₦airaland Forum

Seun: For not contacting me privately before posting this, I hereby resign from my position as the owner and admin of Nairaland and the politics section. Good bye to you all!

Seun, sense of humour. More pls

thegoodjoehunt: Pulling out Victor Moses who was tracking back and winning the ball for a striker was too ridiculous. I still don't get how the team was able to prepare so well, Omeruo was so brilliant in the defense, Onazi as a RB was fantastic. The midfield combination was on top of the game for 70 mins and then the Coach destroys every thing with his changes.

At the time of changing Victor Moses who was helping out in defending the goal, removing someone like that will be for someone who will fortify the defense. Instead he brought in Ideye a striker. This has been a djisappointment. I hope the Ethiopian game is approached with more seriousness and tactical awareness.

Moses was already weak and tired at that time.

modextus: you are all blabbing shit..why dont you guys go into the pitch and play.its high time we all stop raining insults on the super eagles.you are all saying ahmed musa did'nt perform the you all watch the match as just mere viewers waiting for a magical goals and superb performance or as people who have the ideology on how football is played.musa overlapped throughout the game and same did victor moses and i'm made to belive it was how the wingers were told to play.if a northerner sees this he'l probably think you guys are just trying to pass blames cause he's hausa.the super eagles played how well they could possibly play it was just that it did'nt favour them.your all talking negatively i just pray that we all learn to speak positively as positive talks at times begats positive outcomes

You can accuse them of anything, but you can hardly accuse northerners of viewing everything (especially beyond politics) from ethnic lens. If Musa plays rubbish as he did the northerners are not concerned about whether he is their own. We are not castigating him because of anything other than his performance on field. It is the same Musa we all praised to high heavens on NL in WYC 2011 and in SE matches he did well.

Yet, some folks and colleagues will make one feel ridiculous for entering public transport (all because one works in an O&G company). Me I no too send sha, I dey enter danfo.

Umunede: It is working for nigeria. If Burkina win, a win in our final game against ethiopia will enable us qualify no matter what happen in d other match(zambia vs burkina)

Yeah, right.

toluxa1: U know what to do

Done. Thanks

Gboliwe: that doesn't mean you cannot explain its whereabout.
what is the dictionary meaning of 'protest?' how did we protest? OAM4J suggested, I concurred and you turn around and call us 'people who protested'
You washed your hands off it. Its a shame. In that same suggestion by OAM4J, he said you and him will moderate it, but behind the curtain, you already washed your hands off it.
You should be ashamed of yourself! Did you read this post before hitting the 'submit' button? Are you in competition with Jarus?

Chill, sister.

Let it go.

Wey my calculator abeg

hollandis: What is the use of having a striker who converts 1 out of 10 chances .If he is the best player in that match according to you then i weep for Nigeria football

He didn't get up to 3 clear chances, yet he buried one. That's good strike rate. He wasn't fed enough.

I'm highly saddened by this game and it's too bad we have to let slip a lead again.


Well, here we go:

Enyeama: Good performance; no error; saved a couple of efforts, especially the poorly hit one-on-one by Mbesuma. He can't be blamed for the penalty goal. 6

Oboabona: Solid defending. He did well in the defence, stopping a number of runs by the Copper Bullets' attackers. 6

Omeruo: Good game too. Combined well with his partner in central defence, except a couple of times they lost concentration. 6

Onazi: He was behind the penalty call, but it was a bad call by the referee and hardly his fault. He was played out of position but did averagely well. 5

Echiejile: A little better performance than last game, although he still doesn't assist the attack as TT would have done. 5.5

Ogude: His tackling were raw again, but did a good job trying to cover the backline, which is what mattered more. 5.5

Mikel: His penalty loss was a disaster, but he still had an average game, distributing the passes, although half of the passes didnt reach the destination. His assist got Nigeria the only goal. He also lost possession too easily and guided the ball too much. 5.5

Igiebor: Not as active as Mikel in the midfield. Still not the Igiebor we saw in matches prior to this tournament. Needs to up his game and his sub-optimal performance is exposing our midfield too often: 5

Moses: Average game, did some dazzling runs but not as productive as we would have expected. His presence made a little difference though. Not not playing to expectation. 5.5

Musa: I can't remember a single final ball he got right. Losing balls, poor final balls, poor crosses. Ineffective. 3

Emenike: Highest goal scorer in the tournament. Our best performer, no doubt. He didn't waste teh chances. Keeps reminding me of Yekini. He is a typical centre forward. 7



SUBS:
All the three subs, Ideye, Omeruo and IK Uche hardly settled into the game. So they are unrated.


MAN OF THE MATCH FOR NIGERIA: Emenike
FLOP OF THE MATCH FOR NIGERIA: Musa

Overall, it is a very bad game for Nigeria. It is unthinkable that what happened in first match could happen again: letting opponent come back from behind. Musa is my culprit. If he had been a little more effective upfront, and Moses also in his A-game, the difference could have been made. Absence of a proven penalty taker like Taiye Taiwo in the team is also a thumb down to the coaching crew. Although it comes with risk (counterattack in the event of miss, Enyeama is another proven penalty taker that could have sealed that penalty for Nigeria). Too bad. Too bad. Winning this game - against Zambia, the defending champion - would have been a big morale booster for us.

Emenike keeps reminding me of Yekini.

