Courtney Dike scored the fastest goal of the competition, Asisat Oshoala scored 4 goals and Uchechi Sunday scored 1 goal.
Korea DPR 2-6 Nigeria.
naptu2: Goals by Courtney Dike (1), Uchechi Sunday (1) and Asisat Oshoala (4) gave Nigeria a 2-6 victory over North Korea in the semi-final of the 2014 FIFA Under 20 Women's World Cup.
naptu2: Courtney Dike is part of two sets of brother and sister combinations that have played for the Super Eagles and the Super Falcons.
1) Ndubuisi Okosieme played for the Super Eagles in the late 1980s and his sister, Nkiru Okosieme played for the Super Falcons in the 1990s and early 2000s.
2) Bright Dike played for Nigeria in the early 2010s and Courtney Dike has been playing for Nigeria since 2014.
First picture below: Courtney and Bright Dike.
2) Bright Dike
3) Courtney Dike
4) Courtney Dike and Francisca Ordega travelling to Le Mans together to play for the Super Falcons against France last year
I created this thread in 2018 when she became a CPA.
naptu2: There is a question that many football fans have been asking in the past one month; ”Where is Courtney Dike?”
Courtney Dike played for Nigeria at the 2014 Under 20 Women’s World Cup. The Falconets came second in the competition.
She made headlines when she declined the cash reward that the Federal Government gave to the players. She was playing for Oklahoma State University (Cowgirls) at the time and the rules of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) in America prohibit athletes that are playing in the NCAA leagues from receiving cash rewards for taking part in sports competitions.
Courtney also played for Nigeria at the 2015 Women’s World Cup, then it seemed like she just disappeared. She was not part of the Super Falcons team that won the 2016 AWCON. She resurfaced last year to play for Nigeria in a friendly match against France, then she disappeared again.
She was invited by Coach Dennerby to be a part of the Super Falcons team at the 2018 AWCON, but she never showed up at the camp and no reason was given for her absence.
I was also wondering what’s happening to her because I expected her to play in the National Women’s Soccer League after graduating from Oklahoma State University, but I didn’t hear any news of her signing for any club.
Well, here’s the answer. She is now a Certified Public Accountant. She was probably working to qualify for her CPA license and that’s probably why she couldn’t make it to camp.
Today we begin a series we're calling The Person & The Player as we celebrate Cowgirl alumnae who have gone on to successful careers in various industries. Up first is @CourtneyDike, who is doing big things in the Big Apple! #OneMore #GoPokes #okstate
I was a member of Cowgirl Soccer from 2013 to 2017. I graduated with my bachelors and masters degrees in accounting. I'm a C.P.A and currently working for Ernst and Young.
I started off in the Audit practice, but now I'm in the Forensics and Integrity Services Group, where we conduct financial investigations and do compliance work, so it's a lot of fun.
Being a student athlete at OSU definitely instilled a lot of qualities in me that, not only opened doors for me after graduation, but translate well into my professional career now. The dedication, perseverance, prioritisation thay comes along with being a student athlete are a few of those qualities.
There are a ton of people at Stillwater who influenced me off the soccer field, academically and in my personal life who I'll never forget.
My experience at OSU is something that I'm always grateful for and I'll be able to carry it with me where ever I go, so. . .
VIRAL VIDEO: ‘I am a dismissed soldier’: Man who beat up policewoman confesses
ON AUGUST 13, 2020. 5:28 PM
By Evelyn Usman
A 32-year- old man, Yemi Ayeni, who has been terrorising residents of Shibiri area and its environs in Lagos, masquerading as a soldier in the Nigerian Army has been arrested by the Police.
His bullish act reached its peak over the weekend, after he beat up a policewoman who was controlling traffic at Shibiri bus-stop.
The report said that the policewoman, Inspector Maltina Oyinchi, stopped a commercial bus that obstructed traffic at the bus-stop. Ayeni, who was clad in a faded Army crested vest, was said to have jumped out and demanded to know why the policewoman should stop the commercial bus, seeing he was seated in front.
In the process, he was said to have started hitting the woman and at the same time asking her why she stopped a vehicle occupied by a soldier.
From the video clip of the battery which went viral, the suspect was seen flogging the policewoman with a cane. Though she attempted to put up an act of defense but was overpowered by the acclaimed soldier.
