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You ain't lying, bro. I was watching the Nigeria VS Egypt match again this morning and kept trying to understand why/how Siasia decided to start VicMo on the bench on the first leg. In addition, there are a few players who started that game that shouldn't have.

You must always consider the "Nigerian Factor". Sad but true!


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Joebie:
I've seen some. I know some are good. The question really is are they really the best we have in the league? That's why I said the team looks decent. If they will go far at CHAN proper, that's another matter.

I thank goodness for our academies which ship our young talents abroad.. so we hope again based on how they develop there.

Abeg, is the guy in the picture "the U17 goalkeeper" or somebody else?


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terzurum5:
Exclusive – Ex U17 Goalkeeper Dele Ajiboye Included In Eagles Squad For Cameroon Tie

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Plateau United goalkeeper Dele Ajiboye has been promoted from the CHAN Eagles to the main Super Eagles after winning the trust of the new goalkeeper coach of the Super Eagles.

Ajiboye made the CHAN Eagles squad for their upcoming qualifiers clash against Benin Republic in Contonou, where he will contend with first choice goalkeeper and captain Ikechukwu Ezenwa as well as Theophilus Afelokhai.

His involvement with the senior national team set up of Nigeria is not expected to end there as he has also been included in the list of call ups for the World Cup 2018 Qualifiers against Cameroon in September.


” Ajiboye has done well, he has earned a spot in the main team for the game against Cameroon, unless something else happens between now and then. Otherwise he is sure going to be in the squad”, a team source exclusively told Owngoalnigeria.com.


” The new goalkeeper trainer Enrico Pionetti has been very impressed with his performance and responds to several drills. He has subsequently told Gernot Rohr about him.


” Many people forget so soon that Ajiboye played in Spain, so he can’t be said to be inexperienced. A lot could change between when the list is announced and now, but Ajiboye has no doubt warmed his way into the Super Eagles set up for the Cameroon game”.

Ade Emmanuel

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/08/10/exclusive-ex-u17-goalkeeper-dele-ajiboye-included-in-eagles-squad-for-cameroon-tie/

Like I had always said, one problem with Naija coaches is that most of them are fecking lazy! Instead scouting and visiting soccer venues (including Universities and academies) to discover hidden talents, they would get stuck with the same non-performing players!

Please don't tell me that Daniel Akpeyi and Ikechukwu Ezenwa are the two best goalkeepers in Nigeria today. Yet we kept inviting them to the Super Eagles even though that they have demonstrated over and over again that they are not good enough. Insanity, they say, is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.

Nigeria, we hail thee!


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BascoVanVeli:
‘Biggest revelation’ Dele Ajiboye presses Ezenwa for CHAN Eagles No 1, seriously being considered for Super Eagles


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August 11, 2017

Plateau United goalkeeper Dele Ajiboye is pressing skipper Ikechukwu Ezenwa hard for a starting shirt in Sunday’s CHAN 2018 playoff in Benin just as SCORENigeria has exclusively gathered he has so impressed to be on the Super Eagles squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon.

A top team official described the former Nigeria U17 and Olympic team shot stopper as “the biggest discovery” in the CHAN Eagles with Kano Pillars midfielder Rabiu Ali also catching many eyes.

“Ajiboye has impressed everyone including the new goalkeeper trainer and he could even be the man in goal against Benin on Sunday,” the team official revealed.

“Already he will be considered for next month’s World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon.

“And who knows, he might even be the one in goal for those matches, that’s how.”

Ajiboye told SCORENigeria before the CHAN Eagles training camp opened in Kano that he hoped to use the home-based national team to relaunch his career after he last represented Nigeria at the 2012 Olympics qualifying tournament in Morocco six years ago.

“My major target is to be in the main Super Eagles and so doing well with the CHAN Eagles will help me achieve that,” declared ‘Aji-boy’, who posted a short-lived stint in Portugal before he returned to the domestic league.

In the meantime, SCORENigeria has gathered Kano Pillars defender Jamiu Alimi was axed from the matchday squad to Cotonou because his international passport is lodged at a foreign embassy apparently to process a visa to attend trials abroad shortly.



By Kola Daniel

Joe, have you see most of those guys play?


