andrewbaba44:


Link pls

Parrot69:

Are you sure?
I thought the play offs are scheduled in December.

komekn:


He trained with U23 mostly to be honest, but even then he was not outstanding. Strong yes, super fast and technical I am sorry No.

There were better boys and younger than him there.

Those boys who were outstanding got promoted to the first team. Two defender CB went from U23 to the first team , when all three first CB got injured.

It's what you do in the youth teams that gives you a bridge to the first team. And then when you get the opportunity or chance do you utilize and make a name for yourself.

Saka got a chance at Arsenal as a 16 year old and claimed a permanent position he just turned 20 a month ago . And he has played 3 competitive season s in the EPL already and is a key player for Arsenal and England national team.

So your proposition about endless training and drills doesn't really cut it for me .

If l look at Liverpool Youth team , my prediction are for a certain 18 year old midfielder James Balagizi, to be the next big thing. It may not happen but that's my view .

A lot of the U23 players will train with the first team and if they impress they get in. Some do it immediately by some needs lots of drilling ( according to you )

In my opinion it's not so deep, managers have preferences and that shows in their selections.

samtol4:
Congo is leading 2:0 against Benin. Congo tops the group. Mali tops the group.... These two teams may be the weaker team compared to Ghana /SA. Ivory Coast / Cameroon

drDoom3:


DR Congo will be the weakest team to qualify to the playoffs. The second weakest would be Egypt. On the other hand, Mali will be one of the strongest outside the top 5.

We should hope not to face Mali or Ivory Coast. Those teams have the talent and coaching to beat anyone on a good day.

JohnBullMySon:
The funny thing here is that, being realistic, Cape Verde's chances of winning that Tuesday match is almost zero. If you notice, our team mostly struggles against a team that came to draw. And honestly, you can't possibly thrash a team that came to defend. The only major problem with our team is that we miss clear chances a lot. Without those silly misses, we should be giving those small defensive minded African teams at least 2 nil.

Rohr's preferred tactic is counter attack, because we have excellent attackers, that's why it is difficult for big teams to overcome Nigeria. Once the game is equal in possession, the team finds it easy to score. But once the opponent is laid back, na wahala because we are not yet at that elite level of creativity to tear defences open easily. So if you sit back against Nigeria, you have a chance of winning or drawing. If any of those teams had tried to keep the defence line higher, trust me na 4-nil or above.

However, for Cape Verde, coming to Lagos to sit back, will be very difficult for them to do, even if the coach says so, given that they have more at stake and sitting back will more likely lead to a draw than a win. So their only option is to score an early goal, then sit back. But that will be a gamble for them, because Rohr's counter attack strategy could lead to a goal in their net and keep them attacking, which will result in more goals against them, trust me. So very likely Rohr will start Chukwueze or Ejuke.

The game will tilt to who scores the first and earliest goal. Nigeria is the favorite here, due to a deadlier attack. I only pray that Sierra Leone doesn't happen again. It's very unlikely though.

drDoom3:


DR Congo will be the weakest team to qualify to the playoffs. The second weakest would be Egypt. On the other hand, Mali will be one of the strongest outside the top 5.

We should hope not to face Mali or Ivory Coast. Those teams have the talent and coaching to beat anyone on a good day.

Surebaba01:
What if burkina faso defeats Algeria in the last round
All the goals scored by Algeria would amount to nothing

Danielnino00:


The odds are in the favour,no doubt... The problem still remain Rohr...I for say make you fax this your idea to him...

Meanwhile, Croatia vs Russia just ended on a similar note...Russia needed a draw to qualify, Croatia needed a win...Russia played defensive throughout...Guess what? A last minute own goal has taken Croatia through to the world cup

Danielnino00:


I won't doubt Burkina Faso capacity to hurt Algeria...But Algeria have proven many times that they have they have what it takes to get the job done .
And don't forget that the game will be played in Algeria... Trust me, they will play dirty if the game doesn't go in their favour...Their fans will play dirty too...

andrewbaba44:


Mali is better than sa sha ,putting them on same level with Ghana and They can beat Ghana

Our team will surely beat both Ghana and sa

samtol4:
The Nigerian team that played yesterday will not beat South Africa and Ghana.

andrewbaba44:

And Na Mali go come easy abi ? Mali wey better pass this 2 teams

seankafor:
Most of you here are so negative and boring for my liking

Tufia

komekn:


He trained with U23 mostly to be honest, but even then he was not outstanding. Strong yes, super fast and technical I am sorry No.

There were better boys and younger than him there.

Those boys who were outstanding got promoted to the first team. Two defender CB went from U23 to the first team , when all three first CB got injured.

It's what you do in the youth teams that gives you a bridge to the first team. And then when you get the opportunity or chance do you utilize and make a name for yourself.

Saka got a chance at Arsenal as a 16 year old and claimed a permanent position he just turned 20 a month ago . And he has played 3 competitive season s in the EPL already and is a key player for Arsenal and England national team.

So your proposition about endless training and drills doesn't really cut it for me .

If l look at Liverpool Youth team , my prediction are for a certain 18 year old midfielder James Balagizi, to be the next big thing. It may not happen but that's my view .

A lot of the U23 players will train with the first team and if they impress they get in. Some do it immediately by some needs lots of drilling ( according to you )

In my opinion it's not so deep, managers have preferences and that shows in their selections.

samtol4:
The Nigerian team that played yesterday will not beat South Africa and Ghana.

zicky:
I can't remember anyone insulting Uzoho as a poor goalkeeper here. He was only having issues in his club.

andrewbaba44:


Explain this ?

Subzero047:


The Nigeria team that drew 4-4 with Sierra Leone will beat SA and Ghana, no be SA and Ghana again

jihday:
lol, I imagine what many of you would have said if Uzoho was laiskin. Uzoho who was unjustly picked ahead of Ezenwa who kept 4/6 2018 WCQ games conceding no goal from open play and also had a fantastic 2018 CHAN

jihday:
there was, struggling for game time at club level also made a blunder that gifted opponent a goal during Afcon qualifier

mostob:
Which goal abeg? Remind me. Are the cheap goals your Okoye was conceding not enough reason to.bench him the way Uzoho was benched?

jihday:
can’t remember Okoye committing a blunder that results to a goal, I agree he have to be more commanding but I don’t understand where the criticism is coming from and it’s not like his competitors are outstanding

JohnBullMySon:
So na Sierra Leone wey happen one year back you dey use judge na?

andrewbaba44:


They will surely play dirty ,abi no be North Africans again

mostob:
Mahrez's free kick