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for me this mikel matter is being over flogged. Rohr has publicly always updated us on what's up with mikel. obviously he has some private info from his discussions mikel which he won't divulge to the public. however the situation turns out i'm trusting rohr to handle it and do what's best for the national team. i want mikel back but it has to be if he's up to it we don't want another enyeama exit debacle

andrew444:
I hope rohr is not trying to retire mikel

But to be sincere in the naija national team it's so hard to see players who plays past 31 apart from Joseph yobo ,enyeama was a goal keeper,I am even tipping mikel to play till 35 ,only God knows of that will happen

But in others national team so many players plays till 35 ,but it's very scarce in naija

When you are 30 dem go say him don old na ,as in too old 30 ? Na wa oo

Even taiwo was retired from international football at the age of 26

Only few naija players can play past 30 in the national team ,the rest go disappear before that age

agreed without any iota of doubt

komekn:
That proposition is without one iota of substance and is somewhat infantile reasoning it is essentially nonsensical.

Mikel arguably the only true top class player we have currently.

i also think their chances are slim or next to non just included their names for competition purposes

darkelf:
I think some people will disagree about the bolded players been in contention unless they miraculously start banging goals

good win for the super eagles. my take aways from yesterday's game

1. Paul Onuachu is the truth! never knew we had this kind of skillful talent. apart from his moment of brilliance for the goal i was just wowed by his hold up play and intelligence. i think we have finally found someone who will help carry the goal scoring burden with ighalo. hope he continues to keep his head low and work hard. just a matter of time before he goes to a bigger club

2. Pitch was still an issue that affected the performances of both teams that said our passing fluidity though improved was still lacking in cut throat penetration. iwobi looked bright on a couple of occasions but the final ball was just short maybe with time and better surfaces that aspect of his game will shine through.

3. wingers were not too effective especially moses simon who failed to deliver a single quality cross considering that we had a big point man wasn't good enough. onyekuru though lively could have done better but i will excuse him since he played on his less preferred wing. abit surprised that rohr didn't ask him and simon to switch wings during the game.

4. we have to find a way to be just as effective when we don't have mikel or iwobi on the pitch in terms of what they bring creative wise. maybe tweaking our system of play to go long or exploit more of our wing play.

5. right back could be a conundrum. shehu though fairly solid defensively is no flying RB while aina as decent as he is going forward is still naive defensively to be trusted 100% with the role. until tyrone gets back to fitness we still need more options. LB looks sorted with jamilu gaining confidence every game. with our ever reliable onyibo wall, omeruo, awaziem/ajayi looking good the CB should be able to cope at the AFCON. good to see Akpeyi have some drama free minutes. ezenwa too was his usual confident sharp self.

6. in terms of playing personnel i would say we are 80% ready for AFCON. Osimhen, isaac success and iheanacho to battle for the final attacking spot to join onuachu and ighalo. chuwkueze and moses simon to battle for the final wingers spot to join musa, kalu and onyekuru.
mikel coming back into the midfield. shehu and aina need competition.

in all decent performance beating a formidable african team good confidence booster heading into crucial preparations for AFCON


side note Egypt is really going to suffer with this their overdependence on salah

what formation? looks like 4-2-1-3. with onuachu in the team someone will have to be delivering consistent quality crosses.

prediction for the match score draw

tbaba1234:
Daniel Akpeyi (GK)

Shehu Abdullahi

Jamilu Collins

Leon Balogun

William Troost-Ekong

John Ogu

Alex Iwobi

Wilfred Ndidi

Moses Simon

Paul Onuachu

Henry Onyekuru

unlikely unless something miraculous happens. looks like aina and shehu for the RB role in AFCON

Earthquake2:
Ebuehi has missed a whole season

What are the chances that he will play in the Afcon

he's young his time will come but ACL injuries are pretty bad sha

junnyjake:
Is that how this season would end without us seeing a Minute of action from Ebuehi?

injury bad o.

victor osimhen my boy

All my boys are ballers all my boys ballers

congratulations Kazikazi on the qualification of the Taifa Stars for the AFCON. good things happen when nigeria and tanzania work together

exactly!

charlesemeka85:
Top quality then what is he doing in the Belgian 2nd tier?

yeah percy tau is top quality far better than the belgian 2nd division stephen piennier with end product

andrew444:
Percy tau Belgium decision 2 player on loan from Brighton ?

Abeg comot that guy there bros ,I can't even find zaha there or Nicolas Pepe

if not now he's on the path of becoming a super eagles coach in future

Bolowolowo:
Should Amuneke coach the Eagles??

on your last paragraph i agree that osimhen and chukwueze have to continue to improve and gain consistency. talking about the seasons they have had so far i think both young men can be very satisfied. even if their respective leagues should end today they would have performed far more creditibly than there peers eg. dominic solanke . musa, mikel got call ups to the national team as unproven talents so that approach of calling potential star performers is not exactly novel.

with the super eagles yes only the absolute best consistent players should be invited but in instances where you have rare special players the selection criteria has to be relaxed in their favour.

komekn:
First of all, the Super Eagles is ABSOLUTELY NOT the place you develop TALENT.

Talent is developed, nurtured and created in your club and league. It is recognised and appreciated by CONTINOUS CONSISTENT TOP QUALITY OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES.

What you are proposing is to enthrone MEDIOCRITY create the framework for Nepotism, favoritism and corruption.

