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Kog45:
I remember Ikpeba won APOTY…

and... 🤔 1999 was the last time any Nigerian won it

charlesemeka85:
yes of course. He is already tagged as one of the best strikers in the world currently and winning the Apoty will elevate he’s status more

Not winning a major trophy with Nigeria can’t and won’t rob him of he’s achievements

very correct. Messi was already tag one of the greatest player even before winning any trophy for Argentina

Icon4s:
That is the point bro
Take away goals Osimhen scored against Sao Tome and what will be left?

How do you take away goals a player scored same as saying take away goals yekini score against some minnows. How? 🙄

Kog45:
Yes of course but Osimehn need Afcon trophy,WC qualification irrespective of number of goals to be the real guy….even I don’t see APOTY as a big deal cuz am seeing him winning it…the koko is Afcon and World Cup qualification.

oga sir APOTY is a big deal oh. 1999 was the last time a Nigerian player won it. For me Osimhen winning the APOTY put him on a different level.

charlesemeka85:
also aghahowa,Solomon Okoronkwo and udeze

iheanacho, ndidi, Danny shittu, Mikel

Philosopher1979:
in afcon 2000 he had a hattrick of assists against Tunisia.
His ability in midfield was the only thing that kept us going
from 2006 to 2010.
In the period we will play rubbish and kanu will come in and change the game from midfield
I remember our matches against senegal and zimbabwe in afcon 2006, 2008 or 2010
i can remember.
He was a magician who changed the game from midfield.
Kanu trumps amokachi and siasia in his ability to control the midfield and create chances.
He simply was more of a midfielder was more creative, could play possesion football
and made life easier for our forwards

when people come up with he never scored any nations cup goal to discredit Kanu ability I just laugh. On several occasions Kanu will win panelty for Nigeria and fans will beg for him to play it to get at least a goal, Kanu will move away from it. I feel he's just like Mikel that don't like taking penalty. Also I'll never forget his assist to utaka against cameroun, the control of the ball before the pass was majestic.

do4luv14:
Not that, Fatma should had done so codely, not coming out to say it openly as She does, That's what Sam is trying to say,

besides its also a good move by FIFA, but communicated in a wrong manner, that's all

i don't subscribe to the codedly calling out nff or any federation anymore. Fifa is paying good money to this federations for every tournament. The least they expect is for the federations to owe the players after the tournament.

Subzero047:
SPORT2023 WWC: FIFA under fire over decision to pay players directly because of Nigeria’s Super Falcons




Former Super Eagles defender, Sam Sodje, has expressed discontent over comment by Fatma Samoura, Secretary-General of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), disparaging the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF).


NAN reports that Samoura had reportedly told the Super Falcons in their dressing room that FIFA had decided to pay their prize money directly to them rather than through the NFF.

However, Sodje, in a statement signed by him on Wednesday in Warri, said the comment was uncalled for.


“I read with shock, the statement purportedly made by Samoura in the dressing room of the Super Falcons at the ongoing Women’s World Cup.

“A FIFA official need not make this disparaging statement openly because those who were in charge of football administration in Nigeria should have been sanctioned when it noticed it,“ he said.


Sodje said it was disrespectful for her to castigate and implicate Nigeria, a nation that has contributed so much to football, without investigating the genesis of this problem.

“The Federation Secretary should understand that Nigeria, as a country, has very serious and honest sports administrators that can hold their position anywhere in the world.

“What Nigeria and, in fact, Africa need now is encouragement, not castigation.

“FIFA needs to respect Nigeria and Africa because we, as a nation and a continent, have contributed so much to world football and the growth of FIFA as an organisation,” he said

Nff needs encouragement to continue owing it's national team players abi?

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charlesemeka85:
I love this

Same here. Kanu Chairman of Enyimba with Finidi as the coach, let's see what new they'll bring to the club.

Heard about the new fifa offside rule, don't know if it have been approved. The entire body of the attacker must be in front of the defender for it to be offside. Using the new rule the player below is onside. What do you guys think

Mujtahida:
I was born in that hospital. Grew up there, primary and secondary school on the base. You be barracks boy?

yes oh, lived in the base( 5th lane), did my primary school there before moving to Airforce secondary school ph.

JohnBullMySon:
Na so una go dey yab person out of ignorance. Peter is a very old fan and friend of the Super Eagles. Right from the days of Yobo, Osaze, Mikel, Martins. I remember he was very close to Mikel back then. That guy do voice support for SE players since 2010 world cup or even earlier. They do hangout a lot then up till now.

If you followed the media space before the rise of social media, you will know that he does make comments on air back then on upcoming matches, even qualifiers.

You are correct Peter sometime last year visited Chikwueze at villareal, both are Chelsea fans and strong football fan, but I notice Paul is drifting towards basketball 🏀

wayodude:
Your argument is very poor here. What do you understand by deduction in reading comprehension? This is why komekn runs rings around you guys.

Where did I say I didn't know the coach who signed him was sacked? Is it not common sense that it a coach signs a player/players and they don't do the job, they contribute to the demise of the long term employment prospects of that coach?

The other guy here said Onuachu was man of the match against Chelsea, maybe he said that because he hit the post! 😂 So in half a season that's been the extent of his contributions to his team and you want to defend that with a straight face?

I have only stated facts and either backed them up with evidence or am relying on your application of a bit of common sense and comprehensive deduction. If I have lied about something please point it out.

I like Onuachu too as a player, level headed good guy. But I won't try to defend him where he has not given me anything on the pitch with Southampton to defend with.

