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fabyom:
I lost my one and only sibling yesterday to the cold hands of death. My elder bro, he was just 40 years old. Got sick the same day he was to start a very lucrative job after years of struggling without a well paid Job. Trying to control how sad I am.

accept my condolence bro, we know is not easy but you need to live for him

safarigirl:
dem dey write am for face? What does a promiscuous man look like?

See ehn, laslas, to marry a footballer is not easy. They spend days away from the home, moving from one destination to another to play matches. When they are out there, you can't control what goes on, who they meet, who they are influenced by, you can only hope things work favourably for you. The whole stress of having one's partner away for long periods of time is weighty enough, the emotiinal and physical detachment can be hell

Sometimes, the act isn't necessarily done, it is the suspicion that is heartbreaking.


I dey salute all these girls wey dey folloe footballers, e no easy.

But most footballers live with there wife in the city they are playing, only some few case of tounermemt like worldcup or 2 days trip to play European matches.

Icon79:
Did Diego Forlan play in 2014? I don't think so but I stand corrected, if I am wrong. As regards to why England didn't make it out of the group stages, it's because they underachieved as always. And in addition, they had an ageing team at that World Cup.

And by the way, if Uruguay were that good, why did Colombia trashed them 2-0 in the round of 16? There's NO doubt in my mind that Nigeria, even with Keshi as the coach, would've beaten Colombia if they were our opponents.


O pari

your permutations are funny, yes forlan was part of that squad, columbia in there own part is a good team to and it should not be a surprise they lost 2 - 0.

There might be fixing in football grouping but i wont accept the fact that it is always to favour home team and England, you don't even have specific prove

Kog45:
South Africa match in Uyo under Keshi that ended 2-2 with a brace from Sone Aluko.

oh ok

Icon79:
Honestly, Uruguay are not that good. They have never been that good. Ghana totally outplayed and technically defeated them in 2014 (if not for Luis Suarez's blatant cheating), even with Diego Forlan in the team. Hence, England were expected to beat Uruguay even with Suarez and Cavani, so I don't see that as a tough group at all.

I have never rated Uruguay. That's why I would expect Egypt to top that group A in Russia. That group is a walkover, IMHO.


O pari

oga that Uruguay team had forlan, suarez and cavani, if that group was not tough, why didn't England make it out of the group.

if that group is not tough, show me another tough group in that worldcup

Kog45:
OK but wasn't rookie and still active with Espanyol as at 1990

yess

Icon79:
Same thing. The idea was for England to qualify alongside Italy. Nobody expected Costa Rica to overperform.


O pari

why did you skip Uruguay, they were in the semi final in the previous worldcup.

tbaba1234:
Uzoho might have a great WC. The talent is there.

This is the kinda talk we need here, not saying we have 10 outfield players and no keeper

Kog45:
Thomas Nkono was all time Cameroon best keeper.

He made his debut in 1976 and left the stage after Italian 90 and got a dramatic recalled to 1994 WC squad as a back up to Bell.

Throughout his career with nafional team he was always number one,so comparison with Uzoho should not arise, is an insult cos this was a keeper that had over 241 appearances for Espanyol between 1982 -1990.

The best keeper in Africa football history.

did you follow up the argument? who compared him to Uzoho? how can one do that

He should be all time africa best everyone know that but he was not the number prior to the 1990 worldcup, bell was. bell was dropped in the eve of the Argentina match.

Icon79:
Actually, that England group in 2002 was comparatively a very easy group. The goal was for England to qualify behind Argentina. FIFA knew that the Nigerian team was in disarray and nothing much was expected from them. The 2002 Sweden World Cup wasn't one to scare nobody. Zlatan was young and inexperienced. Freddie Ljungberg was a little above average player. Henrik Larsson - average. ON paper, who do they really have exactly to challenge England?


O pari

what about 2014 England group?

wayodude:
England lmost always? Lol They either do or they dont! 2002 World Cup: England Argentina Sweden and Nigeria was easy? 2014 world cup: England Italy Uruguay Costa Rica was easy? Wonderful!

The host nation in theory should always have an easier group than they perhaps may have had because they are placed in pot A alongside most of the favourites.

good observations, i wa also wondering how Brazil got an easy group with Brazil, Mexico, Croatia and Cameroon, same with south Africa having France, mexico and Uruguay

Icon4s:
Look, if he cannot face criticisms then he is not ready as a SE Goalkeeper. If you know he is that feeble minded why canvass for him?

