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Sorry folks, I have not had the time to predict or write about the super bowl, the winner or the looser. However, I will make it brief.
YANKEE VS THE HICKS New England is blessed with both the defensive and slightly offensive logistics compared to Caroliner Panthers whose defense is one of the best in the league.And odd makers favored the Patriots to win. Panthers, the most successful franchise team in the 90's when it was first created disappeared for years after 3 successful seasons. But later emerged in 2003 as the most improved team in NFL. They may look like the cinderella team in this Sup. But I gotta tell you though, nothing is guaranteed in Super Bowl, anything can happend. This game is to be played in Texas, not in snow feild or extreme cold weather. It is every place but Foxborough.
Remember John Elway and Doug Williams. The Broncos were favored to win by a wide margin only to to be tattooed with record breaking in NFL history books by Doug Williams, then Black quarterback.
If you go by the Patriots winning season, your likely to pick them as opposed to the Panthers who are in a lions den with odd makers. The Panthers have never made a trip to the bowl game and Patriots not only have been there but Sup champs two years ego. There is one thing I will assure you. This is going to be a very exciting and posibly one of the best in the Super history because both teams are matched up evenly with very infinite edge to the Patriots. I would like to pick the New England Patriots although their quarterback has been remarkable in the season and one of the best in the leaque. However; this is a different bowl game and the season is over.
I look to see the Panthers defense put pressure on Patriots quarterback with shock and awe. And look for the Patriots defense to do equally the same. They have defensive talent including their cornerback who has made critical games [Int] for the team. But the Panthers are determined to bring the Vince Lambardi Trophy from the Yankees by defensive means.
Again, the Panthers key to Sup victory is the defense. They gotta put pressure on Patriots quarterback and make him run/breathless. Keep him running all the time. They got to cover all the receivers not allow them open. The Patriots have talented receivers and my gurllie, they are quick. If the Panthers could put pressure on the quarterback, they got it made.This might shock you but I am going for an upset. Panthers over New England. It is do or die and once in life time performance.
Hail biafra
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Christian Chukwu is the man. First, he brought home the Cup of Champions to Enyimba City. Now this. No foreign coach has done better for BiafraNigeria. This is certainly much better than what that Onyigbinde joker did.
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That Emir of football needs to be kicked out. Sadly there is no man in Afonja's lineage to do the biz.
But then what does the corrupt emir know?
quote:I think has prepared the team right, they have the right players and more importantly the attitude has improved. Should they play like they did against South Africa I can't see them losing to Cameroon.
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quote:The best of the Super Bowl game. The Janet Jackson picture you want to see.
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Please, speak for yourself. If it was up to me, that picture will not be displayed in this thread. There are parts of this board where this type of display may be tolerable, not in the Great Forum.
But, then again, I was the guy that proposed a restricted discussion forum for sensitive discussions. When the forum was created, I was not allowed into it. Go figure!
quote:It is truly shameful that this worthless Emir from the north was leading a protest against the best coach the country ever had. I guess he is too hausa to understand that Chukwu is capable of applying a life-time of sports education to lead that wretched country to the kind of victory the Eagles had over South Africa. We must hurry and leave these animals in their own country...Ogechi Odili
That Obis and ezes are a dime-a-dozen in Igboland a la eze igbo gburugburu does not make it a foregone conclusion that the respected custodians of other cultures are worthless. Do i need to remind you that when a tested and technical non-Igbo was at the helm of affairs of the same Eagles, this site was awash with the caricature of that gentleman, all because the powers-that-be at the time had the effrontry to entrust the team to an Ngbati. Need i also remind you that we are talking about Nigerian Super Eagles, an outfit which all Nigerians regardless of their persuasion has a right to criticize and admonish?. Please remind our readers of Chukwu's soccer pedigree that suddenly catapulted him to the fully-esconced "best coach the country ever had". This man is a complete technical dimwit. His antecedents say much. It is out there for serious commentators to take a perusal. The Nigerian Super Eagles is no personal property like Rangers of Enugu. Copy?. I guess the country may never see real progress until you guys pack your garbage(?) and leave for your God-knows-where!. Then it will DEFINITELY be good riddance to ... rubbish.
quote:That Emir of football needs to be kicked out. Sadly there is no man in Afonja's lineage to do the biz... Ohafia Udemezue
Don't weep for the children of Afonja. It will do you good to channel your energy toward kicking out the modern day terror of IgboLand, His Highness eze Chris Uba and sons.
