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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013: 8:17pm On Jul 12, 2016
Napoleon55:

One thing I like him,u can't get him angry
You can't! He's a fantastic guy.
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Icon4s(m): 8:18pm On Jul 12, 2016
forgiveness:
Since, I have accepted the reality before me I want to present my starting eleven.


............................ Akpe


Musa......... Omeruo... .. Ekong....... Madu

... . .... Mikel

........................... Etebor


Simon.............. Sodiq ............. Imoh


................ Ajayi........ Umar

Oga u have 12 players on the pitch.
Do d adjustment first before i comment on it.

And let me help u out with d goalie's name: Daniel Akpeyi. wink

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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by forgiveness: 11:17pm On Jul 12, 2016
Icon4s:


Oga u have 12 players on the pitch.
Do d adjustment first before i comment on it.

And let me help u out with d goalie's name: Daniel Akpeyi. wink

grin modified. thanks
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 1:08am On Jul 13, 2016
forgiveness:
L

I intentionally didn't include Oruma but I also followed him wella.

There is nothing like wiki skills I followed Marseille matches wella.

There was an era Olympics Marseille will bet Chelsea to a transfer market wella.

There was an era Olympics Marseille was bigger than Chelsea.

There was an era Olympics Marseille was rated highly than Chelsea.

All these was before the billionaire bought the club in 2004.

During Celestine Babayaro era at Chelsea, Chelsea was a small club in England and in Europe. Nobody knew Chelsea fc.

Chelsea became a bigger club after Celestine Babayaro left the the club in 2004.

So, there was no stars ever in Olympics Marseille?

Celestine Babayaro tried but he never wore a Jersey with a star.

You call him Baba but CAF called Taye Taiwo the one time CAF young player of the year. grin




So you believe in your heart that in 1999 when Chelsea had the likes Desailly and Andre Flo that Marseille would beat Chelsea to a player. Come on. The EPL was smashing transfer records.

Chelsea could secure the likes of Petit and Crespo. How can yoh tell me Marseille will beat Chelsea in the market when they were relegated and when they finished 11 in the league.

It is not true. Chelea had a stronger squad all through Babayaro's era.



Look at the link below. UEFA team ranking.


By 1999, Chelsea was ranked 16, Olympique Marseille was ranked 36.

By 2000, Chelsea was ranked 14, Olympique Marseille was ranked 38.

By 2001, Chelsea was ranked 12, Olympique Marseille was ranked 44.

By 2002, Chelsea was ranked 11, Olympique Marseille was ranked 46,

By 2003, Chelsea dropped to 25, Marseille was ranked 49.

By 2004,Chelsea was ranked 20, Marseille was ranked 40.

http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method2/trank1999.html

Chelsea was bigger than Olympique Marseille by far before Roman's money.
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by irondome: 4:14am On Jul 13, 2016
Icon4s:


Oga u have 12 players on the pitch.
Do d adjustment first before i comment on it.

wink

Freaking hilarious.

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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by safarigirl(f): 6:50am On Jul 13, 2016
Icon4s:


grin He never ceases to amaze.

Funny as it may seem. I like his never die spirit.
icon4s abeg no dey encourage rubbish. It's not funny, it's annoying and pathetic.

Forgiveness please stop these blind arguments, they make you look like a twelve year old boy trying to tell his 70-year old grandpa facts of the civil war.

It's a sorry sight and i'm honestly tired of your diaper arguments. The seniors may find your antics funny, but that should make you worried because that means nobody is even taking you seriously. Your arguments are in vain if no one is taking them seriously

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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by safarigirl(f): 6:54am On Jul 13, 2016
joseph1013:
You can't! He's a fantastic guy.
there's a term for people like that, and it's far more insulting than 'fantastic'.

Usually involves the character discussing with people while they look on in amusement

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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Icon4s(m): 8:31am On Jul 13, 2016
safarigirl:
icon4s abeg no dey encourage rubbish. It's not funny, it's annoying and pathetic.

Forgiveness please stop these blind arguments, they make you look like a twelve year old boy trying to tell his 70-year old grandpa facts of the civil war.

It's a sorry sight and i'm honestly tired of your diaper arguments. The seniors may find your antics funny, but that should make you worried because that means nobody is even taking you seriously. Your arguments are in vain if no one is taking them seriously

Not that i am encouraging rubbish.

See, one thing is we all are different in our own ways.

This is an open forum where people are free to air their views and opinions.

In as much as forgiveness most times takes his arguments to some extremes he has never ever uttered one abusive word. Not even when provoked. I love him for that.

