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Penalty for Congo

Lokosa sabi this kain pitch well-well

Is it my eyes the guys look lean. So much intensive training

Safarigirl and Wizkid. Girl and kid.

elyte89:
All dis guys claiming to watch and comprehend what's going on in a match baffles me

I was in primary 4 when Brazil and France played in 98 world cup ,na small remain make we c ,I was 9month old when amokachi scored a beautiful goal against greece ,trying to clinch on d oldies

I no sabi as una dey understand dis games o,at Dt tender age...I bet most of u at DT age bracket watched replay and not d real match ,make una no dey whine us for here.



Aw primary 4 piking of DT time comprehend each persons name, position, style of play as at den ,me I no believe o ,kids I.Q den where not as high as today's kid,a kid of 3years can operate i-pad conveniently .


I knew what was football during Atlanta 96,though I can't really comprehend d rules and regulation @ age 7

I didn't watch most games,because I was too naive to understand d rules,d game time wereearly part in d morning,games where played around 11pm,12am,1am,2am.d rules den for kids generally was to sleep after dinner,Max by 9pm,I dey bed
Only my my siblings who re older would go out in d middle of d night to watch games at a popular joint where dey own a generator set...generator set den was very expensive and not to popular among d masses

So abeg in a nutshell,if u re not up to age 13-15years during 94 world cup and 96 Atlanta tourney,stop analysing matches for us

I was 7 years old at the 98' World Cup. That was about my class as well. I was a precocious chap. Followed Nigeria match all through the World Cup. I stumbled upon Brazil playing one day in the group stage. Beautiful football I was attracted to. I immediately sat down that to enjoy a high scoring side, free flowing football that mesmerized my bubbling heart. I'd watch delima Ronaldo display his skills and run on to the Sandy field at oshodi to display my skills with my age groups. Sadly I was 7 no one around me at that point like an age mate to discuss this with. All I did was yearn to listen to adults talk football. At Korea Japan I was in kings college Lagos then. I'd leave the class room to the house masters window to peep and watch the beautiful game. At that point I was a master of the game amongst my colleagues. Wider football knowledge and was barely matched in football and sports by any colleague. My academics performance dwindled, my mum was so worried she needed take drastic actions, hence, she would beat me if I played football let alone watch football. I struggled with this as I just loved the game. This really killed my intense interest in the game.

Why she pose like she won piss

safarigirl:
I've had a lot of thinking time today and realised that I have erred a lot recently.

Without going into any unnecessary explanation, I would like to send an unreserved apology to andrew44 for my harsh words to him, I'm very sorry about the way everything escalated. Sorry for insulting your person, I allowed my ange get the best of me and I'm sorry.


I also want to apologise to sir komekn once again, for reading your intentions wrong. We don't always see eye to eye, so I may have read your posts with a biased eye. I sincerely apologise for that and j promise that it will never happen again.


I also want to apologise to this thread and its members for all the drama this week. I was responsible for derailing this thread and failing to respect the opinions of some members. So, I apologise to everyone.

As much as I can, I will refrain from getting into any confrontations on this thread henceforth.

Honestly am just seeing this. so much strength from you gal. so much strength and inasmuch as I love u for this I fear you also. you have shown that you could have another side we least expected. a side to love, a side to forget a side to move on. I doff my hat and envy u for this great heart of yours. I'd certainly almost never meet you in life, but I'd remember you for a long time for this.

kentebemoney:
Bro me na ur guy from super eagles thread. Pls tell us some war stories. Abeg bros

We all dey together for SE thread

are you sure our 3 DM style can perfectly gel or work well. am confused, there is no fluidity here.

Mujtahida:
Na London wey Nigerians plenty be this?

bros make immigration come catch them there abi.

klexycole:
One time, we are faulting uzoho for mistakes, asking for replacements... Another time, we are praising the same person for his good saves. How funny?

Seems we've forgotten that this is just a friendly match meant to ascertain the strength, weakness, and technicality of this team.

Whatever the outcome, the coach in his highest ability is capable of handling and correcting the mistakes. Pertaining to Uzoho, let him keep improving.

