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Nigeria: Eagles Won't Qualify for Russia 2018 World Cup - Prophet Aika


Benin City — As the Super Eagles prepares for the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Cameroon, a sport enthusiast and clergy, Prophet Tommy Aika has expressed fears that Nigeria may not qualify for the fiesta if his spiritual messages were not reckoned with.

He also said the appointment of a foreign coach, instead of a Nigerian, was not the best for the country as a foreigner, he said, would not lead Nigeria to lift the World Cup. He said that football administrators over the years have not helped the growth of football in Nigeria

The Primate and General Overseer of the Glory Church of Christ said he had been instrumental to the national team's chain of successes in the past, adding, "although I have never been appreciated for all my contributions to the Super Eagles lofty achievements, I am not deterred.

"The message that has been handed over to me for over 10 years now for onward transmission to the world is that the Super Eagles of Nigeria will be the first team in the continent of Africa to lift the World Cup

To achieve this feat, the team should not be led by a foreign coach. I will participate in the spiritual aspect of selecting three coaches and two financiers to be attached to the team.

"The process of the spiritual selection of the coaching crew will involve a girl not older than seven years picking the three coaches and the two financiers through a lucky dip.

"One of the coaches would be given the responsibility of coaching the attackers. The second coach would be saddled with the responsibility of training the midfielders and the third would be assigned to training the defenders and goalkeepers.

"As per the two financiers, one will be mandated to cater for the footballers, while the other would be in charge of the officials.

"All these will be done in the presence of the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and two other prominent personalities, Generals (Rtd) Theophilus Danjuma and Abdulsalam Abubakar.

"Of course, I and my team of prayer warriors would be doing the needful in the background," he concluded.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201708030287.html

Crap!

All these negative comments just because of one lose.

Could he have said something like this before that SA game?

I laugh because I know he still come and deny this crap by the time we qualify.

soetanoreoluwa:
Pictures

With Ahmed Musa, Onyinye Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho at Leicester City, I adopt Leicester City as my 2nd favorite Club.

August 11: Arsenal Vs Leicester. My two favorite clubs. 4 Super Eagles players may be involved in the game.

Can't wait.

Joebie:
QUICK FACTS:

Evkur Yeni Malatyaspor will compete in the Turkish Super Lig this season with THREE Nigerians:
1. Sincere Seth (19) -> Right Back
2. Okechukwu Azubuike (20) ->Central Midfield
3. Sunday Mba (28) -> Attacking Midfield

Good to know.

Na him be say na country like India go dey win World cup every time.

Joebie:
More Champions League updates

Aaron Samuel progress with CSKA Moscow after getting the better of AEK Athens 1-0 (3-0 aggregate).
CSKA coach did not introduce Olanare until the 69th minute.

But for injuries this lad could have been a top hitman for Nigeria by now.

interior pics please

Joebie:
In this country of 1001 opinions how could you be shocked? If Osaze is called and he gets the nod to start, then that means his 13 goals in the Indonesian league is not a fluke. There is no cause for alarm. Like I said earlier our talk here is barely noticed by those in the helm of affairs. Free speech is permitted.

Yes. You are right.

They are just talks and also wishes.

But let me state one fact. That team is not lacking in quality to compete at this level.

Is it not the same team that beat Zambia in Ndola and the highly talented Algerian team in Uyo?

What was the difference against SA? Key senior players were not present. The team lacked a leader.

With the return of Mikel, Moses and Balogun you'll see the real strength of that team.

All these panic calls here and there are not necessary IMHO.

We just hope our key senior players will be back for the next game. The team is in transition and this transition should not be truncated because of just one loss.

Mickael2:
Simple, just say it plain and direct, you do not like Osaze and you don't want him in the Super Eagles. Don't come up with baseless reasons why he shouldn't be invited.

Abeg free her jare.

It is not an issue of like or dislike.

I am even shocked that someone will be calling for Osaze Odemwingie.

9jaStar:
Paralyzed? No.
We lacked experience and leadership.
This is a team in transition, and under those circumstances, there is a need for guidance and direction on the pitch. We were missing Ikeme (first choice GK), Leon Balogun (regular centreback), Mikel (captain and leader), Victor Moses (key attacking player).

Then the coach decided to start a rookie (Awaziem) ahead of Omeruo's experience, claiming some weird psychological holdover from the last game; and Ahmed Must, citing muslim fast.

And so we had a team that had just two players with any real extended international experience (Echeijile and Onazi). And even Onazi is still basically a newbie if you consider our past teams.

Did our team get overwhelmed and outplayed by SA? Yes. The reason is simple.

