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Badosqi:
abi ooo. Iheanacho should be playing regularly. He played over 80mins today, that is the kind of playing time we want for him not 3 mins-5mins injury time.

I concur.

Icon4s:
My friend u said Taiwo Awoniyi was nt on same planet with Ajayi, mayb jst bc Ajayi was a 3SC player and Awoniyi then jst signed for Liverpool and loaned to Eintranct Frankfurt. I was only proving to u in that argument that Ajayi was more suited than Awoniyi as d main striker of that U23. U can judge from the performances of d two strikers in dat CAF U23 tourney

See the mistake u guys make is to underate youth players from the NPFL. Sooner or later u guys will find out that many of those Europe groomed players are nt much better than the NPFL youth players. Players like Etebor, Sokari, Okechukwu, Dimgba and Etor may b better than all the likes of Solanke, Sadiq Umar et al . Even Kelechi Iheanacho will have to up his game to break into d starting 11 of that team as u may know that Sokari & Etebor play similar roles as Iheanacho.

And yes Ighalo is in a blazing form and he took d world by surprise. I am sure at 3-4 months ago u wouldnt have thought that Ighalo would have scored 14 goals by half of the season.However, i would still nt rate him as among the best strikers in d world yet. Lets see him sustain this form to d end of d season and or mayb play in Manunited(as being rumoured) and still maintain that goal scoring form.

U implied I am in d habit of putting the "nt yet there" tag on our young players. I rather see it as u guys being too quick to hype young players. A player scores 2 goals in 2 appearances for AS Roma and next thing " he has replaced Dzeko", "he should b invited to the Super Eagles", "he should be in Rio". Plus all the Hype on Awoniyi and Iheanacho. I am nt taking anything away from these young lads. My wish is for them to become super stars bt the thing is we are always too quick to rate them as Super Stars.

Many young African players end up like "a flash in the pan". They only do well as teenagers and feassle out when it matters most.
I have been following youths football keenly since the mid 1980s so I know what I am talking abt. I have learnt that MOST promising talents dont end up living up to expectations.

Do you mean players like Ronaldo, Messi, Ozil, Inesta etcetera groomed in Europe are not better than NPFL players?

terzurum5:
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By Johnny Edward:
Nigerian winger Moses Simon scored a brace for Gent in their 5-0 win over German second division side FC Würzburger Kickerson Friday.

Simon who recently wedded his sweetheart Ibukun in Ibadan last year scored his first goal of the encounter in the 61st minute after waltzing through the Kickers' defence for his side's third goal.

The Nigeria international however completed his brace 15 minutes later after his deflected shot beat Dominik Brunnhübner in goal for the German side as the Belgian Champions began their winter pre-season on a winning note.

Moses has found the back of the net twice in 16 games for Gent who currently lead the Belgian Pro League with 43 points from 21 games two points adrift second placed Anderlecht who they host at the restart of the League on the 17th of January.
www.completesportsnigeria.com/simon-hits-brace-in-gent-win/
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Thank God he has started scoring goals.

terzurum5:

I rate Nacho above these guys.
Because if Nacho where given the kind of support those players got uptill today. He would have become better, but I still rate him above all of them.

What I wanted to say was that if he where of the British origin, would they still have treated him the same way he is today?

Seriously, so, you mean you rate Nacho above Sterling and Dele Alli?

Bros, tell me say you dey play na.

enomakos:
nope
isaac and ezekiel are better and more experienced than him

Of course, they are more experienced than him because they play regularly. That's all.

BlackAlbino6:
Oga Forgiveness food don don

oya comot com chop

your boy still de do am.





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Chelsea loanee Solanke sinks Anderlecht
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Solanke has been going great guns at Vitesse on loan from Chelsea

Nigerian-born England youth international Dominic Solanke scored a brace to earn his Dutch Eredivise side Vitesse Arnhem 2-1 win over Belgian club Anderlecht on Friday in a pre-season friendly.

Solanke, who is on loan at the Dutch club from Chelsea, has been going great guns for the team and he scored the opening goal of the game in the second minute.

He scored the winner to complete a brace in the 63rd minute.
The 18-year-old forward has scored five goals in 15 league games this season.
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you are tickling my fancy with this news, you know.
The boy is too good to be ignored. Chai! Somebody bench warmers go catch cold ooo.