Do you know the weight of responsibility resting on a goalkeeper at a WC? You think it is just about staying on the line and "paring" balls. You saw how uncoordinated and destabilized Uzoho was in our last two friendlies. Goal keepers improve over years and not just within weeks.

I just pray we have not shot ourselves on the foot already in that department.

We are taking a very huge gamble, I hope you know that.

I personally do not feel comfortable with gambles.

Mr icon, do you know better than Rohr?? you first paragraph is very wrong, i preferred an Ejide or Aiyenugba.

with what you are saying you ain't in a good position to condem Mr forgiveness Kayode rant.

This team can't please everyone, at this stage we need to give them total support

I just pray he remain destabilise like he was against Poland and keep clean sheet all through the tounerment

forgiveness:
Sorry, nwoke!

Except you're like this little child you shall by no means enter in... Mr Nwoke!

Mr forgiveness, one of the most controversial member of this thread... i take back the tribalistic accusation, maybe i just don't understand you

TheSuperNerd:
But there is the experienced Akpeyi and an Ezenwa who stood in well during the remainder of the WC qualifiers. And Uzoho is a rookie yes... But I think you of all people should ask yourself why a conservative and experienced coach like Rohr (who believes in rhe fine balance of youth and experience and also harps on good experience in his side) still considers Uzoho in the picture of things as regards that GK role. Maybe he knows something we don't? Maybe only he sees something at close quarters that we cannot see from where we are here?

I don't know Dad... I am as concermed as you are but then I cannot drain myself of worry. Rohr is not the hotseat. He knows the magnitude of what is up ahead... Some risks will and must be taken on his part. There is something he knows that we probably don't. Some little details that only one at close quarters can pick up.

I say we just stay positive and trust his judgments on the team in that role. He is closer and it is his call. He wants to do well and he knows he must do this or that to do well... So trust his experience. He is the coach and have brought the team this far.


Frowning will do you no good in the long run... Just be calm... Calm is a super power. I have learnt to use it... Cheer up Dad.. I choose to believe...

nice one

Joebie:
Does a confident person expect u to greet him first?. Does a confident person always expect u to put the first call? Does a confident says in action or words they are better than you? I have many examples.

Modified
Let me give us a football example. If I insist to take the penalty kick can that be mistaken as pride?

confidence is different from pride but as i said before you know the person and i don't

most time people confused the too personality

Icon4s:
And I say again it is because they have a great depth of experience in that goalkeeping department and so any which ways any of the 3 goalies would still have performed well. Just like when we had Enyeama, Ejide and Aiyenugba. We don't have that kind of depth to make such comparison. We are in a worse dire situation.

And if you say Uzoho can get discouraged by what he reads on the internet then sorry he is not ready for national team football.

you last paragraph shows how less you care about the team.

Uzoho is a young star, i never wanted us to be in this situation, an Aiyenugba or Ejide would have been better but in this situation he should be supported and allowed to prove him self and not burying him before he die.

I sincerely don't see the difference between you been against Uzoho and forgiveness canvassing for Kayode.

Icon4s:
Those that followed African football in the 1980s and early 90s will know Thomas Nkono very well. Yes he was 3rd choice to Antoine Bell and Jacques Songo'o but he had in his bag several years of experience as a top flight goalkeeper. He was playing for Espanyol as at the 1990 WC. At that stage Nkono had seen it all o. No be be say na Rookie him be before them make him first choice. His case is different from that of Uzoho o.

you are still drifting, my point was that there was a goal keeper crisis before the tounerment and it still didn't affect there play, N'gono was not dropped to 3rd choice for nothing, maybe just maybe Uzoho might not be in goal and we might have an Akpeyi or Ezenwa and everything might still go well.

At this stage all we need to do is support anybody called up in the middle of the stick, i my self wanted ejide there, with the help of internet and social media uzoho moral could even get more damage reading through the internet.

Joebie:
Oga there is no mistaking it. I know a proud man when I see one. I know a confident person. lack of confidence does not mean humility. it can't be mistaken.

you know the person, i don't

Mujtahida:
Abeg gee me the link.

watched it on super sports

Joebie:
Arrogance and ego is just an outward reaction to a problem deep down.

