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French Montana - Unforgettable feat Swae Lee.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTFtOOh47oo&list=RDCTFtOOh47oo&start_radio=1&pp=ygUOZnJlbmNoIG1vbnRhbmGgBwE%3D

Massive hit in Africa and worldwide

Some African teams dey come AFCON like say na Euros dem wan play.

Nigeria ✔️
Senegal✔️
Comoros✔️
Mali✔️
Benin Republic✔️

The above countries dripped and repped wella but the ones below na F9 cos dem no try at all.

South Africa (Track suits) ❌
Gabon (Players personal mufti) ,❌
Egypt (Track suits)❌
Zimbabwe (Trouser & Blazers)❌
Uganda (Track suit) ❌

This is AFCON for crying out loud. It's a blend of football, fashion and culture. You gats show up with all the extravagance.

(I miss G.h a n.a for real. They'll have really represented with that their majestic off-shoulder kente wrapper outfit.)7

Fake news

Kog45:
So NFF should roll red carpet for Okoye who demanded to be number one.The same NFF you're castigating didn't raised eyebrows when Okoye was invited from regional league to national team.....Okoye excused himself so blame him.

Maduka Okoye owes his breakthrough in football to the Super Eagles.

Without the National team, he'd probably still be playing in the regional league of Germany.

izzou:
What about Nigerians wey come for Detty December?


Does it affect those with running visas?

I no know o. But na that fear of cancellation of visas and detention at point of entry no make some Nigerians come for Detty December.

https://punchng.com/us-visa-panic-disrupts-detty-december/

OasisX:


.......Master Strategy with steel balls. He has directed Governors to honourably grant LGs full autonomy or he is gonna do it via Executive Order. Also he has made it clear State Police is no longer an option, its a must.

Ore mi, he should equally direct the Accountant General to pay December salaries early to those of us in FTEIs.

A40:
Ngannou bleeped up for that. His options in the fight game are not a lot at this stage in his career.

There's only one guy for him in PFL which is Vadim Nemkov. Tougher fight and less money

He broke the cardinal rule of boxing, take the easiest fight for the biggest purse.

That's a 7 figure payday at least. And he gets to box some more vs a guy closer to his skill level

✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️

Nothing to add.

So President DJT America is now barring Nigerians from their citizenship swearing-in ceremonies?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSc5Zj5kYS_/?igsh=eHRsbmdpY3hvMWQ=

Perhaps PBAT should have allowed the deportation of prisoners but insisted on only West-Africans like Ghana did.

Both fighters are $92m richer. Not a bad payday.

Round 6 KO.

Disgraceful victory for AJ.

Jake Paul dey fight MMA

Jake is doing well o.

2nd round don end. and AJ no land anything

Jake Paul. vs Anthony Joshua.

🔸Fight is under Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotion banner

🔸Jake is the A-side

🔸Larger than normal ring size.

🔸Purse split is 50-50.

🔸Estimated $92m going to each fighter.

raumdeuter:
Jake Paul no even point to Ngannou wey no be trained boxer, Na Joshua former heavyweight champ he pick

He wan disgrace boxing as a profession and Joshua need to send him to the Emergency Room

Jake's team actually reached out to Ngannou but Ngannou felt insulted and thought it was a gimmick so turned it down.

Pls remind Youkay CFO that the fight is on Saturday morning (UK & Nigerian time) and not Sunday so hin no go miss the fight.

raumdeuter:
If Joshua no beat Jake Paul as in knockout by 2nd round. He should be ashamed

I say first round.......

But Jake Paul get mind sha.

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BlueRayDick:

In 2007, during downtime at a US military base in Iraq, a female Army soldier challenged any Marine to a boxing match in the ring. A male infantry Marine accepted. pic.twitter.com/LU4IhbLt5v

— Lemma Wild (@lemmawild) December 18, 2025

What actually happened in this video was so far from what I expected would happen when I first opened it

😭😭😭😭😭

Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul

ChrisKels:
I love my players looking whosky like Taye Taiwo and as rugged as Emenike, Chidi Odiah et al.

