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SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 8:37pm On Aug 18, 2017
Ok true. We don't need experiments. We know our proven coaches. Amuneke has knocked himself out.
Icon4s:
Siasia cannot handle both U20 and U23 because the 2019 Flying Eagles and 2019 AAG/ 2020 Olympics team will exist concurrently and play competitions concurrently.

The AYC qualifiers starts early next year and climax early 2019 with the AYC. The WYC takes place June 2019. Meanwhile AAG preparations and camping starts late 2018 with the AAG qualifiers to commence early 2019 and also Olympics qualifiers starts early 2019. The AAG holds 3rd quarter of 2019 and by this time the Olympics qualifiers would have reached an advanced stage already. The CAF U23 holds December 2019.

So you see, the U20 and U23 team will be active concurrently so they need two different coaching crews.
Players who excel from the 2019 U20 set would be invited for selection with the 2020 U23 team

Remember also how it was with the 2015 Flying Eagle and 2015AAG/2016 Olympics team?
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 5:43pm On Aug 18, 2017
Yes. Girona was leading at the time I followed the game. I was expecting Kayode to feature.
goldfish80:
I see he's training with the team already. I will definitely be looking out for him. I heard Girona defeated Man city in a friendly earlier this week.
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 5:41pm On Aug 18, 2017
Otigba??
tbaba1234:
From Hapoel beer Sheva facebook page, Nigeria has called John Ogu, Nwakeame and a Nigerian based in Hungary.
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 5:40pm On Aug 18, 2017
He merits it.

AndreTAyodeji:
True bro,Nwaekeme has been invited.His club congratulated him and Ogu on facebook few hours ago.Seems the NFF has already sent the invitations to the players,full list should be out by next week wednesday for the public.
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 2:49pm On Aug 18, 2017
well Siasia is a confident coach. From his track record he is good tactically and hardly intimidated by the name of the opponent. All the coaches we have mentioned are good in their own right. I think the U23 coaching job is a part time one since te tournament is held every 4 years and there is hardly any activity at the U23 level besides Olympics preparation. Which is why I think Siasia should handle both. He has a good track record with both as well

Scouting is one thing. Coaching is yet another. Obuh can be saddled with scouting for us at all levels.


Icon4s:
Usman was in the team.

Ndidi and Simon were exempted due to clubs engagement.

Michael Olaitan was still recovering from his then health issues.

Considering also the fact that Omeruo, Onazi, Musa, Nwofor, Azeez also played under Obuh he has produced a lot of talents and I feel we may need to reconsider him as one of our youths coaches. U20 or U23.
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 1:28pm On Aug 18, 2017
Micheal Olaitan was on fire in 2013/14 season. His career has nosedived since he collapsed.

He is now a free agent
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 1:22pm On Aug 18, 2017
That's the "my boys" factor.
it seems most players from the U20 class of Turkey 2013 were not given a chance. (John Obuh boys)
Here is the list (Bolded were given a chance):

Okani, Ndidi, Madu, Shehu, Okorie, Aminu, Michael, Kayode, Ajagun, Gero, Agboyi, Usman, Falagha, Amaefule, Eduok (I remember had age discrepancies), Pyagbara, Orkuma, Osuchukwu, Egbedi, Agbo, Simon


Icon4s:
He didn't give Olanrewaju Kayode a chance. Instead he kept faith with rookies like Awoniyi and Osimhen only to drop them later.

I even rated (till now) Kayode above Sadiq Umar.

Also Abdul Ajagun deserved a chance.

He preferred to play Sincere Seth at CB when Kenneth Omeruo was available for selection.
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 12:49pm On Aug 18, 2017
There is always a "his boys" factor. But let's not forget he gave many players a chance before Rio. If not for European clubs refusing to release many.

Is there any player you have in mind, he didn't give a chance?

Icon4s:
But Siasia too has his own o.

He is no doubt an excellent tactician and his teams typically play total football.

But my problem with him is still players selection. You know he always keeps faith with "his boys".
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 12:47pm On Aug 18, 2017
FLASHBACK: Omidiji follows me on Twitter. He even posted happy memories with the time he spent with Danladi. Today we have a different U15 coach.

Nigeria U15 Coach Hoping To Convince Omidiji To Play For Nigeria, Blasts Dedevbo For Messing Up Sister
Published: November 15, 2016
Nigeria U15 Coach Hoping To Convince Omidiji To Play For Nigeria, Blasts Dedevbo For Messing Up SisterNigeria U15 coach, Danladi Nasidi, is confident he can convince FC Dordrecht sensation Lateef Omidiji Jr to pledge his international future to Nigeria and not United States or Netherlands, but admits he faces a stumbling block after his sister, Sophia, was unceremoniously dropped from the Falconets squad ahead of the Fifa U20 World Cup.

