terzurum5:
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AF Nigeria 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - Africa Gent
New 30 million Naira car lands Ahmed Musa in Eagles trouble
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Ahmed Musa

by Samm Audu

It can exclusively be reported today that national team selectors were seriously crossed with Leicester City star Ahmed Musa when he opted to drive to training camp with a new 30 million Naira (more than $66,000) car.


He further drew the wrath of the coaches when he was almost mobbed after he gave away cash to fellow worshippers after Friday Muslim prayers, all these before a crucial World Cup qualifier in Zambia.


The 24-year-old forward, who finally opened his Premier League goals account on Saturday, sensationally lost his first-team place to Gent star Moses Simon in Ndola with the official explanation being that it was because he has struggled to play regularly for Premier League champions Leicester.


However, it has now been scooped he was really in hot water because he did not seem to be focused for the all-important match in Zambia.


A top official opened up: “The Eagles coaches led by Gernot Rohr were very unhappy with Ahmed Musa before the match in Zambia because they felt he was not concentrated for the game by what he was doing off the pitch.


“He drove into camp with a 30 million Naira car he had just bought.


“And for Friday mosque, he almost got himself badly hurt when he was giving out cash to other worshippers around the mosque close to ICPC office in Abuja.


“Bystanders said he had to run into his car for his life when the crowd became very uncontrollable.


“It was very comical because he had to tear away from the crowd, like a common thief running away from an angry mob braying for blood.”
africanfootball.com/news/658041/New-30-million-Naira-car-lands-Ahmed-Musa-in-Eagles-trouble
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I am sorry but this story sounds fabricated..

KILLER KELECHI IHEANACHO STATS SUM UP
MANCHESTER CITY IMPACT

The Nigeria international bagged the equaliser as Manchester City were held by Southampton on Sunday.

Manchester City may have missed out on all three
points when they hosted Southampton in the
Premier League on Sunday, but things would
have been a lot worse had Kelechi Iheanacho not
struck a fine second-half equaliser.


Saints took the lead through Nathan Redmond,
and after labouring for an equaliser, City finally
found a way back into the match when
Iheanacho reacted quickest to fire Leroy Sane’s
cross past Fraser Forster.


The strike was the attacker’s third of the season
in the Premier League—to date he’s also
contributed three assists in seven appearances—
and he looks on course to beat last season’s tally
of eight goals in the top flight.


He’s also struck in the Champions League,
averaging a goal every seven minutes (!) so far
after marking a late cameo appearance against
Borussia Monchengladbach with an effort at the
death.




With the forward having found the net eight
times in his last 11 Premier League outings,
he could stake a claim for being one of the
division’s most in-form frontmen, and Pep
Guardiola must surely begin to consider whether
the poacher deserves more of an opportunity in
his starting XI.


Indeed, Aguero’s failure to find the net against
Southampton means that he’s now gone three
EPL games without a goal for the first time since
December 2015, and the Argentine appears well
short of his best form.


However, perhaps the most fascinating Iheanacho
stat—and certainly the most telling when it
comes to understanding his recent impact—is
that the Super Eagles hitman has netted 11
goals from just 17 shots on target during his
Premier League career since making his debut at
the beginning of last season.


It’s remarkable evidence of his consistency in
front of goal, and considering Iheanacho is still
only 20, it’s tantalising to imagine just how
dangerous he will become.


Source: http://m.goal.com/s/en-ng/news/4110/nigerians-abroad/2016/10/24/28783482/killer-kelechi-iheanacho-stats-sum-up-manchester-city-impact

forgiveness:
It is better we cap Tyronne and Ehizibue now before Holland does it.

They are aware that we want them.

I don't think we should use Moses as a right back because he is better for us at the RW and I don't think he can play it.

"Cap them now". As in against Algeria?

tbaba1234:
Victor Moses is in the form of his life.. Maybe we should play him at RB...

In football u dnt only set up your team to counter your opponents tactics, you also set up yr team to maximise ur strenght and potentials.

Victor Moses is one of our forward Arsenals, leave that RB position for a defensive player. Moses can occassionally track back to support hu ever plays at RB.

We need to setup the team against Algeria to win and not to avoid defeat.

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terzurum5:
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Ighalo,Balogun, Victor Moses, Etebo Return As Super Eagles Coach Drops Five For Algeria Tie
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Head coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has already compiled his list of players for Nigeria’s next World Cup 2018 qualifiers against Algeria in Uyo.


