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forgiveness:
GOALKEEPER

Vincent Enyeama - Lilie; If he recend his decision to play for Nigeria, he is for sure my first choice.


Carl Ikeme - Wolves; He is currently the first choice in the absence of Enyeama and he has never for once made us miss Enyeama for now.


Dele Alampasu - Feirenese(on loan)


Jonathan Ligali - Montpelier; He is eligible to play for Nigeria.

David Nwokolor - HNK Rijeka

There is no sincerity in ur list of you don't consider Emmanuel Daniel as part of our young goalie prospects.

otezu5:
List Of New Players Under Consideration By Rohr For Super Eagles Friendlies In March

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Ahead of the Super Eagles of Nigeria friendly games next month, coach of the team Gernot Rohr has confirmed that he will use the games to try out some new players.


Owngoalnigeria.com sources revealed that the manager could have as many as five new players in his team for the games against Senegal and possibly Ghana.


We bring to you the list of players who are favoured to be called up by the Franco-German coach in the test games, which will form the premises from which players will be invited for the Eagles competitive games later in the year.

Henry Onyekuru ( Striker, KAS Eupen, Belgium)

David Nwokolor ( Goalkepper, Vitez, Bosnia)

Anthony Nwakaeme ( Striker, Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel)

Olarenwaju Kayode ( Striker, Austia Wien, Austria.)

Tyroone Ebuehi ( Defender, ADO Deen Haag, Netherlands)

Fabian Senninger ( Defender, Hannover 96, Germany)

Noah Joel Sarenren-Bazee ( Winger, Hannover 96, Germany)

Brian Idowu* ( Defender, Amkar Perm, Russia)

Samuel Kalu. ( Winger, Gent, Belgium)

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/02/15/list-of-new-players-under-consideration-by-rohr-for-super-eagles-friendlies-in-march/

This is a very realistic list. Not the type of fantasy list forgiveness keeps rolling out

forgiveness:
Thanks bros.

I added Joel Obi should incase we want to change our formation to 3-5-2 during the course of a game.

.................................. Ikeme

....... Otigba...... ..........Balogun.................. Ekong


Victor............... Onazi.......... Ndidi............ Joel Obi

................................. Mikel/Iwobi


........................ Aaron................ Nacho

How far?

You guys should forget about this kind of formation now.

Suggest what is more feasible jare.

Eyaaah

I remember the song: Osemudia men eshin-shin go be ur flower girl.

RIP to Pa Okojie.

komekn:
Icon4
Have you followed this Aluko properly this guy is more skilful than Iwobi forget where he is playing at Fulham.

If this guy is in the Eagles he will give us multiple dimensions and he can score. Forget his stats put him in Arsenal now and he will be hailed like the new Bergkamp.

Watch him, I have over a long period blighted by injury somewhat and being in carpenter teams with emphasis on endeavour not guile and trickery he has been limited.

But this new Manager at Fulham Slaves has got them playing slick, technical and effective football with Aluko central to thier resurgence.

Watched them live a few month ago at Blackburn and it was like watching Barcelona. Admittedly thier limited squad couldn't cope with a fired up Tottenham looking for revenge after two defeats. Fulham's left back is 16 years old tells you something about squad strength.

Please remember to add 's' after the '4'.

komekn:
Put Iwobi in that carpenter strength and endeavour team and see how difficult it is to play triangles and 1/2s.

It's a lot easier to play tip tap with quality players around you. I have watched both recently and regularly and live as well.

I know the head of Rec. at Fulham and the reports about Aluko are just well great. Apart from what I have seen.

Please take an indepth look at him in his current resurgent form, you will be surprisingly impressed, he isn't fair weather either. I know a lot of these Chelsea, City and Arsenal type kids when the going gets tough they can't cut it.

I'm not saying Iwobi can't cut just that Aluko has been cutting it in all kinds of environments.

That makes Aluko a suitable sub when things get tough

In all honesty I would chose Iwobi over Aluko as an all round performer in that number 10 position.

komekn:
Icon4
Have you followed this Aluko properly this guy is more skilful than Iwobi forget where he is playing at Fulham.

If this guy is in the Eagles he will give us multiple dimensions and he can score. Forget his stats put him in Arsenal now and he will be hailed like the new Bergkamp.

Watch him, I have over a long period blighted by injury somewhat and being in carpenter teams with emphasis on endeavour not guile and trickery he has been limited.

But this new Manager at Fulham Slaves has got them playing slick, technical and effective football with Aluko central to thier resurgence.

Watched them live a few month ago at Blackburn and it was like watching Barcelona. Admittedly thier limited squad couldn't cope with a fired up Tottenham looking for revenge after two defeats. Fulham's left back is 16 years old tells you something about squad strength.

