Nigeria Premier League/Players Discussion Thread

[Docnaster]

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Oluwa-btc please if you know and have seen what Finidi George said for making Victor Osimhen to react that way can you please drop the comment here so we can also judge from the both side. As most of us don't really know what Finidi George said before Osimhen reacted. And as for now we are judging the matter from one side. Finidi George is from by tribe but I don't like nonsense. He was to deliver Super Eagles to qualify the forthcoming world cup but irony is the case.

I didn't follow up Pep Guardiola and Erik Ten Hag cases so I don't have too much idea on them.

Finidi George said he can't beg Osimhen to play for supper eagles. Although I don't know the full story and I don't care to know. Finidi George appears to be questioning Osimhen commitment to super eagles and in my opinion he shouldn't have done that. We all know how committed Osimhen is to the super eagles, his dedication shouldn't be question, he has been playing for the super eagles anytime he gets invitation, I don't see any reason why Finidi George should come out and say that to the media. Finidi should publicly apologize to Osimhen for questioning his loyalty to the super eagles, he should also apologize to the super eagles fans for a the disappointment he has brought upon us, for his poor performance as the coach of the eagles before his eventual resignation. Just imagine a team that got to the finals of the just concluded Afcon, couldn't win any of the two matches he presided as the head coach and he dares question Osimhen commitment. That Man need to be arrested for making the super eagles a laughing stock.

The news that reported that Finidi George said he can't beg Victor Osimhen was absolutely a fake news but what really caused the social media outburst of that very issue was that Victor Osimhen failed to verify the authenticity of that news before responding to the news. What Victor Osimhen did was totally uncalled for and unprofessional if you ask me and that's because i think he was supposed to try confirm from credible sources about the genuinity of the news before reacting. Again, the manner at which he addressed his former national team coach was disrespectful but I think it's time we try and move on from the incident and talk about the best possible way that'll help the Super Eagles qualify for the next edition of the FIFA World Cup.

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The news that reported that Finidi George said he can't beg Victor Osimhen was absolutely a fake news but what really caused the social media outburst of that very issue was that Victor Osimhen failed to verify the authenticity of that news before responding to the news. What Victor Osimhen did was totally uncalled for and unprofessional if you ask me and that's because i think he was supposed to try confirm from credible sources about the genuinity of the news before reacting. Again, the manner at which he addressed his former national team coach was disrespectful but I think it's time we try and move on from the incident and talk about the best possible way that'll help the Super Eagles qualify for the next edition of the FIFA World Cup.

Victor Osimhen acted unprofessional and emotionally to the situation, an attitude that's condemnable in all entirety. An act of disrespect he can not give to his Italian club, Napoli's coach but was so quick to met it to the National coach of his country's team. That's unpatriotic especially with the choice of words he had to use in that video. Even if the purported online video about Finidi George saying he can't beg Osimhen to come play for his country was true, yet it doesn't warrant such display of public disrespect.

The whole issue is that they never liked Finidi from the start in taking up the role of the national coach , a lot of criticisms even before he started his first game he didn't even got the suppose support he needed to go far both from some of the players and fans. Am happy for Finidi that he had to resign honorably from the manager role since he is said to be unfit for the job.

[Ruttoshi]

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The news that reported that Finidi George said he can't beg Victor Osimhen was absolutely a fake news but what really caused the social media outburst of that very issue was that Victor Osimhen failed to verify the authenticity of that news before responding to the news. What Victor Osimhen did was totally uncalled for and unprofessional if you ask me and that's because i think he was supposed to try confirm from credible sources about the genuinity of the news before reacting. Again, the manner at which he addressed his former national team coach was disrespectful but I think it's time we try and move on from the incident and talk about the best possible way that'll help the Super Eagles qualify for the next edition of the FIFA World Cup.

Victor Osimhen acted unprofessional and emotionally to the situation, an attitude that's condemnable in all entirety. An act of disrespect he can not give to his Italian club, Napoli's coach but was so quick to met it to the National coach of his country's team. That's unpatriotic especially with the choice of words he had to use in that video. Even if the purported online video about Finidi George saying he can't beg Osimhen to come play for his country was true, yet it doesn't warrant such display of public disrespect.

