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Somebody was talking about skillful Africans and he didn't make mention of Christian Obodo smh

gbosaa:
....And you felt it was appropriate to mention the name above to validate your claims about the ages? How about saying that you heard from a reliable source? How could you be even sure of the claim from the young man? How could he prove their true ages.

This thread is worse than Linda ikeji's blog. Why dont you guys focus on something else instead of gossiping about back and forth about players ages?.

That was poor from me, I must admit.

Ambitious Ramadan Sohbi dumps relegated stoke on a Ramadan eve for EPL side, Huddersfield Town

andrew444:
Just the way joe hart disgraced him self at Torino

Just the way Reece oxford could not get game time at mochenglabach

Just the way ravel Morrison flopped at lazio

Why will batshuayi make it at Chelsea when he was a bench warmer ? Or na back of tv you dey watch,batshuayi that struggle for game time under conte and for your information Chelsea is a better club then Dortmund.

Check the way Spanish players tear the Epl apart.

When last did the Epl win the champions league ?

5 club from the Epl is at the last 16 and 3 could not make the semi final what a disgrace.

The last time I check Everton came last in their Europa league group they could not even beat clubs from Czech Republic

Lol oboy easy

Joebie:
When did you become credible? Only gullible people would believe you

Hmm OK

andrew444:
The 2013 U17 world cup team is young no doubt.

The youngest players we produce are the ones who deduct only 3 or 4 years from their age,take it or leave it.

I was with Chigozie Obasi about 2yrs ago after his trials with Monaco. Remember he was adjudged to be the youngest of that 2013 set dye to his facial looks and small body. Remember his thunderous long range against the the UAE?

After taking some pills to my dismay, we discussed about life and everything, he shocked me when he told me the true ages of each and every one of them that repped us in that 2013. Yes they were young but none was below 18 and none was above 21.

charlesemeka85:
iorfa is a good talent but i doubt if wolves will retain him for their epl campaign. he is likely to be shipped out on loan to a championship team again

I pray he fights his way into reckoning during preseason, it will be at our advantage. An EPL defender to our team will be a plus

andrew444:
Crystal Palace is making a move for Joel Obi

http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2018/06/12/tt-report-palace-seek-deal-for-torino-midfielder-joel-obi/

As poor as Joel is at present top clubs are still fighting for his siggy. Seriously class is permanent while form is transient. His class is speaking for him, I hope his form comes back soon.

forgiveness:
Bundesliga sides were after him but he went for Championship team!

Na wa ooooooo.

Anything that rocks his boat.

But I think Rohr has guaranteed him a place in the National team even if he plays in Afghanistan hence the need to ignore a Bundusliga team for a Championship team.

No wonder some of these players loves to be bench warmers association because their places is guaranteed in the National team.

Anyway, I think Championship is ok but Stoke city!?

Guy if u were a pvssy, I trust you would be a smelly one because what comes outta u brain most times are smelly.

Where did u get this nonsense u posted? No let me swear for u oo

realpoacher:
ChrisKels as Team scout?.... Una no go see any new player for una team for the next decade because him breaking news go always dey stuck in the pipeline

Lol the way una take dey scatter me diz days without joy, I go bite person here one day oo

soetanoreoluwa:
Nairaland 23 Man Squad with Technical crew

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Goalkeepers

1.Bascovanveli
2. edi287
3. Danielninono

Defenders

4.Lexyman
5.Napeleon55
6.Taliban
7.AIG
8.Komekm
9.davep
10. maidaboi
11. omanbala

Midfielders

12. Certitude
13. Humility
14. Safarigirl
15. darkelf
16. bolowolowo
17.solonnachi

Strikers

18.Metaljigsaw
19.icon79
20.Realpoacher
21.Goke7
22.klexycole
23.Krattoss

Technical crew

Coach
Icon4s

Assistant Coach 1

Kog45

Assistant coach 11

Goodjoe

Assistant coach 111

TheSupernerd

Goalkeeper Trainer

Tbaba1234

Medical Team

Michael2
Dr kclever

Fitness Trainers

Captainstephen
Andrew444
goldenfish80

Team Psychologists

Mujtahida
Congo4ka

Video Analysts

Joebie

Team scouts

Chriskels
Forgiveness
Charlesemeka

Logistics and protocols

Elyte
Loogan

media Officer

soetanoreoluwa

Incase you are not selected keep working hard AFCOn 2019 is fast approaching

If you like shout corruption and Wayo Wayo...