I no mind make all of them be ogre like shrek as long as dem deliver results and trophies

Bossoflife25:
It is waste of time arguing with people that genuinely believe this top 5 would win AFCON. lol!
Based on what? History or quality?
1. Ivory Coast
2. Nigeria
3. Egypt
4. Senegal
5. Morocco (as per host/CAF/Referee)

Bossoflife25:
My bad! Arguing with a girl on football. Na me cos the disrespect!
Which major opponent Morocco demolished? Didn't South Africa defeat the same Morocco? Are you a dummy?

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Brilliant analysis of the Nigeria-DR Congo situation. QueenJazz, is this you?

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSPXLmjr6/

Anyways, she re-echoes most of the thoughts I had expressed earlier on this thread

FIFA now sits in a tight corner. If the ruling favours DR Congo, FIFA effectively opens the door for players from countries that prohibit dual nationality to ignore domestic nationality laws without consequence.

If FIFA rules in Nigeria’s favour, it will be forced to confront a loophole it has tolerated for years and tighten enforcement around nationality declarations and clearance processes.

Either way, FIFA ends up shaping the rules, not hiding behind procedure and the world awaits..........

Amedino99:
wont be surprised if true but i dont know fifa to be very quick to deliver judgement on issues like this. Earliest is a month. And im half certain the petition was not generated from us. The article does not even have a source for it.

Take the news with a pinch of salt. Only that source and journalist is reporting the news online and on Social media.

There's no other source corroborating the news and you're right that FIFA typically does not release its ruling so fast

FIFA Dismisses Nigeria Protest Over DR Congo Player Eligibility

By Francis Onyach

Kenya, December 18 2025

FIFA has dismissed Nigeria’s protest regarding the participation of an allegedly ineligible player fielded by DR Congo in their recent 2026 World Cup qualifying match, upholding the result of the fixture. The match, which saw Nigeria get eliminated from the qualifiers, was not taken well by the Super Eagles.

The Super Eagles had complained immediately after the match, arguing that DR Congo had violated FIFA eligibility rules. Nigeria claimed that the player in question did not meet the criteria to represent the Congolese national team under FIFA statutes, which govern nationality, documentation, and prior national team appearances.

Despite these claims, FIFA’s adjudication body reviewed the evidence submitted by both associations and concluded that DR Congo had complied with all regulatory requirements, leaving the original match outcome intact. The decision means that Nigeria will not gain any points or replay of the fixture, and the result stands in the 2026 World Cup qualifying standings.

The ruling has sparked disappointment among Nigerian fans and football stakeholders, who had hoped that a technical protest might alter the outcome in their favour. Super Eagles officials expressed frustration but indicated that they respect FIFA’s decision and will now focus on upcoming matches and show their support for Africa’s representatives in the 2026 World Cup.

https://www.dawan.africa/news/fifa-dismisses-nigeria-protest-over-dr-congo-player-eligibility

Bannedlargejr:
The individuals that are asking how was DR Congo able to field Dual-nationals in the past like bakambu. Always remember this quote “everyday is for the thief and one day is for the owner” An individual might had stolen 1000x and remained Uncaught. When he is finally apprehended, that doesn’t mean that his previous stolen activities was legal. Additionally, I would like to see what Caf has to say about this because if those DR Congo players play during AFCON, it means that CAF has deemed them eligible and if DR Congo fails to play them, there’s an admission of guilt

Change of nationality and player eligibility for international football fall under FIFA’s authority, not that of continental football bodies.

Still, you're right. It'd be interesting to see if DR Congo fields them in the AFCON.

yinkeys:
They let DRC control the game totally once Osimhen came off
Alex Iwobi caused the goal we conceded, I think he was tired in the game. If players are in an unsettling position the best solution was to kick the ball to throw in (break opposition momentum) rather than lose the ball when the team was off balance.
Can’t we play very well without high presser Osimhen ?
I don’t even think Akor Adams can function as a lone high pressing striker, there has to be someone with him
I don’t think Dessers would shine against rugged African teams
I haven’t seen any fantastic performance from Onuachu for Nigeria, I’d have preferred Arokodare but relégation bound Wolves need him more right now
Creative Central midfield & Defense could be the downfall of this team. No quality bench options
Cameroun & Jamaica stand in our FIFA WC ticket
We aren’t even confident of beating both to get to the mundial

I watched the highlights of the Cameroun vs DR Congo play-off semi-final game today, and I was so impressed by Cameroun.

