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Bia, is it a done deal? Henry Onyekuru to Arsenal ... is that a done deal already?

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Icon4s:
...WOULD make things complicated for Iwobi?
please change that WOULD to MAY.

Henry going to Arsenal may also mean less game time for him too.

Ol' boy, it don do now. Haba!

A man fighting with a woman! Who does that, eh? Abi you be Donald Trump or something?
You must be a Yoruba man sha (No pun intended )

Anyway, let it go. And don't let me get angry

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BascoVanVeli:
what matter? I answered a quote, how is that a big deal? I can't help what time i come online to see character attacks against me so bare with me.

Humility, are you on the ground in Corsica?

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Humility017:
The camp of the Super Eagles will this evening come alive ahead of their friendly game against Corsica and Togo with as many as seven players expected to be at the camp of the team.
Already the home based contingent comprising of Alhassan Ibrahim, Sikiru Olatubosun and Stephen Odey have touched down France, same as FC Porto on loan midfielder Mikel Agu.
Watford loanee Uche Agbo has also arrived France, and should be in the camp of the team tonight alongside the aforementioned players.
Olarewaju Kayode who holds the honour of Nigeria’s top scorer in Europe this season, joint top with Henry Onyekuru is also in Paris, from where he will connect to the camp of the team.
Onyekuru on his part will arrive France from Belgium later today as well, which will bring the number of players in the camp of the team to seven according to our count.
The rest of the players are expected to arrive camp by tomorrow morning for the first friendly against Corsica on the 26th before the game against Togo on the 1st of June.
Ade Emmanuel

Coolio. Something to keep us busy for the next week or so

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TheSuperNerd:
Salisu Yusuf and the local backroom staff will leave with the invited home based players tomorrow... (may 22) and the camp will officially open May 23rd.

Yup.

And by the way, what day is the camp (SE) going to open sef?
I am so happy that Henry Onyekuru is gonna be in the camp. He might be our secret weapon!

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TheSuperNerd:
Yes oooo.... O pari master.... yes oooo.....

Hopefully Nacho have played his last game for Pep and Man City. Hopefully.....


Unto The #FACupfinal and #TheCorsicaAndTogogames.... na our next bus-stops be that....

The good news is, most of our boys are getting minutes on this final day of the season:

Alex Iwobi is on for Arsenal giving a good account of himself.
Kelechi is getting some minutes for ManCity and he's putting in a good shift
And VicMo started for Chelsea as usual and he's putting on a show as always.

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I think he would get playing time at Everton if Ross Barkley and Romelu Lukaku leave at the end of the season, as being rumored.

In addition, the primary reason why I want him to make Everton his first choice, Koeman has demonstrated (at Sothhampton and Everton) that he knows how to develop young players....turn average players into very good ones. Not all coaches can do that.

And by the way, wetin happen btw Koeman and Barkley? Do you wanna share?

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BascoVanVeli:
IMO west ham is the best option because he will be sure of playing time. Koeman and Henry is a fight waiting to happen just ask Ross.

Good to hear. Our boys tend to jump onto the first offer that comes on the table. Many of them need better managers, IMHO.

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tbaba1234:
Deal has not been confirmed yet.. Everton is a better deal for him.

Kpom! Word on the street was that Bilic didn't knew how to deploy Victor Moses when he went on loan there. I just don't want a coach who would stunt his development.

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sontoly:
Bro U just said it all and u r right, westham is not an ideal place for him to go, let him wait for Everton deal to mature.

Bia, Nairalanders, is it a crime if you all don't use adjectives like: "beautiful, stunning, etc." on these threads?

Makes me wonder whether some of y'all even know the meaning of these words you throw around sef!

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Crazy line up

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ProfOrlando:
nice line up bro , i only have problem with etebo on the wing and alampasu as the first choice

Is he going to West Ham now? Somebody needs to get me this guy's phone number!

