Danielnino00:


He might make Spain's Euro squad,u never know .

His pace and strength might come in handy..

Yeah Adama Traore might be useful when they play teams that have physically strong players.
Spain with all their skills sometimes struggle against teams that are strong, athletic and determined in
defence and with his pace, strength and athleticism, he can be useful.
Sometimes, a players style of play and how he can help out and how he contributes and fits
into the teams tactical formation is more important than how good or talented he is.
Football is about how the skill set is useful in a game or tactical formation and not rating.

IDENNAA:


Bros , there was never a time you had the midfield under complete control. The reason is quite clear, NO CREATIVE MIDFIELDER IN THE PACK!

As long as we have problems with creativity in midfield, Rabiu Ibrahim will remain a recuring decimal that refuses to go away. I am not his fan but safe the foreign based players, he seems to be an alternative. At least he is playing regularly for his club.
I know people don't want to here his name but our limited options in midfield makes him a viable alternative.
He is the only player we can invite from an obscure league since we are poor in this area until we get better options

edi287:
When I said there'd always be space for a fit and in form Balogun as he brings balance to the team - someone here claimed i only said so because I wanted to see my "favorite oyinbo wall" smh.
Now look how much dick riding Balogun is getting today.
Anyways I need to watch the replay of the game as I dozed off around half time.
The obvious thing I noticed was that midfield. A pivot of Onyeka - Ajayi was just sickening even for a conservative coach like Rohr. I hope all you Etebo critics see how important it is to have someone who can dribble out of the press.
I'm not too worried about the result as it was a friendly with a makeshift side against a top top Algerian team.
Let's see what Rohr does on Tuesday.

I often wonder if Balogun can play in midfield. I mean his ball playing and distribution will be good in midfield. He is one of the few defenders we have that can play in midfield. Rohr should have used him there instead of Semi Ajayi. His game has some elements of good midfield play.
Any coach will like a player like Balogun and use him in different ways.

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I hope an attacking midfielder can emerge from the LATVIAN CONNECTION where Arokodare came from.
We really need players from that position
By the way Latvia is doing what the Nigerian football league ought to be doing.
If not for the way the local league is, a large percentage of them will be in mfm, enyimba e.t.c and then
they can transfer to clubs abroad and in this way, our local clubs can make money.
As in, Tolu Arokodare could have gone from Enyimba straight to Koln.
That is how Finidi went from Sharks of Portharcout to Ajax in the 90's.

TheSuperNerd:
Naija Players Expected/Likely to be in action for their various clubsides across Europe today - October 3

✔La Liga

Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal CF) vs Atletico Madrid - Away game.

SD Huesca vs Elche CF
*Kelechi Nwakali misses out in this away tie as he just only returned to training after recovering from the Cororanvirus. Kevin Carlos Omoruyi also not listed


✔Serie A

Simy Nwankwo (Crotone) vs Sassuolo - Away game.


✔EPL

Alexander Iwobi (Everton) vs Brighton Hove and Albion - Home game.

Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) vs Chelsea - Away game.
*Game currently in progress


✔Bundesliga

Kingsley Ehizibue, Tolu Arokodare (FC Koln) vs Borussia MochenGladbach - Home game.

Kevin Akpoguma (TSG Hoffenheim) vs Eintracht Frankfurt - Away game.

Felix Agu (Werder Bremen) vs Arminia Bielefeld - Home game.


✔Ligue 1

Moses Simon (Nantes) vs Nice - Away game.


✔Portuguese Primeira Liga NOS

Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) vs Maritimo - Home game.

✔Russian PL

Chidera Ejuke (CSKA Moscow) vs Ural - Away game.


✔Dutch Eredivisie

Tyronne Ebuehi (FC Twente) vs Emmen - Home game.

Hillary Gong (Vitesse Arnhem) vs Heracles - Home game.


✔Belgian Jupiler League

Ebere Paul Onuachu (KRC Genk) vs Waasland Beveren - Away game.

Ike Ugbo (Cercle Brugge) vs KAS Eupen - Away game.

Abdul Ajagun (KV Kortrijk) vs Sint-Truiden - Away game.


✔Spanish Segunda

Emmanuel Apeh (Tenerife) vs Real Mallorca - Away game.

Real Zaragoza vs Alcorcon - Away game.
*James Igbekeme not listed for this away tie as he is still recuperating and getting back to fitness


✔English Championship

Ovie Ejaria, Michael Akpovie Olise, Sone Aluko, Nelson Abbey (Reading FC) vs Watford FC - Home game.

