Icon79:
The THREE things I would be watching for in today's game:

1. Can Obi Mikel be effective for 90 mins. I don't know if you guys realized that Mikel rarely plays 90 minutes these days. In all our qualifiers, he usually becomes ineffective after about 75 mins. The China effect

2. Can Alex Iwobi (if he starts) play 90 mins. Iwobi has never been a 90 mins players, even at Arsenal they tend to sub him after about 60-70 mins in most games. Same with the Super Eagles, but he seems to be improving ... I noticed that he did play some 90 mins matches for Arsenal towards the end of the season.

3. Can Francis Uzoho cut out those silly, elementary school errors we saw against Poland and Serbia. I expect him to grow in confidence and experience the more he plays with the national team, so I would be expecting a much better performance from him today.

I am really excited for today's game but the big question mark is where to watch it LIVE on TV


O pari

Hey, @NGSuperEagles! Nice to see you at the World Cup again! We have something in common too, but just wait until you've had to play Argentina 7 times �� #ZSMMN

Hi, @DFB_Team_EN!
We are happy to have some things in common with you.
Apart from playing Argentina so many times at the World Cup, we also want to share this with you...
Becoming World Champions.
#SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong.

Icon79:
The THREE things I would be watching for in today's game:

1. Can Obi Mikel be effective for 90 mins. I don't know if you guys realized that Mikel rarely plays 90 minutes these days. In all our qualifiers, he usually becomes ineffective after about 75 mins. The China effect

2. Can Alex Iwobi (if he starts) play 90 mins. Iwobi has never been a 90 mins players, even at Arsenal they tend to sub him after about 60-70 mins in most games. Same with the Super Eagles, but he seems to be improving ... I noticed that he did play some 90 mins matches for Arsenal towards the end of the season.

3. Can Francis Uzoho cut out those silly, elementary school errors we saw against Poland and Serbia. I expect him to grow in confidence and experience the more he plays with the national team, so I would be expecting a much better performance from him today.

I am really excited for today's game but the big question mark is where to watch it LIVE on TV


O pari

Icon4s:


At least for now.

Ndidi may not start against Croatia.

forgiveness:
Ndidi is the number 1 then, who is the second?

England vs. Nigeria: Rohr reveals Super Eagles team plans



6:47 PM GMT

Gernot Rohr has confirmed that he will play his 'best team' in Saturday's friendly against England at Wembley.

Rohr told reporters on Friday that he will pick his preferred starters for the World Cup warm-up match, with one or two exceptions.

"It is a big test. In the last match we didn't play our best team," the German coach began. "[On Saturday] we will try to play our best team.

"Perhaps there will be one or two players who are not in the best team because of injury," Rohr continued, "but tomorrow we will see the team which has a chance to start against Croatia."

Those two absentees are likely to be Wilfred Ndidi and Moses Simon.

Ndidi appears to have recovered fully and trained with the rest of the squad at Wembley on Friday, but will not be risked, according to team officials.

A combination of injuries, fitness issues, suspensions and a need to try out new players meant that the coach has been unable to roll out his starting eleven since last October.

However, with almost every player now fully fit and available for selection, the German now has a chance to see his first team in action against formidable opposition.

Rohr also confirmed that Simon is out of the World Cup after a third scan in London showed the extent of his hip problem.

"Unfortunately, the result of the scan showed that he will be out for three to four weeks, so he cannot go to the World Cup," Rohr added.

Two players will be dropped after Saturday's match but Rohr insisted that they will not be sent home, but will be on standby with the rest of the squad.

"There was a situation at the last World Cup where a player was in the team and then at the last minute, had an injury," the coach explained. "So nobody will go home.

"They will be with us on standby."

Nigeria will leave for Austria on Sunday for the final phase of their pre-World Cup training camp ahead of group matches against Croatia, Iceland and Argentina.


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MetalJigsaw:
But They have been playing in Asia. The Asian Cup for instance.

Nike got $ 260M in 3 minutes from the Nigerian Kit. Their contract with the Nigerian Football Federation was $ 3.6M for 3 years. Finesse.

Culled from Twitter.

Unlimited22:

At times I wonder how China and India with over 1 billion peeps can't produce 23 standard quality players at least.

Afobear:
joebie,why at thou drunk this early? India don the play ball since . If I call you beer parlour man now u go d vibrate

forgiveness:



So, if a goalkeeper gets injury, Rohr will replace with Ogu or Aina? hahahahahahahaha!

Sentiment is all I see.

Oasis007:
I admonish Everyone on this Thread to stop engaging a certain Moniker on Sentiment Ish. Enough is enough...... it's really derailing this Thread, cos this ain't a NFF Boardroom.

If Anyone gets an Issue with NFF or the Coaching Crew, then he/she should visit the Glass House to register his/her Complaints.

This is a Fans' Thread, and basically created to discuss football related Matters as affected the Team, not political Matters.

andrew444:


But mikel has never been subbed out from tiajin teda games,most super eagles game he was sub out it was game we are already sure of winning.

asha80:
to be honest it is getting tiring

forgiveness:
Based on the pedigree of club and current form that saw Simy picked, Ogu and Echiejile should be dropped. Disclaimer: Not in my voice.

