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BlackAlbino6:
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Schurmann blames errors for loss to Nigeria
by Sammy Wejinya
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Andre-Pierre Schurmann

Head coach of Algeria’s U-23 football team, Andre-Pierre Schurmann believes mistakes made by his players were mainly responsible for the 1-2 loss to Nigeria in the final of the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Senegal.

A fine display saw Nigeria claim a deserved victory at Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium, Dakar on Saturday with Oghenekaro Etebo grabbing a brace for the West Africans.

The North Africans’ consolation came courtesy of a Segun Oduduwa own goal.

Schurmann, while congratulating Nigeria for their victory, also reserved some harsh words for his charges.

“First, I congratulate Nigeria on the victory. I’m not satisfied with the outcome of the meeting, because we had the game in hand.

“We played well. This is the highest level. In football, there are errors that can be very costly, and they cost us dearly.

“My players committed two individual errors that offered two goals to Nigeria. Now it's back to work and prepare well for upcoming competitions.

“The players understand the high demand for maximum concentration during games. In this final, we played well. We could have won,” he said during the post-match press conference after the loss to Nigeria.

A missed Zinedine Ferhat penalty did not help the cause of ‘Les Fennecs’ but Schurmann does not believe that incident was the decisive moment in the game.

“The penalty was not the turning point of the match, because after (the miss) we had many opportunities.

“At this level of competition we must not give the opponent the means to flag as we did. I cannot say I'm satisfied, because a coach is never happy after a defeat especially in the final,” he said.

Despite the loss to Nigeria, Algeria will join the 1996 champions and South Africa as Africa’s representatives at the men’s football event of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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What mistakes is he talking about. Nigeria was superior that night. It was there own goal that was even a mistake.

BascoVanVeli:
Oga i promise one day i will find u and u will show me where exactly "there" is lol. I won't say Ighalo should take any one spot on the starting 11 but he does deserve at least a chance. I repeat 20 goals in the championship and 10 so far in the epl, i honesty want to see how his season so far ranks among the best from Kanu and Yakubu.

Bros, we all know those stats. He has both the World Cup and AFCON qualifiers to show-case himself: Plenty of matches next year. What I am simply saying is the Super Eagles are nt scoring much goals. For Nigeria to call back Martins shows we have an attacking problem. We need better attacking options. By allowing d real U23s do their show in d attack we may jst harvest more attacking options for the Super Eagles.

Odion Ighalo to me even in this his best form ever is a 6/10 player (slightly above average).
I would personally like to see Isaac Success play that CF role at d Olympics.He and Iheanacho have d potential of being raised to 7-8/10. (Only Ronaldo and Messi I currently rate 9/10).The likes of Aguero, Sanches, Ozil, Suarez, Neymer, Ibramovic are at 8/10.
8/10 & more is the "there" I am talking abt.

BascoVanVeli:
I don't know why people are saying Enyeama is done with like the man is 70 years of age. At 33 he is just entering the peak of his career, goalkeapers have more longevity than outfield players. Buffon is still no 1 for Juve and Italy and that is not them being nice, they have how many goalies in their youth system but still pick him cuz he is the best. We have to stop pushing players out of our team if they can still perform they should always be there. Who is the best Nigerian goalkeaper today? Brasil won't go to groom and showcase players in a major tournament and neither do Germany nor Argentina, they go for the trophy not to gain publicity for any one player.

My Ighalo choice was not out of necessity but with regards to his recent exploits. You of all people should know that he was underperforming because "he wasn't there yet" but now i believe we can rely on him to at least show our boys what it takes to reach the top. 20 goals in the championship and 10 so far in the epl it would take a bold coach not to select him.

See bros, we are nt d ones pushing Enyeama out of d national team bt he himself. Somebody that had retired like 2ce before now and each time we go begging him. We are tired of begging dat same Enyeama, so we want to develop another one.

Idion Ighalo is currently our best striker bt I am telling u "he is nt there yet" . The Super Eagles have a goal scoring problem and Ighalo may jst on d short term strive to fill dat position. We need to profer a longer term Solution by allowing d younger boys. Odion is average to me. We need to raise a striker or strikers that can rival Yekini and Kanu.Going into d 1996 Olympics Rasheedi Yekini was by far our best striker. Bt Nigeria knew we needed to raise his replacement and thats how Victor Ikpeba and Nwankwo Kanu (hu were both U23) led d attack.
We need to see d strike partnership of Success/Iheanacho/Etebor/Ezekiel.I believe this partnership in any form or combination can get d job done in Rio.