The whole issue is that they never liked Finidi from the start in taking up the role of the national coach , a lot of criticisms even before he started his first game he didn't even got the suppose support he needed to go far both from some of the players and fans. Am happy for Finidi that he had to resign honorably from the manager role since he is said to be unfit for the job.

I feel that the players are too pompous and they will believe that Finidi George has nothing to offer  because some of them are playing in big clubs and adding great impact to the performance of their club. They believe that a high standard coach is only who can control them.

The players are not helping matters because their main focus should be on winning and not the coach. Even if a coach is bad, the players motivation and passion can bring them victory, but their is not so. If most players dislike a coach, that coach is finished, because they will frustrate you till you will be fired by your Bods.

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The news that reported that Finidi George said he can't beg Victor Osimhen was absolutely a fake news but what really caused the social media outburst of that very issue was that Victor Osimhen failed to verify the authenticity of that news before responding to the news. What Victor Osimhen did was totally uncalled for and unprofessional if you ask me and that's because i think he was supposed to try confirm from credible sources about the genuinity of the news before reacting. Again, the manner at which he addressed his former national team coach was disrespectful but I think it's time we try and move on from the incident and talk about the best possible way that'll help the Super Eagles qualify for the next edition of the FIFA World Cup.

Victor Osimhen acted unprofessional and emotionally to the situation, an attitude that's condemnable in all entirety. An act of disrespect he can not give to his Italian club, Napoli's coach but was so quick to met it to the National coach of his country's team. That's unpatriotic especially with the choice of words he had to use in that video. Even if the purported online video about Finidi George saying he can't beg Osimhen to come play for his country was true, yet it doesn't warrant such display of public disrespect.

The whole issue is that they never liked Finidi from the start in taking up the role of the national coach , a lot of criticisms even before he started his first game he didn't even got the suppose support he needed to go far both from some of the players and fans. Am happy for Finidi that he had to resign honorably from the manager role since he is said to be unfit for the job.

I feel that the players are too pompous and they will believe that Finidi George has nothing to offer  because some of them are playing in big clubs and adding great impact to the performance of their club. They believe that a high standard coach is only who can control them.

The players are not helping matters because their main focus should be on winning and not the coach. Even if a coach is bad, the players motivation and passion can bring them victory, but their is not so. If most players dislike a coach, that coach is finished, because they will frustrate you till you will be fired by your Bods.

Bad for them as it gets bad too for the coach because I sincerely don't think Nigeria will a place in the world cup qualifiers and this means the players going nowhere too. There lack of disrespect is what I term as an act of ignorance, you don't respect just the person but the position of a person in an administrative setting the coach is the head and that alone should accord him all the respect deserved. Finidi has one of the best national and international record in his football career that not even Osimhen or any of them has been able to match up with. Won the AFCON in 1994, UEFA champions league winner 1995, even  Dutch super cup winner multiple times with Ajax and many other major titles including been renowned as one of the best number 7 in the world in his time. Such a person as a coach deserves all the support his players ought to o have given. The records are there to prove this.

[Oluwa-btc]

I don't support that apology or whatever. If they don't want Osimhen to play in the National Team, it is very simple let them just tell him to leave. The interest of Super Eagles fans is for the Super Eagles to qualify the Forthcoming World Cup and nothing more. Even in today News blogs were saying that NFf has banned Osimhen from the team and NFF social media platforms saying they didn't ban Osimhen so the whole the too is not even clear for the fans again. And till now nobody has posted what Finidi said.

Well let see how their last game will play out. And that is their last chance to qualify in the World Cup.

Whoever supports it must be mad honestly. Banning Victor Oshime is like banning Cristiano Ronaldo from playing for Portugal to me. They should go ahead. Personally, if I was Victor Oshime, as much as I wasn't the person who disrespected the other, you'll never get anything near apology from me, Never! These Ex-players are legends fine, but then, they should know them place and respect themselves as they ought to do.

That news of Victor Oshime being banned is not valid, and if it was, the Nigerian Football Federation President who confirmed it must be very baised and poor at handling matters. Enough reason why they're declining.
How the bloody hell are they African Giants? Jesus Christ!!

I don't give double F#cks about Nigeria honestly. They don't even have a fine style of football to play. Another thing, they should stick with grassroot players and then add two to three top players who fits into the squad.

