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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by terzurum5(m): 3:30pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
Ultimate Finisher – Andre Silva Beats Iwobi, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Aubameyang & Rashord To Nike Title ![]() Porto star Andre Silva beat off a host of Premier League stars to be crowned ‘Ultimate Finisher’ at a Nike event in London. The Portuguese striker, 21, saw off Marcus Rashford, Alex Iwobi, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Christian Benteke – as well as Euro stars Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mauro Icardi – to win the Championship belt. The event, at a secret location in the capital, was to mark the release of the new Hypervenom 3 boots. It was also streamed on Facebook Live, with fans getting to choose which players they preferred. Premier League legends Ian Wright and Didier Drogba were two of the judges, as were Grime stars AJ Tracey and Santan Dave. Other players in the Nike stable, including Chelsea star Eden Hazard and Tottenham goal hero Harry Kane, were part of the crowd. The players went head-to-head, getting five attempts to score goals to impress the judges and watching crowd. Starting with some basic finishes, the players got more and more elaborate, with volleys, flicks and overhead kicks sometimes going wayward and other times delighting the crowd. Aubameyang, who is in the middle of a tug of war between Manchester City and Liverpool, and Icardi, who was heavily linked with a move to Arsenal before signing a new deal at Inter, won their opening rounds against Benteke and Oxlade-Chamberlain. http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/03/02/ultimate-finisher-andre-silva-beats-iwobi-oxlade-chamberlain-aubameyang-rashord-to-nike-title/ 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by maidaboi(m): 3:32pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
komekn:you have to consider their age too seeing this players are around 20 years old.I SMILE 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by terzurum5(m): 3:37pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
Hannover Talent Noah Bazee Has Less Than 3 Weeks To Obtain Nigerian Passport Or No Debut ![]() It has come to light that Hannover striker Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee, who has been called up to the Super Eagles squad for friendly matches against Senegal and Burkina Faso, has no Nigerian passport. If he fails to obtain the important document before the next three weeks, the highly-rated striker won’t be able to make his international debut against the West African opponent. Born in Stadthagen to a German mother and a Nigerian father, Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee has assured Super Eagles coach Rohr through his intermediary, Nadir Kama, that he has committed his international future to Nigeria. What influenced his decision is that he wants to play at the 2018 World Cup, with Nigeria leading the way in their group ahead of two crucial games against African champions Cameroon. The 20-year-old returned to full training on Thursday morning after suffering a strain earlier in the week. Ifeanyi Emmanuel http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=22238 |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by terzurum5(m): 3:39pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
Nigeria World Cup Star Uchebo Holding Out For Rosenborg Move Amid Interest From China ![]() Nigeria international Michael Uchebo has passed up an opportunity to join Yanbian FC due to his desire to continue playing football in Europe. Representatives of Uchebo held high-level talks in London and La Manga (Spain) with the General Manager of the Chinese side who was keen to recruit the giant striker. However, Uchebo’s reps have been in close contact with Rosenborg for the past few weeks after the Norwegian powerhouse expressed an interest in his services, and the lanky forward has informed his reps that he favours a move to the Norwegian giants over China so that he can continue plying his trade in Europe. It appears however that negotiations may have hit a stumbling block as the striker now appears to be gearing up for a return to the Belgian First Division A, where he built a good reputation few years ago. A family member of the player told allnigeriasoccer.com: “Michael is not ready for China just yet, he really wanted to join Rosenborg because the club offers him the opportunity to possibly play in the Champions League but I don’t think he’s going there anymore. It seems he will now be going to Belgium”. Uchebo last represented Boavista but left the club by mutual consent in January 2017 after the club ran into financial difficulties and could no longer afford his wages. He was the highest paid player in the club. Ifeanyi Emmanuel http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=22239 |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by terzurum5(m): 3:40pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
ADO Den Haag Confirm Tyronne Ebuehi Will Debut For Nigeria In March ![]() Dutch Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag have confirmed that Tyronne Ebuehi has accepted to represent the Nigerian national team rather than the Netherlands at international level. The wing-back has been named in a 25-man roster for friendly matches against Senegal (March 23) and Burkina Faso (March 27) in London. The first time Ebuehi was called up to the national team for a World Cup qualifier against Algeria last October, he did not honour the call up because he wanted to concentrate on establishing himself in the first team squad of ADO Den Haag. The 21-year-old can represent the three-time African champions because his father is Nigerian. Ifeanyi Emmanuel http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=22237 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by terzurum5(m): 3:42pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
