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goal!!!

Who be Musa Yahaya agent sef? lol

I said they are used in a similar vein. That does not mean on the same level. I’m speaking in respect to what happens next after you attain that status in whatever context. While legend can be used at a period that that player etc is not longer active, world class is used when they are still active. It takes a lot to achieve world class status. If a player achieves that status and then lose form for an extended spell, can the player still be described as world class? I say yes.

benji93:
I am afraid I don't quite agree with your first sentence. World-class and Legend are not quite on the same level. You attain world-class status, then you become a legend. You could definitely get stuck and never attain the legendary status. Even legends at the club level may not necessarily pass as legends in football. Although i agree with your other point. The question get as he be. It's not quite clear what kind of treatment it needs..

I think the term word class is used in a similar vein with legend. However if you ask if a player is world class at a particular moment it can be interpreted as present performance. I think there is something wrong with the question in the first place. I agree with Nerdie. Is Ozil a world class player? Yes, because world class is a status you earn and is somewhat permanent.

But if you ask is Ozil presently a world class player? Don’t the question sound awkward?

So Safarigirl that twitter debate get k leg.

benji93:
Some may say you are reading too much meaning to the question. If we take that question literally, they are both no longer world-class. I mean if that question is only a prelude to making an informed decision such as playing any of those in your team. Ozil was world-class for about 5 years. Whether that is worthy of all-time great status is another thing, which depends on your criteria for such a status.

Adarabioyo will want to switch allegiance. But I'm afraid he is way down the pecking order and it would be hard for him to break into this current SE. He should be warned just like Lookman.

On Merriam-Webster, expect to see the words 'systematic oppression'. Are you also going to deny that this exists against blacks in the US, even now that many whites in the public, in the police force, in the military are openly admitting to this fact? have you heard the statements of high ranking blacks in government as well as very successful blacks highlighting what they have went through in their life, and you want to make it seem like the blacks who talk about racism are low lifes claiming victims. I'm still awaiting your responses to my previous posts because I am locked and loaded with facts.

elunico:
How would that sound if it's coming from a white man? When a white man says: I don't have any Black friends. He dares not, else he gets hanged and shamed publicly.

Merriam-Webster is planning on redefining Racism, it'd be interesting to see what they come up with.

I've been insulted here enough, I'm done with this topic.

You can check the credibility of all posts from any site. I still visit ANS alot but I don't stop at that. ANS often post links to their sources. OGN often times just give opinions and state inside sources. OGN has been right eventually sometimes but I rather go with posts that can be verified immediately.

andrewbaba44:
Una still Dey take such site serious

Chai

Sevilla tackle Real Betis as La Liga resumes today.
There will be no Nigerian in action.

Liga Nos continues.

Mikel Agu in Vitoria's dug out. After about 67 minutes it's 1-1 away to Belenenses.

just a digression. Talking about symbolisms or coincidences

Trump will get back on the campaign trail on Juneteenth Day (June 19th) -- when many Americans commemorate the end of slavery -- in a city that was home to an infamous 1921 massacre of Black people, one of the worst racial atrocities in the nation’s history.

uwc sir!

solonnachi:
Noted. Thank you sir

so does one lose that status because of a deep in form?

Edopesin:
Marcelo is certified world class
I used to consider ozil world class but not anymore

The experience of playing in the Europa Leauge is also adding more steel to his game. Sadiq carry on!

TheSuperNerd:


That game had 10 foreign scouts present from AC Milan, Lyon, Valencia et al. Sadiq was named MOTM and one of the foreign Journos who covered the game, whose report I read, said this:

"For over 10 years in Serbia, no striker has terrorized Red Star Belgrade defenders like Sadiq did during the derby"

If he was exaggerating about the decade thing I wouldn't know for now because I haven't done personal check, but he was clearly impressed. Lol

the problem is I don't see any quotes in this.
You guys should always put sources or quotes so it would reduce unnecessary arguments.

solonnachi:
Tammy Abraham's reasons for choosing England over Nigeria
1. England has more chances at the world cup which Nigeria does not
2. He can't sing the Nigerian national anthem
3. EURO is better than AFCON
4. He feels more English than Nigerian
.

This is the height of disrespect for a nation and continent. I pray he keeps roasting on the England bench when SE reach the semis of world cup 2022 that's if he's selected to play for England at the world cup. I don't really blame him, I blame Pinnick for having picnic and taking pictures with him even promising him a place in SE.

