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[quote butor=chaberry post=34430632]A draw will take us to 4points with a 2goals different, which will be enough for us to qualify as one of the 4 best losers. in such scenario we are likely to meet GroupA winner(likely, USA or Ukraine) or GroupD winner(Uruguay, Mali, Mexico & Serbia are all tied on 3points).. SO, GO 4 DRAW F/EAGLES!![/quote]i'm disappointed by this kind of post. Abeg no short cut to GLORY. You must be tested n tried before you recieve medals for anyset goals in life even in football.Bring on d german machines. Verily verily, I tell u we got spanners that will untight n split their defence, we got screwdrivers n hammers that will drive in goals... Abeg when this players fully understand each other n gels together, Nations(our opponents) will tremble @ d sound of D name FLYINGEAGLES OF NIGERIA. But to be sincere most fans here are underestimating the potentials in this team... Make d germans de fire tanks i no care. Brazil did more than that @U-17 wc de never reach semi-final.

safarigirl:
oh, Ajayi is an Edo name?

me too no know o. By d way history tells us that edo people are descendants of Oduduwa.

Icon4s:
Yahaya and Iheanacho can do all that for us. He was there as a centre forward and nt as a supporting striker. Accept it he is not clinical in front of goal. He would have missed that chance that Isaac Success scored. He is an excess luggage in that attack and must be offloaded in the next game.

Plus, Awoniyi plays like someone with 2 left legs.
Also I am begining to smell tribalism in this love or hate ish for Awoniyi

Tribalism? Pls don't bring that into this team. This team is one of d best nigeria team have seen that is not base on sentiment. By d way success too is a yoruba guy.

mikron:
Those paper fans writing off the team make I no see una come here come dey praise d team o. The land is green

i'm happy. Atleast this 'll boost their morale n increase their confidence going into their crucial final group match

mikron:
Thank God local NTA is showing it

i de pray make nepa return the light. More updates sir

ChiefEmekaVilla:
I'm up. Oya Let's go. I no wan see all of una wey no believe in our boys show up during celebration time.

abeg updates. No light here

I de laugh as I DE READ tru fans comments. D fear that grip our boys has left d camp n now it has came down n descended on fans here. Abeg no cause for alarm!. Even d players that didn't make this tourney on a good day will not only defeat but wallop d Koreans any day.
Another thing is dat everyone comes here to criticize d coach on his team selection, Pls, if u can't support him leave him alone. He is a Professional n he is more closer to this guys than we are. I know no sane person will want to fail even fiji's coach will never wanna loose to germany. So LETS SUPPORT THIS MAN-E HAS ALWAYS DONE IT-HE WILL DO IT AGAIN GOD'S WILLING. Watchout! This eagles are wounded lions(ageku ejo).

lexyman:
Thank you for this comment ! Idowu has always been very disciplined and he knows his job well ...where is this dude link ?

I smell nwakali(Sokari)/Idowu partnership

joseph1013:
[b][size=14pt]4 things Flying Eagles must repair[/size]

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Nigeria’s 4-2 loss to Brazil at the Fifa 2015 U20 World Cup elicited a lot of debate on social and conventional media this week.

A lot of flak was thrown the way of goalkeeper Joshua Enaholo who let in two goals that would definitely make the bloopers reel at the end of the tournament.

The MFM goal-tender did little to assuage the fact that he could be depended upon between the sticks with his school boys errors but that wasn’t the whole story to the defeat.

Touted as Nigeria’s most complete youth side of recent, the Flying Eagles above were expected to steam roll their Group E opponents and set the stage for a first ever world title at U20 level.

Alas, it didn't go according to script.

Nigeria will have to win their next two matches against North Korea and Hungary to stand any chance of progressing to the next stage like it happened at Colombia 2011 and Turkey 2013.

Coach Garba Manu and his assistant Nduka Ugbade have hit the gongs pretty loud and sounded out the battle cry for their wards to get it right in their remaining matches at the Fifa U20 World Cup in New Zealand.

Supersport.com suggests four areas the Flying Eagles need fix so as to get their campaign back on track to get that elusive U20 crown.

Don’t upset the apple cart

Manu had a template from his U17 days which served pretty well. It won him two successive trophies at different age groups.

A tremendous attacking front line who inter-switch at will and a midfield that stifles opponents and makes sure possession is retained as soon as it is lost.

However, in New Zealand, Manu tweaked his formation and it backfired spectacularly.