For now I can say We do not have a potent no. 9. We just have to depend more on team work to score. No good striker to depend on when the going gets rough. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 4:08pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
komekn: You are talking Neymar but I am talking of the whole Brazilian team. You can not compare the current Brazilian team to the past Brazilian teams. Even the Ronaldinho, Robinho, Kaka, Ronaldo De Lima, Adriano, Ze Roberto team were super brilliant. Compare the French team with Zidane, Dugarry, Deschamps, Djorkaeff, Lizarazu, Thuram, Vieira, Thierry Henry, Trezeguet etc to the current team. There is no comparison. France Could leave out Cantona, Ginola, Karembu and Lama. Beckham, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Sol Campbell, Shearer, Owen, McManaman, etc to the English team today. It is not just Nigeria but there is a bright light shining on our football and very soon, these our young players will become heavy weight names. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by chrisooblog: 4:10pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
bruv i understand your passion for the super eagles to be the best team we can be but i find your criticism of our recent selection puzzling. which on form striker aside onyekuru do we have at the moment that was left out? even henry himself is a young 20 plus year old player who is just making waves this season. sorry about playing for 3rd rate teams is manchester city 3rd rate? is arsenal 3rd rate? is chelsea 3rd rate? are leicester, watford, gent, not decent club teams? the generation of yekini, siasia, ikpeba, amokachi etc it took years before they became formidable. after odegbami retired in the early 80s the green eagles as they were called then struggled to produce a prolific striker before yekini found his grove and others joined him on the scene. what you are lamenting about is nothing new or strange every team goes through their bountiful and lean periods when it comes to having talented players and in my humble honest estimation we are just coming out of our lean period. komekn: 4 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 4:15pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
tbaba1234: I agree with you. He is not just a number nine but a fantastic one. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 4:38pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
This is an article from a german blog on Sarenren-Bazee (Translated by google translate) According to current media reports, H96 striker Noah Joel Sarenren-Bazee could play for Nigeria in the 2018 World Cup. The 20-year-old attacker is the son of a German and a Nigerian and is, according to the newspaper BILD, a wish player of Nigeria's national team-mate Gernot Rohr. Just a year ago, Noah Joel Sarenren-Bazee played in the Northern League with the U23 of Hannover 96 and now the 20-year-old striker is about to be a Nigerian national player. Bazee has already made his debut in the football league in the last season of the 96s and has attracted the attention of some clubs in the second league due to his strong performances during the current season (1 goal, 5 draws). Among other things, Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Schalke 04 will have a lot of interest in Bazee. The Nigerian Football Association has also become aware of Bazee, or Nigeria's national team-mate, Gernot Rohr. The former sports manager of Eintracht Frankfurt, of course, has a completely different view of the leagues in Germany. Rohr would like to take Bazee to Russia for the World Cup 2018, as his advisor Nadir Kama announced in the BILD newspaper: "They really want Noah to play for Nigeria. Nationaltrainer Rohr has said that they will help with all necessary formalities. This is a nice thing, we appreciate the appreciation. It is very attractive for Noah, especially with regard to the World Cup 2018. "Bazee is the son of a German and a Nigerian, but the striker currently does not have a Nigerian passport since he was born in Germany. Bazee has already completed a number of junior trainees at the DFB, but has not yet completed a national team for the national team. Should the Youngster actually choose Nigeria, this would certainly be a loss for the German Football Association. It will be exciting to see how the story continues to develop and whether we will actually see Bazee coming year at the 2018 Football World Cup in Russia for the Super Eagles. http://www.bundesliga-blog.de/2017/02/28/medien-noah-joel-sarenren-bazee-spielt-bei-der-wm-2018-fuer-nigeria/ 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 4:48pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
tbaba1234: Originally not a number 9 but now being re-modeled into a number 9. Players at this age are more easily re-modeled than the older ones. Was Isaac Success not a number 9? What is he now? Was Ahmed Musa not a number 9? What is he now? Was Wilfred Ndidi not a CB? What is he now? Didn't Mikel start as an AM what was he later re-modeled into? Brown Ideye started off as a winger. What is he today? I personally want Iheanacho re-modeled into a number 9. We have a lot of options in the AM and wings positions. I also want Ahmed Musa tried in striking positions. 4 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by EmmGee: 4:57pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 5:07pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
