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ChrisKels:
Hmmm OK oo, buh my boy has been consistent for about four seasons now. These past years ighalo hasn't done nothing to justify his inclusion in the NT.


About this line "How was his rating compared to Ighalo, Iheanacho, Success, Simmy and co as at then(2017-19)?", u just shot urself in the foot here bkus ,statistically, none of those guys came close to him. Don't get me started with ighalo's armature CSL stats, we all know it was a fluke

As at then 2017-2019? You are just trying to prove what does not exist

Who is talking about 2018 or 2019? Abeg I no get ur time this morning.

Earthquake2:
Other fixtures


South Africa VS Zimbabwe

Zambia VS Congo

Ghana VS Algeria

Cameroon VS Tunisian

Ivory Coast VS Guinea

Congo DR VS Mali

Sudan Vs Nigeria
First Leg 5th June, second Leg 9th June, 2019. Perfect end of season timing. So we unleash our full foreign based squad once again. AFCON does not start until 2 weeks after the second leg. So Rohr can as well borrow us some of his boys again

No mercy.
We learnt from the mistake of Libya first leg.

ChrisKels:
u want make I go deeper?

Well, I will keep doing my good job of unearthing quality players for our various national teams. Good thing my boys are proving to be hits, back to back

Go deeper to do what? Paul Onuachu was never a SE material until this 2018/2019 season (this was not even much of a debate because it was so obvious). The post u went to dig up was in 2017 when Paul was really lagging behind in the pecking order of Nigerian strikers.I don't even remember going into any debate about Paul Onuachu with you or anybody. So I don't know what you are going deeper into.
The National team is not for every D!ck and Harry, it is only for proven players. Paul Onuachu has proven this season he is ready to compete for a place in the SE. He was invited and nobody questioned his invitation. So what game are you playing here?

Your usual attempt of trying to claim cheap Glory
Bros no market for you today

^^^ so what did I say here now that will warrant me to make any apology? That post came in 2017. What was Paul Onuachu's game level at that time? How was his rating compared to Ighalo, Iheanacho, Success and co as at then?

I don't think anybody here raised eyebrows when Paul Onuachu made Rohr's list in this 2019 as it was glaring he deserved the call up. So I don't know which Glory you are trying to claim here.

ChrisKels:
Icon4s and Forgiveness should apologise for what they said about Onuachu when I first brought him to our notice.

I told u guys I never liked the idea of Simmy Nwankwo, that Onuachu was a better option buh u guys and others said I was always opposing every move by Rohr and that Onuachu plays in a back water league. Icon4s in particular was more critical about Onuachu. Yea, it is still early days, buh my boy has shown that talent no dey hide.

I saw Forgiveness shouting "this Onuachu na baller ooo" and I was like

You need to state when that discussion on Onuachu took place. It couldn't have been this year or last Year. Onuachu has been a subject of discussions here since Siasia invited him for trials with the Olympics team in 2014 of which he was not impressive and was dropped. I am never one of those that classify leagues as back-water leagues. Go check my posts.

Almost everyone acknowledged his improvement this season even being the highest scoring Nigerian player. So it is a no brainer for Rohr to invite him and a lot was also expected of him and he delivered.

So I don't know the point you are trying to make here.

safarigirl:
lol.

No just try yourself say you wan go AFCON without Odogwu Mikel, else, we fit lose to Madagascar sef. You underestimate the psychological boost Mikel's presence provides in that team, sans his contribution on the pitch.

Mikel's era will end soon, but for now, nothing like over reliance.

No mind am. Because we don beat Egypt now our mouth don begin sharp. These are the same people that will berate Rohr for not taking Mikel to the AFCON if things don't work out for us.

jihday:
see agbaya Solanke still playing U-21 up and down

Nothing wrong with that.

komekn:
One response in my philosophy.

The best defence is in attack, you can ask Guardiola about that and see it personified in Manchester city.

Which forward thinking team sits on a one goal lead ❓

Remember it was Egypt we just played and not just Libya or Sudan.

A team we last beat at the 1990 AFCON!

And take note that Nigeria did not just relax on that one goal. We kept pushing for a second goal as the Egyptians were second best for the greater part of the game.

Like I said before a losing team typically will want to come all out to attack during the later stages of a game and the winning team typically would want to protect the lead they have.

National team is different from club. We don't have the attacking power that Mancity have and we cannot go and purchase it.

Humility017:
forget....it.
just wait for the afcon to start proper then you will marvel on what was the reason then for the wild celebrations by this debutant nations
many will be the first to head home after the group stages......

If we happen to play Egypt...I foresee us beating them if the players can be psych enough and with the inclusion of Mikel and iwobi in the starting 11

Guy forget, friendly is friendly. If we happen to meet Egypt in the AFCON expect a completely different game from them especially as they would be playing in Front of their home crowd.

