QuotaSyste:

@RSA, how much pay do SA league winners take home at the end of every year's league? African champions league is a sorry US$1Million.

@QuotaSyste the league winner this year will get US$1,3 Million and next year it will increase,and at the same time teams are getting a monthly grant of +-US $290 000 and obviously all  teams have sponsors and also gate takings,it is a profitable business.The cheapes team/franchise in the league worth around 13 mil USD.

And there are cup competitions Telkom Cup,Nedbank cup,MTN.

I must point out that South Africans are narrow minded,Africans competitions are not taken seriously or supported here.Maybe this is the result of being isolated for too long,people forget that the experience one gains in competions like this are very important,Orlando Pirate won the CAF champions league cup in 1995 and the following year majority of those players lifted 1996 AFCON.

@RSA
that pretty explains why south Africa has not been doing well in any competition right now, they ve missed the nations cup in Angola and i can assure you that they will crash out of the world cup in the first round even while they are hosts.I havent seen much of the league in SA but the level of money at stake is so enticing, South Africans should forget about the money and begin to think of making it in the African continent,the experience will do them so much good.

I almost had a nervous breakdown watching the Al Ahly vs Enyimba game on saturday, Al Ahly deserve the win. Enyimba must work harder,time to spend some cash on good players,

Damnnnnnn!!!!!! was hoping for a miracle last weekend. they didnt even make top 4 last season. so no champs league for atleast 2 years

RSA:

@QuotaSyste the league winner this year will get US$1,3 Million and next year it will increase,and at the same time teams are getting a monthly grant of +-US $290 000 and obviously all teams have sponsors and also gate takings,it is a profitable business.The cheapes team/franchise in the league worth around 13 mil USD.

And there are cup competitions Telkom Cup,Nedbank cup,MTN.

I must point out that South Africans are narrow minded,Africans competitions are not taken seriously or supported here.Maybe this is the result of being isolated for too long,people forget that the experience one gains in competions like this are very important,Orlando Pirate won the CAF champions league cup in 1995 and the following year majority of those players lifted 1996 AFCON.

In as much as there are lots of money in SA league, but i don't buy your points as to the reason why SA teams don't do well in Africa. North African teams can equally boast of similar earnings as obtained in SA in their local leagues, yet they have dominated Africa in club championships, so where is your point? I am sure the Egyptian league winners every year takes home more than a million dollars plus other earning avenues as it's obtained in SA. Why are they still doing well in African champions league where the winner takes home a mere US$1Million? Reason is, their teams are simply good and can compete.

Do you know how much your teams stand to earn if they ever make it to the TOYOTA world club championship in Japan? That's lots of money there that can motivate any team. Only to qualify to participate earns your team a cool US$3Million. To progress in the stages earns your team more money in millions as well because you only have four matches to play to get to the finals. To win the world club championship in Japan, you stand to earn a cool US$15Million (and who says an African team can't win it) plus exposing your players to the world bigger clubs who will in turn dole out mouth watering pay packages to secure the services of your best players. Am sure your teams will sell to the highest bidder.

Fact is your teams are not good enough despite all the money in your league. Take this for example. There is lots of money in the Arabian Gulf countries various leagues, but i don't think any of their teams can win anything in Africa where people earn less if paired to play African teams in any competition. Having more money in your league doesn't equate to your teams being better than those that those that have less money in their leagues. This is fact. Your teams are simply not good enough to win anything in Africa. Not those reasons you gave above.

Qouta point taken,like I said we are narrow minded.Yes I may aggree that we lack talent but to make things worse is that our teams dont send thier strongest teams to this competitions,they send their development teams.And until our teams take this seriouly we will never know for real if we are that behind.
I think this season will be different though,Supersport United is taking this competion seriously.Their owners are doing business in Africa and they would want their team to go all the way,they have a strong team with couple of international from across the continent.
And also Ajax Cape town will be trying hard,ajax is a selling team therefore to them its important for their players to play international competitions to add value to thier CV'S

Hardluck to Enyimba I watched that game and unfortunatly they where outplayed Ahly is a difficult team to beat at home.
Regarding Bafana Bafana I know that we are written off but South Africans have the tedency to do well when no one is expecting them to do so,I just hope that we pick at the right time and suprise the world.

SA has made us proud on many occations on the short space of time,in 16 years of playing international competions SA won AFCON once,runners up once,third also once and we have qualified for the world cup twice.I think at the moment we are going through a bad patch and things will get back to normal.
Pss also during that period Orlando Pirates won CAF champions cup,and Kaizer Chiefs won Confedation cup.

steven worgu has finally joined el merriekh in sudan, what have you guys got to say about it

Financially its a good decision but career wise thats a bad bad move,I know that lately the sudanesse top two teams have been doing well in Africa's club competitions but their league have only two teams and I think he wont get the exposer that he need in order to attrack the top european teams,but God works in mysterious way maybe this will afford him time to shine he is only 19,time is on his side.

Ajax beat Chiefs on Nigerian striker!
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The Siya crew has it on good authority that Ajax Cape Town are set to welcome Enyimba duo Ezenwa Otorogu and Monday Osagie to their stable soon.

Otorogu, who is a striker, has been an Urban Warriors target for some time and it seems the club has acted fast in a bid to lure the player to Ikamva. Meanwhile, Osagie is a central defender.

An agent of the two players has been quoted in Nigerian media as saying, “The players have agreed personal terms with Ajax. What is left is for both clubs to agree on the transfer fee.”