I know Omatsone Aluko very well.

I saw him play for Nigeria's Flying Eagles at Egypt 2009.

I saw him in full view all through when he played for Hull City.

He is in the Championship now and so I have not watched much of him but his full seasons wilth Hull before they got relegated was enough for me to fully know Sone Aluko. He may have more dribbling skills but he does not not have the Iwobi's kind of ball control, he does not have Iwobi's ball passing ability, Iwobi also has an excellent eye for locating his players who are position. Aluko does a lot of dribbling yes but what is usually the success rates?

Excellent ball control/first touch and excellent passing ability are better and easier ways to outwit ur opposition than laborious dribblings.

komekn:
My preference is for your first formation Aluko has a quite a bit more in my opinion as well as experience at the top level.

Iwobi is just coming in and yes lots of ability and potential but Aluko is a lot more experienced but with more scoring prowess and guile. That little bit extra that mental resilience that wins matches when the going gets tough.

Iwobi brings more creativity and versatility.

Yes I agree that Aluko is more experienced and may also be more resilient.

But when the opposing defense gets tough and too hard to break-down a very creative number 10 like Iwobi is what you need.

Talking about scoring abilities I would not just give it to Aluko. I know u came to ur conlusion abt his goals scoring prowess from that 2-2 draw against South Africa. But remember Iwobi opened scoring for Nigeria in this WC Qualifiers.

otezu5:
Zulte-Waregem Converts Eagles Defender Madu To Left Winger, Nominated For POTM Award

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Super Eagles deputy left full back Kingsley Madu has been converted to a left winger by the coach of his Belgian side Zulte- Waregem, Owngoalnigeria.com understands.


Madu has failed to dislodge regular left back Brian Tomming Hamalainen since his move to the team in the summer, although he has replaced the Dane on several occasion.


Manager Frank Dury who rates the Nigerian highly had to devise a way of accommodating him in his team, hence the decision to push him upfront as a left winger.


The Nigerian scored a sublime goal from the new role in a recent friendly tie against Borussia Monchengladbach, a goal which according to many formed the basis of his nomination for the Club’s Player Of The Month Award.


Since joining the Belgian side from AS Trencin, Madu has made seven league appearances for the high flying team while he has played in all of their four games in the Cup, where he has a goal registered to his name.

owngoalnigeria.com/2017/02/18/zulte-waregem-converts-eagles-defender-madu-to-left-winger-nominated-for-potm-award/

I have always seen the guy as more of a winger than a LB.

This proposed formation by owngoal.

I like the backline and midfield. It just reminded us that Leone Balogun also plays RB.

But how can they replace Victor Moses with Sone Aluko. Aluko can also play RWF but in that position he is not in same class as Victor Moses.

If we must try Aluko we should give him a short at the AM position and my suggested front line in this case would look like:

...................Iheanacho

Iwobi..............Aluko........V. Moses.


However, my preferred forwards line is still:

.............Iheanacho

Etebo.......Iwobi........V. Moses.


Good morning all.

komekn:
I have known Tammy (Tega) since he was 15. I will be more candid he is not ready for the Eagles, he has got more to learn. Irrespective of goals in the championship he has more to learn, his repertoire of technique is limited. At National level those gaps will be exposed.

I actually think Solanke is ahead of him as a striker particularly where national team is concerned.

My preference for right back amongst all current candidates is Aina at Chelsea.

Ademola looks good but has more to learn he is not better than Etebo in my opinion. And again Ademola may be in Everton does not necessarily make him an immediate candidate for Eagles.

I do think the experienced Sone Aluko has a lot to offer.

Great post.

But mind how u mention the bolded o. Some1 fit give u kong-fu kick for that

I could nt but laugh when I saw the invasion by strange elements on this thread.

They say there aim was to close the thread down.

They cannot cope with the peace and tranquility we enjoy here.

Sorry I have been away for quite some time. Work related issues.

Kudos to everyone here for how we conducted our selves during that period. It shows the high level of maturity we have developed here consciousely and unconsciousely. For those that had direct confrontations with them pls dnt feel hurt. It tells you what is going on outside this house. . Me I dey hardly visit other threads on this nairaland because of insults.

Keep up with the good work guys.

Forgiveness, i dey see the names you just dey throw here and there. Ajaguns, Solankes, Iloris and co. So you don finally get our time back here.
I dey come comment about ur list later.

AIG07:
I'm kinda Happy with our recent FIFA rankings-it shows that we're progressing.

I was really suprised wit this month's own. I wasn't expecting such a leap. Though Sir. Icon4s n other elders have for seen t few days ago.