Another revelation.

Icon4s:
What forgiveness and Bascovanveli fail to acknowledge is that there are several Nigerian teenagers doing so well presently both in Europe and in Nigeria.
No big deal in Sadiq Umar scoring 2 goals for AS Roma. Several other youngsters have done more. Why single out Sadiq Umar for praise shouting. I am happy for him as a fellow Nigerian bt i still believe he is nt ripe for the Super Eagles.

Please, mention them. Thanks

Icon4s:
Tell them what? We have youth teams where these talented teenagers can be accommodated, tried and d best of them promoted to d Super Eagles.That is y we have a youths system. U dnt jst pick up teenagers and push them into d Super Eagles.
Sadiq Umar is 18yrs old and should b with d U20 team from which d Super Eagles coaches can assess him for any ppssible call up.

Somebody playing for A.C Roma is not tested and tried enough to play for the Olympics and the Super Eagles?

Says who?

How old is Kelechi Iheanacho? 19.
How did the likes of Tijani Babangida, Taribo West, Taye Taiwo, Obafemi Martins etcetera broke into the Super Eagles without playing for the youth system?

Icon4s:
So Umar scores goals every week? It means by now he would have scored atleast 40 goals. Is he better than Isaac Success and Imoh Ezekiel?

'if' I think you understand that. And if he scores atleast 40 goals, what stops him from playing for the Olympics team and National team?

Abi, A.C Roma na Hungary team?

Icon4s:
Some1 hu is 18yrs old don pass to play U20?

And i will nt say he is good for Olympic football games yet. I would say he is good for a call-up for selection camping though I personally feel he is more of an 20 material.

When is the next U20? Is it not next year?

Remember, he will be 20 next year. Although, he is still eligible to play. So, do you expect the lad to wait for some bench warmers before he is eligible to play for the Olympics football game or National team if he continues to see regularly football and scores goals every weeks?

Bros, if he is continues like this he deserves to go to the Olympics football games ahead of any player that is unable to break into his team. Shikena!

BascoVanVeli:
The boy has displaced Dzeko, he should get a super eagle call up.

Abegi, help me tell them.

Icon4s:
That guy called forgiveness.Na so.

Na you sabi.

I will not support bench warmers over players playing regularly in top leagues: Serie-a, Eredivisie, Championship, Pro league and LA liga na.

safarigirl:
don't mind him, he must have started watching ball three years ago.

So if I'm a coach, I'll sooner call up someone playing regularly in China than a bencher in a top 5 EPL/La Liga club? Even if I smoke Oshogbo weed.....

How you come take know?

Mention the names of players playing regularly in China I mentioned?

All I have mentioned so far plays in top leagues and they are all equally eligible to play for Nigeria. No, schism.

You know what I mean.

joseph1013:
You probably dont know that we have been promoting this boy in the U17 and U20 threads before you heard of him. LOL

Really! but d boy don pass U17 and U20 now.

He is good for the Olympics football games. That's all I saying, you know.

Roma Rising Star Sadiq Umar Scores For Second Game In A Row

Sadiq Umar, dubbed the New Nwankwo Kanu, scored for the second straight game in the Roma’s 3 - 3 draw with Chievo Verona in the Serie A on Wednesday afternoon.

On 7 minutes, the lanky forward gave the visitors the lead and his team doubled their advantage eight minutes before the intermission through Florenzi.

Paloschi and Dainelli scored to tie the game before Iago Falqué netted in the 79th minute to put Roma 3 - 2 up, but five minutes from time Pepe popped up with the equalizer.

Sadiq Umar opened his goalscoring account for Roma in their 2 - 0 victory over Genoa on December 20, 2015.

The 18 - year - old was replaced by Gyömbér ten minutes from time.

http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=17466

This boy is heading for the Olympics football game with his recent performance. Chai! Somebody must play regularly.

Descartes:
This is it. The main Ibadan city not the computer-generated images from Op

Are there no brown roofs in Enugu?

Official : Mainz 05 Complete Signing Of Karim Onisiwo

Published: January 05, 2016


Official : Mainz 05 Complete Signing Of Karim Onisiwo
German Bundesliga club Mainz 05 have struck a deal with SV Mattersburg over the signing of Karim Onisiwo.

