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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by ChrisKels: 11:23pm On Jul 09, 2018 |
gamaliel9: Abeg ehh, u and person dey fight over this issue abi wetin? I no understand how u come dey post like say person follow u dey argue over who made the right move or the wrong move... |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by ChrisKels: 11:25pm On Jul 09, 2018 |
Kog45: Chai Baba wetin u dey find go Bush kwanu? 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by ChrisKels: 11:28pm On Jul 09, 2018 |
komekn: Lol Southgate u dun kill me 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 11:53pm On Jul 09, 2018 |
ChrisKels:Chris baba i be bushman o.Abi una no dey hunt for una side. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by darkelf: 12:28am On Jul 10, 2018 |
elyte89: Just Imagine 22yrs kwa....it is well However, my major concern is his performance on the pitch, that's all |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Fadiga24(m): 12:38am On Jul 10, 2018 |
Oasis007: You think highly of the NFF, we were lucky to get a performing Gernot Rohr, if he goes we will get one of our recycled coaches like Oliseh or Siasia When have we hired a world class coach? And you think it would happen in this corrupt administration with Amaju Pinnick no longer in charge? #WelcometoNigeria |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Fadiga24(m): 12:44am On Jul 10, 2018 |
SharpJoe: Put a right footed player to tackle Messi on the left side? That would have been a poor tactical decision |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Fadiga24(m): 2:10am On Jul 10, 2018 |
People berate this coach too much for my liking Remember he qualified us from the group of all former African champions UNBEATEN He introduced a new formation we have never played before (3-5-2) He solved the Nigerian goalkeeping situation in a matter of days He introduced team spirit back once again to the super Eagles, something we have not had since 1998 Some people are clamoring for him to be sacked because of some last minutes technical hiccup against Argentina Some on this thread are suggesting Siasia (A man who could not qualify us for the AFCON against Guinea 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 5:37am On Jul 10, 2018 |
Source:http://www.godgobless.com/2018/07/football-hoops-mad-philippines-finally.html Shirts are selling briskly, crowds pack sports bars to watch matches and football is front-page news. Whisper it quietly, but basketball-crazy Philippines has finally been afflicted by World Cup fever. Source:http://www.godgobless.com/2018/07/football-hoops-mad-philippines-finally.html Shirts re selling briskly, crowds pack sports bars to watch matches and football is front-page news. Whisper it quietly, but basketball-crazy Philippines has finally been afflicted by World Cup fever. For decades, the nation of more than 100 million was on a very short list of global locations that had failed to fall for the beautiful game. That is beginning to change as football's narrow, but passionate, Filipino following grows fuelled by success of the national team whose new coach is former England great Terry Butcher -- a World Cup semi-finalist with the Three Lions in 1990. "Definitely, we do have... World Cup fever," television sportscaster Bob Guerrero told AFP outside a Manila bar where he was watching France knock Argentina out of the global tournament. "We're hoping that it's going to be a snowball effect and football will really start to grow here in the Philippines," said Guerrero, who works for top TV network ABS-CBN who are airing World Cup matches live. Grow it may, but at the moment there are only an estimated 1.5 million football-playing Filipinos compared to figures claiming that some 40 million regularly flock to the basketball courts that populate every barangay (borough) across the archipelago. It's a love affair that goes back to the 1900s when basketball was introduced to the archipelago by the Americans. Rather than reject the pastime of their colonial masters, Filipinos made it their own. Elegance and stray dogs It became part of the curriculum in schools and since then Philippine squads have played respectably on an international level. Basketball's governing body FIBA has them ranked 30th out of 159 nations, just behind China. But, until recently Philippine love and prowess in hoops was missing from their football team, a gap evident even in the nicknames of the respective squads. The Philippines basketball team are dubbed the "Gilas", the local word for elegance, while the football team are called the "Azkals" which is a slang term for stray dogs. "When I arrived, the football community was very small," said Azkals captain Phil Younghusband, who made his debut in 2009. "You can probably count in the hundreds the people who were aware of football and playing football." The former youth player with English Premier League club Chelsea is one of a wave of photogenic foreign-based players of part-Filipino parentage recruited by the Azkals. In a few short years they have vaulted the team to qualification for the Asian Cup for the first time, and in May they hit their highest ever FIFA ranking of 111th in the world. That success comes on the heels of the launching last year of the country's first pro-league, the Philippines Football League, which added to the momentum. Experts say the Azkals' steady rise, which has given fans hope of international success, has been key to the game's growth spurt of popularity in recent years. "We're small (people). Let's face it we can't be world champions in basketball," said Edwin Gastanes, general secretary of the Philippines Football