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quote: “Don't weep for the children of Afonja….. Chris Uba and sons.” ~by AD-dy
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I do not weep for Ngige, Chris Ubah, Obasanjo, Fani Kayode. Just like I didn’t weep for Awo, Abiola and Ige. I certainly have no tears for Afonja. The coward like his present day offsprings brought it upon himself for temporary political gain. Here is his-tory:
quote:To strengthen Ilorin's position, Afonja called on the support of Muslim elements in the kingdom. He was not a Muslim himself, and it appears to have been a piece of political opportunism, to harness forces which were proving to be invincible in the states to the north. He enlisted the help of an itinerant Fulani scholar, Alim al-Salih, better known as Mallam Alimi, who declared a jihad at Ilorin. Other support came from Yoruba Muslims led by a man called Solagberu, from pastoral Fulani, and from Muslim slaves who deserted their owners and fled to Ilorin from the adjacent towns. From these, mainly northern, elements, a military force was created which started to lay waste large areas of the Oyo kingdom. Alimi's influence among these troops grew stronger, and Afonja belatedly realised that he was no longer in control. His attempts to disband them led to a civil war, and he was killed in the fighting, probably about 1823 (Johnson, 1921: 193-200; cf. Law, 1977: 255-60). Solagberu was also eliminated. On Alimi's death (the date is uncertain), control of Ilorin passed to his son Abudusalami. He declared his allegiance to the Sokoto empire and was recognised as Emir. The Fulani dynasty in Ilorin has survived to the present.
As for Onigbendi the yoroba coach, I was one of those that attacked him for while other teams where working on their survival strategies he was mouthing off in the typical yoroba fashion:
"My players will rise to the occasion. I believe the world will see the wonder of Nigeria in Japan," he said
The wonder was that he didn't win a single game!
Even after losing against Argentina, he boasted about being motivated for the next games:
We all know when he lost the second game and had an early shower he shifted the blame to the yoroba gods
quote:"I sincerely believe it was the will of the gods that we haven't qualified for the second round. ...Maybe the gods wanted us to have some more lessons in football."
Shamelessly, the yoroba moron wanted to carry on: "We will open discussions with Onigbinde this week over a new contract," said FA secretary-general Taiwo Ogunjobi. ....
And the BBC added:
quote:Onigbinde was in charge of the team that failed to go past the first round of the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan. The FA said Onigbinde, who has indicated his desire to continue as the Super Eagles coach, is likely to sign a two-year deal.
The difference is clear! Christian Chukwu,is the only Nigerian (living or dead) to have won the Nations Cup both as a player and coach (he was also one of the coaches who won the maiden U-17 World Cup in 1985)
Go figure!
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quote:Do i need to remind you that when a tested and technical non-Igbo was at the helm of affairs of the same Eagles, this site was awash with the caricature of that gentleman, all because the powers-that-be at the time had the effrontry to entrust the team to an Ngbati.
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Please remind our readers of Chukwu's soccer pedigree that suddenly catapulted him to the fully-esconced "best coach the country ever had".
Only a Yoruba masochist would want to be reminded of Onigbinde�s record as the worst loser in BiafraNigerian soccer history. Even after that incompetent Yoruba man had the Eagles humiliated by the Argies, he continued to have oral discharges, including this one where he displayed the typical Yoruba lack of sense of urgency
quote: "I was very much impressed with the performance of my boys," Onigbinde said. "We were able to check the antics of the Argentine team."
Helloooooooo!
We did not spend all that money just so you could go to check some antics you know nothing about. He was supposed to win or at least try to win. He did neither. And even after Onigbinde got Nigeria kicked out in the first round of the 2002 World Cup, that moron had the nerve to tell a befuddled world that �I have no regrets,� in the same breath that he sought yet another contract to disgrace the country at this year�s Cup of Nations games.
Chukwu was not just the captain of the Green Eagles that won the Cup of Nations. Chukwu was the MVP of the League. Today, as coach, Chukwu is winning, and he has won enough games for BiafraNigeria that it will not matter if he now loses a few games here and there. How is that for pedigree? The stupid Emir is calling for the resignation of a man who won most of the games his team played and who qualified his team for the Cup of Nations.
