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 Christianity Etc › Re: Is It Rational To Believe In Afterlife [A Discussion] by joseph1013: 9:32am On Aug 12, 2016 |
[b]Let's start by rephrasing the question: Is it rational to believe this world is all there is? A good answer to that would also answer the intital question. And the answer is that we do not have enough information to know if this is all there is to life. I agree that an afterlive is a very important thing to a lot of people, but sometimes simple analogies help us to put things into perspective. Most of us would think it wrong for a child who has not left the boundaries of this country to say that his father has the biggest house. If asked if his father's house is the biggest in the world, we expect that the right answer would be that he does not know. So why do a lot of people believe in the afterlife? FEAR I would argue that fear is the primary reason. The emotion of fear. The fear of our own death. Or perhaps the fear of never being able to see a loved one again. Or the fear that our lives have no meaning or purpose. People long for answers and they would be depressed to hear that this is all there is to it. For many, a belief in an afterlife can alleviate these fears. Specifically, a happy afterlife in which many of reality's loose-ends finally come around full circle, purposefully wrapping up the story of one's life. This vision of the future can bring a strong sense of meaning to a mortal's present way of living. Our existential fears often drive us to stand up and live, in one way or another. But is it rational? We have to go to the dictionary to define that term "rational ˈraʃ(ə)n(ə)l/Submit adjective 1. based on or in accordance with reason or logic." No...there is no reason and logic to believe in the afterlife at this moment since there is no sufficient evidence either way.[/b] 4 Likes 1 Share |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 8:12am On Aug 12, 2016 |
[b][size=14pt]RIO 2016: ETEBO STILL A MAJOR INJURY DOUBT FOR NIGERIA [/size] https://africanfootball.com/bp_images/2016/08/etebo580.jpg Nigeria are sweating on the fitness of four-goal hero against Japan Oghenekaro Etebo after he suffered hamstring injury in the team’s final group game against Colombia. “Etebo suffered a hamstring injury and he is now a major doubt for the quarterfinal against Denmark on Saturday,” a team official informed AfricanFootball.com Etebo was forced out of the game late in the Colombia game and Nigeria were forced to finish the game with 10 men as coach Samson Siasia had used up all his substitutions. Nigeria’s injury problems were further worsened after Al Ahly new signing Junior Ajayi was reportedly injured in training before the Colombia match. Kick-off time for Saturday’s showdown against Denmark is by 8pm Nigerian time. http://africanfootball.com/news/637108/Rio-2016-Etebo-still-a-major-injury-doubt-for-Nigeria[/b] |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 8:10am On Aug 12, 2016 |
[b][size=14pt]EXCLUSIVE: NIGERIA THREATEN TO BOYCOTT OLYMPICS Q/FINAL, SHUN TRAINING OVER PAY[/size] https://africanfootball.com/bp_images/2016/08/dreamteam580.jpg Nigeria have threatened to boycott a Rio Olympics quarterfinal and have already skipped training in Salvador because they insist on receiving the balance of their allowances in Brazil. Nigeria won Group B despite going down 2-0 to Colombia on Thursday and will face Group A runners-up Denmark in Salvador by 8pm Nigerian time on Saturday to determine the team for the semifinals. The team are now ready to make history for the wrong reasons by staying away from the match against Denmark unless their remaining monies are paid. AfricanFootball.com learnt from competent sources that the players spent close to a month in the Atlanta Georgia, United States of America, training camp site before their departure for the ongoing Rio Olympic Games in Brazil. The players, according to the source, disclosed, “The players said that their level of patriotism has already dwindled because of the way they have been treated by the government officials prior to the Olympic Games. “Now they said they won’t step out to train until the remaining balance of their training and camp allowances are paid. “Not only that, they have threatened not to play the quarter-final against Denmark on Saturday until all the monies owed them are paid. “As we speak now, the only money that the players have received was the $150 dollars per day for 11 days, while there are more than that 11 days still to be paid and no extra money was received for the matches played so far”, the source also disclosed. The coach Samson Siasia-led team have already been overtaken by drama and controversies in the last few weeks, from the players stopping their coach from quitting his post to the team being stranded for several days at their training base in Atlanta, Georgia. http://africanfootball.com/news/637052/EXCLUSIVE-Nigeria-threaten-to-boycott-Olympics-q-final-shun-training-over-pay[/b] |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 8:09am On Aug 12, 2016 |
