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Joebie:
If you want to make a valid argument don't mention the African weather or pitch as it has been rightly pointed out that we have used the formation before in WC qualification successfully Let's restrict the argument to the question of if we have the players in the left flank to do the job. Mind you the best modern wingers play both flanks.

The solution is very easy. Let me hold my thought for a minute.

A 4-5-1 would work well against Cameroun. But that li man...man. I'm still thinking who fits in well.

Joebie:
Nothing is ever guaranteed. Cameroon is a new opponent as far as our WCQ is concerned. When Chelsea and Arsenal used the 3-4-3 and they made an impact almost immediately. Why?

1.The formation may be easy to adopt after all especially if you have the right wing back players.
2. The technicalities the formation demands may not have been alien to the players.

Any coach that plays out only one formation in training is a bad bad coach.

The reason why coaches try out different formation in training is so they can switch up play easily. A static minded coach will find it hard to bail out his wards when in danger during a game.

Rohr has used the said formation as his second choice formation in the past during training. I will find the link. So let's not make it sound like the 3-4-3 is some rocket science that demands careful experimentation.

At the end of the day, whenever Rohr chooses to adopt it in an actual game, I'm confident he will succeed with it.

MODIFIED

Some of our players are more versatile than we think. For the wing back we need dogged players with a stamina who have speed, can support the attack and can defend well in the flanks.

Some ex-SE players in the past who can play this role: Taye Taiwo, Celestine Babayaro, Chidi Odiah.

Some midfielders we have that can be tried in that role: Etebo, Shehu Abdullahi, Ndidi (Mind you he played as a left back for Genk several times in the past)

Musa Muhammad will play that role perfectly.

Caution in this regard has nothing to do with the merit of the 3-4-3 system or the versatility and dynamism of our players. Caution here has to do with TIME, TIMING and the nature of the opposition we have to face.

The question is, at this most sensitive stage of our WCQ campaign and with Cameroun as the opponent, would you, I mean you Joebie, as a good coach try out the 3-4-3 system on a team like Cameroun?

Yes and No.
It's a double header. I can switch formations anytime. It depends.

Mujtahida:

Caution in this regard has nothing to do with the merit of the 3-4-3 system or the versatility and dynamism of our players. Caution here has to do with TIME, TIMING and the nature of the opposition we have to face.

The question is, at this most sensitive stage of our WCQ campaign and with Cameroun as the opponent, would you, I mean you Joebie, as a good coach try out the 3-4-3 system on a team like Cameroun?

tbaba1234:
Awoniyi's goal


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qvXaHTpVgE

A good one for him.

Hope that will spur him more.

He really is a giant now. Who says these boys were not U17 back then?

CAF U17 is on-going in Gabon.

Madagascar was stripped of the hosting right and Nigeria was approached but we put politics first and chose not to host to spite Hayatou.
Now Gabon is hosting. A second chance for them after crashing out to Niger.
Nigeria's U17 team would have been offered that second chance instead.

Hayatou still would have lost whether Nigeria agreed to host or not and it would have been a win-win for us.

Mtcheeew for our football administrators.

CAF U17 Results:
14th May 2017 Gabon 1-5 Guinea, Cameroun 0-4 Ghana.

Moses should HV bn in the premier league team of the season

Na wa.

Icon4s:
CAF U17 is on-going in Gabon.

Madagascar was stripped of the hosting right and Nigeria was approached but we put politics first and chose not to host to spite Hayatou.
Now Gabon is hosting. A second chance for them after crashing out to Niger.
Nigeria's U17 team would have been offered that second chance instead.

Hayatou still would have lost whether Nigeria agreed to host or not and it would have been a win-win for us.

Mtcheeew for our football administrators.

CAF U17 Results:
14th May 2017 Gabon 1-5 Guinea, Cameroun 0-4 Ghana.

phamarsenal:
Moses should HV bn in the premier league team of the season

you see, I think say nah only me notice ooo

My Son Won’t Play For Nigeria – Father Of Bundesliga Rising Star Torunarigha Tell Rohr
May 15, 2017 Nigeria


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Former Nigeria youth international forward Ojokojo Torunarigha has confirmed his son Jordan Torunarigha is not interested in playing for the senior national team of Nigeria.