William Troost Ekong, Tom Dele-Bashiru, *Isaac Success (Watford FC) vs Reading FC - Away game.

Fred Onyedinma, Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers) vs Luton Town - Away game.

Chuba Akpom, Marc Bola, *Samuel Folarin (Middlesborough) vs Barnsley - Home game.

Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest) vs Bristol City - Home game.

Michael Ihiekwe, Freddie Ladapo, Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) vs Huddersfield - Home game.

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Dominic Iorfa Jnr, Moses Odubajo, Osaze Urghoghide (Sheffield Wednesday) vs QPR - Home game.

Bright Osayi Samuel, Luke Ayodele Amos, Odysseus Alfa, Olamide Shodipo, Aramide Oteh (QPR) vs Sheffield Wednesday - Away game.


✔Bundesliga 2

Suleiman Abdullahi (Eintracht Braunschweig) vs Hannover 96 - Away game.
*Game currently in progress: Suleiman started but was subbed out at halftime.

Chima Okoroji, Jamilu Collins (SC Paderborn07) vs Heidenheim - Away game.
*Game currently in progress


✔Serie B

Joel Obi (Chievo Verona) vs Salernitana - Home game.
*Game currently in progress- Just kicked off

Caleb Memeh Okoli, *Abdul Justin Owolabi-Belewu(SPAL) vs Cosenza - Home game.

✔Ligue 2

Stephen Odey (SC Amiens) vs Caen - Away game.


✔Turkish Super Lig

Paul Omo Mukairu (Antalyaspor) vs Yeni Malatyaspor - Away game.
*Game currently in progress

*Azubuike Okechukwu (Istanbul Basaksehir) vs Goztepe - Home game.

Brown Ideye (Goztepe) vs Istanbul Basaksehir - Away game.
*Obinna Nwobodo misses out as he nurses an injury that could rule him out for a month or a little more

Aminu Umar (Rizespor) vs Erzurum BB - Away game.


✔Swiss Super League

Sebastian Osigwe, GK (FC Lugano) vs FC Sion - Home game.

*Tosin Aiyegun (FC Zurich) vs Lausanne - Away game.


✔Czech Liga

Ubong Moses Ekpai, Fortune Akpan Bassey(Dynamo CB) vs Mlada Boleslav - Away game.


✔Norwegian Eliteserien

Shuaibu Lalle Ibrahim (Mjøndalen) vs Vålerenga - Away game.


✔Austrian Bundesliga

Bright Edomwonyi (Austria Wien) vs WSG Tirol - Away game.


✔Austrian 2.Liga

Paul Komolafe (SV Kapfenberg) vs Austria Wien II - Home game.


✔Swedish Allsvenskan

Emmanuel Godswill Ekpolo (BK Hacken) vs Falkenbergs - Home game.

John Chibuike (Falkenbergs) vs BK Hacken - Away game.

Isaac Boye (Örebro) vs Elfsborg - Home game.


✔Serbian Super Liga

Sadiq Umar (FK Partizan Belgrade) vs Metalac GM - Away game.

Eze Vincent Okeuhie (Cukaricki) vs Spartak Subotica - Away game.


✔Slovakian Fortuna Super Liga

Matthew Yakubu, GK (SKF Sered) vs Zemplin - Home game.


✔Belarussian Cup - Round of 16

Godfrey Stephen Bitok, Oluwaseun Adegbola (FK Isloch Minsk) vs Krumkachy
*Game currently in progress: Bitok and Isloch up by 1-0


✔Croatian 1.HNL

Musa Mohammed (HNK Gorica) vs Hadjuk Split - Home game.


✔Danish 1st Division

Jubril Adedeji (HB Køge) vs BK Fremad Amager - Home game.
*Game currently in progress

Olakunle Olusegun Samson Iyede Onomigho, *Sodiq Rasheed, *Salisu Abdullahi (BK Fremad Amager) vs HB Køge - Away game.

*Ibrahim Sa'id (Viborg) vs Esbjerg - Away game.

✔Norwegian 1.Division

Peter Godly Michael, Igho Ogbu (Sogndal) vs Ranheim - Away game.

Ifeanyi Matthew, Moses Ebiye (Lillestrom SK) vs Stjørdals - Away game.

