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BascoVanVeli:
We play Egypt that same week so how can u ensure our best legs are coming?
To fly out we have to buy plane tickets apply for visas(which also cost money) hotels etc.
We have been globe trotting for years with nothing to show for it.

The Egypt game IMHO cannot prevent us from gathering the best of the U23 players. Oliseh and Siasia should come to an agreement/arrangement. The likes of Moses Simon and Keneth Omeruo can be with Oliseh since they are already full Senior players. But players like Iheanacho, Iwobi, Success, Madu, Azubuike, Etebor, Ezekiel, and the whole rest of the U23 stars should be with Siasia.

I would like to see how Iwobi, Etebor, Iheanacho and Success combine to terrorize oppositions. These are the people I want to watch play.

BascoVanVeli:
With all this talent we might end up needing 2 different teams.

Ahhh That's y Siasia needs those friendlies now. We need to maximize all the FIFA free windows. We need to test all these players and select the best 15 (plus 3 over-aged players) for the Olympics. I have given up hopes on the current crop of Super Eagles players (major reason I hardly comment on that Super Eagles thread). This Olympic Team to me is more important than that Super Eagles. If the Dream Team vs Brazil friendly is played simultaneously with the Nig vs Egy game, I prefer to watch the Dream Team game. All those Super Eagles? we done see them finish, na jst to select the young and useful ones among them and merge them with the current U23 and start preparing for Russia 2018 Qualifiers.

terzurum5:
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Onuachu: I Expected More From United, Midtylland Can Beat Them Again
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FC Midtjylland’s Nigerian striker Paul Onuachu has aimed a jibe at Manchester United after he and his colleagues humiliated the English giants on Thursday night.


Onuachu, who came on as a second half substitute to score the winner as the Danish champions shocked United 2-1 in a Europa League round of 32 first leg clash, said he expected more of a test from the struggling Red Devils.


Memphis Depay had put United ahead in the first-half but Pione Sisto equalised on the stroke of half-time.


“We expected more from Manchester United. We are positive to go there and achieve,” Onuachu said.


“I think it’s fantastic! A dream come true to play against Manchester United.


“We stuck to the tactics of the coach and we look forward to the return leg. We work very hard and we give it everything.”
www.completesportsnigeria.com/onuachu-i-expected-more-from-united-midtylland-can-beat-them-again/
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Hmmm. This guy is just 21yrs old. Yet another youngster.

^^^^ Good News and Good moves all d way. Yes, our boys are climbing. I hope d NFF will nt again waste this opportunity of raising a Golden Generation of Super Eagles.

BascoVanVeli:
Neymar has already made it known that he will be at the Olympics, it is the only competition Brasil has never won. The same people cheering this move will be the one's complaining that players and coaches don't get paid but now when we can cut costs nobody seems to like that but u can't have ur cake and eat it too. Doing the same thing over expecting to get a different result is insanity.

Cut cost? We advocate adequate preparations and not jst cost cutting. I would rather that game be played anywhere in Europe; preferably in England. Most of our U23 hopefuls are in Europe. The few locally based ones can be arranged to Team-up with the Europe based ones. If we want to cut cost it should be on the number of officials, their family members and friends that will accompany the team.
Not in the name of cutting cost u take the team to one of those our bumpy pitches to face a West African neighbor putting the players at injury risks

If the game would be in England, after playing Brazil, the team can play any Lower League English Club side say abt 3 days after. Siasia has a large pool of players to select from so he needs lots of competitive friendly games to effectively select the best and prune down the Team.

BlackAlbino6:
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Siasia to invite Arsenal’s Iwobi, Awoniyi for Brazil friendly
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By Shina Oludare


The Dream Team VI handler is keen on parading his best legs for the international friendly against A Seleção on March 24
Nigeria U23 coach Samson Siasia has revealed plans to invite the duo of Alex Iwobi and Taiwo Awoniyi for next month’s international friendly against Brazil U23.


The Dream Team VI boss says he has limited time to prepare his boys for the 2016 Olympics, and will use the game against Rogério Micale’s side to help bring targeted players together and blend them ahead of the competition.


“We have barely six months to the Olympics and I want to ensure we play international friendly matches within the Fifa window between now and August,” Siasia told SportingLife.


“That way we can bring our targeted players to play together and blend well. But this can only be done if they play together frequently and against good opponents.”