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Joebie:
The team looks decent.
Let's hope again.

Safari, you're supa! You don tok am finish, as usual. To add anything else would be most uncivilized.

Abeg, email me your number. I wanna call you when I get to naija over the weekend.


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safarigirl:
Even when our football was at the bottom of the barrel two years ago, Nedum Onuoha was not an option, talk less now.

See ehn, I will rather we lose with a back four of Egwueke, Oboabona, Omeruo and Ambrose than win with any back four containing Nedum.

Nigeria is one of the top footballing nations in Africa, we should have a little pride in certain situations, this is one of such.

Nedum Onuoha can never play for us again, so @Joebie, if you like, dig up every article you can find of the washed up grandpa, like someone already said, unless he's a goalie, we don't need him.

Stop disgracing us with such unreasonable calls abeg

Attention LovePeddler. Well, you've been noticed....

... Next


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I am not holding any grudges, but there's something call commitment. If someone is not 100% committed to your program, I am not sure that that player can give you 100% on the green grass. Such a player might be playing like a mercenary. And I should know because I used to play as a mercenary back in high school, and I can tell you that I rarely ever put in as much effort for them as I do when I am playing for my home school.


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Joebie:
Onuoha is Nigeria-born.. Okay so are you going to castigate him now for refusing at first? IF he decides to play for Nigeria now espcially now that we need quality defenders, what will we gain for turning him down? There are many factors why he may not feel Nigerian. I'm sure only he can explain best what he meant at the time.

Holding a grudge against a player and trying to pay him back is elementary. If it was a father-son scenario, I will pet my son in the back and accept him. You don't lose anything. It shows maturity. And the bond will be stronger than ever. How about in future he goes on to say Nigeria gave him a chance despite rejecting their overtures initially. And that's one thing he would love Nigeria for. Nigeria as a country that has failed so many sportsmen. For once we can do what is right instead of holding on to our ego.

LOL. Well, na dem Ksabi.

Their pastor and his wife must be running out of rooms to stock their suits. Unless then sale the excess suits


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Analee:
ds d reason y i lik OPM,there tins na sharp,sharp,daz y even pple wen no b membere,wen e reach marriages dem don cm der cm marry,der no body get u tym.

Wow. The world is definitely coming to an end because even NwaAmaikpe has started making sense

Na wao!!


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NwaAmaikpe:


Na wa oo,

What does a Bini man know about Ozubulu or even Igboland.
I don't care if this write up is about the rot in Nigeria, I won't stand it being brought up by a fellow whose own land is oversaddled with iniquity.

Nowhere in his writeup did he talk of the people who die while trekking through the deserts to make it to Libya,
Or the mothers who groom their own daughters for prostitution in Italy,
Or even the ritual killings, cult wars and assasinations that are rife in Edo state.

All he could use was the Ozubulu shootings.

Osayimwen Osahon George should shove this misinformed shitty hypothesis up his ass, leave matters of Biafra alone and go face his shrine off Sakponba Road.


Hypocrite!!!

You must be a card carry member of NCAN


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itsIYKE:
When my eyes gazed on the word RITUAL....I thought of only one group of people....the only human race to interbreed with apes......the UGLIEST tribe in sub-saharan Africa......the only people that can wipe out an army with the smell of their armpits

"Chief (amb) Dr", choi, Nigerians and their love for titles.

#Sad


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It's looks like he plays for a Swiss 3rd division side.

He's definitely not the solution, if you ask me.


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Joebie:
Lol that's what you like to believe. If Spain wanted him, he won't blink an eye. Like he even stands a chance...

Who is Osigwe?

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Old news. will look him up

True. But I appreciate the fact that he's willing to pitch his lot with us, without waiting for Spain. He's only 24 years old, remember?
If he's like your average EPL chap, he would keep waiting for Spain until he's a few years to retirement before he does an about turn.


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Joebie:
Lol that's what you like to believe. If Spain wanted him, he won't blink an eye. Like he even stands a chance...

Who is Osigwe?

Modified
Old news. will look him up

End time church....

Short and simple.


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ebosie11:
Nigerian man,Ayomide O Akinyera, took to Facebook to share the marriage list of a Nigerian church True Vine Power House Ministry Inc where intending couples must buy suits for host pastor and wife during their wedding.He wrote...

