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Repeat:

Home team will win 8/10 as long as the away team is not stronger or better than them. Except you double your effort as an away team, you can't win away anywhere in the world IF and WHEN you are at PAR or even LESS performing as the home team. Home advantage counts when the away club can't outshine/outperform the home club.

Finito

MetalJigsaw:
Do you know a site named Soccervista.com? Go and check the NPFL description there. It studies and recomends factual occurrences in every league Home teams have extraordinary influence on game results... Nawa for u oo. This is what the whole world knows.


Oya swear say Na lie

On loan right.

tbaba1234:
Larry Kayode is leaving Girona, joining Amiens in the French league.

Dang, so painful to hear. This guy used to play like Iniesta.

tbaba1234:
He has been converted to a defensive player.

Sure they must be ready to perform effectively this time around if they intend winning.

goldfish80:
Their superiority in the game was further underlined by restricting their opponents to just 2 shots on goal.
I dont expect the team to create 23 chances every game, but if they can get it right, they could go far in this tournament.

I don't get you, I repeat winning away is not easy anywhere except you're better than your host. In Nigeria and in the NPFL, almost all the 20 clubs are at par, only like 3-4 can be said to be slightly ahead of the rest so you will need to double your efforts to win away in this scenario.

How is this fact difficult to grasp?

MetalJigsaw:
Bro you and I know the truth about the usual occurrence in the league. Away teams hardly win games, this is a glaring fact and yum know it. Or are you related to one of the league officials? Be sincere

So on what platform is he going to run?

Hazard94:
Donald Duke, the former governor of Cross River state says that he will contest for presidency in 2019
The former governor notes that he will start the process at the right time
- Duke attributes the failure of governance on the lack of consequences for erring leaders
Former Cross River state governor, Donald Duke, on Sunday night, January 14 in Abuja has said that he will contest to become Nigeria next president in the 2019 general elections, Vanguard reports.
African Entertainment gathered that Duke, who declared his interest at the 3rd Mike Omotosho Annual Lecture titled, “Mellinials as Protagonists in Nation Building,” promised to kick-start the process at the right circumstances.

He said: “I am entitled to run for the presidency of this country. I am entitled to it. Only on right circumstances I will aspire for it. I don’t shy away from responsibility, only the right circumstance, I will aspire for presidency of this country. I have what it takes to be president of this country."

However the former governor, challenged the youths to fully participate in the electoral process by getting their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) and sensitising others ahead of 2019 general election.
Duke said, “I hear young people say to me that why would there spend hours queuing and casting their votes when at the end their votes won’t count. And I tell that if their parents conceived them they never gave up on them considering the high mortality rate so why would there not take a chance in building this nation?
“We had young leadership at one stage or the other. Even in our first republic, besides the likes of Awolowo, Tafawa Balewa, M. T. Mbu was in his twenties when he became a minister.

“Gowon was 30 when he became the head of state. It comes back to the disaster therein because most of them didn’t have experience in governance, which led us into war. We need the combination of both.
“What I think we should be doing is to a government that is youth friendly to provide opportunities because we need to groom the next set of leadership.”
The former governor, while rating the activities of the present administration, said, there was disconnection between President Muhammadu Buhari and his cabinet members, adding that: “The challenge we have today is the disconnect. That is the challenge of the governance today. Because if you speak with the folks in government, and I am been candid here.
I think we should stop to deceive ourselves here and stop all these political correctness. There is disconnecting between the president and even the ministers.”

He attributed the failure of governance on the lack of consequences for erring leaders which has given room for incompetence.
African Entertainment previously reported that Former Cross River state governor, Donald Duke, on Thursday, November 2, 2017, criticised President Muhammadu Buhari-led government for rejoicing over Nigeria’s ‘exit’ from recession.

This Day reports that Duke, who said he was broke, also advised the administration to work harder, stating that the masses were yet to feel the development.
Duke sounded a bleak warning that all is not well in Nigeria, despite the September news that the country was out of recession.

https://africanentertainment.info/donald-duke-indicates-interest-to-run-for-president-in-2019/

Dang but this wasn't what he became popular playing na or I got this wrong?

tbaba1234:
He has been playing as RB/WB for Porto for almost 2 seasons.

