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NAIRALAND NIGERIAN FOOTBALL FANS AWARDS 2019

Vote for only one player in each award category by simply mentioning ONLY the name of that player under the category. Eg:
1. Nigerian Player of the Year:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
2. NPFL player of the Year:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx.
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Voting Closes on the 16th of December, 2019 @ 6PM (Nig Time)



Full List of Nominees:

1. Nigerian Player of the Year:
- Victor Osimhen
- Odion Ighalo
- Wilfred Ndidi

2. NPFL player of the Year:
- Ifeanyi Anaemena
- Mfon Udoh
- Theophilus Afelokhai

3. Most Impactful New Inclusion (2019):
- Joe Ayodele-Aribo
- Dennis Emmanuel Bonaventure
- Maduka Okoye

4. Best Ogedengbe Super Eagles Best Goal Keeper of the Year:
- Francis Uzoho
- Daniel Akpeyi
- Maduka Okoye

5. Stephen Keshi Best Defender of the Year:
- William Troost-Ekong
- Kenneth Omeruo
- Ola Aina

6. Samuel Okwaraji Best Midfielder of the Year:
- Wilfred Ndidi
- Joe Ayodele-Aribo
- Alex Iwobi

7. Rashidi Yekini Best Attacking player of the Year:
- Odion Ighalo
- Victor Osimhen
- Samuel Chukwueze

8. Most improved player (2019):
- Victor Osimhen
- Ola Aina
- Chidozie Awaziem

9. Young Player of the Year (U-21):
- Francis Uzoho
- Victor Osimhen
- Samuel Chukwueze

10. Best performing Foreign born Prospect of the year:
-Eberechi Ezeh
- Cyriel Dessers
- Ovie Edjaria

11. Super Falcons Player of the Year:
- Chiamaka Nnadozie
- Azeezat Oshoala
- Francisca Ordega

12. Super Eagles Goal of the Year:
- Samuel Kalu vs Benin( 2021 AFCON qualifiers)
- Paul Onuachu vs Egypt (Friendly)
- Joe Aribo vs Brazil (Friendly)

13. Best assist of the Year:
- Osimhen for Chukwueze versus Lesotho ( 2021 AFCON qualifiers)
- Aina for Ighalo vs Burundi (2019 AFCON)
- Musa for Ighalo vs Cameroon ( 2019 AFCON)

14. National Team of the Year:
- The Super Falcons
- The Super Eagles
- The Golden Eaglets

CC: Tbaba1234, Safarigirl, Komekn, Bascovanveli, TheSuperNerd, Andrewbaba44, forgiveness, Icon4s.

safarigirl:
do you think Dominic is better than our current CBs? I greatly disagree when you say we don't have quality CBs.

Let us stop dreaming about Fikayo, there is no scenario where Fikayo pledges allegiance to Nigeria,so, let us try to live in the reality. If you can tell us eligible players in the CB role, better than what we currently have, that would be helpful

andrewbaba44:


Coutinho and suarez leaving Liverpool looks impossible but we all saw what happened

Danielnino00:


not true!!
Suarez wanted to leave even before the season we almost won the league,if not that arsenal offered chicken change for him, he would have left..
As for Coutinho, Liverpool had no intention of selling him.. he wanted the move!

andrewbaba44:
According to whoscored Chukwueze and Anguissa was rated best villareal player against ATM, in the whole game only renan Lodi had a better rating then them.

jihday:
Lol, but they said Chuks was using Lodi as training cone, how come he had a better rating

andrewbaba44:


Quincy promes is competent, also Huntelaar is still doing things at 36

Rockyrascal:
athletico Madrid will be very possible...i think he was linked with a move sometimes last summer.

TheSuperNerd:
Me: I have personally been following Adebayo's showings for a while now. And I have been well aware of Tobias Lawal. So many players I keep tabs on but I don't mention them so often.




Rohr List The Two Goalkeepers He Is Scouting Ahead Of Super Eagles Games In March

A new goalkeeper might be in the squad of the senior national team of Nigeria when they regroup for their engagement next year according to coach of the team Gernot Rohr, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Rohr is presently without the services of his first choice goalkeeper Francis Uzoho who is out injured after picking up an injury in the 1-1 friendly draw against Brazil in November.

