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charlesemeka85:
yes it’s right

So who do you think is more clinical as a striker?
Yekini or Osimhen.

Amedino99:
I thought countries are allowed to play a friendly or two before the start of afcon.

The AFCON is holding at the middle of the season. Clubs may likely not release players till like a week to the AFCON and so there may not be enough time to organize standard friendlies.

Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen.
Thanks for keeping up with the good work here.

With Victor Osimhen, hitting the 20goals mark for the Super Eagles, is it right to start a comparison between Osimhen and the Legendary Yekini?

optimusprime2:
PK time...

If the falcons an convert their spot kicks...

Then Relax... Chiamaka Nnadozie is there

Chiamaka is not so exceptional at PK
Recall the Morocco AWCON semi final game
I hope we can pull this off

Dproperties:
Force 100%
Technicality 48%

I blame the Nigeria's Coach

Typical of African football. What did you expect before

Good evening house. How this side?
Been a while. I come to read but only comment when I can.

Kudos to everyone that has kept this great forum alive.

safarigirl:
Good evening guys,


Please I know I haven't been to this thread in like 5 million years, but I just really need to make a Public Service Announcement.

If you can get it, I really really REALLY NEED you guys to get this book and read it- Laughter, Leather and Loss by Calvin Emeka Onwuka.

If you're a lover of Nigerian football (and I know like 90% of us here are), you will absolutely LOVE this book. He basically details his journey as a Nigerian football fan through the years.

It's one of the best books I've read (and this is saying a lot, because I read a lot), might be biased because it's talking about something I love, but it is an interesting read.

Please, just get it and read if you can. You won't regret it.


Cc: thegoodjoe, thesupernerd, icon4s, thelonecitizen, confun, joseph1013, charlesemeka86, andrew44, maidaboi.

Thanks for the recommendation. Trust you are good.

OSU, my University

taylor89:
See who wan invest 10million

On your recent thread you said you was tired saying at home

Werey

Depriest2020:
Hope he will stay in ABA and not live in Lagos and be chairman in ABA.

This your local mindset.

How long does Kanu even spend in Nigeria, for a whole year? But in your mind he lives in Lagos.


This is 2023 bro.

adenigga:
Source: https://punchng.com/Subsidy-removal-FG-saves-N400bn-in-four-weeks

They didn't save any N400Billion, rather they didn't borrow N400 Billion because we were borrowing to pay subsidies.

OloYeOfEgbE:
Wonderful...

PLEASE NO IGBOS IN THIS GOVERNMENT. LET US GO BACK HOME.

Continue to live in self denial

AndSunGorilla:
Yes o!!!!!
Two free kick goals in one Match by Chris Ohenhen!!! Never understood why he didn't make the SE even with his personal successful career. Another player who had so much potential was Chris "Maradona" Nwosu, remembering his Maradonic goal against the old Czechoslovakia. Notable mentions, Dimeji Lawal, Osondu, Tony Emedofu, Sam Elijah, Tunde Charity, Sam Elijah, Bawa Abdulahi, oladuni Oyekale, Peter Ogaba, Jimoh Balogun, Emeka Amadi, Nduka Ugbade etc.

Wow. Such a memorable match. If I have a full replay of that match I will sit and watch.
In addition to your list of players, we also had Angus Ikechi (first choice goalie) , Mike Onyemachara and Mutiu Adepoju.
That team was a combo of the 1985 U17, 1987 U17 and the locally based U21 players.

I recall that Chris Nwosu's goal against Czechoslovakia. We were one goal down and at the verge of crashing out before Christopher Nwosu had a long series of dribbles from the midfield to the penalty box and scored.
Nigeria and Portugal emerged from that group and met again in the final.

From that team only Mutiu Adepoju and Nduka Ugbade (partially) progressed well into the Senior team. Dimeji Lawal played a couple of games and was dropped and Ohenhen had one or two call ups. The national team of the early 90s was so strong, making it really hard for those boys to break in.

Throw back Thursday.
It was the miracle of Dammam!
What a memorable day for Nigerian football
Highlights and Penalties


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EqqElKXURI

My Friend TheGoodJoe, I hope you are excited now that we dominated Korea but lost, since domination should be the most important thing

With Brazil and Argentina out, if we can beat South Korea today, we will start discussing the possibilities of winning the title.

The Children of Israel are doing the Lord's work

daveP:
Ecuador game, those defenders have little awareness. Made the Koreans seem super. But i rate their box 18 flair highly. They also seem to do well on the wings than centre. I hope we don't have a Yakubu this time sha. IYKYk.

I prefer we play against South Korea than another South American country.

Korea vs Nigeria, Nigeria is the more likely side to win.

