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i think he meant emmanuel okocha jayjay's older brother who played for nigeria at the 1990 AFCON in algeria

forgiveness:
Humm! @bolded is the answer to question 4.

spot on! use the march friendlies to test new players and tactics (we shouldn't bother too many of our regulars as they would most probably be heading for the home stretch of the season with their clubs) then we add players who impressed in those friendlies to our main squad in june.

we should target specific areas we know we are weak in to scout for players eg. right-back, left-back, prolific centre forward etc

Icon4s:
That for me is enough.

The friendlies in march for "Wild" experiments and the one or two in June to map out strategies with the main squad.

yeah it's been a minute!

thanks for asking i'm doing good. have you travelled to africa before?

like i said before it's really nice that you are taking a keen interest in language. at least your write up would add to the body of research that we back home can use to further boost the understanding of our pidgin.

All the best

jhswe:
Time flies! How are you doing?

My town is on a sort of crossroads between Stockholm, Göteborg (second largest "city" of Sweden" and Oslo (capital of Norway), within maybe three hours of the three towns. So I guess Karlstad is a good choice if you'd ever want to travel to Sweden. I'd like to travel somewhere close to the equator, just to see what happens. Maybe during equinox, when shadows are weird.

There have been heated discussions between me and several colleagues about what to do with the NP! Leave it untranslated, translate it partially, translate it completely but somehow make it clear that it is NP ... It's complicated since the characters in the book both speak and talk about NP, and many sentences don't contain any English words that are unchanged in terms of spelling and meaning. So yea ... The people who have helped and contacted me on this forum have been very helpful to say the least, and I'll have to come back again and again.

really interesting read it's early days but i'm beginning to think this rohr signing was inspired. like his calm temperament and father figure disposition. only thing i disagreed with him in his interview is the return of enyeama. enyeama is our footballing legend and icon but his time in the super eagles has passed. assuming we qualify God willing for the world cup in russia are we going to say ikeme should make way for vincent? that won't be fair to carl and we all know enyeama is not coming back to quietly sit on the bench. this is a recipe for potential disagreements and team disharmony. rohr best stay away from all that. it's like he doesn't quite trust the home based goalkeepers but the goalkeeper trainer alloy agu should work to convince rohr of their ability.

tbaba1234:
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VERY IMPRESSIVE INTERVIEW BY ROHR, MANY OF THE ISSUES RAISED ON THIS THREAD WERE ADDRESSED. talks about the RB and LB position, talks about how Musa Muhammad could not measure up in training, talks about Enyeama rejoining if we qualify for the WC..

Congratulations coach, it's two wins from two games for you as Super Eagles coach. What is the feeling like?

Rohr: I feel great starting my job as coach of the Super Eagles on a good note, winning two competitive games. The recent win in Zambia gives me the feeling that we are up to something great. It is nice to work with the players and officials of the team. The Nigeria Football Federation has also made my stay so far wonderful. I am enjoying my stay here now

After Zambia comes Algeria next month. How much do you know about the Algerians?

We know them very well because most of the players have been educated in France, played in France, come from the French academy. Some of them played for French junior teams before changing to playing for the Algerian national team. I have seen them play live and I know their setup. Of course, I know the players.

We will know more of the way they played against Cameroon when the video clips and reports get to us. I sent someone to watch the game and I await the details from him. I have also seen the match on television. We shall do an analysis of the video when we get it and then take it from there and we will know much more about them.

Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani are the Algerian team's star men. Will you pay special attention to the two?

There are big players and star men everywhere. In Zambia, we have Kalaba, Mbesuma and others. Perhaps these ones are at a higher level, we know that it will be very difficult to beat the Algerians, but we have confidence now and will be ready for them. We shall not pay special attention to Mahrez or Slimani. Now our team has high spirit and confidence. Collectively, we are not afraid of the Algerian team.

How did you restore the confidence and the feel good spirit in the Super Eagles?

There is no magic about that. I am a positive man and I know the talents are there in Nigeria. They need fatherly guidance to get going. They responded well to invitation to camp and their attitude has been wonderful. There were lots of communication between us and I demanded discipline on and off the field from them. Good ambience and work ethic have also helped in restoring confidence back in the team.

They made sacrifices for one week prior to the game in Zambia. They did not go out, did not see their families, they only worked. I kept them busy after training with videos and meetings. The spirit was good and we took it to Zambia and won. So they know the reward for hard work now, and we hope to continue to improve from there.

Is this spirit of the team good enough to see the Super Eagles grabbing the World Cup ticket ahead of Cameroon, Algeria and Zambia?

Yes, my players want to have the World Cup ticket. The ticket will be difficult, but everybody knows that we have the capacity to come first out of this group, but you know it requires a lot of hard work. We have already three points, I'm sure with 12 points we could be the team coming out of this group. We shall work very, very hard to ensure that we win all three of our home matches to get 12 points.

After the first game, we are on top, and we can say Cameroon did well to get a draw in Algeria and now it is in our hands to beat the Algerians in Uyo. I know that it will be difficult because they also don't want to lose in Uyo. But we want, absolutely, to win this game and remain on top of the group

Should Nigerians expect new players in the Super Eagles for the game against Algeria next month?

