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Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by forgiveness: 1:03pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
TheGoodJoe: Don't worry I will search for the source of the interview, he revealed that he was eligible to play for Nigeria or England. He himself said it. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 1:12pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
forgiveness: I read the report. I was one of those saying Coach Keshi should try and see if he would feel interested to join us. Saying he was eligible is not the same as declaring allegiance to the Nigerian flag. Look at Leon Balogun. As soon as the hype came, he declared he was interested in playing for the Super Eagles. He said his father made him fall in love with the Super Eagles and called a Super Eagles call up a dream come true. A player with this kind of declaration will get an invitation from the head coach. I will take a Sone Aluko who wants to play for us to trying to convincing a Barkley who had his eyes in the English National team. Same with Tiago Ilori. He is waiting for his Portuguese call up. He captained the Age grade sides of Portugal. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by joseph1013: 1:52pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
[b][size=14pt]I WANT TO PLAY AT RIO OLYMPICS SAYS MIKEL[/size] ![]() Chelsea star Mikel Obi has said he wishes to feature at next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as one of three over-aged players, it has been exclusively gathered. The 28-year-old Mikel has won almost every major trophy at stake including the UEFA Champions League and English Premier League, but he has so far missed out on playing at the Olympics. Incidentally, it was coach Samson Siasia who left him out from the 2008 Beijing Olympics after he had stayed away from the qualifiers for the competition. “He has made it clear he wishes to play at the Rio Olympics,’ a top official of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) specially revealed. “But it is left for the coach to pick who will be the overage players he will take along to Brazil next year.” For the 2008 Olympics, Siasia took along Ozase Odemwingie and Victor Anichebe as overage players. Nigeria, back under Siasia, will lead Algeria and South Africa to the 2016 Olympics in August after they clinched the U23 AFCON in Senegal at the weekend. http://africanfootball.com/news/594081/I-want-to-play-at-Rio-Olympics-says-Mikel[/b] 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by mikron(m): 2:05pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
BlackAlbino6:@blackalbino6 my beloved friend, I'm totally overgasted and flabberwhelmed (according to ikebe super magazine) tnx for d accolade. ![]() 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by mikron(m): 2:12pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
lexyman:is that the cause? True I commented on robosky02's thread in respect of our final match against Algeria on d front page before coming here only to see I was already banned without even typing a comment here, wanted to comment only to notice d ban. So they the mods or antispambot are telling us we can't comment on 2 different sections? Not encouraging |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 2:18pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
joseph1013: Very nice update. I hope Coach Siasia gives Mikel that chance. If we must excel, playing Coach Siasia's expansive football, we need Mikel. He has the right attributes to get our midfield ticking. Now, it is up to Coach Siasia. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Icon4s(m): 2:18pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
joseph1013: Mikel has never played in the Olympics. Mayb this might jst be his chance. But he needs to visit TB Joshua before joining the Team, he is in a jinxed club. ![]() 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by forgiveness: 2:30pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
Icon4s: Thank God you were able to pinpoint only three out the players I listed that were never part of the Youth system. The rest were completely infused into the team from European clubs.Whether home grown or not, what I know is they were the best Nigerians available at that particular time. However, all those players you mentioned already played for England national team and were not eligible to play again for Nigeria. Besides John Salako is a home grown player now but still went ahead to play for the 3 lions. So, they should not be used as your point of reference. Of course, I was not expecting them to get automatic place but all I am saying is let's give them a trial. ![]() |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by BlackAlbino6(m): 3:01pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
[b][size=14pt] AF Nigeria Premier League 2015/2016 Tottenham Hotspur Osimhen off to England to seal EPL deal [/size] ![]() Osimhen (right) Nigeria U17 star Victor Osimhen has jetted out to England, where he is expected to seal a deal with a top English Premier League side, according to officials. The youngster flew out to England from Dakar, Senegal, after he helped Nigeria win the U23 AFCON crown. A source close to the striker said at a time:"Everything has been agreed with an EPL club and only a crazy deal from Real Madrid will scuttle this." Osimhen, who netted a record-breaking 10 goals as Nigeria won a fifth U17 World Cup in Chile, has been linked with several top European clubs. It was earlier reported that EPL club Tottenham Hotspur had agreed all terms with the 17-year-old striker, but his representatives later dismissed this. africanfootball.com//news/594023/Osimhen-off-to-England-to-seal-EPL-deal [/b] |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by forgiveness: 3:05pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
