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Well at least by that time some of the U20 boys would have progressed into the U23s. I believe Nigeria should make it to the Olympics.

Daninya11:
Waoh is Waoh. Sir, you just made the good old day rushing back in full force. I can't forget the 2001 set, with Femi Opabunmi leading the way. I also forgot that Sunday Mba played in that tournament. After beating France in the group stages, I was confident that we will take the day only for us to be trashed silly 3 goals to nothing..
[b]I didn't know much about the Mikel bound team maybe because it was not well publicised [/b]but I could remember my elder brother saying that there was a tall Lanky dude who was a good passer of the ball and he was also very composed.

Thanks for sharing sir. I appreciate you..

Mikel, Ogbuike and co featured @ the 2003 U17 Hosted in Finland. Y most people dnt remember was because the team did nt go beyond the group stage. I love that team. 2 Years later they were joined by players like John Owoeri, Taiye Taiwo, Apam Onyekachi, Sani Keita, Adefemi Olubayo, David Abwo and the rest of them to form the U20 team. And they lost narrowly to Argentina again in the final.

Who can help us with a thread like this for the U20s and U23s?

Now let me join in this discussion.

I watched all the above mentioned generations of Eaglets. The 1993 and 2013 stand out.
In terms of players with great potentials and quality the 1993 has it. As per team work the 2013 team has it.

I watched the 1985 boys but I was still young then and didn't understand football much. However I rewatched the final against Germany some years after on NTA. Players like Nduka Ugbade, Sani Adamu, Victor Igbinoba, Jonathan Okpoborie and Fatai Atere stood out. Though they won matches bt they were not as dominating as the 1987, 89 and 93 sets. Infact they had to beat Guinea in semis through penalties-in a game that Guinea dominated. In the final too, Germany was doing the playing while Nigeria was doing the scoring.

Worthy of note is also the 1987 Eaglets. Though they lost through penalty shoot-outs to the stars studded USSR Team that also featured Oleg Salenko. Players like Phillip Osundo, Dimeji Lawal, Chris Nwosu, Baba Jubril Babalola and co were stand out players. A highly talented set that went to Saudi in 1989 and lost to a Rui Costa, Luis Figo and Joao Pinto let Portuguese team. Remember also the Damam Miracle? They formed the Nucleus of that team.

Another great group was the 1989 set. Infact they were supposed to be the winners of that 1989 WC if not for the heroics of that tall Saudi Keeper in the Q/Final. Nigeria could only convert one penalty after the game ended 0-0 at FT. That Saudi team went on to win the cup.
Notable players from that talented group were: Victor Ikpeba, Benedict Akuegbu, John Zaki, Olusegun Fetuga, Kayode Keshinro, Precious Monye.

From the 1993 set so many of the squad went ahead to play for the Super Eagles and then big clubs in Europe. Notable among such players: Nwankwo Kanu, Wilson Oruma, Festus Odini, Manga Mohammed, Celestine Babayaro, Mubi Oparaku, Karibe Ojigwe. This set is still seen as the greatest so far. Who can forget that 8-0 bashing of Canada and 4-0 trashing of Argentina at the group stage. Not forgetting also that great West African derby of a final against a star studded Ghana team led by Daniel Ado. Most of the graduates of this set became successful footballers.

The 1995 set was a flop though they were able to get to the Q/Final where they lost to Oman. That team till date was the worst set to have been presented by Nigeria at the U17 World Cup. Notable players were: James Obiorah, Kinsgley Amuneke, Edward Anyankhim, Emmanuel
Nwakire, Sani Abacha, Haruna Babangida, Igineware George.

The 2001 set showed promise. They had a couple of players that had the potential to be great but something went wrong along the line. They lost 3-0 to France in the final. Notable players: Femi Opabunmi, Segun Abiodun, Ayuba, Temile Omonigho, Sunday Mba, Kenedy Chinwo, Akpan Bassey.

In 2003, we had a talented team but was bedeviled with changes in the coaching crew and bad luck. I remember Eguavoen was brought in late to handle the team. They crashed out through a toss of coin at the group stage after Drawing Costa Rica, beating Australia and losing to Argentina side that had Messi, Aguero, Mascherano and some others. Notable players from that crop: John Obi Mikel, Chinedu Ogbuike(Obasi), Emmanuel Sarki, Solomom Okoronkwo, Isaac Promise, Ezekiel Bala, Ambrose Vanzenkin.

In 2007 we thought we had another golden generation since after the 1993 set. A team that bulldozed it's way to win the title that year. Notable Players: Haruna Lukman, Rabiu Ibrahim, Ganiu Oseni, Macauley Chrisantus, Kabiru Akinsola, King Osanga, Matthew Edile, Segun Ajiboye. The players however failed to live up to their post U17 rating and they all fizzled out of the spot light.

