₦airaland Forum

Napoleon55:
Football does not always work the way we anticipate it to be.
Burnley might play the role of a giant killer today

Thumb up man you sabi the game.

TheSuperNerd:
Kelechi Nwakali finally played his first game of the 2025/26 League one season yesterday.

Seems the sadist, Conor Hourihane finally caved in since he could not secure promotion and not even a playoff spot.

At least, good to know the lad is still football-alive.

Kai first game of the season and 22 minutes play,the coach wicked o

soccerlite:
Kwara has been unlucky with governors

Nobody rules in Kwara to improve the state, only to scuk the state of resources

...



Late Omotosho was the one with prospect, unfortunately he's gone and worst a Christian can't win in Kwara

If christian can't win the Goodluck Jonathan will happen in Kwara State ...lobatan

TheSuperNerd:
Happy Birthday to Former Super Eagles Legend and Afcon Champion, John Michael Nchekube Obinna AKA John Mikel Obi AKA Midfield Odogwu

Mikel Odogwu happy birthday

Ojagun:
Happy birthday

John Obi "Slowbilis"

Mr Side-ways & Back-passer

Man wey go dey feign injury to avoid playing for super eagles so that he go play for chelsea fc.

Some of us no go ever forget.No amount of PR will ever white-wash the real story.

Liar you be...he dey avoid Nigeria matches and had over 80 caps...una too dey lie

helinues:
Oyo state lately, religiously, they are not tolerant, politically they are not getting it right, traditionally, pending problem.

Igboho was threatening, Saheed Osupa also threatened just because of politics

Alaafin of Oyo is not currently recognized in reasonable part of Yoruba land , it's not out of disrespectful but because the King dont have an ancestral crown. The authority to speak is questionable.

Abeg, make una no go astray oo. The Yoruba's are counting on you people to get your act right

Saheed Osupa?are you serious at all..I thought you're a guru here

WorkTheTalk:
We have never had it this bad in Nigerian governance. Not even in the military era. That is what happens when a drug baron is allowed to snatch his way into the seat of government. What a shame to our country.

Oga keep quiet,stop talking about military era,the era north used to cage Nigeria and we all see them as born to rule,but we had Obasanjo,Goodluck Jonathan now Tinubu,if not for democracy do you think it would be possible.....yes the government is not getting it right but stop bringing the dark days of military rules in Nigeria

1.5 trillion missing?what a lie and funny the educated ones will now be discussing on this fat lie and even brainstorming on it like what am seeing here now,why are Nigerians don't really donig thorough review on some news always baffling me,any news sold to us we keeping on discussion on it, imagine 1.5 trillion,haba.

KobolanderSegun:
It's nice to hear the truth, the truth is so refreshing I doubt if the new guy can really do anything for apple visionai leaders don't sit around in a backward organization for long. For him to have been there when Tim Cook did nothing innovative is like when Buhari did nothing and Tinubu waited in the wings. Good leaders never wait under stagnation.

Una go just sit down for your corner dey talk nonsense

BascoVanVeli:
https://youtube.com/shorts/jl3xLWOekak?si=rMRAzSfZeW1VfY-L

Okay

BascoVanVeli:
Well we have always had the upper hand because Osimhen was a Barcelona fan growing up.

Na Chelsea

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— GNB (@GHNaijaBallers) April 20, 2026

Tolu and Orban dey craze

Oluhgbengaa:
5th in world 🌎 🌍 around 1996

5th best after US 94

lbrichman2:
Arthur Okonkwo was benched yesterday as Wrexham beat Stoke 2:0
Let's hope he hasn't lost his starting place

Arthur Okonkwo is too error prune.Wrexham playoff position is shaky so the team need all their players with winning mentality,as you said hope he hasn't lost his starting place

lbrichman2:
There's always a storyline they want to advance baba
But the in-ring action is real o
The punches, the kicks, the big moves
All are real

Baba if that wrestling stage is dismantle then you will understand that it's not real

lbrichman2:
Obafemi slayed the beast, Brock Lesnar!!!
Massive 🔥🔥🔥🔥

So you dey watch wrestling.I have a brother known as Ladi the Africa Tiger who wrestled in WWE in United States then..he brought Micho Hayes and OX Baker to Nigeria through his promoter and had his fights in Lagos and Ilorin,through him I discovered that wrestling is fake.

TheSuperNerd:
54 World Cup Hattricks in History... No Nigerian, No African.

Gerd Muller ×2
Gabriel Batistuta ×2
Sandor Kocsis ×2
CR7 ×1
Mbappe ×1
Pele ×1
Eusebio ×1
Harry Kane ×1

Will Africa see her firsr Hattrick scorer at a World Cup in USCAMEX 2026?

Ahmed Musa missed it twice, against Argentina and Iceland.

9JAMac10:
former Nigeria Football Association chairman Ibrahim Galadima, died in Kano, Nigeria on Saturday. Remember this man said going to the World Cup was not Nigeria birthright back in 2006 😂

Abi na our birthright,eight years now no World Cup, Galadima was right.

Goke7:
So sad mhen. I think champions league match with Barca did a number on Athletico! Hope they make something out of the champions league!

I don't see that happening in champions league,the odd is against ATM and Simeone need to up his tactics

AndSunGorilla:
Ikpeba and Ekoku were also on the bench.

Yes both on the bench but Westerhoff introduced two midfielders to replace Amokachie and Amunike

Goke7:
The team had cracks both in 94 and 98, players, officials and journalists all around both teams alluded to this in several interviews and conversations. Rifts among players, with officials and all sorts!

Sir you're overstretching this and blowing it out of proportion....and to you the same cracks is happening to present eagles?

