TheSuperNerd:
Mikel and Ighalo banter ahead of their CSL clash this weekend (Mikel's Tianjin Teda vs Ighalo's Changchun Yatai).
Mikel started it with a tweet and a pic attached as seen below.

I can't pick sides so let me just wish both an injury free game.

elyte89:



What's up with Dis salary of a thing na,if d coach no dey OK with am,e no go collect d job in d first place


Marcello Lippi been paid d highest wage as a national coach,wetin d guy Don achieve with d Chinese national team?

Don't read too much into my comment o. I was just teasing £100k is good money

Humility017:

I think that coach was keshi....

a coach blessed good game tactics but biased and corrupt team selection ruinned his success with the super eagles....
starting from his fight with adebayo...he sold himself into corruption.

Why Keshi? Pls can you substantiate your claim with fact.

I emember the same Keshi put a phone call to Leon Balogun and convinced him to play for Nigeria.

Also Ekong Troost and capped him against Chad.What of Bright Dike and Shola Ameobi.

Did you know that the same Keshi first contacted Carl Ikeme before he lost his eagles job.

The fact still remain Keshi has a record to beat by any coach no matter the negativism.

edi287:

Mumu auto correct...meant our confidence.

so I be mumu? hmmm

andrew444:


Victoria setubal of 1990-1994 someone was busy scoring any how in Portugal and you expect him not to be invited,yekini scored 90 league games in 114 games,bros this is a difference scenario.

Someone that won African player of the year in 1993 and you expect him not to be called for the 94 World Cup?

Stop comparing that year and now ,and the last time I checked pele never played in Europe to be called one of the greatest,we all know such can't happen now

Andrew you are right very incomparable,Yekini and Etebo.

Icon4s:


I don't want shockers anything. Let Argentina just beat them jeje to deflate their ego.

If Iceland should beat Argentina don't you think we are in more trouble?

Of we win both our first games. trust me, the Albicelestes would be desperate and this isn't the naija team of 2014 either. we will do another 4-2 again.

Rohr And Agents Are At Loggerheads Over Nigeria's Provisional World Cup Roster

Published: May 12, 2018

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has revealed that some agents have attempted to influence his choice of players for the national team ahead of Monday's deadline of naming a 35-man provisional squad for the World Cup.

The former Bayern Munich defender admitted that there has been renewed pressure from these agents as the stock of their clients would rise if they are included on the roster.

Rohr has made it clear he has no intention of dropping the players that qualified Nigeria for the tournament in Russia and it is thought that the provisional roster will contain ninety percent of the players summoned for the pre-World Cup friendlies against Poland and Serbia.

''Some agents are calling me or sending me messages about their players, they want me to take them but it is not pressure,'' Rohr said to Channels Television.

''They try to do some things but they see that I don't accept their proposal. I have a look, sometimes, they try to work for the players which is normal.

''I have never been under pressure, I never got money proposal to take one player because they know my reputation, 45 years in professional football I never did it.''

Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Daniel Akpeyi, Francis Uzoho, Shehu Abdullahi, William Troost-Ekong, Leon Balogun, Brian Idowu, Obi Mikel, Eddy Onazi, Wilfred Ndidi, Oghenekaro Etebo, Ahmed Musa, Victor Moses, Odion Ighalo, Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho are assured of spots in Nigeria's 23-man World Cup squad.

The remaining seven spots will be given to utility players such as Ola Aina and Kenneth Omeruo.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=27705

Keshi...... He saw our future amidst our corrupt system and now we reaping...... for doing that in such a bad system, I'll say he is the one with the record to beat.

Kog45:
Why Keshi? Pls can you substantiate your claim with fact.

I emember the same Keshi put a phone call to Leon Balogun and convinced him to play for Nigeria.

Also Ekong Troost and capped him against Chad.What of Bright Dike and Shola Ameobi.

Did you know that the same Keshi first contacted Carl Ikeme before he lost his eagles job.

The fact still remain Keshi has a record to beat by any coach no matter the negativism.

Keshi was a fraud.

forgiveness:



Keshi was a fraud.