Islam is a curse to mankind.

Emmm brother Leke(in Yoruba accent) but u told us u are 20yrs old o.

BascoVanVeli:
Yaya Toure's shot looped off Iheanacho's back, it was until after the game that the goal was given to Iheanacho.

Ok i see.

TheGoodJoe:
Yaya Toure Took the shot and it deflected off Iheanacho's back. The ball looped over the keeper and entered the net.

It is not a Yaya's goal but Iheanacho.

Ok thanks.

TheGoodJoe:
[b]Dramatic Iheanacho winner masks defensive concerns for Man City


The young Nigerian has somewhat dubiously been credited with a dramatic last-minute winner but the Blues' poor defending should be of huge concern to Manuel Pellegrini

Manchester City are still waiting for that clean sheet without Vincent Kompany, and but for Kelechi Iheanacho's late, late winner, the Blues' poor defending would be high on the agenda.

But first let's give credit to Manuel Pellegrini's men, who have so often folded in the face of adversity.

The defending may have been increasingly ragged as Swansea City went in search of an equaliser, but even when it arrived - and looked set to deal the Blues another set-back in their quest for the Premier League title - they keep going and found the answer.

The hosts reacted immediately and went on the attack, and there may still have been one or two Swansea subs and coaches celebrating when Yaya Toure's shot deflected off Iheanacho and dropped underneath the crossbar for a dramatic winner.

City have looked shellshocked at times this season, most notably against Tottenham, Liverpool and Stoke City a week ago, but they quickly rallied here and rescued themselves.

Whether the young Nigerian deserves to be given the goal or not is up for debate, and only adds to the surreal nature of the final minutes at the Etihad.

"The most important thing is we won," Pellegrini said afterwards. "It doesn’t matter if it is Yaya’s goal or Kelechi’s goal."

The overall City performance, however, was shaky. They created little in the 90 minutes and had a Wilfried Bony header from a corner to thank as they went into the break a goal to the good.

Joe Hart had already produced a fine one-on-one save to deny Wayne Routledge by the time Bony scored, and the City keeper was called into action on several occasions after half-time.

The England man was named man of the match as City fans were celebrating Yaya's winner and it was richly deserved. Were it not for him City would have conceded far more than just the once, with the defence in front of him allowing plenty of opportunities, particularly for Gylfi Sigurdsson, who was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet.

Pellegrini, though, once again refused to focus on his back four: "I talk about City as a team. It was our fifth game in 15 days. It was important to finish this week at the top of the table after the achievement in the Champions League. We will see what happens tomorrow. We have the whole week to work."

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So y are Supersports claiming Yaya Toure scored d winner? I Didnt watch d match.

casket:
Congrats Dream team for this wonderful feat...their best performance so far in the tournament.

Etebor and Daniel win the tournament for us

After Etebor's second goal the commentator was jst shouting "Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United come and get this boy!".
He was more like a Lionel Messi in that game.

Emmanuel Daniel has jst launched for himself the begining of a Successful career. Go to Rio,Daniel, and show urself to European clubs! U are our next Enyeama!

Congratulations Nigeria for the well deserved victory.

To d Dream Team VI: Most of us expected u to only go to Senegal & win d Rio ticket but u are coming home with both d ticket and Trophy.

Well done boys!

shogz89:
is Dominic solanke available for Nigeria,, has he made his decision to play for Nigeria

Yes he is available cos he nt been capped by d 3Lions. But i dnt think he has made any decision whether to play for Nigeria or nt.

krattoss:
i taught the bvb stadium is the official stadium of borussia Dortmund.....

I might be wrong thoo.

Sorry, I meant BBVA stadium.

Orkpekyandega:
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MLS champion Adi: Oliseh has assured me of Eagles chance
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Adi (right) celebrates MLS Cup triumph with Portland Timbers

Fanendo Adi, who won the MLS Cup 2015 with Portland Timbers, has revealed he has spoken with Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh, who has assured him he will soon be called up on the back of his exploits in the United States of America.

Benue State-born Adi netted 19 goals this season for Portland to clinch a historic MLS triumph.

