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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 1:35pm On May 18, 2018
Wetin happen to he papa name?

TheSuperNerd:
Official : Borussia Monchengladbach Announce Signing Of Nigerian Winger From Tottenham




Through a statement on their official website, German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach have announced that they have pulled off a transfer coup by landing the hugely talented Nigerian winger Keanan Bennetts from Tottenham Hotspur.
Born in Edgware, London to a German mother and Nigerian father, Bennetts has penned a four-year deal that will keep him at Mönchengladbach until the end of the 2021-2022 season.

Speaking on the deal, Bennetts said : ''Borussia is one of Germany’s biggest teams. I’m really looking forward to experiencing the atmosphere at BORUSSIA-PARK.''

Sporting director Max Eberl added : "Keanan can play a variety of attacking roles. He has played for Spurs in the Premier League 2 and in the UEFA Youth League this season, and we back him to make the step up to the Bundesliga.
''We’re delighted he has chosen to sign for Borussia.''


Keanan Bennetts has represented Germany at U15 level and also has caps for England U16, U17 and U19 national teams.



**Igho Kingsley
Photo Credit : borussia.de


Source: http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=27787


Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 27 days 4 hours 7 mins to go

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 1:35pm On May 18, 2018
Joebie:
Me no know our people. Born and bred here. I be son of the soil. I come often and stay for an extended period sometimes. I know our problem.


As you can see, d obudo oyinbo hammatan don reformate ya brain to oyinbo. Hahahaha! Here head dey hot.. grin
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 1:39pm On May 18, 2018
Leave that one.. if we don’t look at the positives we will never believe in ourselves. And that is one of our problems.

Why do u think black Americans are still behind? Bad orientation that heavily focuses on their history of slavery. That in itself promotes mental slavery.

Modified
We have our own version of mental slavery stemmed from our colonial past. Anyway na my opinion


forgiveness:


As you can see, d obudo oyinbo hammatan don reformate ya brain to oyinbo. Hahahaha! Here head dey hot.. grin
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 1:47pm On May 18, 2018
Joebie:
You noticed? Oya expatiate on your claim about Siasia and Kalika
And What is the one and only playing style of Amuneke?


Kalika was behind Siasia's success from the U20 to Olympics, and until he first became national team coach but after Kalika left his pattern of play depreciated greatly.

Amuneke all about tik tak and at the same time an agent. Not good for the national team.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 1:56pm On May 18, 2018
Joebie:
Leave that one.. if we don’t look at the positives we will never believe in ourselves. And that is one of our problems.

Why do u think black Americans are still behind? Bad orientation that heavily focuses on their history of slavery. That in itself promotes mental slavery.

Modified
We have our own version of mental slavery stemmed from our colonial past. Anyway na my opinion




Yeah! We look at the positive of how politicians are mediocre of drilling boreholes in the 21st century and neglect the negative corruption of known cases. You are right.

Freedom is not free. You must fight for it.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Martz101: 2:00pm On May 18, 2018
forgiveness:



Sadiq Umar is a Roma player.

He's even in for the Athletico Madrid friendly or it's also likely he is among the 35 man list which NFF decided to show us 30 and decided to call the other 5 foreign players to join the team secretly after the friendly match against Athletico Madrid with the excuse that they are just training with the main team. That's all.

No wonder 7 foreign players were called to hide their secret dealings, so as not to make it obvious that 5 were actually on the list. grin

This plan might have been explained to their various clubs in order to secure their release because the clubs, in no normal circumstances are oblige to release their players for an inconsequential friendly that will add no value to the players hence the Roma famzing us. grin

If true, NFF and Rohr wouldn't have been able to explain the inclusion of five targeted players if they announced all the 35 man list at once because it's obvious they are not the best we have this season hence the defactor.

I know the players are the Nwakali brothers, Alhassan Ibrahim, Musa Mohammed and Sadiq Umar. grin

How could they have realised these players names ahead of the obvious better ones that did well this season?

