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safarigirl:
what is Etebo's role sef? I mean, in the Super Eagles.

andrew444:
Outshine them in what aspect?

So because his team won meaning he outshine them?

You could have even say he outshine the whole stoke and rottherdam.

forgiveness:
There are some SE call help them career while there are some na by themselves.

Troost is a perfect example.

krattoss:
All Manchester united players should be lined up and sexed to death

komekn:
I know you will find this a hard and bitter pill to swallow but have an open mind.

Look at Chuks Aneke in the very lowly league two he is supposed to be a midfielder but is the outstanding stand out player for club and in that league.

Have you thought about Josh Maja too goal scorer league 1, ❓

The NFF should get them attached before they blow up and it becomes problematic. I really don't know what they are doing with Ebere Eze as well.

charlesemeka85:
pls can you name the attacking midfielders aside iwobi?

Joebie:
Rohr is PROBABLY not in full control of his list? Come oh komekn and forgiveness. Come to the feast.

BascoVanVeli:
Victor Osimhen scores with his one passport

Icon4s:
Oga rework your arithmetics.

He said Taiwo was in SS2 when his brother was just entering JSS1. His brother is 37 years old today.
If Taiwo was same age as his brother was as at JSS1 find Taiwo's age today.

Oya carry your Biro.

ChrisKels:
I am tipping him to get crash the squad against South Africa

elyte89:
Baba no even talk taiye taiwo case own

Na person wey we sabi for hood very well b4 his stardom

Taiye taiwo was in ss2 when my brother was abt going into jss1....my broda now is 37years old

I fit argue dis one with anybody, cos na person wey we sabi wella during his struggling days when he hawked pepper,


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ChrisKels:
Well Kelechi is not our best striker, Kayode is. And if our worst striker is a striker in the Epl this season, then our best striker has no excuse for playing second fiddle in the Ukrainian league after playing second fiddle to Olunga of Kenya. Dont u think so?

andrew444:
Which station will show the game ?

TheSuperNerd:
Our possible XI ahead of the Libya game in a 4-2-3-1 formation set-up based on the list.

With this list, the possibilities in the attack are enormous. Multiple kinds of combos in the starting XI would still guarantee a strong bench in attack.

We know Ighalo will start as the No.9 in the first leg unless....

Well in all, we know Success is coming for that no 9 shirt. So Ighalo better be on his toes and buckle up really fast.


But the three guys behind the no.9... aha.. this is where it gets really exciting...

For the AM role, Iwobi. Or would Rohr wanna have both Iheanacho and Iwobi on the pitch together again? In that set-up, we could see Iwobi as LMF, Nacho as AMF and Kalu as RMF.

But with Iwobi as AMF, we could have Musa as LMF and Kalu as RMF.

Onyekuru is not likely to start. Simon Moses starting depends on if Rohr benches our likely Captain Musa or an Iwobi if not I doubt Simon would start.

Success' time will come. I reckon he may get game time depending on Ighalo'a output upfront in these two Libya games.


In Central and defensive midfield, we would see Ndidi likely pairing Onazi again leaving Etebo and Ogu on the bench.

In defence, I expect Aina to start ahead of Shehu at RB as Shehu is just returning to action while Aina has been turning heads in Italy with his solid performances. I hope he convinces further in camp to seal that spot too. In Ebuehi's absence, I reckon with Aina over Shehu. A fit and in form Shehu may edge it but he is just returning while Aina has been balling at both RWB and LWB. I just feel Aina should win the battle for that starting slot at RB.



At LB, I think Rohr will stick with Idowu. Collins will have to play second fiddle again. Mind you Aina is also another option at LB if Rohr goes with Shehu at RB and feels Aina should be deployed on the left.. you may never know with this man sometimes. Lol


In Central defence, We expect to see the Oyibo wall in action together again since they last played together against Argentina at Russia 2018. Ekong and Balogun easily starts.

Semi Ajayi, Awaziem (yet to get games under his belt), and Omeruo (also yet to feature) will all bench.


In goal, the last line of defence, of course we know Uzoho starts again as he seeks to get his 5th clean sheet in his 11th cap for the Super Eagles.

Ezenwa and Akpeyi are mere backups and I, honestly, am pretty tired of seeing them on the list but I guess we have to deal with it for now.
Better options like Dele Ajiboye, Okeimute Odah, and most popular of them all, Theophilus Afelokhai are available but time will tell.

For the long run, talents like Dele Alampasu and Maduka Okoye would hopefully grow and become fine options in goal too.

At the cadet/age grade levels, we still got our eyes on the likes Gavin Bazunu and Arthur Okonkwo for the long-long term.




In conclusion, I just feel these are some of the feasible approaches Rohr may try out in a 4-2-3-1.