The 2009 group took everyone by surprise . After they failed to qualify for the CAN U17 Pundits ruled them out. Infact they featured in the U17 WC because Nigeria hosted. They got to the final and lost to Switzerland. Who can forget that great comeback in the opening game against Germany in Abuja. Coming back from 3-0 down in the first half to finish 3-3. Notable graduates from that talented squad: Ogenyi Onazi, Kenneth Omeruo, Stanley Okoro, Sani Emmanuel, Ramon Azeez, Michael Olaitan, Edafe Egbedi, Omo Ojabu, Olanrewaju Kayode, Abdul Ajagun, Fortune Chukwudi.

The all conquering 2013 group looked too good to be true. Pushing and crushing away oppositions and winning 3-0 both in the semis and final. This has been judged as the next great team after the 1993 set. All the players in this team are worthy of note. However stand out performers were: Kelechi Iheanacho, Musa Mohammed, Taiwo Awoniyi, Musa Yahaya, Chidiebere Nwakali, Chdera Eze, Dele Alampasu and nt forgetting the injured striker Isaac Success. One foreign analyst once said it is as if they play 10-man defense, 10-man midfield, and 10-man attack. All that is left is for us to see how they perform at the U20s.

The 2015 group are the next to enter the history books. They finished 4th at the CAN U17 and book makers are already writing them off. But they should remember that the 2009 set didn't qualify for CAN but later got to the WC final. The team has till September to prepare and make us proud again.

Mods take this to front page make my current favorite Nigerian footballer get more votes jawe.

If na Tonto Dikey wear bikini now e for don make front page even before them create the thread.

How old is he?
If he is U15 there are several football academies in the country where he can enroll.
If he is 16-17yrs he should find his way to the Golden Eaglets' camp.
But if he is 18 and above and has not got any exposure, he should forget it.

Omo see food. Even adults go dey attend school here o

stillchris:
thanks for this thread.

please i need your assistance in another area. i studied petroleum engineering and graduated 4 years ago.

all these while i have been working in telecomms. i recently got an invite from an oil firm for 2 weeks ( i asked for the time so i can prepare aince it's been a while i did anything oil & gas).

now my dilemma is that the insider that pushed my cv told me i will be given a basic test on PE and he won't be able to get samples for me.

it's been 4+ years since i graduated and i'll be doing a lot of reading to get myself back and it won't be possible for me to do that because of my current job.

if you can help me with a link or sample (if you have any) of the kind of questions. i don't need answers, just questions related to PE usually asked on entry level tests. i will be very grateful

that way i can quickly practice on the necessary areas instead of going through the whole books. and you know how diverse the course is.

thanks.

4yrs ago is nt much of a long time.
Engineering is nt something that zaps easily from ones memory.
U should still have some of ur key text books and notes.
Dnt jst read any topic. Find out What aspect of services the company renders ot what aspects of oil and gas business d company is into dat would guide ur choice of topics u read.

For eg, if a Geology graduate is preparing for an Oil and Gas test and is expecting geology questions. I would advice the person to Study areas like: Petroleum Geology, Stratigraphy, Petrophysics & Sedimentary Geology of Nigeria. So u should know d aspects of Petroleum Engineering that suits that focuses on what line of biz d company is into.

Student? What do u need that car for?
If u buy a car with dat kind of budget u would spend 80% of ur lecture period at d mechanics workshop and would use ur school fees and feeding money to buy parts and fuel in ur car.

Except if ur parents are d ones buying a car for u my friend save ur money for the rainy day.

With d rate at which topics make front page these days, I wnt b supprised if this thread finally makes front page after 8yrs.

Vorp:
You spoiled it with the last point..

Nops. That last point ought to be number 1.

98% of what thé op described is attributable to our brothers from the East.

Op just described a typical Igbo spirit. Just replace any where u c the word "Nigeria" with "Igbo" and the post is fixed.

Yes. This is what stiff opposition can breed. So even the PDP now knows that Nigerians can now only accept people with integrity. Also a performing governor from the SE/SW should b his running mate.

duran2059:
There are jobs here more than you think

Ok begin post them na. We dey wait.

My friend, this is UEFA and not FIFA.
The seeded teams would be Real Madrid and Bayern. This simply means Barca can either play Madrid or Bayern.

taiocol:
ïmprovement IN the league is beyond what you read on paper go watch some matches

I am nt talking from what i read on paper. I am talking from what i see on Dstv SS9 Channel.

U dnt have to go and watch EPL matches at match venues for u to know dey have some of d best pitches in Europe. U c it on TV isnt it?

Dear Coach Stephen Okechukwu Keshi,

It is with deep concern about the state of the Super Eagles that i write this open letter to you.

I have been an ardent follower of our national teams since the mid 1980s(Precisely China '85 Kodak U16 WC). I started following the Eagles since Maroc '88 where I watched the likes of you (Keshi), Odegbami brothers, Henry Nwosu, Okwaraji, Eguavoen, Omokaro, Yekini, Okosieme, Edith Egoye, Peter Rufai etc. Infact jst last week i rewatched that Final btw Nigeria and Cameroun. What a highly technical, tactical and matured game!

Never since then has the Super Eagles been in such a lowly state as they are now.

In the 80s we could boast of the likes of you and some other players listed above.