If every1 has same opinion here then the house will be boring. Eg: Iheanscho is better than Solanke or Babayaro is better than Taye Taiwo or even Nwakali is better than Awoniyi wink and every1 agrees, no one to dispute, u will see less of me here cos it is mostly those arguments that draw my interest here.

So our honourable First lady pls forgive forgiveness and b patient with him. grin
Some forumites do have 'em grin

His arguments can be funnily skewed most times but i will say he is a great guy.

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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Napoleon55(m): 8:33am On Jul 13, 2016
Let's see if I was right or wrong
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Icon4s(m): 8:37am On Jul 13, 2016
Napoleon55:
Let's see if I'm right or wrong

grin

U will b proved right bro. wink
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by OdenigboAroli(m): 9:11am On Jul 13, 2016
joseph1013:
You can't! He's a fantastic guy.

Not to spoil your show but that guy is a confirmed tribal bigot...And this is just being polite and honest. I have seen his comments in the politics section. Very distasteful.

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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Napoleon55(m): 9:44am On Jul 13, 2016
OdenigboAroli:


Not to spoil your show but that guy is a confirmed tribal bigot...And this is just being polite and honest. I have seen his comments in the politics section. Very distasteful.
So insipid his opinions may taste,but the guy has got a trait some of us viewed as positive,he has never insulted anyone in this forum.

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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by terzurum5(m): 9:55am On Jul 13, 2016
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Bayer Leverkusen join scramble for Roma's Sadiq Umar
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Sadiq Umar of AS Roma

by Samm Audu

German Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen has joined the chase to take Roma young striker Sadiq Umar on loan for the coming season, AfricanFootball.com has been informed.


Sadiq has signed a permanent contract with Roma after a season-long loan deal from Italian Serie B club Spezia, but he is not in the immediate plans of coach Luciano Spalletti and so he will be sent out on loan in the new season.


Another Serie A club Bologna have been linked with the 19-year-old striker.

“Bayer Leverkusen are now among the many clubs who wish to take Sadiq on loan,” revealed a source close to the player.


“But nothing can happen until he returns to Italy after his time with the Nigeria Olympics team. That is what is holding up where he will play next season.”

Sadiq netted two goals in six appearances for Roma last season.
http://africanfootball.com/news/633404/Bayer-Leverkusen-join-scramble-for-Romas-Sadiq-Umar
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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by terzurum5(m): 9:56am On Jul 13, 2016
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SHOCKING! Minister unaware Nigeria Olympic team in US
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Nigeria Olympic team coach Samson Siasia


Nigerian sports minister has dropped a bombshell after he told a press briefing he was not aware the country’s Olympic team are training in the United States of America ahead of next month’s Rio Olympics.

The Olympic team led by coach Samson Siasia have raised alarm they have been abandoned in the USA by the authorities.


And sports minister Solomon Dalung has further laid credence to this claim when he said he did not know the team are training for the Rio Olympics in Atlanta.


“The issue of our U23 national team suffering in the United States of America is news to me. In fact I am hearing it from you (the media) for the first time,” Dalung stunned the reporters.


“They (Dream Team VI) didn’t tell us what they were there for and who took them there. It doesn’t mean that if somebody goes to the market and has problem then you will come and ask the ministry (of Youths and Sports). The question is who took them there? And what are they there for?

“Because they are U23 national team and they went to the US and they are having problems, does that become our business?


“When they were travelling to US from your information, were you told we that we were informed? Before you (the media) asked us to account for something you should know whether we were aware of it.


“So, if somebody has a birthday of his friend and he moves his team to go and play (there) you cannot come back to ask me to account for it. If they are throwing them out of the hotel (in the US), then they should know who took them there.


“They supposed to be given a letter approving they are travelling from the minister’s office. Then if they ask me I will tell you that I approved it and this is the reason.

‘So, what is happening in the US (as regards the U- 23 national team) maybe it is a story you (the media) are telling me”.

http://africanfootball.com/news/633406/SHOCKING-Minister-unaware-Nigeria-Olympic-team-in-US
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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by terzurum5(m): 9:59am On Jul 13, 2016
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Focus More On Domestic Players Than Foreign Pros, Bar. Green Tells Siasia
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Nigeria Football Federation technical committee, Barrister Christopher Green says Dream Team coach, Samson Siasia should focus more on the players in his disposal rather than lamenting over the none release of the invited foreign players from their respective clubs in Europe ahead for the Rio Olympic Games Men's Football event.


