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NUHU RIBADU AND FASHOLA/ THEOPHLIUS DANJUMA/ORJI KALU.
what are you looking at me for?since when has our choice mattered in who rules us .

Ask the Orji's what they have done with Abia State-the worst state in the country.

Rotational presidency will always work until 2015 after the north has completed their tenure. By 2015, there will be electoral reform at all levels including in PDP, they(ALWAYS ruling party) will come up with a new constitution abolishing the zoning rule and the IBOs will go to war again. Nigeria scatter scatter! The prophesy from CIA,
Remember you heard it from me first!

Lars Lagerbäck--Who is this guy and WTF has he ever achieved?

Is all over but Lars Lagerbäck I am,

Barman has deserted his post, Something must be done about it.
This is a breach of the section 17:59 of the B.P constitution.
He is being charged with abandonment of duty, gross neglect of the constitution-AWOL for days now.
Is it the wish of the house to declare him incapacitated?
Those in favor say ayeee!!
Those against say nay!!!
The ______ has it.
For the meantime we need to appoint ‘acting barman’

I need to know if I met my 17:59 appointment? Anybody here!

SapeleGuy:
Stand by for what? Send the crew and the plane back.

and leave our president stranded? are U ok?

If he is found wanting, he should be jailed.

still,

continues,

The story so far

and this is supposed to be funny?

citizenY:
We have gone over this issue time and time again.

Cry babies. This whining and victim syndrome and revisionism is of no use.
It only makes the topic boring and you continuously disappoint sympathizers.

You guys are so righteous and are sitting on the right hand side of God.

when i read this news i quickly ran to NL beacause i knew it was going to cause a major fight.
If we want them to stop whinning then respected people like Gowon should stop making this kind of untrue statements.
I thought he is supposed to know better. haaah!!!!!

he is is not running ooh!!!
They are definitely setting up another strategy now, he is still a member of the cabinet. The man does not give up that easy.
It's time to test Goodluck's wisdom cos if their game plan works, Goodluck will be the one disgraced.
Watch-out 4 the unfolding drama!

deb:
From the story above, even if we employed Sir Alex Ferguson combined with Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho together,
they will still not succeed in Nigeria because of the type of crooks that are running our football.

We all know that the biggest problem of our football is NFF (No Future Forever)

                                                 LET US PRAY!!

checkout this analysis

http://www.goal.com/en/news/1656/nigeria/2010/02/11/1785468/nigerian-comment-the-bizarre-search-for-a-foreign-coach

Nigerian Comment: The Bizarre Search For A Foreign Coach
Awenlimobor Sylvester takes a critical look at the current search for a foreign coach to take over the reigns of the Nigerian national football team.

By Awenlimobor Sylvester
Feb 11, 2010 12:21:00 PM


Like a stack of domino tiles falling on each other, the NFF (Nigerian Football Federation) just cannot stop its descent into oblivion, even when it seems harder to fall. The much delayed search for a world class coach to tutor the Nigerian soccer team to the FIFA World Cup in South Africa has yet again exposed the pervasive incompetence that litters Football House.

While many soccer pundits had called for the removal of Shuaibu Amodu as head coach of the team a long time ago, the administrators at the glass house insisted on “swimming and sinking” with the technically bereft gaffer.

With the larger chunk of soccer loving Nigerians now in unison as to the inability of Amodu to credibly discharge his duties without making a mockery of the Nigerian national team, the NFF finally decided to jump from the “sinking” ship they had hitherto promised to go down with! A laughable set of demagogues doing just what they know best.

The timing of the eventual sacking of Amodu portends dangerous consequences for the national team’s chances at the summer tournament in South Africa.

The technical department of the NFF had been hoping against hope itself, believing that Amodu would suddenly transform into a knowledgeable tactician overnight, even though the facts of the matter were constantly sprawled on the pitch of play for all to see; they were wishing for a pig to fly! Had the NFF taken the needed step when it ought to have, we would have had a team gearing up for the 2010 World Cup by now.

Sadly we have been thrown into further disarray by a set of befuddled football administrators who still cannot distinguish between a world class coach and a foreign coach.

Head of the technical committee of the NFF, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi and the spokesman for Football House, Ademola Olajire recently revealed that the board had shortlisted six “foreign” coaches for the vacant position hitherto held by Amodu, even though the list has insidiously expanded to 10 over the past two days.

This is an act of flippancy at the very least, and without shame we are exposing our retrogressive nature to the world. By publicly shortlisting different coaches with different coaching styles, technical abilities and varied nationalities, the NFF technical team has clearly stated that it lacks understanding of what needs to be done to get the Eagles on their feet.

