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Humility017:
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...

You are among the ones that should let Rohr do his job.

He has his scouts and you should respect that rather than calling for the inclusion of heaven and Earth in the team and yet you are shouting "Let Rohr do his job". You want to force players on him?

Tomorrow now if one Raja Casablanca fan hails a Nigerian player in the club you'll come here and start calling for his inclusion.

Let Rohr do his job please.

daveP:
even ogu if outside the 19 wil make d list of 4 b4 pure gold sokari. etebo sef. mention j obi wil b a big disrespect sef. tunis league over championship? pls im hungry for bias, turkey no do me.

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

Humility017:
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

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.

elyte89:
Pure gold sokari ,even a pirlo wasn't called a pure gold during his playing time.... Naija with over hyping

Pure Gold that didn't make the top 30 nominees for CAF APOTY for players based in Africa.

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

People forget that form is temporary but class is permanent. Sokari does not have that class to continue giving out performances.

Wait till a few months from now to see whether the fans will still be singing same song about him.

BascoVanVeli:
I watched him in the CAF Confederation cup and he was pure gold. I think Joel Obi is a matter of fitness and it would be wise to have other options in case of incasity.

Etebo, Onazi, Mikel, Iwobi. Pick one to drop for the pure gold Sokari.

ChrisKels:
Cool, but did u know that Rohr is looking for a better backup to Mikel Obi? The few times Agu came on for Mikel, he was far from being impressive. In Sokari I guess we would have a better sub for Mikel.

Categorise Agu as a DM or CM, even there, he stand no chance because Ndidi, Onazi, Etebo, Ogu, Joel are all better

Agu did not come in as an AM for Mikel. It was not a like for like substitution but a tactical change that saw Agu sit deep as a CM/DM.

ChrisKels:
Bia nwoke m onwekwa ihe mmadu ga-eme ya emeta gi? I bu usu? Ikwugi n'elu, ikwugi n'ala. Hundreds of pages back, we're u not the one saying Agu never impressed u? Now u don't want him dropped so that another person will be tried in his stead? Nawa oo

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

safarigirl:
and neither will Sokari, I regret to inform you now


See as you even quickly drop Ogu on top Joel Obi that has not even be rumoured to be a prospect. See, that March game is key for anyone that has plans to go to Russia, so if you no see your name for that list in March, na to go soak chaplet for water because your chances of making the WC will be 15% tops.

I don talk am before, dropping integrated players for people that are yet to be tested under Rohr is an extreme move. Even leas for those that we are not sure Rohr is even considering

"Invite this person", " Call that person ".

Humility017:
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

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.

Humility017:
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...

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.

Humility017:
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....

He is not Super Eagles material.

If Sokari is invited then we need to apologize to Ajagun and Aluko.

Humility017:
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...

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.

Humility017:
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...

Sports sites. Is it not the ones that some people are writing here? Filled with so much sentiments and super patriotism.

You have not really seen him play so you cannot go all out the way you are doing to call for his inclusion.

Don't be deceived by what most of those writers are writing. They are full of hypes.

Humility017:
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...

Follow him where?

On blogs or sports sites?

Have you watched any of his Tunisian league games?

Humility017:
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...

The same thing peeps here said about Agu. " He is better than Onazi, "he is better than Ogu". Meanwhile a good number had never seen him play even at his club.

When last did you see Sokari play?

Humility017:
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.

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

Humility017:
Lol....let them go ahead cast their stone...
the guy is very pacy, mobile wit good long range passing skills...I beleive he should be tried in the midfield wit either of ndidi and onazi while mikel play the AM role

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.

Humility017:
I have no problem wit him.....at all. in fact I will prefer him over Joel Obi.... in the super eagles russsia party.

Some people can stone you for this comment.

tbaba1234:
Tunisian fan on sokari...

oops! double post

tbaba1234:
Tunisian fan on sokari...

Kingsley Sokari....One of the most disliked players on this thread. Hahahaha.

What was his sin?

He benched Kelechi Iheanacho at the 2015 U20.

Our discussion has gone historical.
Merry Christmas to us all.

tbaba1234:
Osigwe did not even make the final team but he played the friendlies leading up to the tournament.

