₦airaland Forum

Let's not rewrite history. We were on the edge for the knockout qualifiers for the 2022 world cup. Cape Verde needed a win in Lagos and were dominant even though they had a draw. And this wasn't even the decider for the qualifier itself.

Also, "always" is not an appropriate term for something that occured twice. He qualified us for 2 tournaments (World cup 2028 and AFCON 2019). And for the second, the expansion of AFCON to 24 teams made qualification assured in the penultimate match. Qualification would not have been guaranteed with the win over Libya in the penultimate match if the expansion had not happened.

Qualifying for the AFCON with a match to spare has also been subsequently done by his successors.

Modified: Rohr also qualified us for AFCON 2021 with a game to spare. Recall the last gasp Onuachu header against Benin

You probably meant Confederations Cup in '05:

https://www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxrF0d9KiHWneiAvEYZcJqajoqr7bsKBdG

charlesemeka85:
that time na him and martins I Dey play upfront if I choose to play with Inter for PES

Martins na because of his pace and then “Adio” as we do call him them for his shot power, stamina and pace


There is this goal he scored against Argentina in a Copa America finals. I think they won that match 3nil

The control and shot from outside 18 yard box was mind blowing

Mk I see if I go fit see am for YouTube

Again, if it is still not clear to you, I wont be baited into continuing the conversation. Enjoy your bliss in always assuming nothing works in Nigeria. The Libyan national team represents the whole of Libya.....I will end it there...

TheGoodJoe:
However, not much diplomatic headway was made during the meeting with the Acting Charge of Affairs, Imad Mohammed Matooq Aboud, as they insisted that it was not under the jurisdiction of Tripoli, which they represented, but that of the Eastern Government in Benghazi.

---

It is clearly in black and white. Amb. Tuggar went for a meeting with the Charge of Affairs that had no jurisdiction on the matter to solve the matter.

** hands on head** How did you reach the bolded conclusion from what you just read?.

TheGoodJoe:
Who was saying this Amb. Tuggar was experienced and worked long in the Ministry?

😆

He did not even know that the people who were holding the Super Eagles hostage were not those we had diplomatic link with.


However, not much diplomatic headway was made during the meeting with the Acting Charge of Affairs, Imad Mohammed Matooq Aboud, as they insisted that it was not under the jurisdiction of Tripoli, which they represented, but that of the Eastern Government in Benghazi.

This prompted the Minister to take immediate action by contacting the Foreign Minister of the Eastern Government, Abdelhadi Lahweej, to intervene and ensure that the detention ended.

Finding out you are not participating in an event you have mentally prepared for, and traveled around the world in order to meet the IAAF qualifying standards a few days to the start is surely not in her best interest or that of the nation.

I would probably buy the idea of pulling an athlete out of an event, if her participation would have deprived another athlete their chance of participation. But this was not the case here as we only had 2 other athletes meet the 100m grade.

Felt a need to step into this, since @majoribanks is suggesting @lovewins was handpicking examples

Neither of these athletes were asked to do what their coaches advised them not to. Professionals do not do that. Also, neither of them was drafted into a race they were not trained for. By the way, I do not know of an instance of Favour not honoring her country's call.

Chidi couldn't participate in the last Olympics too. He grew up in the States yet always honors his country's call with humility and respect. Ogazi, the next big thing, consistently honors his country's call. Why is she different? The same country discovered her and sent her those youth competitions, but now they don't have a say because she is with Adidas?

Tebogo has run a lot of 400m meters this year for endurance building. No Nigerian has run Tebogo's 44.29 in 36 years! That is how good he is. Hence, the scenarios are different. I bet you if his coach says no, he would not have attempted it.

I have never heard of any association vetoing an athlete's choice of events, after the said athlete has fulfilled the qualification requirements . The power to do this rests with the athlete and coach alone. The only reason Usain Bolt ran that iconic 100m race in Beijing was because his coach permitted him. (See https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/06/olympics2008.athletics). He persuaded his coach to try the 100m a year before. Yet Bolt was not sure he was going to run the 100m as a world record holder, even with a few weeks left to the games . If his coach had said NO, not even the federation can overturn that!

At that same World Relay, we saw Tebogo practically dragging his country to the 4x400 mixed relay African record. Are you saying Tebogo does not have a good coach?

The events are not cumulative. She is not the first athlete to do the double. Some athletes actually use one to condition and prepare themselves for the other. She earned the right to double up by winning both events at the trials.

