Subzero047:
Somebody made a meme

'Osimhen today'

Yeah.. and the next Osimhen day is on Sunday I think.

Whoscored European U-21 Team of the Week in Europe's Top 5 leagues: Osimhen

Courtesy: Whoscored.

Striker: Victor Osimhen (Napoli) - 8.33 rating

Victor Osimhen made his full league debut for Napoli at the weekend and the ex-Lille striker ran Genoa's defence into the ground. The 21-year-old couldn't cap off his performance with a goal from his five attempts but he did at least register an assist. Moreover, the Napoli ace also won three aerial duels.





Note: Sofascore gave him 7.7 for the Genoa game. But on whoscored, he was rated 8.33. Oh wow. They really must be biased too. Nerdie composed those ratings. Don't they know he was below average for not scoring a goal?

Well well...

Yep. Saw it on Mirror Sport too and a few Italian sites.

I read they may execute a two weeks shutdown if not more.

Danielnino00:
Well well...

TheSuperNerd:
Yep. Saw it on Mirror Sport too and a few Italian sites.

I read they may execute a two weeks shutdown if not more.

Maybe it's better they do it now..before the matter gets out of hand

What Hoffenheim Defender Akpoguma Will Add To Super Eagles Defence - Rohr
owngoalnigeria.com Sep 29, 2020 4:48 PM

Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr is warming up to the idea of having German-Nigerian defender Kevin Akpoguma In his team for their games in November.

Akpoguma has agreed to switch allegiance to Nigeria from Germany where he was a German international at various levels and even captained their U20 team. He will however not be a part of the Nigerian team for their games in October with some procedures yet to be completed for him to play for Nigeria.

However Rohr said he is hopeful that the 25 year old will be available for Nigeria in November when they converge for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers.

“ We are hoping he will be available for us in November when the process would have been completed. He has very good experience of playing in the Bundesliga for some time and he can play in several roles. We need his type for tactical adjustments”, Rohr said.

“ In the team now we have players who can push the others for a spot in the team and it is better for all of us going forward. There is always room for good players to come in and we will continue to improve the team with the players available”.

I am in support of the two weeks shutdown sef. They can even make it three weeks. Let it be done to stop any chances of an escalation.


On a flip side, it would give my man Insigne time to recover and come play beside our boy, Osimhen vs Juventus. I need all the gang together for that one. #LookingAtTheBiggerPicture. Hehehehehe...

Danielnino00:


Maybe it's better they do it now..before the matter gets out of hand

Rohr: Nigeria confident we can be at Qatar 2022

allfootballapp.com Sep 29, 2020 2:30 PM
Before Gernot Rohr was appointed head coach of Nigeria, the team were at a low ebb, having failed to qualify for either the 2015 or 2017 CAF Africa Cup of Nations.


Indeed, many were questioning their ability to make it to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, especially after they were drawn in an extremely tough group alongside Algeria, Zambia and Cameroon.

Despite these difficulties, Rohr rejuvenated the squad by calling up top European-based players such as Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi and Alex Iwobi. These talented youngsters helped the Super Eagles reach the World Cup unbeaten and to impress at Russia 2018, where they only missed out on the knockout phase after narrowly losing their final group game to Argentina.

In conversation with FIFA.com, Rohr spoke about his coaching career in Africa, his ambitions to reach Qatar 2022 with Nigeria, and his desire to lead the Super Eagles to the quarter-finals for the first time.

FIFA.com: You’re one of the few German coaches to have worked and succeeded in Africa. Why is that?
Gernot Rohr: I always try to work in an effective and respectful manner, particularly adapting to the African mentality.

You’ve coached in five different African countries, namely: Tunisia, Gabon, Niger, Burkina Faso and now Nigeria. What are the unique characteristics of each country?
I started my African journey in Tunisia at Etoile du Sahel. This was my first experience in Africa before switching to national teams. In Tunisia, I witnessed first-hand the high standard of organisation and sports facilities, given that the club has won the African Champions League. It was a good experience for me. After that, I had my first taste of coaching a national team with Gabon where I learned a lot and had wonderful memories. We developed so much in that period, thanks to the former Minister of Youth and Sports, who made our task easier because he knew football well. We reached the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012, when we made the knockout stage before losing to Mali in a penalty shootout.

