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If nacho will be going out on loan, bundesliga(Dortmund) or Seria A(A.C Milan) won't be a bad move for him. These teams are presently under little or no pressure to deliver the trophy which will give room for their coaches to twist things and try him out considering his prolificacy.
Moving on loan to top 5 teams in England(Che, Ars, Liv, Tot, Man u) as some are clamouring for might just pan out to be a waste of time.

[quote author=Danycrusoe post=53238983][/quote]Successful!

For how long will u guys keep reminding d super mods on pushing just a thread of our local league to the front page?

No one will help grow t than ourselves.

Danycrusoe:
vip standing don't know how to post pics on nairaland

second half will start in few minutes. the teams are out

*smiles*
type in d caption in the comment box.
Then scroll down to 'attachment of files'-browse d file to select d pics then submit ur post.
*I hope this helps*

Danycrusoe:
attendance can't be more dab 1,500 or 2000 at most. half time here with a band entertaining the fans

thumbs up Sir!

Though Fans turn-out is small but it's encouraging.

A big thank u to Havilah93 for always keeping us updated week-in week-out.
You're amazing!

Danycrusoe:
watching remove stars v El kanemi live. interesting game here but not many chances

Good one there!

We love to know how things fair over there.
From match attendance, to officiating, general conduct of d players. Fans coordination and so on... If possible you can attach some pix.

Thanks.
Cc: others watching it live.

Lazyerudite:
Many managers have their choices, that does not make them bad. It just means the player can move up to better climes. Even the great Sir Alex Ferguson had his own, Mou etc.. So claiming he is a bad manager is really not fair. He does not Favour nacho, fine another coach will. Even Eto get him own o. So no be today. And your Madzukich claim has no backings. Before you can accuse him if such you need facts

Sir, don't get him wrong.
Pep is a good manager, an outstanding one for that matter and no one is disputing that fact.

But there is difference in been a "manager" and a "man manager". Man management is a virtue! It goes beyond signing d best player, winning trophies, making ur players buy ur football philosophies and so on.

A good man manager manages his players ego(especially the successful ones) both on and off the pitch, carries them along, integrate and make them put away their individual indifferences and always making placing the team ahead of his own achievement.

This attitude differentiate the Great from the Best.
Funny enough, Only few managers possesses this trait.

It has always been Mourinho's bane. Most of our local coaches are also found lacking in this area and is it has cost us 3 Afcon participation.
The bitter truth is that pep lacks this quality.

Look at Arsene, Simeone, sir. Alex, Jupp, and recently Conte. These men are amazing when t comes to man management-and look at how de command respect.

Baba, no one is attacking pep's personality-we're only pointing out his weakness.

goldfish80:
LOL.. Na today? I know what Lord Master Pep is all about. I blew the whistle on this thread when he signed for city.
I remember saying he is not a good man manager and TheGoodJoe went to the wires with me.

Behind that charming, handsome man on his shinny tuxedo, you have a very wicked man.
A man who didn't speak with Eto'o for a whole year. A striker who got him 35+ goals durring the season.
A man who benched Manzukich towards the end of the season, just to make sure he didn't end up winning the top goal scorer in Bundesliga.

I won't say more on this topic. I stand down.

you buruu gan o o o.
Chai!!! See as u finish Pep.

90minutes of football for Gab speaks alot about the beloved son.

Nacho's manager and his agent should do themselves a favour by asking for a loan move for d young man...

He shouldn't be left alone to keep drilling in d UK(as t will affect his confidence) and coming back home to do some pressing.
We need him to be in his blazing form...

But if things continue dis way, with d abundance of talents we've got I'm afraid Rohr maybe forced to drop him.

krattoss:
no he is playing from inside right..

No, I beg to disagree.
You know Pep is a top coach who brings out the best in his players...

So, this one u're seeing is called "ON-FIELD DRILLING EXERCISE" meant to polish Gabriel's attacking skills.

*winks*

@ Sir. Goldfish80
you don read the man's body language.

Don't worry. Pep is keeping him out of local games just to make our boy safe for champions league-you know how important he is to pep's project.

