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forgiveness:
Hahaha, but you have written off Abdul, Raheem, Joel and Sone.

Which way.

okay....rohr can invite who ever wants....most important thing we go wit fit and ready players that can deliver...

safarigirl:
so, Sokari is exceptional now? So exceptional that his career is in the Tunis league and even there he couldn't shine enough to be in a 30-man list for CAF Africa-based APOTY?

Guy, easy with the hype, Sokari is not even exceptional at all, talk less of the 'that' in front of it

I think I will rest wit this sokari issue now...
after all I just want the best for the super eagles...and nothing else.
if the coaches deem him good enough...let him be invited otherwise ignored....

hope you're enjoying Xmas rice and chicken...?

safarigirl:
Sokari cannot compete with the midfielders we currently have for a starting berth

Which brings me to the question, if you gotta put a nigga on the bench, why you gotta put a nigga that looks like Oritsefemi? You know how many times the camera will go to the bench? How do you explain that? I mean, if you have to be ugly, be exceptionally ugly, so that people will marvel at you, I mean, Bance ugly is perfect, but Oritsefemi? *sigh*

you really play too much....the guy may be ugly but his cash is not....ugly.....
forget about being ugly....or handsome...looks don't play football....let him sit there on the bench....better than have Agu who will only come in to cause a foul....or someone that can't give one long range pass to the players upfront...

I understand....sokari can't compete wit the current starting 11....but will be a good sub.
if we don't want sokari....Joel will be better...than having Agu....

let see them play for first...and then we compare....

forgiveness:
Why Sokari?

Is Sokari better than Abdul and Raheem not to talk of Ogu?

you should know by now...those two players you wrote first...won't be going to Russia....
the possibility is way high...they wont even make the team friendlies.....

and for ogu...his saving grace was that goal he scored against Algeria.......
not that exceptional...

edi287:
I really thought Chikatara was gonna blow man...I liked his finishing...shame his career seems to have stalled.

I was begin to think...the boy gonna join the French league....his undoing was the vulture agent he has.......

some of this players are not literate...and can easily be manipulated by greedy vultures and handlers.....

forgiveness:
Emm! Why do you prefer Sokari over Joel Obi?

Are you insinuating Sokari is better than Joel Obi?
Because I yam not understanding.

I choosed him over joel obi because of fitness issues.....

when it comes to long and short range passing...I believe they're both on same scale...though J. Obi is way more technical and skillful.......
a fit Joel obi I am okay wit...

to be honest....I believe either of them is way better than Agu...
we shouldn't waste that slot....

safarigirl:
to be clear, we are looking for the best bench piece to take to the World Cup?

we are looking for a good midfielder that can compete wit the ones we already have for a starting berth....even when he has to sit on the bench...his introduction will bring in some flare and qualities....

Icon4s:
I still don't see the essence of this CHAN tournament.

An U21 tourney that would be played in summer would be more beneficial to the continent's upcoming talents.

playing in Chan shouldn't stop our football administrators from embarking on age grade tourney....just that the coaches have no plans likewise the nff....and when you've got no plans of this kind...you only plan to fail....
they've not started preparing for the qualifiers not until after the draws..
they will begin their fire brigade approach....


and for the CHAN team...may be we have not start reapinh the fruits of it success.....
I do believe we start eating from It's grapes when we start to get it right wit our league....
the mindset of our NPFL players need to be cleansed...as well....


the CHAN still remain one of their most saving route to Europe or any other top African league.....where the ambitous ones can choose to develop further and grow from there....though I have not seen any since CHAN inception the ejike and kolanut boy all wallowing in Africa leagues till date.....I believe they will come still...as we make progress.....

I am really concerned I wanna watch yusuf sanusi coaching prowess, ezenwa and ajiboye and if there be any outstanding player that could fetch Super eagles invitation prior the World cup....

joseph1013:
How else would the thread be as long if random names are not called?

Someone even said Sokari is better than Joel. Another agreed with an emotional fan who said he is the best midfielder in leagues all over Africa.