Siasia is also KAA Gent forward Peter Olayinka and Tottenham’s Nathan Oduwa. Oduwa made 19 appearances for Glasgow Rangers before heading to the White Hart Lane.


Captain Azubuike Okechukwu, Victor Osimhen are likely to get an invite to prosecute the international friendly against the south Americans.
http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/11252/nigeria-u23/2016/02/15/20371162/siasia-to-invite-arsenals-iwobi-awoniyi-for-brazil-friendly?ICID=AR_RS_2
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Awoniyi. That guy is nt an U23 material to me. He should b left to focus on his club career and then feature at d next U20 WC and develop along with Osimhen, K Nwakali, Chukwueze, Chidera Eze, Awaziem, Sadiq Umar and co. Awoniyi IMHO opinion is nt even among our top 5 U23 CF.

I would personally raise questions if Awoniyi and Osimhem are invited ahead of Isaac Success, Imoh Ezekiel, Aaron Samuel, Chisom Chikatara and Junior Ajayi.

Siasia by now should know players he wants to invite for d Olympics. We should expect to c @ least 3 of the 5 strikers i listed above in that Brazil friendly.

BlackAlbino6:
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Nigerian striker wanted in £8m deal
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Watford have targeted Granada striker Isaac Success for a summer swoop and potentially replace Odion Ighalo if the Nigerian is sold.

Isaac Success (Pictured below)

Reports of an impending deal between the two Pozzo family-owned clubs began in Nigeria but have now spread to Spain and Italy.


Success is expected to fetch at least £8million - a similar fee to the one Watford will pay Granada for Adalberto Penaranda in a deal that was agreed in January.


The Hornets have reportedly offered Success a four-year deal worth £20,000 a week, although the Nigerian is understood to want more - £50,000-a-week - to make the move.


The 20-year-old has scored only four La Liga goals for the struggling Spanish club this season but has shown signs of real promise in recent matches against Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Read more at: https://www.clubcall.com/watford/nigerian-striker-wanted-in-8m-deal-1800247.html
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How I wish this deal will jst click.
I have so much believe in this guy called Success.A move to Watford might jst b dt break through dat he needs. Granada has stunted him for so long. He is a beast of a striker.

Goodluck to u boy.

terzurum5:
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Updated - Exclusive : CSKA Moscow Clinch Loan Signing Of Aaron Samuel
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Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Aaron Samuel has passed his medical examination with CSKA Moscow, and this paved the way for the Super Eagles frontman to complete his long-awaited move to the Russian Premier League club.


The Guangzhou R&F star and his intermediary Atta Aneke, who has been in Marbella, Spain since Sunday, had a meeting with a CSKA Moscow director on Tuesday afternoon.


Shortly before 1600 hours Nigerian time, Samuel finally appended his signature to the contract after he went through the document with his agent for the last time.


The 21-year-old will remain on loan at CSKA Moscow until May 31, 2016, with the club having the option of acquiring him on a permanent basis in the summer.
http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=17934

Aaron Samuel. Good for him. Siasia and Oliseh have repeatedly ignored this "Junior Emenike" probably bc he is in d Chinese league.
If this lad is evetually invited to d U23 team IMHO Isaac Success' chances as the main front man would b threatened. We saw what he was capable of during his short spell under Keshi. Remembering the goal he scored against Congo in Brazaville in 2014.
Welcome to Europe and welcome back to d national teams boy.

TheGoodJoe:
Definitely. I believe it is just a case of inexperience. The more experiences he gets, the more he will act professionally on the pitch. That is why the likes of Yaya, Bony and Clichy spend a lot of time talking to him and advising him.

When they reach the locker room that they, they will talk to him about it. As a sharp boy, he will take his lessons and improve.

He is young and he will make mistakes. Reminds me of how reports came of Drogba and Essien scolding Mikel when he came late for a Chelsea training. Mikel learnt and we never got that kind of complaint again.

See bros, u guys probably dnt know that that goal meant more to Iheanacho himself than what it meant to Mancity. It was really a career booster to d kid and that is how every teanager would react in a time like that. I know what Iheanacho did didn't go down well with d more established City players but to me Iheanacho reacted d way he was supposed to react as a teenager after scoring such a big goal.

joseph1013:
Make Henry go siddon somewhere. The same players that sang for him when he scored the hattrick!