TheSuperNerd:
Good one there Sir Terzurum5....

Remember I spoke about this on the previous Super Eagles thread before we started this Dawn of a new era thread.

I said we will witness different metamorphosis stages of our darling team as Post-Russia 2018 will lead to Afcon 2019, Afcon 2021 and Qatar 2022 and beyond (and each event must have their unique threads so that we keep things about out team well organised and well documented in this section for future references for upcoming generations).

I think we have two options:

1). Modify the topic slightly to include "Afcon 2019" as the afcon 2019 journey begins soon this year with the qualifiers

After which, post-Russia we create a brand new thread for the Afcon 2019 exclusively. After which more threads follow.

2). Create the Afcon 2019 thread "now" strictly for just nations cup news with respect to the Super Eagles as Russia 2018 marks our super eagles new generation "baptism of fire" on the international stage while Afcon 2019 which comes after Russia 2018 represents how far the team have matured in its quest to rule Africa for the next couple of years.


Either way, we must be out to organise the archival threads here on NL sports. That should be our goal so as not to cluster the information all into just one place.

As usual the final decisions rest with the elders and Super OPs::::


Cc: Sirs Tbaba1234, Icon4s, Joseph1013, Terzurum5, Orkpekyandega, TheGoodJoe BascoVanVeli, Chrisooblog, Napoleaon55, Icon79, AIG07, Mikron, Blackalbino06, NLban, Justiz5, Goldfish80, Kog45, LazyErudite, Chriskels, Mickael2, Edi287, Komekn, Forgiveness, etc....

Madams Safarigirl, Confun et al....

Over to you all...

well, I'm in support of your first opinion. I personally, doesn't see any reason in creating multiple threads for the SE mostly this project not forgetting that we already have other threads created by our wonderful OPs for other NTs(male n female) not excluding d grade teams.

The present thread's caption is ok and should only be modified if need be...
But I think this thread has once hit the front page-and from my observation such threads' name can't be modified(I stand to be corrected)

Una well done o o o
Sir. TheGoodJoe n Sir. Goldfish80. I enjoyed ur ping-pong-like arguement.
It came to a moment I couldn't control myself but laughed out. Una no go kee person wit laughter.

After going tru few post on d best/top 5 teams in Africa. The difference in opinions shows that there are no longer minors in Africa when t comes to the round leather game-which justify d claim that we are been cheated when t comes to world football considering that we have over 50 countries on d continent of africa...

Lazyerudite:
It is this kind of situation that lead to the gap the okochas and kanus left behind. We don't believe in giving youths the chance to prove themselves, if not for the vision of the coach people like iheanach and iwobi will not be ripe enough, the talented no 1s will fade out. We need to continuously invite young ones and try them. Remember that the real ages of these players is questionable. So we are bound to create another gap after these ones age

i couldn't stop laughing when I came across the word 'Ripe' for ur post.

I think d last time I heard t was during Oliseh's era. When our young promising talents mostly especially (Kelechi, Success etc) becomes fruit that needs to be given time to ripe even after their various clubs have been making juice out of them.
Our local coaches need to upgrade their approach to d game.

Nonetheless, in d line of bringing in young players into d National team we must not forget to prioritize players club performance, d quality of league division de play in.

This is the National Team- no room for experimentation.

Happy to have u back @TheSuperNerd.
*gives him a firm handshake with a smile*

BascoVanVeli:
I would have liked this chance, lets not forget Nigeria would then have a chance to win 3 u17's in a row. Uyo and PH should be asked before any decision is made. What i'm not liking lately with the NFF is how quick they make decisions without asking people what they think. This could even give our economy a boost if it is handled the right way.

it's annoying.

So, Nigeria can no longer pull resources together to host a 'CADET' tournament. I wonder how rich Niger was before de hosted 8nations in d 2013 edition.

