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Osimhen showed great promise at the U-17s and was always gonna take a while for a young African footballer to find his feet in a European setup typical of a lot of players with his background. The joy is that he is one from from the pool of our recent U-17s talent who is likely gonna fulfill his potentials baring any unforeseen circumstances...I wish him all d best!

There is no harm in getting players of dual nationality to play for us but a more sustainable model is to have a system at home that supports and groom home players into top class professionals. The likelihood of dominance at both Africa and the world level is higher with such a model not forgetting d huge economic benefits as well. However, this model is something like a utopian dream for now as other sectors that could support such a system are non-existent in Nigeria hence we just have to maximize what we have at the moment!

ChrisKels:
Thanks. Just saw their fixtures on whoscored

Uwc bro

ChrisKels:
Anybody know when Serie A season dey start?

Today

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Humility017:
I think he didn't get to play in that match...
but Rohr don't rate him that much and the Nigeria coaches working with Rohr that knows him...are as clueless of our government... even looking for ways to put in players who are ever willing to grease their palms

He was brought in as a substitute in the 113th minute for Seferovic in the 3rd place match against England...England won d game 6-5 via Penalty shootout!

MetalJigsaw:
Does anyone know about Noah Okafor who plays for Basel in Switzerland? Just saw him as he was introduced in their Champions league match yesterday... A good payer in MF
He's about 20 years old- A midfielder. And has only represented Switzerland in the levels. Elidible to play for Nigeria as his father is Nigerian.

I'm amazed he's never been mentioned here

He has been mentioned be4 now....He is a full fledged swiz international now....played for them during the last UEFA Nations league final playoff in Portugal during the summer!

The far better team won.....congrats to d foxes!

Football will always generate lots of emotions but we need not go out against ourselves...we have a right to feel cheated but rules are rules even when it’s obvious dat diz rules are a lil bit applied more stringently against lower ranked sides in world tournies like dis...both parties dat played d game have shook hands and moved on. We should do same but weda our girls qualify or not,dey gave a very professional performance against a solid French team and we all should be proud of d girls!

TheGoodJoe:
We have bloggers on this thread. Some of them of very high quality and reputation. Let any of them tell us that the Headline of the article is not a big part of the whole message.

There was no relation between the article and the headline. Meanwhile Solace chose that headline for a deliberate reason.

You think it is a mistake? Solace is a very knowledgeable writer. His intentions were clear. You think Ndukka Ugbade did not have clear intention in releasing that message.

Please, people are not stupid. This was clearly crafted and orchestrated like a script. Talking about Iheanacho's character has no role in it. It is about a devious plan laid. Invited Iheanacho, dropped him, Rohr talking that he made up his mind before camping, then played Balogun, then Ugbade, then Solace.

Men, Iheanacho should leave that team for them. Focus on where he is seeing love.

Finito.

You do have a valid point here but you also must not turn a blind eye to d part of these criticisms dat will help d young man’s career if taken positively. Like you opined,he should focus on his club career,his public image will be sorted out naturally once he starts doing well again....peace bro!

krattoss:
Esperance Sportive De Tunis have refused to replay the CAF Champions League Final.
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" We don't want to play. We won the trophy, we took the medals, we were given a go ahead by the officials and we are champions. For the fact that the VAR wasn't there is not our fault.
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It's CAF's duty to make sure that everything is perfect. They found out that the VAR wasn't available before the match started but nothing was said. We are not going to play another Final. If CAF or FIFA has a problem with our final decision, let them play their own Final with the referees and VAR”.

*The last statement can kill someone with laughter*

Quite a funny and laughable situation....African leaders and dia questionable decision making processes....The CAF president was present in d stadium when the decision to call off d match and award the trophy to Esperance was made but chaired an Executive Committee meeting 3 days later to order a rematch! I expected that the decision to award esperance the trophy would have stood while a serious sanction would have been slapped on the match officials including the match commissioner and all dose in charge of the VAR and knew of its malfuntioning and yet did not communicate to both teams in clear terms. The myopic leaders rada ordered a replay in a neutral venue( as if it was Esperance’s fault) and have left us with a very laughable situation!

TheGoodJoe:
Very disappointing work from Solace Chukwu to title an article about Iheanacho not calling to say hi, with no direct reference from the coach. The article is not about the relationship between Iheanacho and Coach Manu Garba. The man from the quotes did not mention it, but that is the headline.

I truly wonder those behind this because the article title was created to tarnish Iheanacho's image, using the credibility of Manu Garba for a negative means.

Solace Chukwu fell my hand big time.

