EEGA:
Hbd Bro.Many,many,many more years.

Thanks

oloriooko:

Happy birthday and progress for you with ease this new year and many more years to come, cheers!

oloriooko:


Thanks bro

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Happy Birthday Sir Realpoacher.... May your poaching skills never die and may it bring thee many more years of awesomeness and positive progress.

Have a beautiful birthday Sir....... Wish you all the best...

Yara Yara plsss show him his cake and more....

My Oga at the Top, I hail o

realpoacher:


Thanks

Happy Birthday bro

Icon4s:


So Nwofor's goals at VVV Venlo were for juniors huh?

But he was not at Venlo before the world cup and he had no senior goals by then

World Cup: Ministry, NFF should work together, says Balogun


A renowned sport analyst, Tayo Balogun, on Thursday urged the Federal Ministry of Sports and Nigeria Football Federation to work together to ensure successful outing for the Super Eagles at the World Cup.

Balogun told newsmen in Ibadan on telephone from his base in the U.S. that the synergy was necessary for a strong outing in Russia.

“I’m agitating for a good cordial synergy between both parties because they have to be on the same page at all times.

“The preparations should be on both the players and of Nigeria’s participation regarding spectators.

“Aside the mapped out friendly matches for the Super Eagles, machineries should also be in place to have as many supporters there as possible.

“Plans should be made for flags and Jerseys to be provided for Nigeria’s supporters in Russia. This will serve as morale boosters for the players.

“I am sure there are several Nigerians resident in Russia and plans should be made ahead to coordinate their support for the Super Eagles,” he said.

Balogun told pressmen that Nigeria should also take advantage of Mikel Obi’s wife who happened to be a Russian citizen, to court the support of Russian fans.

“Our captain is married to a Russian and that would aid in us getting some support from Russians.

“This will help in getting some form of empathy from Russians and we should build up on that.

“Russians would know that Nigeria has some kind of tie with them and that will pull some crowd for us,” he said.


Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/world-cup-ministry-nff-work-together-says-balogun/


Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 140 days to go

goldfish80:

But in the not so distant past, the main Super Eagles managed to scrap past Ethiopia, Swaziland, Guinea, Congo Kinshasa etc They even lost a friendly to Uganda in kaduna and haven't managed to to qualify for Afcon back to back.
You talk as if We have been beating these African countries silly.
Libya is grouped with us , can you stake your neck that the main team will collect all 6 points from the Libyans?
They better do, if not the knives will be out.

"In not so distant past" you said. In not so distant past that Oliseh would rather play a Paul Onobi and bench Mikel Obi. That same not distant past that Oliseh would rather force a Silvester Igboun on us rather than play Sonne Aluko, that Gbolahan Salami was our best striker. Keshi keeping slots for home based players whether they merited it or not.

Keshi, Oliseh and Siasia's team selections finished us. "My boys, My boys" sentiments.

That is gone now. Rohr is in charge. No home based sentiments. Only the best will be invited irrespective of whether you are home based or foreign based.

On beating Libya home away, football is no mathematics.

BascoVanVeli:


But he was not at Venlo before the world cup and he had no senior goals by then

He was at VVV Venlo up till the summer of 2013 where he scored 8 senior goals in his penultimate season before being loaned to Heerenveen in the 2013-2014 season.

A player that scored a brace in 2013 in only his second game. Anthony Ujah who is being tagged today as having a better stat than him never scored a single goal in his 7 appearances for the Super Eagles. Brown Ideye and Anthony Ujah flopped big time at the Confed Cup held in that same 2013. There came a young forward in Uche Nwofor and he scored a brace in the Nelson Mandela Challenge in only his second game for Nigeria and you say that is not enough to keep him in the team?

With strikers like Ideye, Ujah and Eneramo out of favor Nwofor making the team to the World Cup was not out of place.

goldfish80:


Clubs can buy players from around the world, this freedom can mask the real football development in the countries in question. Some leagues are populated by "foreign" African players (Psl for instance), Chan attempts to even things out and expose the real football development in African countries.
Club football cannot give you this. Chan is quite special.

CHAN is not a useful tournament. Local players are exposed at under 17, under 20 and under 23 level. We are the only confederation with tournaments for home based and foreign based players.

For many countries, their best players rarely leave their country. Afcon is already a mix of foreign and local players, often the best local players .

Icon4s:


He was at VVV Venlo up till the summer of 2013 where he scored 8 senior goals in his penultimate season before being loaned to Heerenveen in the 2013-2014 season.

A player that scored a brace in 2013 in only his second game. Anthony Ujah who is being tagged today as having a better stat than him never scored a single goal in his 7 appearances for the Super Eagles. Brown Ideye and Anthony Ujah flopped big time at the Confed Cup held in that same 2013. There came a young forward in Uche Nwofor and he scored a brace in the Nelson Mandela Challenge in only his second game for Nigeria and you say that is not enough to keep him in the team?

With strikers like Ideye, Ujah and Eneramo out of favor Nwofor making the team to the World Cup was not out of place.

