 Well, back with the breakfast this morning and Monday thermos joins us as we talk sports Monday It's good to have you join us weekend after almost a weekend after the World Cup, right? It's good to have you join us this morning. How are you today? Fantastic good morning. I mean talking about the World Cup I mean five days after the World Cup. They're still celebrating on Argentina the streets of Bodusario and Buenos Aires I like us to hold it there. Let's not give and get into the analysis of it because I know that you know You're willing but let's start home first, you know, they say charity begins at home For us at home the Nigerian football Federation. That's the NFF is denied knowledge of a report of a joint bead Process with the Republic of Bennett to host the African Cup of Nations in 2025, you know, that's a lot I'd like to show your thoughts on that especially when you know If you remember Nigeria and Ghana had hosted the African Cup of Nations in 2000 right here in Nigeria and of course Lagos and Canyon, you know was where we had the place So what exactly is about this denial? Is it not possible? Have we not done this before? Of course, we are not strangers in hosting the Nations Cup We hosted in 1980 and we also hosted in 2000 just like you rightly Hinted and it was a joint bead with the Black Stars of Ghana and For the NFF not being aware it goes to show that there is no harmony when it comes to football structure in Nigeria So it looks like the Ministry of Youth and Sports are the ones orchestrating this and they're doing that without the knowledge of the NFF as confirmed by Felix Anja Siagu Which is the first vice president of the NFF. He's saying hey, I'm not I'm not sure of this processing I've not heard of it and it's not something we are aware of although We've not heard from the horses mouth Which is the the man on the highly exalted seat of the NFF I'm talking about the newly elected President of Musa, Agaso So but of course Felix Anja Siagu also is someone with a credible authority to also say that hey He's gotten no idea about what is happening with the bead and so far but it's confirmed calf confirmed it at that Nigeria alongside the likes of Morocco and As well as Senegal have beat it for the 2025 edition of the African Cup of Nation Do not forget it was later to be hosted by Guinea But Kappa discovered that they don't have enough facilities and now to your question now Are we not of course a credible country to oppose the the nation's cup? Yes I think we are we've hosted many big tournaments. I can remember in 2019 2009 I beg your pardon. We hosted the World Cup the on the 17th World Cup being that we are the most successful nation when it comes to age grade football on the 17th to be very precise We've got enough in our arsenal in our minerals to host the 2025 Nation's Cup, but just that the NFF are on the way as I said by The first vice president. It's a cost for worry. It looks like we don't have how many as far as football structures Can stand here in the country? Monday, you know talking about the fact the NFF is unaware makes me or they're saying they're unaware makes me ask, you know Are they supposed to be aware? Okay, if they were aware, they're the ones who are going to fund this bid and One might think that this is not an issue because this such moves come from the highest Level of governance in the country talking about the presidency or the cabinet and isn't this above the pay grade of Felix I I say I go in his chairman Should they be informed if for instance the federal government feels they want to to bid should they inform the NFF or the NFF? Would they would they do anything about it? Do they even have the funds to do anything about it? Shouldn't this be a government thing, you know? As far as the structure football in Nigeria is concerned not really the NFF Kofi as far as FIFA rules are concerned It is stated that government should not interfere in football, but this is not interfering This is trying to help football in Nigeria But they are doing that without the knowledge of the NFF which is a body Which is a parstitle set aside by the government to control football So if you ignore them that is that is you saying that this particular group that you appointed to run football in Nigeria are not competent enough to put up a bid for the Nation's Cup you're right It is the government the federal government that are going to fund every single thing with the help from CAF Which is the convergence of African football of course It is the government that are going to do the much of the beating or when it comes to structuring when it comes to making things happen It's not just the money that will make things happen The NFF will not be in control of the money and they will make sure this money goes into The right project to host the Nation's Cup so by any mean possible I think hundred percent the NFF should be aware of that beat But just like it's sadly stated that they are not away. Let's just wait for Musa Gassau He's yet to speak on this particular one and now we simply need to hear from him So we know what to do moving forward, but a quick follow-up to that is it's Nigeria already I mean this is 2022 We talked about 2025 games had it's fair share of issues including the coup I mean if you take out 2023 we have elections when new government comes in which it will it may take time to settle down which leaves Just over a year to really really focus on this. It's like you're ready I know we have a stadia we have the cities But it that's it takes a lot more to host a Nation's Cup a tournament as big as that So it is it's the time if Nigeria to be successful to put things in place by 2025 Of course, there is time 2025. We have one year 2024 to prepare for rate and as well as 2023 on the 10th of next month I beg your pardon on the 10th of February next year We are going to know who is going to host the next Nation's Cup and if it's going to be Nigeria Who's gonna host the 2025 Nation's Cup if it's gonna be Nigeria Then I think we have enough time to prepare remember how many days we took to host Africa in the calf Convergence Cup final here in the beautiful city of Uyghur at the gospel of public international stadium It took us it took Nigeria took a quadrum just six days to make sure the stadiums are of course International standard the city was already international standard, but they needed to brush it But they needed to make sure it's good enough for business outside the country in Lagos we've got some facilities in a Booja The M. Coppola stadium. It's a big it's a massive place and it just needs some brushing and that's what we need We just need few months 12 months is enough for Nigeria to get ready the World Cup that it just concluded had just eight World Cup stadiums and he hosted 30 or 64 matches 32 nations The World Cup the Nation's Cup is 24 nations and we need about just five good stadiums And I think Nigeria is capable if they are of course willing well, let's now delve to the World Cup looking at The fact that it's come to an end having Argentina winning over France. I mean, what's your thoughts really? Can you see my thoughts from my face? Of course, let's