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TheSuperNerd:
21y/o Naija CM prospect, Joseph Otunenche Otu... (#28 Otu) named in Malaga's 22-man senior squad ahead of the La Liga Opener vs Lookman's Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.

He's been with Atletico Malagueno. Malaga's reserve side competing in the Spanish 4th tier and played 21 games for them in the 2025/26 season.

He featured vs Fulham in a preseason friendly recently.

Good looking 21 year old boy,nice prospect

TheSuperNerd:
Taiwo Awoniyi one time ago at Forest heading to a training session but entered the Spirit realm first...

I find this so wholesome.

Like Uncle Kog45 says on his boy, Awo... he is indeed a model football professional. One of the many reasons Safarigirl (aka Mrs Awo back then) loved him. Lol

Proper Ilorin boy 😅😅

Taiwo Awoniyi vibing to RCCG praise song - “Eba mi gboruko re"

The former Nottingham Forest striker will link up with fellow Nigerian Frank Onyeka at Coventry. pic.twitter.com/PTR94aQNMT

— Ojora Babatunde (@ojbsports) August 17, 2026

Thanks Doctor,if you really know where Awoniyi comes from you will understand better.... Awoniyi for the past two seasons has been taking his real grassroots friends to UK to watch EPL games,setting most of them up business wise,... recently he bought Camry cars for some journalists which included veteran complete football journalist Bayour Issa to ease his movement.He is a philanthropist who gives out through his foundation.

Papi85:
🗣️ 𝗠𝗔𝗝𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Arsenal have submitted a €90m bid to Galatasaray for Victor Osimhen says David Ornstein.

🗣️ David Ornstein: "Arsenal have internally submitted a €90m bid for Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, the player is keen on joining the premier league champions"

"Galatasaray are still considering bid and talks are progressing well"

Checking David Orstein latest news on Arsenal transfer was on Bayern Leverkusen Defender Jarell Quansha potential moves to Arsenal,nothing like Victor Osimhen

lailo:
There was a time this man carried cocaine

You are a wicked soul,instead of wishing him well, you're here talking about what you don't know,never carried cocaine but battling chronic ulcer for five years.

It was Baba Suwe caught in cocaine brouhaha and NDLEA scan failed to detect anything on him.

It's well Ogogo,hmm,Alex Ekubo battled lost his life but resting now with peace🕊️

TheSuperNerd:
Even the Owner of Forest, Evangelos Marinakis, calls him family. Awo the Forest Legend.

I said it pages back that young Nigeria players should learn from Awoniyi, it's not all about talent but discipline,I have never seen Nigeria player given honour like this,leaving a club, meaning he is welcome back anytime and am seeing him coming back to forest as one of their staffs.

Good two decisive seasons Awoniyi saved forest from getting relegated,one to be remember was coming from injury and forest was in relegation zone for five months,he returned and his goals turned it around.

opes:
John Fashanu is another option. He was in the system before..

Big Fash the Cash is recuperating now,with his daughter Amal enjoying vacation......Yes I remember he served NFF as board member but Nigeria sport cabal damn too strong for men with ideas to survive,fact it was John Fashanu with Segun Odegbami that brokered Wembley showdown England vs Nigeria,that match exposed NFF financial irregularities cuz it was done with no financial implications.

Mike Emenalo should be the man.

EElopa:
I have not heard of him but if his CV is as impressive and he is not former or current Nigerian politician then I am all good. The only thing I care about is somebody that will bring joy back to the fan of Nigerian football. I was absolutely gutted of not being able to see the super eagles live at the world cup here in the United States. It would have been once in a lifetime experience.

Kojo Williams was former NFF president who was impeached cuz he wanted to turn things around but the cabal made sure he was impeached just months in office,funny his Dad was respected sport administrator throughout the world named Chief S.B Williams.

I made reference to him cuz presidency need total overhauling of NFF,no need for sentimental approach,snake must be killed with no mercy if one don't,it bite back....real structure...Kojo Williams failed cuz he was the only one that wanted total change,so it's not about NFF president but all the members.

Sugarboyy:
Amokachi, Okocha and Kanu are not different from those at the helm now and for Odegbemi, he is too old.
Emenalo, Olofijana and their likes are what we need, paired with some core business men to help handle the business side of the game

Yes I said Odegbami is old but I would love him to be advisory to the scheme of things,the man is loaded administratively,really surprised that Odegbami is as rich as our retired professionals like Okocha,Kanu and Ikpeba and he stopped playing ball in 1984 as home based player....also Mike Emenalo didn't made money as a player but as an administrator.Yes Seyi Olofinjana averagely made money but he is making more now,these are the kind of people we need in NFF.

Segun Odegbami singlehandedly finance Chioma Ajunwa training program and at the end Nigeria won her first Olympics gold medal through Chioma...we need people who can think out of the box.

EElopa:
Go and get Mike Emenalo to run the NFF. He has managed and achieved success at the highest level. For a black African man to have risen and achieved what he has accomplished post his football carear tells you how competent he is. He is going to clean up Nigerian football and he will bring back professionalism to the way the NFF is run on daily basis. Somebody with his profile and accomplishments will also make it easier for us to chase some these dual nationals. We don't need politicians be it current or former running our football. Nigerian politicians are just bad administrators and they all have high tolerance level for corruption.

