Oasis007:


I really don't get it anymore. What's happening to this Thread?! Must Everyone be on the same Page Everytime?!

I am certain there are many Adults, Family Men on this Thread, but why is everyone acting like Adolescents?!

I hope Sanity is returned in due time, cos this Thread is losing it gradually. We need to understand no one loses an Argument...... It's either you win or you learn.

Pls let's quit calling names, throwing tantrums at anyone with contrary views or opinions. Let's build our Arguments on Facts so that the Audience can pick one or two things from it.

Oasis007:


Seriously I am not happy with what I have been reading these Days. It seems you are the only Person that understand Forgiveness on this Thread.

You can't beat him by blabbering with convincing Facts, and whether he succumbs or not is left to the Audience.

TheSuperNerd:
Mikel Obi... No wahala shaa... But you has played like two or three games or so since the last international break in the CSL. Diaris God. Anyway, it is true he was absent in the last one or two match day squads of Teda's most recent games. In all, just make sure you are back for the November International break. No more excuses Biko


Rohr Reveals Exactly Why Mikel Was Not Called Up For AFCON Qualifiers Vs Libya

Super Eagles boss, Gernot Rohr has cleared the air on John Obi Mikel's absence from the team for a third consecutive time.

Concerns has been raised on the non availability of the Eagles' skipper following his absence from Nigeria's last two games against Seychelles and Liberia, raising questions on his commitment to the team.

But Rohr explained why the former Chelsea and Lyn Oslo midfielder opted out of the clash with the Mediterranean Knights.

"Mikel called to inform me on his unavailability," the coach explained in an interview session attended by allnigeriasoccer.com.

"He (Mikel) told me he wasn't ready physically for the demands of playing for the national side at least for now."

"He hasn't been in the squad of Tianjin Teda recently and that shows he is yet to hit 100% fitness."

"When he is fit, he will come back to the Super Eagles and play. He sends his messages and is always with us in spirit. Hopefully, he should be back for the game against South Africa in November."

Gernot Rohr added that he is satisfied with the level of training following their first workout on grass at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Wednesday evening.

The Super Eagles who are third on the Group E log face a must win game against the Mediterranean Knights in Uyo this weekend.

"We have it good with training since the beginning of the week. The environment here is serene and the pitch is in good condition.

"We have had four training sessions so far. Not all the players started with us on Monday. Some of them trained on Monday. On Tuesday we had two sessions," he explained.

Nigeria will host the first leg at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Saturday 13th October with the return leg is scheduled for the 18,000-capacity Stade Taïeb Mhiri in the city of Sfax, Tunisia on Tuesday 16th October.

**Abayomi Ademetan

Source: ANS

TheSuperNerd:
Mikel Obi... No wahala shaa... But you has played like two or three games or so since the last international break in the CSL. Diaris God. Anyway, it is true he was absent in the last one or two match day squads of Teda's most recent games. In all, just make sure you are back for the November International break. No more excuses Biko


Rohr Reveals Exactly Why Mikel Was Not Called Up For AFCON Qualifiers Vs Libya

Super Eagles boss, Gernot Rohr has cleared the air on John Obi Mikel's absence from the team for a third consecutive time.

Concerns has been raised on the non availability of the Eagles' skipper following his absence from Nigeria's last two games against Seychelles and Liberia, raising questions on his commitment to the team.

But Rohr explained why the former Chelsea and Lyn Oslo midfielder opted out of the clash with the Mediterranean Knights.

"Mikel called to inform me on his unavailability," the coach explained in an interview session attended by allnigeriasoccer.com.

"He (Mikel) told me he wasn't ready physically for the demands of playing for the national side at least for now."

"He hasn't been in the squad of Tianjin Teda recently and that shows he is yet to hit 100% fitness."

"When he is fit, he will come back to the Super Eagles and play. He sends his messages and is always with us in spirit. Hopefully, he should be back for the game against South Africa in November."

Gernot Rohr added that he is satisfied with the level of training following their first workout on grass at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Wednesday evening.

The Super Eagles who are third on the Group E log face a must win game against the Mediterranean Knights in Uyo this weekend.

"We have it good with training since the beginning of the week. The environment here is serene and the pitch is in good condition.

"We have had four training sessions so far. Not all the players started with us on Monday. Some of them trained on Monday. On Tuesday we had two sessions," he explained.

Nigeria will host the first leg at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Saturday 13th October with the return leg is scheduled for the 18,000-capacity Stade Taïeb Mhiri in the city of Sfax, Tunisia on Tuesday 16th October.

**Abayomi Ademetan

Source: ANS

tbaba1234:


Mikel is on the last leg of his career. He wants to reduce the number of games played to reduce injuries.

Icon4s:


OK, noted.

But the earlier we start planning for life without Mikel, the better it is for us.

