 OK, we're glad to know you're still there. It's the breakfast on Plus TV, Africa. I am Nyamgul Agadje and I'm here with Kofi Battels. And we're now going to talk a little bit about sports. And Wale Agbede is here to talk with us. Wale, good morning. Good morning, Yango. I'm going to join you guys on the breakfast this morning. It's good to have you. Well, look how Wale is talking tough. Yes, he was a great player in his time. And when he played under 17 as well, it was great. But he's talking tough. Do you think the chances of the under 17 at this Africa Cup of Nations are the way Nduka is putting them? Or there are things that need to be done for that to come to fruition? Well, I mean, he's talking tough because he, I mean, if there's a coach in Nigeria who has achieved some level of success at this level, Nduka has to be one of the names that would be mentioned. He was part of the crew that won gold in 2013 in the United Arab Emirates. When they under 17, that's Godinigles of Nigeria, were crowned champions of the world. Don't forget also that Nigeria's under 17 national team are the most successful cadet team in the world. You know, so there's a long line of history of successes with this team. And he's just exhibiting a lot of confidence in the voice that they have right now. There's been questions about their age and Kaif has instructed that once they get to Algeria, that MRI scans are done for the players. But regardless of whatever issues might come up with that, I think that Nduka Badi has proven himself to be one of the best youth coaches in Nigeria. And if he's talking tough about Nigeria's chances leading up to this competition and, of course, hopefully the walk-up in Peru later in the year, I think that I am inclined to agree with him and to believe that they already have, you know, their recipe for success with the Godinigles. For the Godinigles, it's an opportunity for some of the younger players who are just making their way into the national team for to making them for themselves. That is an opportunity for Nigeria and, of course, the NFL to spotlight some new players, whom they would blend into the national team structure and, of course, the football structure in Nigeria generally. One of the biggest issues that we've always had with all the successes we've had at the Godinigles level is the fact that there isn't any developmental structure that has been put in place. And, you know, you can talk tough about tournaments. You can talk about we're going to win this tournament. We're going to bamboozle everybody and come back with gold. But you see these competitions are not necessarily set up for winning per se. These competitions are set up to, you know, to bring these Yipianglats to the fore to expose them to competition football, expose them to some level of professionalism in terms of their training, their preparation, the quality of the matches and the competition. But in Nigeria, it's always about winning and winning. And maybe that's the only sore point that I picked from Undecoq by this statement because, look, you don't necessarily have to win these competitions. It's good to win. But how well are you developing these talents? What's the structure and ground to put these guys in good stead in preparation for the next stage in their careers? Yeah, because I was going to ask about that because we have fantastic KEDA performance, as it is. And you've just said that in the whole world, we have the most success than any other nation. And I wonder why we still struggle in the senior team when we have a good foundation, as it were. What goes on? What happens? What is wrong with our football system in Nigeria that cannot translate into making a very formidable national team at the senior level? Well, if we were to go into this this morning and go there, we'll probably have to do the show all day because I mean, the problems are so multifaceted that it's almost impossible to dissect them in a little bit of time because, look, the issues are so many. There's corruption. There's just basically negligence, ignorance of the fact that football is a big business. Football is a billion-dollar business that needs a lot more attention, a lot more care, a lot more structure, and of course, a lot more planning. And in Nigeria, it's always fire brigade approach and kind of other two competitions like this. And of course, the win at all costs mentality, which is one of the reasons why you see issues of age, chids, and the like, because we just want to win competitions. We do not understand that at this level, the progression of these players into their senior careers, not just with the superheroes, but also in their club professional careers, is paramount and should be the number one focus. But we just want to win at all costs. And like I said, that's the only sore point for me with the comments of the coaching to come, but I didn't know to the beginning of this tournament. What are your thoughts on the chances of the Golden Eglets? First came up on April 30 against Zambia. They play Morocco and South Africa. And their counterparts are the Hayakeda. We saw what happened in the African tournament. So what are your thoughts on their chances? And with the captain of the superheroes, Ahmed Musa, promising a mat watering 500,000 per goal, scored at the under 17 Afghans. Do you think that will enhance the fortunes and make them perform better? Well, maybe again, I don't really agree with the approach. I mean, sometimes this is over incentivized and it could lead to problems. But yeah, fair enough, I mean, Ahmed Musa has created a, Ahmed Musa is always supporting teams, be the female teams, be on the 17, on the 20, on the 23. He has been a model captain for the senior national team using his personal money to encourage his boys. Because we understand that the welfare part of the responsibilities of the NFF, usually not well taken care of. So fair enough, fair play to him. But our chances going into this tournament, I think are really bright at under 17 level. Unfortunately, there's nothing really to point towards because these are players that we don't really know. We haven't seen them play at this level. We haven't seen them compete at this level before, but same for the opposition also. But generally, when you look at the trend of how much quality and talent has been shown by players at this age category over the years, I think that maybe Muroko might give us some issues when you consider how well Muroko, the Murokan FBA have paid attention and have invested in youth development football, which we can see their players, regards to the policies that they set for clubs over the Murokan Botola ligand. And of course, with regards to how much investment they put into youth coaching in the country, maybe they begin to reap the fruits from this competition is left to be seen. But I think Muroko might be an interesting position for the Golden Neglect. But generally, Zambia and South Africa would expect Nigeria to find it maybe a little bit easier to get results. Thank you. Thank you very much, Oale Gwede, for coming on the show and giving us the insight to what may or may not happen at the AFKON for the under 17. Thank you so much for being a part of the show today. All right. Talking about compulsory MRI scans, I mean, back in the day, when we play school football, the East used Rula. You stand and then, yes, I remember Alhassan. Alhassan was in athletics and school football. He was an all-rounder when I got into junior secondary school. But I finished, got into senior secondary school. Alhassan was still playing for the junior secondary school team. Why? Because Alhassan refused to grow tall. And he was scoring goals in left-hand and center. Anyway, I think MRI is a good innovation. We have to go. That's been the size of the package this week on the breakfast. Today is Friday, right? Yeah, today is Friday. Okay, first of all, I'm in a hurry to, you know, and we'll be back on Monday, but please do well to follow us on our social media platforms, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, just simply search for plus TV Africa. Don't worry if you don't see the Twitter verification ticker. I was belating thinking we had everything on lockdown, but no thanks to Elon Musk. That may not be there, but just plus TV Africa and UCS. Also on YouTube, the same address, the same name, and a second account plus TV Africa lifestyle. Hope you enjoyed this week on breakfast, my name is Kofi Bartels. Yes, I've been in broadcasting for about 20 years, and I've had one fan that has never, ever left me from Ecom to Calaba to Lagos. He follows me around, listens to me, sees me, and all that, and he just turned 80. So I'd like to say happy birthday to Mr. E. O. Ojiogu, who was, who we are celebrating today. My name is Nyam Ghul at Gadji. We're praying for you that you have more years to impact your knowledge on us. Bye. Fantastic way to end the program. See you next week.