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There is a reason the Colombian and Esther played the significant part of their careers in lesser leagues...
They were both entertainers with zero end product.
Nobody cares about that anymore.

Deltamani:
The end product which is the play making, Goals and Assists are way more important than the dribbles… If na Dribble Matter Esther Sunday for da play for Lyon, Barca, PSG or Real Madrid..

There’s one Colombia Player that is very skillful, I can’t remember her name now… If you watch Women football general highlights you will see her and Esther Sunday in the Clip… I was wondering why she’s not playing for top teams in Europe, she was in Turkey some time ago, the last time I checked she’s now back in Colombia…


Na she be this… Flashy Player just like Esther Sunday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5qVu4ZBCIU?si=XLqHxSKyqJAKQWnh

You hit the nail on the head!
Nobody, especially clubs and National teams, don't give a hoot about how much you dribble. Its how many goals you score.
Echegini gives a team both the ability to score or provides the assists. Esther doesn't do either. Case closed.

lovewins:
I think JOE is also a good dribbler, the difference however is that her game has evolved. You'll notice that except you are exceptionally gifted and in the mold of players like Kelvin de brune, as a midfielder you better evolve or you'll become insignificant. If you are not a GREAT facilitator better be a goalscoring midfielder with improved offensive capabilities which is JOE's forte now. Even Aitana who is a great facilitator is becoming increasingly offensive now. Football sadly doesn't give a damn if you can dribble these days.

Vicky Lopez - Congrats to her.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKp2q0GvUBU

Not sure this was a good move or decision on her part...

The issue for me is, as you rightly pointed out, this Portland team is stacked and a perenial title contender. So, it would be an even greater challenge for her to break into this team.
With PSG, she had started to make some inroads into the first 11 and had a couple of starts under her belt. With Portland, she starts from ground zero and there is no guarantee she would make headway into the starting 11.

A team like PSG cross town rivals, Paris FC, would have been most ideal for her progression.

Deltamani:
She will definitely learn one or two playing alongside seasoned defenders like Meghan Klingenberg and Becky Sauerbrunn at Portland. A player of her quality doesn’t need the bench at all, Imagine our quickest Fullback!

Our very own Lucy Bronze, She can’t have this kind of talent and stay on the bench… Not at all. Good thing is she’s versatile can play on both flanks as a Fullback or a Winger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHXGyS_G5Sw?feature=shared

Rinsola scored in Tenerife's 2-1 loss to Real Madrid this afternoon.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWcVENLR16w

I think Nicole is actually on the right track.
Yes, she has very limited first team appearances but she is in the first team squad and trains with superstars day in day out.
That experience is invaluable. Not to mention she has made about 4 appearances now.
We all recall how long it took for Imuran to break into the Reims squad and even at that, she is still not a consistent starter for the team. Nicole will get there soon, we just have to be patient.

Deltamani:
Sorry Nicole Payne have played more number of games this season though she has only started 1 League game and 1 Cup game, the rest few was late time substitutions…

But the truth is that she’s struggling for game time, alongside the likes of Tounkara even Lieke Martens don’t even get to start big games.. My own take is that she seems to have lost a lot of confidence and really need to go elsewhere on Loan to get quality game time.. EVEN Paris FC will be a good place for her as Julie Soyer their Right Back will be 39yrs this year and will retire cause it was Paris FC Coach that pleaded with her and the Captain Thiney to stay longer to offer the younger ones experience..

I beg, make we talk beta and not about old news…

Deltamani:
Mama Onome Ebi still Balling at 40+

Why?
The US is coming with its best regiment of players, so also are the likes of Germany, England, Spain and other serious countries.
The Olympics Soccer tournament for women has no restrictions, unlike the men.

Why do you want to take some half backed players, like Flourish, Ogbonna or the green horn Jiwaku, when you have seasoned players who would add more value? You take players who can help you win, not players who are at best, benchwarmers or even cheerleaders

PDPGuy:
You echoed my thoughts on the potential squad.
I would add Jiwaku, Sebastian Flourish, Gift Monday, and Akudo Ogbonna as my 4 alternates

Haven’t seen their list yet.
Just hope those losers in the NFF secretariat didn’t sweep this under the rug, as it seems everyone went on the junketing trip to Ivory Coast.

lovewins:
Yes. Game is scheduled for the 19th of February.

Let's assume the players have already received their invites. Knowing the NFF, they've probably shit down their secretariat cause of the just concluded AFCON. They'll probably release a list in a few days. Has Cameroon released theirs?

Isn’t Nigeria supposed to play an Olympic qualifier against Cameroon next week?
No team list, no nothing?

Or am I missing something here??

