I don’t know what I will be doing when the AFCON ends, all my attention has been focused on the tournament and I have forgotten about the EPL and champions league. The last time I was this excited about the AFCON was when we had the likes of Kanu and JJ Okacha on our team.

Congratulations to the Super Eagles. They have done their nation proud. The game against Angola was so interesting that it had me on the edge of my seat till the full-time whistle was blown. The extra time added was the longest seven minutes of my life. It would have been heartbreaking if Nigeria conceded a goal in extra time.  The goalkeeper did not really need to do so much, we have only conceded one goal in the tournament and that’s because the defenders have been superb. We might just win this tournament without the goalkeeper making any heroic saves.

I don’t believe greed is the only cause of gambling addiction because gambling addicts do not care much about winning or losing, they gamble for the feeling they get from taking high risks. I believe everything in life should be done in moderation. People fall into the trap of gambling addiction because they don’t possess the discipline to control their impulse to gamble. Anyone can suffer from addiction regardless of gender.

Scams are not moderated on the forum but you’re right, the forum remains a safe space because community members devote their time to making it so.

Fraud has always been in existence. Now it’s done on a larger scale, scammers now take advantage of social media to reach their targets. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and even Bitcointalk are used by scammers, the difference is Bitcointalk forum members are less gullible and aggressive towards scammers than other social platforms are.  

I’m sure there are religious people who will dispute this with you. They pray about everything lol. They forget that there are two sides of the coin, it is dumb to think a divine being could be behind the outcome of a gambling events. Wouldn’t there be a conflict of interest because other gamblers would be praying for a different result. The way I see it, it’s a issue of self confidence, some people pray and wear lucky charms just so they can feel better about their bets. A confident gambler doesn’t need to do all this.

Avoid anything second hand. Make you nor go learn lesson the hard way. Some people dey kirikiri because of second hand phones and cars wey them buy from person online. E dey possible say kidnappers don use that device or vehicle run operation before and police dey track am. Trust Nigerian Police, anybody hand them see the device na him them go hold responsible. The only thing wey fit save you na receipt and police report of transfer of ownership. Make I still add this info, incase them tiff your phone/car, make sure say you report am for station asap because if the robbers use am commit any crime na you police go hold.

I think fans are always torn between choosing their favorite teams/athletes over their bet analysis. For me, I don’t make bets that are not in favour of my team. If the stats indicate that my team may be in the losing position, I would prefer not to play the game. Because if I do stake against my team and I win the bet, I won’t experience that thrill of winning because my team lost.

With almost all the big teams like Ghana, Egypt, Morocco, and Senegal out of the tournament, Nigeria is the current highest ranked team in the tournament. We are the Brazil of African football. Everyone wants to beat us, it seems we have a target on our back.

How’s this something to be sad about? All Nigerian players passed the drug tests so no harm done. I don’t know what you’re whining about. None of the strikers are off the team. It seems you have a wrong understanding of the situation.

What do you mean by Manchester United is a mystical club? Chelsea is on the same level as Manchester United, both teams desperately needs to get back to what they used to be. I don’t think Mourinho should go to either clubs, there are both declining teams. There is a long rivalry between Mourinho and Pep Guardiola, I doubt the “Special One” would want to come into the EPL and not be in charge of a club that’s far from being title contenders.

Do you gamble @SmartGold? I ask because I assume you’re female and I know  you’re very active in gambling discussions almost as much as I am. I believe both genders can gamble and have an equal chance of becoming addicts if they are not careful about their behavior. It’s different in every society but I think women should not be made to feel uncomfortable about their gambling, men want women to understand why they love sports so much but judge women when they gamble? That’s ridiculous.

You for tell us the name of the altcoin, you nor know weda some of us deh hodl am here. Abi you just won keep us for suspense. If you observe well for forum, people dey always cap say buy bitcoin, comot body for altcoins. E get why them dey talk like this. The wahala wey follow altcoin investment nor be here, but when you still check the overnight success and the money wey you fit achieve, you go just gather mind say make you risk am. For my own side, I go say altcoin be like gamble them nor dey sabi am. Na just luck. Cause you fit do all your market research and analysis finish, one tweet go just make the coin drop reach ground.

