₦airaland Forum

Truidstar:
What’s this? Super Eagles media officer said Okoye looked sharp in training on Wednesday and was welcomed by his team mates. Declined invite how?

Sir Truid,pls confirm the news.

Nigeriagood:
Saudi Arabia has lost 9 out of their last 10 matches(their win was against Yemen) Saudi Arabia are ranked 57th in the world

Saudi don retrogress in football o,despite spending more on their league.

zuchyblink:
matured in size or in performance?

Maduka got to eagles as a regional league keeper through his agent.Yes he seized the opportunity through confidence Rohr has in him.

The opportunity gave him his first real professional with Rotterdam and did well,moved to Watford and failed woefully,now in Udinese with the hope of regaining the lost ground.

Fact, Maduka has never impressed in eagles,nothing spectacular in his performances but with his age he can still become better and valuable,his Udinese contract is good for his career and hope he seizes the opportunity if given the chance.

Dareal90s:
All the noise on they promised electric but they are using fuel will end.

The hate failed you even in your comprehension.

MetalJigsaw:
So how come they are on a losing streak? 🥱 Or are you talking of a different team? We will beat them jare

All we've got to do is not be overconfident and we'll brush them aside

Yes friendlies but if Peseiro fails against Saudi and Mozambique,meaning we are not ready for Afcon

zicky:
Chijioke aka arugo monkey was one keeper I love watching, wonder why he was never called up to the SE. Another was Sunday Rotimi.

Sunday Rotimi was a keeper I thought would make it big cuz he is talented and has the physique of a real keeper but he failed to make it to the top.I will only rate Enyeama ahead of him in their generation.

Yes Chijioke Arugo Monkey was very delightful to watch,talented but very light like Greg Etafia.We have Uche Akubuike who then was pushing hard but not really impressed with him ,saw him live in Ilorin camp with Greg Etafia,despite his height,find small frame Greg to beat,even greenhorn Aiyenigba was better than him…

Austin Ejide had everything then and the door was opened for him but his outings in friendlies gave way for Vincent Enyeama invitee,sincerely Ejide was heavy.

All eagles trainer need is third eye to discover keeper even in NPFL and instill confidence in him.I do asking coach Amusa Adisa what he saw in Enyeama.Coach Amusa said he took him just 15 minutes against Kenya friendly and whispered to Onigbinde “we have seen keeper” to deputize Shorunmu.

Enyeama was not flamboyant,he looked like someone who got no skill,not six feet height keeper but he read his line very well with confidence and very calming in goal.

AndSunGorilla:
Maybe Okoye declined the invite. Is Noble first choice in his club? Also, can he even get a visa at such short notice to Portugal?

Maduka Okoye came into eagles unmerited and used super eagles to rise,yes he was criticized by fans for poor performance against Tunisia which happens in football.

One thing he should know Nigeria will never beg him,so declined the invite is not the best way to express his grievances.He should come in and prove us wrong.

Dele Aiyenigba never got second chance after Guinea match.Daniel Akpeyi was heavily criticized and sometimes criticized unjustifiably e.g Mahrez free kick that can beat any keeper.Even Francis Uzoho is still under attacks from fans for poor performance against Ghana.

A lesson here,Nigeria should look in ward and give us a keeper like Enyeama cuz when Enyeama was discovered he was not among the sensational keepers in the league,the tops ones are Uche Akubieke,Austin Ejide,Chijioke the Arugo Monkey.but he came in and proved himself.

do4luv14:
I don't like the way we are treating this Okoye matter,

That ball He cancelled for goodness sake can fool any top goalkeepers, he even got a hand to the ball, thought not strong enough,


If we are to go by that, then Uzoho had no business being on the team, cos it was his blunder that caused us the worldcup

The issue was not even the goals the two conceded but the issue now where is the quality keeper.

Uzoho is number one cuz we don’t have choices but fact remains Uzoho is second keeper in a very poor league while we have Maduka now in Udinese though as second choice.

He deserves to be invited in the first place but looking at it tactically,having two second choice keepers in national team,not too good……but can Adeleye or Olorunleke step up in a major tournament is a big question mark.

Odogwujayy:
For him to get a second chance, atleast he should be playing for his clubside...

Do we have quality keepers?NO..Uzoho is warming bench in poor league,so Udinese second choice deserves eagles call up.

DA VICTORS….

