It is evident the Koreans were able to watch the game, their analysis of our team is quite accurate too.

The Nigerian soccer team, which plays Korea in their final Group B game of the World Cup finals in South Africa June 23, held a scoreless scrimmage against Zambia in Durban yesterday.

The Dong-A Ilbo was the first Korean media organization to see a game played by one of Korea’s opponents in the World Cup.

○ Europe-based players

Nigeria will field its best players for the first time since the African regional qualifiers for both the World Cup and the African Cup of Nations that opens in Angola Sunday.

More than half of its starters play in Europe. Yakubu Aiyegbeni of Everton and Obafemi Martins of Wolfsburg (Germany) were Nigeria’s strikers while Obi Mikel of Chelsea, Dickson Etuhu of Fulham, and Kalu Uche of Almeria (Spain) manned the midfield. The defenders were Taye Taiwo of Marseille (France), Obinna Nwaneri of FC Sion (Switzerland), and Joseph Yobo of Everton. Nwankwo Kanu of Portsmouth also played from the 55th minute.

After watching the game, the Korean national team`s assistant coach Park Tae-ha said the Nigerians’ physical conditions were great with an average height of more than 185 centimeters (six feet), well-balanced bodies, elastic muscles, and superb flexibility.

The national team`s technical analyst Kim Se-yoon, who also watched the game, said the sound of the Nigerian players kicking the ball is different because of their extraordinary ball control. He said they also exhibited a high playing ability.

○ No breakthrough players

Nigeria also showed its weaknesses in the draw against Zambia, which will play Korea in a friendly Saturday. Despite their name value and excellent physical condition, the Nigerians failed to make an impression on the field yesterday.

Experts said Nigeria had no player who made a breakthrough in the game. Yakubu failed to show the explosive play in his heyday, while Martins had a hard time chasing the ball possibly due to an injury.

Park said Kanu and other leading Nigerian strikers are past their prime, with the African country lacking experienced forwards.

Midfield defenders were not quick to react against Zambia, allowing strikers to make penetrating passes behind them. Nigeria also showed sluggish ball control, facing a few dangerous moments in the middle of the game. Wings failed to help on defense, putting more pressure on defenders.

Kim said Korea can pin its hopes on strikers such as Park Chu-young, who can penetrate and elude defenders on the flanks with his speed.

Nigeria is also considered to lack a proper strategy. Coach Shuaibu Amodu appeared frustrated throughout the Zambia game given the ineffectiveness of his tactics, which left Nigeria with few measures to cope with Zambia’s tough pressure and cooperative defense.

Experts say, however, that Korea must not underestimate Nigeria. Considering that each Nigerian player’s extraordinary physical condition and ability, Park said a victory by Korea will depend on how its team plays.

I think you have good intentions but you're going about it the wrong way. Calling people worwor or olodo isn't the right way to do it though.

I have no more to say after this. Someone who wets bed is a "bed-wetter." When the person grows and learns to wake up in the middle of the night, the person stops being a bed-wetter. Same goes for an "abuser."

I guess the real problem is: How do you know if the person has truly changed? I won't answer that, too complicated. But anyone who has changed deserves a chance.

You'll understand these things one day.

FL Gators:

LOLOL You're actually advising these battered and abused women to stick to an abusive guy and wait for him to change?

Ooti e serious. lol kora e soun jor

Oh, there is the problem! You don't understand what I'm saying well. I am not asking for anyone to stick by an abusive guy, I am asking people to give a fair chance to anyone who has changed.

FL Gators:

Old habits are hard to lose.

What if, what if. . . . there aint no what ifs here.

Hard to lose, not impossible to lose. Give a chance to those few who got rid of these old habits. Life is free, let negative thoughts go and experience true love.

"I was wronged! I was hurt! I was defeated! I was robbed!"
Those who cultivate such thought will not be free from hatred.

What if the boyfriend changes? As they say, you really can't ever say never. I'm not supporting abusive boyfriends or abusive relationships in general, I'm in support of change and acknowledging change. I'm in support of forgiving and love.

Would I advice a girl to go back into a relationship with that same guy? If you have no one in your life, he has no one in his life, give it a shot.

I'll never touch a girl by the way, in case anyone is about to ask that question.

TalkItAll:

this young man would have been my personal hero is he went to ABJ, right inside the NASS or the FEC and blew up all those good-for-nothing-wealth-sucking so called leaders in naija. infact the whole of naija bros would have applauded him, and he would have won for himself the 2009 man of the year award. he missed a place to be honored. na wao.

HA! Read this to yourself again and see what's wrong with the reasoning behind it.  No matter to whom it's directed, hate is a wrong feeling. Even when directed to those you may perceive as "good-for-nothing" Nigerian leaders. Did you hear about the guy who hated terrorists and suicide bombers so much, he went to one of their meetings and blew himself up?

How are his posts any different from the posts of many users on this board?

Goodnight friends, dream about Jesus and his teachings. One love, one heart, one soul.

manny4life:

Dude no one is judging him, and please don't confuse mistake with clear judgement. He hard a clear intention to destroy period.

