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Eizzy003:
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June belonged to Esiti
During a tough period for the team, Anderson Esiti was the man who received the acclaim of the fans and was voted as the 11888 MVP for June via paokfc.gr and the PAOK FC Official App.

15.07.2020
His arrival at the club started in impressive fashion. During the early stages of the season he won a place in the starting XI, but as the season wore on he lost his place. He did not give up the ghost, however, worked hard in training, and proved that when he was needed, the team could count on him.The absence of the injured Josip Misic created a huge gap in the midfield. Abel Ferreira put his faith in The Tank, and the midfielder made sure to vindicate that trust and support his teammates.He brought intensity and passion on the pitch, was impeccable in protecting the defence, and produced several key interventions at critical points.And so, in the vote for the 11888 MVP for June, Esitir received 59,68% of the votes to win his first individual award in a PAOK shirt.In second place was Dimitris Giannoulis , who returned to active service in style by reaching the high standards of the first half of the season, while in third place was Fernando Varela , who offered solutions for the team in both defence and in attack.

More on the interview with Pinnick

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“This financial support is for them to get their campaigns off the ground for the new season that we have set for September/October, depending on what signals we get from the Federal Government, through the Presidential Task Force on the COVID-19 and other relevant organs. We are also going to support the league organizing bodies financially.” Although he added that the football body has written to the Government to also support the cause, he admitted that the Government is presently burdened by so many challenges wrought by the COVID-19 and it could be a tall order.

On the issue of the Points-Per-Game (PPG) formula adopted to bring the beleaguered 2019/2020 Season to a close, the NFF supremo reiterated that it was the decision of the vast majority of the Clubs in the NPFL, which was also subjected to careful analyses and consultations.

“We did not just sit down and make a decision; we consulted widely even after the Clubs opted for PPG following the work of the NFF Football Committee. The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development was also brought into the picture.”

Pinnick assured that the NFF would prioritize, for now, the qualification of the U17 and U20 women national teams for their various FIFA World Cup competitions, as well as getting top-grade friendly matches for the Super Eagles and the Super Falcons.

“CAF has written to inform us that the qualifiers for the U17 and U20 FIFA Women World Cups will hold in September and October. We are determined to prepare our girls well to qualify for both championships. At the same time, we are working assiduously to see that the Super Eagles and Super Falcons get quality opponents for friendly matches within the next few months. For the Super Eagles, we have an African team and a South American team on the cards.

“First and foremost, we have to get the Super Falcons a Head Coach of the highest quality possible. We are working on that, as our consultants are already on it, and also working on the appointment of coaches for some other National Teams. On our part, we have ringfenced a sum of money to pay the Head Coach of the Super Falcons for a number of years to come, so that challenge is taken care of.”

On the issue of continuous trailing of players of dual nationality with a view to getting them to represent Nigeria, Pinnick stated clearly that only players with the keen interest and resolve would be encouraged, as Nigeria would not beg any player to represent her. “It is about ardour and fervour. If a player has decided for Nigeria and only want to be assured that he would be much welcome, we will come in and provide that assurance.”

Pinnick said this year’s NFF/Zenith Bank Future Eagles Championship, which was already at the zonal stage before the disruption occasioned by COVID-19, would have to start all over again. “We have no choice. It is a programme so close to our hearts, knowing that it serves the important purpose of providing true youngsters for the National Teams. The pandemic has disrupted and certainly, some of the players would no longer be of the age that they were before the disruption. So, we have to start all over again.”

On a final note, the NFF President appealed to the media and other stakeholders of the game to shun the allure of negative sensation, with some misguided and mischievous members of the football family always bandying around fictitious and outlandish figures as having been misappropriated by the football body.

“I keep saying that you may not like Amaju Pinnick, but the bigger picture is Nigerian Football and its future. Negative stories about the game have a damaging impact on the brand and even when Pinnick leaves, the problem of the damaged brand will still be there.

