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don't put words into my mouth. I never said he should have been fast-tracked. I only spoke of the time Mikel was absent and we needed a back up to Iwobi.. no talk another matter.. face the substance of the issue.

charlesemeka85:
He was invited along with other English born kids for the get together. If he was fast tracked to the super eagles immediately you will be among those who will shout and scream to high heavens on how he is yet to do anything in the championship but got an invite to play for the National team.

At this moment the English FA are desperate to keep this kids because iwobi and zaha's case was an eye opener to them

No, I did not know that Tomori made an AGREEMENT with Rohr. But we are talking about Eze now who came to the get-together. Please can you tell me was he invited then, or he just walked in uninvited? i'm asking because I dont know the answer.

charlesemeka85:
Oga currently the English FA re doing all they can to keep this kids. Iwobi's case made them sit up.

Do you know that the nff n tomori had an agreement that he will switch allegiance to us after the u21 euro championship and secures his club future with Chelsea when he thought he will never hv a chance in the London side with the likes of burnley and Everton wanting him to join on loan?

When you make an official invite to a player and the player turns it down, it takes off the responsibility from you. It now rests on the player to make his own move in future. I'm saying this especially as regards to players who have already shown us clear signs that they want to play for us.

if it's true that there is pressure from them, the English FA talk to he mama abi?

charlesemeka85:
I believe there is alot of pressure by the English FA on the kid currently and his minders will advise him to go with the best option for now which will likely earn him a move to the epl in January or next summer transfer.

He needs to think about his future thoroughly before deciding and it's a good thing he is yet to shut the door on us.

It seem the English FA have an aggressive means of wooing this kids of late and this is in conjunction with their clubs management. It hurts and disappointing he pleaded for more time but alot have to be into consideration regarding his case.

He is a breakout star in the championship in the ongoing season with alot of epl clubs interested so I think his utmost desire now is doing anything that will aid him make the leap to the epl latest next summer.

According to rohr who disclosed that the kid needs time to decide, also said him n the nff won't throw in the towel yet and will continue to talk to him. Literally this implies their is still hope in getting him

Osasu is a well known journalist but you are not taking the journalists word seriously from this your write up.
he said they spoke to the boy's mom. So that one makes sense to you?
it makes no sense approaching a player who has already shown some interest in you.. this guy carry he two leg come train with our boys.. ah ah wetin sef!!! That level of interest is high to me. it's better for the boy to turn down a call up, than for us to be hearing stories like this.. he mama say etc. kai

jihday:
Rhor was quoted, it is not an assumption Osasu is a well known journalist not a 'them say journalist'. you know after that time he came to our camp in London he's also been part of England U-21 team, so it's normal for us to approach him again if he's still interested in playing for us and that's what we did, and he said make we give am time I'm not sure we've done wrong

there are two reports. You choose what you want to believe.. but my take is this if we are interested in a player who has honored our call once, u don't go about making indirect or direct approaches or asking for permission. you hand him another invite. This time an official one. shekina and the matter will settle whether he is for us or not.. if he no show, he no make statement and he is not injured then the huge writing is on the wall...

@ jihday and all in that camp

I'm not making excuses. I have said clearly that if we had invited him and he turned it down, then we can move on. Are there any credible sources we can rely on that says we have made direct approach on him?
how can you say somebody turned you down when that source have not been substantiated? I'm making a point that when there is no facts on ground you don't just run with assumptions. how is that hard for people to swallow?

jihday:
I don't know why you are making excuses for a player who is reluctant to play for us it's irritating to me

I meant to say that would have been a fine assist.
you said a lovely assist..
well a lovely assist that was not to be.

charlesemeka85:
Meaning?

what have been a fine assist?
you said it was lovely.. okay o

charlesemeka85:
aina with a lovely assist but was goal was ruled offside

okay if i'm not clear then ask instead of responding to what is not clear to you

andrewbaba44:
You are not clear about anything

what I don't quite get is when he was invited for the audition then, how was it done then?

komekn:
Oga 2 know.

Please tell us when he was approached and l don't mean hearsay but an official invitation.

