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Kwashiman:
Morocco is currently schooling BRAZIL, leading by a goal now.

I haven't seen an African play with so much fluidity and swagger in such a long time than this Moroccan team, Nigerian football needs an emergency overhaul honestly, we need to massively invest in our grassroots and youth academies as feeders to the various National teams, enough on depending on ready made second-hand products from Europe who just see us as a plan B or C

the irony of praising Morocco and talking down on foreign-born

TheGoodJoe:

It can. Communication is a big part of football. That is why Marcelo Bielsa worked with an interpreter during his stay at Leeds.

you are buttressing my point, he used an interpreter. Pajero have people who speak better English around him plus his own little English in this case communication isn’t an excuse

Curtisaxel10:
Gosh. This guy's English is REALLY horrible. I struggled to understand most of what he said. Even Gernot Rohr spoke much better English than this.

If Peseiro can't even communicate basic thoughts to the media, how does he explain advanced tactical instructions to the team? How does he do one-on-one talks and motivate the players? This is certainly a major handicap and must not be overlooked.

I know there are non-English coaches such as Mourinho and Klopp coaching successfully in England but they speak far better English than this.

In future, I suggest the NFF includes fluency in spoken English as part of their criteria for hiring coaches.

language is good in football but it can never ever be a barrier

Blueelf:
Lolll

Gift orban for Kvicha is more like it

Osimhen and Gift are two different players

Gift can't play alone. He poses no Ariel threat to begin with

how many of his full game have you seen?

charlesemeka85:
Una coach returns with his outdated formation 🤣

https://www.owngoalnigeria.com/2023/03/24/exclusive-super-eagles-lineup-for-afcon-qualifiers-against-guinea-bissau-peseiro-sticks-with-4-4-2/

no formation is outdated the real question is can the coach use it effectively?

Marjoribanks:
Fake news carrier! Papa 70, olodo so you do not know that it is impossible for premier league club to sign him yet. lol

why?

zuchyblink:
This is a Corruption free U23 selection. From this selection you can see Ishaku,Barnieh and Afena Gyan which are black stars players. You can also Nuamah who is rated as the next big thing in Ghana football and others.
Salisu Yusuf keeps inviting players playing in the 9 division of England,clubs with no Wikipedia page and clubs their matches are not on TV,I wonder how he monitors them.
Salisu is an embodiment of corruption.

dey play, Gyan have rejected the call up due to late invitation

codemaniacs:
No.

S.E have good players that are not invited due to their age. Some strikers that are currently been called up need to be dropped or not called up so that other quality strikers can be given a chance.

who are the strikers not called but better than the ones in camp?

zuchyblink:
Osimhen should better be a coward like Raul,Rivaldo,Romario,Kaka,Ronaldinho,Messi,Mbappe, Zidane, Carlos,Lewandowski and co than to be a hero like Shevshenco,Ballack,Torres and co. Even CR7 achieved 80 percent of what he is today outside EPL.

all these players you mentioned have one thing in common, they all played for either Madrid or Barca. If you play for either of these teams you have no business going elsewhere to play unless they don’t want you

mostob:

This thread has turned into something else... there was a time I will be eager to read from page to page. This is not a disrespect to anyone though.

as in ehn , I no even understand what I’ve been reading because what are these opinions ?

codemaniacs:
No. We would have qualified if we had attackers that can finish not a stacked midfield.

Right now only Osimhen, Onuachu, Moffi, Victor Boniface, Orban , Tella, Yira sor are the best finishers the S.E have and only Osimhen, Moffi and Onuachu made the team the other strikers invited are not consistent performers.

S.E need strikers that score at least 15 -20 goals every season for their clubs.

are you being sarcastic?

solonnachi:
]The Full List Of 16 Foreign Based Players Called Up To Nigeria U23 Team For AFCON Qualifiers Against Guinea
Owngoalnigeria Mar 18, 2023 12:38 PM

As first reported by OGN editorial team, red hot Gent of Belgium forward Gift Orban has been extended a call up to be a part of the Nigeria U23 team for the upcoming U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers games against Guinea.