Yes, because all the injured players will be ready, you know who the players are. Four of them who missed the Zambian game will return, one of them had family problem, he will come back. There will be some changes and perhaps the local players will be handicapped because they will be on holidays and will find it difficult to have a rhythm. They don't train and they don't play at this period. It will be difficult for local players, but we shall see if we can organise something, may be a training for them to remain in shape. I don't know if I will open camp for them, but it will be pretty difficult for them to meet up now that they are on break.

Does that mean that the overseas-based players who do not play regular football in their respective clubs will not be invited?

It is good for players to play regular football in their respective clubs to keep in shape and have rhythm. The home-based might come to camp first for us to see how they cope before those abroad join. But I might have a few exceptions in inviting players who don't play regularly for their clubs. So I will need players who play every week for their clubs.

That is why Musa Mohammed who had not played even one minute football since after the Tanzania game was benched because he could not measure up and Mikel also has not played for Chelsea trained well and he gave me a good 90 minutes in Zambia. He did well, so he might return for Algeria on November 12. But they must all go and play games in their clubs. I have told them to go and fight for places in their respective clubs.

How will you monitor these players? Will you visit them in Europe?

Of course, we will go to see the players in their clubs, either me or my scouts. So we know who is playing and those who are not playing. The fittest players who prove themselves in their clubs will get invited.

What is your impression of Carl Ikeme's performance against Zambia in Ndola and so far under you as Nigeria coach?

I've known him before now. I have seen him in his club, Wolverhampton Wanderers a second division side in England. I like his approach to the game, his concentration, calmness, attitude to training and games. He is a good goalkeeper and I must commend him for his saves in Ndola. Carl kept us in the game by pulling at least three great saves. He was the man of the match against Zambia. Great guy.

With Carl's performance in goal, do the Super Eagles still need Vincent Enyeama?

Yes, I said it that I wanted Vincent Enyeama to return from retirement and I called him and we spoke with him. He will come back if we qualify for the World Cup. We need very good goalkeepers in the Eagles. We have two local goalkeepers whom I don't know if they will fit in if Carl sustains an injury, so I think we need two big goalkeepers. Of course for this moment, Carl is number one. We cannot change him, he will be number one for the next game.


Is the Super Eagles defence the weak link of your team?

Everybody knew before I arrived here that we need to build a new defence, and unfortunately there were injuries and we had to do two changes in that area of the team. In the game against Tanzania, we had a good defence; we did not concede a goal, they prevented them from scoring.

Leon Balogun got injured playing for his club and Mohammed Musa did not play at all for his club and that was why we made a change and brought in another player. Now we will watch some positions, we will watch what happen at right-back and left-back. We have a strong central defence, so no problem. We shall try and see if the same players will do well in their clubs to come back or we look for new ones.

Ahmed Musa came in as a late substitute in Zambia. Was it your strategy or he was not fit?

Ahmed Musa has not played for Leicester in their last few matches and so we had to watch his sharpness and decided to bring him in the last 20 minutes when Moses Simon was getting tired. That was what we did and he brought in a lot of speed and motivation. He also had one good shot at goal. I hope he will start playing again in Leicester because when he plays there, he can be able to start the next game for us.

Are Iwobi, Iheanacho and Mikel the most important players of your team?

Of course, you have seen what happened. They have scored, they played well, they are young players. I mean Kelechi and Iwobi are very young players who are driven by an experienced player in Mikel.

Our kind of playing is good football, the passing game. Technical football, not so many touches, we like to play directly, collectively bringing in the wings and the full-backs coming forward. They played accordingly in Ndola and I appreciated them very much. We shall try and get better with our style. It is too early to say if I would build the team around these three players.

You have bonded well with your players and home officials. But were you aware that one of the local coaches has yet to get a contract?

We have a strong bond as a team and we work hard to get results. We relate as a family, we try to be friends with the players and officials, and we respect each other. The assistants I brought in know we have to work closely with the Nigerian officials, likewise the other coaches, medical team, coordinator, media man and equipment manager. We did not come here to lecture but to help them grow and get the results for our team. We are one ‎happy family, I am satisfied with the co-operation I am getting from everyone.

On the contract of the Nigerian coach, I want to tell you that the federation president and I went to some places on Tuesday and what I got was positive. I have been assured that in the next few days Salisu Yusuf will sign his contract as chief coach of the Eagles and he would be paid his wages like us. The federation and the minister now have a strong solidarity and this is good for the team to succeed.

My joy now is that the minister and the federation are now working together for good and we need their solidarity to be able to go to the World Cup in Russia. A big country like Nigeria need all the political will and government's strong support to succeed because the talents are there to go to any length.

Can you confirm that the NFF has paid the Super Eagles bonuses and allowances?

Yes, the federation has paid the bonuses for the Tanzania game, including other allowances, as well as other outstandingly dues to the players and officials. They have also assured us that the bonus for the away victory against Zambia will be paid before the next game. We are okay with the federation and we appreciate the efforts of the president.

Do you feel disappointed that Nigeria will not be at the 2017 AFCON in Gabon?

I feel bad but the Super Eagles have been eliminated and there is nothing I can do about it but to focus on the World Cup. We have forgotten about it, but we have the possibility to watch Algeria and Cameroon to know what they do and how they play. We shall also use the period of AFCON to see other players, those we have not seen. You cannot use two games to see everybody. We must always be positive in every negative because in each negative there is the positive side.

