Any news on Ambroise Oyongo?

femianski:


having played for years in ajegunle �

na so him talk o, AJ boys vs Cameroon

Cameroon's line up have not changed much from their line up against Egypt at the AFCON final to their AFCON qualifier against Morocco, and even their Confed. match versus Germany.

Hence, here is their likely line up should Matip make a return:

Patella rupture
Return expected on Dec 31, 2017

EEGA:
Any news on Ambroise Oyongo?

OMANBALA1:


Ighalo is a quality player who should be an example to our younger strikers. I have watched that AFCON qualifier against Egypt so many times and to be fair Ighalo put in some serious work there. He might not be the most clinical but he got the technique. Rohr need to work with his style.

the more reason why I choose him in my formation,


JOEBIE said, strength and bullying was not his game,

but looking at his goals explosions , it cast doubt to JOEs point

femianski:


having played for years in ajegunle �

na so him talk o, AJ boys vs Cameroon .

poshemmanuel:
Are you now saying that Rashford is not strong with the ball?

... 4ni question.......he should muscle up a bit.....

Joebie:
My take

Nah, I don't think Rohr would ever risk starting team rookies like Nwakaeme and aina

Possibly. But that's why it's my take.

jerrythafinisher:


Nah, I don't think Rohr would ever risk starting team rookies like Nwakaeme and aina

Don't be arrogant. Know your opponents. Let's play match-ups

1. Christian Bassogog (RW) Versus Elderson Echiejile (LB)
BASSOGOG
club: Henan Jianye (Chinese Super League)
whoscored rating: 7.45
appearances: 18
goals: 7
assits: 5
yellow: 2

Style of Play
Likes to dribble
Plays the ball off the ground often
Counter attack threat
Likes to play long balls

Strengths
Dribbling --> Very Strong
Key passes --> Strong

Weaknesses
Aerial Duels
Holding on to the ball

ECHIEJILE
club: Sivaspor (Turkish Super Lig)
whoscored rating: 7.13
appearances: 2
goals: 0
assists: 1
yellow: 1

Style of Play
Likes to play short passes
Indirect set-piece threat

Strengths
Holding on to the ball --> Strong

Weaknesses
Crossing

Nigerdeltaboi:
na so him talk o, AJ boys vs Cameroon

seriously, you don play ball for AJ before,
if you no get stamina, dem go tell you, go chop fufu, or eba


truly the way dem lions play be like AJ styles,

9 more match-ups to go..
What's ur verdict on this one?

Joebie:
Don't be arrogant. Know your opponents. Let's play match-ups

1. Christian Bassogog (RW) Versus Elderson Echiejile (LB)
BASSOGOG
club: Henan Jianye (Chinese Super League)
whoscored rating: 7.45
appearances: 18
goals: 7
assits: 5
yellow: 2

Style of Play
Likes to dribble
Plays the ball off the ground often
Counter attack threat
Likes to play long balls

Strengths
Dribbling --> Very Strong
Key passes --> Strong

Weaknesses
Aerial Duels
Holding on to the ball

ECHIEJILE
club: Sivaspor (Turkish Super Lig)
whoscored rating: 7.13
appearances: 2
goals: 0
assists: 1
yellow: 1

Style of Play
Likes to play short passes
Indirect set-piece threat

Strengths
Holding on to the ball --> Strong

Weaknesses
Crossing

Nura Abdullahi injured again... Out for 6 to 8 weeks.

tbaba1234:
Nura Abdullahi injured again... Out for 6 to 8 weeks.

joebie come see news oooo

No solution in sight. I hope our present options do the needed. Else, it appears we will continue to be jinxed at the full back positions

do4luv14:




joebie come see news oooo

Joebie:
Don't be arrogant. Know your opponents. Let's play match-ups

1. Christian Bassogog (RW) Versus Elderson Echiejile (LB)
BASSOGOG
club: Henan Jianye (Chinese Super League)
whoscored rating: 7.45
appearances: 18
goals: 7
assits: 5
yellow: 2