“Those of us at the helm of the NFF presently are there because we have the passion to develop the game, do things differently, and take the Nigeria game to new heights. We came into office and brought gilt-edged corporations like PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Financial Derivatives Company on board because we are totally committed to transparency and accountability. There are legitimate claims that we forgo simply because we did not come into the Federation for the money. I appeal to everyone to consider the interests of Nigeria football and continue to shun the purveyors of half-truths and outright fiction.”

ScoreNigeria reports that Super Eagles to play 2 friendlies in September:

According to NFF president Amaju Pinnick, the opponents will most likely be from South America and Africa.

“The arrangement is 70% confirmed,” he said during an Instagram interview on the NFF official account.

“We hope to make use of the FIFA windows in both September and October.”

So Amaju Pinnick tells Brila that they don't want to make the same mistake with Ejaria as they did with Tammy. This guy is clueless. Even before you make a move for Ejaria, you should already know he is in the bag. Tammy's case, he relied solely on his relationship with the father. If you have to speak to a player's father/mother over their son's international future, you may have a problem. Ejaria has always been a no-brainer.

the moment I clicked on the link I already knew it was scam.

Edopesin:
lols the website is less than 4 months old and it is carbon copy of 2020 .xyz that is already verified to be scam

I make researchs before I waste my time in things like this

Chriskels have made money using it. oya sir give us your own review

Edopesin:
SCAM

Looking out for your bro.. good one Pogba

elunico:
Nnamdi, what's up man? It's your boy PP. I had about you. I just want to congratulate you on your promotion to Championship. I heard about your long journey in football and outside football . For sure, it is not easy, it is very difficult, but indeed, I just want to wish you the best, carry on, keep it up, keep doing what you are doing man. I am going to be looking after you and looking what you ....and tell until get to Premier League. Keep it up my G, we are together, peace man!"

Paul Pogba to Oforboh.

not official yet from this report.

TheLoneCitizen:
CONFIRMED!!! OSIMHEN TO LILLE CONFIRMED!!!

Marc Ingla, general manager of Lille,


““I think we are in the last stage of the transfer of OSIMHEN (to Napoli) , even if there is interest from other clubs. The player has made his choice and we are in the last step of the transfer,”

“It is a regret to see him leave but it is the market. It makes sense for all but one French club. It is not only a question of transfer price but also of salary (…) He only stayed one year but that’s life.”

"We don't hide our economic model. We have to consider not only the value of the transfer, but also the salary paid to the player. We are not the final destination. With us players thrive, they use their talent. But we also build their careers for them. It is the life of the club. For him and his family, this can be a tremendous opportunity ",

na that last paragraph I mean to highlight..lol
He must have really been following SE considering we always had players (especially the short ones) in the past with poorly fit jerseys.

BascoVanVeli:
funny ending

The first paragraph weak me. You can google it to read the entire piece from Independent

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Meet Samu Chukwueze, Villarreal and Nigeria’s bright star destined for the Premier League
Tom Kershaw | @trlkershaw | 3 hours ago

To understand the improbability of Samu Chukwueze’s rise, it’s easiest to start at the point where his career almost went up in flames. It wasn’t the lack of clean water in Umuahia, an area of dereliction, poverty and little hope: “not a ghetto in the Nigerian context, but a rough neighbourhood”. Nor was it his understated character, brimming with talent but unmistakably introverted, leading to him living in the Villarreal academy’s shared flats long after becoming an established member of the first team. The tipping point came somewhere in between, when Chukwueze’s mother and uncle piled up his football boots and training kit and set them ablaze, insisting he avoid needless distractions and focus on his education. For a while, one of the most exciting wingers in world football simply stopped playing at all.

Which serious football news site does not put out an opinion/news for almost 7 days already? OGN

Adebayo Akinfenwa's passion for Nigeria is as strong as it is for Liverpool
Ed Dove | ESPN

Wycombe Wanderers hero Adebayo Akinfenwa may be famous being the strongest player on FIFA, and for his joshing with Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp, but few people are familiar with the striker's passion and enduring love for the Nigeria Super Eagles.

Born in London of Nigerian descent, Akinfenwa's relationship with the Super Eagles stretches back to their debut World Cup appearance in 1994, when the team's performance helped the now-38-year-old understand the value of embracing the culture of his ancestry.

