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Icon4s:
Brother, since we are like family here, I just came out of a surgical operation. Currently still hospitalized. But no worries, it came out good and I am recovering.

I didn't watch the game because the Hospital's management made it as a policy not to switch to football games due to their hypertensive patients. I never knew until 5 minutes before the game when I requested for super sport .

Really! Have a quick recovery.

BascoVanVeli:
The man city lad took a shot at the end that Pep would have been disgusted with. All the players got selfish around 90mins, there was no coordination and everybody wanted to be the hero. Ofobor should never have been substituted and Offia should have come in for Effiom. Success was bang average and I don't see what the hype was about tbh. I will have to admit that I was wrong about Tijani although he was probably the hardest worker on the team he just was poor at almost every thing else, Nazifi would have done better although I wouldn't have expected better service.


Samu would have made a world of difference.

Oforboh was rightly substituted. He gassed out.

Tijani was the missing link in the attack. He should have been substituted.

Curtisaxel7:
For those having high hopes about Okon's career prospects, make una just commot eye from that side. Dude is already over 30 or at least 28 years old. He is already at the end of his prime and will start declining form wise in a matter of 2-4 years.

He may have turned out a fantastic player if he was discovered in his youth and marketed to Europe where his talents would've been honed by tactically savvy coaches. No doubt he is a natural playmaker. Immensely talented. But like many other home trained boys, he simply lacks basic tactical training. Positioning and passing technique. If only he were truly 20, he would no doubt master those in a season or two abroad and grow into an absolute beast of a playmaker. Sadly, i don't see that happening. Okon is a lost cause. You can't teach an old dog new tricks....

He will disappear in a short while, but believe me when I say Aniekeme Okon is the Messi Nigeria never had.

Please, can you tell me how you got to know he is 28?

horsepower101:
High rise concentration in Onitsha

I hope you know the definition of high rise? There is absolutely few based on world standard.

nigeriaschoolne:
Education will help you become what ever you want to be. All you need do is locate yourself in the right place like EKSU. Ekiti State university is ready for new intakes and all you need do is get all the required info about post ume in https://www.nigeriaschoolnews.ng/eksu-post-utme-registration/ or simply check your admission status here https://www.nigeriaschoolnews.ng/eksu-admission-list/

Hmmm!

But some people wan tell me Okon was poor in the match.

Nigeria U20 Player Ratings Vs Senegal : Makanjuola The Bright Spark; Okon Promising; Tijani Awful; Ofoborh Below Average

Published: June 03, 2019

Nigeria U20 Player Ratings Vs Senegal : Makanjuola The Bright Spark; Okon Promising; Tijani Awful; Ofoborh Below Average

The Flying Eagles on Monday evening lost 2-1 to the Junior Teranga Lions of Senegal in the all West Africa duel in the last 16 of the FIFA U20 World Cup.

Allnigeriasoccer.com's Izuchukwu Okosi here presents the match ratings of the Nigerian players.

The Starters

Olawale Oremade : The goalkeeper kept out one good shot but otherwise found it difficult to deal with what the Senegalese threw at him. He misjudged the flight of the ball in the 14th minute as Youssouph Badji went for a teasing cross by Alpha Diounkou. Made two instinctive saves in the second half. 5/10.

Zulkifilu Rabiu : The right back who has played in all matches played by the Eagles was outwitted and outrun by the dangerous Amadou Sagna to score Senegal's first goal. 6/10

Ikouwem Udo Utin : The captain was yellow carded in the second half but he was generally effective in his defending. However his best game for the team remained that against Qatar. 5/10.

Aliu Salawudeen : He partnered Igoh in the the heart of the defence. However he almost gifted the opponents a goal as a clearance from a tight angle almost had the ball roll to the right corner. 4/10.

Igoh Ogbu : Had a better game than in the previous against Ukraine. There was noticeably a better communication between him and Salawudeen. 5/10.

Kingsley Michael : Combative and full of industry as usual, the Perugia of Italy midfielder was substituted in the second half through injury. 5/10.

Nnamdi Ofoborh : The Bournemouth midfielder had a below average game, poorer than what he delivered against USA. The player gave away the ball once in each halves and was duly substituted off in the second half by Tom Dele-Bashiru. 4/10.

Aniekeme Okon : The liveliest Nigerian player on the day with his creativity. The Akwa United star's passes, vision and movements off the ball were pleasing to see in a team often criticised back home. Was credited with the Nigerian goal after his knee deflected in Makanjuola's freekick.

Okon is almost definitely not going to remain an Akwa United player for too long. Europe beckons for the playmaker. 7.5/10.

Maxwell Effiom : The Enyimba forward who would have offered more was substituted in the 28th minute of the match when he was fouled by Cavin Diagne and had to be stretchered off to the dressing room. 4/10.

Success Makanjuola : The Water FC of Abuja forward was a bright spark for the Nigerian side with his runs and through passes which caused trepidation for the Senegalese defenders.

Had a goal from a freekick handed to Okon whose foot directed the ball to the net. The future is also bright for this boy. Promising. 7/10.

Tijani Muhammed : The striker's upper body strength was a tool to destabilize the Senegalese but some of his touches left much to be desired. 3.5/10.

The Substitutes

Tom Dele-Bashiru : Came on for Nnamdi Oforborh and helped improve the team in the second half by creating goal scoring chances.

It was a shock somewhat that Aigbogun did not start the Manchester City youngster alongside Okon. Their midfield combination and Ofoborh coming off the bench rather than starting would have offered more. 5/10.

Paul Eletu : The midfielder did not do much as he replaced an injured Kingsley Michael. He had a headed clearance in the box though. 4/10.

