₦airaland Forum

Joebie:
I'm not even talking about the Cameroonian national league lol. I can name several Cameroonian keepers who start for their club sides in Europe. Let's not give excuses. Let's all a spade a spade.

Lol oya no vex, name the several keepers besides Kameni and Onana. No wonder u provoked like u did. I'm so sorry I misconstrued the whole statement earlier.

Joebie:
Why 7? why not 21? you don't seem like someone I would even spare another moment of my time with.

u don chop?

Oboy that was so puerile of u, why did u flare up that easily? I am sorry if that number was massive but u promised same number or something similar in ur previous post, that was what really drew my attention because the exaggeration was kinda delusional. Just name the players or keep quiet make we hear word.

Joebie:
"With Cameroon listed as their nationality" bros no double standards. Just as I count Nigerian descents as Nigerians, I also do the same for other African countries. Remove those conditions you are trying to set now because we are not talking Nigeria. We all know Enyeama is the ONLY keeper who starts in a top flight European club we have. Im not even going to say he is no longer in Lille. But I guarantee u this argument is not worth having if we must do it without sentiments.

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Don't be jumpy buddie. This aint no double standard it is called being real, we cant keep deceiving ourselves. Breel Embolo was with the tag "Cameroonian prodigy" but at the end he dumped Cameroun for the Swiss, same route mvogo is gradually towing. Wake up bro, if ur profile as a player doesnt read "Nigerian, Ghananian, Cameroonian etc" forget it because there is an unwritten rule that if u good enough, u aint gonna represent any of those countries u consider a fall back. Bro until a player(with double nationality) pulls the green and white, he aint no eagles' prospect. Same is applicable to other african countries. I am done creating fantasies and stupidly dwelling in them too. Ola Aina can still do a Sydney Sam.

Damne the argument anyways, school me, give me the names of the 7camerounian keepers who are starters in their respective club sides in Europe. Don't mind the conditions i gave in my earlier post. Ur time starts now...

Joebie:
I'm not even talking about the Cameroonian national league lol. I can name several Cameroonian keepers who start for their club sides in Europe. Let's not give excuses. Let's all a spade a spade.

I challenge u to list them. Bar Onana and maybe Kameni who just left for the Turkish league who else starts in Europe with Cameroun written as his nationality?

Joebie:
Nwakaeme worked a full shift an scored the first of two goals for Beer Sheva in their 2-0 win over Ludogorets in the 1st leg of Champions Leagu qualification. Super Eagles midfielder, John Ogu was also on for Sheva for the entire duration but was cautioned in the dying minutes of the game.

In another match, Club Brugge currently lead Baseksihir of Turkey 1-0, thanks to Dennis Bournaventure

This Bournaventure boy is gonna be one hell of a striker in Belgium this season. I have my eyes on him.

As much as I'm not a fan of Onazi's style of play, I won't fault him for yesterday's misadventure, rather, Rohr for fielding two defensive midfielders who like making forays, the less said about Onazi's inability to maintain his position, the better. Rohr tried it against Senegal, and we were headed for disaster until we had a blessing in disguise which brought in Ogu. I thought that was enough lesson but no, we had to leak our wounds before we learn. Agu we read in a report likes sitting behind to allow his partner push forward, he tackles just like onazi but more clinical with his unlike onazi, passes better than onazi and is hardly drawn outta position unlike onazi, but outta our loyalty for captaincy and experience, we left the better player on the bench. Even ogu would have been more disciplined.

Rohr got his tactics 70% wrong and only he can tell us the rationale for ousting onyekuru from the match day squad for Osimhen. Onyekuru would have, as he has always been, an upgrade in S. MOSES (We saw it play out in the Belgium league). What that match needed was wing forwards not wingers because we ain't got tall strikers for aerial balls. We needed an onyekuru-like WF to cut in not a headless chicken in Moses who kept puffing and hoofing. A winger who could neither cross nor cut in shouldn't be getting a call up even if he plays for Madrid. Simon will never grow. Moses was all dribbles with zero final ball. Musa was even worse. I blame Rohr for all this.

That game needed both pace and urgency but our wingers couldn't offer either. I would have crucified him for playing iwobi wide, but I can't because when iwobi came to d middle, he still couldn't do no jack. Iwobi was poor same as KC who could hardly dribble, coupled with his awful first touch. He didn't even manage a short on target though the midfield wasn't productive.


The last time I talked about onazi shaping in or shipping out, some guys came for my head. I still maintain that stance, if onazi doesn't improve on his discipline, awareness, passing, tackles then, Esiti's move to PSG, would make him lose out on call ups because IMHO, Agu is already better. Onazi is all hustle no ball sense just as S. Moses is all dribbling no ball sense.

