We dey judge them as if we no be human being too. E easy to talk for another person matter.

komekn:


Unfortunately in life minds are for changing.

Ovie Ejaria has made it intrinsically CLEAR he wants to play for Nigeria. Meanwhile If he enter Liverpool first team maybe he go change mind.

Na so life be.

Humility017:


you wasting your mention...on him.
I don't bother reply him....
he comes to this thread with an Hausa mat every morning....
please just ignore

Next time be brave enough to quote me

Internet warriors can’t fix nothing. Take action

komekn:


Once Eze gets his long term contractual future signed sealed and delivered.

He will play for Nigeria IMO my final word on the matter.

It might be too late by then. You can ask Iorfa

#

What stopped Rohr from capping some of these players when we took on Seychelles at the qualifiers??

Such is life.
Iorfa is not crying about but still in his professional career.

Things can change. Minds can change. We are not talking about robots here

Clementoke:


It might be too late by then. You can ask Iorfa

What shall it profit a player if he shall gain the whole money (by making "big money" moves, signing huge endorsements, getting fat contracts) and not getting noticed in international football?

Dominic Iorfa

If/when Iorfa starts making waves in the championship the whole narrative will change. The truth is things are getting better now for him. Let’s see how the story continues.
The goal for any national team should be not to field/want players that are not performing. When they start performing they begin to have OPTIONS, they are spoiled for choices.

Clementoke:
What shall it profit a player if he shall gain the whole money (by making "big money" moves, signing huge endorsements, getting fat contracts) and not getting noticed in international football?

Dominic Iorfa

This are the words of Joe Aribo while still at Charlton and guess what?. His contract was coming to an end and he probably doesn't know what the future holds but he still wanted international football more than anything else.

Arsenal-Linked Midfielder Aribo : I Am Definitely Open To Playing For Nigeria

Charlton Athletic young star, Joe Aribo has not excluded the possibility of representing the Super Eagles in the near future but has maintained that he has not been approached by the Nigeria Football Federation.

Born in Camberwell, London, Aribo has no representative caps for England teams and doesn't have to apply for a one-time change of association before playing for the Super Eagles.

The 22-year-old is widely regarded as the best modern day midfielder of Nigerian descent in the whole of England as he possesses defensive and offensive qualities and can play all the positions in midfield.

Aribo was contacted on Thursday afternoon to provide an update on his international future and everything is pointing to the fact that he has chosen Nigeria over England.

The Addicks number 17 told allnigeriasoccer.com : ''I am definitely open to playing for Nigeria, I'd be happy to play.

''There has been no contact with the Nigeria Football Federation. I'll honour the invitation if I get a call-up.''

Aribo comes off contract with Charlton Athletic at the end of next month and is on the radar of Premier League duo Arsenal and Manchester City.

Source : All Nigeria Soccer


Aribo for me, is an example of a serious player who knows what he wants, not all these other ones playing "hide and Seek" upandan.

jihday:
he's a DM ffs, is he supposed to pass like fabregas?

No but it should be much better than it is. That's the modern game for you.

komekn:


You really have no idea.

You think it was Yobo that convinced him.

No, It was Obasanjo.

seankafor:
ahiazu nwanne..

Shaa I been think say u from mbaise

That eze,if truly he is from mbaise come dey mumu anyhow..him know be thru nwafor (blooded mbaise)

Cos in mbaise..home comes first

Maybe he is a half cast

Wait....did you expect an Mbaise man to be patriotic and honest ? You have been duped

Joebie:
What stopped Rohr from capping some of these players when we took on Seychelles at the qualifiers??

You mean capping a off form eze against Seychelles ?

komekn:


I really thought you had more understanding of the commercial dynamics of football contractual leverage and nationality.

But it seems you do not.

Ok

Clementoke:
This are the words of Joe Aribo while still at Charlton and guess what?. His contract was coming to an end and he probably doesn't know what the future holds but he still wanted international football more than anything else.

Arsenal-Linked Midfielder Aribo : I Am Definitely Open To Playing For Nigeria

Charlton Athletic young star, Joe Aribo has not excluded the possibility of representing the Super Eagles in the near future but has maintained that he has not been approached by the Nigeria Football Federation.

Born in Camberwell, London, Aribo has no representative caps for England teams and doesn't have to apply for a one-time change of association before playing for the Super Eagles.

The 22-year-old is widely regarded as the best modern day midfielder of Nigerian descent in the whole of England as he possesses defensive and offensive qualities and can play all the positions in midfield.

Aribo was contacted on Thursday afternoon to provide an update on his international future and everything is pointing to the fact that he has chosen Nigeria over England.

The Addicks number 17 told allnigeriasoccer.com : ''I am definitely open to playing for Nigeria, I'd be happy to play.

''There has been no contact with the Nigeria Football Federation. I'll honour the invitation if I get a call-up.''

Aribo comes off contract with Charlton Athletic at the end of next month and is on the radar of Premier League duo Arsenal and Manchester City.

Source : All Nigeria Soccer


Aribo for me, is an example of a serious player who knows what he wants, not all these other ones playing "hide and Seek" upandan.

Did you think if Aribo was playing for a high flying EPL team he would still want to play for Nigeria? I think no. To these little niggas ,Nigeria is an inferior when it comes to football. My anger is the deplorable state of our league if not I would prefer Kelechi Nwakali to stay in Nigeria and develop. Who is Eberechi Eze next to an inform Nwakali....by the, I dont like Eze style of play...he plays like a secondary school boy. Let him go to top league and dribble let's see.

Joebie:
Make u watch as the matter dey unfold. U are too slow

You are making things up.

OMANBALA1:


Wait....did you expect an Mbaise man to be patriotic and honest ? You have been duped

This is exactly where I was headed but Seankafor didn't get it, so I had to knavishly straggle to eschew an unwarranted brawl

OMANBALA1:


Did you think if Aribo was playing for a high flying EPL team he would still want to play for Nigeria? I think no. To these little niggas ,Nigeria is an inferior when it comes to football. My anger is the deplorable state of our league if not I would prefer Kelechi Nwakali to stay in Nigeria and develop. Who is Eberechi Eze next to an inform Nwakali....by the, I dont like Eze style of play...he plays like a secondary school boy. Let him go to top league and dribble let's see.

That's not my point Sir

If u observe the pattern of my post, you will observe that the comparison is between Aribo on one hand and Iorfa, and Eze (if owngoal reports about him is true) on the other hand.

While Aribo wanted Nigeria and damned the consequences ("victimization by the English FA", forfeiting huge contracts and endorsement), the players on the other hand wanted the famous and monetary aspects of being an English International (which is not even sure).

Clementoke:



That's not my point Sir

If u observe the pattern of my post, you will observe that the comparison is between Aribo on one hand and Iorfa, and Eze (if owngoal reports about him is true) on the other hand.

While Aribo wanted Nigeria and damned the consequences ("victimization by the English FA", forfeiting huge contracts and endorsement), the players on the other hand wanted the famous and monetary aspects of being an English International (which is not even sure).

Aribo didn't "danm" any consequences. The English F.A didnt consider him a big talent that's why he was overlooked. All these other stuff you wrote up there is irrelevant. If the English wanted Aribo he would not be playing for Nigeria,period.

Humility017:


no...you were the one that convinced him..
I pity folks who take you serious here...

only you claim to have had contact with this players...know virtually all the club cadet coaches in England...only seems to know what monetary value it will deprive them dropping their 3Lion's ambition for the super eagles... .

Either you are still in high school or youthful exuberance is leaving you with limited understanding.

Why do you find it so hard to have a balanced weighted view of matters. Things are not always in black and white.

Further perplexed with the depth of discourse that has been expressed here you still pack the ability to appreciate matters objectively.

It's like you attended the lectures but didn't remember anything or understand anything.

Humility017:


are you the player rep here...

just when they see that the English quest is no longer feasible they begin to apportion blames on why they never feature for Nigeria instead...

this your advise is sour

Your understanding is very shallow.

If you lack capacity to understand don't assume every one is like you.

OMANBALA1:


Aribo didn't "danm" any consequences. The English F.A didnt consider him a big talent that's why he was overlooked. All these other stuff you wrote up there is irrelevant. If the English wanted Aribo he would not be playing for Nigeria,period.

Alright Sir. No more comments.

Humility017:


you wasting your mention...on him.
I don't bother reply him....
he comes to this thread with an Hausa mat every morning....
please just ignore

Na frustrations borne outta joblessness dey worry that failure of a societal misfit I swear. The day he openly and proudly made this statement "wow I spent the whole day in here", was the day I got the true picture of that begging filth of a thing

Look at all these drunks ruminating this early morning . How can an Averaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggeeeeeeeeeeeeeee nation team help the career of players ? A nation team filled with bang Averaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggeeeeeeeeeeeeeee players and even worst fans who reason from a stagnant position. Today Oforboh , tomorrow Eze , next tomorrow Dele Bashiru et all them Azubuike Pirlo Xavi , Nacho mbappe . 2 seconds now , they will begin shouting Averaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Ndidi as world class , the Fisher man Ajagun , and all of there bricklayers. Perennial group stages exiters that think they can play shit !!!!

All these insults flying around... Is it really necessary?... I am sure you all are above 12yrs of age at d very least... is it impossible to pass a point without insulting other people.?.... What is going on?... This was not how the thread started.

komekn:


If l was Eze l would do exactly what's he is doing.

He is currently on the radar of multiple EPL clubs to create greater £££ money value for yourself. Your rating goes way up as a prospective England international as well as the very lucrative endorsements from the marketing of your personal brand. check what Nike pay Rashford and you will understand. Compare the commercial endorsements of Nigerian international players to English ones.

After you have signed your long term contract then you can commit to Nigeria. By then the money is in the bag and you are sorted.

This is exactly what Dominic Iorfa did and after he signed his contract he committed to the NFF two years earlier than he agreed to.

which big contract did Dominic sign? which future is he even committing to who?

Blackpride101:


you see why your comments here carries so much lopsidedness...
many a time you come here to pass this players down our throat...reason because the ones you talked about ain't good for 3 lions and so the super eagles is a better way to market them.and make them of value to epl and other league clubs.....

for that your ilorfa since you've refused to be teachable and open to learning.

I will leave you...every reasonable folks here knows that the NFF first approached ilorfa..just like what Eze said...he did same hoping to progress through the English cadet teams to the 3lions set up....

if he is not good enough for England...then he is not good enough for the super eagles....

we currently begging this lads reason because we have failed to develop our football in the local scene...
we have got a population of over 200M

I am not sure you intend to convey with the term lopsided. I presume you mean my objective fact based deductive opinion is weighted more towards Nigerian origin players in the UK.

Facts Dominic Iorfa committed to playing for Nigeria when he was 18 then playing for England youth team. He said he would play for Nigeria when he is 23. This is established fact.

His circumstances at the time, he was the among the most promising youth defenders in England. He was invited to train with the England first team. Established fact.

He was playing with Wolves as teenager and was thier most promising player. Was a first team regular consistently and continously for 3 years.

Once he had finished playing U21 for England and had his long term contractual future signed sealed and delivered. He then contacted the NFF and subsequently Rohr came to visit him in March 2017 when he was a first team regular for Wolves. Very strong commitments and promises were made by Rohr. In effect he has been more HONOURABLE by coming to make commitment 2 years earlier than promised. FACT established.

Rohr made his recommendations very positively to the NFF. What did the NFF for with them absolutely nothing. ESTABLISHED FACT.

Why have the NFF not invited Dominic ❓ We can speculate but ability is not the issue. We also know that his Father contested the presidency of the NFF and lost with multiple allegations of bribery against other contestants. There is an acrimonious relationship with the NFF and Iorfa senior on account of allegations of corruption. Factual based probable deduction.

I have given a long epistle factual based on the unprecedented going on at Wolves with the take over and running of club by proxy by Portuguese super agent Mendes. The subsequent FA investigation, etc.

Now consider your nonsensical proposition in bold that's ludicrous and puts you to public ridicule. "That if not good enough for England they are not good enough for the SE"

Now look at your comments and sentiment based preferences and emotive led inferences.

Now ask yourself who is being IRRATIONAL and LOPSIDED.

If you don't know anything it's better to be quite and if you are wise learn from those who know on this thread.

OMANBALA1:


Did you think if Aribo was playing for a high flying EPL team he would still want to play for Nigeria? I think no. To these little niggas ,Nigeria is an inferior when it comes to football. My anger is the deplorable state of our league if not I would prefer Kelechi Nwakali to stay in Nigeria and develop. Who is Eberechi Eze next to an inform Nwakali....by the, [/b]I dont like Eze style of play...he plays like a secondary school boy[b]. Let him go to top league and dribble let's see.

Well let's not forget he's truly a small boy, age wise and his game will mature as he ages. Let's pray he keeps his head down and also that he plays under a good manager that'll help him develop.

How's Nwakali? Hope he's now a regular in his club.

Barryseal:
Regrets about the failure to call Eze before this time is unnecessary. If he chooses to play for the English U21's ahead of the Super Eagles, it clearly shows he was never interested in playing for Nigeria, he fancied Nigeria when he thought his talent won't be recognized. If he accepted to play for Nigeria prior to hitting it big time, he will pull Kevin Prince Boateng on us.

The one and only player who choose to play for Nigeria when he was on the up still remains Victor Anichebe. At the time he scored 40 goals for the Everton youth team and took the Epl by storm with great performances. It didn't take much for Yobo to convince him when he had the attention of the FA.
Every other person bar, Victor Anichebe used Nigeria as a fall back option.

Agreed about anichebe

Did he play at the 2008 Olympics ?

Injury ruined the guy thou

signz:


Well let's not forget he's truly a small boy, age wise and his game will mature as he ages. Let's pray he keeps his head down and also that he plays under a good manager that'll help him develop.

How's Nwakali? Hope he's now a regular in his club.

safarigirl:
which big contract did Dominic sign? which future is he even committing to who?

Send me the code for Nairaland FPL abeg