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soetanoreoluwa:
Nairaland 23 Man Squad with Technical crew

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Goalkeepers

1.Bascovanveli
2. edi287
3. Danielninono

Defenders

4.Lexyman
5.Napeleon55
6.Taliban
7.AIG07
8.Komekn
9.davep
10. maidaboi
11. omanbala

Midfielders

12. Certitude
13. Humility
14. Safarigirl
15. darkelf
16. bolowolowo
17.solonnachi

Strikers

18.Metaljigsaw
19.icon79
20.Realpoacher
21.Goke7
22.klexycole
23.Krattoss

Technical crew

Coach
Icon4s

Assistant Coach 1

Kog45

Assistant coach 11

TheGoodjoe

Assistant coach 111

TheSuperNerd

Goalkeeper Trainer

Tbaba1234

Medical Team

Michael2
Dr kclever

Fitness Trainers

Captainstephen
Andrew444
goldenfish80

Team Psychologists

Mujtahida
Congo4ka

Video Analysts

Joebie
Oasis

Team scouts

Chriskels
Forgiveness
Charlesemeka

Logistics and protocols

Elyte
Loogan

media Officer

soetanoreoluwa

Incase you are not selected keep working hard AFCOn 2019 is fast approaching

If you like shout corruption and Wayo Wayo...

Incase you are doubting the selection kindly ask questions

Technical crew should set up the game plan.

Just hope the team will be able to work together to bring the cup home

2 days to World Cup... I can't wait

Hahahahahaha! Very creative. But I am the scout, I no go recommend some players for there. Hahahaha!

Just joking ooooooo.

charlesemeka85:
joel obi attracting interest from fc porto and benfica

With fc Porto, he can win laurel and play in the Champions League.

komekn:
I have witnessed screening exercise for U17 players in London. If you were there you would have cried buckets of tears for Nigeria.

I totally withdrew myself after that.

What happened?

Nedville:
I slightly prefer this line up to the others because of two things

1) Croatia and Argentina are going to see more of the ball.
This is certainly bound to happen...our midfielders will look to try and nullify their efforts and block their final passes. However, Croatia will still have more ball possession
If we play just Mikel and ndidi, ndidi will be overworked as Mikel does not have the legs and energy to mark the Croatian midfielders when we don't have the ball. Ndidi will be forced to do a lot of work and he may be exposed...he can't be everywhere
With etebo in the field, ndidi will have support which he got from onazi during the qualifiers, while the workload for Mikel will be reduced

2) for the LCB, the only reason ogu makes it ahead of omeruo or awaziem is because of his height and his stronger left foot. Yes, he is slow but he brings balance to the back three on the left side. Had it been idowu was left footed, omeruo or awaziem would be a sure bet to start. But 2 right footed defenders on the left side of defence wouldn't strike a good balance there....so there we go

3) finally, moses does not make the team because he cannot be trusted...he suddenly feels like the neymar of Nigeria not knowing he is more of a raheem sterling... He does not strike me as a team player and would likely not contribute to defensive duties when things are getting tough..if he can change this, he is definitely a starter in the team, but if he keeps this up, he cannot be trusted and should be benched. He may then be good to unleash against the tired defenders later in the game.

I think it is better Mikel, Ndidi and Onazi continue to play together. I will remove Onazi if I want Iwobi to play behind the striker.


Moreover, I am still not convinced Ogu should be played on the left side of the 3 man defence because his positioning is very poor and he misplaces passes under pressure.

Finally, no coach in the world will bench his most innovative and offensive players in his team for lesser.

I say Victor Moses must play.

goldfish80:
My brother,I like being practical. We have to understand that football is being played for money.
If those Bundesliga clubs offered more money than Stoke, there's no way Firense and Etebo would have opted for Stoke city.

Truth is that their project enticed him and I'm very sure he is due a handsome bonus if Stoke regained promotion to the elite division, maybe 2-3 million large ones or even more, in addition to 30-50k P/W. I will be surprised if any Bundesliga club matched that offer.

