₦airaland Forum

AAA593:
Anyone claiming that the NFF used ChatGPT and Wikipedia to prepare the petition against DR Congo should not be taken SERIOUSLY.

You were not present when the petition was drafted or submitted to FIFA for consideration. You’re simply drawing your own conclusions and using online articles to support your argument.

Let him continue defending DR Congo if he wants. As far as I’m concerned, this case could go either way.

DR Congo is not taking this matter lightly; they are also worried about Nigeria’s petition.

All we can do is stay positive about the case. So let’s ignore that MAN and keep faith in the petition.

This case is not a 50/50 situation. It’s either DR CONGO is guilty or not,this isn’t a football match. There’s no excuse and no ignorance in the law. Once you’re guilty, punishment follows.
Judging by how aggressively that guy is defending DR Congo, despite the obvious signs, it’s clear the case is going in our favour. We should be expecting the provisional World Cup playoff list by the end of February.

Mujtahida:
Very clear. Make we wait for Congo lawyer answer.

For NG SE not to have any friendly in march says a lot

Breaking down Osimhen's 50 goals at Galatasaray with Sofascore.

1. FIVE BEST PERFORMANCES FOR GALATASARAY 🔥
i. No penalties missed! 11 taken, 100% conversion rate.
ii. Big chance conversion rate, approx. 40%

2. Top scorers in the Süper Lig since Victor Osimhen joined Galatasaray 🔝, he's in a league of his own!

3. 50 goals distributed by the body parts used in scoring them! ☄️
All round striker 😌

4. Goal distributions by the zones placed! 🔥

BankyGee:
Breaking down Osimhen's 50 goals at Galatasaray with Sofascore.

Where d 50goals Dey against DR CONGO 🤨😏😏

TheSuperNerd:
I wonder what is happening to Naija League Champs, Remo Stars this season. Sitting in 16th place on the table is not a good look for the Reigning league Champions.

Mamelodi Sundowns beating things nooni... Iya yen po!!! Dem never recover

elyte89:
Where d 50goals Dey against DR CONGO 🤨😏😏

Kai... You like wahala pass quarell

AAA593:
If DRC law does not recognize dual citizenship, then any player who still legally holds another nationality may NOT be a Congolese national under DRC law and FIFA eligibility depends on valid nationality under national law.

I don't know your problem with Nigeria. FIFA has acted on nationality law conflicts before. Court of Arbitration for Sport have ruled in past cases that national law overrides football convenience. If nationality is invalid or improperly acquired then the player is ineligible, matches can be forfeited even years later

This isn’t about sentiment. FIFA eligibility depends on valid nationality under national law. If DRC law does not recognize dual citizenship, then players who still hold and use foreign nationality may not legally be Congolese at all. That’s not opinion it’s FIFA Article 5. Nigeria is right to ask FIFA to examine the legality.”


But saying “NFF has no case” is simply false. There is clearly a legal basis worth examining. You so dismissing this as “no case” is either ignorance or bad faith.

He deliberately skips the point about the dual nationality rule of the DRC. Instead he keeps making the point about the issuance of passport.

elyte89:
Where d 50goals Dey against DR CONGO 🤨😏😏

E dey court 😑

Mujtahida:
Amaju pikin 😂

The law sah na question I ask am ooo, 😁

Cos if Amaju dey back Amuneke as e talk, why e no give am SE Job, or better still recommend am to Gusua,

I wan know sah

BankyGee:
I no dey among the few 😔

Actually I knew about him, but it was during the days of complete sport, I was an avid reader of that paper

That name ehn, as I saw it on the list I was like Shabani nondaaaaa ..

do4luv14:
Actually I knew about him, but it was during the days of complete sport, I was an avid reader of that paper

That name ehn, as I saw it on the list I was like Shabani nondaaaaa ..

Wow, that's interesting. So the guy big then be that o.

Yes, from Monaco as you had already seen

BankyGee:
Wow, that's interesting. So the guy big then be that o.

elyte89:
Where d 50goals Dey against DR CONGO 🤨😏😏

E b like you no watch the match
Injury
He scored late against Gabon too

Osimhen stan jus full naija internet Space
Used to be a doubter until Afcon 2023 r16 against Cameroun

elyte89:
Where d 50goals Dey against DR CONGO 🤨😏😏

Show me Haaland's goals in a Euros.....

Look closely.
Only one country appears in both THEN (90s) and NOW.

That’s consistency. Not hype. ✅

Sarsaparilla524:
Look closely.
Only one country appears in both THEN (90s) and NOW.

That’s consistency. Not hype. ✅

To conclude that this is consistency is too simplistic an analysis. Our journey between then and now is filled with numerous highs and lows. At one one pint we did not qualify for two straight AFCONs and now we haven't qualified for our 2nd world cup in a row.

Our journey is very complicated. I would even argue that we have declined at this point in time compared to that era.

TheSuperNerd:
Show me Haaland's goals in a Euros.....

Hold thou his blokkos

We only qualified for 1994 and 1998 World Cups in the 90s, and missed the 1996 and 1998 Nations Cup. We played the AFCON final twice.
So what criteria are you using to judge the present? We are in the 2020s not 2010s!
In the 2020s, we missed 1 world cup, and played one AFCON finals. We are on track!