Icon4s:
NFF Rejects Caf’s Request To Host 2017 U-17 Nations Cup

THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) may have turned down a request from the Confederation of African Football, CAF to bail it out and host the 2017 edition of the African U-17 Championship. CAF had last week stripped Madagascar of the right to host the championship even as it had not made any concrete arrangement for another host. A reliable source at the NFF informed Sports Vanguard in Abuja that on Monday the
federation received a letter from the continental body requesting it to bail it out by staging the competition scheduled to take place later in the year.
According to our source who did not want to be mentioned, the NFF who has been battling a nagging financial crunch did not waste time in declining the offer. “Yes we have received a letter from CAF but there is nothing we can do to help them because we know the prevailing situation in the country. The nation is presently in recession and it will be foolish on our part to begin to request the government to venture into
such. In fact that would have presented us in a very bad light before Nigerians.”The executive committee of CAF had met last Thursday in Libreville, Gabon and announced the withdrawal of the hosting right from Madagascar; a development many analysts believe is a way of getting back at the president of the Malagasy Football Federation, Ahmad Ahmad who is the only candidate that will contest the presidency of CAF with the age long incumbent, Issa Haytou. Hayatou a Cameroonian had been in charge of CAF since 1998 and despite a change of its bylaws last September to limit the tenure of its officers, CAF tactically left a window for him run again and if he expectedly wins, will be in
office till 2021.


Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/nff-rejects-cafs-request-host-u-17-nations-cup/

My comment:

I personally feel the NFF should not have out rightly turned down the request. They could have at least first approached a few Corporate sponsors and or state governments to fund/invest in the fiesta. One or two states should be able to host the tourney. It is not a major tourney like the AFCON. Just 8 participating teams with at least 2 stadiums needed. Some states in Nigeria have up to 2 standard stadiums and there are some that need little funds to get them ready for such a competition. Or two neighboring states can come together and put up the show piece. Eg, Akwa-Ibom and Rivers, Akwa-Ibom and Cross River, Rivers and Bayelsa, Delta and Edo. Lagos state can even single handedly host it. Some of these states already have standard hotel accommodations and transportation system for such a fiesta including other logistics.

AND ULTIMATELY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN ANOTHER CHANCE FOR OUR GOLDEN EAGLETS

SMH...
Which kain officials we get for that glass house. De no de reason, de can't think outside d box, de lack negotiation skills, n so on.

They could have kept d offer waiting while de speak/negotiate with Akwa Ibom n Rivers state gov(this two states have a good pitch that have little to no need for refurbishment) and with some couples of private sponsors(I'm sure ppl like Ubah will love to help n im get stadium too)-n the hosting is a done deal.

What a wasted opportunity to grace d global stage of football!.

Well I no blame dem de never plan t n d sport minister wey we get sef na clown.

lakesidepapa:
Dude football career is finished, who going to see him in china? Thou it has reached his career peak and no more development is needed at this stage of his career, or what does he want to learn again? china? He prefers the money to his career and what he can benefits more under a proper league, proper team and proper manager. I expected him to go to france or spain or even remain in england. His career, His life.

Finished ke?
I see it has a wise move.
Never rule out a return to Europe.

He'll be under less pressure playing in his preferred role-remember Drogba, Eto'o n so on all went far east before de returned back to Europe(Chelsea) and once again they stamped theirselves as champions in EPL at d twilight of their careers(TheGoodJoe don forget se these guys were far into their 30's when de won the League for Mou. E come de complain se man city players don aged. SMH)-so tell me why mikel's case will be exceptional?.

Note: Mikel has won it all in Europe and as long as he plays he will always be marketable all over the world.

joseph1013:
I think this is a mistake...you never know until you try. Too many talents is good headache for a coach.

you're right. This is unprofessional!

they could have shut their mouth up. Then watch d boy play more games. I'm sure d media will make d lad speak out on his international commitment. Then will know on who's side he is.

otezu5:
( See Picture) – Ex Chelsea Star Mikel Handed Captain Armband, Attacking Role & Iconic Number 10 Jersey By Tianjin Teda

https://owngoalnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/image-66.jpg

John Obi Mikel is having a good start to his career in China for his new side Tianjin Teda after 11 trophy laden years at Stamford Bridge with Chelsea.


