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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by libero808(f): 5:28pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
Well we Nigerians want to see Oyibo do something first before we know it works. That's why we will always be behind them. Nothing wrong trying to cap all of them against Algeria. Icon79: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 5:31pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
adegwurulez: Correct! 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon79(m): 5:35pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
That would definitely be a good idea, because I know that England would try to cap him once they qualify. I have watched the boy play a few times and he's a real talent. We definitely need him. Problem is, even if he agrees to switch, the NFF might not be able to secure his clearance before England caps him. It took them months to get Aina cleared, even after Rohr had told them that Aina is critical to his plans. O pari libero808: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by libero808(f): 5:38pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham must weigh depth, potential in Nigeria offer by Kevin Peacock8 hours agoFollow @techlec2000 https://theprideoflondon.com/2017/09/08/tammy-abraham-nigeria-england-chelsea/ Tammy Abraham is embarking on his first season in the Premier League, but a major career decision lies ahead. Nigeria hope he will play for the Super Eagles in international competition instead of the Three Lions. Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham is on a season-long loan at Swansea City, and is being targeted by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) as a potential new recruit. The London-born striker has played for England up to the U-21’s, but would qualify to play for Nigeria through his father. NFF president Amaju Pinnick, who grew up with Abraham’s father in Nigeria, is hoping that their friendship will help seal the deal for the 19-year old’s international footballing services. As Abraham has not yet appeared at senior level, the door is still open for him to swap allegiances. We are working on getting Abraham. Tammy is like my son, his father and I grew up in the same neighbourhood. – BBC This is not the first time the NFF have approached Abraham and his dad. The Federation spoke to them in July 2016 to sound them out on the prospect. At the time, father and son felt the youngster’s focus should be with England. Nigeria’s UK chief David Doherty said of the meeting: We spoke to his dad, met with him and his dad. The chances are that in future he could play for Nigeria if England Three Lions is not certain. But for now he is in tune with England, the option is open. – All Nigeria Soccer Abraham has a big decision to make. Should he chose Nigeria over England, he would not be the first Chelsea player to make the swap. Nigeria have a record of success when it comes to claiming potential England stars for their own. Victor Moses and more recently Ola Aina have both made the switch. Abraham will need to consider several options before making up his mind. His first consideration should be how likely he is to play. The Super Eagles’ current strikers include Kelechi Iheanacho and Ahmed Musa, both of Leicester City. Musa is the more experienced of the two, having played 62 games and scored 13 goals. Iheanacho, who has a much better goal-to-game ratio, is the future. He has played only 11 games, scoring six goals. RELATED STORY: Chelsea's top six all-time best players from Africa Domestically, Abraham is getting Premier League game time on loan under the stewardship of former Chelsea coach Paul Clement. Musa and Iheanacho are behind Jamie Vardy and Shinji Okazaki in the pecking order at Leicester and struggling for game time. Should he chose to switch, with the experience that he is currently gaining Abraham would be able to command a place in Nigeria’s starting XI. Next, he has to think about how likely he is to get into the England team. There is no question he would make the squad, but would he be anything more than a bench-warmer? England’s incumbents are Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy, Daniel Sturridge, Danny Welbeck and Abraham’s nearest rival in terms of age, Marcus Rashford. Abraham would challenge to replace an aging Vardy and the injury prone Sturridge and Welbeck. He may, however, struggle to oust Kane and Rashford right now. In time, if he continues on his current trajectory, he has every chance of making an impact in a team that has struggled to achieve anything in recent years. The last consideration comes down to silverware. Either option gives him the opportunity of a major trophy every two years. He would compete in the World Cup with either of the two, the Euros with England or the African Cup of Nations with Nigeria. His chances of picking up a trophy with England are at best slim. With Nigeria, the AFCON is almost a certainty at some point. As for the World Cup, neither side has come that close to winning the trophy recently. NFF President Amaju Pinnick thinks his country are in the ascendancy, though. You take a first look at the [Nigeria] team and you see players like William Ekong, Wilfred Ndidi, Leon Balogun, Iwobi, Chidozie Awaziem, Tyronne Ebuehi, Kelechi Iheanacho and now we have Aina as well. I believe we are so blessed and that this team will cause a big stir in Russia, and if not in Russia, in Qatar in five years’ time. – BBC NEXT: Chelsea voted in a world of uncertainty with Premier League deadline shift Whether Abraham earns that level of positivity from anyone in the England set-up remains to be seen. Wherever he ends up playing, that country will have a player who has scored goals at every level he has played. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by libero808(f): 5:40pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