The players you have mentioned have not gone anywhere near the level that Ighalo, Ahmed Musa and Mikel Obi have attained, indeed they MAY NEVER EVER attain that level.

You do not put speculative potential over established proven and tested quality players . All because they have chosen to chase after huge amounts of £££€€€ in less competitive league.

Your approach will take us BACKWARDS.

Let Osimhen and Chukwueze prove and develop themselves first over a few season. They could easily turn out to be a small flash in the pan. I can not even call them." one season wonders" because they have have not even played one season of football yet, in addition they haven't done anything wondrous to upstage our trusted players. For goodness sake this is thier first season in competitive first team football.

lol it's like there is a glitch in the matrix. for once i agree with you

komekn:
He is good but not " World class "

hmmm with that kind of mindset he will never be viewed as world class.

komekn:
He is the highest paid player in Crystal Palace.

Add to that he is very happy and content after the nightmare he experienced at Manchester United he may not be too kern to move.

yes i rate carzola but world class? even at his peak i didn't hear people describe him as such

BascoVanVeli:
Santi Carzola Villarreal

true but how many world class players do you know are playing for relegation threatened teams in the top 5 leagues?

Earthquake2:
He is playing for a poor team, you can't compare him to those playing for PSG and Man city

yes brother our nigerian coach will make sure your team qualifies

Kazikazi:
Taifa stars will beat Uganda and qualify for AFCON. Our Simba were in quarterfinals way back,this isn't the first time.we were even in finals of confederation cup.

Mind u,Simba is sponsored by the richest guy in east Africa. Your sporthela is a small thing

i personally think he is not far off but based strictly on stats how do his numbers stack up against the best in the game

Earthquake2:
Zaha is already world class

true. high price tag probably to ward the germans off. if they decide to still go ahead and pay such a high price for him well that's their bottle of water

Icon79:
Understood. But the point is, I don't see Bayern paying 40m euros (not even dollars) on an African player who's yet to prove himself at a decent level.


O pari

i think zaha can be world class. right club plus focus on his end. if he continues on this trajectory it's only a matter of time before a top club re-signs him

alekside:
Wetin person no go see for this thread?

it's because bayern is interested. everton probably want to cover all their bases. if onyekuru turns out to be a fantastic signing for munich everton will not feel they have totally lost out cos they are getting his potential world class valuation now. if however it goes the other way and henry becomes a flop (God forbid!) well hey maga don pay

Icon79:
But why would Everton be asking for 40m Euros on a player who's yet to play even 1 minute of EPL game

That's not realistic especially considering that Onyekuru is a non-EU player as well.


O pari

yeah me too not tactically good enough for me

tbaba1234:
I don't rate Azubuike that highly. Not from what, i have seen in the last few years.

ok just some random rumour mill reportage and nothing concrete right?

raumdeuter:
There are many rumors linking Bayern to many attackers

Including Onyekuru, Nicolas Pepe, Callum Hudson Odoi

hi Bayern fans how true is it that the club want to buy onyekuru?

Cough cough bobobooge in case you are confused this mail is addressed to you [ author=iSlayer2 post=76742384]S. Chukwueze in the starting eleven. Bobobooge I dey greet.


Meanwhile, seems he's starting as a striker. Anybody confirm?


Onyekuru with an assist. May be a winning one.[/quote]

kiosk airways

Kazikazi:
Keep on writing essays. That won't change the fact of the ownership of KQ planes.Your Transport Cs isn't as dumb as many kiberans who are busy spewing out no sense.

This isn't kiosk business. Oh yes. Airline business needs a little more intelligence. You can't operates 20 aircrafts owned by unknown private owners in far away island of San Marino.

Again, you can't have an airline with 3 planes. That's not an airline. Its a kiosk business! And to make things worse, the kiosk business isn't situated in hong Kong or Singapore. Its in kibera..
Then we can safely call it kiosk airways aka KQ.

Your Kiosk airways tried to move,It was kiosking in Kenyatta airport, the planes were kiosked..

moonwalking michael jackson's batman i think i lost my phone

Topmaike007:
Throwback....

Starboytwo:
hahaha I can't believe this, OMG... So this is the dunkure, "ko de ni kuu re... ehn why, to say I'm disappointed is an understatement... Playing for levante, Metz and other low division football in France, haven't even played much this season but will calmly walk into the SE squad... Just look at what you guys is saying nitori olohun... If thunder strike some people now, you'd say village people... I rest my case...

andrew444:
because you lie no mean say others people go lie

Thank God I already told someone that I made a mistake

So you can keep on disgracing your self bro

lol you didn't need to open an account to save face

stop lying nigeria beat senegal 2-1 in the quarters and played cameroon in the final

andrew444:
Thank you for telling him that naija could only take bronze with our biggest stars them just dey put am for only Ivory Coast head ,when we get star players who be Ivory Coast? Na after 2006 Ivory Coast begin get better players ,naija don get star players since 2000

I remember Ghana naija 2000 ,where star studded naija team failed to beat Senegal to make the final

No African team came close to that 2006 naija team even the Egypt of this world but wetin dem achieve nothing ,(bronze medal )

Point of correction sir ,a less talented squad didn't win it 2015 ,but a drogba less squad

How can you call a squad that include ,tiene,Kalou,doumbia,yaya toure,Kolo toure,bailly,aurier,serie die ,na that one you call less talented squad because no drogba ?

Bros abeg fear God