Joebie:
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44 List of players and accreditation
Release list of players
1.
Each association that qualifi es for the fi nal competition shall provide FIFA with
a list of no more than 30 players (hereinafter: the release list) whom it has
called up in accordance with the relevant provisions of Annexe 1 of the FIFA
Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.
2.
The release list shall contain information such as the full last name(s), all fi rst
names, popular name, name on the shirt, place and date of birth, passport
number and expiry date, name and country of the club, height, weight,
number of caps attained, number of international goals scored, and it must be
sent to FIFA. Further details of the release list, and the deadline by which the
list shall be submitted to the FIFA general secretariat, will be stipulated in the
relevant circular.
3.
The release lists shall be published by the FIFA general secretariat.
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Final list of players
4.
Each association shall then be required to provide FIFA with a fi nal list of
23 players (three of whom shall be goalkeepers) and 27 offi cials (hereinafter:
the fi nal list). This fi nal list is limited to the players on the release list. The fi nal
list should show the full last name(s), all fi rst names, popular name, name and
number on the shirt, position, place and date of birth, passport number and
expiry date, name and country of the club, height, weight, number of caps
attained number of international goals scored and shall be submitted to the
FIFA general secretariat by the deadline stipulated in the relevant circular,
using the offi cial form for this purpose.
5.
Only these 23 players (except in cases of force majeure recognised by the FIFA
Organising Committee) shall be permitted to compete in the fi nal competition.
Only the numbers 1 to 23 may be allocated to these players, with number 1
being reserved exclusively for one of the goalkeepers. The numbers on the
back of the shirts shall correspond with the numbers indicated on the fi nal list.
6.
The fi nal lists shall be published by the FIFA general secretariat.
7.
The fi nal list of 23 players plus 27 offi cials will constitute the Offi cial Team
Delegation list.
Replacement of injured players
8.
A player listed on the fi nal list may only be replaced in the event of serious
injury up until 24 hours before the kick-off of his team’s fi rst match. The
replacement players do not need to be limited to the release list. Such
replacements must be approved in writing by the FIFA Medical Committee
upon receipt and acceptance of a written detailed medical assessment in one
of the four offi cial FIFA languages. The FIFA Medical Committee shall approve
the request if the injury is suffi ciently serious to prevent the player from taking
part in the competition. Upon approval, the association shall immediately
nominate a replacement and inform the FIFA general secretariat accordingly
(including all the specifi c player information listed in par. 4 herein as well as
a copy of the passport). The replacement player must be assigned the shirt
number of the injured player being replaced.
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Identity
9.
Before the start of the fi nal competition, all listed players must prove their
identity, nationality and age by producing their legally valid individual
passport with photograph (stating day, month and year of birth). Any player
who fails to submit his passport shall not be allowed to take part in the fi nal
competition.
Accreditation
10.
FIFA and/or the LOC shall issue each of the offi cial Team Delegation Members
with an accreditation bearing a photograph. In addition, FIFA shall provide
a certain number of Supplementary Accreditation Devices (SADs), where
applicable, to each team in order to control and restrict access to the dressing
rooms and fi eld of play on matchdays. Further details will be given to the
teams at the Team Workshop and by means of a circular letter.
11.
Only those players who are in possession of such accreditation are entitled to
play in the matches of the fi nal competition. The accreditation should always
be available for inspection prior to the start of the match.
12.
Injured players who are replaced up until 24 hours before the kick-off of their
team’s fi rst match (cf. art. 44 par. 8 ) must return their accreditation to FIFA.
Accordingly, players who have returned their accreditation shall no longer be
considered members of the Offi cial Team Delegation list.
13.
The participating member associations shall ensure that all accreditation data
required by FIFA is submitted by the deadline stipulated by FIFA. Further details
will be outlined in the relevant FIFA circular letter

blueto:
Greetings!