Do you know who's Kojo Williams?

Sugarboyy:
Give the position to Emelano and Olofijana to replace Gusau and Dikko or Gusau and Eguavoen.
I just pray the presidency doesn't consider Omokachi because he is close to the presidency

Amokachie,Okocha and Kanu should not be considered cuz this time around we need intellectual who knows the game,I would have suggested Odegbami but baba is old but Mike Emenalo should be the main man,if he rejected it then why not Seyi Olofinjana.......these three mentioned personalities, checking their profiles after retired from the game, administrative they are solid.

Sugarboyy:
I mentioned it here last week that Tinubu is interested in what happens in the NFF and Gusua won't be allowed to continue because unlike Buhari, Tinubu is aware of things happening around him, but a moniker replied if the Tinubu government is doing better than the NFF. Well, now to the next year, you guys will be seeing a brand new NFF and usual names like Gusua, Dikko at the NSC and NFF secretary General might be leaving the scenes for good. You guys shouldn't be surprised seeing a core business man from the south heading the next NFF.

Just like you,I said that presidency was interested in NFF this time around cuz Gusau knew that it's time up and needed to write apology letter to Tinubu just to appeal

Nottingham forest coaching staff,Players and fans today at City saying goodbye to big Awoniyi.

The three presidential candidate cannot win their wards so why the noise...

Chai,I don't know that Calvin Chinedu Bassey na. Pastor like Taiwo Awoniyi,saw his interview praising our Lord Jesus Christ

TheSuperNerd:
Alex Iwobi played all 90mins and bagged an assist🅰️ for the winner in Fulham's 1-0 vs VFB Stuttgart.

Calvin Bassey played all 90mins too as Captain©️ again.

Timo in front of the Hammy End! 💫 pic.twitter.com/b1Nnser28g

— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) August 15, 2026

Make we give Calvin Bassey eagles captain band,na Nigeria Osimhen CB but very calm not like Osimhen wey go beat all 21 players on the field😁

Hope my boy Awoniyi goes injury free this season,is the only eagles striker that can give us 50% Osimhen vibes.. Nottingham forest will always remember him as a player that saved the club twice from relegation.

Isaac Fayose the content creator again,na today politicians dey use thugs,even his brother Ayo Fayose as Ekiti governor was surrounded by touts.Nigeria election is all about use everything cuz playing it with ease you are out, Tinubu,Atiku and Obi understand this Wella, anyone come out sounding like a saint na lie

Adesina18111:
If not for Federal Power, forget it Adeleke will win even if nobody steps down for him... He really worked... APC knew the truth and that's why they are intimidating Accord Party members... And the only reason why APC is relevant in this election is because Oyetola is not contesting...

Imole leekan si... I am voting for Adeleke tomorrow.. Obokun local government Ward 4!!!

Oga make we hear word joor,which work Adeleke did in Osun?stop the hype,the issue at hand all the parties are corrupt and nothing special about the contestants including Adeleke,all of them are after state funds, nothing more

TheSuperNerd:
I wonder what becomes of Paul Onuachu now....

Salah IN
Nunez IN

Paulo is over 30,abegi make he port to Saudi Arabia and makes more money

DeloitteNG:
👌

Hmm,from Turkey to Saudi Arabia,Kai i never believed that Osimhen at this stage of his career would not be tearing EPL or La Liga with goals, walai Napoli no do well

franchasng:
Buhari's regime was bad we all knew it but Southwest continued to support Buhari and even sang his praises as most of us from the East cried out that Buhari is destroying Nigeria, you guys shut us down by calling us all manner of unprintable names, including tagging us wailing wailers and emergency lovers of Nigeria. You all supported and praised Buhari, so you have no reason to mention Buhari here at all. You rated Buhari regime so high even on this forum, the evidences are all over this forum and social media.



We are also crying again today that Tinubu's regime is the worst of the worst we have ever had in Nigeria yet you guys are attacking us again and telling us to shut it and join you in praising a glaring failure who has destroyed every fabric of Nigeria.



Now I ask you, did Buhari cause petrol to jump from 130 naira to 1300 naira per liter? Did Buhari devalue naira to the level Tinubu did? Buhari was a bad leader yes and no doubt but Tinubu's super failure, nepotism and I don't care demeanor have made Buhari a hero

Stop all these shalaye,you did not supported Buhari cuz GEJ lost and you are not supporting Tinubu cuz Obi lost out...yes south west supported Buhari cuz they want their kinsman to take over and it came to pass,so every sections of the country are selfish,cuz want we our own to be president,no one want good governance....south east should work more to actualize their aspiration of becoming Nigeria president...the political class are using us to play chess,good that we're learning in a very hard way....the stage is coming where nobody would not care where president comes from,be it Igbo,Yoruba,Hausa even down to minorities

SixSeven:
Factual list of Nigeria’s presidential election winners since 1999, including each winner’s name and the percentage of valid votes they received.

