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BascoVanVeli:
That is not my belief of Nigeria. Plus we don't have to be the ones to send them packing every year but this continent has gra gra that they don't witness until they maybe play Uruguay. Are u sure their players will make it through a full Afcon?

BascoVanVeli:
I don't see it as that far, we are talking purely football and u are making it harder by bringing in logistics especially since my point is based on the fact that if Nigeria were a south American country like Peru we would also gain from being around the big dogs. Nigeria won't gain anything by deciding to play in south america so that seems more like the sun falling.

Icon4s:
Asia has 4 automatic slots.

Going through a 5th placed S/American team is a more difficult and dicey route. Worse still that they'll have to play the likes of Tahiti, Solomon Island, Fiji, New Zealnd in the build-up to the difficult play-off. Its Just like practicing with common entrance past questions in preparation for the WAEC exams.

Australia needed more competitive matches and more assurance of qualifying.

BascoVanVeli:
By a mile and a half Asia is tougher. They have to play Japan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iraq and Thailand . So that is at least with Japan and Saudi, 4 big matches to make the world cup instead of 2 with Oceana.

Icon4s:
Well...

Petrobros:
Baba u be badt guy o.

Icon4s:
Which of these is(are) tougher than Uruguay?

Icon4s:
Look at the list of countries you are rolling out: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador (6 already). Tell me why teams like Peru, Paraguay, Bolivia and Venezuela would not find it difficult qualifying when only 5 would qualify from that group.

BascoVanVeli:
Uruguay now or in 2006? Cuz Uruguay is at the top of their log and won't need playoffs to make the world cup. Argentina is currently 5th but we all know that's a fluke.

Mickael2:
if you can't qualify ahead of Ecuador then you are not good enough

Icon4s:
Your list of Japan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iraq and Thailand is it now or in 2006?

Icon4s:
At least one of them must always make the final. The title would just be rotating between Brazil and Argentina.

BascoVanVeli:
If Nigeria were a south American country we would have a world cup by now.

tglobal:
I have serious doubts about this. We have had at least 11 opportunities to beat teams from South America in the past two decades (including the golden age of our football) and our returns have been very poor (including against Peru).
The only time Nigeria has ever beaten a South American side was the victory over Argentina in 2011 at Abuja (and the result even get k-leg). Columbia, Paraguay and Peru have beaten us in the past.

The best of African teams have found the South Americans a tough nut to crack. Only Cameroon seems to have been able to hold their own against them

TheGoodJoe:


The Nike Academy is due to his education and not criteria for picking him. He wants to join the team as a Hannover player and not a Nike player.

komekn:
I agree with you about development and getting players into the framework work of our national sides well before England and the myriad of English club sides get them.

The problem you will have is selection criteria. I can assure you that nepotism, favoritism, racism, etc are rife in football.

A lot of talented footballers who are black will be overlooked for white boys who are not as good. So if the basis is current club and pedigree we will indirectly be perpetrating the discrimination that exists.

Compare the number of full black African boys in the French league comparative to the English leagues and academies gives you an insight into the problem.

I am not sure there are more Black people in France than the UK. But what I do know is there are far more black coaches and managers in France than England.

I say this because I know a lot of footballers who are not in the academy system and or have been dropped. Ademola Lookman is currently on a number of clubs radar transfer fee around £10 million, 2 years plus + ago he was playing Sunday football and now he's going to the premiership from league 1.

komekn:
I agree with you about development and getting players into the framework work of our national sides well before England and the myriad of English club sides get them.

The problem you will have is selection criteria. I can assure you that nepotism, favoritism, racism, etc are rife in football.

A lot of talented footballers who are black will be overlooked for white boys who are not as good. So if the basis is current club and pedigree we will indirectly be perpetrating the discrimination that exists.

Compare the number of full black African boys in the French league comparative to the English leagues and academies gives you an insight into the problem.

I am not sure there are more Black people in France than the UK. But what I do know is there are far more black coaches and managers in France than England.

I say this because I know a lot of footballers who are not in the academy system and or have been dropped. Ademola Lookman is currently on a number of clubs radar transfer fee around £10 million, 2 years plus + ago he was playing Sunday football and now he's going to the premiership from league 1.

TheGoodJoe:

We are not going to place a final judgment on the players until after camp with the Super Eagles team. It has always been like that.