Federation. "Our physique, our skill, moves and agility are really very good for football. That's why we have a chance there," he added. Global goal The Azkals have never qualified for the World Cup, but Butcher last month made that his goal for the side after they make their Asian Cup debut in the UAE in January. "There is a hype now," said Francis Castilla from sport marketing firm MMC Sportz . "Everybody wants to jump in on the (Azkals') achievement. "It's the bandwagon. The problem will be how to sustain it." Other similarly less football-minded nations have seen their love for the game grow via increased television coverage, which marketers say stimulates attendance at stadiums. It was key in bringing cricket-mad India into the football fold, yet air time is still scarce for the game in the Philippines. Basketball and boxing dominate. The next steps for Philippine football will be strongly influenced by the nation's youth -- and there are more and more enthralled by the beautiful game. Kevin Raymond Sales, 15, has been in love with football for years and has been trying to stay up to watch late-night World Cup matches. He's hooked on the dramatic personal stories of players who rose from poverty or teams from tiny nations taking out powerhouses 10 times their size. "It's something inspirational and it's inspired me personally to carry on with football, to play the sport with all my heart," he said Source:http://www.godgobless.com/2018/07/football-hoops-mad-philippines-finally.html |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 6:46am On Jul 10, 2018 |
komekn: Those guys with white wrapper are already proven ritualists or cultists. The Fulani man with an AK-47 is already a proven Killer. The bottom line is if you do not have any proof or indications that a group of players are age cheats then you cannot label them as such. I, for now, take the MRI thing seriously and will continue to defend the ages of Manu and Amuneke's boys because of the very high level of accuracy of the MRI. As a scientist I take to recognition any device with over 90% accuracy or efficiency. So until, another theory comes up that the MRI is not as accurate as proposed after all, I will continue to believe in the accuracy of its results. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 6:53am On Jul 10, 2018 |
Kog45: No wahala. On one United and Peaceful Nigeria we stand. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 8:08am On Jul 10, 2018 |
Fadiga24: Yet you think a right footed Idowu is a tactical masterpiece . |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by gamaliel9: 8:13am On Jul 10, 2018 |
ChrisKels: Sorry Sir! I was just consoling myself over our world cup ouster....if you noticed...i started with " at least".....wetin man go do.....since Ighalo missed those begging chances and Rohr refused to sub in fresh legs...to replace Idowu and Etebo whom the whole saw were tired. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 8:54am On Jul 10, 2018 |
Fadiga24:Should we have accepted anything less from a man earning $40k a month? Every coach is as good as his last game. This emotional appeal is unnecessary. The Super Eagles have been pants this year and Gernot Rohr supervised the fine mess they made of every game they played since Poland. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by soetanoreoluwa(m): 8:54am On Jul 10, 2018 |
BascoVanVeli:Your adjective!!! |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 9:05am On Jul 10, 2018 |
Icon4s: Dear FIFA: There Is No Scientific Test to Prevent Age Fraud Read more: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dear-fifa-there-is-no-scientific-test-to-prevent-age-fraud/ |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrew444(m): 9:19am On Jul 10, 2018 |
elyte89: Same thing goes to uzoho head 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrew444(m): 9:22am On Jul 10, 2018 |
Imoh Ezekiel could well revive his career at Belgian club KV Kortjik after he was released by relegated Spanish club UD Las Palmas. The Nigeria striker, 24, has already featured for Belgian clubs Standard Liege and Anderlecht. He cancelled his contract with Turkish club Konyaspor over unpaid salaries to join Las Palmas during the last winter transfer window. Ezekiel is now a free player after Las Palmas let him go on July 1 even though he still had a year left on his contract after he failed to make an impact. Should he finally sign for Kortjik, he will link up with compatriot Abduljaleel Ajagun, who has become a mainstay of the mid-table club |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrew444(m): 9:28am On Jul 10, 2018 |
Fadiga24: Anybody that is suggesting siasia to coach sorry to say as i may offend many people,that person no get sense and that person knows nothing about football. Nigerians like to settle for less |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 9:44am On Jul 10, 2018 |
Icon4s: The MRI is only indicative not conclusive it tell you if a person in line with the baseline data if a person exceeds an age range but not his actual age. So you do not expect a boy in the USA ingesting GM modified food and very high protein diet to have the same bone density and or fusion. As a boy coming from an impoverished background in Nigeria with poor medical health facilities. Even with all the variables it's impossible to be conclusive only accurate about the age range not specific age. Add to these variables the penchant to circumvent for. Financial gain. The equipment is only as good as the operators. If the operators have no integrity then OPARI as some will say. Consider our emeritus judges found IBORI totally innocent and discharged and acquitted. However, same dude goes to London and pleads guilty without contesting the charges. Why |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 9:44am On Jul 10, 2018 |
