Stats: 3,188,240 members, 7,934,066 topics. Date: Wednesday, 28 August 2024 at 05:02 PM |
Nairaland Forum / Entertainment / Sports / "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup (12337055 Views)
Cameroon's Douala Stadium Artificial Grassfield For AFCON 2019 Stolen / Super Eagles Arrive In Uyo, Train Ahead Of Their AFCON 2019 Qualifier (Pictures) / AFCON 2019: Nigeria To Battle South Africa For A Place (Full Draws) (2) (3) (4)
(1) (2) (3) ... (9609) (9610) (9611) (9612) (9613) (9614) (9615) ... (16555) (Reply) (Go Down)
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by lloydtruth: 8:52pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
mostob:He actually made good impact, considering the limited time. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by lloydtruth: 8:58pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
TheSuperNerd: Keen to see Jordan Torunarigha and Tosin Adarabioyo join, however I am not such a fan of Semi Ajayi. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by mostob(m): 9:15pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
lloydtruth:well... if you say so |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by barackodam: 9:18pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
JohnBullMySon: Because only Kevin is the one Pinnick has opened the lid on. He hasn't talked about others, and while we believe there are others that are near completion, they don't exist until the federation says they do 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by MetalJigsaw(m): 9:39pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
World Cup 2018: 5 World Cup teams which should get better by Qatar 2022 sportskeeda.com Sep 26, 2020 10:21 PM Russian President Putin meets with Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Handing over ceremony for Qatar 2022 Now the World Cup is over, football fanatics like yours truly can get on with our lives and look forward to the next World Cup. No matter what you think about the hosts (Qatar) or the timing (November, in the middle of the traditional club season), Qatar 2022 still bodes to be a great World Cup. Moreover, the timing may actually be beneficial considering that players won’t have the tiredness of a full club season behind them. After the 2014 World Cup, many could have guessed the rise of France - they had the tournament’s best young player (Paul Pogba) and several other exciting players under 30. The same could have been said of the likes of Belgium (Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne). Both of these teams improved to finish in the top three of the latest installment, with France obviously winning the title. So which are the teams that will indisputably be better in Qatar than they were in Russia? #5 Germany Germany v Azerbaijan - FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier The future for Germany This almost seems like a very easy bet. Germany’s performance in Russia was historically horrible as they crashed out of the group stages for the first time in their World Cup history. The German youth system and the strength of the Bundesliga is simply too much for Germany to crash out at the group stage next time. Meanwhile, unlike some other European superpowers (for example - Spain’s firing of Julen Lopetegui a day before the World Cup), the German federation tends not to make rash decisions. Yet Germany’s place in this list is not because of simple faith in the team’s system. The talent Germany will have at their disposal in 2022 is incredible. In Russia, Germany went with nine players who were between 22 and 24 years old - players who will be right in the middle of their prime by the time Qatar comes along. This includes the likes of Timo Werner, Julian Draxler, Leon Goretzka and Niklas Sule - players who are projected to be among the best in the world by that time. Moreover, Joachim Low also left out several young players at home who are sure to make an impact in Qatar, with the most prominent example being Leroy Sane who will also be entering his prime by that time. Germany’s lineup could look scary (feel free to poke fun at this in four years when their actual lineup looks very different) by the time Qatar rolls around as shown below (created courtesy of buildlineup). Ger Germany's speculated lineup for 2022 Topics you might be interested in: #4 Serbia Serbia v Brazil: Group E - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Savic - Serbian prodigy In Russia, the Serbians were one of the unluckiest teams to be eliminated at the group stage. Yet in Qatar their potential may exceed that significantly. After all in 2015, the Serbians were world champions at the under-20 World Cup, when a side lead by the likes of Sergej Milinkovic-Savic won the youth title. By the time Qatar comes around, most members of that side will be in the middle of their prime at 26 or 27 years of age. They will also likely be facing many of the players and teams they defeated in 2015. Thus, one can see the potential of the Serbian side. Even in Russia, they sported several young players whose potential may be limitless. Chief among them is Savic, the Lazio midfielder has been linked with Europe’s top clubs and his combination of technical brilliance along with his physical attributes make him the ideal 10. He could help provide assists to Alexander Mitrovic who was brilliant in Russia and has the physical tools to trouble any central defender. These talents alongside Nemanja Matic, Adem Ljajic and Dusan Tadic - all of whom will still seemingly be effective in their early 30s could help Serbia. The Balkan side could make their first run into the quarter-finals as an independent country. Topics you might be interested in: #3 Nigeria 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage: Croatia vs Nigeria The Super Eagles The 2018 FIFA World Cup marked a setback for African football as it was the first tournament in a generation that did not feature an African side in the knockout stages. However, this does not mean that teams from the continent did not play well. Both Senegal