TheGoodJoe:


Funny. Obodo and Rabiu are not fit enough to polish Jay-Jay's boot. Oruma pass them wella. Simple, great players are hard to replace. Spain producing another Xavi will take time.

England producing another Scholes might take another fifty years.

goldfish80:


Skill for skill, those guys are extremely skillful. If they played in football in the 80s and early 90s, they would have been better appreciated.
If you ever watched Obodo AND Rabiu you will understand what I am saying.

Joebie:
Yes reports have it that
Ebuehi, Mikel Agu, Onazi, Ogu, Onyekuru, Osimhen, Akpeyi, Kayode and Alamapasu are all in Uyo

TheGoodJoe:


Were you in camp with Osimhen to know if he justified the call-up? Rohr is the one in camp who worked with Osimhen and was the one who felt the young man deserves another call-up.

What A Gwan O ye Babylonian?

goldfish80:


So Osimhen was invited to camp because of what Rohr saw of him last year?
He was invited on the back of his form in training last year?

This is exactly the reason why I said some players have cult followership on this thread.
At the mention of the name Osimhen, common sense flies out of the window.

tbaba1234:


Kayode was on the original list. Onyekuru wasn't.. Onyekuru scored a blinder that weekend and was added to the list.

The point is we are making conclusions from a limited set of variables. Rohr has seen Osimhen severally and is convinced about what he can offer.

The coach can only invite a limited number of players. Odey was invited and was dropped for Osimhen. Does that not give you a clue of how highly the coach rates him?

soetanoreoluwa:
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The camp of the Super Eagles of Nigeria will have as many as 13 players later this evening as six players left Abuja around 2pm today for Uyo.

Nigeria are stepping up preparations for Saturday AFCON 2019 Qualifiers against South Africa, with full training ahead of the clash set to begin tomorrow when most of the players would have arrived the camp of the team.

The first badge of players to arrive the camp were seven in numbers lead by captain Ogenyi Onazi, John Ogu, Henry Onyekuru, Victor Osimhen, Daniel Akpeyi, Olarewaju Kayode and Dele Alampasu were all among the first callers.

Meanwhile Alex Iwobi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi, Moses Simon, Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Ibrahim Alhassan all left Abuja around 2pm Nigerian time for Uyo.

They are expected to arrive the camp of the team before 6pm, with every other player invited expected to fly in for the Saturday clash later tonight.

Ade Emmanuel

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/06/05/update-iheanacho-ndidi-iwobi-three-others-touch-down-eagles-camp-in-uyo/

Mujtahida:

With so much talents popping up I don't think Rohr will do our football good if he just takes hold of what is available now without laying foundation for the future. If he doesn't do that our potential dominance would be shortlived. Why is it so difficult to just fold our arms and watch in this Osimhen issue. What if he turns out good for us? What if not? Both ifs can only be settled when the young man is tested. Their arguments is that at this stage he ought not to be tested at all. Tomorrow beckons, brothers.

goldfish80:


Austria Vienna striker Olarenwaju Kayode will not train with the national team in Corsica this coming month ahead of the African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa in June, barring any last minute changes.
The former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles star may be in the form of his life but this has not impressed manager Gernot Rohr and his assistants one bit.
Kayode and his camp embarked on a media campaign after he was left out of the Super Eagles squad for the international friendly against Senegal in March, before he was handed a late call-up by the Nigerian Federation just to keep the peace.
The 23-year-old failed to justify his invitation during the training sessions and the match on March 23 against the West Africans, and has been omitted from the latest roster.
He tallied his 19th and 20th goal of the season in Austria Vienna's 4-1 rout of Sturm Graz on Saturday.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel

cc:allnigeriansoccer

goldfish80:


Austria Vienna striker Olarenwaju Kayode will not train with the national team in Corsica this coming month ahead of the African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa in June, barring any last minute changes.
The former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles star may be in the form of his life but this has not impressed manager Gernot Rohr and his assistants one bit.
Kayode and his camp embarked on a media campaign after he was left out of the Super Eagles squad for the international friendly against Senegal in March, before he was handed a late call-up by the Nigerian Federation just to keep the peace.
The 23-year-old failed to justify his invitation during the training sessions and the match on March 23 against the West Africans, and has been omitted from the latest roster.
He tallied his 19th and 20th goal of the season in Austria Vienna's 4-1 rout of Sturm Graz on Saturday.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel

cc:allnigeriansoccer

tbaba1234:


False news because Kayode was in the list released.

goldfish80:


So Osimhen was invited to camp because of what Rohr saw of him last year?
He was invited on the back of his form in training last year?

