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| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 7:08pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
Loooollllll.... I'm super medically-inclined oooo... More like a science, medicine and biomedical research scholar all-rounder..... Looollll Sports especially football is one of my past-time passions. And yes, I recently started doing some Sports writing but Science and Medicine is my central area of focus and the centre of my dreams on this planet.... There are others connected to it but this is just a summary. **covers face** You're an upcoming soccer agent? Hmm.. That's Cool...  Well, what else can I say? Thing is I'm just a young lad who wanna achieve his dreams in science, medicine and much more and also see our Football walk and soar high in the Glories I know it can produce based on the potentials we have always had over the years, even for now and even into the future..... So thanks... I appreciate the positive feedback. A lot of us on this thread have lives you wont really see a "football/sports connection" with but then I have to confess that the people on NL Sports and in this thread particularly are some of the finest minds and brains you'll find anywhere in the Nigerian Nation with super knowledge and more as regards our football locally and internationally at all levels (no need to call names... You'll just know from their comments).... Thanks again... I appreciate. Loogan: 1 Like |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 7:13pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
Like seriously... The English media will have a field day come tomorrow and monday... "Yaya, the unwanted, saves Pep"..... What a story!!! Yaya's loquacious agent, Dmitri Seluk will be like...  ................ NB: But shaa ooo... This doesn't justify his inclusion in that list for the BBC African player of the year. *winks* BascoVanVeli: 1 Like |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 7:17pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
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| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 7:18pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 7:36pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
TheSuperNerd: He refused to play for Nigeria because when he got a career threatening injury playing for us, No one from the NFF or the coaches checked on him to find out about his health. |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 7:37pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
Rohr Wants Super Eagles Players To Have Strong Bond Off The Pitch Like Iwobi & Iheanacho, Ekong & Balogun  In his bid to strengthen the personal relationship among players of the Super Eagles, Technical Adviser of the team Gernot Rohr has put measures in place to help the players have a strong bond. The Franco-German coach believes when players are tightly knitted off the pitch, it will enhance their on pitch performance, citing the case of Arsenal's Alex Iwobi and Manchester City's Kelechi Iheanacho. The duo are very close outside the pitch and it’s clear to see on the pitch, as they get along easily. Another case study is central defence duo of Leon Balogun and Troost Ekong. “Oyibo Wall” as they are now called are roommates in camp, and it is believed that their close relationship has impacted in their strong combination at the heart of Nigeria’s defence. ”We are trying to build a family atmosphere in camp. Players need to spend time together off the pitch, it helps performance on the pitch. Measures will be put in place to help our players bond properly” Rohr told Owngoalnigeria.com  The Oyibo Wall   The Super "I-Duo" or Double I-Magic Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/11/19/rohr-wants-super-eagles-players-to-have-strong-bond-off-the-pitch-like-iwobi-iheanacho-ekong-balogun/ 1 Like |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 7:39pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
Yeah... Read about such and that's really sad. That's why I'm afraid the horrors of what he faced back then might make him decide against playing for Nigeria even now if Rohr sends him an invite. tbaba1234: |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Napoleon55(m): 7:40pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
terzurum5:This man is a clown 2 Likes |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 7:45pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
Leon Balogun Success With Nigeria Could Convince German Born Defender Akpoguma To Play For Nigeria- Rohr  German born Nigerian defender Kelvin Akpoguma is still very much in the sight of the national team selectors of Nigeria, with coach Gernot Rohr confident about the chances of the 21 year old playing for Nigeria. Akpoguma is already a full fledged international for Germany at youth level but Rohr believes he stands a greater chance of fulfilling his international potentials with Nigeria than Germany. Presently out on loan to second division German side Fortuna Dusseldorf from Bundesliga side Hoffeinheim, the hard tackling defender is one of the pillars of the promotion chasing team. Although he has reiterated his desires to eye a spot in the German senior national team from the U-21s, Rohr is of the opinion that the success of Leon Balogun could force him to have a rethink. ”It’s so normal for players to inspire other players. If Nigeria achieve good things with Leon Balogun in the team. Naturally it could help convince other players from same country to switch allegiance to Nigeria. We hope it happens”, he told Owngoalnigeria.com. Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/11/19/leon-balogun-success-with-nigeria-could-convince-german-born-defender-akpoguma-to-play-for-nigeria-rohr/ 1 Like |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 8:25pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
TheSuperNerd: That's a long time ago. Rohr just needs to talk to him. For now, he should just keep up his form. |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 8:39pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 8:45pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 8:48pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
Nigerian most in form player over the last 2 years scored again today.