Torunarigha is rated as one of the upcoming defenders in the German Bundesliga, where he scored his first senior goal over the weekend in their 2-0 win over Darrmstadt from his role as a left back.

He is presently with the U-20 team of Germany, and his father confirmed Nigeria have approached his son over a switch of allegiance as exclusively reported by Owngoalnigeria.com, but he told them his son is not interested in playing for Nigeria.

” I always say to him play like you can play football, and you can see it has helped him progress from the youth team of Hertha Berlin to the main team, and also for Germant through U-16 and now U-20. We were approached by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

” They wanted my son to play for Nigeria but I told them he is not interested “, said the father who played 12 matches for Nigeria and also represented Chemnitzer FC in the 1990s.

Presently he works at Hertha Berlin as coach of the U-10 of the Bundesliga side, and aside Jordan his other son Junior plays for Dutch second division side Fortuna Sittard, who are coached by former coach of the Nigeria national team Sunday Oliseh.

Osas Mahawi

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/05/15/my-son-wont-play-for-nigeria-father-of-bundesliga-rising-star-torunarigha-tell-rohr/

Joebie:
My Son Won’t Play For Nigeria – Father Of Bundesliga Rising Star Torunarigha Tell Rohr
May 15, 2017 Nigeria


730C13FF-945E-4F5F-AACD-AE46C3790E66-12591-0000043CE95D5C9F
Former Nigeria youth international forward Ojokojo Torunarigha has confirmed his son Jordan Torunarigha is not interested in playing for the senior national team of Nigeria.

Torunarigha is rated as one of the upcoming defenders in the German Bundesliga, where he scored his first senior goal over the weekend in their 2-0 win over Darrmstadt from his role as a left back.

He is presently with the U-20 team of Germany, and his father confirmed Nigeria have approached his son over a switch of allegiance as exclusively reported by Owngoalnigeria.com, but he told them his son is not interested in playing for Nigeria.

” I always say to him play like you can play football, and you can see it has helped him progress from the youth team of Hertha Berlin to the main team, and also for Germant through U-16 and now U-20. We were approached by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

” They wanted my son to play for Nigeria but I told them he is not interested “, said the father who played 12 matches for Nigeria and also represented Chemnitzer FC in the 1990s.

Presently he works at Hertha Berlin as coach of the U-10 of the Bundesliga side, and aside Jordan his other son Junior plays for Dutch second division side Fortuna Sittard, who are coached by former coach of the Nigeria national team Sunday Oliseh.

Osas Mahawi

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/05/15/my-son-wont-play-for-nigeria-father-of-bundesliga-rising-star-torunarigha-tell-rohr/

Mtcheeeeew.

I no blame anybody when turn down Nigeria.. let's move on

Icon4s:


Mtcheeeeew.

CAF U17 result:
Mali 0 Vs 0 Tanzania.

The Mali team I saw today are no where near their class of 2015.


Niger 2 Vs 0 Angola HT.

Recall Niger eliminated Nigeria.

Joebie:
I no blame anybody when turn down Nigeria.. let's move on

But some here will not agree. They would want us to go begging the boy and his father.

Joebie:
My Son Won’t Play For Nigeria – Father Of Bundesliga Rising Star Torunarigha Tell Rohr
May 15, 2017 Nigeria


730C13FF-945E-4F5F-AACD-AE46C3790E66-12591-0000043CE95D5C9F
Former Nigeria youth international forward Ojokojo Torunarigha has confirmed his son Jordan Torunarigha is not interested in playing for the senior national team of Nigeria.

Torunarigha is rated as one of the upcoming defenders in the German Bundesliga, where he scored his first senior goal over the weekend in their 2-0 win over Darrmstadt from his role as a left back.

He is presently with the U-20 team of Germany, and his father confirmed Nigeria have approached his son over a switch of allegiance as exclusively reported by Owngoalnigeria.com, but he told them his son is not interested in playing for Nigeria.

