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Danielnino00:
Slavia Prague vs Bordeaux tonight..

Peter Olayinka vs Samuel Kalu

Peter is still recovering from injury the last time I checked.

Earthquake1:
Are forgiveness and komekn the same person?

See question!

andrew444:
And he didn't make the bench ?

I don't know. Only one CF was in the squad with 3/4 attacking midfielders

Earthquake1:
I hope Samuel Chukwueze is not a winger, else we'll start exporting wingers to other countries

He is a RW. If he is better than what we have, why not? They should make way.

Joebie:
Kai I see komekn list with two Tegas, even waffi guy like me confuse.

Hahahaha! Na dere you go fear fear.

Joebie:
He is great. In fact he is the best Nigerian forward ever. But he has chosen England.
O pari

Wetin dis one dey talk?

zuchyblink:
Paolo Gozzi Iweru another Nigerian star in the making. He is in Juventus youth team.

I heard about him.

Joebie:
U sef dey call am tega too?

Na em be dat na.

andrew444:
It seems kayode is still injured and you said he is now fit.

Cant find him in shaktar line up or bench

He is fit.

andrew444:
Are all those player doing well? apart from lookman there all i see is bunch of below average players

I dont want lookman to continue on everton bench because he did well at the bundesliga but the useless everton manager refuse to sell him for 22.5

Hope akpan has always been a crappy player so please stop using super eagles as example

All those below average player should fight and make england team okay

Solanke would have gone to the championship and join his fellow below average players and now he is no where near Liverpool bench.

Players like solanke na FA cup and capital one cup dey rush them

Lyon, Rangers and Huddersfield are championship teams!?




Why Liverpool ignoring heavy summer interest in 20-year-old prodigy could be a step in the right direction

Why Liverpool ignoring heavy summer interest in 20-year-old prodigy could be a step in the right direction
Why Liverpool made the right decision by holding onto Dominic Solanke

When Liverpool acquired Dominic Solanke from Chelsea, much wasn’t expected from the striker given that the likes of Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah were reaping the rewards. But according to the Evening Standard, Liverpool rejected offers from multiple clubs in the summer to keep hold of the youngster.

The likes of Huddersfield Town, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa, Rangers, and Lyon were all interested in snapping up the young talent. Solanke was signed from Chelsea upon his contract expiration.
It

Liverpool have opened their season in stunning fashion after winning all 4 of their opening games of the season. Jurgen Klopp’s side look like the real deal this season. Although Dominic Solanke is yet to play a role in the squad this season, there’s no doubt Jurgen Klopp will require his talent at some stage of the campaign.


The Reds were right in keeping hold of their young striker. Solanke represented Chelsea for three years after which he was loaned out to Vitesse before joining Liverpool last season. The Anfield club has always proven to be a breeding ground for English talents. The likes of Joe Gomez and Trent Alexander-Arnold are pure, young English talents who will play a peripheral role for the club this season.

Joe Gomez has proven to be a utility defender while Trent Alexander-Arnold has completely made the right-back role his own. Liverpool will be the perfect club for Solanke to nurture himself. Under the guidance of Jurgen Klopp, the 20-year-old will receive the right kind of mentorship and training to take his career to the next level.

Klopp is one of the most famed managers when it comes to developing budding youngsters and there’s no doubt the German will have a massive influence on the player. Moreover, Liverpool have loaned out Danny Ings to Southampton this season – move which will be made permanent next year. This means that the Reds would need Solanke to offer cover and depth.

Dominic Solanke
Liverpool are yet to challenge on all fronts this season and that’s when the youngster will be needed the most. Klopp can afford rest to Roberto Firmino once the Champions League starts, which would give Solanke the chance to impress himself.

Read more: Jurgen Klopp to make no changes – Strongest 4-3-3 Liverpool XI to face Tottenham Hotspur

He has often looked good whenever given the opportunity and scored his first goal for the club in the penultimate game against Brighton and Hove Albion last season.

There’s no doubt Liverpool have done the right thing holding onto their English prodigy. Liverpool are one of the best clubs when it comes to promoting the youth.


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Icon79:
Haha!! OK, let me kill you with F-A-C-T-S:

FACT: Put those two teams (Barca and Madrid) in the EPL and EPL would become a two team league.
FACT: Since Alex Ferguson retired, the EPL has technically become a two team league (ManCity and Chelsea). When last did Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Spurs won anything?