Game on, the land Green!

we are fickle minded bro. its just human nature

show some respect for boss NDIDI today he has definitely dominated Matic

this Uzoho sabi mark

would Uzoho get to where we would expect him to be in less than three months. how long would be bank on such luck

chai NEPA

when an African power house plays against any top ranking European opponent forget the FIFA ranking status. Cameroon did it, Senegal did it, Ghana at some point proved it, and Nigeria keeps on doing such. forget the ranking if you are a good footballing nation you can beat any team. not forgetting Costa Rica at the last world cup, a team from no where proving a point and didn't loose a match in 90 mins. until they met the Dutch side. Give it to them also for standing against high ranking sides like Italy, Uruguay and England

FIFA rankings is nothing. Again I say it

penalty for Nigeria. vicMo

beautiful save by Uzoho

do u now believe FIFA rankings. please to hell with FIFA ranking. we are way better. just some one or two quick fix will put us ahead

Joel's experience beautiful
ighalo's experience noticeable.
Gk Uzoho's experience is way below what we should experiment with. fair enough he has played 90 mins without conceding. But let's not bank on such stats to be objective. we need one of those GK's from israel pronto!!

Uzoho very much a work in progress

and to be fair Brian in comparison with his last gane hasn't imposed himself well enough unlike the other three defenders.

Joel obi has such a big influence in that midfield.

Talented Midfielder Released By Tottenham After Pledging International Future To Nigeria

English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur have parted company with talented Nigerian midfielder Moroyin Omolabi.
According to the English Football Association’s official website, Omolabi's registration with Tottenham Hotspur has been cancelled by mutual consent, paving the way for him to try his luck elsewhere.
Championship outfit Reading are believed to be in pole position for the services of the versatile midfielder.
The 18-year-old has been training with the Royals for more than one month and figured for their U18 team in their 6-2 loss to Arsenal in the U18 Premier League and was an unused substitute for the U23s against Aston Villa in the Premier League 2 Division Two just five days ago.
Omolabi celebrated his maiden competitive goal in the colours of Tottenham Hotspur against West Ham in October 2017.
That same month, he committed his international future to Nigeria, and sources close to the player informed
allnigeriasoccer.com that he was queried by Spurs for choosing the African powerhouse ahead of his country of birth.
Before this official announcement, Moroyin Omolabi had planned to depart Tottenham Hotspur as he had fallen out of favour with the powers that be after making a big career decision without consulting the club and last represented the U18s five months ago.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel

No Group D Team Will Win 3 Games

Speaking to reporters at a press conference on Friday, March 16, Iceland coach Heimir Hallgrímsson has predicted that no team in Group D at the World Cup will win all their three group matches.
The Nordic country, who are set to appear in their first World Cup, will do battle with Argentina, Nigeria and Croatia.
''These are strong opponents, everyone knows. We are convinced that there will be no team in this group that wins all the games and there will be no team in this group losing all the games, " said Heimir.
"We think our potential is fine. If we have a good performance in Russia, we have a good chance of getting out of the group. ''
He added : ''Another advantage of a strong group is that if we get out of it, the next opponents who are waiting for us are no stronger than our team.
"The biggest challenge is to get out of the group, there's no point to stop us.''
To prepare Iceland for their World Cup fixture against Nigeria, the Football Association of Iceland have organized a friendly with Ghana on June 7, fifteen days before they tackle the Super Eagles in Volgograd.

Igho Kingsley

Akpeyi fires back at critics, targets World Cup
Published February 23, 2018
Festus Abu

Super Eagles goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi has said he is not bothered by any criticism but determined to push for his place in Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr ’ s 23 - man squad for the Russia 2018 World Cup .
The South Africa - based keeper has been the subject of intense criticism after his blunders against South Africa in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier – which Bafana Bafana won 2 - 0 in Uyo on June 10 – and in the friendly game against Argentina in Russia November 14 won 4 - 2 by Nigeria .
Reports claim Akpeyi ’ s World Cup place could be under threat after Rohr was impressed by Dele Ajiboye’ s performance at the 2018 African Nations Championship in Morocco .
Ajiboye made some brave saves to help Nigeria reach the CHAN final after coming on for first choice goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa, who was injured in the semifinal against Sudan .
Rohr is facing goalkeeping crisis with first choice keeper Carl Ikeme firmly out of the World Cup as he is undergoing treatment for acute leukaemia after being diagnosed with the illness in July.
Reports claim Akpeyi does not feature prominently in the German manager ’ s World Cup plans as he is said to be focusing on Ezenwa, Deportivo La Coruna keeper Francis Uzoho and Ajiboye for the World Cup .
However , Akpeyi , 31 , insists he has been working hard for a place in Rohr ’ s Russia 2018 squad , saying he is not discouraged by criticsm .
“I am not competing with any goalkeeper in the team, ” the Chippa United custodian was quoted by
scorenigeria . com as saying on Thursday .
“I am grateful to the coach for inviting me and also giving me an opportunity to play .
“ Nigeria have good keepers waiting for this opportunity ; if anyone deserves it let him play and let’ s support him so that we can have a formidable team for the World Cup and come back with a good result. ”
The former Warri Wolves keeper said he would not criticise any player in a bid to make the trip to Russia .
He said , “You don ’ t have talk me down with stories or lie against me on the pages of newspapers because you need to promote someone .
“ I didn ’ t come this far in my career by a mistake , even though I wasn ’ t given a chance to get here . But I was positive about myself and I worked hard for it and with God ’ s grace I reached the level I am today .
“ I haven ’ t reached my mark yet . Yes , I made some mistakes; some of the world ’ s best goalkeepers have made worst slip - ups , but they didn ’ t quit because they were criticised and condemned , they fought through it to become the best they are today . I will keep fighting . ”

