kingphilip:


Even at that, we've not even seen how Eguavoen will set up his team and how they play to know if they'll play the same way.

It is still here that Rohr invites proper fullbacks and wingbacks and still keep them on the bench.

If Eguavoen sets up his team just like Rohr, that's when we should conclude that we sacked Rohr for nothing.

Kog45:
meaning Ndah and Nwakili are not in 40 man list....hope this guys don't failed Eguavoen.

stevemarkdangot:

Those local players are put in place because of injuries. You can't ask Ebuehi or lookman to come to camp leaving their club duties without the certainty of going to Afcon.
We all should drop this sentiment. Every foreign based player won't be called, that will always be the fact. And there will always be fringe players in the team this happens everywhere.
Let's just get behind them and hopefully, we put up a good show at the tournament.

TheGoodJoe:


Nwakali is coming to camp because other players do not possess a key skill set Eguavoen needs for his strategy.

He can manage the others but he needs to see if he can get Nwakali to click because of his system.

Kog45:
Sir,every decisions took by Eguavoen on the list cannot be questioned....

I highlighted why Rohr failed especially on Ebuehi and Akpoguma....it's simple,Ebuehi as integral member of Afcon qualifier will make the team but Rhor didn't gave him the opportunity......On Akpoguma it was cleared that we need him but Rohr kept him on the bench which meant he wasn't good enough....this gave Eguavoen opportunity to look elsewhere and brought in Ndah who he believed he can do it.

If am the coach I will pick Ebuehi and Akpoguma but Rohr himself didn't rate the duo and I don't see Ebuehi making it even with Rohr but possibly Akpoguma.

The only grievances you can have against Austin Eguavoen was inclusion of Olisa Ndah,nothing more.

drDoom3:


In South Africa? No he is not.

As a striker, yes, it is possible to be in an obscure league and still be able to compete. As a defender, you need crucial experience playing with the best strikers regularly to really hone your game. CC Ekong, he looked decent in Italy and Turkey, but when he came to the prem and met strikers like Salah and Sterling, guy couldn't match up. Some of the mistakes he has been making would have been eased out of his game much earlier in his career if he started playing guys like Salah and Sterling when he was much younger.

Ndah may look good playing against strikers from Kwara United and Orlando Pirates, but what happens when he starts an AFCON match and he has to mark Mahrez or Haller or Salah? Will he still be the real deal?

jasena:
If this team is accessed in relation to the quality of opposition then we should agree that this team is average. I don't think it is the best Nigeria has to offer. I don't see what musa brought to the table in the last nations cup, surprised he is still making it to this nations cup. Oshimem isn't fit, and shouldn't be managed because this isn't a training session. Kenneth Omeruo and Shehu Abdullahi play in second division in Spain and Cyprus as against Kevin akpoguma, ebuhi who play for top flight clubs in top leagues. Is Ndah a world class defender? Cyril dessert dishonoured an invitation from Belgium in favour of Nigeria, he scored a brace at Europa the other day with feynoored, we ignore him for igalo. The worse part is the midfield, what will iwobi do? Against Algeria in the last nations cup the midfield became the territory of Algeria and we were only lucky that a hand ball gave us a consolation goal. Victor moses would have been far more effective than musa.

SerVik:
I thought Ejaria's switch started the same time as Lookman? He wasn't even in the 40man list

dijon:
Uhmm, TheGoodjoe, all what you wrote does not inspire confidence. Are we going for a jamboree or to win the Afcon in Cameroon? The bolded says it all...how many times has he started a match for the Super Eagles wearing the captain band? How many XG per match as a forward does he have for the team in 6 qualifying matches to date? I thought Rorh was a very good riddance but the new coach dampened my expectations concerning this Afcon. I know Naija will be great one day.

jasena:
If this team is accessed in relation to the quality of opposition then we should agree that this team is average. I don't think it is the best Nigeria has to offer. I don't see what musa brought to the table in the last nations cup, surprised he is still making it to this nations cup. Oshimem isn't fit, and shouldn't be managed because this isn't a training session. Kenneth Omeruo and Shehu Abdullahi play in second division in Spain and Cyprus as against Kevin akpoguma, ebuhi who play for top flight clubs in top leagues. Is Ndah a world class defender? Cyril dessert dishonoured an invitation from Belgium in favour of Nigeria, he scored a brace at Europa the other day with feynoored, we ignore him for igalo. The worse part is the midfield, what will iwobi do? Against Algeria in the last nations cup the midfield became the territory of Algeria and we were only lucky that a hand ball gave us a consolation goal. Victor moses would have been far more effective than musa.

Subzero047:


40 man lists were submitted to Caf so that internationals are replaced with internationals in case of injury this is Afcon not any friendly

Meliforme:


We can lift the AFCON trophy with what we have.
We are not average.
An attack that has Osimhen, Iheanacho, Chukwueze is not average.

A midfield that has Ndidi, Nwakali, Iwobi and Ejuke is not average.

I have been conducting an in-depth assessment of our players and what they can offer in juxtaposition with players from some of the African powerhouses, and i can tell you that we have what it takes to beat any team, if the coach is right with his tactics and player deployment.

do4luv14:




hahahsha

ah see you, but I read that camp opens on 29th which is today, or am I missing something

Subzero047:


Why are you using reasons that got Rohr sacked to justify Eguavoen? Who doesn't know that Ebuehi is better than Shehu and Jamilu Collins or that Bassey is currently our most inform defender or that Dessers or Lookman are better than Ighalo and Ahmed Musa, is it rocket science?

kingphilip:

Lookman switch I'm not sure if it is completed yet.

Maybe they wanted to take a gamble because there's no news anywhere that the switch is completed.

If it was completed, our resident Southgate would have duly informed us after his last closed door meeting with Lookman after the Manchester game.

solonnachi:



Who do we really blame? Lookman, NFF, Southgate, Rohr or Eguavoen? It seems NFF have not played their part in Lookman's case or the player is reluctant due to pressure from England

Meliforme:
Guys drop one or two comments about this formation and personnel.

SerVik:
I thought Ejaria's switch started the same time as Lookman? He wasn't even in the 40man list

Odunayaw:
Ejuke in midfield?

Odunayaw:
Ejuke in midfield?

Meliforme:
Guys drop one or two comments about this formation and personnel.

Meliforme:


Very yes,

He owns movements that can open up defenses. He is also a good passer of the ball. His long balls are also very good.

You can also notice that the front three have good pace, Having a midfielder with good dose of trickery and pace is very good for counterattacking football.