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TheSuperNerd:
I just knew you will endorse the post... Chelsea fan diehard... See am..

Ofcos he is right on point...

See your head....

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PS: Honestly, I also said pages back that Chelsea na one kain club sef. Some really good players no fit just make am dia. But if any does make it at chelsea... That player is really awesome. #fact

Hehehehe! You know na.

komekn:
Forgiveness,

I understand your rational, we have the raw talent however I do feel some need to play in. A higher league to develop thier skill sets and realise thier full potential.

My query is that Rohr is too mainland Europe biased well actually German and Dutch.

He needs to pack his bags come to England spend a month and if he likes I'll take him round a few places and he will be pleasantly suprised.

Without Rohr even going to stay in England, they NFF has a representative on ground in England whose sole responsibility is to scout and convince good players to play for the Nigerian national team. And we are also monitoring these players through the media. We know them and discuss them here regularly.

You can go through the Olympic thread and the beginning of this thread.

However, how many of them are really willing to play for their father's land?

komekn:
Chelsea is strange situation one time Afcon best player Atsu has never even smelled the first team at Chelsea.

Lukaku as good as he was don't think he even started one game for Chelsea he is currently the top goal scorer in the premiership.

Rueben Loftus-Cheek would be a regular in most teams including Arsenal, Manchester United and City but he is a bench warmer at Chelsea.

If. KC Kelechi was at Chelsea he would probably be a bench warmer. If Ademola was at Chelsea he will struggle to be in the U23's.

What I am saying there is a huge pool of talent to consider the idea that because some are not regulars first team players at for instance Chelsea implies that they are unproven or not good enough is not necessarily true.

Hehehehe! Now, you are right on point.

jotey:
sorry but I don't think there is space for the Tottenham guy (onomah) and solanke in the super eagles @ the moment we can only afford to cap Abraham, aina and maybe lookman

the rest should prove themselves and wait for their time

Do you mean there is no space for Onomah and Dominic Solanke who are currently in the squad of Tottenham and Chelsea respectively?

Do you mean they have not proven themselves enough to have gotten into a team with prospect of winning the Premier League?

You are even rating Abraham in the Championship ahead of Solanke in the Premier League.

Bros, they are ready else they won't have made the team in the first place.

komekn:
Tega would probably say yes is he ready for Eagles I don't know.

But I think Aino (Chelsea) as a wing back is, there should be consideration for the other Tega at Tottenham in midfield. I am more impressed with Ololomola at Southampton, but saying that Solanke at Chelsea (Striker) is a good prospect too.

Ibe at Bournemouth seems to be non starter he is disengaged from the Nigerian situation.

Do you know if Solanke wants to play for Nigeria?

The Oyinbo Wall Philosophy: Rohr, Like Klinsmann



Rohr vs Klinsmann

KiKed by Bryan Efe

I would so much like to take you down memory lane as to how we lost and won the battle to have players of Nigerian decent commit to the Green-White-Green. One could easily take a laid back approach and subscribe to the saying, “you win some; you lose some”. However, what is particularly heartbreaking is when our authorities who are saddled with the task of protecting our national sports assets take a lackadaisical approach when talents stare at their face begging to commit to Nigeria. Yes, we have had cases like this where our football administrators and sometimes coaches ergonomically turned a blind eye to precociousness. For those who agree with me that we need to cap any leg that has a Nigerian root as long as that would fortify our darling Super Eagles, the thought of the loss of world class players like David Alaba to Austria, has been haunting us at least subconsciously.
However, permit me to subscribe to the other school of thought for a moment. Because the counter view really does exist among some of us Nigerians, that we must rely on our home grown talents, for it is only in the home soil we can find truly patriotic sportsmen that would commit and play their hearts out for the only country they can identify with. This argument clearly brings to mind the sojourn of Jurgen Klinsmann during his tenure as the United States’ soccer team manager. Since Nigerians are always in the custom of using the United States as a reference in almost every national matter, I will take this same typical-Nigerian approach, by examining the impact of Jurgen Klinsman’s craze for good players with dual nationality while he served as coach of the Stars and Stripes . A philosophy which his compatriot, and Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr also share. Maybe, just maybe, if we looked at the impact of that philosophy on American Soccer, we would be able to foretell the state of the Super Eagles at least two years from now.

