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NFF suspend Sharks

Posted: 2010-02-27 14:15

Premier League club Sharks have been handed an indefinite suspension starting March 1 by the Nigeria Football Federation.

A statement following the NFF Executive Committee meeting on Friday in Abuja said Sharks were suspended for 'non-compliance with the statutory provisions guiding association football'.

Sharks General Manager Okey Kpalukwu was last week removed from his position and redeployed to a different ministry following internal disagreements over the Nigeria Premier League elections.

The club were ordered by the NFF to reinstate Kpalukwu or face sanctions for government interference. Rivers State Sports commissioner Boma Iyaye responded to the directive by arguing that Kpalukwu's reassignment was a routine civil service redeployment from the office of the Head of Service.

The NFF were obviously unconvinced and have now slammed the club with a hefty punishment.
This effectively means that Sharks cannot vote at the NPL elections, seriously undermining the candidacy of former NRA President Sam Sam Jaja.

Jaja is running for the position of NPL chairman, for which he was nominated by Sharks and endorsed by Dolphins.

To get on the board, Jaja has to first be elected at the zonal level, where he is running against Bayelsa United chairman Rumson Baribote. The former NRA boss was all but assured of victory with the votes from three of the five clubs that make up the zone; Sharks, Dolphins and Warri.

The suspension of Sharks means that he is now tied with Baribote, who holds the votes of the other two clubs, Bayelsa United and Ocean Boys.

It means the South Zonal election will now be decided by the rest of the 20 Premier League clubs.

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nelson: 2010-02-27 15:34

i can't get the story right.npl,elections,suspension rivers govt& nff.is all about politics.



nelson4u.

Billion: 2010-02-27 17:03

Is it not absurd that a man who resigned after failing to qualify his own country for the WC is employed to reap where he did not sow? Well, I wish I could still weep for our football, but is it really worth it?

Dibia: 2010-02-27 18:14

hey Billion or what have you, stop saying Amodu qualified us for the world cup. He did not . Mozambique did . if u want to have a constructive argument about Amodu shaibu i can enlighten you a lil bit. i dont like the employment of a white man either but pls stop reminding Nigerians of that incompetent, irrelevant disgruntled element called Amodu. Siasia would have done better than both Amodu and this newly appointed Lagerback.

mike: 2010-02-27 18:56

@Dibia, its only a fool like you that argues with facts. It is a fact that Amodu qualified us for the world cup. Live with that fact you cannot wish it away no matter how hard you try. You do not have to pull down one Nigerian to lift up the other, if Siasia is that good he would have plenty of opportunities in the near future to prove himself.You are only as good as your last assignment in football?, it is always what have you done for me lately? and as for that Siasia failed woefully, you cannot reward failure with promotion. I do not know Amodu personally, but history/posterity would not be kind to the NFF and irrational critics for threating him this way.He achieved the goals that were set for him but was rewarded with scorn and demotion what a shame. Leagerback would not do better that Amodu and in four months we would be calling for his sack again when we find out that he is just another journey man taking advantage of our stupidity as a nation.
Akpobome.

Birikiti: 2010-02-27 19:04

This is the kind of incident any aspiring NPL chairman should seek to stamp out.

I have listened to most of them except Onwumi, & none seems to hold players welfare in high esteem. For excitement & great followership in the league, 5 things are expedient in the following order:

1) Players Welfare: This is paramount, pay them well, insure them, treat them like stars & watch them perform

2) Great playing pitches: Who wants to watch a match on a sandy or bumpy pitch when you can watch free flowing European soccer. Fix this & see that "Yori Yori" soccer is not the exclusive preserve of Barcalona

3) World class TV coverage: Do you know how many world class goals are scored in the NPL that are not well caputred becos of bad camera angles? Even with Supersports, the coverage can be much better. Get higher platforms, more cameras, better trained online editors.

4) Fair Officiating: Nobody wants to go watch a match whose result has been pre-determined; simple & short!

5) Security: I still wonder why the Nigerian Civil Defence Corps have not been spoken to by the NPL. They'll offer a far more affordable & efficient service than the police! Security for match officials, visiting teams & Fans ill go a long way in filling up the stands during matches.