” I always say to him play like you can play football, and you can see it has helped him progress from the youth team of Hertha Berlin to the main team, and also for Germant through U-16 and now U-20. We were approached by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

” They wanted my son to play for Nigeria but I told them he is not interested “, said the father who played 12 matches for Nigeria and also represented Chemnitzer FC in the 1990s.

Presently he works at Hertha Berlin as coach of the U-10 of the Bundesliga side, and aside Jordan his other son Junior plays for Dutch second division side Fortuna Sittard, who are coached by former coach of the Nigeria national team Sunday Oliseh.

Osas Mahawi

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/05/15/my-son-wont-play-for-nigeria-father-of-bundesliga-rising-star-torunarigha-tell-rohr/

So no need wasting time trying to persuade him.
I like the father's honesty, wish him the best in his career for Germany

oloriooko:


So no need wasting time trying to persuade him.
I like the father's honesty, wish him the best in his career for Germany

If that boy becomes a big hit in future some will still blame the NFF. They will not remember this comment made by his father.

It finished Ang 2 : 2 Nig.

3 penalty goals: 2 for Niger 1 for Angola.

Icon4s:


If that boy becomes a big hit in future some will still blame the NFF. They will not remember this comment made by his father.

only ignorant persons will blame the NFF
I knew long ago...the boy gonna play for Germany
rohr have approached him before now. but he never got a positive response.
I wish him all the best....he has what it takes to attain great heights.

this men can't keep things secret at all...who asked them about Tammy Abraham.







The spokesman of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Ademola Olajire has confirmed that the football house has secured international passports for Hannover 96 Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee and Chelsea Ola Aina.
The duo were born abroad to Nigerian parents, but after talks with coach of the Nigeria team they have both pledged their international future to Nigeria ahead of their land of birth.
Aina was born in England and has represented them at various youth level but he will now henceforth represent Nigeria at senior level. Bazee was born in Germany but pledged his international future to Nigeria after a breakthrough season with Hannover 96.
However for the duo to be part of the Nigerian team in competitive teams, they need to be in possession of a Nigerian passport, which according to the NFF is now a thing of the past.
Aside the duo, the NFF also confirmed that talks over a Nigerian passport for Tammy Abraham, the Chelsea youngster who took the English Championship by storm during his loan spell with Bristol City is progressing nicely.
“The coach does not want to take any chances, so he has a list of players he would be relying on to play the matches.
“The Nigerian football federation has secured Nigerian passport for Ola Aina, Joel Bazee. We are working on that of Tammy Abrahams and others.
“We want the best players in the national team, so we are not taking any chances at all.” spokesman Olajire said.
Daniel Martins

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/05/15/nff-we-have-secured-nigerian-passport-for-aina-bazee-tammy-abraham-will-get-his-soon/#

Manchester City are preparing to bid farewell to their Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho in the summer transfer window.
Allnigeriasoccer.com broke the news that Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund were among the teams in Germany exploring ways to sign the Taye Academy product at the end of this season.
Now the Daily Mail has reported that Borussia Dortmund would be open to do a deal if they receive an offer of 23 million euros (equivalent of N9.5 billion).
Iheanacho may partner Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in attack or replace the Gabonese international if he departs the club, with Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City reportedly interested in him.
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Bayer Leverkusen have registered their interest in the Nigerian but Borussia Dortmund are hoping to steal a march on their rivals.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : thenff.com
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tbaba1234, can u confirm if Obinna Nwaobodo is currently in europe for a trial? maybe Belgium?

Humility017:


this men can't keep things secret at all...who asked them about Tammy Abraham.







The spokesman of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Ademola Olajire has confirmed that the football house has secured international passports for Hannover 96 Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee and Chelsea Ola Aina.
The duo were born abroad to Nigerian parents, but after talks with coach of the Nigeria team they have both pledged their international future to Nigeria ahead of their land of birth.
Aina was born in England and has represented them at various youth level but he will now henceforth represent Nigeria at senior level. Bazee was born in Germany but pledged his international future to Nigeria after a breakthrough season with Hannover 96.
However for the duo to be part of the Nigerian team in competitive teams, they need to be in possession of a Nigerian passport, which according to the NFF is now a thing of the past.
Aside the duo, the NFF also confirmed that talks over a Nigerian passport for Tammy Abraham, the Chelsea youngster who took the English Championship by storm during his loan spell with Bristol City is progressing nicely.
“The coach does not want to take any chances, so he has a list of players he would be relying on to play the matches.
“The Nigerian football federation has secured Nigerian passport for Ola Aina, Joel Bazee. We are working on that of Tammy Abrahams and others.
“We want the best players in the national team, so we are not taking any chances at all.” spokesman Olajire said.
Daniel Martins

