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Humility017:
the fact that he once played the round leather game...does not mean that he has an in-depth knowledge of the game...
many world best players...never translate being world best coaches....
never assumed others simply know better than you...reason because no man has the monopoly of knowledge...
I still maintain they're many ex internationals out there who cannot analyse football like some of us here.....
so...his words is just an opinion

He not only Played the game. He also coached the game.

I repeat Ike is an authority as far as Goalkeeping in Nigeria is concerned.

TheGoodJoe:
He is not the best we can present now in any way. For Rohr to look into it means he knows Akpeyi's selection was a catastrophe. The reality is that we did not do a thorough job in that department and I doubt it will continue.

He his our first choice for now. That is it.

Please don't get me wrong I do not have anything to gain or lose if Akpeyi mounts goal or not.

My own is he is getting an unfair criticism. He may not be the ideal Super Eagles goalie we all crave for but the thing is he is being unfairly blamed for most of our goals.

I know your own is because of Alampasu. He should keep working hard. His time will come.

Humility017:
he just disappointed me wit those statements of his.....
I think someone need to start clamouring for a foreign goal keeper trainer now....

As far as I am concerned Ike Shorunmu is an authority when it comes to goalkeeping issues in Nigeria.

He was a seasoned goalkeeper and And also a seasoned goalkeeper trainer.

You are on your own o. Lozz!!!

Humility017:
Ike is on threading a wrong part wit these statements. .. the problem wit is in nigeria is that we are always too conservative.

Conservative?
How?

Humility017:
hop u won't be shocked....when someone else man the post against Cameroon?

I will not be shocked. This is football anything is possible.

But until then.....

soetanoreoluwa:
Sir Icon4


Smiling, I have been following your post and I can perceive or lemme say within you... You know Akpeyi will be called and will man the post come aug/sept..

Am I right?

Akpeyi is our first choice for now.

Like him or hate him.

He is not among the best of goalkeepers we have had in the recent past. But the truth is he is the best we can present for now. Sad, but that is the reality.

TheGoodJoe:
Nice addition oga Shorunmu but the point remains. We need the best goalkeepers of the Super Eagles in the team. Screen, select the best and let them grow in the team. We are paying the price of wasting the earlier times to build a good goalkeeping department of the Super Eagles. That does not mean we should not make moves to correct the mistakes.

You surrender for this one now abi. Lozzz!!!

goldfish80:
Just a reminder to those calling for Ike Shorunmu to take over from Alloy, as if Ike Shorunmu have a special supermarket where he will picks up goalkeepers.
Yes he said Akpeyi wasn't at fault for the goals against SA. I will be hard convinced that anyone who blamed Akpeyi for those goals have actually played football beyond monkey post.
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Ikeme: Shorunmu warns Rohr over Enyeama, backs Akpeyi

[img]http://punchng.com/ikeme-shorunmu-warns-rohr-over-enyeama-backs-akpeyi[/img]


Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Ike Shorunmu says Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr should not get stampeded into any hasty decisions on Carl Ikeme ’ s replacement in the national team .
Wolves goalkeeper Ikeme is undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with acute leukaemia on Thursday .
As the 31 - year- old Nigeria first choice keeper faces a long spell out as he fights the disease , his replacement in the Eagles has become the subject of heated debate in town .
And former Eagles’ goalkeeping coach Shorunmu warns Rohr he should be very careful while making his decisions on the issue .
The 2000 Africa Cup of Nations silver medallist believes keepers Daniel Akpeyi , Dele Alampasu and Ikechukwu Ezenwa are good enough for starting roles in the Eagles.
Shorunmu said former team ’ s first choice Vincent Enyeama should not be pressured to come out of his international retirement , saying the unsettled Lille custodian should be allowed to decide if he wants to return to the national team .
“ Rohr shouldn ’t bring in a keeper who has not been part of the team as some people are suggesting , he must be very careful while making his decisions , ” the former Besiktas star , who represented Nigeria at the Korea / Japan 2002 World Cup , told our correspondent on the telephone on Monday .
“ Akpeyi , Alampasu and Ezenwa are good keepers, and we should believe in them .
“ We can boost their confidence by believing in them and encouraging them to succeed .
“ Rohr can pick of them as Ikeme ’ s replacement .”
He disagreed with football pundits and commentators who have called for Rohr to omit Akpeyi from his squad for the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying double - header against Cameroon following his poor performance in the 2 - 0 defeat handed the Eagles by South Africa in their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Uyo on June 10 . The former Stationery Stores keeper insisted that the Chippa United shot - stopper has the quality to replace Ikeme .
Shorunmu said , “ Akpeyi shouldn ’t be blamed for our defeat by South Africa . We lost the game because we didn’ t play our full team .
“ He was right to come out of his line in an attempt to stop the second goal . It was the best decision, but unfortunately he couldn ’ t prevent the goal .”
The former Switzerland - based keeper added , “ Rohr should not allow people to put him under pressure to invite Enyeama .
“ Enyeama is still good but Rohr should be very careful. He should allow Enyeama to decide if he wants to return to the team .
“ Enyeama knows why he decided to retire from the national team . He understands his body better than anyone else .
“ After the 2002 World Cup , I was under pressure to return to the national team but I said no . I know why I took the decision.
“ The coach should allow invite a new keeper to the team to learn . It will be a big mistake to abandon the keepers who have experience for someone who has not played top - level football. ”

