Meanwhile 17-year old Emanuel Emegha was a 46th minute substitute for Sparta Rotterdam in their 3-0 loss in a friendly away to Feyenoord.
Maduka Okoye was a non-playing sub.
Their next friendly is against Lens this week.

Onuachu seems to be a tested warhorse in European football. Dude will surely battle Iheanacho, Dessers, Nwankwo, et al for Eagles' 2nd choice striker slot.

Leon Balogun started at left side of CB and put in a good shift for Rangers at Aberdeen. Rangers are leading 1:0.
Aberdeen with no shot on target.

Match has ended. Aberdeen 0-1 Rangers.

Taiwo's game also was also helped by the confidence he got playing for the flying eagles and how far they reached in the competition.
That's why it's good to select the right players for the U-20 WC so that the integration into the senior team would be a matters of two to three years.

Koboko99:
Super proud of this young man. Lagos to Naples!!!

I wish we could revert to the system of scouting U-17 players from across the country like we did between 2012 and 2015 instead of the Zenith/NFF competitions.

AIG07:
Slowly but progressively, we are getting there.

*EPL*
Ighalo
Iwobi
Iheanacho

*LA liga*
Omuero
Awaziem
Etebo
Azeez
Chukwueze

*Serie A*
Ekong
Aina
Osimhen
Simmy

*Bundesliga*
Ehizibue
Okoye(The only GK in Europe top 5league)


*Ligue 1*
Simon
Henry
Kalu
Maja

Note: These are the players I can recollect their names at the time of writing this post.

Okoye has since joined Sparta Rotterdam in the Dutch Eredivisie.

maidaboi:
is he going to play against barca in uefa?

No. He wasn't registered.
He will play the Europa league next season with them.

I'm overjoyed by the rise of Victor Osimhen. I spent hours following Amunike's team's buildup to the tournaments (AFCON and WC) and had to stay awake watching all seven matches.
Also credit to Gernot Rohr for building a platform for our players to excel abroad based on national team invitation by club performance.
Gone are the days when lousy players and benchwarmers donned the national colours with strut and swagger. Some even had the illusion that national shirts were their birthrights.

TheLoneCitizen:


Villarreal are like Everton, Valencia are like Arsenal. There's HUGE difference in status.

Spot on.

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Lol

E be like say nwakali agents dey this thread

Azubuike is playing football at least

He should have included musa yahaya [/quote
I think most people want Nwakali to succeed not based on some sort of bias but based expressly on patriotism. Since 1985, there has been this attachment Nigerians have developed for the U-17 team with the accompanying desire to see all its products succeed by playing key roles in the senior team.
There are some set skills lacking in the Super Eagles: corner kicks, free kicks can win games and Nwakali has them. But first he needs to focus and get his career up and running and the rest would be history.

ChrisKels:
Ndidi is so fvcking dominant!!!

With a good DM in the eagles, I would experiment Ndidi in the CM. Dude controls the midfield like a veteran

I guess that would still make us more defensive . Rather we need more central attacking midfielders who can control the game and provide more goals from the midfield.
You are quite right on Ndidi now being able to control the game and trade a wide range of delightful passes. His market value will definitely be on the up.

De Gea's goalkeeping woes continue... spilling an easy ball from Iheanacho. Vardy was a second too late otherwise United would've been one down.

delana:

This your moniker got my attention, are u a healthcare worker. Just curious.

Yes sir.

Good morning forumites. I guess you are all having a blissful weekend. I am an ardent supporter of the super eagles and all other Nigerian national teams; a thoroughbred football enthusiast and an avid reader of this thread since it was created.
I believe it's high time I joined the discussion proper, to improve my knowledge and also contribute my quota to the growth of Nigerian football.
I salute the minds that created and nurtured this thread and all the honourable forumites that have kept it ticking. I trust my time here with you will be a memorable one.

Obrigado.