“I am hopeful (I will be called up by Nigeria). I have talked with the coach and he has assured me I will get my time,” he said.

Adi, who has also featured in Slovenia, was a few years ago called up by the Nigeria Olympic team.

With a year left on his contract with Portland Timbers, Adi said he will rule out a move away from MLS before the expiration of his contract.

Speculations have linked him with a move to England, Italy or Mexico.

“I have been hearing the rumours, but there is nothing official yet,” he said.

“I still have contract with Portland Timbers, but we will look into any offers.”
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CC: Forgiveness, Joseph1013, Icon4s, TheGoodJoe, Krattos, Mikron, Terzurum5, Why do we seem to give this guy less publicity after he has done so much in the MLS

Well, I have heard this name on some few ocassions.Truth is i dnt follow d MLS. Only time i watched an MLS game I was at the BBVA stadium in Houston-Texas to watch Houston Dynamos vs One other club(forgotten) that featured Ghanaian-American Freddy Adu.
The league doesnt look competitive to me.
But thanks to people like Orkpekyandega(got it right this time) hu take d pains to show-case our talents from all parts of the world. I dnt know how old this Ardi guy is. If he is below 25 I see a bright future for him.But note dat not every player will play for d Super Eagles.

TheGoodJoe:
[b]Onazi is an asset but the system is what I am looking at. If you watched Coach Siasia's training sessions, like the one in Port Harcourt, he drills his teams a lot on keeping possession.

That is Siasia's philosophy and that position deserves the forst consideration. Any true follower of Nigerian football knows Mikel is up there with the best Nigerian to play that role.

The best of Mikel came under Coach Siasia because the coaches style suited Mikel.

Mikel should come in first. Nwobodo is the young cover for Mikel. Remember Nigeria vs South Korea at the 2005 U20 when Siasia removed Mikel and the team lost team work coordination.

The second overage player I tip is Hope Akpan. I know Onazi is brilliant and a tireless worker. He is like an engine but a player who can sit back and shield the defence is more important for the team to excel possessively.

Hope Akpan does this to a perfection. Since Sani Kaita. That is one defensive midfielder I have seen who just wants to protect the back four and give the creative players a chance to shine.

My over age picks are Mikel and Hope Akpan. To boost our midfield cohesiveness and reduce the loss of possession through faulty strong of passes.

I think the central midfield and the defensive midfield as the region that needs the most maturity and experience. [/b]

Quite insightful.

U pick hope Akpan ahead of Onazi. So hu would b ur 3rd over aged player?A striker or a defender?

forgiveness:
Because Onazi and Azeez have played at the highest level of football both at the club and international level (FIFA World Cup) despite the fact that they are still very young. And they still have a lot to offer at their age. So, it is natural to pick them.

Martins is the most experienced player presently inform.

That same Ramon Azeez that was hyped into the 2014 WC team. What has done since after that world cup? And if we need an overaged striker it will definitely nt b Martins but Ighalo.

forgiveness:
Tiago Ilori has played for Sporting Lisbon,, Grenada, Bordeaux and he currently on loan to Aston Villa. So, what is your reservation?

Chuks Aneke is very talented box to box midfielder. He graduated from Arsenal Academy.

Tiago Ilori and Chuks Aneke to me are jst average. I rate Wilfred Ndidi and Kenneth Omeruo ahead of Ilori. As for Chuks Aneke we have better midfielders even in d team in Senegal.

forgiveness:
OK, I see. My preferred over aged players are just 2. Onazi and Martins. Thou I may add Ramon Azeez to the list.

So y do u pick Onazi, Azeez and Martins?

forgiveness:
My dream team


...................... Daniel

Odubanjo........ Omerue....Tiago........Madu.................


..................Aneke......... Onazi....................


........Simon ...........Iheanacho........... Success


........................ Martins


Substitutes:
Keepers: Alampasu,

Defeners: Manuel Akanji, Elohor Ekpolo, Derek Osadebe and Musa Muhammad.

Midfielders: Abdul Ajagun, Azubike Okechuchwu, Oghenekaro Etebor.

Attackers: Dominic solanke, Femi Ajayi, Imoh Ezekiel and Michael Olaitan.

If we consider talent over sentiment, these players tower above the rest.

