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Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by oliverano: 8:44am On Dec 19, 2022
opamoses1:
Mikel Obi & Taiye Taiwo played in 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship alongside Messi. Today Messi at 34 won World Cup for Argentina.

Messi is 35, he'll be 36 soon....why you dey reduce GOAT age?
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by starstaz(m): 8:45am On Dec 19, 2022
Unnecessary comparison. Wahala on u, each person dey operate on his lane and u can never have two Lion-kings in a jungle. This opportunity comes by chance and when u failed to grab it, u miss it. Imagine our beautiful squad at USA 94, full of talents but narrowly missed out by the whisker to advance to quarters by two mins.

Messi himself despite all his talent was at the end of the day - nearly-miss this cup but by chance, destiny smile on him. Let us stop all this unnecessary comparison and pulling down our own in front of the world. If any of those international media capture this now, we have by our own misadventures stain the career of these guys after football. My take is celebrate your own.

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Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by treatise: 8:47am On Dec 19, 2022
oz4real83:
Taiye Taiwo in that pic was equivalent to a father with his immediate younger bro{Mikel Obi} and his son{Messi}. While Messi was less than 18years in that pic, Taiye Taiwo shouldn't be less than 30years, that was why he didn't last long at the top level because he was already old before bursting to limelight in that competition.
Abeg nau. Where is the Taiye Taiwo's twin whose age was marked different from his brother?
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by Naijareporter1(m): 8:47am On Dec 19, 2022
Tell the world I am back- Davido says as he performs at 2022 World Cup closing ceremony

Watch Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orSuGEsdO9s
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by AmuRubber(m): 8:48am On Dec 19, 2022
unclejb2:
The quality of the Nigerian jersey is enough to tell anyone that Nigeria is a huge fraud

A big fraud.
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by THEGALADIMA(m): 8:48am On Dec 19, 2022
You're a dullard, for international competitions, only the best quality are allowed.
FIFA issues jerseys dullard.


unclejb2:
The quality of the Nigerian jersey is enough to tell anyone that Nigeria is a huge fraud
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by ominilongest(m): 8:48am On Dec 19, 2022
They all. Have a wonderful career
Taiye taiwo was adored is in prime in France Olympic Marseille to be Precise Dey even compare him to R.Carlos
Mikel much was expected from him but he delivered more which wasn't bad at all
Messi The Goat had a stellar career too
Nobody dey hungry na the moral lesson.

You guys should shut d trap already about the age bullshit

Even Pedri wey dey claim 18 person wey don' she shave bears u guys will nvr comment

When it comes to black u staty masturbating on the post like they gives a flying Bleep!

Like say any of the above mentioned no go feed una generations to come.

I know say one day one day I go just quit this site and nver come back again.

Its spoilt.
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by unclejb2(m): 8:50am On Dec 19, 2022
THEGALADIMA:
You're a dullard, for international competitions, only the best quality are allowed.
FIFA issues jerseys dullard.


it's a waste of time engaging an 1mbecile.

Nigeria signs a jersey contract with Addidas then FIFA issues the jersey. 1mbecility is actually hereditary
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by THEGALADIMA(m): 8:51am On Dec 19, 2022
God will bless you for your candid opinion and frank talk.

starstaz:
Unnecessary comparison. Wahala on u, each person dey operate on his lane and u can never have two kings in a jungle. This opportunity comes by chance and when u failed to grab it, u miss it. Imagine our beautiful squad at USA 94, full of talent but narrowly missed out by the whisker to advance to quarters by two mins.

Messi himself despite all his talent was at the end of the day nearly miss this cup but by chance destiny smile on him. Let us stop all this unnecessary comparison and pulling down our own in front of the world. If any of those international media capture this now, we have by our own misadventures stain the career of these guys after football. My take is celebrate your own.
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by Danisaint112(m): 8:52am On Dec 19, 2022
But omo the way Dem take flog Qatar comot for this match eh the flog them comot like say no be Dem even host world cup.

No win at all, round of 16 dey no cross grin

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Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by Satazaa: 8:54am On Dec 19, 2022
oz4real83:
Taiye Taiwo in that pic was equivalent to a father with his immediate younger bro{Mikel Obi} and his son{Messi}. While Messi was less than 18years in that pic, Taiye Taiwo shouldn't be less than 30years, that was why he didn't last long at the top level because he was already old before bursting to limelight in that competition.
brilliant bro, you said it all undecided
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by Meksbig(m): 9:01am On Dec 19, 2022
oz4real83:
Taiye Taiwo in that pic was equivalent to a father with his immediate younger bro{Mikel Obi} and his son{Messi}. While Messi was less than 18years in that pic, Taiye Taiwo shouldn't be less than 30years, that was why he didn't last long at the top level because he was already old before bursting to limelight in that competition.