Jurgen Klinsmann’s reign as technical director of the Stars and Stripes from the year 2011 to 2016 can be said to have come with mixed results. Looking at United States soccer team’s performance closely during Klinsmann’s long spell as coach, there were certainly positive results, such as getting out of the Group of Death at the 2014 World Cup, finishing 4th at the Copa America in 2016, winning 12 straight games in 2013 (the longest winning streak in American soccer history) including that year’s Gold Cup. The team also posted historic friendly wins away from home at Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Germany. But there were also bad results such as failing to qualify for the 2017 Confederations Cup, and a loss in the CONCACAF Cup to Mexico, and failing twice to qualify for the Olympics. Beyond those mixed results, pundits also questioned his tactics and risky lineups in important matches.

Just as so much was expected of him due to his rich curriculum vitae, Americans were unrealistic — in my opinion — to have expected him to perform magic with the limited talents (relatively speaking) at his disposal. Most of America’s best sports talents are discovered at infancy in schools, and they tend to tilt towards other more lucrative sports in line with America’s rich sports history, namely; American Football, Basketball and Baseball. Such that a child is most likely to choose the aforementioned sports above football (soccer), should they be good in all. You will hardly find an American child say he or she wants to become like London Donovan, Bruce Arena and the likes of other American top footballers. Names like Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Walter Payton and the likes are national idols in other sports, and no child can aspire to be like them while playing soccer. Hence, the reality on ground is that the US team always only had a couple special players in the midst of average players, talent wise. The USMNT (United States men’s national soccer team) has always relied heavily on tactics. But here, you have a coach in Klinsmann, who has seen football at the highest standards and played alongside top talents like himself during his playing days. It is only natural that he would always seek other options in terms of foreign born players that are eligible to play for the United States, and that can bring more ability to the team. The most notable ones included Fabian Johnson (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Aron Johannsson (Werder Bremen), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Julian Green (Bayern Munich), and Cameron Carter-Vickers (Tottenham Hotspur) among others.

Likewise, in the case of Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, we also need to look at the reality on ground here in Nigeria. If we were to take a thorough statistics from the Super Eagles hey days of the early 90s, looking at every department of the game, Nigeria has produced lots of forwards and midfielders that can be classified in the range of above average to world class. Since the Clemence Westerhof era, we can probably boast of only two very good goalkeepers — Peter Rufai and Vincent Enyeama — talking about netminders at their prime, who could hold their own in the highest stage. But of all the mentioned positions, our left full back position especially has suffered from lack of personnel. Celestine Babayaro was the only player that can be categorized as World Class during his prime. Taye Taiwo was never a natural left full back player in my opinion. In right full back, maybe only Chidi Odiah. In central defense, Taribo West. The reality on ground is that Nigeria for the most part has always lacked quality full back players and central defenders. No wonder it always seemed that we have the culture of conceding easily. We concede far more easily than our opponents let us score against them, putting pressure on our advanced players to start the game all over. Therefore, what we have before us at the moment is a reality check. Explains why Gernot Rohr has been building his Oyinbo wall.

Oyinbo in this context, means players with dual nationality that were born abroad. From goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme, to central defenders Leon Balogun and William Troost-Ekong — although he cannot take the credits for bringing these players to the Super Eagles fold — Gernot Rohr can be credited for establishing a place for them in the team, and has gone ahead in making moves to fortify this wall with more foreign-born Nigerians. Defensive players that have been rumored to be under Rohr’s consideration are: Brian Idowu (Amkar Perm, Russia), Tyronne Ebuehi (Ado den Haag, Holland), Jordan Torunarigha (Hertha Berlin, Germany), Felix Uduokhai (1860 Munich, Germany), Fabian Senninger (Hannover 96, Germany) among others. For those who are of the opinion, that we need only homegrown players in our team, please leave a comment with your suggested home grown defenders (especially) in mind.

http://spotkik.com/2017/02/05/oyinbo-wall-philosophy/

tsephanyah:
lol,...

Hehehehe!

henryanna36:
Pics Of Moremi Ojudu,Daughter Of Buhari's Adviser Sen. Ojudu At Protest Today

Above are photos of Comrade Moremi Ojudu, the outspoken daughter of the Special Adviser to President Buhari on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu and human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong at the protest ground in Lagos today


Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2017/02/photos-of-moremi-ojududaughter-of.html?m=1

tsephanyah. Over to you.