After next month's game, the Super Eagles' next match will be in August 2017. What will the team be doing before then?

We look at the FIFA window and try to exploit it to play as many friendly games as possible. We talk to some notable countries in and outside Africa to prepare the Eagles. March and June give us the opportunity that will see the Eagles in action during the FIFA windows.

Your final word to Nigerians….

I want to say a big thank you to Nigerians, especially the Uyo fans, for the warm welcome and support they gave me in the game against Tanzania. I am happy to be working in Nigeria now and I feel like I am already a Nigerian. I hope that when we go back to Uyo, the pitch will be better than the last time and we need the supporters to be the 12th man to beat Algeria. We have to have our people behind us for 90 minutes of the game. We have to cheer our players whether good or bad and make things difficult for the Algerians


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our able Veep but PMB why is it that when it comes to visiting african countries you will send prof. osinbajo to represent you but if na obodo oyinbo now you go ginger come go in person?

i have to agree with mickael that the mikel onazi combo needs to be tweaked. two of them playing together as a double pivot hasn't really worked since our AFCON triumph in 2013. in most matches i watched involving them after the AFCON it was always a case of one of either of them being poor and the other having to cover their mess. onazi particularly after that tackle by matuidi in the world cup has not been great. for me he has lost a lot of that positioning ability. i don't mind an additional body joining them in midfield to make it more compact especially against stronger sides like algeria. ndidi or esiti can provide this. i remember reading the comments of a poster in one of those foreign football threads. he mentioned that his ideal midfield of three would include a passer, a runner and a marker/blocker. i think i share his thoughts. so for us this would be passer=mikel, runner=onazi, marker/blocker=esiti/ndidi. i feel this would give our midfield more balance. for example look at how our midfield calmed down with esiti's introduction against zambia. plus onazi was able to go further up the pitch to intercept passes.

look at how they might line out

esiti/ndidi
onazi mikel
v.moses iheanacho iwobi

good thing about this setup is depending on opponents we are facing and personnel available we can also go like this

esiti/ndidi/mikel
onazi iwobi

v.moses iheanacho success/musa/simon

thank you Lord for this fantastic news. till the rest come back. glory to God

what makes him first choice?

Icon4s:
Jude Odion Ighalo is our first choice CF. But for his father's death he would have started in Ideye's position is it not?

Ighalo is in Rohr's best 11 @ least for now.

wow musa mohammed was in nigeria all that time? not good enough. as for shehu i think it's his agent that seriously messed up. he's not world class but his abilities could have landed him a decent club in turkey, russia or even belgium. definitely not cyprus!

forgiveness:
I don't think Mohammed deserves a call up to the National team. He should solve his club issues. I heard he has been staying in Kano after the Tanzania game.

We don't need that kind of player hence one of those boys can fill that slot..

Even if they don't start we are guaranteed of a credible replacement in case of any eventuality.

Shehu Abdullahi also doesn't deserve to be in the National team because he plays in Cyprus for ANORTHOSIS. He has only managed 2 matches out of 6. So, he doesn't deserve to wear Super Eagles Jersey when we have better options.

We can replace him with either Raheem Lawal or John Ogu. But if we think we need a player that can play at the RB and defensive midfield then Brain Idowu can do that.


Afterall, Ezekiel Imoh was dropped.

i don't think ighalo is a sure starter. for now he's not prolific in front of goal. ideye might not be any better but at least he provides assists and his movement gives opportunities for other players to strike. scoring that is supposed to be ighalo's strong point he can't do. giving assists he can't do. i know you may mention his hold up play but who has his hold up play been 'epping'? from egypt both legs, to tanzania etc na so so blanks odion just dey fire upandan

Icon4s:
You are very right. Rohr does not think like most of us here. If he thinks like most of us here Musa Mohammed would have started that game in Ndola.

Majority of peeps have already given musa mohammed the nod after his performance against Tanzania.
I recall i was one of the few that first raised concerns about Mohammed playing the Ndola game.

U think Rohr is a risk taker. On the contrary i think he is not. He goes for already tested big game players. No room for wild experiments. More risk taking coaches like Siasia, Oliseh or Keshi would have fielded Mohammed at RB and Amuzie at LB.

Rohr is very predictable in terms teams selection.

Some peeps say no one is sure of a starting place in the Algeria match but i can list players that if they are fit will surely start against Algeria.
They are Carl Ikeme, Echiejile, Balogun, Ekong, Onazi, Mikel, Iheanacho, Iwobi, V. Moses, Ighalo. Save for the RB position we almost have a starting 11 already.

you are too kind boss

how do you reckon we line out against the algerians?

TheGoodJoe:

Impressive, brilliant and educating. Enjoyed every bit of it.

john ogu can deputized for mikel. do you remember our friendly games against mexico and south africa before the last world cup? ogu featured prominently in absence of mikel and he did a more than decent job. raheem lawal, ndidi, azubuike, esiti etc can comfortably replace onazi

forgiveness:
Hehehe! Beer! Sorry, God don deliver me from beer since 2001.

Anyway, I don't agree Oshaniwa is ahead of Echiejile now because Oshaniwa has not played a single game since August while Echiejile is still playing some games.

I think both Taiwo and Echiejile are good for the National team.

Remove Mikel and Onazi from that team and the midfield will collapse.

We saw it against France when Onazi was substituted and we also saw it against Tanzania when Mikel was substituted.

