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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by somehow: 10:05am On Mar 01, 2018 |
I see Akpeyi being the first choice. Toylove: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by somehow: 10:09am On Mar 01, 2018 |
Well that's what he meant when I restated that no single player can be said to win or play a football match alone. Influence is different from actually winning on your own. If you like score 50 goals, if your defence and midfield refuse to do their part, you will concede 55 goals from your opponent. Just don't fancy the hype we always give individual players in a team sport like football. You can limit the story of one person winning a match or game to sprint, table tennis (singles) or long tennis (singles), not football! asha80: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 10:11am On Mar 01, 2018 |
TheSuperNerd: You have just said it the way it should have been spoken... Now, it's agreed that Okoye is not in the same higher level with Alampasu and he's not in the picture insofar as Rohr's pronouncement in regards to the world cup is concerned (but why em send coach go monitor am if that be the case?). However, I totally agree all the goalkeepers mentioned by you are in contention for the number one spot in the future and I will like to add the Brazilian boy to the list but the truth most be told about the current positions of Alampasu and Maduka. Besides, can you please explain why you think Uzoho has overtaken Alampasu in the National front and club Football? Thanks |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by asha80(m): 10:12am On Mar 01, 2018 |
somehow: the hype exists because one man can make a difference..there is a reason why at times an opponent focuses on stopping a player in a team because they realize the player makes the difference. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Oasis007(m): 10:13am On Mar 01, 2018 |
Mickael2: ![]() Truth is bitter though! |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by somehow: 10:13am On Mar 01, 2018 |
Most of our successful GKs actually went into first team football from the NPFL. Seems GKs are seen clearer from first team football in Africa than being 3rd choice in Europe. Mickael2: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by somehow: 10:15am On Mar 01, 2018 |
He can make a difference (influence), that doesn't mean he can win a football match alone. I repeat, it takes at least 7 players to win a football match, not 1 or even 2. asha80: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by DrKlever(m): 10:20am On Mar 01, 2018 |
Toylove:lol such a foolish gamble. be ready to crush your balls sir, if eventually doesn't become the first choice in Russia ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 10:22am On Mar 01, 2018 |
somehow: He has forgotten it was FA cup version of Portuguese competition. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Toylove: 10:28am On Mar 01, 2018 |
DrKlever: ![]() ![]() On a serious note, I think ezenwa and maybe (60%) akpeyi are on there way to Russia. All these Maduka and Alampasu are not ready for such commitment. We can’t rush them, let’s give them time |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Toylove: 10:30am On Mar 01, 2018 |
somehow:Unfortunately I prefer ezenwa to akpeyi, both are time bomb waiting to explode though |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by somehow: 10:48am On Mar 01, 2018 |
Minus the jiltery, Akpeyi is better. Praying he overcomes that. If not, Ezenwa should mount the GP Toylove: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by somehow: 10:51am On Mar 01, 2018 |
Alampasu is a professional, Okoye is not. EOD forgiveness: 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 11:38am On Mar 01, 2018 |
Mickael2:What an insightful comment.I never thought of this and to be candid you are not far from truth. 1.Peter Rufai was the first keeper to travel out for professional career,first with Dragon of Benin and moved to Lokeren in Belgium later Go ahead eagles in dutch league, fareinse in Portugal and Deportivo LA coruna in Spain. 2.Wilfred Agbonavbare moved from BCC lion of Gboko straight to Rayo Vallecano as number one and had a great time in la iga,remain the best Nigerian keeper in LA liga history followed by Peter Rufai who also had a stay with Deportivo LA coruna. 3.Alloy Agu moved from ACB if am right straight to starting eleven of MVV Maastricht in dutch league and had a great years before moving to Turkish league. 4.Ademola Bankole moved from shooting star to English championship club as number one and was damn good for his club,remain only local breed to move to England and command regular shirt as a keeper. 5.Ike Shorunmu moved from shooting star straight to swiss giant fc grasshopper as number one and was very solid for the club 6.Murphy Akanji the father of Dortmund and Switzerland CB Manuel Akanji moved from Julius Berger straight to Malta as number one and almost keep for Malta national team but already cap by Nigeria. 