The team's poor performances in recent friendly matches played so far has made Siasia developed some element of fear with just 23 days to the commencement of the showpiece in Brazil couple with the fact that he may not have a full complement of some of the invited foreign pros players.

Green insisted that the Football Federation had told him to invite players who he was sure would be released by their clubs in Europe.


"I don't think Samson Siasia should be complaining because it was clear when we asked him to select players who he thinks will be available for the Games. Besides, we told him to use players in the domestic league for now but must penciled down players in the foreign legion that he's sure their clubs will release them for the Rio Olympic Games," Green stated.


"Again the NFF are not relaxing too much because we are also working round the clock to ensure that clubs release some of these players for the games in Brazil. I am happy to inform you that we have started to get green light on the availability of the foreign pros and I am confident they will join the team before the games."
http://www.soccernet.com.ng/2016/07/focus-more-on-domestic-players-than.html
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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by safarigirl(f): 10:13am On Jul 13, 2016
Icon4s:


Not that i am encouraging rubbish.

See, one thing is we all are different in our own ways.

This is an open forum where people are free to air their views and opinions.

In as much as forgiveness most times takes his arguments to some extremes he has never ever uttered one abusive word. Not even when provoked. I love him for that.

If every1 has same opinion here then the house will be boring. Eg: Iheanscho is better than Solanke or Babayaro is better than Taye Taiwo or even Nwakali is better than Awoniyi wink and every1 agrees, no one to dispute, u will see less of me here cos it is mostly those arguments that draw my interest here.

So our honourable First lady pls forgive forgiveness and b patient with him. grin
Some forumites do have 'em grin

His arguments can be funnily skewed most times but i will say he is a great guy.
we mustn't have the same opinions, but sometimes when the majority opinion is against yours, you should bd smart enough to agree to disagree and move on. Dragging an argument is not cool

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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Orkpekyandega(m): 10:15am On Jul 13, 2016
For those who care to know, this could be one of the reasons why Siasia led Dream Team may face more huddles in their quest to perform well at the Olympics.

**The sports Minister who is not a Coach wanted to choose players for Samson Siasia.

--Now that Samson Siasia has bowed to the pressure of dropping most of the under performing U23 players, the Sports Minister is angry and would want to go to any mile to punish the Dream team led by Siaone.

-**-The House committee on sports should move in so as to avert the looming embarrassment that awaits the Dream team.



Nigerian sports minister raises alarm over Rio Olympics squad

Akinshilo Ayomide 1 week ago

– The minister of sport Solomon Dalung is not convinced by Samson Siasia’s Rio Olympics squad

– Dalung questions why the coach has failed to pick players who qualified for the tournament

– Only 10 of the players who qualified for the tournament are on Siasia’s provisional 35-man list


Nigerian minister of sports Solomon Dalung has questioned coach Samson Siasia’s 35 man Rio Olympics squad.
www.nairaland.com/attachments/3964495_mi_jpegb46afc1184b12722b7678ae6210b08a0
Solomon Dalung during a meeting with NFF executives

The minister is not impressed by Siasia’s move to leave out many of the players who qualified for the tournament by winning the U-23 African Cup of Nations in December 2015.

According to africanfootball.com, more than half of the team who qualified the team to the games were left out by coach Samson Siasia.

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“The list of the players for Rio is very different from the one who qualified the country for the games,” said sports minister Solomon Dalung.

“It seems our local coaches cannot grow above parochial sentiments.”

Only 10 players from the squad who won the U23 AFCON in Senegal in December are on the provisional 35-man for the Olympics with the possibility some of them will also not make the final 18-man squad to Brazil.

terzurum5:
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SHOCKING! Minister unaware Nigeria Olympic team in US
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Nigeria Olympic team coach Samson Siasia


Nigerian sports minister has dropped a bombshell after he told a press briefing he was not aware the country’s Olympic team are training in the United States of America ahead of next month’s Rio Olympics.

The Olympic team led by coach Samson Siasia have raised alarm they have been abandoned in the USA by the authorities.


And sports minister Solomon Dalung has further laid credence to this claim when he said he did not know the team are training for the Rio Olympics in Atlanta.


“The issue of our U23 national team suffering in the United States of America is news to me. In fact I am hearing it from you (the media) for the first time,” Dalung stunned the reporters.


“They (Dream Team VI) didn’t tell us what they were there for and who took them there. It doesn’t mean that if somebody goes to the market and has problem then you will come and ask the ministry (of Youths and Sports). The question is who took them there? And what are they there for?

