Kenyan star Ochieng urges Nigeria to end unfair tactics after Super Eagles’ ordeal in Libya

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• Utter balderdash from another inconsequential entity. Nigeria has always been very hospitable to its guests and I do not remember the Kenyan marathon (sorry football) team ever complaining about anything of the sort he is bringing up now. And even if that did happen, is he comparing being asked to train on another pitch to being kidnapped and locked up in the middle of nowhere for almost 24 hours without food, water or WiFi? Worse still, having your plain diverted in mid-air (which could have resulted in a plane crash) and being held up basically at gun point. These Africans and their hatred (jealousy) of Nigerians. May their hatred consume them! I hope the NFF and the government are not taking this matter with a lackadaisical approach as this was an act of terror against Nigerian citizens.

  • You talk too much nonsense, please if you wanna vex do it on your own n don't write a paragraph, it's his own thought not kenya, washa wash/ scam country heal.you pathetic ego. Thieves.

    • Y9u

    • Do you have anything else to add to your drivel? I should not respond to an urchin with mental health problems, so I’ll leave it there.

    • He talks too much. ? You mean you are a lazy loser, who finds it difficult to read a few lines?s?

      • David ochieng , all this mumu Kenya people , u better shut up that dirty mouth of yours , he are a fool to say something of such , Nigeria is the most accommodating country in the world. I can testify to that as a traveller.

    • Nigeria and hatred to themselves, lack of true judgement has been the Hallmark of African undevelopmen

  • One Nigerian guy don collect this one girlfriend

• I can't remember Kenyan playing football i only know them for marathon

  • I know. Bloody giraffe chasers!

• Nigerians aho bageze Kwisi yose batera akavuyo

  • Not man enough to say whatever you want to say openly? This is what people are saying about kenyans with their inadequacies and inferiority complex

  • This is an English version of Soccernet website, don’t come here and start writing rubbish in your language just because you can’t understand English properly. Thought kenyans are one of the best literary people in Africa second to Nigeria and south idiot!- Africa

• Nobody cares what any Kenyan man has to say about any issues concerning Nigeria. Most are psychologically devastated by inferiority complex towards Nigerians so don't expect any objective or coherent statements from such. According to some Kenyan ladies, most Kenyan male are so weak and fragile, they worship white people and would sell their mothers to the nearest European. That they whine about practically everything . . No wonder their women are running after white people or other Africans for refuge..

• This Kenyan footballer only stated his experience with us while visiting and ended the conversation with an advice to all national teams in Africa. Reading through, there was no hate,so why can't we learn to accept criticism where necessary and make changes. Ofcourse what the Libyans did was outrageous, but please let's act with the african spirit of loving ourselves. Telling the truth as it is,is not hate or jealousy.

  • Well, is he telling the truth? That is the question. Most utterances of these people are driven by sheer contempt for Nigeria. Have you seen the naked envy and hatred displayed by these people on social media? Just do some research and you will understand why most Nigerians don't care what any these Kenyans has to say.

  • Thank you for your reasonable comments on this article. May Jah bless you and protect you from any harm in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

• I am not surprise that such comment is coming from a Kenyan. low life individuals

• By the way where is Kenya? is Kenya a country or camp ?which continent do they belong to?.
  I laughed, ochieng should be quiet and face.his responsibility .
  I hope he will not set his girlfriend or wife on fire because that's what Kenyans are known for.

• I appreciate his comment. Quite exhorting. I saw some comments from some persons who do not agree with him. You can disagree and still be respect. His points were clear. If you disagree, then disprove his points, now his person or his country. As Nigerians we can and should reason better. It is on record that NFF has repeatedly treated visiting teams with less courtesy or dignity. This is unacceptable, African Nations can do better. In fact, our local league is not popular with the populace for many reasons of which this is one. Football is about camaraderie, it's not a do or die affair. Strive to win, but win with dignity.

• There is no room for "A tit-for-tat" in sport, such action is barbaric, jungle justice and dangerous to sport game anywhere in the world. The appalling videos of the inhumane and inhuman treatment of the super eagles in Libya should not be justified at all regardless. However if anyone feels Nigeria treated others badly logistically in the past, one would have expected that such country or football association to have made an official complaint to CAF and not take the law into your hands. We have disciplinary section in CAF who handles such maltreatment. Libya or any country does not have the legal authority to discipline others. What they did is shameful, vile and reprehensible.

  You don't jettisoned or replace CAF's functions and authorities. Libya is not CAF and should not be carrying out the functions of CAF.

  We must learn to channel our complaints to the right institution. We must desist from unlawful act of barbarism that is unhealthy to our brotherhood and capable of causing anarchy, lawlessness and confusion in sport.

  Finally, no place for "A tit-for-tat" in sport, if you are maltreated in the game, then report to CAF.

• Reading in between the lines, I think the intent of the Kenyan player is to cleverly weaken the claim of ill treatment meted out to the Super Eagles of Nigeria. This is because despite the weighty evidences against the Libyan Football Federation, the player focused more on accusing Nigeria FF of having a habit of treating visiting teams badly in order to win games. He went further to dig up an incident of 10 years ago to justify his claim but failed to explain the circumstance that led to it.

  He stated that the then Kenyan team endured long hours on the road before their game, the same claim put forward by the Libyan team even when they were the ones who opted to travel by road. The fact that those claims were not escalated to CAF at the time they were allegedly done suggests that they lack merits.

  While urging the NFF to improve in all areas, I think It is time we went beyond envy and parochial sentiment, but unanimously condem in strong terms the inhumane treatment of the Nigerian Super Eagles by the Libyan authorities. The Super Eagles by the grace of God weathered the storm without casualties but who knows what could happen in the future if authorities are allowed to continue to play with human lives.