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BascoVanVeli:
How many times have you come here to say that your inside sources told you one crazy thing or another? Countless

Earthquake3:
So Bournemouth bought Jordan Ibe for 15million and bought Solanke for 19million

Talk about overpriced

Earthquake3:
I'm trying to connect how corrupt has been deep rooted and accepted in our society

BascoVanVeli:
Of course you will agree when you also come up with BS stories that cannot be verified.

BascoVanVeli:
Yes information that no credible source has verified ba? You accuse someone of a crime it should be spot on. I can accept that from some others but you should know better.

BascoVanVeli:
Yes information that no credible source has verified ba? You accuse someone of a crime it should be spot on. I can accept that from some others but you should know better.

Earthquake3:
Semi Ajayi has gone from a potential league 3 player to a premiership contender

Take a bow son

DrLikita12:
1. Katsina U15 are the winners of the NPFL U15
2. Delta Force came third

TheGoodJoe:
Actually, I disagree with the comparison between Chukwueze and Mahrez. The challenge Mahrez is facing is that he does not play with pace, which has been instrumental in the success of Sterling and Bernardo Silva. To a less extent, Leroy Sane.

Pace is what Chukwueze has and if Pep refines other parts of his game, we would have a monster.

Humility017:
Bro. ..I am not surprised....
these men are stinky corrupt.

tbaba1234:
Big scandal surrounding Aigbogun. I hear from reliable sources that players are paying between 2 million and 10 million to join the under 20 team to the WC. It is really tragic what i have heard.

ANS is reporting it as well.

BascoVanVeli:
Did arsenal release Ovie Ejeria? Didn't they call him back? There have been tons of kids called back by their clubs if you say this is strange then you are lying. This is the time that youth competitions are getting hot a Chelsea youth won't be looking for a competition to play in because they are there enough.

eclecticbaron:
Spot on! How can the judiciary be independent when the executive suspended a whole sitting CJN?!
They should please say something else, we can see the big picture already...no need for damage control.

DrLikita12:
I am a student so I probably have more questions than answers but I know three things (that we probably all know):
One is that stunting affects the height a child will eventually grow to and nutrition is a major factor in stunted growth. We have a higher percentage of stunted children in Nigeria than in Guinea and Senegal so it could be that children in Nigeria are less likely to develop to their full height than children in these other countries. If that is the case, then you can expect that at the U17 level our boys will be shorter than their counterparts from these countries.
This link shows the percentage of stunted children (U5) in different countries; you can take a look if you are interested (the most recent data was obtained in 2016): https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.STA.STNT.ZS?locations=GN-NG-AT-IE-SN-CM-CA.
I don't know when the data in this link was obtained but the trend is similar: https://www.unicef.org/pon00/leaguetos1.htm

Secondly, MRI is a good tool to prevent age cheating but it is not perfect. It varies from person to person and it is not 100% accurate (I can't say that our boys keep getting screened out while Cameroonian boys don't, that's just silly) But it's important to remember that once in a while an overaged kid will "pass" the MRI scan and a boy who is just shy of 16 may even fail it. Do diet and environment affect when our wrist bones fuse? Maybe, but I have no sources. This article here says that in an MRI scan of a group of Ghanaian boys there was little correlation between their actual ages and the "MRI determined" ages, but the second article says that there was "moderate correlation" in a group of Egyptian boys so it probably varies, on some level, between races. Does it vary between ethnic groups of the same race? I don't know but I think it might.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dear-fifa-there-is-no-scientific-test-to-prevent-age-fraud/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X1730219X

Finally, genetics may play a role. I don't have reliable data so I do not know the average height of Africans in various African countries but maybe we are a 'shorter' country. Someone once mentioned that Nigerians are shorter than some West Africans, I'm not sure. I know there are some Africans that are much taller than us but I didn't think there was that much difference between West Africans...not that I've noticed anyway.
From now on though, I'll be sure to keep an eye out

chrisooblog:
shifting Goalposts again

chrisooblog:
why are you denying Solanke now I thought he was a starboy and flavour of the month before

ooooo you now know that extenuating circumstances are not an excuse for non-performance so why do you keep blaming the Portuguese Mafia for Dominic iorfa's poor showing at wolves?