We need central midfielders in the mold of Mikel and Onazi but I don't think Ndidi and Azubuike are natural central midfielders.

Esiti and Ogu must be tried and tested in a friendly.

Iwobi is not a central midfielder. he is either a winger or an attacking midfielder.

Kenneth Otigba can replace Jamiu Alimi.

Awaziem is not qualified to play in the National team as at now because he has been demoted to Porto's second team.

We need first team with regular playing time.

hello everyone first of thank God for the moral boosting away win didn't get to watch the match live (nepa things) but watched the full game later on here are my observations.

men nigeria is extremely blessed to have two supremely talented youngsters in iwobi and iheanacho. the fact that they can get better must be terrifying to our opponents right now. iwobi oozed class. did you see his pass to ideye that was ruled offside? dude has vision abeg. he took his goal well too nice volley. anytime he was on the ball near the zambians 18 he always looked a threat. only aspect of his game he needs to really work on is tracking back to help his fullback defend. to be fair he did try to help elderson a couple of times but he wasn't consistent enough. you will notice were under pressure on that wing in the middle of the second half before musa come on and pegged the zambian fullback back.

iheanacho men that boy is stone cold. ice water must run through his veins. the way he took out mweene and still have the presence of mind to calmly pick his spot with three onrushing zambian defenders was out of this world almost ALIEN like (abi supernerd ) his vision is not too shabby either. did you see his lofted ball to ideye in the second half? pity ideye could not make the best of it and mikel's shot of that chance couldn't go in.

not too surprised by ideye's performance. his sharpness in front of goal isn't exactly earth shattering but what i always appreciate about him is his dynamism and movement which creates space for other attackers to strike.

simon moses really needs to work on his decision making. several times he was in good attacking positions but he failed to optimally use such opportunities.

don't have too many complaints about our midfield. mikel was a real generalisimmo. onazi was more disciplined but was caught out a few times especially in the first half. anderson esiti looked good too impressed with the way he helped to snuff out the life out of the zambian attack when he came on. him and ndidi should push onazi for that dmf spot.

the fullbacks really worried me. ndidi even though he tried his best was out of his element in this makeshift role for him. echejiele wasn't much better. the zambians exploited his wing to the fullest thankfully ekong, omeruo and ikeme were always there to clear his mess. the CB pairing of ekong and omeruo did very well. pity the latter's error which gifted zambia their only goal overshadowed his good performance. ikeme was imperious. he's fast making us forget enyeama

thumbs up to rohr was quick to make changes when necessary but if i'm being hyper critical his fielding of ndidi in the RB role was a risk we luckily got away with.

unto algeria next and we really have to press home our advantage and win that match. oshaniwa plus any other capable LB should be invited ASAP to give elderson serious competition if not even benching him because i don't trust echejiele against the algerians. if musa or shehu can't man the RB and we have to draft in a makeshift RB then i prefer omeruo or even onazi man that area. both have played that role before and done credibility. i know a lot of analysts here are pushing for balogun to play RB but his lack of pace for me doesn't make him suited to that role. CB is where he's best at and where he belongs.

on the issue of victor moses and success the NFF should handle the matter carefully. you don't use decapitation to cure headache. for now the purported fake withdrawal by the duo is just a mere rumour. even if there are elements of truth to the whole matter i think leniency would be required. like a poster suggested let the technical crew led by rohr have the final say on future invitations for the duo after due consultations and discussions with both of them.

all hands should be on deck to give super eagles maximum support.

p.s hope we play our matches in PH and uyo and not kaduna o!

goodluck to your team ugandans are no pushovers though. their serbian coach has them well drilled. you guys will struggle abit but win maybe 1-0, 2-0

bingbagbo:
Ugandans are confident the Cranes can have a shot at shocking Ghana should they approach the game with attacking intent.

Newspapers in the East African country want the team to attack rather than rely on sit back and hit opponent on the break set up used by teams playing away from home.

The Cranes have never been goal shy against Ghana, scoring in their last three games against the Black Stars.

The team is in good mood to dent Black Stars hopes of making a fourth successive appearance at the World Cup finals after securing a place at Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 39 years.

bro we are on the same page that the corruption in the NFF is mind boggling and should not be tolerated but on the part of the players they understand that this is nigeria and if you are wait for things to be ideal then nothing will get done. someone like success yes talent got him to where he is today but if other players in the past had behaved the way he is behaving refusing to play for nigeria at the hint of any problem or incompetence on the FAs part would he be able to benefit from his talent? ex-players like okocha, kanu, finidi, late stephen keshi and others too numerous to mention played under worse circumstances but put all that aside to represent nigeria and win us laurels which put nigeria on the footballing map and alerted european clubs that nigeria is a hotbed of talents. plus those who sacrificed got rewards in form of mouth watering contracts plus other cash rewards or properties when they did well in international competitions.

if success can't cope then it's cool good luck to him but we all know about the whole work permit issue and playing regularly for your country as a requirement.

george weah former world footballer of the year almost single handedly sponsored and coached his liberian national team even despite the war torn situation of the country and the presence of charles taylor.

joseph1013:
And this right here is the problem. You lot think nothing can stop the NFF and this is what we will continue to have so players should just take everything the NFF throws at them. What a mentality! I'm not surprised you support him.

