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Evakinqz:
correct talk bro, imagine all those guys having team, our league for make sense ooo

As in ehn.. e go make sense die.

biafrans educating the ZOO since 18 bc

admax:
If you don't support any local club or go to the stadium to buy a ticket to watch their matches, don't castigate them or be asking why Dangote don't have a local club to his name.

#ChangeBeginsWithaYou

Abeg no blame the common man joor. The change begins with you indeed. A good leader should initiate change. Let him cut down the expense of government, first. .
Football business doesn't begin and end with tickets sold. We need other investors. We need branding. And then, people will begin trooping in.

IFEANYI MY NAME SAKE AJO MMUO IKUKU NA EJERE OZI (B

Mr Ifeanyi I dey come join your club now. I no sabi play football, just to dey chill body for your swimming pool and sit out with very cold red wine, na im I dey come do. Your boys can't be enjoying alone.

jossy4joseph:
Nice one Ifeanyi Uba....I don't know why the likes of Dangote, Adenuga, Jim Ovia and others don't have clubs in Nigeria?

everyone does not have the same Interest.

folks shud stop mentioning Dangote abt owning a club in the ZOO
DANGOTE GROUP BELONGS TO THE NORTHERN THIEVES
IBB,ATIKU,ABDULHARAM AND MANY OTHERS......THE SAME GOES TO ADENUGA N CO
THE PROBLEM WT AFRICANS IS THAT THEY REFUSED TO EXCISE THEIR GOD GVN BRAIN

You also have a valid point.

vislabraye:



Abeg no blame the common man joor. The change begins with you indeed. A good leader should initiate change. Let him cut down the expense of government, first. .
Football business doesn't begin and end with tickets sold. We need other investors. We need branding. And then, people will begin trooping in.

HarkymTheOracle:

As in ehn.. e go make sense die.

yeah..

mmsen:


That's what people were asking when Dangote was talking about buying Arsenal.

You come from the largest footballing nation in Africa and you don't see that as a bigger business opportunity?

When you have a tenth of what he has then you are qualified to give him "Business" advice till then

jossy4joseph:
Nice one Ifeanyi Uba....I don't know why the likes of Dangote, Adenuga, Jim Ovia and others don't have clubs in Nigeria?

because they dont want to. Becos ifeanyi ubah is doing it doesnt mean other rich nigerians should. They should be left to act how they want with their time, hobby and money!

admax:
If you don't support any local club or go to the stadium to buy a ticket to watch their matches, don't castigate them or be asking why Dangote don't have a local club to his name.

#ChangeBeginsWithYou

Gbam!!!

Isn't anyone seeing the misnomer in these pics? Professional footballers none of whom can swim. See all of them walking around in baby floaters

encrypt:

When you have a tenth of what he has then you are qualified to give him "Business" advice till then

No one is perfect and he has made much of his money as a result of his alliance with government which was founded on his prominence in the importation business that has handicapped Nigerian production for decades.

He doesn't strike me as someone with a great deal of imagination or awareness - it took a foreigner to push him to assist with the ebola issue and despite him coming from the North it took another foreigner to push him to assist with the issues there too.

So while he does some good he's not always on the ball and this is another of those issues where he has shown a lack of initiative.

Which one is "swimming pool bath" again ? Ohh!! Engrushii

jossy4joseph:
Nice one Ifeanyi Uba....I don't know why the likes of Dangote, Adenuga, Jim Ovia and others don't have clubs in Nigeria?

They prefer standing in as fronts for crude oil thieves in Nigeria

See grown men using floaters

Mehn i saw a convoy of FC Ifeanyi Ubah after one of their matches.

Can you imagine Mr Ifeanyi Ubah gave these boys 3 police hilux vans as escort ? The men were well kitted with bullet proof vests and military helmets.

Money good o.

jossy4joseph:
Nice one Ifeanyi Uba....I don't know why the likes of Dangote, Adenuga, Jim Ovia and others don't have clubs in Nigeria?

Imagine Dangote trying to buy Arsenal FC when he could have done same I'm Nigeria.

Lubbish

mmsen:


No one is perfect and he has made much of his money as a result of his alliance with government which was founded on his prominence in the importation business that has handicapped Nigerian production for decades.

He doesn't strike me as someone with a great deal of imagination or awareness - it took a foreigner to push him to assist with the ebola issue and despite him coming from the North it took another foreigner to push him to assist with the issues there too.

So while he does some good he's not always on the ball and this is another of those issues.

What are you talking about exactly...him helping Nigeria or him increasing his business network.
Because the issue here is whether running a football club in Nigeria is a viable business for him or not. For someone without alot of "awareness or imagination" he seems to have been imaginative enough to get to where he is currently.

rhajaan:
That is the sign of a good coach...seem most of the players can't still swim well enough...