TheGoodJoe: OK, Since he said that he was eligible to play for both teams. It means he didn't shut the door on both Nigeria or England. The truth is Nigeria was not interested in him. Tiago Ilori profile reads ' he remains eligible to play for Portugal, England and Nigeria. The question is have we asked them to play for Nigeria? Siasia was the one that convinced Sone Aluko to play for Nigeria. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 3:15pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
forgiveness: We can contact them. They are still Nigerians. Like the special talents like Ilori. However, these guys minds are not set on Nigeria. We have young talented Nigerians who want to play for us passionately. The players who have passion for us are the ones that will give more on the pitches. Like I say, it is good to reach out to them but it is not compulsory. Look at Alaba for instance, the handlers of Yemi Stella's U17 said they would not accept a foreign based U17 and he left with anger to play for Austria. That is not enough for a player to turn his back on Nigeria. His passion for us was not high. Look at the Ibe Scenario like if he was the holy grail to Nigerian football. Let him play for England while we nurture those who wants to play for us. If they want to play for Nigeria, let them do it like Leon Balogun. Declare they want to play for us. We did new t contact him, he asked us to give him a chance. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Nobody: 3:17pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
joseph1013:u mean after suffering from bench soar at Chelsea... u still have the guts to want to play for big country with super talents like naija?.. I would prefer Joel Obie in that midfield than a mediocre Mikel. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by safarigirl(f): 3:22pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
#MikelForOlympics #MikelForOlympics #MikelForOlympics 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 3:25pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
krattoss: [b]What makes Mikel mediocre? Is it because Mourinho chose to ridicule him the way he treated Mata? Before the Arrival of Mourinho, Mikel was a regular player for the most successful Chelsea team in the history of the club. He won the Champions League and was part of the Europa League winning Chelsea team. Mikel was one of the best players, if not the best player of the AFCON the Super Eagles won Coached by Stephen Keshi. Mikel did well at the Confederation Cup and put up an amazing performance against the best team in the World at that time, Spain. He dominated a midfield with some of the World best talents with Iniesta, Xavi, Busquets, Fabregas. Coach Siasia plays a high possessive system that requires a midfielder who can dictate the play of the game with high number of completed passes. Do you see Joel Obi having the quality to achieve this? There are few players who can do this. Mikel is the best player who can fit into Coach Siasia's system. He has the experience and was once among the best passers of the EPL. We can not look further than Mikel. [/b] |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by robosky02(m): 3:45pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
safarigirl: he has pass his prime dont think we need him |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by forgiveness: 3:58pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
TheGoodJoe: Of course, their minds are where they know that they have better chances of playing regular football. Remember, Victor Moses heart wasn't set to play for Nigeria but when he was convinced, he helped us to win the Nations cup. Let us be fair to this kids now, you approached your beloved Nation but you were told your service wasn't needed because you are foreign grown player. And you expected him to be happy. Do you think he doesn't like to play under age competitions? Should he had turned down Austria invitation after his own rejected him? Let's think am now. That was enough to scare him away. However, Alaba still loves Nigeria. He showed it when he displayed the Nigerian flag after he won the UEFA Champions League. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 4:11pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
forgiveness: [b]I understand that these men have options, so it affects their dedication and passion. Look at Shola Ameobi who had his eyes on England as a youngster. We tried convincing him but he refused. When he did not see any hope with England, he gladly accepted to play for us. It should not happen that way. These young men should declare they want to play for Nigeria. We can not spend time convincing them when we have millions of Nigerians praying for a chance. We are not desperately in need of their services. So they can not expect us to come asking for their services. Alaba made the wrong choice if he wanted to play for us. He should know that the U17 is used as a tourney for grassroot development. He was already training with Bayern Munich main team. Few years later, he would have gotten his call up to the Super Eagles. It was a guaranteed place for him. He was one of the most promising youngsters in the World. Coached by Van Gaal. But, he knew he had other options and it shows he was not as passionate for the Super Eagles as we need our players to be.[/b] |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 4:14pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
