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Icon4s:
Uchenna Kanu is not new in the National Team circles. She is an ex-Falconnets player. She may have improved but I don't see her giving better than what likes Ordega, Okobi and Oshoala can give.

This current Falcons team does not inspire confidence at all. The team lacks quality plus the coach plays almost like Aigbogun: Kick and follow football. The team cannot dominate play even against our African rivals. In my head I know we may even struggle to earn 1pt from all 3games in that group. But in my heart I can only wish them well.

I will not totally dismiss the chances of the ladies in France and I think you are still judging them based on january's performance

I think the coach has tried to fine tune them into a defensively solid team that will be hard to break down which will thrive on the counter.

Realisticaly I'm targeting a win against South Korea and draw against Norway that should at least guarantee them 3rd place and qualification for the second round.

as poor as you think dennerby is he has won a trophy Aigbogun non

gamaliel9:
i am not really comfortable with this move if it materializes...i would have preferred him to move up gradually. I do not want him to jump the learning process..this is the way it would have made sense.....from BELGIUM LEAGUE TO FRENCH LEAGUE...till he becomes MATURE for Spanish or Italian football...however in football anything can happen...who knows...but that has gone to conjecture or hope

ABOVE ALL THE GUY IS A GOAL POACHER

exactly I had already posted before I read yours the boy needs clubs that will help him with his natural progression and like you I don't think Italian football will provide that for him now I rather he goes to Lille FC

soetanoreoluwa:
€15 Million bid for Osimhen by Atalanta FC of Italy. Atalanta is playing champion league next season

hmm I don't know if this is the right move now for Victor plus the added pressure of being the most expensive signing for the club. Italian football can be quite tough and Unforgiven for a young player I hope his handlers advise him well

Icon4s:
Brother, since we are like family here, I just came out of a surgical operation. Currently still hospitalized. But no worries, it came out good and I am recovering.

I didn't watch the game because the Hospital's management made it as a policy not to switch to football games due to their hypertensive patients. I never knew until 5 minutes before the game when I requested for super sport .

wow boss glad to know the operation went well and was successful take it easy and heal well God bless

forgiveness:
Some of those players will attract teams from Europe and will progress to the senior team.

I like your faith because with what I've seen even the half decent ones will have to do a lot of improving

Well that's that the coach got what he deserved you can't plant cassava and expect to reap apples the only consolation is that they put up a fight in the second half of this game.

As far as age grade competitions go I'm very disappointed because I don't see anyone in the near future from this group of players that can be promoted to the super Eagles

OK maybe as a longshot Kingsley Michael and ofobofh could Step Up but that's about it

bros abeg don't insult aghahowa at least julius scored a world cup goal

Leyqute:
Lewandowski that went goalless throughout the World Cup and couldn’t score one single goal vs VVD. That Polish Agahowa is not better than Batshuayi abeg.

Comparing him with Origi is an insult to Amadioha.

raumdeuter:
I prefer a team of players who deliver at key times in the CL

Like Lewandoski delivering 4 goals in a semi, like Origi bailing Liverpool out vs Barca

not shakushaku dancers who give 4 CL open play goals their entire career

hi chief just wanted to remind you of vvd Beasting a Champions League final

Danielnino00:


Arsenal defence is a complete joke.. Emery needs to overhaul that department completely next season....

honestly sometimes I question my sanity for supporting this Football Club the only consolation is that at least it seems Alex is fitting top form for the Nations Cup.

It's one thing to pick obviously over aged players but at least pick the ones wey Sabi Play ball na

Commentator: tijani is 18 years old and I wonder if he is fully grown yet loooool

komekn:
Liverpool is a world class club looking for proven tested and consistent established world class players to take them to the next level.

Without prejudice Chukwueze does not fit the bill so I doubt your assertion. Unless he wants to grow stale in the Liverpool U23's.

Harry Wilson, Ryan Kent and Seyi Ojo cannot get into the team and you think Chukwueze will?

good morning first of bro why do you like pouring cold water on positive news of Nigerian players you don't fancy?