We just need to get him to say yes, and bring him to the SE family whether he is capped or not. It will be hard for him to make a U-turn by then. Icon79: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon79(m): 5:49pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
Well, I don't know him personally so I ain't going to disagree with you. However, if he's like most of the others then better believe that he won't bat an eye to make a U-turn once the 3 Lions comes calling. As an EPL player, being an English international would dramatically increase your value. But good suggestion tho. If the NFF folks are smart, they would invite him to our next match against Zambia .... just like they did with Ola Aina. O pari libero808: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 5:53pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
Chrismario:Look my man,it sound funny comparing d two,something led to it.It seems am not talking as a football analyst but as a patriotic Nigerian.I hate it when we try to ridicule our own especially d present Super Eagles despite their superlatives performance. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 6:30pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
Now I understand that this is "genetic".... like dad like son... hmm..... HISTORY: How Ref. Joseph Lamptey’s father was involved in a world cup qualifier replay 24-years ago World football has been shocked following Fifa’s decision to order for the replay of the World Cup qualifier between South Africa and Senegal after finding out that Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey manipulated the results. Let me share this football history with you… The image attached to this story is that of Late Major George Lamptey, one of Ghana’s top referees in the 1970’s to 1995. Major George Lamptey was the father of banned Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey. In 1974, the late Major Lamptey officiated a World Cup qualifier between Zaire and Morroco. After the game, he was in a similar fashion, accused by Morroco of robbing them for Zaire (now DR Congo). The Morrocan FA officials and media claimed that Major Lamptey slept at the palace of then millionaire Zaire president Mobutu Sese Sekou a night before the game. Morroco therefore insinuated that, the referee was financially influenced to rob for Zaire. The results ensured that Ziare qualified to the 1974 World Cup. Also, Major Lamptey was in charge of the tensioned-packed World Cup qualifier between Egypt and Zimbabwe in Cairo in 1993. The game was abandoned, Zimbabwe protested of poor officiating. Guess what happened next? FIFA ordered for a replay of that game at a neutral venue in Lyon France. 43 years after that controversial Zaire vs Morroco World Cup qualifier, and 24 years after FIFA’s order of the replay of the Egypt vs Zimbabwe World Cup qualifier he commissioned, his son has repeated same record. Interesting coincidence? Source: http://sportsobama.com/history-ref-joseph-lampeys-father-involved-world-cup-qualifier-replay-24-years-ago/ |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 6:30pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
Musa Muhammad on loan to Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plodiv. From Bosnia to Bulgaria |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danielnino00(m): 7:14pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
TheSuperNerd: Its indeed in the gene Make our own referee no disgrace us like this o .abegi |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by LagosEconomist: 7:22pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
Nwolokor, Uzoho, Femi Thomas, Ezenwa and Alampasu should be the 5 keepers tested to fight for the slots if Ikeme and Enyeama are not available. Thomas has been the best keeper in Nigeria over the last 5 years. He followed Khadiri Ikhana to Kano pillars and has been out of the loop since Ikhana left pillars. He was also ahead of Ezenwa in the U-20's and has had a better career domestically (mostly with Enyimba until he followed his coach to Pillars, which did not work out). Uzoho and Nwolokor are young keepers in Europe, who have made better progress than Alampasu. TheSuperNerd: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 7:29pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
Icon79:the loquacious FA president...just don't know how to keep things secret... all over the English press it is all over... |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by safarigirl(f): 7:47pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
In other news, Afrobasket begins today. Nigeria takes on CIV by 8:30 PM today. Best of luck to them 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 7:54pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
Aina starts for Hull. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by oloriooko(m): 7:58pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
Onyekuru scored for Anderlecht in the third minute against Lokeren 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by adegwurulez(m): 8:14pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
oloriooko:Nice one. This will sure serve as a confidence Booster. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by bossto(m): 8:15pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
Good to be here!!!......