A product of SC Ostbahn XI, the attacker will remain at the Coface Arena until the summer of 2019 after penning a three - and - a - half - year contract.

The 23 - year - old Onisiwo has represented SV Mattersburg for the last 18 months and played for SV Austria Salzburg and TSV Neumarkt before moving to the Pappelstadion.

Bayern Munich wing - back David Alaba’s father and Onisiwo’s father are very close friends.

Born in Austria, Karim Onisiwo can still feature for the Super Eagles as his solitary cap for the Austrian national team was in a friendly two months ago.

http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=17456

Icon4s:
That is typical of what every national team coach will say.
They seem to throw the camp open and use "regular football" as a criterion bt at same time they know some players hu will already make d team.U cannot tell me a player that players regular football in the Hungarian lower division is better placed than a player hu makes regular substitute apearances in a top EPL team.
We already know players who are very likely to make the team and baring any injuries and clubs refusal to release these players, the likes of Isaac Success, Moses Simon, Kelechi Iheanacho, Emmanuel Daniel, Azubuike Okechukwu, Stanley Dimgba, Oghenekaro Etebor are among those that are likely to make it to Rio.

Bros, Did I ever mentioned players playing regular football in Hungary lower division?

All I have mentioned so far are players playing regularly in the Eredivisie, Pro league, Championship, LA liga, Segunda-division, MLS and the premier-league. And that's all.

Icon4s:
Dnt mind forgiveness he jst wants his wish of seeing all those naija oyinbo playing for Nigeria to come to pass.

You see yourself. You told me to reorientate my mind but you have forgotten France used black Africans to win the World Cup. So, who needs to reorientate his mind between us?

Maybe those naija oyinbo fit helipu us win Olympics na.

joseph1013:
Sensational headline! Out of the tens of hundreds of players eligible, why did this journalist single out these two players? Siasia didnt mention any names, so why didnt the author say "Siasia Insists No Automatic Shirts For Solanke and Taiwo"?

And forgiveness, I dont know what you read but there is nowhere in that article that Siasia mentioned players playing regularly.

Dude, I like you. You like to make yourself happy!

If you ask me, na who me, I go ask?

Haba! You mean you have not seen the recent article that mentioned that players must be playing regularly before they are considered for selection? Don't worry I will dig it out.

Yes oo, because I always find positive in every negative. But the truth is Siasia said no automatic shirt for any player and that includes Kelechi Iheanacho and Isaac Success now.

Siasia Insists No Automatic Shirts For Kelechi Iheanacho And Isaac Success

Published: January 05, 2016


Siasia Insists No Automatic Shirts For Kelechi Iheanacho And Isaac Success
Dream Team VI coach Samson Siasia has stated that no player is guaranteed a place in his roster for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The former Nantes forward has revealed that the Nigeria Under 23s will begin preparations for the competition in a month’s time.

“Since we qualified for the football event of the Rio Olympics, a lot of players both at home and abroad have been calling me that they want to play for the country, so myself and my assistants intend to use the first week of camping to see these players who will bear the cost of their trip to the camp and accommodate themselves, ” said Siasia.

“Any of them selected will now be added to the players who made us proud in Senegal for a full camping.

“Mind you, no player is yet guaranteed a shirt in the team, as I have always said only the best legs will make it to Rio de Janeiro.”

Beginning from March, Siasia says he intends to run the rule over the foreign - based professionals in an accessible country in Europe, where they will play some friendly games before returning to their clubs.

Granada`s Isaac Success, Man City`s Kelechi Iheanacho and Gent winger Moses Simon are all eligible to represent Nigeria at the Olympic Games.

http://mobile.newsnow.co.uk/A/2/809869882?-21310:8643

I no talk am. Chai! Somebody must play regularly oooo else no show.

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TheGoodJoe:
I asked a smple question. How many Vitesse Boys are top clubs chasing?

Bony is your answer. Does that not tell you that it is not so promising? One is not a good number. Bony is no more a Vitesse boy.

If Barca puts their reserve boys for sale, like Sergi Roberto and Rafinha, I bet you more clubs will come for them than Solanke with all the game time.

