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egbon dayo you have come again with this your half measure analysis

okocha was useless in atlanta 96 yet he scored one of the goals in the match against mexico in the quarters which if we hadn't won we would never have been in a position to face brazil in the semis

you mentioned usa 94 but you conveniently forgot france 98 korea/japan 2002. in usa 94 yes he was too fanciful which is not uncommon with your players starting out with their national teams. in france 98 jayjay was the man first two matches he played we won. last match against paraguay where kanu your hero played 90 minutes no suprises we were flogged senseless. in the unfortunate match against denmark jayjay was our shining light doing all he could to inspire the team in a losing effort even tried to assist your hero but trust him he blew his chance one on one against smiechael. 2002 world cup kanu again no where to be found. while jayjay again was our stand out player. don't even get me started on AFCON tournaments where okocha was always the main man and kanu's contributions where minimal at best.

okocha may not have fully lived up to his potential but no truthful fan of nigerian football would say he wasn't one of our best players in the golden generation of the 90s. it sacrilege comparing him to quaresma pray tell in which tournament did he ever shine for portugal?. i fit even ignore that one as bad as it is but saying kanu (a player who could not score a single goal in any senior international tournament he featured for nigeria) is better than jayjay is height of football blasphemy

sleekdot:
Charlie Adams because of the way he too dominated midfield at a low table club

First of all in Atlanta 96 Okocha was the most useless offensive player we had. And one of the most useless the entire tournament
If not for the doggedness of Amokachi and Skills of Kanu, Okocha would have cost us the tournament. vs Brazil in the semi finals he was the most useless player on the field, missed a penalty started laughing blowing away shots over the bar

Now to USA 94:
First match 3-0 win vs Bulgaria Okocha did not play a single minute in the match
Second match 1-2 loss to Argentina Okocha played 2 minutes
Third match 2-0 win vs Greece Okocha played 20mins

So in the 270mins to get to the second round in USA 94 Okocha played just 22mins Thats like 8%.
So explain how without Okocha we wouldnt have got to the 2nd round like you claimed?

In the second round Okocha started and that was one of the mistakes we made in the game cos he was contented with his aimless and senseless dribbles and we crashed out

Quaresma and Okocha are very similar in that they have the purpose of footbal twisted upside down, they think its just to come and do fancy tricks without end results. Instead of sidefooting a cross Quaresma would use the outside of the wrong foot and Okocha would do a Rabona.

Only a useless player with priorities upside down would dribble a player instead of accelerating away, stand still and wait for the player to recover OR dribble the whole defence and keeper and turn around to re-dribble them again

Even though Quaresma as even performed at a bigger club, I still rate him on the same level as Okocha in football intelligence

I'm just speech less two legends in three days. You were underappreciated and sometimes unfairly treated but you remained a great Patriot. RIP shaibu ahmodu

terzurum5:
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Tragic: Former Super Eagles Coach, Amodu Shuaibu, is dead
Biyi Akangbe
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The Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amodu Shuaibu, is dead.


Shuaibu was 58.
According to the NFF, the four-time Coach of the Super Eagles complained of chest pains on Friday night and died in his sleep.


His death is coming three days after that of former Super Eagles Captain and Coach, Stephen Keshi.
www.soccernet.com.ng/2016/06/tragic-former-super-eagles-coach-amodu.html

thanks mickael2 for your nice contributions

on carl i would never suggest he's up to enyeama level but you have to admit carl has been decent considering the dodgy defenders he's had to work with as for ezenwa i am cool with any talented home based keeper replacing him.

bros believe me i very grudgely added ambrose. he's just a short term option who i would gladly drop like hot asaro.

i personally think mikel and onazi can still function in the same team. bruv you are seriously underating babatunde o. about attacking midfielders that's why i included yayaha, nwobodo as honourable mentions.

i still insist ahmed musa can be useful in attack if the coaches use him better tactically. yes i know kayode he is a good addition

Mickael2:
Absolutely fascinating write-up@ chrisooblog, but I do have a few suggestions.

Carl Ikeme is not Enyeama or even close, no offence. Being a GK isn't only about your shot stopping ability but also your ability to organise your defence. Supersport9 was showing highlights of our Afcon2013 and you could see how Enyeama was tirelessly organizing his defence,that trait is not found in Ikeme but he is a good GK still.My suggestion would be to blood in Alampasu,he is 18 now or so,if he can become our first choice in 2 years time, then not only will he continue to improve,but even before he gets to 25, he would have been a constant figure and our defenders would respect him and obey him. I also think that the Enyimba goalie is better than Ezenwa, not Femi Thomas, the other guy. Does anyone know where Dani Paul is?!

