tbaba1234:
Nigeria take the lead

2:1

Osimhen scores

86 minutes

Icon4s:


From the way the team struggled against Burundi on both legs i knew dey were nt d best crop for this U20.

I have always maintained dat d U20 is far more competitive than d U17.

Amuneke should open this team to other players dat were nt part of d last U17. This was part of what affected our last U20 & Amuneke is already towing dat path.

I hope dey manage to pull through this one.

This team needs the injection of more experienced U20 players.

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From the way the team struggled against Burundi on both legs i knew dey were nt d best crop for this U20.

I have always maintained dat d U20 is far more competitive than d U17.

Amuneke should open this team to other players dat were nt part of d last U17. This was part of what affected our last U20 & Amuneke is already towing dat path.

I hope dey manage to pull through this one.

This team needs the injection of more experienced U20 players.

tbaba1234:


For the qualifying stage, it is not bad but as competition stiffens in the AFCON and hopefully the world cup, the coach should certainly look at options to improve the team. Yahaya, Ezeh, Bello, Alfa, etc.. And other new players.

jieta:
icon, did u type dis?

Icon4s:


Yes i did.

My point is with d quality of Nigerian players that fall within this age bracket I am expecting this set to blow the world away, possibly winning the WYC for d first time for Nigeria.

This current crop of players sruggled to beat Burundi. scoring a late goal in Bujumbura and in d second leg scoring too late goals before Burundi cancelled 1.

In this Sudan game as at 80th min they were a goal down and u expect one nt to worry?

Thank God there usual late goals came today bt u can't be lucky all the time.

I have tipped this set to do better than the class of 2015 bt not entirely with this crop of players.
If Amuneke relies solely on his U17 boys they'll likely nt do better than the 2015 boys.

Has it always crossed ur mind that after winning d U17 two yrs later we hardly perform well at d U20?

Nigeria currently boasts of quality 18-19yrs olds who are very elligible to b in this team bt Amuneke is shoting them out.

Well, let me jst relax and believe these are still early days.
However, for the AYC proper i expect him to extend invitations to players like:

Chidera Ezeh
Taiwo Awoniyi
Sadiq Umar
Nura Abdulahi
Ifeanyi Mathew
Sincere Seth
Musa Yahaya
Zaharadeen Bello
Azubuike Okechukwu
Chidozie Awaziem

I need nt tell u what quality and competition the above listed players can bring into d team.

Let us invite them for d AYC and lets c how many would b released by their respective clubs. However, if we make it to d WYC i see no reason y we cannot have most if nt all of them cos the tourney falls under d FIFA calender so clubs are obliged to release players.

This would b a great team in the making. I belive.

tbaba1234:


With the exception of Sincere Seth, the others should be invited.

Nura and Lazarus can play RB.

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Let's still give Seth another chance. He was competing with d U23s.Same thing dat affected Awoniyi and Osimhen (maturity to face an U23 competition) may have also affected him.

Besides he did well at d CAF U23.

tbaba1234:
The boys that started the game today..

Look at their baby faces, in a couple of years, some people will start claiming that they are 30 years old.

tbaba1234:


The defense was leaking goals at the CAF under 23. I thought that was a poor tournament and i didn't see anything great from him. I am also skeptical about the ages of some of the players.

Look at Emmanuel Daniel, He was in Shooting Stars in 2010.. 6 years ago. That means he was at most 17 when he started with shooting stars... I find that hard to believe.

I am more comfortable with players straight out of academies to Europe or players that went through the MRI test.

tbaba1234:
The boys that started the game today..

Look at their baby faces, in a couple of years, some people will start claiming that they are 30 years old.

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Collectively d defense was terrible
But Segun Oduduwa and Sincere Seth were the better of the defenders.

U think John Lazarus would have donw better in dat U23 team?

As for d age issue, we are nt d parents of those boys so we cannot tell. Let us accept d ages they presenr and move on. Only time will tell.

As for Daniel spending 6yrs with 3SC it is very very normal. It means he has been with them since 17yrs which is d age K. Nwakali, Osimhen, Awoniyi, Success, Yahaya and co joined their professional clubs.

We can only hope they have declared their real ages.

tbaba1234:
Nigeria take the lead

2:1

Osimhen scores

86 minutes

tbaba1234:
The boys that started the game today..

Look at their baby faces, in a couple of years, some people will start claiming that they are 30 years old.

TheGoodJoe:


So these small pikins are feeling like U20 Footballers.

<<<Brings Out My Cain>>>

^^^And these small boys are not afraid to win the dream team... Twice for that matter.^^^

mikron:
didnt funso bamgboye make the list?

tbaba1234:


Funsho has not been part of the under 20 team. Looks like Amuneke has dropped him.

Icon4s:


Emm.. i think he was part of the camping earlier.

Like as if he sustained an injury.

tbaba1234:


According to @mrmowiz on twitter, Funsho is yet to play for the under 20s. He has even gained weight.

"Biggest omission from the U-20 ahead of their game VS Sudan is not Bamgboye, instead it is Lazarus cos Bamgboye is yet to play for the team"

'@Sport_People_Ta @MrMowiz He has added weight, last time I saw him he wasn't moving like he was during U-17 WYC'

Icon4s:


It happens. Not all U17 players graduate to U20.

So y was Lazarus omitted from d Sudan clash?

tbaba1234:


Lazarus omission was due to injury.