Yira Sor : Was presented a chance to score from a promising counter attack but he could not get a goal from that opportunity. A decent player but has to work on his composure and final ball. 5/10.

Izuchukwu Okosi



https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=32384

andrew444:
Okay but why is he not eligible ?

Zubairu is a central midfielder and he can also play as an attacking midfielder and defensive also

He has passed the age.

Okay, but Okon will still make that U23 team.

isan:
did u see okon decision making in the final third today ? nwakali would have done better in those positions

Could?

He did well but Tijani spoil ball. Is that his fault.

Nwakali will do nada with Tijani on the field.

Dele Bashiru came in and gave him good passes but he never made use of them.


Okon was our best player on the field.

andrew444:
Abdul is not part yet but that doesn't mean he is not better than all the players you mentioned

Yes okon was the best Nigeria player on the pitch today

I don't rate nwakali self but I wont agree okon is better than him ,they should have take nwakali to this tournament so we will see what he can do ,if he think he belongs to the eagles he must be joking

What position does Abdul plays?

Nwakali was not eligible in this tournament.

isan:
all the attacking midfielder in the u23 are better than okon ...nwakali , chidera ezeh and Tosin kehinde are better than okon ..okon can't pass can't shoot can't dribble he is useless shoot from anywhere without a destination

Who are those players?

They are not as good as Okon.

All those things you listed are what Okon is good at. He has the talent to improve on his passing ability and game.

andrew444:
Are you sure okon is better than nwakali ?

Azubuike okechukwu ?

Abdul zubairu ? Why wasn't the guy taken to this tournament self

Too sure. Okon will do well with better players.

The commentator said Okon was the motm despite we loosing the match.

It was very obvious.

Abdul is not yet part of the U23.


Peter Eletu and Okon will break into the U23 first team.

andrew444:
Dem plenty

Dem plenty but you are finding it hard to name 4. I see.

isan:
Nwakali and co na

Okon is miles better than Nwakali.

Now, who is better than Eletu?

andrew444:
They can't make the u23 because they are not good enough simple ,forget about old or not

Who are the better ones?

isan:
okon and eletu can't make the u23
1} They are already old
2) the u23 midfield is packed with talents
3) there is really no time

Who are the mildfielders?

eazyjakes:
Very true....but they will need far better coaching and must work to improve themselves massively to achieve such a height....overall, dis team is a reflection of a mentally lazy, tactically inept and sentimental coaching!

I agree with you.

isan:
Lol main team ? only few of them will make it to under 23

Of course! It's part of the stepping stone.

1. Peter Eletu( this guy na discovery, very good player)
2. Dele Bashiru (obviously the best and most polished player in the team)
3. oforboh
4. Michael
5. Okon ( this guy needs to move to Europe, it will develop his game)
6. Makanjuola

All these players can make the U23 team.

chrisooblog:
I like your faith because with what I've seen even the half decent ones will have to do a lot of improving

This is not about faith. Some will get decent clubs.

eazyjakes:
You can miss chances and still win a game.....but you have to set up d team properly and you need quality personnel to execute such set up, none of which this team has....this team was set up to fail. Both from the choice of the technical crew and how they have gone about building the team....merely playing in the World Cup and getting to this stage flatters them as they don’t even deserve to be here!

I think the set up wasn't bad but the personnel where wrongly selected.

I like this brand of football.

However, the aim of age grade competitions is to get few players that can graduate to the main team. I think we have achieved that if we consider some players in that team.

That Eletu should had played all our matches. He is dawn good. But how come Aigbogun kept him on the bench.

Look at how he was breaking plays and how he dictated play. Geeez!


This is very annoying.

Danielnino00:
If Aigbohun plan was to market some of these players with this tournament ,then he just failed woefully.. and if indeed some of these players paid their way into the team,their money just miss road..

No serious club(with the exception of north African and obscure European teams in Latvia, Estonia, Cyprus etc) would come for these players..

It is much easier to take age cheats to an u-17 tournament and win than to do likewise at an u-20 tournament. Most teams now parade full professionals at u-20 level and not academy players.. that's one reason why have been more successful at u-23 level.

I hope the NFF will learn from this(though I doubt) .. The cadet teams shouldn't be left to folks like Aigbohun who are only interested in personal benefits...

Some of those players will get a good club.

eazyjakes:
Wats d wisdom in picking incompetent, over-aged and useless players when:
1) They can’t progress to play in d senior team
2) They can’t attract top and decent sides in Europe
3) You can’t win the tournament with them

Crass and complete nonsensical Coach including those who picked him for this important job!

Some of those players will attract teams from Europe and will progress to the senior team.

Sor caused us this match. One on one, he could not score. Open net he could not score and he couldn't pass when other players where in better positions.

Tijani is very very poor. He killed all our attacking moves. Very poor player but the mischievous coach kept playing him.

Earthquake2:
This commentator is too patriotic

This match was boring

Boring?

Aigbogun killed us.

How can you keep playing an impotent striker?

elyte89:
I got to knw him when he was introduced during d last match, he's good

This coach is obviously mischievous. How can you keep our best players on the bench

Sportilitica:
We don't understand o.

Na wa oooo. The striker on field is very poor. I am sorry to say.

Where has this Peter being? He is obviously good.

Don't we have a better striker on the bench?

Nigeria is playing well now. It seems they play well when loosing.

fabyom:
Okon is the reason we are loosing.
He can't just pass the ball to save his life.
Just give that final pass but no! It's either he plays a pathetic shot or run aimlessly until he loose the ball.
The goal keeper and that guy playing the right back uuchh no words!

And Okon scored.

Earthquake2:
Okon has 5 years tops on his playing career

How did you know? You bi em mama, abi?