andrew444:


Did you watch the training ?

Do you know if Gerard is lying?

He was not given a chance simple

What about the players that are doing well in training and when e enter real match dem dey flop?

charlesemeka85:
Why will he lie? For christ sake Gerrard was the one that brought him in on loan so I see no reason he won't play him if the lad showed enough in training

andrew444:


Why will you take out celtic, do they play in Afghanistan league that you want to take them out?

komekn:


I would not call Championship lower league.

charlesemeka85:
Since he has changed allegiance to 9ja I see no reason why I won't mention him. He is just 23 not 26 as aneke

Joebie:
This story was not covered on NL

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SAMSON SIASIA LANDS MEGA DEAL WITH JAPANESE FIRM
JANUARY 12, 2019 12:57PM

Former Nigerian international and coach, Samson Siasia has landed a major deal with a Japanese sports equipment manufacturer, Mizuno Corporation. According to sports247.ng, Siasia will serve as the brands ambassador in Nigeria as corporation aims at breaking new grounds in the country and Africa.

The Japanese sport equipment and sport ware company was founded in Osaka in 1906 and makes a wide range of sports equipment for golf, Tennis, baseball, volleyball, football, rugby, skiing, cycling, Judo, table tennis, Badminton, boxing and athletics.

The 2014 Olympic Games bronze medal winning coach has stated that Mizuno coming to Nigeria is a sign of new dawn for the sporting circle as quality equipments and wares will now reach those in need of it at their doorsteps.


An excited Samson Siasia took to his Instagram handle to relay the news. “Deal sealed. I’m pleased to bring the biggest Japanese sport brand to Nigeria. I hope you will join me on this journey. Thank you”

Joebie:
List of jobs Siasia has applied for over the years:

1. Cameroon National team
2. South Africa National team
3. Gor Mahia (Kenyan former league champions and CAF champions league qualifier bound at the time)
4. Zambia National team job
5. Kenya national team job ??
6. Rwanda national team

Earthquake2:


Is that a coaching job

Earthquake2:


This is laughable

Why don't he apply for Man U coach

Earthquake2:


Is that a coaching job

Joebie:
He is an olympic and U20 bronze and silver medal winner respectively. He has some good stats going for him. I say he was unlucky not landing jobs with Rwanda, Kenya, and Gor Marhia at least.
I agree though that Siasia should start lower and prove himself again.

Joebie:
Goalkeeper trainer AND player

Icon4s:


The team already has Goalkeeper trainers. Remember also that Carl Ikeme was appointed as one of the keeper trainers but is still undergoing training.

Enyeama will be a surplus requirement. He hasn't even undergone any coaching training.

And as a player, we don't need him either. This the time to give the young goalies game time but Enyeama will always want to be first choice

tbaba1234:
I have been saying this for years here. I have even been tagged a local league player hater. This article from Colin Udoh is brilliant.

The next Mikel or Ighalo isn't going to come from Nigeria's league

While Cup Final weekend is upon Nigeria, as Kano Pillars go up against Niger Tornadoes to determine who wins the 2019 Aiteo Cup on Sunday, the talk is still on the Super Eagles' Afcon campaign.

Conversation in Nigeria remains centred on the future of coach Gernot Rohr as the team's failure to reach the continental final continues to enrage, but little has been said about the team itself. Specifically, the loss of key personnel.

And therein lies the crux of the matter. The Aiteo final, and the domestic season as a whole, has done little to showcase new talent, so where will Rohr, or the next coach, find players to replace the likes of John Obi Mikel and Odion Ighalo?

The combined retirements of captain Mikel and forward Ighalo have left two huge voids in the team. John Ogu is bound to follow suit soon, and it is possible that, being on the other side of 30, Leon Balogun is not far off. Surely there must be some concern about finding replacements?

Fans and media never seem to let up with telling Super Eagles coaches to pick players from the domestic league, with goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa the only regular home-based player in the side. But the fact remains that the NPFL has no real talent of international quality, and there is a huge body of evidence to support this.

Two wins in the CAF Champions League (both by Enyimba in 2003 and 2004) are a far cry from other top African nations. The CAF Confederation Cup (including its previous two-competition iterations) offer a slightly better picture, but the wins there came at a time when Nigerian domestic football was on a high and players from local clubs represented the country.

