TheSuperNerd: Well.... like I have always said.... we cannot get everyone... and not all can even play for us. The NFF and Coach Rohr did their best. So let it be known it was he who said No to us. We wish Lookman the best. He has a bright future in the game. He has made his choice...... Note: I also saw this story carried by ESPN..... well... that is it shaa.... .......................................................................................................
Everton Ademola Lookman Tells Gernot Rohr – I Want To Play For England Not Nigeria
Nigeria have been dealt a serious blow in their quest to lure Everton rising star Ademola Lookman to switch allegiance to the senior national team of Nigeria.
Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has succeeded in luring players of Nigerian descent born abroad to pledge their future to the Nigerian team but Lookman has turned down his approach.
While Ola Aina and Chuba Akpom have given their words to Rohr about representing Nigeria, Lookman who is also a youth international for England has confirmed his commitment to the Three Lions of England.
Lookman told Dan Ashworth, the FA’s director of elite development, that he wants to play for England despite interest from Nigeria.
He hopes to represent England at the U-21 European Championship, and also has high hopes that he will gate crash coach Gareth Southgate senior side before the World Cup 2018 in Russia.
Earlier in the season when the debate about whether Iheanacho should leave City or stay, my opinion was let him face the competition and fight for shirt if he is the Super Star we say he is.
When Gabriel Jesus came and Iheanacho was excluded from match day squads i said the next couple of weeks will tell.
Gabriel Jesus got injured and Iheanacho is still being left out of match day squads consistently for a couple of weeks.
IMO mancity does not have plans for Kelechi Iheanacho. Jesus is out and Iheanacho is nt even on the bench so what now happens after the second coming of Jesus? Him fit no make bench for the 'Drills' sef.
I am worried.
Why?
2018 WC is 14months away. I have faith that we will qualify. And if Pep continues dealing with Iheanacho same way then that will spell doom for us. People are mentioning, Kayode, Odey, Adi, Ideye, Anichebe and co. All these are not Super star materials. None of them can pose a 5star performance even on their best day.
Iheanacho even on his off day on the pitch still manages to pose at least a 3 star performance. He is the only striker we have that has the potential to pose a 5star performance on his good day.
So we need a club that can help him and us attain that level befitting his potential. It is not every year we see player of such calibre being born in Nigeria and we allow Pep to continue drilling him as if he is searching for Oil in his head?
I dnt even mind any more if he goes to any middle table team. We need him to be playing as we build towards the world cup next year. We dnt even need him on the bench and he plays 5-10mins. We need him to be playing 90mins.
My verdict: Iheanacho must leave City this summer!
I concur with your verdict on 'Iheanacho must leave City this summer' but I disagree on your ascertion that none of those aforementioned players can not pose 5 five star performance on their good day. Mbannu!
Have you forgotten so soon Victor Anichebe's performances before he got injured when he played for the Super Eagles?
What about Ideye perfomance when we won the Nations cup?
Haba! Why we dey try overlook or discredit these players efforts because we love or wan promote one player na?
Tournament get levels oooo.
We have seen Iheanacho fumbled when he played as a striker on three occasions and we have seen Iheanacho fumbled when the bar was raised at the U20 world cup.
Or did you see him give 3 star performance on those occasions not talk of 5 star ....?
Really, I have not considered Nacho as a striker until now because I know his strenght .
Joebie: Echiejile go sweat.. where are all those satisfied with Elderson?
If the boy agrees to play for Nigeria then Elderson will have to buckle up but I think Elderson still has an edge over Torunarigha because he has experience.
Joebie: I understand Rohr's philosophy very well. Those that say he will settle for the players we have are dreaming. This man will keep looking. He wants the best.
It is certain that he will bring in the best players to replace the....
komekn: Whatever his age is, he is clearly young, the MRI has checkmated the situation where we had men claiming to be boys.
I couldn't stop wondering in bewilderment Yakubu is supposedly 34 and he can't even run anymore. Again I still give him serious kudos for what he has achieved whatever his age may be.
The video below really says it's time to TOTALLY STOP before he completely disgraces himself and destroys his legacy. Maybe he still believes his football age I do not know.
TheSuperNerd: Germany go for him? Abeg.... make them leave our boy for us jare... they have A fine talent in Antonio Rudiger of Roma who can play centre back and fullback roles... only that Jordan is younger... hehehehehee.... #JordanisOurs
#Germany...Stayoff
If this lad continues to make team of the week, Germany will want to cap him for the future.
Don't forget Jeromy Boateng and co who were capped by Germany.
komekn: They are exceptional talents , to go from League 1 into Premiership and into the England team all in one season is far from easy, add to that being abandoned by your Nigerian Father in the case of Dele and going in too care because your Alcaholic mother is incapable is far from easy.