You were then appointed head coach of Niger?
In Niger, they wanted to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations, and we were able to do just that after we beat Guinea. We put in good performances at the 2013 finals in South Africa, a very hot country where we saw temperatures hit 47 degrees. Despite playing on very hard pitches, the players showed great determination and solidarity. I have fond memories of my time in Niger. As for Burkina Faso, we went through a difficult time in 2015 when politics took a heavy toll on sports, so I decided to leave after just one year.


Then you moved to Nigeria after they had failed to make the 2017 AFCON. How did you rise to the challenge there?
Nigeria is different from its predecessors in terms of culture and language. There are 200 million people living there. After they failed to make the Cup of Nations, they needed to rebuild the squad, so I decided to call up relatively unknown young players who had just turned 18, such as Iheanacho and Iwobi. My assistant and I were able to create harmony and balance in a squad spearheaded by our captain [John] Obi Mikel.

Despite the squad’s youth, you led Nigeria to Russia 2018 after winning a difficult group that included 2013 AFCON champions Zambia, 2017 winners Cameroon, and 2019 champions Algeria?
We had a great first game in Zambia, which gave us a fantastic start. We fielded a young squad that included Iheanacho and Ndidi in addition to Iwobi, who scored. We were 2-0 up by the end of the first half. We had a wonderful goalkeeper in Carl Ikeme, who had a great game, but unfortunately his career was cut short due to illness. We then beat Algeria on home soil, which moved us to six points, whereas our opponents had just the one. We continued our successful run by beating Cameron 4-0 and defeating Zambia to finish the qualifiers unbeaten, before we forfeited our game against Algeria [Ed’s note: Nigeria fielded an ineligible player] despite the actual game ending in a 1-1 draw.

Nigeria performed well at Russia 2018. Did you feel that your team deserved to qualify for the knockout stage?
Yes, we deserved to qualify. We played very well particularly against Iceland, and we had a goalkeeper who was only 18. Against Argentina, we needed a few more minutes to hit back [after their late goal], and small details made the difference in the end. We almost got a second penalty, but VAR denied it. What we did in Russia was very encouraging nonetheless.

After that, Victor Moses, Obi Mikel and Odion Ighalo announced their retirement from international football. How did you feel about their decisions?
We were sorry Moses retired. The same applies to Obi Mikel and Ighalo, because they’re fantastic players. They decided to retire for family reasons or to play in China and focus on their club careers, and we respected their decisions.

We’re just a few months away from the start of the second round the African qualifiers for Qatar 2022. What do you think of your group and opponents?
We have three opponents in the group and have to respect all of them. Liberia are a team that can’t be underestimated as we saw when we beat them in a friendly. As for Cape Verde, they have players of Portuguese and Brazilian origin, and they can beat any team. Central African Republic are an unknown quantity for us, which makes it more difficult. I think the group is tough, but we believe in our capabilities. Given that we qualified from the group of death for Russia 2018, we’re confident we can make it this time as well.

Are there teams you want to avoid in the final qualifying round, such as Algeria and Senegal?
There will be fierce competition regardless, but when we play without fans we’ll miss the excitement. I hope fans can attend games next year as this will make the matches more enjoyable.


After that prolonged Covid-enforced hiatus, are you in contact with the players, and do you have an idea of how to prepare for the upcoming period?
We’re in constant communication with the players, the technical staff, the trainers, the video analyst, and all the coaching staff. Every week we see the players and travel sometimes to meet them as well. Recently, I visited [Kevin] Akpoguma, who plays for Hoffenheim. He made the decision to play for Nigeria after representing Germany at youth level. I also keep in touch with Nigerian football officials, with whom I successfully negotiated a contract extension until Qatar 2022, on the condition that we qualify. It’s definitely been a unique period.

If you make Qatar 2022, will taking Nigeria to the quarter-finals for the first time be your main goal, especially with this new generation of players?
We’ll take it one step at a time. First we need to qualify, and if we do that, we’ll look at our group at the finals. We’ll try to progress to the knockout stage, which we got very close to two years ago. We have to work hard to achieve that.