OK chairman he was a fraud and Rohr as you always claim for not giving the likes of Kayode,Aluko and Ajagun chance.

tbaba1234:

Croatia has been very average in their warm-up games even with these players.

It will be very crucial

Kog45:
OK chairman he was a fraud and Rohr as you always claim of not giving the likes of Kayode,Aluko and Ajagun chance.

Chidiebere- Nwakali gate is not forgotten by me. It's corruption too..

I am waiting for his 35 man list. Though, I heard he among all the 32 teams going to the world Cup wants to release 30 man list. If true then I know Rohr is corrupt.

daveP:
Keshi...... He saw our future amidst our corrupt system and now we reaping...... for doing that in such a bad system, I'll say he is the one with the record to beat.

My oga my comment did not centred on fraud but on unsubstantiated allegations that Keshi believe in players calling him whereas the same Keshi put a phone call through to Balogun that he want him in eagles.

Kog45:
Andrew you are right very incomparable,Yekini and Etebo.

Thank you bros,at least if you can understand me then i know what i am saying.

forgiveness:



Chidiebere- Nwakali gate is not forgotten by me. It's corruption too..

I am waiting for his 35 man list. Though, I heard he among all the 32 teams going to the world Cup wants to release 30 man list. If true then I know Rohr is corrupt.

forgive baba! in icon79 voice O' PARI.

andrew444:


Thank you bros,at least if you can understand me then i know what i am saying.

Yekini was a leading scorer for eagles before he moved to Vitoria Setubal in Portuguese division two then getting Europe deal for Africans exvept few francophone countries was a huge task.

Kog45:
forgive baba! in icon79 voice O' PARI.

Hahahahahaha! Sir, make I talk my mind na.

forgiveness:


Rohr And Agents Are At Loggerheads Over Nigeria's Provisional World Cup Roster

Published: May 12, 2018

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has revealed that some agents have attempted to influence his choice of players for the national team ahead of Monday's deadline of naming a 35-man provisional squad for the World Cup.

The former Bayern Munich defender admitted that there has been renewed pressure from these agents as the stock of their clients would rise if they are included on the roster.

Rohr has made it clear he has no intention of dropping the players that qualified Nigeria for the tournament in Russia and it is thought that the provisional roster will contain ninety percent of the players summoned for the pre-World Cup friendlies against Poland and Serbia.

''Some agents are calling me or sending me messages about their players, they want me to take them but it is not pressure,'' Rohr said to Channels Television.

''They try to do some things but they see that I don't accept their proposal. I have a look, sometimes, they try to work for the players which is normal.

''I have never been under pressure, I never got money proposal to take one player because they know my reputation, 45 years in professional football I never did it.''

Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Daniel Akpeyi, Francis Uzoho, Shehu Abdullahi, William Troost-Ekong, Leon Balogun, Brian Idowu, Obi Mikel, Eddy Onazi, Wilfred Ndidi, Oghenekaro Etebo, Ahmed Musa, Victor Moses, Odion Ighalo, Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho are assured of spots in Nigeria's 23-man World Cup squad.

The remaining seven spots will be given to utility players such as Ola Aina and Kenneth Omeruo.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=27705

Good after South Africa match Rohr discovered that agents are devils.

If Rohr is not ready to give any new player chance then he should named his 23 man list and start camping fully.

Kog45:
Yekini was a leading scorer for eagles before he moved to Vitoria Setubal in Portuguese division two then getting Europe deal for Africans exvept few francophone countries was a huge task.

Vitoria Setubal was in division one when Yekini moved in.

Kelvin in Sports 4 days ago
Gernot Rohr bans ‘Oloshos’ from Eagles’ camp ahead of Russia 2018 World-cup (Details)


Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr, has placed a ban on prostitutes visiting the camp where the players will be lodged in during the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

In the statement released on Monday by Super Eagles media officer, Toyin Ibitoye, it was gathered that the players were already aware of the development. News Telegraph correspondent also learnt reliably, that wives and girlfriends (WAGs) of the players who have been given approval to be with the players would also not go to the camp just anyhow and any day.