Your right back and left back choices are spot on. Odubajo and Madu are the best we can think of now so no arguments there. Then in the CB dept, you made mention of Ambrose and Obaobona, no no no please, not those two. Oboabona i can manage but Ambrose?He looks more like TB Joshua than an actual footballer, scrap him please? We have Gbenga Arokoyo and one young blood who plays for Barca's team B. I watched most of the BarcaB games in the segunda division and he was decent, clearly not a starter because let's face it, Omeruo and Ekong are our future right about now so he will just be a bench piece. Also i would not include Leon Balogun in the 'CB list'. He is a right back,we should stop playing people out of position, and he would provide decent competition for Odubajo, Musa is still too young and inexperienced and he is not better than them either.

The midfield gets tricky,I think we only have enough room for either Mikel OR Onazi not the two. No matter the formation that the coach chooses to implement, we can't have them both in a 23-man squad. If we play a double pivot like we normally do(which I do not like), it has to be Ndidi and Mikel, if we play a single pivot then none of them should be in the team or maybe Mikel can get the nod ahead of Ndidi now while Ndidi gains the experience he needs for the future, but Mikel and Onazi won't work in a limited list. Then Etebo,he should try to move into the striking position,your list was quite short of AMFs which we badly need now.Only Iwobi is decent there as an Amf(please don't say Michael Babatunde,I'm still not a fan). And that's where we need the scouts to work because we can't go about with only one Amf. In my dream midfield, we would replicate Barca's midfield, Mikel as the true DMF(Busquets), Ogu as the work horse(I don't know if Ndidi can play as the box to box CMF) and Iwobi as the flair and attacking player(Iniesta's role). You can flip it to Madrid too,their midfield works thesame way, all good teams implement thesame style these days,so playing two DMFs does not work anymore.So if our team has to contain 6 mids, I would go for Ogu, Ndidi,Mikel,Iwobi,Babatunde and Yahaya(the last two are bench pieces and Yahaya can cover for almost any of the midfield positions)

The striking dept is extremely tricky. But i would include Kayode over Ighalo for example(you remember Kayode right?). And also Musa is not clinical for Nigeria, I remember the one he did in that Afcon2013 final, he was sent through on goal and he fell down with no one close to him,lol! All in all we are blessed with enough talent, I didn't even mention Azubuike, Rabiu Ibrahim and so many others, we just need the right formation to click!

i remember

as a child i saw you score that winning goal against senegal in the AFCON 1992 your celebration so passionate

i remember

how you led us to qualify for the 1994 world cup. how you proudly lifted the AFCON trophy in 1994

i remember

how after many years of pain and disappointment when all including myself had lost hope in the super eagles you coached us to an unexpected AFCON victory the joy, the happiness unmeasurable

we criticized you, we abused you, we hailed you, we praised you but now we will most definitely MISS YOU

FAREWELL BIG BOSS #LEGEND

Bros u be real monitor yeah no church today. As for Siasia I have decided To remain an Observer I can't give myself heart Palpitations Because of 1 man Bless you terzurum5 Pray for us

terzurum5:
I thought his Doctors earlier rocommended he rests after the season. Why the sudden U-turn now?


He must not go until he proves in camp that he is fit and suits the rigorous training schedules, playing style and pattern of Coach Siasia. .

Let me take over from one of us here and start defending Siaone



What dou think irondome &chrisooblog? Besides una never go shush?

Hello everyone its no news that the super eagles are in a quasi-rebuilding process (again) necessitated by nigeria’s failure to qualify for the 2017 AFCON. In my humble opinion our inability to qualify was down to a combination of administrative failings, poor coaching decisions and strange player selections. It is my honest belief that we have a pool of players good enough to turn Nigeria back into a major football force in Africa and world at large. While the NFF goes hard at getting a great coach for the team allow me to present a list of players we should use to execute our qualifiers from now going forward. So hang on folks this is a long one J
 