My point remains, if you can't run less than 400m in a 4x400 relay, you shouldn't be running 900m in 4 days. It's that simple. And show respect to those who lift you up when you were a nobody!

I am not sure I get your point here. Neita participated in both 100m and 200m. The rest you listed did not double up because of their performance at the US trials and not because they could not. If they had qualified, they most likely would have run in both categories to expand their chances of an olympic medal.

You listed four athletes, yet only one participated in both events at the Olympics. Interesting. Let me help you add to the list: Long, Richardson, Hill, Neita, etc.

I believe administrative incompetence is the reason why she was not entered for the 100m and whoever is responsible should be fired from their job. This has happened time and time again. I remember Okagbare and Oduduru being registered for events they were not interested in at the world champs in 2019. It is already becoming a pattern and an embarassment to the nation.

An athlete shouldn't have to worry about whether the administrative tasks of registering for the right events are going to be properly handled. The competitiveness of the olympics requires full focus and issues like this ar enot helpful for peak performance

I think Cape Town is the African city that has come closest to hosting the Olympics. Their bid came 3rd for the 2004 edition.

Funny thing is that they are probably in a worse position 20 years later, though to be fair, many western cities are also in the same boat.

I will tip the middle eastern cities (Rabat, Cairo, Casablanca, Kuwait, Doha etc) to be the top contenders of the future, not due to the financial viability of the games but the vision of their leaders to position their countries as hubs for tourism as they plan a future of diversification from fossil fuels as the driver of their economies.

chrisooblog:
Cairo too is a good candidate if the first Egyptian government were keen on it. If I were a betting man I would say Cape Town would be the first African city to host the Olympics but that would be in the far future cos SA is not in any financial shape to be hosting a global event of that size and magnitude.

For those who promote the propaganda that the NFF does not try to engage players who were raised in other countries, hear what Mikel has to say from 23:07 - 27:01:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnLWIKqMI5c

etebefia:
This guy is just irredeemable, he's deep into this shlt.

Why not drop yours for others to review?

@jihday, @kingphilip

There you have it. So Taiye Taiwo did "match sabotage" in his last few appearances under the following coaches to get them sacked according to Keshi's assistant and @TheGoodJoe

- Austin Equavoen
- Berti Vogts
- Amodu Shuaibu
- Lars Lagerbeck
- Samson Siasia

TheGoodJoe:
Getting coach sacked is match sabotage and not influencing NFF.

People only make these allegations when they fall out of favour with the Manager.

None of the regulars during Keshi's era ever came out to make such a claim, unless you are insinuating that such claims do not exist because they were also complicit in greasing the handlers' palms. In this case, the implication will be that players like Enyeama, Sone Aluko, Mikel, V. Moses, Musa etc only got on the team because they were complicit in paying the coach

elyte89:
U re just playing dis scenario in ur head like a film…can u move on dis issue…everybody go believe wetin he choose to believe ,u can’t force anyone to believe the story u chose to believe

I am talking about ppu who speak to those involved in person, u re here quoting newspaper 🗞️…Dey play sha

Which World cup?

TheGoodJoe:
Missed a crucial chance that made us not qualify for the World Cup. Go figure.

It depends on whether you believe the claim made by Stephen Keshi's Assistant.

@TheGoodJoe can you help confirm to these folks that Taye Taiwo wielded that much influence with the NFF?

kingphilip:
Is this sarcasm or you're serious?

jihday:
are you being sarcastic? Or you are kidding?

No o. It is not a lie.

Did you not know that Taiye Taiwo was responsible for the sacking of the following coaches?

- Austin Equavoen
- Berti Vogts
- Amodu Shuaibu
- Lars Lagerbeck
- Samson Siasia

jihday:
a bloody lie from Okpala

I do not believe either of them

Kog45:
Since they want me to believe Taye and not to believe Okpala…make i kuku tell dem dat Taye lied and Okpala lied😁…case closed.

What do you mean?

Scholes, Lampard and Gerrard almost always played together whenever they were fit.

They all played together in Euro 2004, while Lampard and Gerrard frequently started together in World cups 2006 and 2010 (after Scholes' international retirement)

komekn:
Very rarely will you ever find Lampard playing with Gerard at the same almost NEVER.

I think Joe Aribo? Player had number 10 on his jersey

Modified: It's Moffi

charlesemeka85:
Who scored for us?

ecoco2014:
You need an online research to know. I knew he was unattached and at the time training with and registered with Tracas of Awka

Exactly, he wasn't "home based" , just like Ighalo for instance wouldn't be categorized as home based if he starts training with a local club after years of playing abroad

ecoco2014:
In that regards absolutely false as Ethiopia partook in the Nations Cup before Nigeria and won a Nations Cup before Nigeria using the argument of Past Nations Cup winner cited by one of you. It was not an upset.