It was 15 minutes to the end of a crucial league-chasing match and you are behind, then a player scored an equalizer but instead of him to quickly take the ball and chase the winning goal, he ran off to the far end of the corner flag to celebrate. Well, you can't blame him too much, he is a kid. Henry is either drunk or just wants to say something because he is an analyst. Man City wanted to quickly restart the game to win the match. As soon as he scored, Aguero was seen carrying the ball to the centre-line for a quick restart. Even when Kompany went to Kelechi, it was to urge him to cut short the celebration. Zabaleta was heard shouting for Kelechi to come and restart the game.

Anyone who understand the EPL would see that a win for Man City would have gotten them back in contention for the league title. City needed to win that match badly.

Yeah. Well spoken. Bt dat doesnt stop one or two players from celebratin with him. Sure u saw Theo Walcott's celebration after d equalizer against Leicester. He ran and Ramsey followed him. He did nt even run towards Giroud hu made d assist.

By and large, i dnt blame Iheanacho in any way. Scoring in a game of dat magnitude no b beans.
That game jst like d Arsenal vs Leicester was like a cup final.

terzurum5:
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Henry: Why did no Man City players celebrate with Iheanacho?
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The former Arsenal striker found it "weird" that the Nigerian's team-mates were muted in their reaction to his equalising goal in their 2-1 defeat against Tottenham on Sunday.


Thierry Henry has questioned the togetherness within the Manchester Citysquad by pointing out the lack of a celebration after Kelechi Iheanacho's equalising goal against Tottenham.


The Nigerian forward cancelled out Harry Kane's second-half penalty but Christian Eriksen scored a late winning goal for Spurs to earn the visitors a crucial three points.


The defeat sees City remain six points behind Premier League leaders Leicester City and Henry believes the muted way in which Manuel Pellegrini's players reacted to drawing level was telling.
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"I know you have to go and get the ball back [to ensure a quick restart with the score level at 1-1 at the time] but no one went to celebrate with Iheanacho," Henry told Sky Sports.


"That's something that, I don't know… you scored a goal, go and celebrate with the guy. 'Let's go, get the ball back'. No one went to celebrate with him. He was in the corner there.


"I think [Vincent] Kompany went with him and someone else but that's it. Maybe I'm reading too much between the lines about that Man City team but no one went to celebrate with him, that's a bit weird."
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Yeah I noticed that too but initially decided not to read much meanings into it.
Such a big and crucial goal at a crucial time and in a crucial game. And his team-mates couldn't celebrate with him.

I smell one word: BEAF!

Could it be connected to his Champion League place ahead of Samir Nasri? Just asking.

A clean ride. But atleast u could have added more value to this ur advert by cleaning the surroundings first.
U advertise a car on a refuse dump site?
The ride sef needs washing. U have a nice ride but Bros u can package it better abeg.

greggng:
As at the time of that coup afikpo was in imo state like wise abia state .

Imo was created in 1977. The coup took place in 1976.

Adaure4ever:
Afikpo was part of Abia then and not anambra, thats why Ogbonnaya Onu was Abia governor back then.. After then, Afikpo went into a newly created Ebonyi state in 1998.
-#me_forming_historian.. Lol

Wrong! Abia was created in 1991. As at then(1976) Afikpo was part of the East Central state.

Anambra and Imo were created out from the East Central state in 1977.

tpiah2:
true.

It was Ebonyi (Enugu) or Abia (Imo) state.

Afikpo was never in Enugu. It was in the East central state, Imo, Abia and then Ebonyi.

Wow! I appreciate all d congratulatory messages here and phone calls. Thanks a lot guys. My 2 older children are also saying thanks to u guys (yes they read all ur messages).

For all those calling her little Messi, Lewandowski and those asking Oliseh to invite her for Egypt, my girl no go near football o. Na miss Nigeria things i go groom her for.
And for those talking abt catfish: Catfish pepper soup aplenty @ her naming ceremony next week.

One love. U guys are part of my family indeed.
I will soon b back with my football commentaries. Let me finish with d paternal needfuls.

Hey guys! Celebrate with me as I welcome a new member of my household.Our God is Faithful!

Samexdx:
Space booked

Just "." would have been enough. "Space booked" is too long for space booking.
Now u see u narrowly missed front page?

joseph1013:
^^^ This only means one thing: Success has deteriorated. He used to be very prolific and have excel in decision making. It further supports the theory that playing time for youngsters is overrated.