GOALKEEPER: this is a position we have thankfully not been found wanting. From the old stalwarts like okalla, best ogedengbe, rufai, ike shorunmu to the great Vincent enyeanma Nigeria has always had good if not great goalkeepers and these current ones I will list below are no exception.
CARL IKEME – when enyeama retired unceremoniously many feared that a huge vacuum had been created in the goalkeeping position which would be hard to fill immediately but the big man from Wolverhampton has put paid to such fears. Initially I didn’t know what to expect from him but his sharp reflexes, strong command in the air and excellent shot stopping abilities completely won me over. I always negodu at keshi when he made us put up with agbim when we had quality like ikeme. Carl is at a good age for a goalkeeper and I see him (God willing if we qualify) manning the post in Russia 2018.
DANIEL – dream team number one and enugu rangers safe hands very much in the mould of enyeama acrobatic shot stopper, penalty saving king an amazing talent no doubt. Hopefully see more of him in the rio Olympics. Will surely push ikeme for that number one shirt.
ALAMPASU – an integral part of the exciting under 17 team that won the world cup in UAE 2013 alampasu is slowly making a name for himself. He also has good reflexes and has started his career on a decent footing in Portugal. He’s down in the pecking order but he has the ability to be our future number one.
AKPEYI – another good keeper has a lot to do to start ahead of the above mentioned goalkeepers. Decent backup to have on the bench.
EZENWA – part of the unsuccessful 2016 CHAN team but make no mistakes he’s a very capable goaltender.
 
DEFENDERS: sadly this is the position we are currently having trouble finding quality players for but the ones I have below are talented and decent. A good coach should be able to harness these guys into an effective defensive unit.
 
(RIGHT BACKS)
SINCERE SETH – best defender of Siasia’s Olympic ‘’boys’’. Above average defending but can improve in his over lapping. Still young though with potential to get better. Hope he flourishes at the big stage of rio.
MUSA MOHAMMED – another member of the acclaimed under17 winning team in UAE. Full of running, good set piece delivery, supports the attack well but can do better in defending. Has age on his side will surely improve with more game time especially at club level.
MOSES ODUBANJO – break out season for the young man. Helped his club hull city gain promotion to the premiership. He would probably be our best right back thankfully he wants to represent Nigeria NFF do the needful.
OTIGBA – like odubanjo wants to play for Nigeria. Must have some ability to be able to play consistently for his club in a tough dutch league.
PLEASE NO MORE OF THIS MAKE SHIFT RIGHT BACK NONSENSE
 
(LEFT BACK)
STANLEY AMUZIE – talented decent going forward but I find him suspect defensively as I have argued in the past with goodjoe and supernerd. He will improve.
ELDERSON ECHEIEJILE – our most experienced left back. Not the most comfortable going forward but ok defense wise. Decent cover stopgap at worst.
OSHANIWA – greatly improved from his cameo performance in 2013 AFCON. As seen in his performances at the world cup in brazil where I reckon he was our best defender. Criminally been left out of the team when he should be pressing for a first team shirt.
KINGSLEY MADU – another who has been inexplicably left out of the team. Comfortable joining the attack assured in his defending I think he is our best left and should be starting.
 
(CENTRE BACKS)
EFE AMBROSE – enough has been said\written about his defending or lack thereof. He’s on my list strictly as a VERY VERY short stopgap.
OBOABONA – declined in recent years will probably be phased out although with a good defensive partner could be good cover in case of injury.
TROOST-EKONG – young defender still improving his game one for the immediate future.
AWAZIEM – untested at national team level but wouldn’t have played first team for porto if he wasn’t good.
LEON BALOGUN – big tall strong uncompromising defender. A bit slow and clumsy causing him to make avoidable mistakes but solid once settled.
OMERUE – for me our best defender lost some form of recent but still quality trusting he will soon bounce back to his best.
 
MIDFIELDERS: Nigeria has always had a tradition of producing good to excellent midfielders but in the past decade especially after okocha’s retirement we have struggled to unearth enough quality players in that position. Recent graduates from the cadet teams give me hope that we have turned the corner in that regard.
 
MIKEL – arguably the golden boy of the super eagles. As a player he has had to bear the burden of carrying the team’s midfield for years with mixed results. Going forward in his new role as captain he can hopefully help groom this new exciting generation of midfielders.
ONAZI – tough tackler, battler and tireless runner onazi brings an aggression and fearsomeness that had been lacking in our midfield play for years. His form has been hit and miss as of late though and will need to work extra hard to retain his place.
NDIDI – could this be the long awaited heir to Sunday oliseh? His recent form for club and country seem to suggest so. Can also play in defence so could be a useful utility player. Not far from first team.
RAHEEM LAWAL – been unlucky with call ups these past few years but there’s no doubting his ability. Can play as a central or defensive midfielder. Will bring needed competition to the national team.
AZUBUIKE OKECHUKWU – one of siasia’s boys. Like Raheem also comfortable in central or defensive midfield roles. Technically gifted he’s also a good option to have for competition.
USMAN MOHAMMED – another of siasia’s stalwarts good technically highly skilful shone like a million stars in the poor CHAN team.
JOHN OGU – another good player. Big, strong but comfortable with the ball at his feet. Good option.
ALEX IWOBI – new boy wonder. Fast, direct and a good dribbler his excellent passing range and ability to unlock stubborn defences with his through passes are a joy to watch. Finally after okocha we have another creative outlet.
ETEBO – not as skilful or technical as other midfielders on this list but his goal threat is a good asset. Tireless aggressive runner also good at set pieces.
MICHAEL BABATUNDE – won’t lie wasn’t a fan of his but his performance at the last world cup in brazil won me over. Also skilful will provide useful competition for the attacking midfield role.
 