... do you want me to continue


O pari

What a joke!

andrew444:
Wetin vardy wan use record do when we all know Leicester cannot win anything apart from the epl they won that year,anyway vardy is the first Leicester city player to score 50 EPL goals in their history abi dat 1 no b record?

Anyway man city will win the league this season,no b who fist dey top table,no b who first call police go win case.

Over and out.

Man City kwa!

safarigirl:
he is doubtful for the game according to the reports

*Yimu*

UCL: Kayode Named In Shakhtar Donetsk Squad For Hoffenheim Clash

18 hours ago

By Adeboye Amosu:

Nigeria forward, Kayode Olanrewaju,has been named in Shakhtar Donetsk’s 22-man squad for Wednesday’s Champions League home clash against TSG Hoffenheim at the Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, reports Completesportsnigeria. com.

Kayode who recently recovered from an injury he picked up in pre- season is yet to make an appearance for the Miners this term.

He is now in line to play his first game for Paolo Fonseca’s men against the Germans who will be making their first appearance in the group stage of the Champions League.

The striker initially joined Shakhtar Donetsk on loan from Manchester City in February but the move was made permanent with the former Austria Wien star penning a five-year contract.

Kayode scored two goals in six league appearances for Shakhtar Donetsk last season.

He won the league and FA Cup titles with the club last season.

https://www.google.com.ng/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/ucl-kayode-named-in-shakhtar-donetsk-squad-for-hoffenheims-clash/amp/&ved=2ahUKEwiypYnx6MbdAhWLzoUKHfKWARwQFjAAegQIBRAB&usg=AOvVaw09v1fROW53adyik7bz5a2M&ampcf=1

edi287:
But na age we dey talk about egbon. That set was crazy hence why Westerhof said what he did, but the 09 set rivals them imo.
We should be thanking God for MRI.

Yes! I agree that set was full of age cheats but saying none of them made it in football is not true.

I didn't follow that tournament that produced them but I followed all the players in that set one by one after I saw dem played under Siasia and I can tell what happened to their careers.

Danielnino00:
See eh..Tammy can score 30 goals in the championship if he so wish...

I'm just sure he won't play for Nigeria again..He used his own mouth to blow that chance.. We rated him highly.. The fact that Pinnick himself went down to England to talk with him showed how much we wanted him. But he threw it right to our face..
Tammy has gone the way of Sydney Sam,Nedum Onuoha,Jordan Ibe and Gabriel Agbonlahor... that's the truth...

If he comes out and apologies for what he did, I don't see why we should not take him back.

charlesemeka85:
Owngoalnigeria.com had a chat with Hamburg highly rated 18 year old defensive midfielder Jonas Benjamin Chimezie David who recently declared his intention to represent Nigeria ahead of Germany to this portal last month.


Already he has made the step up to the first team and he earned positive reviews after impressing in a pre season friendly game against Bayern Munich and it immediately sparked talks about his international future.

In this interview with Osas Mahawi, Jonas explained why he opt for Nigeria ahead of Germany and his immediate aim of playing for Nigeria at any level, although the U20s is his main target for now.

OGN – Hello Jonas, what informed your decision to declare for Nigeria ahead of Germany?

Jonas – I want to make my father proud and playing for the country that he comes from will help me fulfill my aim of making him very happy.

OGN – Are your parents in support of your decision to play for Nigeria ahead of Germany?

Jonas – Yes. I am blessed with the most wonderful set of parent. They support my decision and I pray it comes to pass soonest than later.

OGN – Have you ever been to Nigeria ‎?

Jonas – No. I have not been to Nigeria yet, but this is a fact I really want to change in the nearest future. Hopefully before or if I get invited to any of the national team of Nigeria.

OGN – What’s your immediate target with the Nigerian team?

Jonas – Honestly, I want to progress through the ranks meaning I will love to start from the youth teams but that doesn’t mean I’m not eyeing the senior national team of Nigeria.

OGN – So who is your favourite Super Eagles player?

Jonas – John Obi Mikel. The captain and I share similar characteristic as midfielders and I hope to emulate his success with the Nigerian team and also match his achievement at club level.