http://punchng.com/ikeme-shorunmu-warns-rohr-over-enyeama-backs-akpeyi/

For those calling for Shorunmu this is Shorunmu speaking. A seasoned ex-goalkeeper plus seasoned goalkeeper trainer.
oya come and dispute him.

kingphilip:
what i wanted to correct

clean sheets might be due to good defenders and not great goalkeepers

That's why I have opined that a good midfield and defense can make up for an average goalie.

Not that I am satisfied with Akpeyi but that is not our major problem.

BascoVanVeli:
Ugbade: AFCON Expansion No Guarantee Super Eagles Will Qualify


Former Nigeria international Nduka Ugbade feels the increase in the number of participating countries from 16 to 24 for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon is not a guarantee that the Super Eagles will qualify, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.

CAF's executive committee on Thursday decided to expand AFCON and move the calendar from January/February to June/July from the 2019 edition billed for Cameroon.

The Super Eagles failed to qualify for the last two AFCONs in 2015 and 2017 and Ugbade believes that the team will face stiff competition from other countries for a 2019 ticket.

Nigeria lost their opening qualifying match 2-0 at home to South Africa and are already playing catch-up as Libya defeated Seychelles in their group's other match.

"Expanding the number of countries will only give opportunity to everybody and not just the big teams," the 1994 AFCON winner with the Super Eagles told Completesportsnigeria.com.

"It will serve as motivation to even the small teams especially those who have never qualified for the Cup of Nations.

"I think the Super Eagles should not wait until decisions like this come up, with our history in the competition, we should always think of being among the first teams to qualify and also win it."

Ugbade went on to back CAF for shifting the AFCON from January and February to June and July.

He added: "Taking the competition to June and July is also good because it will stop the usual complaints by European clubs about releasing players. Also it will give us the opportunity to see the best African players, there wouldn't be any excuse not to attend."

Read more at http://www.completesportsnigeria.com/ugbade-afcon-expansion-no-guarantee-super-eagles-will-qualify/#i4eQRqx5iDQ8Fkgh.99

Off course naa. It doesn't also guarantee that South Africa will qualify. 5 more games to play. A lot is at stake.

It has only BOOSTED Nigeria's chance of qualifying.

Mickael2:
first of all, it was Vanzekin was the gk for Mikel's U20, not Akpeyi correct yourself. Ambrose ok but not Akpeyi please.

Out of all the people you mentioned, what did they achieve at U20 level?

A team goes to a WC with only one goal keeper? Correct your self.
A little click on your friend (google) will help you out.

What has Nigeria ever achieved at U20?

somehow:
Ajiboye, the best in our league? Where is Sunday of rivers utd? Do you know that we have goalkeepers the season that have kept clean sheets for almost 1O matches? Ajiboye is not even in the top 5 of clean sheets. Sunday rotimi is not there too but I would say we take him instead of akoeyi

Sunday Rotimi.

I laugh.

Did you follow the last CHAN?

Mickael2:
Akpeyi went to the U20 with Ideye, probably the worst U20 set we have ever assembled until recent times though so what he is doing here doesn't make sense to me at all, he was poor then, he developed poorly and still is poor.

Personally Ajiboye is the best GK we have in the local league so why do you keep on hammering Ezenwa?

Firstly, Akpeyi went to same U20 with Mikel and not Ideye.

Secondly, Did you say the 2007 U20 was our worst ever? What happened to the U20s of 1995, 1997, 2001, and 2003? even 2009.
It means you don't know that the U20 set you have just criticized as the worst produced Brown Ideye, Elderson Echijele, Efe Ambrose late Adefemi Olubayo and Ikechukwu Ezenwa and you say they are the worst?

That 2007 U17 class was a fluke. All of them. From Ajiboye to Lukman to Chrisantus to Oseni and the rest of them.

Let us be fair in our criticism I beg you my people.

EMIOMOADEOYE:
Once upon a time when we had an ocean of Goalkeepers.

Ambrose Vanzekin
Dele Ajiboye

These guys were hot when they burst into limelight some years back. They were neglected and are now off the radar. Never in my life did I imagine we would be at this point where we dont have a keeper

Neglected?

So we should have neglected the trio of Enyeama, Ejide and Ayenugba instead? Because we want Vanzenkin and Ajiboye in the national team?