LIVERPOOLLiverpool right to tie down forgotten man Taiwo Awoniyi as he could be future star Liverpool’s Nigerian talent will now head out on loan yet again. Mathew Nash Published 12 hours ago on July 9, 2018 By Mathew Nash TeamTALK are reporting that Liverpool have secured the future of young striker Taiwo Awoniyi despite interest from rivals. The report claims the likes of Barcelona, Inter Milan, Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City were all keen on the 20-year-old. Such interest in the Nigerian is certainly odd, considering he has never played a minute of first-team football at Liverpool. Back in the summer of 2015, Liverpool decided to bring in the talented Nigerian attacker with a fee of £400,000 paid for his services, as reported by The Guardian. That fee was paid to Swedish side Kalmar, who had the right of first-option on the player if he was to leave the Imperial Academy in Nigeria, as reported by Pulse. The teenager was however immediately sent out on loan. He could not receive a work permit and went to FSV Frankfurt before spending the next season at NEC Nijmegen. Both campaigns ended in relegation and many Liverpool fans have probably forgotten about the striker. But Liverpool are right to be offering him a new deal. Last season he was much more productive. He spent the campaign with Royal Excelsior Mouscron. He found the net 10 times in 31 appearances, also bagging seven assists. His form toward the end of the season, in particular, was very impressive. He scored five goals in six games before a hamstring problem ended his campaign in April. What Liverpool have is a raw talent and, despite his work permit issues, they must make sure he remains theirs. The report from TeamTALK suggests a potential two-year loan at Monaco could be on the cards and that would be a perfect opportunity for him to show his talents. If he could push on into the Nigerian senior set-up, then Liverpool will have a great chance of securing that elusive work permit for the player. If in two years time he has thrived in France and Liverpool have a gem on their hands, they will look back on this summer with pride at their hard work keeping the Super Eagle talent signed to Anfield. http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/945569565?-21310:8643 |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 9:51am On Jul 10, 2018 |
goldfish80: Thank you very much You have brought empirical evidence to this discourse that shows it is simply flawed and not as conclusive as some would have us believe. The only day definitive evidence is in a society where there is AUTOMATIC NATIONAL DATA CAPTURE AT BIRTH that's why such countries d not require MRI. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Certitude(m): 9:59am On Jul 10, 2018 |
goldfish80:This article tends to show that more underage fails the test than an overage passing. It mentions that a 14-16 years old child could fail due to complete fusion or near complete. If there's anything from the article, it is that the MRI is unfair to females and some young kids. 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by ChrisKels: 10:09am On Jul 10, 2018 |
Kog45: Lol we dey hunt dis side oo though I am not a hunter, but I like Bush meat Good morning sir 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 10:11am On Jul 10, 2018 |
The new Lukaku. Watch out for him this season. Me know know if na true ooooooo because I never see am play before but we should keep him in mind. Official: Russian-Born Nigerian Striker Dubbed The New Lukaku Joins FC Krasnodar Published: July 09, 2018 Official: Russian-Born Nigerian Striker Dubbed The New Lukaku Joins FC Krasnodar Russian Premier League club FC Krasnodar have completed the signing of Russian striker of Nigerian descent Herman Olegovich Onugha, writes the official website of the Black-Greens. Onugha was born in the Russian capital, Moscow on July 6, 1996 to a Nigerian father and moved to Penza along with his mother when he was three years old. Krasnodar and FC Volgar-Astrakhan reached an agreement on the transfer of the attacker before he committed his future to the Premier League club for the next four seasons following a successful medical. The 1.92 meters tall Onugha has been compared to Manchester United's Romelu Lukaku due to his playing style and physical attributes. He started his professional career with Penza Zenit in 2017 before joining the ranks of FC Volgar-Astrakhan in the winter transfer market of 2018. Russian-born defender Brian Idowu started three matches for the Super Eagles at this summer's World Cup. Ifeanyi Emmanuel http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/945567558?-21310:8643:3 |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 10:22am On Jul 10, 2018 |
andrew444: He didn't fail to make impact, they got relegated. Imoh and Etebo were their only good players last season. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 10:30am On Jul 10, 2018 |