Taiwo Awoniyi, Success Isaac and Kelechi Iheanacho all started the game against Brazil, which translated to-more attack, less defence.

That was a colossal mistake.

Musa Yahaya, who is mainly known for his attacking qualities was lightweight in defending which left the mid field quite open for Brazil to run at. The regular central defensive partnership of Zaharadeen Bello and Izu Prince Omego was jettisoned for a Wilfred Ndidi/Bello pairing.

Brazil’s first goal expose their lack of understanding of each other’s game.

The compactness was lost, Brazil had a field day in the middle .This has to be sorted, Manu has to revert to what worked for him. If it isn’t broken, why fix it?

Retain Enaholo

This might sound absurd considering the goalkeepers gaffes against Brazil, but I dare say he remains our best prospect in that area.

With due respect to Olorunleke Ojo and Dele Alampasu who are the back up keepers, It would be like sounding the alarm bells if he is dropped for the next game.

He proved big for the team in Senegal during the Africa Youth Championship with some crucial saves that saw the team win the trophy.

A lot, of the victory in Senegal will be ascribed to the prolific Taiwo Awoniyi and the other cast, but Enaholo was the silent harbinger in a cast of crowns.

Score goals and more goals

Goals will be a huge factor in Group E when the chips are down. Already, Nigeria has a differential of two going into the second game, which doesn't augur well for the team considering Brazil has four and Hungary hit North Korea for five.

The attacking verve that the team is known for has to come to fore. The Flying Eagles are condemned to win, but they have to win with good margins to avoid the tiny winy bit of goals difference going into the final games.

Permutations have already begun from some stables as it is expected Nigeria should get her first win against North Korea below who expectedly are the whipping boys of the group, and then enter the crunch game against Hungary on a high.

Again, the game between Brazil and Hungary will determine a lot that would happen gong into the final group matches so consequently, the Flying Eagles have to score bags of goals.

That itself is a tall order, but this Flying Eagles can do it.

Team spirit

The coaches have to find a way to keep team spirit alive and psyched the boys up for the remainder of the tournament.

The defeat to Brazil was the first for the squad in nearly 15 matches, and this might be new to them but they have to deal with it and get ready for the next game.

Assistant coach Nduka Ugbade is sounding bullish already suggesting his wards will get it right in subsequent games, but the chemistry has to be right considering some of the team members met up for the first time in a long while in New Zealand.

Above all, Garba Manu has no choice than to get his selection right against North Korea and Hungary in the last group game on June 7th
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Supersport or wetin I hear. Abeg let them leave this team alone we no wan their analysis.

Hahahahahahahaha... Your sister must really be one rare super fan of our NTs. But when I was a preteen, I remember fasting and praying(prayed twice-b4 d match and at half time), abeg she fe fast 4 our national teams?
Wow! FASTING? I hail you Sir.... OH you've an edge there. By d way can anyone tell me d criteria used in selecting d chairman supporters club?. I think we've more people who supports our teams come rain come sunshine having more passion dan d Chief (OLADIPO) himself. By d way is it a life-long position.

mikron:
i dont know between u and me who is the greatest fan of this team. i dont know about u but im the greatest fan when it come to all our national teams both male and the female teams. im a suker for anything green white green in the field of play. i second u on this supernerd. no going back. final here we come. the land is green.

neither you Sir nor Sir SuperNerd is a die-hard supporter of d NTs-i'm givin dat to my sis*laughs*. She does shed tears wen these teams have a bad day.

mikron:
exactly my brother, they don't care if u win or not, all they know is their gambling and betting ways, woe betide any team they bet on to lose, they will come here to start insulting such teams to high heavens. those are paper/plastic/kpako fans. we re the true fans bro. win or lose we re behind the team.

i just watch d highlights of d match played this a.m between Myamar 0 n Ukrain 6. Despite d wide margin victory d ukrainians are no match to a well organised nigeria public school team. So i didn't see any team in this tourney stopping d SUPER FLYING EAGLES. I just hope our boys get over d defeat n d koreans will be a morale booster.

mikron:
kpako fans, when u win they cluster around u but when u lose even for once they run their bad mouth at u. we re the true fans, win or lose we re always behind the national teams

the plastic fans are the football gamblers(betters) who can trade their country for a meager sum of money... But d funniest part is-they're d most nervous people found at diff ball houses always praying for d downfall of nigeria against any big team just for their selfish interest...

LeeCodeman:
So many plastic fans in Nigeria. Mtschew...