Taye taiwo has had 16 seasons as a professional footballer since 2005. He played for Marseille for 6 years before playing in the EPL and serie A. Dude has more than 500 matches under his belt as a footballer but someone who doesn't know him thinks he reduced his age by 10 years.
Only Messi from that Argentina team is still in the national team. Probably only Messi, biglia and garay are still playing professional football from that team. Where are the players that played for Italy, Spain, Brazil, Morocco in that tournament? Did they all falsify their ages?

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Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by YOUNGELDER1(m): 9:02am On Dec 19, 2022
DavSagacity:
I remember that time when Taiye Taiwo was Claiming 19 years old...his Twin was celebrating 36 years old in Lagos.
Na wa Oooo


Stop spewing rubbish for likes and cheap points.

His twins died a long time ago at a tender age.
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by Allisgud: 9:12am On Dec 19, 2022
Ifeanyi4491:
Who was GOAT � in football during that year?
Ronaldinho

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Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by mrkings84(m): 9:13am On Dec 19, 2022
opamoses1:
Mikel Obi & Taiye Taiwo played in 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship alongside Messi. Today Messi at 34 won World Cup for Argentina.

While all of a sudden Taiwo has turned 52 to while Mikel 46......


God is good to Africa!
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by placeofallure(f): 9:13am On Dec 19, 2022
Stanweezy:
That's what u get when old men enroll as 18yr old in sports competition

Are you blaming them? Seriously you shouldn't! How many schools in Nigeria has a field where you can do anything sport? Can the schools afford a PE teacher? How much encouragement do you get if you have the talents for sports? Don't all the parents want their kids to be lawyers and doctors? How often do the sports institutes scout for raw talents from schools and the streets? Don't they all want something in return for something? The Nigerian factor will make a 30-year-old to present as 17. Things seem a tiny bit better but for how long do we have to wait for a saner clime?

Congratulations to Messi (though he's NOT my goat, CR7 is) but leave Uncle Taiye and Bro. Mikel alone, Nigeria happened to them.

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Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by tabaralph: 9:16am On Dec 19, 2022
opamoses1:
Mikel Obi & Taiye Taiwo played in 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship alongside Messi. Today Messi at 34 won World Cup for Argentina.
Nature can never be cheated…
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by SmartPolician: 9:21am On Dec 19, 2022
JoeNL22:
At the metion of peter obi.....every urchin & mikanoites must bow, every sane Nigeria must confess that Omoluabi Obi is the best among the rest and President of the Federal republic of Nigeria.


Mike really F*cked up!
You went to warm bench for 10 good years in Chelsea. How can you be regarded has the world best when you keep warming the bench?

Football is a game of 11 men.

Even if Mikel was the best player in Europe, he was never going to become the world's best.

Unless you are saying he will play the wings of other 10 players and his.

Nigeria doesn't have a team at all.
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by beejay85: 9:24am On Dec 19, 2022
Ifeanyi4491:
Who was GOAT � in football during that year?
Ronaldinho, Sam Eto and deco were running tinz in europe then

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Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by Ykc2(m): 9:25am On Dec 19, 2022
emorse:

You dey mind them? Like it was only those three that played in that tournament. I doubt if they remember that people like Ryan Babel, Ibrahim Affellay, Fernando Lorente, David Silva, and even Cesc Fabregas played in that same tournament.
oga nigeria players dey destroy dem selves with football age,na so oladimeji lawal Philip osondu take age distroy their foot ball carriers, 28 years claiming 19 years, Lewis figo played for Portugal in Saudi 1989 do you know when he retired from football?
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by OfficialEbose: 9:29am On Dec 19, 2022
This was were my beef for messi started, but over time the guy went ahead to prove he wasn't just favored but actually deserved the GOAT status. i wish him well i was indeed privileged to watch him and Ronaldo play in my time. Their records is going to be unbeatable for a long time in football history
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by shabashola(f): 9:43am On Dec 19, 2022
If you understand the meaning of village people you won't compare the success of Africans to that of their white counterparts
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by Stanweezy(m): 9:44am On Dec 19, 2022
placeofallure:


Are you blaming them? Seriously you shouldn't! How many schools in Nigeria has a field where you can do anything sport? Can the schools afford a PE teacher? How much encouragement do you get if you have the talents for sports? Don't all the parents want their kids to be lawyers and doctors? How often does the sports institutes scout for raw talents from schools and the streets? Don't they all want something in return for something? The Nigerian factor will make a 30-year-old to present as 17. Things seem a tiny bit better but for how long do we have to wait for a saner clime?