1999 – Olusegun Obasanjo: about 62.78% of valid votes.

2003 – Olusegun Obasanjo: about 61.94% of valid votes.

2007 – Umaru Musa Yar’Adua: about 69.60% of valid votes.

2011 – Goodluck Jonathan: about 58.87% of valid votes.

2015 – Muhammadu Buhari: about 53.96% of valid votes.

2019 – Muhammadu Buhari: about 55.60% of valid votes.

2023 – Bola Ahmed tinubu: about 36.6–37% of valid votes.


Fact: Tinubu remains the most unpopular president to have 'won' the Presidential elections.

It is no wonder he kept on singing on your mandate he shall stand because his so-called victory was not popular but here's the question, he wants to test his popularity again. Then he didn't have the opportunity to show himself, now he has shown what he can do. Will you vote for him again?

Yes you are right,but last election was three man horse race not like other elections that are two man horse race,so Tinubu percentage is okay with Atiku and Obi on the ballot box.

Happy birthday big Awo

PlasmaTV:
Let's see how it goes
Perhaps this is the final crumble of APC. Because I don't understand why this election is causing so much headache to APC and BAT.

They've seen the writing on the wall concerning 2027.

Always wailing as usual

It seems presidency is interested in what's going on in NFF o.....Gusau apologized to presidency for Falcons poor performance.

forgiveness:
Chaiii! na true oo. I just went on there website to verify.

I am aspiring to make our club the best in Nigeria. To be frank, it cost a lot to operate a standard football academy but because I also know you can't get the best if you demand money, I decided to make my trial free and also provide full 1 season scholarship for real talents that could move to the next level.

The scholarship is tied to each players performance but evaluted every football season. If a player drops in form, the player will lose his/her scholarship an subscript for trainning. That fee is also cheap and very flexible because I don't want to scare away good players. This is my own way of motivating players to give their best because I really don't want them to relent and become nonchalant.

However, I came to the realization that some rich kids are very very very good. You could see the raw talent, if polished could become real talent or later become world class player.

My thought is that, football academy in Nigeria has been monetised but not all academy. For example Beyond limit fa don't collect 1 naira if you are good. They give full scholarship to real talents and allow normal players to train and play matches with them.

Infact, the club provides free transportation to pick players in Sagamu, Ikenne, Iperu and environment.

My recommendation is, if you know of any real talent that doesn't have money to enroll in an academy, please, direct them to Beyond limit academy. If you want, I can connect the player to ta coach but make a video of that player and send it because they will evaluate and give appointment for trial.

Recommend better talent for me too ooo, sir.

Thank you Oga forgiveness for your candid opinion....oh you run academy or you be agent,though I have a brother also an agent based in UK.....would have given you a boy,very solid player,real age 17 year old,200 level university student,6.1 ft tall...this boy back in January 2024 three months to his 15 year birthday,played Kwara State under 18 youth league as a starter for his club that won the league,the said boy would have joined Beyond or Imperia but at 17 year old already 200 level university student.

NPFL lost a player this morning in Katsina during pre season match.... Katsina United Chinedu Ozor RIP

ATTENTION my people,there is need for us to discuss what is going on with Nigeria football, listening to Segun Odegbami podcast with Charles Anazodo...when asked what's wrong with Nigeria football?he said the issue started in early 2000s and we're reaping it now and nothing anyone can do about it,cuz the system was designed in a way that it would be difficult for those that understand the administrative aspect of the game to win NFF elections,from his point of view,Gusau is going to be re elected unless...

Through that interview I discovered why we are failing in our youth systems...NFF now resulted to academy for scouting which is good but with what I discovered not the best .. Nigeria football academy is being running like private secondary school,for instance a ward pay nothing less than 5.6 million naira to enter Buruj football academy, meaning the rich kids are in our various football academies,the bests are still on the streets praying to God to be discovered cuz they didn't have the money.

Seyi Olofinjana said in his interview that it's high time football academies in Nigeria need regulations,football is all about talent not money,not getting the bests from the streets into academy is killing Nigeria grassroots football....I listened to one young Okorie who is presently in UK for summer camping,with his look and command of English I thought he was UK based until he said he came from Nigeria for the camping,I might be wrong but when one see footballer from Nigeria person go know sha....

Nigeria football academy started with serious talent hunting,a player doesn't need to have big money before making it,Seyi Olofinjana picked Taiwo Awoniyi from nowhere and paid all the expenses for the boy to excel, Victor Osimhen,Kelechi Iheanacho,Nwakali,Chuckwueze made it into academy not cuz they have money but pure talents but now one must get the millions to get registered, possibly player like Muiz Adeleke might not be the best we can parade.

Yes the academy need finances to sustain but a ward paying 5.6 million naira in a year,damn too much.

Davido go dey press mumu people button, question did your uncle performed very well?NO, dancing like a kid all over,your cousin is a commissioner,another SA,and you chairman Osun trust fund,now tell us what's the difference between Adeleke and Tinubu?...abegi Osun can be grabbed by APC,PDP,ADC,Accord party or any other parties nobody care,all of you na thieves una be