We recycled too many players in 2013 from 2011. Ajagun, Egbedi, Kayode etc

Yeah I recall one Usman and Felagha were our two goalkeepers.


As per recycling, nothing wrong with that as long as they were still within the age bracket. Our 2011 U17 team was a catastrophe and so no new breeds to build from. Obu had to fall back on his boys that were still within the age.

Aguero also played U20 twice for Argentina

tbaba1234:
Osigwe, eligible for Nigeria already, played with the under 20 in 2013.

Still playing in the 3rd division in Switzerland, his team is top at winter break.

He has 6 clean sheets in 17 games.

That 2013 U20 squad was pretty decent with players like:
Wilfred Ndidi
Shehu Abdulahi
Kingsley Madu
Uche Agbo
Michael Olaitan
Emem Uduok
Christian Pyagbara
Moses Simon
Olanrewaju Kayode
Abdul Jeleel Ajagun
Edafe Egbedi
Chidi Osuchukwu
Aminu Umar
Johnbosco Amaefule.

They lost narrowly in the 2nd round to Uruguay who went on to play in the final.

I would not jump yet in calling for Osigwe's invitation because I don't know how his development has been like all these years.

Besides that, Swiss 3rd division. Common.......

enomakos:
i did't know him either,he may be one of those home based who were uses as training material and dump before the arrival of the professional

O pari then.

tbaba1234:
I struggle to remember the games, he played as well as he was not in Algiers 90 or senegal 92.

Neither do I remember him in the qualifiers for those tourneys.

tbaba1234:
Ojokojo Torunarigha won a few caps under Westerhof, i believe.

I did not see that name play for Super Eagles o.
Ngbo enamakos and Kog45 you saw him play for the Super Eagle?
I don't base my own on Wikipedia. Na wetin I see I dey talk o

tbaba1234:
Ojokojo got a few SE caps

Under which coach?
And what is his other name?

Joebie:
Many people are scared their players will not make it to Russia. Sentimental beings..

Even my favorite player Victor Moses, needs more competition. There is no room for laxity. Every player must fight till the last day in camp to deserve a place in Russia. Let the invitations keep coming. Competition will get stiffer, players will raise their game up. It is for the good of the team.

Having said that, the defenders I want us to invite include:

Tosin Adarabioyo
Dominic Iorfa
Kingsley Ehizibue
Jordan Torunarigha
Felix Uduokhai
Kevin Akpoguma
Efe Ambrose
Nura Abdullahi
Kenny Otigba

Yes the players who do not finally make it are ever welcome to fight another day #QatarInView

All those saying Echiejile's place is guaranteed. You are defending a guy who since his move from Portugal has not been able to cement a starting spot for every club he has moved to. Una really like mediocrity. Not like he is even shining in the GWG. His days are numbered in SE.

Modified
Even Musa Yahaya (for RWB) as training material. Yes I said so

I would prefer you give us a list of strikers

Kog45:
I wonder o,this was a real rooted guy playing for shooting star then,if am right(icon4s, goldfish80, enomakos) one of the defected shooting players during training tour in Europe,so what do you expect.

Honestly Ojokojo and Irofa senior falls my hand cos of them am always praising Iwobi and Aina Dads for great encouragement giving to their wards to represent Nigeria.

If am Rohr i will be sentimental and takes Iwobi and Aina to WC to spite them cos Nigeria did a lot for them especially Dominic Irofa.

That name Ojokojo doesn't ring a bell.

Which period him play for Sooting?
I was not a sooting fan. So I only know their big/popular players.

At least we suppose see the building naa.

Which kine journalism be this?

goldfish80:
I have always been surprised how much people here over rated this guy. When I argued against the hype, some thought I was just anti foreign born. Thank goodness a fresh pair of eyes have come to terms with what I've been saying.

How old is Tammy?

Just 19. He is still up and coming. Calling for his inclusion into the Super Eagles is because of his potential to grow into a top striker. And not that we have found a new Yekini.

The whole Swansea team has been poor of late. What of one of the Ayews that is there what gas he done of late?

Young players often have this kind of rough patches at a point in time in their careers. While some come out of it stronger some other do not recover.

Our own Alex Iwobi and Rashford also suffered such. Iheanacho and Success are currently experiencing that rough patch. Likewise Anthony Martial.

It is nothing new bro.