[b][size=14pt]MIKEL PAYS $4,000 TO FREE NIGERIA OLYMPIC TEAM OVER UNPAID HOTEL BILLS IN BRAZIL[/size] https://africanfootball.com/bp_images/2016/08/nigeria_olympic_team.jpg In yet another fresh scandal, Chelsea star Mikel Obi has had to shell out $4,000 to ensure the Nigeria Olympic team caught their flight to Salvador after the hotel in Sao Paulo held the entire team to ransom over the bills incurred by additional officials. Organisers have insisted on a team of 25 players, made up of 18 players and seven officials, and even sports minister Solomon Dalung has ordered this rule be strictly adhered to. An impeccable source close to the team revealed that it took the intervention of the Chelsea star, who is also the team captain, who paid over $4, 0000 before the players and officials of the team were allowed to leave the hotel. According to the source this time around it was the responsibility of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to settle the hotel bills of the extra five officials. “We just arrived Salvador now (5.20pm Nigerian time) from Sao Paolo. We nearly missed our flight because of unpaid bills in the hotel. The hotel held us to ransom,” a team official told AfricanFootball.com “The problem is that all the additional officials here in Brazil are the responsibility of the Nigeria Football Federation, who said they will pay for them, but they did not pay for them again. “The affected officials included the team’s media officer, the team coordinator, the kits manager in charge of players and officials’ kits and the accompanying assistant director technical. “A call was put across to the honourable minister of youths and sports, he said we should put the bill in the (credit) card but the card didn’t work. They tried and tried but the minister said that only 18 players and seven officials should be captured as regards payment according to the rules of the Olympic Games. “So, the hotel bills of these other officials, about five of them cost the sum of over $4,000. They held us hostage for more than one hour and we nearly missed our flight. It was Mikel (Obi) who rescued us by paying the money. “I can tell you honestly speaking that this incident is not the fault of the minister because the minister listed the people to be accommodated which were 18 players and seven officials”, the source further told AfricanFootball.com exclusively. http://africanfootball.com/news/637050/Mikel-pays-4000-to-free-Nigeria-Olympic-team-over-unpaid-hotel-bills-in-Brazil[/b] |
| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 7:05am On Aug 12, 2016 |
stephenmorris:LOL. He looks to me to be a mercurial person. He's very interesting. I die for the great links he shares. 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 5:57am On Aug 12, 2016 |
leetech:I just replied your PM |
| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 9:03pm On Aug 11, 2016 |
THE IDEA BEHIND THE CREATION OF THE WOMAN The Jewish writers of the creation story were trying to make a point when they wrote the story of how the woman was created. They had the option of making the God character in their book to create Eve from the dust just like he did for Adam - if God could do it for Adam, He's quite capable of doing it for Eve - but in a patriarchal society, that would be sending the wrong message. It would mean the woman is an independent being and equal to the man since both came from same source. So they made God, in their Holy Book, to create woman from the man's rib. This is a very powerful message. It is their own way of telling the woman that she is perpetually under the man, she has no will of her own and being a mere "missing rib", her ultimate goal in life is to get united with her main source (marriage). This, I think, is the idea behind the Jewish story of the creation of the woman. 4 Likes 4 Shares |
| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 9:02pm On Aug 11, 2016 |
stephenmorris:Difficult to summarize bro! Save the link somewhere for when you will get free wifi. 1 Like |
| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 4:06pm On Aug 11, 2016*. Modified: 6:57pm On Aug 11, 2016 |
THE WORD 'ATHEIST' IS SO MISUNDERSTOOD I follow spacyzuma's diary. In his latest comment posted a few minutes again, he inferred that an agnostic is somehow between a theist and an atheist. I have found myself having to discuss this issue so many times. No...agnoticism is not between theism and atheism. Theism is not at one end and atheism at the other extreme corner. No...agnostism is not the midpoint. They are two separate terms. One deals with belief, the other deals with knowledge. Perhaps, I may have used it and make it sound like an agnostic is the reasonable fellow and the atheist is the stubborn one, pardon me, that's not true. Watch the video below...it explains it in a way I don't have time to today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwASABbCRVY&app=desktop 3 Likes 2 Shares |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 7:55am On Aug 11, 2016 |