It's on record those who have spoken well of Sadiq despite his previous setbacks. As a striker, stats don't lie. People will believe in him more when he moves up to a bigger league. It's not like he has not played in one before (Italy)

TheSuperNerd:
Perhaps no one reported this here so here it is... Sadiq Umar still bossing Serbia. It is clear he is above that league and level of competition.

He bagged a beauty of an assist for Partizan Belgrade in the Semis of the Serbian Cup and that assist provided the only goal of the tie against their "Bitterest" rivals, Red Star Belgrade.

Here are highlights:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j61Qyg2yF2g

Note the skill on show from Sadiq to create that assist. Check from 1.53 of the clip. Excellent and beautifully intelligent play. He has other highlights in same clip ofcos especially on that last action of the clip where be should have done better. In all, time to leave Serbia abeg... He is too much for that level



That makes it 17 goals and 16 assists in 38 appearances for Sadiq in all competitions.

In the league alone he now has 12 goals and 13 assists in 24 games. Since the return from the Covid break, he has bagged 1 goal and 2 assists in the league in two games played on May 30 and June 6.

I agree with you. People would quote Oma as a credible source when making such arguments compared to random posts by anonymous folks on Nairaland. His words carry more weight because he is a known figure. That kind joke expensive when coming from someone of his caliber.

safarigirl:
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Because he has a wider audience, yes. He is supposedly a journalist of repute as well, not just some faceless Nairaland commentator.

The fact that you don't understand why his own jokes are particularly offensive, is disturbing.

Do you know Andrew's full name and profession? Can you compare his jokes on a Nigerian site, to that of Oma Akatugba, a supposed renowned journalist on a global platform like Twitter? If he can make such jokes, what stops Fabio from Italy from concluding every Nigerian player is overaged?

The kind of nonsense you lot allow people that should know better get away with, says a lot about why Nigeria has such a shit reputation abroad. No other journalist from other sensible countries would get away with such a joke, but foolish Nigerians are under his comment section cackling like degenerate fowls and agreeing to his statement.

Foolish people, with zero idea of how much a narrative can form opinions.

I understand. Really it could go either way. There were also reports of some states manipulating the numbers to make a strong case for the ease of lockdowns. So yes I agree, accuracy will always be a challenge for different reasons.

Modified.
How do you determine how healthy your population is? Every country has to look into their situation and take measures they deem necessary.

junnyjake:
I'm not calling it a hoax, I'm not sure if you get me. I'm implying that with the death from Covid are not up to 100,000. The flu kills 10s of thousands of Americans, but, this year, all attention has been diverted to covid, no one is recording deaths from the flu.

Covid kills, but not as much as we're made to believe.

Talking about measures, it may be right for the US, they have one of the most unhealthy population in the world. But Japan, Sweden, Belarus never locked down and they've been able to manage the spread.

Well, with the presence of other underlying causes one can't say that they died exclusively due to covid. But if they test positive for covid it's recorded as such. Agreed. But to correct you on the record of death, please find attached below a snapshot from CDC. Take note the + is a record of excess deaths. Compare the period in view for 2020 to that of the most recent years, then ask is the spike in death a coincidence with the outbreak of covid?

Modified
What if measures were not taken at all to slow down the spread of covid, how differently will that chart look today?
Now, this is for US alone. How about the numbers from other countries?

junnyjake:
It's not a hoax, but, I believe it's being exaggerated. I believe this is the period of the yearly flu that kills Americans in their thousands, I stand corrected though.

I also saw a video where Dr. Ezike of the Illinois department of public health said that not all deaths recorded are caused by Covid, but they are diagnosed with Covid at the time of death.

People dying from other causes are recorded as Covid deaths, that's why the number is that large.

lol. I guess he is also proud of his other roots

Utonwanne:
I swear.
England U-23 will soon invite him and he will start talking in nonsense

I first heard this 'hoax' proclamation from Trump. Months later he said he took hydroxychloroquine as preventive measure. I wonder how it adds up.
Do your own research about the rate of deaths in the US comparing 2020 to previous years. Then ask yourself why are there a sudden surge of deaths now? If it's not covid19 it has to be something at least. Then what is it? Also the reports of sudden large number of deaths in Kano for example. I am not saying it's Covid19, but what is the cause? 5G in Kano?
I've heard 1001 versions of covid19 conspiracy theories. Typical of conspiracy theories, they make some sense and then they make a bogus claim. I try to be balanced in my thinking and not think to one extreme.

Vaccines has always been big business. In fact the pharmaceutical industry in general is big business. Which is why I've never taken the yearly flu shot. I try to use personal judgement from case to case. However I will not advise others to do what I do.

