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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 8:42am On Oct 17, 2018 |
edi287: Oh !!! Ighalo where are your accusers ❓ Have they all gone❓ please go forward in peace and listen to them no more, with your HOLD- UP PLAY and score more goals. 10 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by MetalJigsaw(m): 8:45am On Oct 17, 2018 |
forgiveness:You obviously don't know this guy. I know him from day one and you probably knew him as just a new Super Eagles player. Kalu is just a new, highly talented dude performing below his capabilities in his first few games as an SE player. That just it. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Goke7: 8:47am On Oct 17, 2018 |
wayodude: I don laugh so tey I don forget your question ![]() ![]() |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 8:48am On Oct 17, 2018 |
MetalJigsaw: Forget that age thing. If he was born in Nigeria he would be officially 25 let the truth be told. Many defenders are still on top of thier game at 35. So nuttin spoil. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Goke7: 8:51am On Oct 17, 2018 |
realpoacher: Thank you Sir o, don't mind them. Let them keep indulging rohr like they were indulging Victor Moses until the guy himself tire. Rohr Sef go tire, find im levels one day 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Goke7: 8:55am On Oct 17, 2018 |
komekn: My prayer for ighalo is that he continues to succeed else the supporters he is seeing today, he will see them no more one day o ![]() 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 8:55am On Oct 17, 2018 |
MetalJigsaw: I hear you. ![]() |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by wayodude(m): 9:02am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Goke7: ![]() |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by MetalJigsaw(m): 9:02am On Oct 17, 2018 |
forgiveness:If this guy hits form sir! you guys won't be able to stop hailing him sir. And he's very young and you know what that means. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrew444(m): 9:06am On Oct 17, 2018 |
tbaba1234: But he start some games,not all games he doesn't start 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by kellycute(m): 9:20am On Oct 17, 2018 |
forgiveness:na Wetin you dey do Naim You dey try put on me lol. So you mean say wen nacho scored free kick against Argentina e wound you? Kai.. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by kellycute(m): 9:21am On Oct 17, 2018 |
forgiveness:only in your head 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Mickael2(m): 9:21am On Oct 17, 2018 |
KevinDein: If you are smart, you will know that it means with better finishing, they would have won. But I guess English is not our mother tongue then |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Odunayaw(m): 9:25am On Oct 17, 2018 |
forgiveness:Ewo leleyi ![]() |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by daveP(m): 9:26am On Oct 17, 2018 |
krattoss:He outran his marker and the guy held him back near the corner flag. Naso linesman raise flag call for foul, in split seconds the Libyan defender was shoving him and he was resisting Naso ref come give Ndidi yellow, meaning he is to miss the SA match. Annoying. I guess the ref misunderstood the linesman that called for a foul on Ndidi. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by daveP(m): 9:28am On Oct 17, 2018 |
forgiveness:Your exaggeration skill is legendary and topnotch. keep it up well. consistency births upgrade!!! ![]() 4 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by zuchyblink(m): 9:33am On Oct 17, 2018 |
daveP:Rohr should invite billing as replacement for Ndidi 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by kentebemoney: 9:38am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Goke7:Bro relax, na human being born those Libyans. The positives of rohr being coach outweighs whatever negative. We will lose games in the future but which world greatest coach does'nt. Rohr is rigid but he has only one loss against African opposition. Relax bros no coach for this World go satisfy you 8 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by kentebemoney: 9:45am On Oct 17, 2018 |
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by kentebemoney: 9:46am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Odunayaw:Lol Much ado about nothing |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by COOL10(m): 9:50am On Oct 17, 2018 |
gamaliel9:. Make that 10 goals in three matches ![]() |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by M7even(m): 10:19am On Oct 17, 2018 |
ChrisKels: Actually when u said the pic was annoying, I went back looked at it again, laughed and then liked it. Its was then I realized it was funny ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Hanibal(m): 10:27am On Oct 17, 2018 |
This place is full of unappreciative fans these days, The team loose you bash them, the team draw you bash them, the team wins, the win is not sexy enough the bashing continues! A team got 9 points on the bounce, scoring 10 goals and conceding only 2 in the process, yet some people are using all kinds of negative grammar to qualify the coach. This world na wa o 15 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Hanibal(m): 10:33am On Oct 17, 2018 |
And I wonder why the most active contributors on this thread always go silent during and immediately after a match, allowing these professional bashers and negative people have a filled day... Is it a planned something? 8 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Eseose9(f): 10:39am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Earthquake1: Reason why I hardly visit this thread.So many emotional people even me way be woman don't think that way. Any small mistake: drop this player,invite this one ,invite that one,sack the coach etc.Haba!!! Anyway Odion Jude Igahlo Where are your ACCUSERS? 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Eseose9(f): 10:41am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Hanibal: Seriously o.very emotional people 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 10:41am On Oct 17, 2018 |