As a long-time coach in Africa, which national teams do you think are favourite to qualify for Qatar 2022?
You’ll get the answer if you look at FIFA Ranking. I think the top five teams in the Ranking will make it.

Finally, what message do you want to send in these pandemic times?
I hope all the players and fans stay healthy and safe. I also hope life will go back to normal so that fans can travel and attend matches, which will in turn bring football back to life.

ChrisKels:

I saw this tweet and guess who I thought of - ChrisKels.

I saw this tweet and a voice uttered, "Only one guy will bring this tweet to the Super Eagles thread. His name is ChrisKels." Was that voice right? Oh yes.

I saw this tweet and thought of Chriskels' favorite picture of Iggy as an ABF striker.

And here we are... ChrisKels feeding fat on the tweet indeed.

Don't be like ChrisKels.... Once it comes to a player he doesn't rate... He never misses.

TheSuperNerd:
The content of thy bottles indeed give you "eyes"

Lol

Danielnino00:
Well well...

If worst case scenario occurs, I hope Victor will be loaned out so he can continue playing

TheSuperNerd:
I am in support of the two weeks shutdown sef. They can even make it three weeks. Let it be done to stop any chances of an escalation.


On a flip side, it would give my man Insigne time to recover and come play beside our boy, Osimhen vs Juventus. I need all the gang together for that one. #LookingAtTheBiggerPicture. Hehehehehe...

Yea yes... Anything to keep the players safe..

By the way, do u have any idea if there's some arrangement in place to have next month's games televised?
Especially on supersport?

Hoffeinheim has officially acknowledged Akpogunma's switch

https://twitter.com/tsghoffenheimEN/status/1311002805176545284?s=19

Bolowolowo:


If worst case scenario occurs, I hope Victor will be loaned out so he can continue playing

Hopefully,we don't get to see a worst case scenario.

On the positive side, athletes haven't really been very affected by the virus...
I mean,most of them recover in time when they contact it and no serious deaths have been recorded.
I guess that further proves that having a strong immune system is key to beating the virus..

Hello, distinguished members of this thread. Been a silent follower. Now I want to ask. Why is it only akpoguma that is being talked about of recent, as regards to switching. I thought torunarigha was with him? Or did he change his mind?

Algeria to play Eagles without Slimani, five other key players

Sunday Itodo September 29, 2020 SPORT

Leicester City striker, Islam Slimani, and five other key players will be out of Algeria squad when the North African nation face the Super Eagles of Nigeria on October 9, in Austria.

Algeria who replaced Ivory Coast, who pulled out of the friendly against the Eagles due to internal problems, will now face the three times African champion without five other key players, Napoli’s Adam Ounas, Hicham Boudaoui, Youcef Atal, Djamel Benlamri and Youcef Belaili.

“Two players (Adam Ounas and Islam Slimani) from Algeria’s Africa Cup winning team are both expected to join new clubs before the close of the transfer window on October 5, so they are unlikely to be called up,” the report reads.

It continued, “Benlamri recently terminated his contract with Al-Shabab and Belaili is in talks with Egypt’s Al Ahly for a potential transfer, while right-back Youcef Atal, as well as Boudaoui, are ruled out due to injury.”

The Eagles will also be without Rangers’ Joe Aribo and Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, who has been ruled out of action for 12 weeks after suffering a groin strain in Leicester’s Premier League win over Burnley September 20.

Algeria defeated the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the semi-final of the last African Cup of Nation in Egypt.

ChrisKels:

Savagery..

Calenda: “Barcelona wanted Osimhen to replace Luis Suarez”

en24.news Sep 28, 2020 9:17 AM

The Nigerian striker has been courted by the biggest clubs in Europe but Napoli has been the most insistent.

Roberto Calenda, adviser to Victor Osimhen, has claimed that ahead of the Nigerian’s signing for Napoli, Barcelona are keen to enlist him to replace Luis Suarez.

The 21-year-old striker signed a five-year deal after Napoli spent € 80million at Lille. A record sum for the two formations.