and Nigeria were extremely hard done by as they were eliminated by the ‘fair play’ rule and a freak Marcus Rojo goal respectively. This will likely not be the case in 2022 when Nigeria will have an extremely talented side that may be able to have a major impact. The Super Eagles have a young talented core which will be far better in four years. In Francis Uzoho, they have a brilliant young goalkeeper who will be 23 in Qatar. In 2022, Uzoho will be almost certainly supported by defenders Kenneth Omeruo and William Trost-Ekong, both of whom will be in their prime. Similarly, 21 year old Wilfrid Ndidi is one of the world’s best young defensive midfielders - he averaged more interceptions in Russia than any other player. In Qatar, Ndidi will likely be partnered with Onazi, another promising midfielder who will be in his prime when Qatar comes along. Yet it isn’t just the defense and midfield which will be solid. Nigeria have a young enterprising attack with the likes of Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi, Oghenakaro Etebo (who made more dribbles than all but four players in Russia) and striker Kelechi Iheanacho. All of these players will be in their primes in Qatar. Nigeria may have the potential of making a Croatia-like run in 2022. Topics you might be interested in: #2 England Belgium v England - FIFA World Cup 2018 - Third Place Play Off - St Petersburg Stadium The Three Lions Before the World Cup, most expected the Three Lions would have a marginal impact on the World Cup as they came in with a young side, having no regular starter having more than 30 caps. Instead, England embarked on a brilliant run that had their fans believing that 'the World Cup is coming home'. In the end it was not to be, as they were vanquished by a more experienced Croatia side in the semi-finals. Nonetheless, England has the potential to be even better in 2022. By the time Qatar comes around, the likes of Harry Kane, Eric Dier, John Stones, Jordan Pickford, Harry Maguire, Jesse Lingard, Raheem Sterling and Dele Alli will be between 26 and 29 years old, right in the middle of their primes. This core will be supported by several talented young players, as England’s prolonged investment in academies seems to have paid off. After all, England are reigning World Champions in both the U-17 World Cup and the U-20 World Cup - having won both tournaments in 2017. Those players will be 22 and 25 respectively in 2022. Young players like Phil Foden, Dominic Solanke, Ademola Lookman and Dominic Calvert-Lewin might also manage to make an impact in that tournament. The below English lineup would indeed be a scary one, and would give England a good chance of bringing the World Cup home (in Gareth Southgate’s preferred 3-5-2 formation): Potent Potential lineup for England in 2022 Topics you might be interested in: #1 France French President Emmanuel Macron Receives The France Football Team At Elysee Palace Champions! Yes, the World Champions will be even better in 2022. Having gone with one of the youngest and most sprite teams in Russia, Les Blues’ young talented attackers will be entering their primes by the time Qatar comes along (with the exception of Kylian Mbappe who will still only be 23 years old). The only regular French starters who were over thirty years old were Hugo Lloris, Blaise Matuidi and Oliver Giroud. As a goalkeeper, Lloris could play well into his late 30s and may continue to captain Les Blues in Qatar. Otherwise, Giroud and Matuidi were arguably the least important players to France’s eventual victory in Russia. Meanwhile, France had the best defense in Russia and that unit will only be better in Qatar as Benjamin Pavard, Samuel Umtiti, Raphael Varane and Lucas Hernandez will be in their primes at that point. Similarly, their brilliant midfield of Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kante will likely continue to be effective as both players will still be at the tail-end of their primes in Qatar. Yet what makes Les Blues so scary is how the attack will look in 2022 - Mbappe will be 23 (imagine him with four more years of experience), Ousmane Dembele will be 25, Thomas Lemar will be 26 and Nabil Fekir will be 28. That core will be supported by those who were left at home like the mercurial Manchester United winger Anthony Martial. This combination of a solid defence, a brilliant midfield and attacking dynamism made France champions in Russia. Considering that all of these aspects will be better in Qatar, France will be favorites to win two consecutive World Cups since Brazil in 1958 and 1962. Other teams better get their acts together, otherwise France could dominate international football for a generation. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by barackodam: 9:52pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
MetalJigsaw: How old is this article? ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 10:01pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
lloydtruth: Jordan and tosin/udokahai will be a hit It would be nice havinga stopper and a ball playing defender and also a master of ground duel and aerial duel..talents are trooping to SE I just pray rohr knows how to utilize them. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by jihday(m): 10:05pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
TheSuperNerd:have Tosin's switch been initiated? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by elunico: 10:13pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
Edouard Mendy looks like a genuinely young lad. I'm happy to see an African in the EPL after a long time. The last person was Kingston of Ghana. Ikeme could have broken the jinx earlier, no thanks to cancer. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 10:24pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
TheSuperNerd: Excellent Nerdy! We just need a few of those guys to get back into first division football and we're on our way ![]() |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Olulong(m): 10:27pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
