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Media day for D’Tigress

A reminder of D’Tigress’s WCQT schedule:

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
• More hardline than father
• He’s the IRGC candidate
• Relatively young: 56
• Avoids public
• Trusted by father, clerics
• Was in military during Iraq-Iran war
• His wife, Zahra, killed in Israeli airstrike w his father

aariwa:
Imagine the nonsense we are celebrating in a country where a clueless government does not even know how to provide jobs to more than 90% of Nigerian graduates currently unemployed

Man, it’s a pity! They’ve reduced Nigerians to almost nothing

GloriousGbola:
Nigerian dey knack because of indomie noodles. Wetin man no go hear?

😂🤣😂😂😂

This one na 3rd hand embarrassment 🤦🏽‍♂️😂

budaatum:
A Short History Of Western Legal Theory by J. M. Kelly says the Peloponnesian War and the eventual fall of Greece states led to the rise of the latinized legal system that Rome imposed on its empire. The rub being that prior to the Peloponnesian War, Greek members states had their own various diverse mostly unwritten laws.

I've also been reading about Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia, which led to War of the Sixth Coalition and the defeat of France.

There's a lot to learn from knowing history.

Thanks for the lesson 🙌🏽

bemeruca:
They didn't use drones or planes for logistics and to fight wars back then. This era is different. They can potentially defeat Iran in less than a year.

Global airlift C-17, C-5, etc,
Satellite navigation and surveillance,
Carrier strike groups and long range bombers,
They have good regional bases for staging Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Turkey, Diego Garcia, etc.
Precision guided weapons and drones.
So, today's militaries do not depend on a single fragile supply route the way they did back in the day expeditions.

The issue is that losing even one soldier will be seen as a failure.

💯💯

MorataFC:
I don laff tire
But let's be honest, In politics, there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies, but only permanent interests.😂😂😂

Very well said 🤣

Akure big boys don hammer

[quote author=Ellexy post=138684924]This Bwala guy is a buffon, how can anybody take Nigeria serious after this disgrace.... 🤦

If God is keeping you alive to be like Daniel Bwala, better pray for death

See disgrace 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/43UjrdcSLb

— Harry Da Diegot (@trigottista) March 6, 2026

one of the best that Emilokan has to offer 🙆🏽‍♂️

raumdeuter:
More CIA sponsored flights to under develop and exploit Africa - Hundeyin

You get the vibes 😂🤣😂😂😂😂

Highly ambitious plans by United Nigeria to begin intercontinental routes this year..
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/united-nigeria-eyes-nonstop-flights-145500574.html

Ibime:
David Hundeyin, is that you?

😂😂

Amoto94:
The cost of cooking gas in 🇳🇬 increased to N1400 per kg because of the Israel/🇺🇸 - Iran conflict

Which should not be happening if our stu’pid leaders, over the last 24 years, weren’t manipulated by vested Western interests to keep the refineries in a near perfect state of constant disrepair

Amoto94:
BREAKING: Pentagon preparing for US war with Iran to last until September according to Politico.

MAGA will be pissed!!

D’Tigress final roster for next week’s FIBA WWCQT

TheSuperNerd:
I believe we are all aware the Wafcon has been officially postponed to July 2026. No thanks to Morocco's childishness and CAF's lack of spine.


Old date: March 17 - April 3, 2026.
New date: 25 July – 16 August, 2026.

Absolute nonsense from CAF 🤦🏽‍♂️

An American ground invasion of Iran would be similar to Athens' invasion of Sicily in 415 BCE, as described in Thucydides' The Peloponnesian War. Despite its initial successes, the Athenians couldn't re-supply themselves, and their entire expedition was wiped out.

This disastrous defeat turned the war in Sparta's favor, and spelled the downfall of the Athenian empire.

Could the American empire in Iran suffer the same fate as the Athenian empire in Sicily?

BankyGee:
If this happens, Osimhen would score 78 goals in one season 😂

God make them approve am 🔥🔥🔥

IKR! 🤣
Also, Morata will become a Balon D’Or contender 😂

cococandy:
He will actually let us all perish so that Isreal won’t release damning information about his nefarious activities with kids

I’m really appalled

AndSunGorilla:
No na, this is solely on the girls. They selected themselves, the formation, the tactics, substitution. They wrote it down for the coach before the game started. Infact with a good coach, we should be winning by nothing less than 20 goals.

😂🤣😂😂😂

feedthenation:
---Felon 47 and his bunch of war-of-world-video-gamers---don't have any plans---

Their eventual plan would be to put boots on the ground to quell the inevitable insurgency that would arise in the aftermath of this bombing campaign.

🚨 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: 𝘼𝙧𝙨𝙚̀𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧’𝙨 offside rule has been APPROVED for further TRIALS… and it’s starting in the Canadian Premier League 🇨🇦 The Canadian league becomes the first top-flight league to test this proposed rule.

Per the proposed rule, a player is ONLY offside if he has FULLY passed the last defender.

No more toes.
No more shoulders.
No more armpit VAR lines.

If even a tiny part of the attacker is level… he’s ONSIDE.

