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ChrisKels:
And u are gonna compare the Gabonese stars of 2010-2013 to these craps that make up the Taifa stars?

Fabrice Do marcolino 20goals for Angers ligue1

Moise Apanga ligue1

Andre Poko - Bordeaux ligue1

Levy Madinda - Celta Vigo laliga

Junior Ndong - Auxerre ligue1

Eric Mouloungui - Nice ligue1

Daniel Cousin who once scored 26 goals for Lens in the ligue1

Aubemyang the best striker in the ligue1 - Ettienne

Lyod Palun - Nice ligue1

Stephane Nguema who was a forward for PSG a season before that tourney, he also was a former Rennes striker

Ecuele Manga one of the best Centre Backs in the ligue1 from 2010-14

Ekwa Ebanega - Auxerre ligue1

In Didier Ovono, they had one of the best goalkeepers in Africa then and also like many of his teams mates was plying his trade in the ligue1


So bro what took Gabon that far was individual brilliance and sheer luck bkus the squad oozed class (experienced quality players) playing at the highest level, it has little or nothing to do with Rohr's tactical prowess. In fact it was Rohr's tactical ineptitude that denied them a place in the Semis. Compare this squad to Tanzania who can only boast of Sammata in the Belgian league, then u will understand Rohr didnt do anything remarkable. In 19 games with these names in the team, Rohr could only win a paltry 8

And to that guy shouting that they beat Morroco, it was Chamakk's Morroco not Ziyech's. That Morrocan side was so poor, and player for player, they were no match for Gabon bkus Gabon paraded far better players individually. And they were not the Madagasis of 2012 thats so wrong bkus they had players, Madagascar doesn't. In fact some of our starters this year couldn't have started for that Gabonese side, at least I know that no reasonable coach would bench Auba for Ighalo or Manga of 2012 for Ekong of today

Can you imagine this guy. You just decided to downplay Rohr input in the Gabon team of that year .

I'm sure that the Gabon players are also individually better than the Tunisian and Morrocan players too individually
Some people are going crazy everyday because of Rohr and they don't know it

forgiveness:
Correct! Gabon played beautiful football. Aubameyang was unplayable in that tournament.

Of course bro. They were like the Madagascar of that tournament if not better. cos, they victory were convincing and they matched both Tunisia and Morroco for strength

forgiveness:
Rohr took Gabon to AFCON quarter finals. Rohr qualified Niger for the AFCON.

Stop giving false informations.

Don't mind those people giving misinformation just to make Rohr look bad.

Infact Gabon were so good in that tournament that they topped their group with 9 points ( a group that had Tunisia and Morroco) and lost narrowly in the quarter finals after extra time in Penalty shoot out to Mali

The first time I heard about Aubameyang was during that particular tourney

GloryIsaac:
See the player Zidane just rubbished.... but some drama kings think that Madrid is heaven

No mind them. A whole Ronaldo was rubbished by Madrid despite being their best players.

Bale that was their hero in 1 or 2 of the champions league finals they played, now they are treating him like trash.



Just have a few run of bad games whhn, they will know What's going on.

andrew444:
Thank you fir noticing we might even loose

Rodrigo palacio was also among the scape goat ,lol

Football is a crazy game(Sports in general) that involves a lot of emotions. So it is an occupational hazard for the sportsmen.

May be it's high time they started giving lectures on ways to handling pressures and use of social media to the sportsmen of this present century

andrew444:
If yakubu scored that goal against Korea it will make it 2-2 right ?

What makes Nigerians think that the other penalty will come and it will make it 3-2 ,dem no no say if yak score that goal the dimension of the game go change and we fit no see penalty

Most naija football fans know nothing and are confused set of people

You don't know that bro.

We might have won the game, we might even loose even if yakubu had taken that chance.

Football is about taking chances, but if you fail to do so,the person that missed it will be the scape goat, except if the game went in our favor. the unfortunate scape goat was Yakubu. That is football for you.

Higuain was the scape goat for Argentina in 2014 despite playing well in the tournament. But he'll only be remembered for those misses in the final. despite the fact that Argentina was the better side

nitrogen:
No vex. I bet Pogba and co will start asking for 400k or 500k very soon.......

De Gea has earned it, he has paid his dues as a United player, he could have gone to Madrid 2 or 3 seasons ago, yet he didn't. It's not like the MUmU Sanchez the we are paying to sit on the bench

Bolowolowo:
I doubt Nigeria will host the U-20 Women’s World Cup. The female football world often disparages Nigeria for its lack of openness to homosexual players on its team. I even recall during the coverage of the WWC, while European teams got those positive, inspiring documentary videos, Nigeria was often criticized by commentators for its LGBT laws.


I won’t be surprised if that transgendered Rapinoe and her leftist minions, speak out against the tourney hosts.

