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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 11:57am On Feb 21, 2019

Danielnino00:
Juju must be useless then.. cus it hasn't help Africa win the world cup..

Like someone here once said: "Juju wey no help you win World Best that one na Juju?'' grin

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 9:54am On Feb 21, 2019

edi287:
He's got some nerve using age cheat Alalade's absence as an excuse.

We should even thank God that CAF did not ban us for fielding him during the qualifiers.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 9:48am On Feb 21, 2019

fabyom:
yet we failed to qualify for 2006 world cup.

If that quality played under Today's Rohr, na World Cup semis be that. cool

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 9:38am On Feb 21, 2019

fabyom:
yet we failed to qualify for 2006 world cup.

That does not take out the quality in that team. We didn't qualify because some big players were selecting the games they would play in.

A better Team Manager would have achieved a lot with that crop.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 9:34am On Feb 21, 2019

Curtisaxel7:
Good one.

He's the only decent player in that U-30 team. Strong tackles, good defensive awareness, good height, physicality and confidence on the ball. If he works on his passing ability we may have a world class CB on our hands in no time.

Plus, I think the time has come for Leon Balogun to be slowly eased out of the team.

Also Igho Ogbu. What gladdens me most about Ogbu is that he was among the Manu's 2017 U17 that passed the MRI. Meaning he is really young and playing with so much maturity and excellent sense of judgment.

This is why it is very important for us to always raise at least a descent U20 Team. This to me is our best bakery for the SE.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 9:31am On Feb 21, 2019

Do we really believe in "Juju" in football?

Osaze Odemwingie, a former Super Eagles forward in a new interview said that 70% of African players use juju as he recounted a past experience.

ho was raised in Russia, recounted how he was taken to a shaman (native doctor) instead of a medical doctor after he sustained an injury on his hand. He went on to disclose that it is not a rare occurrence among his colleagues to use juju instead of a medical doctor.

He told Championat;;

“Just at least 70% of players believe in it. They think that some kind of salve will save them. This is more suggestion. Brainwashing goes. But three years in Nigeria have been helpful to me. They called me to the big league, and there my career developed much faster.”

https://unclesuru.com/2019/02/21/osaze-odemwingie-says-70-of-african-players-use-juju/

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 8:52am On Feb 21, 2019

tbaba1234:
It was speculated by Owngoalnigeria

Ok then. It is a good one. More competition at the CB.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 8:48am On Feb 21, 2019

tbaba1234:
Defensively, the current crop stand a chance especially at center back.

The Centre Back has 2 positions. Yobo was one of them. That was why I said not more than 1 or 2: Mikel, who was also part of that earlier team and one of the CBs, Ekong probably. None of our Full backs is near Taiye Taiwo and Chidi Odiah.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 8:15am On Feb 21, 2019

zuchyblink:
Valentine ozornwafor invited to the super Eagles

Sauce Please..... undecided

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 6:00am On Feb 21, 2019

andrew444:
No tbaba

I am talking about Epl goals not in all competition

But u didn't specify it was for EPL goals only.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 5:57am On Feb 21, 2019

isan:
our strikers those days are very constitent in striking role we have gone backward

Imagine Yakubu, Martins and Kanu hitting double digits. Meanwhile elsewhere Utaka, Nsofor, Makinwa and Osaze were also hitting the back of the net.

And all those players were in the SE team at the same time! Now u understand why I have always opined that not more than 1 or 2 of the current crop of SE will make that 2004-2006/7 Eagles team.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 2:32pm On Feb 20, 2019

andrew444:
Yes sir icon

Why will someone always attacking a playing with his champions league stats ?

He is always blind enough to see that the boy is trying

Always attacking the boy with champions league or accusing him of playing in turkey ,saying he should leave turkey

But this same guy know onyekuru is there for a season long loan and he just want him to leave as if the loan don end ,he has forgotten that this same guy is an Everton player who is having work permit issue .

That does not necessarily mean he hates Onyekuru.