You guys seem to forget or probably are not aware that Akpeyi and Ezenwa were also junior internationals.

poshemmanuel:
Odemwingie deserve a recall,we need experienced players against cameroun

Perhaps martins too right?

junnyjake:
Is Emmanuel Daniels playing regularly for his team?

Emmanuel Daniel, IMO, ought to be the 3rd choice goalie in that team and not Alampasu. Daniel was ahead of Alampasu in that Dream Team squad. So why would the slot for the young keeper go to Alampasu? Yes they were both called to camp at different times. Well, I was not in camp so what do I know?

However, moving on to the now, I do not know what Daniel is up to. I don't know about his current form and development.

Anyone with up-date on Emmanuel Daniel should please update us.

EEGA:
Odemwingie has scored 13 times in 14 games for Indonesian topflight,Madura United.Can he be given a call-up for the Cameroon game?

Bros, football is not like that. Indonesia you said?

EEGA:
Yeah,we need a quality back-up for Ikeme,that will be in goal against Cameroon.

Back up for Ikeme?

Ikeme is out for at least the rest of our WC qualifiers naa. I even pray he should be able to play football again.

Who ever would be in goal against Cameroon is our new number 1. And not backup to Ikeme. That is the reality.

Icon79:
Any attempt to take an international match, friendly or not, to Sokoto, or anywhere in the far north, is asking for trouble. The fact that there hasn't been any conflict there yet doesn't mean that it isn't brewing below the surface. It's still a sharia state.


O pari

My brother I talk am o.

Them say I be PDP sympathiser. I don't know why some people cannot see the truth and say it the way it is.

Joebie:
I disagree. Iwobi has risen through the ranks at Arsenal. His best shot of continued development remains there. Wenger is good for him...until he establishes himself fully -- when he becomes indispensable. Then, he will be world class ready for a great offer elsewhere.

I agree

EEGA:
How can u term a defence consisting of Troost-Ekong , Elderson Echiejile and Shehu Abdullahi "very good".We need a good keeper against cameroon because Confed cup and Afcon have made them stronger.Looking at the SA match, it was obvious there was no leader in our defence.We were poor at the back.So,the need for another good keeper or defender with leadership qualities in the absence of leon and Ikeme.Remember we lost to France in 2014 WC because there was no other DM as good as Onazi.The back four is the only place (esp.the LB and CBS) where we are lacking options.Why not improve the defence with a good second choice keeper?

That is why I am more interested in the outfield players.

A second choice keeper?
Is that what is more important? Who mans the goal against Cameroon? Second choice?

EEGA:
If Enyeama is not available, a call up should be given to Aiyenugba or Emma Daniel.

Have you been following Emmanuel Daniel's progress lately? Do you know his current form?

Call back Ayenugba?

EEGA:
Before the Afcon was Ondoa not a third choice keeper for his club?

Selecting goal keepers for the national team is not as Straight forward as people think it is. I remember also that Dosu Joseph was 3rd choice goalie at Plateau united prio to that Olympics. His selection was so much criticised but the guy proved himself and shut up his critics.

Let us allow the coaching crew chose their keepers abeg.

Personally I am more concerned about the out-field players. A very good midfield and defense covers up for an average goal keeper.

EEGA:
Starting Akpeyi in the absence of Leon Balogun is a big risk not to be attempted against cameroon.

So which keeper should start in the absence of Leon Balogun?

newsynews:
KANO POLICE COMMAND ARRESTS MEMBERS OF BOKO HARAM GROUP



The Kano State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of Boko Haram group at Gayawa area of Ungogo Local Government area of the State. The suspects were arrested following an an active intelligence from the Nigeria Police Force indicating the remnant of BH Group who escaped from Sambisa Forest were started regrouping in some States in the North including Kano State. It is because of the concern to ensure that they don’t attack any location in any State, the IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni set up Joint Police Special Team comprising of special tactical Force (STF), Special Anti Robbery Squad Kano, the Force Intelligence Unit and other under cover operative Units as well as Conventional Police Team under the Supervision of CP Kano State Command. This Joint team has been on the trail of the remnant of Boko Haram Group in various locations in Kano and environs for some time. The Special Police Team has prevented several attempts in various places in Kano and its environs by this Boko Haram Group to attack innocent citizens in Kano. The sustenance of this operation by Special Forces yielded positive result this morning when the team intercepted the remnant of BH Group while they were about to move to attack public centres, Places of Worship and other places where people gathered to carry out their means of livelihood. The Police Team came under attack of this remnant and they were repelled in the process they were able to arrest five suspects three male and two females three Police operatives sustained injuries from the IEDs and Gunshots Launched on them by this terrorist group they are currently receiving treatment in the Hospital. All the suspects confessed to be active members of the BH group that involved in several killings of innocent Nigerians in Kano and other North Eastern States. They equally volunteer confessional statement indicating the planned attack they were about to carry out in Kano and other North Eastern States.

