TheGoodJoe:
Another interesting fact is that Guardiola's brother, Pere is Chidebere Nwakali's agent.

TheSuperNerd:
Sir GoodJoe is so excited that he didn't see where I mentioned this big fact in one of the posts I made that he quoted moments ago... Lol...

Sir GoodJoe... calm down and scroll through the previous page... you will see it. Lol


So you know Busta Rhymes Ehn?? **brings out the plank he threw away in korea on the day Denmark kpraked Siasia and our fake dream team... lol**

TheSuperNerd:



EXCLUSIVE: Lillestrøm SK Reach Agreement To Sign Kano Pillars Star Ifeanyi Matthew


Lillestrøm SK have reached an agreement to sign Kano Pillars midfield ace Ifeanyi Matthew, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively report.

A meeting was held between the player’s intermediary and a Norway based agent who initiated the deal and an agreement was reached on transfer fee and wages for the 19 year old to move to Lillestrøm SK.


Matthew is rated by many as one of the best midfielders in the Nigeria Professional Football League and was by far alongside Chisom Chikatara the bright side of a dull campaign for Nigeria at the last CHAN Championship in Rwanda.


He was a part of the Nigeria U-20 team that won the Africa Youth Championship in Senegal and many believed the injury he picked up at the U-20 World Championship in New Zealand in Nigeria’s first game against Brazil that ruled him out of the rest of their games is partly the reason why Nigeria crashed out in the round of 16.


Rumored to be a target for Gent of Belgium he will join the Nigerian duo of Bonke Innocent and Friday Fred at the team that is presently placed 9th on the log in the Norway’s Eliteserien League.


Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/06/18/exclusive-lillestrom-sk-reach-agreement-to-sign-kano-pillars-star-ifeanyi-matthew/

TheSuperNerd:
Siasia plans massive clear-out of Nigeria Olympic team





Coach Samson Siasia plans a massive overhaul of Nigeria U23s less than two months to the Rio Olympics going by the several new faces who attended the US visa interview ahead of a training camp in Atlanta.


Nigeria internationals Kingsley Madu, Moses Simon, Daniel Akpeyi and Wilfred Ndidi are set to force their way to the Dream Team VI after they did not feature for them in the qualifiers.


All these players were at the US embassy in connection with visas for the training camp, which begins on June 29 in Atlanta.


Shehu Abdullahi, Stanley Amuzie, Musa Mohammed and Godwin Saviour are also slated for the training camp after they played in the qualifiers for the U23 AFCON.


Add these to two designated over-aged stars, Chelsea star Mikel Obi and Watford striker Odion Ighalo, and already you have wholesale changes to the team Siasia lined up to win the U23 AFCON in Senegal in December.


Source: http://africanfootball.com/mobi/mobi.php?page=article&ID=631394

TheSuperNerd:




EXCLUSIVE: SIASIA CALLS UP OVER 12 SUPER EAGLES PLAYERS TO BEEF UP DREAM TEAM




Coach Samson Siasia has taken a giant step towards overhauling the Nigeria U-23s by handing call up to more than 12 players who are members of the Nigeria senior national team ahead of their campaign at the Rio 2016 Olympics.


Siasia reportedly angered by the team poor showing at the recently concluded Suwon Invitational Tournament in South Korea where Nigeria lost twice including a heavy 2-6 loss to Denmark has reacted by calling up more players to create competition in the team.


The players include the likes of Kenneth Omeruo, Alex Iwobi,Kingsley Madu,Moses Simon,Wilfred Ndidi,Aminu Umar,Daniel Akpeyi,Musa Mohammed and with Stanley

Amuzie who is also a player of the senior national team set to be included as many as over ten Super Eagles players are set to be in the team including two yet to be named overage players.


Already the likes of Akpeyi, Abdullahi, Madu, Simon, Ndidi, Musa and Amuzie are waiting to be issued visas by the US embassy for the training camp which will hold in Atlanta beginning from May 29.


Bar Akpeyi who is set to be included as an overage players the above mentioned players are all within the age bracket to play for Nigeria at the Rio Olympics and their participation could come at the expense of some players who quailified the team for the Olympics.


While Nigerians wait for the coach to name the three over age players he hopes to include in his team, reports are rife that Daniel Akpeyi who keeps goal for Chippa FC of South Africa has picked one of the spots as an overage player.


Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/06/18/exclusive-siasia-calls-up-over-12-super-eagles-players-to-beef-up-dream-team/

tbaba1234:


No iheanacho. No success.... I hope, we do not intend going with junior and taiwo

TheSuperNerd:
Hehehehehe..... na our prayers be that

In the long run, that will be the central composition of our midfield added to Onazi, Iwobi, and any other special breed.

I keep saying it... and I have been saying it... Nigeria owns the next decades of football after Russia 2018 World Cup... just watch out!!!!

TheSuperNerd:



EXCLUSIVE: SFAXIEN SOKARI AND PORTO AWAZIEM NOT IN NIGERIA 60 MAN LIST FOR RIO OLYMPICS

Kingsley Sokari of CS Sfaxien and FC Porto’s rising star Chidozie Awaziem won’t be lining up for Nigeria at the Rio Olympics as they are not part of coach Samson Siasia 60 man provisional list for the tournament.