Modified
I once met a guy who said he is not proud but he is confident. like, seriously? I don't know the difference? A humble person cannot be confident?

The fellow you met was actually correct, there is a thin line difference between arrogant and confidence

Icon4s:
Thomas Nkono was Cameroon's first choice to the 1990 AFCON. And was aged 34. He already had a pre-world cup tournament experience and yes look at his age again.

This is not the same case for Uzoho.

My point was that there was a goal keeper crisis and it actually didn't sink there ship.

Joebie:
the bolded is unacceptable here

Bros, maybe you don't understand what i mean, his argument is always in line with yoruba sport man, why cry over kayode, aluko, ajagu and co while there are also other top performance not called like kalu, henry onyekuru and even co

Now he come up with Mutiu better qualify than an amunike

it can't be a coincident

AIG07:
one thing we need is Victor Moses and we need him to be physically fit.

With Moses we have an additional player in defence irrespective of the formation we're using... Be it 4-2-3-1(which is the most likeliest) or 3-5-2. He is very vital to our survival and progress!

i Don't know why people shy away from the fact that his our best player. the eagles need to watch old african worldcup team clips, especially Cameroon team of 1990 worldcup, Nigerian team of 1994 worldcup, senegal team of 2002 worldcup, ghana team of 2010 worldcup and algeria team of 2014 worldcup.

They all had one thing in common PASSION but the also failed when it really matters, they could have gone through the next stage if they actually concentrated even more.

For our goal keeper department, remembering the Cameroon 1990 team gives me hope, in the eve of the tournerment cameroon dropped there first goal keeper Bell for talking bad about his team, he was the second best player in french league that season

5 hours to the match the goalkeeper crises was not settled, the supposed 3rd keeper Thomas n'kono was picked by the coach but he rejected the offer and even the 2nd keeper, the coach threaten to put an outfield player in that position.

It took an intervention of then president Biya to make the N'kono take up the offer, the performance on that game inspired a 12 year old Italian midfielder to take up a glove and start his goalkeeping career and today his one of the best ever that boy is Buffon

Similar to us right?? just like N'kono going on after the tournament to become one of Africa best ever keeper, Uzoho could start his journey in the big stage.

*BELIEVE*

forgiveness:
Kalika was behind Siasia's success from the U20 to Olympics, and until he first became national team coach but after Kalika left his pattern of play depreciated greatly.

Amuneke all about tik tak and at the same time an agent. Not good for the national team.

your comment are always childish

forgiveness:
Don't worry FIFA will still pay Oliseh Sunday for the crucial part he played to qualify us for the world cup.

How many AFCON matches did Oliseh lose?

Mutiu was more qualified than Amuneke in regards to coaching experience and qualification yet Amuneke was chosen as the assistant to Garba and later Under 17 and under 20, heaven didn't fall and you all applauded it. Why pin point Mutiu?

how is Mutui more qualified?
Did Amuneke perform bad during his tenure?
Why is your argument always Yorubish bias??

forgiveness:
Sadiq Umar is a Roma player.

He's even in for the Athletico Madrid friendly or it's also likely he is among the 35 man list which NFF decided to show us 30 and decided to call the other 5 foreign players to join the team secretly after the friendly match against Athletico Madrid with the excuse that they are just training with the main team. That's all.

No wonder 7 foreign players were called to hide their secret dealings, so as not to make it obvious that 5 were actually on the list.

This plan might have been explained to their various clubs in order to secure their release because the clubs, in no normal circumstances are oblige to release their players for an inconsequential friendly that will add no value to the players hence the Roma famzing us.

If true, NFF and Rohr wouldn't have been able to explain the inclusion of five targeted players if they announced all the 35 man list at once because it's obvious they are not the best we have this season hence the defactor.

I know the players are the Nwakali brothers, Alhassan Ibrahim, Musa Mohammed and Sadiq Umar.

How could they have realised these players names ahead of the obvious better ones that did well this season?

There's nothing hidden under the Sun that will not be made manifest to light.

Wisdom of man is foolish.

Well, I am watching. Peradventure it plays out then I know agent is at work.

This man go craze o, bros take am easy

TheSuperNerd:
Names names names.... All these big European sides have them. We are used to it. France had it all in 2002 yet Senegal didn't give a crap.

