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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by edi287: 3:52am On Dec 06, 2017 |
SerVik:Keshi decided to invite Uche for our last game in the qualifiers instead of earlier on. He didn't have a great game but do we judge him by just that game? Didn't Lukman Haruna score in one of our friendly games before the world cup in 2010?? He didn't flop in every match he played. Martins can have an impact in this team. Ighalo was posting few average performances before he got dropped and then Rohr reinvited him after deciding he needed a target man. Nacho has had bad games as well. I repeat, If Ighalo from the same "weak" Chinese league is our first choice CF, then martins can do a job from the bench. Simple as that. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by blacksteel(m): 4:42am On Dec 06, 2017 |
How time flies...this same Martin that was forming for super eagles during his hay days @ Inter Milan is now begging to be part of the same team in 2017. Thank God we have a no- nonsense coach in Gernot Rohr. Trust me,if an indigenous coach was in charge of this team,alot of useless players who have passed their prime like Martins and Co would have been forced down his throat. The likes of Agali,Alloy Agu are the bad eggs in the current coaching crew. These guys are corrupt! 4 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by nelszx: 5:17am On Dec 06, 2017 |
Rohr is A 'Father Figure' For Nigeria Team ![]() Gernot Rohr took charge of Nigeria in August 2016 Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has been described as a "father figure" by Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick. His comments come as Rohr finalises signing a new two-year deal that will see him continue beyond the World Cup. The German is rewarded for negotiating a tough World Cup qualifying group that included African champions Cameroon, Algeria and Zambia. "We offered him a new contract which he has accepted," Pinnick told BBC Sport. "They are going about the documentation now. His contract expires after the World Cup but we have offered him another two years with a slight pay increase. "He has radiated being that father figure for the team and has made the players understand that if "I lead well, you guys will follow well". "The team spirit is what has been counting for us on the field and off the field." Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick "He has been able to instil in the boys a sense of patriotism, a sense of discipline, and he's been able to show them that if you are not disciplined then you cannot make an impact. "Gernot has been exceptional as a coach." Pinnick also paid tribute to Nigeria captain John Mikel Obi. "Mikel Obi has been super," added Pinnick. "He has carried the team so well and they believe in him." "We are very happy with what we have been able to mould together because it is very rare in Nigeria. In the past, you've had several leaders in the Super Eagles but now we have just one Super Eagles. "The team spirit is what has been counting for us on the field and off the field." The NFF president also reiterated that Nigeria are targeting a place in the semi-finals in Russia next year and says they are putting more plans in place to achieve that aim. Last month, the players and federation signed an agreement concerning the payment structure for the 2018 World Cup in a bid to avoid the problems that have often blighted African teams' participation at past World Cups. "The players were part of it from the beginning. We sat down and negotiated, we didn't just say - 'put your signature on this,'" Pinnick explained. "We gave them the document to go and study and they spoke among themselves and made a little adjustment before they signed it. "We want to make sure we don't have any mistakes going to the World Cup. We are going to have a press conference (on 11 December) to reveal our roadmap to Russia - all the friendly games that we have earmarked. "We will play a minimum of five games leading up to the World Cup. They will all be strong technical teams and we have based our choices on some of the teams in our group." Nigeria open their World Cup Group D campaign against Croatia on 16 June, followed by Iceland on 22 June before finishing with Argentina four days later. The Super Eagles are playing at their sixth World Cup finals and this will be the fifth time they face Argentina in the group stages. http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42238097 11 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 5:51am On Dec 06, 2017 |
safarigirl: You sure understand the structure of this team. One major strength of this team is the versatility of over 90% of the players. The only 2 major starters I know can only play in one position are Troost-Ekong and Ighalo. Even Balogun can play as RB wella. Versatility is key in terms of final selections. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by nelszx: 5:56am On Dec 06, 2017 |