Your love and defense for KC is highly commendable and a reference point for any true friend but a true friend will speak truthfully to his friend dats on d premise that you were close to KC....I was in Uyo in 2017 for d Zambian game and observed most of d players from a close quarter and even had interactions with a few of them during d after party celebrations for d World Cup ticket. Without being judgemental as I personally don’t know KC, d aura around him didn’t suggest a young man surrounding himself wit persons who offer much in guiding a young man to pursue and fulfill his potentials....This is in stark contrast to my personal observations of som other players including Mikel who had such a professional aura around him even in a public space....D title of the article may be misleading but the content I believe is not to tarnish KC’s image but alludes to Manu’s work philosophy and a lil peep into why African players (in general) struggle to manage relative success. The article also mentions That it was Manu that admitted KC doesn’t drop to say hi and you must also understand it from d point of continuos education( the article also talks about it) that the man(KC) could benefit from, as Manu Garba could emphasize on some basic fundamental football education (once in a wile),if KC stays in touch....Your love for KC is commendable but you must also admit d young man’s culpabilities and if you av a chance of meeting him or defending someone in real life as you do for KC here,do give dem a balanced,fair and unbiased analysis of dia strengths and weaknesses with a goal of helping dem to truly fulfill dia potentials!

wolewolsz:
What happened to ebuehi?

He has been injured all season!

TheGoodJoe:
That is in player development, not team selection. Rohr did not invite Iheanacho for development. It was clear he did not have plans for Iheanacho.

Easy bro....They will be more opportunities for him in d future....he was just selected for a World Cup just a year ago by d same man....let him sort himself out clubwise....no1 will drop him cos of his potentials if he is in good shape!

BascoVanVeli:
There will be time to wish them well but now is the team to scrutinize the list. I run an operation of talk or forever hold your peace so I must say how I feel now. This has nothing to do with my support for the 23 men selected to represent this country but now na debate

You are carried bro but scrutiny should be devoid of emotional sentiments as there all Nigerians las las....Thanks for wishing dem well !

The 23 players chosen are all Nigerians....all diz emotional attachments to certain players are not necessary....u get dropped today, u up ur game and u will be in d next tourney....dere is nothing special abt being dropped or selected for this tourney as diz guys are all young lads who will get another shot in no distant time....I wish dem all d best....go lads!

But this pitch is an eyesore sha!

Mali wins 5:4....if not for home training,I would have said sth nasty against our so called coach!

AIG07:
@what age?!

Lolz....My broda...if u ask me, who I go ask?....time will tell....u can’t cheat nature....age will definitely catch up wit the old ones in the team!

forgiveness:
Some of those players will attract teams from Europe and will progress to the senior team.

Very true....but they will need far better coaching and must work to improve themselves massively to achieve such a height....overall, dis team is a reflection of a mentally lazy, tactically inept and sentimental coaching!

forgiveness:
Sor caused us this match. One on one, he could not score. Open net he could not score and he couldn't pass when other players where in better positions.

Tijani is very very poor. He killed all our attacking moves. Very poor player but the mischievous coach kept playing him.

You can miss chances and still win a game.....but you have to set up d team properly and you need quality personnel to execute such set up, none of which this team has....this team was set up to fail. Both from the choice of the technical crew and how they have gone about building the team....merely playing in the World Cup and getting to this stage flatters them as they don’t even deserve to be here!

Wats d wisdom in picking incompetent, over-aged and useless players when:
1) They can’t progress to play in d senior team
2) They can’t attract top and decent sides in Europe
3) You can’t win the tournament with them

Crass and complete nonsensical Coach including those who picked him for this important job!

Dis team is piss poor....zero football intelligence...I couldn’t not even stand watching dem for 5mins in Niger....Coach goes on a shopping spree n comes up wit up wit dis sh*t.....dia appearance at d World Cup flatters dis poor and incompetent piece of trashy coach!

Smiles.....even an impala will not run faster from a lion compared to d way Nigerians seek ways to escape dis hogwash!

Divock origi making good use of his rare moments!

He should score, I said that to him afterwards, in the big games there are not many moments," Rodgers told a news conference.
"It was tight, we were very, very good in our defensive organisations. They didn't have many chances and we didn't have many. But the one that came, you have to score that. He knows.
"It's moments when you can come into the game and make an impact, he's a great boy, works very, very hard in training.
"He's got in front of him a top-class operator in Jamie [Vardy] so it's difficult for him to find rhythm. However, it’s moments like that where you can make an impact. He's actually done that in the other games.
"It was a big chance for him. The ball was there and it was on his good side. But it wasn't to be. He got himself in the position ... I felt we would have deserved that at least."....Brendan Rodgers!

City should pay iheanacho his wages dis week for such a great miss!

Earthquake3:
Fake news they even listed Ebere Eze as a defender

Ebere Eze is actually listed as an attacker on d list while Stephen Eze is listed as a defender....d list looks appealing but I can’t verify its authenticity.

Eagles to play friendlies against Ghana in Nigeria and probably Senegal in Egypt....Genort Rhor

Danielnino00:
From BBC sport:

I think they built these pyramids in less time than they've been messing round here.

I don’t even understand them anymore ....d hostess seems not to know anything about football!

The organizers of this draw needs to be flogged...such wack co-ordination!

Only a fool does the same thing over again and expect a different result. We must be open to drastic changes including this draconian constitution handed to us by the military.