Look at how Mancini rushed for Montoya who was a Barca reserve.

Game time s overrated.

At least, it's on record that the only one(?) Vitesse produced broke into Man City first eleven . That's the koko.

Are they still playing for Barca reserve?

Both of them were sent to Barca reserve team in the second tier of Spanish league for 2-3 seasons to gain experience before they were gradually brought in to play for Barca main team. In fact, at one point, Barcelona deemed them as surplus to requirements before they were sold off or converted and sent on loan. Chai!


In the 2015–16 season, after being reconverted by manager Luis Enrique and merely months after nearly being deemed surplus to requirements,[10][11] Roberto appeared as a right back in several games.[12][13]

Wikipedia confirmed it.

TheGoodJoe:
You are making one mistake. No one is saying Solanke is not hot. The dscussion is that is the loan move favorable to build Solanke.

Falcao did not come in with a stellar season behind him. If I do not think Solanke is good, will I prefer Chelsea keeping him as a third strike instead of signing Falcao?

Chelsea does not rate him as much as you do.

Yes, loan move is favourable to build Solanke because he has outgrown academy football and he can't be left on the bench for two seasons at a stretch.

Even without Falcao coming, Chelsea won the League with Costa.

If Chelsea doesn't rate him, how come he was promoted to the first team straight at the age of 16 last season and how come Chelsea named him on bench in their UEFA Champions League matches and even played him in one of those matches at the age of 17 which made him to become the youngest player to have played for Chelsea?

TheGoodJoe:
Did I ever say a player cannot be come a top player playing in other clubs?

I am saying it is faster for a youngster to attain top form playing with top players than the loan business.

This season, Remy injured and Costa got a suspension.

It is better Solanke played there as the third striker than the loan.

Look at Thiago Alcantara. He became World Class so fast becaue of the condition he trained under with the likes of Iniesta, Busquets and Xavi.

The point is too simple. Do you think Kelechi Nwakali will become a World Class player faster at Warri Wolves with regular playing time than as a sub at Barcelona.

Thank God you acknowledged that a player can become a top player while playing for other clubs.

I don't think it's fastest because we all know Neymar, Rivaldo and even Yaya Toure didn't attain top form playing with top players. They are/were naturally good and talented players.

How can we know Costa and Remy will be injured and get suspended at the beginning of the season? Chelsea managers are no prophet.

Remember, Chelsea fc is currently the Premier League Champions and they achieved that with just one striker last season. Even, Drogba and Remy didn't get enough time to play last season. And you expect him to stay on the bench?

You can see they never know tomorrow today. Nobody knows to tomorrow oo ah except.....

Many players have trained with Messi, Inesta and Xavi but not all are super star today. Tiago Alanthra talent is inbuilt like any other talented ones. That's all.

Is Warri Wolves in Europe?

Badosqi:
All this market value talk sef

Ok, let me update the thread with the market value of our boys. I will include Dominic Solanke too since he's included in this arguement


1: Name: Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi
Current club: KRC Genk
Current market value: £560k


Source: http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/onyinye-ndidi/profil/spieler/274839



2: Name: Dominic Solanke
Current club: Vitesse Arnhem
Market value: £630k


Source:http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dominic-solanke/marktwertverlauf/spieler/258889


3: Name: Kelechi Iheanacho
Current club: Manchester City
Market value: £525k

Source: http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kelechi-iheanacho/profil/spieler/295330


4: Name: Isaac Success
Current club: Granada CF
Market value: 2,50 Mill. € (£1.83m)


Source: http://www.transfermarkt.com/isaac-success/profil/spieler/295331



5: Name: Moses Simon
Current club: KAA Gent
Market value: £2.80m

Source: http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moses-simon/profil/spieler/274862

Thanks. The authorized...... has spoken.

TheGoodJoe:
[color=#000099][b]Funny. So your market value of Solanke is Wilfred Bony. I wonder how that even came to you.

Bony left Netherland as the best player and the highest goal scorer. Is that what Solanke has done?

Neymar for instance had over six years of Professional football. So how can you judge Nacho in about six months of professional football.

If an injured Falcao is more important to Chelsea than a Solanke, I wonder how he has Bony's market value to you.

