₦airaland Forum

minfelix:
Pls those that say we are not footballing country
1. Can you give an example of an African footballing country if there is
2. Specify the reason such African country is considered a footballing country over Nigeria.
I agree we are a football loving country, but I need to know why we are not footballing country

Egypt is a footballing nation.

Great investments in the game, a strong local league and proper sporting infrastructure.

A determined FA like the Egyptian FA ensures that salaries, wages and allowances are properly paid and players, coaches welfare are properly attended to.

The Egyptian league have a very passionate fan base with alot of the people valuing their very competitive league to foreign leagues.

There is respect, accountability and pride for the game. That's an African footballing nation.

Stormtrooper11:
Egypt is a footballing nation.

Great investments in the game, a strong local league and proper sporting infrastructure.

A determined FA like the Egyptian FA ensures that salaries, wages and allowances are properly paid and players, coaches welfare are properly attended to.

The Egyptian league have a very passionate fan base with alot of the people valuing their very competitive league to foreign leagues.

There is respect, accountability and pride for the game. That's an African footballing nation.

So does this egde they have over us rule out as a footballing nation?....it means SA is more of a footballing nation than Nigeria going by this fact. If it's by league accountability na em b say Qatar, Saudi Arabia, China, and some obscure Asian/European nation are strong footballing nation over Nigeria... Odiegwu!
If that is the yardstick (league management) for footballing nation then you are correct with your perceptive submission, but iffa hear say that fact convince me mae I bend.
Corruption didn't still stop our League from achieving a CAF trophy.
We corrupt we still dey drag/attain top football records with the saint footballing countries ...no b juju b that?

Stormtrooper11:
Egypt is a footballing nation.

Great investments in the game, a strong local league and proper sporting infrastructure.

A determined FA like the Egyptian FA ensures that salaries, wages and allowances are properly paid and players, coaches welfare are properly attended to.

The Egyptian league have a very passionate fan base with alot of the people valuing their very competitive league to foreign leagues.

There is respect, accountability and pride for the game. That's an African footballing nation.

So a footballing nation is only the one that has a good FA?. I don't understand you guys anymore.

Blueelf:
Ha

You're right

They are delusional. They will support a mediocre team and blame any other factor but the mediocre players and their mediocre coach

I'm a little confused, what exactly are we supposed to be doing here?
The title of the thread reads " the super eagles thread..." Are we not supposed to be fans?
Fans support their team not because it is the best in the world! But because it is their team! Their damn team no matter how bad it is, they can criticise yes, but they still support!

Komekn has made himself abundantly clear over the years:
If your name is not Odion Ighalo , you were not born in England, and you do not play in any of the English leagues (EPL, championship, league 1, league 2, or at least the English national league) you are not good enough for the super eagles. Aye! aye!

Make your stance clear too baba, this one mediocrity that one mediocre, e get as e dey sound

Football is the number one sports for Nigeria. The most populous African country. We have won trophies for almost all age grade competitions. 3 Afcon wins, uncountable bronze, 6 world cup appearances, 1 Olympic gold medal in football and many more accomplishments.

We have also produced footballing greats like Okocha, Kanu, Oliseh, Mikel, Rashidi Yekini etc.

But according to some nairalanders we are not a footballing nation because we don't have a good FA.

Una dae make me laugh

Stormtrooper11:
Egypt is a footballing nation.

Great investments in the game, a strong local league and proper sporting infrastructure.

A determined FA like the Egyptian FA ensures that salaries, wages and allowances are properly paid and players, coaches welfare are properly attended to.

The Egyptian league have a very passionate fan base with alot of the people valuing their very competitive league to foreign leagues.

There is respect, accountability and pride for the game. That's an African footballing nation.

Is this a joke?

wayodude:
Is this a joke?

I no blame them na because we no qualify for world cup

Some people will just open mouth anyhow and cap nonsense.

Nigeria is not a footballing nation, if u say Nigeria is not one then belgium too is not a footballing nation.

Nonsense and ingredient

iamdynamite:
Some people will just open mouth anyhow and cap nonsense.

Nigeria is not a footballing nation, if u say Nigeria is not one then belgium too is not a footballing nation.