TheSuperNerd:
Agreed without any iota of doubt, reservation or debate

komekn:


One question for you ? STATE ONE LIE NOT TWO JUST ONE WITH REGARD TO THIS CURRENT DISCOURSE.

Some people do not want TRUTHFUL FACTS.

Icon4s:


The confirmed fact is that you are a "Fact twister".

Alex Iwobi was enlisted as a Senior team player right from the commencement of the 2015/2016 season. He was already training with the senior team members even after his preseason showing and making match day squads.

He only made his début after playing for Nigeria. That doesn't mean he was an academy player as at when he played for Nigeria. He was already making Arsenal's bench.

It is Normal for young newly promoted players to still be taking part in Youth games especially as they are not yet getting playing time with the senior team so as to still keep fit.

Iheanacho even after being promoted to City's senior team still played U23 football at that time.

Even Ahmed Musa at a time started playing for Leicester U23 team does that make him an academy player?

So your twisted fact that Iwobi was picked straight from the academy is a big fat twisted lie.

You just dey make people dey insult you here because of these your twisted approaches.

I am done please.

was he a first team player for Arsenal when he was invited to the SE

COOL10:
. Bro,you're known here for facts twisting and unnecessary exaggerations. No need trying to explain to you. Look at your past comments again but this time,without bias. I'm sure you'll see your true reflection there. 99.9 percent of this thread's users already know this.

forgiveness:


Because we wanted him to play for the U23 and to do that he must play for the SE first because he was not eligible to play for the U23 team due to the fact that he already played for England underage team.

Why Oliseh invited Iwobi – Dikko


3 years ago

Shehu Dikko

The 2nd Vice-President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Shehu Dikko, has clarified why Super Eagles handler, Sunday Oliseh, invited Arsenal’s U-21 player, Alex Iwobi, for next month’s friendlies against Cameroon and DR Congo.

Iwobi, 19, was handed a late invitation by Oliseh and Dikko says it is because U-23 coach Samson Siasia, needs the teenager for the U-23 and he must play at full international stage for Nigeria to make that possible.

“The call-up to Iwobi is simple a footballing as well technical one and for the good of the country. Iwobi has declared intention to represent Nigeria and he is good enough to represent Nigeria at U23 level. However, as he has played for England at the junior level he cannot play for Nigeria again at the junior level as FIFA would only approve his change of Nationality if he plays for the main Super Eagles,” Dikko wrote on his


“Therefore, his call-up now is to get his nationality change sorted and thus make him available to play for the Nigeria U23 If selected.

"Hence, Oliseh called him up on the request of Siasia who wants to use him for the U23s and by this action Nigeria will have secured his allegiance and this would also further motivate other players like him to come along.



https://www.google.com.ng/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/09/27/why-oliseh-invited-iwobi-dikko/amp/&ved=2ahUKEwijls-5gv7dAhVMiRoKHQZADaEQFjAAegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw2qjxvlvwwSiQP3NdrjZYiN&ampcf=1

TheSuperNerd:
The French Connection: Samuel Kalu - The Nigerian nomad at home in Ligue 1
By Robin Bairner




The young winger is one of a host of foreign imports impressing in le Championnat - the League of Talents

It has already proven to be a big season for 21-year-old Bordeaux winger Samuel Kalu, who has earned himself regular minutes at the Ligue 1 club while carving out a place in the Nigeria national side.

He was handed his international debut against the Seychelles at the beginning of September, in which he grabbed an assist, and now promises more.
With an African Nations Cup qualifying double-header against Libya looming, Gernot Rohr has rewarded the youngster for his promising start to the season in Ligue 1 with what is becoming a regular berth in a the squad looking to rebuild after the World Cup.
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For Kalu, his debut represents a highlight of a career that has already taken him far and wide. His journey into the professional game started at the Golden Boot Academy, before taking him to France via short spells in Slovakia with Trencin and in Belgium with Gent.



“I adapt wherever I go,” Kalu has previously admitted – and his success to date suggests that is indeed the case.

By the time Bordeaux swooped for him in the summer for a reported fee of €8 million, he had made fewer than 50 top-flight appearances with Gent but had impressed sufficiently in order for the Ligue 1 side to line him up as a replacement for the talismanic Malcom, who moved to Barcelona in the summer after exploding in France.

“I’m happy that he’s signed for Bordeaux,” Rohr, who turned out for the French club during his playing career in the 1980s, said in August. “I think he’ll give them penetration on the flanks because he likes to play in space. Against teams who like to defend deep, players like Kalu can help find solutions.”

His statistics in the 2017-18 season were formidable, having netted six goals and offered a further seven assists in only 24 league outings.

“He has an interesting profile, with speed and technical qualities,” Bordeaux president Stephane Martin told the press, indicating the chief reasons why the player he had been signed.




