Tundenoni:
chei! Ideye top 9? So where will d goal come from? Even enyeama can score goals than ideye,Bros abeg dis one na world cup o! Wit dis kain formation even botswana we won't beat

safarigirl: so you run out of sensible arguements and you decide to play the gender card? Pathetic!

safarigirl: so you run out of sensible arguements and you decide to play the gender card? Pathetic!

safarigirl: so you run out of sensible arguements and you decide to play the gender card? Pathetic!

chris51: Osaze should not play for Nigeria at the world cup. Others played & qualified us for world cup. He can not reap where he didn't sow. How good is his present form in his club?
He is too controversial & will distract the team

collynzo2: Who did Balotelli insult?
Who did Rooney insult?
Is Odemwingie's talent up tp 1/10 of what those guys possess?
Did you know that Guardiola first sold off indisciplined players like Deco and Ronaldinho when he took over Barca despite their huge talents? How successful were Barca after then?
The great sir Alex sold the likes of Beckham, Roy Keane, Nistelrooy etc when he felt they were becoming bigger than the team, did that stop him from being successful?

collynzo2: I cannot go through a thread like this without putting in my favourite statistics, Osaze scored 9 goals in 10 years for Nigeria, Emenike has cored more goals than him in a space of one year +, Osaze was a prominent member of the squad when we failed to qualify for Germany 2006, he was a prominent member of the squad when we failed to qualify for AFCON 2012, he was a member of the squad when we flopped at Angola 2010, Ghana 2008 and South Africa 2010 world cup.

striker9: Ideye hasn't spend up to 4 seasons in Dynamo.

Dj zzyzx: we need him more than ever, though he has to put his ego aside and really pledge to the national team.


he deserves a call up.

Polio:

Odemwingie is not going to represent Nigeria alone at the world cup and there are is no bloody guarantee that the current crop will perform very well!

Selection should be based on simple criteria like form, experience, fitness, willingness to give 101% minimum and being one of the best in your positions

Odemwingie is versatile .. He can play another across the forward line ... that is a plus .. He is a good winger too, better than those counts called Musa and Ideye rolled into one!

Cast sentiments aside and think outside of the box.. If he can stay fit and is in form, he should be considered ...

Felixjude: @OP, this question shouldn't even arise in the first place. Sentiment apart, Osaze is surely needed in the team, imagine Moses & osaze operating on the wings, with Onazi & Mikel @the central midfield....the result can better be imagined.
The only player who can push those two is Musa, however, players like Musa shouldn't be starting games for the super eagles, you bring him on from 60-70 mins. And it should remain so until he learns to allow his legs work in concordant with his senses.
Oduamadi? I don't need to say anything about him, y'all know how "well" he has performed with so many chances he has had to prove himself.

safarigirl: So a lot of people here have been clamouring for Osaze to be re-called to the Super Eagles recently, I just want to know....WHY? Sentiments apart, irrespective of past glory, with the sole focus being his current form and playing time, does Osaze really deserve a call-up? Aren't there better players in better teams that can replace the likes of Ideye and Musa if necessary? Why do Nigerians get a kick out of re-cycling old bones? Aren't there younger, fitter, more agile Nigerians that are more deserving of a call-up? Why must it be Osaze?

boss1310:
so a decade of football is not enough to prove if he is good or not.if that guy will bring disunity in super eagles he better retire from international football.speaking of international retirement only okocha and okechukwu were the only Nigerian players who didnt go into forced retirement.hmm

chucky234: Ideye signed for Dynamo in 2011 which I agree is less than 4yrs but he has scored more goals for Dynamo in two seasons than the 30 goals Osaze scored for both La Lovier(Belgium) and Lille (France) in five seasons combined.

striker9: Don't compare Ideye and Osaze based on there club performance,judging by club football,I think Aiyegbeni should still be naija number one striker.

Anvaller: Though left to me, I have always maintained that Osaze is not needed. However if Keshi would like to call him he can but there has to be pre conditions, I believe by now Osaze and Ike Uche would have understood that even if they make it to the world cup, they might be sitting on the bench for more time than they desire unless they put up a sparkling performance. Before now, guys like Ike Uche and Osaze were too full of themselves so much that they thought the coach must start them in a match no matter what. That is what Keshi could not condone and he got rid of them. U can't sit on the bench in a serious match and start lashing at ur coach's strategy and u can't tell ur coach that u will only play for Nigeria if u are made the captain of the team. And Keshi said well I am looking for guys who are ready to play for Nigeria no matter what. Look at Dike, he feels like he won Jackpot everytime he earns a call up, that is important.

The problem Keshi had with this players was they didn't want to respect him and I will do the same thing he did as a coach. If u don't respect me, I will get rid of u. Simple. Now that he got rid of them, are they not begging him now? If Osaze goes back to the camp, he can't form any big boy to even the likes of Mba because they will tell him that "we built this current super eagles without u, u are just an after thought".

If they will come back to super eagles without feeling bigger than themselves, they are welcome otherwise we can do without them.

striker9: Don't blame Osaze for naija,s missing out in 2006 WC,Chukwu underestimated Angola during the first leg qualifier by fielding team B,Utaka was the only 1st team player that featured in that match.Have you forgotten how instrumental he was during 2010 WC qualifier,he even won best naija player during that time.He hardly played in 2010 WC which led to his clash with Lagerback.I know his got problem with ego but please don't blame him for naija's flop during those yrs,sincerely he has really tried for naija.

safarigirl: an interesting choice of words, we 'need' him. Please tell us why we NEED him? Aren't there others that can perform better but haven't had that chance? Will his exclusion from the WC deplete our chances of having a good outing?

Emmadani: pple talking about osaze's current form,what is essein's current for at chelsea if not a bench warmer,what was eto's form at anzhi,if not a flop.say wat u would say,we need osaze.

chucky234: Ideye signed for Dynamo in 2011 which I agree is less than 4yrs but he has scored more goals for Dynamo in two seasons than the 30 goals Osaze scored for both La Lovier(Belgium) and Lille (France) in five seasons combined.

safarigirl: of course he'll be at the World Cup, he can go with Nigeria's Supporters Club.

good.good:

You're still mad at Osaze for leaving you for that white girl?

Emmadani: that guy as tried and sacrifice alot 4 9ja.he was always available,punctuality to camp was an A.almost every qualifying match he was always available even if the match was to be played in somali.

safarigirl: of course he'll be at the World Cup, he can go with Nigeria's Supporters Club.