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SPORTS Why I love fanstastic Mikel Obi –Siasia
Published February 23, 2018

Former Super Eagles forward Samson Siasia has hailed Nigeria captain Mikel Obi labelling him a “ fantastic lad ” .
Siasia made the assertion when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday .
He said , “ There is nothing special between me and Mikel ; it’ s only that I so much like him as a player. You can ’ t take it away from him that he is one of the greatest exports of Nigerian football.
“ Mikel started playing for top clubs at an early stage in his life and has won virtually everything he wants and above all, he is a good and committed player.
“ You can also see his contribution to the national team, so , who will not like such a player. He is a fantastic lad and always playing at the top .
“ If you have such a player in your team, then , you can have the support of others, to me he is a great export and an ambassador . ’’
The Tunisia ’ 94 Africa Cup of Nations winner , who represented Nigeria at the USA ’ 94 World Cup , said the China - based midfielder had done creditably well both at the club level and the national team.
Siasia selected Mikel for the Holland 2005 FIFA U20 World Cup where the former Chelsea star won the Silver Ball behind Lionel Messi . Argentina beat Nigeria 2 - 1 in the final at Galgenwaard Stadion , Utrecht . Messi scored the South Americans ’ goals while Chinedu Ogbuke scored for Nigeria .
UEFA Champions League (2012 ) and UEFA Europa League ( 2013 ) winner Mikel also helped Nigeria win bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games with Siasia the coach of the team.
Mikel left Chelsea for Chinese Super League club Tianjin TEDA after the expiration of his contract in January 2017 .

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Liverpool Striker Wants To Represent Nigeria At World Cup, Praises Everton's Onyekuru
Published: February 23, 2018

Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi is keen to represent Nigeria at this summer's football festival in Russia, but has declared that he has not been contacted by the Nigerian Federation ahead of next month's friendly matches in Europe.
In addition, the former Golden Eaglets, Flying Eagles and Dream Team VI star admitted that Anderlecht were on his case before he was acquired by Liverpool in the summer of 2015.
''I heard that Anderlecht had already followed me in Nigeria, but I never received confirmation from them, I especially know Henry Onyekuru and I hope he will be fit again soon, he's a great player and very important for Nigeria,'' Awoniyi told La Capitale, according to Voetbal Belgie.
''I do not know if I will go to the World Cup, I do not know if the national team coach will call me for the upcoming friendly international matches.''
This season, Awoniyi has tallied seven goals with six assists in all competitions for Royal Excel Mouscron, his best return since his move to Europe.
The 20-year-old previously enjoyed loan spells at FSV Frankfurt and NEC.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Dele Aiyenugba still got it. I remember when I first watched him play, it was for Eyimba against Austin Ejide's Esperance or so in the CAF finals.. He had been brought on to replace Vincent Enyeama whom the coach knew was not good at penalty saves. Dele came in and did his thing saving 2 penalties that day, and Eyimba won the champions league...

He had been a third choice goal keeper after Enyeama and Ejide all along but I think his sojourn in the Israeli league made one forget him, as this made a spot for other local league goalies to be third choice, the likes of akpeyi, agbim and theophelius afelohki coming in.

having spent so much playing with Enyeama, I want to believe he is capable of offering something. though for him, unlike Enyeama, I fear his age factor might influence his efficiency. I hope his reflexes are still sharp because I didn't see any reflex save as such, this is something the young goalies would have in their kitty.

finally, what is the connection between these set of keepers plying their trade in Israel, I mean Enyeama to Ejide and Dele. Not until Enyeama left for France and at some point rumors of Wenger interest in him.