They played with so much gusto and determination, and did not wilt at any point in the game unlike the Super Eagles On the balance of play, they were even the better team.

If FIFA rules in our favour (which I consider highly unlikely), I am not even confident we can defeat Cameroun.

yinkeys:
Eerm sorry
Pls are you a mo.d ?

Yes.

QueenJazz:
The lethargy and slow pace of their gameplay, capped off with their r3 tarded backpassing pisses me off more than anything. Even in the Benin game, if it wasn't for Osimhen (and Chukwueze to an extent), we won't even be talking about playoffs. It was three goals he hustled that boosted our chances before Onyeka scored that final crucial goal.

Whenever they score, they sit back and start lazying about, like there's nothing at stake.

The most annoying part is that I can't really blame them. The NFF have mishandled things so poorly that these players might low-key feel like we need them more than they need us. Afterall what do we have? How many superstars can we produce from our local league? Which of our NPFL players right now can realistically walk into the Super Eagles starting 11 without a sweat?

On top of all this, the NFF doesn't accord them due respect. Of course, they'll keep playing matches like they don't give a damn.

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In all this, I'll apportion most of the blame to the players.

We had so many lifelines during the qualifiers.

1. SA fielding an ineligible player, and the anticipated 3 points and 3 goals deduction. The team just had to win against Zimbabwe but we blew that chance.

2. Beat SA away. They couldn't do that too.

3. Win the African Play-Off qualifiers but they blew that too.

I doubt they even care as much as we the fans do about going to the world cup.

Odunayaw:
😆😆

FIFA seems to be in a dilemma to me. If they sanction DRC, they can expect a flurry of petitions. If they don't, everybody hires mercenaries.

Hmmm, the mercenaries must still have ties to the countries they're switching to. But you're right.

I think allowing DRC to go through, and years later quietly strengthening the eligibility requirement when the whole furore has died down is the better option.

To be clear, the major thrust of NFF's petition is that DR Congo FA knowingly withheld relevant information (lying by omission) and misled FIFA into clearing those players. Spot and know the difference.

Goke7:
That’s why for so many years DRC mostly feature home based players especially in Afcon and have struggled to qualify for the World Cup despite having so much talent in the diaspora. The one they have managed to achieve has exposed their criminal and corrupt tendencies.

True. Most of their players were from TP Mazembe, AS Vita Club and DC Motema Pembe due to that dual-nationality restriction.

Goke7:
Exactly it will make FIFA to tighten up its rules around nationality which in fairness to them they have in the last recent years but the remaining loophole which countries like Congo has exploited needs to be addressed once and for all.

I doubt any of these dual-nationality players will renounce their European nationalities just to go to the world cup.

I believe the NFF has a legal department.

I believe the NFF consulted experienced and reputable lawyers before filing this petition.

I also believe those lawyers advised that the petition had merit and a reasonable chance of success. You do not file at this level on vibes.

It is telling that the petition rests on DR Congo misleading FIFA into clearing ineligible players, and not domestic constitutional rules on dual nationality. Clearly, this no be beer-parlour talk or social media noise. NFF did not wake up bored. Lawyers were involved. Strategy was mapped out. Risks were weighed.

FIFA now sits in a tight corner. If the ruling favours DR Congo, FIFA effectively opens the door for players from countries that prohibit dual nationality to ignore domestic nationality laws without consequence.

If FIFA rules in Nigeria’s favour, it will be forced to confront a loophole it has tolerated for years and tighten enforcement around nationality declarations and clearance processes.

Either way, FIFA ends up shaping the rules, not hiding behind procedure and the world awaits..........

Why does FIFA take so long to decide cases though?

Emilie Nsue made his debut for Equatorial Guinea in 2013 but it wasn't until 2024 that FIFA came out with their ruling that he was ineligible.

The SA-Mokoena issue, as open and shut as it was, it took months before SA were docked the 3 points and 3 goals.

Now this Malaysia issue, the petition was filed in June but FIFA just released their ruling December 17.

What are they investigating and verifying that takes so long? Make dem sha do fast in this DR Congo case make we know our fate by the end of January latest.