'Radarada
All them law teaching pastors won't sponsor posts against such acts as these ooo.
Imagine buying suit for officiating pastors, chai yeye world people'.


Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2017/08/nigerian-church-where-bride-and-groom.html?m=1

Good news. These are the type of players we need in green and white. Guys who are ready to forgive a top euro country for the honor or putting on the green and white, not those useless mugus who only turn to Nigeria after being overlooked by everyone else.

And by the way, does anyone has any info on this Osigwe Eager dude? Is he any good? Please do share!


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Joebie:
Defender Who Wants To Play For Nigeria [Instead Of Spain] Scores For Bolton Wanderers
August 10, 20170104

Former Real Madrid defender Derek Osede scored his first goal for English Championship side Bolton Wanderers in their 2-1 away win against Crewe Alexandra in the first round of the English Football League Cup (EFL Cup).

Osede popped up with the winner for Bolton with nine minutes left to play in the game helping his side to a comeback win after Chris Porter put Crewe ahead in the 42nd minutes of the game.

Two goals within the space of ten minutes from Adam Armstrong and Osede knocked out Crewe at the Alexandra Stadium much to the disappointment of the home fans who taught their team would at least get a draw.

The winner scored by Osede was his first in the colours of Bolton Wanderers since he joined them two seasons ago from the B team of Spanish giants Real Madrid.

Born in Spain to Nigerian father and a Spanish mother, the 24 year old represented Spain and helped them to win the 2012 UEFA U19 European Championship , but in 2015 he stated his desire to switch international allegiance to Nigeria.

DONT MISS ==> Swiss-Nigerian Shot Stopper Osigwe Eager To Challenge Ikeme For Eagles Number One Spot
A call up to the senior national team of Nigeria could be in the offing for the left footed central defender as he can also play as a left full back, one area where Nigeria are currently lacking in options, but it all depends on how he performs for Bolton Wanderers this season.

Michael James

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ShyCypher:
That kid looks scared. Prolly the first time seein' this strange man.

In the third pix he looks dazed after he learns the strange man is his father.

So he asks himself, "Then who is that man I call "Daddy" that used to come to our house every night?"

I think Iwobi needs to add goals to his game in order to nail down a place. Wenger cannot afford to keep him on the bench once he becomes a proficient scorer.


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Joebie:
I think the challenge will stand up to the challenge, whoever brings it. Helooks better than last season. I'm enjoying the way he is developing.

Please can you drop a few very good Nollywood movies, especially ones I can find on youtube. I want to use the downtime during my vacation to check out nollywood movies. Thanks in advance for your assistance.


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ameri9ja:
He is right, I can't lie. Much as Nigeria sucks in some areas, no one beats Nigerians in creativity.
If u minus technical stuff, Nollywood has some of the best and funniest movies

Family business, huh?

but, hey, who am I to judge??


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I just don't understand what Arsene Wenger wants Alex Iwobi to do before he nails down a permanent position at Arsenal. Iwobi always performs each time he's given an opportunity but, for some reasons, he (and to some extents Olivier Giruod) never get 100% trust from Wenger. I hope that another decent club would come for Iwobi so he can leave, then Wenger would understand what a gem he's lost.


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BascoVanVeli:
Alex Iwobi, Mohamed Elneny giving Arsene Wenger pause for thought



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The expectation among Arsenal fans is that manager Arsene Wenger will still make some major additions in the current transfer window. However, the performances of Alex Iwobi and Mohamed Elneny in the Community Shield on Sunday -- and, in fact, through the entire preseason -- have given the Gunners' boss plenty to consider before making his next swoop.

Thus far, Arsenal have acquired only Alexandre Lacazette and Sead Kolasinac, and although the former cost a club-record fee, it's believed the Gunners still have plenty left in the budget. The transfer market is relatively quiet on the eve of the Premier League season but is expected to burst into life in the final few weeks of the window in August. Having kept some powder dry, Wenger has the potential to be part of the forthcoming frenzy.

A deep-lying midfield player and a creative force are the two positions seemingly on his agenda, and the Ligue 1 pair of Jean Seri and Thomas Lemar have been the names most commonly linked with those berths. However, Elneny and Iwobi have both performed so well throughout the summer that Wenger must be wondering if he needs those signings after all.

