South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has said he does not want Nigeria’s Super Eagles to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
McKenzie was reacting to the role Nigeria played in his Bafana Bafana’s complicated qualifying journey.
Bafana Bafana were deducted three points and three goals for fielding an ineligible player, Teboho Mokoena, against Lesotho.
Nigeria alongside Lesotho and Benin Republic protested to the world football governing body and demanded that they act on the issue which they did.
Despite the points and goals deduction Bafana still qualified after topping Group C on 18 points, just one point ahead of the Super Eagles.
Speaking on his country’s qualification, McKenzie stated his wish is that Nigeria fail to make it to the World Cup for their role in South Africa’s Points deduction.
“I heard you earlier saying that we (South Africa) will also root for Nigeria,” McKenzie said in an interview posted on X by South African journalist Robert Marawa.
“I want to make it very clear: I wish for them not to qualify. I just want to make that one clear. They tried… I knew what they did behind the scenes. I want them to lose.
“Nigeria must not go to the World Cup. Another African country must go.”
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Meanwhile, the Super Eagles have a chance of qualifying for the World Cup via the African playoffs which will take place in Morocco in November.
Coach Eric Chelle’s men will take on Gabon in the semi-finals before either facing Cameroon or DR Congo in the final.
If the Eagies make it out from the African playoffs, they will proceed to the intercontinental playoffs billed for March in Mexico.
By James Agberebi
31 Comments
The inferior is always afraid. South Africa wouldn’t have qualified for world cup if Nigeria did what Rwanda did in the last match. Rwanda deliberately allowed South Africa to win the match. Anybody can go and rewatch the match and the goals.
South Africans always turned back to attack their helpers. They started attacking the countries that helped them got independent. If Nigeria didn’t beat Benin, South Africa wouldn’t have qualified.
The minister can go and hug Life transformer because Nigeria will surely qualify.
I decided to watched that SA vs Rwanda match to see how the SA did it not bcos I I felt they didn’t have the players to beat the Rwandans on a norm. I stopped the match after that first goal they scored, like what was that from the Rwandan GK? Trust me if SA needed 5 goals to qualify in that match, those Rwanda will allow them, but all good bcos we put ourself on the spot of needing this for that to happen.
Aside from the goalkeeper, did you see how long the defender allowed the SA player to dress the ball before firing?
In fact, me too I stopped watching after like 10 minutes cos I couldn’t recognize the Rwanda from the one that played Nigeria and Benin, and the same goalkeeper was better than Spiderman. he was stopping close-range headers, but a shot from 18 beat him. Lol.
I just pity SA cos they’ll go to the WC with false confidence. They employed every trick in the world to qualify willy-nilly. They virtually played all their matches at home, except for 3. Two, the one they were afraid they could lose, against Nigeria, they took us to a rugby stadium, but reverted to a lush green stadium against Rwanda. There’ll be no tricks at the WC, and weak teams or those who qualified with CAF politics will not last the group stage.
Whether you like it it has been approved and declared Nigeria will qualify in the Mighty name of Jesus I pray super eagles meet ur south Africa again they will collect 4 like benin
You will live to see Nigeria qualify because it is not by your power. These are the enemies of Nigeria that instigated zonal playoff since their countryman became Caf president. They don’t use zonal playoff for CAF champions league where they are dominant, but they use zonal qualification at age group football where West Africans are dominant. Continue showing your ugly face God no go shame Nigeria because we are going to fight until the last day and the will of God will be done. If we make it Hallelujah and if we don’t life goes on Nobody dies.
This is the country and this fool who many idiot Nigerians like sly, and many of you – (you all know your damn selves!! Shame on each and every one of you bastards – Nigeria’s enemies from within!) Were bloody doing the dumb ass Nigerian thing of talking BS because of their dangerous and unbecoming ignorance! and congratulating and wishing these bastard xenophobic rejects good luck – I think even you Chima and that retarded kel or was it Papafem, anyway, it does not matter – you all know your selves!
Imagine these absolute morons – can you see and hear what the the typical South African says about Nigeria?? Yet you dogs will come here like fools and be congratulating and wishing good luck to people who hate you more than anything and would not hesitate to kill you and main your children! Sometimes I really regret being an effing Nigerian! ITK Ignoramuses!