The way our boys play, it would be easier to boss those Koreans than if we had to play Ecuador.

TheGoodJoe:

I repeat, I don't believe we can not build a side that can match Argentina at U20 levels in talent and tactics. It is down to our selection and preparation.

So, I said, we should not get too excited about the win because we were dominated and outplayed. It is so simple.

We are not talking about what isn't or could have been.
We are talking of what is and what we have. We have followed this team right from the African qualifiers and we acknowledge the fact that this is not the best crop of Flying Eagles we have ever produced. They were the less fancied team going into that Argentina clash. We know, going by how both teams have played all tournament, that Argentina was the better side. What did you expect us to do? Try to pretend that we are better than them, play an open game and get trashed?

TheGoodJoe:

Actually, it is a huge misconception. After years of studying football, through guage of team strength is in chances created. Sometimes, chances are taken, chances are not. That is not down to team quality.

So in this case, 12 to 4 chances created shows the gulf in class between Argentina and us. This will tell you why we should not feel too excited.

Finito.

Argentina and Nigeria are never at par when it comes to football with the exception of the U17 level. Yes there is a gulf in class between the two nations and that is why when you play against a team of such quality and also playing then on their home ground, you don't go all out attacking and exposing your backline when you know you cannot Match them toe-to-toe. Infact, the boys didn't intensionally sit back, the Argentines pushed them back. The best tactics was what the coach applied which is making sure you don't concede and then hitting them when the opportunity arose.
It worked for us and we won 2:0. That is what matters most.

humility33:
Can you help with the Qfinals fixtures please....

Thanks

Brazil vs Israel
Colombia vs Italy
Uruguay vs USA
South Korea vs Nigeria

Kog45:
Better side always winning with tactics.Football match is always about winning my man.Argentina had the possession and dominated but outcome proved that they are not better by losing two nil.

I don’t rate Bosso but benched Eletu should tell you he read Argentines very well.Amuneke I rated would have lost the match cuz he would be out there trying to dominate a team he cannot dominated.

Sir I love attractive football but a good coach would use any tactics to win.

100% spot on.

TheGoodJoe, in addition to this, modern day football has gone beyond ball possession and domination without end product.

Today's game is all about efficiency. The team that created 4 chances and converted 2 is better than the team that created 12 chances and converted 0. Whether you are building for the long or short term, result is what matters.

TheGoodJoe:

I said totally dominated. Dominated in play.

As na Mancity be our team na. Or we fit go employ Pep for this team so that him go buy the players wey go fit make Nigeria dominate all matches.

You think we don't like our team dominating opponents? But there are certain games you accept your team being dominated but you still get the desired result. You wan to go dominate a free attacking Argentine team playing in front of their home crowd. Super Eagles fit don dominate and beat Argentina in any world Cup before?

TheGoodJoe:
Longevity comes with style of play. You play a pattern that will keep the team improving. How do we improve by siting in the box?

Do you realize that it was Argentina that we just played and not Tunisia or Morocco.

TheGoodJoe:

I have never seen parked bus as tactical football.

In Atlanta 1996 when we met a star studded Brazil, we went toe to toe with them. We did not stay cramped in our box.

I am 100% dominant football fan.

You can only stand toe-to-toe with your opponent when you have players with equal abilities with your opponents. Nigeria were the underdogs going into that game. We needed to remain compact ensuring we don't concede, which will keep us in the game and then hit our opponents when they lose possession of ball and importantly take your chances. That was the tactics played yesterday

TheGoodJoe:
Which South American jinx? To the best of my knowledge, we schooled Brazil in 2005 with Mikel's team under the tutelage of Samson Siasia,

That game ended 0-0. And that remained our best result against any South American team at that age level till yesterday.

WE HAVE FINALLY BROKEN THE SOUTH AMERICAN JINX AT THE U20 LEVEL. HALLELUYAH. THANK GOD I AM ALIVE TO SEE THIS DAY

ecoco2014:
No holes anywhere. THE FLYING EAGLES WILL MOST LIKELY PLAY 1-1.

Brazil only needs to beat Nigeria by a one goal margin and Italy beat Dominican republic by 2 or less goal margin for Nigeria to finish second.
That, probably, is the hole he was pointing at.

Finishing second or third in that group will put us against very difficult opponents in the second round ( England, Argentina and the likes)
If we can win that group we will most likely play Slovakia (if they emerge amongst the 4 best 3rd placed teams)

komekn:
Where can you watch it live please 🙏🏾

Me I am currently in Naija so na SuperSports sure pass

It is as if online streaming is really limited for this competition and also you can hardly fine Highlights on YouTube.

