Cyriel Dessers, 23 goals 13 assists in the Dutch second division. Jupiler League.

He is half Nigerian, half Belgian.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds0avkqWCOU

tbaba1234:
Best video of Onyekuru out there...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yal9Imn2ttg

My very honest opinion about Henry Onyekuru is that he needs to learn very fast the art of 'team play'' as he gets close to the EPL or moves to a better Club/League.

He needs to stop been overly selfish. I know that as a striker you need a certain degree of selfishness with the ball to deliver the goals. However, from the clips I have watched about him including this very one, he tends to hold onto the ball too much even when it is evident he should have passed to a better placed team make. If he had done this before now, his average assist could have been far better than what he has done.

He needs to go to a team with the Coach that is determined to work with him to polish his game. English defenders will be so merciless with him.

Henry has shown great potential and promise in the just concluded season. He deserves all the attention he is getting at the moment. I just have a feeling he will be a big hit in any league he moves to. Waiting for him to score on his debut.

Joebie:
lol I was just about to comment something very similar.. lol

Okay, say something dissimilar

should ANS report be anything to go by, I will make the conclusion that Success is just another case of Obasi.

Mujtahida:

Okay, say something dissimilar

EEGA:
No plans to leave Manchester City – Iheanacho
dailytrust.com.ng May 26, 2017 2:07 AM
By . | Publish Date: May 26 2017 2:00AM

No plans to leave Manchester City – Iheanacho
Nigeria’s Kelechi Iheanacho insists he has no plans to leave Manchester City despite being a peripheral figure at the club.

The Super Eagles player is being linked with the likes of Everton and West Ham United due to his lack of playing time at the Citizens, where he is clearly behind Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero in the pecking order.

However, Iheanacho insists that he has no plans of leaving the Etihad Stadium and expects to be part of the club’s plans for the 2017/18 season.

“I’m not very aware of that,” the Nigerian is quoted by the Manchester Evening News.

“I just keep working with the team and I’m still at Manchester City so I’ll meet up with the boys and kick off the season with Manchester City.

“I’m happy to stay at Manchester City and keep fighting to help them achieve what they want to achieve.”

Iheanacho added, “Manchester City is a big team and we need to go far as a squad, so we need everybody.”

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Is there any problem to report apart from the what you have just posted
Lol

Which is why I don't think England should be his next destination. Right now he has a high degree of self-belief, which can plummet easily in England. He is talented no doubt. I can compare him to Messi to some extent. But Messi has that all-round quality -- a great team player.

terzurum5:

My very honest opinion about Henry Onyekuru is that he needs to learn very fast the art of 'team play'' as he gets close to the EPL or moves to a better Club/League.

He needs to stop been overly selfish. I know that as a striker you need a certain degree of selfishness with the ball to deliver the goals. However, from the clips I have watched about him including this very one, he tends to hold onto the ball too much even when it is evident he should have passed to a better placed team make. If he had done this before now, his average assist could have been far better than what he has done.

He needs to go to a team with the Coach that is determined to work with him to polish his game. English defenders will be so merciless with him.

Henry has shown great potential and promise in the just concluded season. He deserves all the attention he is getting at the moment. I just have a feeling he will be a big hit in any league he moves to. Waiting for him to score on his debut.

Argentina U20 humiliate Guinea U20


Lautaro Martinez (L) of Argentina in action against Mohamed Camara (R) of Guinea during the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017 group A soccer match between Guinea and Argentina at the Jeju World Cup Stadium in Jeju Island, South Korea, 26 May 2017. EPA/WALLACE WOON

by Austin Ditlhobolo

Argentina thumped Guinea 5-0 in the 2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup Group A match at the Jeju World Cup Stadium in the South Korean city of Seoqwipo on Friday.


The defeat sees the Young National Elephants slip down to the bottom of Group A standings, while the Young White and Sky Blue move up to the third spot.


The Young White and Sky Blue fired the first warning when Marcelo Torres placed his effort over the Guinea goalkeeper Camara Sekouba's goal-posts just a minute into the match.


Lautaro Martinez thought he had given Argentina the lead three minutes before the half-hour mark, but he was ruled offside as the South Americans continued to press the Young National Elephants.