I should have not dignified you with a noteworthy response but since you ran with half truth to form your myopic opinion on the minister, let me educate you a bit but really you are not really worth it.
If you listened to the full interview which you can’t anyway because it’s beyond your understanding, he likened his “hatred” to what fans of Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs feel for each other, when such derby matches are in play or could tweak the table.
Oops, you don’t even know where those two clubs exist.
You could liken it to the no love lost between Athletico Madrid and Real Madrid players. That’s the hatred the minister meant.
It’s insipid to bash anyone who doesn’t reason like you no matter the occasion because hindsight and foresight are pragmatic enough to be viewed anyhow and in any way.
Stop being petty by stealing someone’s long term moniker. Creativity isn’t hard.
South Africa see us as rivals as well as Ghana. If a few irredentists are used to judge the whole as the sum in those countries that are full of different people and cultures and you foolishly run with the narrative AFTER NOT REFUSING TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND, you’re worse than a racist.
CS is not owned by you. Make your statements and move, impersonator.
First of all, if truth be told- you are not on my level, you think you’re smart because you know a few words and your long winded talking but you are just an educated illiterate.
Secondly, if you take me on, I’ll floor you without a doubt because I can pick the holes in your retarded thinking from a mile away.
Thirdly, it clearly shows what level your reasoning faculties are on and also that you are what we call an effeminate, your’e not tough and cannot stand the heat if it gets turned up! Even your tunnel visioned response in this thread shouts it out loud and – Now let ME EDUCATE your dumbass.
Tell me when you were appointed the moniker’s moderator on CSN, lol, just like a woman, when it comes to a fight, all you can do is bite, scratch and pull hair – We’re talking about a very tangible matter and you are here crying about monikers lmaoo, but you’re too stupid to take a step back and ask yourself some very important questions if you are going that route – questions you really want to ask yourself include – How do you know? As in REALLY know who or what belongs to whom, in terms of this monikers that you are so fixated on? Have you even heard the person you so myopically aggregate the “moniker” to as the long term owner, even complain or challenge anything with regards to the mountain of this moniker that you want to die on? It is when a moron has no real substance when they are called out that they start meandering and passing sideways and backwards just like you.
Congratulations – you have managed to listen to a full interview by a very narrow minded, uneducated, xenophobic and deranged man – who even denies his actual ethnicity but I am sure you know all about that hey? lool
What do you even know about Gayton “the gay” McKenzie? Obviously jackshyte because it’s very obvious from your write up, and no upstanding, self respecting, smart, and intelligent human with any self pride, and particularly Nigerian would in any way shape or form have any time for an imbecile like Mr McKenzie, but you obviously haven’t got the first clue about anything else about this man, and so you as you are bound to do based on your personality type (the type who wants to be seen as a “somebody” but chooses to try and do that on CSN – an anonymous football blog, by using every big word he has been lucky enough to read in a dictionary or elsewhere) even when he does not have the first clue of what they really mean lmaaoo.
It’s fools like you who would walk into a trap because of demented stupidity – only God knows where you have been living or what your mental state is, if you have the audacity to say something as narrow-minded as, and I quote you –
“”South Africa see us as rivals as well as Ghana. If a few irredentists are used to judge the whole as the sum in those countries that are full of different people and cultures and you foolishly run with the narrative AFTER NOT REFUSING TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND, you’re worse than a racist.””
Really?? So you have not heard of what is going on in South Africa concerning Nigerians?? Not Ghanaians o, but Nigerians?? I am sure you’ve never heard of an extremely popular South African organisation called “Dudula” nor even ever met any, and I mean ANY South African – who is not perhaps currently living in Nigeria for example because for self preservation, such a south African would be careful about what they say about the locals of the country they live in, but apart from those – I challenge you, Mr ITK to find just ONE – A SINGLE South African living in South Africa, who shares your myopic and completely deluded views that all it is, is that they see us as “rivals” looool!
