Ikenna94: who cares about world cup experience? Wat do u know about world cup experience? U should ve included Pele and Maradona. Werey

Are u tryin 2 be funi, if u are bros dis joke wey u crack fit freeze hell.
Mr know it all abeg tell me ur own definition of experience eee

yh..ah tink ez qud.ah reli cnt say wats rong wid mikel

obeski13: .i would av appreciated ur comment,but ur last statement has revealed ur person as someone with low IQ

sure my IQ is very very very low. But u that ur IQ is high, tell me what u will call a person that came to an open market & said that his mother is a harlot? Tell me what that person has in mind evil or good?

Kelechi Iheanacho can wear any jersey number he wants as he is no doubt a very good player with bright future.

But if the essence of this debate is who will be influential in naija midfield at the next World Cup then I will say amongst the players that won the last under 17 World Cup that Musa Yahaya and Chidibere Nwakali are more of midfield playmakers than Iheanacho.

In any case let these boys go to Olympics first. Their senior career time will come.


But for mikel. Folks must get used to the fact that he is a defensive midfielder and I hope mikel will even offer to give up the jersey number 10 because it is confusing a lot of ignorant people

If luis Van Gaal is Nigeria manager, under his 3-4-1-2 formation kelechi Iheanacho will be one of the 2 strikers at the top while Musa Yahaya will be the "1" offensive midfielder playing in the hole.

For me Yahaya is the player with the vision to play an unpredictable through pass that unlocks defence.

Anyway these players are all good and need to be given time to mature.

Let them go and perform in 2016 Olympics first

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkGaZ0IXWZQ

for those that think the lad (NACHO) is been over hyped here is another stand out performance.

just read :


Kelechi Iheanacho continued to improve his stock after another impressive display for Manchester City in their pre-season tour.
But the English champions lost 1-3 on penalties to Liverpool after a 2-2 draw, with Iheanacho converting City's lone spot kick.
Iheanacho started on the bench for the first time in three games, but came on as a second half substitute for James Milner.
It was from his speculative strike at goal that Stevan Jovetic opened the scoring for City.

That advantage was soon cancelled out by Liverpool's Jordan Henderson before Jovetic made it 2-1.
But Raheem Sterling levelled scores with five minutes of play left, and the game was decided on penalties.
Alexandr Kolarov, Yaya Toure and Jesus Navas all missed for City before Iheanacho converted.

But after Sturridge missed for Liverpool, Emre Can, Henderson and Lucas all found the target for Liverpool, putting them on top of their group of the International Champions Cup tournament.
The two group winners will meet in the final.



http://www.kickoffnigeria.com/news/47270/nigerias-kelechi-iheanacho-shines-again-for-manchester-city

mikeansy: If luis Van Gaal is Nigeria manager, under his 3-4-1-2 formation kelechi Iheanacho will be one of the 2 strikers at the top while Musa Yahaya will be the "1" offensive midfielder playing in the hole.

For me Yahaya is the player with the vision to play an unpredictable through pass that unlocks defence.

Anyway these players are all good and need to be given time to mature.

Let them go and perform in 2016 Olympics first

yea i want to agree with you 2016 is around the coner if they will agree
let them appoint a competent coach for u23 (if you ask me Siasia will be good oh )
leet them graduate these boys after the under u20 world cup
the likes of Iheanacho, Nwakali, Yahaya and other good guys to be scouted early
from there we can be building till 2018 world cup in Russia.
enough of the fire brigade.

robosky02: fijiano i expected an intelligent response if you are actually wise and not to insult people.

Intelligent response on nairaland? Hahahahaha. Don't be naive bro.

Yaya Toure tips Iheanacho for success
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Nigerian youngster, Kelechi Iheanacho has been tipped to record massive success in future by Manchester City and Ivory Coast midfielder, Yaya Toure.
Iheanacho has impressed with Manchester City in the club’s tour to the US with manager, Manuel Pellegrini extravagant in his adulation for the 17-year old’s talents.
Toure, the reigning African Footballer of the Year, has moved to salute the prowess of the former Nigeria under-17 star.
“Kelechi is an exciting player. I love the way he plays and I feel that he will have a good career at the club and go on to become one of the players of the future,” he told the club’s official website, mcfc.com.
Iheanacho has been impressive for City in pre-season and scored in his senior debut against Kansas City on July 23.
His performance against the MLS side was so impressive that Pellegrini described him as the “future” of the club.
He showed his display against Kansas City was no fluke when he netted his second goal in as many games against AC Milan on July 27.
Following his heroics in pre-season Toure has now joined Pellegrini to express admiration for the talent of the youngster.
It is still unclear if Iheanacho will be integrated into the full City squad for the 2014/15 season

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A DEBATE
By
James Ezimoha & Solace Chukwu of GOAL.COM
: Is Iheanacho ready for the Super Eagles?