[b][size=14pt]RIO 2016: NIGERIA AVOID BRAZIL, BUT FACE 'NEMESIS' DENMARK [/size] https://africanfootball.com/bp_images/2016/08/mikelrioaction580.jpg Nigeria have avoided hosts Brazil, but will come up against Denmark, who spanked them 6-2 in a recent friendly, for a place in the last four of Rio 2016 Olympics at the weekend. READ: Nigeria slump but still advance to quarterfinal Home team Brazil finally turned on the style to trounce Denmark 4-0 in a final group game to finish top of Group A with five points. They will now face fellow South Americans Colombia, who stunned Nigeria 2-0 in a final Group B match in Sao Paulo. Nigeria won the group on six points to now take on Denmark Saturday night in Salvador. Confidence will now be in short supply in coach Samson Siasia’s team after the way and manner they lost to Colombia and this will most certainly not be helped by the fact that in June they fell badly to the Danes 6-2 at the Suwon international Tournament in South Korea. The argument though will be that the team to Korea were largely experimental and only a handful of them made it to Brazil. Also, the stakes are a lot higher at Rio Olympics because victory at the weekend will catapult them into the medal zone of the summer games, where they will battle the winners of the quarterfinal between Portugal and Germany. It would also be recalled that another rampant Danish side had dismissed the Super Eagles 4-1 on a most forgettable day at the 1998 World Cup in France. In other quarterfinals, Portugal battle Germany in Brasilia and Korea Republic take on surprise team Honduras in Belo Horizonte. http://africanfootball.com/news/636916/Rio-2016-Nigeria-avoid-Brazil-but-face-Nemesis-Denmark[/b] 1 Like |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 12:21am On Aug 11, 2016 |
Nigeria concedes a penalty. Our goalkeeper lucky not to get a red card. |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 12:17am On Aug 11, 2016 |
I'm trying hard to see what exactly Aminu has contributed to this game. 1 Like |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 11:53pm On Aug 10, 2016 |
This was a chance for Popoola to stake claim for a shirt. Nothing so far from him. Where were the driving runs he did against Brazil in the Friendly? 1 Like |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 11:46pm On Aug 10, 2016 |
ndifreke is looking like a disaster. Ekong just got a yellow card on his behalf. |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 11:45pm On Aug 10, 2016 |
Madu's crosses have been poor. Not gotten any across all day. |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 11:43pm On Aug 10, 2016 |
If not for the way Ekong has covered ndifreke's wing, we would have been in more trouble. Eager to go forward, struggles to get back. |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 11:39pm On Aug 10, 2016 |
We need to move faster on the ball and make those counter attacks count. Popoola is slacking. |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 11:30pm On Aug 10, 2016 |
Etebo misses a very fine chance...played nicely by Sadiq Umar 1 Like |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 11:29pm On Aug 10, 2016 |
Etebo is getting a club after this tournament. Dude is a baller 1 Like |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 11:28pm On Aug 10, 2016 |
Columbia's defensive structure is quite impressive. |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 11:09pm On Aug 10, 2016 |
Columbia leading 1 nil |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 11:07pm On Aug 10, 2016 |
Just got this: http://www.usagoals.net/football/1634412/1/colombia-u23-vs-nigeria-u23-live-stream-online.html Watching it now 1 Like |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 11:05pm On Aug 10, 2016 |
DSTV is not showing it. And I can't even find a link to stream online. I will keep checking |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 10:16pm On Aug 10, 2016 |
lakesidepapa:Sadiq Umar is the last guy |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 9:53pm On Aug 10, 2016 |
Watching Valencia (Esp) vs NPFL All-Star (Nig) now. So good to see Obinna Nwobodo balling. As at 66', it's 1-1. 1 Like |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 9:23pm On Aug 10, 2016 |
