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Famocious:
Victor Moses is now in camp...
Full House.
@VictorMoses has arrived in camp.
#SoarSuperEagles.


Photo credit: Owngoal Nigeria

komekn:
Bonaventure seems to be a good prospect, I really don't know much about him. He does seem familiar, was he involved with the Nigeria All stars team that came to Manchester some years ago with John Fashanu

Dessers has done well at Utrecht, Onyekuru is already owned by Everton and I believe if not for work permit issues he would be in the EPL. That may still happen if Koeman is still here in the next few weeks, as they are now desperate for attacking options and have none. Can Onyekuru be a striker for Everton No, but a winger yes. He is a bit too lightweight for my liking. Watched him against Celtic and he struggled. You can see how Musa has struggled at Leicester.

Awoniyi currently needs to prove himself, he is far off the mark. To be brutally honest there are at least 10 Nigerian origin players better than him currently in the championship and EPL.

Unfortunately the league they are playing in is not a very strong league. That doesn't mean they are not good. However, I expect them to be dominating in those leagues and if they are not then questions about thier quality.

They do not have to be in the EPL but it cannot be denied that if you are cutting it in the premiership and making waves then you will be quality and good enough for the SE.

Incidentally our top players are from the EPL Moses Ighalo, KC, Iwobi, Mikel, Ndidi, and soon to be Aina. Take these players out and what do we have left.

So the idea that you must be in the EPL is not necessarily true but it's a great bench mark for quality.

daveP:
I watched the ZamAlg game, and i must say that it looked like a fixed match. The Algerian def were just watching without positioning as crosses kept floating in from the wings; light crosses that even their gk can come out and intercept!! Also the way they ran when dispossesed by the Zambians... i was pissed. And that's the match they are now using to claim they'll suffer us? Anyone that thinks that way must be blind. Alg attack sef was drab... abegi. Let Mikel or even Shehu catch them. We should even use style respect them and use counter alone, dem go hearam.

Make everybody 4 stadium dey sing Lagbaja's Gragra during and after the match.

Mujtahida:
Sometimes when you read both owngoalnigeria.com and ANS you get the impression that they make up alot of stories, posting their own speculations as conclusions, putting words in the mouth of the coach. Completesports is more of it-they've been there even before the age of Internet.

komekn:
Ighalo has always been a consideration he lost some form last season in the EPL but he still followed the very big £££ and went to China. Otherwise he has been quite a consistent goal scorer over the last few years.

I actually I agree that the possibility exists albeit slim that he may not do well in an SE shirt. However, he is currently no longer just potential, but emerging top young prospect. He had an outstanding season in the Championship last season and he is having a good current season leading Swansea's attack although not prolific.

But who are these exciting emerging forwards I am excited to find out.

komekn:
You are talking as if Ighalo is 35, he is only 28 he is still in his prime. With many years of top flight football left.

Who are the exciting youth players

These days if you are good enough you are old enough. Youth footballers are essentially unproven and untested until they prove themselves.

The two young Dembele's were already tested and proven at 17, the same goes for Mbappe and Neymar and if you go right back also Rooney, Ronaldo, and recently Lukaku.

Apart from Tega who is tested and proven not just potential. Potential is only indicative it's not established. That potential will require a lot of hard work to be realised otherwise it remains just potential nothing more.

BascoVanVeli:
Ndidi is doing the bolded because Rohr must know he is fatigued. I must admit the man doesn't miss much, good job.

tbaba1234:
ANS says Ajiboye
OGN says Akpeyi

solonnachi:
Should we be happy or sad?

Famocious:
I think Jude Ighalo still remains our undisputed no 9 for now. I hope coach Rohr will give Nwakaeme some minutes of action in the second half against the Chipolopolos on Saturday. We need to see how much competition he can give Ighalo.

Icon4s:
The thing is each time Zambia manages to produce a descent youth team over time it culminates into a descent senior national team.

In 1988, Zambia produced an Olympic team that got to the quarter finals of the Seoul Olympics. Those players were progressed to the senior team and they finished 3rd at the 1990 AFCON. That Zambian team also got to the semis at the 1992 AFCON. However in 1993, tragedy struck during qualifiers for the 1994 AFCON and most of that golden generation of Zambian players perished in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Gabon. They managed to raise a team that faced Nigeria at the 1994 AFCON final. But they never really progressed from their. That era ended.

In 2007, Zambia produced a team that reached the 2nd round of the U20 WC. They lost to a Nigerian side that had Brown Ideye, Ezekiel Bala, Elderson Echiejile, Efe Ambrose, Adefemi Olubayo, Chukwuma Akabueze, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, , and co. They progressed that their U20 team. They lost to Nigeria via penalties in the quarter finals of the 2010 AFCON and then won the AFCON in 2012 by beating CIV via penalties.