Nice one. With d exception of Tiago, Aneke and Martins that ur list is fine. BTW which Aneke is that?

forgiveness:
Nice team but I don't think we need Ambrose and Balogun in the team. We already have experience players for that position e.g Kenneth Omerue, Williams Troost-Ekong and Tiago Ilori. Even the likes of Manuel Akanji, Derek Osadebe, Moses Odubanjo, Elohor Ekpolo (Barcelona) and Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton) are all equally good enough to play in the defense.

Most or all of those guys u listed here are U23. And some are nt even carrying Nigerian passports. We still need over aged players.

safarigirl:
if we go by your experience mantra, then the super Eagles with more experienced players should win the U23 team you listed

Lol! But Look at d defense line I listed. That is the Super Eagles defense line na. The defense line currently in Senegal are grossly inadequate and inexperienced.

Victor Osimhen was fantastic at U17. But comparing him with Imoh Ezekiel haba. U saw Imoh play at Europa league with Anderlecht last night.Osimhen needs time to mature, he jst 16. In this team we need players hu are playing at that level. Football at the Olympics level is very close to d senior world cup. Remember 3 senior team players are allowed. My sister experience/exposure matters a lot in football.

mikkypel:
STANBIC IBTC always recruiting.. Their workers dey die nii

They are expanding there business.

BascoVanVeli:
Ok thank God we made it to the Olympics. Now i can drop my 3 overage players.

1. No question about this Vincent Enyeama. Mr Nigeria for the past 10 years. I hope the troubled water is under the bridge because when Enyeama plays Nigeria is always in the game. I don't think he plans on retiring from football he just wants others to get a chance and this could be our chance to give a truly great a proper send off.

2. Odion Jude Ighalo could be the most known Nigerian by the time the Olympics roll around, right now he is in the running to be the top goal getter in England. He hasn't done much internationally but which super eagles has in the past years?

3. ??. If Mikel starts playing again cool. If not Onazi, i believe he will be 24 by then. Before his injury we all know what he brought to the table. Our form ever since is an exact replica of his, since the world cup both the super eagles and Onazi have not reached the true level's of their capabilities. The man is more important than he is given credit for. Lately he has showed flashes of his usual brilliance and i am banking on him to even lead us to the world cup.

Hmmm... well, good points. But I dnt share ur views in ur first 2 especially no 1. Enyeama is gone for good. The way forward now is to groom a young goalie to replicate Enyeama. Fine, Carl Ikeme is doing a good job for the time being but age is not on his side. Besides lets wait till his first major tourney eg the AFCON to really assess him. We need to groom a younger goalie and I think Emmanuel Daniel has shown flashes of greatness. He should be given the opportunity to sell himself to the European Market and also gather experience.

For ur point 2; Odion Ighalo: He is currently our best striker but I will personally rank him slightly above average more like 6/10. I have known and followed Odion Ighalo since he featured in our U20 squad in 2009. He has never been a fantastic striker. Infact he flopped at that U20 tourney along with his co-overated Danny Uchechi. I followed him when he was at Udinese before being loaned to Granada. He also played for the Dream Team V alongside Anthony Ujah, Nnamdi Oduamadi, Lukman Haruna, Gbolahan Salami and co. I can tell u that Odion Ighalo is at the best form of his career. He jst started scoring goals barely over a year ago. I am jst being only skeptical that he doesn't turn out to be another Emmanuel Emenike: Two years of good run and that's the end.We need to groom young strikers to secure the future of our Super Eagles attack. I will suggest Siasia should hand over all the forward roles to the real U23. I will like to see how the likes of Simon, Saviour, Dimgba, Etebor, Iheanacho, Imoh, Success and co dazzle opponents at the Olympics as those are some of the boys we are looking at for 2018 WC. Especially Isaac Success: this guy to me is one of the most underrated and under-reported Nigerian young talents. And I think the Olympics is this big stage for him to impress the world and move away from that slave master club called Granada.

I agree with u and TheGoodJoe on the choice of Mikel in the midfield but if Siasia has to chose from between Onazi and Mikel, I think Onazi would add more value as we need a solid defensive Midfielder that can also support the defense and attack.

TheGoodJoe:
My problem with the team is that there is no passmaster. Which is key to Siasia's game plan. Coach Siasia likes his teams keeping the ball. Without this kind of player, his teams crumble.

Among the three over age players, I say we get Mikel. That is one pass master I know.

