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Why does Wenger like cheap things?

Good luck to them

Too much money is worrying man city.

Ghana must go

That means.... No World Cup for you sir. Sorry get well quickly.

Good for them.... They had better make hay while the sun shines to avoid relegation.

Good defenders also help the goal keeper..... I am just imagining Enyeama keeping for Tahiti.

League 2 strugglers, this OP wicked oh. good luck to you Sunday Mba.

I just remembered Nigeria beat and removed cotdevoir to qualify for this tournament. We deserve to win the trophy.

Kizmarty: On the contrary...
why Mikel Deserves AFOY

Nigeria’s John Obi Mikel will go head to head against Cote D’Ivoire pair Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba for the Caf African Footballer of the Year award to be announced at a gala in Lagos on January 9.
The trio emerged finalists for the award after Caf pruned the list of 10 players on Monday. Those dropped include Nigerian trio of Vincent Enyeama, Emmanuel Emenike and Ahmed Musa, Egyptian veteran Mohamed Aboutreika, Burkinabe midfielder Jonathan Pitroipa, Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan and Gabon’s Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang.
First time nominee Mikel will attempt to unseat reigning player of the year Toure and former winner Drogba. Both Ivoirians have won the award twice, with Yaya hoping to make it three wins on a spin.
In a year where national team football accolades will be key to the award, Mikel should expect to get a favourable look in by the coaches of the 53 national associations that make up the voting pool.
The Chelsea midfielder led Nigeria to Africa Cup of Nations title in February 2013, helping the Super Eagles defeat the Ivoirians in a testy quarter final encounter along the way.
Having won the Goal Nigeria Player of the Year Award for the second time in 2013 among many other accolades, Mikel certainly looks good enough for the African title this term.
With key performances that showed him as the fulcrum of the Nigerian side that broke a 19-year barren run, Mikel has placed himself at a vantage point. After all, he is the only one among the trio that has ever won an Afcon title.
While the Ivoirians have succeeded at their club sides, they have never been able to bring their talent to bear on the continent.
Such is the disappointment that has trailed the so-called Golden Generation of Ivory Coast who have been unable to back up their immense talent with a title at senior national team level.
At every point when they had been expected to make their number count, Drogba, Yaya & co. have failed, picking up two Afcon silver medals in 2006 and 2012 and finishing fourth in 2008.
Yaya Toure | Can he make it a third straight award?
Despite arguments that an award of this kind is supposed to be individual in nature, that is, it should only be about the tantalising goals and headlines that a footballer makes, it will be a disservice to the game if players who win championships as part of a whole group are overlooked.
At the Nations Cup, Mikel shone far above the Ivoirian duo as he was named man of the match three times and made the official team of the tournament.
He scored a goal at the Confederations Cup and also helped his country qualify for the 2014 World Cup, the first time in more than a decade that a reigning Afcon winner will play at the Mundial
His performances in the past year received lots of praise from many quarters including one major endorsement from Zambia legend Kalusha Bwalya who said onSuperSport: “He’s good enough for the African footballer of the Year award.”
Taking nothing away from Yaya’s performances as the Elephants qualified for the World Cup and his impressive displays for Manchester City, Mikel certainly made the biggest impact in African football last year with the Super Eagles.
Seven years after winning his last Young Player of the Year award, the Chelsea midfielder surely deserves to win the 2013 Caf African Player of the Year award

God bless you Oga.

The OP is so full of hate.... I don't know what Mikel did to him. Judging by performance last season, yaya won nothing for both club and country. Mikel won nations cup for country and Europa league for club... Doesn't this answer the question? Op pls jump off onitsha bridge, use naked wire brush teeth.

I would rather start a small business and grow it at my pace than work in any bank in Nigeria.

You seem to have forgotten Aguero is in the same argentine team and is in his best form now.

Everyone is thinking alike... i have the same thoughts too... but my favourite is our winning the Afcon. it was wonderful.

Jose Mourinho has a very funny way with words... i laughed so hard after reading his comment.

A waste of energy, time and money.

The power of money...

Arsenal won their match... where is d draw u predicted... people will just throw away their money for nothing.

mikeansy: but we are African Champions na?

I support you joor, i wonder why all these people are disturbing their selves when we are the Champions of Africa.

Even guru maharaji predicted that we will win the world cup (if govt settles him)

If not for that crazy penalty, kano pillars for wound our CHAN super eagles oh.

If all these are spent judiciously and well accounted for, Nigeria will shock the world again in 2014.

Oyibo people can sabi take risk!!!.... the height he fell from was tremendous.

True talk... all the coaches of Chelsea used Mikel judiciously. if he wasnt good they all would have dropped him long time ago. That boy (mikel) is good. Watch out for him as african footballer of the year in January. He will give yaya tough time this time.

Mikel is a strong contender for african player of the year, coupled with the number of trophies he has won for club and country. he deserves to be on the list.

Thank you for your effort.... nice one

Fake life things....

Everybody is writing letters these days... you will soon get a reply soonest.

Since Sunday Mba has left for France, keshi had better bring iheanacho in to strenghten our attack.

Is a 3rd division club in France better than Warri Wolves and Enugu Rangers?

Bank work is no job... hire and fire syndrome. i would rather grow my own small company than slave in a bank and later get sacked.

This man never stops to amuse me...

Brazil has many similarities with Nigeria.