ChrisKels:


Lol the Nerdy bwoy, sometimes we just come here laf comot stress.

After taking d correction from tbaba1234, he gave a good description of idowu but out of no where, he crowned everything with a poo.

At Dat point, I fainted.

I can sight my oga MetalJigsaw peeping from the mpio (window). I hail thee Baba mi

I don't get your point

Daejoyoung:

So who are the people there by corruption? Ndidi? Ekong? Mickel? Balogun? oh come on.
You have been told that this happens everywhere, in Brazil, Spain, etc. Not all players can be called.

Where was Ndidi playing before he got invitation to the national team?

How many matches did he play for that team?

Where was Ekong playing before he got invitation to play for the Super Eagles?

How many matches did he play for that team?

Corruption could be in any form.

Where in Brazil or Spain did you see them drop a better player for lesser player?

They don't just drop players based on lesser quality but rather on off field issues.

New Super Eagle Ajayi Named Best Foreign Player In Egypt

By Hanifat Mustapha: New Super Eagles invitee Junior Ajayi has been named the best foreign player in the Egypt League.
According to the Al Ahly official website, the Nigerian forward was given the award during the annual Ahram awards held on Friday evening in Cairo.

Hi’s Al Ahly teammate Ahmed Fathi was also given the player of the year award.
Ajayi has played 44 matches and scored 16 goals since he joined Al Ahly from CS Faxien of Tunisia in 2016.

The 22 year old is in Gernot Rohr’s 28-man squad list that will play in the Super Eagles’ friendly games against Poland and Serbia later this month.

https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/new-super-eagle-ajayi-named-best-foreign-player-egypt/

ChrisKels:


Oh you've forgotten Ebuehi will struggle to make it into English academies?

The word academies is all encompassing it's general and misleading with regards to my proposition.

Which academies is the more pertinent question ❓
Do you think he would walk into the top EPL academies as an U23 player. I very much doubt it. And that's the context my statement was made,so there is no GOOF as you put it.

The reality is that a lot of top EPL academy players and or fringe reserve players are top players but world class players ahead of them limit thier opportunities.

That's why top EPL academy players can be sold for upwards of £10million and even much more.

Ebuehi is a good player but he's not top class. I hope he has a great world cup and gets noticed. As you know there weren't any La Liga, Bundesliga and or EPL clubs fighting to sign him.

Portuguese league is very good but how many of thier league teams made it to the Champions league last 16 Just one Porto and got resoundingly flogged by Liverpool 5-0 that says a lot.

Finally which league had the most number of clubs in the last 16 of the Champions league The answer is a clear quality indicator. In the SE where are out top performing players from

An Interesting post Culled from Complete sports.com:

"A Must Read:"
(From a Completesports fan, Kingmaker)

Ref: Coach Gernot Rohr & Nff leadership.
The Super Eagles Coaching crew did a brilliant job putting its 28 man list together.

We commend the Crew & NFF for their continued hard work in a bid to deliver the best Super Eagles WC participation till date.

However, a careful & incisive review of the called-up names shows that the list is 97% complete for real business heading to the WC proper.

We strongly believe that the Super Eagles of Nigeria would be the darling team of the tournament & the team to beat.

We have waited for this chance since 1994.
We were robbed of the opportunity to finish in top 3 position due to inexperience. It was our first Senior World Cup outing and a baptism of fire of some sort.. Expectations were very high. It turned out sour.

That tournament left many Nigerians totally broken. It meant so much for the fans.

The Atlanta ’96 Men’s Olympic gold medal victory did not, & could not assuage the pains many still carry with them. Multiple victories at global youth levels & in Africa were not good enough to rub off, or heal the deep wounds inflicted by that early ouster of ’94.

However, today, smiles are returning back to the faces of Nigerians. We can see the light of hope again.

A killer team is emerging in Africa & about to be unleashed on the World. It is the current Super Eagles team.

The NFF leadership & Coach Gernot Rohr are turning this into another memorable and unforgettable WC experience for Nigeria & Africa.

Eagles need just two (2) additions to its final selection, barring injuries, to be good to go, and enough to lift the world cup, every other thing being equal.

A top class goalkeeper & a top 9 striker are all Super Eagles desperately need now.
We have found them.

A first choice safe hands in goal is needed in Carl Ikeme, soon to rejoin the crew (when fit) as expressed by the Coach.