This is a clear indictment on the NFF and its technical committee, and it shows just how much they really understand football administration.

Prior to the hiring of the last foreign technical adviser of the team, Berti Vogts, the NFF technical committee had gone on a spendthrift sojourn to Europe without the littlest idea of what they wanted. They eventually ended up with the German tactician, whose style and brand of football was not in tandem with the available qualities of players in the team, and gave him a contract that saw him spend more time with his family in Germany than with the national team.

Eventually they had to unceremoniously sack the former German national coach after the Eagles laboured to the quarter-final stage of the 2008 edition of the African Nations Cup.

The NFF are once again ambling along that path and it would appear that we will end up in the same sad state we were in after the 2008 Nations Cup. Giovanni Trapattoni, Guus Hiddink, Loius Van Gaal, Bruno Metsu, Ratomir Djukovic, Hassan Shehata, Peter Taylor, Claude Leroy, Herve Renard, Sven Goran Ericson, Bonfere Jo etc.

The list keeps populating and the confusion grows thicker! Who do we really need to fully explore the potentials of the Nigerian team?

The NFF has also decided to hire a coach on a short-term basis, just for the World Cup. How well can we develop as a nation with these short-term and myopic strategies that will eventually boomerang in our faces. After every disastrous outing of the team since 1998, the NFF informs us that it will return to the proverbial “drawing board” to make changes and long term plans, yet we keep spiralling down and down the drain.

The few coaches that have succeeded in Nigeria have worked with the team for at least three years. Westerhoff, Bonfere Jo and even Samson Siasia have had a relatively lengthy period to study the teams they have had to work with. They had ample time to monitor several players that could fit into their game plan, and one noticeable feature was that at every point they had at least two players for every position - very much unlike Amodu who could not do without his trusted “injured” players.

If the NFF insists on hiring a “foreign” coach on a short-term basis, then soccer loving Nigerians should be ready for further heartbreak and soccer disaster.

The probable candidates and their pros and cons

Giovanni Trapattoni: Too old to handle the shenanigans of the Nigerian football administrators, his success lies in club football not with national team sides. He has very little to show for his stints with Italy and Ireland. He is a “world class” coach undoubtedly, but not the sort of coach that can effectively manage a complicated country like Nigeria. Rating: **

Hassan Shehata: The record-breaking coach of the Pharaohs of Egypt extended his contract with the Egyptian FA last week, so he may not be coming to Nigeria after all. His preferred style of football, which makes use of quick counter-attacks and a winged attacking formation would adapt quite well with the Nigerian team. I am, however, sceptical of his ability to adapt properly to the politics and tactics of soccer in sub-Saharan Africa, as he has spent his entire managerial career in the northern part of Africa and Oman. Rating:**

Louis van Gaal: The Dutchman at present appears too committed to Bayern Munich to want to leave. He would also not be able to understand the devious politics of the Nigerian Football Federation. Van Gaal has not succeeded with any national team before, despite his many successes at club level, and even failed to qualify the Netherlands to the 2002 World Cup. He has absolutely no experience in handling an African side! He would always be attracted to European club football and as such would not stay to build a team after the World Cup. Not a good choice. Rating:*

Guus Hiddink: Hiddink is undoubtedly one of the top choices for the position, as his pedigree needs no further repetition. His name speaks for itself, his experiences at the World Cup make him a top candidate for the position. However he has little understanding of the African soccer terrain. He would find the NFF an impossible organisation to work with.

The Dutch tactician may however flee a few weeks before the tourney kicks off. His penchant for discipline would put him at constant loggerheads with the Nigerian FA. He is currently still under contract with the Russian FA, he might not be allowed to leave by the European side, and even at that he would definitely not be available to build the Nigerian team after the World Cup ends. Tough call! Rating:**

Bruno Metsu: Sojourned too far away from African football, but his tactical strength is indisputable. Many Africans have not heard of the Kenny G lookalike since his exploits with Senegal at the 2002 World Cup. His ability to read games deeply is what would probably be his strongest point in getting called to the position.