Akinfenwa is unequivocal about the influence that football can have for the Nigerian diaspora, and for the expression of individual identity for Nigerians outside of their land of origin today.

"I remember the 1994 World Cup, the Super Eagles with [Daniel] Amokachi, Jay-Jay Okocha and [Rashidi] Yekini like it was yesterday," he told ESPN. "It was such an immense feeling, coming up against Argentina, and I can remember that World Cup being amazing for Nigeria.

"It leaves an impression, and what I loved the most was the fact that you saw our culture, when they scored; and those celebrations, you saw the colours.

"So as a Nigerian [I saw to] never be afraid to embrace your culture, to let people know what your culture is, and I don't shy away from who I am. Everything I do, I let [people] see who I am and I don't shy away from being me; that's what I take away from 1994 and 1998.

"That was what I got from it, as a youngster, going into manhood; that was what I was able to take from watching the Super Eagles."

For Akinfenwa, the Super Eagles' representation of Nigeria in international football and on the global stage has been a vehicle for a visible modern Nigerian identity to blossom among the nation's diaspora in Europe and beyond.

He also hailed Everton and Nigeria attacker Alex Iwobi, a Super Eagles international raised in London, as being representative of this current expression of modern global Nigerian identity.

Akinfenwa added: "There are changing times, different generations, different mindsets, and from the Amokachis, the Yekinis, the Jay-Jay Okochas, cultural representation has changed now, to the way you're looking at Iwobi, and it's the new-age generation, the new-age culture.

"To be fair, it's always been there, but now there's a vehicle and an avenue where it all gets put together, and you get to see it.

"[Nigerian musicians] Burna Boy and Davido come down and you see the young Nigerian boys in their concerts, you see them watching them and then you see them watching the games, and it's all now moving together."

Already recognised beyond the English lower leagues for his FIFA fame, Akinfenwa made headlines again when he was part of the Wycombe side that defeated Oxford United 2-1 in the League One playoff final on Monday.

In a cheeky post-match interview, the forward invited Klopp to contact him to celebrate the Chairboys' success, and the Premier League-winning coach duly obliged, sending Akinfenwa a congratulatory WhatsApp message.

While Akinfenwa can now look forward to playing in the Championship, at 38, the prospect of an international career may be beyond him.

However, the imposing frontman notes that he was aware of one campaign to get him a maiden Super Eagles cap.

"I had [interest] when I was young," he told ESPN.

"I was 21 when I hooked up with [former England striker of Nigerian origin] John Fashanu; there was talk then, but Nigeria are always blessed with great strikers so it was harder for me.

"I know there was a campaign one time to try and get me out there, but they weren't really feeling me and that... maybe they haven't got a kit that can fit me."

FOOTBALLJuly 15, 2020
Naples, Giuntoli: “Osimhen? Difficult negotiation: he changed the agent, let's start from scratch "
by Alessandro Amoruso 1minute ago


“We are working on many fronts, not only on Osimhen. He changed his agent and therefore everything will start from scratch, a complex and difficult negotiation “. To say it is Cristiano Giuntoli , sporting director of Napoli who spoke to DAZN microphones a few minutes after the whistle for the start against Bologna. Almost a contradiction with what De Laurentiis said, who said that tomorrow he would announce something: “Maybe he will go away from Capri to continue his holiday elsewhere. Seriously, I don't know. " There is also talk of the outgoing market, in particular of Allan and Callejon , profiles that seem destined to go away:" It seems, in fact. It is still premature, the market will last a long time. We will have to wait, we will try to keep the players who want to be part of this project ".

--sportface

Ayo Akinola scores brace as Toronto FC hold 10-man DC United
Shina Oludare | @Sportingshina

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The Reds could not get past Ben Olsen’s men despite racing into a two-goal lead courtesy of the Nigerian prospect
Toronto FC played out a 2-2 draw with DC United in their opening game of the MLS is Back Tournament played inside ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex

Ayo Akinola’s double powered Greg Vanney’s men to a 2-0 lead in the first half, but DC United levelled the scores in the last 45 minutes despite having one of their players sent off.

