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Classic case of 'Karma being a b!tch'

Randy handled the situation with her maturely - Okobi showed the world her poor team player and lack of leadership skills. Ripping into the coach and team mates, then expecting that it wouldn't influence the final team selection is the height of immaturity on her part.

It is even more difficult to argue against her being dropped, especially when the person who displaced her from the team (Onyi Echegini) is much younger, more energetic and brings a lot more intelligent play to the team that she does.

She could have handled this better.

lovewins:
Another reason why I sincerely have reservations about Okobi. I've said it over and again here, if I were Waldrum, the last time Okobi will play for me was when she went on that live and made a mess of her entire team.

Just hours after the world cup list is released she's reacting like this?

Don't get me wrong, I think she has a right to her reactions and rumours has it that until a few days ago her name was on the list, but a team player will probably wait till the end of the competition, and even at that be circumspect with her speech.

The height of it for me was when she said to the entire world that Randy didn't know anything, like your coach? Whatever your reservations are you should never say that about your boss, much more to the entire world.

In fairness to Ordega, she has been playing very well for her team Spartak Moskow and is in good shape.
She always bring a certain energy to the team and she is a proven leader - very well liked by the younger ones on the team (same with Oparanozie). Not sure that is the case with Okobi, as far as team dynamics is concerned.

I think the right players were selected in this case.

ekehopp2:
Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene own pain me no be small. She even captained 3rd place match at WAFCON.
I would have taken her ahead of Francis Ordega.

Your comments are spot on.
I am excited about the energy that the Ucheibe-Payne-Echegini midfield will bring to the team to support the pace of the Kanu-Oshoala-Okoronkwo frontline (in the absence of Ajibade and Ayinde who are on suspension due to red cards from the WAFCON).

Good squad all around.

Danielnino00:
I don't think the team will miss Okobi..Let's be honest, she's past her best... She doesnt play the role of a AM effectively anymore...shes more like a CM that enjoys hogging the ball now .

In the absence of Ayinde in midfield, I think Ucheibe, Payne and Echijini will do the job..
Without Ajibade on the wing, we're fine too.. our attack is loaded well enough...

Sorry, but don't fault her being dropped. Its a case of who is 'hot' right now and she most definitely is NOT!

Not only has Ngozi Okobi she not been able to secure basic playing time with her clubside, she also has been relegated to a bit part player role over the past 5 games with the Super Falcons. Onye Echegini pretty much displaced her from the midfield, bringing in a whole lot more energy, intelligent play and raw grit to the team's midfield. And when you consider Toni Payne has now been considered the designated AM, the writing was on the wall for Okobi. It was pretty obvious in the last 2 games that Okobi was no longer useful and I am not surprised she was dropped.

The surprise for me is Debbie Ajibola being picked over Regina Otu. In fairness, Regina has really not been able to step up her game and her inability to do that cost her a spot. Ajibola being picked will help her tremendously at Univ. of Pittsburgh as well as in the NCAA tournaments.

All in all, a very solid team.

Jojodjo:
You never can tell; age aside, Ngozi Okobi still has something left. I might be wrong but the composure she can bring off the bench when needed would be missed.

Our girls worked hard to get Nigeria to the World Cup.
Yet, they are being treated like crap by these horrible, evil minded people at the NFF.

☹️☹️

Meanwhile, Nigeria is still effing around, because some NFF bastards are hell bent on torpedoing the team by unlawfully enriching themselves at the expense of those ladies who worked hard to get the country to the WWC.

Not true.
Randy’s pecking order is:
Oshoala
Oparanozie
Onumonu
And this will be the ranking especially since Onumonu is returning from a hip injury

Deltamani:
Randy will definitely have Onumonu as his starting no.9 if Oshoala isn’t fit which I doubt.

Until we start naming names and calling them out, we all here arepart and parcel of the problem.

Deltamani:
NFF is the major problem behind what is going on now, Why force a Player on a Coach who already has and knows the players he wants for the World Cup…

Again the team have started gelling well, why bring in someone new entirely that hasn’t played under him once and he himself doesn’t want that player??

Randy has every right to be angry…! And I won’t even blame him if the Falcons perform poorly at the World Cup..

It’s a long and informative interview, which I would encourage all here to watch when they have the time.
However, in answering your question, focus on minutes 44 thru 50. He also discusses the challenges with the Nigerian setup.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKc_8nVTeEM

lovewins:
Can you reference where he said this?

