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TheSuperNerd:
Good to see Novgorod (loan side) using him as a Winger again unlike how Krasnodar were utilising him as a fullback.

I swearrrr. Annoying shit.

Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey start for Fulham against Leeds.

I no dey see Chukwueze for bench.

See who dem use replace Aina as he don injure. E no fit better for South African players ajeh 😭💔

Tolu Arokodare starts for Wolves against Newcastle!
🐺🇳🇬🔥

mostob:
Evidence abeg

Read it on google news

BankyGee:
You sure? 😳

Read on google news.
Are they fake ?

BankyGee:
Tolu Arokodare starts for Wolves against Newcastle!
🐺🇳🇬🔥

Will be watching that! 👍

mank1234:
No official communication on this yet.

This is also a possibility. All teams in the group awarded 6 points. But this is unfair to other groups. If matches were played no guarantee they would have won both leg.

Yes u are right. It wont be fair to other teams but this current fifa look so biased and can do anything.
Other teams in the group hav joined the pressure to deduct SA points but its look like wont do it. So they can do anything and not care

TheSuperNerd:
He's the face of their next fixture.... could he start? Time will tell

Yes he does! In Jersey #14

It is TEA time☕️

Morato played LB. Neco played RB. Neco was the replacement for Aina's role, not Left footed CB, Morato.

BankyGee:
See who dem use replace Aina as he don injure. E no fit better for South African players ajeh 😭💔

TheSuperNerd:
Yes he does! In Jersey #14

It is TEA time☕️

the jersey fit am well well

Bankygee, thank you bros.. That app you recommended na fire. God bless you.

However, e dey chop data. Which bundle you dey use bro

Darkprime:
Thank you for this. Perhaps I was too idealist with my points. But you've brought up interesting arguments here that I must consider. You're correct in asserting that the most effective leverage the government has over the NFF is financial. Cutting this umbilical cord of "free money" is a powerful way to make the NFF accountable to a different constituency which are corporate sponsors and private investors who demand professionalism and transparency for their money.

But the question now is, can we trust the government to make such a bold move? Given past antecedents, isn't it safe to say that this idea is a logical dead-end?

As for Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, it's a real shame. That man had so many good intentions for this country, but given the way we treated him, sometimes I wonder if Nigerians truly deserves good leadership at all.

No, not with the current system of government we run. The lack of accountability that pervades the NFF isn't peculiar to them, rather they learnt it from those is power. You have to realize that this has some historic underpinnings. During the military regime when the general sentiments was angst against the government, sports was a tool for the military to do as they fit. It was the most effective tool they had to bring the nation together in times of crises. The current structure we have across all sports federation was developed during the military era.

To your question, today there are additional incentives for government to keep funding sporting association without necessarily demanding accountability. State government with teams in the NPFL for instance spends average 600M naira yearly to run those teams without the expectation of revenue. Players of those clubs who are by extension civil servants are one of the highest earners in the country (earning more than doctors and professors). They'll however continue to find them because many of these teams like 3SC for example have strong local support, and for weird reasons have some electoral value to those in power.

Also, the portfolio these infrastructures provide helps politicians to settle some of their loyal party members in positions of government. Solomon Dalung and Sunday Dare who were the last 2 ministers of sports had no sporting foundation whatsoever or the administrative intelligence to run it, but they got rewarded with those offices because they were simply rewards for party loyalty. The same sentiments applies at the state level.

So unless we have a government who will value competence above all else, status quo will likely remain the same.

Rafiu Durosinmi Scores for Viktoria Plzen in th3 Czech Chance Liga. His 3rd league goal of the 25/26 season.

lovewins:
No, not with the current system of government we run. The lack of accountability that pervades the NFF isn't peculiar to them, rather they learnt it from those is power. You have to realize that this has some historic underpinnings. During the military regime when the general sentiments was angst against the government, sports was a tool for the military to do as they fit. It was the most effective tool they had to bring the nation together in times of crises. The current structure we have across all sports federation was developed during the military era.

To your question, today there are additional incentives for government to keep funding sporting association without necessarily demanding accountability. State government with teams in the NPFL for instance spends average 600M naira yearly to run those teams without the expectation of revenue. Players of those clubs who are by extension civil servants are one of the highest earners in the country (earning more than doctors and professors). They'll however continue to find them because many of these teams like 3SC for example have strong local support, and for weird reasons have some electoral value to those in power.