It is generally not advisable for anyone to borrow money to invest in Bitcoin. Banks will never approve a loan if they know you plan on using the money to invest in bitcoin or a high risk investment. Bitcoin is very volatile and you can’t be certain what will happen in the next two years. Luckily for your friend, he’s getting the money from a relative, with no collateral and managed to get a long repayment plan. I still wouldn’t take the loan though, I would rather invest my own money no matter how small it is.

$110 is a decent amount of money. For someone earning five figures in naira, I would say OP outdid himself. As a rule of thumb, you should invest what you can afford to lose. If $110 is what OP can afford to risk, that’s his  prerogative.

Other than scrutinizing the OP, do you have any advice for the OP. I have been seeing a lot of threads from newbies about how older members are harsh towards them. Reading your comment on this thread, I understand why they feel that way.

The Morocco - South Africa match was an eventful one. Bookmakers didn’t give South Africa a chance to win the game and like most people I was expecting Morocco to walk over South Africa but that was not been the case. It seems the underdogs are doing better than the favorites in the tournament. There is so much uncertainty in the AFCON, we never know how a game is going to turn out.


It was not a movement. It’s normal for players to do drug test, some fans are insinuating that the drug testing was done because of Victor Osimhen’s performance in the match against Cameroon. I don’t think CAF is trying to sabotage the Super Eagles. Let’s remain calm, we shouldn’t let this distract us from our goal, we have an important match coming up and we have to be in the best shape mentally and physically.

Congratulations on your new job and also buying your first bitcoins. I will advise you to move your bitcoins from Binance to a non custodial wallet like Electrum or Blue wallet.

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Naira, I think. OP has made a couple of posts in the Nigerian local board, I assume he is Nigerian.

That’s not true. Trust wallet runs on centralized servers so it's cannot be classified as decentralized, and to top it off, Trust wallet is closed source.

I also saw a thread where someone was asking about placing bets in the dream. People who believe magic can influence the outcome of a game are not very good gamblers. They are often at the losing end because desperation is the only thing that can make someone believe in such nonsense. If fortune tellers and seers could see the future, they would be stinking rich but they are not.

How did he lose his sight? I would like to know because right now, the story sounds like Norse mythology to me. Like the story of Wodan sacrificing one of his eye so he could be able to see the future.

One of the teams that is giving me concern is Arsenal, I was one of those who was dazzled by Mikel Arteta’s brilliance since he became manager of the club. They had a great last season, they looked more confident and took their chances. At this time last season, Arsenal were top of the table and their fans were sure of winning the league title. Now, all they are fighting for is top four position. I do not what they caused them to drop off, IMO with all the competitions Manchester City are playing, this is the season other teams have a good chance of winning the league title.

The only way scammers can succeed is if you release the coins from escrow without confirming payment. When trading p2p, it’s important to check the feedback on the trader’s profile. This will help you determine the type of buyer you might be dealing with. Also when you’re engaged in a trade, keep the conversation at a minimum and report the account to customer service if you suspect foul play like the buyer clicking paid when he hasn’t made payment. The buyer will be required to show proof of payment and if he can’t, the trade will be cancelled.

Cameroon were reserving Vincent Aboubakar like he was their secret weapon, he was warming up in the sidelines like he was going to come in and change the tide of the game. I wasn’t scared one bit. The Super Eagles played with such intensity and confidence, I knew nothing could stop them. The much criticized Victor Osimhen was everywhere on the pitch. I have never seen a player with so much energy. I could see the tension in the Cameroon camp anytime Osimhen had the ball, they were all concerned about Osimhen and forgot about Lookman. Great game from the Super Eagles, Angola is next.

Belike na the same procedure them still give to open online banks like kuda and Opay. For young tech bros to build their own company for Nigeria nor just easy, you need to get better block to start with. And possibility of getting loan from bank dey very small, them go just use you catch cruise. I nor go say make CBN reduce their requirements because person wey won manage other people money suppose get enough reserve incase anything happen so them fit settle their customers. My own be say make banks dey try give loans to startups to fund their ideas.

There’s a popular song by Kenny Rogers titled “The Gambler”, there is some good gambling and life lessons that’s taught in the song. One of lines goes as follows;   Every gambler knows that the secret to surviving is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep 'Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser.

As a gambler, you have to discover what strategy works for you. To have any hope of success in gambling, you have to have self discipline to know when to call it a day. Most people say they are going to stop gambling when they hit a big score, but they don’t and end up losing it all again.