Administrators FlyJ Posted June 25, 2016 Administrators Share Posted June 25, 2016 Football Federation (NFF) official has blamed lesbians for recent poor performances of the country’s women’s team, repeating a claim that FIFA has previously condemned. The Super Falcons are the most successful African nation in the game, having won the continental title a record nine times and competed at every Women’s World Cup since it started in 1991. But they have failed to qualify for this year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and were also under-par in last year’s All Africa Games in Congo. NFF vice-president Seyi Akinwunmi blamed the decline in the women’s game nationally to same-sex relationships, which are illegal in religiously conservative Nigeria. “Lesbianism kills teams,” he complained at a meeting of sports writers in the southwestern city of Ibadan on Saturday, in comments reported in national newspapers on Monday. “People are afraid to talk about it. The coaches also take advantage of the girls, so there is much more to build in female football.” Akinwunmi was not immediately available for comment when contacted by AFP. Nigeria, which is almost evenly split between a largely Muslim north and predominantly Christian south, has found itself in hot water with football’s world governing body before on the issue. In June 2011, women’s coach Eucharia Uche came under fire for branding homosexuality “dirty” and “spiritually and morally very wrong”, and for admitting she forced lesbians out of her team. Three years ago, the former chairwoman of the women’s league, Dilichukwu Onyedinma, reportedly announced a ban on lesbianism in Nigerian football, prompting a FIFA inquiry. FIFA’s non-discrimination stance includes gender and non-inclusive policies on the part of member countries are “strictly prohibited and punishable by suspension or expulsion”. Several high-profile female footballers are openly gay or bisexual, including ex-USA star Abby Wambach, whom Time magazine named among the world’s 100 most influential people in 2015. Nigeria in January 2014 introduced strict new laws banning same-sex marriage and civil partnerships, proposing up to 14 years in jail for law-breakers. Gay rights campaigners described the legislation as “one of the world’s most homophobic laws” but the government at the time said it had the support of more than 90 percent of Nigerians. Source 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 How stupid that sounds. Well, I believe they should not be allowed to bring in "female" friends, or anyone generally, into the camp so they focus on the training. But blaming it on their sexual orientation? Ridiculous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators kimi Posted June 25, 2016 Moderators Share Posted June 25, 2016 “Lesbianism kills teams,” he complained at a meeting of sports writers in the southwestern city of Ibadan on Saturday Hahahahahahaha! Na wa. A very unintelligent remark indeed. Wonders shall never cease.lol *kmt* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators FlyJ Posted June 25, 2016 Author Administrators Share Posted June 25, 2016 The Nigerian way...lol...we blame everything on something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 These people are backward. You give leadership roles to someone so backward and you expect the person to move things forward? Have you seen a snake giving birth to a lizard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators kimi Posted June 25, 2016 Moderators Share Posted June 25, 2016 Hahahahaha. Now someone has gotten on Fairy's last nerve :D :angry: :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawken Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 They don't have sense. They dunno these girls will play better if they have gehfrenz watching them on TV :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators kimi Posted June 26, 2016 Moderators Share Posted June 26, 2016 Hahahahahaha! Hawks Hawks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Althena Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Lesbianism does kill teams. Inter-team break up causes rifts. Even male teams chase out 1 player when the team spirit is broken e.g John Terry and Wayne Bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators kimi Posted June 27, 2016 Moderators Share Posted June 27, 2016 That's an interesting perspective. For some reason, I'm forced to believe that remark was made from a homophobic standpoint. But ofcourse, I'm not in his head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawken Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Lol wait... They are dating each other? Lol I want to say something else but lemme hold my peace :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators kimi Posted June 28, 2016 Moderators Share Posted June 28, 2016 Hahahahaha! Please share! Humour the rest of us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covfefe Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 f***ktards! That's what you'd hear every male coach say. As if we don't have Gay men in the male teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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