Why go to West Ham when Everton is interested? A little birdie told me that Ronald Koeman wants to get him as a replacement for Ross Barkley who isn't gonna sign a new contract. And the plan is also get acquire Kelechi to replace Lukaku. My advice to Henry Onyekuru, the off season just started, be patience....take your time and make the best possible decision for your career.

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TheSuperNerd:
Bringing Henry Onyekuru to West Ham would mean Bilic is getting it right again in the transfer market




https://cdn3-i.hitc-s.com/470/west_ham_united_manager_slaven_bilic_347225.jpg




The young Nigerian has been linked with a move to West Ham United .

According to a recent report from Own Goal Nigeria , West Ham United have won the race to sign Henry Onyekuru from Eupen, and if the news is true it would be the best piece of business Hammers boss Slaven Bilic has done in quite some time.


Last summer was supposed to see a number of quality additions arrive at the London Stadium to supplement the likes of Dimitri Payet and Manuel Lanzini. Instead West Ham fans watched bemused as the likes of Simone Zaza, Havard Nordtveit, Alvaro Arbeloa and Jonathan Calleri turned up.

It was not the impressive transfer window the Hammers faithful were expecting, nor anything close to the previous summer, when Bilic most certainly got it right.

However, if West Ham do indeed bring Onyekuru to the club it would be a very encouraging sign for the rest of the window.

After all, the 19-year-old is one of the most exciting teenagers in European football right now, scoring 22 goals and providing nine assists in 40 matches for his current club this season.
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Predominantly a left winger but also able to operate on the opposite flank, as a secondary striker or a centre forward, the young Nigerian is the real deal, and his early arrival would lay down a marker for the signings to come.

He may not be the biggest name yet he has bags of potential, and the great and the good of football will know that.

It is time Bilic started building a side that can be successful for years to come, and Onyekuru's capture could be key to that endeavor.

https://cdn3-i.hitc-s.com/622/west_ham_united_manager_slaven_bilic_481888.jpg

Source: http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/05/18/bringing-henry-onyekuru-to-west-ham-would-mean-bilic-is-finally/

Congrats! But is this a good result?

You scores in Physics and Math didn't seem to be high. Is that a passing grade tho?
I apologize in advance if I am totally mistaken here but I am not too familiar with jamb.

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Partnerbiz:
Why are they laughing?

And high fiving as if they had just won the lottery! Bizarre picture.

Anyway, all I can say is na wa for una o!

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Nne, if you're here, I will kiss you

You don tok am finis. To add anything else would be most uncivilized.

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safarigirl:
I do not see how anyone can prefer an unproven forward to a proven one.

At least Onyekuru has successfully played against defenders in a professional league, the Belgian league is one of the best in Europe, so I don't know how you can refer to them as 'backwater' defenders.

Osimhen on the other hand only has experience at age grade level, he is yet to face backwater defenders sef, just because he's in Germany doesn't make him better than Onyekuru for now, bear in mind, Onyekuru is just a year older.

If you must compare him, why don't you do so against the likes of Moses Simon who plays against the same 'backwater defenders', but still doesn't have 23 goals to his name?

Nope. But, actually, I was talking about in the beginning - before Jesus joined City....when Pep kept playing everybody (Navas, Nolito, Sterling, etc.) except Nacho.

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Mickael2:
Let us be realistic, if you are a coach, will you play Nacho ahead of Gabriel Jesus?

I totally agree with Success. That's why I still can't understand why/how Pep Guardiola didn't want to play Kelechi with Aguero. It doesn't take a genius to know that Kelechi's best position is playing behind the out and out striker. But he can play as a top striker too.

Anywhere you play him, he will definitely get goals for you.

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BascoVanVeli:
Watford winger Isaac Success labels Manchester City's Kelechi Iheanacho as the best he's played with


By Hertfordshire Mercury | Posted: May 17, 2017

By Matt Storey

HIGH PRAISE: Isaac Success believes Iheanacho is the best he's played with


Watford winger Isaac Success believes Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho is the best footballer he has played with.