We Have To Be Physical And Technical Against Cameroon – Rohr Tells Super Eagles Stars


Ahead of Nigeria’s next World Cup 2018 qualifiers against Cameroon, coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has called on his players to match up to the physical and robust style of play of the Cameroonians.

Although the manager believes that been physical won’t be all his team need in the tie, he however doesn’t want his team to be bullied by the Cameroonians, when both teams clash in back to back game next year September.

Nigeria currently hold a four point lead over second placed Cameroon, and the trip to Yaounde will provide ample opportunity for both teams to consolidate their position as leaders of the group.

” We know what to expect from Cameroon, they are very physical. That is how they love to play, we have to be ready to match them in that regard. But been physical won’t be enough, we also have to be technical in our approach”, Rohr told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” We have the players to carry out the task of getting a positive result against Cameroon, all we have to do is to stick to our game plan, when the game comes up and not play into their hands”.

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/12/20/we-have-to-be-physical-and-technical-against-cameroon-rohr-tells-super-eagles-stars/

Cameroon Defender Boast- We Are Champions Of Africa, Bring On Nigeria


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Ahead of their September World Cup 2018 qualifiers against Nigeria Cameroon defender Ambrose Oyongo says they will approach the back to back games with the mentality of champions of Africa.

Cameroon will face group leaders Nigeria in back to back World Cup Qualifiers, with Nigeria four points ahead of them in the race to be in Russia following two straight victories while Cameroon have drawn their opening two games.

However Oyongo believes there’s a change of mentality in the squad, which will make them approach their remaining World Cup Qualifiers game as the number one team in Africa after winning the Cup of Nations.

” We have to allow the joy of lifting this trophy sink in quickly, because there is the big issue of qualifying for Russia 2018. As African champions we deserve to be there”, he said.

” The Confederations Cup in Russia will help us perfect our strategy before the game against Nigeria. We will be up against some of the best team in the World. We are champions of Africa we are not scared of Nigeria

http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/870718844?-21310:8643:0

Cameronians don gather liver. Asi bo kwa!


Cameroon Coach – We Have Defeated Teams Better Than Nigeria. Egypt, Senegal & Ghana Are Better

February 6, 2017
Nigeria


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Coach of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon Arthur Brooks says his team have put themselves in the best possible shape to beat Nigeria when the World Cup 2018 qualifiers resume.

A delighted Brooks told the Cameroonian media shortly after lifting the Africa Cup of Nations title, that there focus will shift to the World Cup 2018 qualifiers tie against Nigeria.

Nigeria are currently leading their group with Cameroon sitting four points behind in second place, but Brooks believes it will be a different ball game when they take on Nigeria in back to back World Cup Qualifiers in September.

” You have to allow us enjoy the joy of this remarkable victory before focusing on other task ahead. We won the trophy in style beating teams like Senegal, Ghana and Egypt in the final”, he said.

” Considering the pedigree of the teams I mentioned earlier are either better or same as Nigeria, it’s normal that if we can beat them in a tense situation like at the Cup of nations, we should also be confident against Nigeria”.


http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/870717961?-21310:8643:0

lakesidepapa:
The guy is too much! Got the stamina, Got the skill and got the finishing. Chai..! This is a new golden generation for the cameroun

I think we need very strong players for our WCQ. The midfield been the most important part.

lakesidepapa:
He will not, I'm sure of that.

Abubakar, another rising star..

Ok na! That Abubakar guy get skills ooooooo.

Camerooooooooooooon the Champion of the world sorry Africa.

I am happy.

lakesidepapa:
Nobi lie, they are very physical. The egyptian is not playing the right game against them, Hope Rohr will get it right.

I think Rohr should not underestimate them ooooooo.

Wetin I just talk na? Cameron don score.

The Cameronian wey I dey sabi play ball ooooooo. They are very discipline and e bi like say dem get skills.

The Cameronians wey I dey see sabi play ball ooooooo. They are very discipline and e bi like say dem get skills.

BascoVanVeli:
Isaac Success runs past people, not much skillfull dribbling, he is just faster and stronger than most defenders.

Not true. He is very skilful. I saw him in the La Liga.

I want to make a list of players fighting for a position from the goalkeeper to the striker in the National team. I want us to arrange them based on your own rating.

I start will from the Left Wing.

LEFT WING

Victor Moses - Chelsea; Arguably, the best player for this position. With his tricks, he can unlock any defense in the world. In short, he is the most skilful player in the National team. He is the number one on my list. He can also play as a RM. - Now, who can deputize for him in case of the unexpected?