Owngoalnigeria.com exclusively gathered that the duo who were heavily tipped to be included in the team at least for camping were snubbed by the coach who went for other players in their position.


Sokari started with the U-23 team when camping first began two years ago but fell out with Siasia prior to the U-23 AFCON for absconding camp to honour a league game for Enyimba.


Since then he has been in the cooler while FC Porto rising star Awaziem who is rated among the top ten teen centre backs in Europe was rumoured to be close to getting invited to help shore the team’s backline that conceded six goals in a recent game against Denmark.



Nigeria will depart for camping at the ending of this month with over 30 players expected to be a part of the party to Atlanta where they could possibly be joined by other players before a final list of 23 is called for the Rio Olympics.


Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/06/18/exclusive-sfaxien-sokari-and-porto-awaziem-not-in-nigeria-60-man-list-for-rio-olympics/

TheSuperNerd:
I am still going through news reports and happenings and it seems Siasia is trying to keep a spot for Junior Ajayi.

If I don't see Iheanacho and Success in our final Olympics Squad (as I don't expect Them especially Nacho to turn up in USA until much later due to pre-season) then Siasia would have committed treason....

#still observing#

TheSuperNerd:



EXCLUSIVE: LILLE AGREE DEAL TO SIGN CHISOM CHIKATARA



The poster boy of Nigeria 2016 CHAN campaign Chisom Chikatara has agreed a sensational move to Lille of France,Owngoalnigeria.com understands.

The Abia Warriors forward who presently has five goals in the Nigeria Professional Football League was by far the shining light for Nigeria during their ill fated campiagn at the CHAN championship in Rwanda scoring four times from the three games they played before exiting the tournament in the group stage.

Owngoalnigeria.com broke the news of his contract termination with Wydad Casablanca of Morocco months before it became public knowledge and reports sourced by our transfer expert Daniel Martins suggest Lille of France is his next destination.

Chikatara was in Abuja alongside the chairman of Abia Warriors last week to hold talks in connection with the deal and a fee reportedly lower than what was agreed with Wydad Casablanca of Morocco before the deal collapsed has been agreed between the Aba based side and the French side.


“Talks are at an advanced stage for him to join Lille, I can confirm to you that the fee is less than what Wydad were willing to pay but they are add ons in the transfer including a future sale agreement which could mean more money for Abia Warriors in the long run” a source involved in the deal told Owngoalnigeria.com.



” Chikatara turned down offers from Turkey,Russia and a big money deal from Al-Ahly as he couldn’t resist the lure of moving to France to team up with someone he views as an inspiration as a child in Vincent Enyeama”.


Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/06/19/exclusive-lille-agree-deal-to-sign-chisom-chikatara/

samueld0:
why call 60 players to camp when we only have a month to the onlympic proper. Siasia just wasted the oportunity wich the just concluded suwon turnerment would have provided, abi by now we should be debating on our 1st 11 not sixty man squard. the America camp should be for blending of players and final tactical ammendment, not for screaning of players.
The likes of Ekpai, Awoniyi, Ajayi, Obarno,Amuzie and the entire defence that represented us @the Suwon turnerment, even Godwin shouldn't be in plane to the final Camp in America. Only players like Daniel, Popoola and captain Azubuike are the one's i considered worthy of making it to the camp in America. i rest my case

Napoleon55:


Nigeria dominance in world football is imminent,this time around will be a different story altogether because we r going for the real trophy,2022 world cup. Lack of experience contributed to our failure in USA 94,now have all experience we need

Honesty007:
Coach siasia should not mess up with the already included no change players which are
in Attack-issac success, Kelechi inheanacho,Junior Ajayi,Imoh ezekiel,Musa Muhammed,Ekpai ebong

Midfield-Alex iwobi, wilfred Ndidi,ifeanyi Matthew,Daniel poopola,umar,Muhammed yahaya and chiktara

DMF- pls help me

CBF-i dunno
There are some players we all need.Let siasia go and rewatch the friendly match tournament the U23s long had with the flying eagles who won that Tournament with a 3-2win and let him select some players again

sokari,tiongolo tanbara,etebo oghenekaro and some other players who won the CAF U23 tournament should not be thrown in the bins but can be used as substitutes.

Siasia's last card is to throw open the camp with more professional players home based.

