Hey you guyz presence has already made the thread to bubble kudos. Can't wait.

adeyemi2015:

Iheanacho is more a Striker now, but he can also play as a right Winger or a supporting Striker.

Trust me, we need him more in a creative role now. Our main problem isn't with scoring goals, believe me, even Ikeme would rise to the occassion if need be, our main problem is creating those chances.

Hey you guyz presence has already made the thread to bubble, kudos. The analysis here is even more than what you can find in most of the media houses around. Can't wait to see more.
~`Cheers****

adegwurulez:

Trust me, we need him more in a creative role now. Our main problem isn't with scoring goals, believe me, even Ikeme would rise to the occassion if need be, our main problem is creating those chances.

I concur with your submission and I really believe Iheanacho would excel playing behind the striker (No.10). But if Rabiu Ibraheem could be given more chances playing the position, he's gonna play well and delivered!

AIG07:

*smiles* nigerians are always funny.
If u say o. Martins s old den what 'll u say about Pirlo(d professor), fletcher, keane, ronaldo, buffon etc who are already in their 30s but still represent their countries.
U don't just drive/send away d oldies cos u get a dynamic n prospective young talents in a team.
Their presence boost team morales,brings fear into d opponents n their experience can't just be ignored. They may not start matches cos de're aging(by the way martins plays 90min of football week in week out) but can come off d bench n change games.
so having one, two or three of them in a team of 23 won't be bad but will rather make the team stronger

AIG07
I always respect your input sir , even in ghost mode!
You and I know that isn't his real age
Martins is already 40yrs old! He was born in 1975!
That's the hidden fact, but obvious to many of us! Football (Africa) age at play!
Is Musa, Omeruo, Onazi are really 22years old?

adeyemi2015:

I concur with your submission and I really believe Iheanacho would excel playing behind the striker (No.10). But if Rabiu Ibraheem could be given more chances playing the position, he's gonna play well and delivered!

Bummer! The national team usually doesn't have the luxery of playing over 50matches a year and with such vast array of stars out there waiting to take your spot, consistency is the key. A coach usually is very careful giving those kind of chances to one player unless he is very consistent. My point is, rabiu is a very good player. In the match against chad, he gave a very good performance. If he brings in that kind of performance more often, he might seal his place.

adegwurulez:

Bummer! The national team usually doesn't have the luxery of playing over 50matches a year and with such vast array of stars out there waiting to take your spot, consistency is the key. A coach usually is very careful giving those kind of chances to one player unless he is very consistent. My point is, rabiu is a very good player. In the match against chad, he gave a very good performance. If he brings in that kind of performance more often, he might seal his place.

Let's assumed you are to pick between the trio (to play behind the Striker): Moses, Iheanacho and Rabiu - who are you gonna pick?!

adeyemi2015:

Let's assumed you are to pick between the trio (to play behind the Striker): Moses, Iheanacho and Rabiu - who are you gonna pick?!

Its going to be a very difficult choice but i think at the moment i'll be leaning slightly towards iheanacho considering he's a natural, having played that role superbly before. Although playing moses there is a risk worth taking, it still is a risk.
I don't know, i probably am biased because of my longing to see iheanacho in the national team set up but hey, who isn't? As for Rabiu, my sermon on consistency still stands.

adegwurulez:

Its going to be a very difficult choice but i think at the moment i'll be leaning slightly towards iheanacho considering he's a natural, having played that role superbly before. Although playing moses there is a risk worth taking, it still is a risk.
I don't know, i probably am biased because of my longing to see iheanacho in the national team set up but hey, who isn't? As for Rabiu, my sermon on consistency still stands.

But from the look of things; it seems Oliseh doesn't believe Ihenacho is ripened for the Eagles' call up! Even though he's in age bracket with Moses Simon!
I hope he's tried out too, but I wouldn't be surprised if Oliseh chooses to retain Igboun in the position!

adeyemi2015:


But from the look of things; it seems Oliseh doesn't believe Ihenacho is ripened for the Eagles' call up! Even though he's in age bracket with Moses Simon!
I hope he's tried out too, but I wouldn't be surprised if Oliseh chooses to retain Igboun in the position!

Coach Sunday Oliseh believes so much In Nacho. He is only being patient with his call up. Remember, he even said Nacho and one other player that fainted on the pitch while he was still with Olympiacos in Greece, whats that his name? Where ripe for world cup. He has never hidding his love and admiration for the dude. Very soon Nacho and co will get their call up, if fit and consistently play for their Clubs. For now, I see no need rushing the guy. My opinion though.

Orkpekyandega:

Coach Sunday Oliseh believes so much In Nacho. He is only being patient with his call up. Remember, he even said Nacho and one [b]other player that fainted on the pitch while he was still with Olympiacos in Greece, whats that his name? [/b]Where ripe for world cup. He has never hidding his love and admiration for the dude. Very soon Nacho and co will get their call up, if fit and consistently play for their Clubs. For now, I see no need rushing the guy. My opinion though.

