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What about danfo drivers?

Remember Italia '90 guys, where a 9-man Cameroonian team defeated Argentina. If I were Largerback, I would show the Super Eagles that video to motivate them and t0 remind them that anything is possible, including upsetting Argentina on your first game.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpQ_JTkm-u4

Nigeria will defeat Argentina. Admitted, Argentina has quality players, but they have an inexperienced coach. A highly experienced Largerback can create a strategy that can produce a Nigeria victory over Argentina.

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occam:
@Princek12: my friend, you miss the point

My point is this: regardless of status or where we live, most Nigerians and blacks in general face the same issue of racism. It's not about seeking approval from white folks.  I'm sure most people will understand the point I'm putting across.

I don't think he tried to seek approval from white folks, but rather that he had some insecurity issues from within that made him feel compelled to say that the U.K. Nigerians are jealous of him because he can afford to travel to U.K. twice a year. It is possible that none of the people are even jealous of the poster, but that the poster is overly sensitive as a result of insecurity issues.

The mere fact that the poster conceived of this thought about jealousy shows some inherent sign of insecurity within the poster or with home based Nigerians. Just like many home based Nigerians, the poster is trying to validate his aristocracy over U.K. based Nigerians by referencing his ability afford to travel to the U.K., but the insecurity undertones are apparent.

tkb417:
i can even do incantations in yoruba

ive seen all yoruba home videos and oh yeah, ive learnt all vocabs

Are you a babalawo?

marabout:
Then spare a thought for those raising kids in diaspora if kids growing up at home cannot speak mother tongue.

It is a big challenge trying to teach kids native tongue.  Back in the day, we were given strokes of the cane for daring to speak VANERCULAR at school. That's how efficient oyinbo brainwashing was even after on-paper-independence.

Ordinarily noisy boys would suddenly become as quite as deaf and dumb because they couldn't muster a lot in English!!
I am always perplexed when you call home, kids pick phone, you are talking to them in native tongue and they r replying in English. Terrible.

Somebody once mentioned here on NL that if you cannot do science & technology in your native tongue, a country can hardly succeed in technology.

Does any know what LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY is called in their mother tongue?

In a country with an estimated 250 tribes and over 400 languages, how will kids communicate with each other, and how will the teacher teach the students effectively, if each child is allowed to speak vernacular in school? Please respond objectively, without any personal attacks.

Any parent who expresses that the child speaking only in English is preferable to the child speaking both in English and the native tongue so that the child will speak English without an accent is suffering from extreme inferiority complex. I can speak fluently and write both in my native tongue and English, and it has benefited me.

Some of you guys are right. The NFF's marketing campaign has been appalling, which will affect jersey sales.

kettykings:
@ bkbabe97 Ojukwu and Awo who exactly sold out to the North.
 
Who can best be descirbed as a muderer. Between IBB and OBJ

Obasanjo and IBB who exactly is a muderer , Ibb might have had a hand in Dele Giwa's death . But who killed his right hand man Bola Ige an who killed fela's mum , who caused the death of the former minsiter of internal affairs, who killed chuba okadigbo, Dikibo , isaac boro. Who denied MKO Abiola the time he needed support most and told the world he was not Nigeria's messiah , under whose regime did thousands of nigerians die as a result of religious riots. Political murders .

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Do you use your brain? According to you in one of earlier postings, you said Lagos did not become part of Yoruba land until 1967, of which you posted a link to a wikipedia article in support. The wiki article you posted weakens your own statement, for the first sentence under the history section of the wikipedia article says "Lagos was a Yoruba settlement of Awori people called Eko." Are you that dumb that you post an article you either cannot, or are too lazy, to read, yet assertedly use the same article to support your argument. Are you silly? Eko oni baje o!

For all the people who are overly fixated on Argentine's array of stars, they need to watch the highlight of the France v. China international friendly. China defeated France 1-0, despite France's star studded line up. The era when teams who feature "big names" intimidate teams with "small names" is over, and moreover, it's not like the Nigerian team lacks its own stars, although admittedly, the Argentine team has more recognized names than the Nigerian team. Even said, anyone who is tactical will know that the Argentine team is not cohesive, and they rely heavily on the individualized ingenuity of Messi, which is not good if Messi has an off-day or is injured.