This is my preferred starting eleven for now in the 3-5-2 formation.
Moses should start for the RWB role while the likes or Ebuehi and Shehu can come in as subs. We can recall during the last world cup edition in 2014, Moses couldn't do very well against world cup teams in a forward role, despite his impressive runs against African teams in Afcon and other subsequent games against African sides, so why not avoid the same mistakes this time?

Another point is that, he can also impress in the wing back role, he is indefatigable in running, he can draw players to himself, thereby providing more space for Iheanacho and Iwobi to do some serious damages to the opponent's defenses. He can also drift in the 18 yard box to cause havoc when Nigeria is attacking just like how Idowu was found in the 18 yard box of Argentina too from the LWB role.

Another very important thing that Nigeria stands to benefit if Moses plays wing back is a very good defensive cover. Chelsea rarely concedes a goal from the right side if Moses is on the pitch and he is playing RWB, I can tentatively say that Chelsea have NOT conceded a goal from that right side with Moses playing the RWB role and even if they have, it will be on very few occasions. he always have that side looked against any team, and since he got injured now, Chelsea have been conceding many goals from there, which goes to show what Moses have been offering in that role. Now imaging him playing that role again for Nigeria and replicating that form, that will be a big plus to Nigeria.

Another point is that the flow between Mikel, Iwobi and Iheanacho combination should not be tempered with for now. If Moses is made to play a forward role now, his style of football may not suit the flow and thereby disrupting it. The combination between Mikel, Iwobi and Iheanacho have been devastating to defenses and should continue.

Why I picked Ogu ahead of Onazi for now is because of his good combination with Ndidi. We see the best of each other (Ndidi and Ogu) when they play. Ogu have showed he also has some pace and can use his positioning also to neutralize attacks, which can come in handy against those highly rate teams.

Awaziem is good with his left foot so he should play in the LCB role while Balogun should move to the center beacause of his "lack of pace."


So here is my preferred line up for now

MetalJigsaw:
This your formation requires Ighalo to be on the bench.
Secondly ,I dondt think Rohr would allow Moses, the team's most lethal attacker to with his trickery and intelligence in the final third to waste in the wingback role. This can't happen.

blueto:
Greetings!

This is my preferred starting eleven for now in the 3-5-2 formation.
Moses should start for the RWB role while the likes or Ebuehi and Shehu can come in as subs. We can recall during the last world cup edition in 2014, Moses couldn't do very well against world cup teams in a forward role, despite his impressive runs against African teams in Afcon and other subsequent games against African sides, so why not avoid the same mistakes this time?

Another point is that, he can also impress in the wing back role, he is indefatigable in running, he can draw players to himself, thereby providing more space for Iheanacho and Iwobi to do some serious damages to the opponent's defenses. He can also drift in the 18 yard box to cause havoc when Nigeria is attacking just like how Idowu was found in the 18 yard box of Argentina too from the LWB role.

Another very important thing that Nigeria stands to benefit if Moses plays wing back is a very good defensive cover. Chelsea rarely concedes a goal from the right side if Moses is on the pitch and he is playing RWB, I can tentatively say that Chelsea have NOT conceded a goal from that right side with Moses playing the RWB role and even if they have, it will be on very few occasions. he always have that side looked against any team, and since he got injured now, Chelsea have been conceding many goals from there, which goes to show what Moses have been offering in that role. Now imaging him playing that role again for Nigeria and replicating that form, that will be a big plus to Nigeria.

Another point is that the flow between Mikel, Iwobi and Iheanacho combination should not be tempered with for now. If Moses is made to play a forward role now, his style of football may not suit the flow and thereby disrupting it. The combination between Mikel, Iwobi and Iheanacho have been devastating to defenses and should continue.

Why I picked Ogu ahead of Onazi for now is because of his good combination with Ndidi. We see the best of each other (Ndidi and Ogu) when they play. Ogu have showed he also has some pace and can use his positioning also to neutralize attacks, which can come in handy against those highly rate teams.

Awaziem is good with his left foot so he should play in the LCB role while Balogun should move to the center beacause of his "lack of pace."


