₦airaland Forum

Cocony:
This gulf in quality has nothing to do with government or NFF. In 2002, Orji Uzor Kalu laid down a framework for success at Enyimba which was realized in 2003 and 2004. NFF had no role in hiring Kadiri Ikhana or Okey Emordi nor the players that did Enyimba proud those years. One thing that also helped was the strong presence of street/intra-state football/InterSecondary school football which helped discover some of the players then. Also getting the seeming best from the league to play for Enyimba(Tyavkase,Ayenugba,Musa Abubakar,Late Romanus Orjinta to mention but a few) with good pay package did the job then

Elock1:
Liverpool have lost 4 games in a row…

❌ 2-1 loss vs Crystal Palace
❌ 1-0 loss vs Galatasaray
❌ 2-1 loss vs Chelsea
❌ 2-1 loss vs Manchester United

TheSuperNerd:
Congrats to Ruben Amorim and Man Utd. This is a deserved win.
Amorim's first back to back win with Man Utd in the EPL.

And for Liverpool, na wa ooo... 4th loss in a row in all competitions. Has to be a first under Slot.

Football ehn. It will humble you. It will also uplift your spirits

Charlesemeka85 and Odunayaw, enjoy.

Ragingthunder:
lol I don't share your pov

Odunayaw:
Orlando Pirates lost 3 nil to a club I've never heard of.

Look, this is club football. The buck stops at the club's ambitions

Truidstarr:
2004. Na Una wey get time to waste dey watch rubbish. Una dey try.

TheSuperNerd:
Lol. I have heard of them dating back to when Enyimba used to be regular customers in the CAF CL. But they are not a force shaa so yep, the result is a shocker.

Odunayaw:
Tough time never last...

mostob:
Long may it continue. Somebody think say na by wearing suit every eke match day. He's gonna luurrrnnn

Goke7:
eleyi last gan, make we no lie

Arizoner:
I'm looking at you and all i see is someone who is just talking out of reality goofing around like a stray chicken. The same korea SE struggled to beat in 2010 and yak missed an open goal or the same medium european who you struggle to beat in2014 and 2018? Aside from 94 and 98, the SE has been shambolic against opposition of any confederation yet some people will be goofing around because they qualified for play offs they are not sure of when their mates qualified directly

lovewins:
The problem isn't talent discovery, I'll even argue we have better tools at discovering talent today than we did 20 years ago. What has changed really is the business of football on Nigeria which sadly doesn't favour the Nigerian league.

2 decades ago, the pipeline for talented players from Nigeria to realize their dreams to play in Europe was primarily through the Nigerian league so it makes sense for that to reflect on the quality displayed at the continent as the best we have to offer often featured in the league. Vincent Enyeama, Obonna Nsofor, Christian Obodo, Ozaze Odewinge, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Taiye Taiwo, Echiejile, Brown Ideye are a few examples of players who got scouted from the NPFL.

That sadly isn't the case today as the business model is tilted significantly to academies. The vast majority of talents not go through academies to Europe. In the last decade, Stephen Odey is the only name that comes to mind as someone who moved from the NPFL to Europe's top 10 league. There is no incentive for player agents to leverage the league for their player's visibility anymore. The next cadre of talent who aren't necessarily top but could compete on the continent also have no incentive to stay when they can earn 3-5k US dollars in Tanzania, Iraq, Cyprus etc.

The players you have currently playing in the NPFL are the bottom end of the talent pool. They sadly can't compete with the rest of Africa.

Elock1:
Injury

lovewins:
The problem isn't talent discovery, I'll even argue we have better tools at discovering talent today than we did 20 years ago. What has changed really is the business of football on Nigeria which sadly doesn't favour the Nigerian league.