But soccer is great because (1) it is a sport that rewards fitness and teamwork and discipline, all of which are more important than featuring some so called individual stars, and (2) on any given day, anybody can beat anybody, just as China beat France. Relax guys

France v. China lengthy  friendly:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0IkLQhn7Aw

dtw_sola:
I think Puma would be much better for Nigeria. I have a subscription to a soccer merchandise magazine in the U.S, and Puma is doing a hell of a good job promoting Africa and African teams (Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana) and  even have the 'Represent Africa' campaign going on. Not to mention, they have far better design sense than Adidas. No single Nigerian merchandise in this magazine. Adidas seems to not give a s.hit.

I was thinking about the same thing, that Puma is doing an excellent job in promoting the African teams. Nigeria is not even listed on the Adidas website as a client. What the heck And Nigeria has more soccer history and successes than any African contingent, at least at the junior level and somewhat at the senior level.

kettykings:
Why are these people shifting the power problem to the north . As if a northerner has been ruling since 1999 and refused to do something about power, who blew 16 billion dollars on bogus power plants. Who produced all the power ministers from 1999 till date except for imoke . The same people through their minister of Aviation closed down slok airlines , ADC , Sosoliso and left belview.


As if that was not enough the blocked every attempt to convert any eastern airport to an international airport prefering to spend 12 billion on abuja airport runway.

Northerners have ruled for pretty much all of Nigeria's history, save for Obasanjo's regime, during which time he had to answer to the Northern Mafia, for they handed him the presidency. He returned the presidency to them. Northern malos dominate the Congress and are unquestionably influential in Nigerian politics. They hand out all the contracts to themselves, so don't act like this is foreign to you.

Super Eagles fans, support your team, for at least they have not lost any warm up games ahead of the World Cup. Look at the Tanzanian Soccer team, for example, a team that failed to qualify for the World Cup, but the Tanzanian fans nevertheless, during Tanzania's game against Brazil, were cheering their team after they scored one goal against Brazil, despite being walloped 5-1.

YOUNG ICE:
nothing make me cry to our Super Eagles, because we all knw dat we can't win the game, i think dis is not work of God alone, i think is work of devil, because, we all see wats is going on in the Super Eagle, let wait for the scores, before i say anything, but i am [b]Nigerian, but i believe in Argentin[/b]a. Up Messi, Messi for best, make na told our coach to wear Nigerian jersey dat dey, because na only him feel do am for dat defence, expect we go eat am like Amala and Ewedu, because Messi dey fess now. and i dey pity for M.K.O ABIOLA for dat dey, make den no spoil his name ooooooooooooooooo

if you believe in Arg you might as well obtain Arg citizenship

comoros:
IMO, I think Lagerback knows his starting 11 already but doesn't want to give our opponents the opportunity to understand and tame our players. I think he is giving our opponents, especially Argentina the wrong impression that he might be playing a certain set of players or formation, but spring a surprise by using a formation contrary to their expectation.

I was thinking about the same thing. You have a point.

Please change that bloody topic or subject. The stampede was not caused by Nigerians in SA; it was caused by Super Eagles's fans in South Africa, many of whom were South Africans and other Africans, not just Nigerians. ESPN reported live outside the event and interviewed attendees at random, and they did not interview a single Nigerian, for I can readily identify Nigerians from, at least, their look, their names, or their accent. Nigerian names are usually not "Mgbodolo Mwabodongo." I am sick and tired of the assumption that because there was a stampede at a Super Eagles' game in South Africa, and not in Nigeria, the stampede was caused by Nigerians, a flawed reasoning based on the assumption that only, or mostly, Nigerians will invariably desire to force their way into a soccer game featuring the Super Eagles.

ADint:
@ PrinceK12

That thought has crossed my mind on more than a few occassions, although you can add[b] the whole of the South not just Lagos[/b].

Makes you wonder, if the North had just half the industries the South has/had, won't they have done something constructive about the power situation considering the lenght of time they have been in charge?

I agree with you.

Beaf:
Through tribalism, PHCN has been cornered as a very juicy parastatal. Corrupt officials can control the lucrative generator market by running the place down; they can resell transformers bought with govt money; enjoy maintainance contracts where absolute zich gets done, but full payment is made; they can also benefit from crude "roger" methods like the police etc, etc. Those are some of the reasons why people don't want PHCN privatised.