Onigbinde made a career of losing. That is the difference.
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Let's not forget the important lessons coming out of these games. Now, everyone knows that when winning is important to Nigerians, they know they have to select an Igbo coach and Igbo captain, e.g., Chukwu, Okocha. But, when greed, corruption, or fraud is the goal, Nigeria goes to Yoruba and Hausa lands to select Obasanjo, Babangida, Abacha, etc. One wishes to just enjoy the game, but, it will be less than sincere to fail to note this lesson.
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One would expect the likes of Messrs. Ohafia Udemeze, Ozoemenna, Amadi and Ogechi Odili to concern themselves more with this albatross on the neck of their beloved land than fret about the history of Afonja. But no, they must expose their own glaring inadequacies in the vain struggle to outdo one another in racial demagoguery.
Community Development And The O-s-u Caste Discrimination
[An excerpt of a paper presented at the World Social Forum (Jan 16-21, 2004) Mumbai, India]
This paper revisits the O-s-u Caste discrimination with a view to highlighting its impacts on community development. There are varied oral stories on the origin of the system, yet there are little documented information on the issue. The paucity of information in this subject is perhaps caused by people�s erroneous believe that it is an exercise in futility for any person to attempt to change the attitude of the people on the system. Some Igbo communities have worked hard to bridge their O-s-u divide. Yet others are treating the issue with kids globe, as dissenters are hoping that it would �fizzle out� with time. It is not certain that the system, which is one of the defects of the rich cultural heritage of the Igbos, will solve itself in a vacuum. The process of combating the problem is too complex to be left to individual communities; the palaver would be solved within a holistic Igbo institutional framework.
Those discriminating against their fellow human being are not aware of its implications to community development - the process of working with local communities and supporting them to identify their needs, develop their skills and confidence and decide upon appropriate action. It has, however, been noted that a constituent part of community development is a commitment to tackle discrimination so as to enable people to have power over their lives and to control the factors that affect their well being. Since the system encourages segregation and discrimination it violates the people�s human rights and impacts development. For instance, in 1995, the Oruku community drove the people of Umuode out of their land with many lives and properties destroyed (Agbegbu, 12 Jan 2000). Many Igbo communities still treat the so-called O-s-u-s with contempt and disdain. In Oruku community, for instance, the local churches would not appoint a person from Umuode (the O-s-u village in Oruku community) to a position of responsibility. And the Diala diehard would not even give political support to an O-s-u to represent them in any political office no matter how educated or experienced that person might be. This hinders their social mobility and prevents them from contributing as they normally would to the sociopolitical and economic development of their communities. As Okonkwu�s No Longer at Ease made his erudite son, Obi, to understand: the �O-s-u is like leprosy in the minds of our people.� For that Mr. Jude Ezeala rightly noted during a lecture at Nekede on Jan 18, 1992, that the O-s-u-s �are psychologically abused.�
Sadly, the system has been suffocating those subjected to it as it has been causing intra and inter- communal discords and conflicts in Igboland. Intra-communal clashes were reported in the clans of Umuawuka and Emii in Owerri LGA, Imo State (Daily Sunray, 7 May 1993). A pipe borne water project proposed in Ifakala Community in the 1980s was reportedly abandoned, because the Diala in the community complained that the project was �located on O-s-u land� (Newswatch, 18 Sept 1989). The Diala erroneously believed that the location of the project in the so-called O-s-u section of the community would make the water unfit for drinking. In Umuaka community in Imo State, a skirmish occurred between the Diala and the O-s-u in the late 1980�s (Dike, August 8-12, 2002). And around Sept-Oct 2003, there was an intra-village riot in Umuaka in the designated O-s-u section because there was a misunderstanding among the people over their desire for a name-change. A group of people in the village believed that their old name with which they are known was bringing them ill luck and bad image and, therefore, wanted the village to adopt a new name. Riots ensued when they could not agree on a name. One person was reportedly killed and many others sustained injuries and shops were looted. And the riots disrupted business activities in the local market. Without peace and stability a community cannot develop and implement effective development-oriented policies. Thus, discrimination and conflicts violates the people�s human rights, retard community development, creates poverty, and misery.
