tbaba1234:


Well, let's wait and see..

Icon4s:


So why is his name not on the list?

Icon4s:
This English U17 team is so unbelievable.

From 2-0 down to leading 5-2!

Never seen this in any U17 WC.

Joebie:
okay good that's a better approach.

People should stop coming with fake news. Journalists are very much like us with opinions, until they quote a credible source it's still an opinion.

tbaba1234:


Well, some Journalists are close to the action and are fairly reliable. I think Okomi and Nkoro are fairly reliable sources.

terzurum5:
ROHR’S FEAR OF BACKLASH HOLDS BACK EJIDE’S SUPER EAGLES’ RECALL


BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA.

Super Eagles’ manager, Gernot Rohr is still having headaches over the last line of his World Cup-bound squad. The goalkeeping department is still a source of worry for him. In the five World Cup qualifying matches he guided Nigeria to, the Franco-German coach made use of three goalkeepers.


Ikechukwu Ezenwa featured lately and most prominently in three of such matches while the duo of Carl Ikeme and South Africa based Daniel Akpeyi had a match each and conceded a goal in each of the encounters.


Ezenwa in three consecutive matches conceded just a penalty kick goal, away from home in the encounter with Cameroon in Douala.


While Ezenwa is just warming himself into Rohr’s heart, the coach admits he needs strong back up for the World Cup and also for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series which resume in March.


His desire to bring back a seemingly unwilling self-retired Vincent Enyeama appears doomed as feelers indicate that the Nigeria Football Federation is not inclined to the goalkeeper’s recall.


Yet, it is almost generally agreed that the Super Eagles do not have a goalkeeper that can grace the esteem stage of the World Cup. The team must have three goalkeepers in its final 23-man squad.


A source in the Super Eagles technical crew informed Sports Village Square that Rohr was thinking of recalling World Cup’s negative record holder, Austin Ejide. But the possible backlash from pundits has held him back.


Austin Ejide has been to three World Cup finals in 2002, 2010 and 2014 without seeing a minute of action.


After almost two years of layoff, he is currently back with an Israeli club, Hapoel Hadera. He last kept the goal for Nigeria in a goalless outing with South Africa in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in September 2014.


The inside source told Sports Village Square that Rohr was aware of Ejide’s experience but he was also worried by the goalkeeper’s lack of action which will possibly draw a lot of criticism that may also affect Ejide’s composure.


Independent sources told Sports Village Square that Ejide’s weight and increased size are additional worries. Last January, while featuring in a Joseph Dosu organized novelty match at the Julius Berger ground in Lagos, Ejide told Sports Village Square that his not getting a national call-up was due to his not featuring for any club side since he left Hapoel Be’er Sheva of Israel in 2015.


As at January, he still nursed a possible return to the Super Eagles’ fold if he was able to secure a contract with a club which he has since done.


His contract for the Hapoel Hadera is for three years. Before, Vincent Enyeama, Ejide was the first choice goalkeeper when the 2002 squad was disbanded after the turmoil that afflicted the Super Eagles at the Mali 2002 Africa Cup of Nations.


Ejide debuted for the Super Eagles on June 16, 2001 when he came off the bench as a substitute for Sunday Rotimi in an away 0-2 win for Nigeria against Namibia in an Africa Cup of Nations Cup qualifier.


He was looking like a possible permanent holder of the number one shirt having featured in the pre World Cup friendly matches under Coach Adegboye Onigbinde.


However, Vincent Enyeama stamped his authority as a goalkeeper the moment he debuted on May 4, 2002 in a 3-0 defeat of Kenya in a friendly match in Lagos.


But in 2008, Ejide was preferred by Germany’s Coach Berti Vogts ahead of Vincent Enyeama at the Africa Cup of Nations.


But is he ready to bounce back again? In the encounter with him months ago, he told Sports Village Square: “I still wish to keep for the Super Eagles. All goalkeepers must be in top form before getting a national team call up. I am not under a contract with any club for now.


“No one knows what tomorrow or the nearest future will be. As soon as a get signed with any club then I will certainly be battle ready for the Super Eagles gloves. Nigeria is my country and I derive pleasure in staying between the sticks whenever I am called upon.”