So here is my preferred line up for now

Dedebanky85:
The bolded shows he wasn't really valued within English ranks as you're trying to make it seem. How would a hitman move from supposed Scottish title contenders to English championship side? Not even EPL relegation fighters... Ok, after single handedly (whatever u call singlehandedly) bringing hull up, how much did he play in their epl campaign?
I am one of Aluko's admirers, but I would not attribute his omission to any upper powers. I feel it's due to coaches preferring other options.

komekn:


That's a very unfair statement to make about Dele a boy that was abandoned by his Father left with an alcoholic mother. Who then lost her children as an incapable parent and Dele found himself in the care system like an orphan.

How do you expect him to look at his Father Where we're all his Uncles and Aunty's Where were all the concerned Nigerians that should have offered to look after him.

komekn:


At no time has there been kind of comparison between Ibe and Solanke.

Ibe is essentially a winger and Solanke is a true striker. They never met at Liverpool.

In reality for what he does I rate him more than Iwobi which in your sentiment you will fund hard to believe.

This summer how many teams pur in a bid for Iwobi he almost lost his position in Arsenal because he lacked consistency.

Not too long ago a well known contributor said that Iwobi was better than the Ox. Claiming that every EPL manager would rather have Iwobi, I quietly told him he was wrong. Using sentiment to cloud objective judgement. My final yardstick was to see how many clubs would go for him Iwobi compared to the Ox. Well the Ox is at Liverpool rejecting almost double the money to play in his prefered position of AM.

Now that we have dealt with Iwobi outside of Mikel who is able to compete with Aluko

goldfish80:

My apologies for jumping into your discussion. I feel Aluko switched to Nigeria for political reasons.
Sone's dad being a senator from Ogun state, must have thought it wise for his political ambitions to have Sone play for Nigeria. He cannot afford to have his 2 kids represent England, could be a nail on his political career.
His opponents will use it heavily against him.

Secondly, we know how patriarchal the African political climate is. It won't be out of question that the Aluko political dynasty could be eyeing up Sone as a replacement for his father's seat in the future. The Nigerian constitution restricts dual nationals political office.
It could be a political chess move.
I say this because Eniola blatantly refused to play for Nigeria. Being female, she could get away with it.

For me, that is what I can make out of the situation. Not for a fact though, just my thoughts.

MetalJigsaw:
Hello guys.. Which African team do you think can perform most in the World Cup. Realistic predictions please

ykalhaji:


Oga leave story... Na your opinion. Numbers don't lie. Goals per minute ratio, them no reach, Market Value them no reach, so you see your opinion is just your opinion, there is no actual statistical qualifier that backs your opinion oga.

forgiveness:


I don't know but it his sister rejected Nigeria after she saw the way we mistreated her brother.

Joebie:
I like the 3-5-2 formation.

AS IT STANDS (of course we still have more friendlies to play that could change my opinion), these are my picks based on 3-5-2.

Key: ...... (slots yet to be filled)

TheGoodJoe:


For a start, Balogun declared. I knew we stood a big chance with Aina when he sent kits home and tagged the picture with sending it to his fatherland. We can not reach out to everyone or make a catalogue of those to visit and enquire. The easiest way is to declare.

Mujtahida:

Babayanro is easily our best LB of the modern era of Nigerian football. It's not even up for debate.
Taiye Taiwo and Udeze should be hugging each other. They are on the same level as far as performance in the Gwg is concerned.

lexyman:
we need to play our next friendlies without mikel ... if we must do well in in the world cup ,its so obvious we lost lost a match and drew one without mikel , ... Rohr should look for someone to deputise him ... SHOPPING FOR A MIKEL DEPUTY SHOULD BE THE NEXT TASK FOR ROHR .

GUYS LETS MAKE A SHOPPING LIST FOR HIM ...

