₦airaland Forum

Barryseal:
Mikel played a role in Nigeria winning the AFCON but claiming him to be the most influential in the team is taking it a notch too far.

You can argue with bleachers report https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1524167-why-john-obi-mikel-should-have-been-named-afcon-mvp

Barryseal:
It appears you don't know KANU was handed the the African player of the year award in Lagos 2000 durring Nigeria's opening game of the Afcon. Kufor played up to the champions league finals where they lost thanks Ole Gunner solsjare last minute goals in 1999, Bayern clamined the champions league title the following year which wad the same year Afcon took place.

Chei, bros wrong info full here o. First the award was for 1999 but he got the plaque in Feb 2000 at the start of afcon and Bayern didn't win UCL in year 2000 Madrid did, Bayern won it in 2001 by beating Valencia via PK

Barryseal:
Did you miss the post where I said that in football, either you're creating a goal or you're stopping a goal. If you're not doing any of these things, you're below average. So yes, Canavaro could claim to be the best player because he was doing one of these jobs perfectly.

well, since a deep lying playmaker can't win best player award according to you then argument af finish

Barryseal:
Oga, why not tell us where Kufor played. Was he a striker, midfielder, defender or goalkeeper for Bayern champions league winning team?

You obviously saw him play in 1999 so you should tell us, since you know he deserved to win it ahead of Kanu

tbaba1234:
You said Kuffour was a midfielder??

Lol, we dey see things for this thread

Barryseal:
None.

At the point you called him a midfielder I knew you had no idea. So no need to drag it further

Barryseal:
You never heard about Sammy Osei Kuffor at Bayern Munich? Na idea full your head.

Was Kuffour an AM or CM?

Barryseal:
People will always complain of CAF, FIFA or UEFA awards. It's a rarity an award will be accepted by everyone. The last time Nigeria won the African player of the year award in 2000 by KANU, it was unmerited because Osei Kuffor was one of the best midfielders in the world at the time, winning champions leagues and German titles with Bayern Munich while KANU was a bench warmer at Arsenal.
Yet, Kanu won but I'm sure no Nigerian complained about it. Even when Ikpeba won the award, so many people believed Taribo who came 3rd was more deserving. When these things favour you, celebration is allowed, when it does not simply move on because sometime in the past, it favored you ahead of a more deserving winner.

It was at this point I knew you had no idea what you are talking about

Barryseal:
Sunday Mbah's performance and goals proved decisive in the out come of that tournament. If that's not influential enough for you it's ok. There's no compulsion to what you want to believe.

Cannavaro was adjudged the best player at the 2006 WC, Matterazi scored their equalizer in the final, Grosso scored the winning penalty, Pirlo and Del Piero scored the decisive goals in the Semi. Do you mean cannavaro doesn't deserve it just because he didn't contribute to any of the goals? Is that how football works?

kendrick93:
metronome indeed....playing sideways passes....
Emenike and Moses were more instrumental, Fact....
When the crunch time came, you would have banked on those two to deliver, even enyeama has a claim to have been more influential than Mikel in that tourney...
Don't rewrite history man

Lol, I blame supernerd for going back and forth with you, you didn't watch the tournament and it shows

safarigirl:
his purple patch Is over? Are you serious? Purple patch that carried him from Chaleroi last season and continued this season in Lille?

If only people could be slapped via the internet, you deserve a resounding slap for this bile-filled rubbish you said. Nonsense and bitter leaf

I concur

kendrick93:
how many goals has osimhem scored.....his purple patch is over...
Hakim is playing for a top club in Dortmund and putting in motm preferences in the CL so what are you saying?
Osimhem wasn't even a regular at the Afcon while Hakimi has a first team spot in the morrocan NT

Purple patch ko green leaf ni

Nice one Mahrez

andrewbaba44:
Meanwhile

the initial one I saw also claimed he has a 13yr old child, I stopped reading at that point but this one could be true or false but I no too dey believe bloggers

safarigirl:
Please, you people should come and explain to me how Matip is on CAF XI despite publicly dumping Cameroon and Africa.

Does this mean that if Enyeama puts in a good performance at club level, he can make it into CAF XI?

Or, if Okocha decided to pick up his boots, play for Madrid and put in a good performance, he could also be in team of thee year?


In which case, does that seem logical to any of you?

Would Europe include a player that has quit international football in their team of the year?

If not, how can you defend CAF, if they make questionable decisions like this? What are the assurances that their decisions have a smoke of integrity about it? And if they can make such blatantly foul and idiotic decisions, which chest are some of you using to defend any of their decisions?

I understand that as Nigerians, we think shady and questionable decisions are normal and we should all suck it up, but as far as I am concerned, the only sentimental people, are the ones supporting this FARCE called CAF Awards

The CAF 11 was voted by fellow footballers and you know such awards are more of popularity contest, I blame CAF for not disqualifing players like Matip, no national team football no recognition from CAF

andrewbaba44:
Did I say gana is better than Ndidi ?