Orban is among the 16 players we added to the squad that was severely decimated when 16 of the 30 players called up were found out to be above the age limit.

The list has four players who were part of the team that played against Tanzania in the last round namely Michael Ologo (Istanbulspor), Ibrahim Sunusi (Montreal Impact), Sucesss Makanjuola (Liepaja), Isiah Ejeh (Mjallby), Abiodun Ogunniyi Omojesu (Auda).

ALL THE INVITED PLAYERS:

Success Makanjuola (FK Liepaja, Latvia); Bello Babatunde (Future FC, Egypt); Isaiah Ejeh (Mjallby Alf, Sweden); Abiodun Ogunniyi (FK Auda, Latvia); Monsuru Opeyemi Abdullahi (FC Vizela, Portugal); Omole Akinyinka Olaoluwakitan (Athletic Newham, UK); Owen Tega Udoh (UD San Sebastian Reyes, Spain); Azeez Temitope Yusuf (Mjallby Alf, Sweden); Charles Uba (Lillestrom FC, Norway); Simon Omon (Clube Operation Desportivo, Portugal); Ihekuna Maximillian Ugochukwu (FC Sfintul Gheorghe Suruceni, Moldova); Chukwudi Goodluck Igbokwe (KAA Gent, Belgium); Abass Saidi (Zagalata FC, Azerbaijan); Ibrahim Buhari (IF Elfsborg, Sweden); Gift Emmanuel Orban (KAA Gent, Belgium); Samuel Amadi (Eramica Cleopatra, Egypt)

Salisu gbe mi debe

Kwashiman:
Bros make we dey take am easy with the jonzing abeg lol, I know you're speaking from a lens of patriotism but to suggest France and Germany aren't stacked in attacking options is disingenuous.

France have the most complete strikers in the world, their depth is the best!

Mbappe
Nkunku
Olivier Giroud
Kolo Muani
Griezmann
Ousmane Dembele
Kingsley Coman

like I said, France is well stacked but talent-wise German football is currently at an all time low

Kwashiman:
Surely it's not an over-stretch to claim Nigeria has one of the best attacking force in the world in terms of depth and quality? only Germany,Brazil and to some extent England are ahead of us.

Osimhen
Lookman
Moffi
Gift Orban
Chuba Akpom
Nathan Tella?
Victor Boniface
Awoniyi
Iheanacho.

When will fortune finally smile on us and give us world class midfielders and defenders?

Germany and Brazil? I don’t know o but I don’t think so maybe England and France

BannedLarge:
He looks young

he is indeed young, MRI is the best thing to have happened to our football

Samueltemi337:
Boniface does more of assisting

with 5 assists?

🇧🇯 Benin coach Gernot Rohr has named his first squad v #Rwanda by adding four players from 2023 AFCON U20 & surprise inclusion of veteran Stéphane Sèssègnon, 38.

Rohr: "Sèssègnon will guide the young players. We still need him and his experience.
Me: Rohr 🤝 experience

chrisooblog:
Hi everyone seems Supernerd sadly lost his dad recently. Please anyone close to him do kindly reach out to him. Comfort and condolences to you Supernerd aka doc.

@supernerd may God be your comforter during this difficult time

TheGoodJoe:

Because of a bad pitch that hindered their playing style. They played about fifty games and only lost one match because the NFF selected a pitch that was not suitable for the team and an advantage to their opponents. On any good pitch, they would have white washed Sudan.

That one game does is not close to the numerous games they won. If it was a league, they would have won it in grand style.

of course the usual rhetoric but the fact is they lost out to Sudan end of story

Odunayaw:
Take raw talents to a competition?