There's nothing hidden under the Sun that will not be made manifest to light.

Wisdom of man is foolish.

Well, I am watching. Peradventure it plays out then I know agent is at work.

This man go craze o, bros take am easy
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by chrisooblog: 2:02pm On May 18, 2018
oga forgiveness and his conspiracy theories smh anyway joebie you have addressed his concerns lets just sit down and back the team LET'S GO SUPER EAGLES
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 2:09pm On May 18, 2018
chrisooblog:
oga forgiveness and his conspiracy theories smh anyway joebie you have addressed his concerns lets just sit down and back the team LET'S GO SUPER EAGLES

Are you among those people that crucified Onigbinde for including Ogbeche because of bicycle kick or Sangalo but suddenly and surprisingly made uturn to applaus the inclusion of Simy because of the same bicycle kick or Sangalo? grin
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 2:15pm On May 18, 2018
Yes we really need change.. I'm not denying that.. But if we are really going to change things we need leaders that have the know-how. And what I've just highlighted is for us understand the root of the problem. if we don't start from there -- the way we think as a people -- we cannot reorientate ourselves for change. Parents will need to start having a different conversation with their kids. Teachers will need to start teaching with a whole new perspective. Our school curriculum should be designed to embrace our history with an analytical approach. Our children should be spurred to ask questions and not just accept anything and everything as "na so e be" or "na so dem dey do am". We are not intelligent because we don't ask questions. we are not intelligent because we don't challenge ourselves to find better solutions to problems. But we think we are intelligent based on the number of degrees we have.

My friend corruption is a reality. But we need to first analyze the root cause of the problem.

forgiveness:



Yeah! We look at the positive of how politicians are mediocre of drilling boreholes in the 21st century and neglect the negative corruption of known cases. You are right.

Freedom is not free. You must fight for it.

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Martz101: 2:17pm On May 18, 2018
forgiveness:



Don't worry FIFA will still pay Oliseh Sunday for the crucial part he played to qualify us for the world cup. grin

How many AFCON matches did Oliseh lose?

Mutiu was more qualified than Amuneke in regards to coaching experience and qualification yet Amuneke was chosen as the assistant to Garba and later Under 17 and under 20, heaven didn't fall and you all applauded it. Why pin point Mutiu?

how is Mutui more qualified?
Did Amuneke perform bad during his tenure?
Why is your argument always Yorubish bias??

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 2:17pm On May 18, 2018
Icon4s:


Now you understand why I have not been sold on Uzoho being our first choice.

In previous WCs our goalkeepers were our major strong saving grace. Rufai, Ike Shorumun, And Enyeama. You saw the huge roles they played in galvanizing the defense and the team at large. You saw all those point blank saves.

Does Uzoho fit into those big shoes?

Na God go save us for this WC o. As far as I am concerned we are going to this WC without a recognized goalkeeper.
Me I have already assumed we are playing with 10 outfield players and the grace of God is in the goal post. Shikena
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AIG07: 2:17pm On May 18, 2018
zuchyblink:
ANY FORMATION THAT IS NOT 5-3-2 IN RUSSIA WILL LEAD TO DISASTER. BOOKMARK THIS POST AND RESPOND AFTER THE GROUP STAGE
one thing we need is Victor Moses and we need him to be physically fit.

With Moses we have an additional player in defence irrespective of the formation we're using... Be it 4-2-3-1(which is the most likeliest) or 3-5-2. He is very vital to our survival and progress!

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 2:18pm On May 18, 2018
Will red cards and bookings in the friendlies transfered to the main event in the world cup

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Martz101: 2:22pm On May 18, 2018
forgiveness:


Kalika was behind Siasia's success from the U20 to Olympics, and until he first became national team coach but after Kalika left his pattern of play depreciated greatly.