“Because they are U23 national team and they went to the US and they are having problems, does that become our business?


“When they were travelling to US from your information, were you told we that we were informed? Before you (the media) asked us to account for something you should know whether we were aware of it.


“So, if somebody has a birthday of his friend and he moves his team to go and play (there) you cannot come back to ask me to account for it. If they are throwing them out of the hotel (in the US), then they should know who took them there.


“They supposed to be given a letter approving they are travelling from the minister’s office. Then if they ask me I will tell you that I approved it and this is the reason.

‘So, what is happening in the US (as regards the U- 23 national team) maybe it is a story you (the media) are telling me”.

http://africanfootball.com/news/633406/SHOCKING-Minister-unaware-Nigeria-Olympic-team-in-US
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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Napoleon55(m): 10:18am On Jul 13, 2016
terzurum5:
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SHOCKING! Minister unaware Nigeria Olympic team in US
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Nigeria Olympic team coach Samson Siasia


Nigerian sports minister has dropped a bombshell after he told a press briefing he was not aware the country’s Olympic team are training in the United States of America ahead of next month’s Rio Olympics.

The Olympic team led by coach Samson Siasia have raised alarm they have been abandoned in the USA by the authorities.


And sports minister Solomon Dalung has further laid credence to this claim when he said he did not know the team are training for the Rio Olympics in Atlanta.


“The issue of our U23 national team suffering in the United States of America is news to me. In fact I am hearing it from you (the media) for the first time,” Dalung stunned the reporters.


“They (Dream Team VI) didn’t tell us what they were there for and who took them there. It doesn’t mean that if somebody goes to the market and has problem then you will come and ask the ministry (of Youths and Sports). The question is who took them there? And what are they there for?

“Because they are U23 national team and they went to the US and they are having problems, does that become our business?


“When they were travelling to US from your information, were you told we that we were informed? Before you (the media) asked us to account for something you should know whether we were aware of it.


“So, if somebody has a birthday of his friend and he moves his team to go and play (there) you cannot come back to ask me to account for it. If they are throwing them out of the hotel (in the US), then they should know who took them there.


“They supposed to be given a letter approving they are travelling from the minister’s office. Then if they ask me I will tell you that I approved it and this is the reason.

‘So, what is happening in the US (as regards the U- 23 national team) maybe it is a story you (the media) are telling me”.

http://africanfootball.com/news/633406/SHOCKING-Minister-unaware-Nigeria-Olympic-team-in-US
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Siasia don suffer,everybody has turned his back against him,first the fans,now the ministry,next the NFF,when he wins gold everybody will want to welcome him,the government will be the first

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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by safarigirl(f): 10:19am On Jul 13, 2016
terzurum5:
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SHOCKING! Minister unaware Nigeria Olympic team in US
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Nigeria Olympic team coach Samson Siasia


Nigerian sports minister has dropped a bombshell after he told a press briefing he was not aware the country’s Olympic team are training in the United States of America ahead of next month’s Rio Olympics.

The Olympic team led by coach Samson Siasia have raised alarm they have been abandoned in the USA by the authorities.


And sports minister Solomon Dalung has further laid credence to this claim when he said he did not know the team are training for the Rio Olympics in Atlanta.


“The issue of our U23 national team suffering in the United States of America is news to me. In fact I am hearing it from you (the media) for the first time,” Dalung stunned the reporters.


“They (Dream Team VI) didn’t tell us what they were there for and who took them there. It doesn’t mean that if somebody goes to the market and has problem then you will come and ask the ministry (of Youths and Sports). The question is who took them there? And what are they there for?

“Because they are U23 national team and they went to the US and they are having problems, does that become our business?


“When they were travelling to US from your information, were you told we that we were informed? Before you (the media) asked us to account for something you should know whether we were aware of it.


“So, if somebody has a birthday of his friend and he moves his team to go and play (there) you cannot come back to ask me to account for it. If they are throwing them out of the hotel (in the US), then they should know who took them there.


“They supposed to be given a letter approving they are travelling from the minister’s office. Then if they ask me I will tell you that I approved it and this is the reason.

‘So, what is happening in the US (as regards the U- 23 national team) maybe it is a story you (the media) are telling me”.

http://africanfootball.com/news/633406/SHOCKING-Minister-unaware-Nigeria-Olympic-team-in-US
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this man is an idiot.

Even a nursery student knows the Olympics are in August, and the daft man o'war member is looking for official letter

Both the NFF and Sports Ministry is filled with half-brained dimwits with the IQ of a street dog. Such lack of co-ordination is disgraceful.

