TheGoodJoe:
Ovie Ejaria can play the U20 games, it means nothing. I hope Rohr gives him a Super Eagles call up and cap him soon. I do not see the bright Nigerian rejecting a Super Eagles call up.

I say we cap him and get that done with.

OdenigboAroli:
Ovie Ejaria just got called up by England U20 amidst Nigeria interest....I no tell una so?

After Iwobi loss England will rather die than let any homegrown talent slip off their fingers...hehe.

BascoVanVeli:

It will say alot if he actually honors their call.

safarigirl:
no biggie. Shey his compatriot, Chuba Akpom is still languishing in their U21 while England called up their boy Rashford to senior team?

Na posers full English team, let NFF secure Kevin Akpoguma first, then we can bother about Ovie

OdenigboAroli:


Do you actually believe Ovie will chose Nigeria over England if he was presented with the opportunity? I don't think so. What made Iwobi case different was because of the influence of Okocha and the fact he was born in Nigeria,hence he feels an emotional attachment.

TheGoodJoe:


I do not think so because he showed devotion to play for us twice. It is better he stays active internationally than just sits at home during the international break. He should go and play with his peers.

What is important is for us to cap him before he becomes a key player for Liverpool. Klopp has faith in him and Stewart. He will push them into the Liverpool team in the coming months.

OdenigboAroli:


Do you actually believe Ovie will chose Nigeria over England if he was presented with the opportunity? I don't think so. What made Iwobi case different was because of the influence of Okocha and the fact he was born in Nigeria,hence he feels an emotional attachment.

safarigirl:
Meanwhile, to those who say we are over hyping Kelechi, perhaps you guys didn't watch him at the U17 World Cup, so you may not understand our point of view.

If a legend like Ian Wright can consider Iheanacho starting ahead of a legend like Aguero, pray tell, who is this Sanchez that Kelechi cannot bench? Is Sanchez better than Sergio Kun Aguero? Does he have a better goals-game ratio?

When English press is telling us that Rashford can bench Zlatan, then it's Kelechi that is even better than Rashford that can't compare with Sanchez? Is Sanchez better than Zlatan?


Nobody is over hyping anybody, where was Sanchez at Kelechi's age? The only thing Sanchez has over Kelechi is EXPERIENCE

safarigirl:
no biggie. Shey his compatriot, Chuba Akpom is still languishing in their U21 while England called up their boy Rashford to senior team?

Na posers full English team, let NFF secure Kevin Akpoguma first, then we can bother about Ovie

clefstone:
Sanchez is a greater asset to any team than Kun. Yes, Aguero is arguably the best number 9 in the planet right now but his overall contribution to the team falls a little short of Sanchez's, IMO.
My dear, you don't love Kelechi more than some of us but we have watched football for so long and have seen players with greater talent than Kelechi fail to fulfill their potential. Bojan krkich created records as a Barcelona youth player that surpassed the likes of messi. But where did he end up at his prime age? Stoke city.
You are not doing Kelechi any good by comparing him to Sanchez. The boy needs to grow and garner more experience and hopefully we'll proud as Nigerians if one day he is pictured caressing the Ballon d'or

safarigirl:
Meanwhile, to those who say we are over hyping Kelechi, perhaps you guys didn't watch him at the U17 World Cup, so you may not understand our point of view.

If a legend like Ian Wright can consider Iheanacho starting ahead of a legend like Aguero, pray tell, who is this Sanchez that Kelechi cannot bench? Is Sanchez better than Sergio Kun Aguero? Does he have a better goals-game ratio?

When English press is telling us that Rashford can bench Zlatan, then it's Kelechi that is even better than Rashford that can't compare with Sanchez? Is Sanchez better than Zlatan?


Nobody is over hyping anybody, where was Sanchez at Kelechi's age? The only thing Sanchez has over Kelechi is EXPERIENCE

safarigirl:


Don't worry, he's not reading my comments, he reads and hears whatever BBC and Brit Press churns out. He's not carried away by hype and keeps his head down.

Whether he becomes a ballon contender or not will not be determined by my faith in him, but his faith in himself and his abilities. I did not say Kelechi is better than Sanchez, but please, Aguero is certainly closer to a ballon d'or than Sanchez is

Bros, very few people take Kelechi as serious as I do, I know how many debates I've had on his account on social media, most people here haven't even bothered that much. Mikel and Kelechi are two players I'm very much invested in, so no, I doubt you take him as seriously as I do.

You question his talent when he's pitted against some of your favorite players, I never question him. If you know how sad I get when he doesn't get a goal or an assist in a game, that's exactly how I feel when Nigeria loses a match.

It's very personal for me abeg, you no like am reach me

ChrisKels:
Now this is that moment I have always dreaded but let's see how Ejaria reacts to it. Let's not play the victim card here because we had him once in our youth set up, after all, England had Iwobi too and we stole a March on them. This is a test of Ejaria's total commitment to the course, he can do an Alaba anyways, besides Nigeria is big a team for a player to use as a bargain to win a place in the English team.

Am sorry sir Forgiveness, but Nigeria is right for not rushing him into super Eagles. He needs to get it right at the club level first, as rushing him might end up destroying his career. His time will come if he remains committed.

He once said he has pledged his allegiance to Nigeria when he needed an international exposure at the youth level, now let's see if he truly meant those words, it will be sad to lose him to England though.

TheGoodJoe:
@tbaba1234

I want to talk a bit about the Nigerian team that faced Catalonia in 1998. As much as the score was embarrassing, there were good talents on that team.

Apart from Adepoju and Lawal you listed rightly as the established stars, we still had gems in that team.