In his absence, Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi was in goal for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers games against Benin Republic and Lesotho respectively which Nigeria won 2-1 and 4-2 to begin their campaign on a sound note.

Rohr who revealed he almost played Fortuna Dusseldorf II goalkeeper Maduka Okoye in one of the games has now confirmed that he watched two goalkeepers before deciding against calling them up for the games.

”Two new goalkeepers were scouted by us and at least one would have made it but we decided against it because of some factors that I can’t tell. However we are still looking at them. One is in Israel playing regularly for a second division team Hapoel Katamon while the other plays for a team in Austria in the second division”, Rohr said.

The goalkeepers in question is the duo of Adebayo Adeleye who has been ever present for promotion chasing Israel second division side Hapoel Katamon. They are presently 3rd on the log after 13 games and he has kept goal in all but one of their games.

Tobias Lawal ‎is the other goalkeeper talked about by Rohr. The 19 year old is on the books of LASK but presently turns out for the B team of the club and he has been ever present in the team this season with 35 appearances to his name. Although born in Austria he wouldn’t be needing any document from FIFA to play for Nigeria as he is yet to play for Austria at any level.


Source: OGN



Below are the pics of the two goalies...

Pics 1 & 2: Tobias Okiki Lawal

Pics 3 & 4: Adebayo Adeleye (3 is recent. 4 is when he was my younger in the U-17 camp).

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Full List of Nominees:

1. Nigerian Player of the Year:

- Odion Ighalo


2. NPFL player of the Year:

- Mfon Udoh


3. Most Impactful New Inclusion (2019):
- Joe Ayodele-Aribo

4. Best Ogedengbe Super Eagles Best Goal Keeper of the Year:

- Daniel Akpeyi

5. Stephen Keshi Best Defender of the Year:
- William Troost-Ekong


6. Samuel Okwaraji Best Midfielder of the Year:
- Wilfred Ndidi

7. Rashidi Yekini Best Attacking player of the Year:

- Victor Osimhen


8. Most improved player (2019):
- Victor Osimhen


9. Young Player of the Year (U-21):

- Victor Osimhen


10. Best performing Foreign born Prospect of the year:

- Cyriel Dessers


11. Super Falcons Player of the Year:
- Chiamaka Nnadozie


12. Super Eagles Goal of the Year:
- Samuel Kalu vs Benin( 2021 AFCON qualifiers)

13. Best assist of the Year:

- Aina for Ighalo vs Burundi (2019 AFCON)

14. National Team of the Year:

- The Super Eagles


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andrewbaba44:


Bro the point is when barca comes calling any player will wanna leave and to make it worst is when you know your position is vacant at Barcelona and your salary will be higher

For examply If barca comes calling for mane tomorrow and the position is vacant, Liverpool will only make it hard but wont stop him from moving

Look at coutinho earning almost same salary with luis suarez

jihday:
Lol, but they said Chuks was using Lodi as training cone, how come he had a better rating

andrewbaba44:


Bro the point is when barca comes calling any player will wanna leave and to make it worst is when you know your position is vacant at Barcelona and your salary will be higher

For examply If barca comes calling for mane tomorrow and the position is vacant, Liverpool will only make it hard but wont stop him from moving

Look at coutinho earning almost same salary with luis suarez

Blueelf:


Oga, Mane will not leave Liverpool for barca. Only a player like Salah would do that

Kog45:
Are they good enough?cos keeping for 2nd division clubs in Isreal and Austria not good enough for SE,reason why i frowned at Maduka invitation.

Do we need to blame Rohr for not scounting from home ground when we have a very poor league

Rockyrascal:
athletico Madrid will be very possible...i think he was linked with a move sometimes last summer.

ChrisKels:


No, u are wrong here, what we have isn't sufficient enough. We should be looking to improve the team at every given opportunity. If Iorfa or anyone else comes in to prove better than what we already have, then the inferior one should step aside.