Count Me Out of World Cup, Enyeama Tells Peterside Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Peterside Idah has claimed that Vincent Enyeama told him in a conversation that he is tired of playing for Nigeria and will not be returning to the team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. There has been a clamour for the Lille of France keeper to return to the team after he quit acrimoniously. Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr is open to welcoming Enyeama back into the team as it was obvious the Eagles have a goalkeeping problem. ![]() Vincent Enyeama “I was one of those who spoke to Enyeama when there was an attempt to get him back to the national team and he told me he’s tired of playing for Nigeria. “So, there should be no Enyeama (going to the World Cup). The players should have the love to play for Nigeria and not the love to play at the World Cup and make history.” He added Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Francis Uzoho should be able to stand, but the choice was up to the coaches. “Ezenwa appears to be the No 1 now after what he did in the qualifiers, but he is not world-class,” Idah said. “Uzoho is better than him and I believe the training camp before the World Cup will determine who is really No 1.” https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/12/count-world-cup-enyeama-tells-peterside/ 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 6:11am On Dec 06, 2017 |
Idah Peterside: “Ezenwa appears to be the No 1 now after what he did in the qualifiers, but he is not world-class,” “Uzoho is better than him and I believe the training camp before the World Cup will determine who is really No 1.” 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 6:17am On Dec 06, 2017 |
Fatau Dauda is STILL in Enyimba Ezenwa will have to battle Dauda and Afelokhai for the number 1 shirt. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 6:25am On Dec 06, 2017 |
NPFL Invitational: Contest for Enyimba's gloves starts here The fight for first team goalkeeper in the camp of former champions, Enyimba International promises to be a matter of interest at the 2017/18 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Pre-season Invitational which kicks off at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano from Monday, December 11. In his return to the club, coach Paul Aigbogun is faced with a headache many coaches would pray for. For the season, the club has listed three keepers with potentials to lay claim to the number one spot. It is no longer news that the club has recruited national team keeper, Ikechukwu Ezenwa. The question on many lips has been; will Ezenwa be the undisputed first choice at the Confederation Cup campaigners? This question becomes pertinent taking into cognizance the presence of Theophilus Afelokhai and Ghanaian, Fatau Dauda. It will be recalled that there was no clear-cut first choice among the duo last season with former coach, Gbenga Ogunbote doing more of rotation. There was little or nothing to pick between the two and with each passing training session, Ogubbote's task got more difficult. The club then instituted a type of incentive which saw whoever had more clean sheets between the two get some reward. Any keeper who had three consecutive clean sheets home and away got what was called the chairman's bonus. This even made the competition fiercer. Not conceding goals meant more to the keepers. This writer got wind of the bonus after seeing Dauda's reaction to Stephen Odey's goal when Enyimba engaged MFM in Calabar. That goal in his first home game, jolted his quest for the chairman's bonus. Afelokhai went ahead to pocket the bonus once last season but never got a breathing space from Dauda. After stints at Chippa United, Orlando Pirates and Ashanti Gold, Dauda came highly rated. Currently Ghana's third choice keeper, he commands a pedigree that could easily install him as a first choice in any NPFL club. The desire to keep his national team place has heightened his quest to be Enyimba's first choice. But he has to contend with Afelokhai, a colossal figure between the sticks. Afelokhai moved to Enyimba after a 10 year stint at Kano Pillars which heralded the golden era of Sai Masu Gida. He was in charge as Pillars won the title three consecutive times. This was the intimidating reputation he brought to Enyimba, Nigeria's most successful team. So whatever high ratings Dauda brought from Ghana was dwarfed by the serial winner, Afelokhai. Just as Afelokhai cannot dismiss Dauda's credentials with a wave of the hand. It is therefore understandable if a coach has difficulties picking one ahead of the other. If Ogunbote had this headache