Jarus:

The racist comment is uncharitable.
Drogba is black for God'sake. Nobody stopped him from ruling Europe. The white is in no way Rabiu's problem.

well@Jarus, while typing my post, I did nt in any way let ma self go to that region, Maybe thats the undertone it is presented buh thats nt what I hoped to portray.

I meant that he was nt given the necessary opportunity starting from Lisbon, he warmed their bench for God knows how long and the refused to let him go even on a loan when the obvious was clear that he wasnt going to get starting position now in celtic that touch is coming back, i mean that kid was and is still a great talent, so excuse me when i say the whites coz they handled him.

Well Jar_man, i get ur point, yea yea white reps race talks buh man am sowi I cnt help buh state that.

Back to the list where is Sone Aluko? I thought form was all and all

Joe Mosco: where is Joel Obi..... Guess Keshi is being sentimental

are u blind? Ibos plenty pass any other tribe abi na my eye dey tell me lies?

kheart: are u blind? Ibos plenty pass any other tribe abi na my eye dey tell me lies?

i dont care whether the team is 100% ibos, what we want is result, EAGLES GET US THE NATIONS CUP

all you people have to to do is just support the team....nothing will ever satisfy nigerians......even if keshi includes martins and osaze..una go still complain wettttttiiiiiiiin.....abeg Bleep hatrs

huni_naija:

Be expecting an 10-0 gap this time around. Super chicks! I hail thee

God 4bid der can't score more 7-0 nay watin

winnie-G:


i dont care whether the team is 100% ibos, what we want is result, EAGLES GET US THE NATIONS CUP

Thank you jare, don't mind those tribalistic things that keep bringing up the issue of tribe. What Nigerians what is good result, irrespective of the tribe of the players.

Rabiu Ibrahim was a good player but these days he is not doing well no thanks to age cheating, i know him then in abuja, truly this guy played under 17 at the age of 28 so he is about 34 now.

beethoven: Abeg why is Joel Obi not in this squad?

sidelined

HAH: Rabiu Ibrahim was a good player but these days he is not doing well no thanks to age cheating, i know him then in abuja, truly this guy played under 17 at the age of 28 so he is about 34 now.

lol...

ujchief:
theres a quota system which MUST be put into play by ANY national team coach while presenting his list to Nff, otherwise, they wont approve the list. Rabiu ibrahim, shittu 'the elephant' represents a part of the country that must be included. Do u stil wonder why minister of sports always goes to a particular zone of the country?

And Eagles team captains always come from one part of the country.

Keshi has his reasons 4 dropping ds guys! Lookin @ d selected squad critically! U'd observed dat the team is made up of those who r willing to make a mark @ d nations cup ! The squad is ok by me!!!

Is dis team for nation cup or catalunya friendly?

These are the best players available at this point in time. I think the question Keshi is attempting to answer by this list is the fact that soccer is a team sport in which the qualities of individual players do not necessarily sum up.

kheart: are u blind? Ibos plenty pass any other tribe abi na my eye dey tell me lies?

It is not whether he is Igbo or not... The team needs his impact. However best wishes to the team..... Cos failure is not an option this time....

keshi want these guys(osaze, martin & taiwo) to be more committed to national team when world cup qualifer starts in April.

Well, i dont expect much from Keshi, he is a mediocre and an opportunist and power intoxicated fella. I just hope we will get to QF
I will start been concern about super eagles whenever i hear Keshi is removed. I dont hate him as a person but he lack originality, pattern, off course he has no pedigree

julioralph: did Keshi take palm-wine or Ogogoro b4 compiling this list?
no Martins, Odemwingie What's Shittu & bench warming Rabiu Ibrahim doing there?
it's obvious there's something fishy going on.
I'm soooo sorry but I don't think these eagles will fly in SA. I forsee the subsequent sacking of Keshi.

Rabiu does not even make the bench to start with. Keshi just like my man wenger is just too stubborn to a fault. He is just experimenting. Hope it does not backfire.

beethoven: Abeg why is Joel Obi not in this squad?

joel obi is just returning from injury and he's nt fully fit yet.he's going to make his comback for inter nxt year

Did Keshi give any reasons for omitting Osaze? He said a few days ago that he hadn't decided on whether Osaze would be involved or not. . . .so what led to him making this decision.

