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somehow:
How old is this trophy?

Utonwanne:
When did they start that one?

In fact, I only know about the said Superclasico Yesterday-Friday too as the telecast and commentaries were in Arabic language with Clarence sedorf in the studio as guest speaking Spanish with Arabic interpretation coming along

Utonwanne:
Whats name of that 'near useless' trophy ??

Something Superclasico de las Americana

Not too sure though but for short, They called it Superclasico trophy

Humility017:
they messed up, to have still let this present crew manage this team after their failure with the
wafu and chan team and also the qualification was awful

you don't take chances in a set up like this, when an employee or a team keep repeating players
it is better you disband them and send them on a training program so as to get them equipped
prior you trust them with another role.

The federation did messed up in truth for redeploying the Crew to the U 23 after the glaring incompetency in their previous Assignments with the CHAN and WAFU engagement

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He Has Set The Worst Record In Nigeria’s History” – Knocks For Eagles Coach After Olympics Failure

by Imhons Erons November 16, 2019

Nigeria has failed to qualify for the Summer Olympic Games for just the third time since winning the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games and many are not impressed with the man who has overseen the latest setback.

Coach Imama Amapakapo has come under severe attack after the Olympic Eagles failed to make it past the group stages of the U23 AFCON tournament in Egypt.

Nigeria, the defending champions, could only manage a drab draw against South Africa on Friday night, to end up with four points in Group B, opening the door for the Amagluglug to claim second spot behind the Ivory Coast who defeated Zambia in the other group game.

Fans took to Twitter to express their frustration at coach Amapakabo, who had previously recorded similar ugly results with the Flying Eagles and the Home-based Super Eagles (CHAN Eagles).

Mhoyorsawreh1 can you come in and say hi to all as a way of establishing your presence in here?

Good morning.

TheSuperNerd:
Don't think this was shared here even though it is hours old now.

Uzoho had a successful knee surgery...

His recovery begins....

Yes just the story line and his confession of a successful surgery experience Only without any accompanying pictures accordingly anyway.

Thanks for the picture now

TheSuperNerd:
Update: Super Eagles flight to Maseru.... As E Dey Hot!


ALERT: Nigeria's @NGSuperEagles have an AFCON 2021Q against Lesotho on Sunday. But after Wednesday's match in Uyo, Gernot Rohr & his team are just leaving their @LeMeridien Ibom hotel at 2.30am on Saturday morning, for their flight to Maseru. This is just unbelievable...

From: @Osasuo



News as at 30mins ago.

Unbelievable indeed and as read by all and sundry.

Imagine traveling on Saturday for a 6 hours flight and then another God knows how many hours conveyance it shall be in maseru from the Airport to the hotel and then to the stadium after their rest before training against a Sunday Match?

Claiming that the initial failure to travel on the scheduled Friday previously was due to logistics? what sort of logistics would have warrant that haven known the Match date way way back?

solonnachi:
So Ahmed Musa don turn technical adviser to Rohr. Na waya ooo

I don't think it's necessarily the case though but just an honest admission on the part of MUSA as per the team captain just like it was reported from an article that I did copied and pasted same in here about JOSEPH ARIBO

where ARIBO himself responded in the affirmative that he is really ready to play against BENIN REPUBLIC on Wednesday when ROHR did asked him if he is not Jet lagged having only resumed Camp on Tuesday

And that is one truth about AHMED MUSA - Unselfish attitude and Unpatriotism.

His relinguishing of the Captain's arm band back to MIKEL OBI when he was recalled into the SE fold by ROHR after the initial phasing out of OBI and ENYEAMA by SUNDAY OLISEH easily comes to mind

Joebie:
So u don't pick keepers again based on how they compete in training. Anything based on sentiments will not augur well.

Of course sentiment doesn't yield any meaningful dividend. And I'm not implying any either

But trust me, The Imama of a coach would not put training display and flair much into consideration since no Goalkeeper would be overwhelmingly horrible as compared to their peers in Camp,

Instead, The supposed SUPER EAGLES experience by OKOYE already would be it as the criteria for the number one spot while also noting that ABUBAKAR is home based as well and that is another 'low' that would count against him in Imama's mind.