By whom when and where if possible otherwise your just talking beer parlour gossip.

you are as good as the average of your performance all season long. Messi has had bad games.. we cannot write him off because of a couple of games. He still remains one of the highest (if not the highest) rated PLAYERS in the championship so far.
We should have invited the lad when it was so so obvious we needed a deputy to Iwobi when Mikel was away. That said, what's wrong with naming the player for the qualifiers. if we do that and he rejects the call then I will support our moving on. I don't see why we are making INDIRECT approaches on a player who has shown he is ours in the past. it's nonsensical to me.

Eartquake1:
People talking about Ebere Eze has 'blown' one would think he is bamboozling in the Champions league

But the nigga is churning out average performances in the second division

Nonsense and Ebere Eze

nice! but not nice for Ajagun

TheSuperNerd:
David Okereke scores again.... Lad is smoking hot... 3-0 to brugges as they are pounding Ajagun's Kortrijk

learn to read well before you reply.. because I was very clear when I used the word clueless.

andrewbaba44:
Yu are just against rohr

Someone is not ready to play for naija and you are here saying something else

What part of that you cant understand ?

A player prefers the english u21 at the moment and you are here saying rohr is clueless

haha.. we never chop alone..

TheSuperNerd:
...walk...

Over-excitement dey "work" you

my bad.. i don correct myself for bottom

Eartquake1:
Rohr get twitter handle?

I don read am well.. Rohr handle no dey there.. but according to the journalist, Rohr never implied he or the NFF approached Eze directly.. so all na still story.

wasn't that Rohr's twitter handle? at least it's verifiable na.. although i never check

Eartquake1:
You got it from a tweet from a journalist didn't you?

You think they went to England to see his mother?

Rohr talk say he assistant approach he mama, not directly.. two story now.. which one we go believe?

Eartquake1:
Eze has already been approached and he demanded for more time

Which in football parlance means I don't want to play for you

dem send person to go talk to Eze mama. how is that different from talking to Tammy papa?
Tammy matter different. This guy, Eze, don already show interest before.. na just to call am again. Then we go know if interest still dey.
because he play for England U21 no mean anything.. just as Ejaria heart dey naija but he no go turn down England call up.

It's either Rohr was clueless about whether Eze was temporarily cap-tied at the time or he just feigned ignorance.

Rohr just cleared the air from from factual tweets that he did not approach him. Why are we now scared to approach him all of a sudden?. Did Eze issue out a statement that he did not want to play for us? Did Rohr seek his consent first before that audition call up several years ago?
It's okay for Eze to turn down a call up. It becomes official then and we move forward.

Eartquake1:
You think Rohr would name him without his consent?

The boy doesn't want to play for Nigeria

He did not agree to show up? who asked him? This guy showed up when we invited him to audition with the team. Why is it now out of place?

modified..

all the plenty plenty disgraceful things when dey happen for naija is no dey disgrace us, na simple turn down be big deal. There is absolutely nothing disgraceful about that.

jihday:
Huh? Named him when he have not agreed to show up? Do you know we send invitations to all players? So if we send to him and turn us down you people can come here and start shouting they've disgraced us abi

the approach is not official na.. it wasn't direct.. dem talk to he mama.. and he mama talk say there are pressures...

Modified
rohr should have just name him for the qualifier.. then we go hear direct

jihday:
At least Rhor have spoken that's kinda official

*clears throat*

Abusule007:
Tammy on the beats for Chelsea

more rumors loading...

Humility017:
Rohr reacts as cash-for-shirts scandal rocks Super Eagles

November 2, 2019 By Ifreke Inyang



Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has strongly denied allegations that he cajoled his squad members, into signing contracts with a France-based agent simply known as ‘Mr. William’, in exchange for a regular place in the national team.

SportingLife claims that William is acting as a front for Rohr, who usually woos players to sign contracts with his management team, with the aim of getting a mouth-watering commission whenever they switch clubs.


It is alleged that no fewer than six senior Nigerian stars, have signed with the agent.

However, Rohr has dismissed the allegation as baseless and unfounded, although he admitted knowing William.

“There is an agent called William based in France. Most of these players mentioned were already in the Super Eagles before they joined his management team.