elunico: @Bolded it's because he's foreign born, at 28 he's looking younger than some African players who're supposed to be younger than him. He looks good also, Calm and composed. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Danielnino00(m): 10:35pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
Meanwhile, Leicester are close to signing Wesley Fofana from Saint Etienne..He is a centre back. Ndidi won't have to worry about playing CB when he returns.. Now,I'm curious to see how the trio of Mendy, Choudary and Amartey can keep him on the bench when he recovers like somebody here is trying to make us believe he isn't indispensable in the Leicester team 4 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by temi1290: 10:40pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
|
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by MetalJigsaw(m): 10:50pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
barackodam:Lol expecting the likes of Chuks osmhen ejuke Kali n others to be mentioned too |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by elyte89: 10:52pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
TheSuperNerd: I heard Dominic iorfa junior too has finally agreed to play for us ![]() |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by barackodam: 11:24pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
MetalJigsaw: I had to ask o, because Onazi didn't even play Nations Cup for us, so the article must have been written in '18 |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 11:43pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
lloydtruth:I hv never rated semi ajayi. Can't wait for the German bois and tosin to get on board. Also iorfa jnr should be considered as well |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 11:44pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
elyte89:that's since na |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 11:51pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
Bolowolowo: I best pick for our cb position AKPOGUMA - HOFFEINHEM EKONG- WATFORD TOSIN ADARABIOYO- MAN CITY TORUNARIGHA- HERTHA BERLIN FELIX UDUOKHAI- AUGSBURGl |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by barackodam: 11:53pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
charlesemeka85: Tosin that isn't good enough for EPL? Abi na another guy? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 11:54pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
sheyishemba:both will be mad combo in the hrt of our defence line Another combo I would love to see is adarabioyo and ekong |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 11:59pm On Sep 29, 2020 |
barackodam:tosin is good and the best ball playing defender among the CBs available to us. Ajayi got capped wen playing for a lowly rated championship side so I see no reason why tosin shouldn't be tried |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by elunico: 12:54am On Sep 30, 2020 |
Olulong: jajaaajaaja! You no lie. We kinda look alike though, the complexion, height and even body size. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by barackodam: 1:13am On Sep 30, 2020 |
charlesemeka85: Ajayi got capped when we were short of options. Or more succinctly, we didn't have a lot of options. We can not have the German boys, together with a championship playing player. O wrong naa ![]() 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Christology(m): 7:03am On Sep 30, 2020 |
barackodam: but our assistant captain is now a championship playing player, abi his own championship is different from the championship that we know. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 7:14am On Sep 30, 2020 |
Christology:Gbam |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Kog45(m): 7:18am On Sep 30, 2020 |
barackodam:Tosin i watched is good for Eagles 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Subzero047: 7:33am On Sep 30, 2020 |
Wait, who is next in line for captaincy after Ekong? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 7:46am On Sep 30, 2020 |
charlesemeka85: We can only take four CB for a major completion |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by zoboizee: 8:35am On Sep 30, 2020 |
charlesemeka85: Only TORUNARIGHA- HERTHA BERLIN is the worthy addition in centre back in the current Super Eagles set up for now. FELIX UDUOKHAI- AUGSBURG could be deployed to play in the Leftback position bringing in more competition for COLLINS, SANUSI & AINA whilst AKPOGUMA - HOFFEINHEM will be in the rightback position bringing in more competition for AWAZIEM, AINA, SHEHU, EBUEHI & EHIZIBUE in rightback position. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 8:57am On Sep 30, 2020 |
lloydtruth: Danish league is a low quality league. However, you say Onyeka was outstanding, then why has he remained at FC Midtjylland he has been there for four seasons. When you are outstanding in your club and league, clubs take notice and you move on. Frank Onyeka will be getting paid peanuts in comparison to better leagues and clubs. From what's been published he earns a paltry €180k a year. I know players in English league two that earn €300k a year. I don't believe he has some emotive sentiment based loyalty to the club, he is a Nigerian he will not be that foolish. So why is a claimed outstanding quality player still in a mediocre league getting paid peanuts. WHY has nobody put in a substantive offer to take him to at least a top 10 league. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by komekn(m): 9:04am On Sep 30, 2020 |
barackodam: There are others that he visited on England and talked to directly and or with their agents. Then he takes his recommendations to the NFF for discussions, that's when lots of opinions are expressed it is not a one man show. |
(1) (2) (3) ... (9609) (9610) (9611) (9612) (9613) (9614) (9615) ... (16555) (Reply)
Viewing this topic: lordofstrings, Danielnino00(m), charlesemeka85(m), Philosopher1979, Tessyy1701, Subzerooo, kellycute(m) and 4 guest(s)
(Go Up)
Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 69 |