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Curtisaxel7:He Is more of a coward. always looking for excuses.... |
R2bees:Lolllll |
a male... 29 years old. based in Abuja... a Christian... need a lady between the age of 23-26 humble, teachable, industrious and a working class willing to start with me and ready for a godly relationship that will lead to marriage preferably should be based in Abuja... |
Debby15:happy birthday Dear...I pray the best for u |
Joebie:that man has a failure mindset... he is rarely ambitious..... |
Nice one from EFCC. magu currently doing a great job, had it been the previous efcc boss acted this way...things won't have gotten out of hand so fast. and for the youths being unemployed is not enough reason to get into crime...many do involve in crime out of greed.... |
soetanoreoluwa: I don't even want ighalo to be fit for any of the afcon matches so that Oshimen can be our top 9...who wants a repetition of the match against Argentina? oshimen is more clinical and a better finisher than the old player from China who can miss a seater..anytime. abeg...may una relax joor this is a blessing in disguise. Oshimen should be our 9 |
R2bees:Lol...I didn't even feel anything. I see them as normal pics even admires them. |
Goal-greedy strikers hold the key to Nigeria's Afcon success by Colin Udoh Nigeria have always had the good fortune of being blessed with an array of attacking talent, especially going into an Africa Cup of Nations, and this edition is no exception. As much as a good backline has always satisfied the maxim of "defence wins championships," it has been the swashbuckling forward line which has captivated the fans and shot the Super Eagles to continental glory on three occasions. Witness: 1980 Nations Cup-winning forwards Segun Odegbami, Adokiye Amiesmiaka, Aloysius Atuegbu and Henry Nwosu, through to 1994 winners Rashidi Yekini, Daniel Amokachi, Samson Siasia, Finidi George and Emmanuel Amuneke, to combined silver and bronze winners Victor Ikpeba, Osaze Odemwingie, Ike Uche, John Utaka, Yakubu Ayegbeni, and the more recent 2013 winners Emmanuel Emenike, Victor Moses and Ahmed Musa. Even before kicking a ball in anger at this month's edition in Egypt, Gernot Rohr's class of 2019 is sure to rank amongst the most lethal of the country's selections, at least in theory. They have scored a combined total of 87 goals in club football this season, a remarkable return which puts them in good stead for the title. But more on that in a bit. Odion Ighalo leads a stellar cast of players who are almost as underrated as they are deadly. At least at club level. Then, Ahmed Musa, Paul Onuachu, Victor Osimhen, Samuel Kalu, Samuel Chukwueze, Henry Onyekuru and Moses Simon make up the names that Rohr can select from to fill the starting positions in his front three at any point in time. It is a fearsome selection. It is tough to remember when last the Super Eagles had such a deep pool of talented and in-form attackers on their roster, if ever. Rohr has picked a forward line that is as diverse as it has been lethal infant of goal, a group so talented they can score in a variety of ways with deadly precision. And therein lies their strength: the ability to offer different looks to different opposition depending on how they shape up. Ighalo is the typical, old-fashioned centre forward who led the rest of the African field in goals scored during qualifying, rattling off seven goals during the series. He offers brute strength, close quarters combat, headed goals and the fox in the box tap-ins. The 29-year-old is also the designated penalty taker, and has a 90 percent-plus success rate from the spot. Both Onuachu and Osimhen are Ighalo backups, offering largely similar but also slightly unique skillsets. Onuachu's long-limbed frame means he can reach farther than most with his lower extremities to claim second balls, or keep them away from the opposition at close quarters. It also means he can generate more power than most from range with minimal backlift, like he showed in scoring against Egypt, and he requires next to no elevation to reach high balls. For a man of his size, his nimble feet also comes as something of a pleasant surprise. Osimhen, on the other hand, is a younger and quicker version of both, who can deliver venomous rockets from distance with the same instinctive ease with which he can poach inside the area. His 20 goals this season for RSC Charleroi are the second highest scored by any of the Nigerian forwards on the squad. Onuachu leads the way with 22. Out wide, assistant skipper Musa is the orchestrator in chief. His pace has proven troublesome for even the best teams in the world, as he showed at two World Cups. Despite his small frame, he can also be deployed with success (as his time at CSKA Moscow shows) as a central striker. Same thing applies to Onyekuru, whose 16 goals this season for Galatasaray is evidence enough of his clinical efficiency. He is just as quick, just as strong, as the best around despite being a slightly built player. The other three, Moses Simon, Samuel Kalu, and Samuel Chukwueze, are marked by their waspish frames, nimble feet and venomous firepower, in addition to a rapid burst of sprinters pace. All three thrive on trickery, take-ons and hit the ball with such vicious force from range that they either score or set up tap-ins for the teammates. Chukwueze is particularly adept at this and, as the only natural left-footer in the group, his ability to play as an inverted winger makes it extra