The coach according to well informed sources has dropped five players from the team that defeated Zambia 2-1 away in Ndola, ahead of the November 12 tie.


As exclusively reported by Owgoalnigeria.com three days back, the five players axed from the team have now been confirmed to be three home based players while two players based abroad were axed.


Jamiu Alimi, Chisom Egbuchulam and Godwin Obaje have all been dropped by the German with the foreign based duo of Kingsley Madu and Musa Mohammed completing the list.


Meanwhile in form Chelsea forward Victor Moses has been handed a recall by the manager, same as Leon Balogun who has recovered from the injury that ruled him out of the team last game.


Nigeria’s Rio 2016 hero Oghenekaro Etebo has also been penciled down for a return to the team after injury and work permit issues stopped him from making the list, last time out.
owngoalnigeria.com/2016/10/24/ighalobalogun-victor-moses-etebo-return-as-super-eagles-coach-drops-five-for-algeria-tie/

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Ehen. I got worried when days ago I saw Shehu Abdulahi as one of the dropped players. He is a utility player that can play both DMF and RB.

I suspect Amuzie would be called in place of Madu. I dnt really know what happened to that Madu guy. He started very brightly under Keshi(Nigeria vs Chad). We thought we had seen a new LB. But dude jst ..... i don know.

Icon4s:


Ehen. I got worried when days ago I saw Shehu Abdulahi as one of the dropped players. He is a utility player that can play both DMF and RB.

I suspect Amuzie would be called in place of Madu. I dnt really know what happened to that Madu guy. He started very brightly under Keshi(Nigeria vs Chad). We thought we had seen a new LB. But dude jst ..... i don know.

Maybe it's an opportunity for him to go sort out himself. He can still work on himself to get noticed by the National Team handlers.

terzurum5:
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Man United Legend Blast- Pogba Is Not As Good As Mikel
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Former Manchester United star Paul Parker has reservations about Manchester United record signing Paul Pogba, believing that he’s not even as good as Chelsea Nigerian midfielder Mikel John-Obi.


Mikel made a sly dig on Pogba shortly after his record breaking move to Old Trafford by posting a video on his Twitter handle of an incident at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where he nutmegged the French midfielder during Nigeria’s game against Brazil, side by side with a message welcoming him to the English Premier League.


“Can he be as good as Roy Keane or Bryan Robson? I wonder about him playing that midfield role,” Parker said, speaking to 888Sport.


“I worry about him making tackles and getting across to close players down because he is rangy.
He doesn’t have quick feet and his game is about going to ground.


“That’s going to be a problem. In a holding position it would be a waste because he’s not a (Claude) Makelele or even a John Obi Mikel because one thing Mikel can do is close people down.

owngoalnigeria.com/2016/10/24/man-united-legend-blast-pogba-is-not-as-good-as-mikel/
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It is the Mourinho factor.

Big players flop under him.

Last season at Chelsea u saw how Harzard, Pedro, Fabregas, Oscar even Costa flopped under Mourinho.
U saw what Mourinho did to Mohammed Salah and Demba ba. What of Cuadrado. Remy was doing well at Newcastle before Mourinho took him to the Bridge. Where is he today?

He was already finishing Cech before Arsenal came for his rescue.

He kills players.

Mourinho is a major reason i never became a Chelsea fan.
He even turned our once versatile AMF Mikel to a Robotic DMF.

Troost-Ekong opens goals account



William Troost-Ekong scored for Haugesund in the 2-1 win over Bodø / Glimt in the Eliteserien
(Norwegian top flight) on Sunday.

Troost-Ekong opened the scoring for Haugesund in the 35th minute off an intelligent ball from teammate, Kristoffer Haraldseid.

Ole Jurgen Halvorsen temporarily levelled the
scores for the visitors a minute before half time
but Haugesund enjoyed the last laugh at
Haugesund Stadion when Filip Kiss plundered the winner just before the hour.


The goal scored by Troost-Ekong, who is the
captain of Haugesund, represents the third he
has scored for the club in the Eliteserien this
season.

Haugesund currently sit in fourth place in the
Eliteserien standings with 44 points from 28
matches.



Source: http://mobi.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/161024/TroostEkong_opens_goals_account

Icon4s:


It is the Mourinho factor.

Big players flop under him.

Last season at Chelsea u saw how Harzard, Pedro, Fabregas, Oscar even Costa flopped under Mourinho.
U saw what Mourinho did to Mohammed Salah and Demba ba. What of Cuadrado. Remy was doing well at Newcastle before Mourinho took him to the Bridge. Where is he today?