I remain Ndidi number 1 fan here and he is better than gana ,maybe the list is not about who is better ok

Sergie is better than all your super eagles full back so if you are going there you better just stop it

I don’t know if it’s about afcon or not

As for ighalo ,Agreed

All what we have just said here is arguable ,but not you guys ranting hakimi doesn’t deserve his award because of your love your naija players

Let Chuks and Hakimi switch nationality and CAF should give it to chuks I wonder if they'll keep same energy

TheSuperNerd:
Mane didnt win the Afcon naa... Koulibaly also didnt. That is why I mention him plus he was among Africa's top performers in 2019.

Hakimi won nothing too. But Osimhen finished 2019 as Africa's third highest goals banger ahead of Salah and Mahrez.

Chukwueze made the Top 10 for the Ballon dor's Kopa trophy for the year in review.

What did Hakimi do better by far than these lads?

I said before that Osimhen winning it won't be out of place but Hakimi is also worthy of the award

jieta:
Even ighalo is not there. so what is the essence of being the top scorer in AFCON.

He was in team of the tourney, do you expect Ighalo ahead of Aubameyang

Samueltemi337:
So no Nigerian in Africa best 11

You can make a case of Ndidi ahead of Gana but then it's very arguable

TheSuperNerd:
In that case... Kalidou Koulibaly should have made the top 3 then as Salah, Mane, and Mahrez "unfairly" has goals in their favor.

No, those three won trophies and were very influential for their teams, Koulibally didn't win anything

So CAF had to rub it in by giving that freekick goal of the year

TheSuperNerd:
Thank you Olu. Very well said. Nigeria and Cameroun both finished as round of 16 finalists. So how was Cameroun better Biko? Some People just don't think here that's why.

I would have said Cameroon deserved it, but their disgraceful performance against England should count against them

TheSuperNerd:
Higher level. Chukwueze bested him at the Afcon. He did far better than Hakimi. Higher level.

Osimhen also bagged goals in the UCL like Hakimi. Higher level.

Osimhen also finished 2019 as Africa's Third highest Goalscorer in the European Top 10 leagues outscoring even Salah and Mahrez. Higher level.

Oga abeg... Keep to your higher level sentiments coz I just gave you solid stats that back up both players' claims to that prize. In fact, Osimhen is most deserving. No sentiments at all. But CAF must be CAF. Period.

You can't be using goals to compare a striker and a defender, maybe morroco didn't do too well at the Afcon but that doesn't mean Hakimi didn't have an outstanding year. Chuks is a big no but you can make a case for Osimhen

andrewbaba44:
Now you just prove to me you know nothing

You are saying trash bro

Don’t be blinded by sentiment this 2020

Na memes full inside your brain

It’s a pity

Even a blind man won’t say this

LMAO, why you con dey para now

chucs:
CAF and their sentimental pattern of voting. I think Chukwueze or Osimhen are more deserving of the award.

Osimhen have a real case but Chuks? No way. Hakimi is a very good full back

charlesemeka85:
9ja suarez

Suarez ibile

forgiveness:
For where!? Hehehe! Me no know am oooo. I am just hearing this for the first time.

Lol

Kayode did his house warming ceremony yesterday, I hope Oga forgiveness was there to celebrate with him

TheSuperNerd:
Divert attention to him? Mane has been trending since yesterday. It is his night whether Salah shows up or not. I don't think those are cogent excuses to be made for Salah abeg. Beef with your FA shouldn't make you snub a friend's biggest individual moment. Salah no try Biko.

Abi na for the FA president's house dem dey hold the awards? Won't Salah still touch down in Egypt to honor international games when it's time? If he can cope with those, then he cope with this one night. Salah no try at all.

The result already leaked, everyone knows Mane is the winner if Salah will win it he'll be there

TheSuperNerd:
So Sadio Mane has since arrived in Egypt for the 2019 Prestigious CAF Awards. But Mahrez uses the Manchester Derby as excuse for his absence while Mo Salah will somehow not be available.

Mane was present for the last two ceremonies where Salah emerged Winner even when he knew he wouldn't win. If Salah truly fails to show up today, then it is really poor from him. Mane is his Liverpool teammate.

As for Mahrez, if he was certain of winning it, would he show up or still stick with playing in a league cup manchester derby semifinal? #Selah



All the same Congrats in advance to The 2019 CAF APOTY-in-waiting, Sadio Mane. It is well deserved.

Disgusting attitude from those two hipsters

Danielnino00:
U are joking..

Under him Enyimba have been reduced to mere elephants of Aba..Outside Aba they can't do sh*t! ..

He won the league for them tho but I agree he needs to go they've been poor this season

andrewbaba44:
Nigerian players are the least when it come to such issue please

No go put am for naija players

I am sure you know Hulk the brazillian player is dating the neice of his wife but if na isaac success wey carry ashawo we no go hear word as if ashawo na crime

South Americans are on another level of madness