last season, Aigbogun will even be faced with a tougher task next term with Ezenwa's addition. With Vincent Enyeama stalling on returning to the national team, Ezenwa is primed to be Nigeria's first choice at the World Cup thus the need to get more playing time. Not a few attributed his poor showing against Algeria in Constantine to inactivity due to the NPFL season being on break. For him to excel at football's showpiece event, he must get regular competitive action. To do so, he must upstage Afelokhai and Dauda at Enyimba. Was Enyimba the right choice for Ezenwa? Shouldn't he have opted for a club where he will be a clear-cut first choice? Enyimba Sporting Director, Jude Anyadufu was at the center of the Ezenwa's deal and thinks it was the best for the player and the nation. His words; "Ezenwa needs a big club like Enyimba that is also on the continent. He is going to the World Cup and could be Nigeria's first choice so he needs to play actively both in the league and on the continent. He needs to face quality oppositions that should give some idea about what he will see at the World Cup". But would the presence of Afelokhai and Dauda guarantee the regular football Ezenwa would crave for? Anyadufu replied; "He does not need any guarantee. He has to fight for his place. These two keepers will make him work hard both in training and in the matches. He doesn't need to be sure that he must start. That will make him feel relaxed. If Ezenwa must play for a club in the NPFL, it should be Enyimba. We will do our best in the club to ensure he is ready for the World Cup". "We still have the chairman's bonus in place for this season. He has to battle it out with the other keepers. Before he gets the opportunity to keep clean sheets, he must play. And he has to prove to the coaches in training that he is better than Dauda and Afelokhai. We are happy to have three quality keepers in the team. You will also know that we are playing in three competitions. There will be enough matches for all of them to show what they can do. What it means is that whatever happens, we must have somebody solid in goal in every match" The audition for Enyimba's number one spot this season starts with the NPFL Pre-season Invitational. While Dauda and Afelokhai will be on parade for Enyimba, Ezenwa will file out for CHAN Eagles. Interestingly, Enyimba and CHAN Eagles are in the same group. A scenario having Ezenwa on one end and the duo on the other is in the offing. http://www.npfl.ng/index.php/news-features/club-news/2518-npfl-invitational-contest-for-enyimba-s-gloves-starts-here 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Humility017(m): 7:19am On Dec 06, 2017 |
edi287: there is nothing simple anymore... we have gone beyond the stage of trial and error.... the bench should be for young and hungry players.....and not for one old leg. your points on nacho and many others posing an average performance is not true... even when the young nacho fired blanks you see his impact in those games...how he kept pressure on the opponent defenders. .. as such allow his colleagues to do damages... on unche....I believe you just trying to create excuses for him.... more than 45 minutes is enough for any player to prove himself... I remember osaze took just few minutes to prove keshi wrong against Iran...and against Bosnia he earned a starting berth...and even scored the lone goal.... so that lane excuses for martins and co holds no water...... 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 7:23am On Dec 06, 2017 |
tbaba1234: I hope the screening of goalkeepers in camp will be fair and unbiased. Alampasu should be invited too. 4 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 8:12am On Dec 06, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe:Even Dele Aiyenugba should be invited in the absence of Enyeama. 6 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 8:14am On Dec 06, 2017 |
komekn:You people have started again. last time it was “Argentina will easily over run our midfield because of Ogu's lack of pace” but that was not the case. Ogu is a disciplined player who is aware of his weakness and tries to harness it to his advantage. He knows the right time to go forward and when to sit back and I will say he does the job better than Onazi who is known for running around and leaving the defense exposed. Why did Nigeria concede against Algeria in Uyo? Onazi and one other player were busy marking a single with the ball, and left another Algerian player in the face of the defense who received the ball and had all the time in the world to position and hit the ball straight to the roof of the net. With that kind of defensive lapses from Onazi against “top teams” in the world cup, the defense will be badly exposed which may be capitalized on. The team needs a disciplined player who puts his primary duty of shielding the defense first before any other thing and one of those player is Ogu. He was even the one that concentrated more on his defensive duties than Ndidi in that game against Argentina. The Argentines had tough time trying to go through the center, and he also assisted Idowu on the left. He may not be a very pacy player but he knows how to cope and play good football anytime he is called upon. 10 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by lexyman(m): 8:29am On Dec 06, 2017 |