A certain Kayode olarenwaju anyone know him? |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 8:52pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
forgiveness: Next thing now u no go gree us hear word for this one again. |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 8:54pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
goldfish80: We don't know him. Is he a goal keeper or a defender? |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AIG07: 8:57pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 9:32pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
Icon4s:he could be coached to play in goal. Who knows But seriously, the Nigerian attack will be the fastest in world football is Kayode is integrated into this squad. Imagine Musa, Victor Moses, Moses Simon and Kayode waiting to run at people? Heck! If we went with this quatert to Rio Olympics, we could have given the Jamaicans a run for their money in the 4X100 relay. Not to forget Aminu Umar who is getting good reviews in Turkey for Osmanlispor. Sad Imoh Ezekiel, another talented runner is pissing his career away in Qatar. |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 9:35pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
goldfish80: Aminu Umar is not good enough in my opinion.. We saw him at Rio... 2 Likes |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 9:42pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
tbaba1234:I felt same way too. But on a second thought he could come good. You never can tell. He has the raw talent and ability which needs to be on be fine tuned. His club plays in the Europa league. I watched him frighten Villareal in both legs. The Spaniards couldn't come close to him. Over both legs they won Villareal and drew the return leg. He was terrific in both games. |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 10:22pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
Ebuehi played left back again this week.. |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 10:27pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
Do we remember Sidney Sam? He rejected Nigeria's call-up for Germany. he got 5 caps for germany... He is now playing in FC Schalke 04 II in the fourth division of Germany, at just 28 years old... |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by ChrisKels: 10:44pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
tbaba1234: I am happy that sell out opted against representing us. He would have been our own version of KPB. He is an arrogant spoilt brat. |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by mikron(m): 11:17pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
TheSuperNerd:u re the best |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by joseph1013: 11:28pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
[b][size=14pt]From being attacked by angry mums to Chelsea’s first-team – the rise of Victor Moses[/size] [img]http://images.performgroup.com/di/library/Goal_Nigeria/39/67/victor-moses_1c5eoe03zw4li1bm7377wu5267.jpg?t=-920584153[/img] The Blues wing-back is finally having his breakthrough at Stamford Bridge, but his talent was unearthed in the most remarkable circumstances by a youth-team manager Victor Moses’s early years in England were not easy, according to his first manager. At 13, he was attacked on the field by a woman for humiliating her son and accused of cheating while playing for “the worst team in the league”. Despite his struggles, though, Tony Loizi was convinced he had found a special player when he welcomed him to Cosmos 90. Loizi met Moses when the youngster approached the Tandridge Youth Football League team looking for a game after he had been resettled in England following the religiously-motivated murder of his parents in Nigeria. The 25-year-old has enjoyed a fantastic rise to become Antonio Conte’s first-choice right wing-back at Chelsea. But it was Loizi who introduced him to the English game after getting the permission of his foster parents to sign him up to play in the youth league just outside of London. The manager was so impressed by him that he still has the documentation of his former player to prove that he discovered the former Wigan winger. "We were the worst team in the league and he just walked up to us and asked to join the team," Loizi told Goal. "We watched him play and he was doing back flips and tricks. We all just stood there with our mouths open. I couldn’t believe it, he had a shot harder than a rocket. "I said, ‘what team do you play for?’ and he said ‘I don’t play for a team', then I replied, ‘you have got to be in an academy?!’ and he said ‘no'. I immediately went to his foster parents' house to sign him up and they told me his story. "There is a one-in-a-million chance that sort of player comes to an ordinary Sunday league side, it is almost impossible. They are normally snapped up so early, they are in academies before you know it. He came up to us, we didn’t find him, he found us!" Moses arrived in England when he was 11-years-old and attended a state school in South Norwood before joining Cosmos 90 FC as a 13-year-old for a seven-month period. Cosmos 90 ultimately folded after Moses left due to Loizi being unable to continue as the club's manager but he remembers the Nigerian's debut with huge clarity. "His first game was against Chipstead FC and they beat us 8-1 only a year earlier in the cup," Loizi, who played in Arsenal's academy, added. "My son was due to play in goal but fractured his arm so I put his cousin in goal who was only about two feet tall! I put Moses at centre-half who went to my nephew 'don't worry, I'll look after you'. "We won 10-1 and Victor scored eight goals from centre-half, Chipstead were one of the best as well, as their first team was semi-professional and all their parents and the manager were calling us cheats. "They said, 'he is not the right age' and I said, 'look we have the documentation, he is the right age, so tough'. I knew he would dominate as, when I first met him, we put some balls on the halfway line and he was scoring from there - and at only 13-years-old! "Another moment that I remember was when Victor goes up to the goalkeeper, puts the ball through his legs, turns around chips it back over his head and then beats him again. The kid was in tears as he absolutely humiliated him. "Then the mother of the child comes on with her handbag and starts hitting him over his head with her handbag as he humiliated him. I said to him after that, it doesn’t matter how good you are, you have got to be humble. "He was like Gareth Bale when he plays for Wales. Without Bale, Wales are an ordinary or average side and without Moses, Cosmos 90 FC were worse than ordinary!" At that age, Moses named Zinedine Zidane and Frank Lampard as his footballing idols. The softly spoken and polite Nigerian became flamboyant and confident as he stepped onto a football pitch. He was a naturally gifted athlete who had the ability to perform the same leaping somersaults that he can do as a 25-year-old and it wasn't long before he drew the attention of London's biggest clubs. "We weren't the best team so we used to only draw crowds of two men and their dog, but once we got the word out about Victor, we had one hundred people come along, then close to two hundred, including many of my friends," said Loizi. "Before the game, I would get called up and asked 'is Victor playing?' If I said no, they wouldn’t come down! They only came to watch him as he was so amazing. So many clubs were after him and then Crystal Palace came in. I said to him, ‘look Victor there’s no way I would hold you back' and I asked him to come to Crystal Palace with me. "I said, 'if you sign for Palace you will get to the first team quicker than at any other clubs' and in the end he chose to stay with them. I remember his first game, which was against Millwall youth and he nearly scored from the halfway line. "He is a nice kid, we had a great time with him and as soon as he left, we lost a lot of our next few games. Although we eventually went on to win the cup which was, in part, down to Victor giving us confidence. "They say that one player doesn’t make a difference on his own, but when they are as good as Victor, they do in youth football. He was very helpful to his fellow players, he would always back them up and things like that." After Moses signed his schoolboy contracts with Palace, he was set up with a place in one of Croydon's best private schools, Whitgift. There, he continued his success at youth level by winning the FA Youth Cup for Whitgift. Grimsby school were blown apart by Moses as he scored all five goals in a 5-0 victory, who were managed by ex-Chelsea star Colin Pates, in the final back in 2005. Moses went onto sign for Chelsea for £9 million from Wigan Athletic in 2012, but has only now broken into the first team on a regular basis after Conte switched to a 3-4-3 formation. Conte's use of Moses as a wing-back has led to a five-game winning streak in the league with Chelsea yet to concede in their new formation. Loizi, who now works as a courier across London, is a Chelsea fan and is delighted with the impact of Moses after breaking through into the Blues's starting XI under Conte. "I think talent-wise and skill-wise he is up there with Eden Hazard, perhaps he needs further refining. Now, under Conte, he has a role and he carries that out. He has become more disciplined since the early days and Conte's tough approach will be good for him. "That skill he has, you don’t teach people that, he was doing things that not even an adult was doing. Someone either taught him in Nigeria or he was a complete natural. A lot of the stuff he does now for Chelsea wasn’t much different to when he was with us. "I am delighted with how he has come on and you can see some of the tactical things he has been taught to do, because when he was a kid he wanted to take the whole team on which I am sure he will still do for Chelsea, from time to time." http://www.goal.com/en/news/1862/premier-league/2016/11/19/29498592/from-being-attacked-by-angry-mums-to-chelseas-first-team-the[/b] 1 Like |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by joseph1013: 11:42pm On Nov 19, 2016 |
[b]Moses' story is very inspiring. I have always rooted for him and keep wondering why he chose to play for Nigeria after the horrors of his parents' death. It's difficult to explain. Perhaps he will explain that side someday. I hope Nigerian fans give him the respect he deserve. He is a true hero and doesn't deserve the flake some fans give him while donning the national colors. On another note, it makes me sad that so many talents are wasting away here. What if Moses didn't see the good-hearted humans who took him away from Nigeria? He would probably have wasted away, the world would not have a whim of what he can do. The raw skills, the passion and energy on the streets for football is arguably unmatched in the world. I remember a foreign scout saying that the rave of the moment, Dembele is hyped as he sees kids who are better than him on the streets of Nigeria all the time. We're cursed with bad leadership hence the inability to harness these talents. When you have a crackhead like Dalung saying Nigeria cannot win the world cup, how do you expect him to have a plan for world beaters. Nigeria makes me so sad. [/b] 3 Likes |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 4:36am On Nov 20, 2016 |