Nevertheless, international and regional human rights documents show that human rights and freedom are to be enjoyed by all without distinction. The 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is the cornerstone document of human right. The 1965 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, and The African Charter of Human Rights signed in 1981 (put in force in 1986) are among other human rights documents. The 1956 law promulgated to outlaw the system in Igboland by the then Eastern Regional government of Nigeria is a toothless paper tiger because it could not eliminate the system. Worse still, nobody has been tried, or convicted under the law. Thus, the victims of the system have no legal recourse! There is no rational and moral justification for the continued existence of the system, which is as repressive, if not more repressive, than the Apartheid System in South Africa (before its demise in 1994), or the Racial Discrimination in the United States, at this 21st century. The system must go because as it has been noted any existing social order must be changed if it does not agree with the universal accepted notion of justice in a society.
The welfare of every individual in a community matter and every community must work hard to ensure this. However, changing the name of a village (as suggested in some communities) cannot solve the problem. Certainly this will not stop discrimination. The Igbos, as a community, cannot destroy discrimination without changing the mind-set of those who discriminate. This goal could be achieved through grassroots education of the local population, because the majority of those practicing the system reside in the villages. Thus, the culture of a people is an important variable in their social progress. If you educate the people, you create awareness, reduce ignorance, and increase social interaction with the marginal group. Additionally, a good court system and appropriate legislation could reduce discrimination, as it would redress their rights that are being violated. The system, which is a bold pimple on the face of the Igbos, is not in agreement with their belief that one is his or her brother�s keeper. And it is antithetical to the principles of democracy because it encourages segregation and hampers freedom of association. And any culture that encourages segregation and discrimination is antithetical to the principle of globalization, which makes the world a �Global Village.� We can build a more humane world � another world that ensures human dignity. As the World Social Forum slogan says, �another world is possible� � one devoid of discrimination!
Fairness, equity and justice demand that those communities practicing the system should work harder to bridge their O-s-u divide because the system remains a serious challenge to Igbo civilization and culture. Therefore, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) should intensify their efforts in speaking out against this and other forms of discrimination. They should seek more financial assistance from the United Nations (and other international bodies) to form a stronger international solidarity with groups that assist individuals whose �basic human rights are jeopardized or completely denied.� An Igbo adage says, �He who thinks that the human flesh would make delicious meat should pinch his or her skin to see how painful it feels.�
Victor E. Dike is the CEO, Center for Social Justice and Human Development (CSJHD) Sacramento, California. He is the author of Nigeria and the Politics of Unreason: A Study of the Obasanjo Regime [London: Adonis & Abbey Publishers, Nov 20, 2003
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You are bovine! You raised the issue of Chairman Chukwu's record/pedigree. When your superiors crushed your argument, you cowered to the matter of o-su. The o-su issue was exhausted in another thread, and people in this forum decided to move on from it.
But, I can see why you remain fixated on the o-su issue. There seems to be a consensus by the Yoruba members of this Board that you may be a Yoruba o-su. Is that why you are obsessed with the o-su subject?
Meanwhile, Chukwu unveils strategy to beat Cameroon in todays quarter-finals match between BiafraNigeria and cameroon,
quote:Our Strategy To Defeat Cameroun, By Chukwu
BY CHRISTIAN OKPARA
SUPER Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu has assured Nigerians of the readiness of his boys to defeat Cameroun in today's quarter-final grudge match in Monastir.
However, the Super Eagles team doctor, yesterday confirmed that top striker Julius Aghahowa will not be on duty today. This is due to an ankle injury he sustained during a previous outing.
Cameroun, which have the better record in meetings between the two countries, will seek to use this match to prove that their previous victories over the Super Eagles were well earned, while the Nigerians will strive to exact their pound of flesh from the Lions.
Chukwu, who also promised to give a prominent role to Kanu in the match, said there was no reason for Nigeria to approach the match as underdogs.
"We came here to win the trophy and our collective mission is to demolish any opposition on our way, including Cameroun," said Chukwu.
"They have a good team, no doubt, but they are not better than us. People talk about jinx but that does not affect me. As far as I am concerned, it is as if we had never played against the Lions before. We are starting afresh and that is it," he stated.
