Cybereagles

Africa needs Ghana
Not since Zaire's 9-0 loss to Yugoslavia have we been represented by such a useless batch of countries
(except Naija. I have to say this or else I might be banned from the forum)

... and Ghana will still not be allowed to smell the grass in Russia whether they like am or not!

DNQ dey good ooooo

green4life wrote:... and Ghana will still not be allowed to smell the grass in Russia whether they like am or not!

Oga, stay on topic

Rawlings wrote:

green4life wrote:... and Ghana will still not be allowed to smell the grass in Russia whether they like am or not!

Oga, stay on topic

Massa, don't worry. They will soon sing your anthem in Russia. You hear?

green4life wrote:

Rawlings wrote:

green4life wrote:... and Ghana will still not be allowed to smell the grass in Russia whether they like am or not!

Oga, stay on topic

Massa, don't worry. They will soon sing your anthem in Russia. You hear?

Now back to the topic at hand .....
why is Africa doing so poorly, so far?

Rawlings wrote:

green4life wrote:

Rawlings wrote:

green4life wrote:... and Ghana will still not be allowed to smell the grass in Russia whether they like am or not!

Oga, stay on topic

Massa, don't worry. They will soon sing your anthem in Russia. You hear?

Now back to the topic at hand .....
why is Africa doing so poorly, so far?

When was the last time Africa did well?

I would say African teams played above expectations in 1982, 1986 and 1990. Since then it has been a case of one African team doing well while the rest disappoint.

Rawlings wrote:

green4life wrote:

Rawlings wrote:

green4life wrote:... and Ghana will still not be allowed to smell the grass in Russia whether they like am or not!

Oga, stay on topic

Massa, don't worry. They will soon sing your anthem in Russia. You hear?

Now back to the topic at hand .....
why is Africa doing so poorly, so far?

... If you look hard enough, you might spot one fan wearing your Ghana Jersey in the stands. Wipe the tears my breda

sayala wrote:

Rawlings wrote:

green4life wrote:

Rawlings wrote:

green4life wrote:... and Ghana will still not be allowed to smell the grass in Russia whether they like am or not!

Oga, stay on topic

Massa, don't worry. They will soon sing your anthem in Russia. You hear?

Now back to the topic at hand .....
why is Africa doing so poorly, so far?

When was the last time Africa did well?

I would say African teams played above expectations in 1982, 1986 and 1990. Since then it has been a case of one African team doing well while the rest disappoint.

what about 2010, when we almost got to the Semi finals?
anyhow, Good point. So, this is nothing new
In that case, why do we keep asking for more spots?

Rawlings wrote:

sayala wrote:

Rawlings wrote:

green4life wrote:

Rawlings wrote:

green4life wrote:... and Ghana will still not be allowed to smell the grass in Russia whether they like am or not!

Oga, stay on topic

Massa, don't worry. They will soon sing your anthem in Russia. You hear?

Now back to the topic at hand .....
why is Africa doing so poorly, so far?

When was the last time Africa did well?

I would say African teams played above expectations in 1982, 1986 and 1990. Since then it has been a case of one African team doing well while the rest disappoint.

what about 2010, when we almost got to the Semi finals?
anyhow, Good point. So, this is nothing new
In that case, why do we keep asking for more spots?

To increase the odds of more African teams progressing to the next round.

metalalloy wrote:

Rawlings wrote:

sayala wrote:

Rawlings wrote:

green4life wrote:

Rawlings wrote:

green4life wrote:... and Ghana will still not be allowed to smell the grass in Russia whether they like am or not!

Oga, stay on topic

Massa, don't worry. They will soon sing your anthem in Russia. You hear?

Now back to the topic at hand .....
why is Africa doing so poorly, so far?

When was the last time Africa did well?

I would say African teams played above expectations in 1982, 1986 and 1990. Since then it has been a case of one African team doing well while the rest disappoint.

what about 2010, when we almost got to the Semi finals?
anyhow, Good point. So, this is nothing new
In that case, why do we keep asking for more spots?

To increase the odds of more African teams progressing to the next round.

it will rather make us look bad .... Imagine if we have 9 teams and only one goes through

This time around, we sent African's best (no Angola, no Togo, no South Africa, no Congo..)
Multiple African champions, no first time reps, solid national sides
and yet we see no progress SO FAR ...

More spots more chances ... or more spots more humiliation? Maybe we need 20 spots, so we actually get a chance to advance more than one team?

bepanda wrote:More spots more chances ... or more spots more humiliation? Maybe we need 20 spots, so we actually get a chance to advance more than one team?