It must not be Mikel but someone in that mold. If there is no one, get Mikel. Siasia should invite Nwobodo also to camp and try him.

Hmmm....makes sense. So which other 2 over aged players would u recommend and why?

ceaser:
Reverend King must be released to the great new state that is soon to emerge An illustrious son must not die. We can't take that gimmick of reducing our numbers gradually. Kanu first and then King? We can't take this. Oya let the protests begin from the heart of Abuja itself.

Taa!! u imposter. U are nt Igbo.

casket:
Hmmmm..
'Experience and Maturity', I agree perfectly that Imoh Ezekiel has both in his kitty .
My biased and deluded mind would still pick Osimhen ahead of Imoh..
Have a blessed night rest .

Well, u said those words ur self.

casket:
But between Imoh Ezekiel and Victor Osimhen..? I will go for Victor Osimhen anyday.
His height, pace and scoring acumen are things any good coach would crave for .

Bro football is nt like that o. "Experience and Maturity", u cant buy those from d market. Imoh is a much polished and experienced striker. Even Awoniyi's position will b threanted if both Imoh and Success show up in training.

BascoVanVeli:
Bootleg Match Report.

1st off i have to finally agree with oga Icon4s, Junior Ajayi is a very talented footballer who plays with pure loyalty for his coach, i shall follow the lad from now on and i wish him the best.

Osimhen has broken the trend. I didn't know what to expect when he came in but what we got was the same thang. He was even more physical than the Senagalise defenders, his run timing was off and that was probably the only sign there was to know he is a 16 year old.

The game was interestingly dull. It ended with only a goal but had alot more chances. Senegal will rue this match because their finishing was not at the level they should have expected. I do wonder why Siddy Sarr was kept on the bench so long, seems Iheanachoish to me.

Our Keeper Daniels was my man of the match, he stopped a penalty and also made a mind blowing one on one stop to keep us in the game. Although the penalty was his fault he didnt do much wrong before and after.

Thanks. Fact is for Ajayi to lead the attack of an NPFL team at d age of 19 it shows he is a talented young player. Now u'll consider reasoning y he was nt selected for d last U20. This brings d question of whether d scouts of our youth teams are doing enough?

Victor Osimhen to me won that match for us. His contribution was so immense and he showed so much confidence and for a 16yrs old.He opened up d game.

As for Emmanuel Daniel, that guy should be promoted to d Super Eagles. Carl Ikeme may b a short term replacement for Enyeama but I see Emmanuel Daniel as a possible long term replacement. I know there is also Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Dele Alampasu on the line bt I think in Emmanuel Daniel we have a better prospect.

joseph1013:
If this team plays against the Super Eagles, I will choose the U23 to win.

Yes o. We take this team to Rio and then to Russia in 2018.

casket:
This piece is really brilliant and a formidable formation anywhere anytime.

I would personally prefer Osimhen Victor is the team. I would rate him higher thank Awoniyi Taiwo.

Well, but when Success and Ezekiel finally show up i dnt think Osimhen will stand a chance. Awoniyi and Osimhem should form the strike partnership of our next U20 while Isaac Success, Junior Ajayi, Imoh Ezekiel and Aaron Samuel justle for d Rio Forwards position(s).

lexyman:
Musa Mohammed has speed and he function well in the attack and his recovery rate is hog her than Ambrose , I see him becoming a better player before the tournaments proper , don't forget, he can handle dead ball and set pieces , I want us to have numerous options in that category . Although Ambrose can attack too but his recovery rate can't be compare to to the young blood . And Omeruo is injury prone , he can be a calamity on his off day , Ndidi can play that role also play as a dm very well ....

First off Ambrose is nt a natural Right back he is a Centre Back. U should ur comparison of Musa Mohamed with Leon Balogun or even Abdulahi Shehu dat stood in for Injured Balogun. Lets even imagine Ambrose is to play at right Back and u also have Mohammed in d team and u'll field Mohammed over Ambrose?

Musa Mohammed really did well at those cadet tourneys bt I dnt really think he may have easily walked into this team in Senegal talkless of when Ambrose and Balogun are brought in as over age.

And if Omeruo is injury prone way out is to have Ndidi deputise for him.

U dnt throw away experience in football bro.

enomakos:
siasia may disappoint you bro,75% of this team may make it to Rio

Lets wait and see bro.