Osimhen made a good impression on his first by scoring a hat-trick and providing an assist in a friendly 11-0 victory over Italian fourth division team L’Aquila at a training camp in Castel di Sangro last Friday .

Not to miss
Suarez’s future at Camp Nou is currently on hold as he is reportedly unwilling to continue at the club and new Blaugrana manager Ronald Koeman doesn’t want him.

“I usually never talk about these things, out of respect for the player and the club. It’s just that Napoli say things as they go, those are the main players,” Calenda told Radio Marte.

“I can say that it was a negotiation well conducted by the parties, we started from a distance. The signing took place with constant communication and we were able to keep in touch.”

“[C’était une] difficult operation, Tottenham and Liverpool wanted Osimhen until the end, even Barcelona wanted him at the start instead of Suarez. Napoli, however, did it all. They wanted it and took it. “

However, Goal It is understood that Barcelona were only following Osimhen’s progress and that he was never a real target to make an offer.

De Liverpool, Goal Close sources hold that Jurgen Klopp was not interested in Osimhen due to the Nigerian’s high price tag. Earlier this year, the Reds were looking to strengthen their options on the bench when Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah were unavailable. Liverpool finally set their sights on Takumi Minamino in January.

Naples coach Gennaro Gattuso had previously said Osimhen needed time to fully integrate into his new team and should not be put under pressure due to his high cost.

“The boy [Osimhen] is an exemplary professional, very serious and very calm. It’s important when you arrive in teams where there have been players who have marked the history of football, “he continued Calenda.

“The words of the coach [Gattuso] are fair: we have to wait and give him time because he comes from far away, he has to adapt to our championship and our customs. But without a shadow of a doubt he has great talent and I’m sure he will prove it because he has some important characteristics. “


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MetalJigsaw:
Algeria to play Eagles without Slimani, five other key players

Sunday Itodo September 29, 2020 SPORT

Leicester City striker, Islam Slimani, and five other key players will be out of Algeria squad when the North African nation face the Super Eagles of Nigeria on October 9, in Austria.

Algeria who replaced Ivory Coast, who pulled out of the friendly against the Eagles due to internal problems, will now face the three times African champion without five other key players, Napoli’s Adam Ounas, Hicham Boudaoui, Youcef Atal, Djamel Benlamri and Youcef Belaili.

“Two players (Adam Ounas and Islam Slimani) from Algeria’s Africa Cup winning team are both expected to join new clubs before the close of the transfer window on October 5, so they are unlikely to be called up,” the report reads.

It continued, “Benlamri recently terminated his contract with Al-Shabab and Belaili is in talks with Egypt’s Al Ahly for a potential transfer, while right-back Youcef Atal, as well as Boudaoui, are ruled out due to injury.”

The Eagles will also be without Rangers’ Joe Aribo and Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, who has been ruled out of action for 12 weeks after suffering a groin strain in Leicester’s Premier League win over Burnley September 20.

Algeria defeated the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the semi-final of the last African Cup of Nation in Egypt.

I don't Care.just murder them

Subzero047:
Hoffeinheim has officially acknowledged Akpogunma's switch

https://twitter.com/tsghoffenheimEN/status/1311002805176545284?s=19

Make dem start to dey bench am

oloriooko:
So in your opinion you can point out teams that can beat Liverpool to EPL trophy?

Not taking away anything from Liverpool but most top teams will beat them to that title . Stop making it look like they are invincible.

MetalJigsaw:
Calenda: “Barcelona wanted Osimhen to replace Luis Suarez”

en24.news Sep 28, 2020 9:17 AM

The Nigerian striker has been courted by the biggest clubs in Europe but Napoli has been the most insistent.

Roberto Calenda, adviser to Victor Osimhen, has claimed that ahead of the Nigerian’s signing for Napoli, Barcelona are keen to enlist him to replace Luis Suarez.

The 21-year-old striker signed a five-year deal after Napoli spent € 80million at Lille. A record sum for the two formations.

Osimhen made a good impression on his first by scoring a hat-trick and providing an assist in a friendly 11-0 victory over Italian fourth division team L’Aquila at a training camp in Castel di Sangro last Friday .