Great point.
However, I disagree with the highlighted. They are trying to be clever by half, but simple logic will prove otherwise.
Most of these players have played at least a year or more in the NWFL before being invited to the National team. You cannot claim to be 12 or so at the time you joined an NFWL team, in particular, those who are 'eligible' to do double U17 duty). Common sense suggests that is not possible, not to mention illegal, per FIFA, to award a child a professional contract.

lovewins:
Playing at 2 world cups isn't the issue. The issue is they are well above the age they are claiming. Based on their current age it means Etim and Taiwo were both 14 years of age when they played the world cup. We both know that isn't likely. Age falsification sadly comes with the territory in Nigeria and it's something we've unfortunately learnt to live by. Lately however players have learnt how to do it with sense which in my opinion isn't the case here. How was Etim 14 years old at the last world cup? How is she 16 now. What age did they start playing at the league? Doesn't make sense to me.

So for you, its all about 'winning', right?
Is this the same 'win at all costs' mentality that has driven Nigerian coaches to recycle players? This is a prime recipe for fudging ages. Example was a particular person named Victoria Aidelomon, who claimed to be 16 but was found out to have younger sisters aged 19 and 26 at the time. The coach knew about this but decided to play along, all in the name of 'winning'.

I don't recall Asisat Oshoala playing U17 ball. She probably was dropped for someone with 'experience', even though she eventually grew to become the greatest Nigerian female football of all time, helping Nigeria perform where it truly matters - WAFCON and WWC.

Deltamani:
So the U17 is not meant for Developmental purposes? What happens to winning it too?

Mk Ona forget that thing, Nigeria isn’t the only Country where players tends to play more than once In an age grade competition..! So the Asisat Oshoala, Desire Oparanozie, Chiwendu Ihezuo, Ebere Orji, Halimatu Ayinde and Co that Played the various age grade World Cup didn’t develop..!

Who knows what Oshoala would have become if she didn’t play the U20 for the second time..! By the way the players that was brought in from the former U17 squad are not even up to 5, so I’m wondering where all this developmental this and that is coming from..! As far as they fall within the age brackets let them play..!

Sorry, but the philosophy behind U17 is NOT to have repetitions... U17 is supposed to be developmental, which means you do a stint and move on to the next level.
Both Etim and Afolabi have NO business playing again for U17. That so called 'experience' is a misnomer and has actually stifled growth and development for others who would otherwise have been in the frame.
To me, its a silly justification of the inept approach and a convenient excuse for the incompetence of Nigerian coaches.
I mean, what 'experience' is a '17 year old' supposed to have? Seriously?

Deltamani:
She isn’t the first to play U17 on two different occasions.. By the way if you watch the game you would see the difference in her and Afolabi game. They showed experience that they have played the U17 before…

As far as they’re within the age bracket there’s nothing wrong in it…!

#18 Etim Edidiong

Missing question is: what else does she have to prove?

Her message today was cryptic about injuries.

I would have suggested she head to Saudi and take the money, which would make perfect sense, since she is on the downward slope of her career. But, who knows?

Deltamani:
Tigress🐯 is currently the Strongest in Mexico in terms of trophies and Squad… Their frontline is currently stacked, so where do you expect to see her in Mexico? A 2nd/3rd Position Club??

Can still remain in Spain thuo, Atletico Madrid is there too…

Halimatu subbed off - hopefully, it’s not but it sure looks like a hamstring problem.

Decent performance

She plays for Racing Power in Portugal now, it seems.

mostob:
Mercy Idoko... my favourite. She is my type of winger, fast, robust and physical.

Didn’t know Mariam was in Turkey?
The issue with Turkey is it is a comparatively poor league, so the products coming out of there aren’t really strong, IMO.

Maureen Umeugo seems to look the part, based on the little I’ve seen of her. Let’s see if Randy is in alignment with this also.

Deltamani:
Again if Randy Waldrum will keep on Playing Ashleigh Plumptre at Left Back then he need to start sorting out for other Center Backs as Alternative for Ohale and Demehin now…

Ogbonna Akudo is very much Average though she’s still trying..

Maureen Umeughochukwu (21+)need a look as she’s well built for a Center Back just like Wendie Renard who’s her Mentor..

There are a lot of CB’s based in Turkey too the likes of Mariam Ibrahim, Ugochi Emenayo etc but are they up to the Challenge even though they have played for the Youth National Team and been around the SuperFalcons set up in the past on some occasions..

My issue with her is her inconsistency and her decision making is something suspect.
She could have been a much better and more lethal player if those 2 aspects were addressed.
These are the key main reasons why she has struggled and failed to maintain a starting role at Racing.

She strikes me as one of those players who are more effective coming off the bench.

Deltamani:
Yeah, yeah Rinsola has mastered her game, I think she need to give out lessons on how to do that effectively..

The only Older gals in the attacking set up right now is Iffy, Oshoala and Franny (30+) being the oldest among them..!