. . . . . . . #TGIF 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by soetanoreoluwa(m): 8:16pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
BascoVanVeli: Bad market.... 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by comodo: 8:16pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
[Ik Uche. World cup Which of the world cups? Uche Kalu was in SA 2010, dont think IK tasted world cup. For real IK was good in SE colours. Keshi included him in 2013 Afcon as he was returning from injury. He fluffed his lines and was thrown away immediately, was never given a chance in the Confed or the world cup. quote author=adegwurulez post=60257913] Don't be too mechanical, my friend. National team football is much more than just statistics, other factors come into play. Granted, Martins may have some impressive stats but still might not be suited for this team. Ikechukwu uche also raked some impressive stats at villareal, leading to calls for his inclusion to the world Cup. Keshi heeded those calls and took uche to the world Cup but uche couldn't add anything to the team, Infact Ideye would have been a better pick. If we were to rely solely on stats, our attack to the world Cup will be filled with players like onuachu, Bonaventure etc not even martins[/quote] |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by libero808(f): 8:27pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by libero808(f): 8:28pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Napoleon55(m): 8:37pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
Icon79:blame the FA chairman |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by libero808(f): 8:38pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
NIGERIA FA: THERE WILL BE NO ROOM FOR ERROR AGAINST ZAMBIA http://africanfootball.com//news/727166/Nigeria-FA-There-will-be-no-room-for-error-against-Zambia Nigeria FA: There will be no room for error against Zambia Mikel speaks to Nigerian vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (second left) on behalf of Super Eagles by Austin Ditlhobolo Friday Sep 08, 2017. 16:00 The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) will inspect the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium ahead of the next 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier. This was confirmed by NFF president Amaju Pinnick, who was speaking to the federation's official website following Nigeria's return leg clash with Cameroon. The Super Eagles collected four points from their recent back to back clashes with the Indomitable Lions and they remained at the top of Group B standings with 10 points. “Even before the conclusion of this second match against Cameroon in Yaounde, we had started the arrangements for the match against Zambia," Pinnick said. "The Chairman of Organizing Committee (NFF 1st VP, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi) will travel to Uyo this week to see Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State and they will go through the check –list together. “Nothing will be left to chance. It is a very big match, and the way things have turned out against Cameroon, it is now an even bigger match than the ones we played against Cameroon. There must be no room for error.” Nigeria, who defeated Cameroon 4-0 in Uyo, before the two sides drew 1-1 in Yauonde, will host Zambia on 7 October 2017. The Super Eagles will qualify for the World Cup finals as Group B winners if they defeat Chipolopolo in Uyo. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by adegwurulez(m): 8:41pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
You're right it wasn't the world Cup, it was a nations cup qualifier in 2014. Bottom line is he didn't justify his inclusion. comodo: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by libero808(f): 8:49pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
Etebo score to draw Feirense level with Sporting 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 8:49pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
adegwurulez: You are evading the subject and the question. Statistics are not absolutes but are very good indicators. Goals count it's almost impossible to find a top goal scorer in a top league who cannot cut it at National team level. So in a sense your proposition is without substance what so ever. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by safarigirl(f): 8:54pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
Nigeria wins the 1st Quarter 17-11 CIV 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by bossto(m): 9:02pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
libero808:pls do you know the position he played?? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by libero808(f): 9:05pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
Feirense concede late goal to lose, after pulling off Etebo. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by libero808(f): 9:07pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
Left wing Mod: But he raced in from the center forward position to convert a cross from the right bossto: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by bossto(m): 9:13pm On Sep 08, 2017 |
libero808:Thank you....i think we will get the best of him when played there. Papi rohr should take note! |
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