I am excited about the prospect of having Iorfa and I would also welcome any of the German boys. Nothing wrong with having a competitive large pool to keep each and every competitor on his toes.




BTW, I don't rate calamity Omeruo

ChrisKels:
Chuks will be the first Nigerian to play for Real Madrid. Watch this space.


Real president and Zidane are real admirers of his talent

semid4lyfe:
I'll be happy if Dominic Iorfa Jnr. is invited. He has always been a good player.

I saw a few of his games for Wolves in 2015 and I was impressed. Then he played as a right back. He has lots of energy, runs tirelessly, very mobile & fast with good recovery.

He also physically strong, has positional awareness and is not easily beaten. His crosses and passes were the only weaknesses I noticed then.

I havent watched him recently but if his recent stats are anything to go by, he deserves to be invited.

I have always wanted him in the Super Eagles fold but was only pissed he K-I-Ved us.

Blueelf:


You only wish you had Mane but he isn't going to barca.

semid4lyfe:



Unpopular Opinion

The worst defender in the Super Eagles fold presently is William Troost Ekong.

charlesemeka85:
you are right but barca is one team i won't near if i am a professional footballer. their style and philosophy is very difficult for players from other leagues/clubs to adapt to easily. this is the major reason why the likes of dembele,griezman,coutinho before he left just to mention a few looks lost and ordinary in barca games

madrid fans are not patient due to the history and pedigree they are known of in world football which tend to make them reject being 2nd best both in the league and ucl. players are pressured to perform and when it doesn't pan out they are discarded without looking back but to me madrid team is easy to break into than barca.

barca's philosophy and style goes beyond mere tactics

andrewbaba44:


Barca and madrid arent serious of buying tammy or anyone , if they are serious the so called player will go awol

TheSuperNerd:
Villarreal/Atletico: Fire Report... The Aftermath

As you all know, Samuel Chukwueze was on fire tonight.

Well, reports just coming in say the people over at the stadium are still trying to put out the fire Chuks left in his wake...

This is the scenario below...

#ManOnFire

Blueelf:


You only wish you had Mane but he isn't going to barca.

Blueelf:


Oga, Mane will not leave Liverpool for barca. Only a player like Salah would do that

charlesemeka85:
Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho is still assessing his squad, having only been in the job for a couple of weeks, but Spurs continue to be linked with players.

Ruben Dias, Bruno Fernandes, Victor Osimhen... they have all been mentioned in connection to Spurs in recent weeks, but the latest link is one to a player who may not end up joining.

The Sun claim Tottenham were teeing up a £20million move for QPR playmaker Eberechi Eze, with Mauricio Pochettino pushing for a move.

However, it's claimed that Pochettino's exit may scupper a move, as Eze wanted to work for Pochetino, and now Chelsea and West Ham are in the race.

It's early days for Mourinho at Spurs, but letting Eze slip through Tottenham's net would be his first transfer mistake at the club, especially if he ends up with a London rival.

Eze, 21, has been sensational in the Championship this season with seven goals and four assists, and there's no doubt that he's set for a Premier League career.

He's quick and incredibly skilful, with his dribbling and technique exciting QPR fans whilst embarrassing Championship defenders, earning some comparisons to Wilfried Zaha.

With Christian Eriksen set to leave in 2020, it would be wise to bring in another creative player who can play out wide or centrally, and whilst he isn't a similar type of play to Eriksen, he can certainly help deal with his departure.


Mourinho is getting the best out of Dele Alli right now, another player who cut his teeth by starring in the Football League with skill and talent, and Eze could fit a similar kind of bill to the in-form midfielder.

Tottenham have missed out on Championship talents in the past that have come back to haunt them, such as David Brooks, James Maddison and Jack Grealish. With Eze previously keen on a move to Spurs, they can't let him slip through their fingers.

Seeing him join a London rival would be a huge disappointment, and Mourinho should be fighting to ensure he still wants a move to Tottenham – or risk giving Spurs something of a transfer mistake given what a huge future Eze has ahead of him.