Uchenna Kanu still remains the most complete Player upfront among them all.. Her move to Racing Louisville haven’t sparked yet, but if this season turns out well for her i bet taking her off the starting 11 will be difficult cause she’s a hell of a player ( Uses Both feet’s effectively, A born goal scorer, dangerous in the air). If you notice her right from U20 to College and now Pro, you will see that the defensive aspect of her game have improved a lot which respects must be paid to Linkoping LFC. Cause Playing in Sweden as a forward you ain’t entirely free cause you get to do a lot of to and fro movement.. One thing I noticed about the Swedish women football League Clubs..!

Rinsola comes across as a bit more disciplined in doing this.
Also, here level of physical play is very high, as she’s a big girl… 5’9, or 5’10. She is no pushover.

Sooner or later, the older gen players need to be phased out.

Deltamani:
To me the major asset Rinsola is bringing to the wing is her good crosses and her ability to combine pace, skills and Physical body hits kind of play, as she’s always ready to body her opponent, but again she isn’t restricted to the Left wing alone and she can slot into both flanks but again she looks more Comfortable on the Left.. That tracking back aspect I still find it more like a tie between her and Kanu..!

So finally finally we don rule out Fransisca Ordega or what are my seeing..

Wing play should be much better with Rinsola, as she is a better crosser of the ball and tracks back well, compared to Kanu and Monday (who Magidu was trying to force into the starting 11).
Ajibade on the right and Rinsola on the left. Kanu is much better as a sub.

Good thing is the team has more depth now, especially in midfield.

Deltamani:
To me the good thing with Randy Returning is the Continuity, especially from where they stopped at the World Cup… Then putting more efforts on the attacking 3rd and our Strikers upfront cause we really need to kill those chances..

Me waiting for how Randy Waldrum will be able to fix in Rinsola Babajide into the Flank, but who drops for her if she’s to start?? Can’t be Ajibade as she’s our no.1 Winger right now.. Kanu?? I can’t say!

Two Nigerians in the top ten positions for Goalkeepers and Strikers.
That is commendable and congrats to Nnadozie and Oshoala.

Deltamani:
🗳️ A total of 6,075 women’s footballers voted for the 2023 #World11. Here's the voting breakdown 👀

Primo Obiettivo !!
Congrats JOE 👍🏾

Deltamani:
The fans are already hyping her that she has to start,…

She really wasn't impressive at the last WAFCON when she got a chance to feature. Hence, she never got a follow-on invite.
I really don't see her being better than Oshoala, Rinsola Babajide, Esther Okoronkwo or even Edna, in terms of speed and quality finishing and overall command of the #9 striker position.
She also offers very limited versatility - can't play on the flanks.
Truth is: the quality of the Russian league is pretty low, comparatively, which may inform her relative success there.

I honestly don't see how she fits into Waldrum's team, in light of the players we currently have and those that are up and coming. Best of luck to her and hope she proves otherwise...

daveP:
This bot ban me. This year should be a highlight for 9s for SF.

Joy Bokiri joins Sporting Club de Huelva (SPA)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1rPEDFzsOQ

More screenshots

Joe debuts...
In for Garbino.

Looks like she is about to come in...

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GeneralDae:
Post link baba.

She is on the bench for their match against AC Milan.
Watching the game live on FoxSoccer Plus.
min. 42: 1-1

Deltamani:
The Juvy Girl…

Oh wow!
And one is supposed to be able to read your mind? You sure have a way of 'talking about something' without saying anything.
Rant? Rather infantile on your part.

BascoVanVeli:
Ask questions first before ranting. The team I was talking about was the African team of the decade.

Again, CONTEXT!!!
This is an best-in-world team of the decade list, not a best-in-Africa list.
We are talking about a time when the rest of the world could care less about WAFCON accolades, and accomplishments on the African Continent.

And when Oparanozie had the chance(s) to prove herself on the global stage (viz a viz; the World Cup), she flubbed big time.
In 3 or so WWC appearances (where her true measure could be gauged against her 'Team of the Decade' competitors) not a single goal - that is, if you discount the own-goal she scored. A so-called striker that couldn't measure up against opposition outside of Africa.
All of her WAFCON 'this and that' means didley-squat in the eyes of the world, as she simply was not up to par.

So, absolutely NOT. She did NOT deserve to be in the team of the decade. I mean, seriously? Is this even up for debate?

BascoVanVeli:
You just dey argue for no reason

4 WAFCON trophies (2010, 2014, 2016, 2018), 1 golden boot (2014) scored in 3 WAFCON final (2010, 2014, 2016)

And u say she has done nothing significant? Oga change ur ways

Debbie did not make Young AFPOY and played only one game in the WC. Neither did she even make the All college first team (she was on the 3rd team).
So, why on earth should she be on the team??

Deltamani:
Rubbish…. No Deborah Abeodun??

This IFFHS da misbehave, how do you pack attacking minded Players here without a single Defensive Midfielder 🤔