Tianjin Teda have retired their number 12 jersey, the shirt number Mikel wore during his 11 years stay at Stamford Bridge, and the 29 year old jumped at the chance of once again wearing the number 10 jersey he has always love since his days as a youth international for Nigeria.


Mikel captained the team in their 2-6 friendly loss to German side St. Pauli, and in same game he found the back of the net for his new side in the iconic number 10 shirt and in his favourite role as an attacking midfielder.


The captain of the Super Eagles now plays just behind the main striker for his team, same role he plays for Nigeria in international games as opposed to the defensive midfield role he played during his time at Chelsea.


Already he has won over the coach of the Chinese side and the fans with his humble attitude despite his status as the biggest star in the team.

https://owngoalnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/image-65-300x300.jpg

owngoalnigeria.com/2017/01/15/see-picture-ex-chelsea-star-mikel-handed-captain-armband-attacking-role-iconic-number-10-jersey-by-tianjin-teda/

John Obi Mikel is an Hero(no matter what Nigerians think of him)!
Obi, it's time u show d world d part of ur game they've been missing.

The No. 10 shirt and captain band is a sign that the man is well respected even in the East. Don't be suprised if Mikel comes back to Europe as a No. 10.

Wishing him all the best.

tbaba1234:
Bravo has saved 57.41% of shots on target in the Premier League (18 of 31)

That puts him 14th overall in save percentage, among keepers to have played 15 games or more

Burnley's Tom Heaton has the highest save percentage with 76.32% (87 of 114)

Bravo has conceded 14 goals from the last 22 shots on target faced

Courtesy:BBC

Bravo don suffer ooo. Football playing gone wrong.

E don tey I know se this guy won't be able to cope in d EPL considering d leagues's intensity. He was exposed in city's first leg league game against Man-u. He was woeful. But he escaped due man-u players lack of cutting edge in front of goal.

Pep should know 1000dribbles, 99% ball possession can never be equated to 'a' goal scored.
As someone said
"THIS IS EPL" the earlier he understand this d better for him. English fans are not patient. They want result n not philosophy.

I won't be suprised if city fails to qualify for champions league.
Though TheGoodJoe will not be happy wit this.
*takes cover*

Icon4s:
How can you integrate into the team all these youngsters at once na.
This is no youth league o.

Anyways, I am not surprised. Pep will 'drill' them in camp.

Baba u no go kill person wit laughter.

joseph1013:
Now, you see why people don't bother watching the Nigerian Football League. A club side just abandoned an ongoing match because the centre referee sent an official of theirs off to the stand for an unsportsmanlike behaviour.

though I didn't watch d match live. But was impressed with d turnout at match venue..

One bitter truth is this: As long as football is been officiated by human beings-there'll always be mistakes/errors that hurts... D way we handle cases like this will show how organised n civilised we are.

All league stakeholders(fans, club officials, players etc) should learn how to go about things and stop taking laws into their hands, but allowing n trusting d appropriate agencies to make final decision.

Cos dat is d reason why we have d LMC n NFF to see to discipline, fairness and progress of d league...

We hope proper investigation is carried out and those found guilty should be well punished-irrespective of their status.

zicky:
That boy Iwobi impress me today, that guy is class. England will never forgive Nigeria for taking away Iwobi

i simply like his touches. His vision is topnotch.

Well done Op. Keep it coming don't be tired. The league is gaining d longtime desired publicity.

Make NL start to add live NPFL match threads to the front page.

terzurum5:
AF Nigeria Zambia
CAF Presidency: Madagascar FA boss challenges Hayatou

https://africanfootball.com/bp_images/2017/01/Issa_Hayatou_CAF_President_580x473.jpg
Issa Hayatou - CAF boss since 1988
by Samm Audu

CAF have confirmed Madagascar FA president Ahmad Ahmad will be the only candidate to challenge incumbent Issa Hayatou for the CAF presidency on March 16 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.


The contest will be for the 2017-2021 tenure.
CAF have ruled that henceforth the maximum tenure is three terms of four years each for the President.


The 70-year-old Hayatou from Cameroon has been CAF President since 1988. He was acting FIFA President in 2016 when Sepp Blatter was banned.