oga una wey dey UK make una try reach out to philip Billing na abeg komekn: 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 10:45am On Oct 17, 2018 |
There is absolutely no excuse for our post wc reactions towards Ighalo. As fans our job is to support. Even if Rohr didn't give him the chance what is there in saying he was doing well at his club? We were ready to leave him for dead and that is very sad. 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 10:46am On Oct 17, 2018 |
the bobo dey willing to play for us? i knw say ejaria go join us soon but not sure of onomah sha komekn: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 10:54am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Eseose9: They are now calling themselves well wishers and motivators. It was their uncalled for insults that made Ighalo score... 3 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Eseose9(f): 11:01am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Exclusive: Nigeria hero Odion Ighalo nearly quit after death threats COLIN UDOH West Africa Editor, Kwesé ESPN SFAX, Tunisia -- It was a long and nightmarish northern summer for Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo, who has rebounded to not only top of the scoring list in these Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, but worm his way back into the hearts of Super Eagles fans. After a dire World Cup campaign, where he was roundly blamed for the defeat to Argentina that saw the Africans crash out of the tournament, he's gone on to score five goals in two qualifier games against Libya. Scoring a hat-trick, he heard his name sung from the stands as he was subbed off after 75 minutes of the first game on the weekend. He was then serenaded by supporters in the second game on Tuesday, as he scored twice and provided one assist. Beaming as he deflected personal praise in his first interview since the World Cup, the trademark Ighalo smile, which had been dimmed for months, flashed as he pointed to team effort instead. "The team really worked hard, it is a good team performance and I am happy to score five goals in two games but it is an all-round performance and I am happy with the team performance. "We are 99 per cent sealed the ticket to the Cup of Nations," he told KweséESPN in an exclusive interview in Sfax, Tunisia, where the second match was played. But all of this nearly did not happen. Sitting down in the changing room of the Taieb Mhiri Stadium, Ighalo reflected on what has been a challenging last few months for him and his family. For a fleeting moment, the ever-present smile turned wry, then retreated as Ighalo opened about on how he and his family -- including his children -- endured vitriolic abuse, and even received death threats on social media, after a World Cup performance where even he admitted he had not played up to his own high standards. Things got so bad, Ighalo said, that he came this close to packing it all in. "I know the fans want me to score goals. I understand them," the China-based striker said. "But some of them took it to another level. "They said a lot of things. To my innocent kids, to my wife, even to the extent they threatened my life and the life of my family." Despite trying to remain above it all and not respond to critics, he was deeply hurt by the attacks on his family, especially his children. "I felt very bad [when they went after my family]. I had to talk to my wife because she could not take it. Some words they said about my kids, about me. Some words they said to her, threatening and all that. That is beyond football. "You know women and how they react when you talk about their children. But I never said a word to nobody and I never replied anybody." He did not have to take any action to protect his family, as they live in England while he plays in China for Changchun Yatai. But with all of that going on, it was only natural that the forward wanted to quit, especially when his wife advised him to. "My wife said 'you don't have to go there [to Nigeria] any more' and it was because of all what they said to her and to our family." It took national team coach Gernot Rohr's intervention to convince Ighalo to come back and suit up in green and white again. Ighalo explained: "I want to thank Rohr because after the World Cup and all those things happened, he called me before the Seychelles game [in September] and I told him I was contemplating stopping because it is not easy. "But the coach had belief in me. He said 'I know you are a good goalscorer and I know you can do it. Come and show them that you can score.' "If a coach believes in me, then I will come. I told hm 'coach, if I am in your plans hundred percent then I will honour the invitation any time you call me.' "He said 'yes, you you are in my plans for the games'. Then he said 'don't be under pressure, just go do your thing, I know you can do it.' "That gave me the confidence which I believed that I needed. I want to thank him for defending me, and giving me the words like a father, encouraging me, talking to me. He gave me more belief and I thank God for repaying him with these goals." Ighalo has since disabled comments on his Instagram account, where he is still active, and rarely appears in front of the media. And he has no intention of changing that decision anytime soon. So does he feel like he has proven all those doubters wrong? "I am not trying to prove anybody wrong," he said. "I am just trying to work hard for my country and I always give hundred percent. "Unfortunately, it didn't happen the way I wanted it at the World Cup. But life did not end there. I went back to my club, and I continued my game. "Now I am back here to play for my country. I just want to give hundred percent whenever I play, goal or no goal. As long as the team wins, I am satisfied." Nigeria's next Afcon qualifier is against South Africa on 16 November. http://kwese.espn.com/football/nigeria/story/3671428/nigeria-hero-ighalo-nearly-quit-after-death-threats?platform=amp&__twitter_impression=true 6 Likes |
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