chrisooblog:
i think it's the height of extreme prejudice to declare that osimhen couldn't cut it at wolfsburg. a lot of factors eg. injuries, lack of a steady manager, adjustment time etc added to his inability to hit the ground running. remember this is an african kid with no formal football training compared to his mates in europe being thrown into the deep end and asked to swim. if his mates like solanke who have always had access to world class facilities are struggling to perform i will most definitely cut an osimhen who just moved to europe 3 years ago some slack.

whether it's brugge or somewhere else the fact of the matter is that victor is doing well. onyekuru played for relegation candidates eupen his excellent performances for them got him a move to everton. likewise victor's good performances have also attracted suitors ac milan and co have shown interest meaning he's doing something well.

is he the best young forward in europe maybe not but has done enough to generate interest? most definitely

tbaba1234:
Ndidi is currently 6th in the league for interceptions. He is no slouch when it comes to interceptions. Currently ahead of Kante by the way.

BascoVanVeli:
Could not cut it but was making appearances under every coach? Is that what you call not cutting it?

That same club has gone on record kicking themselves for disrespecting his talent. He even scored against them if I am not mistaken.

Solanke couldn't make it in Liverpool and he is not making it in Bournemouth so what's your point?

Call it hype if you want but my record will always speak for itself. I might not be a scout but I know talent and what it takes to harness is.

BascoVanVeli:
When I told you to watch out for Victor this season you said it was impossible but now you are making more excuses. Put this boy in any league and give him a chance he will deliver. A natural born winner and a true leader of men. Victor Osimhen has the it factor.


The best young striker in Europe. Take this comment to any bank you want and tell them I sent you

tbaba1234:
In the last few seasons, Ndidi has one of the highest stats in breaking up play. This means tackling, interceptions etc...

Makalele and Kante did not have to do much else to be considered world class. Put Ndidi in a team with ambition and you will see his value.

iSlayer2:
Perpetually out of the team at Wolfsburg due to persist injuries. Ditched at Brugge during his trials for not been fit: Like he literally could not keep up. Brought in by Charleroi and goes on to clock virtually every minute of the season. How isn't that irony?!

tbaba1234:
He is not really an important player in Porto B and the club warned him before he left.

iSlayer2:
Did you know?


Osimhen who was deemed not physically fit at Wolfsburg and Club Brugge now plays virtually every minute for Charleroi. Irony

tbaba1234:
There is no speculation here. The only reason, Kelechi can't travel is that something is missing in his documentation.. He should have known this and either set things right before he came or not come at all if it will take a long time. All other professionals that came for the game are back at their base.

It is simply unacceptable.

tbaba1234:
I do not agree that Ndidi has a long way to go. What he does already at the moment is top class. Leading the whole of Europe in breaking up play.

There are always things to improve upon but he is not that far away.

TheGoodJoe:
Without a doubt. Amunike has the tactical and strategic guides that can make us fly.

Finito.

fyneguy:
Did PMB ask the Judiciary to disqualify APC from contesting in Rivers?

Did he ask them to declared elections of APC candidates in Zamfara, null and void?

Wow, PMB must be a PDP member

HisSexcellency:
But for how long will this continue, something has to give

HisSexcellency:
Our judiciary is gone, this is what you get when lawyers and judges are politically active in various parties while still on the bench

elyte89:
What excuse again? Tot MRI was carried out on all players and dey were passed "OK "

wayodude:
This is what happened. In 2002, I remember the year because I lived in Tottenham then, me and my guy a bini boy went to Wood Green just on a casual Saturday lunch time kind waka. We were young then. You we got stopped by some guys who asked if we wanted to buy a brand new laptop that they needed to sell it to get money to go back home to Leeds.

I didn't need a laptop but my guy said yea he was interested. So we sat in their car and checked the thing properly, tested it and everything. When we finished testing they put the laptop back in the laptop bag whilst we negotiated.

As we were about concluding the transaction a traffic warden was coming to either tell them off or gave them a ticket as they were parked on a double yellow.

So us being eager to leave the scene with our purchase, got out the car and grabbed the bag as we passed the money to them. O boy as I felt the bag I knew instantly there was nothing inside! I screamed to my friend to drag the money from the guys hand , he tried but they sped off! We were left with a brand new laptop bag with two bottles of water inside.

Na so e take happen o. Even guy men dey fall sometimes.

As for the Florence one this guy picked my wifes pocket straight up. But she realised he had come too close to her and checked her pocket and realised her purse was gone! I asked if she was sure who it was and she pointed out the guy and said 100% sure so I block the guy and didn't let him leave until he returned it.

If not we for die there that day. I was ready.