Now, let us choose between Moses Simon and Ademola-lookman though we have other players contending for this position.


Moses Simon - Gent; I don't really know what is happening to him recently but I think he is my second choice for now pending the guy behind him surpasses him. And who is that guy?

Ademola-lookman - Everton; This is the new kid on the block making rave in the Premier League. This guy could go places at the rate he has risen from nowhere to becoming a full team player within three years. He's a good dribbler, he is skilful, he can score goals and he can give an accurate long pass. I rate him highly than Moses Simon.

We also have Sheyi Ojo who plays for Liverpool.


RIGHT WING

Ahmed Musa - Lec city; He is not my preferred choice but he's of course the number one on my list based on experience and other factors. I think he is best used as a Left Winger or striker.

Who do you think is best to stand for him incase...?


I think Isaac Success of Watford is the answer and my preferred choice. He's a reminiscent of Victor Moses. He is very skillful and direct but he has lost his goal sense based on what I saw. Imagine, Victor Moses on the Left Wing with Success on the right wing, any team go fear fear na.


The next person is Sone Aluko of Fulham. I think he is most skilful not in the National team. He can play as a second striker and as an attacking midfielder.

Imoh Ezekiel could have been on the list but where em dey get as em be.

We have Noel Joel Sarenren Bazee also contending for this position.


Center Forward

This one I know know who I go put as number one for this position before some people chew me raw. Seriously, we need a potent striker in the mould of Diago Costa of Chelsea.

I don't want to think about Odion Ighalo because of em Chinko move.

Therefore, I will go for Aaron Samuel of CSK Moscow. It is my choice. You can choose yours.

The next will be Brown Ideye.

We have Adi, Sadiq Umar, Dominic Solanke, Tammy Abraham, Henry Onyekuru, Kayode Olanrewaju and


My front line up will be like this..

....... Victor (Lw)........ Aaron (CF)........ Isaac(RW)


................................ Iheanacho(Ss)/Iwobi depending on the formation.


Let me drop this one before moving to the midfield.


If there is any player missing please endeavor to add to the list then choose ya first and second choice.

maidaboi:
Hi guys help me who is the skillest nigerian player at the moment also who is the best dribbler *thanks*

Victor Moses
Simon Moses
Ezekiel Imoh
Isaac Succes

BascoVanVeli:
For the past 5 years it has been Victor Moses and even though Iwobi is on the come up I would still tip Victor as the best dribbler.

Victor Moses
Simon Moses
Ezekiel Imoh
Isaac Success

komekn:
Firstly. the Bundesliga is not on the same level as the premiership. The EPL is widely recognised as the best league in the World. My view is that it is a toss up between La Liga and the EPL.

Dele Alli was playing at MK Dons in league 1 but was clearly an outstanding talent. However, his Father remarried left to the USA and Dele's alcoholic mother ended up loosing her son to social services care order. Dele like an orphan with no parents ended up in care. His Father failed him woefully. You can understand why he refused to play for Nigeria.

Ademola Lookman is a very good players barely three years ago he was not even playing professional football. Just essentially Sunday amateur league before he was signed by Charlton after 25 games and 6 goals. He was marketed very successfully by his agents Base soccer.

You should check my past posts on this subject and I highlight a number of Nigerian players in England. I will tell you every EPL academy has a number of Nigerian players.

Some have up to 20 players across all age levels. I will explain to you why some are not playing first team regularly as we progress.Or indeed others may explain better than I can.

Let me agree that the Premier League is better.

Now, I want to know, is Premier League better than Bundusliga when it comes to producing talents?

Since, you know about Dele Alli and Ademola-lookman then why are you against Rohr scouting for potential talents irrespective of where they play?

Abi na only Premier-league dey produce talents?

Dem say em dey play like Messi.

Everton Fans Gush Over Nigerian Wonderkid: He Is Better Than Messi, Next Thierry Henry

Published: February 04, 2017

Everton Fans Gush Over Nigerian Wonderkid: He Is Better Than Messi, Next Thierry Henry
The Everton faithful were impressed with the performance of Nigerian striker Ademola Lookman on his full debut for the Toffees in their 6-3 rout of Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday.