He was already finishing Cech before Arsenal came for his rescue.

He kills players.

Mourinho is a major reason i never became a Chelsea fan.
He even turned our once versatile AMF Mikel to a Robotic DMF.

I must agree with you Sir. He does not only kill players, he chases them away too. The case of Mata comes to mind.

TheSuperNerd:
KILLER KELECHI IHEANACHO STATS SUM UP
MANCHESTER CITY IMPACT







Manchester City may have missed out on all three
points when they hosted Southampton in the
Premier League on Sunday, but things would
have been a lot worse had Kelechi Iheanacho not
struck a fine second-half equaliser.


Saints took the lead through Nathan Redmond,
and after labouring for an equaliser, City finally
found a way back into the match when
Iheanacho reacted quickest to fire Leroy Sane’s
cross past Fraser Forster.


The strike was the attacker’s third of the season
in the Premier League—to date he’s also
contributed three assists in seven appearances—
and he looks on course to beat last season’s tally
of eight goals in the top flight.


He’s also struck in the Champions League,
averaging a goal every seven minutes (!) so far
after marking a late cameo appearance against
Borussia Monchengladbach with an effort at the
death.




With the forward having found the net eight
times in his last 11 Premier League outings,
he could stake a claim for being one of the
division’s most in-form frontmen, and Pep
Guardiola must surely begin to consider whether
the poacher deserves more of an opportunity in
his starting XI.


Indeed, Aguero’s failure to find the net against
Southampton means that he’s now gone three
EPL games without a goal for the first time since
December 2015, and the Argentine appears well
short of his best form.


However, perhaps the most fascinating Iheanacho
stat—and certainly the most telling when it
comes to understanding his recent impact—is
that the Super Eagles hitman has netted 11
goals from just 17 shots on target during his
Premier League career since making his debut at
the beginning of last season.


It’s remarkable evidence of his consistency in
front of goal, and considering Iheanacho is still
only 20, it’s tantalising to imagine just how
dangerous he will become.


Source: http://m.goal.com/s/en-ng/news/4110/nigerians-abroad/2016/10/24/28783482/killer-kelechi-iheanacho-stats-sum-up-manchester-city-impact

I would argue that it shows his lack of inventiveness, as a striker you need to be taking shots not being conservative, seventeen shots on target from eleven games isn't a good return

I would counter-argue it shows how little he gets the ball and especially how little the City players seek him out....

He saved their sorry asses yesterday and was super inventive enough to have set up Silva and Gundogan who blew their chances and also to have had another shot blocked away for a corner after scoring his goal in the 55th minute.

Mickael2:


I would argue that it shows his lack of inventiveness, as a striker you need to be taking shots not being conservative, seventeen shots on target from eleven games isn't a good return

Icon4s:


"Cap them now". As in against Algeria?

Yes, Tyronne can easily be invited without any hassles.

Even if na one minute,no problem.

TheSuperNerd:
I would counter-argue it shows how little he gets the ball and especially how little the City players seek him out....

He saved their sorry asses yesterday and was super inventive enough to have set up Silva and Gundogan who blew their chances and also to have had another shot blocked away for a corner after scoring his goal in the 55th minute.

I am not necessarily saying that you are not correct, I am just saying that a players has such a poor shot ratio should try to improve it and it shouldn't really be a great thing. I meant it more in a general term, a striker should be trying to shoot most times

No be when such striker see ball??

Nacho no dey see ball most times. His teammates, most of them, don't seek him out... Na him fault??

Besides, I prefer a striker who, when he strikes at goal, is guaranteed to score than one who continuously shoots and converts just 1 outta 15 attempts.

Mickael2:



I am not necessarily saying that you are not correct, I am just saying that a players has such a poor shot ratio should try to improve it and it shouldn't really be a great thing. I meant it more in a general term, a striker should be trying to shoot most times

Mickael2:



I am not necessarily saying that you are not correct, I am just saying that a players has such a poor shot ratio should try to improve it and it shouldn't really be a great thing. I meant it more in a general term, a striker should be trying to shoot most times

It is the system, last year he shot the ball more, we all remember him against this same team last year.

TheSuperNerd:
No be when such striker see ball??

Nacho no dey see ball most times. His teammates, most of them, don't seek him out... Na him fault??