If these could all be addressed, you'll see that we still have enough fans of the local league to fill the stadia across the country every match day.

Billion: 2010-02-27 21:29

@mike, thanks indeed. Some people can't just face it even Dibia!

BOSS: 2010-02-27 22:20

SUPER EAGLES GOOD LUCK AND ALL THE BEST!!!! GO OUT GUNNZ BLAZIN!!!

But i hav to say, on whut criteria was lagerback given a job, eriksson did a betta job than him in england, quaterfinal i every competition, but lagerbak only mananged a 2nd round stint in the past competitions and got knocked out. NFF i the country would like to knw how you ****ERZ make ur selection. VAN BASTEN was free, you shud hav jus gone for him head on rather than wasting resources and time, B4 the touranmemnt ended they shud hav jus made a trip to HOLLAND and offer VAN BASTEN the job,but dey decided to make shor list and make us look like we dnt knw whut we r doing. NFF come AUGUST you guys will b out and i hope EFCC investigate where all that money went. dnt 4get bout the 200gs u stashed!!!!!
EGUAVEON AND AMOKACHI?????? Y them again, on whut reason where they given the job, i thought amokachi was demoted wit AMODU? but this morons decided to recall him, the only reason i can think of them getting back in the set up is because they knw the playerz, thats the only reason i can think of. apart from that eguavon shud hav gone for his coachin badge in holand and amokachi stick with the homebase.
SIASIA AND OLISEH R MODERN DAY MEN AND DNT TAKE CRAP FROM MORONS THAT DNT KNW WHUT DEY DO. GOD BLESS YOU BOTH, U R TIME WILL COME AND THEN U WILL SHOW LULU AND HIS PARTY WHUT U R ABOUT!!!!

SOME DREAMS NEVA COME TRUE, I WISHED FOR VAN BASTEN AND SIASIA and it neva happend so we will hav 2 wish LAGERBAK and the boyz best of LUCK, bcuz they will need it!!!! The only good thing NFF did on their whole 4yrs in the house was not go for recycled afrikan coach, i was so happy we didnt get EX GHANA AND SENEGAL COACH!!

Mixed feelings but all in all we got our wish, THERE IS A FOREIGN COACH IN THE HOUSE!!!!

2GUNNZ UP EAGLES

21GUNNZ SALUTE NAIJA

Dibia: 2010-02-28 02:44

Mike you are a moron. Amodu shaibu is not competent enough to handle the national team. His best was with bcc lions of gboko in 1989. He his technical imput to the game is outdated and he should be sent away for coaching course. So if you are the same person as billion, both of you are dumb and lacks the knowhow on football matters. foolish moron mike of a monkey.You should be sent away with Amodu .

chuka: 2010-02-28 02:52

Mike and Billion both of you dont know anything about football. why do u think the NFF fired Amodu shaibu or demoted him ? because they know he is an idiot.

chuka: 2010-02-28 02:53

Dibia i agree with you joooo. forget Amodu, that man na yeye

IceQueen: 2010-02-28 11:03

Govt. interference in a govt. owned club? You must be joking! Where are these people from? How can people grow up into adults who do not have a clue?

For goodness sakes this group called the NFF is the BIGGEST JOKE have seen in TEN years.
Time to show them the door...

Madu: 2010-02-28 13:42

@mike and billion, what is wrong with u. @Dibia keep ön sayin d truth. It is mike, billion, ken gadaffi, yobo, yakubu, nff, lulu and others dat are serious morons

Dieter: 2010-02-28 14:49

This Eagles not Nigeria's best - Lagerback

Newly appointed Nigeria boss Lars Lagerback observed in his first newspaper interview in Nigeria, that some of Nigeria's best players are not in the current Super Eagles squad.





Lagerback expressed a strong need to get the best players Nigeria has to offer into the team. He is expected to spend the next few months in Europe meeting with Nigerian players and fashioning his new team to the World Cup in South Africa.





