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TheSuperNerd:
In Football

Nigeria became the first and Only African nation to hold the African Titles in soccer for both men's and women's football at the same time... in 2013, Nigeria won the Afcon... in 2014, Nigeria also won the AWCON... We held both titles together until the next Afcon came...


In basketball

Nigeria again (Why always us? ) became the first and only African nation to hold both the Male and female basketball titles.... In 2015, D'Tigers (that wicked balling class with injured Ike Diogu) conquered Africa for the first time in the men's afrobasket... in 2017, D'Tigresses won the Women's Afribasket just recently....

That saw Nigeria hold both the men's and women's title at same time too....

But Now... the men wants to extend the hold on the title... Hahahahahahahahaha.... It is not a crime to be greedy with success as there is no limits to how much you can win in life and in sports... Go for more Boys!!!!! Go D'Tigers!!!!


I admit I was not so enthusiastic with the team after they struggled in their first game against the Ivorian side... I was missing the 2015 class which had only Ike Diogu as part of this team... but these guys have risen to show that Talents indeed abound in Nigerian basketball home and abroad... wow!!!! This team that lost to DR Congo just beat Senegal.... Senegal ooooo.... chaaaiiiiii....

Tunisia go hear am.!!!!..


Tunisia are Hosts but we are basketball.... mehn.... Tunisia must fall oooo

we are a blessed nation. in Naija i trust always

TheSuperNerd:
D'Tigers!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bring on Tunisia!!!!!!

im over the moon

congratulations to arsenal, pls i pray u continue like this until u clinch the europa trophy, we want to hand am over to u guys,
from a UNITED fan

Kimcutie:
You guys should have given Basel goals, we scored 6 to show what we worth, assuming we scored only 1 or 2, you would insulted us

no problm i still have to play roma and athletico madrid

Badgers14:
Qarabag is based in Kwara state right?

my brother i tire. i didn't know Azerbaijan have a football league o

robosky02:
yes because Naija cant afford to lose the oppurtunity

at all, russia here we come

kentebemoney:
Am from tungbo.
I see u stay in abj too

oh thats splendid, i know tungbo very well

Nigerdeltaboi:
eko

i stayed in lagos too b4 relocating to abj. bros dooh

dry ass

robosky02:
These two have crossed paths quite frequently on the way to glory through the years, but this time, there's a World Cup berth in the balance.
It is impossible to speak of the shared history between Zambia and Nigeria without harking to the final of the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations. In sprawling Tunis, on the coast of the Mediterranean, Emmanuel Amuneke struck twice to deliver Nigeria’s second continental title.
It is particularly poignant because of the backdrop, and not that of the city.

It should have been a meeting of two Golden Generations: Nigeria were on the up, and had built a team that, two decades on, remains a reference. Chipolopolo themselves had shot into the consciousness following the Olympic Games in Seoul six years prior, during which they thumped tournament favourites Italy 4-0 on their way to winning their group.

Instead, it was a reformed Zambian side, no thanks to the 1993 air tragedy which claimed the lives of 18 players, six of whom were part of that 1988 team. Catharsis would come eighteen years later, and in the most fitting of venues - Libreville, the last fuelling stop for that ill-fated Zambian Air Force plane.
While Zambia had been forced to watch on as the Super Eagles celebrated in 1994, Nigeria was conspicuous by her absence in 2012, tripped up by Guinea in the qualifying rounds. The Chipolopolo may have triumphed in the typically exhilarating fashion of the underdog, but a look back to an encounter two years earlier should have served fair warning.

The 2010 Nations Cup in Angola rounded out Egypt’s continental dominance over the latter half of the decade. Zambia, led by a little-known dapper Frenchman named Herve Renard, only made it as far as the last eight before going out on penalties. However, it was the manner in which they troubled their more star-studded Nigerian counterparts in that quarter final that caught the eye.

By the end, it was the Super Eagles hanging on for penalties, winded and wilting in the heat of a 120-minute long Zambian onslaught.
Goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama pulled out all the stops, and was the hero of the shootout as Nigeria advanced, but the battle scars were evident in the semi-final, as a turgid and wheezing Nigeria team failed to rally after going behind to Ghana. They may have gone home early, but even then there was a sense of flexing, of coming together within the Chipolopolo setup.