[Coyster]

I don't give double F#cks about Nigeria honestly. They don't even have a fine style of football to play. Another thing, they should stick with grassroot players and then add two to three top players who fits into the squad.

You're a Nigerian, so what do you mean by you don't give two fucks about Nigeria, and i have nothing to say anymore about your views on the Osimhen v Finidi's case, because you've refused to see reasons which are so glaring.

That being said, if we get a good coach this time around, our style of play will improve, and there is no way we can stick to local players with only an addition of two to three players plying their trade abroad, we have so much quality away from home, thus the home based players will always make up the minority.

[Oluwa-btc]

I don't give double F#cks about Nigeria honestly. They don't even have a fine style of football to play. Another thing, they should stick with grassroot players and then add two to three top players who fits into the squad.

You're a Nigerian, so what do you mean by you don't give two fucks about Nigeria, and i have nothing to say anymore about your views on the Osimhen v Finidi's case, because you've refused to see reasons which are so glaring.

That being said, if we get a good coach this time around, our style of play will improve, and there is no way we can stick to local players with only an addition of two to three players plying their trade abroad, we have so much quality away from home, thus the home based players will always make up the minority.

Is it too difficult to comprehend? Lmao. Nigeria doesn't give two shiits about me , my mental, I'd do same too, I don't care whatever that happens, man's just tryna survive. What reasons? Banning a player who was disrespected by the head coach?

Even if you bring in Pep Guardiola,. Nigerian Football Federation will still go on with their dirty agenda's and politics for goodness sake. You need chemistry within these players. Players who understands themselves, who play together week in week out, we can't continue this way.
Do you know players pay money to the NFF to be called up to play for the national team?  So many players playing for Nigeria also lacks discipline. Nigeria will never go forward with this!

[Coyster]

Is it too difficult to comprehend? Lmao. Nigeria doesn't give two shiits about me , my mental, I'd do same too, I don't care whatever that happens, man's just tryna survive. What reasons? Banning a player who was disrespected by the head coach?

Lol, okay!

You need chemistry within these players. Players who understands themselves, who play together week in week out, we can't continue this way.

Players cannot play week in, week out in their national team, footballers play most of their football in their club side.

Do you know players pay money to the NFF to be called up to play for the national team?  So many players playing for Nigeria also lacks discipline. Nigeria will never go forward with this!

I understand what you are saying my bro, i just think we have no choice as Nigerians but to continue to support the team, even as we clamor for a change in everything concerning our football.

[Mate2237]

This is the recent games results and the games fixtures.
Rivers United got the highest score against Gombe United in the previous season.

The the points

The Fixtures of the Matches.

The problem we have in the NPL is that there is no specific TV Channel to watch the Matches. But you can get the information from their website, blogs and social media channels. I am predicted that either Rivers United or Bayelsa United will win the Cup this time. What is your opinion?

[Makus]

I don't give double F#cks about Nigeria honestly. They don't even have a fine style of football to play. Another thing, they should stick with grassroot players and then add two to three top players who fits into the squad.

You're a Nigerian, so what do you mean by you don't give two fucks about Nigeria, and i have nothing to say anymore about your views on the Osimhen v Finidi's case, because you've refused to see reasons which are so glaring.

That being said, if we get a good coach this time around, our style of play will improve, and there is no way we can stick to local players with only an addition of two to three players plying their trade abroad, we have so much quality away from home, thus the home based players will always make up the minority.

Is it too difficult to comprehend? Lmao. Nigeria doesn't give two shiits about me , my mental, I'd do same too, I don't care whatever that happens, man's just tryna survive. What reasons? Banning a player who was disrespected by the head coach?

Even if you bring in Pep Guardiola,. Nigerian Football Federation will still go on with their dirty agenda's and politics for goodness sake. You need chemistry within these players. Players who understands themselves, who play together week in week out, we can't continue this way.
Do you know players pay money to the NFF to be called up to play for the national team?  So many players playing for Nigeria also lacks discipline. Nigeria will never go forward with this!

It's true funny thing happen in this country and that why we are where we are right now. Considering our opportunities and potential who ought to take great positions Across the globe but the same mentality of some persons who happens to be among the leaders keep dragging us backwards. There are lots of Nigerian who are stars out there but they don't play for Nigeria and that is because of the way things are handled here. Of only they can genuinely pick players from grassroots without expecting anything from them, I believe we would do better because there are potential footballers in Nigeria that are still unknown to the public.