The case of Elneny is an interesting one. Prior to the clash with Chelsea at Wembley, he spent most of the season as an emergency centre-half. Wenger has admitted he does not see Elneny's long-term future in central defence. Perhaps, besides simply making up the numbers, the idea was to try to toughen the Egyptian up. While defensively diligent, he has previously lacked aerial ability and aggression in the challenge. Both those attributes seemed markedly improved against Chelsea in the season's Community Shield curtain raiser, which Arsenal won on penalty kicks.

Elneny was everywhere, his tireless running a neat complement to Granit Xhaka's more measured approach. Elneny is the very definition of a box-to-box midfielder -- he regularly covers more ground than any other Arsenal player. It's also telling that, perhaps as a consequence of their respective time with Basel, Elneny and Xhaka seem to have struck up a good relationship both on and off the pitch.

If Arsenal were able to persuade Monaco to sell Lemar -- and this summer's activity suggests the principality club will sell pretty much anyone for the right price -- he presumably would find himself in direct competition with Iwobi. Some have suggested that Wenger could look to convert Lemar into a box-to-box midfielder, but that process would take time and holds few guarantees. For the time being, he is a wide creative player who can occasionally be repurposed in the centre. That's exactly the same slot Iwobi fills in the Arsenal squad.

The pursuit of Lemar seems to be a nod to the fact that Arsenal could lose two of their creators-in-chief, Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, in just 12 months' time. Signing Lemar now would afford him a year to adapt before taking up the reigns as Arsenal's primary playmaker for 2018-19.

However, it's possible that a new signing -- especially one with such a big price tag -- could stunt Iwobi's progress. Both players are the same age, and Iwobi's preseason performances suggest he could be on the verge of a major breakthrough.

There is so much to admire about the way he plays the game. His touch is immaculate, and his vision remarkable for one so young. The greatest compliment to Iwobi is the frequency with which the likes of Ozil and Alexis trust him with the ball. Arsenal's best players recognise the youngster's quality.

Right now, Arsenal simply have too many players to contemplate bringing anyone else in. Only once the likes of Kieran Gibbs, Lucas Perez and Carl Jenkinson have been shipped out will there be room for additions.

When Arsenal have completed the requisite sales, Wenger's mind will once again turn to recruitment. Before plunging into the market, he must consider the cases Elneny and Iwobi have mounted for first-team involvement. Are they destined to remain "nearly men" or could this be the year they step up and become key men at the Emirates Stadium?

Arsenal fans would doubtless like to see the squad strengthened, but knowing Wenger, and his preference for "international solutions," it's possible he may soon be declaring the chequebook closed for good.

Thank you, Kenny. I have said the same thing myself. We should ignore any player who has once expressed ambivalence about representing Nigeria. We need players are eager to represent us...players who bleed green and white. We can't be anyone's fallback option.


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kennysville:
Onuoha? Lolzzzz the dude that said he didnt feel Nigerian when approached by Peterside Idah. Now he got dumped by 3lions and suddenly he is nw a candidate? Plus he is 30 years old. What was he thinking when Nigeria needed him? Abegi!

All these clamouring for nigerian born players should stop. I thot they would learn from the likes of Fashanu. But no! They wanna find out what has changed in English football. Any player that will not be proud to wear Super Eagles jersey should skadoosh! We need enthusiastic and fire brand players not overhyped cosmetic joggers who cant stand the heat. Make them go pkay for 3 lions. We go see how far

Yup. It's fixed.

Let me surprise you by predicting that it's going to be [b]Barca vs PSG [/b]in this next UCL quarter finals. And Real Madrid would get the weakest opponent left at that stage. Book mark this page and revisit it after the draws.


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Segadem:
Hmmnm

Well, you're not if you don't that acronym. But you do look like somebody I know sha.

There must be a twin somewhere


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blackbeau1:
erm, where's that ?

These Afonjas people and their poison sef. The other time they threatened the Fulani Herdsman with: "We will poison our waters".

See me, see trouble o Can you spell S-T-U-P-D-I-T-Y? Like they themselves won't be using and drinking the same waters? Cowardly and cowardice are really a bad omen sha!