1. Ethiopia beating Nigeria in 1993 was an upset at that time as they were no longer a powerhouse in African football. Winning the nations cup before Nigeria isn't evidence of strength as that is still an immutable fact but will be ridiculous to suggest Ethiopia beating Nigeria now won't be an upset

2. We escaped the Ugandan challenge by the skin of our teeth. Rufai's penalty save was what kept Nigeria from being eliminated. The match ended 0-0

3. Uche Okafor was not home-based in 1994 (a quick online search to review his career will clarify this). The only home-based players were Fuludu, Semitoje and Ugbade.
- Fuludu saw no action
- Semitoje started the semi-finals and was catastrophic, had to be replaced by Okafor in his fullback role
- Ugbade came in as a substitute in 3 games:
- for Oliseh, against Zaire after the match was well and truly won
- for Keshi late on in the game against The Ivory Coast
- for Okocha against Zambia, after which our midfield completely collapsed

House,

We initially had a dropbox scheduled for my mother-in-law June this year. However, we received an email on Thursday letting us know that the appointment has been scheduled for this month (just 1 week notice). The issue is that her passport expires in May and she has applied for a renewal. We do not think she can get the new passport in a week. Can anyone advise if she can still have her visa stamped on the old passport while the new one is pending?

typicalgamer:
Which Jamaican set a world record before bolt

The person whose record Usain Bolt broke.

@Danielnino00 is correct. Sprinting has always been the major sport in Jamaica, followed by Cricket (West Indies). The finest sprinters in the world have always been Jamaicans. They have consistently medaled in Olympics sprinting and the World championships and their ladies have provided the stiffest competition to the Americans for decades. The likes of Merlene Ottey (was minister of sport at some point), Juliet Cuthberth and Veronica Campbell-Brown, won world titles and stood on the podium in the Olympics prior to Usain Bolt's emergence. Usain Bolt simply took it to a whole new level for the sport not just Jamaica

This is how you are supposed to reason:

Etebo was (one of) the best at 2018 world cup

Since Etebo >>>>>> Ndidi, Mikel, Iwobi, Moses at the 2018 world cup

and

Etebo could not cut it in the championship and EPL

Therefore Ndidi, Mikel, Iwobi, Moses could never have succeeded in the EPL, if they ever get to be signed up

Utonwanne:
Quick question;

Is Etebo world-class?

And again.... This is your K-leg logic sef.

The other day, I said that Adarabioyo is Average and you brought Awaziem into the topic. Today also, you had to squeeze in 'other midfielders' as if we dae do comparison. Abi you feel all of them can't be average?

Etebo is average and it's not even debatable.

By the way, 2018 world cup is more than 4 years old.

A marker of a good and objective analyst is how well they can assess a player's qualities, irrespective of the country they ply their trade.

Our pretentious komekn would only base his assessment on whether or not a player has been involved in English football. You cannot blame him since that is the extent of his knowledge.

Once upon a time in 2020, a few on this thread were clamoring for the invitation of Frank Onyeka when he was still with FC Midtjylland . Here are a few comments that represented the position of our objective friend :

komekn:
Look at Frank Onyeka getting paid English league one wages in the poor quality Danish Super league.

If he was given a chance to come to the Championship you think he will not jump, but then that's if he is good enough.

komekn:
Apologies, l speculated that Frank Onyeka was on at least €180k euro I was wrong, he is on €150k that's not per week but annual.

you probably know that a plethora of EPL clubs came looking for Tosin but City refused to sell him.

Finally, you really cannot compare a Manchester City player with Frank Onyeka playing in the backwaters of European football leagues to a EPL player.

Finally, finally forgot to add, if the Championship is a low quality league, what then is the Danish Super league a super low poor quality league.

komekn:
Danish league is a low quality league.

However, you say Onyeka was outstanding, then why has he remained at FC Midtjylland he has been there for four seasons.

When you are outstanding in your club and league, clubs take notice and you move on.

Frank Onyeka will be getting paid peanuts in comparison to better leagues and clubs. From what's been published he earns a paltry €180k a year.

So why is a claimed outstanding quality player still in a mediocre league getting paid peanuts.

WHY has nobody put in a substantive offer to take him to at least a top 10 league.

