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9JAMac10:
Can someone explain to me how a country with such high levels of insecurity as Mexico ended up being the host of the World Cup

Odunayaw:
Na why I de surprised with those who were bandying insecurity as a reason Nigeria cannot host AFCON

elyte89:
Infact it seems Dey have hosted more World Cup competitions Dan any other country

9JAMac10:
As somebody that grew up watching a golden era of Brazilian footballers, it’s actually quite sad seeing where they’re at now.

That country is football obsessed, but something has gone wrong somewhere. Where are the Ronaldos and Ronaldinhos and Cafus? That Selecao is gone.

Odunayaw:
Na why I de surprised with those who were bandying insecurity as a reason Nigeria cannot host AFCON

9JAMac10:
Can someone explain to me how a country with such high levels of insecurity as Mexico ended up being the host of the World Cup

TheSuperNerd:
Tick tock.... tick tock... tick tock... ⏳️

A big battle. A clash of 2 of my Pre-tournament top 5 favorites and 2 of my overall 12 top sides selections of favs, darkhorses and outside force.

I tip Spain to win this classic but we will see whether the football gods agree with me or not pertaining this one game involving one of the G.O.A.Ts.

Till then....

9JAMac10:
A big shout out for Jordan Henderson who's been booked and injured in football match that he didn't even play in.

Sensational work.

elyte89:
Infact it seems Dey have hosted more World Cup competitions Dan any other country

9JAMac10:
Can someone explain to me how a country with such high levels of insecurity as Mexico ended up being the host of the World Cup

Goke7:
Truth is we can host as our insecurity now is mostly in rural areas and not in cities that will host the matches.

The major issue is the media and how we project ourselves as a country

NasirIbnLaAhad:
Is the media also responsible for the terrible sporting infrastructure in the country?

Goke7:
Have we not hosted in the past with the same terrible infrastructure?

NasirIbnLaAhad:
What have we ever hosted besides youth tournaments in the past 20 years? And it honestly boggles my mind how some of you keep glossing over the fact that FIFA's hosting bar has risen sharply since Nigeria's biggest tournaments (2009 U-17 World Cup, for instance). Recent bids have shown the scale now expected. How many FIFA accredited stadiums does Nigeria have today? Just one, and that's the one in Uyo. Or you think Uyo alone can host an entire CHAN tournament, not to talk of AFCON? Citing past hosting experience without accounting for that gap in scale is comparing apples to oranges.

Anyway, my main focus was your framing of media as the problem of Nigeria hosting. Arguing that the media is ruining our hosting prospects is only tenable for image problems, not for engineering and logistical ones. FIFA and CAF inspectors don't file match reports off public sentiments. They will physically walk through your stadiums and check your pitch quality, floodlights, changing rooms, hotel capacity, road networks, airport logistics etc etc. If the infrastructure fails, no amount of "good PR" changes what an inspector notes down about your facilities.

TheSuperNerd:
In Athletics, Nigeria's Kayinsola Ajayi has done it again! 9.84secs national record.

9.84s!!🔥

🇳🇬Kanyinsola Ajayi beats Reigning World 100m Champion, Oblique Seville 🇯🇲 in his Diamond League debut, powering to an equal Nigerian Record of 9.84s (0.1) to win the men's 100m at the Prefontaine Classic!

Oblique Seville 🇯🇲 was 2nd in 9.89s, followed by Christian Coleman 🇺🇸 in 9.95s.

Legendary Bednarek 🇺🇸 finished in 4th.

From NCAA Chanpion to Diamond League Winner.

Our boy continues to cook.

Cc PDPGuy, Chrisooblog

realpoacher:
I'm curious sir,...


How did this happen?

9JAMac10:
Can someone explain to me how a country with such high levels of insecurity as Mexico ended up being the host of the World Cup

Goke7:
I hear you we can never host then, happy now?

minfelix:
NSC/NFF/Federal Government should give us atleast 3/4 Uyos across the federation so we can host tournaments

9JAMac10:
41-year-old Ronaldo vs. 18-year-old Lamine

Portugal vs. Spain

This Round of 16 tie is gonna be good

TheSuperNerd:
😂😂😂

The customs guys must have been paid off by the King of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤣🤣🤣

9JAMac10:
FIFA’s Balogun call made this USA vs Belgium game spicy. Expect goals, red cards, and drama

JohnBullMySon:
Depends on what you define as insecurity. Mexican cartels are like gangs in the US. If you have no business with them, they equally have no business with you.

If Mexico was really unsafe no one will be traveling there, yet it is the number one tourist destination for Americans.

TheSuperNerd:
Rest and return to your usual troll mode. Afobear has been forced into retirement so you can take up that thread Villain mantle now in a broader way instead of picking on young men just starting out in Europe.

Again... Chakam📸

minfelix:
We have to wake up, football is experiencing a paradigm shift, worldcup powerhouses are now relinquishing their positions gradually….Brazil, Germany,Netherland,Italy(Now almost going into mediocrity extinction) and etc’s do not possess those quality players again…
From all the “Inhos” ronaldo,Dunga,Cafu,rivaldo of the mercurial Brazil to the Lahm,Klose,Kroos,Metersacker of Germany to all the “Van”, Kluivert,Davies,Robben of Netherland, to the Baggios,Romarios,Buffon,Del Piero of Italy ….This generation of Germany,Brazil,Italy,Netherland no longer strike fear again….If Messi retires Argentina will join that league(imagine a 39yrs old man leading the race of highest goals scorer, what happen to the other young Argentine players, it tells you that after Messi, you will see teams like Capeverde eliminating Argentina)
That goes to Nigeria, we have really lost our fear factor on the African soil, Morocco is taking up that mantle if we totally snooze, and so many other African nations will have the boost to wanna fight to the top