guys check out the heroic saves of the Senegalese keeper ibrahim sy against Ukraine. the guy is good. reminds me of adeboye in our under 17 winning squad penalty kick against spain in the final in Korea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogEcmFF7R2E

German-born Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun has posited that the round 16 clash between the Flying Eagles of Nigeria, champions of Africa and Germany, the European champions in FIFA U20 World Cup in New Zealand will be an interesting match to watch.


Nigeria’s Leon Balogun tackles Bayern Munich’s David Alaba in a Bundesliga match
In a chat with footballlive.ng at the Eagles camp in Kaduna the Darmstadt 98 defender says he sees the Flying Eagles soaring high against the Germans to book a place in the quarter -finals of the tournament.

“I think it’s going to be very interesting because I think the German youths have become stronger in recent years but Nigeria especially the U20S and U17s have always been strong teams and have always been candidates for the finals”

“Physically, I think the Nigerian team is stronger than the Germans and that always count because its important so I think it’s going to be interesting but I see Nigeria making it”

The flying Eagles qualified to the round of 16 on the backdrop of a 4-2 loss to Brazil in the group opener but bounced back to maul Korea DPR 4-0 and Hungary 2-0 in the second and last group games.

Nigeria is aiming to emulate Ghana’s victorious outing back in 2009 when Egypt hosted the tournament and became the first African side to win the trophy till date.

Badosqi:
yes oo. Nigeria vs Mali quarter final match.

very mouth watering clash

safarigirl:
Meanwhile another tweet from @aqukoffi: good Ghana lost to Mali now cuz we would have been ra-ped by either Germany/Nigeria. Better Mali face that......

lol at rape. the guy is right, our boys rape teams

AIG07:
Thanks mon ami. I think shuttling btw d SFE n SF thread caused t.

just that?

mrham03:
okay bro gudluck to ur team. I will remember ur quote.

quote me 2mrw

mrham03:
lmao, i didnt say they arent tough but our motivation isnt always there. We go for the ultimate and when we dont get it, bronze doesnt matter to us. Btw, there's no way mali will beat us in an afcon qualifier, group match or a fifa worldcup qualifier.

what about congo? cos i understand they just beat ur under 23 team. bro any african team can surprise ur boys these days

mikron:
quote me 2mrw

okay.

Same starting line up vs Germany.

mikron:
what about congo? cos i understand they just beat ur under 23 team. bro any african team can surprise ur boys these days

congo still isnt our co-equal.

AIG07:
i know d crew will do d needful. But our guys will strike them like lightening within 90mins come tomorow. The only time this team played 90mini wit out a goal was during d u-17 AYC championship against d Ivory coast. As long as our defence is not letting in goals i'm sure by God's grace our attack will deliver. Fly Super flying Eagles

our attack always deliver, i don't remember a match when we fail to score a goal in regulation time, and mind u we hardly score one, we score more than a goal in matches. tomorrow will not be an exception.

mikron:
just that?

i was stunned too

Manu goes for a hardworking lineup again. I think an iheanacho would have given more bite to a less than inspiring forward line.

tbaba1234:
Manu goes for a hardworking lineup again. I think an iheanacho would have given more bite to a less than inspiring forward line.

Ifeanyi, Yahaya, Nacho... all on the bench... ... I feel like crying

Badosqi:
yeah you are right. I see brazil winning that game.
4 teams came from Conmebol now they are left with just 1 slot.

Uruguay ll send brazil home

mikron:
Uruguay ll send brazil home

I will quote you after their match tomorrow.

linked:
Hmm... My favourite Ifeanyi or in-form Sokari... . Who ganna start?... . Well #manuknowsbest

Mattew and Sokari can start together.. in fact, i believe it would suit the Germany match the best.. the simple tactics will be to permanent the full backs and the DMF at their duty post while the rest do the attacking.. the opposition full back will also be afraid to join the attack when they realize you have 5 attackers readily available to counter you on the break.. the wing forward should also support the defense the they lost the ball..

linked:
Ifeanyi, Yahaya, Nacho... all on the bench... ... I feel like crying

the coach knows what he is looking out for in the team, we dont, that is why he is the coach, lets keep our fingers crossed, manu knows best

linked:
Ifeanyi, Yahaya, Nacho... all on the bench... ... I feel like crying

Since yahaya's rabona skill.. . The eagles have been dry entertainment wise.... Now I really miss Ifeanyi Mathew, He is way more talented than Sokari- at last I have seen Sokari play. Sokari is a good player and strive on short passes- But ifeanyi is just a joy to watch on football.. . His ball juggling, outrageous dummies, slide rule passing, Marseille roulette and step overs. .. It was unfortunate he went cold in the game against brazil.... But I just wanna revel in his tricks..

Nacho got some touch too and of course yahaya gave that beautiful rabona skill

I wanna see some little showboating in the game against Germany especially if the eagles are two or more goals up
I need entertainment

But #manuknowsbest

mrham03:
congo still isnt our co-equal.

they are a force to recon with in Africa like mali

i have this weired funny feeling we'll win the FIFA male u20 worldcup and the female world cup too. Hope am not hallucinating?

