NewStats: 3,264,719 , 8,184,512 topics. Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025 at 07:50 AM 1j2p4b

Papi85:
not possible

why? Otilo?

Joebie:
Congrats to me. Just had a baby

Congrats Joe. God bless you and family.🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿

ChrisKels:
On paper, this line up should be bringing down any team.

Aurier is d weak link. I expect Simon to have joy against him.

Samueltemi337:
So they played 10 against 11?

That's what surprised me.

ChrisKels:
There is something I have been meaning to ask. Elyte and our other Muslim brothers please educate me. Why do Africans, especially West Africans spell Arabic names differently from their original Arabic spellings?

Kalidu instead of the sweet sounding Kalid.

Saidu instead of Saeed.

Umaru instead of Umar

Bashiru instead of Bashir

Aishatu instead of Aisha etc

Abeg help me with simple explanation or reason as to why we spell and pronounce these names differently? Even Mohamed in West Africa is Mohammadu. Why do we always add that "u"

Lamurudu instead of
Nimrod.

U for making U-turns instead of going forward

Napoli

So Onuachu and Osimhen are not good with headers? It is tiring having conversation with you peeps!

mostob:
Being tall doesn't mean you are good with headers

Onyeka good with shot outside 18? Must be a different Onyeka and not be the one JP called up.

humility33:


The thing I like about Onyeka is that he knows how to shot from outside the 18 yard box same wit onyedika

To b honest we are covered in the midfield provided no injuries it is only left for the coach to put them at the right spot

Defensive midfielders: Alhassan and Onyedika
Attacking Midfielders/ing Strikers: Iwobi, Aribo and Iheanacho
Central Midfielders: Onyeka

ChrisKels:
There is something I have been meaning to ask. Elyte and our other Muslim brothers please educate me. Why do Africans, especially West Africans spell Arabic names differently from their original Arabic spellings?

Kalidu instead of the sweet sounding Kalid.

Saidu instead of Saeed.

Umaru instead of Umar

Bashiru instead of Bashir

Aishatu instead of Aisha etc

Abeg help me with simple explanation or reason as to why we spell and pronounce these names differently? Even Mohamed in West Africa is Mohammadu. Why do we always add that "u"

They are unable to pronounce Arabic names correctly due to their mother-tongue interference (Yoruba or Hausa).

So, they Yorubanize or Hausanize the names for easy pronunciation.

I'm Igbo. Igbo Christians also "Igbonize" difficult Christian names. For example, some pronounce "Peter" as "Pita", "Mary" as "Mmeri", "Sylvester" as "Silivesta", "David" as "De-veed", etc.

But unlike the Muslims who chose to spell their names the way they pronounce it (with the mother-tongue interference and all), Christians retain the European spellings even when they can't pronounce the names like the Europeans would.

Pepe vs Bruno
If that guy gives him chance on his left foot....
Pheww.

daveP:
Pepe vs Bruno
If that guy gives him chance on his left foot....
Pheww.

Owngoal reported that Bassey is likely to start at LB because of Zaidu been match rusty while Jpes doesn’t want to put pressure on Onyemaechi by starting him

Update

quickberry:
Update

Them wan butter us up for the taking. Ọgbọn

🤔

Papi85:
🤔

Mende how??When there is the Egyptioan El-Hadary and our own Eyeama

viciati:
Mende how??When there is the Egyptioan El-Hadary and our own Eyeama

African players that played in the epl

Mujtahida:

It's just common for people to localize names and give it indigenous flavor. Note that the Arabs too arabicized Jewish names - Solomon is suleiman, Abraham is Ibrahim, Moses is Musa, Joseph is Yusuf. Isaac is Isah etc. Notice how O is converted to U. So our people add U at the end of Arabic names due to the aural nature of African languages.

Many English words are derived from Arabic too. Words alkali, Algebra, alcohol, ghoul, assassin, Cotton, lemon, alcove

For instance my people localized Zainab to Jenabu cos we pronounce Z as J and we pronounce the English word school as shikulu. So language is like that. I understand Wike is Nwike.

You finished work here. Thanks bro. Yea Wike, Woke, Worie etc are actually Nwike, Nwoke and Nworie.

Curtisaxel10:


They are unable to pronounce Arabic names correctly due to their mother-tongue interference (Yoruba or Hausa).

So, they Yorubanize or Hausanize the names for easy pronunciation.

I'm Igbo. Igbo Christians also "Igbonize" difficult Christian names. For example, some pronounce "Peter" as "Pita", "Mary" as "Mmeri", "Sylvester" as "Silivesta", "David" as "De-veed", etc.

But unlike the Muslims who chose to spell their names the way they pronounce it (with the mother-tongue interference and all), Christians retain the European spellings even when they can't pronounce the names like the Europeans would.

Thanks retired great lion.

chrisooblog:
Onyeka good with shot outside 18? Must be a different Onyeka and not be the one JP called up.

Go rewatch nigeria vs Mozambique

ChrisKels:
There is something I have been meaning to ask. Elyte and our other Muslim brothers please educate me. Why do Africans, especially West Africans spell Arabic names differently from their original Arabic spellings?

Kalidu instead of the sweet sounding Kalid.

Saidu instead of Saeed.

Umaru instead of Umar

Bashiru instead of Bashir

Aishatu instead of Aisha etc

Abeg help me with simple explanation or reason as to why we spell and pronounce these names differently? Even Mohamed in West Africa is Mohammadu. Why do we always add that "u"

Same reason Bread is called buredi. Na awa way

Samueltemi337:
So they played 10 against 11?

They had 19 outfield players in camp and 3 goalies so they had to do 10v11 except if they converted one of the goalies to an outfield player. we are still expecting 3 more players to the team.

Papi85:
🤔

Notable mentions, Yakubu, Yobo, Osaze, Adebayor, Mikel Obi, Alex Song, Yeboah, Demba Ba, Steve Pienaar, Kanu, babayaro

Joebie:
Congrats to me. Just had a baby

congratulations

Papi85:
🤔

I don't think Grobelar played in the EPL, cos it wasn't called EPL then because he was really good and a legend at Liverpool.

AndSunGorilla:

Notable mentions, Yakubu, Yobo, Osaze, Adebayor, Mikel Obi, Alex Song, Yeboah, Demba Ba, Steve Pienaar, Kanu, babayaro

Dem Ba? 🤔

AndSunGorilla:

I don't think Grobelar played in the EPL, cos it wasn't called EPL then because he was really good and a legend at Liverpool.

you re right

ChrisKels:


Thanks retired great lion.

My pleasure, Odogwu.

quickberry:
Update

Very professional lad. Let's not forget that Uzoho was a young and inexperienced keeper when he shouldered the huge responsibility of being our #1 netminder in Russia.

For all his faults, he deserves his flowers for stepping up to the occasion at the time.

Any streaming apps suggestions to watch the match live?

comodo:

Aurier is d weak link. I expect Simon to have joy against him.

Wilfred Singo will be starting in that position ahead of Aurier

One friendly really?

humility33:


Go rewatch nigeria vs Mozambique