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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by oloriooko(m): 7:26pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
There is one dude aside Ezenwa in the CHAN eagles called Ojo that I see as a good midfielder if he meets a good coach |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 7:30pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Icon4s: I know you asked Kog 45 but let me too put small mouth. The 89 team had more quality. How can you explain coming back from 4-0 down in a match (the Daman Miracle) or playing two men short against eventual champions Portugal and only beaten by a goal. Then the tournament used to be only for 18 months but all 18 played the tournament and were simply awesome. The likes of Angus Ikeji, Emeka Amadi (GKs), Tunde Charity, Sam Elijah, Bawa Abdullahi, Nduka Ugbade, Mutiu Adepoju, Tony Emedolu, Peter Ogaba, Oladunni Oyekale, Dimeji Lawal, Chris Nwosu, Chris Ohenhen, Jimoh Balogun, Phillip Osondu etc I have tried. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 7:35pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Kog45: You recall that game: Cameroon vs Nigeria in 1989. It was a 1990 WC qualifying game. We needed just a draw from that game in the Lions' den to qualify for our first ever WC. And o, the tension had no rival. To make it worse, away games were hardly aired live so we had to listen to Ernest Okonwo's commentaries on Radio Nigeria. My brother I couldn't sit down to listen to the commentaries. I almost climbed our center table several times when Nigeria was allegedly on the offensive. We celebrated half time whistle shouting "ope o" half time! while heaving big sighs of relief because from the commentaries it seemed Cameroon were more on the offensive. You know how that game later ended na. We heard cases of people fainting when Cameroon finally took the lead late into the game. What was your experience of that game like? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 7:45pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Taliban: Chris Nwosu!! I remember that goal and his celebration of continuously swimming his hand, running and celebrating the goal. That Scotland 89 set to me were even better than the Canada 87 set. If not for that over-aged Saudi Keeper that stopped all our shots, we would have won that tournament. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by kennysville(m): 7:55pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
TheSuperNerd: A senegales rasta player 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 7:56pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Icon4s:One of the Biyik brothers scored us and David Ngodigha lost his teeth,Nigeria paraded players like Keshi,Use,Etim,Siasia and I remember Westerhoff first official match,Wonder boy Paul Halmiton was the coach before appointment of Clemens Westerhoff,so a lot of confusion,Rufai was sent back by Westerhoff,very tense match. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 7:59pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Icon4s: I remember Bukande, the dada guy... number 10 |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 8:03pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Icon4s:Yes our Scotland 89 team remain one of the best U17 till today better than Many Garba boys,i watched both and good enough i was at UAE live watching Manu boys or what would say about Chile 87 U 20 team,good team but messed up with indiscipline players like Etim Esin. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 8:04pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Taliban: Yeah that game. All our 4 goals were long range shots. Go check out that Mutiu Adepoju's pass to Nduka Ugbade for the equaliser. Highlights of that game is on YouTube. I also posted it here recently. I wonder why Nigerian teams generally hardly score such goals again. Recall also Victor Igbinoba's goal against Germany in the China 85 final. A Classic! NTA were just showing it prio to 9 o'clock news everyday for about half a decade. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 8:11pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Icon4s:My man who dey argue that that one with you,pls check 89 squad quality,the team set,no need to compare. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 8:13pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
kennysville:Chei Kennysville I no no say u belong to old class,yeah you are right dreadlock man Bocande. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Hanibal(m): 8:18pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
These elders will not let somebody hear word tonight ![]() |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 8:21pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Chuba Akpom loaned to St.Truiden, Belgium first division 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon79(m): 8:21pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
When you're men playing against boys, then you can score from anywhere .... even from Great Britain sef. But it becomes a different ball game when you play against your age mates ... the game becomes tougher. O pari Icon4s: 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 8:24pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Icon4s:Victor Igbinoba stole the show with that goal,i remember during Kwara 85 a lot of fans went to stadium to see and watch Igbinoba and he did not disappoint by scoring for Old Bendel State against Anambra in the final.Nduka Ugbade played for Lagos. This was after Kodak 85 WC,very sweat experience cos most of the boys represented their states in Kwara 85. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 8:29pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Kog45: The Chile 87 team held so much promises. With a good number of quality players but also with a good number of inexperienced players from the previous China 85 crop. China 85 was an U16 tournament, Chile 87 was an U21 tourney. A good number of those boys were too young. Though the bigger boys in the team tried but that was not enough to spare them from the bashings from Brazil and Italy.(Having Brazil and Italy in your group at any level that time na die be that) Those who have been long enough on this thread know I keep making reference to the mistakes we made with that team. Part of what affected the Manu U20 and what affected Amuneke's U20 as well. A lot of the players were too young and inexperienced to compete at that level. Some of them had to repeat the U21 in 1989 and then they played better and reaching the final. the Saudi 89 team was a combo of the China 85, Canada 87 and quality players from the local league. Perfectly matched. Mind you by 1987, the cadet WC became U17. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 8:34pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
