[Comment]Adokiye Amiesimaka: The Man Who Told The Truth

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[ugwunagbo]

sometimes people want to gain cheap publicity for the wrong reason. ask Mr Truth Teller where was he during d screening exercise. why did he hold back the ''truth'' until now.what does he intend to achieve by telling us now.

methink that peharps Mr Truth teller could not get his egunje from the poor boy. or that the poor boy has rejected his bid to be his manager. i know that somebody will tell me that Mr Truth is not cheap. It is too late.

[Godwin]

Nigeria is a country of liars.

We deserve the leadership we have.

[jthelmsdeep]

Definetely food for thought. It's sad to see a man castigated for being honest, but until we embrace the truth about ourselves and our nation, we are unlikely to make any significant progress in the fight for positive change. Thanks for writing this.

[nijalaw]

Originally Posted by ugwunagbo

sometimes people want to gain cheap publicity for the wrong reason. ask Mr Truth Teller where was he during d screening exercise. why did he hold back the ''truth'' until now.what does he intend to achieve by telling us now.

methink that peharps Mr Truth teller could not get his egunje from the poor boy. or that the poor boy has rejected his bid to be his manager. i know that somebody will tell me that Mr Truth is not cheap. It is too late.

Nigerians never fail to disappoint with warped views & imagination.

[Eace]

This is funny...

On one hand, no one denies that what the man says is truth. On the other hand, he is blamed for telling the truth 'at the wrong time'

Pilate had a point then when he asked Jesus the Nazarene: "Truth - what is that?"

[Ebe]

Have you seen the lead striker of the same U-17 team, Stanley Okoro? Compared to him, captain Chukwudi is a baby.

I don talk my own.

[oguzie j.j.]

Originally Posted by Ebe

Have you seen the lead striker of the same U-17 team, Stanley Okoye? Compared to him, captain Chukwudi is a baby.

I don talk my own.

Ebe My brother i no undastand ur own o. Wetin you mean sef?
Even the Adokie himself in his playing days will not deny never have lied about his age. But I think he was only trying to spill blood and revenge to his ex player who did not accord him who knows one or two pay recognition.

That does not mean that i support lies and the lying tradition that is part of the Nigerian psyche.

[Silent 1]

The average Nigerian's why-do-you-want-to-pull-me-down mentality will forever chain Nigeria down. Some Nigerian's are now placing the prisms of patriotism, jealousy, timing and what not before Adokie's white light in the hope that it breaks it down into the darker shades they much prefer; which have forever darkened our space.

They say: why didn't he come open earlier? discounting the many valid reasons that could have kept him from doing so; like, the distinct possibility of his only recently being aware of Chukwudi's inclusion in the squad.

I used to naively wonder why Nigeria and Nigerians seemed to condone, even encourage age fraud in sports until it struck me that, age manipulation is practically a national pastime. Those who should and could easily end this, in many cases owe their very positions, jobs to this fraud.

[Godwin]

Below is the full article written by Adokie.

From http://www.punchng.com

Published 11/1/2009 3:00:00 AM


Once again, we have let our children down (1)


IN the context of age-grade tournaments, especially the on-going FIFA U-17 World Cup that we are hosting, what is in the best interest of Nigeria? Believe me, as I sat down to write this piece last Friday, after our 2-1 victory over Argentina, I pondered this question for more than a moment. And it was not easy to decide that if we do not want to continue to fool ourselves that all is well, or that we are even making any reasonable effort to get our act together, then we must never sweep the accumulating dirt under the carpet. We must keep on reminding ourselves of its unhealthy presence until we are forced to take the bold step of sweeping it away.

You see, the team that is representing us in this tournament is a good one. In fact, so far, it is one of the outstanding teams. In our first match against Germany on October 24, it showed the courage and resilience that was, ironically, typically attributed to Germany. Since then, it has grown from strength to strength, beating Honduras and much-feared Argentina in quick succession. Team coach John Obuh has done a marvellous job in building a team for a global event in less than two months. Remember the Magnetic Resonance Imaging test that disqualified a greater percentage of players in our previous team as overage, thereby decimating that team?