Thank God the Era of 1 step forward 30steps backward is gone...

Our leap in FIFA Ranking did not come as a surprise to me. U knw it covers a 4 year period meaning that for our current ranking, February 2013 to February 2017 was considered. Recall we won the AFCON in Feb 2013 so all our previous bad results from 2012 and beyond have been forgiven us and erased.

Hopefully we can only get better from here.

Icon79:
To be quite honest with you, I think Cameroun greatly overachieved at this AFCON. However, I agree with Joebie that it's better (safer?) to assume that they would improve that way we'll leave nothing to chance.

All in all, I will expect to see the same Cameroun that struggled against Zambia in the WC qualifiers.

O pari

Nothing is certain my brother.

You are right about their over-achievement and whether they will maintain that standard is what we can't tell.

Nobody is saying the Cameroonians will not or cannot improve . They are African champions and we have to respect them for that. And we really have to put everything in place to defeat them . What I am against is dwarfing Nigeria before them. I dnt agree they have more quality than our team.

Joebie:
of course not. Being realistic to expect a fiery encounter does not mean a display of inferiority. Even big teams like Germany for example will say good things about Nigeria prior to a match. The will study our strenghts and be cautions.. i've noticed that about european teams.. they respect us regardless. Respecting Cameroon does not mean losing confidence

That is why I say I respect but not fear them.

Joebie:
As a coach, I would assume my opponents will improve.. That's the right mindset to be to be best prepared.

Definitely, you have to expect them to improve but that does not mean you should lose confidence in your own abilities.

Joebie:
of course its not by how many games you play.. but your assumption is that they will not improve.. that's a risky path to take.

I am not saying they will not Improve. There is no way I could have made such a close ended statement.

You are the one assuming they will surely improve, and I told you they MAY not.

Improve or no improve, what matters most is the match day form.

Joebie:
i'm not underrating Nigeria.. we have young team that has potentials and is ahead in the qualifiers.

You undermine the quality in our Team.

That is just it.

Joebie:
All im saying is we need as much games as possible to tinker the team.
Cameroon is the best team in Africa right now.. accept it.. you said the same when we won AFCON '14.. so respect them until we beat them.
you can't just say we have more quality in our team. Let's take a humble approach..we are building.. but we must organize friendlies..

Who is saying we dnt need games. And there is no way we can play as many games as Cameroun bc they are in FIFA confederations cup.

Besides, it is not by how many games you play.

PROVERBZ:
what do you think about Stephen odey of mfm for me he is better than most of all this German and english players with Nigerian roots we are going after

his coach already said his better than messi and christiano Ronaldo

he is one to keep an eye on for possible super eagles call up

Abegi make we hear.

Joebie:
Which is why I like Rohr. Many of you if u were coaches you would be like our indigenous coaches who do you planning by boasting.. Rohr is doing is homework. I'm confident in him. He knows very well that we cant take them for granted. i trust him to treat them with caution.
Like our domestic coaches would say, "I've not seen our oponents play, but we will play our own game and beat them" - laughable

Nobody is underrating the Cameroonians.
You are the one underrating Nigeria here.

There is no way any right thinking coach wouldn't have followed all the Cameroon's 2017 AFCON games. If I, as an analyst, can do that talk more of coaches of which that is their primary assignment.

I respect Cameroun but I dnt fear them. Simple.

Joebie:
Maybe not..but we have to plan to win. We can't assume they wont improve. I'm only stating a fact about Keshi's team

Who is saying we should not plan to win.

And who is saying the Nigerian team too wouldn't have improved by then?

Joebie:
NONE!

I can tell you categorically that the Nigerian team has more quality than that Cameroonian team.

Joebie, talking about world class, name a world class player in that Cameroonian team.

TheSuperNerd:
By who exactly?? And I speak of that CMF role.... Not the no.10 role... Who can replace Mikel "super-comforably" (note the word "super".

Kelechi Nwakali?? Alex Iwobi?? John Ogu?? Who??
..................
Our team is young and the only world class players I can point to are Mikel and...... Oops... Just Mikel.

Victor Moses' super form and class just began this season. He needs to repeat same for the next few years to become fully world class... But he does function like a world class player now BUT I CANNOT TERM HIM WORLD CLASS YET as much as I would love to to show our Super Eagles isn't a bunch of rag-tags...


In Kelechi Iheanacho, Alex Iwobi, Wilfred Ndidi and even Isaac Success... We have potential world class players...

In Troost Ekong, we have a defender rated as one of the very best (the top 5-10) in scandinavian europe before he joined Gent...

In Wilfred Ndidi, we have a fast-rising super performer in the DMF role. A player who floored Pogba in the EPL when their teams clashed. Onazi should be scared....

