Nigeria disgraced Africa!

[Heliopolis]

Never have I been as ashamed of being African more so than I am today. What happened today was a travesty and disgrace to the entire African continent, the great people of Africa and our African fathers, grandfathers, great grandfathers and ancestors. Goodluck Jonathan must declare a national day of mourning tomorrow and the Nigerian Olympic Committee should pull their men's team from the basketball tournament immediately. This loss has single-handedly - and I say this without any hesitation - set the African continent back a good 4-5 decades.

It's hard enough being of African descent; the challenges and stigmas that we constantly battle on a daily basis, but imagine the shame and suffering this loss has inflicted on our great people. Africans deserve better than this. Shame on the Nigerian men's basketball team for what they did to our continent today. Tomorrow if I fill out a survey and am asked to detail my ethnic origin, I will select "Other" because I dont want anyone to laugh at me for being an African. "Hey man, you're African? Didn't Nigeria lose by 80 yesterday?" The first order of business at the next African Union summit should be to temporarily suspend Nigeria until the wounds suffered today begin to heal.

Naija opened its yansh for the oyinbo Kevin Love

[Comrade Machel]

Never have I been as ashamed of being African more so than I am today. What happened today was a travesty and disgrace to the entire African continent, the great people of Africa and our African fathers, grandfathers, great grandfathers and ancestors. Goodluck Jonathan must declare a national day of mourning tomorrow and the Nigerian Olympic Committee should pull their men's team from the basketball tournament immediately. This loss has single-handedly - and I say this without any hesitation - set the African continent back a good 4-5 decades.

It's hard enough being of African descent; the challenges and stigmas that we constantly battle on a daily basis, but imagine the shame and suffering this loss has inflicted on our great people. Africans deserve better than this. Shame on the Nigerian men's basketball team for what they did to our continent today. Tomorrow if I fill out a survey and am asked to detail my ethnic origin, I will select "Other" because I dont want anyone to laugh at me for being an African. "Hey man, you're African? Didn't Nigeria lose by 80 yesterday?" The first order of business at the next African Union summit should be to temporarily suspend Nigeria until the wounds suffered today begin to heal.

Naija opened its yansh for the oyinbo Kevin Love

I see revenge is a dish best served cold (for the yabbis some people dish out to your football team)

I am not Nigerian and don't care for basketball but even my son was taunting me over the score

[green4life]

Egypt is useless outside Africa in its most popular sport, football disgracing Africa at will. This thread is a classic case of misery needing company. Hi hater.

[juventuss]

Egypt is useless outside Africa in its most popular sport, football disgracing Africa at will. This thread is a classic case of misery needing company. Hi hater.

My brother, we cannot talk right now. Let's just take our licking and move on.

[kash n' karry]

Egypt is useless outside Africa in its most popular sport, football disgracing Africa at will. This thread is a classic case of misery needing company. Hi hater.

Fry pan calling kettle black. Naija is even more a mess.
South Africa already has 3 medals at the Olympics and they are all Gold !!

[tfco]

and they were talking about "if Naija loses by 20."

Naija does not do basketball....like, damn!!!!

Your level is WNBA.

[Mudi E]

and they were talking about "if Naija loses by 20."

Naija does not do basketball....like, damn!!!!

Your level is WNBA.

...and what would the score be had Ghana played this same U.S. team?

[Comrade Machel]

and they were talking about "if Naija loses by 20."

Naija does not do basketball....like, damn!!!!

Your level is WNBA.

I am sure someone even mentioned Naija winning Now even for a novie like me thats really taking the mick That would be like me entertaining the idea of Zim beating Spain at football

[mmeny]

Never have I been as ashamed of being African more so than I am today. What happened today was a travesty and disgrace to the entire African continent, the great people of Africa and our African fathers, grandfathers, great grandfathers and ancestors. Goodluck Jonathan must declare a national day of mourning tomorrow and the Nigerian Olympic Committee should pull their men's team from the basketball tournament immediately. This loss has single-handedly - and I say this without any hesitation - set the African continent back a good 4-5 decades.

It's hard enough being of African descent; the challenges and stigmas that we constantly battle on a daily basis, but imagine the shame and suffering this loss has inflicted on our great people. Africans deserve better than this. Shame on the Nigerian men's basketball team for what they did to our continent today. Tomorrow if I fill out a survey and am asked to detail my ethnic origin, I will select "Other" because I dont want anyone to laugh at me for being an African. "Hey man, you're African? Didn't Nigeria lose by 80 yesterday?" The first order of business at the next African Union summit should be to temporarily suspend Nigeria until the wounds suffered today begin to heal.

Naija opened its yansh for the oyinbo Kevin Love

I see revenge is a dish best served cold (for the yabbis some people dish out to your football team)

I am not Nigerian and don't care for basketball but even my son was taunting me over the score

So let me get this straight, your son is not African ?

[mmeny]

Egypt is useless outside Africa in its most popular sport, football disgracing Africa at will. This thread is a classic case of misery needing company. Hi hater.

My brother, we cannot talk right now. Let's just take our licking and move on.

I don't know about you, but I' damn sure talking and raising my hands as a Nigerian. An Egyptians wants to come lecture you about International sports.

[kalani]

Egypt is useless outside Africa in its most popular sport, football disgracing Africa at will. This thread is a classic case of misery needing company. Hi hater.

We are useless in Africa in football.