The hope from both the club and the player is that he can replicate the spectacular success that Malcom enjoyed over the duration of a deal at Stade Matmut-Atlantique that will last five years.
“Ligue 1 is another step,” the player, given the No.10 shirt, admitted when he signed with the club.

He arrived on August 6 as Bordeaux’s first signing of the summer and in seven subsequent Ligue 1 appearances has mustered one goal and one assist.

Despite relatively modest numbers, club coach Eric Bedouet has praised the importance of a player Nigeria hope can become a replacement for Victor Moses, who announced his international retirement a matter of weeks ago.

“For a centre forward, wingers like Kalu and Francois Kamano are precious,” Bedouet said. “Kalu’s crossing is very, very good. They both possess great physical qualities and have a little of the same style: they’re very quick, direct, powerful and physically-strong.
“Look at the build of Kalu – he’s capable of stopping with the ball then accelerating again, making the difference in a game all in one action.”

The pair have often worked in conjunction this season and have been one of Bordeaux’s major strengths as they have powered into the top half of the standings.

Kamano, 22 and now into his fifth season as a professional, has hogged the headlines after netting seven times already, but Bedouet, who takes matchday responsibilities for the club, is well aware of the value of the duo’s powers.




“Both of them together, it’s quite annoying for opponents,” Bedouet added last week. “They have to continue these performances for the duration.”
Indeed, Bordeaux have leaned heavily on the pair and will continue to do so in the weeks ahead as domestic and Europa League commitments mount.

For Kalu, it has been a whirlwind beginning to the season, but for a young man fast tracked through Slovakian and Belgium football, it is a feeling that is not unfamiliar. Progress in his career has been unrelenting, and despite a left-field route to Bordeaux, he will expect it to continue all the way to the top.



Source: Goal

TheSuperNerd:


Simple. And I know you know but you are acting like you don't understand his point.

He used them to show that first team players can still be involved in scrimmages in a side's feeder team be it U-23 or a youth team like the U-19s or U-18s. Even Hazard have featured for the Chelsea U-23s abi na U-21s before when he was returning from an Injury setback. But it didn't mean he is a youth player. That is the simple point you are working so hard to ignore.

Wetin dey do you sef? You no fit just grab the simple matter ehn? Kilode? Cho Cho Cho Cho Cho... You no dey tire?... Ahn ahn...

TheSuperNerd:
Lol... Captain Sir... O gini?

Icon4s:


The confirmed fact is that you are a "Fact twister".

Alex Iwobi was enlisted as a Senior team player right from the commencement of the 2015/2016 season. He was already training with the senior team members even after his preseason showing and making match day squads.

chrisooblog:
kindly check out this link for the list of arsenal first team players for the 2015/2016 season. https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/arsenal-fc/2016/2/

if you still argue after this then you are insufferable

komekn:


[b]Iwobi was a youth academy player who had not played one competitive game for Arsenal before he was called to the SE[/b]ll.

Do you know how players play with the first team in an EPL Academy, it's mildly indicate of progress it's not an absolute. I know players who even went on trial for the U23 trained with the first team. But in the end did not get a contract offer.

junnyjake:
Hi, Fam!

I recently lost a neighbor to this recent Jos crisis.

It's been really hard accepting the fact that I'm never gon see Richie again even though we were together hours before he was killed.

tbaba1234:


Mikel is on the last leg of his career. He wants to reduce the number of games played to reduce injuries.

forgiveness:

Sorry bros oo. Hope you are safe around there?

andrew444:


He is 31 but him don try sha.

Meanwhile, Lionel chukwudi messi is 31 and still feeling like 21,while christian oluwatobi ronaldo is 33 and still feeling like 23.

COOL10:
. Whenever it's Komekn or Forgiveness' posts,I just skip. Got no time to dull my IQ. Reading shameless lies makes me sick.

junnyjake:


Yeah, we're fine here, where I am.

Thanks for the concern.

TheSuperNerd:
Sad news: Super Eagles Fringe player, Uche Agbo who stars for Standard Liege of Belgium have lost his mum.

My deep condolences to the young man and his family. It is well.

Oasis007:


Seriously I am not happy with what I have been reading these Days. It seems you are the only Person that understand Forgiveness on this Thread.

You can't beat him by blabbering rather with convincing Facts, and whether he succumbs or not is left to the Audience.

tbaba1234:


Injuries are getting more frequent so to keep playing, he needs to manage himself well

komekn:


One question for you ? STATE ONE LIE NOT TWO JUST ONE WITH REGARD TO THIS CURRENT DISCOURSE.

Some people do not want TRUTHFUL FACTS.

junnyjake:
Hi, Fam!

I recently lost a neighbor to this recent Jos crisis.

It's been really hard accepting the fact that I'm never gon see Richie again even though we were together hours before he was killed.