Amuneke all about tik tak and at the same time an agent. Not good for the national team.

your comment are always childish

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by chrisooblog: 2:25pm On May 18, 2018
simy nwankwo was included as a reward for his spell of good form in a top rated seria A not because of just sangolo. i never criticized onigbide for inviting ogbeche after all ogbeche was known to the national team even before the AFCON. however to answer the question you just raised ogbeche wasn't in blistering form heading into the world cup even the famous sangolo he no even score atleast simy score him own.

use this link http://www.ligue1.com/joueur/ogbeche-bartholomew check ogbeche stats compare to simy and tell me how they are the same

forgiveness:


Are you among the people that crucified Onigbinde for including Ogbeche because of bicycle kick or Sangalo but suddenly and surprisingly applaus the inclusion of Simy because of the same bicycle kick or Sangalo? grin

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 2:25pm On May 18, 2018
Icon4s:


Some times it is good to go back and watch the Super Eagles of the 90s. The way they handled the ball with so much perfection, skill and confidence. That Amokachi's Chester, before he laid the ball to Finidi who crossed to Yekini for our first goal, was simply out of this world. Even the athletism you talked about. Look also at the France 98 games and Atlanta Olympics.

Our current teams don't play that way any more. Including Rohr's Eagles.
There's a certain brashness and swagger with which we announced ourselves on the world stage in 94. Maybe it had to do with the exuberance of a first time experience like the bounciness of a new wife cos Cameroun did it at Italia 90, Senegal at Korea/Japan 02. Now we have become perennial customers, tepid and timid, no longer able to spread our wings to its full span and soar.

Let's see how this current team will perform. It's less than a month from now but 'hostilities' begin.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 2:28pm On May 18, 2018
Mujtahida:

There's a certain brashness and swagger with which we announced ourselves on the world stage in 94. Maybe it had to do with the exuberance of a first time experience like the bounciness of a new wife cos Cameroun did it at Italia 90, Senegal at Korea/Japan 02. Now we have become perennial customers, tepid and timid, no longer able to spread our wings to its full span and soar.

Let's see how this current team will perform. It's less than a month from now but 'hostilities' begin.

At the bolded, Cameroon's first participation was at Espana 82.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 2:29pm On May 18, 2018
Yes Kalika also helped him win bronze at Rio abi?. Kalika was also instrumental to Manu Garba's U20 team failing to disgrace the U23 team when our own Flying Eagles were whopping all the top NPFL teams at the Super 6. Siasia also beat Brazil 1-0 without Kalika (thanks to Emmanuel Daniel though). My friend I wont take anything away from Kalika. Siasia is indeed wise to be able to choose the right minds to help him in his job. But you can't take anything away from Siasia, because he also did very well without Kalika. Although sometimes it seems he has his boys. But in reality every coach has their boys for reasons we can always investigate.

Amuneke football na tik tak? Don't sound like a hater now. Oh yes I will agree with you on that, only on the ground that he is really an agent

forgiveness:


Kalika was behind Siasia's success from the U20 to Olympics, and until he first became national team coach but after Kalika left his pattern of play depreciated greatly.

Amuneke all about tik tak and at the same time an agent. Not good for the national team.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 2:29pm On May 18, 2018
krattoss:
Will red cards and bookings in the friendlies transfered to the main event in the world cup

Haba!! No na!!

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by realpoacher(m): 2:30pm On May 18, 2018
Icon4s:


The Nigerian league IMO has majority of the blame.

To develop a playing style you have to start from the home front. But unfortunately the playing stlyes of our local clubs are nothing to right home about. Plus also majority of our national team players play abroad. Apart from major events like the WC and the AFCON the team typically spend 3,4,5 days together. That is also a challenge.


Jelisavic Tihomir aka Father Tiko, a Yugoslav, was Nigeria's first ever foreign coach from 1974 to 78. He was saddled with the responsibility of qualifying Nigeria for the 1978 WC. We were on course until Godwin Odiye's own goal in that final qualifying game. He brought the European flavor to our football. Yugoslavia (and Today Serbia) are known for producing quality coaches. Yugoslavia was a major footballing force in the 70s and 80s.

