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NAIRALAND NIGERIAN FOOTBALL FANS AWARDS

How it all played out last year

Final Results

1. Nigerian Player of the Year
Ahmed Musa-62 (Winner)
Alex Iwobi-0
Wilfred Ndidi-4

2. Home based Super Eagles Player of the Year
Ukouwem Utin -11
Junior Lokosa-31(Winner)
Ikechukwu Ezenwa-22

3. Most Impactful New Inclusion (2018)
Jamilu Collins-21
Samuel Kalu-44 (Winner)
Semi Ajayi-0

4. Best Ogedengbe Super Eagles Best Goal Keeper of the Year
Ikechukwu Ezenwa-6
Francis Uzoho-59 (Winner)
Daniel Akpeyi-0

5. Stephen Keshi Best Defender of the Year
William Troost-Ekong-44 (Winner)
Leon Balogun-18
Tyrone Ebuehi-4

6. Samuel Okwaraji Best Midfielder of the Year
John Obi Mikel-7
Wifred Ndidi-30 (Winner)
Alex Iwobi-28

7. Rashidi Yekini Best Attacking player of the Year
Odion Ighalo-6
Ahmed Musa-59 (Winner)
Victor Moses-1

8.Most improved player (2018)
Ahmed Musa-28 (Winner)
Odion Ighalo-14
Alex Iwobi-24

9. Young Player of the Year (U21)
Samuel Chukwueze-18
Samuel Kalu-17
Francis Uzoho-30 (Winner)

10. Super Falcons Player of the Year
Tochukwu Oluehi-23 (Winner)
Onome Ebi-18
Francisca Ordega-21

11. Super Eagles Goal of the Year.
Ahmed Musa 1st goal vs Iceland-21
Samuel Kalu 4th goal vs Libya-5
Ahmed Musa 2nd goal vs Iceland-39 (Winner)

AHMED MUSA IS NAIRALAND NIGERIAN FOOTBALL FANS PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2018!


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Nominations for the 2019 awards starts tomorrow 25th November, 2019.

Cc: TheSuperNerd, Bascovanveli, Forgiveness, Safarigirl, Tbaba1234, Andrewbaba44, Komekn

Just seeing this. Noted

Eartquake1:
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Trash

I wan ask you one simple question. Did he lie?

Will you gladly exchange your passport for American passport? No lie ooo.

TheGoodJoe:
You are missing the point. It is not playing Uche but how he wanted to use him. When it comes to hitmen, Keshi used and liked Shola Ameobi, Bright Dike, Ideye, Emenike to some extent, Anichebe, Aaron Samuel and Osaguona. They were important for his long ball approach and keeping the ball in the offensive end when attacking.

He could use them just as he used Musa but they were not the direction of play and were not priority to his attack.

How come with all those giant hit men, Ike scored more goals than them in the AFCON qualifiers with the same so called long balls you said Martins can't fit into?

TheGoodJoe:
Between me and you, who watched Martins playing for Inter? Na wa. My team in Italy is Inter Milan because of Kanu. I watched Martins well at Inter.

By the way, I wonder the person that said Martins and Emenike are the same height.
I just checked.

Martins is 1.7m and Emenike is 1.82m.

You didn't watch. Because if you did, you wouldn't have talked about Marrins not suitable for long balls. Gbam

TheGoodJoe:
Did I say they can't. I am we already had Onazi, Babatunde and Azeez. We had a big option in Mikel and needed another big option. That was why Ruben was carried along. He was not the preferred choice for the sub but had to come in for the physicality.

You mean we needed physicality because it was wrestling hence ability, fitness, agility, skills, etc were not needed?

No wonder when he entered, we were one man down.

TheGoodJoe:
Instead of running helter skelter, get the point. The French were not playing fair. I think a player was injured by them in a game before our match. They had injured Onazi and Ambrose. Azeez winning ballon d'or would not in any way help when the opposition was not playing fair. The solution was to try to match them in physical strength which Azeez offers none in that respect.

It would have been a slaughter and Mikel was right stopping it. We lost the game as soon as we lost the legs of Ambrose and Onazi. Not as soon as Ruben came on.

At the end of the day, the kwatankwa tactics was not the solution.

Perhaps, tell us how we controlled the game with smallish Onazi. Was he also physical?