Judge Nacho after few years as a Citizen. So far, he has done well, made more headlines than your Solanke in top footballing sites and news network.]

TheGoodJoe:
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Solanke's decision was a ridiculous decision. It was better he was a third choice striker at Chelsea than going on loan. The Club choosing a crocked striker over him shows the club has no trust in their youth players.

Nacho has done okay for his first few months in professional football, including getting a National team call up.

I repeat, Nacho has a better market value than Solanke. How many Vitesse Boys are clubs chasing .

@bolded is the koko. Wilfred Bonny is a product of Vitesse before he was bought by Man City for 35 Million Euros without collecting change and that's the exact answer to what you asked me.

Oh I see! You mean Bonny left Vitesse as the best player and highest goal scorer to become Man City second Striker? Chai! Vitesse good ooo.

Do you mean if Solanke is able to have more playing time and score more goals than Man City second striker(Wilfred Bonny) in their first season with Vitesse? Yes, of course.

5 goals and one assist in 15 matches for a boy playing professional football for the first time is not fluke now.

Thank God you acknowledged Falcao is having injury thou we all know Chelsea didn't bring in injured Falcao.

As you can see, Neymar preferred playing time than been used as a mere trainee hence he refused to go to Chelsea at his early age. You know now.

Chikeluba25:
My dear i can cross my chest nf tell u that Anambra hv d highest no of richest men in Nigeria. Check list of billionaires in Nigeria, in d 1st 20 u il find nt less than 6 Anambrarians. We are nt talking about d silent billionaires that don't base in Nija ppl like Dr Godwin Maduka who single-handedly transform his home town Umuchukwu to a city. And one good about Anambrarians is that when they make it,the establish their bros to to share what they hv. This is why they are called LIGHT OF THE NATION

How come the same billionaires are not listed by Forbes? Godwin Maduka who is he compare to Fola Adeola, Chief Kessington Adebutu or Oba Otudeko? I have not mentioned the big boys ooo.

Exclusive : Sporting Braga In Talks With HB Koge Striker Samuel Owolabi

Published: January 03, 2016


Exclusive : Sporting Braga In Talks With HB Koge Striker Samuel Owolabi
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that Sporting Braga are in talks with the intermediary handling the affairs of HB Koge loanee Samuel Owolabi.

Sporting Braga are in the market for a left-footed attacker and have started testing the waters over the availability of the FC Midtjylland product.

It is understood that the Portuguese Primeira Liga outfit are thrashing out terms of a loan deal with Owolabi’s minders, with a view to a permanent transfer in the summer.

The 20 - year - old extended his contract with HB Koge in January 2015, but was immediately farmed out on loan to third - tier Nykøbing FC to get game time.

Owolabi was invited for a training camp held by the Nigeria Under 23s in December 2014



http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=17426

terzurum5:

Nacho needs quality playing time not just for his Club but for National teams as well. The more he plays for Club, the better his development which will inturn enhance his performance with the National teams. I also love the idea of him playing for their youth teams, probably to keep his physical fitness, but the main koko is all I want.

Bros, you're right on point. All you said is the Koko. If he plays regularly, he will truly help the National team.

TheGoodJoe:
Solanke's decision was a ridiculous decision. It was better he was a third choice striker at Chelsea than going on loan. The Club choosing a crocked striker over him shows the club has no trust in their youth players.

Nacho has done okay for his first few months in professional football, including getting a National team call up.

I repeat, Nacho has a better market value than Solanke. How many Vitesse Boys are clubs chasing.

We know Ronaldo, Romario, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo and Neymar are/were far better players than Kelechi Iheanacho now despite playing regularly for those clubs I mentioned earlier before moving to bigger clubs.

Dominic solanke was the fourth striker at Chelsea last season at the age of 16 but did he get to play? Even second and third strikers didn't see much game time. So, it was wise they send him on loan.

Were you expecting a 17 years old boy to become Chelsea third choice striker? Remember, Chelsea is not Man City mate when it comes to winning trophies.

Hopefully, he plays regularly else he will be shut out of the National team.

The last time I checked, Dominic Solanke has better market value than Kelechi Iheanacho.

Sir, your Bony na product of Vitesse. they even bought him for 35 million Euros without collecting change. Chai!