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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 7:40pm On Sep 21

Kog45:
America man you too dey take comments personal...Maduka Okoye cannot try all these in a very serious and ambitious club or with coaches like Mourinho,Guardiola,Arteta,old Ferguson and Wenger...if it's off season no wahala,well na him life make he dey enjoy go,after football career possibly Okoye would be showman in fashion world,but he need to concentrate more on his football career.

The footballers are on international break. If Maduka was not called up to the national team he could have been in Maldives recovering. He went out over the weekend to a party before heading back to Nigeria. If the camp was open and he was still back in Italy I would have personally come for him but the camp opened today so last weekend was his personal time off and what he does on his personal time off should be nobody's business.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 7:15pm On Sep 21

Blueelf:
All this his off court antics is why I never see him as reliable

There's no sportsman who has this much distractions and is consistent. That's the truth

Come rain, come shine, I will always rate and prefer Nwabali to this guy

so his crime is being at a party on his off day as a young man and dancing with a girl. So he should not mingle and have a good time anymore because he plays for Nigeria. Come on fellas this is getting ridiculous now. The supereargles camp opened today and that video was recorded over the weekend what exactly have this boy done wrong now? This footballers are normal human beings like you and I and they also need to have a good time when they can. Make una leave that boy alone and mind una business.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 6:27pm On Sep 20

Calvin Bassey has completely outgrown Fulham, and it is a crime he is still at that club. He was by far the best player on that pitch today. None of the current Man United defenders can clean his boot. He is really growing by the day. He has been one of the most impressive Premier League defenders for me this season. I will definitely put in among the top 5 this season. This boy should be playing for league titles in the top 5 leagues. He should be playing for a big team in the Champions League.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 4:10pm On Sep 20

Nigeria is out. The girls played well today. Football is cruel, and the best teams don't always win on the day. Colombia simply packed the box. Colombia did not come to play. They were flopping and diving all over the field. That Black Colombian winger was essentially insulting the ref, complaining and looking for cheap fouls all game despite being on a yellow card. When the ref sent out the Nigerian player, she was taunting that player just in front of the ref. The ref tolerated her nonsense today. South American football in general is on a serious decline. Messi Magic with Argentina somehow covered it up, but now that he is retired, I just don't think you will see a South American team winning any major FIFA competition in a very long time. They seem to be more concerned about the dark arts of football than actually playing football these days. They are always flopping, cheating, and acting. Colombia will receive their flogging in the hands of North Korea in the next game.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 4:10pm On Sep 20

Joebie:
oga you dey talk like say Osimhen don near retirement. He will surpass Yekini's record and he will still say Yekini is the greatest.
elevating someone else does not mean limiting your success. This is the problem with Better Pass My Neighbor mentality. Words has power, yes, but this is totally a wrong application.

Sports › Re: Nigeria Female National Teams' Thread by EElopa: 4:08pm On Sep 20

The girls played well today. Football is cruel, and the best teams don't always win on the day. Colombia simply packed the box. Colombia did not come to play. They were flopping and diving all over the field. That Black Colombian winger was essentially insulting the ref, complaining and looking for cheap fouls all game despite being on a yellow card. When the ref sent out the Nigerian player, she was taunting that player just in front of the ref. The ref tolerated her nonsense today. South American football in general is on a serious decline. Messi Magic with Argentina somehow covered it up, but now that he is retired, I just don't think you will see a South American team winning any major FIFA competition in a very long time. They seem to be more concerned about the dark arts of football than actually playing football these days. They are always flopping, cheating, and acting. Colombia will receive their flogging in the hands of North Korea in the next game.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 3:05pm On Sep 20

I just finished watching the first half of the Women's U20 World Cup between Nigeria and Colombia, and I am highly impressed with what I saw from the Nigerian ladies. I have been saying this: you cannot have a good team without technically skilled players from the back to your center forward. The decline of Nigerian football started when we transitioned from refined technical midfielders like Mikel Obi to Wilfred Ndidi-type profile midfielders. Every single lady on that team is technically gifted on the ball and is comfortable on the ball. I like Frank Onyeka; he is definitely needed on the superargles for certain situational football, but for us to get back to what we used to be in the 90s, Frank Onyeka profile type of players cannot be starting games for Nigeria or playing significant minutes for Nigeria. Some people on this forum accuse me of having bias against Ajayi, but that is really not the case. Semi Ajayi is a good off-the-ball defender. He is a good in the air, and he reads the game well, but he is simply not technical on the ball. He cannot run, advance, or make a press break pass to a midfielder.