Or, resummon Austin Ejide back to the team for May crucial friendly.

Eagles first choice goalkeeper needs a quality backup.

Suggested:

Goalkeeping: 3
1) Carl Ikeme, (A. Ejide)
2) Francis Uzoho,
3) Ikechukwu Ezenwa.
Reserve:
Daniel Akpeyi.

This completes the Goalkeeping selection.

Attack:

First Choice Striker, (Top 9)
*****

NAC Breda, Holland, ‘Goals king’ Cyriel Dessers.

This is the joker in the pack.
This is the hottest & most clinical Nigerian top 9 currently.
He is a complete striker; a combination of brains, skill & finesse.

He is pacy on and off the ball. This young hitman is a goal scoring sensation in dutch top flight where he made goalscoring act as simple as fixing house chores.
There is nothing left to describe him.

I have not seen a Nigerian top 9 player as gifted in this generation of players as CY.
He is neat, precise, quick & totally lethal.
He also knows how to celebrate his exploits in style. I love this boy.

He will bring back joy to Super Eagles, & much more so to millions of soccer crazy Nigerian fans.

This is the MAN. If Nigeria must win the world cup, or stake a viable challenge for it, this is the guy that must lead the lines to make that dream come true.

Modern football demands the application of several formations particularly in tournaments where you wish to excel.

GR knows that very well & would need to trim down his squad & ring it around players who can be deployed in multiple roles, to suite the occasion.

It may be too early, though but we can safely say that some SE attackers evaluated are too lackadaisical, predictable, lacking dynamism, and cannot offer much at this level.

Such should make way for others. No disrespect.

Suggested team: 23

Goalkeeping: 3
Defence: 7
Midfield: 7
Attack: 6.

My concentration (in this article) right now is on SE Midfield & Attack positions.

1) Midfield: 7.

The Super Eagles midfield, as presently constituted from the release, holds the edge, with versatile ‘hatchetman’ Uche Agbo being the last addition.

This is the best possible technical “Gra-gra” team that Super Eagles can muster on parade today.

This is our engine room & heartbeat of the team.

This is where Coaches’ tactics are interpreted & executed.

This is where the disruption & breakdown of opposing teams are contemplated & carried out.

A good coach knows that matches are won & lost in the midfield.

Our’s is a balanced, strong & ruthless midfield that can withstand the stretch, grit & grind of opposing teams, as well as crowd pressure to come out unscathed, heads high, and on top & over the best teams of the world.
Barring Injury & loss of form.

My Pick:

Mikel John Obi (C)
Joel Obi
Onazi Ogenyi
Wilfred Ndidi
Oghenekaro Etebo
John Ogu
Uche Agbo.

2) Attack: 6.

This is the decisive unit where chances are sorted & buried.

All 32 teams of the WC tournament are winners in their own rights & would be well prepared to minimize errors, and reduce scoring chances of opposing teams as much as they possibly can.

So, glaring chances will be rare & far in between at the tournament. However, a good team can prise open a tight defence, create & put away half chances.

This is where players in the mould of Junior Ajayi is an added value. He will be a revelation at the WC if selected.

Again, this is where intelligent & visionary attackers are needed to do the job.

Without any doubt Nigeria have some.
Barring Injury & loss of form.

My pick:

Kelechi Iheanacho
Alex Iwobi
Victor Moses
Moses Simon
Junior Ajayi
Cyriel Dessers.
Reserves:
Ahmed MUSA
Odion Ighalo.

This Super Eagles’ attack on current form is ruthless & capable of achieving the unthinkable.

With this team, these boys, I clearly foresee goals, goals & more goals.
You cannot have it better than this one. This team can win the CUP.

God on our side, anything is possible..
Good luck, Nigeria!

komekn:


The word academies is all encompassing it's general and misleading with regards to my proposition.

Which academies is the more pertinent question ❓
Do you think he would walk into the top EPL academies as an U23 player. I very much doubt it. And that's the context my statement was made,so there is no GOOF as you put it.

The reality is that a lot of top EPL academy players and or fringe reserve players are top players but world class players ahead of them limit thier opportunities.

That's why top EPL academy players can be sold for upwards of £10million and even much more.

Ebuehi is a good player but he's not top class. I hope he has a great world cup and gets noticed. As you know there weren't any La Liga, Bundesliga and or EPL clubs fighting to sign him.