…and some honourable mentions IFEANYI MATTHEW, NWOBODO, K. NWAKALI, M. YAHAYA, S. POPOOLA
 
ATTACKERS: from the greats like YEKINI, ODEGBAMI, AMOKACHI, FINIDI to decent players like I. UCHE, AGHAHOWA, EMENIKE etc Nigeria has always produced wonderful strikers and this new generation is no exception.
 
MOSES SIMON – full fledged winger not afraid to take on opposition defences. Decent crosser also has an eye for goal. Needs to work on his decision making though. Once he gets that right he would be simply unplayable.
VICTOR MOSES – arguably our best and most skilful player. When he’s on form Nigeria ticks. Has all the ingredients to be a world class player but his laidback nature and lack of ambition is hindering him seriously.
AHMED MUSA – frankly speaking as a winger he’s terrible his crossing abysmal (maybe because he’s a true muslim ) but jokes apart his finishing for club and country is up there with the best. Maybe the national team coaches are missing a trick.
K. IHEANACHO – shining star of the victorious under 17 team in UAE. Clinical finisher and excellent passer this has been a breakthrough season for iheanacho with club and country. Potential to be Nigeria’s next world class performer.
I. SUCCESS – fast, strong and burly another in a long line of bullish strikers like amokachi we have produced. Inextricably hasn’t been called up. Deserves his chance.
IDEYE – not the greatest finisher but his work rate and excellent link up play with his strike partners are a definite asset.
IGHALO – typical 18 yard box operator and goal poacher. Had a good season but his loss of form towards the end was worrying. Hope it’s just a blip.
CHIKATARA – top scorer in our CHAN team. Has good pace and movement excellent finisher.
 
Honourable mentions OSIMHEN, AWONIYI and SADIQ UMAR.
 
This list is by no means exhaustive as any unknown exceptional player can break into the team but barring any unforeseen circumstance most of these players on my list should be the ones we use going forward. I’m fairly confident that with this pool of players any good coach the NFF appoints would make the super eagles a dominant football force for years to come.
 
Comments, analysis and critiques are highly welcome.
 
Cc icon4, goodjoe, tbaba, supernerd, safarigirl and any other sport analyst I forgot to mention

i have always believed that the manu garba coached u17 team that won the world cup is the youngest set we produced and closest to true under 17s. on iheanacho in particular simply go to FIFAs site and check his declared height in the u17 tournament in 2013 against his current height and size. his growth looks to me a natural progression of a teenager so i have no reason to doubt his age. the only comma for me is if the picture was truly taken in 2010 because of the type kit worn. even assuming the worst he looked between 10-13 years in that picture so if we say the picture was snapped in 2007 (based on the kit worn) simple addition would make his current age at best 19 or at worst 22. as for that naij article many factors determine a players longevity age is not necessarily the only determinant

as in! small time middle belt power rangers, south west justice league, south east teen titans mchwww immature, ignorant, jobless saboteurs who watch one too many movies

Minemrys:
suicide squad wey never c0m0t fa? Make we thank God say them never form civil war.

i think some journalists need training seriouslyand stop with the misleading headlines. you say a community has been taken over this implies boko haram terrorists are still there but the report says police came afterwards and met only 13 corpses, destroyed buildings and structures. this suggests this was a hit and run raid by the terrorists. when enugu and benue communities were attacked by murderers claiming to be herdsmen nobody said those villages were taken over. rip to the deceased security forces should not get complacent even though boko haram is largely on the run these bloody killers will still not relent. everyone needs to be vigilant

guy the thing weak me o just to show simple humanity and appreciate amina's return no everything sha politics

TheGoodJoe:
Due to ethnic and tribal bigotry, some people can not even feel happy that a girl who was lost, tortured and raped is found.