Your rich argument here is referring to other guy say, what's my business with what the other guy is saying. Outside stating the fact that his transfer to southy was not timely, because of the unstable situation of the club at that time. In your argument you said that was the reason his coach brought him to the club. You were rightly informed that the very coach was sacked less than 3months into the job, your next argument was that he contributed to the sacking of his coach.
Just now you have jump to the other guy said this or that abi komekn did what. Ogbeni make we leave this Onuachu matter

wayodude:
Yea true, and he contributed to getting his coach fired with his performances...or should I say lack of.

Come off it guys, even the player won't publicly attempt defending himself in such ridiculous manners as I'm reading here.

Oga rest, just jumping from pillar to post just make e be say you get the final say. From not knowing the coach that bought him was sacked, to saying he contributed to his sack. A club that sacked two manager in a season, the first by November and by February the second manager was sacked, which I believe was the manager Onuachu met. Spending less than 3months

Omanambala:
Lets see the secondary schools they attended

want to say something? 🙄

bayoade:
I guessed majority of these brillant candidates might probably schooled in the SW private sec schools.

Not just private school but Deeperlife High school

wayodude:
This may be true but is also evidence that he isn't cut out for the top of the football food chain. He is 29 years old, he can't be needing 'time' to at least show he can offer something to the team.

yea, I also think he made a wrong move, going to a relegation struggling team when he's used to fighting for top spot in Belgium. We all know January transfer is a fire brigade try and error thing.

typicalgamer:
The pressure is the reason why he was signed
If the coach won’t play him in a system that would favor him why sign him up in the first place ?

There’s no ifs or buts he’s a flop not because his team was relegated but his stats and perform says so

the coach that signed him was fired

charlesemeka85:
a striker who couldn’t score a single goal not a flop?

yea, 11 games with zero goals. How many matches did he start, check his first two season in Denmark, 12games zero goal very similar. He's very slow to adapt, couple with Southampton style of play. BTW he's not my type of striker.

komekn:
Does your birth certificate emanate from the national data base for all automatically recorded births in Nigeria ❓

The authenticity and strength of a certificate is anchored on the entity that issues it .

mine as I said early was from naf medical canter makurdi which I might refer to as a federal government owned, my son was from the national population commission.

wayodude:
To be fair Komekn was on about the misuse of game statistics rather than player attributes. Obviously comparing stats for 2 players in vastly different leagues in terms of quality is misleading.

As we know, a player that topped the goals chart in Belgium season after season may not even manage a single goal following a move to better league as we all saw with the Onuachu misadventure. If you compared Onuachu's stats with say someone like Callum Wilson or Marcus Rashford whilst he was still in Belgium, it would have suggested the he is a better player than both of them. But now we know the Koko.

Importantly that does not mean Onuachu's attributes like acceleration got slower or his leap wasn't as high etc when he got to England.

Using Onuachu as an example doesn't add up for me. Personally I don't see Onuachu as an EPL flop, cos I believe he wasn't given enough chance, couple with the fact he's playing in a new system, different type of players that may or may not understand his game which might take couple of games. And I think most player won't have coped, with the pressure of relegation.

AndSunGorilla:
But Chief i no guys who got their birth certificates as adults o. Some of them intentionally got it so they could look for work as undee 25s after graduating from college. However, funny enough i don't even have a birth certificate because my mom for whatever reasons didn't get it for me. That said, my age has been consistent from my primary school till date and my immediate older sister and younger sister have birth certificates.

In this country anything is possible

typicalgamer:
Students ?
Do you know how many students get their birth certificates after when they have need for it. and not during birth year ??

You seem to forget the illiterate population far outweigh the literate.

And how many footballers put school first or hold school 50/50 with ball ?

Bro Nothing anybody can tell me except for when it has used Nigerians do not give 2 cents about birth certificate

Bro i feel your point is over exaggerated. I grew up having my birth certificate and I was born at naf medical center makurdi not one top class hospital. Likewise my son was issued birthday certificate the next day after his birth. I only begin to think twice when someone bring court declaration.

Vbabs:
Just go to Ojodu office (if you are in Lagos) with your proof and you will get a clearance.

what about people outside Lagos. I've like 2 months before any of my papers will expire.

More players in camp

Barryseal:
On what basis will a club formed in 1875 retire a player's jersey number? How many Jersey numbers have they retired in their history if any? You call it an out of the blue sentiment?

Bro the question is what did he achieve there after playing just a season for the senior team.

TheGoodJoe:

We lost because we could not finish our multiple chances, not because the Korean's parked bus. We had enough chances to bury Korea. Their parked bus did not help.

It was our finishing.

Finito.

we can also say Argentina lost because they couldn't finish their chances. So you see the ability to finish your chances is what matter, i.e the team that convert the most chances is the better team.

Saw a news that Bukayo Saka is currently in Nigeria

TheSuperNerd:
It's official!

Flying Eagles vs Argentina in the Round of 16 on 31st May in San Juan.

We are facing the Host!

i don't see the flying eagles winning. African teams find it hard beat south American teams. If it was an European or asia team, my hope will be high.

Delightsome2023:
see question.
Everton must go down.
Up Leicester

yes oh, because of ndidi, iheanacho and maddison

TheSuperNerd:
Kelechi Iheanacho's left foot is still one of the best among African players. What a peach of a pass in that 1-2 exchange to Harvey Barnes for that outstanding assist.

Beautiful. He has been beautiful in his movements and passing sense in this first half.

Leicester leads 1-0!!!

As it stands, they would survive as Everton still playing 0-0 vs Bournemouth and Leeds are losing to Spurs.

A part of me wants Leicester to survive relegation, Iwobi can easily move to another club.