The Young White and Sky Blue did take the lead when Torres beat Sekouba with a decent finish to make it 1-0 in the 33rd minute as Argentina's pressure finally paid off.


It was soon 2-0 to Argentina as Martinez hit the back of the net with a good right-footed shot with Sekouba well-beaten in the 42nd minute. Argentina were leading 2-0 during the half-time break.


The Young White and Sky Blue continued their dominance in the second-half - applying some pressure on the Young National Elephants defence which was led by Camara Mohamed.


Just five minutes after the restart, Matias Zaracho extended Argentina's lead when he hit the back of the net to make it 3-0 to the South American side with Guinea defence exposed once again.


Mohamed Camara Aly, the Young National Elephants defender, was booked in the 69th minute as Argentina continued to pile pressure on the African side's defence.


The Young White and Sky Blue were running riot as they made it 4-0 in the 73rd minute and this time it was Marcos Senesi, who put his name on the scoresheet.


Martinez then completed his brace in the 80th minute with a decent finish and the striker's goal sealed Argentina's emphatic 5-0 victory over Guinea.

http://africanfootball.com/news/710830/Argentina-U20-humiliate-Guinea-U20

well either way it doesn't look good for isaac. if its true he is injured then he is building an unwanted reputation as a walking injury waiting to happen while if its true he asked for time off then he's an unserious human being. does anyone know the time of the corsica match?

Joebie:
Let the ANS/OGN media war continue. This is from ANS

Exclusive: Success Withdraws From Togo, RSA Games; Watford Write NFF About Groin Injury
Published: May 26, 2017
Exclusive: Success Withdraws From Togo, RSA Games; Watford Write NFF About Groin InjuryAllnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Watford young star Isaac Success has withdrawn from Nigeria's upcoming international friendly against Togo (June 1) and the African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa (June 10).

There is no mischief involved in the striker pulling out of the Super Eagles squad as he is currently down with a groin injury he sustained at Watford, and the Nigeria Football Federation are aware of his ailment.

As a result of the groin complaint, Success was conspicuously absent from the match day squads when the Hornets tackled Chelsea and Manchester City in their last two games in the Premier League.

Watford wrote to the Nigeria Football Federation straightaway when Success's name popped up among the invitees for the get-together in Corsica and Paris, demanding that he should be excused.

The former Granada starlet is presently in the United Kingdom but expected to arrive his homeland as from this weekend.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=23187

i still think onyekuru needs to refine his game before he heads to england. spain or germany might do him good

Joebie:
Which is why I don't think England should be his next destination. Right now he has a high degree of self-belief, which can plummet easily in England. He is talented no doubt. I can compare him to Messi to some extent. But Messi has that all-round quality -- a great team player.

Joebie:
Which is why I don't think England should be his next destination. Right now he has a high degree of self-belief, which can plummet easily in England. He is talented no doubt. I can compare him to Messi to some extent. But Messi has that all-round quality -- a great team player.

Where else do you want him to go, La liga?, let's not be too critical cos no one knows the future, if English teams are coming for him and he has d zeal to lay there let him move , pls let's hold our thinking to ourselfs. You can't use ones situation to judge another, cos Musa n success flopped doesn't mean henry will flop too.

no, forums like this is to express ourselves. At the end of the day we dont make decisions for him.

sontoly:

Where else do you want him to go, La liga?, let's not be too critical cos no one knows the future, if English teams are coming for him and he has d zeal to lay there let him move , pls let's hold our thinking to ourselfs. You can't use ones situation to judge another, cos Musa n success flopped doesn't mean henry will flop too.

I totally agree
i think Germany

chrisooblog:
i still think onyekuru needs to refine his game before he heads to england. spain or germany might do him good.

tbaba1234:
Cyriel Dessers, 23 goals 13 assists in the Dutch second division. Jupiler League.

He is half Nigerian, half Belgian.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds0avkqWCOU

he scores like Kelechi and misses like Musa....his stats are commendable, but they could be so much better if he would just score those goals he missed in the video

Seriously looking at him during those U17 days, I saw a player with so much hunger. He was progressing well in Spain. It's just my opinion that England is like a dreamland for many of our players. And it's not doing them good. I blame EPL fanaticism. Many of these players were already fans of EPL teams even as kids. They need some objectivity as professionals.

chrisooblog:
well either way it doesn't look good for isaac. if its true he is injured then he is building an unwanted reputation as a walking injury waiting to happen while if its true he asked for time off then he's an unserious human being. does anyone know the time of the corsica match?

