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Sccarrr:
lol , you're even using Ai to answer.....DR.Congo ppl can't just do without cheating 🤔

Again, an empty accusations with no proof. If using AI is cheating, then using lawyers, refs, and committees must be cheating too. Funny how tools only become ‘wrong’ when the argument is weak. 😏

EMIOMOADEOYE:
Is there anything illegal about what nigeria is doing currently?

If it was, FIFA would have thrown out the case long ago.

This is football, games are definitely won off the pitch. It's part of the structure of the game.

If the ruling goes in Nigeria's favour, then that would have been a good call.

Never mind all the sentimental nonsense in the air now.

DR Congo should have taken care to observed the law.

If Nigeria was the one at the receiving end, no Nigerian will call down fire on Congo for dragging us to court. Rather we would all be pointing fingers at who was careless enogh to overlook the rules.

And who says DR Congo didn’t observe the rules?

Sccarrr:
no be only Makelele ,na Molouda or Kolo Toure....your eyes will clear when they kick u out for fraud😤

So no rules, no facts—just vibes and player names. Got it. Call me when the argument arrives.

Sccarrr:
quit doing drug

That’s not an argument, that’s just noise. Like they say in Swahili: makelele mingi bure.” 😏

GanagiBitrus:
FIFA are the ones to pass judgement & according to their rules.
Until then, saying Nigeria doesn't deserve to be at the World Cup makes no sense.

Whoever that is judged to have legitimately Qualified without breaking the rules, deserves to be at the World Cup.

So until FIFA speaks, the rules don’t exist? And ‘legitimately qualified’ just means ‘whoever it favors.’ Very convenient.” 😏

ViceGovernor:
Yes the rule also says no room for ineligible/illegal players.
How about that?

Rules made in Nigeria by Nigerian aren’t official rules

Sccarrr:
but Dr congo used backdoor by using player that was ineligible...what do u have to say about that?

Ineligible players according to rules made in Nigeria by Nigerian

GanagiBitrus:
For those lamenting that "Nigeria does not deserve to be at the World Cup"...

Rules are Rules, & if you are judged to have violated a rule & consequently disqualified, & your slot given to another team, that's perfectly in order. No wayo inside.

&if the tables were to turn, Congo or any other country would have done exactly same against Nigeria.

So, any Country that LEGITIMATELY qualified without violating any rules of the game, deserves to be at the World Cup.

Yes , official rules have to be followed. Rules made in Nigeria by Nigerian aren’t official

CoinCharmer:
So Congo that fielded fake players is not using back door

Fake players as per rules made in Nigeria

BENEAMATA:
Who said Nigeria wants to cheat the better team that won.? You mean the better cheats that qualified by not playing by the rules ? And a country of about 200 million people will fold her arms so that the football administrators running our game's affairs should let it slide while another country cheat us out of our right . And some of those Nigerians telling us we are using backdoor are Chelsea fans who are enraged the most when Refs blatantly rob their club like against Leeds utd .

A rule made in Nigeria by Nigerians isn’t a FIFA rule. Or did FIFA start outsourcing its rulebook now?

PETUK:
The question is does Nigeria have a case

Thank you

GanagiBitrus:
For those lamenting that "Nigeria does not deserve to be at the World Cup"...

Rules are Rules, & if you are judged to have violated a rule & consequently disqualified, & your slot given to another team, that's perfectly in order. No wayo inside.

&if the tables were to turn, Congo or any other country would have done exactly same against Nigeria.

So, any Country that LEGITIMATELY qualified without violating any rules of the game, deserves to be at the World Cup.

Which rules? The official ones, or the ones made in Nigeria by Nigerians?

indigenous234:
Because na Oyinbo speak pidgin English, e don reach front page. This need of having oyinbo validate everything about us in Africa is sick

My point exactly

maternal:
Hello, sure.

The lack of union representation when it comes to discipline. Job security with longevity. The benefits and retirement package can't be compared. A higher level of fairness and transparency when it comes to promotion. I would never work in the private sector again.

Thank you so much

GreatrAnalyst:
Until you are the one involved, you wouldn't know the pain.
If it is flipped around, Morocco would do worse. Their nationals would invade that pitch.
It is clear that refs were sort of careful to discipline moroccan players.
Senegal had been vindicated. Now they should beat them thoroughly.

Exactly. Before pointing out the speck in your neighbor’s eye, we should look at the plank in our own. If roles were reversed, emotions would be just as high.

ceejay80s:
That penalty na fake,
Imagine, European watching our afcon and laughing,

Why do we always measure ourselves against Europe? Do you think controversies and bad refereeing never happen there?

StoryHaven:
Exactly. Im in Senegal as I type, guys dey para here. Daylight robbery.

Mon cher... mon cher ... lol ... vive la Terranga qui est notre terre a tous.

EmiDon11:
Missed 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Thanks God

Danisaint112:
The only reasonable comment I have seen so far. The boys really tried. I believe team Nigeria will access the game properly and know where we fell short.

Another reasonable comment.
This same Morocco team beat Spain at the World Cup

maternal:
Afternoon Congo,

Yes it's tough to get in full-time permanent because all your problems would be over, especially as a minority in Canada. The politics is that the whites don't want us to get in.

These jobs being more open depends on supply and demand. Right now a few cities are hiring a lot of transit operators, so ones chances of getting in is a lot higher for example. I'd aim to get into a mincipality, provincial, then federal in that order. But private sector is a scam in my opinion.

Hello bro,

Thanks for your feedback.

I’m interested in understanding why you believe employment in the private sector is a scam.

I’ve held that view for years myself, but I’d like to know what your conclusion is based on—whether our perspectives align or if we arrived there for different reasons.