Anyway, I am so happy to see Matuidi made it. I would now more than ever hope we meet France in the round of 16 if or when we qualify.

Matuidi and his fellow midfield lieutenants go hear am. We wilp be ready for them this time.

Onazi will look at Matuidi (with the memory of 2014's wicked injury) and be like....

i really dont see much quality in France. spain, Germany and brazil is ahead of them

tbaba1234:
Rewatching the Poland game and we were really not that bad. Shehu was a bit poor and we just lacked some cutting edge upfront but i feel, in a competitive game, we would have been more incisive.

The match was tactical

OMANBALA1:
Somewhat true, black American women are the worst set of females you can come across and Nigerian women are fast becoming just like them with their bad attitude, baby mama drama,fake weave ons. I am shocked at the number of Nigerian women who think Kim Kardashian and Nikky Minaj are the the sshit not knowing those women are considered trash in America. I once heard Omotola said ''my bad'' and I was done! Blacks are innately ignorant ,especially the women ...Take Chimamanda for instance, that girl told the world audience that Igbos have lesbian marriages ,historically. I was shocked to hear such nonsense from a person who clams she reads everything...ffuccking slowpoke!

Black American women claim they are strong ,educated and has what they termed ''black girl magic'' whatever the ffucck that means but 70% of their male children end up in the prison with no hope of ever redeeming their lives. Yes ,they are more educated than their men because they raise bunch of thugs without common sense and the system is designed to favor women.

Whwn you say black women are more educated than black men in America you have to be very clear that this ONLY applies to black Americans NOT Africans because Nigeria men still rule the black race in that country....When they meet Nigeria men they meet real men who are way more richer

hello sir, was chimamanda wrong?

edi287:
This is true however I wonder if there was need to take both Fekir and Thauvin? Deschamps will most likely play Fekir on the wing unless he plays a 4-2-3-1 and even with that he wouldn't be first choice as a 10.

my thought too, i would have preferred lacazette and martial

TheSuperNerd:
Idowu, Obi, Simy Doubtful For DR Congo Friendly; Mikel, Ighalo Out

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Super Eagles left-back Bryan Idowu is set to miss the team’s farewell friendly game against the DR Congo on Monday May 28 at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt due to FIFA’s new rule for players listed to play at the 21st World Cup starting next month in Russia.

FIFA have told all 32 partcipating teams to ensure players listed for the World Cup observe a 10-day rest after their last game of the season as a means of ensuring they stay fresh.
Idowu is likely to join 14 other Eagles stars who will miss the game due to the rule as the Russia-based defender is set to feature for his club Amkar Perm when they take a 2-0 lead to the Otkritie Arena on Sunday to play hosts FC Tambov in the second leg of the Russia Premier League qualification play-offs.

Idowu was on for all 90 minutes in the first leg played on Thursday at the Zvezda Stadium.
If he gets to play on Sunday, it means he will be ineligible for the DR Congo game.

Already out of the game is team captain Mikel Obi who will be playing on Friday in the Chinese Super League as well as striker Odion Ighalo who will be in action with his Chinese club Saturday.

Italy-based duo of Joel Obi of Torino and new invitee, Simeon Nwankwo, are also doubtful for the game if they should play for their respective Serie A clubs this weekend.


Source: https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/idowu-obi-simy-doubtful-for-dr-congo-friendly-mikel-ighalo-out/


Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 27 days 14 hours 34 mins to go

if simmy miss this match, then it will be difficult for him to make the team

TheSuperNerd:
Now I understand why Roma are showing fine solidarity for the Super Eagles. It is courtesy of one @MarkOtabor, a radio personality and sportscaster.
When Roma did the impossible over Barca, he produced a clip showing his genuinely insane reaction to Roma's triumph over Barca in this season's UCL.

This is why on Roma's handle... Their first/second tweet on the Super Eagles was captioned... "you've got our back, we got yours" showing the clip of Mark Otabor celebrating their crazy win over Barca while showing support in their tweet for the Super Eagles.

They are famzimg the Eagles because of that one mark otabor clip hailing Roma's victory. Lol....

It is interesting how just one clip can make a club show some support to that person's nation especially in a year Italy missed out on the Worlds...

How they even reported our provisional squad is wow... They out their club logo right next to NFF logo... Lol

I have a strong feeling we will go all the way to the final in this worldcup