What do you think will happen if all the players refuse to come until the FA pays their monies being owed? You think Siasia was dishonest when he said the FA intentionally refused to pay his players their bonuses, and that he is not ready to work with them again?

You want the players to continue the suffering and smiling pattern? Na wa

round A i reckon justice league would carry the day. avengers have too many weak links black widow, hawkeye? c'mon!

round B would have said DC villains but don't know how strong thanos is but for sure doomsday would annihilate ultron, magneto and the other without breaking sweat

round C have to say marvel should win this too much supernatural and magic in loki, enchantress

round D too close to call cause the combatants cancel each other out. maybe bats might win sha since he's smarter than captain america

MasterKtops:
In recent years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a box office juggernaut with the introduction of various characters that fans have come to love (mostly). The new DC Extended Universe is also drawing a lot of ttention with the new Justice League line-up revealed for the upcoming Batman V Superman movie. Which of the two sides would win in the following rounds?

A.
Justice League/DC
*Wonderwoman
*Superman
*batman
*Cyborg
*The Flash
*Green Lantern
*Aquaman
*Martian Manhunter
*Captai Marvel

Avengers/Marvel
*Ironman
*Hulk
*Thor
*captain america
*Black Widow
*Hawkeye
*Scarlet Witch
*Vision
*War Machine

B.
DC
*Darkseid
*Doomsday
*Zod
*Brainiac

Marvel
*Thanos
*Ultron
*The Other
*Magneto

C.
DC
*Green Arrow
*Zatana
*Hawkman
*Supergirl
*Wonderwoman

Marvel
*Hawkeye
*Enchantress
*Loki
*She-Hulk
*Spiderman

D.
DC
*Superman
*Wonderwoman
*batman

Marvel
*Thor
*She-Hulk
*captain america

Who would win each round?

you too boss

TheGoodJoe:

LOLS. Have a nice day.

good for him that he made their ''list''.

all super eagles know who the real boss is though YEKINI BABA!!!

TheGoodJoe:

[size=14pt]The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) announced the Phase One of football legend and Kanu was included in the list[/size]
Feb, 2016

"I was named among the 48 football legends by FIFA IFFHS.thanks to all of you for supporting me from beginning till now and I thank God," the former Arsenal man said.

He makes the list alongside other African greats like George Oppong Weah, Roger Milla, Rabah Medjer, Muhammed Aboutrika, Mohmud El-Khatub and former Bafana Bafana captain Lucas Radebe.

http://pulse.ng/sports/football/kanu-nwankwo-super-eagles-great-named-among-world-football-legends-id4662324.html

These guys forgot Yekini.

bros na simple observation i just dey make wey you quick post person picture lol

but let's be sincere with ourselves the only reason why kanu is this popular is because of his heart condition wahala, his hatrick against chelsea for arsenal and the olympic soccer gold. even that olympic sef na underage tournament and we all know how notorious nigeria was at age group competitions.

TheGoodJoe:

Yekini's goal scoring record for Nigeria is amazing. Yet, he did not make the list of the first phase of the 100 greatest footballers. Kanu did.

This guy told me "If Kanu were Brazilian, he'd have be considered alongside Pele, Maradona and Messi" Kanu is his favourite player of all time and BTW he's Brazilian!"......BBC's Peter Okwoche from Brazil.

There is more to football than goals.

PAPILO, Na you biko.

but sentiments aside kanu's goal scoring record for the super eagles is atrocious. especially as he is a striker. 3 world cups 6 AFCONs and not a single goal in sight.

forgiveness:
Yes! He went 2 times scored once but Kanu went tiree.. teree.. sorry! THREE TIMES but goal he no score.

well i have to say i agree with forgiveness (never thought i would say that! ) on yekini being the bigger legend than kanu. however like safari girl has said in her own unique this is not the place or time to discuss such matters. we have an important world cup qualifier up ahead.

pity about the unavailability of leon, V. moses and success. like someone said about moses i'm also beginning to suspect his loyalty to the super eagles cause. i watched his game against hull and he looked ok to me only to later see his comments on twitter complaining of a slight niggle in his hamstring. well all the best to him.

this will probably be our line up against zambia. ikeme, shehu, ekong, omeruo, elderson, ndidi, onazi, mikel, iwobi, iheanacho and ideye. that is if mikel is fit but if he can't start then i would replace him with musa.

happy birthday to a boss and senior gunner Sir Icon. wish you more blessed, successful, healthy trophy laden years ahead.

Yeah I guessed so reading your post.

Napoleon55:
This post is meant for Sir forgiveness,
not for chrisooblog. Is ur orthodox way of quoting someone that caused this mistake

bros your fabu na factory fitted every man and his dog knows that apart from diego costa hazard was the main man that powered them to the title.

which retain? bros you fit stretch limits of truth till it passes out. how many goals did remy score that no decent striker couldn't better? cuadrado who didn't do jack that chelsea chased back to italy? drogba that left chelsea at the end of the 2014/2015 season? bros fear God na. so na because of ordinary remy chelsea say make solanke go loan to vitesse? injury prone remy for that matter!!! it is well o

i'm not a city fan so i don't get all this insinuations. KDB was let go by chelsea but he went to wolfsburg proved they were wrong to let him go even voted bundesliga player of the year. oga forgiveness wetin be solanke achievement with vitesse in the lesser dutch eredivise? rashford and iheanacho are 2nd choice in their clubs you are mentioning 3rd choice abeg,abeg

for ajagun let's us this analogy. ajagun went to feyingbole comprehensive grammar school (greek league) this ajagun who is supposed to be a genius o could only come 20th in a class of 30 yet you claim he is very smart despite results to the contrary. so if for sake of argument muscle pull catch ajagun leg wey he no fit score sey e no fit assist? especially as you said he's a CMF/AMF which has to do with creating chances for his team.