In 2015, CAF decided that officials could serve beyond the age of 70, which has now paved the way for Hayatou to contest again.


CAF executive committee member Ahmad is in his third period as Madagascar FA boss.
He will not contest to retain his Southern Zone seat on the CAF excos.


In other elections in March, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick will battle incumbent Moucharafou Anjorin of Benin Republic in West Zone B.


Pinnick’s nomination has been shrouded in controversy after members of his executive committee alleged he did not carry them along before this decision was taken.


The Nigerian government also said they will set up a committee to recommend “a suitable candidate” to represent the country.


Ghana’s Kwesi Nyantakyi will face-off with Kalusha Bwalya of Zambia and Leodegar Tenga from Zambia in the Anglophone group for a place on the FIFA Council.

africanfootball.com/news/678331/CAF-Presidency-Madagascar-FA-boss-challenges-Hayatou

This is what we get when those in the glass house don't like/support themselves. I still don't know d reason Nigeria is 'shying' away from taking pole position in africa football. We don't even bid to host Africa competitions(both male n female) again. We pull down a onetime fifa president aspirant(Odegbami). na only Glo Caf award we sabi stage.

It makes one wonder d kinda politics de play.

NLban:
Now that Africa has got 9 solid slots fo World Cup. It will be very odd for CAF to still place 2 strong football power houses in one group. Just like the case of Nigeria and Algeria in the current 2018 World Cup Qualifiers.

It will defeat any sense of good reasoning if this same scenario repeats itself in the future.

the seedings all boils down to fifa ranking prior to d draw... So it depends on where d power house nations are on d rank. The best way to avoid this scenario is to be ranked in d first 10 in africa.

Make yara yara turn on it's super radar in search for TheSuperNerd.

What an easy group we've got-thanks to our latest FIFA ranking.
Qualification guaranteed.

tglobal:
It's Nigeria, South Africa, Libya and Seychelles for 2019 Afcon

thanks for dis post.

I knew we won't be grouped wit an african power house-all thanks to our recent upward move on FIFA rankings...
We really have so many things to thank rohr for and not forgetting to shower some praise on nff for his appointment...

which country is hosting d 2019 edition?

joseph1013:
Seun's site is a mess. So many functionalities are no longer working well.

take it easy Sir.
I know how frustrating t can be.

Though there've been some anomalies of recently, even login in s no longer straight forward. I'm sure he'll fix it.

One thing I don't just like is d way de're trying to run d whole thing like a blog(or maybe de're into competition with naija bloggers).

Sanity is been taken away from d site(though I'm also a newbie here but i've been following for a while as an unregistered guest) mainly by d influx of new group of folks who just come online to form superman with so many derogatory words full of hates without been rightly punished by his mods.

I even tot he'll take a leave n adjust after
cnn referred nairaland as a nigeria blog.

It's time de adjust. D earlier d better before de turn it into a laughing stock.

CFCman:
FIFA has officially voted to expand the World Cup to 48 teams!!

i think d mode in which d tournament will be played still makes t fair to some extent.

With 48teams place into 16 groups of 3 each and 2 winners from each group progressing into d knockout stages, thereby not tampering wit d number of matches of 7 to be played by d finalist-is a gr8 achievement for Infantino-i think d time/period will only be extended beyond 31days which might affect european football clubs pre-season calenders.

@Joseph1013 n terzurum. Why did u guys drop ur red paint for a water colour. The bolded fonts u use before is more appealling to d sight.

Icon4s:
They should go and sit down some where. What of Sydney Sam and Patrick Owomoyela that they stole from us?

But if this guy and Ebuehi finally starts playing for us. Na him be say na so so Oyinbo don full our team be that o.
Well, it doesn't matter so long as the team can deliver.

*smiles*
you're right Sir.

d thing wey de sweet my own belle be say these are guys are young and it's giving me joy that we are stil on d course in this long plan thingy(post 2018era) when d likes of Balogun, Elderson n co don aged-we know we got guys who can takeover.
So incorporating them in the squad now will make transition easier when d time comes. Only if NFF no dabaru everything.

The future is damn bright.