Besides, I prefer a striker who, when he strikes at goal, is guaranteed to score than one who continuously shoots and converts just 1 outta 15 attempts.

Yesterday Sterling felt he was Messi and kept on ignoring Iheanacho's runs for the final ball. I get angry at my guy KDB cuz sometimes he just looks the other way. Silva only looks for him after all is lost. The only guys i trust as of now are Sane and Navas.

disagree with you. that stat just shows how scarily efficient he is and his level of football intelligence. he has no time for useless dribbles with no end result. just feed and see him score or assist

Mickael2:


I would argue that it shows his lack of inventiveness, as a striker you need to be taking shots not being conservative, seventeen shots on target from eleven games isn't a good return

It's obvious the public voting was to determine the top 10 from among 40 candidates.

The main voting was done by 30 accredited Media houses across Europe. Nacho, Iwobi, Donnarumma, Rashford (or Rashfraud- Courtesy of Safarigirl ), and Coman all made the top 10. But Renato Sanches takes it... Well deserved. *applause*

......................................................................

EUROPEAN CHAMPION BEATS IHEANACHO, IWOBI TO 2016 GOLDEN BOY AWARD





European Championship winner and Bayern
Munich midfielder, Renato Sanches has been
named winner of the European Golden Boy award beating the Nigerian duo of Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi. The European Golden Boy award put together by Italian newspaper, Tutto Sport listed an array of exciting young talents in the shortlist of the award last month.


19-year-old Sanches is to be handed a trophy at a Monte Carlo ceremony after beating off
contenders like Manchester City starlet, Iheanacho, Arsenal’s Iwobi. His Bayern teammate, Kingsley Coman and AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma were other contenders.


The winner was decided by votes from journalists representing 30 newspapers across Europe to name the best player in 2016 under the age of 21.




Source: http://footballlive.ng/footballnews/9ja-news/european-champion-beats-iheanacho-iwobi-to-2016-golden-boy-award/

Mickael2:



I am not necessarily saying that you are not correct, I am just saying that a players has such a poor shot ratio should try to improve it and it shouldn't really be a great thing. I meant it more in a general term, a striker should be trying to shoot most times

Even when his playing time and the number of passes he gets is limited too

TheSuperNerd:
Troost-Ekong opens goals account



William Troost-Ekong scored for Haugesund in the 2-1 win over Bodø / Glimt in the Eliteserien
(Norwegian top flight) on Sunday.

Troost-Ekong opened the scoring for Haugesund in the 35th minute off an intelligent ball from teammate, Kristoffer Haraldseid.

Ole Jurgen Halvorsen temporarily levelled the
scores for the visitors a minute before half time
but Haugesund enjoyed the last laugh at
Haugesund Stadion when Filip Kiss plundered the winner just before the hour.


The goal scored by Troost-Ekong, who is the
captain of Haugesund, represents the third he
has scored for the club in the Eliteserien this
season.

Haugesund currently sit in fourth place in the
Eliteserien standings with 44 points from 28
matches.



Source: http://mobi.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/161024/TroostEkong_opens_goals_account

Headline says: opens goal account..

Article says:
The goal scored by Troost-Ekong, who is the
captain of Haugesund, represents the third he
has scored for the club in the Eliteserien this
season.

He can't be opening goal account if he already has other goals.

Icon4s:


In football u dnt only set up your team to counter your opponents tactics, you also set up yr team to maximise ur strenght and potentials.

Victor Moses is one of our forward Arsenals, leave that RB position for a defensive player. Moses can occassionally track back to support hu ever plays at RB.

We need to setup the team against Algeria to win and not to avoid defeat.

We have other dangerous options from the wings plus he can support them with his overlapping runs.

BascoVanVeli:


It is the system, last year he shot the ball more, we all remember him against this same team last year.

exactly, Pep wants his players to shoot more, De Bruyne shoots a lot and he is the only main figure of Pep's city, Sterling too is shooting more. that's what Pep wants so Iheanacho should start shooting more

justiz5:

Even when his playing time and the number of passes he gets is limited too

his game time hasn't been poor this season, look for the real stats and see for yourself

chrisooblog:
disagree with you. that stat just shows how scarily efficient he is and his level of football intelligence. he has no time for useless dribbles with no end result. just feed and see him score or assist

it shows that he doesn't take risks, Messi under Pep took risks, Xavi and Iniesta and the lot of them took risks, high risk high reward that's his game. so waiting until you are one on one with the goalkeeper to take a shot isn't Pro's game right