I think Onyekuru speed and intensity suits English football. The only question is power otherwise he will be fine in England.

When Henry started at Arsenal, he was terribly selfish but got better with time.

My thoughts exactly..... Looollll

Nacho's PR Officer must be one subtle bad-ass when it comes to strategic communication with humans.... Hahahahahahahahaha... I mean just look at those comments mehn!

Wicked! even Man City fans are confused and wondering if This kid will actually stay and keep being left out of matchday squads while a world cup in 2018 beckons.... Lolll

When Nacho finally leaves.... this will be proof that he was just playing it cool and using a smokescreen.

God! I can't help but laugh reading his words and the reactions to them...... looolll...

People be like... "Iheanacho, are you okay at all?"

"Iheanacho, I OMA?"

"Iheanacho, ị dịkwa mma?"

"Iheanacho, se nkan lol dede pelu e?"

"Iheanacho, e be like say your brain don lost like Pluto"


"Iheanacho, ti o lọ bonkers?"




But shaaa ooooo..... I don tire for this mind game sef.... Make him just commot biko.... make he no wait till august or the deadline day on sept.02-03.... abeg...

Anyway... I trust Rohr naa... him go still hammer am more for camp.... U think Rohr and Nacho Neva talk this thing tey tey..? make we just dey watch....

Me I am just laughing here.... Nacho can't be faulted in the media really... wicked smokescreen.

joseph1013:


LOL.

But I think he's just been a good boy. You don't want to talk badly about your current employers, especially that bald racist, else he may frustrate you and not let you go. Whoever is teaching him this PR is doing a great job. You just can't implicate him by his words in the press.

as in! was watching him in an interview the other day he was all innit innit bruv bruv. its like the social life and huge weekly wages he is getting has distracted him. he had better figure himself out and not prove to some people that he is a waste pipe

Joebie:
Seriously looking at him during those U17 days, I saw a player with so much hunger. He was progressing well in Spain. It's just my opinion that England is like a dreamland for many of our players. And it's not doing them good. I blame EPL fanaticism. Many of these players were already fans of EPL teams even as kids. They need some objectivity as professionals.

He likes to use both legs, but his left is very good. Needs to keep working hard.

tbaba1234:
Cyriel Dessers, 23 goals 13 assists in the Dutch second division. Jupiler League.

He is half Nigerian, half Belgian.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds0avkqWCOU

That's were exposure and enlightenment comes in. The feeling of "I have arrived" when you have not even achieved anything relatively speaking.
For Success, comfort zone has set in, abi is it a sin to have a poor beginning? My guy look your peers na.

chrisooblog:
as in! was watching him in an interview the other day he was all innit innit bruv bruv. its like the social life and huge weekly wages he is getting has distracted him. he had better figure himself out and not prove to some people that he is a waste pipe

Exclusive: Arsenal Target Onyekuru, Alhassan, Iheanacho Start As Nigeria Announce Starting XI Vs Corsica
Published: May 26, 2017
Exclusive: Arsenal Target Onyekuru, Alhassan, Iheanacho Start As Nigeria Announce Starting XI Vs CorsicaSuper Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has announced his starting line-up for tonight's international friendly against Corsica at Stade François Coty located in Ajaccio.

FC Ifeanyi Ubah netminder Ikechuwku Ezenwa starts in goal ahead of Portuguese-based Dele Alampasu, while Tyronne Ebuehi, William Troost-Ekong, Chidozie Awaziem and Elderson Echiejile are the chosen defenders.

Oghenekaro Etebo starts in midfield and he will be assisted by Porto's Mikel Agu and Akwa United star Alhassan Ibrahim.

Manchester City's Kelechi Iheanacho starts upfront and he will be flanked by Leicester City star Ahmed Musa and Eupen sensation Henry Onyekuru.

