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tbaba1234:
Gata graduated from Kwara Poly in 2014.. 4 years ago
Did he graduate at 15 years?

He knew this but deliberately turning a blind eyes. Smh

BascoVanVeli:
Gata is a small boy unless he has Aki and Paw Paw.

Lately, av been taking notice, I am sorry but, seems u like supporting evil as long as it concerns the local league and players. Smh

tbaba1234:
See what i told you.

Kelechi Nwakali to Porto B

Waste of time..

Trust me, KC Nwakali is going to Porto first team not B team even though he might sparingly turn out for the B team when the need arises because of his age.

No fear

tbaba1234:
Example Wasiu Alalade that claims to be 18 is closer to 30, if not already in his 30s. Same with Adeshina Gata.

Just check out 18 year old Hamdi Akujobi of Heerenveen and his 18 year old mates at the Nigerian U20s. That guy, second from Hamdi's right with a back pack can't be anything less than 30 years.

http://scorenigeria.com.ng/2018/04/28/top-dutch-prospect-hamdi-akujobi-thrilled-with-flying-eagles-experience/

tbaba1234:
Many of those players are overaged. If we move forward with this team, we might do well in Africa or even the world but they will be no benefit at the end of the day.

Akpan Udoh was invited because some of the other keepers were flopping.

U picked those words from my mind.

Thanks

tbaba1234:
Marc Bola has joined Blackpool.

Marc Bola isn't a Nigerian. Only Tolaji Bola is.

isan:
Is galatasary not a bigger club than Everton?

Ofcus it is. It even has a richer history but Everton plays in a bigger league(the EPL).

tbaba1234:
Hopefully, he is not shipped to Porto B.

They have been on his trail for almost a year, so I doubt he would be shipped to the B team, besides, Arsenal and Porto know the reason for the deal; work permit, which he cant get playing for any B team.

The omen is good.

KC Nwakali joins Porto officially on a season long loan.


biggest Nigerian transfer so far this window.



Next in line are ; SiMoses, Awoniyi and Kalu

Triniti:
Npfl is the biggest recycler of overage players who has pass their prime, go to the league games and see that virtually all the players from both teams knows each other like the back of their hands. Rangers surprised me recently in Enugu, there was no single 30!year old in that team

Lol they now have a reasonable amount of youngsters

forgiveness:
Google na.

Lol na today? I done Google am tire, I no see anything like that, so help

goldfish80:
Please professional football is not age grade competition. Check the average age of Zamalek, Tp Mazembe, Sundowns. Even outside the shores of Africa, what's the average age of Real Madrid and Barcelona?
Professional teams should have youth teams who are engaged in their designated national or regional championships, not the main team parading an underage team.

Thats true but my point is that they should also be giving youths chance, they should have youth set ups to promote young players at any given time instead of this recycling of old worn out players all the time because no reasonable scout will recommend those old men to any European club.

Now if u wanna know why other West African leagues have been exporting quality players to Europe compared to the NPFL, watch this match btwn Enyimba and Williamsville of ivory coast. 90percent of the Ivorians look under 20 while almost all the Enyimba players look way beyond their 30s bar Ikouwem Utin Udoh . This match is a match btwn old men and teens. These Williamsville players look like Academy players, they even look younger than Paul Aigbogun's under 20 boys.

forgiveness:
Hahahahahaha! He had better behave himself. By now, I expect him to call those foreign born players. Most especially, Midhat Bajric, Keanan Bennetts and Deji Beyreuther who have all openly indicated to play for Nigeria U20 and SE. While at that, he should also consider players that won the last U17. I think only Kingsley Michael and Samuel Chukweze are eligible to play for Nigeria U20 because they were born in 1999.


I hope Shawn Adewoye and Adam Idah are considered.

Can you show us where Bennets openly declared to rep Nigeria abi u dun start again?

forgiveness:
You are right about that. Let us hope Bennetts and Mandela Egbo get to play for their new club in the Bundusliga, Borussia-Monchengladbach before the U20 begins but you should let them now we need them.

I know Bobby Adekanye very well. From his days at PSV to Barcelona back to Eredivise because Barcelona broke UEFA rules and sanctioned for that, before he finally went to Liverpool.

He begged Manu Garba and Emmanuel Amuneke tire to play for Nigeria U17 team but he was snubbed on those two occasions before he agreed to play for Netherlands.

