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Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by WoundedLamb: 6:14am On Jan 29, 2022
naptu2:
grin grin grin

This is not a backlash??

grin grin grin

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gianni-infantino-biennial-world-cup-could-stop-african-migrants-dying-in-sea-6bms7g2w0
According the post, only one person found it unacceptably. sad
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by Kurumaru: 6:20am On Jan 29, 2022
I just became a FAN of INfanTINO today with this.. He is simply saying " let's teach africa how to fish..."
O'Africa, please wake up and run your race...
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by naptu2(op): 6:21am On Jan 29, 2022
WoundedLamb:
According the post, only one person found it unacceptably. sad
Well, yes, of course, Human Rights Watch, the various players unions, journalists, politicians, etc. that have criticised him are all one person. Of course.
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by WoundedLamb: 6:39am On Jan 29, 2022
naptu2:
Well, yes, of course, Human Rights Watch, the various players unions, journalists, politicians, etc. that have criticised him are all one person. Of course.
I made my comment before pics got loaded. You didn't need to go all condescending.

Enjoy yourself, sir.
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by Ajimusty2: 6:59am On Jan 29, 2022
So that man arsene is still going places?hmmm money no be everything true true.
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by ProfAmaben(m): 7:01am On Jan 29, 2022
The Europeans are bastards. In the late 1800s, they had a conference to colonize Africans and bought loads of slaves and destroyed several kingdoms in the process (Benin, Oyo, Ife,Ghana) etc. How many Africans wanted to migrate to Europe before that?

They are bastards and should stop pretending to be good folks.
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by Nobody: 7:02am On Jan 29, 2022
XXXXTENTACION:
shocked Africa why huh
Why all these deaths huh
So many destructions in our blessed land... embarassed

Develop our country: NO!


Vote good leaders: NO!

If it is to vote for brown teeth drug barons we go sabi that one... huh
Stop using we
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by Nobody: 7:07am On Jan 29, 2022
franchasng:
Don't mind them.


Giving charity as in donating to IDPs caused by terrorists...terrorists who became terrorists out of poverty, lack of civilized education and reasoning.


Infantino is completely right.


Europe have it all already, sports and its sister events should have more focus on Africa, it will go a long way in liberating African youths.



Imagine if we have one million Nigerian youths playing professional football and other sports in Europe and earning legitimate money?


Most of those African migrants risking their lives to migrate to Europe via dangerous routes are highly talented youths who are good in swimming, jumping, football, wrestling, boxing, etc. If the world expand and develop more on sports with a focus on Africa, it will help to discover and develop more African youths and give them dignity like Infantino proposed.



World cup should be biennial truly, I have querried this in the past.


Africans just like forming victim all the time, the man is spot on
Disposed
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by Nobody: 7:08am On Jan 29, 2022
Kurumaru:
I just became a FAN of INfanTINO today with this.. He is simply saying " let's teach africa how to fish..."
O'Africa, please wake up and run your race...
Get lost
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by Mase2020g(m): 7:13am On Jan 29, 2022
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by freshalien: 7:17am On Jan 29, 2022
AdventHero:
Hmmm.


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Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by freshalien: 7:20am On Jan 29, 2022
boolet:
Good point at the bolded. I have had conversations with people who tell me how much they spent to emigrate, mostly on agents fleecing them. Some pay huge school fees they never attend. All I say is "If I had that kind of money, I wouldn't have left Nigeria"
Story for the gods!

Besides, if you think Nigeria is going to get better any time soon, you are living in a fool’s paradise. Tinubu has gone abroad to rest after political consultion across the country and he would surely be elected by Nigerians who cannot even afford three square meals let alone travel abroad. Yet you are here hoping Nigeria would soon become Canada.
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by Newton85: 7:22am On Jan 29, 2022
Mordecai:
angry

Infantino was right. Those asking them to put money into charitable causes are ignoring the crux of his message reproduced below:

"We need to give dignity, not by giving charity but by allowing the rest of the world as well to participate,"
How is he right? What exactly has the African Migrants/refugees crisis got to do with hosting the World Cup?
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by Newton85: 7:23am On Jan 29, 2022
psalmistkakah:
but the man is Right.... now...
How is he right? What has hosting the World Cup got to do with the African migrants and refugees crisis?
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by bleskid: 7:23am On Jan 29, 2022
make I dei go ... chicken wan follow duck enter river ,,
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by emorse(m): 7:29am On Jan 29, 2022
boolet:
Insensitive... Anytime these nitwits want to score cheap humanitarian/political points, they reference Africa, as if they think about the well-being of Africans after getting off the podium from which they speak their gibberish.
Can you blame them?
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by Ekugbeh(m): 7:32am On Jan 29, 2022
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by tegrianonigltd(m): 8:03am On Jan 29, 2022
boolet:
Insensitive... Anytime these nitwits want to score cheap humanitarian/political points, they reference Africa, as if they think about the well-being of Africans after getting off the podium from which they speak their gibberish.
If you read, he was right. If you can comprehend he was right, But because he is white, they didn’t see where he was coming from, rather everyone concluded, he want worldcup in africa often, enough football activities to increase economic growth to give hope to young Africans, the death on the sea is worrisome, why are Africans not seeing that, they focused on his speech, rather than finding what is causing men and women dying to get to Europe
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by jesmond3945: 8:06am On Jan 29, 2022
tegrianonigltd:
If you read, he was right. If you can comprehend he was right, But because he is white, they didn’t see where he was coming from, rather everyone concluded, he want worldcup in africa often, enough football activities to increase economic growth to give hope to young Africans, the death on the sea is worrisome, why are Africans not seeing that, they focused on his speech, rather than finding what is causing men and women dying to get to Europe
what of the arabs that cross the sea?
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by FILEBE(m): 8:07am On Jan 29, 2022
gambia:
Develop your continent, that's main point.
Exactly!!! Nothing more. If we have a developed continent, he won't even make such statement in the first place.