Lookman, who was signed from Charlton Athletic in January, did not look out of place in the Everton attack and was full of trickery during the 71 minutes he spent on the pitch and the fans were clearly delighted with what they saw.

Below are some tweets from the Everton fans :

@grandoldteam tweeted : “ Ademola Lookman. Let’s not get carried away but he’s already better than Thierry Henry”.

‏@greenallefc said : “Romelu Lukaku, world class Ross Barkley, cocky Arrow Ademola Lookman, next Messi Oumar Niasse, legend”.

Matt Smith commented : “Not exaggerating but Ademola Lookman looks a decent player and when I say decent player I mean the next Lionel Messi #efc”.

@EvertonBlueArmy added : “Ademola Lookman is just absolutely quality, mate. Whipping out all the tricks now. #EVEBOU”.

Lookman, who is being monitored by the Nigeria Football Federation with a view to a call up to the Super Eagles, made his fourth appearance in the English top-flight against Bournemouth.

http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/870569974?-21310:8643:3

I will maintain my father's 1980 Mercedes Benz. Maybe one day it will be recycled in the market.

After all, God talk say there's nothing new.... what been.... is still what will be.

Una see what I am talking.

Rohr’s German-Nigerian Target Torunarigha Makes Bundesliga Debut For Hertha Berlin


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Highly rated German-Nigerian centre back Jordan Torunarigha made his Bundesliga debut for Hertha Berlin in their 1-0 win over Ingolstadt.

As exclusively revealed by Owngoalnigeria.com, Torunarigha is among the numerous players penciled down by Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr for call up to the team in the nearest future.

The son of former Shoooting Stars ace Ojokojo Torunarigha, but he has already represented Germany at various youth levels although he still remains eligible for Nigeria as he is yet to make a senior debut for the land of his birth.

Torunarigha has made the bench for the team in previous Bundesliga games before finally getting a chance to come on the pitch against Ingolstadt.

The 19 year old replaced Vedad Ibisevic on the dot of regulation time as Hertha Berlin seek to grind out a 1-0 win, which they ended up doing to move up the log standings.




http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/870564492?-21310:8643:0

komekn:
Are you talking about Ademola Lookman?

Yes!

komekn:
Firstly, the term bias is used not in the context of undue favour. But rather to understand Rohr knowledge base and experiential competencies which emanate essentially from the German Bundesliga. In this regard it is a handicap because players with possibly far better potential playing in the EPL will be overlooked.

You mentioned Iwobi that's a failed analogy Arsenal is not Hertha Berlin. They are clearly not on par.

You used the term GOOD ENOUGH but by what comparison or unit of measurement. My proposition is that we can do much, much better.

The Bundesliga is not on the same quality and or level as the EPL I am sure you would not debate that. The German 2nd tier is considerably lower than the English championship.

As a pool of talent there are far more talented Nigerians in the EPL by a huge margin than there is in the Bundesliga.

These boys you are calling special talents will struggle to cut it as youth players in the premiership. A boy playing youth football with a few appearances in the first team for Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United & City, Liverpool and Tottenham is not a reflection of inability but Quality. These boys are competing with World class players to get a shirt.

In this regard Rohr approach in that he is German / Dutch bias is a flaw not an advantage. Because the best available players to Nigeria are not being given opportunities.

Hehehehe! *clearing throat*

Maybe I am not getting you right. Are you saying Rohr will favour some players in the Bundusliga because he is a German/Dutch?

Where are those players with possible far better potentials in EPL apart from the ones we know? I mean, are there any good defenders ready to play for their fatherland that have been overlooked so far?

Especially, Left back players.

For now there are none but if you know any please endeavor to list them for us to evaluate.

I mentioned Iwobi to make a point that identifying a talent at the earlier stage is the key to getting a potentially good player. I mean having an eye for talents. But if you are not satisfied with Iwobi then please tell me the league or club Dele Alli was spotted playing for before joining Tottenham-hotspur-football-club?


Please, tell me where Ademola-lookman last played before joining Everton?

My point is about spotting potential talents and not necessarily playing in a big Club. No! No!

I am not getting you. You said the Premier League is better than the Bundusliga. Do you mean Premier-league produces better talents than the Bundusliga?

Make I get that part well well before I begin land.

Lazyerudite:
YouTube usually omits all round play but nonetheless he can shoot from outside the box, something we are missing in the super eagles presently

Ok na! But the boy must be good to climb the ladder from nowhere to the Premier League within years. From Academy in 2014 to Premier-league 2017.

