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Good to see Onyekuru and Samuel Kalu on there. Time to start planning for life without Vic Moses.

No surprises with Ighalo making the squad. Not a fan but we simply do not have a better all round alternative. It's not like Nacho is in top form.

I wish Rohr invited Ebere Eze over Nwakali. Need to cap that kid before Scotland takes him. This is an opportunity for Nwakali to prove himself. He might be replacing one of Onazi/Joel Obi if Mikel comes back.

I'm a bit surprised both Onazi and Joel Obi got invited...would've only invited one of them as both are destroyers(J Obi is my pick of course). I guess Rohr thinks Onazi's leadership qualities is still important.

Thank God Salisu is not part of the coaching team for the game....would've been a disgrace if he was.

AIG07:
Hello everyone, Does anyone know when Rohr will release his list of 23 players for AFCON 19 Qualifiers.

I am so much interested in the list as it will speak volume and more on the Man-Rohr. It will tell/show us where we are heading to.

Maybe next week.

ChrisKels:
Hmmm Dat ur Spanish friend wey dey follow the super eagles with such keen interest to know who is better and who should be starting soon for the Eagles na gbagan friend oo abi d guy wan come collect the scouting job from Agali ni

Ndidi no be popular superstar again??

ChrisKels:
U never see him play yet u dun dey think he is better than Ndidi Lol. Ppl dey here sha

My FRIEND THINKS he's better ON THE BALL not me.

Tareq1105:
Let them ban Nigeria, to hell with FIFA.

We all know it's Pinnick that is behind all this.

I'm not supporting any faction but I consider FIFA to be rude to my country.

Govt funds football in Africa, therefore, it is irresponsible of FIFA not to want to grant audience to a big stakeholder like Nigeria.

Supreme Court and FIFA? I will rather obey my country Supreme Court.

This is a signal to Infantino that we respect our court decision.

FIFA is a body while Nigeria is country. At times, I wonder what FIFA thinks it is.

Let Pinnick push FIFA to effect the ban.

We care no more.

And you think Nigeria is the only sovereign country in FIFA?
If you don't like their rules - pull out.

Before Dalung runs his amount anyhow - I hope he has thought of the alternatives of being banned and not being in FIFA.
Let's see if "sovereign" Nigeria can create their own football association and how many countries will be part of it.

tbaba1234:
Zaragoza fans hyping Igbekeme on his debut.

My Spanish friend has been raving about this guy. Thinks he's better on the ball than Ndidi and should be a starter for SE in no time.
Haven't had the opportunity to watch him yet

My boy always performs against the rent boys. Well done Emery for starting him.
This will do his confidence a whole world of good.

ChrisKels:
Below is why;


http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/comment-was-a-move-to-belgiums-first-division-b-what-percy/8qaizqq4biib1wo6bk4rw8nj7


Go through the article, pay Attention to the points raised and reasons given about work permit, club owner's relationship and Brighton's plan for the young boy.

The NPFL remains a sh!thole

Almost the same steps Ighalo took when he was at Udinese...went on loan to second division Granada, then to Watford.
Don't think Ighalo had issues with Work Permit sha

tbaba1234:
AFCON 13, I would rate Mikel and Emenike above him but he was an important player.

Emenike is arguable but he was better than Mikel.

andrew444:
Moses our best player at afcon 2013,we won the tournament if he was our best player did he get the golden or silver ball ? Na back of tv u dey watch 2013

A guy named pitroipa was given the best player despite Burkinafaso loosing the final,just the way Modric won the golden ball at the World Cup

If there was a silver ball in that tournament it will go to emenike or mikel

From what you said,I repeat my self na back of tv you dey watch

Mind you emenike scored 4 goals and did 3 assist,and you dare to say that Moses was our best player,he only scored 2 penalty against Ethiopia

Apart from the penalties, he was great in other games. Moses had a better AFCON than Mikel.

Joebie:
Kanu is extremely popular on the back of his exploits at club level and in the olympics. That automatically made him noteworthy in SE. Hence he is a legend in Nigerian football generally. He is a legend arguably for most of the clubs he played for.