We need technical players at every position to get to the level we used to be. In the 90s we were going toe-to-toe with World Cup contenders like Bulgaria, Argentina, and Italy in '94. Go back and watch that 94 team and see how technical every single player on that team was. The supergles used to control games; we used to play games on our terms. You cannot do that without technically gifted players.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 8:25pm On Sep 19

lbrichman2:
Omo..
Sad for Aina
That Munoz na soldier o!!

Ola Aina has to find a way to get out of Nothingham Forest in the winter windows. He was one of their best players last season, and he is also having a fantastic season for them. He did not lose his starting position because of bad form; he lost it simply because Munoz is Oliver Glasner's boy. Ola Aina was playing so well and did not give him any reason to bench him. That is why last week he altered his formation to make room for Munoz by playing Aina in a role similar to a centerback within a back three. When a coach has to alter his formation for a player, you have to know he is in love with that player. Oliver Glaner is in love with Munoz. Ola Aina is still one of the best right backs in the league, and there is still a market for him. He needs to demand to go out on loan in January; a good season on loan and a good Afcon will get him a permanent move in the summer. I really hate coaches like Oliver Glasner. Players generally want fair competition for places, and based on his treatment of Christentus Uche, he appears to be a coach who has his favorites and relies on them.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 7:10pm On Sep 18

I just saw Akinsanmiro in the starting lineup for Monza. What did this boy do to Eric Chelle to not even be in the friendly squad against Russia? Did anything happen in camp that we are all not aware of cause this can't simply be just football reasons

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 3:42am On Sep 18

Good list and exciting time for the SE. Eric Chelle is cooking something big, and it is all coming together. The invitation of Kelechi Iheanacho to me is actually a psychological masterstroke by Eric Chelle. He is signaling to guys like Boniface, Tella, etc., that if you get in good form and you are performing, the door to the supereagles is always open. Football is not really that complicated. It really does not take that much time to evaluate and come to a conclusion on a player. Two defenders who are not regulars in the SE that I told you guys were complete ballers and are coming to retire folks in the national team Chibuike Nwaiwu and Victor Akpe are here finally. You better get used to them because they are going to be here for a very long time. Victory Akpe's potential is sky high. Both of these boys will be 40-plus million pounds defenders in 2 years. The two aspects of their game that I really liked are that they are both ball-playing defenders. To be able to play for some of the better teams in Europe, you have to be a ball-playing defender. Calvin Bassey, Emmanuel Fernandez, Chibuike Nwaiwu, Benjamin Fedricks, and Victory Akpe are ball-playing defenders.

If you go back to the 90s, our ability to play the game at our own tempo all came down to having technical players all over the pitch. Eric Chelle understands this principal, and he is slowly building the SE. The goalkeeping situation is the best I have seen it for a very long time. I will not swap our goalkeepers for any set in Africa. The days of our center backs all being jittery and uncomfortable on the ball that always leads to aimless long balls are slowly becoming a thing of the past. The final step now is to upgrade the midfield. I am hearing a report that a contact has been made to Francis Onyeka, and the boy is actually interested in playing for us. Getting that boy will really be a major boost for the SE. I really love what I saw from the Fulham kid Chibuzo Nwoko. He is highly rated at Fulham, and mark it here that boy will retire a lot of people in the SE.

We have many young midfielders coming up. Tochukwu Nnadi, Ebenezer Akinsamiro, Chibuzo Nwoko, Isreal Ayuma, and Francis Onyeka when you add them to the experience ballers we currently have in Alex Owibi, Deli Bashiru, and Rafael Onyedika, the midfield problem will soon be a thing of the past. Wingers and strikers have always and will always be plenty for SE. If we can get the administrative side of the business right, exciting times actually lie ahead for the SE fans.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 8:09pm On Sep 17

Amedino99:
Nacho is really back. On some spor spor update

I would not have personally invited him but I wish him all the best.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 5:01am On Sep 17

TheSuperNerd:
Vince Osuji subbed in on 46mins for Tromso in their 2-1 win vs Alta in the Norwegian Cup Round 2.

Arierhi Kparobo played 58mins in Sogndal's 5-3 PK Shootout win vs Sotra SK after 1-1 regulation in the Norwegian Cup Round 2.

20y/o DM, Hussaini Ibrahim played 69mins in Auda FK's 1-0 win vs Ogre Utd in the Latvian Virsliga.

25y/o RB, Olabanjo Ogunji played all 90mins for Auda FK.