Ikenna Ikedi (Øygarden) vs Ullensaker - Home game.


✔Slovenian 1.SNL

Mathias Oyewusi Kehinde (ND Gorica) vs Domzale - Away game.


✔English League One

Keanan Chidozie Bennetts (Ipswich Town) vs MK Dons - Away game.

Viv Solomon Otabor, Emeka Obi (Wigan) vs Doncaster - Home game.

Tariq Uwakwe (Accrington Stanley) vs Wimbledon - Away game.


✔Latvian Virsliga

Dele Alampasu (GK), Kazeem Ojo Aderounmu, Christian Dumte Pyagbara (FK Ventspils) vs Valmiera FK - Home game.
*Game currently in progress

Olaide Badmus (Valmiera FK) vs FK Ventspils - Away game.

Chinonso Nnamdi Offor (RIGAS FS) vs Spartaks Jurmala - Home game.

Miracle Chikezie Nwaorisa, Aliyu Yau Adam, Saminu Kwari Abdullahi, Lucky Onyebuchi Opara (Spartaks Jurmala) vs RIGAS FS - Away game.





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✔Asia - AFC Champions League: Semifinals

Al Nassr vs Persepolis
*Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa misses out and is in Nigeria. He will fly out to Austria this weekend with some officials ahead of the upcoming friendlies

THE NEW CELESTINE BABAYARO (GODFEY BITOCK STEPHEN)

Godfrey Bitock is another rising talent within the Universe of Nigerian football.
Though in an obscure league, his case could be like that of Tolu Arokodare.
I was surprised when i saw his report on totalfootballanalysis which is a well respected website.
He is a left back playing in Belarus and was part of the Olympics team.
This is his scout report

https://totalfootballanalysis.com/article/godrey-bitok-stephen-nigerian-star-in-the-making-in-minsk-tactical-analysis-tactics

n the pitch, there have been some standout young players in the Belarus Premier League. One of these players was a young Nigerian left-back by the name of Godfrey Bitok Stephen. The tall 19-year-old has impressed many with his performances for the Wolves this season as a marauding left-wing back. Standing at 183cm, comfortable on the ball and possessing plenty of confidence, Stephen looks a really exciting prospect that may well have gone under the radar were it not for the sudden loss of major European football.

Club Brugge interested in Sadiq Umar accoring to completesports.
I hope he goes. A striker with many assists. That is unique in football.

https://www.completesports.com/club-brugge-step-up-sadiq-chase/

Tolulopefinest:


I also heard it boss. And some people here keep bringing him down. The way those commentators dey hail him eeeeh. I now fully understand what it means not to appreciate your own

The problem is most super eagles fans that grew up in the golden generation watched Sunday Oliseh and so we want him
to pass and be as technical as Oliseh going forward. You know that kin Oliseh pass to Yekini in Tunisia 94.
His style of play may be fantastic but it is too defensive for golden generation era Nigerian fans

TheSuperNerd:
You lost the bet Forgiveness. You lost it big time. You and Elyte simply lost it on Ujah and Nacho.

Iheanacho performed very well in the EPL in 2019/2020 as a backup striker. He was beyond decent. In all competitions, his stats were very good too.

And Ujah failed to shine in the Bundesliga just as I told you he will.

Both were not average. Infact, None were average. Ujah was below average while Nacho was well above average and had a solid season for a backup striker.

And who is Kayode in this context?? Scoring in Turkey?? What's that please? What is Turkey compared to the the EPL? You really are desperate with the way you keep promoting your favorite lads who are still wallowing in the depths of mediocrity. Kayode just returned to Turkey with Sivasspor while lads like Arokodare and Moffi head to better leagues. You are funny.

And Maja scoring in Ligue 1 is commendable but I recall not so long ago, you were berating the credibility of scoring in Ligue 1.

Were you not the one yapping nonsense about Tammy performing in the EPL even insinuating he is better than those doing it in Ligue 1 and insisting Mbappe is yet to perform beyond Ligue 1. Didn't you say Mbappe is yet to show himself in a stronger league? You even stopped short of insinuating that Tammy is better bcoz you know you will be lynched by everyone (everyone except Chelsea fans ofcos) . Well, Nacho performed in the EPL in 2019/20 for a backup striker not so? Well, then...case closed.