It's his time. It will be up soon. Then may be Gbolahan Salami will take over.

Merry Christmas, people!

merry Xmas to you....

so you will want us go wit Agu instead of trying new legs to see if they can prove better...?

edi287:
There is simply no logical explanation in inviting Sokari before Joel Obi. He's a good player with decent vision and a good shot (at least from what I've seen on YouTube). However, I'll seriously question Rohr's scouting team if he's invited over Joel Obi or even Ajagun.

question what?
please you guys should let rohr do his job......I will want Joel obi to be tried too....
and let the best be picked...
I believe they're lot of players way better in football than Agu....
he has not been able to utilize his chances...let someone else come in.
even Alhassan won't be bad...but we need someone who can not only score when necessary but create chances as well...

Icon4s:
"Pure Gold". A new nickname for Sokari. Hahahaha.

you taking this too far....
that's just a metaphor...not necessarily the way you see it.

I will want the boy invited and tried...likewise Joel obi and let's see what they all have to offer.....

you keep saying class is permanent....
class I can't relate to......I watched the last world cup.....all the class talk players could barely deliver...it was Babatunde that stole the show....

please oga icon...let' rohr pick the best for that remaining midfield slot....

AIG07:
Thanks Man.

I asked because I was wondering if it's possible to extend invitation to our players like Akpeyi, Morouf, Sokari etc plying their trades across Africa just to have the opportunity to re-asses them...

no....they're not eligible.

safarigirl:
he combines well with Ndidi and thwy shield the defense very well.

Sokari creating like Mikel is quite the expectation , I don't expect him to be any better than Iwobi to be honest.

I have never watched him, but I repeat, if he was that awesome, we should have been seeing more of him earlier

i pray he gets invited and let's see I he can deliver.....
iwobi in the AM role...I don't really fancy...mikel playing there is a plus being that he can offer well defensively too....reason why Joel obi or sokari is more handy....
anyway let's wait till March....Grace keep us till then.

safarigirl:
you cannot try a player that the coach does not invite.

As it stands, Joel Obi is not high on Rohr's wish list and like I said, any outside player that doesn't make it into the list for March might as well bid his Russia experience goodbye, so it is not up to you or me to try any of these players.

If the coach sees something enough to invite them, fine, but it is one thing to be invited, another to be given an opportunity to play on game day and another to impress enough on game day to earn a spot in the 35-man list sef.

There are many hurdles to climb for these outside players, and Rohr no dey collect bribe anyhow.

I think you are right...wit the bolded...
let's keep out fingers crossed.

I remember how miserable our midfield was in the last world cup....that azeez could not line up one pass to his fellow players on the pitch.....against Iran...even as poor as mikel was that day...he yelled at him..for such abysmal display....
against France too.....Onazi injury caused a serious problem...to put team.....

just want a good bench to compliment the players on the pitch...

Icon4s:
I doubt you know that Sokari and Agu do not play in same position. So why drop Agu for Sokari?

sokari is a CM...and agu I think is a DM...
most CM can as well play as a DM...

etebo played as a CM against Algeria but never gave Algerians breathing space...

it has to do wit instructions of the coach....he can as well play there well.

safarigirl:
lol....let Shehu stick to his RB duties. I doubt he would make a better DM than Ogu just like he made a poor RWB.

your mouth eeehh...
you make me laugh..it's like you wanna steer up another trouble.

I have problem wit ogu of being too slow and heavy and his passing skills don't really seems to amaze me.....

I need someone who can create chances from deep to compliment mikel....

AIG07:
CHAN is next month!

Need answers/clarification on eligible players for the competition. Is it meant for players only playing within a qualified nation or any player anywhere within the African continent?

players only playing in a qualified nation league....
it for players plying their trade in domestic leagues of qualified nation.
like Nigeria....for instance can only invite players playing in Nigeria....other nigeria players in other national leagues..like Egypt, Tunisia etc are barred from particiapting

safarigirl:
the thing is becoming somehow.

