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The dude needs to buy some goals while at it...

I think it will be a miracle if Enyimba win this tie. The best I see them getting in this match is a 1 goal win and even that seems unlikely if the 2nd half is anything like the first.

I haven't seen Enyimba play before but it appears the players are giving their all but the tactical nous of Raja, very fast counter attacking and set piece ability make Raja the more likely winner here in my view. I hope i am wrong.

On a more positive note, Afelokhai appears very comfortable at this level, he needs to be involved in the super eagles ahead of Akpeyi. His kicking is also better than most Nigerian goalkeepers i have seen lately. The left back (I don't know his name) also seems like an unpolished diamond.

Good luck in the 2nd half.

Sadly I was right, a quick free kick from near the half way line and fast thinking from the Raja forwards means its 1 nil to Raja

E no get wetin person no go see for nairaland sha

I've also had to correct people here who said Ikpeba and aghahowa were igbo.

Nothing beats the oyinbo boy who insisted the Okocha played for Milan one time and was ready to bet with me. This was long before the days of transfermarkt lol

BascoVanVeli:
That man Ighalo with another goal.

Another penalty. Slowly becoming Penghalo

cc12:
They might be related doesn't mean Elderson is from Edo

Uwa Echiejile is from Edo. Eche is an Igbo name but Echiejile is not. You may choose to argue on but this is fact.

tbaba1234:
I respect your opinion.

I was also a bit upset seeing Weah on the pitch but there are 10 other internationals there. We should have organized a better game but it is what it is.

I like the fact that i can get a glimpse of the fringe players.

It's confusing really. So will Weah and Debbah (both long retired) get international caps for this game? If they don't then why should anyone on the pitch tonight earn any caps?

tbaba1234:
It is a friendly, the other players are Liberian Internationals. They are just playing with 10 men.

If you disagree just appreciate this as my opinion. This is a pointless game. It is neither an international friendly nor is it a testimonial. In terms of testing players, tactics or importance it is not any better than a training session.

Joebie:
Waste of precious data. Onyekuru just scores a goal that will never count

Damn right, as soon as realised George Weah was playing I stopped watching. The game is a testimonial not an international friendly.

Goal!

Onyekuru cuts in from the left and smashes the ball into the roof of the net.

Liberia 0 Nigeria 1

Osondu Amaka

andrew444:
Madagasgar 2 senegal 2

So senegal cant beat madagascar?

Which is a better team from Madagascar and seychelles?

Check recent performances of both teams and pass on to us your findings.

This is the crux of the matter.

With all due respect we played against a Seychelles team that is so poor I would expect any selected eleven from any state in Nigeria to beat AND we did not manage to create and take a single goal scoring chance from open play.

If the 3-0 scoreline clouds some judgements, let me quickly remind that all other teams in the group will also beat Seychelles home and away, most likely by higher margins than we managed.

I remember laughing at people who got excited when Keshis team beat Tahiti 6-1. I said that we didn't do enough and got chased by fans here until Spain beat them 10 - 0 in the next game and Uruguay beat them 8-0 after that lol

If deep down Rohr and his team are not a bit disappointed in the overall outcome of that game then I will be well surprised. We just have to do more.

I won't go as far as sacking him, but the jury is slowly coming out on his overall ability to take the team further.

Not impressed at all.

Comoros 1 Cameroon 0

No minnows in football they said

tamethem:
He is not Igbo, he is Benin and The Benins are from Yoruba kingdom.

Let's not start this one again please.

Oh Etebo, what have you done to your career? Aiya hard to see him play for a proper club now.

tbaba1234:
Future super eagle... hahaha

No doubt lol If he ever mentions 3 lions in my house no food that night o! lol

That's my little man this morning at Fulham for training with the academy. In a few years perhaps a call up?

That's Tim Fosu-Mensah in the back ground photo bombing lol

ChrisKels:
It is either u are telling lies or u just made a very stupid decision. I wonder who his minders are. The national team hardly look the way of Turkish stars except u play for any if the top 3 teams not relegation battlers like Trabz, besides that, u aint got age on ur side anymore and u aint super talented with awing numbers.

Dude abeg shift.

O boy you harsh o. The guy has dreams of playing for his fatherland having had a taste of it and he is doing what he can to make his dream happen. It may or may not come to fruition. But to blast him like that is wrong. This is why some players choose not to play for Nigeria at all.

Shenmue will live forever with me, I still have it in my garage. What a game! Takes me back to when I was in uni and the fact that it can still compare with games today says it all. Sad it never sold as it should have.

ChrisKels:
Finally, Ekong officially joins Italian giant, Udinese.

Congrats boy

Italian Giant??

Udinese is a giant clubside??

Okay o.