U-20 competition o

TheGoodJoe:

You are running with your own perception. The screening process I posted was done by Emmanuel Amunike. Keep in mind, he trained under Sir Bobby Robson, one of the best tacticians of the game. He trained under Luis Van Gaal and was part of one of the best-scouted Super Eagles era (USA 94 and Atlanta 96 teams).

So, calling it madness is funny. Instead, you should learn from him.

Keep in mind, he was part of those that scouted the likes of Isaac Success, Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi, Taiwo Awoniyi, Kelechi Nwakali, Victor Osimhen, and Chukwueze. He knows his stuff.

Now, what he is looking for are gems. Let me explain what gems are. When Diego Maradona joined Argentinos Juniors, I think he was 10 years old, his manager said, he could not teach Maradona anything. He knew it all at that age.

What the open trials are for, is to find special talents. Yes, you can find them on the streets. When you find these special players, you give them a crash course in tactical play. As soon as they assimilate the basics, they grow from there. And, yes, they can even outclass players that grew up playing in some of the best academies in the world.

using Amunike’s U-20 journey as yardstick is very hilarious because he couldn’t even get past Sudan to qualify them for the African tournament

daveP:
i doubt these coaches are not aware. Infact he and Bosso are legends of the system and i see them more as "managers of the cheating realm" cos they'll understand how to go about such secrecy and do whatever it takes.


Are they in the dark about this? Highly impossible!! Enablers of the system. Before someone will come to say we are talking down on them.

I agree

Yusuf should have done his homework before inviting players 🤦🏿

Kog45:
Yes at his age he is good to improve on anything that would make him better and more....Osimehn has done extremely well this season and he can still do better

sure he needs to continue improving he hasn’t even hit his peak yet so he must constantly seek for ways to get better, but saying stuff like he’s not prolific enough or he’s not technical enough is just gibberish at best

In Europe’s top 5 leagues, Osimhen have scored more than anybody in 2023 but he is the one who needs to improve on his finishing. Many of you need to stop watching football

daveP:
Jorg insisted on playing despite being ill.

God when?? When we go see such attitude in GWG again? When??🤔🤔😤

Mikel Obi played even though he knew his father had been kidnapped.

Blueelf:
Now his is a point worth making

Difficuly of oppoents is different.

SO you may be right

But stiill, chuks can do better is all i am saying

Even Haaland can do better

Amedino99:
they don't even play the same position. And kudus this season sometimes play cf

aside that how can anybody try to compare playing against go ahead eagles to playing against real Madrid and Barcelona?

Blueelf:
He did better this season

However, these numbers are average if we're being honest

18 G/A in 33 games is average? Abi I no understand weytin you write?

Samueltemi337:
Victor Osimhen starts for Napoli against Empoli

Ebuehi too

Blueelf:
Start iheanacho start iheanacho

We told you guys how inconsistent and unserious he is as a baller but you all refused. Told you that's why he isn't a regular but some of you shouted "hater"

Hope una dey see am now

Beer parlor analysts supporting a flash -in-the-pan player

At least I will take an overrated nwakali ahead of him anytime anyday

why though? What’s the thought process behind this?

charlesemeka85:
Update: You need a godfather to play in Eagles - Ex Footballer Throws Bomb🇳🇬🙆

A Former Flying Eagles defender, Kennedy Chinwo has opened a can of worms after he revealed that having footballing talent is not enough for a player to play in the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

He argued that any such player without having a strong godfather is going nowhere.

The world cup Silver 🏅 medalist made this revelation in an interview with Brila FM.

“It is the dream of every player to play for the Super Eagles. However, playing in the senior national team won’t just come easy. You need a godfather to play in the Eagles. But if you don’t have, no matter your talent, you won’t be able to play.

“A few of the players who I feel should have been in the Super Eagles despite their talent were not given a chance to play in the team.”

NB: Chinwo was part of the Samson Siasia-led Flying Eagles that lost at the finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup to Argentina in 2005 in Netherlands.

Nigerians has since been reacting to the assertions of the former footballer.

#NPFLUpdates

which kain mumu talk be this