While the assault was going on, everyone stood watching, apparently out of fear not to have a fair share of the beating, as they considered Ayeni to be a soldier. But a man was said to have later intervened by pacifying Ayeni.
Policemen from Ilemba Hausa division, who got wind of the incident, rushed to the scene to find their beaten colleague still holding on to the suspect, preventing him from escaping.
Surprisingly, during interrogation, Ayeni was discovered not to be a soldier after all. Rather, he claimed to have been disqualified at the entry-level into the Military.
According to him: “I am a dismissed soldier”. Asked which command he served last, he said: “I was dismissed during training. I had spent four months in the training before I was dismissed ( disqualified ). This was because anytime someone shouted at me, I would feel somehow. They said I had a medical problem and told me to leave.
“ I don’t know what came over me on Sunday. I was inside a commercial bus with the driver and conductor, when the policewoman hit the vehicle and that was all.
“I regret my action. I appeal to the Federal Government and the Police to free me. They should temper justice with mercy. I will never try this again. My wife walked out of the marriage six months ago, abandoning our baby “, he stated.
The suspect according to the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Elkana Bala, would be charged to court for assault.
naptu2: I've already heard that fictional story of August 15th, 1970, Mobilaji Johnson and each Indian goal counting as 3 goals. I heard it a long time ago. It's not new to me.
The BBC had a programme in which listeners could ask any question and they would get the answer for you.
A Nigerian wrote into the programme c1994 to ask if the story was true and if Nigeria actually played India in a 99-1 match.
The BBC World Service got their reporter in India to interview soneone from the Indian FA and they said that no such match took place (that was the first time that they were hearing about it).
The BBC then got their reporter in Lagos to interview the then NFA spokesman and he confirmed that it's a myth.
There have been many similar myths, eg, the myth that the Civil War was stopped because of a football match.
The Indian FA official confirmed that football is played in India and he also talked about a time that India was temporarily banned from football (I think they qualified for the World Cup or some other tournament, but they refused to participate and FIFA banned them for a short while).
topshotnista: Ninety-nine one.. Who else believed that bullshit
Naijaguy12345: He is also linked with the controversial match between Nigeria and India which was claimed that he scored the only goal against the Indian side 99-1 which leads to his death on the pitch. 99-1 Make una take am easy !
GallantDuke: RIP Sam Opkaraji. I can't forget the story that he died while playing against India, a match they alleged the Indians won 99-1.
ogbonnachrys: That 99-1 match between Nigeria and India, anyone with highlights? I want to check something pls
naptu2: I had heard of that mythical match between Nigeria and India long before Samuel Okwaraji died.
Teslim "Thunder" Balogun scored Nigeria's only goal in the version that I heard. There was also another myth that Thunder Balogun killed his brother by playing a shot (with his left leg) that went through his brother's stomach.
I didn't believe the myths because they sounded too fantastic.
My uncle (the one that told me that Okwaraji was dead) played with Thunder Balogun and I thought of asking him if the stories were true, but I never summoned the courage too ask him (I didn't want to ask him a ridiculous question).
naptu2: I keep coming back to this game because. . .you might not understand what it is to watch this game without tension. This was a crazy match! My dad left. He couldn't take it anymore. He said, "Call me if they score" and went to his room. Yet he couldn't stay away from the game! He turned on the radio and was listening to commentaries on Radio Nigeria.
It was a crazy match. There were stars everywhere on the pitch! There was Lakhdar Belloumi, Samuel Okwaraji, Rashidi Yekini, Djamel Menad, Peter Rufai, etc. The crowd supported the Algerians because they were neighbours. Nigeria took the lead via an own goal in the 46th minute (Okwaraji forced the defender to put the ball in his own net) and then, when it looked like we would win, the Algerians scored in the 86th minute (my brother always said that Rufai was one of the best goalkeepers at stopping shots from in front of him, but that, like all Nigerian goalkeepers, he was terrible with crosses).
However, what I would never forget was the unending penalties. I knew that Peter Rufai would score (I had seen him play as an outfield player and I had seen him score penalties, so I was confident), but the tension was insane! I couldn't sit still.
Then, guess whose penalty was saved. . .just guess (the same name that had been burned into my brain before the match).
Peter Rufai is a legend!
Nigeria vs Algeria (semi-final of the 1988 African Nations Cup in Morocco).
