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ChrisKels:
Well, I saw this result before hand. Better luck next time to our boys and Rangers, but they(our boys) really need to improve so that they can make the step up from the Scottish league

Komekn this is for you ooo.

Anything that passes through Arsenal

ChrisKels:
Calvin Bassey is seriously being courted by Conte's Tottenham

If this works out for next season. It will be the sweetest deal for a Nigerian player

All he need do is have a great game at the Europa finals.

BascoVanVeli:
Victor Osimhen's latest interview with Radio Kiss kiss napoli


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRaCdLrKu4s

Is osimhen being diplomatic or sarcastic. I would have imagined his opinion on Lorenzo insingne will be riddled with undertone of dissatisfaction and displeased considering Insigne's miserly plays when he had to pass to Osimhen on many instances


Perhaps he wished Insigne genuinely. Or he has learnt somethings on respect to the elders lately.

BascoVanVeli:
Seriously? Wow that is wild!! First time making it on TV like ever Thanks so much

Yes please. It was on NTA international. The programmme they run in the morning where they have the newspaper review and discussion on Nigeria Next was the sport news. Your unique voice immediately alerted me. Perhaps they got the video from this forum.

[quote author=lelion post=112689109]1. I have been following Nigeria youth football since 1993, and believe me when l tell you that these guys reflect their ages. For 2 weeks now, l have been with them and handling most of their logistics here in Niamey.
2. In 2013, when Amunike brought the u/17 here in Niamey for U/17 AFcon, l still handled their affaires. So, it is not the first time, these group of U/20 players are very young and can give us 10 years at the highest level.



Thank you chief

Watching NTA and they are showing Basco's highlight of the WAFU game between Nigeria versus Ghana. Great job Basco!

JohnBullMySon:
People like you just keep on arguing for no reason because you don't want to be seen as wrong. Didn't you notice that the guy had said just exactly what I told you earlier? I hadn't even seen his comment till now.

I'm sure even Fabyom knows he misunderstood the guy but you just want to feel right by all means. I won't spend my energy arguing this with you. You just don't want to take correction, that's all.

Wow my brother you just said my mind after I replied him. It almost felt as though we are the same person

mostob:
Bro...you didn't ask any question to start with. Fabyom's response was more like misinterpretation. Your response was a diss to lelion but fabyom probably thought you were referring to him. This shouldn't cause a quarrel please...you both probably misunderstood yourself. Let's relate with respect and regard please.

Cc fabyom

It's beginning to be irritating having a common understanding with you. You are mentioning "dissing" no be only dissing na diss track. You making up things in your own little boxed mind. Fabyom probably read what I wrote and has understood me. Here you are talking about "Dissing" perhaps you like diss rap song a lot and it's influencing you too

You reasoning like one "I" better pass my neighbor generator. No matter how much we pull it, it's rusty spark plug will not start. Oil your head and scratch your plug(thought) a little. You might probably comprehend it better. For now no diss track.

mostob:
Oga...calm down. Your reply was for lelion, why quoting fabyom. Fabyom's post has nothing to do with age. Moreso, you people should stop this age talk.. it's getting stale already

Bros my question was to abayomi (fabyom) who gave a report on the match, I only asked him to give his report on the players age if they are the group of players we can hold on to for years to come, until I saw basco post the highlights. Lelion kept defending their age because I suppose he sees them physically from some of his post However fabyom gave a report which made me assume he had watched the match and I asked him to verify lelions thought. All of a sudden he jumps the gun saying crap

fabyom:
Which theory informs you that you can judge peeps through their age? Where in my post did I defend their age. You must be on drugs!

weray leleyi. It's either you don't understand English or you are suffering from mild mental depression. What's the correalation or accusation with you on age here. Are you blind or just orbiting dementia roundabout. Who said what against you! Which kind defensive reasoning this one get. Only for u to open your mouth waa to say someone is on drugs. You must be high or drunk.

Christistruth00:



RIP

Arthur Nzeribe made a huge fortune Selling Weapons to the FG during the Nigerian Civil War

He never allowed his Personal Emotions to get in the way of any Business opportunity


https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1281665167806341120.html