Thank God Amina is all right and may God help us BringBackOurGirls

#WelcomeBackAmina

happy birthday safarigirl

first of glory to God that someone we all thought was lost and dead has been found thank you lord! please people lets forget politics for one second and appreciate the return of Amina. i'm sure most if not all us have lost loved ones that we care about now imagine that same loved one comes back alive wont we be over come with joy? 1 home 218 to return plus numerous unknown abducted. never lose hope keep the faith.

you welcome boss. fair enough assertion

TheGoodJoe:

It is okay to believe he acted just stupidly or overreacted crazily. That is okay. But, as for me, who I will not accept it. As long as it drew attention for a case of match fixing from FIFA security officials, I am not alone in that train of thought.

Do I think he has suffered enough? Hard to say because the heartache lives on.

Wish the young man the best. A sad moment hampered his promising career.

Note David Beckham's effigies were burnt by fans and he received death threats too. Although I totally condemn the actions of violence against players.

The key here is that, it was an unprovoked action. I can not still wrap my head around Kaita's action after all these years.

Thanks for the nice contribution.

hi GreatJoe hope you are good have to say i'm with joseph on this issue. like giving a dog a bad name to hang it kaita has suffered enough for getting himself stupidly sent off in that greece match but saying he fixed the match based on hearsay and not any solid evidence is a bit much. i remember the said incident he over reacted to a simple jostle with the greek player but i'm willing to give kaita the benefit of the doubt and say he was just silly. at least his own is tepid compared to alex song who went out of his way to elbow mandzukic in the back unprovoked.

kaita may not have been the most talented player but he always gave his all in the green white green up until that incident he was one of our better performing players even had a decent club career playing in the dutch league with sparta rotterdam.

he has paid enough for his silly error (no club career, house getting burnt and general dislike of nigerians). let him go and revive his career in peace.

TheGoodJoe:
In our society, people really lucky they can get away with corrupt acts because of the weak institutions fighting corruption.

There are many cases of fixing that goes on without anyone in the country carrying out proper investigation into the matter, so culprits go free. They stay free to continue committing the similar crimes.

My advice to our young emerging talents is to put their passion over money. Their dreams and handwork will take them farther than any money they make. So please young ones, shun corrupt act in football and keep working hard.

You guys are already talented. Work hard and become the heroes you are meant to become.

flying antelopes seem to be losing steam. people's elephants are getting stronger, pillars steady consistency, MFM IGG wearing off (hope they do well), warri wolves just been horrendous so far this season.

UP SOOTIN!!!

TheSuperNerd:
NPFL Week/Match day 15 Full Time Results, May 8th and May 9th

May 8th::

Abia Warriors 1-0 Giwa FC


May 9th::

AKWA UNITED 2-0 IFEANYI UBA FC

ENUGU RANGERS 1-1 SHOOTING STARS

ENYIMBA 2-1 NIGER TORNADOES

HEARTLAND 2-1 EL KANEMI WARRIORS

KANO PILLARS 2-1 IKORODU UNITED

LOBI STARS 1-0 MFM FC

PLATEAU UNITED 0-0 SUNSHINE STARS

WARRI WOLVES 0-1 RIVERS UNITED

WIKKI TOURIST 2-1 NASARAWA UNITED

this should help

https://www.nairaland.com/3094236/fashola-reveals-road-map-incremental

OLADD:
No, compatriot. No rational thinking person would canvass for discontinuation of existing projects for new ones They must be complimentary. However, I find it unreconcilable for Fashola and Buhari not to introduce new initiatives that are different from the existing ones which they completely rubbished as a waste prior to the last election. By now, this govt should be focusing on alternative source(s) of power generation other than the gas and hydro powered ones. All the noises made in the rundown to the 2015 elections on electricity turnaround were mere hoax and election winning lies.That's my take.

nice one egbon icon good stadia we have all over the place only snag for me is that most of the pitches are artificial. state of national stadium surulere really brings to my eyes. hope FG hands it over to private investors to buy and manage

couldn't have said it any better

Orkpekyandega:
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Nigeria: Sports Analysis - Will Mikel Truly Add Value to Siasia's Team?
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By Jide Alaka

The national U-23 manager, Samson Siasia, has revealed that Mikel Obi is interested in representing Nigeria at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Good thought!


The Chelsea man offers experience and big-game mentality. Mikel has played in the UEFA Champions League final, won the Nations Cup and played in the EPL for 10 years, and will be joining a team which currently consists of international neophytes.