[size=14pt]SIASIA MAKES 5 CHANGES FOR COLOMBIA, BUT MIKEL, ETEBO IN[/size] https://africanfootball.com/bp_images/2016/08/troost580.jpg Samson Siasia has made five changes to his starting XI against Colombia with goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi, Kingsley Madu and Umar Aminu starting for the first time at Rio Olympics. The other two changes are Sadiq Popoola and Effiong Ndifreke. Skipper Mikel Obi, Azubuike Okechukwu as well as the central defence pair of William Troost-Ekong and Sincere Seth remain for this final group game. Kick-off time is 11pm Nigerian time. Starting XI Daniel Akpeyi – Effiong Ndifreke, Kingsley Madu, Sincere Seth, William Troost-Ekong – Azubuike Okechukwu, Sodiq Popoola, Mikel Obi – Ogehenekaro Etebo, Umar Aminu http://africanfootball.com/news/636859/Siasia-makes-5-changes-for-Colombia-but-Mikel-Etebo-in |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 3:31pm On Aug 10, 2016 |
[b][size=14pt]Chelsea's Mikel John Obi: Antonio Conte told me to bring home Rio gold[/size] https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/story_large/public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/02/10/mikel-john-obi.jpg Mikel John Obi believes he owes his career to the Nigeria team that won Olympic gold in 1996. Now he wants to inspire the next generation. The Chelsea midfielder was just nine when a team featuring Nwankwo Kanu and Jay-Jay Okocha shocked the world by beating Brazil and Argentina on their way to becoming the first African nation to be crowned champions. What he had once seen as just a hobby took on a whole new meaning and Obi set out to emulate his heroes. Twenty years later and he has that chance as he prepares to represent Nigeria in the Games for the first time this month. As he arrived in Rio at the weekend, Obi reflected on how his life was changed by the heroes of 1996. Chelsea's John Obi Mikel to miss start of Premier League season after being included in Nigeria squad for 2016 Rio Olympics “Watching Nigeria beat Brazil in the semi-final and then Argentina in the final really inspired me,” Obi told Standard Sport. “I was just kicking a football around for fun back then in the streets. But after seeing Nigeria win the gold medal, I changed. “I realised that football is amazing and you can do something incredible. All my friends and everyone around me could talk about was the final. We kept playing football. We kept getting into trouble with our parents for not coming back early, for playing football rather than doing our homework. “The 1996 team inspired me and my friends and I’d like to do the same thing for the current generation at home.” If Obi leading the team out as skipper for their first game against Japan on Thursday night is not special enough, he will then have an even greater responsibility 24 hours later. For the player who moved to Stamford Bridge in 2006 is also captain of the entire Nigeria Olympic team, so will carry the flag during the opening ceremony. As far as Obi’s achievements go, only winning the Champions League with Chelsea in 2012 comes close. “To be my first Olympics and getting this huge honour made the tournament 10 times as exciting for me,” he said. “I was like a kid that had just been given their first piece of candy when they told me. It’s up there with the Champions League, which was the pinnacle of my career, for different reasons. “To carry the flag of your country at an Olympics is absolutely amazing. You’re leading a whole nation going into the biggest sporting event there is. To represent the flag of Nigeria, not just the football team, is incredible.” A number of competitors will miss the Games because of fears over Zika but Obi insisted there was never any doubt in his mind about travelling to Rio because of the virus. “It never crossed my mind not to go,” he said. “The Zika virus has affected a lot of people in Brazil and South America but it’s not something that would stop me from trying to achieve what I have always wanted to achieve. “I think the whole Zika virus story has been mostly blown out of all proportion. Yes, it is there, but there is a bigger picture here and I am willing to be part of that. We have a young team that are definitely good enough to do what the 1996 team did, even though a few Premier League players, like Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho, weren’t released.” The only thing that did make Obi think twice about boarding the plane was leaving his club at a time when coach Antonio Conte is making plans for his first season in charge after leaving his job as manager of Italy following their Euro 2016 exit. Should Nigeria progress to reach the final on August 20, Obi will miss the first two matches of Chelsea’s season. With £32million signing N’Golo Kante adding to competition for places in midfield, Obi will be at a disadvantage when he rejoins the Blues later this month. “It is difficult to leave Chelsea at this time,” he said. “But I explained to the club why I wanted to go and I thank them for their understanding and allowing me to be a part of this. Antonio Conte tells Chelsea to let the football do the talking as they plan Premier League title fight “The coach also gave me his blessing. He told