Ppogbae:
To conclude that this is consistency is too simplistic an analysis. Our journey between then and now is filled with numerous highs and lows. At one one pint we did not qualify for two straight AFCONs and now we haven't qualified for our 2nd world cup in a row.

Our journey is very complicated. I would even argue that we have declined at this point in time compared to that era.

Vince Osuji with a commanding CB display and Cleansheet for Club Brugge NXT in their 2-0 win over 2nd placed Kortrijk in the Challenger Pro league.

Played 63mins with 100% duels won, and highest pass accuracy for anyone to play 45mins or more.


Victory Beniangba played all 90mins as his side, Genk U23 fell 0-2 to RWDM Brussels in the Challenger Pro. He has 4 goals, 2 assists from 16 league games (13 starts).

Good morning everyone..
Just imagine if CAF does this..
This is a very real possibility..
If you have noticed, neither CAF nor FIFA have officially recognized Senegal as AFCON 2025 winners..
Something is seriously brewing

This life ehn ...

lbrichman2:
Good morning everyone..
Just imagine if CAF does this..
This is a very real possibility..
If you have noticed, neither CAF nor FIFA have officially recognized Senegal as AFCON 2025 winners..
Something is seriously brewing

They should do it and see Shege wey go hold them and Morocco

Reports Online say Spain, Portugal and France are pushing seriously to have Morocco strip of 2030 worldcup rigtt

AAA593:
If DRC law does not recognize dual citizenship, then any player who still legally holds another nationality may NOT be a Congolese national under DRC law and FIFA eligibility depends on valid nationality under national law.

I don't know your problem with Nigeria. FIFA has acted on nationality law conflicts before. Court of Arbitration for Sport have ruled in past cases that national law overrides football convenience. If nationality is invalid or improperly acquired then the player is ineligible, matches can be forfeited even years later

This isn’t about sentiment. FIFA eligibility depends on valid nationality under national law. If DRC law does not recognize dual citizenship, then players who still hold and use foreign nationality may not legally be Congolese at all. That’s not opinion it’s FIFA Article 5. Nigeria is right to ask FIFA to examine the legality.”


But saying “NFF has no case” is simply false. There is clearly a legal basis worth examining. You so dismissing this as “no case” is either ignorance or bad faith.

There are 211 football associations under FIFA, you expect them to acknowledge, implement and replicate additional requirement of having a country's constitution (that is subject to amendment periodically) across each member country for any player filing a switch, or to you Nigeria and DRC are the only countries on this planet.

For those that keep mentioning Malaysia, these 2 players below fulfilled the residency requirements of FIFA (5 years)despite not being born there or have parents from Malaysia unlike the 7 players banned and are currently part of their national team

This is my last comment regarding this issue until the verdict is made, if it favors Nigeria good otherwise they should focus on 2030

Karlovych:
This is from FIFA's handbook

And yet article 10.2.2 has driven a nail down your argument

There's no escaping this for DR Congo

Mujtahida:
He deliberately skips the point about the dual nationality rule of the DRC. Instead he keeps making the point about the issuance of passport.

As if other countries no get printing machines to print passport for any player of their choice.


Let FIFA throw away our petition first....


Then we will enter the era of printing galore.... You print, I print, and we all print

No more consideration to national constitution.... Who cares about constitution when there's enough printers and papers to go round

Bossoflife25:
We only qualified for 1994 and 1998 World Cups in the 90s, and missed the 1996 and 1998 Nations Cup. We played the AFCON final twice.
So what criteria are you using to judge the present? We are in the 2020s not 2010s!
In the 2020s, we missed 1 world cup and played one AFCON finals. We are on track!

The bolded misses a lot of nuance. 96 AFCON we withdrew under Abacha's wahala and were subsequently sanctioned by CAF in the 98 AFCON. We didn't "miss" those AFCONs due to lack of qualification.

do4luv14:
They should do it and see Shege wey go hold them and Morocco

Reports Online say Spain, Portugal and France are pushing seriously to have Morocco strip of 2030 worldcup rigtt

I saw those reports
Those guys are barbaric
Omo!

Karlovych:
There are 211 football associations under FIFA, you expect them to acknowledge, implement and replicate additional requirement of having a country's constitution (that is subject to amendment periodically) across each member country for any player filing a switch, or to you Nigeria and DRC are the only countries on this planet.

why is it not possible? FIFA is not a Non-profit that survives on handout and goodwill. They are a proper institution making billions of US$ yearly so i expected them to do what you said here.

This in unbelievable guys!!!
What an absolute joke??

How does a towel, kept behind the goal post, influence the game?

Amedino99:
why is it not possible? FIFA is not a Non-profit that survives on handout and goodwill. They are a proper institution making billions of US$ yearly so i expected them to do what you said here.

While FIFA is tasked with ensuring that its member associations adhere to its regulations, the DR Congo seemingly attempted to bypass established procedures, either deliberately or unknowingly. FIFA initially relied on trust, but Nigeria’s petition exposed the oversight. I believe after d verdict,FIFA is now expected to tighten its monitoring framework, ensuring that all member countries comply with their national laws before any official switch are sanctioned.