Like KANU, may you also bounce back from this Nura.... It is well. Just focus now on your treatment lad. A stitch in time..... **you know the rest**

ChrisKels:
_{in ur prayers please do not forget this budding talent, Nura Abdullahi}

Heart problem stops Nigerian defender’s career


Nigerian international, Nura Abdullahi’s budding career with AS Roma has suffered a major setback as doctors has advised him to stop all sporting activities with immediate effect.

Nura, 20 on loan to Perugia, signed a four-year contract with Roma in 2016
for €2.5 million and may never play football again until doctors certify that he is out of danger zone.

Roma and Perugia received the scary news inn Monday morning when it was announced that tests on Abdullahi revealed that due to his cardiovascular system, he should stop all activities.

“On Wednesday 28 February, full-back Nura Abdullahi underwent scheduled cardiological tests. The results of the tests made it necessary that the player stop all sporting activity for a period of 30 days.
“Following the completion of that period of rest, the player will undergo further tests.’
The diagnosis of the young Nigerian is coming barely 48 hours after the death of Fiorentina and Italian player Davide Astori from suspected cardiac arrest.

Abdulahi was discovered by Kaduna- based Future Africa Football Academy before he was transferred to Football Academy Abuja.
It would be recalled that Nigerian legend Nwankwo Kanu was told he may never play football again in 1996 because of a heart condition.

Kanu’s heart problem was spotted during an examination by Inter Milan doctors prior to his Serie A debut.

Van Persie on Sadiq Umar


''The young striker ( Sadiq Umar) had a good game. He was unplayable and used his size to good effect when on the ball. We have to pick ourselves up and get a result in our subsequent games and not dwell too much on the loss”

Rohr and, to some extents, Pinnick are trying their best. But I still maintain that Kelechi should've requested a loan move this January. The boy has what it takes to be world class player but that useless football club would soon turn him into a below average bench warmer.

And to those of you who always insist that Kelechi was given opportunities at Leicester, are you guys watching how Jose Mourinho is handling Alexis Sanchez? Let's face it, Sanchez has been mediocre since he transferred to Man Utd, but did Mourinho sentenced him to the bench? If I am not mistaken, Sanchez has started more than 7 games since January, even though he has been mostly ineffective. This is because Mourinho knows that he needs time to adjust to the new team and the new style of play. And Mourinho knows that banishing him to the bench would affect his confidence. Compare him to Kelechi. How many games did Kelechi started and finished for Leicester City before he was banished to the bench??


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TheSuperNerd:
Well done House.... keep taking in point, off point and beyond... page 3000 must he reached before March 23rd... But just make sure say na me get the honor of opening up Page 3000 ooooo.... iffa catch anybody else ehn... I will do what I did in 1958


Pinnick Reveals How NFF, Rohr Twisted Leicester City's Arm To Play Iheanacho




Amaju Pinnick has revealed that the Nigeria Football Federation and manager Gernot Rohr have a hand in Kelechi Iheaancho's recent change of fortune at Leicester City.

It would be recalled that the Foxes number eight saw his first-team opportunities limited in the Premier League in the first half of the season, failing to play a single game November 24, 2017 to January 20, 2018 and missing 12 games in total.

Iheanacho is now back in favour at the King Power Stadium outfit, and has figured in their last five Premier League matches, mostly as an impact substitute.

''Everybody that is selected eventually will have 100 percent merit. We are not going to say you are not playing. If you look at what is going on now, you will see that some of our boys are playing,'' Pinnick told network8tv.com.

''Iheanahco is playing now. There are lot of things that we did that people do not understand, talking to their coaches, talking to their backroom staff, making them understand the reason.

''If you don't play them we move them or we don't invite them. There are lot of things that we do that most Federations don't do.''



It is believed that Iheanacho's Leicester City teammate Ahmed Musa had to be shipped out on loan to Russian Premier League team CSKA Moscow in January after the Nigerian Federation did not get assurances from manager Claude Puel that the striker will be utilized.


**Igho Kingsley


Source: http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=26834

Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 100 days 3 hours 53 mins to go

I watched Etebo against Barca two weeks ago. He was a handful for Barca. If he continues playing that way, I don't see any reason why he wouldn't be one of the 23 selected for Russia. I think he's going to make the squad but he might not be a starter.

All in all, this is quite a great piece by Solace Chukwu. It's refreshing to see a Naija journo with a good understanding of technicalities of the game.


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TheSuperNerd:
Hollup!!! before you chop off Solace's head just because of the headline, just read first through the article and see what he means... this is an article from the last 18-24 hours I believe


Impressive Oghenekaro Etebo unlikely to gatecrash Super Eagles midfield
By Solace Chukwu, Correspondent




The Nigerian midfielder was superb for Las Palmas against Barcelona last week, but remains an unlikely starter for the Super Eagles

Oghenekaro Etebo is unique in a way that is more easily definable than his boundless energy and ball-carrying ability. He knows how to turn up for the star games, and seems to feed off the energy of many eyes.