He already said he will be focusing 100% on his Pitt job and will step aside after the WWC.

Nigeria will be coached by Danjuma for the Olympics qualifiers, so you can expect a repeat of what happened during the last time, especially when you have a useless coach in charge.

lovewins:
Considering the incompetence the current NFF board has shown so far, I really hope Randy doesn't leave after the world cup. We are better off with Randy at the helms than the calamity they hope to impose on us should he resign. My major grouse with Randy has been his tactical deficit but he's shown great improvement the last couple of games.

Trust me, with what Gasau has shown so far in handling both the Eagles and the Falcon's, we are better off with Randy.

Even the NFF, as corrupt as they are, wouldn't be that stupid to drop Echegini for some nobody who has no zero influence on the team.
As much as I like Debbie Ajibola and believe she is one for the future, she is not anywhere close to the class Echegini brings to the midfield.

isan:
I fear player like Echegini might not make the list , since she hasn't been in the team for long NFF can easily replace her with an home base players

Yes.
That's because Florida State U was able to grant Onyi dispensation from her final exams at the last minute. Randy promptly added her onto the squad when Onyi confirmed that to him.
Nicole Payne (USC), on the other hand, was not able to be excused from her finals and was therefore unable to make the trip.

isan:
Don't forget waldrum left out echegini from the list against haiti and New Zealand only to call in die minutes

When Onyi joined the team, the midfield really began to tick.
She successfully displaced Okobi without any controversy and has really elevated that department in the squad. Baring Injury, she should be on the list to go for the WWC.

There is absolutely NO home based better that any of the girls we have right now! None!!!

isan:
It's not about who has been in the team long it'll just be an excuse for the NFF to include their own favorite

You can add Oshoala and Oparanozie to that list also.

Oparanozie did not play a single minute of qualifiers and has been absent from the Falcons for over 2 years, while Oshoala did not play in any of the qualifiers and barely played 45 minutes in the WAFCON.

Question is: should both players then be dropped to accommodate lesser quality or home based players? It ain’t gonna work for Nigeria.

lovewins:
Which home based player has been on the team as long as Onyi. If they want to use politics to displace her, it will likely be an old player in her position not home based.

In thinking about it some more, the 'four homebased player inclusion' theory was based, according to Gusau, on saving money for qualifiers.

FIFA shoulders the costs of transportation and lodging for all countries that qualify.
Therefore, there should be absolutely NO excuse to mandate homebased players on the WWC Squad.

Deltamani:
Report has it that Four home-based players will be included in the Final List for the World Cup..

Largest movement of any African country by a country mile!
Yet, according to some, Randy has destroyed the Super Falcons brand and has not done anything.
The Randy watch continues...

BankyGee:
The Super Falcons 🦅 of Nigeria 🇳🇬 moves two spots ➕2️⃣ up the FIFA Women's Rankings and still maintain the top 🔝 spot in Africa 🌍 - ➕1️⃣4️⃣ gap clear away from South Africa, the second best women's team in Africa 🌍!

Go Falcons 🦅❤️🇳🇬

Thanks to FIFA’s premature announcement about bumper payments directly to the players, the Nigerian fraud has begun.

Wouldn’t be surprised if the Gasau and his cronies insist that half of the team is home based.

Hope Randy stands his ground and insists on only the players he intends on taking and rejects anyone imposed on him.

Deltamani:
Report has it that Four home-based players will be included in the Final List for the World Cup..

The man is absolutely useless (see my above comments).

It’s obvious this was being used by the NFF as his audition to take over from Randy after the upcoming WWC (Randy has said he was leaving afterwards). This team was already pre-packaged with the very best U20 and U17 players with recent WWC experience, yet the clown found a way to muck it up!

I would hope you make a video highlighting the fact that this man is not fit to lead the Falcons or any other female team going forward.

We cannot all just be coming here to vent, when we (special kudos to BascoVanVeli) have a very strong platform to highlight issues like this. Our ladies most certainly deserve a whole lot more.

BascoVanVeli:
I am not confident in Chris Danjuma. Bankole should have went up with his girls.

It is clear Danjuma has to be one of the worst and incompetent coaches for any of our female national teams.
His list of ‘accomplishments’ include:

1. Failure to deliver Olympics qualification by losing to Ivory Coast
2. Failed in U20 vs an average Netherlands team
2. Failed in U20 Wafu B final against a poor Ghana team.