Rohr needs just four players in maybe three positions. How will he drop Ogu even if he wants to add Joel? The midfield is the thinnest part of the squad, and somebody is still saying they should drop one of two DMF's, how? We have just Ogu and Ndidi playing DMF, Onazi is not a DMF and neither is Mikel, so why will you drop Ogu for Sokari that we have not even seen in proper action? Because a Tunisian fan appreciated him?

Please, let us be conservative in our expectations as far as players invitations, we shouldn't act like the poor man who wins a lottery and decides to splurge on irrelevant things rather than build what he already has

maybe you forget...that shehu too is a DM.

safarigirl:
oho! We have heard better about many others that have come to camp and are still not sure of where they belong till today.

"He's a hybrid of Messi and CR7" "He reminds me of a younger Iniesta" "He's quick on his feet and his free-kicks are similar to Beckham's"..... Nothing wey we never hear for this thread, only for the player to show and people will be shouting " Where Rohr see this otu?" "My grandma sabi ball pass this guy nah" "This one suppose dey sell gala for Oshodi, who put am for pitch?"

My brother, no be today this kain tori start

Babe...relax. one should never stop trying...you never can tell who among them...will prove good...

let's try Joel and sokari both...and let's see how good they're......
we need at least one more good midfieler who can create good goal scoring opportunities.

jihday:
if I pull Ayo Makinwa's YouTube videos for you, you'll think he's another Ronaldo

my brother relax....joor.
we need at least one Midfieder...to add up to the ones we already have...
so let's try him up....for a player to be winnig those player of the month awards for his club....a top side in one of Africa most organised league...is no fluke.

TheGoodJoe:
I doubt you are sure if Kingsley Sokari is Super Eagles material. That is a call for the coaching crew. I hope they have studied his tapes. If they feel he can offer something to the team, then invite him and try him out. However, ruling him out does not seem fair to me.

thanks big Brother Goodjoe....
the way we write players off in this platform never seems to amaze me...to be true not only sir komekn is guilty of this....many here do same....

we are currently shopping for at least one midfielder to compliment the ones we have for Russia....and here we don't want to create a level playing ground for all to show their worth....
let him be tried and then...the coaching crew decides if he is good enough or not...

safarigirl:
YouTube can make anybody look good, even Agbim


BTW, Merry Christmas To This Wonderful Super Eagles Fans Family

merry christmas to you too.....

and for those YouTube videos the guy is good....I just pray he gets a good club in Europe come this January.....

the guy is good enough to play in Europe may be after then oga icon will consider him good enough for the super eagles...

Icon4s:
You see the problem from your last paragraph is what I have been arguing against. Where and when did you watch Sokari to come to this conclusion?

You said you have not really watched him play in the Tunisian league. Was it from his U20 performance? Because if na that one then players like Musa Yahaya and Taiwo Awoniyi too should be called na.

sir...you talking as if...getting this clips and match hightlights is a difficult tasks...

I make do wit YouTube all the time...not just watch him..but his team in a while...

the boy should be invited and let's see what he has to offer.....

Icon4s:
Forget about time past.

We are talking of the present.

Are we presenting a team of time past or present in Russia?

You even said you have watched Sokari in time past. I may presume you are referring to the 2015 U20 WC and 2015 AAG.

Looking at the current crop of midfielders in the team, what can Sokari bring to the table that will be better than what the current crop can bring?
You cannot just conclude that Solari is better than Mikel Agu and Joel Obi when he, Sokari himself, is not tested at that level. The gulf in class between Joel Obi and Kingsley Sokari is just too much. If there is any other midfielder out there that deserves a call or recall ahead of Russia it is Joel Obi.

Kingsley Sokari is not a Super Eagles material. You can quote me any where.

I agree wit you...that Joel Obi is top class ahead when he is injury free and fit to play he has my nod....
but I will prefer sokari to ogu and agu anyday anytime...

sokari has better ball control and passing skills than the two above....we need a midfielder that can not only shoot from the midfield but can also create chances for the forward lines

cstr1001:
YET.