Anyway, he is still eligible to play for only Nigeria SE but he has to g

Can u give a link to where he begged those coaches? I can remember vividly Amunike asked him to come down like other kids to slog it out with his mates because there aint no special invitation for any kid.

Ejaria, Abuchi obinwa and a few others were never specially invited rather they came down like Isaac promise to fight for their respective places.

I could be wrong anyways

Awoniyi finally puts pen to paper for a long term deal with Liverpool, next is his 2year loan move to Monaco which was initially put on hold for him to sign the deal with Liverpool first.

Loogan:
Who else has noticed that most of our players from the 2015 U-17 set are not finding it as difficult as the previous generations in terms of adapting very quickly to the high standards in Europe top leagues likes of Kingsley Micheal, orji, chuckwueze, kelechi N....signs of progress in our football BTW where is zakari Lukeman? bundle of talent but no major transfer!

Our Academies are improving and gradually we are getting it right age wise. The previous ones found it so hard because most had passed their formative(learning) stages and even their primes when we paraded them as U17s.

Guy if u come to Diamond Football Academy umuahia, u will agree with me that we have some good Academies. At Diamond, ur original first school leaving cert is ur primary credential to get admitted, in fact they dont normally take students who aint in secondary schools unless u are extremely good, so no how u gonna doctor ur age and it has grades, hence u are placed where ur age falls. They already have a club in the Portuguese third division where they give their top talents that first European exposure to prepare them well.

BascoVanVeli:
The player was in motion with wind taking up his clothes. Onazi is a seasoned professional that young players look up to, I don't believe he would return back from break overweight. Plus the man just came back from the world cup it's not like he was in Cancun or something.

Oh really? Now Dats a new one because I never knew breeze could blow someone's face, neck and arms to make them look puffy

Onazi was heavy before going to the world cup and at the world cup, he never tasted any action. So he was on a holiday

So u av no point

Men, Onazi is extremely over weight. I fear for his career. It's either he aint taking trainings seriously or age has caught up with him.

U need to see this pic down here via the link, it is disgusting


https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/onazi-rejoins-trabzonspor-targets-bright-league-start/

Icon4s:
Which is why promoting an U17 coach along with his U17 players has never worked for us.

He brings in favoritism.He chooses to promote his U17 players at the expense of quality players out there.

We need a coach with an open mind that can select the best within that age category.

Ur first paragraph killed Amunike while ur last paragraph is almost impossible down here in Nigeria because to me, that person doesnt exist in this part of the world.

forgiveness:
Hahahahahah! You better don't put your mind on Nigerian coaches else dey nack you 4 ground. Hahahaha!

Hahahahaha leave am, when dem do am something, no be person go tell am to comport

forgiveness:
I am trying to see if this is the same Kingsley Michael I know because all the pictures I am seeing one lanky dark in complexion and tall guy. It's is different from the fair in complexion Kingsley Michael I know.

Abeg, post his picture with Nigeria U17 and now. Thanks

Na the same guy wey u know. Yea he was fresher while with the Nigerian U17s. I heard he trains like a wild animal. Maybe thats what's draining him up plus his dreadlocks.

forgiveness:
Sunderland’s Asoro prefers Nigeria to Sweden

by David Ngobua @Ngobuadavid

Joel Joshghene Asoro who plays for English Championship side, Sunderland has expressed readiness to switch allegiance from Sweden to represent the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

Although he has represented Sweden at the U-17 and U-20 level, the attacking midfielder’s parents are Nigerians and so he is eligible to play for the Super Eagles.
A confidant of the player, who spoke to Daily Trust on condition of anonymity, said the youngster is willing to dump Sweden for Nigeria, if the Super Eagles coach would give him a chance.

He said the strong forward is ready to give the other strikers in the Super Eagles a fight for shirt in the team that will represent Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

“It is true that Joel has featured for Sweden at the junior levels but he is keen on playing for his fatherland.
“Although he was born and brought up in Sweden, his parents are Nigerians and he is yet to feature for Sweden at the national level.

“Joel will bring attacking options to the national team so if I have access to the national team handlers, I would ask them to give the youngster a chance to fight for shirt in the Super Eagles.

“He said he is ready to come if invited. He is also ready to fight for shirt for the 2018 World Cup,” said the player’s associate.

Asoro signed for English side Sunderland in 2015 but made his professional debut on 21 August 2016, in the league against Middlesbrough.