Style of Play
Likes to dribble
Plays the ball off the ground often
Counter attack threat
Likes to play long balls

Strengths
Dribbling --> Very Strong
Key passes --> Strong

Weaknesses
Aerial Duels
Holding on to the ball

ECHIEJILE
club: Sivaspor (Turkish Super Lig)
whoscored rating: 7.13
appearances: 2
goals: 0
assists: 1
yellow: 1

Style of Play
Likes to play short passes
Indirect set-piece threat

Strengths
Holding on to the ball --> Strong

Weaknesses
Crossing

good to go

tbaba1234:
Nura Abdullahi injured again... Out for 6 to 8 weeks.

i feel for this guy
get well soon

OwnGoalNaija don start again o
Exclusive – Ilechukwu Favourite For U17 Job, Finidi & Maikaba For U23, Manu Returns As U20 Coach
August 23, 2017061

A member of the Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has sensationally revealed the early contenders for the national team jobs of the Nigeria national team.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity our source who was part of the panel that screened coaches interested in handling the various youth teams of Nigeria revealed the top contenders for the job.

” The process was thorough and demanding but we were able to do a good job in deciding on the potential coaches for the various national teams after yesterday’s screening and interviews “, he told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” For now we Fidelis Ilechukwu of MFM FC is the favourite for the U17, while there’s every tendency of Manu Garba and Nduka Ugbade ‎returning back to their post as U20 coaches.

” Finidi George and Abdul Maikaba are the favourites for the U23 job. We have forwarded our recommendations to the relevant authority and in few days time the official decision will be announced “.

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Let's be objective.
Bassogog wins. He is rated very strongly in dribbling. I don't think Echiejile can handle that.

maidaboi:
good to go

TheGoodJoe:


I just did not want to answer. Some statements here baffles me. Rohr made it clear that he does not like disappointing young players. If Osimhen will not make the match day squad or sub, he would not invite him.

Rohr is in camp with them. He has history with young players and has his reasons why he does not like disappointing them.

Ighalo lost his place because of a drought. If he is back in form, it is a welcome thing. Osimhen needs to keep pushing and working hard.

As I said clearly before, his break-in to the Super Eagles team depends on how fast he develops. I never, or read anywhere that he is a banker to start and make the team.

It was clearly stated. If he develops well. I hope the young man stays hungry and work hard. He is in a nice team.

Sad, I have to explain the same thing I stated earlier.

Rorh should apologize for disappointing Onyekuru then.

I think I already know what your response would be.

Icon4s:


Nobody is saying we don't need a strong
defence. Seek other alternatives to strengthen the defence and not to sacrifice a major attacking threat.

Playing Victor Moses at full back would make us more of a threat just like he does with Chelsea. U wouldn't say Marcelo's attacking is being sacrificed because he plays full back.

pyrex23:

on average ighalo is skillful.....buh tricky?....nah
i love it when he does his legovers

His Ighalo scoop took the epl by storm, they even had a song for it.

Adelabu berates NFF for dropping Coach Omagbemi

By Gowon Akpodonor | 23 August 2017 | 2:52 am

• Wants Technical Committee boss replaced
Former Green Eagles winger, Adegoke Adelabu has carpeted the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for its decision to drop Super Falcons coach, Florence Omagbemi less than a year after she won the African Nations Cup for the country.

Omagbemi and her two assistants, Ann Cheijine and Perpetua Nkwocha were excluded from the list of coaches invited by the NFF for interviews into various positions in the national teams.

Speaking with The Guardian yesterday, Adelabu described the decision to lay off the coaches as a bad step by the football house, just as he called on the NFF President Amaju Pinnick to find a lasting solution to what he termed as ‘back biting’ by some top officials of the body when it comes to selection of coaches.