Anyways, glad to see Shola Ameobi in the squad - we need experienced forwards in the side.

pompori king: Grow up and stop complaining..we have taken all the so called stars everytime and failed miserably.keshi is the coach not you guys.

this is the most idiotic comment ever.......
people like you are the reasons the country won't be moving forward anytime soon - i can bet when it gets pear-shaped and nigeria gets knocked out, you would quickly change your stance and start asking for keshi's head.

even a goat knows there's no balance in the squad keshi is taking to the competition. he needs more midfielders than strikers. the maximum number of strikers keshi needs shouldn't be more than 5 - why is it that common sense evades indigenous coaches in nigeria?

there's no point watching this - nigeria have failed even before the competiton is kicking off. if keshi cannot get it right with simple task such as squad selection then how would he apply tactical nous during the competition. nigeria is such a joke! useless sports ministry, idiotic coach, and brainless fawners like yourself!

We need more experience in that squad. He should av joined martins to that team. At least big name in our bench.

delors:

GRAMMAR POLICE
Brighter Grammar
Na wah o...if Keshi dey mess up, sey u self suppose dey complicate matters?
Next time, you write 'WE NEED' not 'WE NEEDS'
and write 'TO INSPIRE' not 'TO INSPIRED'...

Two lines, two deadly nuclear bombshells ...later na, u go talk say mammy Patience dey blow grammar for Aso Rock...you better go buy Brighter Grammar II.

Jobless English teacher shut up ur dirty mouth........u are foolishly embracing foregin language while neglecting ur own mother language, upon all ur knowledge in english language u ar still walking down d street looking for a meagre work to do..........wot a useless and jobless nigerian!

yuzedo:
Keep famzing, ur "main man" no ge even smell warm up not to talk of play 2mins..

This is a sh*t-list, and keeping Osaze out isn't the most prudent decision. Passion & dedication aren't qualities that are rewarded in this country!

dude if u hav nothing positive to say u beta go and rest. Is osaze not in squad that lost out for nations cup qualifying match. The coach has make his decision we all have to respect that decision

sundaybam: We need more experience in that squad. He should av joined martins to that team. At least big name in our bench.

Wat profit a man after gainin d whole xperience and could nt practicalize it! Keshi has given evry player to proof his mettle durin d friendly matches! We need tall players like ameobi and nt short guys like martins!

E no go good if all our strikers short like dwarf wen we r not playin ludo!

From which paper did you read or even see this news @thread owner.

What i read from PREMIUM TIMES NG NEWSPAPER is that 32 PLAYER WILL Struggle for 23 slot and the final list of players will be out on JANUARY 9

D sage: I support Keshi for not inviting Osaze and Taiwo. But at least,he should have invited Matins, this is because I don't see any quality strikers in that squad.

we needs at least an experience forward to inspired those guys he invited.

Did u say u dont see any quality strikers? Maybe u need to look again bro. Besides, Osaze's head is too big to fit into Keshi's team.

Vinnozaro: From which paper did you read or even see this news @thread owner.

What i read from PREMIUM TIMES NG NEWSPAPER is that 32 PLAYER WILL Struggle for 23 slot and the final list of players will be out on JANUARY 9

O boy! I had 2 go back to d thread to recount d numbers of players selected! 32 nt 23! I had tot d players were selected 4 ANC!

Anyway! It is also a proof that Martins, Osaze and d likes canot b part of d team

muktarl: Am tired of this country. Why are Igbos dominating everything in Nigeria?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHDaHlTaHJw

My leader Ahmadu Bello was right anyways.

If you are tired of ibos, then you are very ungrateful. Who was selfless enough to leave his hometown to come and develop your towns and cities? Its reasonling like yours that makes your kinsmen kill ibos. Everything has been inyour favour right frim time, but you guys simply dont see opportunitues. When someone makes success out of nothing, you get jealous. Please the players are representing Nigeria and not iboland. Get it into your thick skull dude!

beethoven: Abeg why is Joel Obi not in this squad?

out injured,only featured twice for inter this season.ur welcome

My mind tell me say keshi go jst end lik siasia

Martins this Martins that. The guy always goes missing at major tournaments for the SE. Is it now that he's on his last legs that he will shine? Odemwingie cannot be trusted, even by a he-goat, so he's out. Joel Obi is injury prone, so is out. Every one of the chosen players has the ability to stamp his name on the tournament. Great selection all round by the Big Boss. Up Eagles. Go for GOLD.