Look at the guy on nairaland front page, Chikeluba Ofoedu. This was a poor looking street boy I met some years ago wearing okirika polo when a mutual friend introduced him to me as a footballer. I took interest in him and discovered he was a madly talented football player. When I heard he was signed by a Turkish 2nd division team, I was livid, because I knew he was good enough to play for a top champions league team, but today look at him, he can afford a N200M mansion and a Porsche for his mom. All these while not playing for a popular European team.
Make no mistake about it, it's all about the money and rightly so.

Na true talk you talk. Most African players will go for money rather than glory.

MetalJigsaw:
Rohr: Uzoho Has Edge But No Final Decision On Super Eagles No.1
June 11, 2018 5:13 pm

Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has stated that young goalkeeper Francis Uzoho has a little edge over his two other rivals for the goalkeeping position, but admitted that he is yet to make up his mind on who will be in goal for the team in Saturday’s Group D fixture against Croatia, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.

Youngster Francis Uzoho has started the Super Eagles’ last five games and and is seen by many as the successor to Carl Ikeme who will not be in Russia due to health concerns.

Ikechukwu Ezenwa was in goal in four of Nigeria’s World Cup qualifying games, while Daniel Akpeyi was involved in one.

But Rohr insisted the position is still up for grabs with the duo of Ezenwa and Akpeyi still hoping to dislodge the youngster.
“We have three good goalkeepers and the competition is open, although at the moment, Francis Uzoho has a little advantage,” Rohr told Argentine online news outlet Ole.com.ar .

“There’s a lot of pressure on him, but we’ll see him in the next few days of training.”
Nigeria’s opening game against the Croats will be at the Kaliningrad Stadium.
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https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/rohr-uzoho-has-edge-but-no-final-decision-on-super-eagles-no-1/

Akpeyi should just man the post.

andrew444:
Smiles.....Pot dey call kettle black

Answer question Tribalist.

Certitude:
...rescinds...
I go turn grammarnazi for this thread o.
Cc. GrammarNazi1

My grandparents made me to understand I not English. So I should be myself. Thanks for the correction anyways.

andrew444:
lol e don pain am,everybody knows you on this thread I cannot say more than that because I am not a tribalist like you.

I don already tell you wetin you wan hear.

Thank you

Answer question else I will understand you are a tribalist and a big one for that matter.

In short, You are a TRIBALIST COMFIRMED.

Martz101:
you have done what you know to do best..twist and manipulate. you mentioned Rohr assured Etebo a place in eagles that's why he rejected Bundesliga...now they reminded you about aluko and you twistig everything up and down

You should known what I am pin pointing to is selective selection of players to the national team regardless of where they play. That is my point.

It is not about rubbing the Championship. It is about the double standard that first made up to understand that players in top leagues are preferred above players in lower league but suddenly change mouth. That is the point.

edi287:
Yeah he needs to forgive and forget. He's not getting into the German team anytime soon.

That's true. I hope he rescind his decision.

andrew444:
Mr bias always have a way to twist things just because your favorite players are not called up.

Is stoke city not better than your aluko reading? You have forgotten so soon right ?

You always cry aluko should be called up then I don't think you should have problem for etebo joining stoke city.

If a Non Yoruba player plays for Everton and the player is a starter and a Yoruba player plays in the Afghanistan I bet you will pick the Afghanistan league player.

What do I expect from you ? From someone who says olayinka is on par with onyekuru but he knows he is lying and you know the truth in your mind.

I know you have a lot of disrespect for Yoruba people but that's your problem.


Can you just give me the name of one Yoruba player playing backwater league or club that I have picked ahead of players in Real Madrid, Barcelona and Chelsea?

If you can't give me then I know you are Tribalist confirmed.

edi287:
Money talks. Like Goldfish80 said, I think the Stoke offer was too good to turn down. Wouldn't surprise me if he's getting like 45-55k pw...it's the only reason I can see him rejecting Bundesliga sides for Stoke

If that be the case, I wish him goodluck but I hope he doesn't get him stocked in the Championship.

Sone Aluko also made that big mistake this season. He preferred Reading fc to a Premier League club and Fulham who is back in the EPL because of Money.

Well, wish him the best.

andrew444:
Mr bias always have a way to twist things just because your favorite players are not called up.

Is stoke city not better than your aluko reading? You have forgotten so soon right ?