Michael Olaitan!

adeyemi2015:


Michael Olaitan!

Thanks

adeyemi2015:


But from the look of things; it seems Oliseh doesn't believe Ihenacho is ripened for the Eagles' call up! Even though he's in age bracket with Moses Simon!
I hope he's tried out too, but I wouldn't be surprised if Oliseh chooses to retain Igboun in the position!

You'd be surprised if i tell you that i also shared oliseh's concern about 3 days ago. Things are different with moses simon, he is a league champion, plays in the champions league and contributed in no small measure to his club winning the league and that has inspired loads of confidence, the same cannot be said of iheanacho. I think thats the difference oliseh sees in them both.

okay what made me change camp?
First off, i didn't want iheanacho in the national team yet because i was thinking short term but since oliseh keeps talking about building a team for the future, it became wise to bring in the conerstone. If you want to build for the future, you should start building the team around iheanacho so that in the next 1-2years we'd begin to enjoy the fruits of this investment.

Talking about sylvester igbonu, he reminds me of a certain babatunde michael, not scared of putting his leg in for the ball. I think his dedication on pitch is admirable.

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The Super Eagles' impressive result in Brussels will go some way toward allaying fears over the capabilities of the new coach in the dugoutCOMMENTBySolace Chukwu Follow on Twitter
To the cynic, Nigeria's result against Cameroon on Sunday had quite a few caveats: Two of the three goals came after the recklessness of Stephane Mbia came to a head early in the second period, it was only a friendly, and that against an Indomitable Lions side that is at its weakest for possibly 30 years.
However, this misses the point.
More than the raw value of the result is terms of team-building, its biggest impact was in lifting the hitherto limp morale of the Nigerian public. Going into next month’s World Cup qualifier against Swaziland (or Djibouti, if you believe in the near-impossible), it was vital to have a positive mental image of the team, to see that they have the capacity to play coherently. It buys Sunday Oliseh that little bit more time, in that time-worn but effective currency called patience.
Much has been made about his Uefa certification, but the worry has always been whether or not he possessed the tools to transmit ideas. This display goes some way to allaying those fears.

Has Nigeria's performance earned Oliseh time with an expectant public?
This is also a bit of a double-edged sword, though. Moderation is a trace element in the Nigerian stratosphere and, with the same unreasonableness with which the DR Congo result was roundly booed, the Cameroon performance will be viewed now as a base level, the standard against which subsequent performances are measured.
Teams under construction rarely exhibit this sort of consistency though; it would not be at all surprising to find the Super Eagles struggle against Swaziland next month. It may be viewed as a retrograde step, but is simply a reflection of the difficulty that comes with team-building.
In that regard, it was a pleasure to see some of the materials recruited for the process begin to look the part. Lively winger Moses Simon was full of running and daring, especially in the first half when he seemed on a mission to take on the entire Cameroon left flank. Some of it was untenably exuberant, and his game still lacks finesse, a fact which made him easier to suss out as the game wore on.
This was not helped by Elderson Echiejile’s ultra-conservative positioning, hanging back rather than moving forward to offer support and open up space for the Gent winger. It seems a distinct strategy by Oliseh; Simon was similarly isolated against Tanzania, with the usually attack-minded Kingsley Madu reined in.

Simon |The winger delivered an eyecatching performance...at least in the first half
He was a lot quieter in the second period, but was on hand to score the game’s second: a swift counter beautiful in its simplicity, complete with a laser-beam ball over the top from Ahmed Musa to find Simon.
It was the sort of pass one might have expected from John Obi Mikel, who was at his controlled best. It is unlikely he will ever be able to seize a high-tempo game by the scruff of the neck, but when Mikel and a football game synchronise on a common wavelength, few produce sweeter melodies. Here, he strummed placidly on his guitar and the Cameroonian midfield danced in the moonlight of Brussels.
He also did not shirk his defensive duties, impressively dropping into the defence line to snuff out a counter-counter after Leon Balogun had brought the ball out of defence. It was quite the sight, Balogun steaming downfield from centre-back, not so much the hot knife as the warm, runny butter off which Cameroon slipped and fell away. It would have been fitting if his pass at the end had come off; the Mainz man was irrepressible, unflappable in defence and accurate with the ball at his feet.
The losses to the team of both Kenneth Omeruo through injury and Godfrey Oboabona through diplomatic red tape may prove to be the proverbial blessing in disguise. Never overly convincing on the ball at right-back, Balogun appears to have found a home at centre-back. For the first time since making his debut for the national team in March 2014, he looked perfectly suited to this level.
The same could be said for Oliseh: finally, he looks like a man who belongs at the helm of the Super Eagles.
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adegwurulez:

You'd be surprised if i tell you that i also shared oliseh's concern about 3 days ago. Things are different with moses simon, he is a league champion, plays in the champions league and contributed in no small measure to his club winning the league and that has inspired loads of confidence, the same cannot be said of iheanacho. I think thats the difference oliseh sees in them both.

okay what made me change camp?
First off, i didn't want iheanacho in the national team yet because i was thinking short term but since oliseh keeps talking about building a team for the future, it became wise to bring in the conerstone. If you want to build for the future, you should start building the team around iheanacho so that in the next 1-2years we'd begin to enjoy the fruits of this investment.