IDENNAA:
Nwanne, covid is a hoax. I can tell you confidently that those recorded deaths would have still occur w/o the covid. What says you about Bill Gates suggesting that the earth is overpopulated and also said we must produce vaccine if we are to return to normalcy. Of course , he is going to bankroll it ! Its a hoax!

DM

mkrest:
what position does he play?

lol

You mean he wan use SE blow?

Utonwanne:
This one wan use us blow

Luke Amos on Insta

Ighalo scores twice in ManU training.

There have been a lot of different things circulating on social media and I’m happy to set the record straight: it did end 4-4 and I did score twice! Also on my team, Bruno [Fernandes] got one and Jamo [Daniel James] got one, while, on the other team, Rashy [Marcus Rashford] got two and so did Odion [Ighalo].
--Luke Shaw

Ejaria versus William as Chelsea battled Reading behind closed doors at Cobham earlier today.
Chelsea won 1-0 courtesy of a first-half goal from Pedro.

Even here it does not work that way. Just because you are not left-leaning don't mean you are right-leaning. And vice versa.

rabzy:
Don't use the same tactics here..you are not going to rule anyone up here with traditional dressing or accent..so don't use the same way you argue with whoever there with us...who are mostly based in Nigeria and not on either side of their political devide

Assessing Shuaibu Amodu's Super Eagles legacy
Solace Chukwu | Correspondent
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The former Nigeria coach was one of the finest the country ever produced, but despite being reliable and available, he never got his due in life
There have been few coaches as deeply entwined with the Nigeria national team as Shuaibu Amodu.

Over the course of three separate spells (and a half, if one is inclined to include an interim brief in 2015), the former BCC Lions and Orlando Pirates boss became the quintessential midwife; like the Biblical Moses – delivering but never quite establishing, seeing but prevented from grasping.

The lede here is obviously the fact that, while on two occasions in the 2000s Amodu qualified Nigeria for the World Cup, he never actually led the Super Eagles to the Mundial. However, even his first stint in charge – between 1995 and 1997 – was ended in a fashion that seemed to presage what would follow: a falling out with erstwhile Sports minister Jim Nwobodo saw him replaced after two matches of the 1998 World Cup qualifying series.

That two-year tenure also kicked off a theme that defined his association with the national team, coming as it did with Nigeria in limbo internationally, unable to compete at the Africa Cup of Nations in 1996 and therefore an unattractive proposition to prospective coaches. Always on hand, ever willing to step into the breach, Amodu was, depending on who you ask, either the biggest patriot of all or the ultimate spare tire.

It was not always that way. Before stepping up to the national team, a suave Amodu made waves on home soil, winning the FA Cup five times with two clubs: BCC Lions and El Kanemi Warriors, as well as the Caf Cup Winners Cup (with the former club) in 1990. Therefore, when Clemens Westerhof stepped down from the role following the 1994 World Cup, he was a logical choice to replace the Dutchman at the helm of the national team.

Though replaced in 1997 by Frenchman Philippe Troussier, following a brief spell in South Africa with Orlando Pirates (whom he guided to the Cup final), he returned to the national team as an assistant to Jo Bonfrere in late 1999.

When the Dutchman was relieved with Nigeria in a perilous position in 2002 World Cup qualifying, Amodu stepped up to the role, instituting new discipline and masterminding three wins from three to see the Super Eagles through to the Mundial.

Perhaps carrying some wariness still from his first spell in charge, as well as the manner in which his predecessor Troussier had been dispensed with after qualifying for the World Cup in 1998, Amodu evinced paranoia when, in August 2001, he demanded clarity from the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) regarding his contract.

“People have asked me why I am bothered, but my experience in and out of the national team for seven years now has taught me to do things properly.

"The brief we were given was for us to qualify for the Nations Cup and the World Cup. There is now need for the authorities to come out clearly and let us know what's next. Until that is ironed out, anything can happen because this is Nigeria.”

His wariness would prove remarkably prescient.

Nigeria's preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations in Mali was typically troubled: a number of tune-up matches were scheduled and canceled, and Amodu was deeply dissatisfied with the physical conditioning of some of the players. Ahead of a preparatory friendly against Ivory Coast in Bouake, he had submitted an initial list to the FA, but being uncertain as to the fitness of certain individuals, he made it clear that list was only a placeholder.

“I had given a tentative list before, but I warned 'Please, don't register that list so that when I play that game (vs Ivory Coast), I could make alterations even if we would have to pay a fine (to Caf for late submission). In an attempt to dodge paying a fine, they registered the list anyway,” Amodu explained in a National Assembly debrief.