terzurum5:No doubt that is a valid point but don't you think that after quite a stretch of time we now have a couple of players playing top flight football in renowned leagues. Victor Moses, Iwobi, Iheanacho, Balogun, Ahmed Musa, Ndidi, Ikeme(even though it's a championship club) Onazi in Turkey. In the end you make do with what you have. Moreover most of our current crop of players have just started ticking. Just lumping up the old brigade of players and their clubsides is not actually a correct presentation of reality because that list does not show the trajectory of the careers of the old brigade of players but shows them at their peak points. However many were playing for the Eagles before they began to play in reputable clubsides. Amokachi was snapped from Ranchers Bees, Amunike was at Zamalek and I bet you that even the Setubal that Rashidi was playing for had no real reckoning back then. To get clarity on this point take Wilfred Ndidi for example. A short while ago he was playing for Gent in Belgium but today he is at Leicester and who knows where he might be in the next few years. Imagine if I list him when he's at say Barcelona or any good club in the future without showing that he began to play for the Eagles while he was still at Gent before he advanced to the higher echelons of world football. While reputation is good it is not the end all and be all criteria. Bottom line is we have to work with what we have on ground and what we have is quite good. If not we would not all be salivating and drooling at the prospects of a golden generation of Eagles. 8 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 5:11pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
Gernot Rohr has continued to show the kind of coach he is with the list he rolled-out yesterday. With all the suggested names flying here and there, the only new man on his list is Noah Sarenren-Bazee. He has given Ebuehi, Success, Awaziem and Osimhen another opportunity. I feel he knows his team already and is jst trying to tighten one or two positions. If a player is not better than the one(s) we have already ,no need to waste that slot in friendlies like these that are hard to come by. Cohesion matters a lot in a team. The more the REGULARS continue to play together the more the team achieves cohesion and the better for the team. This is what we have lacked in the last 10 or so years. 7 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 5:23pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
Icon4s: Hopefully, we get to see some of the young players in the friendlies. I think, his team will evolve slowly, slow changes as opposed to drastic changes if necessary. He has shown the willingness to drop regulars that are not performing like Ighalo/ Ideye (dropped against Algeria). The invitation of Sarenren-Bazee is a coup in my opinion. He is a highly rated youngster in Germany and is on the radar of some top Bundesliga clubs. He is not the finished article and might not be ready to be a super eagles regular but he has great potential. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 5:23pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
EmmGee:I don't know why we always run away from reality.Iheanacho is no 9 playing for man city and under d tutelage of Guardiola,his goal ratio is top notch both for city and eagles as top striker.Pls what else. 5 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 5:28pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
Icon4s: Man City are just capitalizing on his great finishing ability but they should be developing other parts of his game too. Mikel was converted to a DM and as a result did not develop his attacking ability as much. Kelechi has an eye for a great pass but he is not given enough room to show it. Pep wants him to be winning duels with all these big defenders. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 5:37pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
tbaba1234: Nigeria should also capitalize on his great finishing ability. We have options aplenty at the AM and wings departments. With Ideye and Ighalo past their prime and are already collecting gratuities from China ![]() 5 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 5:37pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
Sevilla's interest in Onyekuru (translated via Google translate) The Belgian press insists on Seville's interest in Henry Onyekuru, 19-year-old Nigerian striker KAS Eupen who is being one of the best players of the Belgian championship, where he has achieved so far this season 12 goals and six assists. Those numbers have placed him in the showcase of European football. There have been the Sevilla, but also clubs like Borussia Dortmund or Mönchengladbach, so the competition to get the striker, who can also act as an extreme in the two bands, will be great for those of Nervión http://www.estadiodeportivo.com/sevilla/2017/03/02/insisten-onyekuru/97828.html 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 5:38pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
Kog45: I just tire. Look at Rohr's latest list, if Iheanacho is played as an AM who then plays CF? 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 5:39pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by enomakos(m): 5:40pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
