safarigirl:
he was dropped

tbaba1234:
Portugal under 20 beat Brazil under 20 today.

1:0

tbaba1234:
Portugal under 20 beat Brazil under 20 today.
1:0

imcam:


do u av an idea if alfa was droped from d full squad

Raymond4kc:


I think you made a mistake here. The score is BRAZIL U20 1 : PORTUGAL U 20 0.

imcam:


means d team is beatable, lets go boys we are winning

linked:
Comparing the AYC squad and the WYC team in retrospect on paper

Could it really be said that the WYC squad is an upgrade of the AYC squad.? Well here are the squad members of the AYC team that lost their places to the WYC recruits... Whats your take?


AYC TEAM
Saheed AbdulGaniyu -
Samuel Okon Greater - Tommorrow Academy
Christian Pyagbara - Dolphins
Abdullahi Alfa - Abuja Football College
Obinna Nwobodo - Enugu Rangers
Alhassan 'Muazam' Ibrahim - Kalmar FF
Usman Hassan Saleh - Wikki Tourist
Wasiu Jimoh - Kwara Football Academy




WYC TEAM
Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk, Belgium)
Chidiebere Nwakali (Manchester City, England)
Kingsley Sokari (Enyimba FC)
Musa Yahaya (Tottenham FC, England)
Godwin Saviour (FC Sports)
Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City, England)
Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium)
Success Isaac (Granada FC, Spain)

tbaba1234:


Brazil won 1 0

lexyman:


This set of Brazilian under 20 doesn't score many goals , they play defensive style of football and this will hunt them against the super flying eagles .... In their competition they struggled all through .

linked:
A closer look into this list is quite revealing.... Especially as claimed, the latter edged the former during the germany camp in performance... It becomes clear that the advantages of European academies isnt just hype

TheSuperNerd:



Nice comparative analysis there Sir btw Awoniyi and Anelka. They do luk similar in a lot of ways but Awoniyi is still one unique talent. His build and finishing( he's still improving here and has d potential to be more clinical than anelka) are similar to anelka. But when it comes to work rate, Awoniyi is miles ahead wen anelka was his age.
Abt Nacho, You hv a point with the Henry left foot comparison but remember as a whole Nacho is more like a Messi but still unique coz he cud be more.

linked:
Not exactly... The flying eagles usually struggle more with very defensive teams.... E. g Ivory coast @ both u17 and u20 AYC

TheSuperNerd:



LeeCodeman is absolutely correct about the Manu Garba-led Technical crew being THE TRUE STARS of the team. They hv done things meticulously and with near perfect Sincerity and honesty. I can go on and on abt this crew but much words need not be said here... LET'S GO GET THAT CUP AND BRING IT HOME!

And uhm, Sir GoodJoe... I'm sure you know this but just mixed it up a little... Keshi coached the u-20 class (not u-17) of 2001 at the Ayc held in Ethiopia. Angola emerged champions and went on to finish in the 2nd round at the wyc. Ghana were runners-up and went on to take silver at the wyc inspired by michael essien and co. They lost to a javier saviola-inspired argentina

TheGoodJoe:


You are accurate when it comes to Awoniyi's work rate being ahead of a young Anelka. You can and Awoniyi being ahead to Anelka when it comes to discipline play and team work. Awoniyi has what it takes to become a better player than Nicholas Anelka.

Icon4s:


That tells u dat age, physique and experience counts in football. A lesson for those that are clamouring for the U20s to form d back bone of a New Super Eagles

TheSuperNerd:


Well Sir, I saw this kinda late but like SafariGirl said, he was dropped. I really felt for the lad coz he's very gifted but like manu garba said in an interview, he has selected the best of the best and the most technically-balanced players for the task ahead. SO RELAX... Coz THE CLASS IS NOW IN SESSION PRE-TOURNAMENT.... From June 1, The Ante-tournament session begins 4 us... A bientot.
And uhm, SafariGirl... Thanks for answering the dude's question even though some forumites mite see d question as 'Ignorance on display' considering how long ago the 21-man list was unveiled. The truth is not many people are actually current with this team, so let's bear with them and keep bearing with one another. Thanks again Miss...
And I want to add that the little comparison u made btw messi vs boateng and Nacho vs dat man utd u21 player is truly Spot On!!! I've always told them on Sl10 that Nacho reminds me of messi (fortunately most agree with me). I believe that as Messi is to barca and argentina so is Iheanacho to Nigeria and soon enough man city(he's already the star man for the man city Eds).

linked:
A closer look into this list is quite revealing.... Especially as claimed, the latter edged the former during the germany camp in performance... It becomes clear that the advantages of European academies isnt just hype

linked:
Not exactly... The flying eagles usually struggle more with very defensive teams.... E. g Ivory coast @ both u17 and u20 AYC

TheGoodJoe:


Note, those players were already stars of the team before they joined their European sides. Godwin Saviour made drastic improvement here in Nigeria which is actually a testament of the great work going on in our academies.

We can only talk of Simon Moses.

linked:
Not exactly... The flying eagles usually struggle more with very defensive teams.... E. g Ivory coast @ both u17 and u20 AYC

tbaba1234:
Our friends, Tahiti beat Argentina under 20 3-1.

mikron:
are u serious? In a friendly or what?

Icon4s:


That tells u dat age, physique and experience counts in football. A lesson for those that are clamouring for the U20s to form d back bone of a New Super Eagles

LeeCodeman:




Bro, I mean no insult but this your question dey vex me. Haba...if you no no, at least ask in whispers. Haba...

Wait...are you a football fan. If not, you are excused.

If you are, then I'm disappointed.

No more comments.

TheGoodJoe:


The home based clubs of the Super Six tournament were bigger and stronger than our lads of the flying eagles. The flying eagles them.

What of Ghana's team of the 2010 World Cup that comprised of players of their 2009 Under - 20 World cup squad. Did they not do well representing their national team against opponents physically stronger than themthem?