Then no African countries will host FIFA tournament again niyen, aside south Africa, cos those assholes should know that almost 75-80% of African countries are not Pro-LGBT with one anti LGBT law or the other. So that one na trash talk.

somehow:
I understand but don't think it's the right time to host.

There is never a good time to host any tournament. Because ni country in the world enjoys absolute peace. There will always be one security challenge or the other. Even FIFA themselves know this. Or you think FIFA that specifically requested for Nigeria to host doesn't know about our security situation?

Moreover, we are spending little money to host, as FIFA are dropping $4million upfront for the preparation. And we have stadiums that needs little touches. UYo stadium is in perfect condition and it doesn't need any repairs. The Lagos stadium is good, Abuja was rejuvenated recently during last year National sport festival, they will only do little finishing touches.

Danielnino00:
Do we have a reliable striker?

Let me remind you that Ighalo himself wasn't reliable in the national team even when he was in form at Watford .He lost his starting shirt to a younger and untested Iheanacho .Iheanacho rose to the occasion until he lost form...Ighalo was recalled to replace Iheanacho...
We have Osimhen, Odey and Awoniyi...another prolific striker may emerge this season,u never know..

so to answer your question, we don't know if we have a reliable striker (as per national team form) until they are given the same kind of opportunity Iheanacho and Ighalo got ..

I'm telling you bro.

It's funny how Ighalo's internet foot soldiers are parading the guy as reliable, when he was never a reliable striker in the first place.

SMH

darkelf:
Na wa ooo

This guy looks like he his in his middle 20s but I know that he may actually be 16 if he was born in France that is

If he is French born, then he's truly 16

Danielnino00:
Even today France still maintains a close relationship with it's former colonies than England does...

If you check the squad of these francophone countries, majority of their foreign based players were either born in France or played there.. such isn't the case with anglophone countries like Nigeria and Ghana..

Yes you are 100% right about this. Even to the extent that the foreign reserve of those Francophone wear African countries is i. the French currency and central banks.

It's one of the reasons that ECOWAS are finding it difficult to implement the common currency stuff because of the Francophone countries

PDPGuy:
Congrats to the Algerians for a well-deserved trophy. They were truly the best organised team at the AFCON.

By the way, I think the reason why the "golden generations" of Ghana, CIV and Senegal have largely failed to shine in the World cup and AFCON in this century (barring CIV's feat in 2015) is the nature of their midfields. The midfields of these three teams comprises only box-box players and defensive midfielders. None of them had a midfield orchestrator in the mold of a Debruyne, Pirlo, Xavi, Xabi Alonso, Mikel, Okocha, Oliseh, Riquelme etc.

Midfield orchestrators/deep-lying playmakers are important especially in really tight games. These kinds of players have the ability to unlock stubborn defenses with one key pass. Most times, when creativity was needed, there was nobody that took the mantle for the aforementioned teams.

But CIV had Yaya Toure that can do all this things even better than our very own Mikel na, yet they didn't win it with their golden generation of Drogba And co.

Those teams were not just luck, it has nothing to do with their Midfield. Because those teams played the finals multiple times but they just miraculous loose either by a fluke one goal margin, like We saw Senegal yesterday , or they loose on penalty shoot out just like Ghana and CIV in the past.

So luck was the element they lacked, not a midfield orchestrator like you implied

Princedapace:
I never said we can't. I mean this is not a priority. We know no country has it all, but some are better than others.. Nigeria currently is wack and that tells why even our leaders don't believe in a country they govern.

Even the Brazilians complained about hosting the world cup, with a lot of protest happening in the country before the world cup. Get they still hosted a wonderful competition

OMANBALA1:
You used the wrong word, "inconsistent"....Musa is not inconsistent but a very poor player who just runs a lot.

Well I wanted to sugar coat him na

He's the Shaun wright Phillips and Theo Walcott category of player with Only speed but little football sense, but they show few moments of usefulness when their speed becomes useful, like in the world cup. But overall their lack of technique and football sense usually be their undoing

Icon79:
You guys are unbelievable! Less than one year ago, after the 2018 World Cup, Ahmed Musa was the demi god of the Super Eagles to most of y'all and Jude Odion Ighalo was the worst striker to ever walk the planet earth. Now, less than one year later, Musa is the one who's useless and Ighalo is the super dupa star, eh?

Oh boy, am I glad that most of y'all have nothing to do with managing Naija footie!


O pari

Musa has always been a bench material. He can only be effective as a substitute.

And for a player of his experience, it's unfortunate that the guy is still unbelievably inconsistent. Today, he's outrunning everyone on the pitch , tomorrow he won't even be able to dribble a single soul and will be playing like what I don't understand

ChrisKels:
Did u know that until this bronze Metal yesterday, Rohr had never won even a plastic medal throughout his coaching career that has spanned more than 29years now? No wonder my man was so elated when that medal hung down his neck


Chai na one chance we enter so oo

As good as Former Chelsea coach (Sarri) was,he has never win a plastic cup in his career too, buy he won the Europa league with Chelsea, and will win many more with Juventus.