2 decades ago, the pipeline for talented players from Nigeria to realize their dreams to play in Europe was primarily through the Nigerian league so it makes sense for that to reflect on the quality displayed at the continent as the best we have to offer often featured in the league. Vincent Enyeama, Obonna Nsofor, Christian Obodo, Ozaze Odewinge, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Taiye Taiwo, Echiejile, Brown Ideye are a few examples of players who got scouted from the NPFL.

That sadly isn't the case today as the business model is tilted significantly to academies. The vast majority of talents not go through academies to Europe. In the last decade, Stephen Odey is the only name that comes to mind as someone who moved from the NPFL to Europe's top 10 league. There is no incentive for player agents to leverage the league for their player's visibility anymore. The next cadre of talent who aren't necessarily top but could compete on the continent also have no incentive to stay when they can earn 3-5k US dollars in Tanzania, Iraq, Cyprus etc.

The players you have currently playing in the NPFL are the bottom end of the talent pool. They sadly can't compete with the rest of Africa.

Cocony:
Not true. Academies have been in existence side by side the Nigerian League. So countering for the sake of pointing at academies is not tenable here.Whilst someone like Obafemi Martins made it from FC Ebedei to Europe directly,An Obinna Nwaneri made it to the Swiss League from Enyimba as well.
Talent scouting is not age restricted as oneight be spotted at 24 away from the youth cadre limits and still establish themselves in the National Team and there are sufficient examples.

Cocony:
Not true. Academies have been in existence side by side the Nigerian League. So countering for the sake of pointing at academies is not tenable here.Whilst someone like Obafemi Martins made it from FC Ebedei to Europe directly,An Obinna Nwaneri made it to the Swiss League from Enyimba as well.
Talent scouting is not age restricted as oneight be spotted at 24 away from the youth cadre limits and still establish themselves in the National Team and there are sufficient examples.

lovewins:
What exactly isn't true? You're reading to respond bro and not comprehend. Where did I indicate or infer that academies weren't in existence at the time? The point is it wasn't the primary conduit for players to move from Nigeria to Europe like it is today. Can you name any 3 players that has moved directly from the NPFL to Europe's top 10 league in the last 12 years? Isn't that indicative of the absence of top level talent in the system compared to 20+ years ago?

donbenie:
Yekini was scoring 4 goals in a game and winning AFCON highest goalscorer before Oliseh and Okocha ever smelt the SE.

lovewins:
What exactly isn't true? You're reading to respond bro and not comprehend. Where did I indicate or infer that academies weren't in existence at the time? The point is it wasn't the primary conduit for players to move from Nigeria to Europe like it is today. Can you name any 3 players that has moved directly from the NPFL to Europe's top 10 league in the last 12 years? Isn't that indicative of the absence of top level talent in the system compared to 20+ years ago?

oloriooko:
U17 women WC
FT Can 4 Nig 1

Horrible horrible display from the gals
No singular stand out player coaching terrible no formation playing with no purpose will be a miracle if they can come out of the grp

Basics of football not visible in the team
Very disappointing outing

Spainever:
Gloomy Sunday
Remo walloped by 5 goals to 1 in Abeokuta
Canada walloped our female under 17 by 4 goals to 1. Our football is deteriorating..
It is not the scoreline that bothers me but the way our teams continue to play kick and follow football . The two coaches appear clueless

TheSuperNerd:
Meanwhile Remo Stars. Reigning Champions of the Nigerian Professional Football League.

No be so Naija League Champs dey represent us bikonu! This manner of loss today no follow. Mbanu!!! I was not expecting a win for Remo but most certainly not a loss this disgraceful.

1-5 as in wetin? Rubbish Representation. I knew this Sundowns test will help further show me the level of this club on the field of play. Remo have a long long long way to go.

And Ahmed Akinyele. Damn man. Not the best of times for him. Was woeful at the U20 WC and got dropped. Now part of Remo's defence that got battered today by Sundowns.

Watching to see how Remo respond to this reality check.

Ragingthunder:
hope they can at least restrict sundowns to score below 5 in South Africa............. chai