If it weren't so sad, it would be funny

green4life wrote:

Rawlings wrote:

green4life wrote:

Rawlings wrote:

green4life wrote:... and Ghana will still not be allowed to smell the grass in Russia whether they like am or not!

Oga, stay on topic

Massa, don't worry. They will soon sing your anthem in Russia. You hear?

Now back to the topic at hand .....
why is Africa doing so poorly, so far?

... If you look hard enough, you might spot one fan wearing your Ghana Jersey in the stands. Wipe the tears my breda

Know what? I'll rather Ghana stayed home than put up the Egypt/Morocco performance

sayala wrote:

Rawlings wrote:

green4life wrote:

Rawlings wrote:

green4life wrote:... and Ghana will still not be allowed to smell the grass in Russia whether they like am or not!

Oga, stay on topic

Massa, don't worry. They will soon sing your anthem in Russia. You hear?

Now back to the topic at hand .....
why is Africa doing so poorly, so far?

When was the last time Africa did well?

I would say African teams played above expectations in 1982, 1986 and 1990. Since then it has been a case of one African team doing well while the rest disappoint.

1998 was a relatively good WC for Africa, with a little more luck and better refereeing 3 out of 5 would have qualified for KO rounds. 2014 actually saw 2/5 going to the KO rounds.

folem wrote:

sayala wrote:

Rawlings wrote:

green4life wrote:

Rawlings wrote:

green4life wrote:... and Ghana will still not be allowed to smell the grass in Russia whether they like am or not!

Oga, stay on topic

Massa, don't worry. They will soon sing your anthem in Russia. You hear?

Now back to the topic at hand .....
why is Africa doing so poorly, so far?

When was the last time Africa did well?

I would say African teams played above expectations in 1982, 1986 and 1990. Since then it has been a case of one African team doing well while the rest disappoint.

1998 was a relatively good WC for Africa, with a little more luck and better refereeing 3 out of 5 would have qualified for KO rounds. 2014 actually saw 2/5 going to the KO rounds.

There is still a chance that 3 African teams will get to the next round

Rawlings wrote: it will rather make us look bad .... Imagine if we have 9 teams and only one goes through

This time around, we sent African's best (no Angola, no Togo, no South Africa, no Congo..)
Multiple African champions, no first time reps, solid national sides
and yet we see no progress SO FAR ...

But imagine if we have 9 and 5 go through. The more you have, the greater your odds of more going through.

My theory is that we have never really learned how to compete consistently. It is not only football. It is almost everything else. Is there a particular sector, where we (Africans) can actually say, we are world class? We are who our record says we are.
Our economies rely on natural resources. Our football relies on players who learned their kraft in Europe. Even when we have these great generations of players, we mess them up with constant opportunism, bad preparation, incompetence, ... etc.
Sometimes, our young players who benefit from great infrastructures in Europe lack the drive to get better. They refuse to learn the fundamentals and build a solid foundation.
Hopefully we will be able to teach the next generation.
Bepanda

Rawlings wrote:

bepanda wrote:More spots more chances ... or more spots more humiliation? Maybe we need 20 spots, so we actually get a chance to advance more than one team?

If it weren't so sad, it would be funny

metalalloy wrote:

Rawlings wrote: it will rather make us look bad .... Imagine if we have 9 teams and only one goes through

This time around, we sent African's best (no Angola, no Togo, no South Africa, no Congo..)
Multiple African champions, no first time reps, solid national sides
and yet we see no progress SO FAR ...

But imagine if we have 9 and 5 go through. The more you have, the greater your odds of more going through.

It reminds me of an uncle who had 20 kids.
His logic was that he increases the chances that one will become a millionaire and look after him in his old age
He forgot that he had to feed, cloth & educate them meanwhile

As africans players are scattered round the globe, its hard to get them organised for friendlies and meet ups, compare that to eurooeans whose players are a stone throw away, play in same league, understand each other game, thats why i advocate a stronger domestic league in africa, Nigeria should have the best domestic league in Africa generating millions, Nigeria should have at least a pool of 30 world class players, the talent is there, i refuse to believe there is a decline in talent, domestic league clubs with a good feeder system is the way forward

They should bring back the YSFON competitions as far as it dont get hijacked by old aged pensioners, all this involves organization and of course funds

South American players are scattered globally and face tougher travel schedules than African players yet look at how well they do at the WC. African footy is a reflection of the continent itself.

Heliopolis wrote:South American players are scattered globally and face tougher travel schedules than African players yet look at how well they do at the WC. African footy is a reflection of the continent itself.

Different attitudes play a huge part as to why african sides dont do well, mentally some african players are weak, european players make so much money and are still keen to leave a mark on the game, some nigerian players for example loss interest in the game once they are millionaires, they play football like politicians