Dude, I really have no time for your stupidity, but I will always take offence to any myopic Nigerian, because we are currently living in very unfair and dangerous times – if you are a Nigerian, and we don’t need idiots, helping stoke our mortal enemy’s fire by acting and showing a stupid, dumb and retarded obliviousness to the atrocities they are committing against us – We don’t need any moronic “Nigerians” putting it out there that despite their heavy and dangerous hating on us, we still consider them as friends?? What TF is wrong with you man??
Listen, I really do not have your time and I even consider you at this point to be beyond educating – but I repeat, I will not allow the stupidity of idiots like you further endangering my people – We are not friends, football rivals or anything civil with any bloody South Africans – We might as well be at WAR and any “Nigerian” who doesn’t see that or wants to undermine the efforts of real patriotic “Nigerians” is as much an enemy of Nigeria as the xenophobes of South Africa – now take that to the bloody bank! Or stick it up somewhere the sun ain’t shining but don’t leave my people open by trying to downplay the real suffering and victimisation that they are facing because you want to seek relevance on CSN!!
Wat is dis fat duck talking about?? LMAAOO – Wait till dey corner yuh, dey will work yuh till you become skinny yuh dog! Kwasia! I hated all south hafricas!
So this is what South Africa now calls a Minister? A man who goes on national platforms to publicly wish failure on another African nation because his team lost points for fielding an ineligible player? My brother, you didn’t just drop the ball — you kicked it straight into the gutter of bad judgment. For someone entrusted with “Sports, Arts and Culture,” you’ve managed to disgrace all three in one interview.
You see, when an ordinary fan says nonsense like this, people laugh and scroll past — that’s fan banter. But when a minister of the republic, a full cabinet member, publicly declares that he wishes Nigeria fails to qualify for the World Cup, that’s not banter anymore; that’s ignorance in a designer suit. You don’t just embarrass yourself — you embarrass your country, too. Imagine if a Nigerian minister ever went on record wishing South Africa national disgrace; even in our worst xenophobia moments, no Nigerian official stooped that low. We were burying our dead, not mocking the living.
Let’s be honest — what you said isn’t patriotism; it’s bitterness dressed in a Bafana Bafana jersey. You’re angry because Nigeria followed the rules and protested fairly. You’re angry because FIFA agreed with Nigeria, Lesotho, and Benin. And now you’re wearing your wounded pride like it’s a badge of honour. But here’s the thing, Honourable Minister: if you had done your job back home — ensuring your football federation knew how to read and follow basic eligibility rules — maybe you wouldn’t have to be this bitter in public.
Your statement is the equivalent of a bad loser flipping the chessboard after being checkmated. You don’t fix mistakes by throwing tantrums; you fix them by learning the rules. Wishing Nigeria out of the World Cup doesn’t make South Africa stronger — it just exposes how fragile your ego is.
If you were a comedian, I’d clap. But you’re a minister — and that’s the tragedy. So maybe, before your next interview, you should consult someone from your “Arts and Culture” department to write you better lines — something that sounds more like diplomacy and less like a Facebook rant. Because right now, Honourable Minister, you’re not leading a nation — you’re leading a circus.
Nigeria is far better than South Africa. Ndi Nigeria can not qualify for playoffs. Ngwa Nigeria will crash out. How market na?
Is that one qualification? They took us to a rugby pitch and started playing negative football. Breaking play at will in the second half so that we don’t get our rythym on a bad pitch.
They can only try that in Africa and succeed not in Europe where all is fair and square. They will exit the world cup in first round. Can we also talk about the Knowledge Musona premeditated red card against Zimbabwe so that SA can qualify? FIFA needs to investigate that match or the Rwandese five away?
I rest my case and pray for the Eagles who have decided to leave the shadows of Rohr and start attacking play. Long may this continue.
Chuckzy didn’t make Fulham matchday squad today, God you know we sure need all our players in supers physical condition before this upcoming November playoff. I pray for quick recovery for you chukzy and all other SE injured players.
It’s a blessing, bro. We don’t need any njury wahala. The more they play, the higher the risk. He’s already in form.
See your head gidigba minister, you don’t know how dangerous it will be if you push Nigerian fans to become real sa football enemy.
