joseph1013:
[b][size=14pt]Interview with Wilfred Ndidi[/size]



Wilfred Ndidi has expressed confidence the Flying Eagles will go all the way to become the first Nigerian team to win the FIFA U20 World Cup in New Zealand.

He has also backed his Belgian club Genk to contend for the championship next season after they narrowly missed out on the playoffs in the outgoing season.

The full interview:

QUESTION: How is it since you joined up with the Flying Eagles in the training camp in Nurnberg, Germany?

WILFRED NDIDI: It has been wonderful because I have missed my friends a lot.

You have already played your first test match with the team after you came on in the first half as the Flying Eagles beat Hoffenheim U23s 5-2. How was the experience?

It was a good match, I was really happy to play again for the team.

What are your impressions on the performance of the team generally?

It was a good performance in a very standard game.

How has the training and the general preparations for the U20 World Cup been?

It has been good and demanding. We are on our way to being the best U20 team in the world. We want to win the World Cup.

You joined top Belgian club Genk in January. How has it been since then?

It was not an easy start for me as this was my first pro club. I trained with the first team with so many full internationals. But I have enjoyed a lot of encouragement from the coaches and players and this has made it a lot easier for me to settle in.

At the beginning I trained and played more with the second team, where I am a regular. Later, I started playing for the first team as a left back and right back mostly as a sub.

I only played one full game with the first team and it was quite interesting.

The positions you have mentioned are not your familiar central defence position.

Yes, I have never played in those positions before I joined Genk. That was why I said it was not easy for me at the start because I have not been playing my normal position in the first team. I found it really difficult sometimes as a result.

I have discovered for instance that it is a lot easier for me to play at right back than left back because I can make some actions from right back and I am a lot more careful.

In the coming season, do we see you playing in your familiar position in central defence?

I really hope so especially as we will have a new coach and he will have to decide a lot of things.

What then becomes of the coach who signed you – Alex Mcleish?

He is leaving at the end of the season.

What do you think you could achieve with Genk in the coming season after you came close to reaching the championship playoffs this outgoing season?

We were really, really close to making the playoffs, but many of the first-team players were injured at a crucial time of the season and this affected us.

I believe the new season will be a great one for the team.

What are your other targets?

The main focus is to win the U20 World Cup especially as Nigeria have never won it. It will be great to achieve this even though I also know it will not be easy.

This will be your second U20 World Cup after you also played at the 2013 tournament in Turkey. Your experience from Turkey should rub off on your other teammates.

I was in Turkey and gained some experience and I hope I can motivate my other teammates, give them more confidence, at this year’s competition.

Would it surprise you if coach Stephen Keshi called you up soon for the Super Eagles?

I am a young player and I believe I have many years to play for the Super Eagles. If it happens now, I will thank God.

And would you then be able to grab such a chance so as to establish yourself in the Eagles?

I will grab my chance even it means playing at left back, right back or even as a goalkeeper (laughing). I am ready. [/b]

safarigirl:
the entire team will be sacrificed just so Messi can help us win the world cup after scoring 20 goals

safarigirl:
see the fresh-faced baby boys . Wilfred looks so adorable, I don see Awoniyi part 2 #TeamDarkGuys.*brings out whip* oya, wey those people wey dey talk say these boys no be real U-20. You fresh like this when you nack 24? When sufferhead don finish una life and pocketmoney don end, where you wan see this kain babyface?

kannymoore:



JEEZUS!!! !


I'm so sorry but my respect for you after this statement has dropped several notches.. for real!

Asin!.. how can you utter those words?..praying for someone's injury and and failure over another player you favor?

You can as well wish someone dead just so you or your loved-ones succeed for all i care.

Now that's so low...very very low coming from you.

Hasn't the said Success paid his dues in the national team already?

Can't you remember that he is a professional player, TIED DOWN BY A PROFFESSIONAL CONTRACT (unlike most of his peers) and as such, is owned by his club?