The 61-year old coach spoke in an interview with Completesports: "I have always believed in the Nigerian team. I strongly believe the best players of every country should be in the national team. I have been in touch with Nigerian players both young and old and I am quite familiar with their performances week-in-week-out." The former Sweden manager said.





"There are good Nigerian players who are not playing for the national team at the moment, whom I strongly believe should be playing for the Super Eagles." he added.





This would be music to the ears of many Nigerian fans who lampooned former coach Amodu Shuaibu for taking a bunch of old and injured players to the Cup of Nations in Angola.





Lagerback however declined naming the players in question, stating instead that he had informed the Nigeria Football Federation [NFF] that his first priority will be a familiarisation with the players, and the issues they have with the team.





"Just like I told the NFF officials, before I go on, I would like to talk with the players first. It is important I meet them and discuss how we can effectively work together as one family. I need to listen to their complaints and discuss with their respective managers."





Of the semi-final target the NFF is touted to have set, Lagerback explained: "I can't really say nothing is impossible if we can prepare well and get our act together, especially in the areas of our training programmes."

Lagerback will officially be presented as the new coach of Nigeria on Wednesday according to NFF secretary general Dr. Bolaji Ojo-Oba.

Dieter: 2010-02-28 15:01

I hope that all the players who are the best nigerian players at the moment(haruna, Promise I.,Afolabi) are desciplined enough to play for nigeria?

Lagerback knows that we hired him cause he should be able to take defficult descisions!
This means that he will have to say NO in some cases...

We also have to know that Lagerback knows that if he fails nobody will blame him.

Dieter: 2010-02-28 15:02

IvoryCoast have sacked their coach....!

Hopewell: 2010-02-28 15:09

@Billion: I,ve read most of your posts in this forum and would like to commend you. However, it doesn't mean I am in support of your view about Amodu and wouldn't judge you because you are entitled to your opinions. The only platform on which I will discuss Amodu's issue with any "pro Amodu" is the platform of truth. If you, Billion, can tell me how you will feel if you come first in an interview for a position and the job is given to someone who came some distance behind, and you are not allowed to contest the outcome of their decision, then we can discuss. Since he rode on someone's back to become the coach of the SE, what do you expect? I leave the answer to all the "pro Amodu."
@ Billion, I wish you a good week ahead!

eze: 2010-02-28 16:05

i dont know why you guys are still mentioning Amodu...@billion and @Mike you guys are no doubt useless and does not represent good for nigeria football.Amodu lost his position as SUPER EAGLE coach when his players critized him.The players who suppose to protect their coach said that the man is bad what else do you want us to do?

Birikiti: 2010-02-28 18:27

This means hope rising for players like Edward Ofere (Malmo Sweden), Brown Ideye (formerly N. Xamas Swiss but now of Sochaux France), Peter Utaka (OB Odense Denmark), Onyekachi Okonkwo (FC Zurich Switzerland), Emmanuel Ekpo (Columbus Crew US) Chibuzor Okonkwo (Bayelsa Utd Nigeria), Uche Ochebo (VV Venlo Holland) etc.

These were the guys we told amodu to check out but he refused; sticking to the old brigade who don't have fire in their bellies anymore. Who knows,if he had gotten these guys to bring competitiveness to the Eagles, maybe he'll still be in the saddle now. But that is history now!

You can search many of these names in youtube & see how they play then come & tell me if they didn't deserve a look in.

Nobody should weep for Amodu please!

Buchi: 2010-03-01 11:25

01/03/2010.....We are watching.....

It will not be long......

This same group of people here will start shouting and abusing as usual.......it is in their nature no matter who/what.........

9ja Voice: 2010-03-01 11:29

Lars Lagerback. Just be careful. A lot here who sing praises will soon insult your family. We know them. They will soon start.

Austin: 2010-03-01 17:04

@Hopewell, thanks for your opinion and respect for those [including me] who are pro-Amodu. As per your poser: Can you tell me the position that Lagerback came in the just-concluded interview to be appointed the SE coach? Did he have a better pedigree than the others? what was the criterion for picking him ahead of his betters? Answer me that and then we can continue.