I don’t think Nigeria has produced legends post the Golden generation. Only a couple players could barely sneek in, Enyeama (he remains one of Nigeria’s best keepers ever), Mikel, I will put him a tab below the formentioned class. He may not be loved by the majority of Chelsea fans but was definitely an important player for Chelsea. His popularity during the tussle between ManU and Chelsea from his youth days, and his exploits in our junior team can hardly be forgotten many years to come. For the Super Eagles, he would be remembered especially for his contributions in 2013/2014.

Is Victor Moses a legend? He was a very important player for Chelsea in their EPL win a couple seasons ago, and as a matter of fact, our best player leading to the World Cup. I still think he needs to tick a couple check boxes to earn the right to be called a legend

So we're using popularity and not achievements now??

tbaba1234:
Atlanta 96 made Kanu a legend..

The quality of the teams, we beat and the names involved makes that tournament our biggest international triumph bar none.

Still an age grade competition. Kanu never replicated that performance at 3 world cups.

Icon4s:
Wake me up when Victor Moses wins APOTY.

Based on his club form.

Make me up when Kanu scores and makes team of the tournament in either AFCON or WC

goldfish80:
Lol.. Kanu literally built his national team career on the Olympics achievement. He was largely passive from France 98-SA 2010. It's a shame a player as talented as Kanu couldn't buy a goal in any tournament for Nigeria after Atlanta 96.

Exactly man. I sat down and thought about it one day when there was an argument for him being our greatest player of all time.

He really didn't do much for the national team. Finidi, Amokachi, Oliseh, Okocha, Yekini, Mikel all contributed more.

Icon4s:
How can you compare Kanu with Moses? Kanu is even an African legend.

Kanu never performed at major tourneys with the Super Eagles. That is a fact.
Super talented guy but he didn't do too much with the national team.
Vic Moses at AFCON 2013 is better than anything Kanu gave us at AFCON AND World Cup

Icon4s:
Talking about Victor Moses being a legend of the Nigerian game. This is subjective, depending on who you want to classify as a legend.

Let me role out my list of Nigerian legends and lets see if Victor Moses belongs to that Class.

Teslim "Thunder" Balogun
Christian Chukwu
Segun Odegbami
Adokiye Amiesimaka
Stephen Keshi
Rashidi Yekini
Emmanuel Amuneke
Austin Okocha
Finidi George
Daniel Amokachi (arguably)
Victor Ikpeba
Kanu Nwankwo
Sunday Oliseh
Peter Rufai
Vincent Enyeama

Does Victor Moses belong to that Class? I don't think so.

If Kanu is on that list, so should Vic Moses. We are talking about national team performances. What Major tourney did Kanu perform at for us minus Atlanta 96(which is an age grade competition)?
Unless you want to add their club performances, then fine.

Icon4s:
I don't classify players like: Martins, Yakubu, Ike Uche, Utaka, Taiwo, Osaze as legends, yet I rank them ahead of Moses.

Most might probably be more talented, but Vic Moses has done more in the national team in his short stay.

safarigirl:
Atlanta 96 was Nigeria's first trophy at that level on the World Stage.

AFCON was not out first.

Kanu is also an Arsenal legend

Moses is not a Chelsea legend


If you want to give Moses legend status based on AFCON, then Sunday Mba should also be a Nigerian football legend.


Kanu started a heart foundation that has helped millions, what has Moses helped anybody do?


You assume being a legend is solely about football. It is not just about playing a game, it is about the sacrifices you make in the process of playing.


Which sacrifice has Moses ever made for the GwG? He used the team to elevate himself, but never did anything to his own detriment for the sake of the team. Nigga was a selfish ass mofo and he wasn't even good enough to cover up for it. Not one record worthy of note on any stage. Is that your legend?

Moses is not a Legend, he's not even a Hero or a Star, maybe he could be a Guinness because he's made of black

We are talking about achievements ON THE PITCH for the national team please.

Atlanta 96 was an age grade competition.

Vic Moses had a better AFCON than Sunday Mba. He has performed for us at the WCQ.

Vic Moses has performed just as well or even better in the super eagles than Kanu.

Did Kanu ever make the Afcon team of the tournament?

How many goals did Kanu score at AFCON and World Cup?

Vic Moses will eventually be seen as a Legend as time goes by.
If we're being objective, apart from Atlanta 96, can you really say Kanu has performed better for Nigeria than Vic Mo?
Vic Moses has performed in Afcon, can you say the same about Kanu?
Both have had lukewarm WC perfomances. If Kanu is seen as a legend, Vic Moses should too.
Kanu had better club performances no doubt, but that's where it ends.

komekn:
Victor Moses retires albeit prematurely but with dignity. What on earth is Echiejile still doing in national team consideration.