Barkley Father is an alcoholic lost mixed race Nigerian who may have never been to Nigeria in his life, a legacy of the Nigerian sailors that came to Liverpool in the 50's. 60's , 70's and 80's before NNSL collapsed. He also didn't have it easy , however, he looks more white than black so racism may not have come into it for him. What I am saying is to strengthen your point, despite all the odds against them their exceptional talent has brought them to the top.
What you do not know are the boys who were better than some of these player we see and watch on tv in the EPL. That unfortunately you will never hear of, but were side stepped to make way for the favoured ones this is very common in English football academies protecting the investment or the interests of other stakeholders.
Maybe @bolded will never allow England to win major trophy.
As you have rightly said, both are exceptional players.
Serie A side Torino are presently running the rule on two talented Nigerian teen spotted by scouts of the team during the recently concluded Viareggio Tournament in Italy.
The duo of Ikechukwu Nwafor and Charles Okwara were spotted by scouts of the club while turning out for their Nigerian side Garden City Panthers of Port Hacourt.
Already they have started training with the Primavera side of the Serie A side, that presently has former Super Eagles ace Joel Obi on their books.
They are both offensive midfielders with lots of potentials, especially when it comes to making use of the ball and covering grounds.
Torino will offer the duo professional contracts, if they impressed the handlers of the team during a trial that is suppose to last at least one month.
TheSuperNerd: Best news of the day for me...... Rohr means One hell of a business mehn!!!!!..... coz I was kinda worried about how we are gonna keep shape and carry on in the momentum we have built overtime.... ahead of the next competitive games coming up in June and in August/September. And it seems he has eyes to invite some fresh talents for close-up view also..... maybe this is Onyekuru's chance alongside the other greenhorns to make an impression for the future?
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has revealed that he plans to invite fresh young players to a training camp in France, ahead of the national team’s African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa in June.
The training camp will start next month, meaning the Super Eagles stars will not be allowed to proceed on holidays at the end of season in most European countries.
“We have a programme to work together as a team. We have arranged for camping in France and we have been invited for some friendly games, although it is not FIFA window.
“We have some young players who we need to look at and also some of them that have finished their season in Europe,” Rohr told New Telegraph.
The Super Eagles, after winning the 2013 AFCON, failed to qualify for the 2015 and 2017 editions but Rohr is optimistic of his wards will make the cut in 2019.
“They need to work hard, we have two and half weeks to prepare for South Africa after which we will play another friendly game to accommodate some other players that will be ending their season in June, especially the players playing in China.”
Rohr is back in Nigeria and was at the Agege Township Stadium on Wednesday to watch a league game between AS Racine and Warri Wolves.
TheSuperNerd: Best news of the day for me...... Rohr means One hell of a business mehn!!!!!..... coz I was kinda worried about how we are gonna keep shape and carry on in the momentum we have built overtime.... ahead of the next competitive games coming up in June and in August/September. And it seems he has eyes to invite some fresh talents for close-up view also..... maybe this is Onyekuru's chance alongside the other greenhorns to make an impression for the future?
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has revealed that he plans to invite fresh young players to a training camp in France, ahead of the national team’s African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa in June.
The training camp will start next month, meaning the Super Eagles stars will not be allowed to proceed on holidays at the end of season in most European countries.
“We have a programme to work together as a team. We have arranged for camping in France and we have been invited for some friendly games, although it is not FIFA window.
“We have some young players who we need to look at and also some of them that have finished their season in Europe,” Rohr told New Telegraph.
The Super Eagles, after winning the 2013 AFCON, failed to qualify for the 2015 and 2017 editions but Rohr is optimistic of his wards will make the cut in 2019.
“They need to work hard, we have two and half weeks to prepare for South Africa after which we will play another friendly game to accommodate some other players that will be ending their season in June, especially the players playing in China.”
Rohr is back in Nigeria and was at the Agege Township Stadium on Wednesday to watch a league game between AS Racine and Warri Wolves.
TheSuperNerd: At bolded.... It is very easy for me....
I know Oga Forgiveness will bury me for this but if I am given those three options to drop one and bring in Onyekuru, then I will drop Kayode despite his fine debut for the team. I feel Nacho and Success brings far more to the table than Kayode.
But again, Kayode is a no.9 not a wing forward. So he may get an invite even if Onyekuru is to be considered. I think the person under the threat of being dropped is Ahmed Musa.
Now I don't know if Rohr has the guts to take this decision to exclude Musa just as he has done with Ighalo and Ideye. Time will tell.....
Hehehehe! Bury you for what kwa?