Nonsense and ingredient

Nigeria is a loving footballing nation,we love football and we are a force to reckon with,na our administration Dey mess things up,if not, we shld be rubbing shoulders with those up dere. Same thing with our economy,we have everything at our disposal,na leaders Dey mess things up here

elyte89:
Nigeria is a loving footballing nation,we love football and we are a force to reckon with,na our administration Dey mess things up,if not, we shld be rubbing shoulders with those up dere. Same thing with our economy,we have everything at our disposal,na leaders Dey mess things up here

Agreed without reservation, but we are a footballing nation..short and simple

iamdynamite:
Agreed without reservation, but we are a footballing nation..short and simple

As per our league it was good until the early 2000's. So it has not always been like that. Our league is even historically good.
Okocha is from Enugu rangers
Kanu from heartland.
Mutiu adepoju from shooting stars
Finidi George from sharks of portharcout
Stephen keshi nnb
Rashid uekini shooting stars
And many others
Also, the houses of our former stars are in Nigeria and we have an emotional link with them.
Adepoju and yekinis houses are in Ibadan
We should brespect our footballing heritage

Naija lads in Europe: Last 2-3 days.

Across different club friendlies ahead of the return of the second half of the season across the Major Euro Leagues, some Naija lads have been among the goals as they get set to resume club football action Post-WC.


Also, some Naija lads across other Euro leagues also got in on the action.



On Tuesday

Ebere Paul Onuachu scored from the spot as KRC Genk beat SC Heerenven.

Samuel Chukwueze scored as Villarreal defeated Galatasaray 4-3 in Turkey.



On Wednesday

Calvin Bassey featured from the start as Ajax managed a 5-4 win over FC Volendam.

Bright Edomwonyi scored as his side FC Koper beat NK Tabor 5-1 in Matchday 19 of the Slovenian Prva Liga.

Victor Osimhen played only the first 45mins for Napoli in their 3-2 win over Antalyaspor. Recall that he had visited his former club, Charleroi before the game in Antalya.

Chidera Ejuke scored the only goal as his side, Hertha BSC won 1-0 vs Eintracht Braunschweig.





UWCL Women: Naija

Christy Ucheibe Played 89mins as her side defeated Rosengård 3-1 away from home. Created one chance, registered a 90% passing accuracy, won 4/8 ground duels, won 100% aerial duels, made 2 tackles and 3 interceptions.


Asisat Oshoala Played just 4 mins + 5 mins added time as Barcelona femeni fell 3-1 away at Bayern in matchday 4 of the UWCL.
Despite the Cameo, she still created one chance and recorded 100% aerial duels won and 100% accurate crosses.

minfelix:
Pls those that say we are not footballing country
1. Can you give an example of an African footballing country if there is
2. Specify the reason such African country is considered a footballing country over Nigeria.
I agree we are a football loving country, but I need to know why we are not footballing country

Some of una go school at all self

Can you beat your chest and say we have the stadium’s to host afcon

Can you beat your chest and say each team in Npfl
Averages just 1,000 fans per game

Can you beat your chest and say our league games are watch by 3% of Nigerians in the country

Stop sounding foolish abeg we don big pass so

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🇲🇦Azzedine Ounahi - MC (2000) vs Espagne

Très bonne implication et rigueur défensive, lancement des transitions, soutien sur les sorties de balles sous pression, temporisation de la possession… Un match de très grande qualité pour le jeune Angevin !pic.twitter.com/H1cchiM4Vr

— Julien Saint-Jalmes (@JSanJames) December 7, 2022

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Azzedine Ounahi plays for the bottom clubside in French Ligue 1, Angers SCO, yet notice his quality in the middle game.

A box to box midfield player with intelligent ball carrying ability carrier (showed it especially vs Spain). Has decent workrate and has fantastic technique on the ball. A good ball passer as well.
His playmaking is somewhere a bit above average and he is a vertical playing midfield player with decent brains.

This guy asserted himself vs Spain and recovered the ball 9 times especially coming up against Pedri on that side of the midfield battle.





Before the WC, most folks in here would have asked...

"If he is that good, why is his side bottom of the league and heading to relegation?"


His WC displays has further destroyed that myopic way of viewing or discussing player's abilities and quality.

We can always find a few quality players even in the worst teams.