Portuguese league is very good but how many of thier league teams made it to the Champions league last 16 Just one Porto and got resoundingly flogged by Liverpool 5-0 that says a lot.

Finally which league had the most number of clubs in the last 16 of the Champions league The answer is a clear quality indicator. In the SE where are out top performing players from

The Epl and Championship where the whole of England squad play in... What has been achievement of the English national team for so long a time spanning over 5 decades now in international football.?

realpoacher:


Baba abeg tell him, this allegations of bribery and corruption is becoming nauseating and stale!!

Players who are not marginally better than those currently in the fold is the reason for all these baseless nonsense!

Brazil didn't go the world cup with Romario in 1998 & 2002

France didn't go with Samir Nasri 2010

Republic of Ireland didn't go with Roy Keane in 2002

So what the hell exactly are we arguing about?

It's really no good talk. I agree without equivocation that Nigeria is almost irredemably corrupt. Yes but in the context of always screaming corruption once players are invited makes it sound banal.
What it means is that if Ebuehi (whom I just like) or Aina do not make the cut for the 23 WC bound players, then it's corruption that made it so.
such specific accusations must be supported by specific evidence. If not abeg let them let us rest.

komekn:


The word academies is all encompassing it's general and misleading with regards to my proposition.

Which academies is the more pertinent question ❓
Do you think he would walk into the top EPL academies as an U23 player. I very much doubt it. And that's the context my statement was made,so there is no GOOF as you put it.

The reality is that a lot of top EPL academy players and or fringe reserve players are top players but world class players ahead of them limit thier opportunities.

That's why top EPL academy players can be sold for upwards of £10million and even much more.

Ebuehi is a good player but he's not top class. I hope he has a great world cup and gets noticed. As you know there weren't any La Liga, Bundesliga and or EPL clubs fighting to sign him.

Portuguese league is very good but how many of thier league teams made it to the Champions league last 16 Just one Porto and got resoundingly flogged by Liverpool 5-0 that says a lot.

Finally which league had the most number of clubs in the last 16 of the Champions league The answer is a clear quality indicator. In the SE where are out top performing players from

the first bolded is debatable because if they were lots of mid table german,spanish and even italian clubs would swoop on them but isnt the case.

on the second bolded that isnt always the case..eg james rodriguez

on the price of sum on these player whether fringe or academy we have to admit there is lots of money in english footbal down to the lower leagues so much so that is some sort of inflation that affects player transfer fees and wages

tbaba1234:


Kayode has not been playing.

ScoreNigeria in particular has been bringing up all kinds of weird articles.

oh this is even his case self

There are alot of players better than some of the players we have known or unknown so its not peculiar to Otigba alone. let it slide.

forgiveness:



I am not saying Eze should be dropped for the friendlies ooooooo.

I just think Otigba is better.

Maybe Rohr has another plan to bring a better defender. I don't know but our defence needs to be fortified.

I didnt even recall he's dead. how time flies..

gbosaa:



Romanus Orjinta! RIP to him. A brilliant footballer. We played in same pitch way back. New Haven primary school. Anyone here know about the New Haven League organised by one Chidi Unobuagha and his friend Nnamdi?...and also coal city league...

Sweet memories.

forgiveness:


EXCLUSIVE: Olanrewaju Kayode – It was tough at Girona because I wasn’t given a chance

By admin - March 4, 2018, 3:37 pm473 0

Striker Olanrewaju Kayode has exclusively revealed to SCORENigeria he was not given much of a chance at La Liga side Girona, but hopes to now prove his class at top Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk.

The full Interview:

SCORENIGERIA: Congratulations on your move to Shakhtar Donetsk?

KAYODE: Thank you brother.

How do you feel now about your latest transfer?

I am so excited and happy with the deal.

What are your targets with the club?

I just wish to concentrate and do well with the club.

Former Nigeria international Julius Aghahowa played for Shakhtar Donetsk, what are they saying about him?

He did great things here and they love him. They are saying good things about him here and I am so encouraged to hear this.

Did they want you to replicate his performance for the club?

They have so much belief in me which I know and they make me understand that. I am looking forward to do my best to keep the good name of Nigeria here.

I will be glad if I could surpass what a great player Julius Aghahowa achieved here.

What’s your jersey number?