Also, the portfolio these infrastructures provide helps politicians to settle some of their loyal party members in positions of government. Solomon Dalung and Sunday Dare who were the last 2 ministers of sports had no sporting foundation whatsoever or the administrative intelligence to run it, but they got rewarded with those offices because they were simply rewards for party loyalty. The same sentiments applies at the state level.

So unless we have a government who will value competence above all else, status quo will likely remain the same.

Sports needs to be seen as a business before it can truly thrive in Nigeria reason I was elated with the generous cash award from both the public and private sectors to both the falcons and tigress after winning their championships which signals the kind of value expected of things going in the right direction.

I think the fear for politicians, civil servants and others who benefit from the current mediocre way of doing things is that they know that once sports is now seen as proper business that will be the end of their hold on the sector cos we will now see real investors who will be willing to stake their resources and insist on ROI which will force the entry of competence and professionalism in sports. Just look at the dangote refinery revolution that has made the unions like NUPENG and other bureaucratic strongholds on the sector now grasping for their lives since it’s no longer business as usual. Our sports men and women deserve so much for their efforts but politicians and bureaucrats need to give way.

Hard to mark such an agile yet gigantic striker in aerial battles like Nick Woltemade. What a start to your EPL career.

Hmmm Tolu go suffer for this team oo, or is Newcastle just too good for Wolves? Our boy isn't getting any services as Newcastle has denied Wolves from having any meaningful touch of the ball.

lovewins:
No, not with the current system of government we run. The lack of accountability that pervades the NFF isn't peculiar to them, rather they learnt it from those is power. You have to realize that this has some historic underpinnings. During the military regime when the general sentiments was angst against the government, sports was a tool for the military to do as they fit. It was the most effective tool they had to bring the nation together in times of crises. The current structure we have across all sports federation was developed during the military era.

To your question, today there are additional incentives for government to keep funding sporting association without necessarily demanding accountability. State government with teams in the NPFL for instance spends average 600M naira yearly to run those teams without the expectation of revenue. Players of those clubs who are by extension civil servants are one of the highest earners in the country (earning more than doctors and professors). They'll however continue to find them because many of these teams like 3SC for example have strong local support, and for weird reasons have some electoral value to those in power.

Also, the portfolio these infrastructures provide helps politicians to settle some of their loyal party members in positions of government. Solomon Dalung and Sunday Dare who were the last 2 ministers of sports had no sporting foundation whatsoever or the administrative intelligence to run it, but they got rewarded with those offices because they were simply rewards for party loyalty. The same sentiments applies at the state level.

So unless we have a government who will value competence above all else, status quo will likely remain the same.

Honestly, this sucks. It's infuriating how greedy and non-chalant our political structures are. They don't care about anything else besides using football as a tool for patronage, instead of a source of national development. It's enough to make me denounce the Super Eagles, except I can't realistically do that because as a Nigerian who loves soccer, I enjoy watching our national teams play, whether as a dedicated supporter, or just for petty hate-watching.

It’s absolutely mind-boggling that state governments are pouring hundreds of millions yearly into these clubs with no expectation of revenue. It's a slap in the face to a nation with so many pressing needs.

Is there no hope at all? I mean, we can't keep waiting for a benevolent government to come save us. From the look of things, it's going to be a mighty long time before that will happen. This thing goes beyond administration to Nigerian culture as a whole. The average Nigerian is willing to sacrifice everything for his selfish needs. There has to be a way to cut the cord on government funding and incentivize private investors to take over. Look at the rise of clubs like Remo Stars, owned by entrepreneurs who are building professional, sustainable institutions. We already know we can't fix a corrupt system. So do question now is, is there a way to bypass and it make it irrelevant by building a new, self-sustaining one from the ground up?

Goke7:
Sports needs to be seen as a business before it can truly thrive in Nigeria reason I was elated with the generous cash award from both the public and private sectors to both the falcons and tigress after winning their championships which signals the kind of value expected of things going in the right direction.