But I'm confident that with the addition of just two or 3 of those missing players, we will take out South Africa in the return leg. Mark my words

Good one. In fact Perfect!

This is what you post when you analyse football without sentiments and favoritism.

I love your post.

Hope to see more of you here.

Joebie:
Ola Aina: Tammy Abraham Motivated me To Join Hull

Posted By: soccerasson: July 12, 2017In: Eagles WatchNo Comments Print Email
Nigerian Defender Ola Aina has revealed that close friend Tammy Abraham was the motivation behind his move to Championship side Hull City

The 20 year old joined the Tigers for the 2017/18 campaign, a year after fellow Blues’ youngsters Tammy Abraham and Tomas Kalas departed Stamford Bridge for successful seasons with Bristol City and Fulham respectively in English football’s second tier.

The player now wants to follow in his friends footsteps show everybody at the KCOM Stadium just how good he is

“We all support each other and we all hope for good seasons for each other,” Ola Aina said in his 1st official interview with hull city .

“Seeing my good friend Tammy doing so well in the Championship last season is something that motivates me to do the same this season here at Hull.

“I’ve spoken to him about the benefits a loan move can have and he always talks now about the confidence that last season has given him.”

“ It was equally as good for his football and he says it has made him into a man really by moving away from home and living by himself. He’s given me plenty of advice and I can’t wait to get started.”

Ola aina who despite representing England at youth levels has switched allegiance to Nigeria also spoke on his expectations with his new side

“Last season was really good for me and being part of the squad that won the title was fantastic,” Aina added.

“This is a big move for me – my first loan away from Chelsea – and it’s all going to be a new experience for me.

“I know there is a really good squad here and I am excited about working with the players that are here.”

“ I’ve spoken with the Head Coach and he wants to take Hull back up to the Premier League. The vibe that I got from him was really good and I just want to hit the ground running now.”

http://www.soccerassembly.com/ola-aina-tammy-abraham-motivated-join-hull/

Can you both motivate your selves to join Nigeria?

Mickael2:
This I can agree with. Our coach has only been here for a short while, he should have a trusted core, there are some positions you just don't change for the fun of it. When Ferdinand became a relatively poor player, Fergie kept on playing him because of his partnership with Vidic(that cost Evans his proper development and game time) but that's how the defence is, you can be good individually but a bad partner will make you look like crap

Good point.

Mickael2:
but Osaze hasn't scored 2 goals, he has scored 13!!! Wait, thirteen and not in one game but continously. And before you start saying it's the Indonesian league so how come nobody else is scoring at that rate there if it is so easy? If the league is whack then how come Essien's team(Ashley Cole is in the same team too) is losing since he can just pick up the ball, beat 10 players plus GK, sit on the ball then use his head and roll it in because the league is easy

Osaze cannot play competitively in a game as crucial and as demanding as a WC qualifier. Trust me on that.

robosky02:
OSAZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

OK naaa let them invite Osaze. So that if Yakubu bangs in like 2 goals too we drop Osaze and invite the Yak. And when Martin's scores too we ignore the others in invite him.

No be so?

safarigirl:
abeg, who is the 19-year old warming bench in a top club and the 42-year old banging in goals?

I can't recall any Nigerian player banging in goals recently

Haha haha. Dem Don look for our first lady trouble.

Nwanne Olia?

Joebie:
I'm making a case for a number 9 considering our next opponent, Cameroon. Judging with most recent form, Emenike is still productive. At least he has not been used recently.

My brother forget. We have moved on.

Joebie:
I call that goals draught. Even the young players will experience it too. The fact is you need a good balance of youth and experience.
Emenike looks really good right now. Or is Osihmen banging goals

We need the experience of players who are still productive and prolific. Moses, Musa, Mikel, Onazi, Echiejile, Balogun and Omeruo can provide the experience we need in their respective positions.

We just need the youngsters to ride on their backs. The absence of 3 of the 7 I mentioned above is largely responsible for our loss to SA. All 7 played against Algeria and all the goals came from 2 of them.

The only young player I am not comfortable having in that team is Osimhen cos he IMO has not yet proven himself as a professional player. Others like Iheanacho, Kayode, Simon, Iwobi, Etebo, Ekong, Ndidi, Awaziem and Shehu are rightly in the squad.

Joebie:
I've only mentioned Emenike throughout my NairalandSpan

How many goals did Emenike score in his peak?

You and I know Emenike had his run And then stopped scoring.

We were patient and still allowed him more time to see if he could manage to pick up.
But he didn't.

We have moved on. We have younger strikers now whose careers are on the rise. We need to explore and exploit those.

To me Ighalo, Ideye, and Emenike are no-no.