Incase you are doubting the selection kindly ask questions

Technical crew should set up the game plan.

Just hope the team will be able to work together to bring the cup home

2 days to World Cup... I can't wait

When I dey primary school na Cafu dem dey call me even for sec school but uni na Marcelo, so I wonder why I didn't make the team as a left back.

The system has bn compromised and our coach dun chop bribe bkus statistically, im the better left back if nepotism was eschewed.

tbaba1234:
Players move for money all the time. Why so you think Nigerian players rush to Turkey? The tax system is more favorable than many of the bigger leagues so they earn more.

Money or no money, the championship is Etebo's standard. Let us not over rate these guys. Etebo is average at best so moving from lowly Feirense to stoke in the championship is a leap.

I doubt there were concrete offers from those bogus leagues being talked about.

I dont know why our players dont go to ligue1 though

olapluto:
Bros itikhaf don finish? E ku ipalemo odun

Please wots itikhaf. I know it has to do with Ramadan and islam but please tell me more about it. I beg of u

tbaba1234:
Uzoho just a few years back at Aspire Academy. This picture was taken in 2014. A few years later, he would be number 1 at the WC.

The blessed one



I wonder what happened to John Felagha who was once Aspire's poster boy. He was so good he was promoted to Eupen first team then. In the Academy, he was a better student between the posts than Uzoho was.

komekn:
When the text is taken out of context it becomes a CON.

But the depths of depravity you blatantly display tells me where you are from and where you belong.

NUFF SAID.

Lol where Im from, we dont give sugar in exchange for salt. We dont give out the next cheek to get a second round of slap just for Peace to reign, rather we throw double Mike Tyson kinda punches for every slap.

Dude u come here to talk rubbish with ur conspiracy theory and how the Anglo Nigerians are maginalised and u xpct us all to let it roll so that we dont look rude?

Im not that kinda man, I give as much as I get without reservations. If e pain u, u turn a new(better) live.

MetalJigsaw:
All this from a fellow dude? Na so e dey start o bros

Lol calm down small boy. As a guy who does part time runway auditioning to make my career versed, I always look out for guys that can fit in.

If I described Awaziem this way to any manager, na straight up invitation for rehearsals.

If invested in him as a model, I would smile to the bank. Clear ur yeye mind

There is a certain Mercado from Sevilla that plays RB or RCB for Argentina, dude is very poor and seem to be a regular in Sampaoly's defense.

Chai a Vicmo would have him for dinner, even SiMoses or Onyekuru would make a mince meat from the poor man of about 31. He promises a red card and penalties when faced by a dribbler with pace. He lacks pace and a good marking sense for a full back.

#EagleEyes

charlesemeka85:
yea the guy na cute boi also he looks very young

Very very young. I am so happy for him. Porto coach sold one of his stalwarts in the defense this past season few weeks ago to Roma to create a chance for young Awaziem in the first team next season.

Etebo's agent ;

” Valencia wanted to wait till July before approaching Feirense. Stoke City were a bit proactive in their approach and fee was quickly agreed as they wanted to close the deal before he represents Nigeria at the World Cup “

krattoss:
damn it.. I forgot Stoke is on championship

Lol olodo rabata. Iti mpataka

teeezy00:
The attire

I have never seen an Eagle as handsome as Awaziem. Ekong try sha but Awaziem is natural.

His pics alone wets pnts of his female fans. His tiny succulent red lips knot together with his clean and well shaven beard gang would make Bobrisky and his ilks pee themselves.