how i'm i speaking from both sides of my mouth on the issue of ilori? was he promising? yes. has he lived up to that promise? no if from playing for sporting lisbon and being signed by liverpool he has been reduced to playing for granada and bordeaux. show me any ratings where he was said to have put up any exceptional performance. failure to do that on your part will only leave me to conclude that ilori is an above average player who is no better to what we have now.

forgiveness:
it seems you are trying so hard to distort history as it plays.

First of all, Solanke was promoted to the main team by Mourinho after he bought Diego Costa, L. Remy, Cuadrado and Drogba for the 2014/2015 season and they didn't disappoint by helping Chelsea to win the league and the league cup. I repeat he was promoted after these players were bought and these players won two trophies for Chelsea. Unlike Man city and Man United who had problems with their strikers and won nader.


Since, Chelsea didn't have any problem with their strikers who won them the League, it was natural to retain them for the next season (2015/2016). So, if he was not good enough he would not have made Chelsea fc first team. Or do you sell your winning team? Chelsea's strikers won them two trophies while Man city and won nader, I say nader. We know their strikers flopped big time this last season and this season hence the desperate need to try any dick and harry in that position. If it happened they were scoring goals left, right, back and center, Iheanacho and Rashford no go smell the bench. Was that not why Man City fans complained about the coach benching Iheanacho?


2015/2016 season, Chelsea decided to loan Solanke out because their striker don win dem medal last season and where inform. Nobody envisaged that Chelsea would fall last season. Even ya best player in Man City was sent on loan by Chelsea. Abi I lie. Meaning a loaning at Chelsea will definitely make Manchester City first team. Abi I lie? Chai! Abi De Bruyne no bi Chelsea reject? ayaaa 'if De Bruyne was good enough he would have made the Chelsea reserves' Chai! meaning he was not good enough for Chelsea.
Who knows if Dominic Solanke goes there, he would easily displace Aguero self.

Remember, Falcao and Pato came to Chelsea at the middle of the season because it was not possible to terminate Dominic Solanke's loan with Vitesse. Period!

And because he's good enough, they sold all the under performing strikers to make way for Dominic Solanke to fill the slot for the third striker position this 2016/2017 season. I mean 3rd (counting finger.. 1 2 3). We know the first two strikers are performing wella else you would have seen him play. So, relax. This is not Manchester City, 'This is Chelsea_F.C' We are no mate with mushroom club called Manchester City. Period! Chai! I must have hitten some fans nerves.

So, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah


Which double standard? I only reciprocated what was done to Ajagun when I said the coach beefed him. That matter was even before Musa Mohammed issue propped up. But most people said 'if he is good enough blah blah...' so, there is nothing like hypocrisy here. It is simply pay back time. Chikena! everyone here is aware of what I am talking about. It is not a hidden secret. I did it intentionally.

You mean, Ajagun should have scored 40 goals before we know say em dey perform as a central midfielder and at times attacking midfielder? Bros, you sure say you know the position Ajagun plays? You sure say you know the responsibilities of a central midfield? You sure say, you fit diffentiate btw striker and goalkeeper, btw coach and central midfielder? Maybe you know but you wan carry me play or you no truly know am. Oya, Google is ya friend.


Wetin you dey talk about Tiago Ilori make I here am well? Because with one side of ya mouth, you said 'he showed promise', 'he has regressed' with another side 'he is above average' Hahaha!


Point of correction. Tiago Ilori also showed promise in Granada and Bordeaux. Meaning for good three seasons he was playing in top European leagues before he returned to Liverpool last season.

Why was he not approached? afterall some where approached. You know that.

Are you telling me average players plays regularly for top teams in top leagues in Europe?

Please, do not compare Tiago Ilori with the likes of Kenneth Omerue, Troost Ekong, Ali, Oboabona, and co because they are the epitome of above average.

They never played in the best leagues in the world while Tiago Ilori has done that. Fact!

Equating them with Tiago Ilori is out of place. Please, try again.

forgiveness leave story for wale adenuga productions. wilfred bony was dutch league top scorer few seasons back, top scorer for BPL side swansea yet iheanacho came from youth Man city team and displaced him. rooney nko? Man U and england captain, one of the all time highest goal scorers for both club and country. now he's chopping bench while rashford is shining in the first team. so my friend it's no excuse that the players solanke is competing with have more pedigree blah, blah, blah. if he's good enough he will displace them.