So, who gave Siasia and 25 or so others money to travel? How are they getting feeding and accommodation?

Not trying to bring politics into this, but where did Buhari get this incompetent oaf from? And why do we have a Sports Ministry if all the nonentities there don't realise the biggest sporting tournament in the world is less than a month away and we have nothing to look forward to, at this rate everybody should just come back mbok, before they exhaust the little reps we still have

Maybe they should attach the NFF to the NBF cuz it's obvious those who run the basketball federation are the only competent sports administrators in this country.... And na this kain rubbish some people are still saying Kelechi should go for, make e waste salary on top food

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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by tbaba1234: 10:38am On Jul 13, 2016
Orkpekyandega:
For those who care to know, this could be one of the reasons why Siasia led Dream Team may face more huddles in their quest to perform well at the Olympics.

**The sports Minister who is not a Coach wanted to choose players for Samson Siasia.

--Now that Samson Siasia has bowed to the pressure of dropping most of the under performing U23 players, the Sports Minister is angry and would want to go to any mile to punish the Dream team led by Siaone.

-**-The House committee on sports should move in so as to avert the looming embarrassment that awaits the Dream team.


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I completely disagree with your theory. No one chose Siasia's team for him.

The minister only raised objection like a couple of weeks ago after Siasia's list was released. Siasia has been moving around with the same boys for a while.

The minister is not even aware of the team's affairs.

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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 10:41am On Jul 13, 2016
terzurum5:
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SHOCKING! Minister unaware Nigeria Olympic team in US
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Nigeria Olympic team coach Samson Siasia


Nigerian sports minister has dropped a bombshell after he told a press briefing he was not aware the country’s Olympic team are training in the United States of America ahead of next month’s Rio Olympics.

The Olympic team led by coach Samson Siasia have raised alarm they have been abandoned in the USA by the authorities.


And sports minister Solomon Dalung has further laid credence to this claim when he said he did not know the team are training for the Rio Olympics in Atlanta.


“The issue of our U23 national team suffering in the United States of America is news to me. In fact I am hearing it from you (the media) for the first time,” Dalung stunned the reporters.


“They (Dream Team VI) didn’t tell us what they were there for and who took them there. It doesn’t mean that if somebody goes to the market and has problem then you will come and ask the ministry (of Youths and Sports). The question is who took them there? And what are they there for?

“Because they are U23 national team and they went to the US and they are having problems, does that become our business?


“When they were travelling to US from your information, were you told we that we were informed? Before you (the media) asked us to account for something you should know whether we were aware of it.


“So, if somebody has a birthday of his friend and he moves his team to go and play (there) you cannot come back to ask me to account for it. If they are throwing them out of the hotel (in the US), then they should know who took them there.


“They supposed to be given a letter approving they are travelling from the minister’s office. Then if they ask me I will tell you that I approved it and this is the reason.

‘So, what is happening in the US (as regards the U- 23 national team) maybe it is a story you (the media) are telling me”.

http://africanfootball.com/news/633406/SHOCKING-Minister-unaware-Nigeria-Olympic-team-in-US
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Hon. Dalung, sorry for the unprofessional way the NFF acted but if you can help those young men stranded in America, please help them. These young men are working hard to make Nigerians proud and give us something to feel happy about. It will be unfair if the Sports Ministry abandons them in the time of need. It is not the players fault but poor organization by the NFF.

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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 10:52am On Jul 13, 2016
Orkpekyandega:
For those who care to know, this could be one of the reasons why Siasia led Dream Team may face more huddles in their quest to perform well at the Olympics.

**The sports Minister who is not a Coach wanted to choose players for Samson Siasia.

--Now that Samson Siasia has bowed to the pressure of dropping most of the under performing U23 players, the Sports Minister is angry and would want to go to any mile to punish the Dream team led by Siaone.

-**-The House committee on sports should move in so as to avert the looming embarrassment that awaits the Dream team.



Nigerian sports minister raises alarm over Rio Olympics squad

Akinshilo Ayomide 1 week ago

– The minister of sport Solomon Dalung is not convinced by Samson Siasia’s Rio Olympics squad

– Dalung questions why the coach has failed to pick players who qualified for the tournament

– Only 10 of the players who qualified for the tournament are on Siasia’s provisional 35-man list


Nigerian minister of sports Solomon Dalung has questioned coach Samson Siasia’s 35 man Rio Olympics squad.
www.nairaland.com/attachments/3964495_mi_jpegb46afc1184b12722b7678ae6210b08a0
Solomon Dalung during a meeting with NFF executives

The minister is not impressed by Siasia’s move to leave out many of the players who qualified for the tournament by winning the U-23 African Cup of Nations in December 2015.