I am optimistic that this team can go all the way and possibly win the cup a record fourth time, and in that case make Nigeria the first defending champion to clinch it. But to do so the team may need to be more efficient in front of goal. As I noted in a previous article, the secret is not to let the usually frenetic activity in the goal area make you lose focus and composure. Then, just before making contact with the ball, choose the spot in goal where you wish to send the ball. Critically, at the moment of impact, keep your eyes on the ball.

The fact that we are able to produce a team that can hold its own in such a short time shows what an unassailable status we can attain if only we will pay painstaking attention to detail over time to prepare our teams. I have always believed that we have comparative advantage that is probably embedded in anthropology and genetics to excel in sports. But what happens is that because of our complacence we only show the enormity of our potential without fully realising it, even in victory. We have consistently underutilised our capacity and so always underachieved.

We won the maiden edition of this tournament in China in 1985. We won again in Japan in 1993, and yet again in South Korea in 2007. Brazil is the only other country that has won it so many times. But do we feel fulfilled? No! How is it that after wearing the crown as world champion three times in an age-grade event, we are still not implementing a comprehensive youth development program? How, then, have we ‘‘excelled‘‘ in this category?

We all know the answer. Much as we have the potential to excel, we have preferred to cheat. And that is why even if we win again we still won‘t feel fulfilled. Neither will we get the respect that we crave from the rest of the world. Yes, we are still cheating. By our education system, all the players in our U-17 team should either still be in secondary school or just passing out. Of course, they may also be attached to professional teams as apprentices, as is done in other parts. But we have never fully tapped the synergy of the education and sports sectors to respectably unleash our might on the global stage.

I know as a matter of fact that our team is not Under-17. It is for this reason that I feel like a hypocrite to congratulate this team for its performance so far.

In 2002/2003, I was Chairman of Sharks of Port-Harcourt. I decided to have a feeder team of fresh school leavers not older than 20 years. As the feeder team concept was relatively new and because I had my ideas about how a team at that level should be handled, I also doubled as its coach. And we had remarkable results in that period. I am sure that fans in Rivers State still remember how we played friendly matches with teams with much older players all over the state and regularly won by wide margins.

One of my key players then is the current captain of our so-called U-17 team. By his own admission at that time, that is, seven years ago, he was 18 years old. Please do the arithmetic yourself. MRI test or not, his football history is common knowledge. If we are not utterly irresponsible how can he be eligible for this tournament when he is not less than 25 years old now? There is another player with very interesting facial features that has been likened to a top senior team player in Argentina. Well, let me just say that looks can be deceptive and leave it at that.

I really wonder whether the MRI test was done on each and every one of our players. If, indeed, a ‘‘thorough‘‘ exercise was conducted, then FIFA must review the procedure. For the avoidance of doubt, it is not only Nigeria that should be the focus of FIFA‘s attention, but every participating country in the tournament should also be carefully scrutinised.

This is a very serious matter and my stand on it should not be trivialised as ‘‘holier-than-thou‘‘‘. I am not looking at it only from a moral perspective. I only happen to know that our penchant for cutting corners is self-limiting and counter-productive in the long run. And in this regard, I have the support of none other than the Honourable Minister of Sports and Chairman of the NSC, Sani Ndanusa, himself.

I must admit that I like this guy, even though I do not recall ever meeting him. Listening to his comments on sports and reading his interesting column, ‘‘NIGERIA 2009: FROM THE MINISTER‘S DESK WITH Sani Ndanusa‘‘, in THE NATION, he comes across as unassuming and your regular next-door buddy that is aware of the ephemeral nature of his power and does not have a sense of grandeur about him. Even more importantly, he sounds like a minister who means well for sports and knows where the priority for sports development should be.

