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Subzero047:
Osimhen has created most of his chances for himself, so it can be forgiven if he misses a few

Mujtahida:
Italy struggled to beat Switzerland at the Euros. Bottom line is that they won. Battle has been fought and won, you are talking of shoulda, coulda been. Say something else abeg. All that you wrote rest are mere footnotes to the victory that attaches to his name and the fact that that same team was ranked number 5.

26 years on, we have not even peaked up to number 10 in FIFA ranking. Hype you say? Naaa, the results speak for themselves.

Se were 9th and 11th FIFA ranking in 2006

And you are damn wrong to say they were outplayed and outclassed. According to you we escaped Zambia but Italy outclassed us. Italy that escaped by the teeth of their skin!
As if Rohr would not have even capitulated to play an Italian side creaming with talents like Maldini, Baggio, Baresi, Conte, Zola.

Ppogbae:
Did anyone see Amaju's pep talk with the boys? He urged them to win so they can avoid Morocco and Algeria . Someone has been reading my advice here lol.

But, where's the privacy? We don't say such things out in the open

AndSunGorilla:
Meanwhile Egypt too has qualified. So right now Morocco, Senegal, Mali, Egypt have already qualified for the next round.

Potential qualifiers are
SA/Ghana
Nigeria/CPV
CiV/Cameroun
Benin/Congo
Algeria/BF
Tunisia/EQ

The final qualifying matches will be intense.

Truidstar:
The man you call clueless will qualify for the next round later this evening (tomorrow for you). Stay positive brother. Peace.

andrewbaba44:
I like as rohr dey threat una wey be him fan boys

As for me I no be rohr fan again ,I don’t even care to see musa starting as a winger

seankafor:
Are you on cracks bro

PROVERBZ:
then why is he asking stupid questions? This is the super eagles thread and Ghana and south Africa being ranked lower than the top five Hugh ranked teams are potential opponents for the super eagles.

forgiveness:
Which Ighalo and Iheanacho were his competitors?

Martins and Kayode were better options then but they were ignored due to reasons known to the selectors.

TheLoneCitizen:
Saw this late. Exactly the point.

forgiveness:
You mean a player should go to a lower league and prove he is better?

Which player is going to pray for that?

Sadiq couldn’t do jack in Seria A, why?

He should prove himself first in a top league before he can be regarded.

Before you start thinking I am downplaying him, please remember I was the first to clamor for his invitation to play in the SE when he came to limelight in his first season with Roma.

Internet doesn’t forget.

drDoom3:
Sarr is good. Diatta too. Senegal have young strikers too, Habib Diallo was dragging highest goalscorer with Osimhen in Ligue 1 and he's young too. Boulaye Dia is doing it with Villarreal this season. Niang and Diagne are also decent back ups.

Where Senegal really edges us though is in defense. You have K2 who is a world class CB, along with Abdou Diallo competing in a star studded PSG side. Bouna Sarr is at Bayern, Kouyate is at Crystal Palace. Ballo-Toure who is one of the best young fullbacks in Serie A currently at RB. You then have the best goalkeeper in the world currently in goal. Complete backline.

My only problem with Senegal is their coach. The guy is disciplined, passionate etc, but he isn't tactically sound. It has been exposed multiple times, today for example. He is basically a younger version of Rohr tactically. If Senegal can get themselves a coach on the level of Belmadi tactically, they will enter top 10 globally in no time because the talents are there.

drDoom3:
Osimhen and Ndidi will not make CAF first 11. That's a fact. Midfield alone has Kessie and Gueye, not forgetting Bennacer and co. You can't leave any of these guys out for Ndidi (Bennacer was the best player last AFCON, Kessie rated as one of the best players overall in Serie A etc).

In attack, Osimhen has not done enough to be considered yet. If he continues in his current form until the end of the season, then we can have that conversation. Mane and Salah must be in the front three, and you can always fill in the last with Zaha, Auba, Mahrez, etc. Hell, even Slimani and Ziyech are rated higher than Osimhen in world football. The reason we celebrate Osimhen so much is that we see his potentials, what he could become in a few years if he is consistent.