And if this works? The entire world could adopt it from 2027/28 👀🌍

This could completely change football:
⚡ More through balls
⚡ More one-on-ones
⚡ More goals
⚡ Fewer controversial VAR decisions

Defenders might be in serious trouble…

BascoVanVeli:
3rd. She scored against Portugal in the US

Ok

BascoVanVeli:
Towering header by Michelle Alozie
3-1

I believe that is her second goal for the Super Falcons, following her goal against SA at last year’s WAFCON

Iran is actually bombing US military bases in Gulf not Arab civilian targets. In other words the Americans are prioritizing the life of Israelis more than Americans troops stationed in Gulf.🙆🏽‍♂️

Highlights of the rule changes that were approved by IFAB today, and will take effect at the start of the World Cup:

- The extension of the countdown principle to throw-ins and goal kicks is one of the most significant new rules. If the referee considers that a throw-in or goal kick is taking too long or is being deliberately delayed, referees can initiate a five‑second visual countdown. Failure to restart play before the countdown expires will see possession handed to the opposition: throw‑ins awarded the other way, and delayed goal kicks punished with a corner.

- Players being substituted will have 10 seconds to leave the pitch once the board is shown or the referee signals the change.
If they fail to do so, the replacement player will be forced to wait until the next stoppage after one minute of play has elapsed, although the substituted player must still leave immediately.

- Players receiving on‑field injury assessment or whose injury causes play to stop will have to leave the pitch once play resumes and remain off for one minute. The policy is designed to discourage tactical injury delays.

- When clear evidence exists, VARs will now be allowed to intervene in three additional situations: red cards resulting from an incorrect second yellow; cases of mistaken identity; and corner kicks that have been clearly awarded in error.

Throw-ins and goal kicks

Building on last year’s widely welcomed change in the Laws to prevent goalkeepers from holding the ball for too long, the AGM confirmed the extension of the countdown principle to throw-ins and goal kicks.

If the referee considers that a throw-in or goal kick is taking too long or is being deliberately delayed, a five-second visual countdown will be initiated. If the ball is not in play at the end of the countdown, the throw-in will be awarded to the opposing team; a delayed goal kick will result in a corner kick to the opposing team.

Time-limited substitutions

To further streamline match flow, substituted players must leave the field of play within 10 seconds of the substitution board being displayed or, where no board is used, upon the referee’s signal. Should the player fail to leave within this time, they must still exit the field; however, the substitute will not be permitted to enter until the first stoppage after one minute of play (running clock) has elapsed.

Off-field treatment and assessment

Where a player receives on-field assessment for an injury, or their injury causes play to be stopped, the player will be required to leave the field of play and remain off for one minute once play (running clock) has restarted.

Video assistant referee (VAR) system protocol developments

With regard to the VAR system protocol, the AGM approved three adjustments. Where there is clear evidence, the VAR will now be permitted to check and review:

red cards arising from a clearly incorrect second yellow card;
mistaken identity, when the referee penalises the wrong team for an offence resulting in a red or yellow card being shown to the wrong player; and
competitions may allow VARs to review a clearly incorrectly awarded corner kick, provided that the review can be completed immediately and without delaying the restart.
The IFAB also agreed that trials be conducted to further assess goalkeeper tactical injury delays and to propose options to deter this behaviour.

Laws of the Game 2026/27

Additionally, the next edition of the Laws of the Game, effective from 1 July 2026 (with competitions starting before that date being able to implement the changes earlier), will feature the following amendments:

Law 3 (The Players): The number of permitted substitutes in senior ‘A’ international friendly matches is increased to eight; both teams may agree to a further increase up to a maximum of eleven.
Law 4 (The Player’s Equipment): Non-dangerous items will be permitted if safely and securely covered.
Law 5 (The Referee): Referee body cameras (chest- or head-mounted) may be used as a competition option, with the competition providing the cameras and controlling the use of the footage.
Law 8 (The Start and Restart of Play): Clarification that the ball is dropped for the team that would have had or retained possession had play not been stopped.
Law 10 (Determining the Outcome of a Match) and Law 14 (The Penalty Kick): Incorporation of the clarification contained in circular 31 (June 2025) regarding an accidental “double touch” by the penalty taker.
Law 12 (Fouls and Misconduct): Where the referee applies advantage for an offence for (denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity and a goal is scored), the offending player will not be cautioned, as the offence did not prevent a goal.
The IFAB also agreed that consultation will be held to develop measures where (i) players unilaterally deciding to leave the field of play as an act of protest against a referee’s decision or team officials instigating such action, and (ii) players covering their mouth when confronting opponents during matches.

The AGM agreed to continue offside trials related to offside and received updates on the development of semi-automated offside technology (SAOT), and the ongoing FIFA-led trial of Football Video Support (FVS).

So, the ADC ticket is now between Amaechi, Obi, and Atiku 🤔 At this point, it’s looking like Atiku will either by consensus or via primaries, clinch the ticket.

Confirmed:

PSG v Chelsea on March 11
Chelsea v PSG on March 17