The prolific striker has previously told the Siya crew that he’s aware of interest from South Africa, but could not think much about it since Enyimba were still involved in the Caf Champions’ League. But the club has bombed out of the African club competition and Ajax were quick to snatch him.

Kaizer Chiefs were also reported to be interested in Otorogu’s services and the player recently told the Siya crew he’d like to join Chiefs as he wants out of Enyimba, but the Chiefs guys never really followed up on their interest and Ajax seem to be having the last laugh.

am kind of really surprised how these sudanese clubs pick up Nigerian players for big bucks, i mean,how do they get returns for their investment when the CAF champions league prize money is just 1,000 000 dollars, and i dont think there is much going on in the sudanese league.
the only avenue i suspect,is when they sell these players to European clubs except that, can someone please tell me whats going on in Sudan[they are in a civil war or something and yet they can afford to splash such cash around]

nedujizzy:

am kind of really surprised how these sudanese clubs pick up Nigerian players for big bucks, i mean,how do they get returns for their investment when the CAF champions league prize money is just 1,000 000 dollars, and i don't think there is much going on in the sudanese league.
the only avenue i suspect,is when they sell these players to European clubs except that, can someone please tell me whats going on in Sudan[they are in a civil war or something and yet they can afford to splash such cash around]

Oil money my brother,its got nothing to do with investment returns its about Sudanese image,this teams are the extention of the national team.I am sure that goverment sponsor both of them.

since they have so much money to spend, i suggest we give them more Enyimba players [just joking]

@RSA
Do you have any idea of the transfer fee of Ezenwa Otorogu and Monday Osagie, ?

nedujizzy:

@RSA
Do you have any idea of the transfer fee of Ezenwa Otorogu and Monday Osagie, ?

I currently have no details but I will let you know as soon as I hear something,but I dont think is anywhere near what Worgu got from Sudan,I am still suprised that between the two SA sides(Kaiser Chiefs and Ajax) he chose the latter,since chiefs is the most succesful,biggest and the richest in the country(its got 13 million supporters accross southern Africa).
Maybe Ajax promised him a big move to sister team in Amstradam after a season but I know for the fact that they don't buy but like to develop their own players.

Nedujizzy did you know that Mikael Obi was at one point as 16 or 15 year old(not sure) was at Ajax cape town for six months send by chelsea before going to europe.?

@ Ruudie,
I completely agree with your view. I wish ah Ahly can be upsetted. It's really become dictatorial. They don't represent the African nature particularly well. Egyptians are more arabic to me, than African. Let's hope they are upsetted in the final.
Enyimba however tried. With the home draw they had, I had expected a serious wiping from thee Egytians, because those guys know how to score goals like basketball.

nigeria footballer need contract training 101, seems they want out of naija a
t any cost and will go to the highest bidder

Nigerian striker Stephen Worgu has completed a $US2.6 million move to Sudanese club Al Merreikh.

[size=14pt]Worgu, 19[/size], was the top scorer in this year's African Champions League, scoring 13 goals for Nigerian club Enyimba, who lost to Al Ahly of Egypt in the semi-finals.

Worgu 19? why didn't he play with the Mikel obi,taiye taiwo etc then?
why wasn't he chosen for the Olympics then ?
bbc

@RSA
i didnt know that,really? i wasnt too happy that he chose chelsea ahead of Man united, but thats his choice.

that dude is not 19, big fraud

Guys I want u to help,we have couple of Nigerian players in the league(SA premier League) and would want you to tell me if you know them.
Maybe If you are interested I can update you on their progress.

1. Felix Obada he plays for a team called Thanda Zulu Royals,the team was bought two season ago by swedish consortium that include sven eriksson and his son,Obada just came back from a week trial with a Swedish team called Malmo Fc.He is midfielder and is doing really well.

2.Greg Etafia plays for Moroka Swallows a goalkeeper,he is one of the longest serving member of the team,he is been a captain on many occations,represented Nigeria on couple of occations,he have been awarded a south african citizenship and is registered as a local boy,therefore creating space for an foreign player(SA teams have only five spot for foreign players)

3.Pere Ariweriyai a tough defender,strongly build and tall.Pere plays for Amazulu,a that is based in Durban,he is one of their best player.

So out of this three wich one are you guys familiar with.

@RSA
The only player in your list whose name rings a bell is Greg Etafia,he is a fringe goalkeeper in the National team [super Eagles], the rest are virtually unknown.

that dude is not 19, big fraud[quote][/quote]
you can say that again

After the incident of last sunday when Enyimba supporters attacked the referees of the game against Heartland, i think the Aba stadium should be closed till the end of the season to serve as a deterant to other clubs who would want to perpetuate such act, am a fan of enyimba but i wont accept such nonesense.

Didn't even know threads like this exist

Them still for league?? or dem don relegate??

^^^ who fit relegate them?

Enyimba rated top Nigerian club brand

24 June 2011

Two-time African champions Enyimba have topped a list of football club brands in Nigeria, according to a research conducted by leading sportsbrands site: sportsbrandsngr.

^Good.
Where are they ranked in africa?
Hope they are among the top 5 ?

^^^

You are joking right?

Am dead serious bro!

Then you're dead wrong.

I used to be fan of enyimba fc when the likes of muri ogunbiyi,joetex frimpong nsofor,vincent were playing for enyimb,it use to be fun, the memory of caf champion league final against tunisian side(2003)where we won on penalty is a memory that wll linger on. i enjoyed every bit of that match.Enyimba anyday anytime

^
nsofor played for enyimba?
Never knew that!