Go to the 1:59 seconds mark to see Nigeria's goal. Yekini hit the post, the ball bounced out, Okwaraji fired a shot and it deflected in off the Algerian defender.
naptu2: Okwaraji's death was especially painful because of the nature of the man. At that time there was a dichotomy between the professional players and the home based players.
The professionals made a lot of demands before playing for the national teams. They often arrived camp and training sessions late (in flashy cars) and were always involved in one scandal or the other (eg Etim Esin).
Okwaraji was the opposite. He never caused any problems, often paid his own travel expenses, was always the first to get to camp and was never involved in any scandals. He was a devout christian and was studying for his law degree at an Italian university. He was actually playing in Italy (which most nigerians felt had the best league in the world at the time).
1) Samuel Okwaraji, Stephen Keshi, Peter Rufai and Coach Yusuf Salami during a Seoul '88 Olympic qualifier at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu.
naptu2: My dad and others were at the stadium, but I watched the match on tv at home. I saw when Okwaraji collapsed, when one of the players (I've forgotten who) put his hands on his head in alarm and when Okwaraji was stretchered into the ambulance. I assumed that he was alive and expected to read updates on his condition in the papers the next day.
I also saw as some fans were being carried over the fence and stretchered to the athletics track where Red Cross officials were attending to them. The stadium was too full and it seems that the gates were opened during the second half and there was a scuffle between people who were trying to get into the arena and people who were trying to get out. Some people suffocated, while others were trampled.
But my uncle (who played for Nigeria in the '50s and '60s) showed up at the house after the match. "Where is ****" (my dad). "He's not back", I replied.
"They've killed this boy o!", my uncle exclaimed. I asked who and he replied that Okwaraji was dead. I didn't believe him. "But they put him in the ambulance", I replied. My uncle grew angry. "Which ambulance? Which ambulance? The boy was dead on the pitch. The ambulance was just for show, so that the crowd wouldn't panic".
I still refused to believe him, but I didn't argue, because I could see that he was upset. Instead, I went to my room and prayed, hoped and wished that Okwaraji was still alive. But unfortunately, it was reported on the NTA News that Okwaraji was dead.
Okwaraji's super goal
This is my favourite goal by Okwaraji. I searched YouTube for a video of this goal from 2008 till 2016 before I eventually found one. That's because most people on YouTube prefer to post videos of the final, which was also between Nigeria and Cameroon.
This is a group stage match at the 1988 Nations Cup (Maroc '88) between Nigeria and Cameroon. Okwaraji scored in the second minute via a rocket shot from outside the penalty box (this is the kind of shot that Ernest Okonkwo would describe as an "intercontinental ballistic missile). It was the fastest goal at the Nations Cup at that time. The player that dribbled down the right and passed to Okwaraji was Rashidi Yekini.
Roger Milla equalised in the 21st minute, via a bullet header that beat Peter Rufai and it ended
Dedetwo: It does not occur to you that he who provides fire truck should have arranged for water supply. Fire trucks without source of water is dumb. There are no public water taps talk less hydrants in Nigeria.
There are lots of hydrants in Nigeria. The picture I posted above is of a hydrant in Lagos and below is another picture of another fire hydrant in Lagos. There are lots of hydrants in Lagos. Stop spewing ignorant comments.
Furthermore, it didn't occur to you that the innocent fire fighters are not the people to provide hydrants and that I said that they should put pressure on the government? What does attacking and injuring innocent fire fighters achieve? Why would you support such barbarism??
I suspect that this thread was created so that you guys can start bashing each other, but there's something important that we need to learn from this incident.
I just found out that the truck looks that way because people attacked the Fire Service because they did not have water.
People need to stop attacking fire fighters because of water. The fire fighters are human beings too. They are not the waterworks and it's not their job to keep carrying water everywhere. The water in their trucks can only put out small fires and it would get exhausted before they can put out a large blaze.
Instead of attacking fire fighters, people should put pressure on their state and local governments to install fire hydrants in public places or they should install the hydrants themselves. Fire hydrants provide an unending supply of water to fire fighters and they can assist fire fighters to put out very large fires.
Politics › Re: President Buhari Approves Appointment Of Four Supreme Court Judges From North by naptu2: 3:03pm On Aug 14, 2020