Omidiji, who has been dubbed the new Luis Suarez by top scouts in Europe, has been training with the United States U14s squad at the National Training Center in Carson, California since Sunday, November 13, and is extremely happy with the training facilities.

“I have been making efforts to get Lateef Omidiji Jr to play for Nigeria, and efforts are still on, ” said Danladi Nasidi to allnigeriasoccer.com.

“Whenever the NFF call for camping, I will get him back. Since 2014, we’ve not had an U13 and U15 team, I have been pleading with them to bring this programme back even if it is monthly camping or friendly matches.

“Lateef has a passion for Nigeria, but his sister Sophia has been messed up. I am still begging him that this is his fatherland, I am positive we will get him back.”

Danladi Nasidi thinks that the Nigerian youth teams, Under 17 and U20, have not lived up to expectations in recent matches because the Nigerian Federation chose to ignore their conveyor belt, the U13 and U15 squads.

“The youth programme is the bedrock of any national team. Kelechi Iheanacho, Taiwo Awoniyi, Lazarus and Akpan started from U13, now they are the strength of the Super Eagles. That is why our U17 and U20 teams are messing up.

“U15 have friendly matches in Dubai at the end of this month until December, but we are not sure of attending, ” Nasidi added.

Meanwhile, Lateef Omidiji’s representative has announced that the whole world is watching how the Nigeria Football Federation handles the 13-year-old’s matter, and other players of Nigerian descent may not accept invitations to the national teams in future.

“There are so many Nigerian kids abroad waiting to see how it goes with Lateef Omidiji Jr, except Barrister Akinwunmi, they, the NFF, did nothing.

“Dembele is being chased by the Ivory Coast because they see the importance of youth. Eagles come from an egg.

“Then they chase Iwobi, Troost-Ekong and Leon after they play for the youth teams for other countries, we cannot have a true U17 team if we continue doing that,” he informed allnigeriasoccer.com.

Omidiji is expected to take part in a maximum of five games during the United States U14 get-together which ends on Sunday.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 12:43pm On Aug 18, 2017
I think Siasia is our best at the U20/U23 level.
Amuneke has already said he is done with underage coaching.
I'm satisfied with Manu Garba for U17 if he goes back to his old ways of doing things.
And Danladi Nasidi as U15.

There is no need to change what is already working.


Icon4s:
Yeah. I recall.

I have issues with Amuneke's players selections.

The next U23 coach would really need to do justice with players selections. We currently have a large pool of 18 to 20 years olds that can take the world by storm at the 2020 Olympics.
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 12:42pm On Aug 18, 2017
I think Siasia is our best at the U20/U23 level.
Amuneke has already said he is done with underage coaching.
I'm satisfied with Manu Garba for U17 if he goes back to his old ways of doing things.
And Danladi Nasiri as U15.

There is no need to change what is already working.


Icon4s:
Yeah. I recall.

I have issues with Amuneke's players selections.

The next U23 coach would really need to do justice with players selections. We currently have a large pool of 18 to 20 years olds that can take the world by storm at the 2020 Olympics.
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 12:32pm On Aug 18, 2017
Listed Left-Wing as main position.
Also, Attacking midfield and Right-Wing
Icon4s:
What position does he play?
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 12:28pm On Aug 18, 2017
He was available for selection before the 2015 U17 World Cup.

Amuneke publicly said he doesn't believe the hype. The boy should come down on his own and compete with the others.

No official invitation. lol

Icon4s:
I hope a lot of these guys would be available for selection for our next dream team (2019 AAG and 2020 Olympics).
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 12:26pm On Aug 18, 2017
you know our way na.. make generalizations as facts.. How could an official say they were all older? Did he check each and everyone of them personally?

We are never thorough in our culture. We make generalizations and it becomes "them say", then everyone believes it.

Icon4s:
See my brother. I advocate that we use players of the right age for this age grade.

Parading under aged players will not do us any good.
The NFF cannot tell us that all the players that featured at that NPFL U15 are overraged.

I saw a couple of them who were very obviously U15.

All players of that age grade born in Nigeria are eligible to be considered for selection.
Select them first and let the MRI scan be the final judge.

If this was how the 2013 and 2015 Eaglets teams were selected players like Success and Osimhen would probably not be who and where they are today.
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 12:24pm On Aug 18, 2017
Oh yes he is.
Rumors about Rohr inviting Nwakaeme -- OwnGoalNigeria

goldfish80:
I hear this guy is highly rated in Norway.
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 11:44am On Aug 18, 2017
Nigerian-Born Liverpool Winger Adekanye Named In Netherlands Squad
Published: August 18, 2017
Nigerian-Born Liverpool Winger Adekanye Named In Netherlands SquadIbadan-born winger Bobby Adekanye is set to return from the international wilderness after he was named in the provisional Netherlands U19 squad for their upcoming friendlies.