In recent years, performances at continental club competitions have been woeful. Lobi Stars, Nigeria's CAF Champions League representatives last season, travelled to South Africa and were soundly beaten by Mamelodi Sundowns.

It was not just about the result, but the disjointed and predictable play of the Nigerian team that left heads and fists shaking.

Then, CAF's African Nations Championship (CHAN), which offers a barometer of the strength of national teams sans Europe-based players, provides a clear-eyed metric. It is not one that flatters Nigeria.

The Super Eagles B-side failed to qualify for the first two tournaments, and then at the most recent final in 2018, were thrashed 4-0 by Morocco.

They also shipped four goals against rivals Ghana in the regional WAFU Cup of Nations final in 2017, and will hope to do much better this September at the event in Senegal.

Any manner of spin may be put on these results and performances, but the bottom line is that the players are simply not good enough until they move to Europe and have all their accumulated bad habits trained out of them.

On Sunday, Pillars and Tornadoes will square up in the aforementioned Aiteo Cup final. There will be further examples of this lack of formal football education, guaranteed. Anyone even suggesting the national team coach should be there, for anything other than ceremonial reasons, probably needs to rethink some life choices.

At the moment, what the Super Eagles need are two goalkeepers, one right back, one additional centreback and at least two midfielders. None of those who will be on show on Sunday can fill those gaps.

Prime Mikel on the ball was a wonderful sight to behold. Difficult, one might even say impossible, to shake off the ball and could ping passes with the precision of a German-engineered machine. No player in the domestic league comes close. Ighalo did not have the best first touch in the world, but as a cold-blooded goalscoring forward, his numbers speak for him.

The late Stephen Keshi spent over six months in camp with domestic players and ended up taking just six to the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, so it isn't for lack of effort on the coaches' parts. Of that number, only two - Godfrey Oboabona and Sunday Mba - played significant minutes. A mere six years later, none are currently anywhere near the Super Eagles team sheet.

Rohr - if he stays - or his replacement, are better served scouting for players already in Europe to fill those gaps. At least for now.

But suggesting that Rohr, or whomever the coach may be in the coming months, picks from the teams involved in the Final is a line few are brave, or stupid, enough to venture across.

https://africa.espn.com/football/club/nigeria/657/blog/post/3906752/the-next-mikel-or-ighalo-isnt-going-to-come-from-nigerias-league

elyte89:



I disagree with d last statement... If a Buffon can still b playing ,@ d top level, y should enyeama case b diff, if he still want to play for Nigeria, den he shld b given a chance

Joebie:
List of jobs Siasia has applied for over the years:

1. Cameroon National team
2. South Africa National team
3. Gor Mahia (Kenyan former league champions and CAF champions league qualifier bound at the time)
4. Zambia National team job
5. Kenya national team job ??
6. Rwanda national team

Icon4s:


The team already has Goalkeeper trainers. Remember also that Carl Ikeme was appointed as one of the keeper trainers but is still undergoing training.

Enyeama will be a surplus requirement. He hasn't even undergone any coaching training.

And as a player, we don't need him either. This the time to give the young goalies game time but Enyeama will always want to be first choice

tbaba1234:


You can't stay idle for years waiting for national team positions to open up. With his medals, landing jobs in Africa should not be difficult.

Has Siasia improved his coaching certificates all these years?

timay:


Make he kuku apply for Real Madrid Job (^^) (^^)

Joebie:
Rohr is a good player manager. He can manage Enyeama's ego. Has Alloy Agu undergone any coaching training?
Enyeama will be in a better position to know who is ready or to scout for more GKs. If he is better than the younger goalies, there should be no room for sentiments. The younger goalies have been there and we still have the gk problem. Well, let's see what will come of the Dijon story.

tbaba1234:
I have been saying this for years here. I have even been tagged a local league player hater. This article from Colin Udoh is brilliant.

The next Mikel or Ighalo isn't going to come from Nigeria's league

While Cup Final weekend is upon Nigeria, as Kano Pillars go up against Niger Tornadoes to determine who wins the 2019 Aiteo Cup on Sunday, the talk is still on the Super Eagles' Afcon campaign.