Has the time come? The Super Eagles source said while Rohr seemed inclined towards, Ejide, the foul aroma over his inactivity may make the NFF to kick against his invitation.

https://www.sportsvillagesquare.com/2017/10/28/rohrs-fear-backlash-holds-back-ejides-super-eagles-recall/

Joebie:
Many people with many opinions. It's normal in life.

forgiveness:


This is one of the reasons I said man no man na em people dey take enter national team.

If this report is true then someone should please tell me how can a free agent and one who is without a club for two years like Ejide gets a call-up before Dele Aiyenugba who won the league for his club just two or three seasons ago and is still very much active, huh?

I believe those Nigerians with Rohr are the ones given him names of Nigerians playing abroad because I presume he knows nothing about Nigerians abroad.

Joebie:
lol u sef dey follow quack news

Mujtahida:

That's just it. That's why I object to saying he is tactically deficient. I don't understand how we reason. A goalkeeper let's in a goal : we cry he's no good. An attacker misses a goal: we cry he's a disaster, a defender makes a mistake, we shoot him down, a coach loses a match we say he's technically deficient. And this baffles me because Buffon let's in goals, Messi misses sitters, Alaba was skinned by Mbappe and Onyekuru suffered Dani Alves. Conte, Gaurdiola Mourinho still lose matches, make tactical errors etc. The point is that until someone is a regular failure or low performer, just one or two errors should not warrant a tag to be pinned on them.

You see this are not the diamonds in the rough @your earlier statements. Villa Boas- I presume - didn't go saying that the Porto Coach was technically not savvy. I used to work with a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. I suppose that many of us in our professional and business lives have worked with people to whom we made suggestions and inputs regularly but that doesn't mean we'd say they aren't knowledgeable because the fact is the many of them are highly cerebral and knowledgeable.

So to say Rohr should have done like this or like that is acceptable but to say he's technically deficient(when he's done barely over one year) is unacceptable to me. And for the record I'm not saying either that Rohr is technically savvy. I'm saying the jury on him is not yet out. At least by this time next year we can sound him out on whether he's technically savvy or not.

solonnachi:
England's coach Gareth Southgate is presently watching Arsenal and Swansea match at the Emirates stadium. He's trying to watch Tammy Abraham & Jack Wilshere before he releases his squad list for the friendlies against Germany & Brazil. Presently, Swansea are a goal up. I think he'll be impressed. Bye Bye Tammy.

forgiveness:


There's no smoke without fire.

Icon4s:
Victor Moses doubtful for Algeria and Argentina.

tbaba1234:
Agent Confesses- Eagles Coach Rohr Turned Down Big Money To Invite My Player

The appointment of Gernot Rohr has made it almost impossible for player agents to buy their way into the senior national team of Nigeria according to a player agent who spoke with Owngoalnigeria.com.

Since the coming of Rohr over a year ago, a lot has changed in the fortunes of the Super Eagles on the pitch, but more significant is the progress made outside the pitch.

” A lot has changed especially for us who are player agents, I don’t know about others but I use to have six players in the Super Eagles, some I paid for them to be called up, while some were there on merit”, he told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” I must confess I have not given money directly to any coach before, but there are guys who do the leg work and get the job done but with Rohr nobody wants to take such risk. His body language is enough to discourage you.

“Presently I have one player in the team and he isn’t doing badly at all‎, which is why he is still in the team, at a time I have a player who is now playing in a league not befitting for his standard.

” I tried using the Super Eagles to increase his market value but despite my big money offer, I was told in clear terms that Rohr works with his scouts who are mostly unknown. He will collect the player’s name and ask them to monitor”, he concluded.

Osas Mahawi

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/10/27/agent-confesses-eagles-coach-rohr-turned-down-big-money-to-invite-my-player/

Mujtahida:

That's just it. That's why I object to saying he is tactically deficient. I don't understand how we reason. A goalkeeper let's in a goal : we cry he's no good. An attacker misses a goal: we cry he's a disaster, a defender makes a mistake, we shoot him down, a coach loses a match we say he's technically deficient. And this baffles me because Buffon let's in goals, Messi misses sitters, Alaba was skinned by Mbappe and Onyekuru suffered Dani Alves. Conte, Gaurdiola Mourinho still lose matches, make tactical errors etc. The point is that until someone is a regular failure or low performer, just one or two errors should not warrant a tag to be pinned on them.