You always cry aluko should be called up then I don't think you should have problem for etebo joining stoke city.

If a Non Yoruba player plays for Everton and the player is a starter and a Yoruba player plays in the Afghanistan I bet you will pick the Afghanistan league player.

What do I expect from you ? From someone who says olayinka is on par with onyekuru but he knows he is lying and you know the truth in your mind.

Was it not last season Aluko played for Fulham where he was nominated for Football league player of the year?

Is Stock City better than Fulham?

Is Echiejile a starter in Everton or Afghanistan league?

Is Uzoho in the Spanish la Liga team and a starter there?

Is Akpeyi and Ezenwa playing for Arsenal or Real Madrid?

Besides, who told you I am against Etebo going to the Championship?

I don't have problem with Uzoho, Akpeyi or Echiejile going to the world Cup but I can't agree with you two faced double standard fellows analyses. That's all.

Honestly, you have comprehension problem.

ChrisKels:
Guy if u were a pvssy, I trust you would be a smelly one because what comes outta u brain most times are smelly.

Where did u get this nonsense u posted? No let me swear for u oo

What is the nonsense?

That Rohr has guaranteed bench warmers association in his team is nonsense!?

edi287:
You have a point sha. I think it all came down to money. Bundesliga sides were after him too.

Bundesliga sides were after him but he went for Championship team!

Na wa ooooooo.

Anything that rocks his boat.

But I think Rohr has guaranteed him a place in the National team even if he plays in Afghanistan hence the need to ignore a Bundusliga team for a Championship team.

No wonder some of these players loves to be bench warmers association because their places is guaranteed in the National team.

Anyway, I think Championship is ok but Stoke city!?

Icon79:
Bros, again, I sincerely do apologize if you feel that I attacked you personally. That was never my intention. It just boils my blood each time I see folks fishing for what to criticize with this team. It's like folks are fishing for straws. Don't get me wrong anybody is free to express their opinions on anything, but some of these criticisms are getting old. It started with arguing that a 40 year old Obafemi Martins is our only hope in Russia. Then when fate knocked Oba Martins out of contention, it became all about Dele Alampasu ... someone who hasn't played a first team football since God knows when. Then the wailers moved to Olarenwaju Kayode ... and we were given all sorts of "stats" to support a ridiculous argument that Kayode is the second coming of Yekini. And it didn't stop there, because we were also told that the team can't win without Ola Aina and Mikel Agu.

Pele o! I am getting sick and tired of all the negative energy. Forget about the players who didn't make it. Let's talk about the players who are actually going to play in a few days time. That's all I was trying to say, bros. It isn't my style to engage in personal attacks


O pari

Are you Martins parents that you know he is 40 years old?

How come you do not know that our captain who is among the top 3 best player in our team is 31 years old?

What about Akpeyi and Ogu who are 32 and 30 years old respectively?

Why you no call dem 40 years old players?

Dele Alampasu is the third goalkeeper in team that is playing in Portuguese-liga. I don't think a sensible player who played last season in a 3rd division and latter got promoted to a team in the first division will want to exchange his first team position for a low level 3rd division team. Who does that?

Besides, Alampasu played for the first team late 2016. Fact. How many chances did he get? 1 for just 15 - 25 minutes.

Now, it's no longer about person who has not played for first team since God knows when, na we can't win without them, when it comes to Aina and Agu, abi?

So, you have forgotten that Echiejile hardly played Football this season?

Abi, dey deceive yaself..

Martz101:
i resemble low abi...sometimes I wonder how you reason

You no be Low but you claimed he was dropped because he was not good enough for the German National team. Odiagu!

edi287:
Kelvin Akpoguma is still mad about not getting a reply when he tried to get in touch when he was a bit younger. He'll come around eventually

I remember this lad wanted to play for his father land but the mago mago people will not benefit from the arrangement hence the need to ignore him.

TheGoodJoe:
Alaba did not have the clout in the U17 to attract such exception.

Dey deceive yaself.

Martz101:
you can not comprehend what i mean even after explaining, you said bazee will make the german team when fit and i reminded you that Sane was not good enough to the coach.

wash your eyes

Why was Sane dropped?