Modified ; I would have called Rohr's astuteness into questioning but for the fact that no man is infallible and he has not really the shown his managerial ineptitude. Awaziem's debut shouldn't have come in a match of this magnitude( drill or no drill) with a whacky LB in Echiejile beside him and another CB who is still learning his thread, as his partner, what a baptism of fire. Awaziem showed glimpses of brilliance and would have done better with Balogun as his partner and a better LB. I tell u, lad is a very good ball playing CB. He was badly exposed by Elderson so u guys should cut him some slack.

cromz:
u call a regular player for Basel an academy player?? if he isn't good will the swiss cap him
No matter where he is playing right now thiago ilori is a good right back.BTW mind you this is national football so club form doesn't necessarily matter abi ihenancho,musa,iwobi too no dey chop bench The squad that won the 2002 euros for Greece was full of bench warmers.
I wouldn't argue for onuoha all I know is that he is the most experienced defender of Nigerian descent who plays in England the dude no dey chop bench sef.

U still shooting urself in the foot. Though this debate isn't worth it, how many first team appearances did he make for the first team of Basel this past season and the season before and how many did Awaziem for Porto?

U ain't got no facts(stats) to back up ur Thiago claim so I term it utter gibberish or in komekn's voice, prejudice. In that championship, Tiago can't dust Iorfa and adebajo's shoes, they are d guys u should be clamoring for not a below average Portuguese wanna be.

About Nedum, no argument because u just made ur point which is emotion ridden. Giving him a call up reeks of desperation and mediocrity. Besides, he's past his prime and ain't Eagles worthy (both quality wise and his initial rejection of the team).

cromz:
Good players dey rohr no go invite na academy players baba dey find here are some players I think should have been invited to the national team.
Manuel akanji (it's so sad we lost these one)
igali
sone aluko
ajagun
ideye(hasn't been invited in recent times)
Thiago ilori (dude would play the RB role better than the players we have)
nedum onuoha (experienced CB)

Go home, u are drunk.

U Contradicted ur academy claim with Akanji suggestion (though he's been capped by the swiss)

Tiago Ilori? Are you for real? Do u even know how he has been faring ever since he left Sporting? Another academy player(at Liverpool) and now a bench warmer at Reading in the Championship.

Nedum Onuoha? Experienced CB? What international football experience does Nedum have? BTW, have u ever seen Nedum suited up as a CB? Nedum is average at best and his position is RB. Nedum isn't as good as what we already have, besides he ditched us when he was a bit above average, I would rather we brought back Ambrose than give Nedum a call up, lest for remain patient till Aina's case is sorted out. We also have Nura in the pipeline.

Ligali if throughly he is a Nigerian, check

Ideye the hustler, check

Aluko, check

Ajagun? I would go for Azu Okechukwu instead.

TheGoodJoe:
Very interesting but I do not see Rohr gambling with shielding the defence with Onazi. It is just too risky although Onazi's positioning improved under Rohr, Ndidi seems a more calm and trusted option. We will miss his lethal long range strike but we have enough firepower upfront to supplement the loss.

Remember I said pushing forward when needed? But Sir, if Onazi can't shield, then he should give way for better shields(Agu my pick) because we can't afford to miss those attempts from Ndidi just because we wanna accommodate a certain Onazi. I read Agu doesn't join attacks more often unlike Onazi and he never jokes with his defensive responsibilities too. I had to check on his clips and I saw exactly what I earlier read. He displayed it against Corsica and Togo, he passes better and he's tidy with his tackles, hence, doesn't accumulate cards. He doesn't take no prisoners, same with Onazi though. He even had a better stat than Onazi this past season. He was second to no other Nigerian DMF than Ndidi, in Europe this past season.

Sunnypa11:
Rohr Baba Rohr Baba

Hmmm Shehu up against Keagan Dolly, interesting. Shehu is pacy and skillful, he can cross the ball better than Musa and he's got guiles. From what I saw in Brazil, he also knows how to play the ball from defense. He ain't that awesome while defending but I think he can contain Dolly. Nice pick


Onazi should be told to mind his defensive works while Ndidi who shoots better with more precision pushes forward(though only when need be). He should curb the rate at which he plays into our opponents' hand by easily getting drawn outta position. Well we've got a good cover in Agu.

Omeruo hmmm I must say l'm scared with this guy starting. He can make mistakes to put us in danger anytime. I pray he disappoints us his doubters. I wish Balogun was around.