Fabian Senninger has good education, promising talent. We invite him and judge. I doubt Leon Balogun will talk Fabian into playing for us if he did not see promise.

komekn:
A few years ago I knew a British born Nigerian midfielder playing for a premiership team. I asked him to come to Abuja and make himself available. The protocols for invitation to the English national team are very stringent and bureaucratic. He made the assumption he would not be welcomed inspite of all my advice. He was scared he would be embarrassed.

What I am saying not all players have that boldness. Without some official overtures they may stay away. You need to see things from thier perspective and Conservative cultural background .

For example nobody in England would dream about going to a wedding without an invitation. Nigeria a different scenario entirely.

Era of NFF depending on government for funds will be over soon, says Carena

A foreign investor based in the United Kingdom is set to inject a huge sum of $1.5 billion into Nigerian football. The plan, which is said to have the backing of the federal government, will take effect in the next 18 months. It is being packaged by Arabella 21st Century, in partnership with UK-based Aurora Sports and Entertainment.
Speaking with journalists in Lagos yesterday, Chief Executive Officer of Arabella 21st Century, Femi Carena said the move, if well managed by Nigerians, would not only put the nation’s football among the billion dollars investment group like others in the world, but also put an end to the era of sports administrators running cap in hand to the Presidency for funds to run the various national teams.
According to Carena, a one-time Special Adviser to former Secretary General of the NFF, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi, an international conference to unveil the foreign investors will hold on March 8-9, 2017. “The conference will be addressed by the Nigerian Stock Exchange and top officials of the English Premier League. We also in talk with world football legend, Pele, and he has agreed to be part of the ceremony.”
Carena hinted that Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung has given the go-ahead for the investors to come into the nation’s football, adding that both the NFF and LMC have also been briefed.
“Both the NFF and LMC can’t guarantee the investors. The Sports Minister is the eye of the Federal Government, and he has done what is expected of him. We are bringing money for the NFF and LMC. The minister has already issued a release concerning this plan. We are also in torch with the league board, Shehu Dikko and Nduka Irabor. Understanding the politics of this country, I don’t need to see the NFF or the LMC because the project would die on arrival. It is purely the job of the sports minister and we are on the right track. We are not coming into Nigerian football to change the status of FIFA or CAF. If all Nigerians rally round this big project, our football will never remain the same. The international conference holding in March 2017 has officials of the NFF and LMC in its planning committee,” Carena stated.
Also speaking yesterday, a representative of the broadcast partner in the United Kingdom, Babatunde Ayinor and a directors in Arabella 21st Century, Dr. Rafiu Ladipo, urged Nigerians to embrace the plan for the good of the nation’s football.
http://m.guardian.ng/sport/uk-based-aurora-sports-to-inject-1-5b-in-nigerian-football/

BascoVanVeli:
I was hearing this and that about Iheanacho's performance, how it wasn't up to par but having watched a replay of that match those claims were bogus. He had a strong performance, his goal was his reward for relentless pressing and fine movements. He didn't have a single issue with his touch, honestly i am wondering what game people watched to say he didn't do good.

zicky:
. If Nacho was the one sub-off like Nolito in that match, you would have heard worst.

TheGoodJoe:

That is why players like Leon Balogun, Ikeme and Iwobi deserve commendation. They have shown others that if they want to play for Nigeria, we will welcome them.

At the end it is to increase our pool and select the best crop of talents to wear the green white green jerseys. Whether foreign or Nigerian born.

komekn:
Iwobi was born in Nigeria and has very strong Nigerian links and nothing about Nigeria should be strange to him.

Items and Balogun yes.

But it's not easy for a lot of these players who have no current link up and or association with Nigeria. We need to do more to engage with them.

komekn:
Iwobi was born in Nigeria and has very strong Nigerian links and nothing about Nigeria should be strange to him.

Items and Balogun yes.

But it's not easy for a lot of these players who have no current link up and or association with Nigeria. We need to do more to engage with them.

BascoVanVeli:
I was hearing this and that about Iheanacho's performance, how it wasn't up to par but having watched a replay of that match those claims were bogus. He had a strong performance, his goal was his reward for relentless pressing and fine movements. He didn't have a single issue with his touch, honestly i am wondering what game people watched to say he didn't do good.