Akinola put the Reds ahead after 12 minutes with a screamer after receiving the ball from Alejandro Pozuelo, the 20-year-old unleashed a powerful shot past goalkeeper Bill Hamid.

A minute before the half-time break, he completed his brace with Pozuelo providing the assist again. Pozuelo won possession in the attacking third with a high press before racing towards the back post where Akinola was wide open for the simplest of finishes.

DC United looked to be dead and buried before the half-time whistle after Junior Moreno was sent off by referee Fotis Bazakos for a second caution.

Nevertheless, that did not deter Ben Olsen’s side as they braved the odds in the second-half to ensure that the game ended on a no winner, no vanquished note.

Debutant Federico Higuain pulled one back for the Black and Red in the 84th minute – four minutes after replacing Ulises Segura.

He wasted no time making an impression, scoring a delightful chip before Frederic Brilliant headed home the equaliser past goalkeeper Quentin Westberg in the 91st minute.

Akinola could have sealed the winner for Vanney’s team but Hamid deflected away his header – which also robbed him of the chance of completing a hat-trick.

Toronto FC come up against Montreal Impact, who bowed 1-0 to New England Revolution, in their next game on July 16.

Born to Nigerian parents in Detroit, the forward - who has represented the United States at the U15, U17 and U20level - is eligible to play for the Americans, Canada and Nigeria at senior level.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) had reached out to him to switch his allegiance to his fatherland, however, Akinola’s response was that he would make his choice at a later stage.

The MLS is Back Tournament is a month-long World Cup-style championship launched by Major Soccer League to mark the league's return to action after being shut down as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

--goal

Did you watch the first half?

ChrisKels:
Blueelf, how far nah?

U no go ever watch ball, na to dey base ur judgment on hearsay

I go watch the second half

komekn:
Cavalero coming off hamstring problem it seems.

Tega has put in a huge amount of tackles he plays defensive midfield and CM he is undoubted quality. He has a real diesel engine.

Fulham nearly scored cleared off the line.

Zaidu is highest rated at HT

June 10th

Danielnino00:
Now, this is interesting..

Thesupernerd,how come we have never heard about him ?

With all the suspense around Osimhen, Napoli fans will expect him to hit the ground running if he takes up the challenge. The boy has put lots of pressure on himself. I hope they won't be impatient with him if he fails to impress instantly.

TheNational's take:

Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld - 5: One delightful backheel in the first half suggested the winger was in for a bright game. Sadly that was as good as it got as he was hooked at half time. EPA

Dominic Solanke - 8: The striker tripled his Premier League goal tally with a superb second-half double to breath life into Bournemouth's survival bid.

Philip Billing (on for Gosling, 45') - 7: Calm on the ball and covered plenty of ground.

LeicesterMercury's take:

Kelechi Iheanacho: Made great runs to disrupt the Bournemouth backline and looked dangerous throughout the first half. He worked back well too and got stuck in. Unfortunate to be substituted. 7

Jamie Vardy: Showed his striker’s instinct to scramble in the opener, while he threatened with his pace and directness, and would have had a second if not for Ake’s block. Anonymous in the second half. 6

Wilfred Ndidi: Gave it away and won it back at an alarming rate in the first half, but was bypassed in the second as City imploded. They needed him to take charge and halt the collapse. 5

I saw the highlights. Iheanacho seemed to be a threat. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

for that matter, we never know.

jihday:
I hope we are getting this guy soon

Success and Iheanacho should be in LaLiga.. EPL no dey run.

TheGoodJoe:
https://www.nairaland.com/3018619/super-eagles-thread-dawn-new/5554#76226974

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I just had to bring this post back for people to understand my expectation for Rodgers. I knew there was a big chance for his bias to affect Nacho's playing time. I just hoped a bit of fairness. However, it seems he is bent on his bias route. Embarrassed himself today. Thought he has set up the stage for another Vardy show.