Although I have watched the team win the U-23 CAF championship in Senegal, and I am at a loss as to what qualities apart from those stated above that Mikel will give Siasia's team to create that extra impetus to win gold in Brazil.

For one, I cannot say for starters what Mikel's best position is or would be at the moment.


The captain of the U-23 side is Okechukwu Azubuike, who for me is one of the best midfielders I have seen in Nigeria in a long while. Azubuike appears to play at his best in a deep-lying playmaker role, like Andrea Pirlo.


This is taking cognizance of the fact that Siasia likes to play the 4-3-3 formation with the full backs adding dimension to his team's attack. This means that the deep-lying midfielder must be mobile and quick, two characteristics we will not normally associate with Mikel.


The other midfielder of note is Oghenekaro Etebo, a box-to-box player, who shone against Egypt for the Super Eagles. The former Warri Wolves man was named the MVP of the U-23 CAF championship.


Siasia, who took Mikel to the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup, explained that no player would make his team to Brazil on cosmetic grounds.

"I guess that because Mikel missed out the last time, he wants to make up for it," Siasia said this week.


"Not only that, the last couple of games he has played for the Super Eagles, he has been playing very well, and if he wants to be part of the team, of course he is welcome.


"We are not going to select players because they play for the Super Eagles or because they are still under the age bracket. They have to compete with those players who actually qualified the team for the Olympics."


It has also been revealed that players like Odion Ighalo, Ogenyi Onazi, and Kenneth Omeruo, are in the initial list forwarded to the Nigeria Football Federation for consideration.


Like I said at the beginning, it is all well and good but the coach and the footballing house must ensure an alignment of goals. If it is to win - then the more the merrier but if this U-23 team is the next Super Eagles, then both parties may need a rethink.

I really want to know what you think and three over-age players you think should be included.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201604250229.html
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bro you can mention my name instead of hiding behind the ''someone said'' statement

now regarding mikel i still stand by what i said that if nigeria had better midfield players at best he would be a squad player. yes he has put in inspired performances but he has put in so many poor to average performances that i have come to the conclusion as much as he would be a useful addition his omission wont be the end of the world. did we not win silver without him in beijing? i was also happy with his mvp performances in afcon 2013 but be honest did we all expect such from him based on showings in previous tournaments? i was so excited by his found new form that i thought he had turned the corner finally mikel is living up to his potential but the 2014 world cup brought me to a crashing reality that it was a false dawn. subsequent performances in our failed afcon qualifying campaigns have not done much to change my mind.

yes he has had a good club career mostly as a backup. when he's then trusted with a run in the first team he blows it from mourinho to ancelloti any time he displays his usual snail movement football they don't hesitate to bench him. hiddink that has been using him we all it's because matic has been terrible this year and mikel is the only decent backup and where is chelsea now? no fa cup, knocked out of champions league middle table in the league

in conclusion i again restate if we lack better options yes mikel is your go to guy but so far as we have just as technical much faster players i make bold to say we can do without him

TheGoodJoe:
It is funny when people try to make Mikel look like a useless player, when he is far from it.

If Mikel is as terrible as a lot of you make him (Not just this thread), how did he rake more man of the match performances than any Super Eagles player in the AFCON we won.

How come top respected coaches like Scolari, Mourinho, Benitez, Villas-Boas, Avram Grant, Ancelotti, kept using him.

He is among the most capped players in the history of Chelsea with over 350 appearances.

In the Super Eagles, he was maintained by different coaches.

Mikel have had solid games against top oppositions like Bayern Munich and Barcelona. He put in a good game against Manchester United in the FA Cup finals.

His wonderful performance against Spain remains in our minds.

So how can someone try to make it look as if Mikel is just a King in a blind midfield.

Michel Vonk (Coach of Sparta Rotterdam in January 2013) singled out Mikel Obi and Kenneth Omeruo for special mention. “Your number 10 (Mikel), is very good, creative and has good vision, then Omeruo, very good aerially and gives good cover to the keeper.

http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4687/2013-africa-cup-of-nations/2013/01/12/3667304/emenike-scores-as-nigeria-defeat-sparta-rotterdam-in-warm-up?source=breakingnews&ICID=HP_BN_3


Unless we want to say all these coaches are wrong and they do not know what they are doing.

Chelsea is offering Mikel a knew contract and they rejected interests from Arsenal and Inter Milan. They can not all be wrong.

boss i'm not so sold on the idea of taking mikel to rio. i feel we have better options in form of ndidi, usman and onazi who just need belief and exposure to flourish. i know you will say mikel has experience and will bring control to the midfield but lets be honest the reason we have been using him is because he's the proverbial one eyed man who's king in our blind midfield kingdom. glad onazi is getting games his lack of game time was the main reason i excluded him from my list we will surely need his bullishness in rio.