Not to miss
Suarez’s future at Camp Nou is currently on hold as he is reportedly unwilling to continue at the club and new Blaugrana manager Ronald Koeman doesn’t want him.

“I usually never talk about these things, out of respect for the player and the club. It’s just that Napoli say things as they go, those are the main players,” Calenda told Radio Marte.

“I can say that it was a negotiation well conducted by the parties, we started from a distance. The signing took place with constant communication and we were able to keep in touch.”

“[C’était une] difficult operation, Tottenham and Liverpool wanted Osimhen until the end, even Barcelona wanted him at the start instead of Suarez. Napoli, however, did it all. They wanted it and took it. “

However, Goal It is understood that Barcelona were only following Osimhen’s progress and that he was never a real target to make an offer.

De Liverpool, Goal Close sources hold that Jurgen Klopp was not interested in Osimhen due to the Nigerian’s high price tag. Earlier this year, the Reds were looking to strengthen their options on the bench when Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah were unavailable. Liverpool finally set their sights on Takumi Minamino in January.

Naples coach Gennaro Gattuso had previously said Osimhen needed time to fully integrate into his new team and should not be put under pressure due to his high cost.

“The boy [Osimhen] is an exemplary professional, very serious and very calm. It’s important when you arrive in teams where there have been players who have marked the history of football, “he continued Calenda.

“The words of the coach [Gattuso] are fair: we have to wait and give him time because he comes from far away, he has to adapt to our championship and our customs. But without a shadow of a doubt he has great talent and I’m sure he will prove it because he has some important characteristics. “


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Nothing that I haven't said here before.

mostob:
Not taking away anything from Liverpool but most top teams will beat them to that title . Stop making it look like they are invincible.

We don't need to be invincible when we can be consistent

mostob:
Not taking away anything from Liverpool but most top teams will beat them to that title . Stop making it look like they are invincible.

Abeg mention the EPL top teams that will beat them to the title this season.
In another news, Napoli president has tested positive to covid 19

TheSuperNerd:


I saw this tweet and guess who I thought of - ChrisKels.

I saw this tweet and a voice uttered, "Only one guy will bring this tweet to the Super Eagles thread. His name is ChrisKels." Was that voice right? Oh yes.

I saw this tweet and thought of Chriskels' favorite picture of Iggy as an ABF striker.

And here we are... ChrisKels feeding fat on the tweet indeed.

Don't be like ChrisKels.... Once it comes to a player he doesn't rate... He never misses.

He scammed United

nairalandankrah:

Abeg mention the EPL top teams that will beat them to the title this season.
In another news, Napoli president has tested positive to covid 19

It is too early. ..Just be patient.


Be like there will be lockdown in Serie A .

Danielnino00:

We don't need to be invincible when we can be consistent

na your time sha...make you enjoy am wella

ChrisKels:

This guy "Senior Pogba" doesn't give Man. Utd breathing space when it comes to buying players. However, Ighalo hasn't had enough time on the pitch so he should take it easy on him.

lloydtruth:
This guy "Senior Pogba" doesn't give Man. Utd breathing space when it comes to buying players. However, Ighalo hasn't had enough time on the pitch so he should take it easy on him.

The small time he played, what impact did he made?

TheSuperNerd:
How the Super Eagles CB options could look like by latest 2021.

✔Leon Balogun
✔William Troost Ekong
✔Semilogo Ajayi
✔Chidozie Awaziem
✔Kenneth Omeruo
✔Felix Ohis Uduokhai
✔Jordan Torunarigha
✔Tosin Adarabioyo

**Possibility of Kevin Akpoguma.


Ask me nothing.

So far so good... NG Central Defence 2021.

✔Leon Balogun
✔William Troost Ekong
✔Semilogo Ajayi
✔Chidozie Awaziem
✔Kenneth Omeruo
✔Kevin Akpoguma (New! And Official)



Still Loading:

✔Jordan Torunarigha (Soon)

✔ Felix Ohis Uduokhai (A Little later)


Still available for us:

- Tosin Adarabioyo