According to africanfootball.com, more than half of the team who qualified the team to the games were left out by coach Samson Siasia.

PAY ATTENTION: Get the latest sports news on Naij Sports App

“The list of the players for Rio is very different from the one who qualified the country for the games,” said sports minister Solomon Dalung.

“It seems our local coaches cannot grow above parochial sentiments.”

Only 10 players from the squad who won the U23 AFCON in Senegal in December are on the provisional 35-man for the Olympics with the possibility some of them will also not make the final 18-man squad to Brazil.



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We have to admit that there is a big misunderstanding and lack of communication between the Sports Ministry and the NFF. This is beyond squad selection.

Hon. Dalung feels he should have a bigger role in the running of Nigerian football. Pinnick is not breaking and wants to reign over the football. This is where the problem is. In the past, the Sports Ministry and the NFF were a team and thy supported each other. Under Pinnick, it has gone bad.

Remember Pinnick's persistence to sack Coach Keshi as against the wishes of others. Remember Coach Dalung is against a foreign Coach and believes we should instead improve the conditions and training of our local coaches. Hon. Dalung insists that if the money for employing a foreign Coach is channelled into prompt payment and better welfare services of our coaches, they will do better.

It still goes into the idea of Coach Dalung believing that those who struggled to qualify should play the competition.

Amaju Pinnick not informing the Sports Ministry of the proposed camping plans is wrong and it should have been discussed, the selection debacle ironed out to make it easy on the boys.

I think Pinnick takes the blame on this and he should compromise a bit for the Sports Minister. No man is an island.
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 10:59am On Jul 13, 2016
Amaju Pinnick should slow down. He can not provide enough flight tickets for the players which led to Coach Siasia dropping Ekpolo. Yet he is working on employing a foreign Coach. No money for hotel bills for the camping plans for the Olympics.

Tomorrow when the Government wants to coordinate things, they will claim independent and shout interference.

#BringBackMaigari

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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Mickael2(m): 11:28am On Jul 13, 2016
safarigirl:
icon4s abeg no dey encourage rubbish. It's not funny, it's annoying and pathetic.

Forgiveness please stop these blind arguments, they make you look like a twelve year old boy trying to tell his 70-year old grandpa facts of the civil war.

It's a sorry sight and i'm honestly tired of your diaper arguments. The seniors may find your antics funny, but that should make you worried because that means nobody is even taking you seriously. Your arguments are in vain if no one is taking them seriously

My sister I swear I don tire. The first time he started an argument with me was the day I decided that I would never ever argue with him again. He does not accept plain facts except the ones he sees online. See him talking about watching matches during a period when most of these matches were not even shown live in Nigeria! In 1994 only the world cup was shown, the EPL was only a few matches that was shown, you had to read the rest or pay a huge sum. The boy is just uttering what he saw online

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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by OdenigboAroli(m): 12:05pm On Jul 13, 2016
Napoleon55:

So insipid his opinions may taste,but the guy has got a trait some of us viewed as positive,he has never insulted anyone in this forum.

Napoleon,have you insulted people here Before? You make it sound as though he deserves a medal.

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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by OdenigboAroli(m): 12:09pm On Jul 13, 2016
Maka Chukwu,sometimes it hurts to be a Nigerian!!
A sports minister doesn't know an Olympic bound team is in the USA. And we want to crucify Oliseh for dumping their a.ss.
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by forgiveness: 1:11pm On Jul 13, 2016
forgiveness:
L

I intentionally didn't include Oruma but I also followed him wella.

There is nothing like wiki skills I followed Marseille matches wella.

There was an era Olympics Marseille will bet Chelsea to a transfer market wella.

There was an era Olympics Marseille was bigger than Chelsea.

There was an era Olympics Marseille was rated highly than Chelsea.

All these was before the billionaire bought the club in 2004.

During Celestine Babayaro era at Chelsea, Chelsea was a small club in England and in Europe. Nobody knew Chelsea fc.

Chelsea became a bigger club after Celestine Babayaro left the the club in 2004.

So, there was no stars ever in Olympics Marseille?

Celestine Babayaro tried but he never wore a Jersey with a star.

You call him Baba but CAF called Taye Taiwo the one time CAF young player of the year. grin



TheGoodJoe:



So you believe in your heart that in 1999 when Chelsea had the likes Desailly and Andre Flo that Marseille would beat Chelsea to a player. Come on. The EPL was smashing transfer records.