Rohr stated clearly those ladies of easy virtues (prostitutes) or any female who has no direct link with the national team players, would not be allowed near the Eagles’ camp as he is making frantic efforts to avoid distractions in the camp.

“We know there are cute girls in Russia who will be all over the place to be around our players but they won’t get close because there will be strict resistance.

“Concentration is crucial at the World Cup and the coach is taking this seriously.”

“They can only come after match days when the players are relaxed. The training after match will be light and before the start of strategic work for the next game, that is the time WAGs will be allowed. They can only visit and won’t be allowed to stay with the team,” the source said.

Gernot Rohr is currently putting finish touches on the provisional list of the team for the mundial which is expected not to be more than 35. Only 23 will eventually make the final list to the World Cup. Super eagles will compete with Croatia, Iceland and Argentina in Group D of the forthcoming World Cup. The team will play three more international friendlies before the World Cup.

23 man list out with 12 provisional

andrew444:


Imoh and sadiq didn't impress him during training I guess you watch the training.just the way uche agbo is always called up and not capped maybe he has never impressed in training.

If Agbo has never impressed in training why keep inviting him??

Icon4s:


I don't want shockers anything. Let Argentina just beat them jeje to deflate their ego.

If Iceland should beat Argentina don't you think we are in more trouble?

You're right bro

MetalJigsaw:
What about Ekong

It is a known fact that Every member of the team needs to be fit for optimum performance. But the players I highlighted fitness is paramount to the success of this team as their roles can not be overemphasized

forgiveness:


Vitoria Setubal was in division one when Yekini moved in.

Thanks got relegated that season but i remember Yekini joined setubal half of the season.

MetalJigsaw:
If Agbo has never impressed in training why keep inviting him??

Pls don't let forgiveness see this o.

zuchyblink:
The best formation for us going to the world Cup is the one we played against Argentina. We could rule the world with that formation. We struggled against Poland and Serbia when Rohr deployed our usual 4-3-3. Rohr should repeat the formation he used against the Argies against England and Czech. I so much believe in that tactics because it is ideal for a not-too-good team like Nigeria

Yes the 3-5-2 is our ideal tactic and it'll surely match our counterattacking style. I'm very confident about it and I really cope that Rohr has taken note if this new and effective tactic.

Kog45:
Pls don't let forgiveness see this o.

Its not hate from me bro. I'm just being logical.

tbaba1234:

Etebo had a great game against Algeria.

Etebo did not bros

charlesemeka85:
Paul onuachu was on the verge of getting a call up before he got injured which kept him out for a long time. rohr monitors his progress and even advised him some time ago to push for a move away from the danish league. rohr has a strong scouting network which gives him report of the exploits of Nigerian players both home and European groomed. he is not like our lazy indigenous coaches who only monitor our players through complete sports newspaper and news gotten from the internet . i remember few years ago a certain Nigerian player was making in his club in Europe but was yet to get an invite to the super eagles, this got tongues wagging and when the then national team coach was interviewed on why the lad have been ignored the gaffer's response was if the boy is ready to play for Nigeria that he should place a call to him

this got me laughing

AIG07:
It is a known fact that Every member of the team needs to be fit for optimum performance. But the players I highlighted fitness is paramount to the success of this team as their roles can not be overemphasized

I'm not talking about every member of the team... I think Ekong is among them.

lexyman:


in about 3 matches of Las palmas consecutively , he has been a shinning light .one of the matches was against Barcelona ... MADE RAKITIC TO LOOK ORDINARY ..... I will prefer Etebo ahead of any of our defensive midfielders to play along Ndidi and Mikel ,the interesting part is that , they re all playing in the Laliga , this will be another advantage for us , cos he must have learnt a lot about them and know their weaknesses .

some Etebo 's abilities :


he can take on player ...
has good dribbling skills , and speed
eye for goals
attacking minded .
power.
strong and he is very dangerous in the box 18 .



this kind of midfield combination will be a hand full for Croatia

oga Etebo is not better than Onazi