Akpeyi seems the best choice at this stage though experience wise not merely because of his qualities. He is always jumpy, flaps at crosses and dives horribly like aiyenugba. He can make point black saves when least expected, at the same time, he can let in cheap goals, hence I call him a rope of sand. I'm not comfortable with him between the pipes but we ain't got better options. If Francis Ezoho manages to win a starting shirt next season at modest derpotivo lacoruna, I would be the first to clamor for his invite

The front three plus etebo should scare the opponents and I pray they(iwobi, Acho, Musa and Etebo) all come to the party. Hopefully we have the Musa we saw against the Argies at the world cup, up against the Bananas.

If we leading let say by 2 goals and above until the 70th minute, I would want the substitution to be ;Agu/Ogu for Iwobi, onyekuru for Musa to keep them on their toes and finally kayode for Acho, also to keep them on their toes. At this period, they would become vulnerable as they push for a goal hence leaving spaces behind. Our pacy dou of kayode and onyekuru can pounce by attacking those spaces with their pace.

This is my 2cent

Sunnypa11:
Rohr Baba Rohr Baba

Hmmm Shehu up against Keagan Dolly, interesting.

kingphilip:
reports came too that Omeruo performed well in training too so I think twill be justified if he starts as against if he flopped in training

To be sincere, fear dey catch me whenever I see Omeruo starting. Hopefully he proves a point against the Bananas and Rantie in particular because the last time they faced each other, Omeruo automatically became epileptic. He was hardly on his feet and he made a CR7 out of Rantie.

Icon4s:
Sincerely speaking, I don't think Onyekuru moving to Arsenal would be of much benefit to both Onyekuru and Arsenal.

Wenger is keen on keeping Alexis and Ozil. Welbeck, Chamberlain and Iwobi are still very much in for next season.

Arsenal is plotting to land a 120m pounds worth Mbappe.

What chances does Onyekuru have at Arsenal?

Westham would be a fantastic move for him. He stands a better CHANCE for game time. Also with Iheanacho at Westham a good chemistry that we can exploit at the national team level can be created.

Ur last paragraph, in Supernerd's voice, synergy. I was about writing something about that possible synergy and it's benefits to Eagles before u picked the idea right outta my head.

The kinda news that gladdens GoodJoe's heart. Pick the man that performs better in camp. So much for drills...


Rohr List Onyekuru, Mikel Agu &
Kayode As Players Making It
Hard For Him To Pick Starting XI
Ahead of the Super Eagles game against South
Africa coach of the senior national team of
Nigeria Gernot Rohr has confessed that certain
players are making it difficult for him to decide
on a starting line up.
Speaking at the pre match conference of the
team witnessed by Owngoalnigeria.com Osas
Mahawi, Rohr said the new players in his team
are pushing the regulars for a spot in the
starting line up.
Rohr listed three players in particular who are
making it hard for him to pick a starting line up
ahead of Saturday’s game against South Africa
in the race to be at the next cup of nations in
2019.
“It will be very difficult to make a starting XI
because we have many good young players
now,” Rohr said.
“The young players have brought a fresh spirit
to the team and we must go forward and
progress.Their integration is going very well.
“We have a new defensive midfielder, Mikel
Agu, who is doing very well as well as the
strikers from Belgium (Henry Onyekuru) and
Austria (Olanrewaju Kayode). They have been
working hard.”

kingphilip:
This is bad news if true sha
But might give Osimhen or Onyekuru the opportunity to make their debut on Saturday

I read it was a scare during drills, nothing serious.

This onyekuru's prospective move away from eupen is getting so tediously protracted. Now the whole thing is taking a different dimension and Arsenal seem to be on the back foot as West ham emerges the favourite because his advisors want regular playing time. I would have loved him a gunner but whatever option that makes him a better player with Russia 2018 lurking behind. I just hope he doesn't make the wrong move.

Kayode incures an injury in camp!!!

OMANBALA1:
He needs time to find his feet. To early to call.

Humm OK oo. Muazam we read, hit the ground running. I just hope moruf doesn't do an olatunbosun

maidaboi:
@safarigirl and chriskels you people should stop all this tribe e-war please
back to supereagles
fixed score nigeria 6 1 south africa

We ain't fighting bro. I can't condescend so low, neither can she. We just having a healthy discussion. But, like u said, back to sports.

Give me ur preferred line up against the bananas. I also need ur prediction, a feasible one oo

Cheers

OMANBALA1:
Nsogbu adiro. Oga adili gi mma.

Ekele diri gi. Ya dikwara gi nma ka I si chere m

OMANBALA1:
Ozugo nu.