You see this are not the diamonds in the rough @your earlier statements. Villa Boas- I presume - didn't go saying that the Porto Coach was technically not savvy. I used to work with a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. I suppose that many of us in our professional and business lives have worked with people to whom we made suggestions and inputs regularly but that doesn't mean we'd say they aren't knowledgeable because the fact is the many of them are highly cerebral and knowledgeable.

So to say Rohr should have done like this or like that is acceptable but to say he's technically deficient(when he's done barely over one year) is unacceptable to me. And for the record I'm not saying either that Rohr is technically savvy. I'm saying the jury on him is not yet out. At least by this time next year we can sound him out on whether he's technically savvy or not.

Joebie:
lol u sef dey follow quack news

Joebie:
You've made a very good point. The best leaders ask for inputs from their subordinates. Which is why companies ask workers to put in their suggestions for improvements. It does not in anyway mean the boss is not good enough. The fact is there is always at least one thing to learn from everybody.

Mujtahida:

Omo so na which news we go believe now?

Joebie:
lol.. in life we choose to believe what we want to believe. Many people discard what does not support their beliefs, and hold strongly to what supports it. It's a choice.

TheGoodJoe:


My opinion is very simple, watching the team play, we are deficient in our tactical play. Go watch the highlights of the Algerian game and you will see us outclassed repeatedly but their finishing let them down.

We can do better with a better set-up. From what I have seen so far, Rohr does not have the right balance in the crew to give us that.

Rohr has qualities that makes him a very sound coach but he needs improvement in the tactical department. If I see otherwise, I will say it without hesitation. For now, I am yet to see it.

Joebie:
lol. Read this link below. Pay attention to the headline, and look at the quotes. Is the choice of words in the headline appropriate with Tammy's quote?
That's what I call professional reporting. Even in the body, there is no insinuating stuffs.. Just say it as it is.

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12016/11074452/tammy-abraham-calm-over-reported-nigeria-interest

Modified
Then when it comes down to analyzing that's where expert analysts come together with their opposing opinions, or they posts their own opinions which dont always agree with each other. The public can choose to go with any opinion of the analysts. But here, what he have is when somebody is SEEN to be credible just because of their association, we take everything they say as final.

Mujtahida:

Let him rest a bit and let us see Onyekuru.

krattoss:
if he can return, we need him

Mujtahida:

Don't expect this journey men bloggers posing as sports journalist to live up to the high standards of news collation and reportage like the link you posted. But the question remains who we gon believe now since skysports is not within our own sports new reporting domain

komekn:


It's pretty much simple these so called old legs as you call them. Are tried tested and proven at the highest levels if football.

These young ones are mainly untested, unproven and yet to play anywhere near the highest levels of football.

Essentially these players have just one quality they are young. After that potential but not much else in comparison. So why not call all these potential and test them against the old legs. Because the current best RB in the world is Brazilian international Danny Alves who is 34. Or should we talk about Evra French international who is 36.

I prefer the best players young or old if you are good enough you are old enough.

Joebie:
Well the Tammy story is their story. They could as well have said Tammy makes a U-turn or is considering Nigeria after Nigeria qualified.
That's why you have tabloid journalism, and you have serious news sources. Some Uk sites are as bad as ours. So it's not just a Nigerian thing. We just need to categorize these news outlets. Even in the US we also have many cases of tabloid journalism. And many intelligent people don't care about what those papers or sources say.

But here we run with everything in our media, and we argue about it to the high heavens. Remember I called OGN, Nigerian football version of Ikebe Super. I'm sure you know what I mean.

EmmGee:
I think i have a passion for coaching.
I still have two years left in university (5yrs course).
when I'm done, i could start with a local team in my neighbourhood.

Anyone knows how i can get a professional coaching licence. What are the requirements, etc??

Cc tbaba1234
joebie
komekn
safarigirl
thegoodjoe

Everyone

soetanoreoluwa:



http://www.fcaan.org/courses.php visit that site

And you can try national Institute for sport

EmmGee:

alright i will. Thanks

Are you in the system or you just stumbled upon it

forgiveness:


This is one of the reasons I said man no man na em people dey take enter national team.

If this report is true then someone should please tell me how can a free agent and one who is without a club for two years like Ejide gets a call-up before Dele Aiyenugba who won the league for his club just two or three seasons ago and is still very much active, huh?

I believe those Nigerians with Rohr are the ones given him names of Nigerians playing abroad because I presume he knows nothing about Nigerians abroad.