Our team is "NOT THERE YET" (Cc: Sir Icon4s)

It's a whole new generation...

I am sure back in 1990 and 1992, you wouldn't have termed the likes of Yekini and Finidi as world class.

See, I know this team is 'NOT THERE YET' but where are we are right now I can tell you we can defeat that Cameroonian team at least in Uyo. No be so we dey fear when we wan play Algeria?

I am not underrating the Cameroonians I am just talking based on our abilities.
If Icon4s (the conservatist) tells you this team is good enough then ....

Joebie:
That Keshi team never improved after AFCON '14(with due respect to his late self). He didn't have anything more to offer.

So you think the Cameroonian team will surely improve after this AFCON huh-huh?

Joebie:
Without sentiments. Do you think we will figure out the missing link in defense before August? The likes of Idowu and Ebuehi are not even that good.

Even with the defense we put up against Algeria, I believe we will beat that Cameroonian team in Uyo. Idowu or no Idowu or Ebuehi.

We just need our attacking midfielders to come to the party and the pressure will be on the Cameroonians. Get Iheanacho in good scoring positions and the Cameroonians will see wonders. We will unleash Etebo, Iwobi and Moses as AM/Wingers in that game and let me see whether that there defense will not crumble.

Though I have not rated this team that highly but I still believe in their abilities.

This team can get at least 3pt from that clash.

Joebie:
they have played 5 games more.. That's going to count in their favor. That means they are ahead preparation wise.. Let's get real. We are still in the process of tidying things up in our backline. We only have two defenders. Officiating in Africa is quite different. don't expect the referee to always blow when Cameroonian attackers out-muscle our defenders.

I can categorically tell you that that does not matter.

TheSuperNerd:
Apart from the Senegal friendly, we have another against DR Congo "almost sealed".

Our Super Eagles will be busy and kept in form no doubt. Only thing is The Camerounians have the Fifa Confederations cup in June also so they will have more games than us but again, that is no guarantee of any kinda advantage for them. Coz Matchday is always matchday.....

We took part in the 2014 WC yet Congo PR trashed us a few weeks later.

I agree with you. Match day is match day.

In Other News:


Nigeria to play the winner of Benin and Togo in 2018 CHAN Qualifiers.

Joebie:
Reminds me of Super Eagles 2014 Nations Cup title.. Only that Nigeria seemed more lucky. Some champions start slowly. But you will agree with me Cameroon ended stronger than they started. That's what you get when you at least have games to tinker the team. Nigeria is lacking in this. how do we make up for no matches to oil our rustiness?

Rustiness?

Will Cameroun continue playing every week till the WC qualifiers in August?

We have a friendly in march and AFCON qualifiers in June just like Cameroun too. So which one bring rustiness on our own side?

My view has remained that August is 6months away. That is a very long time for a lot to have changed. What matters most is the form of the teams as at the time the games are to be played.

goldfish80:
Well I can understand hating on your opponents or rivals but making biased and emotional laden comments in the name of analysis just to feel good about the prospect of beating them is just a manifestation of day dreaming which won't help anyone.

After their first match when Cameroun was first talked about, someone quoted me and said they were playing gburugburu football, whatever that means. Against Equatorial Guinea,, it was the same story, you even quoted me saying you won't take them serious until they they won the trophy, the usual naija big time Charlie pomposity.
Against Gabon, It was oh.. Cameroun were rubbish, only their keeper came to the party. We are going to kill them in Uyo. Senegal came, someone even made a bet of 60k, they aren't going to make it past Senegal. The guy was just too sure the flashy Senegalese will nail the Camerounians, after the game everyone ate a very big humble pie.
Then Ghana, I think Lexyman or some other person dared me to come online after the match. Ghana proved to be their easiest opponents. Against Egypt no one gave them a chance, even Icon4s yet they came from a goal down and won in normal time.

My dear, living in self delution won't help the Super Eagles beat Cameroun. Apart from TheSuperNerd, I have seen no other poster who have balanced view of the Camerounians. Its all about rantings and no substance.

It was Guinea-Bissau and not Equatorial Guinea.

As at the group stage and even quarter finals I can bet even you did not expect Cameroun to win the trophy.

On paper and even as per performance as at quarter finals there were so many teams better than Cameroun. When people started taking Cameroun serious was after they ousted favorites Senegal.

Cameroun even finished second behind Burkina Faso. You saw how they labored to beat Guinea-Bissau. Coming from a goal down at half time and scoring 2 late goals. No pundit, I repeat no pundit(even the Cameroonians) at that stage would tip such a Cameroonian team to win the trophy.

Anything can happen in football. Cameroun won. Congrats to them.