Danycrusoe:


did u c their number 3 who was just subbed off? that man x definitely surely and really not u20

Exactly what I just told my wife now!
Haha haha

Danycrusoe:

he was the cause of the 2 goals Mexico scored

That keeper just dey make me laugh since. I still see them receiving 6 or 8 nil from a team in this group.

And the Vanuatu goalie makes an excellent save!

TheSuperNerd:

Looolll... well... from this angle I see your point.... but hey wait.... that "basically living off" Messi part.... is it fact or just a pun intended? looollll.... my hand no dey oooo.... lol

Argentina is no better than Nigeria in terms of drama, it is just that all their players play for top clubs. Messi has gone as far as paying the staff to keep their ship afloat.

Danycrusoe:


did u c their number 3 who was just subbed off? that man x definitely surely and really not u20

Looks can be deceiving.

E be like say u Neva finish the course called Forgiveness 101..... me I dey 107.... looooollllll

Icon4s:


Bc of penalty goal.

What if he had scored from open play?

Icon4s:


That keeper just dey make me laugh since.
I still see them receiving 6 or 8 nil from a team in this group.

only Germany can do that to them. but then the goalkeeper has improved compared to the first half

Icon4s:


Bc of penalty goal.

What if he had scored from open play?

A goal is a goal na. What if he missed?

no way he would save that goal

Danycrusoe:


only Germany can do that to them. but then the goalkeeper has improved compared to the first half

3-2 now.

Immediately that Mexican player was free in space I just knew he would score. That keeper go chop 8 against Germany. Germany are good at that

BascoVanVeli:

A goal is a goal na. What if he missed?

But u know he almost missed.
His overall play was just average.
Nothing to be excited about.
His first touches were terrible to say the least.

I predict an African team will win this tournament.

Icon4s:


But u know he almost missed.

His overall play was just average.

Nothing to be excited about.

His first touches were terrible to say the least.

But no player can be perfect all the time.

Icon4s:


3-2 now.

Immediately that Mexican player was free in space I just knew he would score. That keeper go chop 8 against Germany. Germany are good at that

Germany know how to deal with minnows. there was no way Mexico would not score from that from position

komekn:


I will have to disagree with you.

Do you know how many players Liverpool signs each year of which some will never smell the first team.

From what I can see, I can not see Awoniyi going on any pre-season tour. Playing in the lower segment of the Dutch Eredivisie does not translate to quality.

Consider how much was paid for Ilori and he was at Liverpool for three years plus and was never anywhere near first team football. Add to that Danny Ings bought for about £7 million in 2015 who has barely smelled the first team.

In the scheme of things Awoniyi is way down the the ladder. They can let him go for nothing it won't even hit the internal headlines.

I disagree with what the coach said too. I think he is just speaking well of his player to boost confidence.

Super Eagles Under 20 screening match ....... proudly sponsored by England

tbaba1234:


I disagree with what the coach said too. I think he is just speaking well of his player to boost confidence.

Form is temporary but class is permanent. Taiwo has done nothing new, he has always scored beautiful goals and I always told u that it would be only a matter of time.

” I was told of the interest from Nigeria by my father but as someone who has played for Nigeria in the past, he advised me to focus on progressing through the ranks with Germany instead of considering a switch to Nigeria “,

Jordan Torunarigha 

Imagine an ex international telling his kid not to play for Nigeria. It is usually the other way round. If Jordan does not play for Germany by age 25, the tone will change. I think, he has the talent to go far though.

BascoVanVeli:


Form is temporary but class is permanent. Taiwo has done nothing new, he has always scored beautiful goals and I always told u that it would be only a matter of time.

Calm down.. Awoniyi has not shown form or class in about one and a half years. He is having a resurgence, long may it continue.

The race returns as Akwa Utd, MFM serve up mouthwatering clash


Published on Friday, 19 May 2017 18:51 Hits: 464


This weekend, the race on all fronts in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) takes the driving seat with a finely-balanced contest between MFM FC and Akwa United set for the Centre of Excellence, Lagos on Sunday.

There will be the battle for the title, the race for survival, the chase for the golden boot and also the safest hands between the sticks. One of such battles has its setting at the Agege Stadium where two teams, Akwa United and MFM FC, now considered title contenders of some sorts by a number of pundits will go head-to-head.

Akwa United and MFM start the second round of the season in the top-five and their coaches have made it clear that they intend to challenge for the title, or end up in the top-three at the end of this campaign.

MFM coach Fidelis Ilechukwu and his Akwa United counterpart, Abdu Maikaba are known for setting up their teams to play expansive style of football - pressing play, short passes and use of wide men.

The two teams have scored a joint 47 goals after 19 rounds of matches - 13 per cent of the total goals recorded so far this and that should shape the game as a contest that will involve goals as their last three NPFL meetings have produced nine goals.