Anyi anaghi alu ogu nwoke oma

Seems moruf Yusuf ain't pulling it ooo, Rohr said he is still searching for options at the left back oo. Nawa

safarigirl:
I no be lesbian, so I no send Ngwa women. I never see one fine Ngwa man she

I no even know road to UNIBEN

Neither am I a GAYbriel so I no send Arochukwu guys. My roommate when I was a year1 student na Abam boy in Arochukwu local govt, he showed me pepper just bkus he was two years ahead of me, my gal in third year was an Atani gal and her character left much to be desired. She left me bkus I had no interest in clubbing, partying and smoking Marijuana and other inimical substances, she was damne pretty though. But these ugly experiences won't make me label the people of Arochukwu wicked and unserious.

OK I saw clinician on ur pic, so I thought u were a student of optometry

safarigirl:
Ngwa people are short and look like ikpeazu, Arochukwu men are so much better looking

Besides, I have never met one reasonable Ngwa person and I have met more than enough. Only Ngwa people have nice things to say about Ngwa people

History remembers Arochukwu as renowned slave traders and the most formidable opponents the British encountered in the East, nothing much on Ngwa people aside cannibalism.

Now that you know, I suppose we can return to the football.

History will always remember the great Kingdom of Arochukwu and of course Ohafia the warriors but where are those two today compared to Ngwa land?

Not every ngwa man is short, BTW, their women boast of the finest skin tone in Sub-Saharan Africa. U can mistake an extremely light skinned Ngwan for a mulato. Ngwa get light skinned women like helele.

Bia u b opto student? Did u attend the last NOSA conference at UNIBEN? If u did then, perhaps...

Icon4s:
Nwokem, Ibu onye Ngwa?

A bughi m onye ngwa mana otu nwada ahu siri dobe oluokwu ya adighi nma. Igbo muru nze, muo ozo kwuru si na-obughi soso onye nwuru anwu ka a na-edozi olu, n'ihi nkea, m si ka m dozie ya olu. E ji m n'aka na I ghotara ebe m si abia?

I buru na I mara ndi a na-akpo *ndi nwanne-ukwu *, o bu ebe m si

safarigirl:
ngwa ke? Chukwu aju...please, I am from Arochukwu, Atani like icon4s said.

Anything wrong with being an Ngwan? Gini ka chukwu juru? Early isiala Ngwan's were cannibals, so also were other places round Africa, South Emerica, Asia etc. Ngwa has moved on. The kingdom of Arochukwu down to Ohafia (the warriors) were notorious for the human head ikperikpe ogu and ekpe dance back then also. Gini exactly ka chukwu juru when Arochukwu wasn't any different from Ngwa? I dun tire for this stereotype about the great people of Ngwa biko. Make we talk sports maka mmadu ikpasu ibe ya iwe.

tbaba1234:
Our Bredas are just going through a phase with less talent coming through. We have been there before. They are still strong.

Yea but they are no longer as strong... Compare that midfield composition with the era when Essien, KPB, Muntari held sway. Take a look at their defense, nothing to write home about. To imagine that they still depend on an old guard like Gyan for goals sums up the miserable condition they are in, presently. Gyan isn't it anymore and Jordan Ayew just doesn't measure up.

The few big(though average at best) names but Andre Ayew u see on that list, are bunch of chronic bench warmers in their respective club sides. The Parteys, Armateys and Acquahs of this world. The only guy(K. Asamoah) who would have been an exception has been as unlucky as our own Joel Obi with injuries. Seriously, Ghana is feeling the heat

I came across the squad list of our *bredas* from the former Gold Coast, I couldn't help but feel pity for them. They really are passing through a rough patch presently. They badly are in dearth of super talents unlike their West African neighbors like ; Senegal, Nigeria, Cote d'ivore et al.


Ghana squad

Goalkeepers:

Richard Ofori (Wa Allstars); Adam Kwarasey
(Brondby, Denmark); Felix Annan (Kotoko);
Joseph Addo (Aduana Stars)
Defenders:
Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew, USA); Daniel
Amartey (Leicester City, England); Lumor
Agbenyenu (Munich 1860, Germany); Daniel
Darkwah (Aduana Stars, Ghana); John Boye
(Sivasspor, Turkey); Rashid Sumalia (Al Gharafa,
Qatar); Nicholas Opoku (B.Chelsea, Ghana);
Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew, USA); Jerry
Akaminko (Eskiserhispor, Turkey); Samuel Sarfo
(Liberty, Ghana)

Midfielders:

Mohammed Abu (Columbus Crew, USA); Afriyie
Acquah (Torino, Italy); Isaac Sackey
(Alanyaspor, Turkey); Thomas Partey (Atletico
Madrid, Spain); Ebenezer Ofori (Stuttgart,
Germany); Kingsley Sarfo (Sirius, Sweden);
Winful Cobbinah (Hearts of Oak); Yaw Yeboah
(FC Twente, Holland); Godsway Donyoh
(Nordjaelland, Denmark); Andre Ayew (West
Ham, England); Frank Acheampong (Anderlecht,
Belgium); Thomas Agyepong (NAC Breda,
Holland)

Forwards:

Asamoah Gyan (Al Alhi, UAE); Jordan Ayew
(Swansea City, England); Majeed Waris (Lorient
FC, France); Raphael Dwamena (FC Zurich,
Switzerland)

Sir forgiveness, how come u couldn't broker a better deal for Abdul Ajagun? While others are stepping up, he is headed for a small team in Lokeren.

If Azubike's move to either Monaco or Besiktas comes to fruition, with Mathews imminent move to Anderletch (Belgium's biggest club) this transfer window, then ur boy would be on a long thing.


Modified ; I think Onazi should find a way outta Turkey or better yet, make a move to a bigger club(in the mould of Besiktas, Galatasaray, Fener) because the competition might make him a victim of this looming stampede. I said this because in Nigeria, we respect clubs more than the talent in clubs. If Esiti (poor man's wanyama), moves to PSG hmm...I doubt Onazi would still be getting invites playing for Trabzonspor

Nigerian's already overcrowded midfield keeps getting interesting by the day. I never gave up on Ify even when he was with Kano pillars


Exclusive – Anderlecht Close To
Reaching Agreement With
Lillestrom For Ifeanyi Matthew
Highly rated former Nigeria youth international
Ifeanyi Matthew could join the bandwagon of
Nigerian players moving to Belgium with
Anderlecht locked in talks over him.
The Belgium side are in the market for a
replacement for Youri Tielemans who left the
club for Monaco at the start of the summer
transfer window.
Matthew was recommended to the club, and
after studying clips of his games for Norwegian
side Lillestrom, the club have tabled an offer
according to a source close to the player’s
agent.
” Anderlecht are presently the front runners for
his signature although there are other teams
interested in him. I think Club Brugge as well
but am not sure “, he told Owngoalnigeria.com.
” Matthew has done well for Lillestrom, so it’s
not a surprise that he is set for such a move
after a year in Norway. We wait still but talks
are progressing nicely”.
Daniel Martins

While others were fighting their ways into reckoning, igiebor and his likes were busy blabbing


Exclusive – PSG Open Transfer
Talks With Gent Over Out Of
Favour Eagles Ace Anderson
Esiti
Anderson Esiti is in line for a big move away
from Belgium side Gent with French giants PSG
currently holding talks over his transfer.
Owngoalnigeria.com exclusively gathered that
talks are already on regarding his possible
transfer with Gent willing to let the midfielder
nicknamed the beast leave this summer.
Esiti joined Gent last summer for €1.5m from
Portuguese side Estoril, but the club have a
15% sell on clause in the deal that took him to
the Belgium side, which means they are also
entitled to a chunk of his transfer fee if he
moves to PSG.
Already Gent has quoted €20m as his price tag
to PSG, who are now looking for ways to beat
the price down a bit, as the player is high on
the summer transfer wishlist of coach Unai
Emery.
The 23 year old has fallen out of favour with
the national team selectors of Nigeria, and
despite his fine form for Gent in the recently
concluded season, he still wasn’t considered for
the training camp in France, and the game
against South Africa this weekend.

nelszx:
It's Dutch as Deutch can be mistaken as German and not The Netherlands

That was a typo from smart phone autocorrect. Thanks all the same.
What's ur take on that match?

Maybe a few people think through this line with me, but I think it is worth the mention. To the powers that be, the bigwigs in here, I direct this question, please why don't we read of NFF's push to cap Manuel Akanji as much as we read of their pushes for other guys his age? I have seen him play severally and from my own standards, he is okay. He just won his place as a starter with Basel and I think we should have arms round his neck as we do Awaziem now because we don't have that much options at the back and Balogun ain't getting any younger. The boy doesn't hide his Nigerian heritage, evident is the presence of Nigerian flag on his instagram handle (I guess). He might love the prospect of playing with this young, vibrant Eagles team. They(Awaziem and Akanji) wouldn't make bad partners *future wise* in eagle's defense if we got him in the fold.