Some people don't actually fancy or rate some players. That's just it.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 2:04pm On Feb 20, 2019

andrew444:
And Samuel kalu has played 8 Europa league games and no goals but you won't see that one because you hate onyekuru so much

Onyekuru should leave turkey when his one year loan deal is yet to expire ? Why can't you wait for his loan to end ,Everton want to even have him back but still work permit issues

You keep on blabbing he should leave turkey as if the guy has been there for 5 years ,onyekuru has just been at turkey for 6 months oga ,wait make him loan expire then you can continue your childish ranting

Onyekuru is 21 years old so he is still young .

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 8:13am On Feb 20, 2019

Earthquake2:
What a dull thread

So wetin come be ya own kontribushun?

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 4:52am On Feb 19, 2019

junnyjake:
He didn't make name as an academy player, he made his name on the big stage.

I didn't say "transition from an academy player". I said "transition from a Youth player".

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 8:16pm On Feb 18, 2019

ChrisKels:
U sef no know say this na post from the archives?

I suspected so when I saw "teenagers" meanwhile those lads are no longer teenagers. BTW It is not every published article that one gets to see except if the internet is ur number 1 place of abode. grin

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 8:10pm On Feb 18, 2019

mostob:
saw this on FP....

Top Ten Most Valuable Nigerian Teenagers

1) Samuel Kalu (Gent) - €3 million

2) Victor Osimhen (Wolfsburg) - €1 million

3) Nura Abdullahi (Roma) - €0.5 million

4) Taiwo Awoniyi (Liverpool) - €0.4 million

Orji Okonkwo (Bologna) - €0.4 million

6) Theophilus Awua (Inter Milan) - €0.3 million

7) Dennis Bonaventure (Club Brugge) - €0.3 million

Bright Enobakhare (Wolves) - €0.25 million

David Okereke (Spezia) - €0.25 million

10) Franklyn Akammadu (Cesena) - €0.2 million

Anthony Izuchukwu (FKH) - €0.2 million

Are Samuel Kalu, Osimhen, Awoniyi and Bonaventure teenagers? They probably meant young or U21 players.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 3:30pm On Feb 18, 2019

junnyjake:
It breaks my heart - how Imoh has so fallen so low he's no longer worth reckoning with.

That is the transition from Youth to Senior level we always talk about here. Not just some but MOST Youth Players do not leave up to expectations

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 3:02pm On Feb 18, 2019

junnyjake:
Would they get released by their clubs?

They are not likely to be available for the Qualifiers but we can make a case for their release at the Olympics proper if we qualify. After all a good number of our Europe based players were released for the last Olympics.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 1:41pm On Feb 18, 2019

Danielnino00:
I pity that guy trying to market the Senegalese here
They will still disappoint at the AFCON.. no be today dem dy produce good players..

francophone countries in general always produce good players than most African countries... but to achieve something with them is an issue

Mali are also Perennial under-achievers. But when two under-achievers meet in a final the less under-achievers will be favored. grin

Mali though are beginning to come out of their under-achievers status, though at age grade levels.
But at senior levels they still largely remain under-achievers.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 1:36pm On Feb 18, 2019

fabyom:
Boys are not smiling!

I still count Osimhen and Awoniyi as part of the U23.

It is now they are ready for the challenge of that age grade.

With Stephen Odey also elligible, potentially we have an exciting U23 team in the waiting.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 5:57am On Feb 18, 2019

tbaba1234:
Mikel is too good for the Championship. He makes things look so easy. We have no replacement of that kind of quality.

That is what talent does for a player.

Mikel is one of Nigeria's most underrated players. Just like JJ Okocha he has become better and more influential on the pitch with age.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 5:52am On Feb 18, 2019

daveP:
Good news guys, Carl Ikeme has defeated cancer

praaaaaaaisssse God!!!!!!

wow!! This is the best news so far to me. Ecstatic!!!

Modified!!

Afcon here we come

Thank you Uzoho, the boss is back!!!

I don't think Carl can come back to competitive Football. He has been out for so long and age is no longer on his side.

He is a goalkeepers trainer in training now

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 10:56pm On Feb 17, 2019

Senegal has never won any CAF or FIFA organized competition at any level of their Football.

They have always been referred to as "the perennial under-achievers". They have again proven that tonight.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 10:32pm On Feb 17, 2019*

ChrisKels:
Qualification for WYC is a unique achievement. Specifically, I was writing about team play, talents and techniques, not Qualification.