In Stephen Odey, MFM can boast of one of the free-scoring talent in the country at the moment. Odey has scored 14 times and provided two assists in 16 appearances. There is also Sikiru Olatunbosun whose mazy runs and intricate style has seen his goal against Rangers earn Worldwide acclaim and voted CNN Goal of the Week.

On the other hand, Maikaba's Promise Keepers are not in the city of Lagos for just sight-seeing. This time they have quite a squad with the like of Alhassan Ibrahim, Christian Pyagbara, Moses Ebiye, Amaechi Orji as well as former MFM boys, Ifeanyi Ifeanyi and Musa Newman, who can all change a game on its head.

Last season, Akwa United found no joy at the Agege Stadium in this same fixture. Their off-colour performance meant they were outplayed and dismissed three-nil by a very mobile MFM team on the last day of April last year. Interestingly, Odey and Olatunbosun scored the goals with the latter helping himself to a brace.

Under Maikaba this time, Akwa United have become one of the teams to watch despite an early season blip that saw them winless in their opening five matches. In the reverse game at the Nest of Champions, Akwa United hit MFM 2-0 with Alhassan and Ubong Friday accounting for the goals.

Alhassan just like his team will be hoping to catch up with Odey in the race for the top scorer. However by the time referee Abdullahi Shuaibu ends proceedings it is hoped that this tantalizing fixture will live up to its billing - having produced two plus goals in each of its last three matches.

In Port Harcourt, two of the league's best defending sides square up at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium. Rivers United, also with the headache of goalscoring - 12 goals in 19 matches - play hosts to Nasarawa United who have the safest hands in the country in Suraj Ayeleso. The Nasarawa United goalkeeper has kept eight clean sheets in 19 appearances so far and will go up against a blunt Rivers United frontline as it seems.

More than 200 kilometres away from Port Harcourt, the NPFL champions Rangers will hope to put their relegation worries to bed when they host Gombe United having played out a 3-3 draw just over a week ago.

League leaders Plateau United hit the road to face Katsina United. This game is a banana peel for Kennedy Boboye and his table-toppers who are seeking to land a first league title.

Six other matches will take place in Akure, Bauchi, Ibadan, Ilorin, Kano and Sagamu.

Matchday 20 Fixtures
Saturday, 20 May, 2017
Rivers United v Nasarawa United

Sunday, 21 May, 2017
Remo Stars v Enyimba
Katsina United v Plateau United
Rangers v Gombe United
Wikki Tourists v Abia Warriors
ABS v El-Kanemi Warriors
MFM v Akwa United
Kano Pillars v Niger Tornadoes
Shooting Stars v FC Ifeanyiubah
Sunshine Stars v Lobi Stars

BascoVanVeli:
I predict an African team will win this tournament.

no Ghana,no Nigeria,r u kidding me

tbaba1234:


Calm down.. Awoniyi has not shown form or class in about one and a half years. He is having a resurgence, long may it continue.

If it like let it be in 40 wilderness years, he is back to form and scoring the same types of goals we have seen so so many times.

tbaba1234:
” I was told of the interest from Nigeria by my father but as someone who has played for Nigeria in the past, he advised me to focus on progressing through the ranks with Germany instead of considering a switch to Nigeria “,

Jordan Torunarigha

Imagine an ex international telling his kid not to play for Nigeria. It is usually the other way round. If Jordan does not play for Germany by age 25, the tone will change. I think, he has the talent to go far though.

do u see this report,sooner or later,the dad will come out and say that he never said anything like that. Trust me.

Napoleon55:
no Ghana,no Nigeria,r u kidding me

I am really looking at Senegal but they can't underrate Zambia.

BascoVanVeli:

I am really looking at Senegal but they can't underrate Zambia.

south Korea v guinea starting soon

Icon4s:


Wey that forgiveness?

When next he mentions Solanke and Iheanacho on the same page (not even sentence) of an argument, I will call the police on him.

He is rusty. Very simple.

TheSuperNerd:

E be like say u Neva finish the course called Forgiveness 101..... me I dey 107.... looooollllll

101 and 107 no be the same semester dem Dey offer dem?

You think he has moved on?
If Solanke had scored an hartrick today you for see how he for come hear dey shout " a tok am"?
And come dey dance Skakiti Bobo on top this thread.

BascoVanVeli:

I am really looking at Senegal but they can't underrate Zambia.

I personally do not rate Zambia that highly. Teams from that sub-region typically fall short when it gets to this stage.
The West African representatives are where my money is.

forgiveness:

He is rusty. Very simple.

I know you did not even watch the game.

forgiveness:

He is rusty. Very simple.

Rusty kwa

goal to Korea. too much individualistic play from Guinea. they v matched the speed of Korea so far had their chances but........

7 Most Anticipated Nigerian Player Transfers



Paul Onuachu
Once reported to be on the radar of Aston Villa & Southampton after his eye catching performance against Man United . . . http://www.soccerassembly.com/7-anticipated-nigerian-player-transfers/