I don't understand this, right wing-back? I thought he was more of CM/CAM/AM or I am judging him wrongly?

TheSuperNerd:
Musa Yahaya Close In On Action With Porto First Team After Dazzling To Send B Team Top

https://i0.wp.com/owngoalnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_3988.jpg


Former Nigeria youth international Musa Yahaya yet again post another top class performance for the B team of FC Porto to power them to a 1-0 win away to Gil Vincente in the Portuguese second division.

Now fully settled in his new role as a right wing-back, the 20 year old played the entire duration of the game, which helped his team extend their lead at the top of the table by six points.

His performances has lead to talks about an imminent promotion to the first team, where he has trained severally the past few months while turning out for the B team.
Yahaya has 14 appearance to his name this season for the B team of Porto, with three assists and a goal as well. A sign of how well he has progressed the past few months at the club.

Nicknamed the “Nigerian Neymar”, he has so far played twice the amount of games he played last season for same club at same level, following his transfer from fellow second division side Portimonense.


Porto will pay the balance of his transfer fee to Portimonense if he plays for the main team between now and his stay at the club, where he is presently the only Nigerian at the club.

The likes of Mikel Agu and Chidozie Awaziem are presently out on loan to Bursaspor and Nantes respectively, while two other Nigerians Isah Musa and Yaro Zakari are on trial at the club since the end of last year.

A decision on the duo who are currently turning out for third division side Vizela will most likely be communicated to them in the coming weeks according to sources who broke the news of their trail to Owngoalnigeria.com.


**Daniel Martins

Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2018/01/15/musa-yahaya-close-in-on-action-with-porto-first-team-after-dazzling-to-send-b-team-top/

BTW, what's the difference between Right wing back and a right winger?

Gosh.. I'm talking about our strikers who couldn't score in yesterday's match. Please sir always know the full details of what is being discussed so as not to comment off topic sir. (No pun intended)

MetalJigsaw:
And at what point have your so called players been prolific. At least Slimani and Co. had proved their mettle beyond doubts in the past in bigger clubs in Europe.

Name our strikers in CHAN that doesn't score at his clubside.

My auto-correct is screwing me up lolz

It happens Lot but not as you lot want. You want all away clubs to go winning just to prove that the league is good even if they didn't play well or warrant a win.

Cut them some slacks.

MetalJigsaw:
You mentioned Ubah winning 4-0 away. How often does this happen? How often does away teams win in the NPFL that's the issue. Bro.

The comparison is to tell you that even established and known strikers sometimes have goal droughts. I hope you understand?

MetalJigsaw:
How could you compare Slimani and co. to these players bro

It takes a creative team to create 23 chances in a game, this alot have shyed away from. That they didn't score even though 3 hit woodwork shouldn't be used to rubbish them.

I believe scoring will get corrected against their next opponent

goldfish80:
I was expecting this reaction from people here. Always waiting on the sidelines to knife home based players.
I can only see a hand full of unbiased analysis from a few egg heads here.

Truth is that the team generally didn't have a poor game. They out played the Rwandans hands down.
24 shots average with 3 shots hitting the wood work is a lot. As a matter of fact, it will be be difficult to find a team who will shoot 23 times on goal cumulatively all tournament. I will be worried if the team struggled to create chances but that wasn't the case.

By the way, did anyone notice the long throws by the left back? Every throwing appeared to be a free kick. You could get the vibe the Rwandans were nervous whenever there was a throw in awarded against them. Hopefully the long throw tactics pays off sometime as the tournament went on.

I am quite optimistic about our chances in this tournament. If the team can get it right in front of goal, an unlucky team could be in for a real spanking.

Difference is generalization. Same last season, Ubah went away to win 4:0, this same league (during the latter end of the season). We also had alot of draws and wins during the latter end of the season. You don't generalize.

Pre-2010, we had more of winning at all cost but post 2010, it drastically reduced.

Buy players, play well and win, worse you can get if you don't do any of these remain a draw.

MetalJigsaw:
So what's the,difference?

You talk alot of assumptions that engaging further becomes fruitless. I engage in discourse or argument for the sake of enlightenment, knowledge and correction, when I can't find any of these in the discussion, I wave my white flag.