Conversation in Nigeria remains centred on the future of coach Gernot Rohr as the team's failure to reach the continental final continues to enrage, but little has been said about the team itself. Specifically, the loss of key personnel.

And therein lies the crux of the matter. The Aiteo final, and the domestic season as a whole, has done little to showcase new talent, so where will Rohr, or the next coach, find players to replace the likes of John Obi Mikel and Odion Ighalo?

The combined retirements of captain Mikel and forward Ighalo have left two huge voids in the team. John Ogu is bound to follow suit soon, and it is possible that, being on the other side of 30, Leon Balogun is not far off. Surely there must be some concern about finding replacements?

Fans and media never seem to let up with telling Super Eagles coaches to pick players from the domestic league, with goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa the only regular home-based player in the side. But the fact remains that the NPFL has no real talent of international quality, and there is a huge body of evidence to support this.

Two wins in the CAF Champions League (both by Enyimba in 2003 and 2004) are a far cry from other top African nations. The CAF Confederation Cup (including its previous two-competition iterations) offer a slightly better picture, but the wins there came at a time when Nigerian domestic football was on a high and players from local clubs represented the country.

In recent years, performances at continental club competitions have been woeful. Lobi Stars, Nigeria's CAF Champions League representatives last season, travelled to South Africa and were soundly beaten by Mamelodi Sundowns.

It was not just about the result, but the disjointed and predictable play of the Nigerian team that left heads and fists shaking.

Then, CAF's African Nations Championship (CHAN), which offers a barometer of the strength of national teams sans Europe-based players, provides a clear-eyed metric. It is not one that flatters Nigeria.

The Super Eagles B-side failed to qualify for the first two tournaments, and then at the most recent final in 2018, were thrashed 4-0 by Morocco.

They also shipped four goals against rivals Ghana in the regional WAFU Cup of Nations final in 2017, and will hope to do much better this September at the event in Senegal.

Any manner of spin may be put on these results and performances, but the bottom line is that the players are simply not good enough until they move to Europe and have all their accumulated bad habits trained out of them.

On Sunday, Pillars and Tornadoes will square up in the aforementioned Aiteo Cup final. There will be further examples of this lack of formal football education, guaranteed. Anyone even suggesting the national team coach should be there, for anything other than ceremonial reasons, probably needs to rethink some life choices.

At the moment, what the Super Eagles need are two goalkeepers, one right back, one additional centreback and at least two midfielders. None of those who will be on show on Sunday can fill those gaps.

Prime Mikel on the ball was a wonderful sight to behold. Difficult, one might even say impossible, to shake off the ball and could ping passes with the precision of a German-engineered machine. No player in the domestic league comes close. Ighalo did not have the best first touch in the world, but as a cold-blooded goalscoring forward, his numbers speak for him.

The late Stephen Keshi spent over six months in camp with domestic players and ended up taking just six to the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, so it isn't for lack of effort on the coaches' parts. Of that number, only two - Godfrey Oboabona and Sunday Mba - played significant minutes. A mere six years later, none are currently anywhere near the Super Eagles team sheet.

Rohr - if he stays - or his replacement, are better served scouting for players already in Europe to fill those gaps. At least for now.

But suggesting that Rohr, or whomever the coach may be in the coming months, picks from the teams involved in the Final is a line few are brave, or stupid, enough to venture across.

https://africa.espn.com/football/club/nigeria/657/blog/post/3906752/the-next-mikel-or-ighalo-isnt-going-to-come-from-nigerias-league

Icon4s:


I do not expect an article of this sort from a respected journalist like Colin Udoh.

We all know these issues exist. Nothing new in what he has written. He should be proffering solutions instead.

tbaba1234:


Many league stakeholders do not agree with what Colin has written. You can't giving solutions when they do not agree.

Icon4s:


I do not expect an article of this sort from a respected journalist like Colin Udoh.

We all know these issues exist. Nothing new in what he has written. He should be proffering solutions instead.

AIG07:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8mAWCJsNFY

This is what an international snub can do to a player. Happy for him. Hope he continues in his new found form.