Congratulations to Messi (though he's NOT my goat, CR7 is) but leave Uncle Taiye and Bro. Mikel alone, Nigeria happened to them.

That's why u see our boys lifting world youth championship but when it comes to senior team when they meet their real age mate kasala go burst their nyash will be open

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Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by Phantom233: 9:56am On Dec 19, 2022
oz4real83:
Taiye Taiwo in that pic was equivalent to a father with his immediate younger bro{Mikel Obi} and his son{Messi}. While Messi was less than 18years in that pic, Taiye Taiwo shouldn't be less than 30years, that was why he didn't last long at the top level because he was already old before bursting to limelight in that competition.
Whites don't age faster, messi is not less than 25yrs on that pics. His football is age can never be his true age.
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by Benwallt(m): 10:03am On Dec 19, 2022
oz4real83:
Taiye Taiwo in that pic was equivalent to a father with his immediate younger bro{Mikel Obi} and his son{Messi}. While Messi was less than 18years in that pic, Taiye Taiwo shouldn't be less than 30years, that was why he didn't last long at the top level because he was already old before bursting to limelight in that competition.


30years is too much na. Your mouth no good walahi
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by jclassiq(m): 10:05am On Dec 19, 2022
gaby:
Bwoda Taiye....

I'm sure he watched the world cup finals with his grandkids surrounding him...lol

Kai..how time flies.

I was live at this stadium (Utrecht) on this day and was just a few feet away from where this picture was taken.

2005 is only 17 years ago, do you suppose he has a child that would have had another child by now?
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by Jerewise332(m): 10:06am On Dec 19, 2022
saintkeppy:
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A little teenager sandwiched by Two Old men 17years ago.
why people like dis? i no fit laugh abeg..
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by placeofallure(f): 10:07am On Dec 19, 2022
Stanweezy:


That's why u see our boys lifting world youth championship but when it comes to senior team when they meet their real age mate kasala go burst their nyash will be open

Yeah!

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Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by kawkab: 10:12am On Dec 19, 2022
I believe the comparison between Messi, Mikel and Taiwo has been over flogged and not necessary. Success means different thing to different persons. Mikel was very successful in his playing career, he won AFCON with Nigeria, Champions League and Europa Cup with Chelsea coupled with the Premiership, FA Cup and several other accomplishments.

Taiwo had a successful stint with Olympic Marseilles among other clubs in Europe. It is not every one that would be as successful as Lionel Messi. Persons like Messi are outliers and exceptional cases. They are quite few. I bet majority of persons on this platform can barely remember the names of the Youths that represented Germany and Italy in the same competition. From the Dutch squad only Ron Vlar, Ryan Babel Hegdewes Maduro played for big teams.
From the Switzerland Squad only Phillip Senderos and Johan Djorou achieved some form of success in their playing career.
The Spain team had Youths like David Silva, Juanfran, Cesc Fabrigas, Fernando Llorente, Raúl Albiol.
Aside from names like Lucas Biglia, Pablo Zabaleta, Ezequeil Garay, Sergio Aguero who else is knonwn from the Argentine team that won the championship.
Also remember that David Abwo, Olubayo Adefemi (late), Isaac Promise (late), John Owoeri were also in Nigeria.
Success come to us in varying degree. Taiwo and Mikel will always look back at their careers with smiles. Let’s leave them alone.

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Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by maxwell530(m): 10:17am On Dec 19, 2022
emorse:

Shebi David Silva play for Spain for this world cup. Oh sorry, he first Mikel retire.
David Silva still playing in Real Sociedad

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Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by AfonjaPriest: 10:30am On Dec 19, 2022
opamoses1:
Mikel Obi & Taiye Taiwo played in 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship alongside Messi. Today Messi at 34 won World Cup for Argentina.
What nature did to Messi's height, technology came to change for the better.
Re: Throwback Photo Of Lionel Messi, Mikel Obi And Taiye Taiwo in 2005 by OriOko88(m): 10:39am On Dec 19, 2022
DavSagacity:
I remember that time when Taiye Taiwo was Claiming 19 years old...his Twin was celebrating 36 years old in Lagos.
Na wa Oooo
grin grin Very funny

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