His successes with Al Ain FC (United Arab Emirates) and Al Gharafa (Qatar) were quite legendary. He currently coaches the Qatari national team. Metsu would be a good candidate for the position, having coached Guinea and Senegal, giving him some considerable exposure to the arduous politics prevalent in the continent’s soccer administration. Rating:***

Bonfere Jo: Yes, he understands the Nigerian FA politics, but does he still have the technical prowess to handle a psychologically demoralised team? I think not. Rating:*

Sven Goran Eriksson: Only learnt a few hours ago that he dropped in his resume with the NFF. I really don’t think he qualifies as a “world class” coach. A foreign coach? Yes! But definitely not a “world class” coach. He did not have a particularly successful time with the English national team, and his time with Mexico was woeful! His best periods are well behind him, during his time at Italian giants Lazio. His current “charity work” with Notts County, an English League 2 club, best describes the level of demand placed on him. Rating:*

Ratomir Dujkovic: His ability to navigate “harsh” terrains would no doubt count well for the Serbian tactician. He has been in Venezuela and Myanmar achieving modest success before coming into Rwanda and giving the country a name on the African soccer scene. He qualified the Wasps to their first African Nations Cup in 2004, knocking out Ghana from the qualifying race. His team performed well at the tourney held in Tunisia, where they almost made it through to the quarter-final stage.

He moved to Ghana that same year, where he helped the team qualify for the 2006 World Cup. But the Serbian has a game plan that would not appeal well to Nigerians. His formation takes on a sedentary form, always waiting to absorb pressure from the opponents and hitting them on the break. Nigerians do not want another Amodu, so they might not like the Serbian. However, Dujkovic knows how to play the politics of African soccer federations and he would really appeal to the NFF. Bad for Nigerian football if you ask me! Rating:****

Peter Taylor: Are you kidding me? Rating: No way!

Udiculus:
Hey guy,generally there is an addage dat says beauty is in d eye of the beholder.Beauty does not alws do with d physical n facial attributes but base on attributes within n dat attributes never die nor wane.But 2 answer d question na all dose fine girls dey vexe pass cos dey think it makes dem look more beautiful.

is old and false, excuse for dating ugly girls.
, some people actually think Beyonce is ugly?

I can not condescend so low to start counting 177 or 178 with you people.

Giovanni Trapattoni has been added to the Nigerian Football Federation's list of preferred candidates to take over as national team coach.
The 70-year-old Italian is currently manager of the Republic of Ireland and is contracted to lead them through to the end of the Euro 2012 qualifiers.
Nigeria fired coach Shaibu Amodu at the weekend and need a new boss for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
Trapattoni joins a list of five other coaches being targeted by Nigeria.
The others are Egypt coach Hassan Shehata, Guus Hiddink who is currently in charge of Russia, Louis Van Gaal, former Senegal boss Bruno Metsu, ex-Ghana coach Ratomir Dujkovic, and one-time England caretaker manager Peter Taylor.
The NFF has pledged to reach a decision by the end of February.
Trapattoni's Republic drew 1-1 with Nigeria in a friendly match at Fulham's Craven Cottage ground in May 2009.
They missed out on World Cup qualification after a controversial play-off against France in which Thierry Henry's handball allowed his team to level on the night and progress on aggregate.
Trapattoni is also a former coach of the Italian national team, and enjoyed huge success at club level at Juventus, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich and Benfica.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8507179.stm

Another has been added (g) Giovanni Trapattoni

I wonder if those NFF guys have contacted any of these mentioned TA's

As the acting-president can he reshuffle the cabinet?

semid4lyfe:
Psychu, u are a F.O.O.L . . . . .I'm very sure the quick foreign fix you advocate will win us the world cup. . .Opolo oshi!

Am sorry for the children you (will) father. why can't U just contribute to the topic or better still stay away from the thread. You think you are creating an online image but in the real sense-you are harming urself.

honeric01:
i wanted to curse you, but then it's a free world.

Not good enough abi?

2 worldcup tickets

1 bronze

not good enough abi?

out of all the coaches we have had since after 1994

who has performed or achieved better than Amodu?

he's not the best coach i know, but why not let his contract expire by August before letting him go?

so you think the combination of the 10 best coaches in the world's going to win us the worldcup abi?


what happened to drafting Siasia and keshi to assist Amodu?

wait until we waste money just like 2008.

curse me ke? That am saying the truth. OK!

WC is not child's play where group matches can be used to experiment before selecting final 11, you can only do that with ANC playing local African countries with the population of LAGOS.
150million pple and we can not dominate Africa? Brazil will not think twice about Amodu's fate.

, and what made you think Amodu can work with Siasia alone talk-less of Combination with Keshi.
Owing to his arrogance i doubt. which also means you have not even been following what is happening. AMOKACHI is complaining that the guy doesn't even listen to him and you want to combine three people that will never agree on anything. Who will lead? pple are just talking but sit down and think about it, the JOB can only be given to Keshi or SIASIA after the WC to develop a team for the next WC. I prefer SIASIA though
For SA's WC we need a quick-fix!
It is left for the NFF to do the needful (e)/(b)

Andre Uweh:
The white man Amodu replaced, did he not give Nigerians heartache?. he only reached the quarter finals of nations cup 2 years ago.
Nigerians should know by now that Amodu is not the problem. The problem is: lack of legends at the super eagles. Just tell me one special player at the super eagles?.
I still maintain that Amodu should be reinstated with immediate effect.

