₦airaland Forum

safarigirl:
it is quite unfair to remove the Falcons from all categories of Nigerian football and relegate them to one measly category, even though they have done more for the nation's football than the male team could ever. Disrespectful even..... But it is what it is, I guess.

However, calling this a "Nigerian Footballers Award" is laughable if it is more of a Nigerian Male Football team award, remembering that the men did nothing this year compared to the women.

Let me modify sha


Troost-Ekong has just one goal for the Super Eagles, can't recall the team and Google is barely helping

Icon4s:
Safarigirl we are still waiting...

Meanwhile Joebie, hope ur collation is up to date, pending when safari drops hers.

komekn:
Why would anybody expect that of Nigerian players to go to lower leagues of English football.

Firstly,, work permit rules wouldn't help matters.

Secondly, not all would survive the physicality and intensity of these leagues. I remember watching Elohor Ekpolo at Fleetwood Town struggling to get games or make an impact. A guy who spent almost a decade at Barcelona and played Barcelona B.

It's not pretty, technical pass and move football. It's not pretty and nice it's blood and guts, he was essentially lost.

Development is about maintaining and developing consistency at a top level. Maybe because in my time l have seen so many players promise and not deliver. So I am usually cautiously optimistic. I rarely hype and if I do there must be evidence over a period.

Ages ago l talked about Mousse Dembele as being exceptional it was alleged l was his uncle. Lol by some here.

Jerome Sinclair was one of the youngest to ever play for Liverpool. I admit that's it's very difficult for a young player to get opportunities in Liverpool. However, if you do your considered exceptional.

Well Jerome Sinclair was sold to Watford for £5 million a few years ago, I never rated him then, now he is struggling in league one with Sunderland

komekn:
The league that the following players leap frogged straight into the EPL from.

Dele Alli, Ademola Lookman, Harry Maguire, Mason Holdgate, Rob Holding, Calvert Lewin, Kyle Walker, etc, etc, are all agricultural players according to your proposition, because they all went from league one straight to the EPL.

komekn:
Generally speaking it's very rare for first team players to come from league one, on occasion the Championship.

But we are not England and we don't have many players proven and tested and outstanding in the top leagues Of Europe.

So we don't have the luxury of waiting for them to play first in the EPL before we start engaging them.

komekn:
Let me tell you something about lower league football.

You can call it carpenter football or farmers football, it's not very technical but it is fast, brutally physical and intense.

It's very very very hard for a player to play on the deck, technical and skilful football in that league. You will get kicked and dragged and bullied. The referees are not that good and the pitches are not the best. In addition your team mates often want the ball in the air not on the deck.

However, if you can still be a stand out technically proficient and skilful player under those circumstances. I can assure you, when you get to the EPL you will be flying.

That's why Dele Alli could leave MK Dons and straight to first team for Tottenham and same season England senior team. I can give numerous examples.

edi287:
Loool for real. Lookman is the only one I'm bothered about.

Icon4s:
For those that reside in Abuja and Lagos, please how is the popularity and aerial coverage of CoreTV like?

The SWAN Edo state chapter Vice Chairman, who works with CoreTV Abuja, assured me of the slot after I shared this idea with him. I also intend approaching other popular media outfits.

These awards must not end on the front page of Nairaland. It must get to SWAN and numerous media outfits, The NFF, Rohr and even the players themselves.

komekn:
Agreed.

Why is a young player invited to the SE after just 2 games in LA Liga, its essentially we just don't have many true promising young talents in top leagues anymore. I can totally understand the euphoric adoration he gets but i stand on the side of optimistic caution. i.e. small, small lets not force him to run when he has just started walking.