robosky02: How can Mikel be past his prime when in one of his recent games for the Super Eagles, Coach Oliseh said he was the best player on the pitch. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by robosky02(m): 4:25pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
TheGoodJoe: we have waited for Mikel for close to 8 years plus we have not seen him enact the u-20 which see him been compared to lionel messi infact they were almost at par. but today its seem an insult to mention mik.... when they are talking of messi. we've been waiting, in fact in 2008 beinjin he rejected the call to join the u23 with excus. today he is the first to beg for it. while there are lots of exciting young chaps coming through the ranks the likes of Kelechi, Simon Moses, etc please lets be futurestic. the truth mikel should be counting his days in super eagles... in bob marley voice i don wont to wait in vain |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Icon4s(m): 4:31pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
forgiveness: For where? In that team too were Celestine Babayaro, Wilson Oruma, Abiodun Obafemi, Teslim Fatusi, Nwankwo Kanu, Mubi Oparaku, Emmanuel Amuneke, Emmanuel Babayaro all of which were from our youths system. The other players apart from Kingsley Obieku, Garba Lawal, Taribo West and Dosu Joseph were already Super Eagles players ie Uche Okechukwu, Daniel Amokachi, Sunday Oliseh.No Anglo-Nigerian or any other unknown Europe based player was infused into dat team. Dnt get me wrong. I am nt trying to say we should shut-out foreign grown players. My take is they should nt b given any undue preference. I personally am nt expecting much from them .History has it that such players have nt made any difference in the Super Eagles. 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 4:56pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
robosky02: [b]It is easy to point that Mikel was a class act when he was young. Performed better than the likes of Silva, and Fabregas In Netherland 2005 U20. However, none of these players were converted to defensive midfielders and stayed relevant in the game. What Mikel went through was a total transformation in his role. Yet, he remained a steady performer for Chelsea. When he got his chance to play as a central midfielder under Coach Keshi, he blossomed. Bleacherreport and other blogs were surprised that Mikel had actually the kind of talent he showed at the Confeds. At Chelsea, it was a case of a talented player not given an opportunity to shine. Just as we saw with Mourinho. As soon as Mikel scored those two goals under Mourinho, got nominated for the African best player and finished behind Yaya, I new the young man was in deep problem. Abrahmovic sent Mikel to Nigeria with his private Jet and then personally tweeted a congratulatory message to Mikel, Mourinho decided to stop the shine. Contrary to people's belief, Mikel was in ascension in Chelsea and when Essien was leaving the pitch in a game, he gave Mikel the captain band. Mourinho struck again and bought Matic. Stopping the ascension of Mikel again. Just as Mourinho did when Mikel was younger. Mikel was always good. He never got the chance at Club level. At the National team, he blossomed. After what he did against Spain, no one can deny Mikel was always massively talented. As good as the likes of Xavi and Iniesta. He was denied an opportunity. It is up to Coach Siasia to right a wrong that happened and play Mikel in a creative role in his squad, if Siasia wants the team to excel.[/b] |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by robosky02(m): 5:09pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
TheGoodJoe: He has all the time to show why just seat down real players move and show the world what they are made of. Madrid once overlooked Samuel Eto'o he moved on and finally found himself in Barca... you know the colabo Ronaldinho and Eto-dinho that wrech the football world why wait sooooooooooooooooooooooo long. and to think Siasia will do it for him, i doubt he once snobed him at 2008 olympics and even when siasia lead the super eagle he was one of the guys that plot his fall. and now..... well lets see 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 5:15pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
robosky02: It is not as easy as to just move. Mikel was the only defensive midfield cover for Matic. Just as Cech and Courtois situation. Cech could not leave until Chelsea were ready to sign Begovic. Cech benched for a whole season. Mikel could not leave because he was under a contract. If Matic injures, Chelsea would not have a natural defensive midfield cover with experience. When Eto left Madrid, there were a lot of players ahead of him. He could leave easily. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 5:20pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
robosky02: Mikel did not snub Coach Siasia. He was a Key player of the Chelsea team and they did not Release Mikel early to camp. Coach Siasia refused to take him because of his late arrival. Siasia is as strict as that, even though it was not Mikel's fault. None of our Olympic players were playing regularly at that height of football. Chelsea were ready one of the kings of England. They released him late and Coach Siasia dropped him. It is not that Mikel refused to come early to camp. Mikel is the best pass master Nigeria has. If we are to do well in the coming Olympics, we need him if we are going to play with Coach Siasia's possessive football. Coach Siasia's system is the best to get the best out of Mikel. A Florishing Mikel will bring the best out of the team and the youngsters. Mikel will also come with a large wealth of experience. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by forgiveness: 5:29pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