Nigeria Starting XI : Ezenwa; Troost-Ekong, Ebuehi, Awaziem, Echiejile; Etebo, Mikel, Alhaasan; Musa, Iheanacho, Onyekuru.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel
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http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=23189

It's more of a 3-man direct attack to me. Iheanacho should only expect to get support from the rear.

Joebie:
Exclusive: Arsenal Target Onyekuru, Alhassan, Iheanacho Start As Nigeria Announce Starting XI Vs Corsica
Published: May 26, 2017
Exclusive: Arsenal Target Onyekuru, Alhassan, Iheanacho Start As Nigeria Announce Starting XI Vs CorsicaSuper Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has announced his starting line-up for tonight's international friendly against Corsica at Stade François Coty located in Ajaccio.

FC Ifeanyi Ubah netminder Ikechuwku Ezenwa starts in goal ahead of Portuguese-based Dele Alampasu, while Tyronne Ebuehi, William Troost-Ekong, Chidozie Awaziem and Elderson Echiejile are the chosen defenders.

Oghenekaro Etebo starts in midfield and he will be assisted by Porto's Mikel Agu and Akwa United star Alhassan Ibrahim.

Manchester City's Kelechi Iheanacho starts upfront and he will be flanked by Leicester City star Ahmed Musa and Eupen sensation Henry Onyekuru.

Nigeria Starting XI : Ezenwa; Troost-Ekong, Ebuehi, Awaziem, Echiejile; Etebo, Mikel, Alhaasan; Musa, Iheanacho, Onyekuru.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel
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http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=23189

All You Need To Know About Corsica, Super Eagles Opponents In Tomorrow’s Friendly
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All You Need To Know About Corsica, Super Eagles Opponents In Tomorrow’s Friendly
The Super Eagles will tomorrow, Friday play against the National Team of Corsica in an international friendly match in preparation for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa.

The Nigerian National Team arrived Corsica on Tuesday, 23 May and have had series of training sessions.

Super Eagles defender, Elderson Echiejile said he expects a tough match against Corsica.

“I know a bit about them when I was here in France. Most of their players play in the Ligue One so I expect a tough challenge from them,” he said.

But many will be wondering, what country is this? which continent it belongs too? where have they been all this while? Now this is all about Corsica and its national team.

Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 13 regions of France. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the Italian island of Sardinia. A single chain of mountains make up two-thirds of the island.

While being part of France, Corsica is also designated as a territorial collectivity by law. As a territorial collectivity, Corsica enjoys a greater degree of autonomy than other French regions; for example, the Corsican Assembly is able to exercise limited executive powers.

The island formed a single department until it was split in 1975 into two departments: Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) and Corse-du-Sud (Southern Corsica), with its regional capital in Ajaccio, the prefecture city of Corse-du-Sud.

Bastia, the prefecture city of Haute-Corse, is the second-largest settlement in Corsica.

After being ruled by the Republic of Genoa since 1284, Corsica was briefly an independent Corsican Republic from 1755 until it was conquered by France in 1769.

Due to Corsica’s historical ties with the Italian peninsula, the island retains to this day many elements of the culture of Italy. The native Corsican language, whose northern variant is closely related to the Italian language, is recognised as a regional language by the French government.

This Mediterranean island was ruled by various nations over the course of history but had several brief periods of independence.

Napoleon was born in 1769 in the Corsican capital of Ajaccio. His ancestral home, Maison Bonaparte, is today used as a museum.

The Corsica national football team is the unofficial football team for the island of Corsica, France. It is not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA. Until now, the selection has played against national teams only three times : in 1967 against France, in 1998, just before the 1998 FIFA World Cup against Cameroon (as a preparation game for the Lions Indomptables), and more recently in 2009 against Congo.

In the past, the selection has also played against club teams, as in 1962 against OGC Nice, or Stade Reims in 1963.

The match against Congo was organized by the CFA (Corsica Football Association). In order to be called up for the team, a player had to fulfil two conditions: having at least one parent or grandparent from Corsica and being a professional player or being part of a professional club.

The match against Nigeria Super Eagles will be played at the Stade François Coty in Ajaccio

http://www.nta.ng/news/20170525-corsica-super-eagles-football-match-friendly/

Icon79:
Well, I don't know if he changed his mind but, he initially said that he wants his son to rep England in the age grade categories then he can make up his mind about which senior team to rep later.