Its not white or black issue, everybody knew low voltage was no good. we have legends in the '94/96 team, who made these legends. A good TA will bring out the best in these guys even at the short time and bring forth legends. Greece did not have any superstar before winning the EURO2004

Andre Uweh:
Even if the NFF apoints all of them shortlisted, they will all fail. The super eagles at the moment lacks quality players.
Amodu should be reinstated.
Siasia the failure at Egypt last september.
Van gal who could not qualify The Netherlands in 2002 world cup.
Hiddink, good at Chelsea but could not beat Slovenia of all teams.
Taylor, has no experience.
@the NFF, wrong move.

I can not believe anybody will be saying this. Are you not tired of heartbreak?
for your information, every great coach has failed at one time or the other

WAAT!! and U did not ask to speak with the boy so u can atleast hear the reaction?
If you confront her with this issue, she will lie to you henceforth,
NEPA taking the light is never an excuse
So what you should do now is, in yor mind

kcjazz:
What an irony, the man who said Naija league is bastardized is now given the job to develop a team from the same league . From one bad decision to another.

Well lets wait for the WC coach, I prefer Metsu or Guus, my problem with Guus is that the media will put pressure on the team, which I dont think is a good thing. Thanks Amodu, once again you have been screwed, see you in 2013 if we fail to learn our lessons and plan.

You still don't understand, its a way of sacking the guy without paying him off. Amodu was invited to the meeting yesterday, I personally wanted to see his face but he shuned the meeting. He is definitely not going to take the job, he will resign.

Str8talk:
@chidyke77
Pls remind me of the spectacular achievements of Siasia
I remember that he has only coached in age-grade competition where there are huge opportunities for cheating
I see leading 2-1 with only 20 mins left with a 1-man advantage against Germany in Cairo and then losing 2-3 in regualtion time as technical deficiency

@Psychu
I don't see Van Gaal & co harvesting these abundant talents in 4 months
No coach will harvest abundant talents with the type of pressure Amodu has been under!
Nigerians want short cut. How many Nigerian supporters did Chelsea have 10 years ago?
Now they as numerous as locusts with the advent of Abramovich and Mourinho
Are Nigerians passionate about local teams?
We only want finished goods: Man U, Chelsea, foreign coach, Nokia phones; never Eyimba or Chinese phones (or Made-in-Nigeria Phones or goods)
(sorry the comment about the phone is the curious disdain for Chinese phones by people whose country does not even manufacture phone accessories)
Which coach will strick with abundant talents when he ahs to perform quickly
The same way people award contracts to Julius Berger to play safe
And these talents are really abundant at yahoo, yahoo schemes!

Siasia has gotten Silver for us twice and he still remains our best in terms of technical ability. If you remember Siasia’s first try, it was still the same NFF that frustrated him to the extent of him hustling for cash from his Governor but at the end he succeeded and became a hero. No excuses for AMODU again pls, Let us make an impact in this WC then we can start talking about NFF by August election

Van Gaal or Hiddink will work the magic!

Anyway another Update , we now have (f) Hassan Shehata

ow11:
Knowing the antecedents of NFF, The future coach of the SE will probably be Metsu or Djukovic!! So much for our continued self delusion that we can attract the best coaches in the world. . .

Siasia for TA of the SE. .

They should give Siasia the team after the WC to build a team towards 2014 but for now we need a quick fix

Ikhilor:
This is the height of madness,this is surely going to backfire,three months to the WC! Now all those never do well,s that have conspired to make life unbearable for Amodu can now go give thanksgiving in their various churches and mosques, their negative dreams have been answered,we,ll see what happen,s from here.Sad day for Africa and her people, sad that an African is once again robbed in broad daylight and someone else that had nothing to do with the cooked food given the whole food to eat.This is only confirming that a lot of Africans will never grow out of their self hate, inferiority complex and blatant injustice,the stage is now set for failure because you don,t need be a rocket scientist to know that no magician can help a team four months to the WC.
What an ungrateful nation,with this, a lot of people will rather sit by the side and watch this wicked contraption called Nigeria die than stick out their neck for her to live.The Gods are angry and hopefully we,ll survive their fury.This is the second time, even if they said thunder does,nt strike in the same place twice, in Nigeria that has been made possible,unbelievable but true.
Amodu has to go home knowing that he has an army of supporters, those that saw in him a coach that  had his  limitations (which could have been worked on) but was good enough to qualify an ungrateful nation twice and that for the same number of times has been robbed,cheated,insulted, despoiled,disillusioned.  This is not dying down any time soon,Nigeria is going to the WC as seriously troubled, no amount of miracles will help them this time,because those that are behind this will not let there be peace in the team.