This is exactly the reason why I said some players have cult followership on this thread.
At the mention of the name Osimhen, common sense flies out of the window.

TheGoodJoe:


If you spend time reading Rohr's comments you will know he rates Osimhen highly. Also Awaziem. There is this saying that only the Manager knows how good a player is for him. Unfortunately, you chose to toil in your own view when you did not even see barb wire of the camp.

Rohr stated that he did not invite Awaziem and Osimhen to later camps because he did not want them going through repeated rejections.

That alone is enough for a Babylonian to know the coach rates Osimhen highly and will not flinch. Yet, you want to show us you know more than the German tactician.

What a gwan O ye Babylonian?

goldfish80:

"What if" he was initially left out of the list but was later considered due to intense lobby and PRs?
I say this because the publication was made before the list was released.

komekn:


I haven't had the opportunity to watch any of the games.

But from watching these players and thier performances in whatever league they find themselves. If I was to make an informed guess about my expected projected performance level for each of these players. Your assessment would be more or less what I would expect.

Solanke us off the boil and in one post I suggested that Ike Ugbo is seemingly ahead of him as Tega Abrahams Haa left him behind.

Fikayo didn't do much in the championship and at youth level he would probably shine somewhat. Seyi Ojo has a very limited skill set in his approach play I would have had a much lower expectation.

The other Tega at this level will boss the midfield not suprised. Ademola has an eye for goal and low centre of gravity can be dangerous.

Ovie has not learned to dictate the pace he needs to be much more positively aggressive.

When I get back to England I will look at games.

goldfish80:

"What if" he was initially left out of the list but was later considered due to intense lobby and PRs?
I say this because the publication was made before the list was released.

maidaboi:
why you Want break forgiveness heart?

Humility017:


thank God...you said what if.

tbaba1234:


Reporters were speculating before the list was released. It does not make the speculation right. We can only judge by what is apparent. The coach invited Kayode for the France camp and the SA game. Every other thing is speculation.

Mujtahida:

I still hanker for the great 10. I interpreted football according to the movement of the maestroes. I watched Baggio over the weekend and my heart began to ache. Is it for real that those days are long gone? Oouch!

forgiveness:


No comment until I see the matches with my korokoro eyes because I no trust the way people take watch their ball come analyse.

However, based on my previous examination on them, this is how I rate them.

Lookman
Solanke
Onomah
Sheyi

I have not really seen Ovie and Fikayo but until den that is my rating.

Those boys can displace most of the players in the Super Eagles with ease.

Mujtahida:

Joebie shey you see what I said about Ejaria and affirmed by omanbala if I remember well enough?

goldfish80:


We feed off those reports by the rags. Most of what we know and read on this thread are reports and speculations.
Kayode have always been neglected from the NT because of the buisness gone sour with former Nff boss, Taiwo Ogunjobi. It wouldn't surprise me if what the initial reports read was true.

goldfish80:

Those days are long gone, my friend.
People like Kante now hold sway. They are more appreciated than a technically brilliant Ozil..
We live in a strange world

jotey:

so because he was yellowcarded that means he is not good?

onomah was redcarded today what can you say about that?

Xlad:


But he can still improve if he can be free from all those career killing injuries..

adegwurulez:

Most fans don't understand what it means to build for the future. Check our squad to the world cup, how many are still in the team today? That's what short sightedness has caused. Instead of consolidating, we're building from scratch.

tbaba1234:
Wow, Chiek Tiote slumped in training and died today. Rip. He scored against Nigeria in the 2013 nations cup.