7.Willy Opara moved from Nigeria league straight to Orlando pirates as a starter for long before he quit the game. 8.Peterside Idah moved from Iwauyanwu nationals straight to south Africa league as number one 9.Greg Etafia moved from here and team up with marrowka swallo as number one before he quit the game now one of the technical member of the team. 10.Vincent Enyeama moved from Nigeria and command a regular shirt for his club in Isreal for so long before moving to French league also as number one. 11.Austin Ejide left Nigeria straight to Do sahel as number one and later to Bastia in French division two before moving to Isreal,in all these sojourn he was a regular now in Isreali second division. 12.Dele Aiyenugba moved from Enyimba and replaced Enyeama in his former club as number one for so long and still active as number one in Isreali league till dates. 13.Sunday Rotimi left plateau united straight to Isreali second division league as number one and came back home when the team got relegated meaning no space for thorough professional in division three.He came home spent a season and moved back and spent another three seasons before returning to NPFL and still remain solid. 14.Daniel Akpeyi moved from Nigeria league and straight as number one of chippa united in South Africa league,presently eagles keeper. 15.Dele Ajiboye from Nigeria to Spanish division three and command regular shirt until he moved back to Nigeria and sort his career out with shooting star,Nasarawa united and now with Plateau united, presently one of the five Rohr is considering,good decision for him to come back instead of wasting in division four league. 16.Ghanian international Edward Ansah was so solid with Leventis United for many years but went straight to claim Ghana number one keeper ahead of his Europe based counterparts,just to tell us talents abound in Nigeria league. 17.Fataou Dauda another Ghana international in Nigeria league and doing well with Enyimba. Mike,truly Nigeria goalkeeping future is bleak with our keepers keeping for reserve teams and youth teams in Europe. Presently Uzoho is number four cos Deportivo recently got another keeper on loan from Russia league instead of promoting the young lad to the main team. Alampasu third keeper in Portuguese league after some years with the club not encouraging. Well Maduka is still growing cos we don't know what future hold for him being a German which will definitely shape his future. Honestly i don't think these guys are better than what we have at home but do we blame Rohr cos Alloy Agu failed to produce a solid keeper for the team if not how on earth will Super eagles be chasing goalkeepers who are under tutelage for Eagles. 9 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 11:42am On Mar 01, 2018 |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Oasis007(m): 12:01pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
Kog45: Bravo! It's really baffling we are celebrating Rookies on this Thread....... U18 Keeper, 3rd Choice GK and Team B first Choice as Nigerian best GKs for the World Cup?! LOL! We've been asked to deal with it, and we gonna deal with it. 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 12:15pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
Oasis007:Nobody's fault but lazy Alloy Agu. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 12:17pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
Na just your question make me reply oooo Egbon. ![]() What I mean is simple. Right now, Rohr seems to have his eyes fixed more on Uzoho and not Alampasu due to the former's active form for club this season (two LA liga games and lots of Division 3 games) and also his recent involvement and decent showing in the Argentina friendly. The only thing against Alampasu is that he is not as active as Uzoho at club level. Now that makes Uzoho ahead for now. I do not speak of talent but I speak of development of both goalies at The moment. I know Alampasu have played Cup games and even kept clean sheet against FC Porto in previous seasons but right now, Uzoho also got two topflight games in the world's best technically proficient league. On the national front, Uzoho has been tested for 45 mins in a game against Argentina while Alampasu was tested in game against Togo where he came on for Ezenwa and played 21 mins+ making a top drawer save too. Uzoho seems ahead in Rohr's decisions map. I only based my deductions on his recent actions and Uzoho's recent rise but Alampasu remains a top prospect like Uzoho. Alampasu came to the national team before Uzoho but right now, you have to admit that Uzoho seems to stand a better chance of making the Russia plane than Alampasu. Just for now. In all, the friendlies will decide... because the goalies tested in these games will have no place to hide. It is make or mar. forgiveness: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 12:20pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
TheSuperNerd:Simple and straight forward. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Oasis007(m): 12:24pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