Humility017:
the most successful crop of exports of recent are the cadet players from the under 17 and 20...
I still remember how manu garba under 20 boys took the best of these league to the cleaners.....few years ago.

had it been the league have been so productive I don't think we would have been looking for a striker for the super eagles by now....

how many of the export players can you find in the epl, la liga, seria A, French League etc

You made an assertion, prove it by stating when, where and against what club. At least that's what people with Superior arguments use in backing their claims.

Humility017:
you can go to the league archives to sort for it...I believe you have numerous of such acts in the npfl...also the ones involving home fans attacks on refs....

How many years ago? Does it still happen? Yes but not as generalizing as some of you put it. It hardly happens during the early weeks, we get to see some of these during the latter part of the league during to desperation (trying to avoid relegation or go to the continent).

MetalJigsaw:
you would see home teams winning matches with Little effort no matter how weak they are to the visiting team. NPFL matches are more like fixed matches.

Simple.

Kog45:
well coach decision is the final.

You want me to answer this? Go and find out where all the players (known ones) from the NPFL play outside Nigeria and see if they aren't being used by their clubs.

The foreign leagues we are always talking about, those who make these league thick are actually the foreigners there not even their local players

Humility017:
which strikers do they go replace abroad...?
we talking of a league where the best leave for abroad every season......
some don't mind sign slave contracts or double contracts just to whisk abroad...

the apart from alhassan none of them have been commanding a starting berth even the odey I don't think he has been consistent...

No because I'm not the coach and I don't know what he's looking for.

Humility017:
so you will rate alhassan to take up the super eagles AM role?

Another assumption, you started watching the league prior to when I started? Well even if you started watching the league during the era of BBC lions, that still doesn't excuse your generalization. No league is blessed with perfect players but to paint the whole league bad doesn't tell well on your judgement.

Humility017:
you are talking as if the npfl league is new to me...I started watch this league prior you even started...I rememeber one of the match involving kano pillars...they were loosing that match by a goal nil...all of a sudden one of the specatators entered into the pitch..slapped the ref and asking him to award a penalty even when it was obvious that it wasn't an offense...
the referee for fear of his life awarded a penalty and they equalised...
that and many more i saw...made me lost faith in the league...

You saw a match where a fan entered, slapped the ref and asked him to award a PK? Were you the fan or he was using a mic to say all these?

Lastly, what year, what season, which venue and against what opponent?

The decision of the coach, sometimes it's not the best that matters to the coach, it's the most useful.

Kog45:
I thought Alhassan Muzzam should be in the main team by now from NPFL to first team in europe but surprisedly we went for Nwakili and likely Sokari next from what we are hearing

Did you watch the match? Are you sure if the PKs are not worth it? What is wrong with awarding the PKs? Do you know how many PKs are awarded in la liga? Do you know how many PKs Ronaldo scores per season?

Nothing wrong with scoring pks or getting awarded PKs as long as they are worth it.

Nothing peculiar to our league alone, I know it's not smooth like the one in the major leagues but no matter how often its bad-mouthed every day and night, the bad-mouthing won't turn it good overnight.

The same players we condemn here go abroad to replace other strikers abroad. Blame not the players but the game.

Humility017:
you didn't comprehend my post...at all.

I said..suppose they score two of that penalties they had against pillars...
you talking as if what I typed was far from the truth...

this CHAN team is a reflection of the state of our league and nothing else....
you can try paint it white...but deep down we all know the truth....

the funny part is should the away team be leading even by 2 goals to nil...one demon will enter into at least one away team player to gift away penalties to the opponent...

one of the ways kano pillars were able to maintain 10 years unbeaten home record....even the nest European clubs doesn't boast of such record...

Akwa UTD should wait till they go away, then you can judge them better. Remember their home turf is the best in the league so let's wait and see them play elsewhere.

Too bad MFM lost badly away but they Will bounce back.

Kano pillars and Enyimba another tough cookies to chew.. remember some of their best players are missing in action (CHAN) so with time, we will see the real contenders.

kentebemoney:
Bro's i greet you !!!

You are so on point, with the quality of talent in the akwa team, if i were the coach, i'd set up my team to play high pressing attacking football be it home or away and in training i teach dem how to play without the ball, it would come handy in the caf competition.