I'm happy Bayelsa isn't at the relegation zone, even if it doesn't mean much. I believe we'll be winning our next match.

[Promocodeudo]

I don't give double F#cks about Nigeria honestly. They don't even have a fine style of football to play. Another thing, they should stick with grassroot players and then add two to three top players who fits into the squad.

You're a Nigerian, so what do you mean by you don't give two fucks about Nigeria, and i have nothing to say anymore about your views on the Osimhen v Finidi's case, because you've refused to see reasons which are so glaring.

That being said, if we get a good coach this time around, our style of play will improve, and there is no way we can stick to local players with only an addition of two to three players plying their trade abroad, we have so much quality away from home, thus the home based players will always make up the minority.

Is it too difficult to comprehend? Lmao. Nigeria doesn't give two shiits about me , my mental, I'd do same too, I don't care whatever that happens, man's just tryna survive. What reasons? Banning a player who was disrespected by the head coach?

Even if you bring in Pep Guardiola,. Nigerian Football Federation will still go on with their dirty agenda's and politics for goodness sake. You need chemistry within these players. Players who understands themselves, who play together week in week out, we can't continue this way.
Do you know players pay money to the NFF to be called up to play for the national team?  So many players playing for Nigeria also lacks discipline. Nigeria will never go forward with this!

It's true funny thing happen in this country and that why we are where we are right now. Considering our opportunities and potential who ought to take great positions Across the globe but the same mentality of some persons who happens to be among the leaders keep dragging us backwards. There are lots of Nigerian who are stars out there but they don't play for Nigeria and that is because of the way things are handled here. Of only they can genuinely pick players from grassroots without expecting anything from them, I believe we would do better because there are potential footballers in Nigeria that are still unknown to the public.

I'm happy Bayelsa isn't at the relegation zone, even if it doesn't mean much. I believe we'll be winning our next match.

The problem is from the head thats why the don't care about what is happening in Nigerian league when a system is corrupt and rottened, what do you expect, do you expect a good administration in Nigerian football league? I think the answer is no for now until things are are handled rightly, are they not suppose to be encouraging interested players that wants to play for they either national and league football but they are only concerned about what they will benefit, if you don't have anything thing to offer them, they wont invite you or add you un their list.
Mate, I must be sincere to you, don't expect magic they will not pick any players from they grassroot because such player may not have any money to offer them because of their poor background, Nigeria football league is in the state of coma, unless we have coaches with vision that can stand on their ground irrespective of threat of sack to say what they want that can favour the team but that's if the league owners will listen. We have really gone backward in football because of politics and corruption in all aspect, steps needs to be taken in other to solve this menace once and for all.

[Coyster]

This is the recent games results and the new season games fixture.

What you wrote isn't clear to me, the 23/24 Nigerian premier league season is over and the fixture you posted is that of the last game of the season.

The problem we have in the NPL is that there is no specific TV Channel to watch the Matches. But you can get the information from their website, blogs and social media channels. I am predicted that either Rivers United or Bayelsa United will win the Cup this time. What is your opinion?

I think you can watch some of the NPL games on Startimes. Enugu Rangers already won the title for the NPL 23/24 season, making it the 8th time they have won the title, Enugu Rangers and Remo Stars both qualified for the CL, whilst Enyimba could only book a spot in the Confederation cup by finishing 3rd.

[Makus]

Mate, I must be sincere to you, don't expect magic they will not pick any players from they grassroot because such player may not have any money to offer them because of their poor background, Nigeria football league is in the state of coma, unless we have coaches with vision that can stand on their ground irrespective of threat of sack to say what they want that can favour the team but that's if the league owners will listen. We have really gone backward in football because of politics and corruption in all aspect, steps needs to be taken in other to solve this menace once and for all.

This is the major problem we have now, considering money over everything is bad. If Nigeria wants to make a great impact in football they should stop prioritising money over skill, talent and potentials. Thinking about money without considering the future and the well being of the Nigerian team is what has kept us where we are today. There are times were we just gat to let go of greed and do things that will favour the country entirely, no matter how much they take from those players, it will eventually get finished someday prioritising current pleasure for the future is an error, and they need to change that mentality. Greed and selflessness cannot take a anyone far In life, they will only limit your possibility of making a good reputation that might take you far and wide.