Kog45: I can't blame Alloy Agu alone Sir, what of the Technical Committee?! I'm ain't saying they should interfere or influence the List, but they can at least advise technically! |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 12:41pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
Nigeria: Eagles Tipped As One of the Seven Teams to Cause Upset in Russia ![]() FIFA world cup trophy. By Femi Solaja with Agency Report While attention has been focused on traditional heavyweights among whom will be the likely winner of the next installment of the World Cup this summer in Russia, world famous football blog, 90min.com, has tipped Nigeria's Super Eagles as one of the seven countries that will prove bookmakers wrong when the tournament gets underway in June. Super Eagles will play traditional foe and potential winner, Argentina, Croatia and dark horse, Iceland in Group D which by all standards is a tough pairing for the three-time African champions to survive. However, what is giving the respected blog the hope of Nigeria doing well in Russia is the achievement recorded by Eagles since Franco-German gaffer, Gernot Rohr, took charge for the African qualifying series and friendlies. 90min.com tipped Nigeria alongside six other countries namely; Denmark, Poland, Senegal, Sweden, Egypt and England as likely teams capable of going all the away to the final for the converted trophy in July. "Another exciting African team is Nigeria, who haven't played at a major tournament since the 2014 World Cup after failing to qualify for either of the last two Africa Cup of Nations. "People might be expecting Iceland, who reached the quarter-finals at Euro 2016 and qualified well for this tournament, and Croatia to be battling it out for second place behind Argentina in Group D, but the Super Eagles have more than enough talent to make a case of their own. "What's more, finishing second would likely pair them with a French team not known for their spine or resilient tactics in the first knockout round," the popular blog remarked further. In the build up to the World Cup, Super Eagles will play against Poland in Wroclaw on Friday, 23rd March while the game with Serbia is for The Hive, London on Tuesday, 27th March 2018. Eagles are to cap their build up with the high-profile friendly against England at the Wembley Stadium in London few days to the kick off of the tournament in Russia. Last year, Super Eagles surprised bookmakers with an emphatic 4-2 defeat of Argentina in an invitational friendly in Russia. Since then, the team has hug global attention and may not be a surprise if the team becomes the first African side to go beyond the quarterfinal stage after Cameroon, Senegal and Ghana attained that feat at previous tournaments in 1990, 2002 and 2010 events respectively. Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201803010084.html Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 105 days 3 hours 17 mins to go 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 12:42pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
Kog45: you see why...you always have my respect. your knowledge of this round leather game is top notch.... sir...I will still advise uzoho to still remain in deportivo reason because he still has much to learn and moreover his team is in top 3 in Spanish division 3 meaning there is the possibility of promotion for his team... I believe if he should play good football in Spanish division 2 he may get noticed by a good club not just in Spain may be elsewhere in Europe....he still young and there is still much he needs to learn. and regarding alampasu....he should seek for a move elsewhere....probably in Europe or go for a loan may be wit a Nigeria club side.... I still believe right there in nigeria league we have good goal keepers....alloy agu and co have not really done their homework well... I believe if we can get the likes of enyeama from the local league likewise we can get other good goalies too.....they abound... all the managers need do...is to search with an unbiased mind. 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 12:51pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
Ezenwa Returns To Training After Injury Setback, Thankful To God By Bamidele Boluwaji ![]() Super Eagles goalkeeper, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, is back to training after the injury he sustained during the 2018 CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Morocco, Completesportsnigeria.com reports. Ezenwa who captained Nigeria to the tournament got injured in the semi-final against Sudan and could not be part of the final match against host nation Morocco which the home-based Super Eagles lost 4-0. The FC Ifeanyi Ubah first choice goalkeeper posted a message on his facebook wall in the early hours of Thursday, thanking God for healing him, and also thankful to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for the support given to him during his trying time. “Special thanks to God almighty for healing me, Ezenwa is back to