Joebie:
Lol a few old players won't hurt.. We need a good balance.. I've just made my case with stats and quality recent videos.. make your case..

one thing for sure a completely young team won't do it for us right now.

Those old players you have been mentioning are way past there peaks.

Joebie:
I think we still need Emenike.

He scored 3 times against Monaco at the Champions League qualification stage last year.
1 assist against eventual Europa League champoins
1 goal against Feyenoord
4 Super Lig goals.

Currently he has one goal from only 2 minutes of game time for Olympiakos in the Champions League. I think he still has it. Plus, he is big, fast and experienced. Emenike-Iheanacho pairing against Cameroon. My people, over to you.

Enyeama and Emenike should call off their retirement. Together with returnees Mikel, Moses and Balogun, and new boy Ola Aina, I think we are good to go with the rest of the regulars.

"I think we still need Martins", " I think we still need Osaze", " I think we still need Emenike", "I think we still Need Ayenugba even Eyeama". We should just kukuma disband this whole team and call back all our old "pensioner" players.

Humility017:
he was the assistant captain during the last chan....salami was the captain....

Ezenwa is an older player and has spent more time with the national team.

Akpeyi and Ezenwa Don suffer for una hand honestly

Humility017:
considering seniority of players....
Chima akas ought to be the captain of the team.
I just believe a young vibrant goalie can be unearthed from the NPFL to grow wit other foreign base....that if....alloy agu does his job well.
More so, just hope the latter part of your reply is complied wit....
I rarely trust indigenous coaches after keshi romance wit agbim....and also his bizarre 2014 world cup list....

Chima Akas how?

Humility017:
hmmmm....my confidence lies in adherence on fairness and transparency in team selection. but wit the likes of alloy and yusuf...I doubt if they've been upholding these principle.
why make a player who is not even the first choice goal keeper for his club...the captain of the CHAN team....
the captain should be named after the treaming of the team
meaning he is definitely going to make the final cut in respective of how impressive others are in camp....the captain is guaranteed a starting barth

The captain is typically made before or shortly after camp opens. Ezenwa is a senior player among the CHAN players. Nothing wrong with making him captain. He may not necessarily mount goal. But if the coaches deems him fit enough to mount goal who are we to disprove that?

do4luv14:
nope,

I wanna ask, wat day was our WC dream battered,

wich day was ATLANTA Olympic gold won,

wich day was our 1996, and 1980 AFCON won,

not forgetting our youths and u-17s

a simple click on www.google.com will help you.

Thanks.

Humility017:
then he should be the goal keeper for the fixtures.....
I hate it...when mediocre players are preferred over the best all because of experience or other assumptions that don't hold water.

Then it simply means you have confidence in the selection process of the goal keepers.

So can you cut the goalkeepers trainers some slacks now?

Humility017:
it is like moving from frying pan to fire.... let the best in camp....man the post...That's it

And if Akpeyi emerges the best to man the post?

do4luv14:
nope I don't believe even if its caured,

SE are usually lucky on Sundays, no matter the way they play, the opponent, and the result they always win, and that's ma point,


not a cursed stadia

Because of SUNDAY Mba and 2013 AFCON?