I haven't been closely following Vince Osuji, but honestly, it seems to me that something is a little off with this kid lately. I really rated this kid, and I still do because he is still young, but I am beginning to be distressed. When Cub Brugge bought him, I really believed that he would break into their first team within a year and would be in the top 5 leagues after two or 3 years max in Belgium. I find it extremely troubling hearing that he is coming off the bench in Norway for a random club. We are not even talking of Bode Glint here. He should be at the very least a top 3 center-back in the whole league. I will really make out time to try and catch a couple of his games to assess him closely. I really hope that this boy will not end up as another Nwakali, a talented player that just failed to put it all together. I wish the boy all the best.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 6:21pm On Sep 14

TheSuperNerd:
Benjamin Frederick will make his Official Senior Brentford Debut vs Reading in the Carabao Cup 3rd round tomorrow (Tuesday).

Brentford Coach, Keith Andrews says via Harland.

He will need to make this count. This is the kind of opportunity where young players starts to earn the trust of the coach.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 3:21pm On Sep 13

[quote author=AndSunGorilla post=140624834]They are going down. They have no chance in hell of surviving.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 1:54pm On Sep 13

[quote author=Blueelf post=140622676]Can we just get more reliable Central midfielders for the Super Eagles. That central area is our weaknessThe only reliable person currently is iwobi.
Frank Onyeka shouldn't be starting. He should be on the bench

Onyedika is not overrated. He is one of very few goal-scoring midfielders we currently have. Some of you Nigerians are always loud and ignorant. Onyedika rated one of the best midfielders in the Jupier League, and a constant performer for them in the Champions League is overrated? The boy went to Frankfurt in the Bundesliga and walked straight into their starting lineup. That league is highly technical and tactical. The level of ignorance that I see on this forum is mind-norming. Can you guys please leave Rafael Onyedika alone? This boy is not even a starter for Nigeria, but every day y'all carry his matter for head like a gala seller. The boy started 2 games at the African Cup of Nations. He scored two goals and was the man of the match against Uganda. In the semi-finals against Morocco, Nigeria as a team had an off game elevated by terrible officiating. The only Nigerian players that had a good game in that match were Calvin Bassey and Stanley Nwabali. Onyedika had a bad game, but it is not like he had a bad game against a crap side. Morocco is the number 6 ranked team in the world, and they were the better team on the day. Rafael Onyedika is a ball-retaining, circulating, and distributing defensive midfielder. He is not a destroyer like Ndidi. Eric Chelle does not really see him as a like for like replacement for Ndidi. He excels in a double pivot holding role and does not really have the attribute to play as a singular defensive midfielder like Ndidi. He is too good and skilled of a player for any competent coach to just drop like that. In some games in which Eric Chelle will twist his system, especially against stronger opposition, his skill sets will definitely be needed in that middle.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 3:17am On Sep 12

Diavolo:
I understand your bias and totally agree with it. Only problem is the ladies don't do regional qualifiers. It's the normal home and away against any country you are paired with unlike the men.

Folks, all the other confederations are setting up their qualification process in a way that the strongest teams represent the confederation at FIFA tournaments. Only in Africa do you see scenarios where the luck of the draw plays a huge part in who qualifies. I have said it before that if CAF is actually interested in making sure that the strongest teams in Africa qualify for the 2030 World Cup, they should follow this simple qualifying scenario.

There are 54 nations in Africa. Let us assume that Africa is allocated 9.5 slots for the World Cup and Morocco, being one of the hosts, has already qualified.

I will have 4 groups of 10 teams in the final rounds. The top 36 CAF teams, according to the FIFA ranking, are in the final round. The top 4 teams in Africa will be seeded. It will be Group A through D. The 36 to 54 ranked teams will play preliminary matches for the final 4 spots in the final rounds. The top 2 teams in each group qualify automatically for the World Cup. The 3rd placed team in the group that Morocco is in will qualify automatically. At the end of the final rounds, 9 teams will have booked their place. For the 0.5 intercontinental playoffs slot, the 3 third-placed teams in groups A through D qualifiers for the playoffs.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 9:02pm On Sep 11

I just finished watching the highlights of the Women's U20 World Cup matches between Tanzania and Canada, as well as Benin and Poland. The results were striking: Canada won 6-0 against Tanzania, and Poland defeated Benin 5-1. It makes me reflect on the challenges facing Black Africa today and how, if things don't change, we may continue to fall behind in the future. Affirmative action is the only language a Blackman understands and depends on. He has refused to dust his behind, get to work, and invest in his people so they can compete on the global stage. His solution to his failures is always settled by affirmative action.