Please, pity HIV , polio and malaria victims in Nigeria and don't stop their flow of Drugs, vaccines and mosquito nets.

Any sanction should be focused on government funds. They embezzle it anyway.

to be honest wit you....the northerners benefit more from this aid and same northerners....want buhari to vote against the US....
they like suffering and smiling....I have never seen such a backward people like that...the rich ones can't even help them wit this aids...but bill gates all the way from the USA come down here to help alleviate this plight.....

been neutral would have been the best...same thing Jonathan did in his time...it was very wise of him though many hates him for that here in the north...

Icon4s:
He is not Super Eagles material.

then who is a super eagles material...?
can you please elaborate on it...then we can both use your exposition to compare the various players in time past that have been invited so as to know who meet the criteria...
super eagles material are know first from their clubs...posing outstanding performance...thereafter upon invites to the super eagles camp to prove their worth...or rather how good they're....

in this case...sokari and Joel obi is still in the phase 1....let both be invited and let rohr and the rest Nigerians see if they can deliver....I am not sayn he should walk straight to Russia wit the team...let him prove himself first in camp...should he impress...fine...and otherwise..dropped.

I don't belong to the category of writing players off all because they play in low life leagues...

this guys are not opportuned like some who are dual nationals of other countries...like iwobi and balogun etc.....

all he has achieved thus far...is as a result of hardwork.....
had it been he was a Tunisian, nothing would have stopped him from not making Tunisia world cup party....

or you think Tunisians will just begin to hype a foreigner who has no good qualities...

let him be invited and tried likewise Joel obi.....
we must not continue to promote mediocores....there are many players who play better than some of those players in the super eagles call up every match period.....and they're Nigerians...
why leave them behind....? invite them and let the coaching crew judge.

daveP:
No mention of Aluko? nawa o.

what has aluko done this season?
it should be clear to you...that aluko will likely not make the world cup party....

Icon4s:
You have not watched him play and meanwhile you have concluded he is better than Joel Obi, Mikel Agu and some other Super Eagles midfielder(s) just from reading stories on sports sites.

I have watched him.play in time past...and followed his clips.....too.
let him be invited and see all he has to offer...
if he was not that good or the sports reports have all been sugar coated...don't think he would have been winning the team best players and fans chanting his name...


the boy is good....let him be invited and tried first....

Icon4s:
Follow him where?

On blogs or sports sites?

Have you watched any of his Tunisian leagues games?

oga. .....icon i have not really been opportuned to watch his full clips....but sport sites writings and match performance I have always been aware of...

you can hide a good display likewise a bad one you can't hide....

the guy I believe is better than some of rohr invited players of recent...

Icon4s:
Ogbeni, how many of Sakari's games have you seen of late that you have suddenly started rating him this highly?

Oga icon I have always been following him...
this is the world cup...it takes a player wit a lions heart to pose an outstanding performance. If it were to be keshi's team of 2014...I guess you will write Babatunde off...but the dude came out to be one of the best players in that team......wit little experience he played so well.

so...let's give sokari a chance during the March friendlies....if he plays better...drop one of those Benjamins in the midfield for him....we need players that can compete well wit our first 11 and not relax...

Icon4s:
Abegi. Me I don't I have anything against Sokari but he is not a Super Eagles material jare. Not for now.

Na world cup we dey talk about o.

if agu can make it to the team...then I believe sokari is better.....

you see the super eagles team as one Brazilian team where a player ought to have scale through several hurdles before he get to feature....
naaay we're in Nigeria...many playing in that team are not better than him and Joel Obi...

we need players that make good passes and good ball control and not the agu and ogu you have in the team...the latter as slow and heavy as something I won't love mention...

In our midfield.... with this players I believe we're covered...

Mikel
Onazi
Ndidi
Agu/Sokari
Ogu/Joel Obi.

wit all honesty...I will drop agu and ogu for both Joel Obi and Sokari....
they're both better....and can offer more to the team offensively and defensively...moreover shehu can alternate too as DM.