Ounahi is having himself a brilliant WC and has been one of the shining lights for this lovely Moroccan team. My Maroc boys repping.

Ogochuks101:
Football is the number one sports for Nigeria. The most populous African country. We have won trophies for almost all age grade competitions. 3 Afcon wins, uncountable bronze, 6 world cup appearances, 1 Olympic gold medal in football and many more accomplishments.

We have also produced footballing greats like Okocha, Kanu, Oliseh, Mikel, Rashidi Yekini etc.

But according to some nairalanders we are not a footballing nation because we don't have a good FA.

Una dae make me laugh

If you can’t any medals as awards

We’ve won more and we have more recognition in track and fields than football so rest.
We’ve won more in Paralympics than football so oga relax
We’ve been the face of table tennis in Africa in the past decade and counting
Dtigers is one of Africa most decorated basketball team.

So oga we’ve won more in other sports than football so try calm down.


This woman down here has achieved more than our football sector has achieved in the past 20 years

Stormtrooper11:
Egypt is a footballing nation.

Great investments in the game, a strong local league and proper sporting infrastructure.

A determined FA like the Egyptian FA ensures that salaries, wages and allowances are properly paid and players, coaches welfare are properly attended to.

The Egyptian league have a very passionate fan base with alot of the people valuing their very competitive league to foreign leagues.

There is respect, accountability and pride for the game. That's an African footballing nation.

Football has gone beyond playing on the streets to serious business
We are still joking in Nigeria & the world has left us behind

Philosopher1979:
Exactly! Even the African countries that we are claiming they are better than us have not done much. Senegal won the nation's cup only once and they do not get to the semi final often.
Algeria don't do much in international football.
We are a real footballing nation.
It's like saying Italy is not a footballing nation because they have not qualified for the world cup for twice in succession.
From our antecedents another nation's cup medal is near
Also, we will soon produce more world class players apart from Osimhen.
I'm tired of the insult here

I am an ardent fan of the SE but I have no romantic thoughts about our place in football.

Footballing nation abi. What's your league like? How many people go to the stadium to watch local teams play? How many Nigerians are passionate about football? Where are your sporting facilities?

Before you lay it at the feet of government. Shey Nollywood, businesses and entertainment proliferate despite the deficiencies of government?

We play football. We have won one or two international football competitions but we are not a footballing nation. It is like saying that we are nation of athletics just because we have one or two athletes who have won athletic competitions.

Playing for a team at the bottom of french ligue 1 is miles better than playing in laliga 2 for a relegation threatened team

Atleast players like moffi, bonke and Simon were getting invites when their respective teams in the same ligue 1 where flirting with relegation

ChrisKels:
Jude Bellingham is good but so was Dele Alli. Believe the talent and the hypes on English players at your own peril.

the Bellingham boy is decent but the hype surrounding him is way too much

minfelix:
So does this egde they have over us rule out as a footballing nation?....it means SA is more of a footballing nation than Nigeria going by this fact. If it's by league accountability na em b say Qatar, Saudi Arabia, China, and some obscure Asian/European nation are strong footballing nation over Nigeria... Odiegwu!
If that is the yardstick (league management) for footballing nation then you are correct with your perceptive submission, but iffa hear say that fact convince me mae I bend.
Corruption didn't still stop our League from achieving a CAF trophy.
We corrupt we still dey drag/attain top football records with the saint footballing countries ...no b juju b that?

Two factors will combine to make a nation a footballing nation:
1. Strong local league with attendant sporting facilities and the presence of large fan base supporting local teams
2. Good international record and history.

On both scores, we fall below the bar. Our international football record (apart from age grade competitions) is average. I need not talk about our local league.

On the other hand countries like Brazil, Italy, France, Spain, England (at least they have one WC) Germany, Argentina are footballing nations.

elyte89:
Nigeria is a loving footballing nation,we love football and we are a force to reckon with,na our administration Dey mess things up,if not, we shld be rubbing shoulders with those up dere. Same thing with our economy,we have everything at our disposal,na leaders Dey mess things up here

I won't forget Osimehn's interview a while back when he stated how hard it was to get into the U17 trials back then, he attempted Lagos it didn't work and he was fortunate to be able to do to Abuja. According to him, there were so many players, of course how will the coach logically spot the best talents in such an arrangement. According to him, he had been discharged until one of Emma's assistants convinced Amuneke to give him another chance. That's how we would have lost a generational talent, only God knows how many we have already lost? I read in those days, Keshi, Nwosu, Siasia were picked from Secondary school games etc.

charlesemeka85:
Playing for a team at the bottom of french ligue 1 is miles better than playing in laliga 2 for a relegation threatened team

Atleast players like moffi, bonke and Simon were getting invites when their respective teams in the same ligue 1 where flirting with relegation

What's Everton's position now sef and Forest?