Last Thursday, in an article with the heading ‘For a greater tomorrow‘, he wrote, ‘‘I have always been an advocate of youth. When one fails to build bridges from one generation to another, the future of a sport is endangered in the long term. To secure the future of a sport, there should be a programme of succession between generations. There should be a regular supply of talents and a conscious effort to groom and graduate these talents from one phase to the other. Most importantly, there should be machinery in place to discover and hone budding talents. If the latter is neglected, the freshness of the supply reduces. If the supplies are not fresh, what is left is sour. Any nation that negates the importance of youth and freshness in sports, gambles with its future.‘‘

Now, one of the most important reasons for the introduction of age-grade competitions by FIFA is to stimulate the process of discovering and honing budding talents so that they can graduate to the next level as well groomed players to secure the future of football as a high quality entertainment sport. Ironically, by not having an honest official policy of strictly observing age limits in a tournament like this one, we are doing the exact opposite of what FIFA and the sports minister are saying. And the minister‘s further statement suggests that he is probably not accurately briefed on ‘‘the series of MRI scans on this team‘‘, as he put it. ‘‘I can confidently say we have a crop of genuinely U-17 players. By the time this vision runs its course, these boys would be around 26, 27 years. That is the peak of every footballer. If we have a generation of talented players who are like a family and attain their peak together, we can harbour hopes of ruling the world by 2018 or 2022 World Cup.‘‘

Unfortunately, this is mere wishful thinking, my dear honourable minister. Your team captain is already at his peak at ‘‘U-17‘‘ and in all probability so too are many of his teammates.

To be continued

[Mikky jaga]

What Adokiye wanted to achieve that he so deceptively clouded in many words is to destabilize our team that have gotten to a winning way.

Now, the list of boys selected to represent Nigeria was published some months ago, yet this unfortunate truth sayer saw a boy he knew 8 years ago among them he refused to talk. The boys went on overseas tour, returned to Nigeria and even played some warm up matches here, the odd fellow kept mute.

While we were about to be devoured by what those colonial mentality commentator called "German Machine" nothing was wrong with the team. But when the boys showed uncommon courage and expertise by beating fancied Argentina, it was time to rubbish their efforts and throw the whole team into confusion again. I believe that Adokiye should be a guest of Madam rebrand with immediate effect.

Now, he wrote:

I know as a matter of fact that our team is not Under-17. It is for this reason that I feel like a hypocrite to congratulate this team for its performance so far.

He knew for a fact that a team of 22 players can not be described as not U 17 because one of them admitted to him (not that he saw any evidence) that he was 18 some 8 years ago. What rubbish. The guy is not even thinking as a lawyer, not to talk of as a commentator that intends to be taken seriously.

The owner of the tournament, FIFA have decided to use MRI test to determine the ages of players in the tournament. If the boy passed the MRI test, it will amount to shifting the goalpost (which people like Adokiye wanted them to do) when the match has started if they have to rely on some unfounded story from Mr. do-gooder on how old a participant is.

If Adokiye had any good intention for his publication, he should have waited till after the tournament before advising FIFA that its adopted method was not fool proof. Nigeria did not suggest the MRI test, so Nigeria could not be accused of cheating. The boys were subjected to the same process other Nation's players were subjected to. If one or two boys that may have been over aged scaled the test, it may have happened to other Nations too.

The Jeremiad cry of Adokiye is totally uncalled for and it smacks of bad belle, with a tinge of vengefulness and a pull-him-down syndrome mixed together.

[Boko-Haram]

Even Obasanjo does not have a constant age, what do we expect? Civil service age, real age, retirement age, bla bla bla..

Why didn't FIFA use its MRI on all the players?

I read somewhere that many of the under 17 players of the olden days (1985 etc) now look like 50 something years old. Can we have a look at their present photograhs?

When Anderlecht was giving Osondu growth vitamins, they expected him to increase vertically but the guy was expanding laterally. They tested him with MRI, the rest is history.