See better player here but na overage na em dey worry our coach.

charlesemeka85:
A top source in the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) has confirmed the intention of the football house to cap the duo of Ademola Lookman and Arnold Groeneveld Danjuma when Nigeria play Libya in back to back AFCON 2019 Qualifiers games.

Lookman represented England at various youth levels but he has now pledge his senior international future to Nigeria despite a late push by England.

Danjuma represented the U21s of the Netherlands during the last international break but he refused to close the door on representing Nigeria at senior level even though he confirmed his preference to play for the Dutch national team.

Nigeria have moved to cap the talented wingers and already talks are on with their advisers to seal their international switch before the game against Libya in October, however they are in a rush against time to conclude the switch.

” Time is not on our hands but we will try to conclude the switch for both of them or probably one before the next game against Libya. We are hopeful “, he told Owngoalnigeria.com.

are you for real?

Double coup!

Danielnino00:
Meanwhile in the championship, Etebo's Stoke city are holding Swansea to a 0-0 draw at HT...Etebo got a yellow..

Semiu Ajayi is on for Rotterham who trail Aston Villa 1-0 courtesy of a Tammy Abraham goal

See dem life? Tammy don dey close mouth.

SlayerForever:
Not necessarily but yes we do have players in top leagues. When the team gets choke full with average/skreppy bench warmers it will backfire. That time insults will start to fly up and down.

Hahahaha!

andrew444:
Igbekeme might not have done anything to deserve a call up,let me agree on that ,but common stop this player of the month or player of the week of a thing okay,so If a player won player of the month in a league then that player deserve to be call up ? Is that now you judge your own football ?

When Isaac success won Grenada player of the season before his move to watford was he called up to the eagles because of that ?

That is how I see it.

The fact that Isaac was no called doesn't justify his exclusion from the national team.

Joebie:
Akpoguma and Torinarigha turned down Nigeria. Wetin remain again? Uduokhai kind of kept it open 50-50.


Modified
Tega? Abeg leave matter for matter. This is his second spell in the Championship. Make we see.

Anyone who says Tega is not good doesn't know football.

charlesemeka85:
ROCK KO! where is he currently playing now self?

He is with Wolves.

charlesemeka85:
chuks aneke? bros go sleep abeg

That boy is good, I no go lie.

tbaba1234:
Where is Lukman Haruna today? washed up at "28 years"... I watched him recently and he can not even run anymore. He was obviously more than 17 in 2007.

Ajiboye is a keeper and keepers have longer careers.

You people said none of them made it in football but that is a big fat lie.

Age and performance should be separated.

Joebie:
You have a point sha. Is he back from injury?

Yes!

Joebie:
Sir U will have to ask Rohr what he doesn’t like in Kayode. However, I still see him as average based on my high standards. You see he. As far ahead of the others because of your UEFA coefficient factor, fine. Simy got his chance just before the WC and Rohr still has faith in him just as he has in Joel Obi. Ask white Oningbinde.

Ok. Can you please tell me what's your definition of average?

Uefa coefficient is not issued in my back yard, it's issued from the authorized authority and it's legit.

Rohr also has faith in Ezemwa. What is special about that?

ChrisKels:
Do u know what durability and relevance mean? The clubs they signed for never knew they were over aged. They were victims of the players' fraudulent act, just as the Eagles were once or twice their victims too. But since no one can cheat nature, age caught up with them, hence dey cudnt stand the test of time neither were they relevant in the so called big teams they played for . Haruna was a bench warmer for a moribund Monaco side that ended up getting relegated. He was so poor at Kiev that when he was sent out on loan, he was rejected and sent back to Kiev. He was released finally at a supposed age of 22 abi 23. Rabiu was never at any time a rational deal by the various clubs he scammed

Separate age from performance. They are two different things far apart.

1. Monaco was not Moribund as at the time he was bought. Monaco reached the final of UEFA champions league in 2004 and always finished in the top 3 on the Ligue 1 table till 2005. Monaco still reached the finals of 2010 Coupe de France. Does that sound Moribund?


2. Haruna Lukuman was not a bench warmer at Monaco. Stop the lies, abeg. In his second season, he started 16 matches out of the 23 matches he played, and he was part of the team that led Monaco to the finals of the 2009/2010 Coupé de France. He started in all the matches (save the first round and finals) and even scored in the Quarter finals. The third season he played 17 matches under the new coach who led them to relegation. In short, they wanted to retain him but he left for Dynamo Kyiv. Stop lying.