goldfish80: I have followed Kayode since after he featured at U17. I had preferred him to Sadiq Umar for the Olympics. But as usual Siasia with his teams selections. As for the Super Eagles let us see him in any of the friendlies. I understand Rohr may invite him for the Egypt friendly in January of which the timing might not be right for our foreign based players. Kayode is 23 and I believe he belongs to this generation. Lets give him a trial. However, i am not expecting too much from him. Players like Ighalo and Success would also have flourished in that same Austrian league. 1 Like |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 4:40am On Nov 20, 2016 |
joseph1013: Moses' parents are alive and live in Benin-City. We know what happened. But lets not debate about it. Lets jst leave it there. |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 4:45am On Nov 20, 2016 |
goldfish80: He is not a Super Eagles material. Forget club performance. We have seen him in the Green jerseys enough to know his quality cannot bring him near the Super Eagles so long as Rohr is still in charge. 1 Like |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 4:50am On Nov 20, 2016 |
terzurum5: I Did not even border reading this. This scout master speaks trash all the time. Buhari and his ministers  2 Likes |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by terzurum5(m): 7:00am On Nov 20, 2016 |
tbaba1234:CC; Sir Forgiveness. How Market na  To think these are the unpatriotic players you want us to drop or regular and commited players for is very heartbreaking. And I just be like......... After Tyronne Ebuehi and Kingsley Ehizibue rejected Rohr's invitations **Modified**
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| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 7:29am On Nov 20, 2016 |
terzurum5: I think every player has the right to choose who he wants to play for... For every Sidney Sam, Agbonlahor and Onuoha, we have Victor moses, Anichebe, Leon Balogun, Ikeme etc who chose Nigeria first. From all indications, Ebuehi will play for Nigeria. He is still a kid and does not see think, he is ready for the challenge. There are still several options, Ola Aina, Idowu, Musa Muhammad (If he can get a club) are all possible choices. |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 7:29am On Nov 20, 2016 |
Our NFF Twitter handle no dull at all..... Ejaria's birthday was two days ago like I said on the 17th. ....................................................................... NFF HINTS AT LIVERPOOL'S OVIE EJARIA INVITATION TO SUPER EAGLES The country's football house has sent a strong indication that the Reds youngster will be a Super Eagle very soon Nigeria Football Federation, NFF have sent a message to Liverpool's wonderkid Ovie Ejaria on the celebration of his 19th birthday with an optimistic note that he would find a place in the Super Eagles team soon. The Nigerian football administraion house posted a congratulatory message via social media to the former Arsenal teenager who was born in England by Nigerian parents, decribing him as a 'Future star' in the Nigeria team. "Happy birthday our future star @o.ejaria, we picture you in a green and white soon. # HappyBirthdayOvie #LIVERPOOLFC # Ejaria who got his breakthrough to the Liverpool's senior team after an outstanding 12 minutes performance against Derby County in their League Cup tie in September remains a bone of contention for Super Eagles and the Three Lions despite the 19-year old stating that he will commit his international future at the senior level to Nigeria. "Here's Ejaria in 2014: "Though I was born in England, my parents are Nigerians. So I have pledged my international future to Nigeria." # LFC," Jack Lusby quoted Ejaria. In a different scenario on Friday evening, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick while responding to a question from a follower on Twitter confirmed that Ejaria who has appeared for the England u20 team three times with two goals will make the switch to Nigeria when the time comes highlighting that he communicates with his dad frequently. "@adugbemmy he will play for Nigeria eventually. I am in touch with the Dad," Amaju Pinnick remarks on Ejaria. Happy birthday our future star @o.ejaria, we picture you in a green and white soon. #HappyBirthdayOvie #LIVERPOOLFC #SuperEagles @adugbemmy he will play for Nigeria eventually. I am in touch with the Dad. — Amaju Melvin Pinnick (@PinnickAmaju) November 17, 2016 Here's Ejaria in 2014: "Though I was born in England, my parents are Nigerians. So I have pledged my international future to Nigeria." #LFC pic.twitter.com/BdQpYcIXl4 Source: http://m.goal.com/s/en-ng/news/4093/nigerian-football/2016/11/19/29666602/nff-hints-at-liverpools-ovie-ejaria-invitation-to-super 2 Likes 1 Share |
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