Musa helped me select players against Benin –Rohr

punchng.com

Nov 16, 2019 2:56 am

Kelvin Ekerete

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, says captain, Ahmed Musa, advised him on team selection against Benin in their 2021 cup of Nations qualifier on Wednesday.

Rohr at the team’s post-match conference said that the Al Nassr forward sacrificed his spot in the starting line-up to give the younger players a chance. “

“It is wonderful to have a captain like Musa, he told me in the pre-match press conference to start the team that started against Brazil because he thought they did well.

“So we started the same attack like we did against Ukraine but made a little change. He said I should play other that are having good playing time with their clubs because he is just returning from injury.”

Musa says he is willing to help the team in any way he can but the younger players must be given a chance to show what they have.

“I don’t have to play, I wanted the coach to start the same team that played against Brazil because they played very good,” he said.

“You can see the young players are coming up so we have to give them the chance. Maybe Ahmed Musa is not going to be there anymore, we have to start grooming more players. To me the captain armband is not really a big deal; it is the team that matter.”

Jokerman:
Lol... Trophies Don dey for friendly matches ni or this is a photoshop

The Messi I know would be ashamed to lift such a joke ... He's not interested in such things

And Messi smiling over such joke

Messi will win his first international trophy at Argentina 2020

Bros what are you saying?

Who Photoshop what?

It was a friendly tournament organized by SAUDI ARABIAN authority with the Trophy just like the trophy awarded BARCELONA against ARSENAL during pre-season after winning 2:1

This particular case saw MESSI scoring from a rebound for ARGENTINA after missing the initial penalty being awarded Argentina against BRAZIL when ALISON BECKER saved it for BRAZIL.

The Match later ended 1 : 0. It was televised using Arabic commentaries.

CLARENCE SEDORF was even a guest in their studio.

The match was played around 6:00 pm Nigerian Time.






Lalasticlala

Utonwanne:
Udo di = *peace dey*

As in alright, Okay, no problem, etc


As for the bolded....I no know wetin dat one mean oo

Ow K! Thanks brother.

By the way, Kuruma is an Hausa terminalogy meaning Deaf

Same as Aditi or Odi in Yoruba language

Which explains why I used aka to mean also known as

And that I am a Deaf to your expression Udo di ooo in general.

tbaba1234:
Not with the current coaching crew. They have a history of not inviting the best players even when they could.

But surely and certainly, If we had qualified, NFF officials would have taken over the list of invitees for the next OLYMPICS ooo because I'm very sure they wouldn't want to leave the selection to the mercy of the present Crew.

Kbs468:
2019 U23 AFCON : Four Takeaways From Nigeria U23s Disappointing Draw Vs South Africa

Published: November 15, 2019


Nigeria will not be at the football event of the 2020 Olympics after the Imama Amapakabo coached side were held to a scoreless draw by South Africa on Friday at the Al Salam Stadium, Cairo.

Izuchukwu Okosi presents four things noted in the disappointing match.

1. The Eagles Started Well With High Pressing

The Nigerian side started the match the better team and seemed to be the likelier team to score but their performance level dropped when mental alertness was required. The initial high press deployed gave way to a poor finish.

2. The South Africans Wasted Time

The South Africans went down at the slightest contact with a Nigerian player most times to waste a few seconds.

That tactic worked a trick for them and it took the steam off the Eagles.

3. The Second African Side Parked The Bus

Knowing that a draw was enough for them to qualify for the semifinals, the South Africans were comfortable sitting back and hoping to catch the Nigerians on the counter.

They were ultra defensive and only poured forward when the plan was to take the Nigerians by surprise. The South Africans have players with pace and that was yo their advantage.

4. The Eagles Discipline Was A Factor

The Nigerian players' frustration grew as the South African side played so deep and resorted to falling on the deck with the slightest of touches.

That earned Valentine Ozornwafor a yellow card for dissent and Kelechi Nwakali another yellow card in the second half.

Izuchukwu Okosi

DrLikita12
The bolded above is exactly what I posted about here in reference to football being all about intelligence and high IQ in my reaction to the reasons why they let themselves fail rather than fame by giving today's match their all by playing as if they wanna die on the pitch.