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/05/15/nff-we-have-secured-nigerian-passport-for-aina-bazee-tammy-abraham-will-get-his-soon/#

Hehehehe Amaju pinnick go just show for the guy house with him papa, hand am Nigerian passport
then Abraham's father will be like : Tammy please follow uncle pinnick to Abuja for one week




Next thing Daily Times UK Headline will be like
TAMMY ABRAHAM MAKES DEBUT FOR NIGERIA , SCORES BRACE

I suspect a coup on the young man by his Father and Pinnick.

DEATHMACHINE:
Hehehehe Amaju pinnick go just show for the guy house with him papa, hand am Nigerian passport
then Abraham's father will be like : Tammy please follow uncle pinnick to Abuja for one week




Next thing Daily Times UK Headline will be like
TAMMY ABRAHAM MAKES DEBUT FOR NIGERIA , SCORES BRACE

I suspect a coup on the young man by his Father and Pinnick.

but they should have kept everything secret...
the English press are very smart
revealing their plans and moves in this manner is not wisdom at all

Humility017:


this men can't keep things secret at all...who asked them about Tammy Abraham.







The spokesman of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Ademola Olajire has confirmed that the football house has secured international passports for Hannover 96 Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee and Chelsea Ola Aina.
The duo were born abroad to Nigerian parents, but after talks with coach of the Nigeria team they have both pledged their international future to Nigeria ahead of their land of birth.
Aina was born in England and has represented them at various youth level but he will now henceforth represent Nigeria at senior level. Bazee was born in Germany but pledged his international future to Nigeria after a breakthrough season with Hannover 96.
However for the duo to be part of the Nigerian team in competitive teams, they need to be in possession of a Nigerian passport, which according to the NFF is now a thing of the past.
Aside the duo, the NFF also confirmed that talks over a Nigerian passport for Tammy Abraham, the Chelsea youngster who took the English Championship by storm during his loan spell with Bristol City is progressing nicely.
“The coach does not want to take any chances, so he has a list of players he would be relying on to play the matches.
“The Nigerian football federation has secured Nigerian passport for Ola Aina, Joel Bazee. We are working on that of Tammy Abrahams and others.
“We want the best players in the national team, so we are not taking any chances at all.” spokesman Olajire said.
Daniel Martins

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/05/15/nff-we-have-secured-nigerian-passport-for-aina-bazee-tammy-abraham-will-get-his-soon/#

Could be the reason Tammy was left off the English U20 team. He could be taking a step closer to the super eagles.

BascoVanVeli:


Could be the reason Tammy was left off the English U20 team. He could be taking a step closer to the super eagles.

hmmmm...you've a point there.
just the English FA can be sometimes crafty

Humility017:

but they should have kept everything secret...
the English press are very smart
revealing their plans and moves in thid manner is not wisdom at all

I agree with you 100%

Daninya11:

I have never for once doubted his potentials.
No thanks to the injury that almost cost him his career.


He scores a lot of goals, he is also a king of assists. I hope he takes his chances. Good luck to him.

I have watched a few matches of his lately and i always say he reminds me of how Mikel currently play's for the super eagles. To me he is the NPFL player most ready for the super eagles, his technical ability is crazy.

If we secure Tammy, That will be a major win.

Xlad:
tbaba1234, can u confirm if Obinna Nwaobodo is currently in europe for a trial? maybe Belgium?

I have no information on that..

Ola Aina in as a left wingback

Ola Aina in as a left wingback.

BascoVanVeli:


I have watched a few matches of his lately and i always say he reminds me of how Mikel currently play's for the super eagles. To me he is the NPFL player most ready for the super eagles, his technical ability is crazy.

Sir, you have taken the exact words out of my mouth. He looks like the player most ready for the Super Eagles..