They will be more than legion, we are more than 200m, if 200m people wish even for sa, they won’t escape it.
So Morocco broke Spain’s national team 15 consecutive wins record by winning 16 straight games!
Scored 50 goals and conceded only 4 in the process.
That’s my AFCON 2025 favorites.
Class!
Unlike some team that if the main guy is marked out or injured, pulse begins to race.
Let’s document such exploits lest some nation think certain feats are unachievable because their bar is too low nothing can get even under it.
@Sly let them enjoy it while it last, each team always have that period of wonder when they played like never before.
We delivered Africa best world ranking in history of the game till date, let Morocco or any other Africa nation beat our 5th world ranking first. And talking about a team depending on a certain player for goals, this has been the norm and many teams have that one players who they looked upto for that. Guardiola just said man city depend on halland, RM & France on mbappe, Bayern look up to Kane, Liverpool built their strength around salah, lamine and raphinha for Barca, So yes if we depend on VO as that boy/man all well and good.
Good words, @Femi. I love your perspective. Let Morocco first crack that top 5 we once cracked before we start rolling out red carpets for them. Weren’t they the same people everyone tipped to win the last AFCON before Côte d’Ivoire sent them packing—controversy or not? Let’s not act like this is new; football always has its “flavour of the moment.”
Before, it was Ghana. Then Nigeria took the spotlight. After that, Cameroon strutted in, and Senegal had their time under the sun. Now it’s Morocco’s turn — let them dance while the music plays. Nothing spoil. We’ll talk again when the drums stop.
Why is there so much weeping and gnashing of teeth here…….LMAOoo
Is there anything South Africa did to qualify for the World Cup that gave them an undue advantage, or was “against FIFA regulations”….?
Oh…. I forgot, they played 7 out of 10 games on home soil….Hmmm
They also hired a good coach who had a winning template that worked irrespective of whoever was in the starting XI. I noticed most of the players who started the last 4 matches for SA were not in their last AFCON starting squads, yet their performance never dipped.
They even had enough tactical nous to break down teams that our own dear, poorly coached and poorly managed SE struggled to get decent shots on target against.
All these were unfair and gave them an undue advantage……LMAOooo
I never knew Nigerians could cry over being on the receiving end of “undue advantages”………LMAOooo
All of a sudden, teams like Lesotho and Rwanda, who are perennial absentees from the AFCON, have become “tough” teams simply because our poorly coached SE couldn’t take them to the cleaners and those who could do so fixed the matches…….LMAOooo. Even Benin, which showed ability by destroying Lesotho 4-0 and Rwanda 3-0 in the recent past, must have fixed its matches against these teams too.
The last time I checked, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Rwanda are not teams any serious Pot 1 team will struggle to take apart, whether home or away, so y’all should quit these silly, disgraceful, and unfounded allegations of Match fixing and focus more on the import of the comments of this Minister.
When an ordinary fan makes statements, one can take it with a pinch of salt, but when a government-appointed minister speaks, he speaks on behalf of the government.
I don’t know why CSN is putting the comment of the minister mildly, but the man clearly said Nigeria MUST not qualify for the World Cup……..underline the word MUST.
That is an entire nation speaking. The government and nation where the current CAF president comes from says Nigeria MUST not qualify for the World Cup
The minister even buttressed his statement with the fact that Nigeria did many things behind the scenes to make sure they don’t qualify and that they will reciprocate the same energy given to them……meaning they too are ready to do many things behind the scenes to ensure their threat is carried out.
If una like, take this warning with a pinch of salt like every other one I’ve spoken out about in the past……..when the time comes, Dr.Drey will become an unpatriotic Nigerian who hates the progress of Nigerian football………LMAOooo.
Y’all better start pouring libations at the feet of your family deities or whtever you worship for Nigeria to qualify for this world cup, otherwise the next 4 years will be a long hard journey for y’all
I remember Satan roaming the earth before he went to tempt Job. Lol that’s your replica. Like seriously where did this human being originate from? You seem to have a clear agenda of sowing discord when a thread is about to end in peace. 442 calling me out alongside Kel and Papa Fem was senseless, but to keep a calm atmosphere and not respond to every wailing was the reason we didn’t deliberate on it. I give my thumbs up to them for ignoring that comment, because the comment was uncalled for because we war not against flesh and blood to be wishing evil to SA.