Isaac Success is in the wrong club. Period!

He is better than in that Granada he is playing. Playing with excellent players, excellent coaching crew and excellent facilities brings out the best in a young player. His agent should help him out of that club fast before he goes the way of Macauley Crisantus. Or better still he goes back to Udinese.

princejones:
You are the reason we are here,give us a call today for your roofing project.

can u work in Benin-City?

terzurum5:

Time for us to pay them for our 2015 AFCON miss

Nigeria's dominance over South Africa is so much that they have already conceded defeat on this one. Their coming is jst to honour the fixtures.

I Salute you op robosky02. Be like say na only u waka come for this thread.Sorry say we didnt join u in the commentaries. We were covering d epic battle at Stamford bridge. I only watched d 1st 30mins of this game; switched over to d Che vs ManU game only for me to jst remember now as i saw the topic of this thread that I was watching this game earlier on

So DRC finally won eh? Good for them, though i would have loved Mali to win it.

terzurum5:
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Agumanu-Chiejine Confident As Flamingoes Regroup Ahead S/Africa Clash
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By Izuchukwu Okosi:
Nigeria's women's U-17 national football team assistant coach, Ann Agumau-Chiejine is confident the team will go past South Africa in their last round of the qualifiers for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan, Comple tesportsnigeria.com reports.


The Flamingoes begin camping today (Sunday, February 7) in Abuja ahead of the crucial battle against the South Africans following a comprehensive 9-0 aggregate win over two legs against Namibia in the previous round.


The Flamingoes will host their South African counterparts in the weekend of March 11 to March 13in Abuja. The return leg will hold between March 25 and March 27, with the winners over two legs automatically going through to the World Cup.


Ann Agumanu-Chiejine, an assistant to Bala Nkiyu, also told Completesportsnigeria.com that the players who prosecuted the two legged encounters against Namibia are automatically eligible to the team's camping ahead of the final round qualifier against South Africa.


The team will stay at the Serob Legacy Hotel in Abuja for their preparations ahead of the games against South Africa.


"The players who played in the last round of qualifiers are all expected to be in camp. For now, I can't say if there will be new players called in before March," Ann Agumanu-Chiejine, a former Nigeria women national team captain and goalkeeper told Comple tesportsnigeria.com.


"The standard of women's football in South Africa is improving, but we are confident that they will not stop us from qualifying for the World Cup.


"And despite our comprehensive wins against Namibia, we remain focused. Surely, we know South Africa will be a stronger side than Namibia but we are working hard and will be ready for them.."


The 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup will hold from September 30 to October 21in Jordan.


The Flamingoes have never failed to qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals since the event debuted in New Zealand in 2008.


FLAMINGOES PLAYERS FOR ABUJA CAMPING
GOALKEEPERS: Cynthia Nnadozie and Nimot Ajayi


DEFENDERS: Esther Adeboye, Joy Duru, Patience Dike, Onyinyechi Ibe and Ijeoma Kenneth.


MIDFIELDERS: Ramat Abdulkareem, Peace Efih, Precious Oyagbarh, Christy Ucheibe and Folashade Ijamilusi


FORWARDS: Rasheedat Ajibade (c), Cynthia Aku, Yetunde Fajobi, Rejoice Ikoyo, Kikelomo Olaiya and Chidinma Okeke.
www.completesportsnigeria.com/agumanu-chiejine-confident-as-flamingoes-regroup-ahead-safrica-clash/
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I too trust Nigeria at this level. This game is already a done deal.

vingeophysicist:
pls what is the easiest way to enter into the oil industry and mining industry including the environmental hazard industry in Nigeria.pls for those working in these industries I need your advice.Am a fresh graduate and am thinking of going for proffesional courses probably that might see me through.
pls mod help me move to front page really need professional advice. Am a geophysicist 2.1 graduate.

U already got what it takes (2:1 in Geophysics) to get into the Oil and Gas industry as a Trainee.
U dnt need any professional courses. What u need most now is to sharpen ur aptitude tests and interview skills.I know what I am talking abt cos i once went through that road as a young Geology graduate.
And pls dnt limit ur search to the Oil and Mining sectors. The world is more dynamic today. U can even work in an accounting firm and bcome a chartered accountant.Or even an Engineering or IT firm.

TheGoodJoe:
Hence Coach Oliseh wants to play in Port Harcourt, the Super Eagles have no reason to play in Kaduna. NFF should have contacted Oliseh before picking a stadium.