Super Eagles feeling heat as Gernot Rohr yet to finalise World Cup squad



Nigeria’s players could not have a bigger incentive to perform well against England at Wembley

Paul Doyle

Fri 1 Jun 2018 18.00 BST Last modified on Fri 1 Jun 2018 22.01 BST
Nigeria’s players go through their paces in training at Wembley.
Nigeria’s players go through their paces in training at Wembley. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images via Reuters
The main event will kick off in a couple of weeks but for Nigeria Saturday’s meeting with England is more than a warm-up. For some Super Eagles, at least, the heat is really on. Unlike Gareth Southgate, Nigeria’s manager, Gernot Rohr, has not settled on the squad that he will take to the World Cup, preferring initially to name a 30-man panel before ditching surplus players in instalments as if trying to lend his selection process some of the suspense and agony of a reality TV show.

Four players were evicted after Monday’s 1-1 draw with the Democratic Republic of Congo, while a fifth, the Gent winger Moses Simon, was ruled out by a hip injury, although Rohr is giving him as much time as possible to recover. The manager will announce the last cuts to his squad after the England match. There could hardly be a bigger incentive to perform well at Wembley.

Rohr is probably not doing this for dramatic effect. Rather his hesitation reflects uncertainty over a couple of roles, particularly at full-back, where the manager has admitted doubts linger. Ola Aina, the 21-year-old Chelsea player who spent last season on loan at Hull, may have marked his own card by making the clumsy tackle that enabled Congo to equalise from a penalty but, on the other hand, his ability to play on either flank may earn him inclusion ahead of either Elderson Echiejile or Brian Idowu, who can function only on the left.

Mikel John Obi: If Nigeria were organised we’d have won World Cup | David Hytner
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Aside from places on the plane, there may still be spots up for grabs in the starting lineup for Nigeria’s first World Cup match, against Croatia on 16 June. Most obviously, and like England, the goalkeeping question seems unresolved.

Rohr’s options following Carl Ikeme’s leukaemia diagnosis and the retirement of Vincent Enyeama are not especially compelling. It will be fascinating to see who starts in goal at Wembley. For recent friendlies the manager has put his trust in Francis Uzoho, who is undoubtedly talented but still raw, as should be expected from a 19-year-old whose main club action has been with Deportivo La Coruña’s second team. The other options – Enyimba’s Ikechukwu and Daniel Akpeyi of Chippa United – are more experienced but have previously shown they are not above rashness.

Those worries aside, Rohr knows most of the side he will count on in Russia and has good cause to be confident of progressing out of a formidable group that also features Argentina and Iceland, thereby fulfilling the ambition he expressed at his first press conference after being appointment Nigeria manager in August 2016.

Nigeria made light work of a tough qualifying group, sweeping above Cameroon, Algeria and Zambia with a style that suddenly had Rohr feeling the need to dampen expectations. “Unfortunately, ambitions are a little excessive here, as Nigeria must reach the semi-finals, at least,” he said shortly after securing qualification.

Nigeria swelled expectations further by beating Argentina 4-2 in a friendly in November, although a recent defeat by Serbia offset that a tad. Nonetheless, the victory over Argentina, whom Nigeria will face in their last group game, was an encouraging demonstration of the qualities displayed during qualification. This is a strong, dynamic, united and skilful side featuring a potent mix of youth and experience. The Super Eagles will test England.

Premier League fans who do not keep tabs on Nigeria will find them intriguing visitors. Not only will this be a chance to check out Leon Balogun, the centre-back who will play for Brighton next season after signing in May from Mainz and who, under Rohr, has developed such a strong central defensive partnership with William Troost-Ekong that Nigeria fans refer to the pair as the Oyinbo Wall. It will also provide an opportunity to gain a fresh appreciation of Mikel John Obi and Odion Ighalo, players widely dismissed as washed-up after leaving the Premier League for China last year.

Neither featured against DR Congo, having just arrived from Asia, but are expected to play at Wembley, where they will hope to show they remain indispensable to their national team. Mikel pulls the strings from an advanced midfield role in a way he seldom did during 11 successful years at Chelsea. One of the players he regularly supplies is Victor Moses, whose storming raids down the right were one of the most thrilling features of Nigeria’s qualifying campaign, during which Moses was the top scorer.

Igahlo, meanwhile, remains Nigeria’s first-choice striker. But a valuable alternative has recently emerged: Simy Nwankwo, aged 26, was given his international debut against Congo and continued the form when he scored six goals in eight matches for Crotone in Serie A season. He offers Nigeria a new dimension, as at 6ft 6in he carries an aerial threat and has the strength to serve as an effective fulcrum up front while also smart and nimble. He may be coming to the boil at exactly the right time.


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fabyom:
Today is today, will the English boys retire me from this thread or not. My naija boys save my job abegggiiii. Today na today

Opari.

Icon79:
Oh really? Do you guys get the Chinese league where you live? As per his Super Eagles games, I think he mostly gets subbed out because of fatigue but I hope I am wrong sha. We'd need him fulltime in Russia. He and VicMo are critical to our success in Russia.


O pari

somehow:
It's very rare for GKs to get injured in training.

klexycole:

Opari.

Oasis007:


NFF need to review the Contract with Nike.

BascoVanVeli:


I complained about this from the start, this was nothing but a slave contract. We always underestimate our worth.