Keshi messed up big time for playing Reuben who was match rustic. As soon as he entered, we were bombarded left right center. EOD

OMANBALA1:
They were better than Onazi and Mike ? Did you miss your meds ? And how come you were not here crying blood when Rohr ignored Onyekuru and kept inviting ineffective Simon....I didn't hear your famous wailing,perhaps you couldn't reason beyond ethnic sentiments

When did "among the best" become "better than", huh? You sure you no get comprehension problem?

Because the ineffective Simon was one of the reason we qualified for the world cup. How come you are unable to know and acknowledged that? Perhaps, you need to washing your ethnocentric brain, huh?

OMANBALA1:
Of course, he would miss isnt misses his second name. Nigga can't score to save his life !

Even if scored 100 goals, you will still vilify him. Of course, I know.

OMANBALA1:
And those clubs were some of the best clubs in Europe ? No. No Super Eagles coach ever invited them because they were below required standards. I think it was Oliseh that once invited Haruna or one of those your blodas...lol. Those guys have been assessed by different Super Eagles coaches and the verdict was not good for them.

If they were any good why aren't they painting Europe red with scintillating performances ? They have all fizzled out abi is Keshi you Yorubas accused of tribalism and corruption still the Super Eagles coach ? Leave matter for Matthias.

At that time, they were among the best we had. How come you're too slow to understand? Perhaps, your ethnocentric nature is at work.

Awoniyi with a miss.

OMANBALA1:
Those guys didn't measure up. Even Onigbinde with all his tribal sentiments wouldn't invite them.

And they played for Dynamic Kiev and Panathiakos then? What does an ethnocentric know?

Joebie:
our group games were very boring in the last AFCON. I'm not siding with Keshi o.. I just dey talk am as e be.

Boring but not as boring as 2019 AFCON.

TheGoodJoe:
Emenike is far big in stature. Martins does not play by receiving long balls, something Emenike did repeatedly under Keshi.

Osaze apologised before Keshi took him but still went on to play off the team tactics.

Go and watch Martins in inter Milan before you come here with false information. Thanks

Joebie:
AFCON 2019 nko?

Worst than 2013 AFCON?

I saw three boring matches at the 2013 AFCON. Temper dey high everywhere.

TheGoodJoe:
Keshi played with big strong strikers because he relied a lot on long balls. So Martins did not fit into the system. That was why when he tried Martins, he flopped.

Osaze when he got the chance refused to play to instructions. Uche also Blatantly told Keshi that he would not play the way Keshi wanted. There was no way Keshi was going to deal with their ego. Imagine Osimhen telling Rohr he will not play the way Rohr wants...

Can you remind me the highest goalscorer for Nigeria during the 2013 AFCON?

How come this debunked your 'big striker' theory?

Abi, is Ike Uche taller than Martins with 10 inches?

Keshi never wanted Martins in the first place.

TheGoodJoe:
Who should have been?

Tell me the big defensive midfielder we should have called instead of Ruben.

Is Onazi a big defensive midfielder?

komekn:
Ruben Gabriel should never have been in that team absolutely no justification. However, we know who is agent was and his relationship with the NFF.

Exactly!

TheGoodJoe:
Was Rohr owed Seven months? Was Rohr in a position where during the Afcon, NFF were preparing his sack letter?

Was Rohr in a position where his technical adviser got sacked despite Keshi's plea that his assistant was a big part of his coaching team?

Rohr is in heaven while Keshi worked in hell, with little quality young players at his disposal and was able to give us some impressive results.

Continue insulting him.

SE performance at the beginning of AFCON were nothing to write home about. The game changer was Moses else we would had been disgraced.

TheGoodJoe:
To reply is not by force. We were not going to win bringing Azeez. Neither would Haruna or Ajagun help win. We lost the battle when the French chose to take out the running of Onazi.

The French had to rely on injuring Onazi and to an extent Ambrose to stop the man you call mediocre.

We lost the battle as soon as Ruben came on instead of Ramon Azeez who was Almeria player of the year that same season in the la Liga.

What position did he play in the la Liga for Almeria? CM/AMF. You don't have a point. Gbam

TheGoodJoe:
Can you make any point than saying you have no point. You that have a point, make it.

Keshi has done so much for the Super Eagles for you to open your mouth and say mediocrity.