Those who live in mushin said Fatai Atere was already married and had children when he played under 16 in 1985 n 1987.

This country is full of liars and that is why Nigerian football is almost dead. 40 yrs old men claim to be 26 or 30, and they are overrun by younger teams from Africa.


conscience will always be an open wound and only the truth can set you free Nigeria, sleeping ant of africa

[Godwin]

Another player Olanrewaju Kayode is allegedly overage.

http://www.punchng.com


Chukwudi is not U-17, Adokiye insists


A former Green Eagles star, Adokiye Amiesimaka, has insisted that Golden Eaglets captain Fortune Chukwudi is over the 17 year age limit for the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Chukwudi‘s date of birth is given as November 18, 1992 on the FIFA website, but Amiesimaka says the defender cannot be less than 25 years old.

The Nigeria Football Federation has maintained that its players are truly under-17, citing the Magnetic Resonance Imaging tests as proof of the boys‘ ages.

Amiesimaka said, “I‘m absolutely sure that this Fortune guy is at least 25. I groomed him seven years ago and he was one of the best players in my feeder team. The feeder team was like my baby and I knew Fortune quite well back then.

”The team had players who were between 18 and 20 and he told me then he was 18. We had no way of testing their ages, but we asked them about their education backgrounds and we made some checks to know if they were young.

”He even had a knee injury at a point and when he recovered he tried to register with Ocean Boys. He played for the Sharks feeder team in early 2003 against the Flying Eagles in a friendly. It was at the Liberation Stadium (Port Harcourt) and the Flying Eagles won 4-2. What more proof do they want that I know the guy very well? He told me he was 18 then and he can‘t be less than 25 now.”

Amiesimaka, who was the Chairman of Sharks back in 2002 and coached the feeder team, said Chukwudi was not the only player whose age was doubtful in the Eaglets.

He said, ”One of the other players, Olanrewaju Kayode, cannot also be under-17. He wanted to play for Sharks feeders in 2002 and he said he had finished secondary school back then. How then can he still be under-17? There might still be others but, as a lawyer, I don‘t want to speculate.”

Nigeria Football Federation officials have labelled Amiesimaka an unpatriotic person who might have a hidden agenda for his claims, but the ex-international insists that he loves his country and is not eyeing anybody‘s job.

He said, ”Patriotism is wanting the best for your country all the time and that‘s exactly what I want. We have the potential to be the best in this country and we cannot realise that potential by cheating.

”When I write, I don‘t just criticise, I also make suggestions on how things can be better. I served this country when I was young. I played for Nigeria when I was in the university and the law school and I always gave my best. How many of these guys can claim to be more patriotic?”

[Godwin]

Originally Posted by Mikky jaga

What Adokiye wanted to achieve that he so deceptively clouded in many words is to destabilize our team that have gotten to a winning way.

Now, the list of boys selected to represent Nigeria was published some months ago, yet this unfortunate truth sayer saw a boy he knew 8 years ago among them he refused to talk. The boys went on overseas tour, returned to Nigeria and even played some warm up matches here, the odd fellow kept mute.

While we were about to be devoured by what those colonial mentality commentator called "German Machine" nothing was wrong with the team. But when the boys showed uncommon courage and expertise by beating fancied Argentina, it was time to rubbish their efforts and throw the whole team into confusion again. I believe that Adokiye should be a guest of Madam rebrand with immediate effect.

Now, he wrote:



He knew for a fact that a team of 22 players can not be described as not U 17 because one of them admitted to him (not that he saw any evidence) that he was 18 some 8 years ago. What rubbish. The guy is not even thinking as a lawyer, not to talk of as a commentator that intends to be taken seriously.

The owner of the tournament, FIFA have decided to use MRI test to determine the ages of players in the tournament. If the boy passed the MRI test, it will amount to shifting the goalpost (which people like Adokiye wanted them to do) when the match has started if they have to rely on some unfounded story from Mr. do-gooder on how old a participant is.