I mean it's ok to say you feel Samuel would not get into the first team of Liverpool if he moves there but playing down his talents by comparing him to this other guys you mentioned is unfair to the young man.

Samuel has performed creditably well in his first season playing in the best League in the world what have the other guys even done that you are mentioning their names? For Samuel to have gotten the attention of a top club like Liverpool at his age is something to gain encouragement from not begin to wax lyrical on whether or not he's good enough I will prefer time to be the judge

This var will be the death of football

that iheanacho will do well in belgium or anywhere else is just theory for now you can't go into a tournament hoping a player will rediscover good form especially when he has not done anything in recent times to suggest otherwise. if iheanacho had been doing well in the GWG i would have given him a pass but being poor for club and country at the same time? mbanu! i repeat national team is not a rehabilitation center.

osimhen, onuachu, onyekuru, ighalo even controversial awoniyi have all been on fire recently.

now i'm not saying iheanacho can't get back to his best form but i'll rather the chances of the super eagles doing well at this year's AFCON are not jeopardized because of one man.

Icon4s:
Musa's ability to deliver in another system tells you he still got it in him.
Move Iheanacho to Belgium or that same Russia and see whether he will not hit the ground running.
Football is not what a lot of you here think it is. Players develop these abilities over decades and such abilities cannot just varnish within a twinkle of an eye. Being that Iheanacho does not see much game time doesn't mean he also sits on the bench in Training.

And on the bolded please tell me the Firing players that were the available options.

forgiveness:
If only you can tell me why Onyekuru never trained with Everton.

the same reason why you should tell me why guardiola sold a player he liked at at loss

Icon4s:
Now, this is where you guys got it wrong.

Firstly, if you have been long enough on this thread you will know I am not a '' Fan Boy'' of Iheanacho. In fact I am not a Fan boy of any player. I will say the only player I have a soft spot for is Alex Iwobi and this is due to my status as an Arsenal fan. So I can hammer any player here without blinking. I am only for excellence and not mediocrity.

Secondly, can you categorically tell me that Ahmed Musa had a better season leading to the WC than Iheanacho had this season. Musa that was kept out of Leicester's match day squads for months and was demoted to the U23s. The last time Musa did anything of note in the national team was then 2014 WC. He was abysmal during the 2018WCQ as he only got cameo appearances in some games.

I know how you guys criticised Musa's inclusion here but some of us still had Faith in his abilities because we know what he can do if he hits full gear.

Now on Iheanacho, the coach has selected him amongst the 25. Yes, he didn't have a good season but he is a lot better than how Musa was leading to the 2018 WC. Like I said before, you cannot discredit his world Cup experience because he featured prominently in it even though he didnt score a single goal. You and I know what Iheanacho can do if he hits gear.


For me if Iheanacho can apply himself well and fit into the coach's philosophy he should be in Egypt.

fair enough points however remember before musa was named in the world cup squad he moved to russia where he got good game time and regained some form but in iheanacho's case he has been poor all season.

so expecting a player going through a poor run of form to suddenly find his scoring boots during a crucial high profile tournament like the AFCON is a bit of a stretch when you have available options who are on fire.

plus as poor as musa was in the national team before the world cup he was still getting assists here and there whereas KC's last reasonable contribution to the super eagles was way back in december 2017 against argentina

pep loved kayode so much after buying him for 3.5 million pounds they decided to sell him at a loss

forgiveness:
I am making you to make use of your head.

Why hasn't Onyekuru trained with common Everton?

stop trying to change subject kayode is the basis of our discussion. why was kayode loaned and later sold at the first opportunity if guardiola fancied him as you claimed?

forgiveness:
I am making you to make use of your head.

Why hasn't Onyekuru trained with common Everton?

midfield seems their strongest point but will struggle in attack especially as they keep relying on gyan who should be thinking of retiring by now

Truidstar:
Ghana 29-man provisional squad:

Goalkeepers: Richard Ofori (Maritzburg United), Lawrence Ati- Zigi (Sochaux, Montbeliard, France), Felix Annan (Asante Kotoko, Ghana).

