representing us at the World Cup. After the tournament we can get back to the original program
How can a person focus on 23 players with no single ball joggler? The current SF team is pure accident. Most of the players have absolutely nothing to offer the eyes. The team's so-called superstar will fall to the ground on a blow of air from the opponent's mouth. They are so predictable their opponents easily intercept wayward passes meant for teammates. I guess the inclusion of Ajakaye, Flourish, Onyenezide, Efih, Okeke and Akudo on the team would have been a progressive endeavor.
Racoon: The ingenuity of the Igbo man is truly legendary.Ernest Okonkwo was indeed legendary in his own class but I still think Akiloye Oyebanji almost came close. Same as Larry Izamuje of Brilla Sports. Modele Sarafa-Yusuf also tried
The bolded is simply an opinion. The only commentator who came close to Ernest Okonkwo was Sabastian Ofurum.
codemaniacs: The only defensive bedrock of the team was Blessing Demehin, Abiodun and Nnadozie.
Ucheibe was playing like an amateur and also shooting long range shots far away from the box instead of passing to the nearest player thereby giving Canada the ball back and bringing un-necessary pressure on the team.
If Abiodun and onyiniZidane were in midfield then Canada won't have seen ball to play.
SF needs players that know how to pass the ball among themselves and won't be shooting from midfield.
Did you watch the match at all? Or did you watch from a carton? If Demehin and Abiodun were the bedrock of Falcon's defense, the Nigerian team would have been on the plane to Nigeria because the number of goals the Falcons would have conceded should not allow them to scale to the next round. Demehin and Abiodun had no business in Falcons team presently.
Rumundele: Plumtre cause this yellow card for her team mate, she is too slow i beg Ordega time for super falcons should be over by now. Yoi can't be playing what you use to play then without improvement
No, she is not slow talk less of too slow. She is the most technically equipped player on the Nigerian Falcons.
Sports › Re: Nigeria Female National Teams' Thread by Idiko1: 1:56pm On Jul 31, 2023
