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darkelf:
I think Rohr has taken notice of him. Quite impressive for a chap his age

He has a long way to go bro. Lets see him at the 2021 WYC again.

The West African Power Houses are bossing it at the WYC.

AYC group stage is tougher than the WYC Group stage. FACT!

tbaba1234:
I am told, he failed a late fitness test.

Eyah, that boy is solid.

terzurum5:
Something tells me Offia is the elder brother to Oparanozie

Who else has figured out the striking resemblance?

This got me laughing out. But one bears Oparanozie and the other is Offia.

Offia go dey form "next Victor Moses" now

BascoVanVeli:
I am still not impressed with the coach dropping Ogbu.

Same here. IMO he was the 3rd best performing player in that AYC Team, just after Ozornwafor and Oremade. I just hope the current Ozornwafor's CB partner justifies his inclusion.

Kog45:
Icon Icon Icon!How many times did I called you?three times abi.

Pls you are Elder here and time to leave some arguments for them cos they will never understand until they get there.

Really surprised to see some notable member of this great thread talking about age cheats as if it just started and as if it only happen in football.

I remember Kokmne always saying don’t go there cos nothing we can do about it due to our bad system.

It is a pity that this always happens and do we blame the boys for this?it was what their parents did and are still doing in civil service by reducing their age to stay long in the service.

When it comes to age cheat,Nigeria is a poo and it cut across all sectors.

I have never ruled out age cheating in our football circles. I am close enough to the national team circles to affirm there is age cheating.
But what i have always maintained is that it is not as prevalent as peeps here term it to be. I know a couple of ex- internationals that used their real age yet some peeps here will argue they are age cheats just based on facial looks.

It is on this same thread that we battled to defend the ages of players like Iheanacho, Success, Awoniyi, Chukwueze etc even despite we knowing how difficult it is for Players to cheat the MRI. Even the current Golden Eaglets, watch how they will come out again as start pointing age cheat fingers at them in the U17 WC or a couple of years time.

I do not rule out the possibility of age cheating in this Flying Eagles, but I will always get my facts before pointing fingers.

Morever, this is an internationally read thread and so we must guard our utterances.

That said I am not in argument with anyone whatsoever on this Flying Eagles matter. Anyone who finds there faces disturbing can as well go for walk while our game is on

nelszx:
Our maintenance culture is just zero
Those pitches are now non existent if not sandy already

I saw even the Ijebu-Ode stadium and was like

Our maintenance culture is ZERO!

gamaliel9:
We have been trying a lot ooo...since mri debuted Ghana has been undone.....JUNCTION=JANSHAN...
Guinea buried..only Mali has progressed but still below us

Guinea too are still trying. They have participated in most of the recent U17 WCs, post MRI introduction. Asides Ghana, Brazil and Argentina too have also been greatly affected. It has even helped Nigeria the more, meaning we didn't really need to cheat in the first place.

R2bees:
Just look at.. Didn't expect this from u. You just fall hand

Bros abeg leave that guy. He doesn't deserve ur attention

safarigirl:
if he gets there

Thank you my sister. How can he say the only Bright side is taking a 17 years old player to an U20 WC.

Me I am already looking forward to seeing him at the 2021 WYC as he may not likely get game time in this one. We don't even have a goalie with the present U17.

Haha, I don't respond to nonentities.

Please watch this interesting documentary on the 2009 FIFA U17 WC, age cheating and the MRI.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9JHWSys5Oc

Humility017:
the only problem here is oga Basco and Icon believing Nigeria players to be truly under 20....
even making reference that because of the street life and hustling the awka ibomites age faster....
same awka ibomites I know with plumb shape and baby face... all over in Benin.

See, some of those boys na '' wowo'' cause am o.

You know that looking fresh and handsome makes someone look younger See how fresh those Europe based players look See Oforboh, Michael and even Dele-Bashiru even as he dark he still looks fresh

Compared to the likes of Offiah, Effiom and Oremade

mank1234:
Even if we loose all 2 games we'll still qualify.

Yes but depends on the goal margin of the loses. We did our selves that very big favour by beating Qatar by that 4-0 margin. A draw in any of our next 2 games will confirm our place in the next round.

Humility017:
but you see...the chances of age cheating in US, Canada and western Europe is almost not possible....
the technologies there and the free information/independent communication channels or mass media will expose the fraud in no time

I laugh when I see some peeps here say that some players in the US and Qatari teams age-cheated. Just by looking at their faces. Same way they are pointing fingers at some Nigerian players. Ok o.