Is DSTV back pls?

I didn't. I didn't even use the big cars of my brothers. I used my then car, EOD.

Candidly, I fear for our defence without Yobo.

One, in the past, Yobo has saved us in critical situations, which his headers, pushing forward. One, an equalizer; the other, a hard-fought lone goal victory that proved critical. Can't recall again but I think it's against all these Rwandas, Malawis. The guy can score

Two, he may have fumbled against Burkina Faso and in a couple of other matches, I still think we cannot discount his experience in big games

Three, leaving our defence in the hands of practically inexperienced Oboabona and Omeruo is risky. For a big game like this for that matter.

Candidly, I'm still not comfortable with a defence without Yobo.

One, in the past, Yobo has saved us in critical situations, which his headers, pushing forward. One, an equalizer; the other, a hard-fought lone goal victory that proved critical. Can't recall again but I think it's against all these Rwandas, Malawis. The guy can score

Two, he may have fumbled against Burkina Faso and in a couple of other matches, I still think we cannot discount his experience in big games

Three, leaving our defence in the hands of practically inexperienced Oboabona and Omeruo is risky. For a big game like this for that matter.

Are you speaking Greek here or Latin?

Best: Economics, English, Geography

Worst: Accounts, IRK (in JSS) and Maths (although towards tail-end of SS2, Maths later became one of my besty

The Malians midfield are attack are doing well, only that they need to be more clinical.

I play football every Saturday and Sunday.

Most likely a draw. Or Mali may snatch a slim victory. But you can be sure of an explosive match.

I don't celebrate it. I'm convinced by the arguments against it. It was never celebrated during the lifetime of the prophet (SAW), neither was it celebrated by his companions and predecessors. I consider it bid'ah and needless imitation of the Christians.

Secondary school: Zoo-Rhee-Cool; Zurique

Krucifax: I know some of us hear him speak and then feel embarrassed. But that's b'cos we speak with an accent due to many years living abroad. GEJ is Nigerian and speaks Nigerian there’s nothing wrong there.

I for one think it was an okay interview. He was neither confrontational nor aggressive and he wasn’t even defensive when issues of corruption and power were raised which is a bit unusual for a head of state. If you listen carefully i think he used this interview as an indirect cry for help to the international community.

Terrorism: He stressed it was a problem that if left unchecked will affect other countries, he also hinted that allies should assist.

Corruption/Oil theft: He didn’t deny it. He instead told the truth which is that the stolen crude is indeed sold onto and refined in many of the countries pointing accusatory fingers at Nigeria. He hinted that other nations actually have a big role to play in helping Nigeria fight corruption. If for example they start clamping down on the organisations and groups that buy stolen Nigerian crude there will be less theft of crude as there will be less people willing to take the risk to buy them.

A similar policy was used to good effect on the African “Blood Diamonds”. I’m no GEJ fan matter of fact i detest the man but i can’t fault him here and me i say the truth as i see it!

Good points you made there, only that you missed the point on the 'foreign accent' thing. Fashola, Sanusi etc are home-grown and they speak almost flawlessly. So it's not about growing up abroad or being used to foreign accent.

Sincere 9gerian: These kids on NL cant stop being silly. Why would the president of a country be scared or lack confidence? Scared of who? I just dont understand these bad losers.

I agree GEJ is not a powerful public speaker like Obama, Rochas or Fashola and sometimes does not prepare well for interviews but Jonathan is Jonathan and governance is not all about giving powerful speeches here and there.

Suggestions that GEJ is scared or lacked confidence for whatever reason can only come from depraved minds and silly fault-finders.

Or Sanusi. Lol

But nice case you made in this post though.

movado19: @ Jarus.Maybe you should take the time to carefully read through all the pages.
You are spared, but that won't change what I've written.

Wa Salam.

I followed the thread from inception, read all the post.

semid4lyfe: Mikel has never being good at tackling. He marks space(s) and not players!

I agree. that was why he was always picking cards in the early part of his defensive midfielder career.

I certainly agree that Biafra needs to be discussed in an open and transparent manner and that the issues that brought the civil war are still in existence

That was my exact point when I offered them Nairaland debate platform last month to civilly present their case on why they hold those marginalization views. But as usual, it was blackmail.

Canary is on point. Too bad these people cry victimization in everything, everywhere. Thought this was only on Nairaland. Very annoying.

movado19: For those who hate because others are not that strong yet to say their 5 daily prayers, etc, don't you think it would be better for you to channel all that energy in praying to Allah to guide them rather than hating? We all are not equal,and that is why we all pray to Allah to increase our station.

I have personally seen reverts to Islam who left the religion because of attitudes like this...if we really want to practice what our prophet S.A.W. preached and acted on, then we need to study his life properly and be exemplary to others.

This life is so easy to live if we make it that way.

Wa Salam.

Spare us this.
Has anybody rebuked those who don't do their 5 salats? Rather I have seen people encouuraging others here. What attitude are you talking about?

[quote author=Find Out!]Wow!!!! Alhamdulilah. So so proud

Post modded [/quote]He is a conscious Muslim and he's trying, he bankrolls the rent of our mosque space annually, which runs into a couple of millions.

[quote author=Find Out!]Just curious, is that ?[/quote]Yes. But pls modify to remove his name

Happy for him. Wishing him speedy recovery