The distinction between clear judgments and mistakes is thinner than you think. Love, my friend, love all. Stop making excuses, you know the right thing to do.

My own message is: Let's put ourselves in his shoes (or in his boxers. LOL) and we'll see it. We've all made mistakes at some point in our lives. Let the goverment and those in power do what they want with him but you should love him and shouldn't judge him.

manny4life:

Dude, I was privileged and opportune like other kids went to good middle school and high school and a gr8 college and maybe not as rich as him, that did not mean I lost my human sense, besides I've met several international students form good backgrounds like him, some Muslims and they don't share the same extremist ideology like he did

Were you born into the same household? On the same day? In the same place? And your name is Farouk too?

Extremism is a by-product of worries, which is a by-product of desire. Those who desire power use organized religion, race and the smallest things to brainwash people. They make us think we are so different, the anglican is different from the catholic. . .

By emphasizing our differences, they make us more intolerant of each other. Farouk is a victim of this. Love would conquer desire, worries, greed and terrorism.

I am Nigerian, I have a yoruba quote as my signature. But I know and I am absolutely sure that love conquers all because God is love. You think Farouk is evil? If you grew up in the same household as him, went to the same schools as he did and all that, what makes you think you would not turn out like him. Understand privilege and understand love.

manny4life:

Supported. Honestly, I wish we could weed this people out you know, they causing a lot of chaos everywhere.

Weeding them out would involve violence, which would lead to further violence, and further violence. . . Only love would break this cycle of violence.

Beaf:

Yeah, lets try weed too.

I don't get it, you think I'm on drugs?

HIO4:

I disagree.
These outcasts are brainwashed deviants with no remorse for human life.

Brainwashed by what? Organized religion?

SEFAGO:

When I am racially profiled in airports and harassed, I would definitely be loving my neighbor.

So you'll let this one incident stop you from loving? Think about what you'll lose when you let love go, you'll part with joy and absolute inner calm.

I'm not saying terrorists are right, but if we have tried fighting them for years and it's not working, let's try something else. I know the same reactants under the same conditions would always yield the same products. Let's try something else for once, let's try love.

HIO4:

That's true.  We can't embrace terrorists with open arms and kiss them on the forehead.
Those kinds of people are reprobates who hide behind religion.

I actually know it's the other way around. Organized religion is what makes people "reprobates."

SEFAGO:

Do you live in lala land? People cannot just love each other-wtf what naivety. Man religion has to go in Nigeria.

Even if it wasn't a religious doctrine, it is innate in humans - love and affection for fellow humans. I recognize we don't currently live in an ideal world but I make my own world for me and I follow the teachings of my teacher.

Beaf:

Thats some seriously psychedelic stuff man! You can go about loving terrorists, just leave me out of it .

Maybe if everyone loved everyone, there wont be terrorists. Think about it.

Beaf:

I cringe at anybody who considers that b.astard to be a neighbour.

Who is a neighbour?

“A Jewish man was traveling on a trip from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road. By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by. A Temple assistant walked over and looked at him lying there, but he also passed by on the other side. Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him. Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him. The next day he handed the innkeeper two silver coins, telling him, ‘Take care of this man. If his bill runs higher than this, I’ll pay you the next time I’m here.’ “Now which of these three would you say was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by bandits?” Jesus asked. The man replied, “The one who showed him mercy.” Then Jesus said, “Yes, now go and do the same.” Luke 10:30-37

orgas.m is actually heavenly feeling. LOL. What a funny website!?

orgasm is hallelujah? Testing 1,2

Beaf:

Are you a terrorist lover? You sound very spaced out.

What does it mean to sound spaced out?
I'm not a terrorist lover, but I'm a lover of my neighbour and he is my neighbour, you are too.

TOYOSI20:

^^werrin be despoiling??

I was just about to speak on that. This website's auto-edit is definitely not the best there is. Rap.e becomes despoiling. What in the name of heaven is despoiling? I.diot also becomes slowpoke. Slowpoke?

It's like the Kickoff website that edits Nwankwo Kanu's name because of the "Self-Service." in it.

Beaf:

Really? A wanabe mass murderer?
Some eediot has done so much to make life difficult for all Nigerians and we can't take the mickey out of the likely loss of his di-ck?

Abeg flee!

I'll bet you don't know him but you're going by the little you know about him and calling him an idiot. Laugh if you want to laugh but think about it, he is someone's friend, someone's son, someone's brother. And if you believe in God, he comes from the same source as you.

Let's just look at this from another perspective: Is there anything funny about a man raping another man? Think well before answering that.

For everyone making raape jokes in this thread, I want you to think twice and hopefully you'll see that there's nothing nice about it.

I feel bad for the man and feel happy for those who escaped death. I'm pretty sure the average American doesn't care if the "terrorist" is Nigerian or Iraqi. Only very few people would be unkind to Nigerians solely because of this incident. Those who're not able to get visas should take heart, if God wants you anywhere, no man can stop you.