He was a blessing to us and deserves at least understanding.

Can you counter a point I made? Than to write no point, mediocrity, as if that is making a point.

We already had Ramon Azeez. We could not go with Ajagun and Haruna when we had Onazi also who could play that role. We needed a big defensive/central Midfielder.

After that, Keshi drafted Hope Akpan.

You are free to write no point.

Haruna and Ajagun can play anywhere in the mildfield.

TheGoodJoe:
You people keep making this statement. Keshi wanted a big player who could play in the midfield, after going with another lightweight player in Ramon Azeez.

In the game against France, we were up against a highly physical French team. When it was time for a substitution to replace Onazi, Keshi called Ramon and I exclaimed, "No O! They will kill him on that pitch. Luckily, Mikel signalled to Keshi not to try it and then replaced Onazi with Gabriel.

So, Haruna and Ajagun would not have come in for the extra big man. It was due to strategy he brought in Ruben Gabriel to match the players at his disposal.

What happened after the physical Ruben came in for short and smallish Onazi?

France overan the mildfield.

TheGoodJoe:
You people keep making this statement. Keshi wanted a big player who could play in the midfield, after going with another lightweight player in Ramon Azeez.

In the game against France, we were up against a highly physical French team. When it was time for a substitution to replace Onazi, Keshi called Ramon and I exclaimed, "No O! They will kill him on that pitch. Luckily, Mikel signalled to Keshi not to try it and then replaced Onazi with Gabriel.

So, Haruna and Ajagun would not have come in for the extra big man. It was due to strategy he brought in Ruben Gabriel to match the players at his disposal.

Why Keshi no kuku ma carry bouncer go world cup if he wanted to play kwatankwa instead of Ruben?

somehow:
And is 70 too much?

We have good coaches within that age range all around the world

Can he manage the pressure coaching Nigeria at this age?

Humility017:
he applied for the super eagles job then same time Yusuf applied prior ROHR was picked for the job...

He talked about returning to Belgium then because his City club was now in Belgium league 2....and he was asked them to come help manage the team....

I think probably he must have returned...
he is a foreigner that is truly in love with Nigeria.... he coached insurance too at a time... his team always score goals...

He coached many clubsides in Nigeria and he is also married to a Nigerian. He is a naturalized Naija man.

edi287:
He's in his 70s now so his time has passed. Would've been an interesting option..

70?

No comment.

kellycute:
1 goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, let the third season end.

edi287:
Whatever happened to this Belgian coach that won the league with Ocean Boys back in 07 or 08... Think he's name was Cooreman or something? There was a time I imagined we would've given him the SE job or one of the age grade teams

Cc Icon4s BascoVanVeli Tbaba1234 Forgiveness Charlesemeka85 andrew444 TheGoodJoe

I also thought about him getting the job because of knowledge about Nigerian league but I doubt he will ever be considered.

SE job is for man know man.

However, I don't know where he is now.

darkelf:
Oga, Omeruo was in the U-17 team that lost to Switzerland in the final in Lagos. That team had Ramon Azeez, Sani Emmanuel and Stanley Okoro (aka Little Messi ).

Olanrewaju Kayode and Abdul Ajagun.

kellycute:
learn how to stick to the point. I'm sure u saw the Stat I posted and it was stated "epl" . I dey talk about epl, u dey talk about eredivise.

This is Solanke 3rd season in the EPL.

darkelf:
Do you mean that Pinnick has the interest of Naija football at heart?

Cc Icon4s, andrewbaba44, thesupernerd, tbaba1234, komekn, forgiveness, Joebie, Odunayaw, chriskels etc

What do you guys think?

No comment yet.

kellycute:
u want me to post the link for your painment?

Solanke.... 1 goal in 5 season epl

Let me help you count 5 seasons.

2019/2020...... season 5

2018/2019..... season 4

2017/2018...... season 3

2016/2017 ...... season 2

2015/2016... season 1

kellycute:
Solanke your exceptional talent don't even know the location of goalpost. 1 goal in 5 seasons. Check attached file for your painment
Solanke the vice chancellor of the school of carpentry... Bournemouth campus. UNITED KINGDOM

Where did you get this information from?

Solanke began his professional career in the Eredivise 4 seasons ago. This is third season in professional football. I don't know where you got that information from.