me to make sure I do well and bring back the gold medal! “Obviously, it is hard to be away because I want to impress the new coach. I had one week of pre-season training and you need more than that if you want to prove yourself to a new manager who wants to change everything around. “It is a risk that I have taken but I am willing to stand by that. I hope after the Olympics I can go back and prove myself.” However, this would not be the first time over the past decade that his first-team place has been put in doubt only to feature regularly throughout the following campaign. “I have always been there with every manager at Chelsea,” said Obi, who has won 10 honours at Chelsea and is the second longest serving player behind captain John Terry. “I have always managed to find my way through, to get past all the doubters and critics. “I have always had to work very hard to earn my place. It’s never been handed to me on a plate. “I know what the coach wants, I know what’s at stake. As soon as the Olympics is done, I will go back knowing I can do something [for Chelsea].” Returning to west London with a gold medal around his neck should certainly help him do just that. http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/sport-olympics/chelseas-mikel-john-obi-antonio-conte-told-me-to-bring-home-gold-from-rio-a3309851.html[/b] |
| Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 3:26pm On Aug 10, 2016 |
[b]THIS YOU SHOULD READ "Let us hope we rescue Muslims from their faith of hate and bring them back to the fold of humanity." ~ Ali Sina When we talk about Islam, liberals, like was shown in the video of darkmatter2525, rightly recoil from the idea of making sweeping generalisations about more than a billion people. But we do not need to do that. Let's us not generalise about Muslims, let us be specific about Islam. Here are seven questions that we need answers to: 1. Does Islam aim to dominate the entire world? 2. Does Islam permit killing non-believers in the pursuit of this goal? 3. Does Islam promise rewards in Paradise for Muslims who die in this cause? 4. Does Islam chide Muslims who chose not to participate in this struggle? 5. Does Islam offer three choices to non-believers when it gains control: (a) to become Muslim; (b) to be subservient and pay taxes to Muslims; (c) to be killed? 6. Does Islam permit Muslims to leave their religion of their own free will? 7. Do Muslims believe the Qur'an contains the actual words of God that can never be changed? The answers to these seven questions should reveal whether Islam is a potential disaster for the world, or an entirely innocuous religion. It should help us to understand if the Islamic Jihadists and terrorists are good Muslims or bad Muslims.[/b] 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 3:20pm On Aug 10, 2016 |
[b][size=14pt]Chelsea's Mikel John Obi: How Rio 2016 Olympics plane trouble grounded my hopes of leading Nigeria at opening ceremony[/size] https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/story_large/public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/10/10/nigeria1008.jpg My Olympics adventure took a while to take off but the Nigeria football team have certainly been flying since we arrived in Brazil. Not everything went according to plan at the start, mainly because there seemed to be a problem getting a plane big enough to take us from our training base in Atlanta to Manaus for our first match. I will never forget going to the airport and seeing this tiny aircraft that had been booked for us. It was so small and only had room for about 25 people. I don’t know how they expected us to get on that plane, we all have families. We were also told that it would need to make two stops on the way to refuel, fly overnight and take eight hours. I had to step up for the team and told them we have to get a better plane or we will wait in Atlanta. Thankfully a better plane came out of nowhere and we ended up on a direct flight, that took us just five hours. But it meant we only arrived on the day of the game and I think it contributed to the crazy opening match against Japan. We won 5-4 and the goals just seemed to be flying in all over the place. Significantly, with more time to prepare, Nigeria won the next match with Sweden 1-0 and everyone was far more compact. Unfortunately, I didn’t end up carrying the Nigeria flag at the opening ceremony as expected. Our first two games were in Manaus and we arrived so late, we didn’t have the time to arrange for me to fly to Rio straight after the Japan match and then come back again to face Sweden. We decided it was going to be too much for me as it takes four hours each way. It was obviously disappointing. I watched some of the ceremony but then I got a bit too emotional and had to switch off because I knew I was supposed to be there. But that’s life and I still have a lot to be excited about. We are already in the