TheSuperNerd:
U20 World Cup MD2 Results - Day 5: Flying Eagles stun Italy and the bookmakers; doing the most for African Reps as African Champs, Senegal, falter again.

Group C
Senegal 1-1 Israel
Japan 1-2 Colombia

Group D
Italy 0-2 Nigeria
Brazil 6-0 Dominican Republic



Next up (Thursday) - Day 6

Group E
Uruguay vs England
Iraq vs Tunisia

Group F
France vs Gambia
South Korea vs Honduras


#MDU20WCDiaries

Looking forward to two games tonight:
Uruguay vs England
France vs Gambia

TheSuperNerd:
Nigeria U20 Flying Eagles continue their fearless/menacing displays: Humbles Brazillian Conquerors 2-0 - Part 1

MOTM for me is Benjamin Frederick


#21 Chijioke Aniagboso looks quite unbeatable between the sticks. Confident in the air and a good shot stopper. Also looks kinda comfortable with the ball at his feet. Bagged an assist for the second goal via classical route 1 football


#3 Solomon Agbalaka was solid defensively for the most parts but was a bit shaky in the first half which saw him forget the tenets of Penalty box defending. He was lucky not to concede a penalty after VAR review shows an Italian foul preceding his handball in the box. His crosses caused a few problems in the final third.


#6 Daniel Bameyi surprised today. Damn, he may not be close to half of the best technically and is still bang average on the ball but I have to admit that the lad is quite a tank defensively. A rock to be reckoned with in defensive actions. Lad put in a hardworking defensive job at RB and even had a crack at goal on one of his few forages upfront.


#5 Abel Ogwuche continues his flawless displays at the heart of the Flying Eagles backline. Smooth in possession and solid in aerials (100% aerial duel success) and ground duels. His Sweeper qualities saw him rack up the most clearances in the game (9) for Nigeria at the back. Solid performer. Has covered himself in Gold so far as one for the future of the Super Eagles backline.


#12 Benjamin Frederick. What a monster of a young man. The smoothest in possession at the back. Recorded the most passes of all our defenders (38) and also won the highest duels (9) among our back 4. His 1 v 1 defending is arguably the best in this team. I bet only Daniel Daga rivals him on 1 v 1 marking/defending. He recorded 6 tackles vs Italy's Pafundi, Baldanzi and Cesadei.
Benjamin Frederick is a future Super Eagles Defensive lieutenant. Trust me. This kid is going to the top. A top defensive talent we have in Frederick whose only sore point at this tournament so far was the penalty he gave away vs Dominican Republic.
Aside that, Dude has been flawless and class.


#Daniel Daga is truly an insane midfield anchor. Did a fine job on Cesadei and Fratti. Mad and aggressive off the ball and quick in closing down opponents. Brilliant in blocking passing lanes and strong in duels. And just when you think he is all about combativeness, his technical qualities shine through. Press resistant and calm on the ball. Has got the passing range to spread and switch plays to get us progressing forward. Daga is a gem. Only those who focus on both the beautiful and dirty works of Midfield plays will understand what a gem we have in this lad.

I'm not getting ahead of myself but I see why close observers of the team live in Abuja before the U20 Afcon called him Little Kante.


#10 Victor Ehuwa Eletu. The Highly Cerebral Baller of our middle game dynamics. I said on twitter that if we would stand a chance against Italy's midfield, then Eletu must start not just for his familiarity with most of the Italian youngsters but because his ball playing magic would definitely help us in the midfield battle and did it? It sure did. Eletu EASILY recorded the highest passing accuary (95.5%) among all our players who started and also created 2 chances in his 67mins before being subbed off.

His ball sense, decision makings, press resistance, progressive carries and strength in duels makes him quite the near complete midfield package. Dude is definitely destined to become a Super Eagles Midfield General. A star in the making.


#18 Samson Lawal played the first 45 mins and was largely anonymous despite having 2 key passes. He was a huge let down and had to be rightly subbed off for Tochukwu Nnadi.


#8 Tochukwu Nnadi played the second 45 mins and seriously impacted proceedings with his involvement in link up plays and our midfield passing sequences which kept our plays ticking. He provided 2 key passes as well but more than that recorded more than twice the passes Lawal had in the first 45. His energy, his intensity and ball plays saw the midfield 3 of Eletu, Daga and himself take full control of the middle game which began seeing us progress even further into the Italian half both on the counter and in regular offensive transitions.


Part 2 will be about the attack only. Stay tuned.


#MDU20WCDiaries.

The best Game this team has played ever since being assembled.

Well done, Son.

If you studied Geology in Nigeria and you never heard of "Oyawoye'' then you are not a complete Geologist.

Rest in Peace Prof Oyawoye. The legacy you left behind lives on.