Kelechi Iheanacho burst into the imagination of Nigeria fans with his marvellous performances at the 2013 U-17 World Cup. He was influential as the Super Eaglets won the title, scoring six goals, making seven assists and winning the Silver Boot and Golden Ball for his efforts.

He was also named as CAF's Most Promising Youngster of 2013, in celebration of his fantastic year.

Recently, however, Iheanacho's performances have reached the mainstream, following his exceptional showings for Manchester City during the team's pre-season matches in the United States.

In this feature, two Goal Nigeria writers debate whether the 17-year-old should be incorporated into the Nigeria senior set-up following his headline-generating showings.

Nigeria's New Number 10
We can all agree that the awe surrounding most of the ‘superstars’ within the national team is dripping away much faster than a melting cone ice-cream on a hot summer day.

Despite leaping ten spots forward in the latest FIFA rankings to 34th in the world, it is unquestionable that the Super Eagles need some radical changes.

Before the World Cup, the well-painted dream was for the team to go to Brazil, entice and excite fans with some slick attacking football, possibly reach the semi-finals, and then aim for the prestigious cup. However, when reality hit, many were left heart-broken by the gravity of incompetence exhibited by some of the players.

Take John Obi Mikel for example. To a certain agreeable degree, playing for Chelsea amplifies his ‘greatness’. However, his performance at the World Cup measured against his status, one can argue, makes him the most overrated player in the team. And for how long will such continue? It would be profane to settle on past achievements while ignoring the present reality which inspires little hope.


Iheanacho | About to return greatness to the Super Eagles?

In truth, zeal, passion and commitment levels within the current squad are quite thin. There is also the worrying case of lack of inspiration and leadership by example. Since the departure of legends such as Kanu Nwankwo and Austin 'Jay-Jay' Okocha, Nigeria have not quite found talents to match their many exploits and to fill the big shoes they left behind.

For this reason, it would be in Nigeria’s best interest to consider and subsequently implement the promotion of Kelechi Iheanacho into the senior team.

The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Ball winner and Manchester City forward did more than enough to quell assertions over his capacity to perform on the big stage with his brilliant display for the Citizens, and you don’t find 17-year-olds with that much confidence and technical ability every day. The Green-and-White is for all Nigerians, regardless of their age.

Watching Iheanacho dazzle energetically for 92mins on Thursday morning must have been a proud and refreshing moment for Nigeria fans; one that inspired hope. More pleasantly, however, he was not doing it for an average European outfit but for the English champions and undoubtedly one of the biggest clubs in the world: Manchester City.

There is an urgent need for a new name, a new hope, a new number 10…there is a rising star amongst us and his name is Kelechi Iheanacho.
no denying that Kelechi Iheanacho has talent. There has been nothing to warm the cockles like him since a certain Femi Opabunmi tore up the U17 World Cup in 2001.

It is also true that he displays a maturity that belies his youth, and this is where caution must be exercised. We must not, in our frenzy, spill the drink given to quench our thirst.

Experience is a powerful teacher, effective but exacting a high price. Let us learn from another’s.

I knew a striker once, electric, predatory and devastating. On a charged night in Saint-Etienne sixteen years ago, he announced himself to the world with one of the goals of the World Cup in France. He was only 18 at the time.

A first-choice, first-team player for Liverpool at 17, a Premier League Golden Boot winner at 18, but by the time the 1999/2000 season came around; his body had begun to creak under the weight of so much football. At age 20, Michael Owen had hit his peak.



He will be 35 come December, a good age for retirement. You would have to strain though to remember the last time Owen looked a serious proposition on the football pitch.

Herein lies the danger of pushing so much responsibility to one so young. These are the formative years for Iheanacho; he is still only 17 and has yet to even sign a full professional contract. We have no idea what he will become, and yet we are already in danger of projecting our own desires onto him. Thierry Henry was an inconsistent winger and occasional wing-back at Juventus, but grew into the most fearsome attacker in world football.

Talent is there, but a player must learn application and maturity to fulfill potential. That will not happen in the Super Eagles with the rampant egos and political posturing of certain senior players. It would be best for all concerned if Iheanacho’s growth is allowed to run its natural course.

What do we have to gain? Perhaps he will come into the squad and have the same sort of immediate impact a young Owen did almost two decades ago, and we will have our instant gratification. However, remember how that story ended? Good, you were paying attention.

A place in the Super Eagles for Kelechi Iheanacho at the moment is simply too much too soon.

he has done pretty well for him self so far