LARRY: Can you check this Babayaro Story?

Enugu II · Post by **Enugu II** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 1:57 am

Chukwu vows to sack Babayaro from Eagles
•••Rejects Saturday arrival date
•••Any absentee should forget Nations Cup
By ANDREW ABAH in Abuja
Super Eagles chief coach Christian Chukwu has informed Chelsea FC of London’s defender, Celestine Babayaro not to bother joining the team in Faro, Portugal after Tuesday night.

Indeed, Babayaro had called up Chukwu on telephone from London informing him of his decision to join the Eagles on Saturday. But Chukwu told him pointedly that the Saturday date was not acceptable and that he should consider himself out of Nigeria’s 2004 African Cup of Nations if he goes ahead with his plans.

Consequently, Chukwu has contacted the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) informing it of his decsision to sack any player that fails to report at the team’s Ria Park Hotel in Faro latest Tuesday night.

Chukwu informed NewAgeSports on telephone from Faro that there would be no automatic shirts for any player no matter his status in the team, adding that: “Apart from the few injuries in the camp presently, the spirit in the team is high and we shall leave for Monastir on January 22.”

He disclosed further that there were 28 players in the team’s camp as at Monday afternoon although he was quite optimistic to have a fuller camp when the legion of Eagles players in the English Premiership and other European leagues arrive by Tuesday night.

mister dolly · Post by **mister dolly** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 2:01 am

Enugu II, which newspaper reported this story..and how come it is coming from a journalist in Abuja..

I will call the TC in the morning to verify this story..

Talk IT · Post by **Talk IT** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 2:07 am

ah, this one get as e be.

old_obsession · Post by **old_obsession** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 2:11 am

i support chukwu 100% on his stance here even though i would love to see baba in the squad

Enugu II · Post by **Enugu II** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 2:13 am

mister dolly wrote:Enugu II, which newspaper reported this story..and how come it is coming from a journalist in Abuja..

I will call the TC in the morning to verify this story..

MD:

It is culled from NewAgeSports

green4life · Post by **green4life** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 2:14 am

So will all the big boys... oga & them, be in camp by 1/13/04? This story smells like BS to me.

Its a Goal · Post by **Its a Goal** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 2:15 am

I doubt the authencity of the story, plus Nigerians won't stand a squad that doesn't include the likes of Okocha, Kanu and Babayaro.

senator · Post by **senator** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 2:17 am

If t is true the CCC must be doing some hard job, the guy has poved me wrong for now sha, hope he achieves a result come the tournament proper

old_obsession · Post by **old_obsession** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 2:20 am

Its a Goal wrote:I doubt the authencity of the story, plus Nigerians won't stand a squad that doesn't include the likes of Okocha, Kanu and Babayaro.

i know where u're coming from but io'm a nigerian, u're a nigerian.Will u stand for it on tyhe grounds given? I know i will.

green4life · Post by **green4life** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 2:28 am

A squad w/o Yobo, jj, kanu, YAK, etc.... C3 better be ready for real war when his flight touches down in Lagos.

PapaK · Post by **PapaK** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 2:44 am

I support CCC and if it means axing Oga, then so be it!
We cant put up with this nonsense.

furiously frank · Post by **furiously frank** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 3:03 am

PapaK wrote:I support CCC and if it means axing Oga, then so be it!
We cant put up with this nonsense.

I agree with you, especially the part as it relates to Oga being a "nonsense"

Its a Goal · Post by **Its a Goal** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 3:53 am

[color=brown]furiously frank[/color] wrote:
PapaK wrote:I support CCC and if it means axing Oga, then so be it!
We cant put up with this nonsense.
I agree with you, especially the part as it relates to Oga being a "nonsense"

Sharrap there. He meant nonsense to the nonsense going on in camp

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dagooner · Post by **dagooner** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 4:13 am

PapaK wrote:I support CCC and if it means axing Oga, then so be it!
We cant put up with this nonsense.

PapaK, the canadian weather MUST be doing u wondas!!! ANC without Naijas BEST crop of players???? Wetin Suku wan teach the EPL players wey im never teach them in since wey im get the job ...... abi no be im dey do try ya luck with players?

We ALL know that NO EPL team will be ready to let ANY player go until after this weekends matches.

Na Mondday ANC dey start?

PapaK · Post by **PapaK** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 6:18 am

This is getting very frustrating. The boys promised to go after last weekend's game. Now some of them are practicing the disappearing acts, while some are doing "now you see me, now you dont" in Lagos.
If dem no show face for Faro on Tuesday, they should all be dropped. Then, I wont bother to watch the championship. That's better for all of us than raising our hopes high only to get there and start to play those uncoordinated football that's dangerous to Nigerians' health.

MI5 · Post by **MI5** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 7:17 am

Sabotage at work here Naija style...

VINDAVE · Post by **VINDAVE** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 7:36 am

NA WA, THOSE WHO SUPPOSE TO BE SHOWING GOOD EXAMPLES ARE THE ONES PARADING IN LAGOS, GIVING ORDERS AND THEIR OWN DATE OF ARRIVALS, HOW ARE WE SURE THEY ARE NOT EVEN THE ONE ASKING THEIR ENGLISH COACHES TO HELP WITHOLD THEM FOR A WHILE.

omonaija · Post by **omonaija** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 9:06 am

MI5 wrote:Sabotage at work here Naija style...

Abi o....
Thank God sey I no be CCC. i for just go rent Eyimba of Aba and take them to the ANC

Na when all this players wan com camp....?? After the ANC! Okocha, aiyegbini, Kanu, Yobo, and the rest of the EPL naija team players better enter camp A.S.A.P

Shownoja · Post by **Shownoja** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 9:39 am

CCC must be strong with these guys especially someone like Baba who is being given a second chance. What is he doing in London that he cannot be in camp now? Wonders shall never end.

nemi2002 · Post by **nemi2002** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 12:26 pm

Make Babayaro go siddon for dotti, abegi

Larry Ashagbe · Post by **Larry Ashagbe** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 8:49 pm

Baba was palnning to travel on Thursday to Tunisia when I saw him last week cos we were under the impression that the team would be at Tunisia by then.

Baba plays agaist Watford tomorrow.