We saw this propensity at the Caf Under-23 Nations Cup in 2015: he revved up in the semi-final and final, barging through defences from just behind the main striker to finish as tournament top scorer. Again, at the Olympics in Rio the following year, with the attention of the world on Nigeria's financial and travel fiasco, he produced a performance of the ages in the opening game against Japan.


It would seem logical to build a side around the embodiment of that big-game mentality, and indeed Etebo was very much an integral part of those teams. However, while that tendency has not waned, his station with the senior national side could not be more different.


Pic for this tweet below the article



On Thursday, he served notice of his ability as relegation-threatened Las Palmas took a point off league leaders Barcelona. Naturally, the Canary Islanders would have bitten off a hand offering that prior to kick-off, but they were by no means hanging on by the end. This was a thoroughly deserved result.




At the heart of it, both literally and figuratively, was Etebo. He may only be there on loan, but whether or not Paco Jemez's side do stay up come season's end, it is hard to see how the former Warri Wolves man will return to modest parent club Feirense.

Naturally, the response to his performance has been enthusiastic. However, there is a cruel irony at work here, in that however well he performs, he is at best only cementing his place as a squad member with the Super Eagles party to the World Cup.




It is a role he has fulfilled quite faithfully under Gernot Rohr – he has started only thrice since the German took over at the helm: in both legs against Algeria in World Cup qualifying, and in the ill-fated Nations Cup qualifier against South Africa.
It is that last game that is most resonant, even though all three do offer a glimpse into quite why he does not fit within the starting eleven.




The first, a 3-1 home dismissal of Algeria, will come to be remembered as perhaps the moment when belief truly awakened in this young side. However, for large periods the game was a lot closer than the scoreline suggests.
Etebo started alongside Ogenyi Onazi at the base of midfield, and while the former was excellent, as a duo they struggled to provide adequate security for the pairing of Leon Balogun and William Troost-Ekong.




Rohr saw this too, and when Wilfred Ndidi's move to Leicester established his readiness to play a key role, it was instructively Etebo who was dropped to the bench.

In the second, that limp loss against Bafana, he was fielded in place of injured captain John Obi Mikel, and was utterly incapable of carrying the team's creative burden.



One game aside, the Super Eagles have played exclusively with a defensive double-pivot and Mikel further forward in the hole.
It is a system that does not really suit Etebo, who is a hybrid sort of midfielder: his passing is not incisive enough for a number 10, and he is not disciplined enough to play as a number 6 for a side that defends in a deep block.

In theory, he could fulfil either of these roles, but it would take something away from the way the team currently plays. With the more defensive Vicente Gomez alongside, he has greater license to get forward at Las Palmas, and was often somewhat slow to get back into position. For all that his heat map was impressive, he won one tackle all game.

That is not to downplay his performance, of course; it is simply a marker of the different role he is required to interpret.
The inescapable feeling though is that, while he will almost certainly make it to Russia, barring a radical change either of shape or strategy, Etebo is unlikely to usurp any component of the incumbent Super Eagles midfield.


Source: http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/impressive-etebo-unlikely-to-gatecrash-super-eagles-midfield/12c9dnzpculwc1mj7veetu1njm

Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 100 days 3 hours 13 mins to go

I predicted the same thing myself. I tip Nigeria to beat Croatia and Iceland, then narrowly lose to the Argies in the final game. We will qualify as the group runners up, but I feel sorry for the team we'll meet in the round of 16 sha!


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MetalJigsaw:
Check this out guys

World Cup 2018 all match predictions, analyses and dates by Sportseon.

Nigeria tipped to beat Croatia and Iceland!



http://www.sportseon.com/football/fifa-world-cup-predictions-analysis/

Icon79:
I predicted the same thing myself. I tip Nigeria to beat Croatia and Iceland, then narrowly lose to the Argies in the final game. We will qualify as the group runners up, but I feel sorry for the team we'll meet in the round of 16 sha!


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if nigeria comes second in the group then we are likely to meet france

Confirmed, Stephen Eze invited for the March Friendlies...

Etoile score against Plateau United.

Plateau United 2: 0 down..

only 6 minutes gone

tbaba1234:
Etoile score against Plateau United.

2 goals under 3 minutes. Tufiakwa we have no league

3:0

8 minutes gone

Plateau united getting walloped

Yea, so what if?

tbaba1234:


He will have other games to prove himself. There are very few spots for grabs. I expect a battle in camp

tbaba1234:
Confirmed, Stephen Eze invited for the March Friendlies...

with all these names that seem confirmed it seems coach wants to try out quite some fringe players.

Icon79:
I predicted the same thing myself. I tip Nigeria to beat Croatia and Iceland, then narrowly lose to the Argies in the final game. We will qualify as the group runners up, but I feel sorry for the team we'll meet in the round of 16 sha!


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espanciate pls

You expected me to give you an answer not backed with facts and figures? or you have forgotten that club form doesn't equate national team form? if you doubt me, ask Nwakaeme.

MetalJigsaw:
haba! its simple and short question I asked you bro but you just replied me in a perambulating manner. With such long epistle beating about the forest. I couldnt read but i grasped the word training ground. Im talking of on- field performance not raining ground.

