charlesemeka85:
and how sure are you that monaco were serious to take him on loan. the gent move will afford him more playing time than he will get in monaco

edi287:

Oliseh is actually the only one that can do this but his ego na big wahala.
Let's try Finidi and see what he can do. Sad that our coaches are letting nepotism blunt their coaching skills.

BascoVanVeli:


I never heard of that. Please proof?

BascoVanVeli:


Well every thing is speculation at this time of the year. Gent have not yet sold a striker so it is not a given that he gets a starting shirt either. I feel Monaco would have been a step closer to the EPL than Gent.

BascoVanVeli:


I never heard of that. Please proof?

forgiveness:


Hahahaha! Oliseh nobi for here oo but I like him. If he was the assistant at the world cup, he would have stood up and ginger the players.

Finidi!? I don't know how good he is. Mutiu seems to be ahead of him.

Icon79:
Yup. I will go with either Samson Siasia (if he's willing to understudy Rohr with the goal of taking over after Rohr leaves in 2 years) or Emmanuel Amuneke. I was never a big fan of Yusuf ... I've always felt that he was just wasting a slot that should be given to the future SE coach like Siasia or Amuneke.


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edi287:


Amuneke confirmed that he slapped Galliano.

A football agent, Henry Galliano, was on Monday evening assaulted by a Nigerian coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, at the Rockview Hotel, Owerri, the Imo State capital.

The assault, which happened at about 6:00 p.m. was caused by the decision of Golden Eaglets star, Kelechi Iheanacho, to choose Galliano as his agent ahead of one recommended by Amuneke.

As agent, Galliano would be responsible for arranging club transfer deals for Iheanacho, a member of the world-conquering Golden Eaglets.

Iheanacho was selected by FIFA as the best player of the just-concluded FIFA U17 World Cup in the UAE. He has since been linked to top European clubs including FC Porto and Manchester City.

PREMIUM TIMES learnt that Iheanacho has signed an agent deal officially with Galliano with a copy of the agreement sent to the secretariat of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. The agent also confirmed that a copy of the agreement with Iheanacho was submitted to the NFF on October 21.

In a chat with PREMIUM TIMES, Galliano and his Nigerian partner, Solomon Oluwaseun, accused Amuneke of assault; and threatened to press charges against him.

They said the coach invited them for a meeting before he got angry, saying that his (Amuneke’s chosen) agent must be the one to handle Iheanacho’s transfer.

“The coach invited us, we went to see him and he started threatening Kelechi that he should follow him to Abuja to sign with his agent who is working with a Nasiru Jubril, a staff of the NFF; or else Nasiru, the man in charge of the ITC (International Transfer Certificate), will not release kelechi’s ITC to him and they will both make sure that he is banned from Nigeria football; also he will not get a good club.

“When the agent tried to talk back, the coach slapped him and beat him up in the presence of over 25 people,” Solomon said.

In his comment, Galliano said he only came to Nigeria to take Iheanacho abroad for club engagement; and he didn’t know why the coach threatened him.

“I came here to take Kelechi to his club. FC Porto and Manchester City are interested in him but Manchester City has a better package. This was our discussion and conclusion when Mr. Amuneke sent for me, and asked me to go back to my cousin.

“He called me names, beat me up and embarrassed me, he said it’s impossible to just take his players,” Galliano said while accusing Amuneke of racial statements.

Galliano, an American, said Amuneke ordered Iheanacho to follow him to Abuja and also threatened him; which made the boy to burst into tears and went away.

“Kelechi is nowhere to be found, he started crying after the threat made against him, the small boy is afraid and I hope he will not lose hope.

“[/b]Amuneke said he will delay his ITC and deal with him, he called vulgar words, cursing the boys and the players,” he said.[b]

PREMIUM TIMES tried to speak to Iheanacho, but his phone was switched off. His father, when contacted, declined comment.

Amuneke, a Nations Cup winner in 1994 with the Super Eagles, and current assistant coach of the Golden Eaglets, confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES that he assaulted the American.

When contacted on phone, an angry Amuneke confirmed that he slapped Galliano. He threatened to beat him up again whenever he sees him.

He, however, denied being involved in the player’s possible transfer.

“Yes, of course I slapped him very well and I will do it again whenever I see him,” Amuneke said.

“He is an angel*, useless white man, he wants to come and reap where he didn’t sow.

“[/b]Kelechi is a nobody; yes, I said we helped him into the team, made him, moulded him into what he is today, he shouldn’t allow anybody to fool him[b],” the former winger said.

When asked the reason for his action and his rumoured roles in Kelechi and other players transfer business, Amuneke said, “I care so much for my players, I am a coach.”

“I’m not an agent but I just look out for the boys. He wants to come and sign a player just like that, he’s an angel*, I will not allow him.

“Because the boy’s parents are poor and illiterate, he wants to use them. We are Nigerians and we’re not foolish,” he added.

Despite Amuneke’s denial, the shady involvement of Nigerian coaches and football officials in the transfer of players to foreign clubs is something muted and known by close observers of Nigerian football.

A football website, Goal.com, recently revealed that Super Eagles midfielder, Sunday Mba’s move to a French club, was scuttled because of the financial demands and involvement of Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, and some officials of the NFF. Mba had been unveiled by the French club, Bastia, before he was forced to return to Nigeria.