have you say so one or two It was it was really very engaging at the time Especially when you had the second play, you know second out You know leg if you like to say and the fact that you know ended in a penalty But I'd like to show your thoughts on that the outcome of that game Argentina and of course France I'm not gonna take sides But I'm pretty sure you both will agree with me that it was the greatest ever World Cup files that I've ever seen I don't know if Kofi has seen something greater or messy you have seen something more massive than what we saw I had incredible action to goes in the first 45 minutes to in the second 45 minutes and now Two in the extra time it's sure that it was by far the greatest World Cup final with the likes of Kilian Buffy scoring three goals the first the last player to score three goals in the finals George golf of England in 1966 fantastic fantastic final in wars and a lot of people will argue time and over that little messy score penalties to win the World Cup and also weighing the golden ball for the second consecutive time it did not the second consecutive time last time we did it was in 2014 I went in it again in 2022 is the only player to win two golden balls and fantastic for Leonel Andres Messi and the World Cup final also came Sort the end of the goats Go to debate between Christiana and Messi. I will see that and with all of my chess I think little Messi is now the undisputed goats And it's the goats with the big letter G and maybe Christiana let's go with a small energy All right. Um, you know, you talked about this being the greatest final I think that some people may may also put the the 1950 World Cup final where You're right defeated Brazil in the wild. Yes in 1952 win the second and last World Cup Because it was a player the great Maracaná stadium and rode in the hero rode the generic rather It was a big disappointment for brazil of those years Yeah, the reports that people were throwing their food on the streets because they could eat dinner That day, but but indeed this was really thrilling talking about the goats the goat argument The conversation seems to have moved on sadly for Cristiano Ronaldo from comparing Composers between himself and Messi to now comparing Messi to a with Yeah, can you hear me? Okay, yeah to now comparing little Messi with the Diego Armando Maradona What are your thoughts on that does Messi's feet? Place him on the same level to be compared with Maradona or even make him greater than Maradona All right. All right Maradona fantastic play won two World Cups in his days I think little Messi has our classroom little Messi has played more World Cup matches than any other player on earth 26 World Cup matches. He has contributed to more goals more than any other player on earth I mean the only player to win two Golden Balls He has done enough he has done enough to be the ultimate goat And I think as far as Argentina is concerned Leonardo Messi has done the exact same thing if no more than Diego Maradona did but of course they are playing in different eras and Different eras came with different style of play in in this current era. We get to see most sophisticated technology Medically proven that players recover faster than those days where Diego Maradona was playing I mean it was much more difficult to back in the 70s and the 80s players who used to go injured and they have to stay injured for sometimes and even Diego Maradona have to of course go for drugs to help him play football in the same level so They're playing in different eras and we should try not to go back in time. Leonardo Messi has done enough Diego Maradona did enough at that time. They are all goats. They're all great And we should stop putting them on the list on the list and they're all great. I mean, I'm not gonna Start take a stand on Lionel Messi saying that he's great and Diego Maradona If people someone maybe older than me who saw Diego Maradona what he did In Napoli, I'm telling you Napoli is a God. No one will agree in Napoli that Messi is greater than Maradona because those in Napoli had a feeling a direct feeling of what Maradona did the last time Napoli won the Sierra R. It was Maradona that wanted for them So they have this feeling so I can't come here and take sides and say alright Messi has done enough. It's great and Maradona and the rest not everyone will agree to that for certain Let's delve into you know, what aspect of the walk-up in terms of the conduct of the walk-up I mean you also how would you rate it looking at the referees and also looking at the behavior of the You know the players on the pitch and off the pitch For instance site in an example Martinez in the course of celebration seemed to you know Have actually delved into making a serious mockery of Bappé also on the other hand Bappé had made some comment about You know South Americans and what have you and so? You know, it's it's a back-and-forth on the other hand as well Especially, you know at the while walk-up final if you look at the penalty that was caused by D Maria with Of course, Messi, you know one that particular penalty some people think that it wasn't supposed to be awarded So what are your thoughts really officiating this match the behavior of the players on on the pitch and off the pitch and all of that? For me, I mean the 2022 walk-up, but you know, we are all humans. We can't get things right perfectly We saw some controversial calls, especially that Christiano and all those header again so I think against Uruguay where he tried to score and The goal was counted in his name and later on it had to be rechecked and the goal was taken off And we've seen it's a walk-up where we've seen human errors But when it comes to the pitch of play, I think we should all focus on the offsets Which is of course exciting is good to see that offsets are happening in world football The likes of Saudi Arabia beating Argentina and also so Japan beating Germany Imagine that crazy encounter that happened in group H where Germany were knocked out and spanked qualified by just the Whiskas So it's a great walk-up. We should focus on what happened on the pitch of play rather than the human errors Christiano now though didn't do much. I mean it was expected at the age of 37 Leonardo Messi people are still arguing that he had so many penalties I think five of his work of goals where penalties and it doesn't really mean anything All right, so the World Cup still one of the greatest, all right The shocks the offsets the disappointments that is this is all football brings and if it favors you You're celebrating if it doesn't people you you just take it on the chain and move on All right, so in one word just a one word answer because out of time Would you how do you rate this walk-up one sentence at this walk-up test with the standard of play Compared to previous walk-ups in this modern era just in one sentence, please Fantastic style of play Thank you very much For your time a little messy agrees with you mercy here. No little messy about that. We still don't know though because she's a You do perform on my you fun. Why do you like Ronaldo Messi? 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