Chelsea could secure the likes of Petit and Crespo. How can yoh tell me Marseille will beat Chelsea in the market when they were relegated and when they finished 11 in the league.

It is not true. Chelea had a stronger squad all through Babayaro's era.



Look at the link below. UEFA team ranking.


By 1999, Chelsea was ranked 16, Olympique Marseille was ranked 36.

By 2000, Chelsea was ranked 14, Olympique Marseille was ranked 38.

By 2001, Chelsea was ranked 12, Olympique Marseille was ranked 44.

By 2002, Chelsea was ranked 11, Olympique Marseille was ranked 46,

By 2003, Chelsea dropped to 25, Marseille was ranked 49.

By 2004,Chelsea was ranked 20, Marseille was ranked 40.

http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method2/trank1999.html

Chelsea was bigger than Olympique Marseille by far before Roman's money.


No 1, Olympics Marseille had been in the Limelight before Chelsea


@bolded explained it all. There was an era between 1991 - 1998, that is the era I am talking about. During that era Olympics Marseille will beat Chelsea fc to a player because they were always in the top 10 UEFA rankings while Chelsea fc was no where near top 200.

By 1991, Olympics Marseille ranked 20 out of the 236 clubs while Chelsea fc was not ranked.

By 1992, Olympics Marseille ranked 7 out of the 246 clubs but Chelsea didn't make the rankings

By 1993, Olympics Marseille ranked 5th out of 246 clubs but as usual Chelsea fc wasn't ranked

By 1994, Olympics Marseille was ranked 8 out of 246 but unfortunately Chelsea fc missed out again.

By 1995, Olympics Marseille was ranked 9th while Chelsea fc for the first time made the rankings at120th position.

By 1996, Olympics Marseille dropped to 26th position, Chelsea fc moved up to the 112 position.

By 1997, Olympics Marseille dropped to 50 while Chelsea fc also dropped to 124. (the year Chelsea bought Celestine Babayaro).

Meaning small club bought Celestine Babayaro. grin

Even in this era PSG will beat Chelsea fc to a player. Does that mean PSG is bigger than Chelsea fc?

Note; Desailly was already a player of Marseille in 1993 before he moved to AC Milan and Chelsea fc.

Flo was bought for the relatively small fee of £300,000 by the English Premier League team Chelsea in the summer of 1997.

No 2, Celestine Babayaro's era

Based on that UEFA rating btw 1999 - 2004 which happens to be Celestine Babayaro's era, you can see Chelsea fc was not in the top 10. Although, they were rated higher than Olympics Marseille but they were not a big club during that era. They were fluctuating btw 11 - 25. That alone confirmed they were small club.


No 3 ,Roman's Era 2004 - till date

In 2007, Chelsea fc was ranked 20

In 2008, Chelsea fc was ranked 1

In, 2009, Chelsea fc was ranked 2

In 2010, Chelsea fc was ranked 3

As you can see Chelsea was a small club before Roman bought the club. grin


I know all these because I remembered my first reaction when I heard Chelsea fc bought Celestine Babayaro. I was disappointed a small club bought Nigeria.

And as at that time, the Belgium pro league was very popular among Nigeria viewers.

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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by kaboninc(m): 1:18pm On Jul 13, 2016
safarigirl:
this man is an idiot.

Even a nursery student knows the Olympics are in August, and the daft man o'war member is looking for official letter

Both the NFF and Sports Ministry is filled with half-brained dimwits with the IQ of a street dog. Such lack of co-ordination is disgraceful.

So, who gave Siasia and 25 or so others money to travel? How are they getting feeding and accommodation?

Not trying to bring politics into this, but where did Buhari get this incompetent oaf from? And why do we have a Sports Ministry if all the nonentities there don't realise the biggest sporting tournament in the world is less than a month away and we have nothing to look forward to, at this rate everybody should just come back mbok, before they exhaust the little reps we still have

Maybe they should attach the NFF to the NBF cuz it's obvious those who run the basketball federation are the only competent sports administrators in this country.... And na this kain rubbish some people are still saying Kelechi should go for, make e waste salary on top food

Its a shame what you wrote up there.

You most times come off like one brilliant, well informed individual but truly, your approach is always rude and shows crass ignorance on the subject at hand.

You are really young and have no experience (based on what you wrote) about management and how organizations are run. Because it is a government agency doesn't mean that anybody can act in any way he/she likes. That is why we are in this mess and shamefully too, people like you (who are not just only ignorant but do not want to learn) support and condone such irresponsible behaviour.