Common, this is no fluke. He must be very good.

Interesting, huh!?




Eagles Coach Rohr Reveals – We Have Found New Defenders To Make Us Stronger At The Back


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Coach of the Nigeria senior national team Gernot Rohr says he has found new defenders who will improve the team in their Nations Cup 2019 and World Cup 2018 qualifiers.

Rohr made this known during an interview in Gabon, where he is presently working as a TV pundit at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in the absence of Nigeria.

“It is an interesting challenge, to have a new team, a young team, to build a team with players who really have the spirit of the country, who want to play, to fight, to give their all, who don’t want to speak about material things, but who are here because they want to play for their country,” Rohr said.

“We have a good captain with experience we have found some defenders to make us stronger at the back and I think the spirit and harmony of the team is very good. But we know the important times come now.”

Even though he didn’t give out the names of the players he has added to the defence of the team, the Franco German manager has few weeks ago confirmed Dutch-Nigerian full back Tyrone Ebuehi as one of the players he plans adding to his team.

He also revealed that he is doing his frustration over the duration of time needed to get a Nigerian passport for players born outside Nigeria, which kind of suggested that he is talking about Russian-Nigerian defender Brian Idowu.

The duo are possibly the addition he is talking about base on the above statements, but in the coming days especially the friendly game against Senegal will go a long way in revealing more about his defensive additions.


http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/870554095?-21310:8643:0

komekn:
Rohr is unapologetically biased towards German football which is not his fault this is where most of his experiential knowledge comes from.

When we are talking Green Eagles national team it is not a testing ground. But a an arena to prove your ability.

Players who have not played a competitive season with thier teams from where we can assess thier quality, ability, and possible contribution to improve our national team. SHOULD NOT be invited to camp yet.

Why is he bias?

The question should be, are they good enough?

If they are good, what is problem?

I think some of those players are very good and they have got the potentials.

Besides, Rohr is looking for certain players for certain positions lacking in the Super Eagles hence the need to scout for players all over.

However, Felix Uduokhai is a central defender with 1860 Munich in the second Bundusliga and he is playing regularly. Mind you, he is just 19 years old.

How many defenders do we have playing regularly in a top league, apart from Balogun and Troost?

Jordan Torunarigha is also a central defender and he can as well play at the left back. He is currently in a Bundusliga team that is in the top 5 on the table and yet he is still making the matchday team. Even at 19.

Bros, make una allow Rohr do em work na. Abi una wan make em shine for one game before we call am? I promise you that by that time e go don dey too late. Our eyes go con clear.


Noah joel Sarenren Bazee, chai! See name.

This is the only forward player Rohr wants in his team.

He is a right winger/second striker and he is playing regularly in a team that is second on the Bundusliga 2. I even read he is on the watch list of a team in the Bundusliga. I think that is enough to tell you he is good. He is just 20 years of age.


We don't need to wait until they start shinning before capping them.

We don't need to go too far, Iwobi is a case study.

terzurum5:
Exclusive – Rohr Receives Report On Hertha Berlin German-Nigerian Defender Torunarigha

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Hertha Berlin highly rated 19 year old defender Jordan Torunarigha could be in line for a shock call up to the Super Eagles, Owgoalnigeria.com understands.


We gathred that coach of the senior Nigeria team Gernot Rohr received glowing reports about the German born defender, who is comfortable as a left full back or central defender.


Torunarigha is yet to play for the German Bundesliga side but he has sufficiently impressed the technical crew of the team, as he has made the matchday squad of the team on several occasion.


Standing at an impressive height of 189cm, he is the son of former Shooting Stars man Ojokojo Torunarigha, who starred for the Ibadan side in the 80’s.


However Nigeria need to fend off interest from Germany who have already capped the defender at youth level, with the press in Germany going as far as nicknaming him “Berlin Wall”.

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/02/03/exclusive-rohr-receives-report-on-hertha-berlin-german-nigerian-defender-torunarigha/

Well done Rohr.

He is a central defender who can be converted fully to a left back because of his preferred foot.

He has made the match day squad of the team on several occasions for a Bundusliga team. That is not a beans.

We don't need to wait until his club starts playing him and he starts shinning before capping him.

After all, Iwobi too was capped before he kicked a ball for Arsenal and we can see what he is turning out to be.

Mr Rohr! Continue.