Nigeria would reach the semi-finals in Mali, losing to Senegal. The consensus though, despite a third-place finish, was that the team's performances had been disappointing and so Amodu's place came under threat.

His decision to side with the players in a row with the Sports Minister Ishaya Mark Aku over air ticket refunds ultimately sealed his fate. He was dismissed, the team disbanded and Fifa technical instructor Adegboye Onigbinde was drafted in just three months to the World Cup.

In spite of the disappointment, Amodu had no regrets. “I did not expect to be judged on the Nations Cup, but Nigeria is not an easy place to work in,” he said.

He also threw down the gauntlet to the incoming Onigbinde, expressing scepticism with the idea he would be able to revamp the squad in any significant way.

He was proven right: of the 23-man 2002 World Cup squad, only five were players who had never been involved before under Amodu, and only one of that number – Vincent Enyeama – was part of the Nigeria squad to the 2004 and/or 2006 Africa Nations Cups.

Even worse, there was no upgrade in terms of technical input or training methodology. “Truth is that Amodu and his team of coaches who took us to the Nations Cup were better than Onigbinde's group,” Joseph Yobo acknowledged afterwards.

In 2008, following Berti Vogts' expensive and short-lived spell in charge of the Super Eagles, Amodu was once more appointed to lead the team ahead of Samson Siasia and Stephen Keshi. While he had spent much of the intervening period with Port Harcourt club Sharks, guiding them to promotion from the second-tier as well as an FA Cup Final, a return to the national team in a dark moment, however, offered him a chance at some redemption.

Amid widespread pessimism, he again delivered a ticket to the World Cup, a come-from-behind 3-2 win over Kenya in Nairobi enough to edge out Tunisia at the last and book a place in South Africa.

Once more, performance at the Afcon would prove a sticking point. Despite another third-place finish, Amodu was relieved, again for the perceived dour nature of the play, and with only three months to go before the commencement of the 2010 World Cup.

For all that his teams were never able to sustain the spirit of attacking that Nigeria has come to be enamoured with, it is interesting that the decisions to sack him were never borne out by what came after. That has, looking back, lent him an almost saintly air, especially in light of the apparent injustice of those decisions.

There are also few who have a stronger body of work with the national team.

Keshi, Westerhof and Otto Gloria, certainly. Outside of these three, Amodu stands alone—few nursed the Super Eagles through as many scrapes as he did, and no one did it with as much patience and humility.

That is how he deserves to be remembered.

--goal

KF Tirana, coached by ex-Nigeria international goalkeeper Ndubuisi Egbo, are close to winning the Albanian Superliga title and qualifying for next season’s UEFA Champions League (qualifying phase).
With eight games to the end of the season, KF Tirana have accumulated 59 points, nine more than second-placed Kukesi, meaning they need sixteen more points to win the league, assuming their closest challengers do not drop points in their remaining fixtures.
KF Tirana higher-ups dismissed the former head coach following a poor run of results and appointed Egbo, the then goalkeeper coach, to take over the reins in December and the Nigerian has performed miracles, with the team winning an incredible fifteen matches from a possible sixteen in all competitions.
--sports247

LIVERPOOL
Report: Taiwo Awoniyi’s future at Liverpool in limbo amid work permit issues
By Mathew Nash
Published on June 10, 2020
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Talented Liverpool-owned striker Taiwo Awoniyi will be left having to wait to find out his fate for next season, as current club Mainz have put their transfer plans on ice for next season.

That is according to the club’s head coach Achim Beierlorzer in conversation with Kicker and a report from the Liverpool Echo.

The Mainz boss stated that the Nigerian is happy at Liverpool but that no talks regarding a long-term stay would take place until the season is finished.

“Taiwo said in January that he didn’t want to move again, he feels comfortable and understood with us.

“After that, he just kept working on himself.

“Before we have reached our goal of avoiding relegation, for which we still need to collect points, there are no discussions.”

The Echo has now reported that any potential loan or permanent deal next season has been ‘placed on the backburner’ as Awonityi’s future continues to look in limbo.

As the Echo reports, Awoniyi’s time at Liverpool has been greatly impacted by work permit issues.

Liverpool signed the talented Nigerian in the summer of 2015. As reported by The Guardian, Liverpool paid £400,000 for the player, the money going to Swedish side Kalmar, who had the right of first-option on the player if he was to leave the Imperial Academy in Nigeria, as reported by Pulse.