If the coach complains, NFF will scream unprofessional. Meanwhile, they are the most unprofessional sector in this country. Road transport Union can not behave like this.

Spot on!

This internet generation sef. Me I dey use my barbing period to think or catch some sleep.

Naturallyme:
Just recently I fumbled. I couldn't answer a question asked by a senior Engineer. Not that I didn't have an idea but he said I wasn't using the right term. I vexed and decided to visit my undergraduate courses. Believe me, as i was reading through, everything became so simple and interesting and up till now, I found it difficult to leave them. I still read module by module. So many things I struggled in school to understand and so many things I crammed I began to understand them bit by bit. Honestly I feel like charging all my lecturers to court for not teaching well. We have had alot of incompetent lecturers. Coursework I had low marks , I began to understand them. its good to revisit these courses to have a refreshed memory and knowledge . Honestly you can still gain that academic excellence you couldn't get when you were in school.

I can identify with what u are saying. There are several things our lecturers mystified in school those days. Most of them don't really have in-depth understanding of those things they were saying which was mainly y they struggled to impart the knowledge.

I studied Geology and I practice Geology today. Sometimes I feel like going back to school to start dishing out slaps to those our yeye lecturers. I lecture Industrial Trainess (ITs) in my office, even things that are much advanced than there level of study. I set tests for them. Even those on 2:2 or 3:1 still score excellent marks. Our Universities system is rubbish.

Petrobros:
At bolded, bros I understand. Na talk dey lead to talk. There is no way I would have wanted to make that point and go straight to the U20 thread to make it. U mentioned Awaziem as being U20 na so I yan the matter wey dey my mind. I understand, u no want make our class prefect/thread 'mode' or 'mod' flog anybody for here today abi?

Parting shot: You forgot to add Ebere Osinachi, Edidiong Essien and Chinedu Madueke; they also are descent players. (Runs away looking out for the 'thread prefect')

never knew u were this hilarious.

Petrobros:
That next U20 Team na wa o. With Musa Yahaya, Ifeanyi Mathew, Taiwo Awoniyi, Azubuike Okechukwu, Sadiq Umar, Sincere Seth, Zaharadeen Bello, Chidera Ezeh plus Chidozie Awaziem all fully established pros now joining forces with the Amuneke boys like Kelechi Nwakali, Victor Osimhen, Samuel Chukwueze, John Lazarus, Funsho Bangboye, David Enogela and co. Cant wait to watch this team play!

True talk bro. With the 3 goalies added to ur list that makes an 18-man squad already. Remember there are still good players like Udochukwu Anumudu, Orji Okonkwo, Kingsley Michael, Zakari Hilaru among others. There are still some that will join from the local league. That team will storm the world. Most of them have already signed professional contracts both in Europe and in Nigeria and already gathering plenty of experience. Imagine what Kelechi Nwakali and Samuel Chukwueze would have turned out to be by then after playing with the Arsenal youth teams. This was the point I was trying to make with the 2015 Flying Eagles; they were mostly Nigerian academy players and were lacking in experience. The 2017 U20 is expected to be far better. Lets discuss more of this at the U20 thread.

tbaba1234:
The Porto boys: Chidera Ezeh and Chidozie Awaziem

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Chidozie Awaziem, born on 1st January 1997 is eligible to play in the next U20 which is meant for players born on or after 1st January 1997. The competition at the U23level is so much that even Chidera Ezeh would nt not b sure of a call up.

NLban:
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There is no Stadium in the SE/SS where fans dnt turn out in large numbers to watch games. Follow the NPFL and u'll get my pt.
Me I will even prefer the National Stadium, Abuja. That edifice is jst wasting away. So much money was pumped into its renovation recently and yet we are taking a crucial game of this magnitude to ABS Kaduna.

krattoss:
let me just believe this match we are playing in kaduna is a tactical maneuver cos most of Egyptian pitches are natural turfs.. so it will be hard for them to adapt to our bumpy kaduna pitch.


otherwise I smell politics.

And u think the bumpy Kaduna pitch will nt affect our players hu play on smooth European turfs? It should nt be abt capitalizing on the bumpy nature of the pitch but playing good football to beat your opponent.

I dnt like that Kaduna stadium. It is sub-standard and diminishes Nigeria's image in the eyes of the international community.