forgiveness sometimes ehn you amaze me. based on the stats of ajagun you have so kindly provided it's clear to see there is nothing remarkable about him. i mean he could only score 8 goals with 3 assists 67 matches in the effing greek league. GREEK LEAGUE!!! nitori Olorun! bros this your hype machine don breakdown *in orubebe voice* we wiii not take ittttttt!. you say the coach dey beef am but when you were shining teeth because a turkish journalist criticized the inclusion of musa mohammed in our squad list for zambia you didn't think the poor boy was a victim of similar beef. *singing in christian igbokwe's voice* ''this your double standard na ELELE, your hypocrisy na wa ya o''

tiago ilori yes showed promise in sporting lisbon but he has regressed of recent. to be honest haven't had of any rave reviews for him which leads me to the conclusion that he's just above average. if a new player is entering the super eagles he should be exceptional not above average replacing above average. yes players have to indicate willingness to represent nigeria. ikeme did, balogun did, iwobi did, moses did even alaba did before the nff bungled it then just to mention a few. nigeria has no time to go up and down begging players to play for us. awaziem has shown promise and he is young besides it's not as if he's already a key member of the super eagles.

forgiveness:
' Remy of all player' , 'finished Falcao' , 'old Drogba' . Now I know you are joking, right!


If he could not displace Remy, an established striker in the Ligue 1 and premier-league with double digits goals prior to his coming to Chelsea?

If he could not displace finished Falcao who is currently the captain and no one striker of Monaco?


If he could not displace Drogba who was not part of the 2015/2016 season?

And you even said 'such kind of players'.

Woah! Just like that?

Point of correction. Dominic Solanke was only loaned out last season but he was a squad player in the 2014/2015 season and this season. He is the third striker. So, there is nothing like 'continued to loan him out'


Like I said, make una continue with 'if he's good enough' and una go change am to '...

Do you mean Ajagun who played 27 out 34 league matches in his first season with 4 goals and 28 league matches out of 34 in his second season with 4 goals and 3 assist and 12 out of 17 league matches last season before he was sent on loan at middle of the season, stink at Panathinaikos-fc 'above average'?

Panathinaikos-fc never sold him. He was rather sent on loan and it is because of the new coach.

About his age, didn't he do' MRI?


Awaziem have not cut it yet but he has been invited to play for the senior team while Tiago Ilori who had played for Sporting Lisbon, Granada and Bordeauxs has not been invited. Maka why? He has played 3 matches for Liverpool too. Showing interest to a country that is not interested in you!?


As you can see, they are not what you think they are.

exactly boss that's why one should not get overly excited about youth prospects. except for the odd player youth team players need time to develop because you are banging in goals in youth competition doesn't necessarily mean they will cut it in the senior team. look at rashford wasn't prolific in the MAN U academy setup now look how he is a vital player for the senior team.

tbaba1234:
Alex Iwobi was never the best player in Arsenal's Academy but he is the best product after Bellerin in years

They had players like Aneke, Akpom, Lupoli, Jay Emmanuel, Fran Merida, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, sanchez watt, Benik Afobe, Eastmond...etc These were the top players at the academy. Very few became top super stars.

I hear Akinjide Idowu has moved to Moldova after he failed to make it in the MLS. That could be the last that we hear of him. I am afraid, Awoniyi is following a similar trajectory with his extended goal drought.

Sometimes, it is not the highest ranked players that make it. It is the ones that work hard to continuously improve.

forgiveness o easy with this your boboing .

dominic solanke has always been a promising talent at chelsea but the way you are hyping him like he's the second coming of pele/ronaldo/maradona rolled into one. he played UCL so what? even yaya sanogo don play UCL. if he was that great then why has his parent club chelsea continued to loan him out for remy off all players, finished falcao, old drogba ati bebe lo. if he could not displace these aforementioned players then i question why you want to push such a player into our national team.

ajagun i rate abit but stop making it seem as if he is tearing it up at the moment in eredevise. his stint at panathanikos was above average if not he would not have been frozen out of their first team before being sold. plus age wise i dey suspect anyone pre-MRI who has played in nigerian league. at the moment they are not many players he would displace in the super eagles but he deserves a call up at least to prove himself.

tiago was a bright prospect but he hasnt really cut it yet. didn't even get to play a single league match for liverpool so i don't understand the way you are hyping him plus has he shown interest to play for nigeria?

i'm all for inviting fresh talents but not all of them can be called at the same time. inevitably some will slip through the cracks. brazil as great and organised as they are they missed out on diego costa, tiago motta etc so these things.

forgiveness:
Now, let us analyse these players one by one to see if they really deserve an invitation to any of our national teams.


Dominic Solanke had already played in the UEFA Champions League when some players are still learning how to say 'tata', he sat on Chelsea_F.C' s bench as substitute on their way to win the EPL when some players are still doing frog jump in the academy. He has played and scored goals in the Eredivisie and currently he is the third striker of Chelsea fc. (I clamoured for his invitation to the Olympics)


Abdul Ajagun was an important member of the U17 team that placed second and the U20 team of 2011 and 2013(as a captain) that finished as quarter finalist and in the 2nd round respectively. He flourished in both competitions while some flopped as they progressed to the U20. He won the NPFL with Dolphin and won with Panathinaikos-fc. But till now, no call while you are still hyping some players in the Scandinavian and second division league. Maka why? He is playing regularly in the Eredivisie.