But work permit issues saw Awoniyi loaned out to FSV Frankfurt and NEC Nijmegen in his first two seasons as a Liverpool player, both of which ended in relegation.

He ended up becoming a serious goal-threat Royal Excelsior Mouscron in two spells, either side of a poor stint with KAA Gent last season.

That form saw him earn a move to Bundesliga side Mainz, where he has scored just once in 11 appearances. However, Jurgen Klopp is believed to be a fan of the player. As Awonoyi told Sporting Life, Klopp called him an ‘amazing talent’ and told him to settle at Mainz for a potential long loan spell before a work permit could be obtained.

Last summer, Liverpool reportedly (Echo) valued the player at £10 million after his good form with Mouscron but that has likely dropped amid the current global health crisis.

With Awoniyi still waiting for a senior Nigerian call-up, any work permit application will likely fall on deaf ears this summer.

With that in mind, Liverpool might look to sell the talented frontman this summer and use the money to help strengthen the first-team squad. Any sale would undoubtedly contain a buy-back clause, considering his talent.

However, right now, it would appear that Mainz are not in a position to start discussing a long-term plan for the 22-year-old. Awoniyi will have to wait and, for now, concentrate on helping Mainz avoid relegation from the Bundesliga.

--tbrFootball

John Obi Mikel talks potential Egypt move, admits wrong Salah judgment
by Michel Jreissati
June 9, 2020
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Former Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel says that he does not rule out playing in Egypt and that he was not expecting what Mohamed Salah has reached.

The 33-year-old is known for his spell at English side Chelsea, where he spent 11 years (2006-2017) and 91 caps for his national team. Mikel met the Egyptian King at the London club when he joined them in 2014.

However, Salah was not performing for the Blues and did not get a lot of playing time. He earned himself loan moves to Fiorentina and Roma before moving permanently to the Italian capital.

Following fruitful campaigns in Italy, he moved to Liverpool where he most notably collected two golden boots, a Champions League trophy, and a Club World Cup title.

When the Nigeria international was asked about a potential move to the Egyptian league, Mikel told ON Sports: “I never ruled anything out.”

On his aspirations, he added: “My goal is to continue playing football, and I hope I will have the opportunity, I do not reject any offers made to me, but rather study them well until I make the right decision.”

The midfielder went on to talk about former teammate Salah, saying: “When Salah came to Chelsea, he was a young boy, but he had a nice personality and everyone loved him, he was very disciplined.


“We were close friends, talking a lot and joking a lot, he was a good friend.”

“I believed in his development, but frankly I did not imagine that he would reach the quality that he has now,” he added.

The Nigerian left his club, Turkish side Trabzonspor in protest against the continuation of league football despite the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic.

--kingfut

He will ask you if you watched it in CNN .

May I add? I see myself as an Independent. Will I vote this time? certainly yes. Never did before. I don't care about Biden. But that Buffon's antics have to stop. we need some sanity.

safarigirl:
There are some opinions that should wholly be disregarded, and hat post is one of them.

We are seeing legislative changes, Minneapolis has chosen to disengage their police department, more people are voting, people who have never voted in their lives; Snoop Dogg, Offset, are going out to vote for the first time, and someone says the protests aren't fruitful.

You should just laugh and ignore such a person. He is living in lala land

Kome.. I saw many lies, but I decided to skip them. The problem with people that subscribe to conspiracy theory videos is that they present one truth to them and then they embrace every other lies tied to that truth. it's a waste of time arguing with conspiracy theorists and their followers lol
Even if you put the facts in front of their face they wouldn't see it. They are already blinded. dude don't even know what's going on.

komekn:
It's actually gaining more momentum.

There current proposed legislation address police racism and discrimination in Congress being debate as we speak.

You have multiple state legislators carrying out reassessment on thier police departments and making recommendations.

You have way too many city Mayors looking at thier police departments and already with immediate effect outlawing certain police practices. How many police have been sacked.

I watched the Cuomo governor of New York state lambast Trump as well as several of his own Republican members.

The celebrated monuments of racism from the former confederate states are being pulled down across the USA.

The "BLM" is causing huge ripples across Europe and a change government are on edge for fear of riots in Europe. It's causing CHANGE and it's going global and you say it's lost credibility.

There is a paradigm shift in the USA and all you cam come up with is "BLM" has lost credibility. Only a racist narrow minded bigoted ignorant red necked and possibly klu klux Klan member could have such a view.

I dont know what bubble you are living in, you need to burst it. Wake up and open your eyes.