. . .Maybe you should change the article title and body?

But consider, all those people who are benefiting from the status quo may be promised large shares in the companies that would be formed if the electricity sector is deregulated; that way they stand to make more money than all the methods you mentioned. But I guarantee that they will still object to privatization.

Beaf:
Your "theory" has no basis. Why should Northerners be jealous of Lagos, does it make sense?

But why have Northerners all these years not supported the deregulation of the power sector? I was just thinking about it. You are right; my theory has no basis, besides my own observation.

I think Northerners are jealous of Lagos's potential, and, because of this, they have refused to deregulate the electricity sector. This is just my theory and is based on anecdotal evidence, so don't ask me for any link. My reasons for saying this are (1) The Govt. does not want to deregulate the electricity sector because stable electricity will advance Lagos's potential, to be a mega city that will attract international investors; (2) many foreign investors would rather invest in Lagos, i.e., Eko Atlantic City, especially if Lagos has stable electricity; (3) even if the generator-importers mafia and the diesel-sellers mafia are worried about the possibility that their business will obliterated if there is stable electricity, the Govt. can give these mafiosos shares in any private energy companies that will be formed, but the Govt. still does not consider this a viable option. My theory is that these Northerners will rather have Nigeria stay without electricity so that Lagos will not realize its true potential, all because of jealousy. Even if the Northerners are afraid of losing money if the electricity sector is deregulated, they could give themselves a monopoly (if they wanted to) over any new private energy companies that would be formed if the energy sector is deregulated and they will stand to make as much, if not more, money from this monopoly. I bet that these Northerners will rather not make the money than see Nigeria, especially Lagos, with stable electricity.

Where is Stanley Okoro- madu??/

jalether:
my sentiments exactly. even if we beat the argies, expect some fans to still find something to criticize about the manager or the team.

we have to be some of the most difficult fans in the world

we are.

indie22:
Some men are just full of it! You play hard to get, they say you need to get over youself. You give it up easily, they call you a slut.

Makes you just wonder, what men really want,

Playing hard to get means you are making unnecessary shakara, and it has nothing to do with giving up too easy. You can refrain from playing hard to get and still not give it up easily, which is fine with many men. A girl who gives it up easy because she is genuinely attracted to, and gets along with, the guy is not a slut, even she gave it up easy. A slut sleeps with any dude that flashes money or materialistic things to her, and she follows no standard by which she selects the men with whom she sleeps. I hope I clarified the concept to you, for men are really simple. Men really want a girl who does not play hard to get and gives it up easy without the unnecessary drama, as long as the girl likes him for who he really is and she knows what she wants; and if she is not interested, she should politely reject the man's advances without attitude. Shikenah. Men detest money hungry sluts who give it up so easy because he flashes money or his car to lure her into sleeping with him, for the same slut will sleep with any guy who offers her the same materialistic things. A girl like that is not only a slut, but also a bhitch.

A girl sleeping with her boyfriend is presumably sleeping with him because she cares for him, and not because he is paying her or flashing stuff to get her in bed, so a girl like that is not a slut but a woman who deserves a round of applause,

The way some people are criticizing the Super Eagles could discourage the players, for if they win by a comfortable margin, people complain bitterly; and if they loose, people still complain; so they might as well refuse to play well, because Nigerians will complain whether they win or loose. Today, for example, assuming the Eagles beat N Korea 10-0, some people will still complain.

If you visit the Adidas website, you will notice that under the "Federations Tab," you will see Spain, Argentina, Germany, France, South Africa, and Russia, but you will not see Nigeria, despite Nigeria being one of the Federation Adidas sponsors.
If you visit the Puma website, they proudly showcase all of the teams it sponsors, and the African teams are giving significant publicity, including videos, pictures, and short stories about them. I was trying to buy Super Eagles accessories, but I could barely find any, like Adidas did not design any accessories nor market the Super Eagles. I think the Super Eagles should sign with Puma and dump Adidas.

video of the stampede that occurred outside of the stadium on this thread

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-458269.0.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34aLuBmZlEI

Good win, but the manner in which Largerback has approached today's game, the last game before the World Cup, it appears as if he will still be experimenting with players when we play Argentina. Maybe our starting eleven will play together during practice before Saturday.