Specifically, Adelabu wants the NFF board to as a matter of urgency appoint a ‘competent person’ to head the Technical and Development Committee. “This is what you get when you appoint a lawyer as head of the NFF Technical and Development Committee,” Adelabu said. “I had pointed it out long before now that the choice of Barrister Chris Green as chairman of the NFF Technical and Development Committee was like a square peg in a round hole. It won’t yield any positive result for our football. The man is not thinking of ways to assist the coaches. He is there thinking of what he will gain from travelling around with the teams.

“They did it to Stephen Keshi shortly after he won a Nations Cup for Nigeria in 2013 and we have not recovered from it. Omagbemi and her crew won the Nations Cup in Cameroun last year, and the only thing the NFF Technical Committee could do was to drop her. Even if Omagbemi or any member of the coaching crew did anything wrong, the best way to go about it is to call them and find a way out instead of dropping them out rightly. It does not speak well of our football and for the nation.”

Adelabu, who played for IICC Shooting Stars of Ibadan in his active days, added: “Nigeria has a crucial World Cup qualifier against Cameroun, and I think that the NFF should be soliciting the support and prayer of everybody for the Super Eagles to scale through. What do you think will be going on in the minds of Omagbemi and her assistants at the moment? These ‘back biting’ have a way of working against the progress of a national team. The NFF should reverse its decision on these ladies immediately because they should be celebrated and not humiliated.”

There are insinuations in some quarters that two top officials of the NFF are working to bring back former Falcons coach, Edwin Okon, who was sacked in 2015 for under performance. The decision to drop Omagbemi is said to have divided the NFF board.

https://guardian.ng/sport/adelabu-berates-nff-for-dropping-coach-omagbemi/

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No Aina, Ndidi, Onazi, iheanacho in my starting lineup.

What's the possibility of Kayode obtaining UK work permit by next season when he returns to city

Cc Komekn

ROHR'S GLADIATORS: Scorecard Of Super Eagles Stars Selected For Cameroon Battles
completesportsnigeria.com Aug 24, 2017 1:36 AM
Ahead of the crucial 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon next month, Completesportsnigeria.com’s JOHNNY EDWARD profiles the players invited to the Super Eagles squad with their club forms so far this season…

Goalkeepers:
NAME: Daniel Akpeyi
CLUB: Chippa United, South Africa
AGE: 31
APPEARANCES: 0
CLEAN SHEET: 0

The Chippa United shot stopper must redeem himself after his shambolic display against South Africa. He remains the first choice for both encounters in Uyo and Yaounde barring any last minute injury. He has not featured for Chippa United this season.

NAME: Ikechukwu Ezenwa
CLUB: FC IfeanyiUbah
AGE: 31
APPEARANCES: 18
CLEAN SHEET: 9

The FC IfeanyiUbah keeper will probably only get a chance to make his debut for the Super Eagles if Daniel Akpeyi sustains any injury. The CHAN Eagles skipper is a capable replacement if the coach on the day picks him.

NAME: Dele Alampasu
CLUB: Feirense
AGE: 21
APPEARANCES: 0
CLEAN SHEET: 0

Dele Alampasu has been promoted at his Portuguese club as the second choice goalkeeper but he remains the Super Eagles’ third choice goalkeeper and may not feature in the double header against Cameroon except the unthinkable happens.

Defenders:
NAME: William Troost Ekong
CLUB: Bursaspor FC, Turkey
AGE: 23
APPEARANCES: 2
GOALS: 0

William Troost-Ekong is gradually establishing himself as a stalwart in the Super Eagles defence line. The Bursaspor defender has featured in the two games his club has played so far this season. Ekong’s defensive capabilities will be tested in both legs against Cameroon with the likes of Christian Bassogog and Vincent Aboubakar leading the attack for the Indomitable Lions.

NAME: Abdullahi Shehu
CLUB: Anorthosis Famagusta, Cyprus
AGE: 23
APPEARANCES: 1
GOALS: 0

Abdullahi Shehu is one of the most consistent players invited to the squad in the last one year. The defender’s versatility cannot be ignored and his overall performances in the games he has featured in have been very encouraging.