The 18 year old, who has played 9 times for the Sweden U-21 side made his debut when he started in the 1-1 draw against Spain on 5 September 2016 and also scored the last goal in the team’s 3-0 victory over Estonia on 6 October 2016.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/amplite/sunderland-s-asoro-prefers-nigeria-to-sweden.html

Ur post didnt quote Asoro neither did it quote his agent but an anonymous confidant. Not credible enough even though it sounds interesting.

I want to read it from the horse's mouth not from someone who knows someone, that knows someone, that knows Asoro

Kingsley Michael proving to be one of, (if not) Bologna's best midfielder so far in the preseason with yet another spectacular performance

Icon4s:
No need for Quota System.

At the U20 invite any player of Nigerian origin whether born home or abroad. Let the best be selected. No favoritism, no Quota system.

Seconded.

Invite all, select the best among the pool.

charlesemeka85:
also this benneth guy who left spurs for monchenglabach in germany has nigerian parentage. have not seen him play but heard he is very good

Bennets and Mandela are already England U20 internationals

charlesemeka85:
the best time to capture this kids is when they are yet to reach stardom. the nff should mandate our youth team coaches to add a certain quota of foreign born players in their teams to any tournament. imagine if we were fast enough to get ademola lookman, the kid would have been on of our breakout stars at the just concluded world cup

My anger is that during that period, Ademola was a core member of team Nigeria UK handled by the honorable man himself Doherty. Still beats me why he was never considered by Manu even though he was doing well for both Charlton and team Nigeria UK.

forgiveness:
NFF has contacted him and he has agreed to play for Nigeria ahead of Sweden. Ghana is only day dreaming. Hahahahahahahahaha!

Link to where he chose Nigeria ahead of Sweden and possibly England or I dont bilivit

tbaba1234:
Nnamdi Ofoborh of Bournemouth has joined up with the first team for preseason.

He was invited by the under 20 coach for the Egypt friendly.

What Paul Aigbogun is doing with this boy is what Manu Garba should have done with Charlton's Ademola lookman but no, he chose the Sokaris and Bubwas of this world instead. This also is what Amunike should have done with Ebere Eze, Raba Maja, Onyedinma et al but no, he chose under age boys instead.


That said, I hope he casts his net wider and not just in the UK. Somebody like Franklyn Akammadu of fiorentina, Shawn Adewoye of Genk, Midhat Bajric of hoffeinhem, Deji Behruether of Frankfurt, Maduka Okoye of Fortuna, even that westham youth team goalkeeper etc should be given a look in

BascoVanVeli:
We will be a very tough side if we make it to the U20 world cup with all these Euro based players gaining experience already.

That will only be possible if Aigbogun does not become too loyal to those grandpas he is parading as U20s when they must have given him a worldcup ticket.

Dat time sef, some us go support him with d normal cliche monkey nogo work for baboon to chop, hence, doz Dat suffered under this harsh and unfavourable African condition(weather) to qualify us, should be the ones to rep us. Trust naija fans nah
, some go be like, where were the foreign borns during the qualifiers. They wanna reap where dey didnt sow


That said, he already said he has gone to talk with some boys overseas, let's hope it turns out good.

tbaba1234:
Nnamdi Ofoborh of Bournemouth has joined up with the first team for preseason.

He was invited by the under 20 coach for the Egypt friendly.

I hope he becomes a mainstay in the first team next season.

charlesemeka85:
peeps make una see ooooo



Swedish-born of Ghanaian descent Joel Asoro has expressed his pleasure after completing a move to English Championship side Swansea City.

The 19-year-old penned a four year deal with the Welsh-based side for a transfer fee around £2 million from Sunderland.

"It feels very, very good to be at this club. I have watched Swansea play in the Premier League and I enjoyed seeing them play football. That's the way I like to play football too," Asoro told Swansea's club website.

"It was not easy for me to leave Sunderland. I came over from Sweden to join them when I was only 15. It was a bit hard, but I wanted a new challenge."

He scored three goals in 29 games as the Black Cats were relegated to Sky Bet League One last season - had one year left on his deal at the Stadium of Light but rejected a new contract offer.

Asoro is still eligible to represent Ghana despite playing for the Sweden U21 team.

Next time, u credit the site or u put a link.

This crap came from ghanasoccernet.com, same site that was claiming Josh Onomah as a Ghanaian until he came out to say he has no Ghanaian roots. They dun come again with Joshghene Joel Asoro