TheGoodJoe:
Next time, leave Ola Aina out so he can concentrate on his English Youth teams.

Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Chelsea defender Ola Aina was sounded out about the possibility of represent Nigeria at the 2016 Olympic Games by emissaries sent by the Nigeria Football Federation.

But the Londoner rejected the Nigerian Federation’s proposal as he is focused on representing the youth teams of his country of birth, England.
http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=19688

TheGoodJoe:
Next time, leave Ola Aina out so he can concentrate on his English Youth teams.

Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Chelsea defender Ola Aina was sounded out about the possibility of represent Nigeria at the 2016 Olympic Games by emissaries sent by the Nigeria Football Federation.

But the Londoner rejected the Nigerian Federation’s proposal as he is focused on representing the youth teams of his country of birth, England.
http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=19688

AIG07:
Happy Independence Day all Sport loving Nigerians.

Let us celebrate our own(ALEX IWOBI) by voting him for European Golden Boy Award on this special day.

Enjoy your day folks.

TheGoodJoe:
Next time leave Tosin Adarabioyo out of the list. So he can stay committed to England.

Manchester City starlet Tosin Adarabioyo remains committed to England ahead of Nigeria at international level, having recently snubbed overtures from representatives of the Nigeria Football Federation.

http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=19704

zicky:
please where is the link

safarigirl:
pessimism isn't a sexy trait on anyone dear, neither is misogynism

The stats speak for themselves. 20 goals and 10 assists for club and country in about 1500 minutes of play, even the likes of Rooney and Lukaku didn't have those stats at 19

zicky:
I hate it when I see some guys use this line "you are woman or lady" in a debate. What have that got to do with the topic of discussion, are you saying you are more knowledgeable than all female when it comes to sports.

joseph1013:
C'mon, don't be a sexist. What does being a female has to do with this issue? Do we say TheSuperNerd who is also in the same line of thought with her is also a female?

Fact is that she understands and analyses football more than a lot of males. So what's the fuss?

Let's treat each comment on its own merit, and not go off the tangent by turning to ad hominem statements.

forgiveness:
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At this stage, Ola Aina is not considering switching his international allegiance from England to Nigeria just like that, and it is has been suggested that he might consider the prospect of turning out for the Super Eagles.

As you can see, your link said he wanna play for Super Eagles. dem don know our underage coaches as 'na my brother coach' ....

forgiveness:


Though I was born in England, my parents are Nigerians. So I have pledged my international future to Nigeria.


http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/liverpool-man-utd-target-ovie-ejaria-commits-nigeria-over-england-4020804


Now, explain why he changed his mind to play for England then apply it to Tiago Ilori and Tosin Adarabioyo cases.


.http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/09/30/liverpool-teen-star-ejaria-makes-u-turn-commits-to-england/

forgiveness:


Though I was born in England, my parents are Nigerians. So I have pledged my international future to Nigeria.


http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/liverpool-man-utd-target-ovie-ejaria-commits-nigeria-over-england-4020804


Now, explain why he changed his mind to play for England then apply it to Tiago Ilori and Tosin Adarabioyo cases.


.http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/09/30/liverpool-teen-star-ejaria-makes-u-turn-commits-to-england/

TheGoodJoe:

There is no place in the article that said Ovie Ejaria pledged his international future to England. Misleading headline.

Stop all this Tiago Ilori thing. I followed him from when the Sporting Lisbon coach had problems with the senior players and promoted him.

He was captain of all the Portuguese junior teams he played for and looked a sure bet for the Portuguese national team. It is totally different from Ovie. Ovie Ejaria declared he wants to play for Nigeria before we approached him.

Tiago Ilori declared he wants to play for Portugal before they approached him.

BascoVanVeli:


I agree becos this is what i always say, if the player shows intrest er should pursue him. If we didn't invite Ovie to u17 we would have no chance as of now. We can't expect a player to play for another countries youth team them switch to us, we have to be there from day 1.

TheGoodJoe:


I think it has to do with where the players heart lies. Ovie Ejaria's heart lies with Nigeria. He showed interest and declared for us. I do not see a U20 call up as anything serious.

What matters is that Rohr should invite him and cap him in the next few games.

Aluko and Moses showed that if a player's heart lies in Nigeria, he will play for us when given the opportunity.

Ovie Ejaria sees himself Nigerian. Whether call up for the U17 or not.

The English National team will not call him soon and we should take the opportunity of capping him before he becomes a big deal.

clefstone:
has the world gotten to a point where we can't call a woman what she is- a woman?

BascoVanVeli:


If we didn't give him a chance then who knows, Alaba came asking for that same opportunity but this time Manu Garba actually showed intrest in the lad and has him in high regard. Those small things go a long way. U have to remember that u are dealing with people who have emotions. We can't expect players to run to us we have to meet them halfway. A simple phone call to ensure him off his place with us would do the trick. We don't have to rush him just because. The rush with Iwobi was to get him in the olympics. I say we give him more time with his club so he can stamp out a role on the first team.

BascoVanVeli:


If we didn't give him a chance then who knows, Alaba came asking for that same opportunity but this time Manu Garba actually showed intrest in the lad and has him in high regard. Those small things go a long way. U have to remember that u are dealing with people who have emotions. We can't expect players to run to us we have to meet them halfway. A simple phone call to ensure him off his place with us would do the trick. We don't have to rush him just because. The rush with Iwobi was to get him in the olympics. I say we give him more time with his club so he can stamp out a role on the first team.

joseph1013:


You can't say the reason she says 'nonsense', according to you, is because she is a woman. TheSuperNerd and thegoodjoe made the exact same point, why didn't you attack them with the exact statement.

I can assure you that there are so many males who have said rubbish on this thread. One of them said Mikel is a failure with intense emotions. What do you say to that?

clefstone:
for starters, I never wrote that she says nonsense as u falsely quoted. As a matter of fact, I fancy safarigirl as one of the brightest nairalanders. The only issue I have with her is her feminist and argumentative chatacter which I know is because of her inecperience in life(i was once like that).

On Mikel, I would totally understand it if someone calls Mikel a failure. Yes, he has made a lot of money from football and is living a life many of us can only dream of. But I watched Mikel play in his teenage years and thought he would one day become one of the best midfielders in the world. But do you know what he decided to be? A coward. A mediocre who killed his own talent by deciding to play safe and not explore his own talent. Take a look at Kevin De Bruyne. When Mourinho didn't show faith in him what did he do? He pushed for a transfer to Wolfsburg because he knew he was better than what he was getting at Chelsea. The kid went to Germany, proved himself and today is playing for city and regarded as d best player in the epl.
Mikel was in a De Bruyne situation early in his career and decided to remain there. He will never be a great either for club or country cos he failed to dream, to take a risk.
So yes, mikel is a failure in some ways