MetalJigsaw:
Liberia vs Nigeria: Why Ighalo Should Start Ahead Of Osimhen On Saturday.
Praizz

Former Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo was called up to the Super Eagles for their last two World Cup qualifying games against Liberian and Cape Verde.

The 32-year-old striker announced his retirement from the National team after the 2019 African Cup of Nations in Egypt where he was awarded the Golden Boot after scoring 5 goals in 7 games for the Super Eagles.

However, the former Premier League striker is currently plying his trade with Saudi Arabia club Al Shabab, and he has already scored 9 goals in 11 games for them so far this season.

Nevertheless, Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen stepped up and secured the number 9 spot in the Super Eagles team following Ighalo's retirement, and he has been doing extremely well in that position. And due to how good he has performed for the Super Eagles in recent years, fans would want him to start against Liberia ahead of Ighalo on Saturday.

But I suggest that it would be wise for Gernot Rohr to start Ighalo ahead of Osimhen on Saturday, and I have my reasons for saying this.

Why should Ighalo start ahead of Osimhen on Saturday?


1. Osimhen's recent injury scare: Osimhen suffered a muscle strain in training in October, that saw him miss Napoli's next two games against Salernitana in the Serie A and Legia Warszawa in the Europa League.

He then returned to action in Napoli's 1-1 draw against Hellas Verona where he played 87 minutes of the game. And I think it would be wise to rest him from the start on Saturday and later introduce him in the second half.



2: Ighalo's current form: Ighalo has been on a red hot form for Al Shabab this season, scoring 9 goals in 11 games. So it would be wise to start him in the game to allow him to continue with his good form in front of goals. He is also a big striker as far Super Eagles team is concerned, and as Gernot Rohr has decided to recall him from his retirement, it would be nice to start him as far he is in good shape/foam to start.



Photos: Google.
Ighalo has scored 16 goals in 35 games for the Super Eagles before his retirement, and it will be interesting to see him in action for the National team once again after 2 years

Blueelf:
Mo Salah
Sadio Mane
Christopher Nkunku
Sebastian Haller
Idrissa Gueye
Achraf Hakimi
Yvess Bissouma
Pierre Erick Aubameyang
Riyad Mahrez
Hakim Ziyech

And I have not yet included the following:


Fouzi Ghoulam
Frank Kessie
Ismael Bennacer

Pease guys, try to sneak in a Nigerian or two in the above list. Let me get your thoughts.....

Insults are your prerogative but will be ignored as usual

Blueelf:
Let's be honest.

If this was down to fans and judges, no Nigerian will make the starting eleven.

Our team hasn't been inspiring and its affecting the profile of our players in Africa

Not hating...I love Osimhen but do other Africans rate him highly?

chrisooblog:
hmm these world cup qualifiers are no easy mission Ethiopia drew 1-1 with Ghana. It still mathematically in the Black Stars hands but the final game is now a must win not even just a win but a big one for that matter

joelsteron:
Nice one. If Messi can be called out of retirement to help his country what's with all the controversies about Ighalo. Abeggi.
I'm sure by world cup Victor Moses will be next. We need strong starting 11 and strong bench

Ppogbae:
Rumor or not. This is unprofessional. He better have a good excuse as to why he arrived late

AndSunGorilla:
The unconfirmed rumour will become confirmed!!!!!!!! Out of every rumour there's an element of truth.

andrewbaba44:
I am a fan of uzoho ,but how did naija destroyed his career ?

Our beer parlour people are getting larger every day by day

nairalandankrah:
People are saying that NFF are not doing much in terms of begging the players to represent Nigeria...

Can you imagine!

Subzero047:
He has 4 goals and 2 assists in 13 matches no dey put it in bold like he has done anything special, Musa has 63 goals and 33 assists in 184 matches for Cska and Ejuke has a long way to go before he gets there