Icon4s:
A single player like Zlantan Ibrahimovich can single handedly tear apart an U23 defense. We need a matured and tested CB pair like Omeruo and Balogun. I will have no fear with our LB if Kingsley Madu handles that position. As for our RB, still open. We can rely on the experience of Onazi or Mikel in the DMF position. With Onazi/Mikel shielding Omeruo and Balogun I think we can effectively cope with Ibrahimovich.

James Rodrigues and Juan Cuadrado are another cause for worry for us. Carlos Bacca is also there. Siasia needs to get his Midfield and defense selections right.

see as you dey shine teeth congrats your hero was called up lets hope for his sake and general good of nigeria he impresses

forgiveness:
Ajagun my boy.

Sadiq Umar will give many players heart attack in training.

Siasia please don't forget Moses Odubanjo. Forgive him as your heavenly father forgave you all ya sins. For he knowth what he did.

i SMH for youths of today lying so shamelessly maupe that i watched this morning again SMH

Omoakinsuyi:
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think you are right but i remember watching a dc animated movie based on the comic series you pasted below and i remember in this particular scene batman ran tests on supergirl while she was unconscious he postulated that based on her bodies ability to absorb the suns rays more efficiently than supes she could be stronger than him potentially. you are so right about supes holding back. simply use super speed plus heat vision 90% of his battles would have ended in one minute

dragonking2:
Okay, so am back...Now am going to give you all a comprehensive story line about supergirl and superman...Also to prove that superman is stronger than supergirl.

Pic1: This is the intro to the comic titled "supergirl from krypton'" featuring superman and batman...
Pic2: Kara plane crashes into earth causing major damage...so batman and superman went to check it out...Batman sees kara but thinks she is a threat
Pic3: Batman uses the kyrptonite to weaken her and take kara to his batcave
Pic4: Kara wakes up and goes berserk...Before she destroys the place, supes comes and speak kryptonian language to her and introdues himself as his cousin.

who's hunting who? you are the one calling your super hero names abi na me call am witch

forgiveness:
Where Mikel Obi take start em career? For Chelsea?.. The young shall grow. be patient and avoid witch hunting.

mikel has achieved everything in the game so one can overlook his own what has ajagun ''the defender of nigeria's midfield universe achieved''

forgiveness:
even mikel obi's chelsea lost. so, what do you say about that?

u dey mind the clowns that haven't won any thing of note for ages. infact exploits of their world cup win are told to their children like bed time stories just like robin hood, king arthur etc like myths\legends

safarigirl:
See as dem write am as if no be to go sign register England dey do for Euros.

Better we didn't qualify so eediots like Pinnick and dimwit Giwa no go chop free money ontop tournament expenses next year

Iwobi can still go for the Olympics which is something his English peers won't be able to see. He may win a medal, the likes of Dele Alli stand a far lower chance of ever getting medals in international football. After all, when last did England win a thing on any level?

but your super hero the best current midfielder that ever liveth played 85 minutes but his club lost. what hapin?

forgiveness:
i really thank God for Onazi because now he see more game time after his coach was sacked and replaced with Inzaghi. this is what happened to Ajagun.

forgiveness i concur that we should at any opportunity seek to get our best legs (in your case foreign born players) but the truth is it's not as easy and straight forward as you make it seem. most of these anglo-nigerians grew up in the english system so they will be tracked most of the way. players like solanke, barkley, dele alli etc were monitored by the english fa right from when they were kids so once they come good on their talent the national teams of england quickly snap them up. plus most of them being born in england makes them feel less nigerian (if they even feel so) and more english. if you observe carefully the few brit-nigerians we eventually get to play for nigeria excluding moses and iwobi are usually less talented players like efan ekoku, anichebe, aluko, rueben agboola who the english never considered for their national team so they choose nigeria as a second option. like icon4 rightly mentioned iwobi already had links to nigeria through okocha, with moses we were a bit lucky because the english fa dropped the ball concerning his case besides that he was born in nigeria. just be observing dominic iorfa his father is an ex super eagle international when push comes to shove see if he won't eventually switch to nigeria.