I think the fear for politicians, civil servants and others who benefit from the current mediocre way of doing things is that they know that once sports is now seen as proper business that will be the end of their hold on the sector cos we will now see real investors who will be willing to stake their resources and insist on ROI which will force the entry of competence and professionalism in sports. Just look at the dangote refinery revolution that has made the unions like NUPENG and other bureaucratic strongholds on the sector now grasping for their lives since it’s no longer business as usual. Our sports men and women deserve so much for their efforts but politicians and bureaucrats need to give way.

The only way you justify government spendings is to keep government big. Our political architecture as structure will do all it can to maintain status quo so they can make the most of the system for their personal benefit. For instance, NYSC as a scheme should have been outlawed or at best restructured to met present day relevance, so I didn't understand why they insist on keeping it the way it is. I however followed the money and it made sense. Over 90% of the funds allocated to the ministry of youth is spent by the NYSC with humongous budgetary allocation to the 21 day camping, kits for corp members and their feeding. Once you see this you'll understand why they'll rather die than change it.

Also, no private fund will come into our sports as it's structured. They know with government actively involved it won't work. It's why DSTV left the Nigerian league and now Startimes who came in just last year has also left.

Newcastle vs Wolves 1st half
Arokodare findin the defenders tough to contend with but gradually picking up and he needs to double up if his height will be used as an advantage cuz PL is more physical than Belgium

Nigeria will win the Afcon in December. Mark this comment.

Could Nigeria have a new track and field star?

Kanyinsola Ajayi ran a widely impressive 9.88 at the Athletic World Champs. He came second in his heat and qualifies for the the semis alongside Okon who won his heat in a time of 10.04.

In terms of realistic hopefuls of getting a medal apart from Amusan another Nigerian hurdler Nathaniel looks good for a medal placement in the 400m hurdles.

P.S. Apologies for slightly derailing this thread one needs to happy Nigerian sporting news wherever you can find it.

Chibuike Nwaiwu having a top game for Wolfsberger AC vs RB Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga. They lead 2-0 at HT.

Emmanuel Chukwu, U20 CB on the bench for Wolfsberger AC.

I saw the races. Okon's race was more impressive because at 18, no one, not even me saw that coming. He beat Former Olympic Champ, Marcell Jacobs (3rd), Hughes of GB and that other british guy who made a false start. Taking first over that field was impressive but the real cracker is the semis.

Ajayi is good. But no be by who ran fastest in the prelims heats. Lyles, Kishane and Tebogo all conserved their speed and won their heats without stress. Lyles and kishane thompson ran 9.95 easily. No stress and My God! We both know they are madly faster than that. I hope Ajayi drops a 9.7 in the semis to make the final because damn that semis lineup is scary. He lines up alongside Jacobs (who Okon beat), olympic and world champ, Lyles, Jamaica's Blake and SA's fastboy, Simbine.

Semis Heat 1 tomorrow:
🇮🇹Marcell Jacobs
🇨🇦Eliezer Adjibi
🇯🇲Ackeem Blake
🇺🇸Noah Lyles
🇿🇦Akani Simbine
🇳🇬Kayinsola Ajayi
🇬🇧Jeremiah Azu
🇳🇱Elvis Afrifa

chrisooblog:
Could Nigeria have a new track and field star?

Kanyinsola Ajayi ran a widely impressive 9.88 at the Athletic World Champs. He came second in his heat and qualifies for the the semis alongside Okon who won his heat in a time of 10.04.

In terms of realistic hopefuls of getting a medal apart from Amusan another Nigerian hurdler Nathaniel looks good for a medal placement in the 400m hurdles.

P.S. Apologies for slightly derailing this thread one needs to happy Nigerian sporting news wherever you can find it.

Calvin Bassey made 100 ball touches today as Fulham won it at the death 1-0 vs a stubborn Leeds Utd.

Joachim Andersen made 111 touches. The only 2 lads to hit 100+ touches in the game today.

Mega Involved

lovewins:
Good points raised but your suggestions sadly aren't practicable for a few reasons.