quarter-finals, regardless of the result against Colombia in our final group game tonight. Everyone is determined to carry on the momentum and keep winning, so we won’t be taking it easy this evening. There is also a possibility that we might get the hosts Brazil in the next round but I say “bring it on”. If we don’t face them now, we could play them later so there is no point being worried about them or anyone else in the tournament. After all the drama of getting here, the dream of winning the gold medal is the only thing on my mind. http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/sport-olympics/chelseas-mikel-john-obi-how-rio-2016-olympics-plane-trouble-grounded-my-hopes-of-leading-nigeria-at-a3316351.html[/b] 2 Likes |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 4:26pm On Aug 09, 2016 |
[b][size=14pt]SIASIA LINES UP BENCH WARMERS AGAINST COLOMBIA[/size] https://africanfootball.com/bp_images/2016/08/Samm_6_Dec_1.jpg Nigeria coach Samson Siasia has said he will rest several of his first-team stars for Wednesday night’s final group game against Colombia as his team have already won the group and are through to the last eight. READ: PREVIEW Colombia vs Nigeria Nigeria battle Colombia inside the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo by 11pm Nigerian time. "I had to take this decision (to rest starters) because we have qualified for the quarterfinals as group leaders, and secondly I need to rest some of the starters because in the next phase there is a possibility of going into extra time,” he said. "For now the boys have done well and I need to make the other players justify why I selected them for this tournament. “This is not a tea party so everyone must stand up to be counted, and the only way they can be counted is if they played well against Colombia. “Resting some starters does not mean we are underrating the opposition." The likes of Al Ahly new signing Junior Ajayi, goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi and late comer Umar Aminu are therefore expected to start on Wednesday. Siasia also disclosed that the technical crew is working hard on the defence line, as the knockout stages will see stingy defence –lines complemented by vicious attacking lines. Meanwhile, the Nigeria U23s will for the first time in the tournament, wear all-white jerseys in the game against Colombia. http://africanfootball.com/news/636728/Siasia-lines-up-bench-warmers-against-Colombia[/b] 1 Like |
| Sports › Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013(op): 1:22pm On Aug 09, 2016 |
[b][size=14pt]I HAVE CONQUERED MY FEARS SAYS NIGERIA NEW STAR SADIQ UMAR[/size] https://africanfootball.com/bp_images/2016/08/sadiq580.jpg Going into Wednesday night's final group game against Colombia, AS Roma striker Sadiq Umar has said he hopes to score more goals at the Rio Olympics after he fired his second goal of the tournament against Sweden. “I have played with some fear in my first two games because I am playing for the national team for the first time, but all that has now gone and I believe I can score more goals at this tournament,” the 19-year-old Sadiq has vowed. The Abuja Football College protégé’s two goals have been crucial to Nigeria cruising to the last eight with a game to spare. He opened scoring with a simple tap-in to inspire Dream Team VI to a thrilling 5-4 win over Asian champions Japan. He looked to the skies as it was a goal to honour the memory of his father, who died while he was in training camp in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, prior to the Olympics. The Kaduna-born will then be the match winner against European champions Sweden. And on both occasions he benched new Al Ahly 2.5 million Euros signing Junior Ajayi and Super Eagles forward Umar Aminu. Serie A side Roma have already given ‘Jololo’ a four-year contract after a successful season-long loan stint from Serie B Spezia. On Wednesday night, the gangling striker will again hope to get a few more goals past Colombia shot stopper Cristian Bonilla, who himself was once a striker as a child. The 23-year-old Bonilla made his international debut at the 2009 U17 World Cup hosted by Nigeria, before he featured at two FIFA U20 World Cups in 2011 and 2013. He has already been compared with Colombia’s No.1 Oscar Cordoba. So, whose star will be shinning the brighter between Nigeria’s new discovery and the highly-rated goalkeeper from Colombia? This question will begin to be answered from 11pm Nigerian time Wednesday inside the gigantic Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, which is an hour ahead of Manaus, where both teams have played their first two group games. http://africanfootball.com/news/636705/I-have-conquered-my-fears-says-Nigeria-new-star-Sadiq-Umar[/b] 1 Like |
,joseph1013 no vex say i dey use ur thread dey talk o,i tried quoting the guy i couldn't
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