I'm not absolving Success of any blame. He has more than his fair share of blame but sometimes, you need to put yourself in some of these players shoes to understand where they are coming from.

I for one believe that Success's present misfortune is tied to circumstances that happened to him around thebeginning of the year.
It was the winter break.. players were on holidays. Success included.
Success decides to spend his in naija with his folks.
Now, just before he was due to return back to spain, his grand dad passed on. Success decides to stay back and mourn and attend to funeral preparations before jetting back to his base.
Any normal club would be magnanimous enough to understand this young African guy's plight but no, not Granada.
The fined the boy, punished him and ensured he lost his starting position in the club.

Fast forward to today... shey you see the antics being played by the club in releasing Success for the upcoming tourney. Granada never replied any of Manu's Letters with effect to Isaac's release until ONLY A FEW DAYS AGO! That's how terrible that club's officials could be!

So abeg, cut Isaac some slack and hope he come's through. We have only one out and out striker in the team in Awoniyi. If he's injured, i'd hate to say this but we'll be bound to have some problems with scoring. Case in study; the last Hoffenheim match.

So what i'll suggest is this, allow Success arrive and let him prove his fitness in camp. If he is BETTER THAN what we have on ground, then he should join the team for the World Cup.

Bar Awoniyi and maybe Nacho, I don't think we have anyone who has Success' scoring instinct and touch on a good day.

Good morning folks!!..,

Looking forward to the next Friendly tomorrow!

Cheers!

joxxy01:
Report Now has it that Success is a sure banker for for Nz as the nff and granada came to an agreement this morning...Great News if u aks me, but the question is who will be sacrificed..ezeh or saviour??

safarigirl:
this is the most dense thing anyone can say. Are you freaking five? Why take a joke about an Awoniyi I've never met, so serious? Success can't even bench Awoniyi to start with. If you failed to understand my point all through, fine. But this has nothing to do with Awoniyi, NOTHING AT ALL. Why attack my person? Cuz I'm posting an opinion you don't agree with? I'm so close to cursing you out, but I won't give you the pleasure. Please, don't even quote anything concerning me henceforth. I hope for your sake and all the Success fanboys here that his inclusion doesn't backfire on the team, I'm done with the topic. Good Morning.

joxxy01:
now u're geting me jealous. #Teamdarkguyys?? Babe no go make me bleach wit charcoal oo.

safarigirl:
the entire team will be sacrificed just so Messi can help us win the world cup after scoring 20 goals

naijanoni:

Godwin and ezeh, Iheanacho are wingers / AMs basically. As a matter of fact awoniyi is the only real out and out striker in that team(with muzaam, who has been average) . What if awoniyi gets injured or suspended ?. Who replaces him ?. We were able to go all the way at the U17 world cup because we had a quality back up Centre forward in awoniyi, so when success got injured, we didn't really miss him.
I think that should be the same case here.
It won't be adviseable to go to a world tournament with just one quality out and out striker.
Of course Awoniyi is sure to be our starting no. 9. Everyone is fine with that. But who deputises him ?

adeyemi2015:
I am recently getting addicted to this page or thread. It's so lively and lovely that we are anticipating "success' for the lads in NZ. But we need to ask ourselves some few questions? What of if they fail the expectations? Are they gonna be discarded? Is there career over with the Flying Eagles?
We need to consider both sides of a coin. We are wishing the Lads to succeed, but we shouldn't put all our Oranges in one Basket. If the Lads fail (God forbids) we should still stick to them and keep developing them.
We understand their potentials and talents, thus we shouldn't condemn them if it turns against our expectations of them.
Good day peeps.

safarigirl:
this is the most dense thing anyone can say. Are you freaking five? Why take a joke about an Awoniyi I've never met, so serious? Success can't even bench Awoniyi to start with. If you failed to understand my point all through, fine. But this has nothing to do with Awoniyi, NOTHING AT ALL. Why attack my person? Cuz I'm posting an opinion you don't agree with? I'm so close to cursing you out, but I won't give you the pleasure. Please, don't even quote anything concerning me henceforth. I hope for your sake and all the Success fanboys here that his inclusion doesn't backfire on the team, I'm done with the topic. Good Morning.

safarigirl:
ok...what role does Moses play?

safarigirl:
ok...what role does Moses play?

naijanoni:

Moses plays as a Left winger primarily, he could also play on the Right too. He is not a CF.
I don't even think Moses Simon would be a starter sef. He'll have to battle musa Yahaya for the Left wing position.

