tbaba1234:


Nelly lied about his age but we knew he was lying because there are birth records.

In Nigeria, there are no birth records so people are more likely to get away with it.

elyte89:



I don't knw y Ppu re giving demselves unnecessary false hope on falcons, anyway me don zero my mind on dem

BascoVanVeli:


That doesn't mean everyone is lying about their age and you shouldn't accuse people without that birth certificate. That is almost like profiling

confun:
"since his mouth is always open"....this statement is not good enough

Curtisaxel7:


I added a smiley to show that I said it tongue-in-cheek.

But why can't some Nigerians take a joke sef?. Is it the recession frustration or what?.

elyte89:



Nacho solicitor... E b like say ur phone dey give u alert as soon as someone disses nacho on dis thread

Baba take am easy o,am sure if ur wife is in labour and someone is here dizzing nacho,u fit leave ur wife for labour room,come defend nacho

Is nacho ur god?

Princezibk:
I see no wrong in inviting other athletes will to rep them...don’t we see naijas reppin other countries too and it starts this way...my only concern is how they keep and continue to nurture their talents for the future and greater stardom

Odunayaw:
My point which you fail to grasp because of this prejudice you now wear as a jersey is simple. Other Leagues are allowed to hype their players as much as they want. Its simple marketing

I remember how my 2016 was sour because British Skysports wouldn't let me hear anything except How graceful Vardy is, how is keen sense of placement is (in their words) just-just-just out of this world
Surely I remember Poccetino (I doubt I spelt that well) wanted the world to believe Dele Alli was the next best thing discovered since pizza

Get a grip, this entitlement to your opinion is beginning to infringe on our entitlement to hear shound discourse

busky007:
i read in article about top us celebrities who lied about their age. Some shed more than 4 years
The truth is I don't know the link cuz I read with opera news. You can google it

BascoVanVeli:
No matter how much hate he gets a player I will always love is Kelechi Iheanacho. Now some of us are even claiming that he is of retirement age and should not go to the AFCON just because of a drought. But I guarantee that this will not last long and those words will be eaten. Every striker not named Messi or Ronaldo should be entitled to a drought in peace.

BascoVanVeli:


That doesn't mean everyone is lying about their age and you shouldn't accuse people without that birth certificate. That is almost like profiling

Curtisaxel7:


This is the exact type of mentality our players have. This "I cannot kill myself" kind of mentality. And that's what's ruining them. While thier counterparts from the rest of the world work thier socks off and push themselves through sweat and blood to the very highest peaks of football, our boys are content with getting a bench role at a backwater team in Europe, managing to score a few goals and then rushing off to China and Arabia the first chance they get. And what do we the fans do? We applaud thier meager achievements and encourage them to remain perennial underachievers!.

And that's why we are where we are today.

I believe in demanding the best from our players. AT ALL TIMES. If a player does badly, I wield the big stick. If he does well, I commend him while reminding him that there's still more he can achieve. Only by doing so can we really be true fans!.

Danielnino00:
Komekn .. quick question for you...
Do u have any doubt over Iwobi and Victor Moses age??

komekn:


None whatsoever about Iwobi.

I don Waka well Wella for Benin at all levels, so take the option to be quite about VM

komekn:


None whatsoever about Iwobi.

I don Waka well Wella for Benin at all levels, so take the option to be quite about VM

Danielnino00:



The bolded is exactly the main reason I asked the question in the first place.. But oga Joebie got emotional and started talking about tribalism and Delta state...


There was this 14 years old girl at the games..Can't recall her name but she represented Akwa Ibom state and won gold in the women 400m..She beat the likes of Yinka Ajayi and Praise Idumadu who between them have participated at the Olympics, world championship, Commonwealth games and the African championship.. That's the kind of talent we want the NSF to be producing...

Princezibk:
I see no wrong in inviting other athletes will to rep them...don’t we see naijas reppin other countries too and it starts this way...my only concern is how they keep and continue to nurture their talents for the future and greater stardom

komekn:


You made a proposition based on comparative substantiation.

Now you are TOTALLY backtracking without shame.

Back to the question which media outlet stated that Dele Alli and Vardy, past or present said, " They are the most sought after teenager in the World" ❓ You used that comparison to underpin your position.

But if course you cannot. So now you are backtracking.

I don't just give an opinion on emotive preference but with some degree of rational. That not withstanding you don't necessarily have to agree with it.

Joebie:
Nigerian athletes repping other countries are not based in Nigeria, but in that country mostly. The other country contribute in a big way to their training, welfare prior to the competitions and subsequently.
I succumb
Importing a player just for the NSF is purely for the purpose of gaining advantage in the medals table. It doesn’t say much as to how well the said state has fared in sports development

Danielnino00:



The bolded is exactly the main reason I asked the question in the first place.. But oga Joebie got emotional and started talking about tribalism and Delta state...


There was this 14 years old girl at the games..Can't recall her name but she represented Akwa Ibom state and won gold in the women 400m..She beat the likes of Yinka Ajayi and Praise Idumadu who between them have participated at the Olympics, world championship, Commonwealth games and the African championship.. That's the kind of talent we want the NSF to be producing...

elyte89:



Nacho solicitor... E b like say ur phone dey give u alert as soon as someone disses nacho on dis thread

Baba take am easy o,am sure if ur wife is in labour and someone is here dizzing nacho,u fit leave ur wife for labour room,come defend nacho

Is nacho ur god?

Curtisaxel7:


Jealousy for what? Is Iheanacho as wealthy or successful as Kylian Mbappe or Lionel Messi or, to bring it closer home, Mikel Obi or Odion Ighalo?. Why should I choose to be jealous of Iheanacho who isn't even considered among the top players in the world?.

I don't know him in person, I've never met him before and i may never meet him till I die. So what will i gain from being jealous of someone whose success or otherwise will have no impact on my life and destiny?.

I'm just saying the truth the way I see it. No sugarcoating, no unnecessary hyping.

kellycute:
you don’t know what you are saying. Somebody make mockery of anoda human being say he dey open mouth for ground and you nor see anything wrong with the statement?.

kellycute:
no one is asking you to hype him. Must you call him all manner of names? Which one be he dey open mouth for ground. That’s totally wrong. I’m sure you ain’t even finer than him in appearance.

komekn:


I wouldn't call it profiling.

Nigerian politics is extremely crazily corrupt does that mean there are no politicians who are clean ❓ there may be, but the likelihood is very very slim.

Are all policeman corrupt in Nigeria ❓

Age falsification has been intrinsic in Nigerian football for over 40 years. It didn't start today, it's simply how the business of football is practiced in Nigeria.

No where is official corroboration anchored on personal integrity. It simply fails and is abused.

Believe me even in Europe they believe that African players are lying about their ages. But if they have official corroboration even when Questionable it will be accepted.

kellycute:
you don’t know what you are saying. Somebody make mockery of anoda human being say he dey open mouth for ground and you nor see anything wrong with the statement?.

junnyjake:


Na wetin de sweet am be this.

He never gets tired.

Danielnino00:


The guy has been making a lot of noise about the age cheat issue to the extent that he is making it look like there's no single footballer in Nigeria that's not using his real age...Even our u-17 graduates that passed MRI aren't exempted from his accusations ..

That was why I asked him if he had doubts about Iwobi and Moses age cus they were both born in Nigeria but played for England youth teams. How were the English FA able to determine that they weren't age cheats of they were born in Nigeria

elyte89:



I don't knw y Ppu re giving demselves unnecessary false hope on falcons, anyway me don zero my mind on dem