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Don't be too sure. I might take that as a challenge


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LifeIsGuhd:
Maybe but I am sure you're not the someone

Are you located in the DMV area?


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blackbeau1:
erm I'm not sure I am

BB, are you the ekemini that I know?

And to answer your question, just say 'Thank you', and keep stepping. Don't stick around for chatting and stuff.
Trust me, he'll get the hint. Unless he's a mugu.


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blackbeau1:
I've been pondering on this issue for a longtime. Someone please tell me what to answer when a guy says I love u and u don't love him,yet u don't wanna hurt him

No worries, bro.

Some of us have actually played and coached this game ... at a very decent levels too.


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bossto:
Really??....i never knew this before!


Thanks mr O pari

Actually, based on their style of play, the center forward we'd need against Cameroun is a strong powerful striker. Unfortunately, Victor Anichebe is not in town.


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bossto:
Hahaha....when was the last time he played and how many games has he played for us....Now to ur question,he scored against cameroun in the friendly.

Kayode not experienced?...Really??...The guy is not a newbie for God's sake broh..huh!!!

Now what makes you think KC will deliver playing the CF role?...and how many goals has he scored as a CF?,

For the records, ain't belittling Kc's abilities!!!

Yup. That's why you play him on top as your target man - in a 4-2-3-1 formation. That way, you don't need his involvement in the build up play.


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bossto:
Yeah....No doubt!!!...KC is a good finisher but he doesn't have a good build up play.

Did God tell him this or is he just "prophesying" what his mind told him?

Someone needs to remind all these modern day "prophets" of our time that the Bible says, 'woe to them that says thus says the lord when the lord has not spoken'.


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dumebiifeanyi:
Former Governor of Rivers State and the current Transport Minister, Mr Rotimi Amaechi must tender unreserved apology to some key ministers of God in the country before Muhammadu Buhari’s administration can fully achieve its aims, Bishop Seun Adeoye has stated.

The Presiding Bishop of Sufficient Grace and Truth Ministry (SGTM), Rehoboth Arena, Okinni in a statement issued in Osogbo, Osun State on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 explained that the All Progressives Congress (APC) led government has the potentials of actually turn Nigeria around but has been inhibited by the Almighty God.

He said, “Virtually all those who led Buhari’s campaign including the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo were guilty of using all sorts of blackmail and falsehood to get this government into office but Amaechi was the major culprit.

“It was Amaechi as the Director General of Buhari’s Campaign Organisation who told the world that ex-President Goodluck Jonathan bribed Christian leaders with a whopping N6billion. He refused to mention who collected the money and who they shared the same to.

Following this unguided statement by Amaechi, many innocent pastors were ridiculed and abused by Nigerians. It came to a point that parishioners even did not trust their priests again. I am one of those who prayed for Buhari to get well quickly. The Lord has assured that he will heal the president and that he won’t die in office but this government can’t get anything right until Amaechi and others apologise to those they deliberately maligned during the campaign.

It is clear that rather than this government breaking new ground; it is still struggling over the economy, security and power generation. The president has been on sick bed for months. Blood of hundreds of innocent Nigerians have been shed unnecessarily since this government came on board in May 2015.

Truth must be told; Amaechi offended men of God. He laid accusation on all pastors without justification. He must tender an unreserved public apology and I am sure pastors around the country will rally round and pray from the deep of their hearts for peace in our land and total restoration and recovery of the economy.

You cannot mock God and go away with it. Men of God are His representatives on earth. If you mock pastors, you mock God. If you lie against them, you lie against God. I am confident that with a sincere apology from Amaechi, in particular, those who sit and fold their arms watching the nation’s events as they unfold will rise up and help in prayers and we will see God healing this land”, the cleric added.

Bishop Adeoye explained that Amaechi and others must humble themselves and ask for forgiveness from the people they offended during the struggle to install Buhari as Nigeria’s presidentpresident.

http://politicsngr.com/2017/08/08/buhari-govt-wont-succeed-amaechi-apologises-pastors-bishop-adeoye/

Yup. ... unless someone makes you, right?


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LifeIsGuhd:
I don't beg... hardluck