You cannot compete with some African countries for FIFA competitions, so your solution for this failure is to come up with a regional tournament where competition becomes less fierce, only for you to qualify through the back door and then go to the international stage and get raped. This is Black Africa for you, and this is why we are at the bottom of the barrel in all ramifications of development, be it human capital or economy. These nonsense affirmative actions are only a primitive local solution that will never lead to any success on the global stage on anything be it sports or economy.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 2:22pm On Sep 09

oloriooko:
Women U20 WC

Eng 5 Tanz 1

Benin 0 Arg 8

I really hate the mentality of a black African man. Instead of him to invest resources on his people and level up he will be all in at cutting corners trying to measure up through cheating and unfair practices. Look at Nigeria for example, they will tell a kid in Anambra that his 139 score will be weighted the same as a 2 from a kid in zamfara all in the name of fairness and inclusion. All these nonsense zonal qualification process was simply introduced by CAF as an affirmative action to reward mediocrity. The next CAF president need to fucking scrap that zonal nonsense. The goodnews is that when the beneficiary of these nonsense comes to the worldstage they get dog walked. They simply can not compete.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 7:44pm On Sep 08

SolaFide:
Dude needs a look in by Eric Chelle

I have seen him play. He looks like a good player but he is simply not better than the players in front him. I just did not see anything in his game that made me scream wow this boy is a baller. He looked lightweight to me. I could be totally wrong though. He needs to continue to perform and hopefully transition to one of the top leagues where good performances there will get him noticed. The boy is not a scrub and he is someone I believe is in Eric Chelle data book.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 5:55pm On Sep 08

Owngoal reported it too but I believe they are in Kelechi Iheanacho payroll for his marketability purposes. I can not see in a world where he is in Eric Chelle plan. He is simply not the profile he is looking for. Eric Chelle system needs you to be fluid, press and constantly running and he is just not that kind of a player. I will be extremely shocked if he is on that list.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 3:12pm On Sep 08

I am happy that we have a new sheriff in town in Eric Chelle. The man mean business and he is on a mission to build a formidable supereagles. Hopefully with a competent NFF coming on board the days of junk players get invited to the SE will be a thing of the past. The days of some of these junk players paying some influencers to be pushing a narrative for their inclusion in the SE will no longer hold any water. Kelechi Iheanacho need to get out of the Turkish second division go to a top 5 league and prove that he is still capable before I will even consider giving him a second look. Even at that he is not really Eric chelle type of player. Eric chelle system demand hard work, constant pressing and running. Lazy players like Iheanacho simply can not function in that system. Kelechi Iheanacho need to tear the Turkish second division up so he can get a nice big money move to the gulf countries probably Saudi Arabia for that retirement money. Go there chop plate and clean mouth no dulling. His time in the SE is over.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 12:14pm On Sep 08

Predator87:
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Oga your NFF is the biggest problem. Congo that is war torn is attracting players. What is our excuse? The NFF, Local coaches and the local journalists keep forcing this homebased agenda while neglecting the diaspora. This is where the problem is. Other countries invites their brightest and best while Nigeria is still trying to call up the likes of Sodiq Bending and a 40 year old Ihenacho.

i don tire. Sometimes I feel like giving up looking at the mentality of the average Nigerian in their love for mediocrity but my love for the supereargles is just too deep. I am terrified because if this mentality of the average SE fan does not change we are going to be in a very big trouble in the coming years. Looking at the DRC you guys did not even mention the PSG midfielder that is on the way. Folks in this forum think that we going to compete with these guys with players playing in turkish second division and some playing in the NPFL. If you talk they will say it does not matter where the players play. I don tire my brother.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 1:27am On Sep 08

We need to establish a standard for inviting players to the national team. Ultimately, it comes down to the objectives and expectations set for the national team. Observing the Senegalese team at the World Cup, it was evident that some of their experienced players from the Saudi Arabian league negatively impacted the team's performance. The tempo and speed of the game were beyond their reach. At a high level of play, intense competition for positions occurs daily. Players benefit from world-class coaching and top-notch facilities. They train rigorously and vie against equally skilled teammates to secure their spots on the team. This environment fosters constant competition, ensuring players maintain match sharpness, fitness, quick decision-making abilities, and a commitment to enhancing their skills.