Jesus Christ is the only Joker Card after death

The article is not entirely true . Nzeribe was not a speech writer of Nkurumah. He was rathe recruited to propagate Nkurumah's vision of a united Africa to the western press this was after an encounter at the Ghana high commission in UK when Nkurumah heard him discussing with other student about the need for a united Africa . He wa recruited to set up an office in London and to lead an advance party of Nkurumah's visit to Europe and America. He himself confess that he made his first one million pound at the tender age of 22 because Nkurumah did not care about how much he spent to achieve the objective of his vision. In later years Nzeribe betrayed Nkurumah's trust by returning to Ghana after Nkurumah's overthrow as a finiacial adviser to the new national Liberation council that overthrew Nkurumah. He got himself involved in pharmaceutical contracts with the Americans and Gen Ankarah of Ghana where he was accused of bribing Gen Ankrah with 60 thousand dollars and Ankrah has to resign from government which made Brigader Afrifra to deport him from Ghana with the words "Francis Nzeribe we've had enough of you". The new military government believed that Nkurumah had stocks of gold and monies hidden in foreign banks which Nzeribe claimed he could help them to recover. At the same time Nzeribe convinced Nkurumah that he had come to join the new government in order to infiltrate and provide him with information for his return back to Ghana. Immediately after the civil war in Nigeria. He was the first Igbo man to open a one million naira account in Lagos with a lot of presss coverage. He was an African legend who could not be understood by the international community. Because he was somebody who would fly in a jet and yet he declared bankrupt by the British court because he made a clear distinction between Francis author Nzeribe as a human being and his company as a different entity. Years later he would stay at the presidential hotel throughout his time Lagos. His business included supply of arms to warring countries and he dealt mostly in cash. There were stories about his plane being grounded in one of these northern African countries because millions of dollars were found in it

BascoVanVeli:
Highlights of the match. We did good but can also improve


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvp1hxaz7xY

Nice job basco

fabyom:
Those under 20 guys were well drilled! Pace and ball control is 98%. Marking 100% (Played their lungs out for their career and nation). Passing and decision making in the final third is around 90%. If Ladan can get that together, they will be highly formidable. I was surprised at how well they played!

@lelion keeps defending their age, can you objectively say that they look rightly under 20. I saw the picture of the goalkeeper he posted too and I had some reservations in my mind. Do you think these guys are not one of those looking for a way to Cyprus, Malta , Belarus etc.

Joezinho:
“My philosophy will never change. My center backs can come from anywhere. Midfielders also.But my main Striker should be of African Origin, that is my lucky charm to win titles..

This is why I pushed for young Tammy Abraham to come join me.”
-- Jose Mourinho, 2021

Hahaha was that why he brought Seyi Emmanuel Adebayor at some point to Madrid

TheGoodJoe:
Put Aiyegbeni in such a situation and he will do even better and start at an earlier age performing well.

Drogba another African player as talented as he was score a little above 100 goals playing for Chelsea. Vardy scored over a 100 for Leicester. Defoe playing with Sunderland westham Tottenham scored over a 100.

zicky:
oga I don't know how this is becoming rocket science for some of us here to comprehend the point goodjoe is making, two people putting the same level of hard work, one attending the best school and the other a village school, both doing very well, who do you think will get a better job. A player doing very well in say arsenal academy and another player doing very well in one local academy in Nigeria, who do you think have an edge. Better opportunity will always have the upper hand whatever way you choose to look at it.

My brother, we come from a poverty driven society where football is a means to an end. Even academics is also a means to an end here. A friend on mine had a scholarship to Oxford for his masters degree in law. His roommate a British, who was running his masters in theoretical physics asked my friend his intention after college. My friend's goal was straight forward being an A student he hopped to secure a job in a multinational oil firm which he eventually did , while his roommate was just to maximize his God given talent by merely acquiring the degree and retiring to his fathers country side farm.

My point is if a young kid in Europe has an opportunity to play in an academy simply because he was born there , so long as that kid grows and his mettle doesn't reach the desires of an ambitious club he is dropped.

World beaters like Saido Mane who grew up playing in African villages realized what football meant to them. Average yet hungry players like Tammy Abraham who were opportuned in a supportive environment realized how much commitment they must put in to get to where they are. Does Tammy look perfect despite all the opportunities ? Of course not, there are many loop holes in his game but he has excelled amongst hundreds of his young colleagues to be where he is.

chrisooblog:
Bro you just can't dismiss how a better environment will impact on how good a player will turn out.

Do you know how many incredibly gifted kids that play on the streets who were never discovered just because of the poor environment we live in?

Messi that we all praise was it not a better Spanish system that brought him to limelight. Someone that had a health condition if not for Barcelona that paid for his medical treatment would we even know such a player exists?

Let's even talk other sports Divine Oduduro never ran sub 10 or 20 seconds when he was in Nigeria immediately he went to America for stu

I have no problem with Abraham but I'm just being factual that being born in a country that is developed has given him access to opportunities that have seriously boosted his career.

You guys are really funny on this arguement. How can you think wearing booths and having a father to drop you off at your football academy is the criteria to succeed in football.