“These boys are close and they discuss what their management teams offer amongst themselves and they convince themselves to change management teams for better offers.

“For instance, Anderson Esiti who was named in the list of players that purportedly signed the contract with William’s management team was not included in the squad for the 2021 AFCON qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho.

“Is it that his payment has expired and Mikel Agu who just returned to the Eagles has just renewed his subscription,” Rohr said in a response he made through the Eagles’ media officer, Toyin Ibitoye.

source: Daily Post

truth no dey hide.

TheSuperNerd:
Sadiq Umar with a goal and 2 assists so far after 71 mins. His side leads 4-0 vs Vojvodina in the Serbian Top flight.

They need to get better as a team, not looking like players looking for personal glory.

OMANBALA1:
Quite truthfully,this team can get better. There are abundant talents in the team. Olusegun is a very gifted player but his finishing touches need some improvements. He can get better with time. Wisdom Ubani who is quite the star of the team is struggling with fitness but when in shape a deadly and technically gifted player. As for Amoo , a born midfielder, but I feel like he is too short. I mean ,if he is as tall as Oruma I wont mind. The captain is a warrior , and I love his imposing presence.

He is indeed a legend. Thank you!

Modified
He has tutored the best Nigerian national team I have ever seen in terms of how they dominated their opponents all tournament.

BascoVanVeli:
I repeat no player on the pitch works as hard as Olusegun. The way we accuse a legend like Manu Garba of corruption at everything we personally don't like is very disgraceful. My prayer is that he gets a better job than coaching Nigeria in the nearest future because this is arrant nonsense.

AVERAGEEEEEÈÉÊËĒĖEĘ

charlesemeka85:
Izuchukwu Okosi runs the rule on the performance of Nigeria's Golden Eaglets in their last group game against Australia...

The Starters

Goalkeeper

Joseph Oluwabusola : The goalkeeper made some impressive saves in the first half notably the outstretched, instinctive footed save that kept the scoreline respectable. 6/10.

Defenders

Ferdinand Ikenna : Had a torrid time marking the dangerous Australian strikers before him albeit had better aerial duels. 5/10.

Usman Ibrahim : Was deemed to have fouled Caleb Watts which gifted Australia their second goal. Saw a yellow card for his tango with Tristan Hammond who was also booked. 5.5/10

Oluwatimilehin Adeniyi : The right sided defender was good on the night and did cut out most mistakes that showed in his previous matches. 6/10.

Quadri Ebun : The defender replaced Charles Etim but didn't offer the same quality as the young man he replaced. Etim is on a yellow and it's unclear if that played a role in the coaches thoughts. 5/10.

Midfielders

Samson Tijani : The captain who has attracted interests from some clubs in Europe was a good link between defence and attack but in all honesty his performance against Australia will rank least of the the matches so far. 6.5/10.

Hamzat Ojediran : The midfielder was too anxious to make an impression and even hit the side net in the second half. Made some ball recoveries which was good to know. 6/10.

Ibrahim Said : The three goal hero in their last match Sa'id was rather very quiet in this match. Can do better subsequently. 5/10.

Attackers

Olakunle Olusegun : Perhaps was the most 'wasteful' Nigerian this night although he did have some close efforts that unluckily didn't go in. 6/10.

Akunkunmi Amoo : The creative player started versus Australia unlike the previous two matches he came off the bench to cause problems for their opponents. Amoo excited a d frustrated in equal measures. But promising future for the young man. 8.5/10.

Peter Olawale : The striker was preferred to Wisdom Ubani. He scored Nigeria's goal but after then was not very threatening going forward. He drifted to the right side of attack a lot. 7/10.

The Substitutes

Ibraheem Jabaar : Came off the bench in the second half. Subdued performance tonight. Made more impact in the previous matches. 5/10.

Divine Nwachukwu : There was little he could do after coming off the bench towards the end of the match. 4/10.

This matter na just dem say dem say. NOTHING OFFICIAL.

jihday:
Can we rest now?

I don't blame Manu Garba at all. When these coaches give us excellence, the authorities do not encourage them. This is why corruption thrives in Nigeria. That's what we celebrate.

comodo:
Manu Garba wants to sell Olusegun by fire by force.