Cameroun's coach, Winfred Schaefer, is boasting that he knows how to deal with the Eagles. Although he insists that his team would not panic against Nigeria, he still rates the match as the real test for his wards.
"The players have been very relaxed in training, but Cameroun against Nigeria is always a big match. It's important for us to play quickly. We must play with one or two touches and dictate the pace," Schaefer was quoted as telling the international media.
Chukwu, who won the cup as a player and is bidding to win the trophy as a coach, will want to use this match to muzzle his critics who have not been impressed with the Eagles under him.
Assuring Nigerians of the readiness of the Eagles for today's cracker, Chukwu said that his team was now ready for any challenge that might come their way.
"The team has improved with every game and everybody in the squad is focused on winning the cup," he said, assuring that criticism of Kanu was unfair.
"Osaze (Odemwingie) has great potentials but you will also agree with me that Kanu has his own peculiar role in the team. You know you cannot buy experience in the market," he said.
Chukwu knows that a victory over Cameroun would make him only the second man to lead a team to victory over Cameroun, after Clemens Westerhof's feat in 1992 when the Eagles beat the Lions in the third place play-off in Senegal.
The Eagles have the players to beat Cameroun today. With the exception of Julius Aghahowa, whose fitness is a source of worry to the coaches, all the other players are rearing to go.
If feelers from the Eagles camp were real, goal hero against South Africa, Osaze Odemwingie, would start today's match with John Utaka, Kanu Nwankwo and Ifeanyi Ekwueme (or Pius Ikedia) up front.
The choice of strikers is based on the noticeable lethargy in the Camerounian defence, which the likes of Ekwueme, Utaka and Ikedia can exploit to wreak havoc on the Lions.
With Okocha, Garba Lawal and Olofinjana expected to provide the ammunition to the attackers and shield the defence from the marauding Camerounians, the Lions may be in for a roasting this afternoon.
However, the ability of the Isaac Okoronkwo-led defence to protect goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, from the bullets coming from Patrick Mboma's boots would go a long way in determining where victory's pendulum will swing. Mboma has scored four goals, but his reflexes inside the box are not as sharp as it used to be.
Eagles' main problem will come from the right side of Cameroun's midfield where Geremi Njitap holds sway. The Chelsea of England midfielder has been the pillar holding the Lions in this competition, and the Super Eagles will be packing their bags back to Nigeria if they failed to restrict his effectiveness in this match.
Another player capable of destroying Nigeria's hopes in this championship is Samuel Eto'o Fils, whose runs in the opponent's penalty area create rooms for Mboma to manoeuvre.
Eto'o has not scored any goal in this competition, but the Eagles would be shooting themselves in the leg if the defenders give him the sort of room they gave to the Squirrels of Benin Republic in their last encounter.
Although the Eagles have the players to beat this Camerounian team, which has been poor in this competition, victory can only come if the Christian Chukwu technical crew picked players with the right mental attitude to confront the Lions.
That has always been Addy's style, he is not called the "coward of BNW" for nothing. Confront him with any serious issue and see him run, days after he surfaces with some obscure article and thinks it's his saving grace.
Unfortunately for Addy chairman Chukwu seems poised to lift the cup, a task the Ogboni priest Onigbinde found impossible. All those snivelling arm chair coaches in Ibadan and Ilorin will publicly eat humble pie.
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Chairman Chukwu's boys ended Cameroon's hopes of a third successive African Cup of Nations title as his goal secured Nigeria a semi-final place.
PS: I shall be opening another thread to debate AD-dy on the cultures of the Igbo Nation Vs the Yoroba Emirate. lET'S NOT DISTRACT THIS THREAD AND DIMINISH THE MERCURIAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF CHAIMAN CHUKWU.
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Now that Chukwu has sent the defending champion packing, he has nothing to prove to anyone. Clockwatch!Posts: 397 | Registered: May 2001
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Addy The Coward of BNW and yoroba loud mouth, where are you now. Have you seen Coach Chukwu's pedigree. Shame on you for bringing Onigbamgbo's name here when we were talking about real soccer and real coaches. I was not surprised that you will resort to your usual way, of docking questions when you are cornered. Just give them man his due, he won as a player nad he has won as a coach. He was with Clemens westahoff in 1992 when they one the Nations cup and he is on verge of repeating that feet again.
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