difficult for fullbacks to stay with him when he cuts inside as he is wont to do. This diverse combination of forwards is one that will have defenders cursing their luck. It is no surprise they have managed a combined return of 87 goals amongst them this past season. As phenomenal a number as that might appear to be, it is still only second amongst the countries travelling to Egypt. Senegal's forward line have scored an astonishing 103 club goals between them. And so the Super Eagles frontline will need to up their game in Egypt if Nigeria are to win the title. Their last two friendly games, against Egypt (sans Mohamed Salah) and Zimbabwe, yielded a grand total of just one goal. And they were playing at home. In Egypt, they will need to do better. But at least no one can accuse this frontline of not knowing their way to goal. That, in itself, is cause for more than a little optimism. Africa.espn. com |
Icon4s:okay....you made some valid points |
Icon4s:no....ooo. he did far better than Aigbogun even Ladan bosso did better |
Icon79:you've made so much point up there... |
iSlayer:I watched him with my two naked eyes in the last friendly in asaba |
darkelf:okay. just want a player that can come in for iwobi @the AM role.... well oga icon have advocated that mikel can be moved there whenever iwobi is subbed.... |
Peacecoy19:just imagine what some persons are saying? I wonder if Nigeria youths even think of tomorrow.... thanks for your swift and wise reply. |
alexvatt:I tell you my brother...most Nigeria youths don't have sense at all. just imagine the trash they're spilling. sometimes you wonder how Those one chance vehicle robbers have POS machines. now EFCC is doing the right thing and many are spewing trash |
davillian:you're saying this because you have never boarded a one chance vehicle where they use POS machines... sometimes talk with reasoning |
Earthquake3:okay...pray we win our first two matches so that rohr can Bench him for the last group match for someone else to enable him have some rest |
darkelf:yeah sure... let's hope everything pangs well.... going with like kind of strikers where you will likely play one at a time is like a waste of space... i am not okay with PAUL...he cant even jump to head Even as useless as Agali was when it comes to foot work but on the air he was a beast |
andrew444:he should tender an apology to Nigeria....him and Aigbogun yesterday i rewatched some highlights from MUsa, Kayode and Ajagun under 20 set.... there were beauty to behold...sort of fast attacking football and here naughty players like Tijani almost ruin our eyes |
Earthquake3:okay you made good point but mikel can still be tired too remember the afcon is all 90 mins and we will likely play 7 matches should we get to the semis |
darkelf:yeah...against Tanzania Rohr first match and also against egypt in kaduna during Siasia short stint with the SE |
darkelf:you see....... and the problem we have been having with our midfield in time past is not having the link between midfield and attack... nacho would serve in that role conveniently all Rohr needs do is to have a talk with him and engage him in special training drills to serve in that role... he still have the mojo in him, he played there years ago |
elyte89:we will someone to always come in for Iwobi someone who can pass and score goals..... |
krattoss:who else can come in for Iwobi when he gets tired.... etebo/ogu can always come in for mikel and ndidi but for iwobi who else can? |
if ROHR will be settling for mikel ndidi and iwobi in the midfield. .dropping nacho was a poor tactical decision because going by the above nacho is one player amongst the strikers that can play as 10/8/9 he can always come in for iwobi Paul still a suspect to me Tijani kind of a player |
isan:you said "you feel ighalo will miss it"? c'mon someone that missed a seater at the last world cup will surely miss anything.... me just praying for Oshimen to steal the show in Egypt.... |
charlesemeka85:they should sign this boy and let us rest...or is it that difficult to sign a player again... this European club and their indecisiveness. |
knc:for gwarimpa a duplex with a BQ goes for 4-5M naira semi-duplex... while a flat goes for 1-2M... excluding Charlie boy area...I live there though |
J111333:they use the slump areas...gishiri and mpape for example it is so bad that house rents in Abuja are so expensive...I remember I saw a lady in gwarimpa complaining to me the huge cost of a mere 2 bedroom flats in Dawaki going for 1.2M that was last month |
Mustsucceed:he has a point even though he passed it in a very wrong way. I have a senior cousin...who declined and took the guy who really wanted marry her unserious when she was 22....she toyed with him...I was living with the family that was how I know....we grew up together. .to be honest that was the only serious and responsible guy my cousin ever meet... the rest wasn't serious and they came to mark register... my cousin now is in her very late 30s...probably 39...and not married. sometimes good things come early but we must ask God for the wisdom to use them right.... |
theButterfly:Dear...it is so painful. but this is not the best...my Dear. we really need to take our premarital relationships serious...to be honest nothing like having a responsible man or woman as your spouse.... divorce is not a good thing and it affects both the man, woman and the baby..... someone like me will rather marry a baby mama than to marry a divorcee |
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