TheGoodJoe:


I have no problem with that. My point is that a lot of people followed Euro leagues in the 90's. Even though it is a few percentage, that few percentage is a big number of people.

The statement that people claiming that they followed Euro leagues in the nineties is true.

It might not be a large percentage but they were those following.

Arguing that a lot of people did not have access does not change the point that there were people following.

MetalJigsaw:
Alloy: We Will Select Super Eagles World Cup Goalkeepers On Merit
May 21, 2018 9:57 am

Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer, Alloy Agu, insists the four goalkeepers in the team’s 30-man provisional squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia will get equal opportunity to prove their worth, reports Completesportsnigeria.com.

The quartet of Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Daniel Akpeyi, Francis Uzoho and Dele Ajiboye will vie for the three slots reserved for goalkeepers in the final 23-man squad.

Ezenwa, Uzoho and Akpeyi were called up for the team’s last four games against Algeria, Argentina, Poland and Serbia.

Ajiboye, who was outstanding for Plateau United in their title success in the Nigeria Professional Football League last season, was also part of the team in some of the qualifying games.

He is seen by many as having little chance of making the final squad to Russia having been overlooked by handler of the side, Gernot Rohr in recent times.

But Alloy, who was part of the Super Eagles squad in Nigeria’s debut in the FIFA World Cup at the USA 1994 said the selection will be done fair and square.

“Everything will be done on merit. We are lucky to have these quality goalkeepers in the team at the moment and we will give them equal chance to show what they can do,” Alloy told CSN.

“I don’t support the view that there is a favourite among the four or that we already know the three that will go with the team to Russia.

“I know they all want to be in Russia which will make them give their all in training. That itself is good for the team as it will give us the opportunity to pick the best for the team.”


https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/alloy-we-will-select-super-eagles-world-cup-goalkeepers-on-merit/

Icon4s:


There is difference between following and following live on Satellite TV. As I said we followed champions league live on AIT and also CUP finals like the English FA cup. But most did not follow the typical weekend live English/German/ Spanish league games.

forgiveness:


Agu played more part in our qualification more than Etebor and Ogu.

asha80:
the weather will not be much an issue to players though

Joebie:
Na wa for u o!!!
I beg go watch Musa of recent in CSKA well well. Watch Musa against Argentina. Watch Musa against Barca (Leicester).. abi na only Suya u think say he fit bring to the dining table?

Icon4s:


Convert the many people you talk about to percentage and you will see it hardly up to 1%. That has been my point.

TheGoodJoe:


Those that had these devices did. I was not a football head in those days, if not I would have followed up then. My neighbors had these devices and they were rampant. Euro league is small. We were watching Michael Chan and Agassi live. Watching a young Tiger Woods live. Following OJ Simpson trial live. We had footie heads then that will be talking about Italian League matches.

That is my point. Not every body following.

Icon4s:


Convert the many people you talk about to percentage and you will see it hardly up to 1%. That has been my point.

Icon4s:


Emmanuel Amuneke nko?

TheSuperNerd:
Iwobi Joins Onazi, Aina, Ekong Uyo, Eagles To Train At 5pm
By Kayode Ogundare in Uyo



The Super Eagles pre-World Cup training camp opened in Uyo on Monday morning and Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi is the latest player to hit the Ibom Meridian Hotel Camp thereby bringing to five the number of players in Camp.

Iwobi joined vice-captain Ogenyi Onazi, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Ola Aina and Bursaspor of Turkey defender William Troost-Ekong as early arrivals.

The Arsenal star touched down at the Ibom International Airport around 12noon aboard a plane from Lagos accompanied by his father Chuka and he was immediately driven off after completing airport formalities.

Meanwhile, the Super Eagles will have their first feel of the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium turf at 5pm after they would have been boosted by the arrival of other players expected in camp.

According to team co-ordinator Patrick Pascal, coach Gernot Rohr and other members of the technical crew are already present in Uyo and itching to get on with the team’s training programme.

The Super Eagles are expected to trade tackles with the Leopards of Congo D R next Monday in Port Harcourt before proceeding to London where they will play the Three Lions of England at the Wembley Stadium on 2 June.


Source: https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/iwobi-joins-onazi-aina-ekong-uyo-eagles-to-train-at-5pm/


Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 23 days 23 hours 17 mins to go

Icon4s:


Most of those free to air devices did not show live football matches. We found out when we later got ours.

It was when we started watching on DSTV that we really watched live football.

Icon4s:


So did you watch Atlanta 96 football event on Local stations or cable?

TheGoodJoe:


I hope you know 1% of 100 million people is a million people, which is a big number.

TheSuperNerd:
Iwobi Joins Onazi, Aina, Ekong Uyo, Eagles To Train At 5pm
By Kayode Ogundare in Uyo



The Super Eagles pre-World Cup training camp opened in Uyo on Monday morning and Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi is the latest player to hit the Ibom Meridian Hotel Camp thereby bringing to five the number of players in Camp.