the field of play with joy,” the Super Eagles goalkeeper stated. “And also thanks to my beloved fans all over the world for their prayers and concern they showed to me during the recovery process. God bless you all and I love you all. “️️ also thanks to the NFF for their care and support throughout my stay in Abuja. God bless them.” Ezenwa’s return will serve as a big boost to the Super Eagles preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Nigeria will play both Poland and Serbia in international friendly games this month as part of the preparations towards the World Cup in Russia. Source: https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/ezenwa-returns-training-injury-setback-thankful-god/ Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 105 days 3 hours 8 mins to go 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 12:51pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
Mickael2:Lawd, Lawd!! |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 12:54pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
Oasis007:though you told me never to quote you again...of which I never agree to.... your comment made sense....sometimes i wonder what the technical committee sit to discuss whenever they are in a meeting.... some of this coaches need to be placed on their toes...to do their job effectively. we are supposed to have like a pool ofl 5-6 good goal keepers to choose from.... 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 12:55pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
somehow:Walahi this is what I feel too. Regardless of how he's performed in the past. In fact l wanted to ask: what if Akpeyi turns out to be a savior? What then? Akpeyi - Nigeria's midnight on Elms Street. The nightmare just begun. But has anybody ever had a nightmare in the night that later ended as a sweet dream? I doubt |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 12:58pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
Kog45: Excellent Sir, I had this argument with theGoodJoe when he said we should have done more for Dele Ajiboye, the truth is that the best place we can develop our Gks is here at home! The Gk department can easily be filled by anyone who trains intensively for a few years and most times the Europeans will fill up their Gk positions with Europeans. By the way what is the difference between a Gk in the Npfl/CCL and an Epl GK? Doesn't he also face 'second-bar' shots? One-on-ones? Penalties and freekicks and corner kicks? The solution to our GK department is in the local league. If someone like Alampasu is the first choice for Enyimba for example, he would have had enough exposure and if he makes it to the super eagles camp he would show what he can do, but in Portugal he has a permanent wooden seat, funny enough he is one of the best we have over there. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 1:00pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
Mujtahida:if you actually wasted 34mins just to watch your countryman when your colleagues were having fun somewhere, you'd understand how I feel. Infact, if anyone says that he was impressive that day you fit chop the person alive |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 1:04pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
Humility017: you probably don't know how this system works. There was a nigerian who was the captain of the Barca B side when they were having a bad run of form around 2013(?), when Barca B managed to gain promotion what happened to him? Kicked out and I think deported, do you know what it means to be the captain? Yet he was kicked out. If Deportivo's team B gets into the second division, they will sign players into the team, Uzoho's continued stay there is not something we can bank on |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by realpoacher(m): 1:06pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
Kog45: Its about time ⌚ we call Alloy Agu out to sit up... Or get Sacked ![]() Goalkeeper trainer position is not his father's property... Let him be Sacked The the wish of the few can never be greater than the wish of the many One man cannot hold the whole nation to ransom due to his incompetence ![]() |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 1:10pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
somehow: that is the way it is. In the GK department all that is required is your ability to pull off top saves and your ability to distribute the ball well. Just because we said Maduka is playing for the U18 does not mean he is playing against the best U18s in Germany, if you are good as an U18 you go straight to the first team, he is playing against people who are still learning the drill, strikers who can barely make clean contact with the ball, if you ask me I'd rather take Ajiboye that atleast faces fierce drives from a 40-year old Rabiu Alli without blinking. Then you have Uzoho who is almost in the same dilemma, division Three, as in division one, two and three, that says it all. |
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