Seriously, Onyekuru is more of a LW while Kayode is a CF player.
As the debate continue over the none inclusion of home based players in the senior national team of Nigeria under new manager Gernot Rohr, a new dimension has been brought into the drag.
There has been calls for the likes of MFM Stephen Odey who has taken the league in Nigeria by storm with 13 goals this season to be called up to the team.
Salisu Yusuf who acts as one of the assistants of the Franco-German Technical Adviser of the team has revealed that the players presently don’t have the capacity to dislodge the foreign base players ahead of them.
“No player in the NPFL is good enough for the Super Eagles at the moment”, Yusuf said, after he was asked why there were no [outfield] locally based player in the latest [current] national team selection”, he told Lagos Talks 91.3Fm.
Speaking on the Anglo Nigerians who trained with the team in London, the former Kano Pillars boss said they were called up to help the team have two teams for a test game among themselves following the cancellation of the Burkina Faso friendly
“Those players we invited, we invited them because Burkina Faso couldn’t come for the game. We wanted to have a friendly game between us but we didn’t have enough player.”
“So we invited the players closeby with Nigerian citizenship to join us. We didn’t invite them to the National team.”
Icon4s: People calling for Odey are jst doing so on the sentiments that "we must have local players in the Super Eagles".
In fact Salisu in particular has really earned my respect. Even though he has been in the local scene for long he does not carry the same sentiments all those other local coaches carry else Him for don flood the Super Eagles with 'HIS KANO PILLARS BOYS'.
if the NFF choses for whatsoever reason not to renew Rohr's contract. I would personally recommend Salisu.
Really, I don't know what to say about Odey because there seems to be too many good players springing up left, right and center in Europe.
Despite calls from most Nigerians on coach of the Super Eagles Gernot Rohr to include the top scorer in the Nigeria Professional League Stephen Odey in his plans, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal some other plays are well ahead of him.
A source close to the coach revealed, there are about three players, the coach plan to call up to the team for their next friendly games before the AFCON 2019 qualifiers game against South Africa.
Odey who has 13 goals for modest side MFM FC who are currently pushing for the league title in Nigeria is surprisingly not on the list of the coach potential invitee at least for now.
” Odey is a forward, Super Eagles are well stocked in that department of the pitch although, we still can’t rule out the invitation of new players for some proposed friendly games”, he told Owngoalnigeria.com.
” Presently I know the coach is looking at three players for future invitation, and they are all forwards. Henry Onyekuru of Eupen, Samuel Kalu of Gent and Kingsley Ehizibue who can also operate as a forward aside his primary role as a full back.
” These players are almost certain to be picked ahead of Odey. Rohr won’t call up a player for the sake of calling a player, not his way. Odey will have to wait for his time”.
Humility017: abeg rest...they got the chances and hype because they've have become 3 lions players... there are so many good young lads who will never get the chance to shine.. for example you and I know... if iheanacho was an English kid he won't be on the bench in city nor be omitted from the match day squad abeg may we talk something else
No! They are indeed exceptional.
Didn't you see Ali goal and assist yesterday? It was awesome.
Dele Alli is a better player than Iheanacho. It's the plain truth.
Besides, Eto and Drogba are not British or European but you na.
Iheanacho should leave City. The coach body odour sorry body language suggest he doesn't need Iheanacho and he is wanted out.
Joebie: No you don't get me. By Grade A i'm not speaking about African oppositions. I'm thinking way ahead although it may be too early. Just because we beat a physical Cameroon home and away does not mean we can challenge Argentina (for example). Take note that Rohr have been thinking of big physical players in our set up to challenge Cameroon. I'm thinking match-ups. And as soon as we are done with the qualifiers the dynamics changes a great deal. I don't know what you guys are aiming for. Personally i want to see Nigeria in the final game in Russia. Then it is possible we can win the cup. I don't think it is a mere dream, which is why we have to go all the way in making sure we get our best players, and doing everything right. OTHER COUNTRIES ARE NOT SLEEPING. An awkward tackle from Balogun can send us out of the world cup easily. Let's see our players make some mistakes that can be corrected ahead of time. That's what friendlies are for. Personally, I rather have us lose all our friendlies against the best teams in the world so we can fix something we otherwise won't have seen.
FKO81: No be only Ngige how about Ngene Go and kick Fayose the clown in your domain, Gov Obiano is our choice, point of correction Gov Obiano has started constructing 8.5 kilometer Aguleri-Otuocha-Umueri Airport dual carriageway road before now.
he fishing and agrarian community of Aguleri in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State, came alive with the flag off of the 8.5 kilometer Aguleri-Otuocha-Umueri Airport dual carriageway.
