₦airaland Forum

BankyGee:
Nwabali is better than Okoye in the national team. I agree and I love that he's our number one, but the way una dey talk about Okoye anyhow dey surprise me. Okoye is a better all round goalkeeper than Nwabali, reflexes, ball distribution, shot-stopping, he's good. His problem in the national team is that he doesn't talk, he go just dey look defenders dey do anyhow without calling them to order like Nwabali does and when your defence is penetrated, one of two things will happen, either you concede or you save.

Okoye at Udinese is on a crazy level, even in his last game against Genoa, he was the Man of the Match with mad double saves and other saves.

I still love Nwabali as our number one and it should stay like that till Okoye learns how to coordinate his defenders, no senior man for national team, make he no dey fear.

Okoye will surely be the first choice at Chippa United. Whether Nwabali can be the first choice at Udinese is debatable, but at AFCON, he did very well

do4luv14:
Semi final, and Frerkick Sir,

Carlos Kenemi was rooted like a stature looking for the ball, and he finally catch the ball that had entered,

The shot power was too Strong then

That was 2004 AFCON, quarter final.

Beautiful free kick from Okocha
Wonderful pass from Kanu
Brilliant finish from Utaka "the attacker "



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgz-UFuy5kY

He was shouting he cannot see..very funny...that na tear gas oo..lol..

daveP:
What Happened between 3SC and Ikorodu City is an embarrassment to the entire Nigerian football. It was revenge for the reverse fixture. What's annoying is there was nothing done to punish that shenanigans by IKC. Now 3SC revenged and it took a state govt official to solve the entire brouhaha. The police, independently couldn't. The League Authorities couldn't

Both clubs should be punished. If there was some punishment, 3SC wouldn't dare think of revenge. But all these things don't exist and it gives the NPFL a sad, irredeemable image when other top leagues are installing VAR usage and upgrade their league standards all round. Something that can't even dare happen in Latvian league is happening here and appropriate authorities are just there.

It's time some measures are put in place to curb and end all of this. Let every club know the drawn line and fear crossing it. Till then, this is NO league.

Any SW derby involving 3SC always end in chaos. Whether it is between 3SC vs Sunshine, 3SC vs Remo, now it is 3SC vs the newcomer, Ikorodu United. There is no issues when other SW teams play each other, the troubles arise when 3SC is involved..
3SC may likely be sanctioned for what happened yesterday.

Kog45:
Afcon 2000 final,Cameroon were ahead with two goals, Raphael Chuckwu reduced the deficit and JayJay do the needful,either free kick or long range shot I can't really recollect but JayJay was the saving grace.

It was a left-footed volley, released after he controlled the ball with his chest. Last and the best goal of the tournament. Coincidentally, Okocha also scored the first goal of the tournament against Morocco

Kog45:
This is the reason why I always rate Nigeria player using super eagles performance.

If we want to go by club career rating,Richard Owubokiri would be rated above Rashidi Yekini.

I remember JayJay as CM competed for Afcon highest goal scorer with 4 goals....Okocha carried Nigeria team from 2000-2004,well missing out on APOTY really underscored who is Okocha,nothing more and funny the same APOTY Victor Ikpeba won.

Oga not hype,Okocha is more valuable than Kanu in eagles, nobody remember how[b] he scored sublime free kick against Cameroon to level after we're are down with two goals[/b] but you see the same people telling us how great assist from Kanu to Utaka is the best to happen in Nigeria football history.

Funny na EPL legacy we are talking instead of Nigeria legacy.


Andrew baba he don tey o.

When was this match please, that we were down by two goals against Cameroon and Okocha scored free kick to level?

andrewbaba44:
Tell me jay jay okocha impact with less contributions and many useless dribbles

Please I am listening

His contribution was massive, he helped Bolton escape relegation. The following season, they played in Europe.

Akpakomiza2:
Tegbe was in APC before

He contested in 2023 under PDP for senate (Oyo south) and lost to APC Senator Sarafadeen Alli. He contested under PDP and he is still in PDP

Akpakomiza2:
Which appointment

Joseph Tegbe is a loyalist of Governor Seyi Makinde, a PDP member. President Tinubu appointed him as Director General Global liaison for the Nigeria-China strategic partnership. The Oyo State APC gubernatorial candidate in 2023 election, Teslim Folarin is yet to get any appointment. The currect minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu contested under Accord party in that election.
Who nominated a PDP member Tegbe for the position, likely Seyi Makinde.

Atuero:
Wike candidates

But then, from Governor to Ambassador no be demotion be that?

They were former Governors oo. Buhari was former head of states before he was appointed PTF chairman by Abacha. Ambassadorial post is still better than Senator particularly if you are assigned to a better country.

Chibuzoripob:
WIKED one handwork

G5 that divided PDP votes. Seyi Makinde already got his own appointment slot but giving to his loyalist, Tegbe.

BankyGee:
I POUR SPIT for Atalanta face 😡

Un-serious club, make them do comot for top 5 for me quick abeg make serious clubs occupy there.

Plesse, do you still think Galatasaray will win the league? It is getting tough now... they are playing away next week against a tough opponent, if they should loss and Fenebache wins, Fenebache goes top..

jihday:
Umar Hafiz Ibrahim starts for Reims

From Ojodu Fc to French ligue 1. Promoted after 6 months to the first team after 9 goals in 9 matches for the B team. Nice

yinkeys:
The pressure in tournaments is crazy though
The players know who their best pk takers are
They see it in training

Ekong started in 2022, in the match against Ghana in Abuja. Before then, it was between Osimhen and Simon. Omeruo took the best penalty in AFCON against South Africa, it was too good.