But boom here you come with a very different convo from the title SA Naija, but rather in continuation of your dead matter involving Benin Rwanda Lesotho trying to brew something that will result into abuses upon abuses. Matter be SA but you come here with old story to continue your recklessness and shameless conversation of Rohr.
Look you need to check yourself because this behaviour will destroy your life and well-being if you don’t follow after peace. When I say you carry a dark cloud I know what I mean because what sense are you making by bringing the nonsense that was ended on another title onto this title that doesn’t call for Benin Rwanda and Lesotho whom are all eliminated from the race?
You have a problem with peace and the demon in you that uses your utterances to spread misunderstandings will only destroy you. Mark my word Satan does reward his servants with life, so choose wisely who you serve and stop this show of dark agenda by just keeping shut when the people they even attacked did not respond.
You have failed with your predictions, just take the shame and go on with your strange life, that’s if you have one aside seeking validation on newspaper comment section. Insult and disrespect has become your identity and you think it’s a pass mark for someone who has no backbone in life.
Instead of drawing closer to God and trying to be at peace with all men you rather want to flame your Hell. Age will tell you as you continue to meet daily struggle. “Hurt people hurt people” I pray for your healing, so that you don’t have to serve that demon that doesn’t want you to keep your mouth shut but use you for nonsense tirade until the day he finally destroys you. Na who Satan help? Agent drey I ask you?? Buy wisdom and sell it not.
Don’t wait for validation on your stupidity from that thread before you can find peace and self worth because there’s more to life that can erase the nonsense you exhibited on that subject for days. You’re only proving to us that you have no Joy in life aside disrespecting people on here and getting amateurish yes we don hear. Okay drey yes we don hear Rohr is fantastic and he will defeat Nigeria at next Afcon plus win the Trophy. Lol I hope you can find rest now!!! It’s Sunday people are flexing at different environment so don’t waste yours looking for who you want to insult before you can get paid at your coven.
@Chima, make peace with Dr Drey. He is a man of peace. He likes you.
As always, everything you’ve said makes no sense.
If you haven’t still realized the devil has completed his assignment in your life, then you can never be delivered again.
Just don’t transmit this seed of stupidity and wretchedness that was sown in you by your father into your offspring and their generation unborn.
Remo Stars are currently 3 nil down in Abeokuta to Mamelodi Sundowns, and I remember how a member of this forum expressed his worry over this game based on the fact that our teams are badly coached as compared to SA that have their teams being by coached the best on the continent. One thing we should learn as a nation is to learn to swallow our pride and be sincere with ourselves for once. Nigeria is not the giant of Africa, not in football, technologies or even economy. Morocco is doing something great in football that we can learn from. Apart from hosting international competitions, they’re also doing well on the pitch, as we can see from their performance in the last world cup, the just concluded African world cup qualifiers, the ongoing u20 men’s world cup, etc. A word is enough for the wise.
Nobody is dragging power with anybody and we aren’t comparing ourself with Morocco or any team, yes we are down but trust me we won’t be down forever, let Morocco or whoever have fun while it last. We will get it right soon don’t worry.
@Muyiwa’s right: Morocco is doing something big in football these days. They’re not just turning up on the pitch—they’re turning up with plans. For example, they’ve earmarked about 20 billion dirhams (nearly US$2 billion) just to upgrade six stadiums plus build a new one ahead of the 2025 AFCON and the 2030 World Cup. Then there’s the whopping planned investment of up to US$5 billion for the full 2030 project—stadiums, transport, hotels, everything. So yes—they’re serious.
Oh, did I forget to mention the Mohammed VI Academy (a €13m centre opened in 2009) and government support for federations which have produced technically polished youth teams and a steady pipeline into senior sides — you can see that in Morocco’s deep runs at World Cups, strong youth performances and domestic club improvements. You see, Infrastructure without coaching and scouting money is blunt; Morocco paired stadiums with academies and programme funding.