I wonder if there are other factors that caused VM to leave the SE. He had chosen to keep quite as opposed to court controversy but opening a can of worms.


I am bewildered.

Has to be. Who retires at 27? There's something he isn't saying.
Trust some very useless and pathetic people on twitter saying it's because he isn't really 27.

Chrismario:
We was not the best. Never been our best in any tournament but he was no doubt one of our best

Moses was our best player at AFCON 13. WCQ too.

forgiveness:
He is not committed but he won us the Afcon and even qualified us for the world cup. Make una continue.

I think the lad realized he is not appreciated hence his impromptu retirement.

I feel the same way but come on...coaches have made concessions for him. It's crazy he'd retire at this time

Humility017:
c'mon that's the best news tonight....the other news [/b]that will beat this, should be Ighalo retirement, buhari extension of his leave in UK and dalung getting sacked by the VP. [b]
at least rohr and crew can now focus on getting lukman play for us.
even kalu can step into that shoes quite well.

no one gonna drag free kicks and penalties with etebo, nancho and Simon Moses anymore.
so happy bro

At least my guy won't have to worry about AFCON in January(probably crossed his mind).
27 sha...too disappointing

Sad about Vic Moses retirement. He was our best player during the WCQs.
We lose a great individual player but we might turn out to be better off as a team. Like someone said, his body language at times made it look like he wasn't committed enough.
Wish him the best and hopefully one of Onyekuru, Samuel Kalu, Bazee, etc steps up.

Joebie:
It’s not a big blow. It’s actually a great thing that they were fished out.

You dey mind am...see how he says they are "shocked" like picking players of the right age is rocket science.
Nigerians sha...

tbaba1234:
Tosin Omoyele, one of the best strikers in the NPFL failed trials with Swedish club IFK Göteborg. He went on another trial with Norwegian club, Valerenga who also decided against signing him.

The quality of players in our league as a whole is poor. That is a fact.
Foreign clubs will mostly go through the academies than sign directly from the league. That's just the plain truth

Look how these clowns are making a fool out of themselves.
The fact that Saraki is seen as a hero shows you how messed up Nigeria is. It's the same mindset that made some think Buhari was the next Jesus...when mediocrity has seeped deep into every fabric of the society - any piece of thrash will be seen as a messiah

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The Foxes striker has form for netting at Old Trafford with former club Manchester City


ByRichard Cusack
12:19, 10 AUG 2018


Kelechi Iheanacho says he has Manchester United in his sights once again.

The Leicester City striker heads to Old Trafford tonight hoping to replicate his previous goalscoring feat at the Theatre of Dreams.


Iheanacho created the opening goal for former Manchester City team-mate Kevin De Bruyne and then scored the second in a 2-1 derby-day defeat of United nearly two years ago.

And now, with City opening the 2018/19 Premier League campaign against Jose Mourinho's side tonight, he's hoping to notch against his old club's fierce rivals once again.


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"I think everyone is looking forward to that game," he said.

"Coming from Man City to Leicester and playing against Man United I think the City fans are going to support us in that game.

"I scored against United in the derby so it was a good experience and I am looking forward to hopefully doing it again."


Iheanacho says he is fit and firing ahead of tonight's clash, following on from a busy World Cup for the Nigerian international.

He started two of the Super Eagles' group stage matches , coming on as a substitute in their final games - a 2-1 defeat to Argentina that confirmed their exit in Russia.

The 21-year-old made just 21 Premier League appearances last season, but says his injury problems are now behind him.


"If I am chosen for the game against United I have to keep my goal-scoring record and work hard for the team," said Iheanacho.

“I would like to be part of it and am looking forward to it. I think it is going to be a big season for the whole team and we are in good shape now.

“Last season it was difficult coming back from injury and trying to get the same fitness level. Sometimes things don’t go the way you want. But it is looking good this season.

“I am injury-free and will keep working hard and am looking forward to the games.

“The World Cup helped — we didn’t get to go through but it was a good experience and good fitness.”

Expecting nothing less than 10 league goals from Nacho this season. He has had a full pre season so no excuses