In all, You simply lost the bet on Iheanacho vs Ujah. I said Nacho will have a solid campaign in 2019/2020 and he did. I also said Ujah will not shine in Germany b'cos he is absolutely bang average and would not just improve overnight and Ujah proved me right. He was simply disappointing in Germany.

This is another good report on Iheanacho

Algerian Journalist explains how Iheanacho's movement disorganized Algeria's defense.
It shows how technically and tactically sound he can be if he is in form

https://www.owngoalnigeria.com/2016/11/14/algerian-journalist-explains-how-iheanachos-movement-disorganised-algerias-defence-for-moses-to-pounce/

timay:


A lot of we pro-Nacho who believed in his abilities have been clamouring for him to get a move away from Leicester to get game time, but it seems the guy is comfortable with his bench role. That is why a lot of us are tired of defending him, and if you notice, people are no more defending him like it used to be anymore during his early Leicester days.

You voiced out my thoughts. I am tired. Let him stay at Leicester if he wants.
One thing i noticed is that Nigerian born or locally produced players seem to lack ambition.
They just want money. They don't want to break records and receive awards.
As long as they have money that is all.
Rohr is changing that mentality. I mean he stopped kalu from leaving Boardeax.
Rohr's attitude also made Henry Onyekuru to stay and fight for his place at Monaco. This is one of the good qualities of Rohr.
Some of the few ambitious home based players are Osimhen and tolu arokodare and a few others.
Im sure if it was one of the foreign born players, they will leave Leicester for somewhere where they will get game time.

Iheanacho has something to offer but i dont know if he has the drive and ambition to improve and be better.

ChrisKels:
Don't know where this stemmed from, but honestly, Kelechi Iheanacho is technically deficient and he isn't improving. Dude is getting worse with age.


I doubt he would make our AFCON or world cup list with the array of strikers we have sprouting out, unless he suddenly improves, which is highly unlikely.

Kelechi is one forward I can't quite place his position in the pitch because you can neither use him as a lone striker(poor positioning, poor aerial ability, poor hold up play) nor behind a striker due to his tennis-racket first touch, poor dribbling ability, and he is heavily left footed. Abeg I am done waiting on Iheanacho to improve biko.

As a supporting striker Chidera Ejike will fare well with his dribbling and creativity. Iheanacho has to improve or someone will take his place in the national team but i believe he will improve. At least last season was impressive and this season has just started

Subzero47:


More well rounded midfielders are being preferred to those whose only job is to create

So i get you. At least central midfielders that support the attack exist but they have
to be defensively sound. Na name dey change. Attacking midfielder still dey.
They just have to mark more

Subzero47:


Yea he has to learn to lead the line, even attacking midfielders are being phased out of the game

Im not really sure. The central midfielders at least have to support the attack. I mean box to box midfielders are still
attacking midfielders. I don't think they are phased out. They are just redefined. I dont understand that statement.
Your central midfielders cannot concentrate on defence for 90 minutes and you cannot overrely on your wingers.

Subzero47:


Well he has to adapt to being a main striker because supporting strikers are rarely played nowadays

That is why his off the ball movement is not good. He is not really an out and out striker like Vardy.
He is just an 8.
The problem is i dont know if he can play as an attacking midfielder like Kevin de Bruyne. His talent is somewhat confusing.
A technical league will pay him better.

Iheanacho is a supporting striker in a technical league like the Italian league.
The English football tradition is too dumb and unintelligent to understand his game
This may sound somehow but English football sometimes destroys technical players like this and this is
why i don't rate English football.

Anyway, the guy just wants money and he has it.
He does not have the ambition to change his club or league

I have a feeling Samson Tijani might emerge as the star player of this generation.
I mean he has that aura and attention from big clubs.
Just last year big clubs were fighting over him.
He his a central midfielder that can attack and defend and he is cutting it in Europe at
the first time of asking.
He might actually be the kind of player that can develop early and play in big clubs in a few years.
Mikel and Celestine Babayaro were like that.
Maybe Rohr sees something like that in him.

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Danielnino00:


I usually meet a lot of old folks when I go to watch Nigerian games in viewing centres,sometimes more than younger guys..

I remember when I went to watch out home game against Zambia, I could have sworn I was the only youth among the people in the viewing centre

The idea most youths have at the back of their minds is that we are playing rubbish and Nigerian players are not good at all.
They are carried away by the European leagues (especially English).
This assumption of their is overrated as Nigerian football is producing it's stars but with time they will see it as new Nigerian players take over the big leagues of Europe