If Onyekuru is not qualified for work permit, why do some peeps here think Kayode would have qualified for work permit if he signed for Newcastle? Anyway, Onyekuru is on his way to Galatasaray. EVERTONEverton round-up: Onyekuru leaves, Bolasie could follow and relentless Lookman pursuit All the latest news and gossip from Everton. Mathew Nash Published 15 hours ago on July 9, 2018 By Mathew Nash Henry’s new club Nigerian attacker Henry Onyekuru is set for a second consecutive loan spell away from the club. The forward joined Everton from KAS Eupen last summer for £7 million but was immediately loaned out to Anderlecht. He enjoyed a good first half of last season but missed the second and, subsequently, the World Cup with a knee problem. As reported by Sky Sports, the talented 21-year-old is in talks with Galatasaray over a move as he does not yet qualify for a UK Work Permit. Bolasie targeted Another Everton winger is also being linked with a move to Turkey. Yannick Bolasie is seemingly a target for Galatasaray’s main rivals Fenerbahce. The DR Congo star joined Everton in a £25 million deal in August 2016 but suffered a knee injury early into his Goodison Park career. He was a regular under Sam Allardyce last season but question marks have been raised over his future under Marco Silva. Now, Sky Sports suggests he too could head to Turkey. Lookman pursuit RB Leipzig will not be giving up in their pursuit of Ademola Lookman anytime soon. The club’s sporting director Ralf Rangnick has confirmed they remain in talks over a potential deal. As reported by the Liverpool Echo, the German side want to bring the player back to the Bundesliga next season after an extremely successful loan spell last season. Everton have already rejected bids of £12 million and £14 million for the player but Leipzig are adamant the player wants to make the move. https://tbrfootball.com/everton-round-onyekuru-leaves-bolasie-follow-relentless-lookman-pursuit/ |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by ChrisKels: 10:45am On Jul 10, 2018 |
forgiveness: This news gladdens my heart. We need young vibrant forwards like this. I am tipping Awoniyi, Osimhen, Sadiq, Yinka, Kayode, Onuachu and Dessers to come out all hot this coming season to fight for that Eagles striking spot. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 10:48am On Jul 10, 2018 |
Report just coming in suggest Liverpool has agreed two years loan deal with Monaco to take Taiwo Awoniyi on loan. This was after Barcelona and Inter Milan showed interest to sign him. LFC arrange very, very clever loan deal for striker & ward off Barca Biscan's Boots 1 hour ago We’re all over this news… teamTALK are exclusively claiming that Liverpool have signed young Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi to a five-year deal, while agreeing a two-year loan spell for him at AS Monaco! They say that the 20-year-old was being heavily targeted by Barcelona and Inter Milan, but decided to stay at Liverpool. Awoniyi arrived at Melwood in 2015, but has not made an appearance for the first-team due to work-permit issues and has spent time on loan at FSV Frankfurt, NEC Nijmegen and Mouscron. In Belgium in 2017/18, he enjoyed his most prolific campaign, notching ten times and registering plenty of assists as well. The reason we’re excited about this is because Monaco develop talent as well as any other club on the planet. In recent years, the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Bernardo Silva, Fabinho, Benjamin Mendy, Tiemouye Bakoyoko and others have all developed in the French principality and left for enormous profit – and we hope Awoniyi can make similarly large strides. To be honest, we didn’t have too much hope for the forward, but if the likes of Barca and Inter were trying to sign him – and AS Monaco have agreed to train him for two years – there must be something in his game that’s got Europe’s biggest clubs paying attention. https://www.empireofthekop.com/2018/07/09/lfc-arrange-very-very-clever-loan-deal-for-striker-ward-off-barca/amp/ |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by ChrisKels: 10:49am On Jul 10, 2018 |
forgiveness: I have a very strong admiration for Ademola lookman. I just pray he comes around |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by ChrisKels: 10:55am On Jul 10, 2018 |
forgiveness: The bolded is the exact same thing that has been going through my mind. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 11:04am On Jul 10, 2018 |
It seems this Monaco report is true ooooooo. Even Nice almost signed him before Monaco hijacked the deal. Liverpool stop Awoniyi’s Barca move By The Eagle Online on July 10, 2018 Liverpool has fended off major interest from England and abroad to persuade Taiwo Awoniyi to sign a new deal with them. Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City were all ready to take on 20-year-old Taiwo, who signed for Liverpool in 2015 after being spotted in a Coca Cola sponsored football tournament in London. Barcelona and Inter Milan have also made moves for the Nigerian forward, but Liverpool believe they have something special and have agreed new terms on a five-year deal. However, Taiwo, because of work-permit criteria will be loaned out again. Patrick Vieira had hoped to take him to Nice, but former Chelsea director Michael Emenalo has teed up a two-year loan deal for his club Monaco. Taiwo has been capped six times at Under-23 level for Nigeria and has previously spent time on loan with FSV Frankfurt, NEC Nijmegen and Mouscron, where he scored 10 goals and claimed seven assists last season, and he now looks set for another two years on loan at Monaco. Taiwo, who signed for Liverpool in 2015 from ex-Wolves midfielder Seyi Olofinjana’s Imperial Soccer Academy for £400,000, has had work permit issues meaning his Anfield career has yet to get going. “For me, my main concern is to keep working hard for Mouscron,” Awoniyi told the Liverpool Echo in March. “It’s about scoring as much as I can, assisting goals. “With the national team, the administrators and the coaches know the quality we have, and they know about me. There are a lot of Nigerian players in Belgium for them to watch, and hopefully I can catch their eye.” https://theeagleonline.com.ng/amp/liverpool-stop-awoniyis-barca-move |
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