The NFF also recently suspended a former Secretary General of the Federation, Taiwo Ogunjobi, over the latter’s alleged involvement in the transfer of a Flying Eagles forward, Olanrewaju Kayode

http://premiumtimesng.com/news/149910-e ... nsfer.html

edi287:

I think Finidi worked at the youth setup of Betis if I'm not mistaken.
Mutiu wouldn't be a bad idea. Heard he worked at 3SC for a bit.

forgiveness:


Amuneke can't be trusted with fish.

AIG07:
NACHO? Let him start scoring for Leicester first.

We need to stop pampering these boys with international call-ups. No need of pending invitation to any player is not cutting it at club level.

charlesemeka85:
God forbid,siasia should go and do something meaningful than hanging around always waiting, praying and hoping that someone should be sacked for him to take over. he should try his luck in a decent club in the local scene or even outside the shores of this country or a national team

forgiveness:


Sheyi Ojo is not a LB. He is a RW.

Icon79:
Yup. I will go with either Samson Siasia (if he's willing to understudy Rohr with the goal of taking over after Rohr leaves in 2 years) or Emmanuel Amuneke. I was never a big fan of Yusuf ... I've always felt that he was just wasting a slot that should be given to the future SE coach like Siasia or Amuneke.


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Icon79:
Siasia is still our most promising coach. Under him we have won the U-21 - silver, Olympics - silver, and Olympics - Bronze.

I can't think of any indigenous coach with a better coach.


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charlesemeka85:
a leap to the epl when he is playing or on the bench of monaco? why are you guys so obsessed with the epl? taiwo have proved him self in the belgian league so he is already a well known figure or are you telling me that the competition for a starters shirt is more fierce in gent than in monaco? can taiwo bench falcao?

forgiveness:


That will be interesting. Once he is found guilty, he should be fired and replaced.

jihday:
sincerely I think it's a normal thing for Nigerian coaches, that's why he's even trying to defend himself, no wonder we keep seeing some funny names in eagles squad invitation list. I just hope the NFF will do the needful.

Icon79:
Siasia is still our most promising coach. Under him we have won the U-21 - silver, Olympics - silver, and Olympics - Bronze.

I can't think of any indigenous coach with a better coach.


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komekn:


Seyi is left footed.

Plays on the wing and we know the modern left back or wing back is essentially a hybrid Left winger.

Icon79:
Siasia is still our most promising coach. Under him we have won the U-21 - silver, Olympics - silver, and Olympics - Bronze.

I can't think of any indigenous coach with a better coach.


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safarigirl:
one of them tried something like this sometime ago and he was nearly killed.

Nigeria is not the kind of country any sane person should risk their lives for. So, as much as we want to ask why Nigerian journalists can't do such things, let us remember that they are people's fathers and husbands first before they are journalists and 90% of the people ready to castigate them here would definitely not risk their lives for Nigeria.

The question is, if your life was on the line, would you do such investigative reporting?

forgiveness:


Why did Liverpool send him on loan to Gent? Is it not to play in the Europa league in order to get work permit to play in EPL?

Monaco would have been better step.

oloriooko:
Salisu blew my mind, $1k for wetin
If you want to eat frog, better eat the ones with eggs
How on earth could he accept such offer knowing his position is so sensitive and pivotal to players selection
Well, its the one that is caught that will be labelled thief. This act goes down everytime in football on all levels.
Waiting for NFF reaction

charlesemeka85:
i am not doubting the fact that monaco is more prestigious and plays in a more competitive league but my arguement is will awoniyi get enough playing time in the current monaco team than he will get in gent? or you just want him to move to a more prestigious club where he will be demoted to their u23 team after enough trials to break into their main team? abi na make him dey there dey answer name of person wey dey big club?

edi287:

I think Finidi worked at the youth setup of Betis if I'm not mistaken.
Mutiu wouldn't be a bad idea. Heard he worked at 3SC for a bit.

goldfish80:


Na who then catch be thief. Manu Garba and so many other coaches are known to collect handouts. I don't know why Manu Garba's case was closed and he wasn't shamed out of his post. Instead he got another gig with the U17's.
I have a feeling if he was from another part of the country, that scandal would have been the end of him.
Amunike have also been involved in shoddy deals, where it was alleged he made prospective U17 players sign contract with his academy before they made his team.
Football is a reflection of who we are and what we are as a country.
Even in the NPFL, players share their salaries with team managers and coaches before they are signed while CEO's inflate contracts to collect markups from state government.
We must find ways to live and achieve results with our fraud.
Fraud has been institutionalized in the country and there's absolutely nothing anyone can do about it.
Take it or leave it.

forgiveness:



The assault, which happened at about 6:00 p.m. was caused by the decision of Golden Eaglets star, Kelechi Iheanacho, to choose Galliano as his agent ahead of one recommended by Amuneke.

https://www.naija.ng/amp/54189-52385.html

gamaliel9:
Is this not what forgiveness has been saying siiiiiiiiiince? That there is a culture of egunje, thats why some seemly better players are not called

safarigirl:
The video in which Salisu was collecting bribe was in relation to CHAN, was it not?

Please, does anyone have any video of Rohr collect8ng bribe for the World Cup? If your brother is caught stealing, does that make you a thief?

I don't know the narrative some people are now trying to spin that somebody said something and was harassed. The somebody is now here shouting about World Cup selections as if Salisu was caught collecting bribe to field Idowu.

Please, let us not use the sin of one cow to burn an entire herd. Be guided in your words and accusations.


Stop spreading unverified rumours lest you hang yourself with your own rope