It was as if Izuchukwu Okosi was reading my mind while I was posting here though

2019 U23 AFCON : Four Takeaways From Nigeria U23s Disappointing Draw Vs South Africa

Published: November 15, 2019


Nigeria will not be at the football event of the 2020 Olympics after the Imama Amapakabo coached side were held to a scoreless draw by South Africa on Friday at the Al Salam Stadium, Cairo.

Izuchukwu Okosi presents four things noted in the disappointing match.

1. The Eagles Started Well With High Pressing

The Nigerian side started the match the better team and seemed to be the likelier team to score but their performance level dropped when mental alertness was required. The initial high press deployed gave way to a poor finish.

2. The South Africans Wasted Time

The South Africans went down at the slightest contact with a Nigerian player most times to waste a few seconds.

That tactic worked a trick for them and it took the steam off the Eagles.

3. The Second African Side Parked The Bus

Knowing that a draw was enough for them to qualify for the semifinals, the South Africans were comfortable sitting back and hoping to catch the Nigerians on the counter.

They were ultra defensive and only poured forward when the plan was to take the Nigerians by surprise. The South Africans have players with pace and that was yo their advantage.

4. The Eagles Discipline Was A Factor

The Nigerian players' frustration grew as the South African side played so deep and resorted to falling on the deck with the slightest of touches.

That earned Valentine Ozornwafor a yellow card for dissent and Kelechi Nwakali another yellow card in the second half.

Izuchukwu Okosi

tbaba1234:
It is so sad.

If we managed to qualify, there is zero guarantee that we will make the medals. At least not with the current set up.

Of course if we had qualified, majority of them would have been discarded and New blood mostly from the present SE brought in like it happened in Atlanta OLYMPICS in 1996

komekn:
I wasn't confused in the slightest.

I know Ross Barkley well wellu.

Then certainly he is of the Nigerian root courtesy of his Dad.

The ROSS belongs to his mom's Surname or there about

somehow:
yeah. I wanted to really see Okoye tested via this u23 tournament to justify his inclusion in the SE.

I guess if that had happened, we would not have seen what Abubakar can do because Immama would have started Okoye ahead of him.

No doubt about it that he would have been a straight starter for the U 23 Team that just crashed out and ABUBAKAR wouldn't have been discovered and exposed to all and sundry for recognition and praises

DrLikita12:
The problem is that it’s not just football, it’s in almost every sector. We have normalized dishonesty and we will continue to pay the price.

Politicians lie, civil servants fake their ages, coaches take bribes, we defraud each other, put ‘our’ people when we get somewhere at the expense of more qualified applicants, etc.
We should even ask how some of these coaches got/continue to retain their jobs.
It’s an attitude we need to get rid of as a country.

Thank you Dear

This is what is called POINT BLANK!

I remember TONY IREDIA of the NTA those days.

He achors the program on NTA Network called POINT BLANK where he invites stakeholders of the Nigerian project cutting across all facet of life and put pertinent questions to them about life, work, Business, Nigeria, Africa, Education, Agriculture, Technology, Entertainment, culture, Corruption, Police, Army, etc.

Name them such that they would have to answer by saying things as they are in truth without hiding anything nor holding back any related info honestly.

And that is what you've just highlighted- I mean, the bane of Our Dear country NIGERIA that has seriously inhibit it progress considerably.

Once again thumbs up for your comment above

charlesemeka85:
The way u dey address issues with ur write mk me think say u dey manage nta Twitter handle

No Not all Brother.

Thanks for your mention though. I really appreciate you too

somehow:
i mentioned abubakar since the second match and we even had a long debate on him and other GKs including Okoye, I'm glad others have now taken notice of what I saw since the qualifier

Yeah. I even predicted the trio of UZOHO, OKOYE and ABUBAKAR as the future of SE Goalkeeping.

That even lead to a debate on the inclusion of OKOYE that I had to give my reasons

charlesemeka85:
U dey work for NTA abi silverbird?

Why did you asked that?

Although No is my reply

komekn:
Who told you that Balderdash.

Maybe ROSE confused you. Please it's ROSS

So hopefully it isn't a Balderdash when you search him out again

charlesemeka85:
The Dream Team crashed out of the U23 AFCON after posting a goalless draw with South Africa on Friday.