Africa. Develop your place
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by jesmond3945: 8:09am On Jan 29, 2022
Kurumaru:
I just became a FAN of INfanTINO today with this.. He is simply saying " let's teach africa how to fish..."
O'Africa, please wake up and run your race...
he derided a whole continent and you are his fan? What of arabs that cross the sea? What of black players in Europe, how do you think people would see them, fresh off the boat?
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by Carlylepneuma: 8:11am On Jan 29, 2022
FIFA is a multi-billion profit-making organisation. They already have the funds to invest in creating and inspiring opportunities for disadvantaged people around the world. Igbo people Na una be d disadvantage people because Na una de use boats cross meditariane sea to find greener pastures, and end up becoming drug dealers, phone and jewellery snatchers et cetera.. stop embarrassing the name of Africa pls
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by Kenneth10110(m): 8:11am On Jan 29, 2022
princeemmma:
This is why we need accept and rebuild what we have and fight to have a great life, instead of running around to deaths............. If i can't make my stand in my country, then i don't have the right to think of making my stand in other country... "my parent once ask me to travel out, and i found that the amount we spending at the end of the day could start a very good business, then why do i have to travel out" even if i want get access to other country, i don't need to seek a die hard method..........this is the right time we have to decide, not yeye argument on the internet about tribe, race and all sorts.

All we need is a leader who will never depreciate, a leader who will understand the heart of the people. Then how do we choose this leader? It is by Voting them in.

I refuse to cast just my single vote for a rogue who is going to torment the country for another tenure undecided undecided undecided undecided undecided

NB: Have not seen the right person yet
u trying to tell people who have raised enough money to migrate to a saner clime to stay in this hole and start a business it seems you need to go out and interview a lot doing business and see how the country is harsh on them. Go sit down e be like u dey lie self.
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by NamelessOGBENI(m): 8:14am On Jan 29, 2022
Tariq,

What's up?
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by naptu2(op): 8:15am On Jan 29, 2022
WoundedLamb:
I made my comment before pics got loaded. You didn't need to go all condescending.

Enjoy yourself, sir.
I created this thread yesterday and added the pictures yesterday, so how could you have made your comments before pictures were uploaded when you made your comments today and the pictures were uploaded yesterday??

In fact, I uploaded the screenshots before I added the article (because I was afraid of the anti-spam bot) !
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by Skmoda360(m): 8:16am On Jan 29, 2022
OlawaleBammie:
cry
Where is even the good leaders?...there is no good leader in this country ..they are all thieves even the upcoming ones .....
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by OlawaleBammie: 8:24am On Jan 29, 2022
Skmoda360:
Where is even the good leaders?...there is no good leader in this country ..they are all thieves even the upcoming ones .....
continent wey no get future, i weep for my continent aswear
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by tegrianonigltd(m): 8:25am On Jan 29, 2022
jesmond3945:
what of the arabs that cross the sea?
How many compared to blacks, more so he mentioned Africans... not only black
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by planetx: 8:26am On Jan 29, 2022
There is nothing in Europe for an African illegal immigrant, if you think there is some greener pastures in Europe you are delusional and in for a rude awakening
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by psalmistkakah(m): 8:28am On Jan 29, 2022
Newton85:
How is he right? What has hosting the World Cup got to do with the African migrants and refugees crisis?
In as much as hosting the world cup has nothing to do with african migrants.. But he already pass a message to african's leader.. let us stay home and do the needful and see if this white people won't beg us to come abroad.. We speak and stand with one voice our leaders will respect dem selves... They travelled out and see development out there and but won't same here..
Re: Infantino Criticized For Saying World Cup Could Stop African Migrants Dying by gatecrash123: 8:32am On Jan 29, 2022
Why are you all lashing out at him, your leaders that should have looked for solutions to stop illegal migration to Europe, u guys didn't lash out at them, na innocent man wey dey find solution to reduce am una dey para for
SHAME
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