Dude would make it as a model if he wasn't a footballer. But I go bench him for d modelling field

I love my crew handsome and rich

edi287:
Etebo signs for Stoke. Poor move imo. Should've waited till after the World Cup

I just don't know what to say about this move. Stoke might regain their top-flight status next season and they might as well, plunge into the league 1 from the championship like Sunderland but all the same, the championship with stoke I guess is a cool place for auditioning for the EPL.

My 2cent

TheGoodJoe:
Still prefer the squad selection below. I feel Victor Moses will be formidable if given freedom to attack.

In the midfield trio, Ndidi sits, Mikel dictates while Iwobi dissects.

This formation is more feasible

Sunnypa11:
The best formation for the current Super Eagles is 3-5-2!
With the mentioned formation,Super Eagles held their own and looked unbreakable in the second half against a cruising English National team with some unravelled national treasures.
Francis Uzoho is a done deal for goal while expectedly, William Troost-Ekong and Leon Balogun are important to the defence line.
Joining the 'Oyinbo wall’ is a midfielder in John Ogu,It is very important to note that most of the defenders are right-footed including Kenneth Omeruo and the Israeli based Ogu is also as tall as Croatia striker,Mario Manzukic who will be an aerial threat all night.
Balogun will defend from a comfortable right side of the defence alongside a mobile Tyronne Ebuehi just as Ogu who is very calm in possession will be giving Bryan Idowu a needed assurance from the left.
Wilfred Ndidi will be winning the tackles as Oghenekaro Etebo create an industrious midfield zone to neutralize Luca Modric and Ivan Rakitic.
John Obi Mikel big game stability and experience put him in an advanced and familiar position with lesser defensive duty in yet an important position.
And there comes the mysterious dynamites leading the line together.
Kelechi Iheanacho and Alexander Iwobi both ruined Argentina together in an unimaginable manner in the most fruitful Forty-Five minute of Coach Gernot Rohr.
On display in Russia last November was pace,precised attacking passes,chemistry and top-class decision making.
The aging backline of Croatia could suffer same damage and it must be noted that Iheanacho always enjoy a companionship upfront while Iwobi is magical in freedom and the formation gives the Arsenal youngster the popular suggested advance role infront of Mikel.
SWITCH : John Ogu and Kelechi Iheanacho could both be replaced with Victor Moses and Odion Ighalo to switch back to 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1 as the situation may require.

http://www.nigfooty.com/2018/06/super-eagles-most-underrated-mysterious.html

If u must play Ogu as a left Centre back, then replace Idowu with Vicmo.

Even if we played Omeruo as one of the three Centre backs so that Ogu takes up Etebo's place in the midfield, still replace idowu with Vicmo

Please after this world cup, Rohr should make sure the back ups to Uzoho are young goalkeepers because it is illogical having an older keeper who cant displace a young Uzoho as a back up.

I want to see the likes of Okoye and Alampasu coming in as back ups to Uzoho. We should be futuristic.

BascoVanVeli:
My brother and to think we were all scared that his agent's greed had stalled his career. I am happy that the boy showed his quality. They will never say it but Arsenal should feel pretty silly for missing out on such a talent over peanuts. Even the nonsense agent has been vindicated sef as the boy is proving to be the best thing since fried rice.

Owerri think say them dey churn out stars pass umuahia but KC Nwakali and Samuel Chukwueze all from Diamond Academy Umuahia go do dem voom n'anya.

That said, enugu is kinda lagging behind now. No reasonable Academy even the River Lane that produced Chidera Eze has been closed down. Sad

komekn:
Iwobi is an exceptional case, we all should know,his Uncle is JJay he was in the national team before he even played one senior game for Arsenal.

Victor Moses was born in Nigeria and actually played for a local academy in Benin City before coming to England.

Consider the way Sone Aluko, Danny Shittu and Hope Akpan ( actually dislocated his shoulder playing for Nigeria) were all treated. You then have past,present and continuous form.

It's not everything that they will say in public but I can. And behind it all was the issue if inducement.

So iwobi who is arguably our best player would have been dropped if okocha wasn't there? Who would he have been dropped for? Ur scrotal sac (Akpa amu gi)?