THE TEAM IS TOO RICH.

tbaba1234:
Siasia is the real gainer here, He gets to inherit most of these boys soon...

joseph1013:
[b][size=14pt]Flying Eagles Goalkeepers In Fierce Battle For Spots[/size]



As Manu Garba get set to name his final 21-man team for the World Youth Championship the four goalkeepers in the team are in a fierce battle for three spots.

Already Joshua Enaholo, who kept goal all through the Africa Youth Championship success as well as the qualifiers, has established himself as the team’s first choice.

Enaholo’s undisputed status as number one now leaves Dele Alampasu with the task of securing a place as the team’s second choice goalkeeper which seems to be the case.

SL10.ng checked on proceedings in the team camp and can reveal that goalkeeper trainer Emeka Amadi is torn between Olorunleke Ojo and Adamu Abubakar as third choice.

In training we gathered while Ojo has not done enough to displace the top two Abubakar is enhancing his chances of displacing the Giwa FC’s safe hands as the team’s third choice goalkeeper.

Ojo, the most experience among the four goalkeepers, had a forgettable AYC campaign when Enaholo was suspended and Alampasu injured hence he was thrown in.

His not too convincing displays at the tournament have now opened the door for Adamu Abubakar to steal his spot as he is viewed as a younger alternative who can benefit from being third choice.

However, there are fears they might have a need to use their third choice at the tournament hence Leke Ojo’s experience of keeping goal in the Nigeria Premier League might be needed.
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safarigirl:
this is the most dense thing anyone can say. Are you freaking five? Why take a joke about an Awoniyi I've never met, so serious? Success can't even bench Awoniyi to start with. If you failed to understand my point all through, fine. But this has nothing to do with Awoniyi, NOTHING AT ALL. Why attack my person? Cuz I'm posting an opinion you don't agree with? I'm so close to cursing you out, but I won't give you the pleasure. Please, don't even quote anything concerning me henceforth. I hope for your sake and all the Success fanboys here that his inclusion doesn't backfire on the team, I'm done with the topic. Good Morning.

lexyman:



He has really worked hard to inherit excellent boys ....he's also good at nurturing talents .this guys are lucky to be in good hands . If Keshi remains d super eagles coach he will have a longer enjoyment than any of the 2coaches . Continuity will giveq us the senior World Cup someday .

lexyman:



He has really worked hard to inherit excellent boys ....he's also good at nurturing talents .these guys are lucky to be in good hands . If Keshi remains d super eagles coach he will have a longer enjoyment than any of the 2coaches . Continuity will give us the senior World Cup someday .

BascoVanVeli:

dear Jesus woman i was joking neither pays my bills

LeeCodeman:


Keshi? I dont trust Keshi one bit.

safarigirl:
hahaha.....Success relegate Awoniyi to where? The Success whose fitness you're not sure of? Leave Awoniyi and bother about the likes of Moses Simon relegating your boy to third choice.

It's Chidera and Saviour I worry for. Physical death is not the only death there is and if you kill someone's dream directly or indirectly, you have killed the person. That is the karma I speak of that you and your supporter apparently fail to understand.

You people always need the best legs and you fail with them. Individual talent doesn't win trophies, TEAM WORK does. Go and ask Messi and Argentina instead of yarning this your 'best legs' gist.

lexyman:


But Nff trusted him .although ,he has not been consistent ... The Nff technical crew has to come into his team selection to stop his biased way of deleting players .