[Coyster]

The champions of the just concluded 23/24 Nigerian premier league season, Rangers International of Enugu have declared through their manager that they are ready to dominate in Africa, and that's by winning the CAF champions league:
https://thesun.ng/champions-league-rangers-ready-to-rule-africa-ezeaku/?amp

Remember that Enyimba football club of Aba is the only Nigerian football club to have won the CAF CL, and they won it back to back, in the 02/03 and 03/04 seasons respectively, and ever since then, no Nigerian team has ever won the trophy again. Do you think Enugu Rangers can do it next season? And what do you think could be wrong, why Nigerian clubs fail to win the CL.

[Mate2237]

Finidi George who resigned from the Super Eagles last month has been accepted to coach Rivers United. Since it is a National League, it is not too bad because it from that League coaches were chosen to coach the Senior Teams. And let's see how it will be from the NFL angle since he could not deliver the National Team to qualify and there is probability that he might not do well even at the local games because what you deliver at the national level can be displayed at the lower level.

And that what is happening in the country as well. Tinubu did well at the State level when he was the governor of Lagos State but when he became the President then he became the worst. Though some people can manage small group of people but can't in the larger group. But football is 12 around so if you can't do well at the national level then there is a probability. And by the way he was managing NFL before he was inaugurated to be the head coach of the Super Eagles. Let's wait for the time.

[DiMarxist]

If Nigeria qualifies for this forthcoming world cup, they might do well in the tournament. I  hope something like this has happened before and the qualified at last and this case is just like that one.

[Rruchi man]

And that what is happening in the country as well. Tinubu did well at the State level when he was the governor of Lagos State but when he became the President then he became the worst.

It is wrong to compare football a sport and politics. The two are entirely different.

Though some people can manage small group of people but can't in the larger group. But football is 12 around so if you can't do well at the national level then there is a probability.

There are people who will hold the opinion that Finidi George, as Nigerian coach, did not actually fail but simply did not have enough time as Nigerian coach.

I will not be perplexed if Finidi records remarkable results in his new job.

[Hirose UK]

If Nigeria qualifies for this forthcoming world cup, they might do well in the tournament. I  hope something like this has happened before and the qualified at last and this case is just like that one.

Nigerian Premier League is still in the middle of season break and I think the Nigerian national team itself is also in an impossible condition where they are reported to be unable to strengthen several of their main players in the next few matches for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
But if they really qualify then that could be one of the big things that Nigeria gets again, like in the 2022 edition they failed to qualify for the Qatar World Cup competition and in the end there were riots in their last match at that time.
That was quite excessive and looked very brutal where the fans took to the field and carried out acts of destruction that ended in riots which ultimately led to clashes with security forces or the police.

Yes, I hope something like this doesn't happen in the 2026 edition of the World Cup, whatever happens they should all be able to accept it and of course they have to learn from previous failures.
Now they are also in 5th place in group C.

[Moreno233]

If Nigeria qualifies for this forthcoming world cup, they might do well in the tournament. I  hope something like this has happened before and the qualified at last and this case is just like that one.

Nigeria may not qualify for the world cup, not now that things have gone really bad with the management of the team amidst internal crisis among the players. In my opinion, there should be a complete overhaul of the entire team if they should be ready for anything serious. They have to restart the team by building from the scratch. At the moment, there is no solidarity among the players, no passion and everything is going down. The issue with Osimhen, that lead to the resignation of the coach, was very discouraging to many people. Like I said before, I do not think Nigeria will be able to qualify for the world cup.

[Salahmu]

If Nigeria qualifies for this forthcoming world cup, they might do well in the tournament. I  hope something like this has happened before and the qualified at last and this case is just like that one.

We can't really tell because a lot of things has changed on the super eagle team, there has been a lot of drama between players and team manager and also if Super eagles will play this bad on the qualifier I wonder how they would perform when they will meet the higher team on the world Cup, from the way I examine the super eagles team we shouldn't expect too much from them during the world because they are lacking so many things and if you watch there matches you will see that there are no good understanding between the players which made it very difficult for them to win matches.

However I don't know if the issue between Osimhen and there coach Finidi has been resolved because it will be very bad if it continues, though I wouldn't really blame Osimhen because from his explanation it was understandable.