CALM DOWN! Amodu was paid for his services. Can you rememberhow many coaches Brazil had before 2002 WC they won. We should be comparing ourselves with Brazil not some country with the population of Lagos. We need to harness the abundant talents in the country and we need to perform in this WC. The problem is the time waisting. The Tech Committee has till the end of this month.

too_soon:
again where is the source of below?

3. The technical committee to contact the following
a. Bruno Metsu,
b. Guus Hiddink
c. Ratomir Dujković
d. Peter Taylor
e. Louis van Gaal

I have access to a copy of the communiqué issue after the meeting.
Also check
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8501722.stm

Nigeria part company with coach Shaibu Amodu  

Amodu is out of work despite taking Nigeria to the semi-finals in Angola  
Nigeria have sacked coach Shaibu Amodu despite the team's third-place finish at this year's Africa Cup of Nations.

It is the second time the 51-year-old has been removed from his post ahead of a World Cup finals tournament.

The decision was taken after a late-night meeting of the Nigerian Football Federation in Abuja.

Dutchman Guus Hiddink, currently Russia's coach, is among those on a shortlist of preferred candidates to replace Amodu.

Earlier this week, Egypt coach Hassan Shehata claimed he had been approached by Nigeria to lead them at the World Cup later this year, while Zambia boss Herve Renard says he has been approached by several other African teams.

Amodu was in his fourth stint as national coach, having also managed Nigeria from 1994-95, 1998-99 and 2001-02.

He was also fired ahead of the 2002 World Cup finals after Nigeria again finished third at the African Nations Cup.

He returned to the role in 2008 having ended a spell as manager of Nigerian Premier League side Sharks FC three years earlier.

The Super Eagles boss was under intense pressure going into the African Cup of Nations in Angola, with calls from several quarters for him to be fired.

Despite guiding Nigeria to the semi-finals the team's style of play, his tactics and key decision-making were all questioned during the tournament.

The Super Eagles lost 1-0 to Ghana in the final four but beat Algeria by the same scoreline to secure third place.

The NFF must now move swiftly to recruit a new coach with the World Cup finals in South Africa just over four months away.

Nigeria are in Group B along with Argentina, Greece and South Korea, with their opening match against the Argentines on 12 June in Johannesburg.

NFF media officer Idah Peterside said: "The technical committee of the federation has been mandated to have a new man in place by the end of the month."

Other names in the frame are thought to include former England caretaker manager Peter Taylor, Bruno Metsu, who coached Senegal to the 2002 World Cup quarter-finals, and Ratomir Dujkovic, Ghana's coach at the last World Cup in Germany.

Amodu, meanwhile, has been given the task of overseeing Nigeria's home-based players for the new African Nations Champions tournament, a competition for players who play their club football in Africa.

Peterside added: "He will be in charge of talent identification and finding players for the future."

montelik:
Then why didn't they specify in his contract that he is good enough to do all the hard work of qualification, but not to lead the team he qualified to the World cup?

Anyway it seems we are still going round in circles. (e) Van Gaal can never sign a long term full contract and even if he does, he will abscond the moment some European club come calling. (b) Hiddink is plainly wishful thinking, ain't going to happen, least of all at such short notice. (c) Peter Taylor, don't just annoy me with such silly talk. I would rather have Christian Chukwu. As for (a) Metsu & (c) Dujkovic what magic are they going to perform in 3 months before the world cup. Even the great Siasia can't perform any miracle within the time frame required. At a time when most serious nations going to the WC are giving their coaches what they require to perform in SA (regardless of whether they like them or not e.g Raymond Domenech of France), we are once again continuing our fire brigade approach believing it will all come right thanks to some magician. Good luck with that.

You know, its the players that qualified us not AMODU.

If we can arrange (e) to take us to the WC with SIASIA as assistant, after the WC SIASIA can sign a 4 yr deal to handle the SE. we can work something outwith Bayern
Hiddink said this morning that he will stay in Russia till the end of his contract. He is drawing up plans for the EURO 2012
Taylor-NO WAY! but for (a) and (c) they will need more time to make an impact, WE can consider them for long term contract.
but for an impact in this WC only (b) and (e) can make an instant impact they have demostrated it over time.