How on earth can you get to a final and not train your players in penalties? How dumb a coach can you be? All he does is shout on the sidelines, instead of providing the girls with the intellectual tools to defeat their opponents.

This is the same Danjuma that was a very poor coach during the WC (Ajibade’s set) when they also crashed out in the quarterfinals and played extremely poor football.

How this useless coach still remains in reckoning is a reminder of the corrupt nature of our football administration.

Our girls had absolutely no business losing to this Ghanaian team, especially when you realize Danjuma had the great option of selecting the very best of players from Nigerias recent campaigns from the WWC U20 and WWC U17 teams ( who came 3rd at U17 WWC). These girls had big game tournament experience while Ghana, on the other had, just hand picked players who had no prior big game experience.

This is an absolute disgrace and goes to demonstrate how useless a coach Danjuma is!

Total B.S.

No Ajara Nchout, Fatima Tagnauout, Toni Payne, Jermain Seoposenwe, Kgatlana or Rash Ajibade?
Seriously, who on earth is C. Folorunsho?

Deltamani:
Mr VINE 2022/23 AFRICA BEST XI

Anything to say??

She's not.

Deltamani:
Messiah Bright appreciation post, Taking the NWSL by storm✨

I wished she is of Nigerian descent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXBiWRDV6pg

Nnadozie in action against PSG yesterday


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R83Q4MmHk4k

Imuran's first goal for Stade Reims


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDEFh-RFvtc

By the way, I wonder what you folks would say about the Stade Reims coach playing Imuran 'out of position' today.
She featured as a left striker in a 4-3-3 formation and scored her first D1 Arkema goal.

Deltamani:
⏱ 63’ Le Havre Women[0-2] Stade de Reims

48’ 🤝 Rofiat Imuran hits the ball perfectly from the left to the centre for Melchie Dumornay who finds the back of net!

54' ⚽️ Imuran R. Scores

So, please let us know who is not 'average' that should be utilized as the Full back(s)?

Because, as far as I am concerned, the very best options Nigeria has are the ones currently there.
Either that, or those you are advocating for have been tried and tested in the position and found to be not adequate.

Deltamani:
Abeg Randy matter tire person, he still parade average at very best as Full Back..

And as usual, the NFF would sit on their hands and wait till the last minute.
What is the succession plan for Randy Waldrum? The man announced he would be stepping down after the World Cup.
Meanwhile, the Olympic qualifiers would commence in July. Looks like we are shaping up for a repeat of what happened the last time, when Dennerby left after the world cup and that joker called Danjuma took over and made a complete mess of the campaign by losing to Ivory Coast.

Its going to be 'de javu all over again' - Yogi Bera!

Deltamani:
CAF Women's Football Calendar 2023-24 is announced

Womens Olympic Qualifying set to commence in July

WAFCON 2024 Qualifying set to start in September

I thought it was just me.
Extremely selfish player. Can't stand her.

BascoVanVeli:
Graham Hasen is more selfish than Gayse.

The NWSL typically releases players from their clubs in the case of a FIFA event.
Bear in mind that a very large percentage of the USWNT are with clubs in the NWSL and therefore, the US will be deeply affected if their players are not released for the WWC. Ditto that for several other nations, like Australia, New Zealand, Canada and several other countries.
I don't see this as an issue.

lovewins:
We might have issues with US based players sha . Those guys have league games till the 10th of July. Really concerned cause that means we won't have Alozie, KANU and Onumonu till 10 days to the world cup.

I still do not regard her as necessary in the SF and still believe strongly that she is over the hill.
However, the current Chief Coach of the Super Falcons, Randy Waldrum, thinks otherwise and so she will more than likely make the squad.

Deltamani:
I never forget how you always write off Desire Oparanozie whenever I post her here…😂😂😂

You are right.
The French Feminine league was revised for this year and she is in Division 2 Feminine - B (French D2 Championship - Group A).
http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/accueil.php?id=721
Appreciate the correction.

Deltamani:
You would have at least made your research very well before commenting… Saint-Malo Women plays in the Second Division..
The Div 2 in France 🇫🇷 is abridged, Group A and B of 12 Clubs each with the table topper of A and B playing each other to determine the overall Champion..

She was Playing in Turkey before she signed for them early this Season.. Esther Okoronkwo Club Saint Etienne are the league leaders of Group B while US Saint Malo are placed 10th position in Group A with Lille as Leaders of Group A..


At least I’m exposing her to the platform you can as well do more research to know about her..