1. Government sadly can't dissolve the NFF and FIFA is largely responsible for this. President Goodluck Jonathan tried to do this but he reversed course after 2 weeks. Sequel to the poor showing at the 2010 world cup, He had announced Nigeria's withdrawal from all competition for at least 2 years with the aim to rebuild from the ground up. FIFA intervened and threatened suspension. So you see, even if a government has great intentions, they'll need the buy in of the "corrupt people" managing the NFF for it to work because that's sadly how FIFA wants it because FIFA itself is corrupt.

2. The only incentive government really has is to totally divest from football. Stop giving them your money since they don't answer to you. It doesn't necessarily change anything, but it at least disincentivice crooks who vie for NFF office because of the free money they'll get from government. They are then limited to FIFA grants and money from sponsors which comes with some sense of accountability.

3. What government can again do is leverage on the money NFF collects from them to make certain demands top of which is to increase the NFF Congress to at least 100 voting members. That's the only way you can wrestle power from the politicians that manage the NFF currently. Let me explain further:

Out of the 44 members's vote that determine the leadership of the NFF, 37 of them are state chairmen (that is politicians) because the governors almost always choses them (even though they have a flawed election too). So there's really no way for any competent outsider to become president of the NFF because the majority of the voting bloc are politicians. It's just not possible.

What government can do now is find a way to influence these same corrupt people to change the constitution to accommodate non partisan voters. Increase the voting bloc to at least 100 to dilute their influence by giving more votes to journalists, ex players etc who are more likely to tow the line of competence than politics in choosing a leader. That's the only way change can begin to happen. Once the foundational issues are sorted, the other points you highlighted are easily achievable.

On your first point, it was the then NFF leadership that reported GEJ to FIFA

Emmanuel Chukwu debuts off the bench on 78mins.

Wolfsberger AC wins 3-1 vs RB Salzburg.

TheSuperNerd:
Chibuike Nwaiwu having a top game for Wolfsberger AC vs RB Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga. They lead 2-0 at HT.

Emmanuel Chukwu, U20 CB on the bench for Wolfsberger AC.

lovewins:
The only way you justify government spendings is to keep government big. Our political architecture as structure will do all it can to maintain status quo so they can make the most of the system for their personal benefit. For instance, NYSC as a scheme should have been outlawed or at best restructured to met present day relevance, so I didn't understand why they insist on keeping it the way it is. I however followed the money and it made sense. Over 90% of the funds allocated to the ministry of youth is spent by the NYSC with humongous budgetary allocation to the 21 day camping, kits for corp members and their feeding. Once you see this you'll understand why they'll rather die than change it.

Also, no private fund will come into our sports as it's structured. They know with government actively involved it won't work. It's why DSTV left the Nigerian league and now Startimes who came in just last year has also left.

With all those kickbacks from contractors, they would rather die It's terrible, we are just wasting humongous employment benefits for millions of Nigerians through sports due to greed and covetousness.

mostob:
Bankygee, thank you bros.. That app you recommended na fire. God bless you.

However, e dey chop data. Which bundle you dey use bro

No wahala my boss. You fit actually tweak video quality na.

Just tap on that settings ⚙️ icon on the video select the quality you want. At 1.40MBps you fit even use the least 600MB stream full match.

Christantus Uche debut came late on 84mins as he replaced Yeremy Pino. Came close to a debut goal too. He had a strike on target saved.

Palace finished the game 0-0 vs Sunderland.

TheSuperNerd:
Calvin Bassey made 100 ball touches today as Fulham won it at the death 1-0 vs a stubborn Leeds Utd.

Joachim Andersen made 111 touches. The only 2 lads to hit 100+ touches in the game today.

Mega Involved

Top 5 CBs in the Premier League and it ain't hype! Market Value go rise again by October 1st no worry.

Problem dey o

Ivan Juric on Lookman, who will NOT play this weekend:

"The situation with Lookman is really unpleasant, difficult and frustrating. We had a meeting, and as a coach, I feel we need other things right now. Spirit, fight and work to feel comfortable wearing the shirt. I want other things, a different human level. I want something more and a different sense of belonging. And we will continue this way.

"I have an excellent relationship with the lad, but it’s not that I should be asking him to play. Come on! We are Atalanta, we represent the club and the city. It has to be the other way around. Atalanta needs humility and hard work, I don’t have to beg anyone. That’s not how it works, we need values like humility. He’s a top player, everything he is, but we are all convinced that Atalanta needs strong human values."