There is always a first time to every thing.
And I believe he will still win some more with us.

Let's be positive pls.

eldav:
Just a thought. For a guy with his level of influence in the crime world, do you think he didn't plan for a scenario like this? Taking into consideration that he has been to prison before and escaped, do you really believe he hasn't made arrangements for a possible Super Max future?

What am I saying in essence? This man may likely escape again. Maybe not immediately, but perhaps someday.

It could all be a game to him. I sense he already made plans in advance for what is happening to him now.

Time will tell.

They don't know na.

There is nothing like impregnable prison.

YourNemesis:
So if Benin Republic wants to take One tiny island in Ipokia called Tongeji because the name sounds like one of theirs, what will happen if Nigeria starts with Ketu, Shabe, Dassa, Bante, Pobe, Sakete, Tchaourou and literally hundreds of Yoruba towns in Benin?
Some tribes in Africa are Trans-national, don't be unfortunate this evening.
Tongeji is Nigeria.. The Ogun state government is not stupid, they know were the national borders are.

No mind the guy with his brainless analogy

APOSTLECHUMA:
EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO COMMENT MY BRO. I LIVED IN COTONOU FOR 2YEARS AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITIES THAT ENDED WIT "JI" LIKE ILACONJI. THE PLACE BELONGS TO BENIN REPUBLIC AND THIS WILL NOT BE THE FIRST FIRST TIME NIGERIA IS STEALING THE LAND BECAUSE OF OIL.

The name doesn't sound Yoruba because it is not Yoruba. The name is in Egun language.

You people should get enlightened, as there are also other minority ethnic groups in South West. Not everyone in South West is Yoruba.

Egun people of Ogun state are located predominantly in Ipokia local government. When you get to that local govt, the names of the towns there are not Yoruba names.

Thank you

Ajoboss:
that koulibaly is over hyped

That is how some people will just open mouth and yarn nonsense

patrickmuf:
You don't know those guys, do you? Jones and Rojo are not interested in playing. It's like a plumber finding himself in the hospital and being referred to as a medical doctor, he wouldn't care if he doesn't have clients as long as he keeps getting paid. Jones and Rojo don't give a flying fvck.

Arghhh

This is serious o

patrickmuf:
Sell? More like pay them off.

If the Maguire story is true. Some of them in defense will put in transfer request by January by themselves,by the time they must have been glued to the bench�

Larryndelaw:
When u heard they want to hold concert abroad. You will be thinking white people are going to attend.

They will now use a hall that is not up to half of my school lecture theatre, afterwards they will not allow us to hear word on social media because of a concert that people that attend are not up to 200

M7even:
You go just come shout if u no like mikel tantrums. Abeg keep ur mouth na question to refresh brain I ask for. No be to create foe.

Good to know that your memory has been refreshed.

Nonsense and Brahimi

M7even:
His accomplishments with a team. Has he been nominated for top 3 African best player??

Were are you when Mikel came 2nd behind Yaya Toure in African player of the year 2013.

If you no like Mikel, just say it, rather than insulting the guy by comparing him with brahimi

Ajoboss:
Nigeria lack a big name player..really?

Do we?

LostMyZeal:
yeah yeah... that's right

and it's no secret that MUFC is no longer the ambitious club we all knew... and that's why the top top players dey use Us play ten ten for transfer market

the only obvious thing is .... club has become directionless and no top player wants that

so yeah...they instead decided to settle for the
YOUNG BOYS

I say again the last UCL revealed so much about martial Rashford and Lingard and even pogba

Oga calm down

The old man utd I used to know doesn't do much big signings during Sir Alex era,infact we started breaking all sort of transfer fee record post Ferguson era,and it hasn't worked so far. May be it's time to use a different approach to things

Jarus:
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Cant forget this match. Mikel's best performance as #10 in Eagles' jersey.

He totally bossed the midfield that had Spanish stars.

If we had a clinical finisher like Eto'o in our team on a day like that, we could have forced a draw against Spain that day.

Forget this edited YouTube video of Mikel obi moments, we played nonsense that day.

Earthquake2:
One us handled by the government the other is handled by individuals

In years to come the Hifl will be bigger than NPFL

True.

Private sector programs are always more organized and successful than their govt counterparts.

Bolowolowo:
I'm impressed at the progress they've made. It's turning out to be a serious iniative after all.

And the number of sponsors is increasing.

It seems they are better organized, that is why sponsors are comfortable with partnering with the program. Unlike the Npfl with shitty organization

Barryseal:
I have been hearing good things about him. Hopefully, he develops into becoming another APOTY winner in the future. That's my prayer.

I pray so too