O pari

He said he would switch afterwards. Then again he said that while harboring the hope of becoming the NFF boss so I don't know if he has changed his mind since losing to Pinnick.

Hmmmmm.... nice line-up.... although would have loved to see Alampasu in goal.


Looks like a 4-3-3 or could easily be a 4-2-3-1 also....


Iheanacho is the CF, Onyekuru is the LWF (or LMF/L-AMF in 4-2-3-1), Musa is the RWF (or RMF/R-AMF)....

In midfield, Alhassan is the no.10.... Etebo and Mikel Agu are the central midfielders... with Mikel Agu occupying the dmf role and etebo in the CMF role I think... or in a double pivot with Mikel Agu just like he had with Onazi (against Algeria with Mikel Obi in front...).

In Defence... very straightforward... Ebuehi as the RB, Echiejile as the LB and Captain for the day... and Awaziem pairs Ekong in Central defence....


Looks very interesting... really hopes the team clicks today as we are seeing Debuts for the likes Of Ebuehi, Awaziem, Onyekuru, Alhassan and Mikel Agu.... Five debutants people.....

Ezenwa may be a debutant too for the main Super Eagles side but he had featured for the Home-based Eagles right? I think so...... Chan 2016 comes to mind.

Joebie:
It's more of a 3-man direct attack to me. Iheanacho should only expect to get support from the rear.

I hope multichoice would suspend their madness till a later time, we need them to broadcast this match live o.

The time is 20:00hrs right?see

Joebie:
It's more of a 3-man direct attack to me. Iheanacho should only expect to get support from the rear.

I hope multichoice would suspend their madness till a later time, we need them to broadcast this match live o.

The time is 20:00hrs right?

TheSuperNerd:

My thoughts exactly..... Looollll

Nacho's PR Officer must be one subtle bad-ass when it comes to strategic communication with humans.... Hahahahahahahahaha... I mean just look at those comments mehn!

Wicked! even Man City fans are confused and wondering if This kid will actually stay and keep being left out of matchday squads while a world cup in 2018 beckons.... Lolll

When Nacho finally leaves.... this will be proof that he was just playing it cool and using a smokescreen.

God! I can't help but laugh reading his words and the reactions to them...... looolll...

People be like... "Iheanacho, are you okay at all?"

"Iheanacho, I OMA?"

"Iheanacho, ị dịkwa mma?"

"Iheanacho, se nkan lol dede pelu e?"

"Iheanacho, e be like say your brain don lost like Pluto"


"Iheanacho, ti o lọ bonkers?"




But shaaa ooooo..... I don tire for this mind game sef.... Make him just commot biko.... make he no wait till august or the deadline day on sept.02-03.... abeg...

Anyway... I trust Rohr naa... him go still hammer am more for camp.... U think Rohr and Nacho Neva talk this thing tey tey..? make we just dey watch....

Me I am just laughing here.... Nacho can't be faulted in the media really... wicked smokescreen.

I am sure he has Americans around him because they are the kings of cliché answers. They know the athlete is not trained as a public speaker and so they give him ready made answers to use in their interviews. I like what he is doing because u never want to burn any bridges.

Ps Abeg wat time is the match?

Yes 8pm I think.

junnyjake:


I hope multichoice would suspend their madness till a later time, we need them to broadcast this match live o.

The time is 20:00hrs right?

The NFF's official website is still indicating suspended oh. My people let's contribute and pay their bill

www.thenff.com

Looollll.... americans and cliches... u got a good point. Loll

And yeah... the game is said to begin 2000 hours which translates to 8pm....

Now if 8pm refers to the local time in Corsica, then we should be expecting the game by 7pm as they may be one hour ahead as Paris is also one hour ahead of Nigeria. But Paris is not Corsica shaa....

So let's just stick to a time between 7pm and 8pm... I think.

BascoVanVeli:


I am sure he has Americans around him because they are the kings of cliché answers. They know the athlete is not trained as a public speaker and so they give him ready made answers to use in their interviews. I like what he is doing because u never want to burn any bridges.

Ps Abeg wat time is the match?

Corsica Squad list.

7pm