In 2017 they have raised a team that reached the quarter final of the U20 WC and again they have progressed a good number. But if you look at the previous trends it took them at least 2years before they started making any statements on the continents. It simply means that it would be too early to expect those boys to achieve same fits as their predecessors. Maybe from 2019 or 2021 AFCON.
You may say football is no mathematics but I will tell you that : 1, you cannot cheat nature. You also saw how our young Super Eagles fell to SA.
2, In football, some how, history has a way of repeating itself. Just like their predecessors, it cannot happen for them from this year 2017. They should look forwards from 2019.

So for them to hope they can beat Nigeria with those boys on Saturday, I shake my head.

junnyjake:
Yes sir! We appreciate you as one of the experienced ones in the present set-up. We cannot play down the part you've played in our journey so far.

And since things have turned out to be this way, we want to let you know that we are very comfortable with you taking as much time as you need to recover from this injury.

Don't feel the need to rush back, we want your healing to be absolute and even if it comes after we've qualified, we won't fault you in anyway.

Thanks! Coming from all concerned fans.

lakesidepapa:
@joebie, Thanks my brother... I hardly come on NL nowdays, I found myself in another country(Germany) and I can't enjoy my time anymore... busy routine.. I only have a little time to come here and read comments from you guys..

@joseph, Thegoodjoe icon4s Tbaba1234, mickeal, safarigirl, Thesupernerd (this guy is a machine ), goldfish, bascovaline, dov4luv, davep, AIG , joebie et.al you guys are great, you have being doing a good job for keeping this thread healthier and alive, great contributions so far. I salute u all...!!!

God grace the team will make it to Russia and put smile on our face.. Amen!!!

junnyjake:
One thing that separates TEAMS from teams is having a quality bench - One as good as the ones already on the pitch.


I would use recent examples to buttress my point.

Our game against France in the 2014 world cup - Many would say we lost due to Onazi's injury. That's partly true, we weren't really threatening offensively.

Then there came Greizmann from the bench and their attack was energized and before you knew it, we were 2 goals down. Then I had to ask myself, who was the difference maker we had on the bench that would come on to unsettle the French defence. If you watched that game your answer would definitely agree with me that we had no one.

We've had Osaze coming off the bench to give us that boost, too bad he started the game, same with Victor Moses.


Germany Vs Algeria in the same competition - Germany were unable to break the deadlock within the 90 mins period, and had to go for extra time and don't forget Schurle came off the bench to inspire Germany to victory.


Same thing played out in the finals, sane Schurle combined with Gotze to score the goal that made them the world champions. They both came off the bench.


I'm happy we're blessed with depth in our present team and the coach can always deploy one or two people to cause damages to the opposition.

Is Rorh really that coach that's courageous enough to pull out a rabbit from the hat when things seems not to be going our way? I'm not convinced yet. That's the hard truth.


I respect Rorh and how much he's achieved so far but the truth has to be told.

Clementoke:
Too early for that

freshest4live:
Thank God.

Nigerdeltaboi:
abi na ezenwata night bus victor moses follow from abuja .

tbaba1234:
Victor Osimhen impresses Wolfsburg coach

The long wait for Victor osimhen to make his debut this season is over. Wolfsburg played at home against Mainz and Osimhen came in the 84th minute for Divock Origi.

The coach of Wolfsburg, Martin Schmidt, decided to feature Osimhen in the match because of his dedication and abilities in training. Schmidt espoused Osimhen’s skills in Wolfsburger Allgemeine, ” it was a decision for Victor. He trained very well and scored the most goals. He is the most effective runner and i wanted to reward him.”

It appears that Schmidt is now a fan of Osimhen. The 18 year old Nigerian is still learning the ropes but Osimhen has been able to break the pecking order in Mario Gomez’s absence. Landry Dimata who is contending for the position did not make it to the bench against Mainz.

It is still unknown, if Osimhen will play in Wolfsburg’s next match against Bayer Leverkusen. Because the injured Mario Gomez could make his comeback in the match.

If Osimhen is injury free and continues to work hard with dedication, he will definitely see his dreams come to fruition in the Bundesliga.

http://www.bundesligavibes.com/victor-osimhen-impresses-wolfsburg-coach/

freshest4live:
Yes Oh, e remain Akpeyi to injure.

do4luv14:
ah sight am too , oya come inside make we welcome you ,

Clementoke:
Lol.
Echiejile......Hear the word of Nigerians ; Thou shall not recover till after Zambia's match Amen

Guys, is that a wicked prayer? Lol