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For next month’s World Cup warm-up against Paraguay, Nigeria will parade a far younger team than the one that featured at the recent Africa Cup of Nations following a decision to call up players not beyond 28 years of age.
This means players like skipper Nwankwo Kanu, Joseph Yobo, Danny Shittu and Seyi Olofinjana will not be involved in the Paraguay friendly slated for March 3 in London.

The technical department of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will therefore call up players from the country’s Under-17 and Under-20 teams for the London friendly.

“We have listed some very young and promising players from the age-grade teams to join those who are already in the Super Eagles, but we are only going to use players not more than 28 years for the match against Paraguay,” said deputy secretary-general of the NFF technical department, James Peters.

“We are therefore considering players like Emmanuel Sani, Fortune Chukwudi and a host of players within the 28 years age bracket.”

Players like Rabiu Ibrahim and Obiora Nwankwo from the Under-20 also have a good chance of making the squad for the Paraguay clash.

ok o.

azeeza:

ok o.

Infact you nailed it. ok o!
Until we see them play abi? 

And to think there is no coach yet? Oh sorry, Sir Amodu the coach it is.

Is this the time for massive experimentation or making our very best players blend more together as a team.
Seriously do they expect the young under-20 and -17 players to make the world cup squad.
A wild goose chase if you ask me.
And what happened to the foreign coach. A sane nation would have employed one by now so that this would be his first match to get to know the players better.

hisses

Nobody has asked the question


WHO IS THE MANAGER or COACH? if its Amodu then am sorry to break una heart, Amodu would be leading the team and they are evicting those who criticised Amodu's regime one by one

it is a good deal but they should not drop shituu. if we are truthfull to ourself, our u-20 midfield owns nigeria future. i see the likes of ibrahim,okoro,lukman in eagles for years more than etuhu and co

payback time, drop as many names as possible, if possible, they should not smear the SE jersey again.

we have suffered in this country *sobbing*

Paraguay is no more playing friendly match with us.
Reason is that they said we are not serious,how can they be thinking of playing a team without a coach.
Now tell me who dropped kanu and yobo when we have no coach,is it sanni lulu or taiwo ogunjobi?

Paraguay will now play Athletico Bilbao of Spain instead of Nigeria, infact this is a big shame to Nigeria.

the game has been cancelled because paraguay prefers to play athletico bilbao,a spanish club

@ poster

Didn`t you read Complete Sports today before posting? NFF is yet to find a country to play friendly with. And the search for a coach continues.

That will be very nice,if only the coach will adhere to it. Come to think of it,is it not time the NFF recruit new breeds for the super eagles.

Mr Poster, there's no friendly anywhere, its been cancelled. So save yourself the stress.

who is d coach or caretaker

As at this morning via the radio the friendly isn't certain Paraguay is supposed to play Athletico Madrid on that day March the 3rd.

Poster please correct ur post we aint playing paraguay

we dey play Jamaica again!!!which will make it the 200th time in 2 years we play the reggae boyz , if NFF get dem way, we go play Jamaica throughout our group stage for world cup sef, oloshi people

Builder:

Poster please correct your post we aint playing paraguay

we dey play Jamaica again!!!which will make it the 200th time in 2 years we play the reggae boyz , if NFF get dem way, we go play Jamaica throughout our group stage for world cup sef, oloshi people

NFA [No future ambition] has completely lost the plot

good idea

Builder:


we dey play Jamaica again!!!which will make it the 200th time in 2 years we play the reggae boyz , if NFF get dem way, we go play Jamaica throughout our group stage for world cup sef, oloshi people

;DLWKMD!!!

story, story

I can't laugh.

Well what does it matter

I did my 25th birthday 7 years ago, I think i should still qualify for the team too

Useless people. hisssssssssss

Please o. . . does this under-28 team include Yakubu? 

Long gone are the days when I would pay good money to go to Naija matches in London. . . ever since that 4-1 trashing to Ghana, these chickens are not worth my time. . . every year its the same teams. . . Ireland, Ghana, Jamo, Paraguay. . . I expect the stadium to be empty.

so NFF has a technical dept? What's technical about them?

Ibime:

Please o. . . does this under-28 team include Yakubu? 

Long gone are the days when I would pay good money to go to Naija matches in London. . . ever since that 4-1 trashing to Ghana, these chickens are not worth my time. . . every year its the same teams. . . Ireland, Ghana, Jamo, Paraguay. . . I expect the stadium to be empty.

when did we play Paraguay in a friendly?

But wait. . .
Paraguay said they are playing Athletico Bilbao
What the fu/ck is going on

honeric01:

when did we play Paraguay in a friendly?

Before 2002 WC. . . . 0-0 draw at Loftus Road. . . that was Ogbeche's debut.

Ibime:

Before 2002 WC. . . . 0-0 draw at Loftus Road. . . that was Ogbeche's debut.

Nucca u must be real old!