Better than Bursaspor but please dont refer to Udinese as 'Italian giants' again. lol

ChrisKels:
Cool this be another Rohr Effect?

The entire defence of the SE have moved to better clubs/leagues.
Ebuehi - Ado Den Haag to Benfica
Idowu - Amker Perm to Lokomotiv Moscow
Echiejile - Cercle Brugge to Monaco
Balogun - Mainz to Brighton
Ekong - Bursaspor to Udinese
Omeruo - Kasimpasa to Leganes
Aina - Hull to Torino
Awaziem - Porto or on his way back to Nantes for another loan.
We have never in the history of the SE have so many defenders playing at the top level like the current squad. Could Gernot Rohr have anything to do with it?



Special mention to Uduokhai of Wolfsburg and Akpoguma of Hoffeinhem who are still possibilities now that they have been totally over-looked by Germany.

Cc Dammy

Elderson is a free agent currently without a club

now official, season long loan with 5 million euro buying option at the end of the loan.

somehow:
World politics 101:

The term first world, second world and third world countries were termed during the era of cold war.

First world countries = The alied forces/countries (capitalist).

Second world countries = The opposition forces/countries (Communist).

Third world countries = Neither here nor there (countries that didn't belong to any of the above).

So before you use words you have no clue of, kindly research for educational purposes.

In economics, what we have are : Developed, Developing and underdeveloped countries.

Argue this with the internet and WTO.

Sure I know this was the original intent in categorising countries into 1st-3rd world. But you and I know that the application of these titles were eventually not aligned with the communist/capitalist definition.

M7even:
It is true that we have moved from ranking states as first world, second world and third word. Hence the transition to developed country, developing country and underdeveloped country.

If we are to promote the Nigerian brand concept we would refer to ourselves as developing nation. Which can still be the old Second World nation.

Now nations that are largely in developing countries such consist largely of BRICS nations except Russia. BRICS is a fusion of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. These counties are miles ahead of Nigeria. From TaTa vehicles in India, to Marcopolo buses made in Brazil. These are global brands. Mind you the Chinese still refer to themselves as a developing nation despite how much many of their states along the coastal region are miles developed beyond Singapore.

Look beyond this to the north south gap. Economic power. Organisations like GATT and WTO have only proven to favour the North which refers to the western world.
This is simple political economics. It's a hard pill to swallow, but we must first admit it that we are a Third World country.

If countries are placed into 3 categories Nigeria is a bonafide candidate for the bottom of those 3 categories, regardless of the terminology being used in their description.

Anyone who contests this with me is not widely travelled and I challenge anyone wanting to prove me wrong to provide a list of countries they have been to.

somehow:
People and the use of unguarded words.

Nigeria a third world country?

Does some of you even know the definition of that word?

A country that gives aid both financially and otherwise to other countries a third world country?

Not organised- Yes
But a third world? Please go back to school.

For educational purposes: the word "third world" is outdated and ambiguous. What we have are (1) Developed countries (2) Developing countries and (3) Underdeveloped countries.

You can decide where you think Nigeria belong based on your current reality.


Fully back to this thread after a long time out.

(back to reading).

If you don't know Nigeria is a 3rd world country then going back to reading is a good idea. Never mind out dated terms or otherwise.

forgiveness:
Demolish a whole stadium because of size of pitch! That one no go work.

Whatever the case, if the pitch size will remain as it was then theres no point in renovating that stadium.

forgiveness:
It's now Samuel Ogbamudia stadium. It is currently under construction. It will be fully covered after renovation.

They should have demolished that stadium and rebuilt it. The pitch is far too small for that stadium to be considered as a match venue for any real game of football.

Jethrolite:
Na sense.

Indeed

Jethrolite:
The rankings are based on what criteria? Me self want open university o. I need to know, so that my university will be in the top 100 globally and people can copy my style.

Funny as it sounds, I am dead serious. It is my dream to provide Ivy League education quality for less than $1, 000 annually.

Na JuJu?

BascoVanVeli:
We are talking about he who pays the salary. We are not talking about who gets a medal because there are people on Madrid's first team who didn't get a medal, yes or no? Coutinho would have gotten a medal if Liverpool won, so your point is dead on arrival.

Kenneth and his brother Josiah both played for Sunshine stars. He was outright their player, they made the deal with Chelsea.

Sometimes we hear comments like this 'player X' is on Barcelona's books. This means player X has a contract with Barcelona. But why is this comment made instead of describing the same player simply as a Barcelona player?

This is the difference, you CAN BE on Barcelona's books without playing for Barcelona BUT you cannot be a Barcelona player without being on Barcelona's books.

Was Ezekiel Bassey ever a Barcelona player or just on Barcelona's books?
Is Omeruo a Chelsea player?

Let the debate continue.