charlesemeka85:
awoniyi is one guy i really want to start performing in germany. it seem the mainz loan is not panning out as planned. moving the ligue 1 would have been better for him

jihday:
LMAO, please don't even go there

seankafor:
are you blaming poch or stingy levy that refuses to let troubled eriksen and vertonghen leave and also refuses to release funds for transfer?
Cut poch some crap..dude is a gem irrespective of whatever

andrew444:


Pochetino is better than Velverde ,dem no dey argue that one

andrew444:


Hope you are not thinking sack ?

I just hope not because this dude is one of the best coach in Europe

Miles better than fraudverde

ThanosKilla:

He doesn't really have to play. If you asked me, I would say he isn't fully integrated into the team since he's always off injured. Training with the team is key especially as we now have some young players in the team he isn't really familiar with.

etrouble:


And some people

etrouble:
MAD 301: Chronic Madness in the Desert.

Humility017:


you don't think at all......
your reasoning is so low....

how does me wanting his son to play for us prevent or stop others in the country from not wanting to play for the super eagles....

a better phrase would have been....
I should extend same quest to other home groomed players.....but you choosed to go wayside....

the intelligent guy I quote(s) understands but rather than ask for clarification you quickly rush to comment and ask a foolish question.....

seankafor:
true bro..

Most times, they will look at u like you want to be useless in life if you tell them tou want to be a professional footballer

Humility017:


I will not be happy with you...if your son happens to be a footballer and he later choose to play for England.

please take him home sometimes....
tell him stories about our culture and the peculiar nature of Nigeria set ups
and make him watch Nigeria football matches.....

seankafor:
Why e be say most naija and Africa players claims to come from the streets?
Never seen any player that comes out to say he came from a rich home..


Nice motivation from oshimen

tbaba1234:


He is not sick or injured.. He is just not fully fit.

What does travel have to do with the matter?

isan:
Shouldn't ebuehi be allowed to recovered fully ?

TheSuperNerd:
News flash: Kenneth Omeruo is missing due to injury.

And Tyronne Ebuehi have just been given a late call-up to replace Omeruo in the squad for the Brazil Friendly. A good one for another member of Safarigirl's Exclusive fine boys club.

iSlayer:



*FacePalm*

iSlayer:
This moves to get this foreign born lads are getting almost clandestine. You just sit back and allow the foreign system develop them. After all, your own system is moribund and diseased. The players in your system are over aged and have stunted development. You don't bother about the home front, who cares anyway. After these foreign born are moulded into stars in another system then you come knocking on the door, "Hello lad, do you know you're Nigerian?"

helinues:
After 1 year, FG are yet to implements just N30,000 ( $80 )

Issa okay

chucs:
From the writeup I read, some people made such insinuations.

What i'm implying is that upbringing helps in making those kids raised abroad have stronger connection with their roots. Some of these kids don't feel like Nigerians and doesn't want to be associated with the country eg Dele Ali, Barkley etc. So they dont even have that option. How are u sure they have Nigerian passport to start with?

That someone represents a foreign country doesn't make him less Nigerian. It has to do with the mindset. I used Antony Joshua as an example.
I ones watched a tv documentary of Serge Gnabry discuss about his Ivorian root and how he supports local kids in his little way.

timay:


You can't be a full citizen of two countries. You will always be loyal to one than the other, no matter what. Why do you think a lot of countries have constitution against people with dual citizenship holding some certain key and sensitive position.

Although, the context here is football. But on technical grounds, you can't be a full citizen of two countries at the same time because of loyalty and division of interest.

edi287:

He was undecided. He most likely would've made the switch if things didn't change like Tbaba1234 said.

edi287:

He probably was undecided. You think he knew England NT would cap him?

chucs:
For me,to say that someone is not a Nigerian because he/she was born and raised abroad is nonsensical and also a myopic view. I think parents has a big role to play in shaping the mindsets of these young chaps by imbibing their culture in them early enough. I believe that a kid brought up in foreign land with a grounded knowledge about his/ her roots will always associate himself/herself with their country of origin(not necessarily represent them). Take Antony Joshua as an example.
I have also seen kids that were raised abroad speak their native language perfectly.


As for not having alot of young homegrown lads coming through the ranks when we have talented kids littered in the country, the NFF and underaged coaches are to blame for that. They are too lazy to scout for talents hence they resort to a quick fix by allowing overaged players fill those slots.
The sports sector is not different from other sectors where bribery, diversion of funds and all sorts of corruption are noticed in a shameful and alarming way.

My point is,I dont blame anybody for choosing not to represent Nigeria,it is their choice which has to be respected. Some will also prefer to represent us regardless. For me everyone is needed as far as the talent is there regardless of where the individual is raised. The team benefits from it as there will be healthy competition amongst players.

charlesemeka85:
he was approached but he said he needs time to think about his international future. then he was at the verge of playing for england at the last euro u21 championship

edi287:

They should've approached him when he was at Derby.