Danielnino00:


I thought you had all the knowledge with regard to things like this...Abi na another wash??


Here's some education for you https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/57161133

komekn:


What has Awoniyi done on loan that has been outstanding.

There is a reason he is not attracting much attention. Why would West Ham by a player who has been unable to show outstanding quality.

isan:
By doing that you are implying that iheanacho is more Nigerian than okoye when they should both get the same opportunity

humility33:


So those outside nigeria should be disowned and denied the opportunity to identify with their country in sports, politics,economics etc

codemaniacs:


They should be given a smaller quota.

codemaniacs:


Iheanacho grew up in Nigeria and he has family in Nigeria. His businesses will be in Nigeria unlike Okoye so yes iheanacho is more Nigerian than Okoye. Unless Okoye is living in a Nigerian community in Germany.

humility33:


Protecting quota system

You Nigerians rarely make progress in this country because of sentiments

People should be given the opportunity to play out of competence and not sentiments whoever meets the qualification and can deliver should be picked

This quota system enshrined nothing but mediocrity

humility33:



So thats how we can win the world cup And compete with those that make their picks on merit

Ppogbae:


So she finally decides to play for us after the Americans dumped her . It is too late anyways. The rosters are due this Sunday.

humility33:


I pray it goes in her favour....she should b included on the list still hoping her plea goes through before then

charlesemeka85:
David Okereke too

codemaniacs:


Picking competent foreign based players is not mediocrity.

Nigeria currently has competent Nigerians in Nigeria and outside Nigeria in a lot of professional fields.

So you're saying we should let the ones in Nigeria become jobless and hire only Nigerians born outside Nigeria.

Would your parents have been able to send you to school if only Nigerians with foreign degrees were getting all the jobs

DrLikita12:


The simple solution is to invest in the league. I don't believe in reserving spots for home based players, European based players or foreign born players except at the U17 level. If we want to compete at the highest level, we need the best players whether they play in the NPFL or Europe. If we are not seeing enough NPFL players, we need to take a look at our league and its shortcomings. If the league was better, we wouldn't be having this discussion because players from the league will be able to compete at a higher level (either due to improvement in the league or the ability to move to better teams).

Yes, our football growth will be limited by the state of our nation- bad roads can make transport unsafe for club players, but there are things we can do in the short term to help. Improving facilities and televising the league are two things that can be done within the next 2 years if the LMC is serious. Televising the league will bring in money, force people to be on their best behavior and give people the freedom to play at their best. More money= more investment in players, coaches, facilities, training, youth programs, etc. Unless we address the the root of the problem we will keep coming back to this issue.

codemaniacs:


Picking competent foreign based players is not mediocrity.

Nigeria currently has competent Nigerians in Nigeria and outside Nigeria in a lot of professional fields.

So you're saying we should let the ones in Nigeria become jobless and hire only Nigerians born outside Nigeria.

Would your parents have been able to send you to school if only Nigerians with foreign degrees were getting all the jobs

humility33:


Your last paragraph does not follow because we still struggle to get jobs here in Nigeria wit thoss that schooled abroad jostling for same job slots like in NLNG, TOTAL, SHELL etc and the best get picked let it be so in sports let the best be picked irrespective of their country of birth or residence

codemaniacs:


this your comment does not also follow because host communities also have their own designated job slots, scholarship , give-aways e.t.c. that people living outside the host communities are not aware of...

my comment stands...

edi287:

It's not rocket science. Some people just want to jump before they crawl.
Develop the league and our football structure in general. No reasonable person should support this "quota" nonsense! All it does is breed mediocrity.

humility33:


cc: forgiveness

forgiveness:


Why are you copping me?

There’s no doubt that Taiwo is improving every season.

humility33:


C'mon i want you to prove him wrong egbon

humility33:


I tell u so annoying in the 21st century we're still running quota system little wonder why our public service is in shambles and the private sector making more progress because they ensue themselves of this mediocrity and lopsided mode of picking and sourcing talents unlike in the public sector

humility33:


So linking to sports....host communities should have reserved slots If you're even fair enough you should know that shell and others do give minor percentage to host communities and the talents ought to be competent prior consideration

You need wipe your thinking and ensure it is devoid of sentiments reasoning like this made us loose alaba and many other world class players that would have played for us

Right now we need the best everywhere while we develop our local leagues and tourney to meet standards

edi287:

Exactly bro. People keep pushing this quota thing because they don't want to do the hard work of fixing our football from bottom up.
They'll tell you getting foreign born is the easy way out and act like reserving slots for home based players will improve how our clubs are ran, our coaches, poor facilities, etc.

codemaniacs:


you have to be trained to be competent, most footballers and athletes attend at least a football academy or sports academy before they can be considered for a professional career.. so most professional athletes you see today have the competency ( necessary sports education both theory and practical ) but the talent may not be there.

you can't compare players that play for Manchester United and players that play for bristol rovers fc.

the A:laba situation is a different issue entirely, can also be attributed to toxic tribalism against the SW... its the one of the same reasons Nigeria didn't tie down Saka, Akanji , adebayor e.t.c..

forgiveness:


He is right. No reason West Ham will want him.

humility33:


You're not worth replying from your last paragraph

Who was victimizing the south west
U mean the NFF big wigs? Do u think prior posting at all

Alaba was neglected ans refused because of this stupid quota thing you're advocating for and not because of any tribal sentiments....

codemaniacs:


If the SW was an independent country do you think Alaba, saka, akanji won't have been called up

humility33:


I tell u so annoying in the 21st century we're still running quota system little wonder why our public service is in shambles and the private sector making more progress because they ensue themselves of this mediocrity and lopsided mode of picking and sourcing talents unlike in the public sector

humility33:


Bro so sorry to say this

I think you're ridden wit tribal sentiment
Lets leave this discussion dont wanna loose it

I hate anything tribal and religion fanaticism

humility33:



I hate anything tribal and religion fanaticism