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TheSuperNerd:
Didn't I make a similar comment earlier pages ago?

We may never have another Okocha... and we also may never have a midfielder with Mikel's distinct quality... but what we can have is midfielders growing into stars in their own rights...

Mikel ignored the Okocha comparisons and forged his own midfield legacy and today he is also referred to as one of Africa's greatest Midfield generals. Every player has a path... let us focus on moulding them to the best of their own style and abilities and not in the light of another great.


So well said Sir Joebie.... coz I don't see this "perfect replacement" talk holding ground at all. Mikel needs a backup and an apprentice (same thing he experienced under Okocha) but they will have to be forged and looked upon not as Mikel 2 but as that player himself...

Icon4s:
The immediate search now should be for another Mikel and not Okocha.

Excellent initiatives from the NFF. I still say it that we have one of the best youths systems in the world:

5 U17 Gold titles
3 U17 Silver medals
2 U20 Silver medals
1 Olympics Gold
1 Olympics Silver
1 Olympics Bronze.

However our greatest headache is still the transition to the senior level. We start failing right from the U20s.

Our coaches at the U20 need to do enough to get us a rich crop of U20 players. I personally value achievements at U20 far more than the U17.

This article just confirmed something. The team that went for that Friendly in Morocco were the U13 and not U15 as reported here. I said it those boys don't look like U15. And it was also stated here that the Moroccans looked bigger. True as it was reported in this article that our boys played against the Moroccan U15/U17. I for say, because I saw some of the Moroccan boys with beards.

do4luv14:
even ESEOSE9,

wey go jst balance for balcony dry look

goldfish80:
I don't rate the championship. I'm sorry to say this. As far as am concerned, players in the Championship don't cut it for me.
I recall strikers like Gayle, Charlie Austin, Ince, bossing it in the Championship but stagnated when they stepped up to the Premiership. Its only on rare cases that you find the cherry drop like in the case of Delle Alli.
Ultimately, Premier league clubs loan youngsters to championship teams to toughen them up. No wonder top managers like the idea of Premier league teams having their feeder teams play lower league football like it is done in Spain.

I don't expect these names you listed to become household names in football in the foreseeable.

The jury is still out on Tammy Abraham.

TheGoodJoe:
This is the kind of food ball club people need to join. At least even if salary is owed, food will be around.

BascoVanVeli:
I can't blame him too much. He is a winger who scored 12 goals last season being played at DMF.

TheGoodJoe:
I understand the fear. Especially after Shorunmu who was a superman before injury came back and was a shadow of himself. I believe Enyeama can rise to the task. Either way, after drills in camp, the trainer will know if Enyeama is ready for the Super Eagles.

chrisooblog:
little messi

by the way welcome to our humble thread

joebie, supernerd and co una be real ijebu you guys no fit entertain our lovely guest even if na coke and small suya

TheGoodJoe:
It was brilliant. It looked like the freekick was going out but it was a brilliant curler. Rufai was escorting the ball to pick it for a goal kick only for the ball to head to the net.

libero808:
No Mathias?

OMANBALA1:
Ifeanyi Ifeanyi is a player with so much class and elegance...He controlled the midfield seamlessly. He passes are so simple yet causes so much headache for the opposition. With the more experienced Rabiu Ali on the pitch Ifeanyi was playing a little deep in the center.

Rabiu Ali is a top performer any day. For a guy of his age it looks like he still has a lot to offer. Full of skills and tricks and never stopped running and combined well with Mathias and Ifeanyi.

Omoluabi16:
It's perfect bro. I'm so happy for both of them..considering their age and the amount of injuries they've had. I bet missing this tournament will do good for murray and Djokovic next year. This Fed-dal guys have been the best.

junnyjake:
I don't think we are desperately in need Tammy Abraham at the moment. For the future? Yes.

I'm almost certain he'd end up with the 3 lions.

And I have to concede to joebie on this one, forget about patriotism, these players should make decisions that would favor their careers. It'd be very difficult turning down advances from their birth countries in favor of Nigeria.

I think what we very much need at the moment is back-up for the oyibowall. it's really dangerous depending solely on them.


I'd like me another German-groomed defender in Jordan tourinagha.

Tomori, Lorfa and the rest of them.

Omoluabi16:
Sorry mate. El-matador just got his sweet sixteen.

do4luv14:
handwork ke, nah observation mode ah dey now oooo

do4luv14:
na so e dey start, tete-a-tete, small small

do4luv14:
hmmmm!!!.... Gan!!! Gan!!!!gannn!!!!...... Gboom!!!!!!........

libero808:
Are you saying if Cameroon had focused on exploiting our left back they won't have gotten a better result?
Time would tell if he is our best option there.

tbaba1234:
Onazi scored..

tbaba1234:
Kelechi at the moment is more promising. Already playing at a higher level than Chidi. Has shown progression from second division to now playing in the eredivise. Chidi is spending a second season in Norway, should have moved up.

Famocious:
I'm not disputing the fact that Chidiebere is not a fantastic player but I see more promising career in Kelechi...
Nonetheless, anything can happen...