Zambia would fittingly enjoy their next shootout rather more, upsetting perennial favourites Ivory Coast to hoist the continental trophy for the first time in their history.
A year on, the Super Eagles sprung a surprise of their own, winning the 2013 edition created to shift the timing of the Afcon from even to odd years.

Again, both sides met, this time in the group stage.
Current captain Mikel John Obi bobbled a penalty off target in the first half, before Emmanuel Emenike put Nigeria ahead. Zambia goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene then seized on a mistake by an errant Ogenyi Onazi to score the equaliser from the penalty spot in the 85th minute.
It was the second draw in a row for the Super Eagles, and marked a turning point in the tournament for Stephen Keshi’s side: they won every game after, conceding only twice more.

The decision of Caf to award a place at the 2013 Confederation Cup to the winner of the 2013 Afcon, rather than the 2012 edition, also added an undercurrent of friction between both nations.

Interestingly, considering the profile of both sides, the record in head-to-head encounters hardly embarrasses the Zambians. There have been 16 meetings between Nigeria and Zambia since 1973, with Nigeria winning six and drawing five. However, in competitive games, there is a clearer advantage, as Nigeria has won five of 12.

If this gives the impression that the Southern African side are often a hard nut to crack, that impression is certainly true.

One would have to go back 26 years for the last time Nigeria beat Zambia by a two-goal margin in a competitive match; indeed, Zambia may have won fewer games, but when they have it has tended to be emphatic. Twice in a one-year span in the early 80s, Zambia meted out three-goal thumpings, the latter coming at the 1982 Africa Cup of Nations, with Nigeria as defending champions!

With all this shared history between both nations, it is a wonder that this will be their first ever meeting in a qualifying series. Neither side was able to build on their surprise Afcon win, and have undergone significant upheaval since.

http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4079/features/2016/10/06/28211762/zambia-vs-nigeria-a-historical-perspective


In the build up to the 2018 world cup Nigeria has already drawn the first blood by beating them in Ndola 2-1. So the game in Uyo come October becomes the final of finals to prove Nigeria’s dominance or Zambia’s revenge.
 

lets go there


ItsQuinn, safarigirl, shizzy7, Smellymouth, Mediapace, refiner, optional1, vivianblog1, cruzita, klexycole, VickyRotex, blueto, TheSuperNerd, mikron, TonyeBarcanist, Ajibel, honeric01 cheesy

sir robosky02, zambia will have no hiding place come oct 7th

kingphilip:
I stay in Mararaba sha

But do go through Area 1 every evening when coming back from work

BTW let's talk offline sha if you don't mind

no problem, u can pm me

Kimcutie:
Haters

did u know qarabag before u played them?

Nigerdeltaboi:
I am from opkoama in Brass LGA

wow, good to know, where do u reside?

GrandGarcon:
we always hear that, you people are at burnley level

Bibidear:
dont mind the hater.....team with no history

my dear i tire o. these chelsea fans ehn, beating their dry chest because they beat an awoof team from Azerbaijan, i dey shame for them
united rockssssss

mrMeen:
abeg swerve they are the champions of their own league wait make Chelsea catch you for pl you go know.

go beat arsenal first
arsenal sef u no fit beat na man united u want. what a wish!!!!!

mrMeen:
abeg swerve they are the champions of their own league wait make Chelsea catch you for pl you go know.

champions of which league? Azerbaijan league. ***spits on the ground***
who knows Azerbaijan league? chaiiii what a shame!!!!!!
i shame for una,
u re now happy u beat a lowly rated team right? no problem, also beat AS Roma and get a good result from Athletico Madrid then we will talk, for now u did nothing. adios

ottohan:
This match no too sweet me shaa...
we suppose d knack dis pple like 5-0
because dem dey our home
any way make Zlat return from injury make i see beta combo

the match dey very okay for me, we still dey top the group

ottohan:
all the players are ok..
but d moment someone starts hyping the players,
dey will start f**king up..
see phill jones against stoke..
start martial bfr rashford
or rashford bfr mashal..