Look at it this way. It's like academics where a rich parents pays for the best school for a child and a poor parent manages to send the child to a public school or a village school. What's gonna be the outcome of this. The answer is very easy as each person here can simply conduct that analysis on his or herself. That you are attending the most expensive secondary school in Nigeria is an investment in a child's future simply because of the exposure it brings along. That you have attended a public school or village school is based on the individuals ability to display extraordinary academic performance to boost his chances of moving forward to the university and getting a good job.

If you are the rich normal kid, you will go to a university ( which is like the soccer booths) you will get a degree and if you are intellectually gifted get a job without the influence of your parents. If you aren't so bright you might need the connection of your parent to secure a job( like how English players always get offers and loans easily even when they don't perform well in the current club)

If you are the public school chap in the university, who still manages to hold on to excellence in academic performance you must be really exceptional for that academics achievement to bring you a great job that totally liberates your family from poverty ( think that Nigerian working in big tech or Silicon Valley like Microsoft , google or Wall Street , or big oil firm) think of that one guy from university days who got such jobs on pure merit ( think about every Nigerian player who worked his way playing football in Nigeria before making headlines at the Dailies or national tv) it couldn't have been easy to be mikel obj at Chelsea or iheanacho at Manchester city (they both conquered the world by their hardwork respectively at under 20 for former and under 17 for the latter winning their nation laurels)

But the bottom line is , how many rich kids get good jobs after attending expensive and supposed good schools today? How many English players are in the first team of the top six teams of the EPL. The truth is everyone wants the best and whatever opportunity you are presented with in life it will always be up to you to make the best out of it.

TheGoodJoe:

We are talking of opportunity here. These European kids have far better opportunity to achieve their dreams.

And from those opportunities we have the likes of Tammy etc. You cannot reduce those who have worked hard to find themselves at the pinnacle of attaining professional careers to mere opportunities when hundreds of their colleges regrettable do not make it. If it was easy a larger fraction of those youth stars will still be in the peak of their professional careers. So however you make the argument. The ultimate factor for success is not the question of environment. However as positive as an environment might seem there are it's negative and vice versa

TheGoodJoe:
I find this stat comparison shocking. Keep it up Nacho man.

Image from: foxestalk forum

Igeanacho is our real gem. I just feel there can't be any room for further development in Leicester for him. What is in him is bigger than the channel Leicester manages him

komekn:
Does he have the first touch of Messi

The two footed precision accuracy of Kane

The skill and dexterity of Ronaldo

The dribbling ability of Neymar.

The Brute strength and physicality of Lukaku.

Be realistic he is very good but a long way off from World class.

How many players have Messi's first touch

How many players have the skill and dexterity of Ronaldo. Does Messi have this ?

I mean we can go on and on in asking how many players share a similar attribute and quality to what a certain player is distinguished for.

Now how many of these players have the aggression of osimhen. If clubs are rumored to need him that shows there is something uniquely different about him. Aren't you wondering why the so called big English teams are the ones rumored to be needing him. They have scouts who give them report just as you are a pertime scout with championship Fulham

BascoVanVeli:
They might as well call the NBAEastern conference playoffs the Naija/African conference playoffs.

Boston vs Milwaulkee
Coach Ime Udoka vs Giannis, Thanasis, Serge Ibaka (Congo) and Jordan Nwora

Miami vs Philadelphia

Gabe Vincent, Victor Oladapo and Bam Adebayo vs Joel Embiid (Cameroon)

Don't forget the eliminated Hawks have Onyeka Okongwu and Toronto have Pascal Siakam (Cameroon)

More Nigerians in the NBA playoffs than the champions league

Lol. You made me laugh because I always want to take a mental note of African players as well. Well, when Toronto played philly I noticed there were four Africans. Two Nigerian and two Cameroonian extractions. OG Anunobi, Precious Achunwa and Pascal Siakem all played for toroto against Joel Embiid Philly. And it was really awesome watching them making great impact

Gentlerespect76:
See bros, there is something I need you to understand. That very guy you are talking about in the earlier thread, who wanted to sale a piece of property but was having conscience attacks, he is the only child of his late mum. Now, adults around, particularly his mums people had chosen to bury the woman in that compound for a reason which is beyond you. That burial in that compound was done so that no one could dispossess the young man of his property in the future. Whatever old people did, it was always for a purpose. But as the saying goes, anything that has advantage will also have a disadvantage.

To further buttress your point about the only child selling his mothers property. He is the sole heir to the property. And If selling the property to gain the chance at bettering his life is guaranteed he should sell it. While leave in penury and end up in penury in a house you can't maintain.

Jargozaza:
His father works in Kano

Aaah of course before.