My advice to Nacho's managers. Hit Real Betis Big time. Secure a loan for Nacho to Betis it Pellegrini will want to take him. Even if it means a reduction in pay.

sorry i typed that in a hurry. monikers not moniker.

andrewbaba44:
So you mean solanke want to shut me up ?

But he didn’t shut people that have been trolling him for long ?

This is not nice

Anyway I stand with Tammy Abraham

Rodgers is a genius

Solanke is a flop but he just wanted to shut moniker mouth here. That's all. tomorrow he will return to his anonymous mouse mode. And may I add Billing and Arnaut was also on the other side. sad day!

Starboytwo:
Is it my eyes or Mr soyinka finally score today... Wow.. rare things..

me i came late today.. but i'm just strolling pass. TheGoodJoe help me with that giffy.

andrewbaba44:
Why does it has to be today that I trolled him

Dominic Iorfa on Garry Monk, goals and ‘a perfect blend’ from Sheffield Wednesday
A goal, a clean sheet and three points for Dominic Iorfa today, and Sheffield Wednesday’s towering centre back could not be happier to help take some pressure off Garry Monk.
By Joe Crann
Saturday, 11th July 2020, 7:00 pm

Iorfa, who opened the scoring early doors with a striker’s finish for the Owls, put in another impressive showing on Saturday, leading from the back as he has done so often this season.

No player on the field completed more tackles than the 25-year-old (4) and his clearance tally (4) was only bettered by two others, one of which was Tom Lees (6).


The defender has been a shining light in a tough season for SWFC this season, and he says that Monk has their backing as they try to prepare for a better 2020/21 campaign after securing their Championship status today – barring a points deduction from the English Football League.

“The whole team is behind him,” Iorfa said after the game. “As you can see from our performances, especially since we’ve come back, everyone is fighting for the manager, everyone is working 100%, but sometimes there are just little mistakes - today we didn’t make any, and that’s important.

“Over the course of this year we’ve made too many mistakes and been punished, and down the other end we haven’t been clinical enough. Today was a perfect blend of both - solid at the back and took our chances.”

Meanwhile, Iorfa also admitted that it would have been nice to have some travelling Wednesdayites with them in London today, but insists that the mindset doesn’t change with or without them.

He added, “Our away fans are unbelievable, and I feel like the atmosphere would’ve been really good today, but it’s one of those things.

“Obviously the fans make a big difference to keep you going, but once you’re on the pitch it’s the same mindset. I don’t think it’s changed the intensity, but the atmosphere 100%.”

There’s now a quick turnaround for the Owls as they prepare to host Huddersfield Town on Tuesday night in the hunt for three more points.

--TheStar

Exactly, like Onyekuru, It's important that Osihmen is passionate about the move. That will give him a psychological advantage to succeed there. If he is not really feeling it, he shouldn't go there.

Danielnino00:
My sentiments exactly.

Onyekuru transfer to Monaco should have taught us a thing or two..

Everything seems to have been agreed between Lille and Napoli.. Osimhen's word is what's left...
Obviously,he is still considering the move..

Well that he is waiting for an EPL team, let's assume the rumors are true.
You don't want to commit to a man that has so much potentials just because you think someone better is out there.

Blueelf:
Bros, isn't it obvious?

Its not fear of mistakes in this case, it is a desire to play for an EPL team.

This is the reason many are annoyed with the lad

Do you think he would ask to think it through if Everton comes with 40 million?

Let us call a spade a spade,, this guy has been hoodwinked by the false allure of the EPL

Ultimately, we couldn’t afford him, that’s the first part of the question. This is why this loan system is really good because not in a million years could we afford Tosin Adarabioyo.

“We’ll wait and see. But I’m not thinking sat here that Tosin will be starting next season with us. Unless Man City do us a huge favour, of course, I’m not sure that will be the case.

“First and foremost, for his career, him and his advisors would expect him to be moving on to try and nail down his career in the Premier League.

“Whether that’s with Manchester City, and that’s not for me to say. From our perspective, we’d love to do something with him. At this moment I don’t know Manchester City’s plans.”

Tony Mowbray on Tosin Adarabioyo [Speaking to Lancashire Telegraph]