nelszx: when i read this article i see more reasons why Enyeama shouldn't be in the team , i hope others can see it .... team spirit is key and Mikel has his loyalist and supports , bringing in someone higher than him in ranking will divide the team and break the team spirit among them , if Enyeama is really patriotic , he should INSIST and STAY AWAY from the team for good ... and anyone that wants him back is against the success of the Super Eagles . 10 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 8:34am On Dec 06, 2017 |
tbaba1234:I think he has left but Ezenwa being a second choice will not disturb his Eagles chances cos he has always been second choice but still find his way to national team,no thanks to Salisu Yusuf. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Goke7: 8:35am On Dec 06, 2017 |
edi287: you guys have a way of defending the flop of your favourite players even when its glaring to all ![]() 6 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by mazimee(m): 8:35am On Dec 06, 2017 |
forgiveness: Where is the line? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 8:39am On Dec 06, 2017 |
Humility017: haba, so Iheanacho has never posted an average performance for the Super Eagles? Chai, y'all should fear God sometimes 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Goke7: 8:39am On Dec 06, 2017 |
forgiveness: so folks who play this position are banned from scoring? your excuses can't save martins 7 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 8:47am On Dec 06, 2017 |
nelszx::KOMNE,pls read this cos you said am being sentimental when i said i don't want Martins,Enyeama back due to unity of the team. 4 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Goke7: 8:49am On Dec 06, 2017 |
Mujtahida: it's only a coach who doesn't know what he is doing that will prefer martins to younger players. Except there are injuries to our current forward players, martins chances are very slim only forgiveness thinks otherwise. The younger players are hungry to make a name like we saw during the wcq and the Argentina friendly. what is martins hungry for? fame, he has it, money, very plenty. old players just want to be a part of the world cup jamboree, that's all. Martins has nothing to prove again. same thing with enyeama. 8 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Goke7: 8:51am On Dec 06, 2017 |
Kog45: Sir am with you on this, we don't need any player older than mikel right now in the team especially with the way the other players adore mikel as their leader. 7 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 9:22am On Dec 06, 2017 |
SerVik: You lie no bi small. When was Ike Uche invited and failed? You mean the joint top goalscorer for Nigeria in 2010 WC qualifiers and the top goalscorer for Nigeria in 2013 Nations cup qualifiers did nothing? Why d lie na? In 2015 Nations cup qualifiers Ike Uche still scored a goal in two matches? Why you dey lie, na? Oga, Lukeman Haruna was not called when he was inform, so it was expected. Person wey just dey come out from long injury na em you expect to perform wonders? Beside, when Lukeman was playing 247 in his club and got invited, he performed wonders against Argentina and Greece at the 2010 WC. So, try know situation of things before you feed people here with lies. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by edi287: 9:23am On Dec 06, 2017 |
Humility017:Ahhh so Osaze now proved Keshi wrong?? I thought someone on here said he flopped after being forced on Keshi? What impact did young Nacho have against SA?? Nacho has flopped in most of the games he played as a lone 9. That is just the plain truth. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by edi287: 9:26am On Dec 06, 2017 |
Goke7:Martins is not my favorite player. I've watched a few of his games and feel he is a good option to come from the bench. If anything, it's Nacho that has been defended on here despite flopping as a lone striker and a China based Ighalo showing him how to play as a lone 9. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Goke7: 9:26am On Dec 06, 2017 |
forgiveness: and we landed in the 2010 world cup final ba? wonders indeed ![]() |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by junnyjake(m): 9:30am On Dec 06, 2017 |