Jargozaza:
One of Kano Pillars U15 players Noah Sharpe at the NPFL/LaLiga U-15 youth league starting today at Remo Stars Stadium






When he was unveiled some years back

One of those strangely odd good things about this country. How he has continued to survive in this country

andrewbaba44:
34 year old cavani is earning 250k weekly at Manure ,dude will happily collect 100k to play at Barca

My club is dead but we are 2nd in the table

Frankfurt won Barca 3-2 which was decent ,should we talk about how Emmanuel Dennis and relegated watford put 4 goals past your useless club

Atletico Madrid you couldn’t win was taught a serious lesson by 10 man Barca

Haaland is not coming to Barca because we cannot afford him ,you that can afford any player of your choice but still can’t get them

If you think Barca and manure are on the same level then keep taking the mpuru mmiri you are taking

You keep spending billions ,it’s 5 years and no single trophy to show for ,should we even talk about when last you won the epl ? When Ronaldo came you all said you will fight for the epl and champions league but what happened ?

Without Ronaldo masterclass you won’t even beat Norwich

Name any striker that has played for manure for the past 5 years that’s good like auba half leg

Rafael varane has won everything in football and decide to choose manure as his retirement home ,florentino Pérez refuses to increase his salary but your Mumu club carry 320k Dey give am weekly .

Below is the amount your have been spending after you won your last epl and you haven’t won anyone till now

Below is also uefa club rankings base on current form and you think manure are on same level with Barca

Wow Madrid has been runinng on profit ni sha. Just image within that time they won like 3 CL yet they've spent the least amount of money. Kudos to Perez or whoever has been in charge all these while

Oya on second thought oga Andrew see gal Galaticos. You no go leave Barca support them. Because the future for Barca is not looking it ooo. See Madrid na better team

BascoVanVeli:
When have u seen it done in the NBA?

Jordan was injured for game one and he just came back last game although he didn'tplay. He is definitely not a terrible defender those fans are tripping with that one. There is a good chance he will start a game in this series. The coach normally starts him when Giannis or Kris is missing. Plus he offers a big body that can be thrown at DeRozan who was on fire last game and he can also rebound at a good clip.

The world will definitely see the quality of Jordan Nwora in this playoffs. His point guard Jrue Holiday just loves him to death, says Jordan is his favourite player in the NBA and then u have big brother Giannis. I believe he will take a big step in this playoffs. He averaged almost 8 points and 3 rebounds during the season but I believe if things go well he will average at least 15 points and 6 rebounds in the playoffs.

This is what to expect when he starts


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9KbAoTuC5g

I love this your optimism about Jordan oo. But I think it's too fast to conclude. This is just his first true season where he is playing. Last season he was quite fringe on the play offs. I think he is still developing , plus coming back from an injury might play a factor. He would get decent time and as a shooter he will make a couple of doubles. What's left is for the bigger players like Giannis to be injury free and carry the team. This time without the man who bailed them out at critical times in the playoffs last season. I'm talking about middleton. I mean bigger players in the level of nwora like ha morant are using this playoff to equally gain some experience. And it's been very difficult for them so far simply because its the playoffs. No seme-seme

komekn:
What has Ike got to teach him,it may be the other way round.

The fact that Ike has been a former goalkeeper , who at the height of his career was better than spartan rotterndam goalkeeper coaches and has access to materials for institutions as his counterparts in Europe,puts him in a constructively better position to teach him

komekn:
Fulham are a club I have had a relationship with for a decade.

And l have a soft spot for them , there was a time they had one of the best football academies in England.

They have broken all records in the Championship this season. With Mitrovich highest goal scorer in the history of the league.

So you must have shed tears of joy?

charlesemeka85:
na 2 teams Dey qualify from each group abi?

So if e be one we for come dey fear ?

hatakekakashi:
Which Osihmen are you really talking about sef. Same Osihmen that only has speed and physique going for him. Watch better strikers and see na.

Eguavon should have brought in Sadiq or Nacho for him early second half vs Ghana because it's obvious he does not have the required skill set to break down teams that set out to defend.

Sarcasm or real thoughts

drDoom3:
Osimhen at this point in time will bench anyone not named Haaland, Lewandowski, Benzema, Kane, or Vlahovic.

That was the hype they created around the personality , the justification for it was his sterling season at Charleroi and his cameo at Lille. But there were more comparison with him and Tammy Abraham them. And till today that comparison still suits both players. That to me is how good both are for now while playing in Seria A against teams that are of almost equal capabilities. When the real decisive factor lies is their ability to attract bigger teams to bid for them or perhaps a move to the premier league for any of them. They are still as good as themselves. But only time will tell who would surpass who in future