So iwobi came to the team because his uncle is okocha? What happened to the catch them young mantra? Dude u are mentally deranged.

So the other players, who are their uncles? U always sound so f©©lish.

Oh even Moses made it because he once played in an Academy in Benin City before leaving for the UK? God! I haven't seen someone so stewpid.

Dont you ever quote me when u have nothing reasonable to say

Morocco destroys Estonia

ChrisKels:
Newly promoted Laliga team "Huesca", make Uzoho their prime target to replace their on loan first choice goalkeeper who will be leaving for his parent club Bilbao

Uzoho should bid his time and not make any hurried move until the world cup is over. I believe if he does well in the world Cup, he could get a decent midtable team in France to sign with.

Lol Chuba Akpom now keen on representing Nigeria after it is done on him that England opportunity is a far cry? Well, I welcome him if he could raise his game.

Awoniyi to Gent is a yummy news because I dont trust Anderletch coach to give him enough playing time if he had opted for Anderletch.

He should do it next season with Gent along side his compatriot Peter Olayinka and possibly Hillary Gong.

KK555:
The recent craze for emerging foreign based talents with Nigeria/African roots will impact negatively on local talents and football development in Nigeria and Africa. I hope the football authorities prioritise football development, local talent search and the development of these kids. It will inevitably spell doom to sports development in general focusing attention on foreign based talents when less could be spent developing and harnessing the potentials back home.

Without serious investment and committed development in the league, Nigeria league especially will be seen as a platform for players to escape to Europe even Sudan, South Africa and North Africa. You will see a player blossom one season and the next season, he will disappear and waste in one obscure league abroad.

It is embarrassing watching people argue about the root and parentage of certain players. It was even more shameful watching fans booing Dele Alli over his choice and decision to play for England. What happened to your league? What happened to your primary school, secondary school sports competitions and the talents that emerge from there? What happened to the academies?

Countries invest significant amount of finance developing facilities, clubs invest in these kids teaching them the rudiments of the game by providing them with well qualified coaches, provision of standard football pitches and gears only for the likes of Pinnick and co to circle and hover around them like scavengers once the investments start yielding fruits. With all the kids coming out, be aware that not all of them will have what it takes to excel and be successful playing for countries like Nigerian national team, its the bitter reality. There will be the Ainas, Aluko who would not be selected in the final event. Being born abroad should not be a guarantee for invitation to the national team.

I watched and witnessed the Athletic federation of Nigeria invite and have American citizens naturalised and represent Nigeria in the Edinburgh common wealth games and it filled me with bitterness. Some of these athletes esp the sprinters struggle to run 100m in 10.10secs. All of them performed woefully in the US qualifications but Nigeria found them worthy to wear the green white green in an international events! How sad.

What are the north Africans doing differently? Can't that be replicated? Are those countries richer than Nigeria? Your best league players leave Nigeria league for any of the north African league before signing lucrative contract with a European team. Who reaps the rewards. A Nigeria football league player would first of all attend trials in Europe before being signed for a paltry sum and when that is signed, there are always fights and acrimonies between the parent clubs and the football bodies but it does not happen like that when a north African team is involved.

I expect to see all the football experts talking about these and proffering solutions but no you,d rather see them arguing and lamenting that a certain boy with a Nigerian name was playing for the same country that invested and believed in him to excel. You,d expect to see people here discussing the good players in the league and the possibilities of them breaking into the Eagles team but no they,d rather boast of acquiring countless coaching certificates with zero knowledge of what football management is all about.

But the list u quoted has about 3players groomed by the Nigerian youth system. Isn't that local enough abi na when we promote kwara poly graduates of "16" as local players you go believe say we no dey ignore our local grass root football?

Guy grass root football in Nigeria is a big business and you can venture into it. If I tell you the number of boys that leave Diamond Academy umuahia for Europe yearly and that amount of money made by the team from these sales, u would be marveled.


The owner of the Academy has even bought a third abi fourth division team to help in exposing his students to European football in the early stages of their career.

You can do it, thats how Brazil produces their talents. Everything must not be done by the govt or the NFF