If you are mediocre in your thinking and expectation, where perhaps a deep run at Afcon, making the World Cup sometimes if we are lucky is an acceptable outcome for the supereagles for you, then you can continue to advocate for players playing in the crap leagues, but if you want us to get back to the levels we were in in the 90s, where winning the Afcon is the only acceptable outcome, in fact, my college professor from Scotland once told me that the 1994 Nigerian team was the only African side he has seen that was good enough to win the World Cup. If we are to get back to that level again, where we are going to the World Cup, and we legitimately feel that we have got a team that can compete and beat any team in the world on any given day irrespective of luck, then a player has to be playing at a certain level to make the Super Eagles.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 7:13pm On Sep 07

CornOak:
Iheanacho strikes again.

can you guys please in the name if God stop mentioning Kelechi Iheanacho on this thread. He is playing in the Turkish second division and he can score 1000 goals and it will not mean anything. The Turkish second division might have better stadiums and the TV coverage is probably better than the NPFL but in terms of quality is not better. I scored a bunch of goals yesterday playing in the Sunday soccer league out here in Texas maybe I should be invited to the SE.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 4:09pm On Sep 06

Once again Victor Osimhen will not be available for the upcoming Afcon qualifying games against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau. I really hope that it has occurred to Eric Chelle that he has to build a Supereagles that is not really dependent on Victor Osimhen. Victor is a world-class striker, but he is always injured, and this team simply cannot really count on him to be available for crucial games. He will likely be unavailable for most of the 2030 World Cup qualifying games, so he simply cannot be the foundational player that the team is designed around. I have a feeling Eric Chelle has come to the same conclusion, and this is why he is chasing the young Nigerian striker George IIenikhena.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 3:49pm On Sep 03

TheSuperNerd:
Nnadi likely out of the AfconQs and beyond...

Awaiting the final result of Tochukwu Nnadi's medical checks on the knee twist injury he got vs Monaco in Ligue 1 over the past weekend.

This post is from Sept 1. SAD NEWS.

I was pissed at Marseille for not protecting that young boy. I was shouting in front of my tv for them to substitute that boy because the more he continued playing injured the more aggravated the injury will get. He is a young player and I understand why he wanted to carry on but as he gets older he will get wiser on these things. Quick recovery for the young fella. Nnamdi is a proper baller.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 2:29pm On Sep 02

TheSuperNerd:
Akpe Victory - Matchday 5 MVP

Named the Official Best Player of the Swiss Super League Matchweek 5.

By Swiss Football League Official Account's Fans Vote.

If you can ball it will not take time for people to identify you. The first time I have actually watched this kid play was the pre season friendly against Juventus and it took me about 30 minutes to come to a conclusion that the boy can ball. He won't be playing in Switzerland next season. This boy ceiling is very high. A proper ball playing defender. Comfortable and technical on the ball like we used to have in the 90s. This boy in the coming years will not be taking backsit to any of our current defenders.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 6:41pm On Sep 01

Mujtahida:
I prefer this guy to yohana. Yohana plays complicated. Femi is simple and easy on the eye. It's good to have both of them though. I wish them success

I highly respect your opinion but let me explain why I completely disagree with that statement. The problem the supereagles experienced this past world cup qualifying cycles was when teams packed the bus against us we simply lacked the ball jogglers that had the ability to create chances on their own. Elite teams in the world have those technical magicians. Look at what Michael Olise did for france at the world cup. Yohana is a completely different profile to Azeez. The Brighton coach understands this and he will use them accordingly. The opponents and scenario in front of him will determine who gets the minutes. The more players we have in the supereagles with ability to draw defenders to them due to thier one v one ability will create space for others to be more effective. They are both good players with completely different skill set. Nigeria need Yohanna more due to the fact that the vast majority of games we will play against CAF opponents will be against teams sitting in a low block.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 3:47pm On Aug 31

Clint02:
Is Femi Azeez to Brighton true?

Morrocco, Ivory Coast and Senegalese players are making major moves this summer. Their world cup performances are really helping them. If Nigeria had qualified for the world cup good performances from Osimhen, Adams, Azeez Bruno and the rest would have had them moving to quality teams in the big 5 leagues. We really need to start paying attention to the caliber of people we have in important positions in Nigeria. My old man used to say a man can not give you what he does not have. You can not put in a garbage low IQ person in a critical position and expect excellence outcomes. Nigeria as a whole is a reflective of the quality of people that have been at the helms of affairs. Football in Africa is getting better. Countries are now working really hard to get better in this sports. Alot of countries in Africa are now recruiting from the diaspora population. All the nonsense we used to do and get away with are no longer going to work. If we don't get this NFF leadership right we will not be going to the world cup in 2030. If we don't stop this tribalism nonsense we do with our youth teams we will not qualify for any major tournament outside of Africa in the foreseeable future. Our human developmental indices are in the bottom 15 in Africa caused by politicians and our Football is heading in that direction if things don't drastically change.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 9:40pm On Aug 30