Friday fred,some Nigeria players like troost ekong and other who have pledge allegiance to represent Nigeria @ rio should be used as super subs.
That is enough and then we can rest from selection head aches.siasia cn hv two 11 teams withing 2 weeks of rigorous training.Thats all

Mickael2:



Wait o brother, do you think we are the only ones with future talents? Neymar is still below 23 and in him, Brazil have a focal point that could last for years, Spain produces talents on per second billing, Germany nko? Let's be realistic. You can say that we will dominate African football in that period but world football? Nope, we will still be the underdogs, not the dominant dogs

Mickael2:


Who is Ekpai Ebong again and why is he ahead of Moses Simon and Awoniyi?
Musa Mohammed is not a striker na, I thought he is a RB?
When did Chikatara become a midfielder?
Do you mean Musa Yahaya or is there another Mohammed Yahaya

How can you use Troost Ekong who is a defender as a super sub?
You see? We are all castigating Siasia but most of us won't even be better.
PS: sorry i used your own comment as an example, no vex

Mickael2:



Wait o brother, do you think we are the only ones with future talents? Neymar is still below 23 and in him, Brazil have a focal point that could last for years, Spain produces talents on per second billing, Germany nko? Let's be realistic. You can say that we will dominate African football in that period but world football? Nope, we will still be the underdogs, not the dominant dogs

TheSuperNerd:
Reality is Naming at most 10 Brazilians under 21 years right now who are full of potentials and are doing great in Europe stats-wise and performance-wise.

I await the list. I have my list of 10 Nigerian Top class U-21s ready. So you go first....

You think we won't be able to dominate world football? **smh**

We have seen the first golden generation of Nigerian football from 1990-early 2000s.

Now another "possible" Super Golden Generation rises and you think they CAN'T OR DON'T HAVE THE POTENTIALS to dominate not just African football but World football as one of the Top dogs....?

We have always been underdogs on the world stage even with the first golden generation but as underdogs we beat World Champs, Brazil and 1993 Copa America Champs, Argentina at Atlanta 96.

We were ranked no.5 in the world on the prestigious Fifa/Coca cola World football rankings for national teams in 1994-95.... no African team past and present have achieved that.
We were even ranked 9th and even 11th in the world as recently as 2004-2006.

That Golden generation competed and held their own with the best.

Whether the new Golden Generation will be tagged underdogs is one matter.... Even after Nigeria's Success at USA 94 and then Atlanta 96., we were still tagged "underdogs" in France 98... despite our meteoric rise and stunning reputation going into that tournament.


My own is whether we will or will not dominate World football again like we witnessed at Atlanta.

The world can tag us Underdogs all they want.... ours is to open our eyes and actually see that the future of football belongs to us.

Anyway, I still await that Top 10 list of Brazilian wonder players Under 21 years of age.

TheSuperNerd:

Here's another angle.....

Speaking about the Spaniards and Die Mannschaft...

These guys have structures I admire so much. They will never fail to produce top talents but even at that, Germany today still struggle with replacing Miroslav Klose.

Germany don't have a top striking talent coming through for now.

Also, Spain haven't found David Villa's replacement.

These nations still have holes in a few positions when I look at their talents pool.

But Nigeria is another case... we are not there yet but the way this new generation is going, they can turn out to be our 2nd Golden Generation..... Our Super Golden Generation Next.

Even a journalist in Manchester once said last year after the U-17s World cup of 2015 that Nigeria is on the verge on unleashing another beast team if all goes well, that can terrorise world football.

He said this having our 2013 and 2015 classes in mind as with other super talents coming through in every single position. Now that's the most scary part, Nigeria have top rising talents for every position.

Germany have Average talents rising through for now in the no.9 position.

Brazil crashed out of Copa America in the first round without Neymar. Brazil lacks enough quality talents. They only boast a few. Even the Gabigol they are hyping played against a rag-tag Nigerian U-23 team and flopped.


So it's not Eureka for some of the top dogs sef....

Mickael2:



I will name them later but let me address the other things you said.

We did not beat the World Champions Brazil, neither did we beat the Copa America champs, we beat their U23 side, there is a huge difference there. Romario was not in the team that we beat was he? Yet he was Brazil's best player.

We were not tagged as underdogs in the 98 tourney by any means. Infact, the World was shocked that we lost out in the Round of 16, everyone expected us to beat Denmark who were not just any weak team too. So that 98 team was in no way considered the underdogs, but you do understand that they were considered outsiders for the title infact!

TheSuperNerd:

Here's another angle.....

Speaking about the Spaniards and Die Mannschaft...

These guys have structures I admire so much. They will never fail to produce top talents but even at that, Germany today still struggle with replacing Miroslav Klose.

Germany don't have a top striking talent coming through for now.

Also, Spain haven't found David Villa's replacement.

These nations still have holes in a few positions when I look at their talents pool.

But Nigeria is another case... we are not there yet but the way this new generation is going, they can turn out to be our 2nd Golden Generation..... Our Super Golden Generation Next.

Even a journalist in Manchester once said last year after the U-17s World cup of 2015 that Nigeria is on the verge on unleashing another beast team if all goes well, that can terrorise world football.

He said this having our 2013 and 2015 classes in mind as with other super talents coming through in every single position. Now that's the most scary part, Nigeria have top rising talents for every position.

Germany have Average talents rising through for now in the no.9 position.

Brazil crashed out of Copa America in the first round without Neymar. Brazil lacks enough quality talents. They only boast a few. Even the Gabigol they are hyping played against a rag-tag Nigerian U-23 team and flopped.


So it's not Eureka for some of the top dogs sef....