Otto Gloria, a Brazilian, took over from Father Tiko From 1978-1982. Otto Gloria to me laid the foundation of modern day Nigerian football. He brought with him the "Samba" style of football which saw Brazil dominate the world all through the 50s to the 80s. Nigeria adopted the Brazilian style of play which also to a very large extent worked for us. Growing up as a young footballer then, we were thought to play the samba style. This requires plenty of ball possession and dribbling. It saves the team plenty of energy and wears out the other team. Here the ball does the running and not the players. While your opponent will be busy chasing the balls.

In no time all Nigerian clubs adopted the Otto Gloria's Samba style. Even kids on the streets.
Stephen Keshi was a product of this style which he was able to largely infuse into his SE team.

Other Green Eagles coaches of the 80s like Festus Onigbinde and Paul Hamilton tried to maintain that style that brought us to lime light in Africa. Look at the 1980, 82, 84 and 88 AFCON teams how they played. You would see the Brazilian flavour.

However, in 1989 came Clemence Westerhorf, a Dutch. For those that saw Westerhof's 1990 AFCON team you will obviously agree that they were a lot more athletic and faster paced than the 80s team. They played plenty of counter attacking football. That was the beginning of the European style of play. Plus a good number of our players started moving to Europe: Belgium and Holland mostly.
Nigerian players of that era played with the Brazilian kind of skills and the Dutch type of athleticism. Every Nigerian footballer then was thought the trickery of dribbling your opponent one on one. If you don't know how to dribble you have not started.

Jo Bonfere, another Dutch, came in and continued from where Westerhof stopped.

All through the 90s Nigeria played with a blend of the Brazilian(innate) and Dutch style (adopted from our Dutch coaches) .

Bora Milutinovic, a Yugoslav, took over from Bonfere, and continued with the European flavour. Going into the 2000s, Nigeria began to adopt more of the European system, besides, the Samba was no longer as efficient as it used to be.

Onigbinde, Chukwu, Eguavoen and Amodu all tried to sustain our adopted Dutch system but they struggled.

Lars Lagerback did not add any value to Nigerian football. There was also a Philippe Troussier


On came Stephen Keshi who to a large extent was able to reintroduce our system of play of the 90s. May his soul rest in Peace. Ball possession and athleticism.

Samson Siasia seemed not to have raised his coaching style from the youth level. Typically known for adventurous football with not much efforts to fortify his defense. He typically comes our with high scoring and high conceding teams.

Sunday Oliseh's reign was too short to effect any meaning style of play to our football.

Gernoth Rohr has brought a different dimension to Nigerian football. We have never had a German coach. Rohr is the first German. German football thrives on compact midfield and efficiency in the attack. They typically choke up games creating little space for their opponents to create chances and hitting them on the counter when they have the opportunity.

It is left for us now to see how this system would work for us in the WC and in the coming years if Rohr remains.






Erm chief,... *scratches head*...... Berti Vogts was our first German...

Gernot Rohr is the second

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 2:30pm On May 18, 2018
Icon4s:


Sure you will be in Uyo then.

I dnt know if I can work out away of attending.

Sure will but I think it will be even hard for me to get to the stadium on time that day.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 2:32pm On May 18, 2018
the bolded is unacceptable here

Martz101:


how is Mutui more qualified?
Did Amuneke perform bad during his tenure?
Why is your argument always Yorubish bias??

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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 2:35pm On May 18, 2018
forgiveness:


Kalika was behind Siasia's success from the U20 to Olympics, and until he first became national team coach but after Kalika left his pattern of play depreciated greatly.

Amuneke all about tik tak and at the same time an agent. Not good for the national team.

That is how they said tippy tappy footy will not work in England until Pep Guardiola delivered. wink
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon79(m): 2:38pm On May 18, 2018
And here's the ultimate insider himself, Michel Platini, revealing his they rig the draws to favor certain countries/teams. When I tell y'all that the UCL draws are always rigged in favor of Real Madrid, most of yall thought that I was just crying wolf. Oya, hear it from the horse's mouth directly:

"A little trickery" was employed for the 1998 World Cup draw to ensure France and Brazil did not meet until the final, disgraced former Uefa president Michel Platini has claimed.