If Adokiye had any good intention for his publication, he should have waited till after the tournament before advising FIFA that its adopted method was not fool proof. Nigeria did not suggest the MRI test, so Nigeria could not be accused of cheating. The boys were subjected to the same process other Nation's players were subjected to. If one or two boys that may have been over aged scaled the test, it may have happened to other Nations too.

The Jeremiad cry of Adokiye is totally uncalled for and it smacks of bad belle, with a tinge of vengefulness and a pull-him-down syndrome mixed together.

FIFA will only do random MRI scans on 4 players per team.

The Golden Eaglets squad list was named on October 15 (not months ago) after the first MRI scans in Abuja eliminating 15 players including Deji Joel (who is in the current squad.) and a second MRI scan in Doha.

There are also claims that Fortune & Chukwudi are his names and he is not using his surname. Do you remember John Akhimen?

http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/afric...u-17-world-cup

Nigeria Name Final Squad For FIFA U-17 World Cup

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/foot...ca/8311285.stm

Nigeria name under-17 squad

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If you can tolerate age cheating in Sports, then don't complain about cheating during elections.

[Mikky jaga]

Originally Posted by Godwin

FIFA will only do random MRI scans on 4 players per team.

The Golden Eaglets squad list was named on October 15 (not months ago) after the first MRI scans in Abuja eliminating 15 players including Deji Joel (who is in the current squad.) and a second MRI scan in Doha.

There are also claims that Fortune & Chukwudi are his names and he is not using his surname. Do you remember John Akhimen?

http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/afric...u-17-world-cup

Nigeria Name Final Squad For FIFA U-17 World Cup

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/foot...ca/8311285.stm

Nigeria name under-17 squad

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If you can tolerate age cheating in Sports, then don't complain about cheating during elections.

Abeg leave your sermon for OBJ. No one is tolerating any type of cheating. When the boys were tested with MRI and many of them failed, the coach said he could not raise a new team within the short period, but NFF told him, anybody that failed would not participate in the tournament.

This forced Obuh to go into the academies to replace those that failed. To make assurance double sure, the boys were tested when they were outside Nigeria too, so who is encouraging cheating?

If Adokiye had written his satanic article even on the 15th when the final list came out, I believe the handlers would have looked into what he wrote and make replacement if necessary. To now wait till after the Argentine's match to provide his flimsy evidence is irrational and uncalled for.

If, as you alleged, only random sampling of 4 persons were tested with MRI, how come 16 persons failed the test? Abeg carry bad belle comot for road jo.

[Godwin]

Originally Posted by Mikky jaga

Question: Adokiye, how did you come to the conclusion that the boy was over aged

Answer: He told me 8 years ago.

Question: Adokiye, his friend too was said to be over aged, how did you know

Answer: He said, 8 years ago he had finished Secondary School

And here is a man that expects to be taken seriously. Little wonder FIFA has so far ignored his tantrums.

You got to be kidding

Adokie was the coach 7 (not 8) years ago.

http://www.kickoff.com/static/news/article.php?id=12054


NFF non-committal over law suit

Posted: 2009-11-04 18:19

The Nigeria Football Federation are non-committal about whether or not they will encourage or support Under-17 captain Fortune Chukwudi to challenge in a court of law, claims by Adokiye Amiesimaka that he is ineligible for the Under-17 tournament.
Barrister Musa Amadu, the NFF's Acting General Secretary, told KickOffNigeria.com that it was up to Chukwudi to decide whether or not to pursue the matter.

"It is the player's prerogative whether or not he wants to take legal action," Amadu said. "It is not for the Federation to do."

But when asked if the NFF would encourage the player to go down that route, Amadu obfuscated.

"Well, that would depend on if he wants us to. In that case, he would have to write to us, and that would be through his solicitors and we will look into it."