In the 90s we could boast of the likes of Amokachi(Fc Brugges, Everton etc) Okocha (Frankfurt, PSG etc) Amuneke (Barcelona), Finidi ( Ajax), Kanu (Ajax, Intermilan, Arsenal), Babangida (Ajax), Ikpeba (AS Monaco), Babayaro (Chelsea),Yekini (Victoria setubal), Oliseh (Juventus), and others.

In the 2000s we had the likes of Okocha ( Fernabache, Bolton), Kanu (Arsenal, Westbrom, Porthsmouth), Okunowo (Barcelona),Uttakah (Rennes, Porthsmouths etc), Martins (InterMilan, New Castle etc),Yobo (Everton), Babayaro (Newcastle), Yakubu (Middlesbrough, Everton), Agali (Rodstock), Aghahowa (Donesk, Wigan), Odemwengie (Lille,Lokomotive Moskow), Taiye Taiwo (Marseil), Mikel (Chelsea)

Now in the 2010s see our key players: Enyeama (Lille), Mikel (Chelsea), Musa (CSKA Moskow), Emenike (Fernabache), Ambrose (Celtic), Echiejile ( AS Monaco), Onazi (Lazio), Moses (Stokes), Omeruo(Middlesbrough). No Nigerian player today features for a top club in Europe except Mikel hu has been out of Chelsea line up for most part of the season. We no longer have players in Barcelona, Juventus, Inter Milan, Arsenal etc.

We know we are really lacking in quality bt we would nt want to make d mistake of building a team afresh. U started a good work in ur last term as a coach jst dat our boys took some of their opponents in the last qualifiers for granted. We need continuity, nt saying we dnt need new players though, bt their introduction should b gradual.

You ignored several quality foreign players in ur last term giving preference to unexposed home players which proved costly to us.I am nt saying Home based players should be discarded bt the national team should b selected based on merit and nt the "Give the local boys a chance" mentality.

We will need you to fast track the switch in nationality for our Europe born players that have d real quality to feature for the national Team.

We dnt want "imposters" in our team again like players Amokachi used against Uganda and South Africa. We only need proven players with real quality. The Green and white Jerseys should b shown some respect. Only players with real quality should don our jerseys. We also need a gradual integration of some of the U20/U23 players.

We dont need tribal sentiments. Select d best players irrespective of ethnicity.

Lastly, i believe the Super Eagles can bounce back. No complasancy against Egypt, Chad and Tanzania.

Super Eagles shall be great again.

- A concerned Fan.

The match venues are much better with clean pitches too.

Yoruba women and promiscousity

Not looking good.

ammyluv2002:

Sammy Ameobi played twice for the Nigerian U20s? Which year was that?

Augustine Jayjay Okocha!
He remains my all time favourite.

Mikel Obi

Oga Wale, a minus for MTN would be a plus for Glo, Airtel and Etisalat.

If Mtn leaves, people and businesses would port to glo and other networks. These other networks would receive a boost and would expand and also employ more Nigerians.

Enough is enough for those South Africans.

#MTNmustgo

There is nothing wrong in we getting all of them both England, German and Nigerian born. We need to invite every inevitable player. The Super Eagles are on an SOS mode.

And Mr Henry Nwosu (MON) the NFF is not begging anybody, they are only lobbying for their switch in nationality.

Yes o. Way to go.

tbaba1234:
Bulbwa passed many MRI tests during the qualifiers and also at the African u17. He failed before the world cup. If he is over age, the difference is not much. Same with mathew and alhassan. Those guys failed MRI at the last minute. CAF requires teams to do tests during qualifiers and before the tournament.

You just gave my answer

Will u also destroy ur dstv decoder?

Yorubas are never good at selecting footwares. To them what matters is the clothe and not the footware.

Muslims and Violence

Italian police say they have arrested 15 Muslim migrants after they allegedly threw 12 Christians overboard following a row on a boat heading to Italy.

The Christian migrants, said to be from Ghana and Nigeria, are all feared dead.

In a separate incident, more than 40 people drowned after another migrant boat sank between Libya and Italy.

Almost 10,000 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean have been rescued in recent days. Italy has called for more help from the EU to handle the crisis.

More than 500 people from Africa and the Middle East have died making the perilous crossing since the start of the year. Earlier this week, 400 people were believed to have drowned when their boat capsized.

Italian Red Cross personnel prepare to give first aid to shipwrecked migrants as they arrive in the Italian port of Augusta in Sicily on 16 April 2015.

Many migrants picked up by the Italian navy in recent days have been brought ashore to Sicily.

The 15 Muslim migrants involved in the row with Christians were arrested in the Sicilian city of Palermo and charged with “multiple aggravated murder motivated by religious hate”.

The suspects, who are from the Ivory Coast, Senegal, Mali and Guinea, were among 105 migrants travelling in an inflatable boat that left Libya on Tuesday.

Eyewitnesses told police how the altercation resulted in Christians being thrown overboard, and that some of the survivors had formed human chains to avoid a similar fate.

Culled from BBC

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