But is there not some double standard, why have Ebere and Josh Maja not been invited to the SE.

edi287:
Samu's emergence has made sure of it.

safarigirl:
abeg icon4s if it's okay, can Supernerd take back his spot?

tbaba1234:
On Danjuma from OGN

” Injury made him miss the recent games for the Dutch national team but it’s clear to see why he was hurriedly capped by the Netherlands. He isn’t even the best player among the forwards at U21 level, his debut came to many as a surprise but you have to understand his case”, Roland Mark told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” Look he spoke about been open to representing Nigeria at senior level after a game for the U21s. Coach of the senior national team of Netherlands Ronald Koeman was among the people who criticised how Tyronne Ebuehi was lost to Nigeria. His move is to keep away from Nigeria, something they didn’t do with Hakim Ziyech who now plays for Morocco “, he concluded.

Icon4s:
Good, right on time.

Please make your nominations. No Time.
Follow the format I set on page 3 . Thanks.

Tbaba1234, Joebie, ChrisKels, Komekn, Forgiveness, TheSuperNerd.
With TheSuperNerd unavoidably not available. We went back to the list and Safarigirl is next in line. She has rescinded her earlier decision of opting out. So she can take TheSuperNerd's spot.

Please let's co-opt her so we can move on. Thanks.

Icon4s:
Sample for Collation.

Each Committee member has nominated 3 players per award category. You just count the frequency of nominations for each player per category across all Committee members.
Eg.
1). Nigerian player of the Year nominations: Iwobi 5, Ighalo 3, Musa 4, Moses 2, etc. .Top 3= Iwobi, Musa and Ighalo.

Do this across all the Categories. I am suggesting Sir Joebie to join me in doing this please.

Cc: Tbaba1234, Komekn, Joebie, ChrisKels, Forgiveness, TheSuperNerd.

Deadline for nominations is 6pm (Nairaland time).

Komekn note that u have not made nominations for Most impressive New inclusions as all the players u have been nominating are not elligible. U have till 6pm to tidy this up. Else we move on without your nominations for that category.

Icon4s:
Ok, but if we go ahead with the remaining 6. We could potentially have to break some ties in the nominees mentions. Having 7 members in the committee will ensure we have tie breakers. Do we pick some one from the house to quickly join us in the nominations? I know people who would be willing to. Or we just move on with 6 of us and hope voting for breaking of ties goes well.

Cc: Tbaba1234, Joebie, Forgiveness, Komekn, TheSuperNerd.

We have till 6pm to decide this and then move on

Icon4s:
No be wetin we dey discuss for that thread we dey come summarize here?

Icon4s:
Please confirm you are nominating Muda Lawal.

BTW I hope u know Oliha won the AFCON and played at the 1994 WC.

Okwaraji died playing for Nigeria in a crutial WCQ plus he featured prominently at the 1988 AFCON and scored in the semi against Algeria.

Besides, when we were considering late players to honor why didn't u come up with Muda Lawal.

If you are nominating him now. No wahala. It is your choice.

Icon4s:
Why you dey shine teeth.

Leave my guy abeg. E no easy. Lol!

Icon4s:
Brian Idowu debuted in 2017 against Argentina. He is not elligible

And please make the modifications on the original post with which u nominated sake of easy collations.

BascoVanVeli:
Enugu and lobi advance.

Icon4s:
Guys do we tag the Best Midfielder award as Samuel Okwaraji award or Thompson Oliha award? Please indicate your preference.

Cc: TheSuperNerd, ChrisKels, Tbaba1234, Komekn, Forgiveness, Joebie.

ChrisKels:
U really catching feelings over that? Nawa oo, ppl have really lost touch of humour.

The meme attached shudda made u understand I wasn't taking it seriously

ChrisKels:
Dry joke

Icon4s:
Well, but no automatic place for him. He has to prove that he will add to the value chain.

mostob:
we don't want him.

busky007:
My ballon d or top three
Kelechi iheanacho =lcfc & Nigeria ,Kelechi nwakali = Porto & Nigeria, Dominic solanke = lfc & journeyman

Danielnino00:
Oga u are wrong.. South Africa started brightly but we caught up with them and dominated .. this South Africa team only plays fancy football... they are poor in front of goal...

tbaba1234:
I wonder if Oshoala will be selected as a penalty taker.