Various sources in Port Harcourt have confirmed that Chukwudi did indeed, play for the Sharks feeder team in the period mentioned by Amiesimaka.

[Mikky jaga]

Various sources in Port Harcourt have confirmed that Chukwudi did indeed, play for the Sharks feeder team in the period mentioned by Amiesimaka.

The question is not whether he played for Nigeria, 8 years ago. The question is: Did he pass the MRI test? If he did then he is not over aged. Simple. It is left for FIFA to find a better means of determining ages of cadets in such championships in future. If a 25 year old Nigerian could pass the MRI test, so would 25 year old Argentine, or German or Korean.

What Adokiye has succeeded in doing is to distract the attention of the boys, since FIFA is not going to take him seriously at least till after the end of the championship. He wanted the boys to fail, but God will not allow him.

[Godwin]

Originally Posted by Mikky jaga

Abeg leave your sermon for OBJ. No one is tolerating any type of cheating. When the boys were tested with MRI and many of them failed, the coach said he could not raise a new team within the short period, but NFF told him, anybody that failed would not participate in the tournament.

This forced Obuh to go into the academies to replace those that failed. To make assurance double sure, the boys were tested when they were outside Nigeria too, so who is encouraging cheating?

If Adokiye had written his satanic article even on the 15th when the final list came out, I believe the handlers would have looked into what he wrote and make replacement if necessary. To now wait till after the Argentine's match to provide his flimsy evidence is irrational and uncalled for.

If, as you alleged, only random sampling of 4 persons were tested with MRI, how come 16 persons failed the test? Abeg carry bad belle comot for road jo.

Adokie writes weekly article on Sunday Punch.

Between the weekend of October 16 (when the squad list was published in the papers) , and November 1 (date of adokie's article publishing), How many Sunday's do you have?

The failed MRI scans (15 with Deji Joel, not 16) were the ones done by NFF. and not FIFA.

Some of the "boy's" used by Obuh are Premier League Players.

NAME: Mohammed Goyi ALIYU
DATE OF BIRTH: 12/02/1993
CLUB: NIGER TORNADOES FC (NIGERIA)
HEIGHT: 1.78
WEIGHT: 77KG
Lanky defender who has flair for joining the attack. Has ample experience from playing for Premier League club, Niger Tornadoes of Minna. Attended Lima Primary School and is from Kacha Local Council in Niger State.

NAME: Stanley Osaretin OKORO
DATE OF BIRTH: 08/12/1992
CLUB: HEARTLAND FC (NIGERIA)
HEIGHT: 1.71
WEIGHT: 70KG
Nicknamed ‘Little Messi’, another highly –experienced performer, who at his young age was instrumental to Heartland FC of Owerri’s qualification for the prestigious CAF Champions League final. He scored three valuable goals for the Owerri Club in the competition, and previously turned out for Insurance FC of Benin. Was in good scoring form during the team’s preparatory camp and friendly games in Qatar. Attended Police Primary School and is from Oredo Local Council of Edo State.

NAME: White George AGWUOCHA
DATE OF BIRTH: 13/01/1993
CLUB: KWARA UNITED FC (NIGERIA)
HEIGHT: 1.70
WEIGHT: 71KG
One of few players in the Nigeria team who has experience from playing in the top division. Midfielder with vision and plenty of action. Helped Kwara United FC win promotion back to the top flight at the end of previous season. Hails from Irebisi Local Council of Imo Stat

NAME: Abdul Jeleel AJAGUN
DATE OF BIRTH: 10/02/1993
CLUB: DOLPHIN FC (NIGERIA)
HEIGHT: 1.70
WEIGHT: 76KG
Discovered during the annual Shell Cup competition, Ajagun is on the books of Premier League returnees Dolphin FC of Port Harcourt. Visionary midfielder with a good shot. He’s from Lagos Island.