NAME: Leon Balogun
CLUB: FSV Mainz 05, Germany
AGE: 27
APPEARANCES: 0
GOALS: 0

Leon Balogun’s return to the Super Eagles squad is a great boost to the team but is he fully fit to replace Chidozie Awaziem who stood in for him in their defeat at home to South Africa? If fit Balogun remains the best defender Nigeria has at the moment.

NAME: Tyronne Ebuehi
CLUB:ADO Den Haag, The Netherlands
AGE: 23
APPEARANCES: 2
GOALS: 0

He is yet to make his debut for the Super Eagles in an official game and he must churn out an superb performances in training to bench preferred choice Shehu Abdulahi.

NAME: Elderson Echiejile
CLUB: Sivasspor FC, Turkey
AGE: 29
APPEARANCES: 2
GOALS: 0

Elderson Echiejile is the only recognised left-back named in the squad against Cameroon. Echiejile is not as quick as he used to be in the past but his wealth of experience playing in big games will come in handy for the Super Eagles next month.

NAME: Chidozie Awaziem
CLUB: Nantes FC, France
AGE: 21
APPEARANCES: 3
GOALS: 0

Chidozie Awaziem had a day to forget on his debut for the Super Eagles in their 2-0 defeat to South Africa. Since his move to French side FC Nantes, Awaziem is gradually developing and Gernot Rohr will have a big decision regarding starting with him against Cameroon or recalling Leon Balogun who is yet to kick a ball for FSV Mainz this season.

NAME:Ola Aina
CLUB: Hull City, England
AGE: 21
APPEARANCES: 3
GOALS: 0

Ola Aina is a big prospect for the Nigerian senior national team. The Chelsea full back joined Championship side Hull City on loan in search of regular playing time and so far he has featured in all three games for the Tigers this season, but it remains to be seen if he will be cleared by FIFA to represent the Super Eagles.

Midfielders:

NAME: Mikel John Obi
CLUB: Tianjin Teda, China
AGE: 30
APPEARANCES: 6
GOALS: 1

Mikel’s return to the team will bring a lot of experience and stability which the they obviously lacked in his absence.

NAME: Ogenyi Onazi
CLUB: Trabzonspor FC, Turkey
AGE: 24
APPEARANCES: 1
GOALS: 1

Onazi must prove his critics wrong with a stellar performance against Cameroon to banish memories of his abysmal performance against South Africa. The Trabzonspor midfielder failed to lead the younger Eagles to victory in the absence of skipper Mikel Obi. His place will be under threat against Cameroon.

NAME: Wilfred Ndidi
CLUB: Leicester City, England
AGE: 22
APPEARANCES: 3
GOALS: 0

Ndidi performed creditably well replacing Mikel Obi in the middle of the park for the Super Eagles against South Africa. Mikel who missed the encounter due to injury is back in the team and it will be fascinating to be see how coach Gernot Rohr will line up his midfield with the likes of John Ogu, Wilfred Ndidi, Ogenyi Onazi, Oghenekaro Etebo and Mikel in the squad.

NAME: Oghenekaro Etebo
CLUB: CD Feirense, Portugal
AGE: 23
APPEARANCES: 3
GOALS: 1

Oghenekaro Etebo warmed the hearts of Nigerians with his wonderful performance for the Super Eagles in their 3-1 home win over Algeria. The former Warri Wolves star seems to have sealed his place in the squad and it will be an uphill battle for other midfielders in the team to bench him.

NAME: John Ogu
CLUB: Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel
AGE: 29
APPEARANCES: 8
GOALS: 1
ASSISTS:2

John Ogu has been impressive for his Israeli club Hapoel Be’er Sheva but has rarely featured for Gernot Rohr’s side. His only game under Rohr was in a friendly against Senegal in London and he was not listed in the matchday squad in their last defeat to South Africa.