3. Who told you he was sent on loan because he was so poor at Dynamo Kyiv? You can lie oooo. . He played 14,18 and 18 games out 30 league games for three good seasons from 2011 - 2014. Started in the Ukrainian league Super cup final they won. He was dropped because of his attitude problem.


4. You know nada about Rabiu Ibrahim journey. First of all, agent were too impatient to allow him develop in a club. He terminated his contract with PSV and Celtic by himself even though they wanted him to stay. He left due to lack of game time because there was no way he could have forced his way into the first team with the calibre of players in his AMF role. He figured that out and requested his contract be terminated. At Kilmarnock, when we thought he has started getting games he collapsed on the field and that was the end.

At Trencin, he made Simon Moses, Samuel Kalu and Madu popular because he was the engine that propelled the club to win the league for the first time in their history.

Stop giving false informations.

komekn:
I have watched Fikayo play live several times up close and personal. Yes he has improved.

It's difficult for me to say No to any player because the standard level of achievement that should exist before a player is invited is now VERY QUESTIONABLE.

In reality we do not have one. We are inviting B team youth players to the SE.

From what I have seen he is improving but he is not better than Aina who is considerably ahead of him.

Well, I don't know if he has improved but the last time I saw him I was not impressed.

charlesemeka85:
forgiveness i doubt if you have seen igbekeme and fikayo play this season. i don't rate players based on their past exploits but current form and this is one of the problems bedeviling the apex team of this nation. igbekeme is miles better than onazi based on current form. he is creative,versatile(can play as a cm,dm,lw and am),younger and a workaholic. currently in the spanish 2nd tier is is called the new kante and have been one of the best players in this season so far. he is currently been monitored by the likes of sevilla and other top tier clubs in spain after just joining zaragoza few weeks ago.

timori have improved so much and have been a mainstay in derby's first team. having a young player whose utility will be immerse in the team will be a plus. he is naturally a centre back but can also play the rb position comfortably. lets forget about onazi and omeruo's past exploits and accept the fact that they are washed up now

Well, I have not seen both played this season but based on what I saw in Tomori's game last season and from what I know about hyping on players in the early stage of the season, I don't think they are good enough or better than Onazi and Omeruo. Mbanu


Watched Tomori closely several times but I wasn't really impressed or wooded by him. Maybe he has improved as you said but how much? Has he made Championships team of the week or won MOTMs?

Last season, Ramon Azeez won MOTM award and made team of the week in la Liga 2 early in the season but faded off at the end of the season. We also heard how big clubs in EPL and LA Liga monitored him but......So, I don't think Igbekeme has done anything deserving to be called to the national team for now except he wins la Liga player of the month or gets nominated for la Liga 2 player of the year.

If you talk about versatility and current form, Onazi is versatile and currently in form.

ChrisKels:
That's a lie bro 09 has given us some meaningful players for the national team

Omeruo, Onazi, Kayode are all 09 while not even one person made it from 07

None is not correct. Lukuman Haruna played consistently with big clubs like Monaco, Dynamo Kyiv, and Anzi Makhachkala. Don't forget he was in South Africa 2010 world cup. He was ignored in his early years.

Dele Ajiboye is still around. Won the local league with Plateau United. In a sane society, he should be in the national team ahead of Ezemwa.

Rabiu Ibrahim could have made it but due to heart failure he went down though he went to the biggest or one of the biggest clubs in all the leagues he went to. PSV, Sporting Lisbon, Celtic, Gent etc He is currently in Slovakia league and his team is leading his team.

safarigirl:
you cannot find the best. Let me loud this to all of you now


Stop looking for a non-existent best. Uzoho cannot be the best, he can only be better. The next person you will get after Uzoho, will not be the best, he will only be better. Looking for the best is like looking for the most beautiful


There is no 'the best' waiting to be found. Stop disturbing us about a 'best'..... There were better players than Yekini, Martins, Ayegbeni, even Enyeama, that we never got to see in the GwG..... But you will call them some of the best. There is no 'the best', give it a rest

Who were the the players better than Yekini, Martins, Ayegbeni and Enyeama during their time?

Give me fact and not falsehood.