Humility017:
Qatar may just be the whipping boys in this group...
I seriously fear for for our RB back and Defense... hope we improve because should we play like we did yesterday we may get punished.
one thing I noticed about the European teams in this tourney is that...they seems to be very technical...unlike the S.Americans looking so skilful and with their high pressing games.

I see the possibility of 3 teams making it out of this group....

I guess you probably meant '' they seem to be very tactical''. That is typical of European teams. Tactics and efficiency. You saw it even with Ukraine Yesterday.


African and S/American teams are often more technically gifted.


South Africa is playing Argentina today. An interesting game to watch

fabyom:
I did my NYSC there also.
Community Grammar School Afaha Obong.
However, I did not see any 19,18 or 17 year old look like that.

Did mine in Community Secondary School, Nkek, Ukanafun LGA. I did see a lot of ''old boys'' in class and wondered whether they were actually still less than 20. At least a couple of peeps here have acknowledged this fact. They, especially those that grew up struggling, look older than their ages.

Bolowolowo:
Here is footage from our other group opponents. The US has very potent strikers, however they fell short.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi_4wX14Xr0

I watched the full 90mins of this game.

We have two tough encounters ahead of us.

gamaliel9:
To be sincere,you are right...i think that street hawking,drinking a lot,poverty,etc contributes to that...i schooled there.

I did my NYSC there bro. I am speaking from experience. They usually have this kind of hard face and you tend to think they are like 10years older.

tbaba1234:
Maxwell effiom
Aniekeme okon

Two players

People from that part of the country usually look older than their age

safarigirl:
Men dem

You no know say to ''wowo'' and poverty dey make person look older than his age?

Earthquake3:
Exactly but the guy don old

You dey where dem born am?

ChrisKels:
He needs to improve on his services though

He is still U20. Plenty of room for improvement. To me he is better than Alampasu, and Uzoho at this age grade.

fabyom:
We need to be understanding.
This is their first game, they would improve as the tournament progress.

Did anybody complain about their performance?

safarigirl:
Please, you guys should look at this USA first XI very well.

Sebi their game don start. Make I go watch dem.

Humility017:
from wat I saw today...he looks calm and more impressive than Akpeyi

That Oremade guy is destined for the Super Eagles. Bookmark this comment.

safarigirl:
so, because the team faces an imminent ban, I should not watch them while they are there?

As long as Nigeria dey any tournament, I will watch, even if I dislike the team.

So if they are banned as you so wished will you still have the opportunity to watch them?

Abeg, no dey wish any Nigerian team bad.

Even among those players that look older than their age, there are still a good number that look young.

I am not after the entire team progressing well to senior level but if we can get up to 4 or 5 players here that can go ahead to achieve their potentials at senior level, fine. And for the sake of those ones we should wish the team well to the end.

We have already started seeing the good prospects amongst them.

safarigirl:
honestly, the long balls were impressive

Madam I thought u will not watch this game after wishing that FIFA should ban the team

elyte89:
Chief...4get chief icon4s,we knw his stand from d first statement, baba just dey perambulate

So what is my stand?

Still on the Flying Eagles... TBT
1987 set: Akani, Odiaka,Uwe,Osaro,Igbinabaro, Okosieme, Siasia, Adeolu, Etim, Oliha, Okon, Igbinoba, Niketien,Ugbade,Ukaegbu and co for the '87 team.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyJMgur7Ug0

junnyjake:
Don't make me laugh please!!!

If all it requires for one to make the squad is training consistently and getting few minutes of actions here and there while relying on past exploits then we're encouraging mediocrity.

Nacho needs a drives to push high up there, rewarding his mediocre performances with a position in the squad is by all definitions counterproductive.

So what will you say of Leon Balogun?

Humility017:
the few game time he had he misused it...

I doubt oshimen will miss that seater he got against man city...
a monkey in Nigeria will still be a monkey abroad....

you can't draw up the assumption that a player who failed to perform in England will do exceptional in the Belgian league...

the reason for nacho regression is because of indiscipline and he is not self driven... any player with such mindset will barely do well even in Indonesian league.

so how sure...are we that his presence in the super eagles during the AFCON will not go distract other reasonable and hardworking players?
how sure...are we that nacho properly understand the task ahead and is not to go have fun and joke around in Egypt?

I want Rohr to excuse him from the team and pick players who properly understand the task at hand....

none of oshimen and Paul should be dropped for him... this tournament means so much to the above named players and their development

Bros, lets not be too hasty to draw a conclusion on the young man. Wait till camping opens at least.