In all modestly, what the Minister said is very true. You don't just leave without an approval from a higher authority. If you are travelling for such an important occassion, you should request for an approval and until such an approval is granted, you can't leave. This is how discipline is instilled into people and enforced in organisations.

At most, if there was no minister at that material time, then the Secretary to the Government of the Federation could (all with the express approval of the President) intercede. Most important is that you were permitted to travel or execute a project.

Don't come here showing your ignorance on issues just because you have an idea or you want to contribute to the discuss like one who has an authority on the subject.

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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Icon4s(m): 2:17pm On Jul 13, 2016
terzurum5:
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Focus More On Domestic Players Than Foreign Pros, Bar. Green Tells Siasia
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Nigeria Football Federation technical committee, Barrister Christopher Green says Dream Team coach, Samson Siasia should focus more on the players in his disposal rather than lamenting over the none release of the invited foreign players from their respective clubs in Europe ahead for the Rio Olympic Games Men's Football event.


The team's poor performances in recent friendly matches played so far has made Siasia developed some element of fear with just 23 days to the commencement of the showpiece in Brazil couple with the fact that he may not have a full complement of some of the invited foreign pros players.

Green insisted that the Football Federation had told him to invite players who he was sure would be released by their clubs in Europe.


"I don't think Samson Siasia should be complaining because it was clear when we asked him to select players who he thinks will be available for the Games. Besides, we told him to use players in the domestic league for now but must penciled down players in the foreign legion that he's sure their clubs will release them for the Rio Olympic Games," Green stated.


"Again the NFF are not relaxing too much because we are also working round the clock to ensure that clubs release some of these players for the games in Brazil. I am happy to inform you that we have started to get green light on the availability of the foreign pros and I am confident they will join the team before the games."
http://www.soccernet.com.ng/2016/07/focus-more-on-domestic-players-than.html
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Trash!
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by tbaba1234: 2:21pm On Jul 13, 2016
Icon4s:


Trash!

Imagine facing a neymar inspired Brazil with that defence.. Avalanche of goals....
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Icon4s(m): 2:27pm On Jul 13, 2016
tbaba1234:


Imagine facing a neymar inspired Brazil with that defence.. Avalanche of goals....

Imagine what a prominent player in our football federation is saying.

Sebi a foreign coach is coming let us see hu would raise all those "focus more on local players" nonsense.
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by forgiveness: 2:29pm On Jul 13, 2016
terzurum5:
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SHOCKING! Minister unaware Nigeria Olympic team in US
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Nigeria Olympic team coach Samson Siasia


Nigerian sports minister has dropped a bombshell after he told a press briefing he was not aware the country’s Olympic team are training in the United States of America ahead of next month’s Rio Olympics.

The Olympic team led by coach Samson Siasia have raised alarm they have been abandoned in the USA by the authorities.


And sports minister Solomon Dalung has further laid credence to this claim when he said he did not know the team are training for the Rio Olympics in Atlanta.


“The issue of our U23 national team suffering in the United States of America is news to me. In fact I am hearing it from you (the media) for the first time,” Dalung stunned the reporters.


“They (Dream Team VI) didn’t tell us what they were there for and who took them there. It doesn’t mean that if somebody goes to the market and has problem then you will come and ask the ministry (of Youths and Sports). The question is who took them there? And what are they there for?

“Because they are U23 national team and they went to the US and they are having problems, does that become our business?


“When they were travelling to US from your information, were you told we that we were informed? Before you (the media) asked us to account for something you should know whether we were aware of it.


“So, if somebody has a birthday of his friend and he moves his team to go and play (there) you cannot come back to ask me to account for it. If they are throwing them out of the hotel (in the US), then they should know who took them there.


“They supposed to be given a letter approving they are travelling from the minister’s office. Then if they ask me I will tell you that I approved it and this is the reason.

‘So, what is happening in the US (as regards the U- 23 national team) maybe it is a story you (the media) are telling me”.

http://africanfootball.com/news/633406/SHOCKING-Minister-unaware-Nigeria-Olympic-team-in-US
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This Minister, if I tell una wetin em do eh... Una go know say em na....

First of all, is he saying NFF didn't inform him?

Or they wrote to him but he refused to approve it?

If the second question is what really transpired btw the ministry of sports and NFF, then was he expecting NFF and the team to wait till thine Kingdom come or after the tournament before he approves the letter?

I just no wan talk wetin.. lipsrsealed

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