Allnigeriasoccer.com runs the rule over the players in action thus,

The Starters

Goalkeeper

Adamu Abubakar: Made a spectacular save to deny Kamohelo Mahlatsi in the first half and looked very composed in between the sticks. (7/10)

Defenders

Valentine Ozonwafor: Defended doggedly and left little to be desired of his exploits. Picked up an early booking for a foul, however. (6/10)

Anthony Izuchukwu: Was impressive in his aerial battles and matched Siyabonga Ngezana admirably for pace. (5/10)

Bitok Stephen: Went on a few unsuccessful forays and kept his discipline in a tough game. (5/10)

Seth Sincere: Started well with some incisive attacking moves in the first half but soon fizzled out as time wore on. (5/10)

Midfielders

Azubuike Okechukwu: Ventured forward very little today and concentrated mostly on keeping the spirited opponents at bay. (6/10)

Kelechi Nwakali: Tried to do a lot more than he could pull off though he showed his quality in patches. Saw yellow for a bad foul. (5/10)

Ndifreke Udo: Worked Darren Johnson with a good effort in the first half and was adept at combining with the attackers. (5/10)

Attackers

Orji Okonkwo: Okonkwo noticeably dropped deep much in the game which left the team short of some much needed attacking verve. Kept his movements simple. (4/10)

Ibrahim Sunusi: Culpable of a big miss in the first half and wasn't an impressive presence upfront. (3/10)

Taiwo Awoniyi: The brighter of the attackers on the night. Tried the much he could but very little came off. (5/10)

The Substitutes

Sunday Faleye: Fluffed a very big chance in the closing moments and didn't really look spectacular after his introduction. (3/10)

Bright Enobahkare: Shorn of meaningful service after coming on and could do little to pick apart the retreating opponents. (3/10)

Tom Dele-Bashiru: Nothing of note from the Watford youngster following his introduction. (2/10)

DrLikita12, You were right after all. The Goalkeeper that you acknowledged as the most impressive also got the highest rating here too.

Don't mind the person accusing you otherwise ok. It has been established that they dislike one being critical of their favoured Players even when it is glaring that they were below per in output.

Somehow, you equally made mention of the Goalkeeper as outstanding too. Kudos.

Eartquake1:
Meanwhile it has happened...

First ever international trophy for MESSI and ARGENTINA since 1993 they last won Copa America.

It was a 1 : 0 Victory over BRAZIL in SAUDI ARABIA courtesy of the Goal scored by MESSI from a rebound after missing the initial penalty kick awarded Argentina taken by himself but saved by ALISON BECKER of BRAZIL.

Consolation for Nigerian MESSI Fans following today's dissappointment.

safarigirl:
The same Imama that tanked U20 was allowed to coach U23, what did anyone expect?

When half of the people that should be in the U23 are in Super Eagles, and a bunch of carpenters, farmers and Instagram Slay Kings were fielded as U23 players.

Honestly even before I joined this thread, I do describe Nigerian Players as average but I'm always being attacked for calling them average and not good enough but the results of our participation in championships and Qualifiers over the years have vindicated me seriously.

DrLikita12:
Impressed with the goal keeper, the rest of them are just wasting our time...including Imama

Never watch anything because both of my Networks messed up yet again today such that I couldn't access nothing until now.

It's a pity that we shall be missing in the OLYMPICS soccer party finally.

Certainly, Today marks the end from the beginning for most of this Nigerian Players including those eligible that weren't invited.

Except for those that have already made the cut in the SUPER EAGLES.

I mean, why didn't they play their hearts out as if they wanna die on the pitch?

knowing fully well that it's about their personal glory first before credit would go to the coach?

Football is all about intelligence ooo. I Q. fast thinking in relation to the steps to be taken at every given opportunity within seconds and split second.

Does that mean all of them have no reasoning ability to just get a single goal all 90 minutes?

I rest my case.

oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh.

mostob:
Wetin dey do gtv na.... they have changed it to civ vs Zambia o

Na border closure revenge dem dey do ooo

Lordjb:
let's see how it goes

Alright guys. check is signature for the AFCON U 23 Match.

Oldboss:
Which station is showing under23

GTV

Utonwanne:
Udo di

Kuruma aka Aditi aka Deaf na im I be in the regard above ooo