The 18-year-old has not featured for the Dutch youth teams after suffering an ankle ligament injury while on international duty with the U17 squad in 2016.

KNVB coach Maarten Stekelenburg has taken note of the fact that Adekanye is in tip-top condition and included him in his provisional squad.

The Netherlands U19s will face Belgium (August 30), Portugal (September 1) and hosts Finland (September 4) during the international break.

Adekanye, who has caps for Netherlands U16 and U17 national teams, has not ruled out playing for the country of his birth, Nigeria, in future.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

--ANS
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 11:41am On Aug 18, 2017
Rosenborg Newboy Adegbenro Steals The Headline With Debut Goal Against Ajax
August 17, 2017020

Samuel Adegbenro got off to a flying start with his new Norwegian side by scoring the lone goal in their 1-0 win over European giants Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena.

Adegbenro joined Rosenborg 72 hours ago from fellow Norwegian side Viking for a fee in the region of €1.5m, and was named on the bench for their Europa League qualifiers against Ajax.

The 21 year old proved his money worth ‎nine minutes after coming on with the only goal of the game in the 77th minute to hand Rosenborg a shock 1-0 win.

Adegbenro will no doubt be pinning for a start when the host the return leg next week in Norway, where a win will see them progress to the group stage of the Europa League.

Osas Mahawi


--OwnGoalNigeria
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 10:47pm On Aug 17, 2017
cool

do4luv14:
yessss...... Sir.......... Ah dine hear grin cool
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 10:38pm On Aug 17, 2017
Are we not "begging" the UK now? Everything points back to developing your own so you have something to fall back to.

tbaba1234:
Onazi could not get a work permit?? That's tragic. It means very few Nigerian players can with our football ranking and failure to qualify for AFCONs
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 10:36pm On Aug 17, 2017
Maybe school matter..

if you are going to tag people please do well to spell their monikers accurately, so it will notify them in form of a mention.


do4luv14:
A committee should be set up to look for THESUPERDERD asap,


cc: TBABAB, THEGOODJOE, SAFARIGIRL, ICON4S, JOEBIE, OPARI MASTER, WAYUDUDE, NIGERDELTABOI, ESEOSA, oya oooo


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SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 10:34pm On Aug 17, 2017
I will do my research on furnishing you that list sir.

I'v been checking for updates on Spotkik or at least an official statement from them

maidaboi:
thanks man
if you lay your hands on 2015 sets pls give us
and i hope spotkik will not disapoint us this season
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 8:17pm On Aug 17, 2017
Yes thanks for the info. He's been promoted. But he was called up for that game. Having Alampasu as 2nd choice for a first tier side, and Uzoho as a 3rd choice for a first tier side is definitely good news for us. I guess we are still scared to use them in the SE.


tbaba1234:
He is the Deportivo third choice keeper for the season. He will play mainly reserve team games unless there is a major injury crisis.
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 8:11pm On Aug 17, 2017
Thanks for that info. Never new he tried out in England.

Oh yes and I watched the video of when he talked about playing for Nigeria. It shows character, when he says he wants to take up the more difficult challenge as it has to do with winning the World Cup. To be the first star means he wants that special name that special or unique thing added to his resume(considering Nigeria has never won the world cup or has a slimmer chance of doing so), a decision he thinks his peers will not normally take. That's a professional decision, not necessarily that he feels more Nigerian. On the flip side he acknowledged that Germany has a lot of good players.. Let's consider this case.

komekn:
I remember him really well, I watched him play three games for Burnley FC U21 in the Summer of 2015. As a left back unfortunately he wasn't offered a contract.

Really nice well behaved and young man.
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 7:54pm On Aug 17, 2017
Okay I meant to say Samuel initially and not his former teammate Denis
Icon4s:
Yes but he also bears Godwin. I erroneously typed Edwin.
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 7:48pm On Aug 17, 2017
Uzoho missing in Deportivo La Coruna's last 3 pre-season fixtures. Proof of official squad list below.

After more research I discovered he was among two players called up to join teammates at Deportivo Fabril for a game against Real Madrid Castilla. on their official websites:
http://www.rcdeportivo.es/noticia/edu-exposito-y-francis-en-la-lista-del-fabril-para-el-trofeo-manolo-martin?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 6:23pm On Aug 17, 2017
The second match between Our Future Eagles and their Moroccan counterpart ended 1-1
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 6:16pm On Aug 17, 2017
Another case we need to consider. In my opinion Fabian likes the challenge of being the first to do it with Nigeria, because in his words there are so many good players in Germany -- it's easier to win the world cup with Germany.