The duo played together in Nigeria's youth teams and have now both broken into the Super Eagles' senior squad.

Despite the high praise, Success believes the 20-year-old's best position is as the support striker, not the number nine type role he's been used in more often at City.

"I have played in Spain, I am playing here (England) now but I haven't had the chance to play with a lot of teams here," Success told SuperSport.


Read more: Transfer talk: Newcastle and Crystal Palace join Watford in race for Greek keeper

"In general the best player I have played with is Kelechi, the partnership was just superb. It was just so good.

"You can enjoy Kelechi more as a support striker because he is a creative player and a player that can make a difference anytime with assists or clear chances that he can always covert. You can't take that from him."

Iheanacho, like Success at Watford, has struggled for regular games this year and reports suggest he could leave the club this summer.


Read more at http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/watford-winger-isaac-success-labels-manchester-city-s-kelechi-iheanacho-as-the-best-he-s-played-with/story-30337701-detail/story.html#ikxt37e0HsRgffWb.99

And if you ask me, I will advise him to chose Everton. Ronald Koeman is a very good coach. He, Antonio Conte, and Mauricio Pochettino are the best coaches in the EPL. If Nacho becomes the top striker at Everton (word on the street is that Lukaku is going back to Chelsea), then expect him to score 20+ goals next season.

And Borussia Dortmund would be my second choice.

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TheSuperNerd:
The speculations list keeps growing people.......


Clubs linked to Iheanacho right now are as follows:

- Borussia Dortmund

- TSG Hoffenheim

- Southampton FC

- Everton FC

- And wait for it.......




















West Ham Utd!!!!

Na wa oooo!


Sources: http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/kelechi-iheanacho-joins-michy-batshuayi-and-jermain-defoe-on-west-ham-s-transfer-wishlist-a3542276.html


http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/05/18/report-west-ham-united-want-manchester-citys-kelechi-iheanacho/

Bros, this your proposed frontline wets my appetite, yo!

Onyekuru-Iheanacho-V.Moses with Iwobi

On a good day, that frontline can destroy any defenceline in the world....including the current Juve's defence!

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TheSuperNerd:
Onyekuru-Iheanacho-V.Moses with Iwobi.... may just be Nigeria's front line/attack in the near future.... or could it be Onyekuru-Tammy-V.Moses with Iheanacho/Iwobi??.... well shaa.... time will tell.

But again... Welcome Henry Chukwuemeka Onyekuru AKA "The Evil Kid "

Yours is definitely a fake China phone. Or maybe you're using a bootleg charger.

I leave my new iPhone on the charger overnight all the time and I've never had any problems.



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Don't mind them, let them stick with Wenger. They would probably not make top 7 next season. And I am not kidding either....I would expect Everton to finish above them next season, along with the usual suspects - Chelsea, ManCity, Man Utd, Spurs, Liverpool.

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AIG07:
*laughing*
you wan make arsenal fans gun you down for this thread.

This is exactly what I said on the game thread yesterday!!

Like I had said over and over again, only Arsene Wenger can explain why he had decided to sentence I wobi to the bench. I have watched ALL Arsenal's game this year and I can tell you that Alex has always given a good account of himself each time he's called upon to play. Unlike many of the players in Arsenal, Alex is one of the few who always gives you a 100%

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TheSuperNerd:
Mustafi – The Introduction Of Iwobi Sparked Arsenal To Win Over Sunderland

https://owngoalnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/image-53.jpg


Arsenal German defender Shkodran Mustafi has hailed the contribution of Arsenal Nigerian forward Alex Iwobi in their 3-0 win over Sunderland in the English Premier League.

Iwobi was introduced in the 69th minutes, and according to Mustafi he brought about urgency in the play of Sunderland which unsettled their defence for Alexis Sanchez who got both goals for Arsenal to strike.