The French hosted and won their first World Cup 20 years ago, beating Brazil 3-0 in the final in Paris.

Former France captain Platini was on the tournament's organising committee.

"When we organised the schedule, we did a little trickery," he told radio station France Bleu Sport.

"France-Brazil in the final, it was the dream of everyone.

"If we finished first in the group and Brazil finished first, we could not meet before the final."

He laughed as he went on: "We did not spend six years organising the World Cup to not do some little shenanigans. Do you think other World Cup hosts did not?"

Brazil and France were the top teams in the Fifa rankings heading into the tournament and were among the eight top-seeded teams.

Two days before the draw took take place, world governing body Fifa announced that holders Brazil would be allocated to Group A while France were in Group C.

Read more here ....
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44170578


O pari
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 2:39pm On May 18, 2018
realpoacher:


Erm chief,... *scratches head*...... Berti Vogts was our first German...

Gernot Rohr is the second

Yeah thanks for that reminder. Correction made.
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 2:39pm On May 18, 2018
I think the problem is preconceived ideas. Blind to everything that negates it.

chrisooblog:
oga forgiveness and his conspiracy theories smh anyway joebie you have addressed his concerns lets just sit down and back the team LET'S GO SUPER EAGLES
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon79(m): 2:39pm On May 18, 2018
Nna, that was bifor bifor not now. I don't live that kinda life any more grin


O pari

kennysville:



yeepa! You wen i dey think say u be saint. Well sha we thank God for ur life.

Lessons learnt: Trust no one! Hahahahahahaha
na joke Oh!
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mujtahida: 2:41pm On May 18, 2018
Icon4s:


At the bolded, Cameroon's first participation was at Espana 82.
It was coming to my subconscious. Noted
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon79(m): 2:41pm On May 18, 2018
No worries, bros. I have repented. I am totally celibate now .... no more fornication or adultery.


O pari

Taliban:

Apostle Must hear !!! Blood of Zechariah!!!!!!!!!
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 2:44pm On May 18, 2018
On the last bolded, what can u say about draws now? Only the host country is assured of a group, usually Group A. All the top seeded teams are drawn into groups. No wonder he was disgraced out of office. There will always be corruption in every society, but measures must be taken from within to check the excesses. As we try to make it better, the corrupt ones will always try to get smarter.

Icon79:
And here's the ultimate insider himself, Michel Platini, revealing his they rig the draws to favor certain countries/teams. When I tell y'all that the UCL draws are always rigged in favor of Real Madrid, most of yall thought that I was just crying wolf. Oya, hear it from the horse's mouth directly:

"A little trickery" was employed for the 1998 World Cup draw to ensure France and Brazil did not meet until the final, disgraced former Uefa president Michel Platini has claimed.

The French hosted and won their first World Cup 20 years ago, beating Brazil 3-0 in the final in Paris.

Former France captain Platini was on the tournament's organising committee.

"When we organised the schedule, we did a little trickery," he told radio station France Bleu Sport.

"France-Brazil in the final, it was the dream of everyone.

"If we finished first in the group and Brazil finished first, we could not meet before the final."

He laughed as he went on: "We did not spend six years organising the World Cup to not do some little shenanigans. Do you think other World Cup hosts did not?"

Brazil and France were the top teams in the Fifa rankings heading into the tournament and were among the eight top-seeded teams.

Two days before the draw took take place, world governing body Fifa announced that holders Brazil would be allocated to Group A while France were in Group C.

Read more here ....
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44170578


O pari
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 2:44pm On May 18, 2018
Mujtahida:

It was coming to my subconscious. Noted

It happens wink
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2025 And 2026 World Cup by mazimee(m): 2:45pm On May 18, 2018
Senegal and Morroco have joined the list of those that released 23 man squad.

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