Mujtahida:
Two factors will combine to make a nation a footballing nation:
1. Strong local league with attendant sporting facilities and the presence of large fan base supporting local teams
2. Good international record and history.

On both scores, we fall below the bar. Our international football record (apart from age grade competitions) is average. I need not talk about our local league.

On the other hand countries like Brazil, Italy, France, Spain, England (at least they have one WC) Germany, Argentina are footballing nations.

oga Nigeria is a footballing nation and also a force to reckon with in the global stage

The Serbian and Croatian league are obscure leagues in europe but both are regarded as footballing nations with the sport their number one 1 in terms of sports in general

The strength of leagues and infrastructures doesn’t only tell if a country should be regarded as a footballing nation or not but achievements over the years both in jnr and snr footballing competitions both continentally and globally

Nigeria’s national teams both cadet,snr,male and female hv made a mark in global footballing competitions as well as regarded as giants in Africa over the past 3 decades so I see no reason why it won’t be rated as a footballing nation

A country that can boast of winning the u17 World Cup, played in the wyc finals, won Olympic gold,silver and bronze, won 3 afcon titles, played in 7 FIFA World Cup and made it to the second round on on 3 occasions, has over 1000 players scattered in europe playing for various clubs

Abeg bro we knw say we Dey Bleep up of late but that doesn’t rub off our achievements both in the continent of Africa and the world stage when it comes to football

AndSunGorilla:
What's Everton's position now sef and Forest?

abi ooo

AndSunGorilla:
For the SE, short term fix is getting coaching right. Now it's too early to fire JP, but am yet to be convinced he's the man. If you look at our current U17 and U21, those boys are good, hope they make it to the WC. I don't believe ALL of them and countless others in the a academies would all get into good clubs in Europe no matter how good they are. So my strong belief is that we need huge investments in the local league. Such that it would be unattractive for any Nigerian player to head to Belarus, Azerbaijan, Turkish division 2 etc. Looks like a pipe dream but nothing is impossible.

as long as Nigeria’s economy remain poor I think that will remain impossible

andrewbaba44:
Everybody just Dey scout Brazil

All thanks to Vinicius firstly ,then martinelli recently

European teams go soon begin buy frauds from that league

Just save this my comment

Madrid are about to spend over 70mill euros for a 16 years old boy

Like say scouts no Dey monitor players for lower/poor teams in order to recommend them to better clubs

National team no be rehabilitation centre

gamaliel9:
Morocco this, Morocco that...
many of her players are even foreign born, they scouted very well, and THE FOREIGN BORN PLAYERS WANTED TO PLAY FOR MOROCCO.
This present world cup success is not a grassroot development effort of their Football Federation, rather a search and recruit effort BUT ESPECIALLY THAT SINGULAR FIRE TO PLAY FOR MOROCCO

According to Amokachi we don’t need that because they can’t play ‘tHE aFRicaN waY’

jihday:
According to Amokachi we don’t need that because they can’t play ‘tHE aFRicaN waY’

that one na another chief egunje taker

andrewbaba44:
Everybody just Dey scout Brazil

All thanks to Vinicius firstly ,then martinelli recently

European teams go soon begin buy frauds from that league

Just save this my comment

Madrid have always had its lights on Brazil since Kaka, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos etc

charlesemeka85:
Playing for a team at the bottom of french ligue 1 is miles better than playing in laliga 2 for a relegation threatened team

Atleast players like moffi, bonke and Simon were getting invites when their respective teams in the same ligue 1 where flirting with relegation

Bro dis narrative no work again,na ur input for d national team we need,not ur success and ur input in a big club


I can say it 100percent dt we can’t defeat dt Saudi Arabia national team,but our players play in a better leagues and clubs