Goke7:
That Denmark team was also not solid as the Italian team in 94. You saying that Italian team was lucky was an overreach and a denial of our shortcomings! Both 94 and 98 teams all fell short when it mattered most. And it’s because we have refused to learned the lessons from that era we can’t even surpass that feat since then and if we are not careful teams like Senegal and Ivory Coast will start getting to the semis of the World Cup while we struggle to qualify and keep deceiving ourselves we were the best in 94. The root of the problem was both teams had cracks and it still continues to be a problem today but let’s keep moving on as if nothing happened!

What cracks are you talking about,are you referring to the team or NFF maladministration

Goke7:
The same players went to France 98 true or not? My point I was making earlier that you replied to was that that team quality was better than the second round exit and they fell short of their potential and you said no whether I watched the 94 team, of course they also went to France 98 with excellent additional and world class players like Kanu, taribo, Oruma and babayaro. All the okochas, amokachi, amunike, oliseh, Finidi, Mutiu, ikpeba including Yekini and Rufai were all in that team Abi no be so? Still the same team rated 5th back then!

Do not compared the two teams,total different build up to World Cup,US 94 team had solid preparation and went to US 94 as Africa champion while France 98 missed 96 and 98 Afcon,losing woefully in friendlies,many were surprised by our performance against Spain,do not forget that Rufai, Yekini,Iroha, Eguavoen,Uche Okafor have passed their primes,Daniel Amokachie made the team half fit and mind you Amunike didn't made France 98 team due to knee injury....so total different teams.

That Denmark team (France 98) cannot beat Eagles of US 94.

opes:
A former chairman of the Nigerian Football Association, Dr. Ibrahim Galadima, is dead. He was 78 years

RIP Galadima

Goke7:
And in France 98 Denmark also won by luck! Issorite!

I thought our discourse was about US 94....if you want us to talk about Nigeria team France 98 then let's talk...

Napoleon55:
Them taken out Amuneke and Amokachi was the reason they were able to overcame us that day.
And we would have strolled to the final,but I don't think we would have defeated the Brazilians to win the WC,we simply didn't have the experience at that time, I would still give them just 30% chance.

Westerhoff goofed on his substitutions,Siasia should have replaced Amokachie but he brought in Adepoju and Oliha and left underperforming Yekini alone upfront.

Goke7:
That team would have done much better if they played for each other more than they did and they know it despite the achievements! Our quality and playing style was better than a second round exit from the World Cup. Truth is we haven’t learned anything from that experience and reason we can’t surpass that feat. Those issues still abound today but we can continue to live in denial it’s our choice!

Do you really watched US 94 team?if you did then you will know that the team was solid,played for each other...Italy won by luck nothing more.

The team was rated 5th best team in the World to tell us what a team.

Pls what are you're trying to say regarding the present eagles team cuz you are comparing what I failed to understand

Goke7:
That he talked good about his colleagues shows the kind of person Yekini was, were you expecting him to say otherwise? He was only keeping the brothers code!

Let’s always be careful not live in denial. If there is anyone who will know about any sabotage it must be the late keshi! Like I said earlier for peace to reign people prefer to keep quiet. Even in the current eagles there have been issues but if tomorrow someone come out to elaborate on it we will say it’s all lies again?

Goke in football or let me say in a team there are issues but with Yekini overall record his teammates did well,common all time highest goal scorer for years...

TheSuperNerd:
I know of Yekini stats story in the NT and I know his most productive period was between 1990 and 1994.

Now Elder Kog, do you know that right after the Bulgaria game at US 94, Yekini did not score any other goal aside a goal he bagged in 1998 vs Jamaica? How is it then that immediately after that Bulgaria game, his goals dried up so much that he only bagged 1 in his next 11 NT caps?

The 1990s (1990-2000) Golden generation were our brightest collection of Football stars but I believe there is some element of truth in the Yekini Sabotage.

Sincerely Yekini form dipped a bit and it showed against Italy.

Argentina we had a goal scored by Siasia,it was a goal that can only be scored by intelligent player like Kanu...against Greece,check those goals by Finidi and Amokachie,against Italy we had that goal by Amunike inside box,he used his initiative to do it....

Yekini was well marked and it gave rooms for others to do it, scoring against Argentina and Italy wasn't guaranteed, against Bulgaria he had it with Finidi assist...though I thought he would do it against Greece but Finidi and Amo did it.

Pls find time and watch Nigeria vs Italy,Emenalo gave Yekini a pass,abegi if na today omo na for fans to dey para o,all Yekini needed na just body touch into the net and it's a goal,he missed it,Yekini of Afcon 94 no way na goal...I think it was more of form than sabotage.

lbrichman2:

I also think Ejuke will do very well as our goal keeper

Ibrich baba😁

Meliforme:
I believe that under strict instructions Chidera Ejuke will do very well in Iwobi's role.

Ejuke in Iwobi role,I will rather play Kelechi Nwakali

Goke7:
The late keshi gave an interview many years back that validated all those claims! Elder take it easy no be everything people Dey talk outside for peace to reign!

Yekini na my bro,so I followed him passionately from 1983 till he left the stage.I was with him when he came to Ilorin to play against Kwara United after he left Europe for NPFL so we do talks about his time with eagles...Yekini knew Siasia na my person and I told him that pass wey yebowei no give you make Westerhoff benched him....he replied oh Yebowei gave me the highest assists but it happened in football...He talked good about his colleagues.

Pls go into archive and watch eagles US 94 matches to get a very cleared pictures of what happened but from 1983 to 1994 Yekini goals came from unselfish players like Siasia,Finidi,Amokachie, Oliseh,Amunike,Elaho and others