But here’s the twist: while Morocco’s cash-splash is impressive, it’s also causing unrest. Thousands of Moroccan youth (at unemployment rates near 36%) have marched under slogans like We want hospitals, not stadiums”. So the lesson for Nigeria? Investing heavily is desirable and it can work—but if you don’t win hearts and minds, you’ll pay politically.
For Nigeria, the situation is different. We already have talent in abundance—no need to build tens of mega-stadiums just yet, not now that the country is bleeding from plethora of debilitating economic woes. But we can afford to groom better coaches, improve scouting networks, establish regional hubs, and ensure smart infrastructure are in place (not “look-at-me” stadiums).
Because let’s be real: if our government had spent blockbuster stadium money like Morocco, we’d literally be rioting in the streets tomorrow—especially after the backlash over the $150,000 per Super Falcon player reward last AFCON. The public doesn’t separate football cash from bread-and-butter issues.
So what should Nigeria learn from Morocco but not copy blindly?
1. Be consistent! Morocco links AFCON 2025 infrastructure directly into 2030 World Cup plans.
2. Focus on legacy: Training academies, youth development, not just stadiums.
3. Stay politically smart! Prioritise visible benefits for ordinary citizens so it’s not “stadiums for the few while streets for the many.”
Yes, Morocco’s stride is impressive and @Muyiwa spotted it. But Nigeria doesn’t need the same flashy spending. Not now. We just need the same hunger—for structure, investment in people, not just spectacle. Talent is here. Let’s unlock it smartly and quietly, not burn the budget and watch the youth protest our next trophy.
@Muyiwa’s right: Morocco is doing something big in football these days. They’re not just turning up on the pitch—they’re turning up with plans. For example, they’ve earmarked about 20 billion dirhams (nearly US$2 billion) just to upgrade six stadiums plus build a new one ahead of the 2025 AFCON and the 2030 World Cup. Then there’s the whopping planned investment of up to US$5 billion for the full 2030 project—stadiums, transport, hotels, everything.
Oh, did I forget to mention the Mohammed VI Academy (a €13m centre opened in 2009) and government support for federations which have produced technically polished youth teams and a steady pipeline into senior sides — you can see that in Morocco’s deep runs at World Cups, strong youth performances and domestic club improvements. You see, Infrastructure without coaching and scouting money is blunt; Morocco paired stadiums with academies and programme funding. So yes—they’re serious.
But here’s the twist: while Morocco’s cash-splash is impressive, it’s also causing unrest. Thousands of Moroccan youth (at unemployment rates near 36%) have marched under slogans like “We want hospitals, not stadiums”. So the lesson for Nigeria? Investing heavily is desirable and it can work—but if you don’t win hearts and minds, you’ll pay politically.
For Nigeria, the situation is different. We already have talent in abundance—no need to build tens of mega-stadiums just yet, not now that the country is bleeding from plethora of debilitating economic woes. But we can afford to groom better coaches, improve scouting networks, establish regional hubs, and ensure smart infrastructure are in place (not “look-at-me” stadiums).
Because let’s be real: if our government had spent blockbuster stadium money like Morocco, we’d literally be rioting in the streets tomorrow—especially after the backlash over the $150,000 per Super Falcon player reward last AFCON. The public doesn’t separate football cash from bread-and-butter issues.
So what should Nigeria learn from Morocco but not copy blindly?
1. Be consistent! Morocco links AFCON 2025 infrastructure directly into 2030 World Cup plans.
2. Focus on legacy: Training academies, youth development, not just stadiums.
3. Stay politically smart! Prioritise visible benefits for ordinary citizens so it’s not “stadiums for the few while streets for the many.”
Yes, Morocco’s stride is impressive and @Muyiwa spotted it. But Nigeria doesn’t need the same flashy spending. Not now. We just need the same hunger—for structure, investment in people, not just spectacle. Talent is here. Let’s unlock it smartly and quietly, not burn the budget and watch the youth protest our next trophy.