Tiago Ilori played in the best clubs in Portugal which Sporting Lisbon. It is in the same league with whom you clamoured for and still 'clamoring' for even though he has been relegated to the feeders team this season. He did not stop there, he proceeded in the best league in the world with Granada and later Bordeaux. He is a Liverpool player. The same you said his not as good as Ndidi even when Ndidi was still warming the bench while Tiago had already played with the best in the world. why has he not been called when he was inform of his life? Or this is not 'your' kind of player? Naija we know na. I hail ooo

(don't mention you are welcome) i'm based in Lagos Nigeria's commercial capital in the south western tip of the country. down here its raining season so weather's abit temperate but it can get ridiculously hot especially during our ''summer'' months.

nice picturesque town you got there. sounds fun and quiet. how far is it from stockholm your capital? how's your pidgin translation coming along? wish you all the best.

jhswe:
For the time being, I live here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlstad
The vast majority of the Swedish people live in the southern 1/3rd of the country. I think you know why ... Where are you?
(And thanks for your help!)



In Scandinavia we still use versions of the currency krona (= "crown" ), but because of the European Union it'll probably be euro eventually ... As for the women, that's for others to tell.

Guy you sef see am. Na real nawa for forgiveness. Because his favourite player was not called.

joseph1013:
Na wa to you o. So you can't see that it's his club that is the enemy of progress? Every time Musa comes to our National team, U17, U20, U23, Super Eagles, he performs. Yet the club refuses to play him when he gets there. How can he be the fourth RB in their team. I'm sure their first team RB will not make our team.

They would not play him, yet they refused him the opportunity to play in the Olympics. They would not play him, yet they won't release for other clubs to come.

There is no way Musa did not justify his callup with the performance in our last game. You have to be blind not to see that. Rohr was lavishing praises on the lad and commending his efforts. So why will he not call him up?

He will soon leave that club. Just watch.

Oga, be careful!

forgiveness the world should not come to an end just because your favourite wasn't called up. they should keep working hard and put up scintillating performances that would make it hard for the NFF to ignore them. that's what success and esiti did. plus the players you are pushing for their isn't any irrefutable proof that they are much better than alimi or shehu

forgiveness:
I see! And that is why they play in Barcelona and Real Madrid.

true that bunch of player haters! refused to release him to play in olympics so he can showcase himself then have the guts to question his quality despite not playing him in even one league match mctheewww

TheGoodJoe:

The Turkish journalist should direct his questions to the coaches in M. Mohammed's club.

How does such a player become a fourth choice right back? Something is really wrong with that club and Musa will soon leave their ridiculous team behind.

story is false

FACT CHECK: Hillary Clinton’s secret service aide not a ‘Nigerian doctor’
BY KOLAPO OLAPOJU LEAVE A COMMENT SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
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The secret service agent often spotted in the company of Hillary Clinton, US Democratic party presidential candidate, has been erroneously reported to be a Nigerian neurologist.

Neurologists diagnose and treat disorders of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, muscles, and the involuntary nervous system that controls the heart, lungs and other organs.

They also treat headaches, stroke, dementia, seizures, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, sleep disorders and neuromuscular diseases.

As the contest for the US presidency goes to the wire between Clinton and Donald Trump, concerns have been raised about her health in recent months.

These concerns got to a head a week ago when she left the 9/11 memorial prematurely after feeling “overheated” and almost slipped while about to enter the vehicle which conveyed her out of the vicinity.

TODD MADISON – NOT NIGERIAN, MAYBE NOT A DOCTOR

Madison hops on stage to whisper some words into Clinton's ear
Madison hops on stage to whisper some words into Clinton’s ear
The agent rumoured to be her doctor, is always within close proximity of Clinton, especially during the Democratic National Convention (DNC).

While social media and some news platforms have labelled him ‘Dr. Oladotun Okunola’, Washington Post reports that he’s indeed Todd Madison, a secret service assistant special agent in charge.

Rumours of him being Clinton’s doctor in the disguise of a security aide, emanated after he was photographed with a Diapezam pen.

Diazepam auto-injector pens are used for for acute repetitive seizures.

Bill, Hillary and Madison
Bill, Hillary and Madison
Another proponent of the ‘doctor rumour’ was Mike Cernovich, an author who however, didn’t imply that Clinton’s aide is Nigerian.

Cernovich simply maintained that the former US secretary of state goes about with a private doctor, owing to the “medic badge” on his lapel.

Hillary’s handler is medic (see badge) and carries pen with injection. #HillarysHealth pic.twitter.com/LxlV18MRcx

— Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) August 7, 2016
“The media is completely covering up this story. We will continue to investigate it aggressively. By the way, my journalism is entirely self-funded”, he said.

THE REAL DOCTOR OKUNOLA

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Oladotun Okunola, a medical doctor, is a diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry.

Okunola, who graduated from the Howard University College of Medicine in 2001, is affiliated with Morristown Medical Center.

He specialises in epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology, and sleep medicine and he’s also a board-certified in both adult neurology and clinical neurophysiology.

In 2010, Atlantic Health Sleep Centers (AHSCs), New Jersey launched the Sleep Movement Disorder Center and Okunola was appointed the medical director.

AHSCs, which is the largest accredited sleep centers in the tri-state area, has offices at Overlook, Morristown, and Goryeb Children’s hospitals.

Okunola is also a member of the prestigious Neurology group, Neuroscience Center of Northern New Jersey.

He received fellowship training in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC and he also completed a sleep medicine fellowship at Norwalk Hospital, Connecticut.

As part of his fellowship training in clinical neurophysiology/epilepsy, Okunola focused on intraoperative and epilepsy monitoring; EEG and EMG.





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