Just imagine the double standard. They ignore those directly from the NPFL doing well out there but use those not so good outside to judge the whole league. Why are we like this?

Cherry picking is not so evolve.

Kog45:
I'm not clamouring for Odey but responding to Humility17 comment on NPFL highest scorer status.

Definitely am eargerly waiting for Odey to prove his worth just like Alhassan is doing presently in Austria.

Oh we should wait for Odey to perform then why are we not waiting for Osimhen to perform.

Sometimes first game of the tourney is mostly filled with errors. Not peculiar with the Change eagles. I thought by now, some of us would have at least be more exposed when it comes to the mechanics of football and tournament. Not like they didn't create chances, just were too anxious that they missed all the created chances. Make una cut these guys some slacks..haba.

tbaba1234:
The Rwandan team that played Nigeria was a very poor one. Nigeria created chances with ease but lacked the composure to put them away. Their keeper made very few saves. I expect Libya to trash this Rwandan team.

What about the Nigerian NPFL players plying their games in the Turkish league and other leagues out there, aren't they scoring or what's with you guys and rubbishing anything NPFL? Using one game to judge a striker or even one tournament is single-minded to me.

tbaba1234:
Stephen Odey has only played 4 games in Switzerland. The jury is still out on him. Can we at least wait to see him perform?

The antecedents of the NPFl makes 2 late penalties within 6 minutes for the home team extremely suspicious. We had several last minute penalties awarded to home teams last year so the suspicion is not misplaced. We are hoping for a better league this year and better performance on the continent.

It's good to always talk with facts and figures, did he score 8 pks in the just concluded season?

Let's stop passing assumptions as fact or use it to form stereotype.

Katsina only scored one goal from the PK BTW.

That they fired blank in their first match doesn't mean they don't know how to score, firing blank isn't peculiar to Nigerian home based strikers alone. You doubt me?

Ask slimani
Vardy for sometimes.
Morata
Benzema etc

Humility017:
with some home advantage penalties let's say like 8 plus few goals any player can become the npfl highest goal scorer

let's take for instance...the last kano pillars draw wit kastina United....suppose one player takes those 2 penalties and he scores...that's 2 goals...wit over 15 home games left to play...
If he can score same in like 10 home games...because it is always certain they will likely get some home advantage penalties...he will be in contention for the npfl highest goal scorer award.
that's how the magic work bro

24 chances..wow. meaning the midfilders actually worked.

What were the strikers doing?

I don't need to keep typing cos it seems you don't understand political leadership. You think it's a private company man one can dictate? What is law if the people aren't ready to obey it? What makes law a law? That's all from me for today.

lexy2014:
obviously u haven't led people or u don't understand what leadership is. A leader doesn't need or depend on his followers 4 validation or permission 2b bad. 4d fact that Democratic leaders obtain authority from d people doesn't absolve them of d RESPONSIBILITY OF LEADERSHIP.Take note of d terms I used b4 like social contract. social contract helps u understand y we have democracy better& y we have more followers than leaders.

Leaders are always supposed 2b fewer than d followers or do u expect d followers 2b fewer than d leaders? It still boils down 2d theory of social contract &d 20/80 principle.

A good leader can ALWAYS lead even if his followers are bad that's y another word 4 leadership is INFLUENCE. D ability of a leader 2 influence those around him, either makes or mars him. This entails creating a new culture and instilling a new mental&behavioral attitude. Its either a leader sees his followers as problems or resources. Whichever way he sees them, he is right cos that's what they will b

Let's see what they will do by week 2

tbaba1234:
That was how i used to follow the league games. They had highlights of every game like the EPL but it was only done for 1 year. Last season, nothing..

I doubt if we can score that much. Maybe 1:0 or 2:1 or ..,... a draw.

BascoVanVeli:
I sure hope so. I predict Nigeria 3-1 Rwanda

Akwa utd has always been a tough nut to crack at the nest of champions so I wasn't expecting anything new. The best would have been a draw for Enugu rangers.

OMANBALA1:
Bros, lets analyze this weekend opening game.

What do you think about Akwa United thrashing of the Flying Antelopes at the NEST of champions ?