Stop stori.

charlesemeka85:
aluko's time is over in the super eagles. i am a big fan of his and one of the reasons was among those who almost cried when keshi wasnt given him enough chance to prove himself but as for now aluko is a washed player. the coaching crew is trying to rebuild the team with younger players so the inclusion of an ineffective 29 year old will be taking 10 steps backwards in the rebuilding process

Why is Aluko time over in the Super Eagles?

Oh! He is washed up!?

Do you mean a player nominated for Football league player of the year last year, I mean 2017, is washed up?

So, the coaching crew didn’t know by including 4 ineffective 29/30 years old players in the team will bring it back 100 steps backward in rebuilding the team?

Sense no am.

Martz101:
when i said a Sane was not good enough for Germany i meant he was not needed, someone said Noah bazee will make the german team if fit, do you underatand now??

For your mind Sane didn't make the German team because he is not good enough?

Is that why Sane didn't make the 23 man list?

BascoVanVeli:
I like Aluko but I don't think we are any close to Sheyi even though I also like him a lot.

Sheyi is interested. A little push will do.

BascoVanVeli:
I don't think it is right to compare players situation. Each player is an individual and should be treated as such. Samuel is so young but yet has the doggedness and character to make it at the highest level. This is a boy who's dream of playing for Arsenal was shattered by no fault of his but yet he picked himself up and is now knocking on the door of a la liga first team. I just believe that with the talent he is showing and the club he is on we should start making room for him in the Super Eagles because it is not just his goals he shows strength and maturity on the ball.

Well, you are right but I insist, we should see him play at the highest level first before we invite him else it will be partial to ignore those doing well in a better league for him and besides this is Nigeria national team. We need to pick the best from the better leagues.

charlesemeka85:
oga you jsut too sentimental and tribalistic to my liking. even in world football today henry onyekuru is rated far higher than peter olayinka. with alldue respect olayinka is a decent player but he no where near onyekuru let alone samuel kalu. as kayode moved to man city,where is he now?

You are a big tribalist too. I am sorry to say that.

I am giving you stats and facts to buttress my points but all you could resort to is calling me sentimental and tribalist. Who those that?

Henry was rated far better because of what he did and not by what he didn't do. Get it?

Now, Peter Olayinka has done something and you think his ratings will still remain static?

It seems you are living in a fuuls paradise.

This was what most chaps here said then that Onyekuru is better than Simon Moses not to talk of Samuel Kalu but I have followed these enough to know who is better and not better.

Oga! Peter Olayinka is far better than Samuel Kalu based on stats that is currently on ground. Peter stats in his first season alone is better than Samuel Kalu stats for the past one and the half season. Besides that, Peter was one of the most important player in his club this past season. It was the reason he won his club best player of the month once or twice. He was even in the Belgium pro league under 23 team of the season.

Can that be said of Samuel who is not even an important player of Gent?

Yes! Samuel was voted the second young best player of the season because he was within the age brackket but Peter was not qualified because he was a year older.

Oga! Samuel is good but Peter is better. They played in the same league and we saw what they brought to their teams.

Besides, we know Gent don't sell players quickly. We know some big clubs came for Moses last season but Gent refused to sell.

Are you asking me where Kayode is? Stewpid question. Does it look like he went to an obscure club or lowly backwater league?

Is Everton better than Shakhtar Donetsk?

Dey deceive yaself.

charlesemeka85:
hahahahahahaha albania do they have a functioning league?

If they are not functioning, how dem play for Europa League?

And if you know know, you no sabi Google?

charlesemeka85:
they are better than him because his name is peter OLAYINKA! hahahahahahahahahahahahaha go hug transformer

What else do one expect from you?

Once you see name then you think that is better even if he is playing in under 17 academy or lowly backwater leagues .. Nonsense.

I knew that you had nothing rather than he better pass mentality. Bhuuuhahaha!

charlesemeka85:
olayinka at par with onyekuru and better than samuel kalu? why hasnt he attracted top scouts from big european leagues yet? onyekuru have shown that he is not a flash on the pan by having 2 good seasons in the same belgian league where was olayinka then? is olayinka even better than dennis bonaventure?bros nawaoooooo

Is this not what some peeps used to mock Kayode last year when dey sais why has he not attracted top scouts from big clubs if he is good enough because Everton bought Onyekuru but their mouth where shut when Man City and Newcastle came for him?