Anambra State Governor, who also inspected the Aguleri –Uno oil rig road project, a 40 kilometer road and several bridges, expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of work, reassuring the people of the State that the projects would boost economic activities in the State by the time the airport and the road projects are completed.
The governor, who was briefed by the contractor on the progress of the project, also expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of work on the project, which, according to him, on completion would open up seven food producing communities in Anambra North.
While addressing the people after the inspection, the governor said the projects are in the interest of the people, especially the Airport project which when completed would have a depot for aviation fuel for international flights.
He announced a new partnership with a South African company that will boost electricity supply in the Omabala region and beyond.
The State Commissioner for Works, Calistus Ilozumba, said the state had secured approval from the Federal Government for the airport and had also acquired enough land for the project and therefore the road to the airport is very important.
The governor’s entourage moved to Nando From Aguleri, another food producing community in Anambra East local government area for the flag off of a 4.5 kilometer road, awarded at N1 billion.
The governor flagged off the project and assured the people that the contractors have been fully mobilized and the road is expected to be completed in one year.
The Anambra State government said the road construction will cost the sum of N5 billion.
As you are marketing your state peacefully without anybody coming to derail this thread, is it not cool?
Next time you cross your lane... You know this welle welle na.
Humility017: Lol...u funny bro nor mind the guy.... that's why I pity some of this English born as long as you have no English blood in your veins like dele and barkeley and you're not exceptional your chances are slim...
Don't mind the guy. He thinks Nigeria is a dumping site for expired legs.
I don't know if what you said is true about having English blood in your veins but I tell you that Dele and Barkeley are there on merit.
Ehizibue Ebuehi Aina Musa Muhammad Omeruo Shehu Abdullah
My verdict:
I think we have probably seen the last of Musa Muhammad as a right back in the national team especially with Ebuehi and Aina. Musa Muhammad's case is made worse by the fact that he is not even playing as a right back in his Bosnian club. He came on as a late sub and played left winger again in the last game. Musa needs a good club move to help him bounce back.
I watched Ebuehi this weekend and he was class. What he does not have in physicality, he makes up in pace and technique. Aina is most likely going to take the right back role and Omeruo will be more focused on the CB position. We have certainly missed natural right backs in recent years. awesome.
Shehu Abdullahi can also do a very good job at Right back and at DM.. He even played CB at his club recently. His flexibility makes him an asset.
Ehizibue's capture is cool as well but it is hard to see how much of a role he will play. He might however be considered more physical than Ebuehi.
Ebuehi and Aina can also deputize for Elderson.
Our weakest position at the moment is CB.
Add Moses Odubajo and Nura Abdulahi.
Moses Odubajo, Kingsley Ehizibue and Nura Abdulahi are world class.
Ebuehi and Aina should settle for the left back for now. Pending when Jordan Torunarigha and Felix Uduokhai will change their minds to play for Nigeria.
Manuel Akanji, Aweriem and the aforementioned can also play as CB.
Ehizibue Ebuehi Aina Musa Muhammad Omeruo Shehu Abdullah
My verdict:
I think we have probably seen the last of Musa Muhammad as a right back in the national team especially with Ebuehi and Aina. Musa Muhammad's case is made worse by the fact that he is not even playing as a right back in his Bosnian club. He came on as a late sub and played left winger again in the last game. Musa needs a good club move to help him bounce back.
I watched Ebuehi this weekend and he was class. What he does not have in physicality, he makes up in pace and technique. Aina is most likely going to take the right back role and Omeruo will be more focused on the CB position. We have certainly missed natural right backs in recent years. awesome.
Shehu Abdullahi can also do a very good job at Right back and at DM.. He even played CB at his club recently. His flexibility makes him an asset.
Ehizibue's capture is cool as well but it is hard to see how much of a role he will play. He might however be considered more physical than Ebuehi.
Ebuehi and Aina can also deputize for Elderson.
Our weakest position at the moment is CB.
Add Moses Odubajo and Nura Abdulahi.
Moses Odubajo, Kingsley Ehizibue and Nura Abdulahi are world class.
tbaba1234: Kyle: No i havent but when I was at BK Häcken in Sweden, I got some calls from representatives from Nigeria and they wanted me to go down there but at that time i didnt take things seriously. Now Im older, more matured and take things more seriously , and if i would get the chance to go down there i would take it without any question.
This guy is 28 years old... He was approached when he was younger and refused but now the hope for a Swedish cap has dwindled, he is now saying this... Gerrara here men...
OwngoalNigeria should take time with the promotion of these guys.
Bhuuuhahaha! Owngoalnigeria, dem say TAKE YA TIME OOOOOOO.
Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by forgiveness: 8:53pm On Apr 07, 2017