from your posts i also see you think that nothing has been done trying to get these foreign born players to feature for nigeria. bros you don't know how much ground work has been done approaching these guys. sidney sam german\nigerian was approached even begged with a world cup selection yet he preferred germany even if that meant sitting on the bench. patrick owomoyela the same thing, nedum onouha we sent emissaries to beg he use us do shakara said he ''feels'' english plus so many cases to numerous to count.

with alaba yes it was a faux pas on the nff's part but that was more of break down in communication. if they had assured him he would be picked in our other national teams (21s, 23s) and properly explained to him the reason for not picking him for the under 17s he might not have been so quick to switch to austria.

like most posters have said any foreign born nigerian has to demonstrate willingness to play for nigeria just like v.moses, l. balogun, carl ikeme, iwobi did before they were called up. even at that it's not every adamu, emeka and segun we should call up all in the name of ''foreign born player''. any such player we call should be better than what we have presently in our national teams. nigeria has many talented players born here or abroad so the chances of a few falling through the cracks are high but the nff should at all times ensure we get the best legs to play for us.

guy i was ignoring all this ajagun arguments but this recent claim you have decided to dish out is too much for me to stomach

ramon azeez went to world cup played in la liga.

omeruo afcon winner, top world cup performer chelsea player

guy nawa for this your double speak onazi sits on the bench yet you want him to go to olympics? ok continuu

nwofor went to world cup plays for boavista a top rated club in portugal

kingsley madu plays for senior national team yet your hero who plays in a ''better league'' hasn't been called up eyaa! oma se ooo

shehu abdullahi (see above)

wilfred ndidi (again see above)

S. moses mainstay in super eagles

etebo about to sign for a club in portugal already showing his worth in super eagles

as for your superhero plays in greece of all countries for a supposed top team whose coach couldn't wait to get rid of him. if na say coach dey beef am why wasn't he deemed valuable enough to be sold?

forgiveness:
False. Ramon Azeez is languishing in the third tier of Spanish football.


Omeruo is also playing for one obscure league in Turkey. From Eredivisie to Championship, from Championship to Turkey. Decipher

Onazi has been relegated to the bench this season.

Uche Nwofor. Nowhere to be found.

Kingsley Madu ; plays in an obscure league in Europe.

Shehu Abdullahi; so so

Wilfred Ndidi; lost for years before he found his footing this season after Ajagun don win trophy for Europe.

Ahmed Musa don rise even before he left the shores of Nigeria.

Moses Simon


Etebor Ogehnekaro : clubless


See your rising stars falling.

Thanks supernerd like they say great minds think alike I had compiled my list before I remembered etebo. Like your list I will put him in place of I. Matthew. On onazi he hasn't had a great season plus Siasia not playing him in Alexandria speaks volumes.

Una dey mind bros forgivess? Small time him go do 50 slide power point presentation to justify solanke's inclusion.

Black albino na corporate espionage supernerd commit take enter my lab come borrow my list

Thanks bruv honestly don't think we need the extra 2 over age players Mikel too slow in midfield for me as for V. Moses good choice but I'm looking to wcq not just the Olympics. I think we have enough quality with good coaching and luck to win a medal

AIG07:
Great list!
*thumbs up*

If I'm not mistaken you fail to include two over-age players in ur proferred team.

Well, I will simply make little changes to urs.

GK
1. Daniel
2. Alampasu

Defenders
3. K. Madu
4. S. Amuzie
5. L. Balogun(1st man over-aged player)
6. K. Omeruo
7. Awaziem
8. M. Mohammed

Midfielders

9. Ndidi
10. A. Okechukwu
11. Mikel(2nd man over aged player)
12. I. Matthew
13. A. Iwobi

Attackers

14. M. Simon
15. I. Success
16. K. Iheanacho
17. V. Osimhen
18. V. Moses(3rd man Over-aged player)

with these 3 senior players either in d starting line-up or on d bench. There experience might just be the 'difference' in Rio. Recall Beijing2008 when we had d likes of Osaze n Anichebe in the team and de made the difference.

I just hope siasia is FAIR with his selection.

Hmmm really hope Siasia doesn't spoil his squad selection with undue sentiments

My squad list.

GK
1. Daniel
2. Alampasu

Defenders
3. K. Madu
4. S. Amuzie
5. L. Balogun
6. K. Omeruo
7. Awaziem
8. M. Mohammed

Midfielders

9. Ndidi
10. A. Okechukwu
11. U. Mohammed
12. I. Matthew
13. A. Iwobi

Attackers

14. M. Simon
15. I. Success
16. K. Iheanacho
17. V. Osimhen
18. Ajayi/awoniyi/imoh/chikatara