Swimming can help soccer players stay fit in the off-season and serve as a form of cross-training to reduce the risk of overuse injuries. Swim workouts also help to build a soccer player’s cardiovascular endurance. I hope our local coaches and clubs would learn all these

Are you a Physio?

Pavore9:
The one on the left in the second picture looks more like a spare part trader than a footballer!

AND D 1 IN D 3RD PICX BROUGHT OUT HIS TONGUE LIKE A HAPPY REPTILE.

The coach will soon depart out of frustration when Uba will owe him his salary, he should ask his staffs at Capital oil he will know more.

Only if they could all channel all the money they use partnering with Man Utd, Barca and Co.... Recently saw a billboard of Star beer and real Madrid.... Why can't they just sponsor kano pillars or something and put their players on billboards.... The clubs too; don't they have marketing units ... It beats me...
We're responsible for the death of our economy...

Evakinqz:
correct talk bro, imagine all those guys having team, our league for make sense ooo

We only need 2 very rich clubs in the league... It will definitely step up NPFL status

encrypt:

When you have a tenth of what he has then you are qualified to give him "Business" advice till then

Does his financial and legal advisers, among other of his employees have each a tenth of what he has thus qualifying them to work for him?

Warped logic if you ask me

I watched this interview in 1989, 1990 or 1991, so forgive me if I make any errors, but I'll write as much as I can remember of the interview.


Abiola Babes was one of the most exciting teams of the 1980s. It was one of the two millionaire teams (the other being Leventis United) that appeared on the scene to challenge the already established teams like Rangers International, IICC Shooting Stars and Stationery Stores.

Then there was a rumour (in the late 1980s) that Chief Abiola was going to disband the team. I didn't believe it. Then I watched this interview. The interviewer asked a lot of questions, covering several topics including business, history, philanthropy, etc. Then he asked Abiola why he wanted to disband Abiola Babes.

The chief said that people would not believe the amount of trouble he goes through just because of Abiola Babes. He said that he's been wondering if it was worth it, then a particular incident happened that led to his decision to disband the club. This was not the worst event, but it was the one that finally made him take the decision.

Abiola Babes was playing in the African Cup Winners Cup in 1987 or '88. They had a match in Zaire (or was it Congo) and they also had an important match in the Nigerian league the next day or a few days later. Chief Abiola appealed to the NFA to postpone the league game, but the NFA refused.

So they went to Zaire.

The Abiola Babes team got to Kinshasha and discovered that there was nobody from the Zairean FA at the airport to receive them. The match was in a smaller town, so Chief Abiola hired a bus to take them to the town. They were waylaid by armed robbers along the way and Chief Abiola had to give the robbers a huge amount of money just so that they would leave them alone. The driver was either badly injured or badly shaken after the incident, so Chief Abiola took the wheel and drove to the town. Abiola Babes played the match in Zaire and returned to Nigeria. Chief Abiola again appealed to the NFA to postpone the match, but they refused. Chief Abiola said that he thought to himself, this was a team that went to represent Nigeria and went to hell in order to represent Nigeria well. You would expect that the NFA would do what they can to help them, considering the situation they were in. That's when he decided that he's had enough and decided to disband the team.

I know very well that Chief Iwuanyanwu also had similar experience and that's why he decided to abandon Iwuanyaanwu National (previously Spartans of Owerri) before the Imo State Government took over the club and renamed it Heartland.

That's why I'm not surprised that Aliko Dangote is not getting deeply involved in BCC Lions of Gboko, despite the fact that he owns the club.

The Benue Cement Company was owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria (majority shareholder), the Benue State Government (minority shareholder) and some other individuals (minority shareholders). The Federal Government sold its shares in the company in the early 2000s and Alhaji Dangote won the bid.

BCC Lions of Gboko is the football team of the Benue Cement Company. It was very popular in the 1990s. They won the nigerian FA Cup in 1989 and won the Mandela Cup (African Cup Winners Cup) in 1990. They also won the FA cup back to back in 1992 and 1993. Amodu Shuaibu was their coach at that time.

Aliko Dangote is the chairman of BCC Lions of Gboko by virtue of the fact that he owns the Benue Cement Company.

see all their stomach like dose pipo drinking ijo,beer and pammy#anyway nice one

Pavore9:
The one on the left in the second picture looks more like a spare part trader than a footballer!

U dunno Ezenwa?? Current Super Eagles second choice goalie

hardbody:


Does his financial and legal advisers, among other of his employees have each a tenth of what he has thus qualifying them to work for him?

Warped logic if you ask me

First of nobody asked you. Second of his financial advisers don't tell him what to invest in, if you think they do then you really don't know how business works.

If you would critic at least make a good effort at it. Next time come up with a better argument.

naija1stpikin:
na so journey to 14years holiday for kirikiri dey start

Rockyrascal: