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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by daveP(m): 4:02pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
Edopesin:Hopefully. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by daveP(m): 4:04pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
humility33:Im talking of Italy, you're bringing England. ![]() 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 4:14pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
peterd53: If its not the EPL, its shit Komekn 1980 |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danielnino00(m): 4:24pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
komekn: @ bolded, what unanswered questions exactly? You have been saying that for a while now.. Maybe you have some insider info in the national team that told you what happened! We never heard of him having issues with his coach,teammates or NFF officials.. The worst that happened was the insults he received from fans for his diving at the world cup,which IMO is quite normal.. So,tell us what exactly happened? Why did he retire from international football at 28? And to your last statement, I put it to you that in the context of HERE and NOW, Victor Moses isn't better than the wingers we have! As a wing back,he is probably better than Ola Aina! But as a winger,nope... I already showed you the stats! |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 4:35pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
LONG INTERESTING READ ALERT! Achara: How Nigeria legend Jay-Jay Okocha sparked the Toronto FC rookie's career May 29, 2020 Tom Bogert | Contributor ![]() Like all soccer-playing kids his age in Nigeria, Ifunanyachi Achara spent his days trying to emulate Nigerian (and Bolton Wanderers) legend Jay-Jay Okocha. Okocha is widely considered the best Nigerian player of all-time, an attacking midfielder who dazzled defenders and captured the imagination of fans with his dribbling skills. Okocha was so good that they named him twice, as the famous Bolton serenading chant goes. He represented the dream for Nigerian kids. He reached the top, he was an inspiration. “I always do the one trick he does, where he rolls the ball with his right and steps over with his left foot," Achara told MLSsoccer.com. That move is aptly named the Jay-Jay Okocha stepover. "At this point in time it’s not even intentional, it just happens. I love it, it’s great." Achara isn't proud to admit he cried when Okocha hung up his boots, but he shares an even more personal story with the Nigerian hero. Playing at a national tournament during his teenage years, Achara caught the eye of Okocha. The legend thought he deserved a chance with Nigeria's youth national team, so he let a few coaches know, and Achara was called up. “It’s absolutely crazy," Achara said, still almost in disbelief. "If someone like Okocha thinks I’m good, then I should probably think I’m good, right?” Achara aimed to make Nigeria's squad for the 2015 U-17 World Cup, but was one of the final players trimmed from the Chile-bound roster. He'd watch the tournament from home. At first, Achara was just happy to be in the conversation as someone who previously wasn't really part of the youth national team set-up. The team included players who would soon jump to Europe, like Samuel Chukwueze (now at Villarreal), Victor Osimhen (Lille) and Montreal Impact winger Orji Okwonkwo. Nigeria won the tournament, too, beating the likes of Brazil and Mexico en route to lifting the trophy. “All my friends were going to European clubs," Achara said, "but it was disappointing for me. When they won, that’s when it hit me: It was a really good opportunity that I missed. I kind of saw it as my last opportunity to be a professional soccer player. Thankfully, I got another opportunity.” That opportunity presented itself through a program that connected prep schools with promising soccer players, helping Achara get a scholarship to attend the Berkshire School in Massachusetts. He'd play with future Toronto FC teammate Jacob Shaffelburg and former NYCFC winger Jack Harrison, interestingly enough. It wasn't easy at first. Achara hadn't been to America before and he wasn't yet fluent in English, with his schooling taught in Igbo. “When I got to the US, I couldn’t really communicate," Achara said. "I wasn’t as fluent, plus with my accent, people couldn’t understand. It was really difficult to express myself at first. I was really anti-social.” Achara expressed himself on the pitch, where he quickly excelled, helping ease his transition. Once he became comfortable with the language, he got to experience his first winter in the Northeast. “The winter in Massachusetts, man," Achara exhaled. One day, he says, it was around negative-10 degrees outside. Where he grew up, 55 degrees was the closest thing he experienced to cold. Strapped with multiple layers, he left his dorm to attend class. He promptly turned back around to the warmth of his room. The head of school came to his dorm to see what was going on, to find out why he was skipping class. “I told him I just can’t go outside, it’s too cold!" Achara said, laughing. "I was wearing four or five jackets!” Achara's time at Berkshire led him to Georgetown, a solid four seasons that should have been better had injuries not hampered his collegiate career. He only started 11 games during his senior season as he battled injuries, captaining the Hoyas to the NCAA Division I national championship in 2019. Given the stop-start nature of his time at Georgetown, Achara thought he might not get drafted. Toronto picked him with one of their two first-round selections (25th overall), giving him a preseason chance to impress. “I felt like if I wasn’t drafted, it’d be because teams hadn’t seen me enough, not that I wasn’t a good soccer player," Achara said. "So the fact I was drafted and had a chance to go to preseason, I was excited.” Achara took that chance with both hands, scoring three goals in four appearances to earn his first professional contract. He didn't make the gameday squad in Toronto's season opener, but an opportunity presented itself in Week 2 with a few injuries. The day before TFC's game against NYCFC, he was taking extra shots after training. A member of the medical staff told him that the coaching staff was debating his place in the squad, so, stop shooting or you might get hurt. On gameday, head coach Greg Vanney gave him the good news: Not only was he in the squad, Achara was getting his first MLS start. “I was so happy, I thought my dream was going to come true," Achara said. "I thought I was going to come off the bench. Then a few hours before the game, coach Greg told me I was going to start. I was so happy and I was already mentally ready.” Achara's preparation paid off. He intercepted a wayward pass to spark an attack that eventually led to him scoring the game-winning goal in his professional debut, a dream. The goal was a close-range header. Not quite a goal Okocha often scored, but it'll do. --MLSsoccer 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Philosopher1979: 4:47pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
Joebie: How good is he Why cant he move to Europe 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 4:51pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
TheLoneCitizen: You're right Arsenal and Napoli are almost in the same positions in their respective leagues. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 4:55pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
Someone just starting his professional career in the MLS. u no go crawl before u go fit walk? Philosopher1979: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 5:01pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
Toronto FC rookie midfielder Achara suffers season-ending ACL injury July 2, 2020 Dylan Butler | Contributor Toronto FC midfielder Ifunanyachi Achara’s promising rookie season came to an unceremonious end when the Nigerian suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, the club announced Thursday. He is scheduled to have surgery July 7. The 22-year-old was selected 25th overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft and was signed following a terrific preseason. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danielnino00(m): 5:03pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
West Brom also interested in Mikel |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 5:06pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
Leicester City Press Conference after Palace win Iheanacho's form change transfer plans? “It’s something we’ll look at. Kelechi has done brilliantly. He needed confidence. As he’s gained that, you’ve seen his strengths. He’s scored goals. He loves his football. We are looking currently, because each season you want to improve.” - Brendan Rodgers 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 5:12pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Edopesin: 5:26pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
Joebie: if it's bench things again next season iheanacho should think about his career |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Subzero047: 5:42pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
humility33: Are you trying to prove racism is not in Italy by proving it exists more in Spain? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danielnino00(m): 5:47pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
Blueelf: It was on Sky sport. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by humility33(m): 5:51pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
Subzero047: racism is everywhere bro.... every where in Europe and some part of America and Asia |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by humility33(m): 5:53pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
Edopesin: my edo brother Nacho is not ambitious player... he rather sit there on the bench and be getting his steady pounds sterling alert weekly... Dude wanna get his British passport and any thing opposing to that he will resist 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by humility33(m): 5:54pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
Danielnino00: I will prefer west brom for him. notably Nigerians have been known to excel there... Kanu precisely can't mention Ideye dude was a waste man there |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by humility33(m): 5:54pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
Joebie: Lolllzzz |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by humility33(m): 5:56pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
daveP: just wanna let you guys know that even the EPL some of us here might prefer he move to is not different from Italy and the pressure will be too much self |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by humility33(m): 5:59pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
TheLoneCitizen: let's hope so. because I am seriously scared for him any young up coming player from the shores of Nigeria should avoid the EPL as much as they can. the EPL have a way of making some of them laid back. the British pounds and life over there tends to make them over time become lazy and unwillin to push for more still believe had it been success was still in Spain he would have done much for his career. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by humility33(m): 6:02pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
ChrisKels:Lol...I remember from the write up then. I nor want just talk...dude matter long |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheSuperNerd(m): 6:07pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
Osimhen Transfer Update Victor Osimhen's Manager: "Victor will make his choice in the next few hours. The city, the people and Napoli made a very good impression on him. Victor met De Laurentiis and Gattuso. He felt he would be an important player in the sky blue jersey." Victor is taking his time. Perhaps by Tuesday or Wednesday, we will know for sure. We wait. #MeditationTime. ![]() 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 6:07pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
Danielnino00: Yea I know...I just don't know what to think of the transfer |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrewbaba44: 6:09pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
komekn: I don’t know if you are an Igbo smoker or you choose to bias or you don’t even watch football What’s special in Southampton beating man city just because mancity beat Liverpool ? I remember omeruo leganes bearing Barcelona while barca have already schooled Madrid by Beating them 5-0 Barcelona went 36 games unbeaten in the laliga Beating all the top teams but only to loose 5-4 to a crappy levante when a Ghanaian scored hatrick Oga you didn’t make a single sense 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 6:10pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
humility33: Exactly....the EPL is more racist to me....the worse kind of racism is backdoor racism..You see as Vardy was on a poor run after the covid break and yet he kept starting games. If it were to be an African, he would have been benched after 2 blank games... Some very Racist coaches dey England |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 6:11pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
andrewbaba44: Don't mind him He will stylishly ignore facts when arguing. Him think say na grammar go cover up him gaffes #EPL is not all that |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrewbaba44: 6:15pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
Blueelf: lol |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrewbaba44: 6:17pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danielnino00(m): 6:25pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
andrewbaba44: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11698/12020650/john-obi-mikel-west-brom-interested-in-former-chelsea-star |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Subzero047: 6:28pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
humility33: Racism is on a different level in Italy bro |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrewbaba44: 6:28pm On Jul 06, 2020 |
Danielnino00: I saw west ham also Thank you The news sweet my belle sha |
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