Humility017:
it is well.....
thanks for the clarification...even though your points seems valid but Rohr rarely make changes.

safarigirl:
Rohr's list for the Libyan double-header

Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (Elche FC, Spain); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Enyimba FC); Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United, South Africa)

Defenders: Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy); Abdullahi Shehu (Bursaspor FC, Turkey); Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United, England); Bryan Idowu (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia); Chidozie Awaziem (FC Porto, Portugal); William Ekong (Udinese FC, Italy); Leon Balogun (Brighton & Hove Albion, England); Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Jamilu Collins (SC Padeborn 07, Germany)

Midfielders: Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor FC, Turkey); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Oghenekaro Etebo (Stoke City FC, England); John Ogu (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel)

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Al Nasr FC, Saudi Arabia); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Moses Simon (Levante FC, Italy); Henry Onyekuru (Galatasaray SK, Turkey); Odion Ighalo (Changchun Yatai, China); Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England); Samuel Kalu (Bordeaux FC, France); Isaac Success (Watford FC, England)

safarigirl:
Rohr's list for the Libyan double-header

Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (Elche FC, Spain); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Enyimba FC); Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United, South Africa)

Defenders: Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy); Abdullahi Shehu (Bursaspor FC, Turkey); Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United, England); Bryan Idowu (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia); Chidozie Awaziem (FC Porto, Portugal); William Ekong (Udinese FC, Italy); Leon Balogun (Brighton & Hove Albion, England); Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Jamilu Collins (SC Padeborn 07, Germany)

Midfielders: Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor FC, Turkey); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Oghenekaro Etebo (Stoke City FC, England); John Ogu (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel)

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Al Nasr FC, Saudi Arabia); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Moses Simon (Levante FC, Italy); Henry Onyekuru (Galatasaray SK, Turkey); Odion Ighalo (Changchun Yatai, China); Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England); Samuel Kalu (Bordeaux FC, France); Isaac Success (Watford FC, England)

TheSuperNerd:
Perhaps he did change the supplier but things got exarcebated... Perhaps you can give him the number of a proper and healthy supplier so that he can quit this downhill slide of clownishness....

TheSuperNerd:
You talk like a kid some times.. lol... So 1 mention in a meaningless spoof list is now MANY? The rate at which you spill many more craps is threatening the world record for craps spilled per day man... Take am easy abeg... Looolll

TheGoodJoe:
Negative. I still can not spot them.

kiddoiLL:
Epp me ask am...

Danielnino00:
Kayode makes the bench for Shakatar

ChrisKels:
Can Ikouwem Udoh be Nigeria's left-back solution?


Ikouwem Udoh's commanding performance and goal for Enyimba in Sunday's 5-1 CAF Confederation Cup demolition of Rayon Sports was the latest in a series of impressive outings from the left-back.

Has the defender done enough to be handed a maiden Super Eagles call-up by Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr?

His composed display, impressive all-round team contribution and well-struck goal in Aba further highlighted the qualities which have made him such an influential figure for the People's Elephant during their continental competition.

The youngster played all six group games and both legs of the quarter final, and continues to go from strength to strength.
The much improved 18-year-old has seen his stock rise in the past 18 months, since he was promoted from the Enyimba Feeders team in March 2017.

He's featured in the African Nations Championship and the CAF Confederation Cup, was named the 2017 Nigeria Young Player of the Year, and captained the Flying Eagles of Nigeria as they secured qualification to the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Perhaps faith played a leading role in Udoh's accelerated progression.
The player was preparing for the league season with Enyimba when he received an impromptu call-up for the CHAN in Morocco, following a spate of withdrawals and injuries.

An injury to Daniel Itodo at the conclusion of the group-stage matches led to Udoh being handed a first-team role, an opportunity he grabbed with excellent displays as the home-based Super Eagles finished as runners-up.

His rise should prompt parallels with a former Super Eagles left-back, Taye Taiwo, who was renowned for his deadly canon shots in the green and white of Nigeria.
Back in 2004, Taiwo was the breakout star in the Nigerian top flight, featuring for Lobi Stars.

His standout qualities were too exceptional for the national team selectors to ignore as the team struggled for adequate options in the aftermath of Celestine Babayaro's retirement.

Like Udoh, Tawio featured for Lobi in CAF's second-tier club competition - the CAF Cup - and was a member of the Flying Eagles before eventually making his Super Eagles bow against South Africa in the Nelson Mandela Challenge in November 2004.

A similar scenario appears to be on the verge of repeating itself for the Eagles, with Rohr opting to drop the team's only experienced left-back - Elderson Echiejile - ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against the Seychelles.

While Brian Idowu and Ola Aina, right-footed players who are comfortable playing in both full-back positions, might be considered options, the former's unconvincing displays could free up a spot for a credible and natural left-back challenger.

Rohr recently had the opportunity of working closely with Jamilu Collins and Ebube Duru, but regardless of his assessment of the pair, a combination of age, consistency and international exposure could see Udoh get Rohr's nod.

If Udoh continues to excel at the projected rate at Enyimba, then he could become the latest in a long list of Elephants to make the step up to the Super Eagles.

Surely, it won't be long before the talented youngster is handed an opportunity to make his international debut for the national side, and potentially even lock down the position for the next decade.

Icon4s:
Success is a very clinical striker. Playing him from the wings all these years has not really helped his career. He is a Natural Goal Poacher. He can easily score from half chances. His style of play is very suitable for a lone CF.

I am not Rohr but if you ask me I think I have seen enough of Success this season to recall him for the games against Libya.

Joebie:
Hahaha I hope say this interview na true. The other day to dug out something for a comment section.

forgiveness:
He has already started playing and has scored 3 goals with one assist in 8 matches before he got injured.