All male football under age teams collapsed the moment Pinnick placed the coaches and their assistants on per tournament basis. In those days coaches and their assistants get full employment during their championship periods but now those jobs are now contactual or part time basis. Zubairu was managing Elkanemi and Flying Eagles together. That was never the practice.
Olookere of the Flamingooes is part time too as he manages Naija Ratels concurrently. We cannot compare that with Morocco until we return to status quo in the offer of appointments to the age grade coaches in the first place.
Chima – I am not involved with anything that you and Dr Drey have going on however let me address the points in your comment that you unnecessarily dragged me into –
First of all, please be careful with what you write – because I was not at all wishing evil on South Africa – you insinuating that I did is very unbecoming of a real Christian- if that is what you claim to be.
In the Bible we are taught to be “harmless like doves but wise as serpents “ – so unless you don’t understand what that means – let me explain – it means we must instigate no harm, certainly do no harm, but we must also be wise to defend ourselves from those who wish us harm, so in my own view, avoidance of the South Africans is fair dues because only someone living under a rock will not know by now that they all uniformly hate Nigeria and Nigerians,.
Therefore if I am telling people who are supposed to be in the same camp as myself not to call our sworn enemies – who have declared their hatred of us and have made it very clear with their actions at every turn, not to come into our midst and be declaring them as our friends, and congratulating them, wishing them all the best and bigging them up in direct exchange for hatred, harm, and all other xenophobic fruits of their actions towards Nigerians – I do not think that is wishing anybody evil, please ensure that you have proof before you make such accusations, I am only responding to the evils being done against us. if me saying that I would prefer my own country or Benin to be the ones getting the automatic World Cup qualification is wishing them evil then I leave that up to you, but I fully disagree with that – If there is anywhere else I was wishing them evil then kindly show it to me in my comment.
So I make no apologies for feeling that way about people who are denying pregnant Nigerian women and sick men, women and children access to medical care or treatment just because of xenophobic hatred.
Furthermore, did you not congratulate them and wish them good luck, saying they deserve it and all that? Knowing fully well that they played 7 out of 10 games at home and then cheated, using an ineligible player to aid their qualification? Are any of these things lies? And did Mr Sly not do the same? Bigging them up and saying things like they’re the most deserving of the ticket and congratulating them despite the fact they cheated but that also aside – they do not like Nigerians and for absolutely no good reason apart from jealousy and not wanting us to be the way we are as Nigerians, they want to be able to tell us how to think and conduct ourselves to please them, they criticise the way we speak and do things and want us to live our lives according to their dictates but who are they to think they can do that? If anything, if anyone qualifies for such a privilege it is us – after everything we’ve done for them in the past- including our efforts to help stop apartheid and provide a safe haven for the great Nelson Mandela and also donating money directly from our wages in the 80’s to provide relief for them etc etc, and now they hate us for no reason and are persecuting Nigerians in their country?? if we were like them, Africa would be unbearable for them to exist in. Look, I can go on but I don’t have the time, I have done what I had to do which is clarify the reasons behind my earlier comment, but for you or anyone to disagree would just be unexplainable, however we are all entitled to our opinions and this is mine. If anyone tries to undermine my kin then I will do my best to defend them without employing any underhand tactics against anyone or resorting to the same type of dirty tactics that they use. I don’t want my kids and future generations of Nigerians being unjustly victimised by these pathetic people. Period.
Well said – This should be highlighted on CSN.
Thanks
CSN CSN How many times did I call you out?
Let people on the site see well spoken wise words such as this here on the site.
This is a Nigerian site and patriotic Nigerians must be encouraged.
We must educate ourselves and improve our understanding so that we can become a stronger people – the way this world is going now, we strongly need it.
The hatred from SA towards Nigeria dated back to military era, even for Abacha that mean military man couldn’t guarantee our darling se then their security in SA in afcon 95,
NFA then have to pulled out of the game just few days to the commencement of competition.
All these are not new to me, just that in life you need to clearly identify your enemy and know them for who they are. Libya is in the same categories as SA towards Nigeria.
Ghana of recent is becoming a sworn enemy too.
A minister open his mouth wide and said he know what we did about point deduction like as if what they did is a justified.
Be careful of what you wish for