For me, I still stand by the Flying Eagles. We are carting p the trophy.

you mean dummy fans. *laughing*

femi9naija:
Where are the prophets predicting 4-0, 5-1 wins for the Eagles? Thinking U17 can be compared to the u20. The level of football is way different.

no yeye pls. Our boys were only nervous. No one will ever think we will loose that match wit d level of players we paraded. You can see their potential as de came back from an early goal to lead 2-1 before those errors. U-17 or u-20 whichever one it is, this guys have grown up, maturing n exposed. Pls lets look beyond d 1st match n by d way d brazilians aint that good compared to our local league teams this same set of boys strolled past at d Super 6. I think it wasn't just our day(d big name BRAZIL played it own part) ...Hopefully, if dis guys can calm themselves n play the game just like other matches de've been winning before d tournament. I bet it wit u all jaws 'll be left hanging as dis boys dazzle d world.

TheSuperNerd:
Say wetin happen? 6-1 ke? I'm no fan of predicting heavy scorelines but read this space...
IT'S GONNA BE ''10-0" in NIGERIA'S FAVOR. We are Turbo-charged, the best of the best in our boys have been highly provoked... From now on, THE CLASS IS IN MERCILESS AND RUTHLESS SESSION... Abi no be Germany beat pesin 8-1? Germany pass us? Hell NO!!!
#EaglesSuperKillerModeACTIVATED
GO GO GO 'SUPER' FLYING EAGLES! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

*smiling* i know d boys will spew their venom. Any team should underrate us at their own peril!

opiscoal:
But female agbo to ba ta di si eyin, oko lo fe gba niyen oo,

*laughing* thank God its against korea. Winning wit wide margine will boost thier confidence.

mikron:
true, we go turn the anger put for Korea and Hungary head o. 6 points sure for us in our next 2 matches. We will bounce bck stronger

lesson learnt. The yoruba's will say 'agbo to ta di se yin, agbara lo re mu wa'

I will love Garba to try this 4-2-3-1 formation. Replacing mustapha. Bringing in Nwakali(Sokari) n Idowu. Playing yahaya on d left n moses(bulbwa) on d right. Playing nacho directly behind d striker-i think this will work well.

mikron:
My broda see as we lose dis very important 1st match, but I know we ll bounce back to pick maximum points in our next 2 matches

the early goal we conceded was a major factor of their defeat

Everyone don turn coach. Naija I hail. Nonetheless Manu will talk to his boys. Wait n see a diff team in d second half.

mikron:
Guys relax we re beating these Brazilians

i was about telling d guy next to me to shift cos my friend de there. Then u came in. All rooms for this Eagles don full o. Everyone is awake

joachinx:
Nacho jst struck d post
And Success equalizes

interesting

May GOD ALMIGHTY grant us huge success!

Oh No NEPA! pls have a rethink. How I wish person gets Merlin's magic, U know d rest...

mikron:
na NTA dey top of d list sef. I watched Qatar vs Colombia earlier this morning 2am on NTA.

i was suprised wen i found dem viewing it

mikron:
they lost to switzerland not sweden. i watched the match live at the Abuja national stadium

hmmm. Memory of a bad game. A match we could have won conveniently if not for the selfish interest of obuh's boys most especially Okoro n Sani-but I won't blame them-it was really d fault of our rich men who promised 1m naira to d scorer for any goal been score... Their stupidity n selfish interest downed on dem when dat header went in. N dat was how most of dem spoil their carriers. if not for d likes of onazi n azeez de could have been a forgotten generation. We learn't our lesson in a hard way. Hope dis boys won't follow suit.
#FLYflyingEAGLES

Wow! Had my first bite of this tournament!(QAtar 0 vs Columbia 1). I can't wait to start shouting Issseeeeehhhhhh GOOAAAALLLLL!!!! And hearing 'Toooo Nigeria' i hope se my neighbours will understand cos according to sir SuperNerd it gotta be AVALANCHE OF GOALS
#FLYflyingEAGLES