tbaba1234: When that guy nod ball, the way the Dada go scatter, keeper no go see where the ball they travel to. Hahaha. They also had another good player called Adolph Mende. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 8:43pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Icon4s:True talk i remember Adeolu Adekola was at Unilag then may be 200 level or so,also Andrew Uwe of 85 U20 and Nosa Osadolor at university of Ife. Honestly good old days and just damn surprised we cannot find deputy for Mikel, remember Okocha era,we have Wilson Oruma,James Obiorah,Emma Ebiede,Duke UDI,Dodoo Avaa,Ochucko Otis ready to play |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Certitude(m): 8:45pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Icon79:Baba you haff kee me... ![]() |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Certitude(m): 8:46pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Kog45:And their achievements?? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by lexyman(m): 8:54pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Kog45: but then we were still not satisfied , cos of the influence of Okocha, i hope some will be able to fill the Vacuum of Mikel when its time |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 9:06pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Kog45: The number 10 role is a dying role. Imagine Rabiu Ali at almost 40 is the best in our league. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by maidaboi(m): 9:08pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
tbaba1234:for the fact that you want to play for nigeria you have my blessing go and shine!!!!! 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 9:16pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
tbaba1234:There was this song by Nelly Uchendu played on radio usually before any crucial match in the 80's. The song goes something like... Every match Every match Eagles the great, Eagles of Nigeria. If they play football in Ghana, Eagles must win.......nothing like the eagles in Africa. I cant recall the name of the song. I have always wanted to download it but I'm hitting dead ends. cc Kog45, Icon4s 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by maidaboi(m): 9:17pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Gabriel Okechukwu: From sacking Stephen
Keshi to saving Salisu Yusuf https://www.aclsports.com/gabriel-okechukwu- sacking-stephen-keshi-saving-salisu-yusuf/ The stage was the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna on a sunny and peppy Saturday afternoon of June 13, 2015 when Nigeria’s Super Eagles began their 2017 AFCON qualification campaign against Chad. It was a much changed Nigerian side filled with youthfulness and players earmarked for the future. A certain Odion Ighalo came off the bench in that game to devastating effect while a youngster, Gabriel Okechukwu – 19 at that time – was named among the substitutes. Not only was Okechukwu registered as an academy player, he was also assigned the Number 10 jersey, famously worn by the magisterial Jay- Jay Okocha and up to that time, the enigmatic John Mikel Obi. Okechukwu did not get to taste action on that day but that singular ‘audacity’ (as the top hierarchy of Nigeria’s Football Federation called it) by the late Stephen Keshi served as the perfect springboard for the NFF who had been looking for every possibility to disengage with Keshi. That decision by Keshi started a series of events including query and a possible breach of contract by nursing interest in another (Coted’voire) job. These culminated in Keshi’s dismissal the following month and the player who was with an Abuja academy at that time Water FC made for all sort of banters across social media. Fast forward two and half years later, Okechukwu had been toted to Ukraine for an unsuccessful stint but promptly returned home to join high-flying Nigeria Professional Football League side Akwa United midway through the 2017 season. It turned a smart decision as the 6ft 7′ striker earned a recall to the national team, albeit the home based Super Eagles and then won Nigeria’s cup competition with Akwa United, scoring the decisive penalty in their shootout victory over Niger Tornadoes in Lagos. He was part of the home based Super Eagles side which lost in the final of the WAFU Cup to Ghana in September but kept his place for January’s African Nations Championships despite not doing anything out of the ordinary in Ghana or in months after. Okechukwu sat out Nigeria’s first two games in Morocco and had to wait until the third game against Equatorial Guinea was safely won before he was handed his competition debut. He barely touched the ball in his six-minute cameo but not to worry, his day of reckoning was beckoning. That day came in Nigeria’s next game – a quarter final game in Tangier – against Angola. The Eagles missed a number of scoring opportunities and were heading out of the competition when an injury to wonderkid Sunday Faleye prompted Salisu Yusuf to call on Okechukwu with about thirty minutes left to play. He made his presence felt in the attack and although he missed a glorious chance to pull Nigeria level on 77 minutes, his strike partner Anthony Okpotu redeemed himself with a late equaliser, sending the game to extra-time. Cometh the hour, Cometh the Man! After a goalless first half of extra time where both teams looked jaded and seemingly settling for shootouts, Okechukwu took his destiny in his own hand. Picking up a loose ball after Dayo Ojo’s free kick appeal was waved away, he decisioned one, two, Angolan defenders before shooting from the edge of the penalty box. The luck that has trailed Okechukwu all his career also followed the ball as it took a deflection off Angolan defender Wilson and beyond his goalkeeper Landu Mavanga. Typically, the Nigerian social media sphere at that point had been filled with hues, blames, swear words and sometimes curses towards the players and the technical crew. Many, even after the win have questioned the tactical nous of the coaches and an exit at that point will most definitely mean a significant low in the coaching profile of Salisu Yusuf. However, Okechukwu’s goal made the difference. It brought joy, not only to millions of Nigerians back home but to Nigerian journalists who froze away in the cold of Tangier watching these boys (including yours sincerely). His namesake Okechukwu Keshi was the last and only Nigerian coach to get this far in the competition but was dismissed starting from the decision to name him in his Match Day squad in mid-2015. Keshi is no more, but Gabriel Okechukwu has returned the favour by saving the job and perhaps life of another national team coach, Salisu Yusuf. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by elyte89: 9:18pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
maidaboi: Has he agreed to play for us ![]() |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 9:21pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Transfer news Isaac Success joins Malaga on loan Etebo joins Las palmas on Loan More Nigerians in La liga 14 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by safarigirl(f): 9:21pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
tbaba1234:finally! Dude was wasting awaybin Arsrnal's reserve team |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 9:24pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Very active transfer day, Enyeama should answer us o!! |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Oasis007(m): 9:28pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
Respect to the Elders on this Thread. I'm really enjoying and learning from the Stories you Guys are sharing right now. You Guys had seen and enjoyed real Football. Ride on...... coz a Fan is enjoying the Oldies. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by elyte89: 9:28pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
tbaba1234: Tbaba do u now work in BBC/skysport transfer studio ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by tbaba1234: 9:32pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
goldfish80: I no remember but maybe i will if i hear it.. Radio commentary used to give me heart attack in those days. Things have really changed. |
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