I think I've developed a slight headache

Thank you jare, i didn't even see this before i responded. picking players is not by sentiments or some flash in the pan, its what they do at the training ground in the presence of the coaches that determines who they pick.

asha80:


sometimes club performance does not equal national teams performance

Oh no!

ChrisKels:
_{in ur prayers please do not forget this budding talent, Nura Abdullahi}

Heart problem stops Nigerian defender’s career


Nigerian international, Nura Abdullahi’s budding career with AS Roma has suffered a major setback as doctors has advised him to stop all sporting activities with immediate effect.

Nura, 20 on loan to Perugia, signed a four-year contract with Roma in 2016
for €2.5 million and may never play football again until doctors certify that he is out of danger zone.

Roma and Perugia received the scary news inn Monday morning when it was announced that tests on Abdullahi revealed that due to his cardiovascular system, he should stop all activities.

“On Wednesday 28 February, full-back Nura Abdullahi underwent scheduled cardiological tests. The results of the tests made it necessary that the player stop all sporting activity for a period of 30 days.
“Following the completion of that period of rest, the player will undergo further tests.’
The diagnosis of the young Nigerian is coming barely 48 hours after the death of Fiorentina and Italian player Davide Astori from suspected cardiac arrest.

Abdulahi was discovered by Kaduna- based Future Africa Football Academy before he was transferred to Football Academy Abuja.
It would be recalled that Nigerian legend Nwankwo Kanu was told he may never play football again in 1996 because of a heart condition.

Kanu’s heart problem was spotted during an examination by Inter Milan doctors prior to his Serie A debut.

Terrible defending by plateau United

No shape, no tactics... Chai..

I saw this coming though.. Etoile De sahel lol.. when i saw the fixtures, i knew the end was near. 3 of our clubs to play north African clubs. na big time set up lol

tbaba1234:
3:0

8 minutes gone

Plateau united getting walloped

When we are still trying to get more midfield slot? drop who for who?

mazimee:



If that happens, some one will be dropped from the Midfield to make it 5 Midfielders.

somehow:
I saw this coming though.. Etoile De sahel lol.. when i saw the fixtures, i knew the end was near. 3 of our clubs to play north African clubs. na big time set up lol

They are playing with zero tactics... How can you be this disorganized in defence away from home? Seriously, we need to flush out all the NPFL coaches..

Should be 5 or 6 zero

Still 3:0

20 minutes gone

Very quick to point out negativity. when we were doing well in Africa, did we have a league then? i am talking about few years ago. The North African club is like a Juventus against a Leicester city in the shape of Plateau United. lets always criticize in a reasonable manner.

zuchyblink:
2 goals under 3 minutes. Tufiakwa we have no league

tbaba1234:
3:0
8 minutes gone
Plateau united getting walloped

Mtchew

George Weah explains how Nigeria can win Russia 2018 World Cup:

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/george-weah-explains-nigeria-win-134457050.html


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somehow:
Very quick to point out negativity. when we were doing well in Africa, did we have a league then? i am talking about few years ago. The North African club is like a Juventus against a Leicester city in the shape of Plateau United. lets always criticize in a reasonable manner.

Trust me, If Juventus is playing Leicester, it won't be this bad.. They are terrible.. It shows the level of the coaching in the league.

You can watch yourself here..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFLLLE1sL6Q

But this same "zero tactics" club also beat Edin-sport 3 zero na. lets respect their opponent abeg. Ajiboye on the bench.

Plateau United is no powerhouse in Nigeria, just because they won the league for the first time shouldn't make us overhype them. How many foreigners do they even have to compete with an internationally filled club like Etoile De sahel?

tbaba1234:


They are playing with zero tactics... How can you be this disorganized in defence away from home? Seriously, we need to flush out all the NPFL coaches..

This team would grow into the tournament; hence, any team we meet in the round of 16 is not gonna have an easy game. I don't care who meet in the round of 16, as long as they are not named Brazil or Germany, I will expect victory.


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MetalJigsaw:
espanciate pls

somehow:
But this same "zero tactics" club also beat Edin-sport 3 zero na. lets respect their opponent abeg. Ajiboye on the bench.

Plateau United is no powerhouse in Nigeria, just because they won the league for the first time shouldn't make us overhype them. How many foreigners do they even have to compete with an internationally filled club like Etoile De sahel?

My man, you are not watching this game..

It could easily be 7:0

somehow:
You expected me to give you an answer not backed with facts and figures? or you have forgotten that club form doesn't equate national team form? if you doubt me, ask Nwakaeme.

Important talking about echiejile's performance in the Super Eagles team not at clubside

Plateau United are finally improving but too late

I was encouraged by Akwa Utd's response in their own fixture before they eventually qualified. They lost at home 2-1 but went away and secured a 2-0 win. I was super impressed. At least this shows some of our Nigerian club sides can still hold their own today to an extent even though I admit the quality have gone down shaa...


But with this... Plateau Utd being raped by Etoile.... Well it is Etoile naa... Ah well, Marvelous BascoVanVeli will not like this.... Lol...

Sir Tbaba, you dey try watching that game ooooo... Lol

tbaba1234:
Should be 5 or 6 zero

Still 3:0

20 minutes gone