[mmeny]

Egypt is useless outside Africa in its most popular sport, football disgracing Africa at will. This thread is a classic case of misery needing company. Hi hater.

We are useless in Africa in football.

Who is useless in Africa ? You can't possibly be talking about Nigeria in African football.

[kalani]

Egypt is useless outside Africa in its most popular sport, football disgracing Africa at will. This thread is a classic case of misery needing company. Hi hater.

We are useless in Africa in football.

Who is useless in Africa ? You can't possibly be talking about Nigeria in African football.

The very same.

[mcal]

....thank God i never saw the match up, but the score i heard was an utter disgrace. Why show up at all?
This is like an NBA team playing some high school kids, or a european champ league club playing a 2nd division naija club.
Well, they can take the bribe they accrued and good home

[Man Ataye]

and they were talking about "if Naija loses by 20."

Naija does not do basketball....like, damn!!!!

Your level is WNBA.

Guys a troll always needs attention and affection..do not take this hard.

[Heliopolis]

Team Egypt has a legacy of remarkable achievements. Its 9th place at the 1952 Summer Olympics as well as its 5th place at the 1950 FIBA World Championship remain the best results ever of an African nation at each tournament. Further, the title of the 1949 Eurobasket is the most prestigious basketball title of an African nation as well. At the FIBA Africa Championships, Egypt holds a records number of 16 medals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_nati ... tball_team

How the efffff do you lose by 83 in a basketball game? That is the equivalent of losing by 10+ goals in soccer.

Even the likes of Angola, Australia, China, etc have not been defeated this heavily by the US in men's basketbal at the Olympics.

This was a yanshing if I ever saw one

[soothsayer]

Team Egypt has a legacy of remarkable achievements. Its 9th place at the 1952 Summer Olympics as well as its 5th place at the 1950 FIBA World Championship remain the best results ever of an African nation at each tournament. Further, the title of the 1949 Eurobasket is the most prestigious basketball title of an African nation as well. At the FIBA Africa Championships, Egypt holds a records number of 16 medals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_nati ... tball_team

How the efffff do you lose by 83 in a basketball game? That is the equivalent of losing by 10+ goals in soccer.

Even the likes of Angola, Australia, China, etc have not been defeated this heavily by the US in men's basketbal at the Olympics.

This was a yanshing if I ever saw one

you lose easy when the opponent are hitting 70% of their 3-pointers which is incredibly high, its even extremely high for training practice without an opponent. USA just had a very good day against Nigeria, yes it looks bad, but the tigers made an effort.

[ohenhen1]

Nigeria has herself to blame. I remember folks on here all cumbaya, eutopia, every thing fine mode. I wanted the squad to be strengthened, this squad could have used more shooters, and more interior defense help, wasn't thrilled by the play of Tony Skinn. Oh well no point crying over spilled milk, we take the beating as a country, no need to place blame, we improve and get better.

[nemi2002]

Never have I been as ashamed of being African more so than I am today. What happened today was a travesty and disgrace to the entire African continent, the great people of Africa and our African fathers, grandfathers, great grandfathers and ancestors. Goodluck Jonathan must declare a national day of mourning tomorrow and the Nigerian Olympic Committee should pull their men's team from the basketball tournament immediately. This loss has single-handedly - and I say this without any hesitation - set the African continent back a good 4-5 decades.

It's hard enough being of African descent; the challenges and stigmas that we constantly battle on a daily basis, but imagine the shame and suffering this loss has inflicted on our great people. Africans deserve better than this. Shame on the Nigerian men's basketball team for what they did to our continent today. Tomorrow if I fill out a survey and am asked to detail my ethnic origin, I will select "Other" because I dont want anyone to laugh at me for being an African. "Hey man, you're African? Didn't Nigeria lose by 80 yesterday?" The first order of business at the next African Union summit should be to temporarily suspend Nigeria until the wounds suffered today begin to heal.

Naija opened its yansh for the oyinbo Kevin Love

Can you guess which team held the previous olympic record?

You can check the scoreline between Brazil and Egypt at the 88 Olympics....

[soothsayer]

Nigeria has herself to blame. I remember folks on here all cumbaya, eutopia, every thing fine mode. I wanted the squad to be strengthened, this squad could have used more shooters, and more interior defense help, wasn't thrilled by the play of Tony Skinn. Oh well no point crying over spilled milk, we take the beating as a country, no need to place blame, we improve and get better.

I guess you were right, I felt the guys deserved their chance, but maybe national honor was far more important, maybe now though we get proper funding (have my doubts) and get better quality willing to represent us.

[Riversboy]

Egypt should thank us for replacing their basketball team's loss to Brazil in '88 from the record for highest margin.

Thank us. Such is our love for our African brothers.

RB.

[wanaj0]

Nigeria has herself to blame. I remember folks on here all cumbaya, eutopia, every thing fine mode. I wanted the squad to be strengthened, this squad could have used more shooters, and more interior defense help, wasn't thrilled by the play of Tony Skinn. Oh well no point crying over spilled milk, we take the beating as a country, no need to place blame, we improve and get better.

I guess you were right, I felt the guys deserved their chance, but maybe national honor was far more important, maybe now though we get proper funding (have my doubts) and get better quality willing to represent us.

You want us to field players that don't care about Nigeria, those that fail to show up for the qualifiers and drop those that fought for the qualification?

Irrespective of the score, we are not coming last in the group.

[Tbite]

Heliopolis shud be banned I'm on the train will xplain later