₦airaland Forum

LagosIsForIgbos:
Are you saying pigdin English speakers are trash?

No sir. Pidgin is a form of english with deep roots going back many years before you or I existed. Nothing wrong with it. Just another west african language.

What I am saying is that I am mono lingual, that's all. I don't speak it. I don't particularly like it and I feel that as long as english remains the language of the world it's purest form is what I should be speaking to the best of my ability.

Samueltemi337:
English Na your language?

Yes. It is the language of my birth and growth. Nothing else was spoken in my home absolutely. And I went to Federal institutions where nothing else was spoken and no other language accepted. So I don't speak any other thing. Never have. Heard pidgin first in my university but not so good in it till now. So you can imagine I don't have an accent.

donforeign:
stream online

I mean I do not intend to watch the match. I only watch matches on DSTv but cannot afford the distraction now. Will do with Nairaland commentary. Thanks.

Hmmm, I don't know what the stats are as to the number of folks that have killed themselves there particularly leaping off the bridge into the murky depths... but it is only a matter of time before the bridge becomes haunted and ghostly, ghoulish encounters emerge if nothing is done to stop the carnage and 'cleanse' the place....

yahoodetector:
What sort of useless fuckery is DSTv doing?

I wonder who gave them the stupid idea of using pidgin language in the commentary of this match

Two pidgin english channels yesterday for that matter. Very embarrassing. Not watching this match but there is a pure english channel available for quality reportage.

StoneLucifer:
This one called Kwakwanso is just wasting his time

He is not. What is wrong with you people. Welcome competition if your choice is that good or risk breeding autocracy that will only guarantee your oppression.

ALTERNATEID:
This attention seeking old man should rest. Nobody is seeking a meeting with you. Campaign for your candidate and stop dropping Tinubu’s name all over the place. Tinubu and Atiku are not seeking for your irrelevant endorsement.

But are his reasons not patriotic? Are they not true?

Every country's adopted soccer home, Brazil of course. The only team that enters every world cup amongst the favourites.

Doyou2019:
They were African champions before 2010, and even beat former champions, France ,in that same 2010 World Cup.

My definition of a footballing nation is one with a deeper history and pedigree than that. The fact that they have not made any serious progress since then as opposed to their exploits in say rugby or cricket is telling.

Even our beloved country, Nigeria is gradually withdrawing from the comity of footballing nations.

99thEnemy:
They themselves know they can't win the cup.

It's more about the current and future business the worldcup will pave way for their country.

But they are eroding that by the negative publicity around their cultural biases.

fredie107:

Hahahaha....

This should be the poorest opening match of a world cup ever, by a country mile. FIFA should never make this kind of mistake again or risk damaging it's brand.

If it has to give the hosting rights to a severely lower ranked, handicapped country it should schedule their opening match to the second or third day of play.

Many neutral fans already angered by the odd tournament schedule will really be pissed.

Many folks only have the weekend to watch live matches and will want better so this poor team should have been scheduled for 8 am tomorrow morning when most folks are at work and care less.

Senegal v Holland should have been a better weekend treat.

Doyou2019:
Let's not be too hard on these guys. SA were hosts too in 2010, wetin dem achieve? Can we say that South Africa are not a footballing nation

In 2010 they were not.

The public should help the police through the Legislature to unionize. And all these will stop. They should have rights to work in dignity and safe from abuse.

It will also enable them raise the quality of service delivery.

princeemma69:
They have no option. Nyesom Wike is eyeing the 2027 presidency whether Atiku wins or lose.

Na. He had burnt that bridge. The northern establishment will see that it doesn't happen anytime in the future. They are are not democratic purists up there and will see his insolence as a running threat to their hegemony.

Wike is doing a noble job for the PDP and Nigeria in general but it has a price, and his political head is just that.

MadamVanessa:



So like people were actually expecting Qatar of today in footbt to beat a whole Ecuador? Ecuador even dull sef , the goal for be like 5:0 now.

They don't score many goals....but don't concede many either.

irepnaija4eva:
Wait o.. What has the quatarian players been doing in training?.

Passes too weak, midfielder just they run around..
Abi na Hosting pressure they do them?

Qatari.

I hope Ecuador doesn't get deceived that the rest of their tournament is a holiday like this.

Kai Qatar is really poor....

ThierryJay:
Yeah it's been a while since his exit to a rival news station SABC. I always took his comments against Nigeria as mild banters though and I remembered in Tunisia 04 that he was always singing Okocha's praises.

Hmmm....fair enough.
Maybe he is just in for the World Cup.
Supersport tried in getting the Owens in particularly Michael. He's a fantastic pundit. Very knowledgeable and objective.

Hmmm....great to see the two Owens in Africa with Supersports.

99thEnemy:
Holland and Senegal still dey there the wait for their 3 points

Senegal should be careful. I can understand that Holland may steam roll them but the typical African hard tackling will only fall into FIFA's hand, desperate to see the hosts last as long as possible.

My only hope is that Arabs love soccer and love the superstars that will grace the world cup and even if they exit early the stadiums may not entirely empty out since lots of foreign fans are not going due to the social restrictions.

Rayd502:
Put the blame on Platini them.

Van Gaal was very clear about this.
That the World Cup should be hosted by 'footballing' countries.

I guess it is a curious case of employers asking for experience in an economy where jobs are scarce.

How will Qatar ever become a 'footballing' country if they are not helped to play the best. Ordinarily they will never ever qualify for a FIFA senior event as the Asian Confederation is a huge one with far better teams in it.

ThierryJay:
He left since 2013 but I'm not sure why he left. I think it was about some inhouse corporate politics.

What! Almost a decade ago.
Anyway haven't noticed that.
Couldn't take his serial bric bats against Nigeria.

And Chelsea management scrambling for their cheque books for a certain Ecuadorian striker....

January transfer go hot, hot, hot.

ThierryJay:
I love how Ecuador is dominating Qatar. Make dem just give me a 3-1 win. 1 goal for the dubious hosts to console themselves.

BTW I didnt know Thomas Mlambo had returned to Supersports until today. That guy was the face of Supersports in the late 90s till after 2010. I loved the 9ja vs SA battles between him and our very own Peterside Idah on Football Africa.

Oh, when did he leave and why.

Ahumanbeing:
This referee don vex. Three yellow card in 20 minutes

... Orsato doesn't eat bull....

frankmoney:
the citizens are mostly black people

Slave colony. Their ancestors obviously worked sugar cane plantations.... obviously playing side by side with the descendants of their Spanish slave masters....life.

Dis Qatari keeper and Uzoho get the same mentor abi?

SlavaUkraini:
The G5 rebels should close the window for Reconciliation....

Atiku Abubakar will still win the upcoming General Elections without their help...


The G5 States will still remain in the PDP column and the electorates will vote for Atiku Abubakar and PDP candidates at all levels.

The election results will shock them and they will go into Political Oblivion and Irrelevance.

Learn to negotiate, give and take. It can only make you guys stronger. That is the salt of democracy.

If you support 'strong manism', you breed a dictator that WILL end up consuming everyone else.

Oh, oh.... Qatar in the dog house almost immediately.

Hmmm....let off the hook.

Fut9ure:
Just few great players perform

So can you name some of the abundant number that do not or have not played well in past world cups.