Our team-play lacked pattern and we were so predictable, hence we easily got nullified by our opponents. No achievement

Technically, we were poor all through. No achievement.

Talent wise, Igoh and Ozornwafor impressed. The only outfield players with basic football intelligence. They look to have a future both professionally and in the senior national team. "major" achievement

Yes the goalkeepers can be said to be achievements buh they were not really tested, even though Oremade looked assured. Hence I dont consider them "major achievements" but "achievements"

About ur last paragraph, if Nigeria had played Senegal, u would have been here giving excuses as to why they couldn't break down Senegal bkus of the poor pitch. The pitch was poor, yet Mali took to it like a duck to water, what stopped Nigeria from being Mali, maybe the Nigerians were brought up in Europe where great pitches abound?

Oga u said we should watch out for Senegal and not Mali. Mali that we out-played were better than Senegal for the most part of the 90mins today. But did Mali that "took to it like a Duck to water" win the game during regulation time? Was that not the same result Nigeria got?

If u refuse to acknowledge that the quality of that pitch affected both teams today more especially Senegal then you are being totally dishonest.

I am not saying we had a Super team. But my points are that team is not as bad as you are painting it. I have already highlighted their areas of strength and weaknesses earlier on. And secondly the ground condition was very poor and this affected virtually all the teams in the tournament.

You attributed Nigeria's penalty misses to poor quality of the players but can u also say same for this Senegalese team which could only convert 2 out of 5 spot kicks?

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 9:34pm On Feb 17, 2019

ChrisKels:
It is not one of, rather, it is the only major achievement.

A team that could only score a total of 4 goals in open play in 5 games (2 of those goals were flukes), IS THAT ONE A TEAM?
Just like 0.05 goal average per game against African opposition; what will they do against European and South American oppositions? No natural goal scorers. No prolific player that could score in the whole of 90 minutes.

So u don't consider WYC qualification as a part of the achievements? What about the goalkeepers?

BTW which 2 goals were fluke goals?

Emm please Mali the evetual winners how many goals did they score? undecided

And please what do you think happened to Senegal today? U were going to use them to show us how to play on a potato pitch grin

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 8:58pm On Feb 17, 2019

Odunayaw:
Just blame CAF for taking it to Niger, the country doesn't have a pedigree for us to hold them to.

So many states in Nigeria can boast of two stadiums that are better than the two presented by Niger.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 8:55pm On Feb 17, 2019

Odunayaw:
Big geographically Abi which one

meanwhile Ozornwafor (CB) and Ikuowem Udoh (LB) made the Tournament XI

Ozornwafor-Ogbu CB pairing is one of the major achievements for us in this tournament.

We need to see them against top tactical European and South American sides at the WYC. But so far they have been excellent.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 8:50pm On Feb 17, 2019

tbaba1234:
I don't know what Ikuowem played in this tournament.

Well, the selection is relative. I can't even think of any other LB from the other participating teams that stood out.

Generally the tournament fell short of standards.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 8:45pm On Feb 17, 2019

Odunayaw:
Big geographically Abi which one

meanwhile Ozornwafor (CB) and Ikuowem Udoh (LB) made the Tournament XI

Big both geographically and population wise. At least they are more populated than 70% of all countries in Africa with a population of over 20 million. Smaller nations like Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Seychelles and Mauritius boast of better facilities.

I agree their GDP is nothing to write home about but why bother to host when u don't have the resources and capacity? Well, it is CAF I will blame.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 8:04pm On Feb 17, 2019*

BascoVanVeli:
That pitch took away so much gloss from the tournament. They should have used the artificial one as the main pitch

Men .....a state in Nigeria can host a better tournament than this.

Please CAF should mind the kind of places they take these tournaments to. To be honest I didn't enjoy this tournament. I was expecting better Football than these but the pitches didn't help matters.

That other artificial pitch doesn't look TV friendly due to the size of the stadium and also camera position. If these are the only 2 stadiums a nation as big as Niger can boast of then they must be very very backward infrastructurally.

Senegal played better on that artificial pitch but struggled on the Potatoes Niamey pitch. Only Mali seemed to have mastered that bad pitch probably because of their direct style of play. And they may also be used to such back in Mali grin

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 6:16pm On Feb 17, 2019

This Niger pitch is rubbish. It is not doing Justice to this game.

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