My point is that he scored zero senior goals at Heerenveen which was prior to the world cup, so how can u compare him to Iheanacho's situation? If this was any other player who scored a brace in a novelty match against SA u would call him a flash in the pan, so what make Nwofor special? Don't forget Sunday Mba helped us lift the nations cup and didn't make the wc team.

tbaba1234:


CHAN is not a useful tournament. Local players are exposed at under 17, under 20 and under 23 level. We are the only confederation with tournaments for home based and foreign based players.

If the clubs play their cards right there will be a boost in transfer fees, stadium patronage and memorabilia purchase. Football is a business and the fact is that CHAN is an advertisement for all these league.

BascoVanVeli:


If the clubs play their cards right there will be a boost in transfer fees, stadium patronage and memorabilia purchase. Football is a business and the fact is that CHAN is an advertisement for all these league.

If a local player performs well in the under 20 WC, it will do far more for the club than CHAN.

Some of our players have reached the age where they are not going abroad again.

Icon4s:


He was at VVV Venlo up till the summer of 2013 where he scored 8 senior goals in his penultimate season before being loaned to Heerenveen in the 2013-2014 season.

A player that scored a brace in 2013 in only his second game. Anthony Ujah who is being tagged today as having a better stat than him never scored a single goal in his 7 appearances for the Super Eagles. Brown Ideye and Anthony Ujah flopped big time at the Confed Cup held in that same 2013. There came a young forward in Uche Nwofor and he scored a brace in the Nelson Mandela Challenge in only his second game for Nigeria and you say that is not enough to keep him in the team?

With strikers like Ideye, Ujah and Eneramo out of favor Nwofor making the team to the World Cup was not out of place.

Sir i thought Keshi was a bribery laden coach but on Nwofor situation he didn't take bribe like he took in the case of Uchebo and others or what do you think.

I remeber a moniker was telling us Keshi was doing it to have something to fall on during retirement and you thumb him up but on Nwofor the same Keshi did well.

BascoVanVeli:


My point is that he scored zero senior goals at Heerenveen which was prior to the world cup, so how can u compare him to Iheanacho's situation? If this was any other player who scored a brace in a novelty match against SA u would call him a flash in the pan, so what make Nwofor special? Don't forget Sunday Mba helped us lift the nations cup and didn't make the wc team.

He earned his call up from his performances in VVV Venlo.
Just like Iheanacho earned his call up from his performances at City.

I am bringing Iheanacho into the equation as just like the argument of some other players having better stats at their respective clubs than Nwofor so also are some other players currently having better stats than Iheanacho yet he is a favorite to make it to the World Cup.

The Nelson Mandela Challenge is never a mere Novelty game. It was like a cup final in terms of expectations and intensity of the game. Infact it was a final.

And yes Uche Nwofor ended up being a flash in the pan. That still underlines the fact that most junior internationals never leave up to their expectations.

Please watch the video highlights of that game and tell me such quality should have been ignored for misfiring Ujah, Ideye and Eneramo.
For the John Ogu fans watch as he displayed his usual trade marks


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRSMfsf0cPc

Kog45:
Sir i thought Keshi was a bribery laden coach but on Nwofor situation he didn't take bribe like he took in the case of Uchebo and others or what do you think.

I remeber amoniker was telling us Keshi was doing it to have something to fall on during retirement and you thumb him up but on Nwofor the same Keshi did well.

He was talking about the 7 home based players slot. Rumors had it that Keshi struck a deal with those players so as to get a share from their transfer fees when the money bags start coming. Which was why he kept fielding them to raise their market values.

I was not referring to him taking bribes from Uchebo, Nwofor or anybody.

tbaba1234:


If a local player performs well in the under 20 WC , it will do far more for the club than CHAN.

Some of our players have reached the age where they are not going abroad again.

You are even going far. AYC sef. It was their performances at the AYC that saw Uche Nwofor and Okechukwu Uchebo move to Europe from Enugu Rangers. Same goes for Chidi Osuchukwu.

Icon4s:


He was talking about the 7 home based players slot. Rumors had it that Keshi struck a deal with those players so as to get a share from their transfer fees when the money bags start coming. Which was why he kept fielding them to raise their market values.

I was not referring to him taking bribes from Uchebo, Nwofor or anybody.

OK sir

tbaba1234:


CHAN is not a useful tournament. Local players are exposed at under 17, under 20 and under 23 level. We are the only confederation with tournaments for home based and foreign based players.

Because of the peculiar nature of the African game and the need to develop leagues across the continent. If the concept was lost on FIFA, they wouldn't have awarded the tournament with a 3 points coefficient.

tbaba1234:


If a local player performs well in the under 20 WC, it will do far more for the club than CHAN.

Some of our players have reached the age where they are not going abroad again.

It is not a must everyone should play abroad. If Caf can develop the African game, players from other continents will play in Africa.