NAME: Omoh OJABU
DATE OF BIRTH: 14/12/1992
CLUB: DOLPHIN FC (NIGERIA)
HEIGHT: 1.74
WEIGHT: 71KG
Ajagun’s team –mate at Dolphin FC. Powerful shooter who scored five in the 14-1 demolition of Qatari Sports Club in a friendly in Doha. Attended Ugwuorume Primary School and hails from Etsako Local Council of Edo State

[Mikky jaga]

Originally Posted by Godwin

Adokie writes weekly article on Sunday Punch.

Between the weekend of October 16 (when the squad list was published in the papers) , and November 1 (date of adokie's article publishing), How many Sunday's do you have?

The failed MRI scans (15 with Deji Joel, not 16) were the ones done by NFF. and not FIFA.

Some of the "boy's" used by Obuh are Premier League Players.

NAME: Mohammed Goyi ALIYU
DATE OF BIRTH: 12/02/1993
CLUB: NIGER TORNADOES FC (NIGERIA)
HEIGHT: 1.78
WEIGHT: 77KG
Lanky defender who has flair for joining the attack. Has ample experience from playing for Premier League club, Niger Tornadoes of Minna. Attended Lima Primary School and is from Kacha Local Council in Niger State.

NAME: Stanley Osaretin OKORO
DATE OF BIRTH: 08/12/1992
CLUB: HEARTLAND FC (NIGERIA)
HEIGHT: 1.71
WEIGHT: 70KG
Nicknamed ‘Little Messi’, another highly –experienced performer, who at his young age was instrumental to Heartland FC of Owerri’s qualification for the prestigious CAF Champions League final. He scored three valuable goals for the Owerri Club in the competition, and previously turned out for Insurance FC of Benin. Was in good scoring form during the team’s preparatory camp and friendly games in Qatar. Attended Police Primary School and is from Oredo Local Council of Edo State.

NAME: White George AGWUOCHA
DATE OF BIRTH: 13/01/1993
CLUB: KWARA UNITED FC (NIGERIA)
HEIGHT: 1.70
WEIGHT: 71KG
One of few players in the Nigeria team who has experience from playing in the top division. Midfielder with vision and plenty of action. Helped Kwara United FC win promotion back to the top flight at the end of previous season. Hails from Irebisi Local Council of Imo Stat

NAME: Abdul Jeleel AJAGUN
DATE OF BIRTH: 10/02/1993
CLUB: DOLPHIN FC (NIGERIA)
HEIGHT: 1.70
WEIGHT: 76KG
Discovered during the annual Shell Cup competition, Ajagun is on the books of Premier League returnees Dolphin FC of Port Harcourt. Visionary midfielder with a good shot. He’s from Lagos Island.

NAME: Omoh OJABU
DATE OF BIRTH: 14/12/1992
CLUB: DOLPHIN FC (NIGERIA)
HEIGHT: 1.74
WEIGHT: 71KG
Ajagun’s team –mate at Dolphin FC. Powerful shooter who scored five in the 14-1 demolition of Qatari Sports Club in a friendly in Doha. Attended Ugwuorume Primary School and hails from Etsako Local Council of Edo State

So they play Division one game here in Nigeria, therefore they must be overaged? How many of our division one players go straight into the premiership or its equivalent in Europe? Many of the players brought by the other countries play in their clubs too. Many in the feeder teams where our boys would end up if given invitation to play. So, why the double standard for Nigeria?

[ugwunagbo]

''if anybody knows why this couple should not be joined in the holy matrimony, please come forward or forever hold your peace''. which is honourable, come forward at the right time or wait at the labour ward to say ' hay, i want to tell the truth about the pregnancy. cheap blackmail.

nobody is saying that telling the truth is not honourable, what people are kicking against is '' how come he kept mute until now. or did he just visit his parish priest for confession''. as a sports administrator, i am sure he has been following the development right from the dressing room. coming out now to tell the 'truth' of what he claims he knew beats my imagination.dont tell me that its better late than never.