Philosopher1979:
He should please please please refuse to go anywhere. There are many teams in Belgium, holland, France even in the same Germany who will want to have him. This is a horrible decision. It's too early to go to Saudi Arabia. He can even still get minutes in Leipzig. Its too early to think of money. This is horrible

This is very troubling news here. Leipzig is actually one of the few major clubs that actually gives young players a chance to prove themselves. I saw him in one of their preseason games, and to be honest, he was decent but did not leave a strong impression on me. I think what we are seeing here is a player that Leipzig has evaluated and found to be well below par in their assessment. Usually for young players like this, if they actually think that he has quality but is not quite ready to get minutes, they will normally send him out on loan to continue to develop, or they will put a future buyback in the clause if a good offer comes through. Considering the price tag, it appears that Leipzig did not believe he met the necessary quality level and chose to recoup their investment instead. Very disappointing news.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 12:35am On Aug 29*

Samuel Chukwueze's talent has never been in question. Mikel, Enyeama, Chukwueze and Victor Osimhen are truly the only Nigerian-born elite talents we have produced since our golden generation of the 90s. When I evaluate a player, there is one single thing that I particularly pay every close bit of attention to, and that is the technicality of the player. I always ask myself this question. If Nigeria is playing France, for example, what players can I comfortably honestly say are just as talented technically as the French boys? We used to have players at that level in the 90s, and we need to get back to that level. Currently in the Super Eagles, we have Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, Samuel Chukwueze, Ola Aina, and Calvin Bassey. These 5 players I mentioned here are players; when they are on the field, they are not inferior players to any opponent they will come across.

We have some potential talents coming up that can get to that level in 2 years. For now, I can comfortably name Benjamin Fedricks and Zadok Yohanna. I am still a little bit hesitant to put Tochukwu Nnadi and Akinsamiro at that level. I need to see more from these lads. They are both extremely talented, but I need to see more to comfortably put them in that category. This is why I am really excited about the 2030 World Cup cycles. If the NFF can for once just do the right thing, we can mount a serious challenge in 2030 like we did in 1994. Sometimes I always go back, and I will be watching the 90s Super Eagles. I am still amazed at how technical every single one of those players was. We need to get back to that level, boys.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by EElopa: 11:53am On Aug 28

[quote author=Papi85 post=140468235]I support tolu’s recall to the national team. Dude have been fire for Ajax

We need to start learning how to put things in perspective. There are levels to this game. When I was in my high school years ago in Sugarland, Texas, I was at the school gym playing basketball, and I was cooking everybody. Then this boy who was heading to Florida State basketball program showed up. I was feeling cocky, and I challenged him to a 1 on 1 game first to get to 10 wins. Dude did not even get off his second gear, and it was a rout. Dude smoked me 10-2. The two baskets I made were when he was already 9-0 up on my ass and had let up on his defense.

My point is there are levels to this game, and when evaluating these players, the level of competition they face should really matter. Tolu got his chance in the Prem against tough competition, and he failed. He was prolific in Belgium, so I expected him to also be prolific in Holland because, to me, both leagues are at a similar level with regards to quality.

I cannot move him ahead of these guys in the top 5 leagues if they are in form. Taiwo Awoniyi, Term Moffi, Akor Adams, Victor Boniface, George Ilenikhena, and Uchenna Ogundu. Victor Osimhen and Akor Adams play well together. They understand each other's game very well, and they both can press, so these two will always be in Eric Chelle's squad. The battle here is really for 2 more spots. Eric Chelle seems to really like George Illenikhena, so in reality only one spot is there to grab. That last spot for now is really between Victor Boniface, Taiwo Awoniyi, and Terem Moffi.

Victor Boniface is the second most talented striker on the team, but I really don't know the version of Boniface that we will get this season. If we get the matured, fit, and serious version of Boniface, then he will be one of the first names on the team list. Tolu makes the team if Victor Boniface is fat and out of football shape, struggling to get meaningful minutes for Leverkusen, and if both Awoniyi and Moffi are out of form for their respective clubs. Uchenna Ogundu is currently getting more minutes at Augsburg. I saw him in one of their preseason games, and he looked like a very young, talented player. I liked what I saw, and he might actually crash the party.

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