Icon4s: Bros Ye..., I didn't mention these players. Please check from the one's you emboldened. However, please kindly tell me the Youth teams : Abiodun Obafemi, Tesilim Fatusi and Emmanuel Amuneke played for? Where were the likes of Taribo West, Kingsley Obiekwu and Garba Lawal based before they were been infused into the team? As you rightly said no 'UNKNOWN' Europe based players were infused into that team and so shall it be in these present team. ![]() Bros, please tell us, who are the unknown Europe based players in my list and who are the known Europe players in your list? ![]() Let's compare and contrast. Please, check my list before you write ooo. ![]() |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by lexyman(m): 5:39pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
mikron: That is the cause . Anytime you leave a particular thread , wait for some time before you comment on another thread , if not anti spam will catch up with u and you will be ban. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by forgiveness: 5:42pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
TheGoodJoe: Yes, I agree that it should not be like that but not all of them are like that too. So, we should at least ask them first and if they don't agree then we should forget about them. Alaba was still eligible to play for Nigeria after he played for the Austrian youth teams. He was still available when he established himself in Bayern Munich but Nigeria was not just interested. That is the fact. 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 6:02pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
forgiveness: You are 100% right here. I think this problem does not fall only on the coaches but the NFF. We should put up a fight to increase the players in the pool of our National teams. Agbonlahor also pointed this out. He says we do not contact them early enough and they do not feel wanted by the Nation. The NFF should set up a committee on this. They should contact the players and find out those that are interested. Then the NFF should forward the names of interested players to the coaches. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by TheGoodJoe(m): 6:14pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
forgiveness: But, Emmanuel Amunike was an A Super Star in Nigeria and Africa, Egypt before he went to Europe. The young man racked medals in African club football. |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Icon4s(m): 6:32pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
forgiveness: Abiodun Obafemi and Teslim Fatusi were part of the 1993 U20. Emmanuel Amuneke played at the 1991 AAG (Cairo 91). Garba Lawal was in Esparence de Tunis, Taribo West was in Julius Berger while Kingsley Obieku was in d Nigerian league also. And all 3 were part of the qualifiers and were nt picked from Europe to be infused into d team. 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Nobody: 6:49pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
TheGoodJoe:yeah who doesn't know Mikel is a good passer?.. u see their is a football adage that says that u are as good as ur last game... now Mikel I know recently isn't the one I knew few years back.. in life.. improvement should be our priority and not depreciation.. ....what happened to..contract reviews?.. when mata knew the handwriting on the clock.. he left for good.. so did dimaria and CO. but in the case of Mikel. reverse is the case.. maybe one of the major thing keeping him there is the money.. mourinho doesn't like u.. fine.. get the fuk out.. go somewhere u are wanted for good. but guess what.. he doesn't give a fuk.. u saw Chelsea match against Bournemouth? u saw Costa reaction after he was benched? yeah that's sign of hungry.. when last did Mikel complain been benched? and right after that match mourinho was interviewed on Costa reaction.. he went ahead you mention great players that has already sat on the bench.. he mentioned hazard.. Terry.. Pedro.. guess what he didn't even mention Nigeria best mildfielder.. I THINK MIKEL I KNOW NOW IS LIVING IN PAST GLORIES UNLESS HE PROVES OTHERWISE.. I personally can't stand being benched in an ordinary training we do over here talking more of in a match. 1 Like |
Re: All The News About The Olympic Eagles (U-23) HERE! by Nobody: 6:54pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
TheGoodJoe:yeah who doesn't know Mikel is a good passer?.. u see their is a football adage that says that u are as good as ur last game... now Mikel I know recently isn't the one I knew few years back.. in life.. improvement should be our priority and not depreciation.. ....what happened to..contract reviews?.. when mata knew the handwriting on the clock.. he left for good.. so did dimaria and CO. but in the case of Mikel. reverse is the case.. maybe one of the major thing keeping him there is the money.. mourinho doesn't like u.. fine.. get the fuk out.. go somewhere u are wanted for good. but guess what.. he doesn't give a fuk.. u saw Chelsea match against Bournemouth? u saw Costa reaction after he was benched? yeah that's sign of hungry.. when last did Mikel complain been benched? and right after that match mourinho was interviewed on Costa reaction.. he went ahead you mention great players that has already sat on the bench.. he mentioned hazard.. Terry.. Pedro.. guess what he didn't even mention Nigeria best mildfielder.. I THINK MIKEL I KNOW NOW IS LIVING IN PAST GLORIES UNLESS HE PROVES OTHERWISE.. I personally can't stand being benched in an ordinary training we do over here talking more of in a match in a stretch. 1 Like 1 Share |
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