Please can somebody update us with our germany's match lineup.

Is it true that Simon Olu-Mose will start tomorrow?

Icon4s:


Bulbwa kept Iheanacho on d bench
-during 2013 CAF U17 Qualifiers
-And also during d 2013 CAF U17 Championship
-Iheanacho got his first appearance in d tourney in d 1-0 lose to CIV when he came in as a 2nd half sub for d less than impressive Bulbwa.
-Iheanacho started in d 3rd game against Congo and d sebsequent semi and final game.
-Iheanacho scored 4goals in d 3games he played
-Bulbwa failed d MRI before d FIFA U17 WC and nacho pined down d shirt.
-Fast forward to U20 & Bulbwa is back keeping Iheanacho on d bench during d AYC qualifiers.
-Mancity did nt release Iheanacho for d AYC and Bulbwa pined down d shirt.
-Now dey are both in d team and Bulbwa is benching Iheanacho again.

Does this nt mean dat Bulbwa is more useful to d team dan Iheanacho?

I didn’t miss a sec of the 2013 CAF U-17 championship. It’s true that Bulbwa was benching Iheanacho back then but during that competition Bulbwa was very wasteful in front of goal. No disrespect to Bulbwa’s skills, ability to dribble and run with the ball but the below attributes will make me pick Iheanacho over Bulbwa currently:
- Higher conversion rate in terms of goal scoring which means we can score more of the chances created.
- Sharp eyes for goal
- Forward minded and Less dribbling (mostly interchanging of passes), attack moved faster.
- Combines well with other attackers (Awoniyi's combination with Iheanacho at U.A.E 2013 was like that of siamese twins).

Bulbwa can always come into the game to waste time just like Mikel does for Chelsea.

Waiting anxiously for d line-up

mikron:
what about congo? cos i understand they just beat ur under 23 team. bro any african team can surprise ur boys these days

Where did you get this news from?...source??

Nigeria under 23 is scheduled to play Congo under23 in Nigeria on the 17th of July 2015, the return leg is on the 31st July 2015.

Allnigeriasoccer. com understands that for the third straight game, Nigeria Under 20s coach Manu Garba will field the the same starting lineup at the ongoing Fifa Under 20 World Cup. It means the so - called marquee players Isaac Success, Kelechi Iheanacho, Musa Yahaya and Moses Simon have not been included in the starting XI for the round of 16 clash against Germany Despite returning to full training , coach Manu Garba has elected not to name Ifeanyi Matthew in his starting line-up but there is a spot reserved for skipper Musa Mohammed, who had health concerns earlier this week. Joshua Enaholo will start in goal while Ndidi, Bello and Abdullahi will act as his shield in addition to right - back Mohammed. The trio of Ifeanyi Ifeanyi, Kingsley Sokari and Akinjide Idowu have formed a good understanding in midfield and have retained their spots. Godwin Saviour and Bernard Bulbwa will flank Taiwo Awoniyi in attack again. Flying Eagles Starting Line-up : Enaholo, Mohammed, Abdullahi, Bello and Ndidi; Sokari, Idowu and Ifeanyi; Bulbwa, Awoniyi and Saviour.

After watching the highlights of the German European triumph on YouTube, one thing actualized into a certainty for me, tomorrow's match is going to be a very difficult one for Nigeria. This German side is a well oiled machine, they play with one mind, and most importantly, they're ruthless. They are very big on wing play, so our our full backs have their respectively jobs cut out for them.

I'm by no means fazed by Germany, and I believe that our boys can beat them convincingly if they take their game to the next level, but they should by on no account allow this Germans to counter attack them at any point in time, cuz, they are very deadly at it.

chaberry:
You are among those, that said Mali and senegal are in the tournament to complete the number, but here they are in quater final

lucky for us all, I'm not an expert

Everyone shared similar views going by their preparations, so what's your point?

mikron:
i have this weired funny feeling we'll win the FIFA male u20 worldcup and the female world cup too. Hope am not hallucinating?

hmmmmm...... Many of us hope and pray so.


But you seems to be brimming with much confidence.


#don't get cocky!!

GOD u guys are WICKED! Were una de run go i had to read 20 pages to cover up lost ground jeez i couldnt even skip a page cuz i always saw sometin of interest lemme give a shout out to all the bosses in dis great futbalin family really missed dis thread lyk madt #already singing OLE OLE OLE OLE!!! as we dn thrash germany GODWIN just hope simon moses starts 2maro he shud do a boateng to 1 of d germans

mikron:
guys check out the heroic saves of the Senegalese keeper ibrahim sy against Ukraine. the guy is good. reminds me of adeboye in our under 17 winning squad penalty kick against spain in the final in Korea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogEcmFF7R2E

The keeper is very good , he denied us of so many goals in the AYC , until " the Hangman " Bulbwa execute him ... I pitied his funny look when the ball entered the net ....Africa is becoming more mature and our reign may last for many years in the world football.