kloppzy:
Lukaku or Morata? Let’s see what the numbers say.
Finishing On a basic level, over the past three seasons, Lukaku has scored more goals per 90 minutes than Morata – 0.51 against 0.33 for the Spaniard – although the 2016/17 was different. Used as an impact sub off the bench, the Real Madrid attacker actually out- scored the Belgian with 1.01 goals per 90 versus 0.69. In the box, the Everton striker was still more efficient, however. He converted 30% of his shots in the area. Morata managed to convert 27.08%. Over the past three seasons, Lukaku has taken more shots in total too – 3.22 per 90 versus 2.17, or 2.22 on target against 1.40. He has the variety too, with 11 headed goals, 15 off his right and 27 off his left in the league since August 2014. When it comes to finishing, it has to be the Belgian. Round one: Lukaku
Hold up play The Spaniard is without doubt the superior option when it comes to playing with his back to goal. Lukaku prefers to get a run on defences, whereas Morata has shown his value as a centre-forward who can bring others into play, especially during his two year stint at Juventus. However, the statistics paint a more complex picture that might otherwise be assumed. Over the past three years, Morata has drawn more fouls per 90 than Lukaku (1.90 versus 0.80) and done more when it comes to defensive work, winning tackles and making interceptions (0.81 against 0.23), while the Belgian has actually created more chances (1.30 to 1.03 for the Spaniard) and completed more passes in the final third (10.04 to 6.96). Despite the Real Madrid attacker recording more assists per 90 (0.26 to 0.16), Lukaku has actually played more through balls too – 20 in total, or 0.19 per 90, to three for Morata, or 0.07. Even so, these numbers must be considered in the context of each players’ respective styles of play and performances. There is no doubt that for Everton, Lukaku is more than a goalscorer, but he is a striker that plays on the run, forcing defenders to back track, and benefits from being the sole focal point of how the Toffees play. Morata on the other hand, in spite of his own heroics as a finisher for Madrid, is a footballer who in Italy showed a greater aptitude for holding play up in the final third for others.
Round two: Morata
Movement Here, Lukaku comes into his own. Not only has he shown his ability to pop up in dangerous areas more often than Morata, taking 0.65 shots from “big chances” – situations in which a player finds themselves in a position to shoot from very close range or with only the ‘keeper to beat – over the past three seasons, he has also taken carved out 20 goal- scoring opportunities on the counter-attack, or 0.19 per 90. Morata, meanwhile, has averaged 0.37 “big chances” and 0.07 chances on the counter per 90, although unleashed off the bench and in a more aggressive role for Madrid last season, the Spaniard actually took on more “big chances” (1.01 per 90 to 0.66) than the Belgian. He is no slouch. Yet it is the intelligence of Lukaku’s movement, and awareness of which gaps to hit, that have set helped to set him apart as a striker worth investing in. Due to his height, he is wrongly regarded as a target man. Early and inaccurate descriptions of the Belgian as “the new Drogba” hardly helped him either. He is effectively an extra large poacher who excels at dropping off his markers, peeling away to the flanks or lingering around the box in order to arriving in the sort of areas defenders don’t want him to be in, coming from an angle that they can’t deal with. Round three: Lukaku
Duels A category in which the Belgian just about pips his rival. With his quick feet, he can turn defenders inside out to force back lines to implode, and completed 1.74 take ons per 90 last season (1.18 in the final third) compared to 1.48 (1.08) for Morata. Over the past three seasons, it’s a similar story: 1.44 (1.00) for Lukaku, 1.27 (0.79) for the Spaniard. In the air, it’s closer still, although not in the way that may be obvious. While the Everton striker rules over Morata through the sheer number of aerial duels won (2.81 versus 0.85 over the last three seasons) for success rate, the Spaniard shows the value of quality, over quantity, completing 46.99% of his headers to 39.97% for Lukaku. Yet playing up top for United, in front of a midfield primed with playmakers ready to unleash a centre-forward capable of taking teams on as well as taking their chances, surely it’s the Belgian who stands out here.
Round four: Lukaku
Big moments In the common parlance of modern football, the question is which striker is the true clutch player out of Lukaku and Morata? The Spaniard’s record is hard to beat. He has already scored more Champions League goals than Diego Costa, and in 2015 found the back of the net in both of the semi-finals and in the final against Barcelona for Juventus. Last season in La Liga, only Lionel Messi and Neymar scored more goals in the last 10 minutes of games than the Real Madrid striker. Lukaku can be the man of the moment too, however. No player scored more goals from “big chances” in the Premier League last season. He was tied with Harry Kane on 18. The Belgian also topped the charts for goals in the final 10 minutes of action too, with nine – five more than Morata managed in Spain. Against tired legs, his underrated dribbling abilities, movement and capacity to catch teams on the break cannot be dismissed. Still, due to his greater experience of European football in the Champions League, and a record of delivering when it matters – Morata scored three goals in four games at Euro 2016, compared to two in five for Lukaku – the Spaniard takes the plaudits when the crunch hits.
Round five: Morata
Conclusion Neither player is a perfect replacement to Ibrahimovic. They each have their own charms and profiles as centre- forwards, yet with three categories to two, it is the Belgian that comes out on top in a head-to-head comparison with the Spaniard.
Final results Romelu Lukaku – three categories out of five Alvaro Morata – two categories out of five Winner: Romelu Lukaku

Haba do a tabular comparison naa. Nobody get time for this long epistle o.

TheGoodJoe:
Can a coach conduct training sessions without drills?

We are discussing the selection process for the Super Eagles my friend.

TheGoodJoe:
How did you take the news of a foreign keeper trainer joining the team?

Good News. Anything that will improve on the training of our goalkeepers.

TheGoodJoe:
How did you take the news of a foreign keeper trainer joining the team?

Good News.

TheGoodJoe:
Are you coaching the Super Eagles?

What is the scope of our discussion here?

goldfish80:
And he will give the new guy 3 months to find a number 1 goalkeeper? Fantastic. Absolutely fantastic.

See they don't just like Akpeyi.
To them anybody can do.