somehow: We've seen how he handled the National Team, same he he treated the veteran captain at his new club then went on to give the captain band to a 17 year old. He also had problems with the coaching staffs, some had to leave the club because of that. The best thing that can happen to him is maturity. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Goke7: 9:31am On Dec 06, 2017 |
edi287: nacho has scored great goals for Nigeria during the wcq and in the international friendly against argentina, hence its easy for him to be defended, the ighalo you said that taught him how to play lone 9 has scored how many goals for Nigeria compared to nacho? talking should be done on the pitch for the national team for any player. Martins never leave up to that expectation in his recent appearances for the eagles and that's a fact. 7 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by edi287: 9:35am On Dec 06, 2017 |
Mickael2:I'm starting to think when it comes to Nacho, some people lose any sense of rational thinking on here. We've seen people say Nacho is better than Martins was at his age despite a young Martins raping Nesta and Maldini then. Now we're hearing Martins was a flop for SE despite being our 5th highest goal scorer and having scored 11 in his first 15 games. Funny thing is most are only advocating for Martins to be a squad player/impact sub. What is there to be afraid of?? If he flops at the friendlies - don't invite him. It's not that hard 6 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by edi287: 9:39am On Dec 06, 2017 |
Goke7:What position did Nacho play when he scored most of those goals?? I can guarantee you he didn't score more than 30 percent of them playing as a lone 9. Why did Rohr invite Ighalo and start him immediately if Nacho was performing so well as a 9?? Are you going to deny at the moment that Ighalo is not our first choice number 9? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 9:44am On Dec 06, 2017 |
lexyman:Thank you my brother.This has been my point of argument that we don't need players that would disrupt the peace and bond in the team. Thanks Amaju for attesting to it that the spirits is awesome and has contributed to the success of the team. A lot always forget how some players like Enyeama,Ike Uche,Osaze Odenwengie have been find wanting in eagles camp. Vincent Enyeama as Eagles captain went on air to condemn the choice venue for Eagles match instead of meeting with NFF personally to express his view but went behind his team mates to express his displeasure to the media.Also his unceremonious exit from Eagles is still fresh though Olishe didn't showed enough maturity in handling the situation but Enyeama too went extreme with his behavior, no matter what he should have remained with the team and carry on just like Mikel did or what do you want us to say about Musa who was stripped too of captain band by Siasia and also vice captain by Rohr but still remain with the team,this show great character of a leader. Osaze was one of the most indiscipline player i ever seen in eagles but a lot will not agree cos they forget easily.The same Osaze had a terrible issue with Lagerback at WC when he was benched for Chinedu Obasi,after WC went on air to condemn Lagerback employment by saying it was a mistake on the part of NFF that the man distrupted eagles plan.He also had issue with Samson Siasia at Olympics 2008 forcing Siasia to bench him,after the tournament he said it openly that Siasia wasn't ripe as a coach.The same thing happened between him and Keshi and some with short memories want him back. Ike Uche should have been one of the greatest Nigeria striker but messed it up during Afcon 2013 by went behind to meet NFF technical man Chris Green that Keshi lacks it tactically,this was prior to quarter final match against Cote d'voire.This was the reason Keshi was hell bent that Ike will not make his team to WC but Keshi keep on citing that Uche doesn't play with the team. We do not need these types of players who would not be happy to sit on the bench or always castigating their coach tactics approach to the games.What we need now are players that will consolidates on our build up not the ones that w come to camp and started showing disunity. Truly if Rohr need them especially Martins and Enyeama no issue cos i don't doubt their qualities but can they abide by the rules and regulations of the team,that's my concerns nothing more. 10 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 9:45am On Dec 06, 2017 |
Goke7: And how many goals did Ahmed Musa, Tega Etebor, Henry Onyekuru etc scored in those positions? How many goals did Ighalo score in 5 matches he played as a CF for 411 minutes? Just 1 goal. Smh |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by junnyjake(m): 9:53am On Dec 06, 2017 |
nelszx: You're doing a nice job Bro. Keep it up. 1 Like |
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