SUSPECTS ARRESTED
1. Abba Mohammed of Niger Republic aged 20yrs
2. Usman A. Buhari aged 23yrs of Borno State
3. Iliyasu Abdullahi aged 46yrs of Gezawa LGA, Kano State
4. Aisha Ya’u 25yrs and Ladidi Yunusa aged 27yrs both of Kwana Hudu Qtrs, Kano State.

EXHIBITS RECOVERED
1. One AK47 Rifle No. 58008821
2. Forty Nine Ammunition
3. Four Magazines
4. Pieces of IEDS Recovered
5. Two Sets of Air Force Uniform
6. Four Caps Of Air force Uniform
7. One Hand smoke
8. One Military Boot
9. One set of Camouflage Uniform
10. One Volkswagen Motor vehicle Key
11. One Laptop
12. One IPad
13. Some pictures of the suspects with Military Uniform
14. Some operational black masks

CP RABIU YUSUF, psc+
THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
KANO STATE COMMAND


http://wotzup.ng/kano-police-arrests-members-boko-haram-group/

Mr somehow, this news may interest you.

Humility017:
I thought you and goodjoe are ardent supporters of these government......
he has a point there regarding NPFL club sponsorships

I only support things that are, feasible, workable and reasonable. Not this one.

You don't impose a brand on a corporate body who are those advising this man sef?

tbaba1234:
Forget Ighalo, even in his best scoring season, he was not that good for naija. I even prefer Ideye.

Sadiq Umar, Onuachu and Osimhen are the future. We also have Kayode who can do a job now.

True.

BascoVanVeli:
FG goes tough; to mandate Nigerian brands sponsoring EPL clubs to sponsor NPFL



The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the Federal Government will amend the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Code to compel brands to sponsor Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL.

The minister made the assertion at the close of the “Two-Day Creative Industry Financing Conference,” sponsored by the ministry in conjunction with “Think Tank Media and Advertising” which closed on Tuesday in Lagos.

“We will amend the NBC code to ensure that our Premier League improves.

“We will make sure that in the Code, if you spend one million dollars to support a foreign football club like Manchester United in Nigeria, you will not be allowed to air that programme unless you spend 30 per cent of that money to promote Nigeria’s league.

“Some beverage companies in Nigeria support Manchester United (Man U), Arsenal and others and spend about $6 million a year,’’ he said.

“I then asked the question, how much of their products are being consumed over there?

“I was also told that a particular brand of Nigeria Beer is supporting several premier league teams to the tune of $7 million a year.

“We can imagine if they give us just 30 per cent of that, we will fix our stadia.

“I know they are going to attack me on this but I am not made a minister to sustain the economy of other countries.’’

He said the government could no longer tolerate the situation where people continue to develop the economy of other parts of the world from the sweat of Nigerians and at the expense of Nigerian economy.

The minister also clarified an earlier statement credited to him on the amendment to NBC Code to discourage production of Nigerian movies and music abroad.

“At that meeting, I said that I will work to amend the NBC code to ensure that if a product is designated a Nigerian product; it must be produced in Nigeria.

“I didn’t say that henceforth, all music and films will be produced in Nigeria.

“All I said was that if a programme is designated as a Nigerian content programme, we will amend the code to ensure that it is produced in Nigeria,” he said.

He added that if the law says that a programme shall have 60 per cent Nigerian content, the producer could not go ahead to shoot such outside the country for Nigerian viewers.

“Of course, they will come and say that you do not have infrastructure and that is why they went outside to shoot.

“I asked if it is not the same programme you went to shoot outside Nigeria because we have epileptic power that you will bring back to show to us in Nigeria.

“Then, with which power are you showing the programme?

“I promised Nigerians that I am going to create one million jobs in three years and I can’t do that if they start exporting jobs to other countries,” he said.

This must be a joke right?

heckymaicon:
comedians,

no election in South East

You'll soon know who the actual comedians are.

This attempt to stop elections will finally lead to Nnamdi Kanu's down fall.

We dey watch.

Petrobros:
You see. I was right. You are Kwara, a Northern state and you are obviously a Muslim. I said Muslim North so I was right. Loz!!

Bros, can we please quit this argument already?

And please stay away from my mention.

somehow:
Same as yours which lacks objectivity.

Please I am done with that discussion.

I have made my points and you have made yours.

We cannot change each other's perception so let's just live with it.

somehow:
I didn't see such.

Any foreign club can tour Nigeria if they want. If foreigners troop into Nigeria daily, then I see no reason why a tour for clubs can't take place here.

The league is on and every part of the country is being used for league matches including borno!

If that is your opinion. Good.
You are entitled to it.