Germany born midfielder, Fabian Senninger has revealed that he wants to play for Nigeria’s senior national team – Super Eagles and win the World Cup.

Hannover’s 20 year old German/Nigerian right-back Fabian Senninger dreams of playing for the Super Eagles. He’s currently with the U21 team pic.twitter.com/IDx9LviWsW

— Football Naija (@Football_Naija) December 29, 2016

The 20 year old player who also plays right back stated in a recent interview.

“My father is saying I should play for Germany like my uncle, but me myself personal I want to play for Nigeria, there are so many good players in Germany and it’s easy to win the World Cup with Germany but I want to win the World Cup with Nigeria and get the first star”.


The 20 year old, who recently joined German youth side Hannover 96 from Nike Academy said his father wants him to play for Germany, like his uncle did but he wants to play for Nigeria.
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 6:08pm On Aug 17, 2017
Yes thanks for the correction about Portimonense.

However, Uzoho has been loaned to Deportivo Fabril

Modified.
You are actually right on that as well

tbaba1234:
Portimonense are in the portuguese top flight this season.

Uzoho is in Deportivo first team this season.

Otherwise, good list.
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 5:32pm On Aug 17, 2017
The Whereabouts of Golden Eaglets Class of 2013
Player positions listed according to U17 World Cup

1. GK Dele Alampasu --> Feirense (Portugal First Tier)
2. MF Akinjide Idowu --> CSF Speranta (Moldova First Tier)
3. DF Aliyu Abubakar --> FC Dila Gori (Georgia First Tier)
4. MF Habib Makanjuola --> Free Agent (Last report said trials Leicester City)
5. MF Chigozie Obasi --> Osun United (Nigeria Second Tier)
6. DF Musa Muhhamed --> Baseksehir (Turkey First Tier)
7. DF Samuel Okon --> Akwa United (Nigeria First Tier)
8. DF Denis Okon Nya --> Unknown (Last report said trials Red Bull Salzburg)
9. MF Abdullahi Alfa --> FK Ventspils (Latvia First Tier)
10. FW Isaac Success --> Watford (England First Tier)
11. FW Kelechi Iheanacho --> Leicester City (England First Tier)
12. MF Musa Yahaya --> FC PortoB (Portugal Second Tier)
13. MF Saviour Godwin --> Roaselare (Belgium Second Tier)
14. DF Chidiebere Nwakali --> Sogndal (Norway First Tier)
15. DF Raymond Japhet --> Unknown (Last report said training with Ostersund FK)
16. GK Abdulazeez Abubakar --> Unknown
17. FW Chidera Ezeh --> Portimonense (Portugal Second Tier)
18 FW Taiwo Awoniyi --> Mouscron (Belgium First Tier)
19 DF Zaharadeen Bello --> Kano Pillars (Nigeria First Tier)
20 MF Baba Salihu --> Uknown
21 GK Francis Uzoho --> Deportivo Fabril (Spain Third Tier)
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 4:36pm On Aug 17, 2017
Actually, the player's name is Samuel Okon.

Icon4s:
The last time I heard about Edwin Okon he was about to get married.

Zaharadeen Bello is with Kano Pillars.

The defenders from that FIFA U17 WC crop have not progressed well.
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 4:10pm On Aug 17, 2017
haha na marriage matter.
That's what separates Muazam from them. Muazam is one of the best in the NPFL today. He is even in the SE set up.

Icon4s:
The last time I heard about Edwin Okon he was about to get married.

Zaharadeen Bello is with Kano Pillars.

The defenders from that FIFA U17 WC crop have not progressed well.
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Joebie: 3:59pm On Aug 17, 2017
Cameroon Have A Better Team Than Us – Rohr Confesses
August 17, 2017026

Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot says Cameroon are in a better shape than Nigeria ahead of their back to back World Cup 2018 Qualifiers tie next month.

Nigeria are currently leading group B of the Africa World Cup 2018 Qualifiers with six points, four more than second placed Cameroon their next opponent when the qualifiers resumes in September.

Rohr in an exclusive interview with Owngoalnigeria.com said Cameroon have played more games than Nigeria in the year leading to the game and that will naturally give them a physiology edge over Nigeria.

“I’m not afraid, we are not afraid playing against Cameroon. They are a good team of course but I think if we are able to win the first game, we’ll see what will happen in the second game.

” The problem is that Cameroon has physiological advantage, Since after winning the AFCON they have played 13 games or 14, no 13 games I mean while we have played only three, they are really a team now and we have to be able to present a team in a few days to beat them”.



Ade Emmanuel

--OwnGoalNigeria

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