Today we know what's up

Anyway, I want to believe the reason you think Onyekuru is better than Peter Olayinka is based on his GOALS because of this statement 'Onyekuru has shown that he is not a flash in the pan having 2 good season in the same Belgian League', right?

I agree Onyekuru is than Peter Olayinka when it comes to goal scoring but I don't think he is better than him because both contribute goals directly or indirectly which is the primary role of a winger. For instance, Onyekuru contributed 31 goals in his first season in the Belgium league last season while Olayinka contributed 26 goals in his first season in the Belgium league. If we look at the stats critically, Onyekuru who scored 22 goals with 9 assists is a better goalscorer while Olayinka who scored 11 goals with 15 assists is a better team player.

Apart from this, if we look at the other attributes like team game, aerial threat, versatility, skills, etc I don't think Onyekuru is better than him in all those aspects. It is either Onyekuru is better in skills aspect or the other while Peter is better as a team player or better in aerial threat.

As far as concern, they are par.

You are asking where was Olayinka, when Olayinka helped an Albanian club to win their league twice in a row and later helped them to qualify before he even played in the Europa league, Onyekuru was still in the Belgium second division league.

Peter was already a Gent player before Onyekuru thought of playing in the Belgium league. Of course, He did not play because injury ruined his season then but by the time he came back they bought another player hence the reason he was sent on loan on two occasions.

However, if you think Onyekuru is better than Peter Olayinka because of his goal-scoring attribute, what makes you think Samuel Kalu and Dennis Bonaventure are better than Peter who has contributed more goals than both with 26 goals this season against 14 goals and 17 goals they scored respectively?

Remember, this is Samuel Kalu's first and the half season in the Belgium league yet Peter has scored more goals than him and almost equal his 16 assists with his 15 assists in just one season?

Now, tell me how these two players better pass Peter.

Abi na by name you think say dem sabi play pass?

andrew444:
Aluko might not make the super eagles team.

Is aina good enough?

Is agu good enough?

Does alampasu plays first team football?

Now go and ask brazil coach why he is about to take a 35 years old daniel alves to the world cup if not because of injury danilo will be no where near that team.

Still ask brazil coach why did he take a 30 year old marcelo and a 33 year old filepe luis and drop a younger alex sandro of juventus.

Before you open your mouth to talk about age why dont you ask if the younger ones are good enough.

Echijile might be a bad player but if you think old aina is good enough because he was born in uk the you must be the biggest dreamer ever.

You are forward and you seems to be too slow.

Go back and read my comment very well before you start portraying yourself as one devoid of comprehension.

charlesemeka85:
is olayinka better than isaac success,onyekuru,moses simon, samuel kalu? etebo's case is different to that of aluko because he is a part of the team already and rohr knows what he offers the team,also etebo is 22 while alukois approaching 30. ademola only trained with an assembled nigerian side which comprised of uk born nigerians years back and that doesn't put him on the mix.rohr personally approached him in german with a promise of picking him for the world cup but he declined. among those you mentioned its only ojo who have voiced his interest in playing fornigeria but was diplomatic about it. rohr have seen issac succes in close quarters but his fitness is was the major factor why he was left out after playing against senegal

Age should not be the determinate factor for merit and dismerit rather performance should be the unit measurement standard for accessing and choosing a player.

Why Rohr drop Aina for 30 years old Echiejile?

Why Rohr drop Agu for 30 years old Ogu?

Why Rohr drop Alampasu for 32 years and 29 years old Akpeyi and Ikechukwu Ezenwa?

Aluko is a bonafide member of the Super Eagles even before Etebo. Performance should be the measurement not bias double standard scale measurement.

charlesemeka85:
ademola lookman is viewed as those who will be the falcrum of the english team in no distant that so i doubt if he can be lured. he needs to be persuaded by not only the nff but his family to have a rethink. it can only be possible also if a white English boy springs up from nowhere with good performances to takethe attention of the english fa and press.

You have not answered my question.

If you can't provide evidence, then the information you are passing across is not credible.

You are likely speaking from your thought.