Iwobi joined vice-captain Ogenyi Onazi, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Ola Aina and Bursaspor of Turkey defender William Troost-Ekong as early arrivals.

The Arsenal star touched down at the Ibom International Airport around 12noon aboard a plane from Lagos accompanied by his father Chuka and he was immediately driven off after completing airport formalities.

Meanwhile, the Super Eagles will have their first feel of the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium turf at 5pm after they would have been boosted by the arrival of other players expected in camp.

According to team co-ordinator Patrick Pascal, coach Gernot Rohr and other members of the technical crew are already present in Uyo and itching to get on with the team’s training programme.

The Super Eagles are expected to trade tackles with the Leopards of Congo D R next Monday in Port Harcourt before proceeding to London where they will play the Three Lions of England at the Wembley Stadium on 2 June.


Source: https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/iwobi-joins-onazi-aina-ekong-uyo-eagles-to-train-at-5pm/


Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 23 days 23 hours 17 mins to go

Martz101:


Ogu played 90 and Etebo played 90 minutes against Algeria, Agu was always coming in late and did not impress

Icon4s:


Most of those free to air devices did not show live football matches. We found out when we later got ours.

It was when we started watching on DSTV that we really watched live football.

Joebie:
We had moved from the estate we use to live by then, we had cable in the mid 90s. But I think I actually watched it on Delta Broadcasting Service. Can’t remember too well.

Icon4s:


That is 1 in every 100 which is a very small number.

forgiveness:


Did Agu play one or two matches? Besides, calculate all the minutes he played in those matches and let us see if it is not more than 90 minutes.

TheGoodJoe:


Keep in mind that later, those cable channels got decoded. It reached a time people started abandoning them for Multichoice. So it depends on the time when you got it. That was not the trend.

charlesemeka85:
pinnick has done that already by given rohr a new 2 year deal. regardless of the teams performance rohr is on the right track and i foresee this team doing wonders in the next afcon if they qualify. rohr's positive input in this team is obvious by the way the team qualified in style from one of the toughest groups when no one gave them a chance. i must also commend pinnick and his crew for giving their immerse support to the coaching crew by creating an enabling environment for them to work. for once the interference of agents and God-fatherism which have bedeviled our national team for a long time is now a thing of the past. now players turning out good performances in their various clubs both in the local scene and Europe are given fair chances to prove themselves by inviting them by merit. now we have a coach who makes out to to visit our players in their various clubs to check how they are fairing and also intervene on their behalf when they aren't seeing much playing time.

OMANBALA1:


Joel Obi is not new in the Super Eagles, he has proven himself but the only thing that held him back is his injury woes. An inform Joel Obi who plays in the Seria A will definitely bench Onazi and scare Ndidi to his balls....By the way, he is a better ball player than Ndidi

komekn:


That's an assumption based on what?

It also depends on what you mean by cheating

I know a lot of footballers who have no drama but have drama from multiple women trying to get with them by hook and crook. Making claims where there is none.

It's a question of conviction and character.

Do not judge a book by the presumed cover you put on it. It's a lot different than what you may think.

In addition the expectations and obligations of a quasi marriage i.e. boyfriend and girlfriend are TOTALLY different from a marriage.

Unless you know these guys personally you are essentially looking in the dark without a torchlight.

Martz101:


is the argument about Agu? why did you pick on that?

Truidstar:


Have seen so many possible. Why is everyone so sure John Ogu will make the final 23.

andrew444:


Simmy Nwankwo will not make it,Moses simon will make it.

As for Echiejile i dont want him to make it but i am scared rohr will take him

forgiveness:



Ezenwa going to the WC is based on sentiment. Ajiboye is better than him. I will prefer Ajiboye as the first choice, followed by Daniel and Uzoho.

But Ajiboye could be dropped by that goalkeeper coach.

I really wish Echiejile is in good form because I not sold on Aina and Idowu playing that role but if he is not fit, I don't think it is wise to pick Echiejile.

As it stands, Aina is ahead of Idowu based on his reaction in that last game he replaced Idowu.

The midfield is ok by me.

Now, it is becoming clear to me that we are going to the WC with Ighalo, Musa and Iheanacho as the three strikes because Simon Moses can't be dropped if fit. He is a starter in Rohr's team.

The reason Rohr invited Simy and Lokosa is just to fill the list.

Icon4s:


That is not the issue. Did you watch live European leagues football on those cables?

komekn:


Sentiment aside Echiejile is a liability his lack of pace negates any quality experience that he is supposedly bringing to the SE.

Simmy Nwankwo brings brute force when the chips are down and you want to go all out you can go 4-4-2 with Ighalo and Simmy. Add to that we need to have another bonafide striker, he may be the late gate crasher. How well he plays against a physical England will be the decider. Because being physical in Seria A and being physical in the EPL too different ball games.

That's something Moses Simon can not bring he also lacks versatility just the one position on the wing with suspect delivery. And there are quite a few players who can do what he does, he is expendable.

forgiveness:


Because you made it look as if the boy didn't contribute to our qualification. On that, I disagreed.