” Some of us have obviously played lot of games and it was telling as the game progressed. Iwobi’s introduction helped us move the ball quicker and you can tell it helped us in getting the goal”, Mustafi said.

“It wasn’t easy, even though Sunderland knew they were already going down but you have to play those games. It isn’t easy when you play every three days, you get tired as well. We had a lot of opportunities and we made it a bit harder than it was, but we got the important three points [in the end].”


**Michael James


Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/05/17/mustafi-the-introduction-of-iwobi-sparked-arsenal-to-win-over-sunderland/

Actually, Arsenal is a mid level team now

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maidaboi:
i will want him to go to midtable teams than these team that are always under pressure to perform

I haven't watched Uche Agbo enough to know if I would rate him over Onazi tho.

All in all, based on current form, Ndidi is a shoo-in and Onazi and co should be fighting for the remaining spot. However, I would expect Rhor to stick with Onazi especially in the absence of Mikel since Onazi is the vice captain.

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junnyjake:
How about a midfield pairing featuring Uche Agbo and Ndidi?

Good observation right there, daveP! I was shocked with what happened in the second half vs Zambia. But I think they suffered a jet lag coupled with the altitude. The condition would be different in Cameroun.

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daveP:
i just feel they would see another se when they meet us just like zambia and algeria can testify to. meanwhile, we need to focus on how fast our guys tire on away matches. it makes our game annoying to watch.

May God bless you real good. Only a few game analyst can understand and appreciate a player like Alex Iwobi. He's a special player!

And you can add Kanu Nwankwo, though a little slower in execution, to that list as well.

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theDEVILisHERE:
Rui Costa, Rosicky are players with the natural gift of sharp thinking and sharp execution
Iwobi tho not with their skill set and talent plays similarly

These type of players are rear to find

Don't mind him. Two coaches that have found themselves in my black book this season:

1. Pep Guardiola - for his treatment of Yaya and Nacho
2. Arsene Wenger - for his treatment of Alex Iwobi. Dont make an example of the poor fella when the entire team wasn't performing!

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daveP:
Wasnt paying attention until i saw 'o pari' so i asketh, what doest thou here?

le prof looks stupid when he celebrates a goal. cnt remember when last he smiled at a player on tv. i want europa so that the mentality and approach to success would change, whether or not if he stays.

LOL. You need to be a purist to appreciate Iwobi's contribution to the game.

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fuckerstard:
Lol i laff you, iwobi ko ukwobi ni.

Please....give me a break! The game was 0-0 until Iwobi was introduced and the whole game changed. All of a sudden, the whole pressure moved into Sunderland's half of the pitch. And they kept pilling pressure until Arsenal scored two quick goals. And Iwobi himself would've been on the scoreboard if not for the goalie's heroics.

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toseen7:
Abegi!, stop overrating Iwobi....

Well said. Actually, if I Azubuike could produce the same form I saw in Brazil, I would prefer a midfield anchor of Azubuike and Ndidi. Yes, he was that good! In addition, I have concerns about Onazi rough tackles.

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Dedebanky85:
Azubuike is one player I really like. He was very pivotal to build team gaining promotion. Very dynamic player. He Onazi's mf pairong could be very good. Only fear is that both are box to box and may constantly make forays forward ehoch vould expose the defence sometimes. Other than that, i really wanna see both play alongside Ndidi and lets see what happens.

I think we can handle South Africa. They would always remain our wife

I am more concerned with those plantain boyz from Cameroun. They are one team who knows how to rise to the occasion anytime they meet Nigeria. I am really concerned.

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daveP:
This feeling that south africa wud disturb us is coming up again. for everything observed out there, #RohrKnows

Did anyone noticed how Arsenal's game totally changed once Alex Iwobi came in?

The passing became crisper and the movement got better. Which begs the question, why does Wenger prefers to leave him on the bench?!
As for those of you who are already writing off Iwobi.....I have no words!


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