why are u replying that guy? cant u see he is a hater? a chelsea fan. why is he here? abi him team no dey play 2dy?

very good result for us, group leaders

highness25:
why is Man u stuck with 2 goals? Are they not seeing chelsea is winning with six goals? Even when Hazard is still on the bench. I pity Arsenal for weekend

abeg shift, who is qarabag in football circles, we re beating a tricky basel side that have given us headaches in the past u re here comparing an awoof team like qarabag with swiss champions basel

rashford should continue this way, he will be a world beater in the nearest future.

kingphilip:
what part of Abuja do you stay

i live in area 1 garki, close to the shopping centre. do u also reside in abuja?

TheSuperNerd:
I am doing great Sir... thank you very much And no oooo... I couldn't watch the game live but later saw a clip of the full second half and major highlights of the match from YouTube...

ok, big up to u

kentebemoney:
Tibra bro's

na kentebe is my first name am from bayelsa, sagbama local govt, you?

bros emi o. im also from sagbama LGA, adagbabiri to be precise

good one from my boys in red, in lukaku we trust, man united until hell freezes over

TheSuperNerd:
Sir Mikron.... Good to hear from you again Sir.... trust Abuja is fine. Keep taking good care of you abeg oooo....

my paddy how ur side, abuja is always fine bro, we dey look buhari hand
were u able to watch the match? i mean the Home based eagles vs the lone stars of sierra leone?

TyushTal:
Zambia of all teams.
This should be a walk-over for Nigeria

Go Super Eagles. Go seal your ticket to Russia

not a walk over for us o, but i believe with hardwork we should beat them

green is the colour and football is the game. here we march again. the land is always green.

TheSuperNerd:
WAFU CUP – Osas Okoro, Peter Eneji Power Super Eagles To Win Over Sierra Leone


https://i2.wp.com/owngoalnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/A1263EB6-BEC7-4A9D-BB1B-D133FE7EBD05-2232-000000F38AF0B84B.jpeg

Nigeria got their campaign at the regional WAFU Cup tournament off to a flying start with a 2- 0 win over their counterparts from Sierra Leone to progress to the group stage of the tournament.

Sierra Leone dominated the first half of the encounter but found goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa of Nigeria a hard nut to crack during the first 45 minutes.

The second half saw a much improved Nigerian side and their dominance paid off late into the game, when the duo of Osas Okoro and Peter Eneji found the back of the net.

Enugu Rangers flying wing back Okoro opened scoring for Nigeria in the 82nd minutes, while Eneji who starred for Nigeria League Champions Plateau United doubled their lead three
minutes before full time.

The team consisting of players from the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) will play their first group game against Ghana on Thursday.


**Ade Emmanuel

Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/09/11/wafu-cup-osas-okoro-peter-eneji-power-super-eagles-to-win-over-sierra-leone/

wishing the lads all the best against the hard tackling keinke eating home based black stars. we need to stamp our superiority over our noisy neighbours

TheSuperNerd:
Just saw a clip and major highlights of the second half on You-tube.... The lads did well. And Osas Okoro is not a new name to us... Guys like you and Goldfish80 have been singing his name in our ears recently.... he is quality and I have always known that he can hit rockets and curlers from freekicks.

This is a good start... they may have taken time to take off but they eventually did and I only hope they can do better.


And kudos to Wafu and Foxsports... Foxsports wanna use this medium to enter the West African Sports business market and Wafu is taking full advantage too... great exposure for our boys as some parts of north america get to view the WAFU cup too. All the best Home-based Super Eagles... fly well...


Finally, Well done Sir Basco... your faith in the home based lads cannot be faulted.... I salute that. Kudos Once again.

the lads really tried, though i didnt get to watch the match but i followed the match commentaries and updates via brila fm abuja. as of the 70th min it was still a goalless affair, im sure they were able to hit 2 past the Sierra Leoneans in the closings stages. they did us proud. weldone to them.

kentebemoney:
That thing can pepper die, like the other time nigeria was playing a match and FMR president yaradua came back from germany, na so match end for us oooo

ur moniker though, i know of an elder statesman Edwin Kentebe from my state Bayelsa, though late are u related to him? just curious