Truidstarr:
Local Chef dey use Akpu take dey boast...while em mates have graduated to preparing intercontinental dishes from Asia, Europe and South America.

Ah yes, the “intercontinental dishes” argument — very impressive.
Except the problem is this: your so-called chef can’t even cook water without calling a foreign chef on WhatsApp for instructions.

You’re bragging about intercontinental cuisine, but the whole kitchen is imported — ingredients, recipe, and even the chef. Nothing local, nothing original, just reheated leftovers from Europe and claiming it as fine dining.

Meanwhile, the “local chef” you’re mocking actually built his own kitchen, cooks his own meals, and still gets recognition abroad.

Better a proud local chef with real identity than a Michelin-star customer pretending to be a cook.

JohnBullMySon:
Nothing Dey vex me for this group pass this kyn behavior.

People that derail arguments with unrelated long stories.

You said Nigeria is over dependent on foreign born players, he point you your own too, Oya address am back, you’re now telling us about TP Mazembe. Anybody argue TP mazembe with you?

Oya make una carry TP mazembe squad go World Cup na since they’re so good.

Ah yes, classic move — when the point enters the chat, you quietly leave and start shouting “TP Mazembe World Cup!” as if that somehow helps you.

My guy, stay with the topic.
We were talking football identity, not who is boarding a flight to the World Cup.

I mentioned Mazembe because they’re part of Congo’s local football success — something Nigeria hasn’t touched in decades. But instead of addressing that, you jumped into a completely different lane and started honking.

Nobody dragged Mazembe into a World Cup debate except you.
Try to follow the conversation — it’s not a relay race where you can drop the baton and start running in another direction.

maternal:
The job market is actually easy. If you look into unionized blue collar jobs you'll be laughing. If you change your mindset to "I'll do whatever makes sense", oppose to "how will people back home look at me ?" when looking for a job, you'll be fine. Municipalities are hiring transit operators, road workers, etc. A lot of jobs available.

Hey Maternal, long time bro. I just randomly jumped on here and I’m happy to see you’re still active. About the unionized jobs you mentioned — I’ve never worked in a unionized environment myself, but I’ve always heard it can be tough to get in because of the politics around it.

What’s your take on that? Are things actually more open now, or is it still the same story?

Amedino99:
you had to inject lots of foreign born/based players in your squad for you to have a chance at qualifying to the world cup in decades. Even your coach is a foreigner. You have not even qualified yet so please stop the preaching, you are not any better.

That still doesn’t change the simple point: Nigeria has lost its football identity. The moment you enter a Nigerian forum like Nairaland, almost every discussion is about the British league. It’s as if the country doesn’t even have a league of its own. Whether you admit it or not, sport-wise, Nigeria still operates like a British subject.

And let me be clear: I’ve never supported African countries depending on foreign-born players to build a national team. Show me what any of these countries — including Nigeria — have achieved on the world stage with this strategy, apart from the occasional AFCON run. Nothing.

Now, comparing Nigeria’s local football identity to Congo’s is like comparing day and night. Nigeria has no football culture to stand on. The dependence runs deep.

Meanwhile, Congo has built its own football backbone with local work, local clubs, and local talent:

In the last 20 years, Congolese clubs have won four African club competitions.
Congo has won two CHAN titles, a tournament specifically for local-based players.

Nigeria? Zero CHAN titles. Zero African club trophies in the last 20 years.

TP Mazembe went all the way to the FIFA Club World Cup final, beating the Brazilian champion Internacional in the semifinal.

When I once met a Brazilian guy and said I was from Congo, his first reaction was, “TP Mazembe!” He even mentioned Kidiaba’s dance — it became famous in Brazil.

That is what football identity looks like. A country that earns global recognition without depending on foreign aid.

zuchyblink:
What killed our football

1)Over reliance on rejected foreign born players
2) Top five league obsession
3) Salisu Yusuf and his godfathers
4) Scouts, agents and godfathers that hijacked our age grade football making it difficult to produce and graduate quality footballers.

I’ve been saying this for ages. Nigeria no longer has a football identity of its own. Everything now depends on foreign rescue missions — foreign-born players, foreign leagues ...

Orkpekyandega:
I refuse to heal ok.

I will celebrate if Ghana, DR Congo and Bayana Bayana of South Africa fail at the FIFA World Cup.
Just wait for my payback ok.

There it is — full wicked village people mode activated. The moment you start celebrating strangers just to spite your own, you’ve officially graduated with honours from the School of Village Witchcraft. Because you didn’t make it out, now you’re ready to sprinkle ancestral pepper on anyone else who tries. Don’t worry, we truly don’t care; your ‘payback’ has the same power as a village curse thrown at someone already living in the city — absolutely none.

Max24:
Some people are looking for 200k to start a business.

Business isn’t for everyone

Orkpekyandega:
Did you and your likes celebrate Super Eagles failure to qualify for the World Cup or note?

Ah, so this is still about Nigeria not qualifying? I understand now. Please heal first before debating continental football.

Bahamas95:
To do what?

To parade as the best dressed team?

To do what?
To give us something to talk about to keep this forum going.

Bahamas95:
You guys should rest!

Nigeria isn't going to the WC because they ain't serious. I know the news is fake but if it happens to be true I won't waste my time supporting them. I would rather support Senegal or Ivory Coast.

Nigeria is going to the World Cup

elyte89:
If Ogn say good morning, my bro try check outside if na true …I am only trying to take d news a bit serious not until osasu is saying something similar…osasu stories most times are true . Still I am not convinced about the rumors

You got me rolling on the floor. I nearly called my neighbour to double-check the “good morning.”