To paraphrase: "He is not involved with English football, therefore he must be piss poor'

Fast forward two seasons later - after a move to his beloved premiership, Onyeka all of a sudden has few competitors in the Super Eagles.

The same folks who saw him as good enough for the call up then are now pointing out that there are other midfielders who can offer more than Onyeka now. Quite a few already stated that Onyedika is an even better player than him as far back as 12 months ago. They did not need 2 failed bids from AC Milan to know that.

komekn:
If a club really wants you they will meet the valuation.

However,if they have a different value from your parent club, they will just leave you. They AC Milan didn't value him enough.

Borussia Dortmund payed £25 million for a 16 year old midfielder Jude Billingham from the Championship.

I got an answer for the question in bold:

komekn:
Why has he stayed at Manchester City ❓ First of all not many clubs can afford him. Secondly, playing reserve team and or going on loan is quite normal in a world class team. Because there are better more experienced and expensive defenders ahead of him.

you probably know that a plethora of EPL clubs came looking for Tosin but City refused to sell him.

Gbam!

Canada is ranked a gaping 30 places below the USA and 11 places below Nigeria, therefore Alphonso Davies cannot be considered to be at the same level as Antonee Robinson and Zaidu Sanusi. Neither can Bayern Munich match the quality of Fulham and FC Porto. Abeg where you go school?

komekn:
Do you know that Napoli top midfielder Anguissa was considered not good enough for Fulham and he went on loan to Napoli. Nonetheless, he meets the needs perfectly for Napoli. That doesn't mean Napoli is not as good as Fulham they just have different player requirements

You may not realize this, but different clubs look for different attributes in players. And I said it then and I will say it now Sanusi was not good enough then and he is still not good enough now.

The type of technically astute as well as physically resilient players that Fulham require, he Sanusi doesn't meet there particular requirements.

Sanusi is fast, but technically astute and intelligent in the context of Fulham a big No.

If Sanusi is so good why has he remained at Porto earning a pittance of £6k a week in football terms.

The current left back for Fulham is Antonee Robinson (Jedi) he has had 29 caps for the USA. In 2020 when playing for Wigan AC Milan put in a bid for £13+ million terms were agreed but Jedi FAILED the medical. Not to long after he went to Fulham the rest is history. He is on a basic salary excluding bonus of £27k a week .

Nigeria is ranked by FIFA at 34 the USA is ranked 14.

The Portuguese league is ranked 6th in Europe and the EPL number 1.

So it's not emotive preference that led me to the conclusion that Jedi is much better in the context of Fulham and it's player requirements.

No doubt Sanusi is a good player but he is not the type of player for Fulham but Jedi is.

TheSuperNerd:
Someone who has revealed his face here more than once and even mentioned his own name by his own hands?

And what did you say about rules of engagement when he constantly caused mayhem in here? Downplaying and spewing trash all over the place? Did you bother to throw him a word of caution then?

You do have a knack for hypocrisy, don't you? Smh

It is immaterial if I do.

However, I see the posting of his personal information without his consent as crossing a big line. Please take it down

TheSuperNerd:
Nope it stays. A lesson to him and his minions.

But I get your angle.

I want to believe there are unwritten rules of engagement on this thread.

You just exposed his full name.

Please delete the screenshot (at least blot out his name)

charlesemeka85:
abeg here no be politics section na haba

My oga, I am not discussing politics o. Nothing consign me with the candidates that shake hands and make business deals behind closed doors or who people choose to support. Just highlighting what I consider a flaw in the reasoning, since he previously insinuated another moniker was "blind" for not sharing his point of view

humility33:
U were blind to see where he called Obi ethnic champion?

If he is an ethnic bigot because he called someone else an ethnic champion, then by that same logic, making the same accusation about him makes you one?

"The person who bends down to look at another person's anus will do well to realise that theirs is also exposed"

Who even use (fake) bishops to legitimise his running mate decision?

fake bishops and ethinicity...what is the connection?

Subzero47:
Even if the goals conceded were defensive errors?

Look at you....so you didn't know CR7 was culpable in Arsenal's 3 goals yesterday or are you saying Lukaku shouldn't be blamed for the 4 goals conceded by Chelsea last week? what do you know?

jihday:
Really feel bad for this boy

AJIBALLER ADEBALLER........you will rise again!!

He should focus on getting a club and settling in before accepting any national team invitations for a while. NFF should please get involved with seeking restitution from or disciplinary actions against the club by FIFA if his claims regarding the nations cup can be proven. From where I stand, I am inclined to believe they dissuaded him from joining the team, given how late he was released

...