Orkpekyandega:
Garba Faces Selection Dilemma Ahead Of Group Opener.
Flying Eagles head coach Manu Garba faces a major selection dilemma ahead of the 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup Group E match against Brazil on Monday 1st June, SL10 reporter Ademetan Abayomi writes.
Some departments for the match at the Taranaki Stadium remains up for grabs.
With both Godwin Saviour and Moses Simon showing remarkable improvement in their form at training these past few days, the Flying Eagles tactician faces a hard decision in whom to start.
Another option is to utilise the tricky wingers as impact players.
Reports emerging claim coach Garba could gamble by playing the trio of Kelechi Iheanacho, Taiwo Awoniyi and Isaac Success at the same time.
Izu Omego and Zaharadeen Bello will fight for a place to partner Onyinye Ndidi at the heart of defence.
The ex-Golden Eaglets coach is ready to start Joshua Enaholo in goal, with talented goal-minders Olorunleke Ojo and Dele.
Alampasu to start from the bench.
Team skipper Musa Mohammed and Mustapha Abdullahi are the annointed ones in the full-back roles.
Idowu Akinjide, Ifeanyi Ifeanyi, Chidiebere Nwakali, Ifeanyi Matthew, Kingsley Sokari, Musa Yahaya and Bernard Bulbwa are also in the reckoning to add bite to the Flying Eagles ranks with Kelechi Iheanacho likely to partner Taiwo Awoniyi in attack.
An official of the team who spoke to SL10 says coach Garba is determined to pick a strong line-up for the game.
“I believe the boys have worked hard and deserve their places in the team.”
“For the technical crew it's all about who is playing well and who can convince the coaches with his output in training even though other factors are also taken into consideration.
“I am not sure there is an issue of selection problem. The best players will be picked for the game,” the official added.
The Flying Eagles had a feel of the Taranaki Stadium pitch on Saturday afternoon in New Zealand, ahead of the much-anticipated showdown against Brazil.
The lads trained at the 11,000-capacity stadium from 01h00am local time, which was 02h00 Saturday in Nigeria.
The Group E showdown between the Flying Eagles and Brazil will get underway by 02h00 Nigerian Time on Monday.
www.sl10.ng/news/articles/categories/nigeria-1/manu-garba-faces-selection-dilemma-ahead-of-group-opener/210906

thats what I was saying. This team is star studded n no one wants to seat on d bench. Hmmm... Decision on who to start or to be sub will be made prob an hour to each game.
#FLYFLYINGEAGLES

Motherforker12:
Why you making these Nigerians get big head. I know for a fact Ghana will go further than Nigeria. We always start off slow then pick up.


We are the most successful african team for a reason. We started slow in 2013 but we made it to the semifinals.

We don't need awoniyi or any other nigerian player if Ghanaian blood doesn't run through your vein. We don't want you.

why spittin out hatred man. We re brothers you shouldn't be seeking for your fellow man's downfall. Nigeria is like home to you-lots of u come down here to do business(PUFF PUFF N BANKU) AND THEIR business are thriving so also Nigerians are in Ghana. I didn't expect this.. Other parts of africa ain't happy that only WestAFRICA is making it in this sport or can't u see that In South Africa attitude towards this tournament Oh pls change!.

joseph1013:
[b][size=14pt]Moses Simon pushes to start for Flying Eagles[/size]

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Ghent of Belgium forward Moses Simon could be in line for surprise starting place in the Flying Eagles opening World Cup match on Monday after he played in place of Musa Yahaya on the left side of midfield in Saturday’s training.

Simon, fresh from winning a first-ever Belgian league championship with Ghent in 115 years, was the only change in a possible starting XI coach Manu Garba is considering for Monday’s showdown against the highly-fancied South Americans.

Musa Yahaya played from the left side of midfield for what looks like the starting XI in Friday’s training, but it was Simon who took his place in Saturday’s training.

And he even scored with a left-footed belter in a 2-1 win for the main team against the second side.

Mustapha Abdullahi smashed home the opening goal for first team, before Simon doubled the advantage.

Godwin Saviour, who is also pushing for a starter’s shirt, pulled a goal for the other team and could have even drawn his team level in the closing moments but he missed target from inside the box.

Flying Eagles main team on Saturday

Joshua Enaholo – Musa Mohammed, Mustapha Abdullahi, Wilfred Ndidi, Zaharadeen Bello – Ifeanyi Ifeanyi, Ifeanyi Matthew, Kelechi Iheanacho, Moses Simon – Taiwo Awoniyi, Isaac Success. [/b]

seriously the Manu n his crew 'll be having tough time in team selection. As none of this star studded squad is willing to seat on d bench. Good one. What a fighting spirit dis dudes got!

Mehn this cables de sucks o. Imagine waking up as early as 1:48a.m only to find out that d SS N some local stations are not airing this matches. Do De want us to gather diff cable network for house. DSTV n Gotv disappointed me. This south african people sha. Y must we pay for your failure to qualify. Na only One COSAFA highlight dem de show. This is intentional.