I have been assigned jersey number 88.

What really happened at Girona because a lot was expected after you joined them on loan from Manchester City?

I had a very bad experience at Girona. I was doing well in training, very fit and ready for matches, but I wasn’t given the opportunity. I have put that in the past now as I am focused on doing well here now.

What message do you have for your fans and the Shakhtar fans?

To Shakhtar Donetsk fans, I say thank you for having me. I am looking forward to playing in front of you and make you happy. I need your support here.

And to my fans, I say thank you for always been there and supporting me. I appreciate you all and will make you happier with my goals here in Ukraine.

I thank my wife Zinny Kayode for always been there for me. I appreciate your prayers and words of encouragement.

Thanks for your time.

It’s always a pleasure talking to you brother.



http://scorenigeria.com.ng/2018/03/04/exclusive-olanrewaju-kayode-it-was-tough-at-girona-because-i-wasnt-given-a-chance/

Noooo, it was tough because Girona were corrupt.

Truidstar:
World cup don near, we still dey argue about who suppose get invite or who no get invite? The bitter truth is anybody wey miss this march call up, make em forget Russia, prepare for 2022 , if age still dey em side.

I'm really baffled how these people are so engaged in such unnecessary argument about one certain average player playing somewhere in Hungary... So annoying and irrelevant.

Iheanacho with an assist

Evening Guys. How good is Cyriel Dessers. I'm yet to watch any of his videos(data issues) but for those who have watched him play,how good is he? Is he capable of displacing Ighalo? Is he that good?

The way Man united attack consisting Rashford and Lukaku tore Liverpool defence in 20mins should give Rohr and insight that we need Pace and Power from Iwobi/Musa/Simeon/Moses and Ighalo to tear Dejan Lovren into shreds against Croatia.... And we gat pace and power in Abundance in the team. Hope Rohr is watching...

Bribery no dey nnf and is not corrupt if you think otherwise go hang yourself

forgiveness:



No doubt about that but I just wanted to set things straight here for those don't know.

However, I am saying give Otigba the chance too. He could also grab it with his two hands too.

Guy, you're making someone sick of this your Atinga abi na Otingba here. Are you in any way related to him??
What is your problem Mr??
U no dey tire??

MetalJigsaw:
Guy, you're making someone sick of this your Atinga abi na Otingba here. Are you in any way related to him??
What is your problem Mr?

Lol bros which one b otingba

iheanacho with an assist

MetalJigsaw:
Iheanacho with an assist

He is turning into quite an assistant lol

Beautiful assist from Kelechi. Finally finding his feet at leicester

Ndidi with a yellow

Sainty92:
The way Man united attack consisting Rashford and Lukaku tore Liverpool defence in 20mins should give Rohr and insight that we need Pace and Power from Iwobi/Musa/Simeon/Moses and Ighalo to tear Dejan Lovren into shreds against Croatia.... And we gat pace and power in Abundance in the team. Hope Rohr is watching...

if you have been watching our matches in recent times under rohr you will notice that eagles have actually become deadlier with counter attacks and pace...also lovren is a bit suspect for a defender

Nacho baby.

Iheanacho scores

Iheanacho on and within 3 minutes gave an assist. West brom 1 vs Leicester city 2

Go boy! You can do it

Edited:

Oops! And he scores some people that wants him out of SE for Tammy Abraham/Kayode will commit suicide today o!

West Brom 1 vs Leicester city 3

yes!!!! finally kelechi scores

Kelechi with a goal...1-3

Over the moon for me.....Nacho on his first premier league goal

There is defenders and goalkeeper crises because of the actions and in actions of previous coaches.

We had Kenneth Otigba and Gbenga Arokoyo who played consistently in the Eredivise and Turkish league btw 2014 - 2016.

Now, there's is one Junior Udeme Plus in the Portuguese league with Tondela and Jacob Adebanjo of Victoria Setuba who are both defenders.


I hope Rohr monitors themselves after the WC.

andrew444:
Over the moon for me.....Nacho on his first premier league goal

For Leicester City

And his long awaited EPL goal for Leicester's Foxes arrives in style....

Make way for Iheanacho... The Nacho man...

Note that Nachos is a popular meal served in the Midlands in Leicester... Expect orders of nachos at the taverns and eateries later on post-match...

Rohr going yipppeee!!!!