Now I understand the problem, you think Chan is about harvesting players to man pim.p to European clubs. Well the long term vision of the tournament is to develop African leagues.
I am very much at home with the idea.

Icon4s:


"In not so distant past" you said. In not so distant past that Oliseh would rather player a Paul Onobi and bench Mikel Obi. That same not distant past that Oliseh would rather force a Silvester Igboun on us rather than play Sonne Aluko, that Gbolahan Salami was our best striker. Keshi keeping slots for home based players whether they merited it or not.

Keshi, Oliseh and Siasia's team selections finished us. "My boys, My boys" sentiments.

That is gone now. Rohr is in charge. No home based sentiments. Only the best will be invited irrespective of whether you are home based or foreign based.

On beating Libya home away, football is no mathematics.

The irony is not lost on me that you think home based cannot be good enough, even with your political statement at the bolded.
I mean, you won't even entertain the idea that Orji should be called up irrespective of Balogun's form.
The game should be about equity and fair play. This is clearly not the case.

Abia Warriors Captain Austin Obaroakpo On Trial At PSL Side Cape Town City.

tbaba1234:
Abia Warriors Captain Austin Obaroakpo On Trial At PSL Side Cape Town City.

Wasn't this the same guy that was playing for super eagles under Oliseh going for trials!!! This is a joke..

bengine:


Wasn't this the same guy that was playing for super eagles under Oliseh going for trials!!! This is a joke..

In South Africa, Nonetheless..

New Falcons coach appointed

Thomas Dennerby : Coach
Mr. Jorgen Petersson: Assistant

tbaba1234:


In South Africa, Nonetheless..

I don't understand why other nations don't respect our league players, there would rather want them to come for trial..its a huge disrespect to the league and its players..it shows we really need to improve on the homefront..

I hope this umar sadiq move to NAC loan move goes through. Only if he started the season with a team that would give him game time, it's not to late to make the World Cup. I believe wholeheartedly that with regular game time and goals this boy can fight for a starting position, he definitely is better than nwakeme and Aaron Samuel. One of our most gifted young strikers top 3. People need to stop judging him based on Olympics performances, not that he disappointed, infact he did very well for his age.
I really couldn't get the hype and desperation to get Tammy, when we had an umar sodiq.

bengine:


Wasn't this the same guy that was playing for super eagles under Oliseh going for trials!!! This is a joke..

Because they were busy keeping slots for home based players rather than selecting the best.

realpoacher:
Sup house, I am a year older today .... 3 decades and counting .. . It is the Lords doing


I promise to tone down character assassination posts going forward

Happy Birthday Realpoacher! Wishing you all the best in life...

Thomas Dennerby
Personal information Date of birth 13 August 1959 (a Place of birth Enskede, Sweden
Playing position Midfielder
Club information Current team: No Club
Senior career* Years Team A 1977–1985 Hammarby IF 1985–1987 Spårvägens IF

Teams managed Värtans IK Spårvägens FF Hammarby IF (assi Hammarby IF DFF 2003–2004 Djurgården/Älvsjö 2005–2012 Sweden (women) 2013 Hammarby IF



Source: Wikipedia

tbaba1234:
New Falcons coach appointed

Thomas Dennerby : Coach
Mr. Jorgen Petersson: Assistant

Swedish coach.. But no records...

Danielnino00:
Thomas Dennerby

Personal information
Date of birth 13 August 1959 (a
Place of birth Enskede, Sweden

Playing position Midfielder

Club information
Current team: No Club

Senior career*
Years Team A
1977–1985 Hammarby IF
1985–1987 Spårvägens IF


Teams managed
Värtans IK
Spårvägens FF
Hammarby IF (assi
Hammarby IF DFF
2003–2004 Djurgården/Älvsjö
2005–2012 Sweden (women)
2013 Hammarby IF




Source: Wikipedia

You beat me to it... No tracking Record just hope he come out good for us...

Thegoodjoe, or anyone who has a good understanding of Efik, please, what is "God forbid" in Efik?

Danielnino00:
Thomas Dennerby

Personal information
Date of birth 13 August 1959 (a
Place of birth Enskede, Sweden

Playing position Midfielder

Club information
Current team: No Club

Senior career*
Years Team A
1977–1985 Hammarby IF
1985–1987 Spårvägens IF


Teams managed
Värtans IK
Spårvägens FF
Hammarby IF (assi
Hammarby IF DFF
2003–2004 Djurgården/Älvsjö
2005–2012 Sweden (women)
2013 Hammarby IF




Source: Wikipedia

I wanted to kick against this, but when I tried to see who among the female national team handlers to recommend and remembered how we have been failing woefully at the most recent World women's championships I just thought we should give this a trial.

However, we can attach either of Eucharia Uche, Florence Omagbemi or Mercy Akhide to work as chief choach, just like the Rohr - Salisu kinda arrangement.

But also I hope they have enough finance to fund this?

The women games are not as frequent as those of the men. The last time the Falcons played was the 2016 AWC. Can they keep a foreign coach and pay him for that long a period without engagements?