SO FAR I CAN ONLY THINK OF :
joel Obi
Sone Aluko
Azeez Ajagun
Chidiebere Nwakali
.

lets list players who can play in that role

chrisooblog:
please don't insult udeze by grouping him with taiye taiwo. the only thing TT had going for him is his thunderous left foot and physicality. as a proper defender he was poor. if i had a dollar for everytime he was caught out of position i would be richer than dangote

komekn:


Is Lukaku English yet he is accorded unquestionable respect and accolades as possibly the best striker in the premiership.

Was Drogba English but he is regarded as a legend in the EPL and in Chelsea.

Thierry Henry is not English he even has a statue in his honor at Highbury.

Is Ngolo Kante English voted best player in the EPL by his fellow professionals.

Was JJay Oyibo but they never stop talking about him in the EPL. Was Kanu, Yakubu English or shall we talk of Gabriel, Sana, or Mane & Salah at Liverpool came from the Moon.

Mahrez that Leicester refused to sell is he not Algerian voted best African player in the EPL.

You may need like to be woken up very abruptly from your delusion, KC has not performed in the EPL that's why he is not even in the top 20. Since he left Manchester city his rating has dived. He needs to start performing at Leicester the good thing he is still performing for the SE but in the SE it's a different matter.

As it stands Tammy and Solanke are ahead of him and if they were in the SE there is no guarantee he would have displaced them.

Joebie:
Actually Colin is a different name entirely. It's not like Bryan versus Brian.
See this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_(given_name)

Mujtahida:

This set up reveals that we are short of central defenders and we would drop either one from Aina, Shehu, Ebuehi. One would also drop from Moses Simon, Musa and Onyekuru.
.

BascoVanVeli:


Just like Mikel I guess it looks better to him

forgiveness:


Let me borrow una words 4 here. I get am before no be property.

Iheanacho is now a bench warmer in a relegated threatened club. Let us say the thruth.

Which market value Iheanacho wan get pass Tammy and Solanke? Oga, em value son dive nose pata pata.

Statically speak, Tammy is one of the top goal scorers in the EPL while Solanke is still in a better club than Iheanacho.

Joebie:
Like you said we should not go to the WC with intent of sticking to one formation. Dynamism is king.
So other formations have to be in consideration. I think versatile players will have a stronger chance of making it to Russia.
Don't forget most of these players can play at least two positions.

BascoVanVeli:


sending kits to Nigeria is not the same as declaring. Remember Mikel talked about him and basically labeled him as not really serious about his intentions. The fact is we also have to do work, manner has not fallen from even in ages.

komekn:


That's a very unfair statement to make about Dele a boy that was abandoned by his Father left with an alcoholic mother. Who then lost her children as an incapable parent and Dele found himself in the care system like an orphan.

How do you expect him to look at his Father Where we're all his Uncles and Aunty's Where were all the concerned Nigerians that should have offered to look after him.

Mujtahida:

Babayanro is easily our best LB of the modern era of Nigerian football. It's not even up for debate.
Taiye Taiwo and Udeze should be hugging each other. They are on the same level as far as performance in the Gwg is concerned.

MetalJigsaw:
Hello guys.. Which African team do you think can perform most in the World Cup. Realistic predictions please

forgiveness:


Iheanacho and Solanke were available during the transfer market but Iheanacho was not considered by the bigger clubs in England.

However, Chelsea and Liverpool fought nail and tooth to have Solanke.

What does that tells you?

Now, Iheanacho is a bench warmer in almost a relegated threatened team. A team that most of the first team can't smell the bench of Liverpool neither the U23.

What does that tells you?

Joebie:
So are you saying Shehu and Aina are both defense minded, no attack in their previous outings for club and country?

forgiveness:


Let me borrow una words 4 here. I get am before no be property.

Iheanacho is now a bench warmer in a relegated threatened club. Let us say the thruth.

Which market value Iheanacho wan get pass Tammy and Solanke? Oga, em value son dive nose pata pata.

Statically speak, Tammy is one of the top goal scorers in the EPL while Solanke is still in a better club than Iheanacho.