It was me who said Nigeria would win primarily because of Jay Jay Okocha. He is  young, fast and professional . He is . Of course Senegal played well but I believe Nigeria was so confident that they will win that they got a shock when they were defeated.. The myth yes the ogas no . They play well and are fully dedicated players unlike us. I really praised DJoof for his talent which is almost equal if not better than Okocha or George Weah. Well sometimes with extra efforts from the underdogs like the Patriots (Sylva's team) makes all the difference.

So I was wrong but still close enough not to miss my mark that much

As far as the (Fifa-caf) rules are concerned ,yes, I think that  all African teams that qualify for the semi finals should be allowed to play in the WC. How can we do it by demanding that from the authorities. Encourage all the African coaches to protest and push for the change and it will happen

 

>From: Malik Jeng <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: IT is over cameroon 3 senegal 2 in Penalties >Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 20:27:13 +0000 > >Habib & Yus, >I think Cameroon are currently the best side in Africa evident by >their >passing game, technique and organization. >I was rooting for Senegal and suppose many other Gambians had >overcome the >'old-enemy' rivalry, not least for the lessons we can draw from >their >journey. >In this match, Senegal played tactically everyone behind the ball >(barring >Diouf) and hoped to catch Cameroon on the break. Had Senegal >continued to >play an open flowing game as in early spells of the first half, >Cameroon >would have easily beaten them. Atleast this approach took them to >penalty >shoot-outs which could have gone either way. > >Senegal can take heart from their performances but I can't see them >(us) >proceeding to the later stages of the world cup. For Cameroon, >African >football has come of age! > >On a different note, FIFA(CAF) should revisit its ruling to grant >automatic >world cup places to African Nations Cup semi-finalists. This is a >bi-annual >tournament and can produce 8 different semi-finalists before a World >cup >tourney. Even if the African continent's allocation is improved, >the ruling >doesn't help football development in our areas. What do you think? > >Finally am grateful for Senegal's victory over Nigeria which further >dent >the myth about the flashy Ogas. WHO SAID NIGERIA WAS GOING TO WIN >THIS >TOURNAMENT!? > >Njok malik > > >>From: Habib Ghanim <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: IT is over cameroon 3 senegal 2 in Penalties >>Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 05:11:07 +0000 >> > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. >http://www.hotmail.com > ><>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<> > >To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > ><>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<>