BankyGee:
Oga I posted images of his pens this season a few minutes ago... Are all these "bottom left or right"?

He scored one against Sivasspor, he directed it to the top right corner/angle, which the keeper had no answer for. A few people still said it was too risky..lol

yinkeys:
Ok true
I think in an interview Ekong once said his team mates believe in his role as PK taker
I guess his conversion rate is high in training compared to most

Osimhen has taken 4 penalties for the Super Eagles so far and scored all four, just like Ekong, who has also scored all the four penalties he has taken

yinkeys:
Isak & Halaand
Moffi & Ekong
They have better pen techniques that’s what I’m saying
Osimhen makes his kicks look weaker because of his body language & sometimes the part of his foot he uses to take it

Why is Ekong taking better pens than a world class striker ?
Dude needs better practice at free kicks and pens

Some defenders are good at taking penalties. Remember it was Ramos that was taking penalties for Madrid after Ronaldo departure even when the World Class Striker Benzema was there.

asolocoaso:
Are you literate ?
Do you know how Nigeria gets dollars ?
You think Tinubu is the one creating the numbers every morning ?

Hmmm..hope this will not affect the crude for naira deal.. Government needs high inflow of forex...

Vicee002:
Can't u read and assimilate well?

Francis Nwifuru was APC member when he contested and won. Different from Okorocha and Umahi who won under another party and defected to APC.

LordBillionz:
APC can't win election in the SE unless the approach used by Okorocha and Umahi is used. Else, it's an effort in futility.

Which approach did Francis Nwifuru use to win in Ebonyi?

mekabuachi:
Mtcheew

Don't take the guy serious. He is a content creator who is always looking to get Nigerians attention for engagement on his page.
The only match Finidi won as a Super Eagles coach was against Ghana..no big deal playing them

Goke7:
Kanu's heart surgery issue raised his profile and popularity astronomically because of the miracle of his coming back to the game after such an incident. Remove that, and I agree with you that players like Odegbami, Siasia and even Amokachi were way higher than Kanu in terms of impact for the Super Eagles.

Kanu performed exceptionally well in his football career, still remain the most decorated Nigerian footballer. The only club he played for without winning a trophy was West Bromwich Albion, he won almost everything in club football.
For Super Eagles, he was just not fortunate to win AFCON.


He!!!! Kanu did Yakubu here..lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZksGoqEo5I

The same Skriniar who broke Osimhen's face in Serie A ( Napoli vs Inter) tackled him hard again yesterday in the derby match against Fenerbahçe. Osimhen didnt take it easy, he reacted angrily and they were both booked. He initially mistaken him for another player.

elyte89:
Come to think of it.. even with d deduction of 3points ,even if we had won d game against Zimbabwe 🇿🇼,we would still need to win all d remaining games ,to qualify straight as d group winner,at d end of d day,d result against Zimbabwe doesn’t really have much effect

Not only about winning the group. If we had won against Zimbabwe, we would have moved to second place in the group table, putting us in contention for the best four runners-up.

mank1234:
Benin is west Africa. Rwanda is Southern Africa. It's like Ghana, CIV or Cameroon vs Nigeria; result can go einther way. Rwanda had won them in first leg. I see a draw in that game.

Rwanda is in East Africa, not Southern Africa

The majority comes in through the land border.

Our remaining two away matches will be played in South Africa. Bafana Bafana fans will full the stadium to support Lesotho..Damn..difficult games ahead..

robosky02:
Breaking news;

Big boost for the super eagles of Nigeria qualifying hopes as CAF finally deducts The bafana bafana of South Africa 3 points and award the 3 points to Lesotho and a 3~0 victory to Lesotho 🇱🇸 for the fielding of Teboho Mokoena who was supposed to be suspended for that match against Lesotho for accumulated yellow cards.

This means South Africa 🇿🇦 now have 10 points n the super eagles close in with their 7 points ..

It now means if the super eagles of Nigeria wins their remaining 4 matches, they qualify automatically for the World Cup .

Pain went down to the people from kuvukiland 😊

In a world cup qualifier match, FIFA has the jurisdiction.

Kog45:
Samson Siasia didn't make Mexican 83 due to WAEC exams when he was in St.Finbaars but made Moscow 85.....I remember watching Nduka Ugbade,Victor Igbinoba,Dimeji Lawal, Lucky Agbosibavre,Fatai Atere during Kwara 85 sports festival....In the 80s we got them from YSFON,Manuwa Adebanjo cup and Principal cup.....but Japan 93 team started the influx of league players into under 17.

The problem started in the late 80s. After the 1988 Olympics, 3 Nigerian players were found to have falsified their ages. FIFA banned us for two years due to age cheating and Nigeria was stripped the right to host the 1991 World Youth Championship.

Kog45:
Part of the team but not registered officially,18 registered with 4 standby....thank you for the correction.

15/16 years old boys already playing in the local league. Lol..few of them had a great career though..

Kog45:
That thought get as ebi o my brother....having Alhassan and Sadiq na the issue but nobody cried having Tijani and Garba Lawal then and I remember only Teslim Fatusi made Japan 93 team from SW but who care, result be Koko.

Learned guys are losing their sanities just cuz of tribalism, reading meaning to things in tribal lines.

Well,I want Onyeka and Uche Christanus in the next list.

Teslim Fatusi was not part of Japan 93 squad. He made it to Atlanta 96 though and he was not the only player from SW in that team

ruggedtimi:
omo see gang up against Timipre Sylva... . Nobody believe Wike political prowess reach Heinekein Lokpobiri.

Even David Lyon, worked against his party. I can see now why Wike is an asset to the president.