Karibe Ojigwe: He was a brilliant midfielder for the Japan '93 team. Fast and mobile. I still believe Sunday Oliseh's top quality and longevity kept Ojigwe out of the Super Eagles.

Gbenga Okunowo: Was a promising talent and full back of Nigeria. Barcelona signed him that period but injuries hampered his development.

Jero Shakpoke: Was suppose to start in the France '98 World Cup. He put some good shifts in our top friendly. A preferred choice to Austin Eguaveon who was a Super Eagles legend. Eguaveon was battling fitness then and Jero was the main choice. His injury was a blow in our friendly game against Holland. It was after his injury that Seedorf tore through Eguaveon and we lost 5-1. The only goal came from Kanu after a pull of Amokachi during a brilliant run.

Ganiyu Ajide: He was part of the Carlsberg Cup winning team that had the likes of Yaro Yaro, Obiekwu and Siasia. He played well in the tourney and was a reserve to the Legend, Celestine Babayaro.

These are the players I remember off my head. I believe with research, it was a strong team. The problem was our impatience and we dropped the idea of a backup to the Super Eagles after the Catalonia Massacre.

tbaba1234:


The Carlsberg cup that we played hong kong and iran? The only surprise would be if we failed to win. Narrow wins against weak opposition.

The team was not strong biko. That is why they were battered when they faced a team with decent players.

safarigirl:


Don't worry, he's not reading my comments, he reads and hears whatever BBC and Brit Press churns out. He's not carried away by hype and keeps his head down.

Whether he becomes a ballon contender or not will not be determined by my faith in him, but his faith in himself and his abilities. I did not say Kelechi is better than Sanchez, but please, Aguero is certainly closer to a ballon d'or than Sanchez is

Bros, very few people take Kelechi as serious as I do, I know how many debates I've had on his account on social media, most people here haven't even bothered that much. Mikel and Kelechi are two players I'm very much invested in, so no, I doubt you take him as seriously as I do.

You question his talent when he's pitted against some of your favorite players, I never question him. If you know how sad I get when he doesn't get a goal or an assist in a game, that's exactly how I feel when Nigeria loses a match.

It's very personal for me abeg, you no like am reach me

TheGoodJoe:


And you skipped that the Hong Kong star eleven beat Chile 3-1.

safarigirl:


Don't worry, he's not reading my comments, he reads and hears whatever BBC and Brit Press churns out. He's not carried away by hype and keeps his head down.

Whether he becomes a ballon contender or not will not be determined by my faith in him, but his faith in himself and his abilities. I did not say Kelechi is better than Sanchez, but please, Aguero is certainly closer to a ballon d'or than Sanchez is

Bros, very few people take Kelechi as serious as I do, I know how many debates I've had on his account on social media, most people here haven't even bothered that much. Mikel and Kelechi are two players I'm very much invested in, so no, I doubt you take him as seriously as I do.

You question his talent when he's pitted against some of your favorite players, I never question him. If you know how sad I get when he doesn't get a goal or an assist in a game, that's exactly how I feel when Nigeria loses a match.

It's very personal for me abeg, you no like am reach me

tbaba1234:


What team did Chile present?

That was a grade C tournament at best. It flattered us.

TheGoodJoe:


It was not grade C. Chile came with a strong squad. If you remember, it was during the World Cup preparation. We already appointed Bora Milutinovic as coach of Nigeria to prepare us for the World Cup. Chile was going to the World Cup and we're also preparing. Nelson Acosta was the Chilean National team coach.

The Chileans came with a good team to that tournament. We also did.

tbaba1234:



I don't know what you categorise as a strong team, yaro yaro was possibly the best player on that team.

Hong kong selected 11 have never been a team to reckon with.

tbaba1234:



I don't know what you categorise as a strong team, yaro yaro was possibly the best player on that team.

Hong kong selected 11 have never been a team to reckon with.

TheGoodJoe:


The Hong Kong star eleven beat Chile 3-1 and Samson Siasia was the best player in that team. Yaro Yaro was a home based player then. His goal and run down the left increased his rep. Unfortunately, he was too eager to play in Europe and left for different trials.

I will say he was second best and Siasia was first.

TheGoodJoe:


Just did a quick search and most of the Chilean players of the Carlsberg Cup made it to France '98. At France' 98, the Chilean side reached he second round, knocked out by Brazil. 4-1.

If my memory serves me right, they led Italy towards the end of the game until Roberto Baggio kicked the ball on a defenders had to get a penalty to draw the game.

The Hong Kong select eleven put three past the Chileans. It shows it was not a weak team we defeated in the finals.

clefstone:
I no say I like am pass you. Well for u it's more of emotion than reality, that's the summary of what you are saying here. Not surprised at all, your profile doesn't lie you r indeed a woman

tbaba1234:


A strong Nigerian team at the time will not have yaro yaro as the second best player.

I can't remember the chilean team but i doubt they took their strongest squad or maybe it was an off day.

The Hong Kong select 11 and Iran can hardly be seen as a tough tournament.

tbaba1234:


Shef Wed beat Arsenal 3.0 last season.. It does not mean they are a champions league quality team. It happens.. Hong Kong played at home too.

TheGoodJoe:


Which kind comment is this? LOL. How many players peak in their early teens?

I doubt you saw his list of teen sensations. Bojan and Dos Santos.

Xavi was a teenage sensation. He was the La Liga breakthrough player if the year as a teenager. Finish. You want to drag another blatant fact.

clefstone:
I no say I like am pass you. Well for u it's more of emotion than reality, that's the summary of what you are saying here. Not surprised at all, your profile doesn't lie you r indeed a woman