Talking about sylvester igbonu, he reminds me of a certain babatunde michael, not scared of putting his leg in for the ball. I think his dedication on pitch is admirable.

You are awesome dude!

adeyemi2015:
You are awesome dude!

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AF Zambia 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers Nigeria
CAF Award: Ahmed Musa targets top prize
Ahmed Musa backs himself to be Africa best player for 2015
Nigeria captain Ahmed Musa has tipped himself or compatriot Vincent Enyeama to win this year’s CAF African Footballer of the Year Award.
Musa and Enyeama have been outstanding for CSKA Moscow and Lille respectively as well as for the Super Eagles.
They are the two Nigeria stars nominated alongside 35 other players across Africa for the continent’s biggest individual gong.
"I believe either myself or Vincent Enyeama can win the award this time around. We deserve the nomination and I think we are good enough to win it for Nigeria," exclusively Musa told AfricanFootball.com
"I am happy to be nominated for the African Footballer of the Year award again. It's a good thing when one gets such recognition because Africa is blessed with lots of good players.”
It is the third straight year Ahmed Musa has been nominated for the award.
Nwankwo Kanu was the last Nigeria star to be named Africa’s best player in 1999 after Rashidi Yekini (1993), Emmanuel Amuneke (1994) and Victor Ikpeba (1997) won the awards
By Olusola Alao
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Please when is Nigeria next match, and I thought AFCON qualification is going on? why didn't we play any qualification match?

@homesteady ...next month , we should be playing the word cup qualifier against Swaziland .

homesteady:
Please when is Nigeria next match, and I thought AFCON qualification is going on? why didn't we play any qualification match?

we have a world cup qualifier next month. No Afcon qualifier till next year.

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Emenike (foreground) has not scored for Eagles in two years, while Mikel did himself some good with a whole-hearted display
by Samm Audu
A spirited display against Cameroon may have restored public confidence in the Super Eagles, but no one can afford to be carried away that coach Sunday Oliseh has found the magic formula to get the team flying again.
After a week dominated by the clash between Oliseh and Vincent Enyeama and then the disjointed showing and loss to DR Congo, the Eagles could now look forward with more confidence to next month’s World Cup qualifier possibly against Swaziland.
But the celebrations after the win over the Indomitable Lions has to be cautious because the team remain very much a work in progress and even Oliseh would remind you so.
The spirit and commitment of the players on Sunday night could not be faulted as they chased everything and were everywhere against a Cameroon side, who never really got going especially upfront despite parading such class players like Clinton Njie from Spurs and FC Porto’s Vincent Aboubakar.
Team confidence and the belief of the public in the team hit an all-time low after the pathetic loss to DRC and so their latest outing would have gone a long way in lifting their morale and regaining some of the fans’ faith.
Cohesion and tactical discipline will come when they continue to play together.
There were also some very encouraging individual performances – Mikel, Moses Simon, Leon Balogun, Efe Ambrose, Sylvester Igbonu and Odion Ighalo.
And youngster Wilfred Ndidi and Shehu Abdullahi have moved a step forward in the full international setup after playing for the U20s.
But it remains a major source of concern for the team that Emmanuel Emenike has now gone two years without a goal for the Super Eagles.
He still fights for the team, but for someone who proved to be the man to get the goals for the Eagles at the 2013 AFCON to now be going through such a long-drawn drought cannot bode well for either him or the team.
Probably, the coach now has to look elsewhere for a marksman.
Why not Ahmed Musa as the Eagles top striker?
He set a new goals record of 18 goals in the Nigeria league with Kano Pillars in the 2009/10 season before he left for Europe and over the years he has proved he knows his way to goal, at last year's World Cup as well as in both the UEFA Champions League and the Russian Premier League.
He could use his jet speed to outrun any defence and only needs quality supply from midfield to do damage.
Some are already quick to suggest he was subdued against both DRC and Cameroon probably because of the additional responsibility of being team captain.
But who can question the strong mentality of a player who has endured the winter in Russia and racism to become one of the top stars since he moved there in 2012?
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Ahmed Musa led Eagles to big win against Cameroon
Skipper Ahmed Musa has promised the Super Eagles will improve in subsequent matches after they beat Cameroon 3-0 in a friendly in Brussels Sunday night.
"It was a very good game for us. We did well and it served the purpose because we are gradually coming back to the team Nigerians want us to be, which we also want to be, we understand ourselves better being a new team. We all put in our best to achieve the result," Musa told AfricanFootball.com
The CSKA Moscow forward told AfricanFootball.com that the victory is for fans of the Eagles.
"The victory is for the team's fans for always being there for us. They should keep supporting us as we will keep working hard to make them and the entire country proud," he said
Ahmed Musa played for 79 minutes before he gave way to Arsenal youngster Alex Iwobi.
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