Let's not be carried away by tonight's Victory o.

komekn:
We have had a lot of possession early on but we did not Kill off the match.

We may yet regret this complacent approach.

I am not OVERLY impressed we are improving but a lot if work to be done.

We are now letting the Egyptians back into the game because we never KILLED IT OFF when we had all the possession without penetration.

It is normal for a team that is down to increase their push for a goal while the leading team goes more conservative to maintain their score line. U don't expect the Egyptians to bow out without a fight.

Earthquake2:
Ogu out Ajayi in

Ogu seems to be lacking match fitness

It is not a match fitness issue. He got injured by the opponent.

Earthquake2:
Nice of Rohr to give Ndifreke Udo and Uti their debut caps

This maybe the only cap they ever get in their lives

No let Bascovanveli hear this o.

Odunayaw:
I thought they said he's match Rusty

A Defender with his level of Experience cannot go match rusty just easily like that except if he was out due to injury.

klexycole:
Game ended - Full time.

NIGERIA 1 - 0 EGYPT

Congratulations to Nigeria football lovers.

Cc robosky02
Mikron
Icon4s

Yeah congratulations bro. We did it!

Humility017:
i tire
even me from same place with him, give me the opportunity i will look for excuse to remove him from the National team once and for all.... and give other young productive players the chance to laid hold on the CF role.... i am a tribalist according to one enthusiastic Ighalo Lover

I just wonder!

I made a comment about Iwobi one day and someone brought Ighalo talk into it giving it an ethnic tint. And I was like "wetin bring Ighalo into this matter. Are both players competing for same position"? It was a second read of the comment that made me realize some here feel Ighalo is being criticized due to ethnic or Tribal reasons? Has there been any player I have not criticized here?

andrew444:
Ighalo is an hero ,haters and tribalist will only grumble they can't do more than that

Sir goodjoe hope you know his team mates gave him a cake ?

Haters will not see that so they won't post it on this thread

Smiles

Tribalists?

Chriskelz:
Some guys are now ganging up against me, I wonder the reason for this cheap conspiracy. I was insulted and I replied in same lane, and got reported by some misguided fellows in here, next I saw was a ban. Those cowards who pressed the report button against Chriskels, make una clap for una selves, una dun win gold

This is all what I said that got me banned, is this really worth it? Is this really bullying?

Who is Ovie?

Curtisaxel7:
He started it, not me.

There are better ways of getting back at someone.

Curtisaxel7, honestly I consider this an all time Low from you.

Curtisaxel7:
At least I don't go around begging strangers for food.

My brother it is obvious you need to learn some vital lessons about life. Please stop.

Curtisaxel7:
Well he asked for it.

No naa. Not right bro.

Curtisaxel7:
Look at the shameless pathetic online beggar that is insulting people. Instead of focusing on his begging business.

Don't try me oh.

Oh my God why should you do this!?

It is totally wrong. You disappoint bro.

wayodude:
sure, you realise that the context of the word 'dream' which you have described above differs from that of the original 'dream team' though, right?

the foreign media love (irony) the name too at least i know they laugh at it and its annoying

The Americans had their own context of "Dream Team" and we have ours. Let the foreign media make enquiry on why we named ours "The Dream Team".

Marjoribanks:
Rohr should have called up Bonaventure too. His skills and precision are Top notch!! He performed better than chuks in this match.

Yeah he had a Good game.

wayodude:
Good win but we need to drop this dream team tag. It was once cool but not anymore. Even the Americans who started it have since dropped it.

I don't see anything wrong with the "Dream Team" tag.
It is a dream team: an avenue to assess and select players we dream of being in the Super Eagles.

We aim to select our Dream Super Eagles team from the U23 crop.

gamaliel9:
Ok Sir....

I noticed that there are more class 2015 u17 world cup winners in this team....Osimhen,Nwakali,Okonkwo,Michael,Samu,Lazarus,etc

That is how it is supposed to be if they progress well.

Remember Mikel's 2003 U17 had some of them play the 2008 Olympics.

gamaliel9:
Uzoho....hum were was he?

What happened to Samu,was he played out of position ?...

It seemed our defense had little or no work to do

He is just 19, these are the U23s. Chukwueze, just like Okonkwo and Michael belong to the U20s. It showed over the two legs.

Chukwueze had a quiet game.

tbaba1234:
His anticipation to run to the near post was commendable.

Attribute of a poacher.

BascoVanVeli:
I could have scored that goal. Dennis did all the work and Victor provided the magic touch.

And when the opportunity came for him to net it in. He did just that and that has earned him a call up to the SE.

Joebie:
Komekn ibabo! How Okereke com dey ahead of maja?

We need to try Maja out too with the U23s.

tbaba1234:
Okereke to join super eagles for Egypt friendly.

That is how players get their break throughs. The boy came in very late in the game and grabbed his opportunity.

Once again well done to the Dream Team 7