terzurum5:i will love that 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 5:41pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe: Wrong Comparison particularly where England is concerned. English football has progressed immensely from the predominant kick and rush, muscles and guts football that characterised English football. The Neville brothers would not smell the current English team. Gary would be in the Championship and Phil would be playing none league for Stockport County. Shearer would be in the Championship and only Campbell, Mcmanaman, Owen, Beckham would be on the premiership and playing for England. When Ajax was the power house of European football we had almost half a dozen players in that team. We had Nigerian being the top goal scorer in thier leagues. We had players who were classed as World class in several positions. I did not say best in the World but world class. This is not progress we are picking players from third rate leagues and teams and a good number of our players are bench warmers and fringe players. Look at the age Oliseh, Kanu, were at Ajax as teenagers they were first team regulars. How old was Yobo when he was running the show at Everton barely 20 years old. Yakubu was one of the most consistent strikers in Europe. The issue of attitude has come up, are these crop of players more professional or dedicated. I do not think so. You can't use endeavour and supposed attitude to substitute for class , quality and ability. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 5:43pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
tbaba1234: A couple of them are not likely to make the match day squad. Rohr may just have invited them to camp, including Ebuehi, to asses their level of readiness for senior team action. Recall this is not the first time Awaziem and Osimhen would be called to camp. Ebuehi may get action majorly to secure his commitment. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 5:53pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe: This comparison is same for most big countries. They have had better teams. Look also at Holland, Italy, Argentina, Sweden, Spain, Czech Rep, Bulgaria. With the exception of Germany, though I still feel their 80s to 90 squad was stronger than the current. Even come to Africa only CIV and Algeria can boast of a better team than most of their predecessors. Does it mean that footballing is on a downward trend? 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by maidaboi(m): 5:57pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
The list is 98% good to me.any list 90-99% is ok to me,only aluko and henry that feel should have been invited,i am behind this list 100% 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 6:02pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
tbaba1234:You totally sounded like me here. ![]() 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 6:11pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
The way football is progressing most not all are beginning to be identified in thier teens as potential World class performers. By the team Neymar was 17 it was clear he was an exceptional talent. Pogba the same thing also Gabriel, Messi. Ronaldo. A lot of our young teenage players kill it at youth level and after that nothing happens. Now look at the French young talents under 18 playing as regulars in respective teams. There are two French Dembele's Killing it at the moment Dembele at Borussia D. and Dembele at Celtic all valued above £50 million. There is younger one at Celtic he is 14 at thirteen he was playing for the reserve team the development squad U21. Right now he us indisputably phenomenal. What am I getting at if these teenagers were exceptional by now they should be making waves across Europe. They may eventually do so but there is no guarantee. Belgium have never had it so good they have a one of the best teams in Europe well at least on paper. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 6:18pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
Kog45: Which of the matches did he score as a striker? ![]() 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 6:22pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
goldfish80: KC is not an out an out striker to me. However, all eyes are on him a reflection of the lack of proven quality talent available to us. He is an exceptional player moulded to a particular system of football that Guardiola is pushing. Will that suit us is open to debate. How versatile is he when the going gets tough. How well will he cope with the rough physicality of the Cameroon game can he impose himself as an out an out striker, it's a question he will have to answer. The pressure of him being as it stands our number one striker can he take it or even is he capable. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 6:28pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
ChrisKels:Three gbosa for you. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 6:44pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
goldfish80: I have told you time and time again that no professional footballer plays only one single position hence the need to look at the formation and watch the first 30 mins of the game atleast. Messi is a RWF naturally but most times he shifts to the AMF position, I can just show you some highlights and you'd be like 'Messi is always out of position', but then if you watch the game you'd know that it's a tactical plan, it doesn't mean that Messi is no longer the RWF it just means that he is a hybrid. So because you know Ndidi's preferred position doesn't mean that he can't be directed by the coach to play as a hybrid. Granted, I think I have watched like 20 of his games(minus the ones he has played for leicester) and he was hardly ever out of position, maybe like once in 3 games. I have watched even less of Onazi's games(including the ones he has played for the Eagles) and he always gets caught out of position atleast once per game. I have said it time and time again that Onazi and Ndidi can play together, Ndidi as the sitting DMF and Onazi the roaming DMF/midfield destroyer, I have no problem with that but Etebo is already occupying that position for us and if it comes to the DMF position solely, Ndidi takes it home for me |
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