NAME: Mikel Agu
CLUB: Bursaspor FC, Turkey
AGE: 22
APPEARANCES: 2
GOALS: 0
ASSISTS:0

Mikel Agu will be back-up to the midfield quintet of John Ogu, Wilfred Ndidi, Ogenyi Onazi, Oghenekaro Etebo and Mikel Obi.

Forwards:

NAME: Ahmed Musa
CLUB: Leicester City, England
AGE: 25
APPEARANCES: 1
GOALS: 1
ASSISTS:0

Musa got of the mark for Leicester City in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup fixture and he is one of the most experienced attackers listed for the crucial encounter. His pace down the flanks will definitely be a great asset for the team.

NAME: Kelechi Iheanacho
CLUB:Leicester City, England
AGE: 20
APPEARANCES: 1
GOALS: 0
ASSISTS:0

Kelechi Iheanacho has a lot to prove to many Nigerians if he does get a chance to feature in this encounter. Iheanacho, according to his club coac, Craig Shakespeare, is not fully fit and having seen just nine minutes of action in the English Premier League, his place may be taken over by Odion Ighalo who makes a return to the team after missing the last game.

NAME: Moses Simon
CLUB: KAA Gent, Belgium
AGE: 21
APPEARANCES: 2
GOALS: 0
ASSISTS:0

Moses Simon gets a chance to prove his last performance in an Eagles shirt against South Africa was not a one-off.

NAME: Alex Iwobi
CLUB: Arsenal FC, England
AGE: 21
APPEARANCES: 1
GOALS: 0
ASSISTS:0

Alex Iwobi must improve on his last outing against South Africa, where he looked lost.

NAME: Odion Ighalo
CLUB: Changchun Yatai, China
AGE: 27
APPEARANCES: 21
GOALS: 11
ASSISTS:3

Odion Ighalo has a lot to prove on his return to the team. The former Watford star is the one of the few Nigerian strikers to have hit double figures this season.

NAME: Victor Moses
CLUB: Chelsea FC, England
AGE: 26
APPEARANCES: 1
GOALS: 0
ASSISTS:0

Regarded as Nigeria’s most prolific winger at the moment, Moses is expected to shoulder Super Eagles’ creative role from the flanks and the goal responsibilities against Cameroon.

NAME: Anthony Nwakaeme
CLUB: Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel
AGE: 28
APPEARANCES: 7
GOALS: 5
ASSISTS:3

Anthony Nwakaeme finally gets his chance to prove his mettle in the colours of Nigeria.

do4luv14:



seriously, you don play ball for AJ before,
if you no get stamina, dem go tell you, go chop fufu, or eba


truly the way dem lions play be like AJ styles,

ah never play there but I don hear gist wells, e good as AJ boys dey for this match

BascoVanVeli:


Playing Victor Moses at full back would make us more of a threat just like he does with Chelsea. U wouldn't say Marcelo's attacking is being sacrificed because he plays full back.

My brother, forget Chelsea matter. This is the Super Eagles.

Joebie:
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Exclusive – Ilechukwu Favourite For U17 Job, Finidi & Maikaba For U23, Manu Returns As U20 Coach
August 23, 2017061

A member of the Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has sensationally revealed the early contenders for the national team jobs of the Nigeria national team.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity our source who was part of the panel that screened coaches interested in handling the various youth teams of Nigeria revealed the top contenders for the job.

” The process was thorough and demanding but we were able to do a good job in deciding on the potential coaches for the various national teams after yesterday’s screening and interviews “, he told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” For now we Fidelis Ilechukwu of MFM FC is the favourite for the U17, while there’s every tendency of Manu Garba and Nduka Ugbade ‎returning back to their post as U20 coaches.

” Finidi George and Abdul Maikaba are the favourites for the U23 job. We have forwarded our recommendations to the relevant authority and in few days time the official decision will be announced “.

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Not bad.

I know Ilechukwu to be a talent hunter already. Let's hope he gives us a quality pool of next generation of talents.

Manu I know is capable already.

Finidi: Let's see. But I hope he too doesn't disappoint.