Defenders: John Boye (Metz, France), Andy Yiadom (Reading, England), Abdul Baba Rahman (Reims, France), Lumor Agbenyenu (Goztepe A.S, Turkey), Kassim Nuhu, (Hoffeinham, Germany), Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew SC, USA), Joseph Aidoo (Genk, Belguim), Nuhu Musa (St Gallen, Switzerland), Joseph Attamah (Basaksehir, Turkey), Mohammed Alhassan (Hearts of Oak, Ghana)

Midfielders: Mubarak Wakaso (Deportivo Alaves, Spain), Thomas Partey (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Kwadwo Asamoah (Internazionle, Italy), Ebenezer Ofori (New York FC, USA), Afriyie Acquah (Empoli, Italy), Andre Ayew ( Fenerbache, Turkey), Christian Atsu (Newcastle United, England), Samuel Owusu (Cukaricki, Serbia), Thomas Agyepong (Hibernian, Scotland), Yaw Yeboah (Numancia, Spain), Abdul Fatawu (Asante Kotoko, Ghana)

Forwards: Asamoah Gyan (Kayserispor, Turkey), Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace, England), Abdul Majeed Waris ( Nantes, France), Caleb Ekuban (Trabzonspor, Turkey), Kwabena Owusu (Leganes, Spain).


Afobear and Gustav25 our resident Ghanaians, how far? How una AFCON want be?

we are not talking about onyekuru but about kayode. according to you pep fancied him yet he didn't train with the team went on loan and at the first opportunity he was sold no buy clause no resale value that's why manchester city were ashamed to disclose how much shaktar bought him

forgiveness:
Why didn't Onyekuru train with Everton?

compared to mahrez, sane, sterling, B.Silva onyekuru is not there yet

Truidstar:
Na Mahrez problem be that, Pep loves technical and intelligent players. Players who interpret his ideas on the pitch. Onyekuru if given the chance, ticks those boxes. Mahrez is technical and direct but not intelligent.

Arsenal bought K.Nwakali, Man city bought C.Nwakali EOD

forgiveness:
He was bought. EOD

somebody was bought immediately sent on loan after loan coach no even talk about you again how do analyze that?

forgiveness:
When was he bought?

has kayode ever trained with man city?

once things didn't work out at girona why was pep so quick to allow him join shaktar permanently? at least with awoniyi kloop has always shown interest in him

forgiveness:
Who you pep doesn't need Kayode?

i just lol anytime i see zaccala with these two MEN!

Oasis007:
U20 full Squad.

yes quality teams who have patience for developing talent. wish he goes to Ajax. have a soft spot for them

Humility017:
he should go to any of the 3 teams...they're good for his development.

yeah colin udoh is a nigerian sports journalist based in the states. he has done stuff with espn, kwese and bleacher reports so he seems reliable.

raumdeuter:
Yes I saw a story about Onyekuru referencing one Colin Udoh

Bayern have an agreement in principle with Everton for Nigerian forward Henry Onyekuru (21). A deal is close but could still be upstaged by interest from Spain and at least one other Premier League club [@ColinUdoh]

norwich ke? better jollof dey your front you wan go soak garri!

junnyjake:
Abeg O.!

If the boy no get sense, make him go borrow o. You can't compare playing for Bayern Munich with playing for lowly Norwich.

ok whatever helps you sleep well at night

forgiveness:
Example wey no follow discussion, dat one na example?

i'm given you examples but you still choose to not see it like yorubas will say Ẹni tó sùn là ńjí, a kì í jí apirọrọ; táa bá jí apirọrọ kò ní dáhùn

forgiveness:
Stop digressing. Kayode was never given chance to prove himself when he was winning individual laurels. It is far unique than the aforementioned players save Onyekuru.

seems there is some truth behind the story the handle you gave me has also run with it

raumdeuter:
For latest Bayern news you can check the Bayern reddit page or this twitter page

https://twitter.com/imiasanmia

if the deal goes through would probably be the biggest move a nigerian player has made in recent times.

whatever happens good on onyekuru for working hard to put himself in the shopping window

tbaba1234:
Colin Udoh confirms that Bayern deal has been agreed. Onyekuru has other interest in La liga and the EPL.