Danielnino00:
I clearly said "the past few years".. How many of our U-20 graduates of the past few years have done something tangible at club level to merit an invitation to the national team? List some.... All those names you mentioned are not recent.. Iheanacho and Ndidi are the most recent and that was 8 years ago

Foreign born and academy players have taken over due to poor grassroots development from NFF.

Icon4s:
So there are people who are still on this age thing after we saw these boys as kids who passed the MRI at U17 and saw how they transformed physically.

Apart from knowing Awo wella,him papa be area brother and uncle,we are from the same village so i sabi the family inside out.

Just check out 34 year old😆 Osimhen here.He took this pics barely at 16 some years ago but to some he is 34 now

MetalJigsaw:
If haaland was playing for Napoli or Lille would he have gotten those stats?

Una like wahala too much,someone popped up from nowhere and you guys are given him attentions.

If Osimhen is 34 then Awoniyi is 35,even Awoniyi senior brother is 30,so I can argue it when it comes to some players certain ages.

I pointed it out here sometime ago that a neighborhood brother was in Japan 93 camp as secondary school boy at age 15 but later lost out to Celestine Babayaro…

It was here some Dey call Martins 50 year old man but I know he is not up to 40 cuz my younger brother who went with Martins to Italy to join Regiana through Churchill Oliseh is just 40 and a year older than Martins

At 35 not easy to kick the ball again except by God grace.

kennysville:
Not sure but it does look like Adeolu Adekola

Yes Adeolu Adekola a very good winger that was likened to Segun Odegbami…He was part of the best ever assembled Nigeria Under 20 team that fumbled in Chile 87.

GBOSA for you baba.

Mujtahida:
Not too sure who this is. Ekoku?

Not Efan Ekoku

Mujtahida:
A striker's primary work is to score goals. A goalkeeper is to stop goals. Defenders, defend. Midfielders create chances. Ideally a good footballer should do more than his primary duty but if he's doing his primary duty so well in a way that makes him outstanding just as Haaland and Osimhen are, I see no need for this constant craving for more dimensions to be added to their game. Emphasis is on doing their primary duty outstandingly.

Before long now you guys will expect attackers to defend and goalkeepers to attack. All these Jara wey una dey add for modern football - no matter dey salt and pepper, the tweaking and reconfiguration - still ultimately comes to what football is about: score goals and win games. Shikena

Thank you Sir.

Mujtahida:
Rueben Agboola

👍

Mujtahida:
"When I came to the Italian league, people said he won't be able to score 4 goals, that the league is very physical. Of course it's physical but do you know my ability?"

Victor Osimhen latest interview. Enjoy my bradas


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gExGPS_nIY?si=HfLmxyjF4CuNNeNR

Wow! this Lagos boy Osimhen swag I Dey gbadun

Chief Icon4s,Ideenna,AndSunGorilla,wayodude,forgiveness and Mujtahida una remember this man

Who sabi this man with Naija jersey

chrisooblog:
Easy Standing - Alloy Agu, Keshi, Ajibade Babalade, Adepoju, Friday Ekpo, Rueben Agboola,
Kneeling - Sia1, Cicero, Emeka Ezeugo, Thompson Oliha, Yekini Baba

correct

kennysville:
Standing: Aloy Agu, Stephen Keshi, Ajibade Babalade, Mutiu Adepoju, Friday Ekpo, Ruben Agboola

Squatting: Samson Siasia, Austin Eguavoen, Emeka McCan Ezeugo, Friday Elahor , Rasheed Yekini

Perfect

charlesemeka85:
Portuguese top flight club Victoria Guimaraes signs 21 year old Nigerian winger Clinton Udeh from Brazilian 2nd tier club Londrina on a 4 year deal

Clinton Arinze Udeh followed the footsteps of Richard Owubokri and Benji Nzeakor both started their pro careers in Brazil but Owubokiri moved from Brazil to Portugal….So good luck to Udeh.

Nigeria team to Senegal 92,oya name them….

charlesemeka85:
Melkam played in the bundesliga

Yes got transferred from Kwara United to lower bundesliga and later played for Karlsruher and Hansa Rostock and ended his career in China league in 2013

The pro max attackers

do4luv14:
What about Daniel Shittu

Not Daniel Shittu but Ganiyu Shittu…

Nomyth:
Ndubuisi Ndah.

The father of that lad that plays in South Africa.

correct

Odunayaw:
Omoo low fans turnout only exists down south o. Northern teams de full stadium steady.

The major bane of our league is the leadership/organisers. Everything will fall into place when they decide to get their acts together for life.

Yes northerners watch the game but violence is the only issue…check out Kano pillars vs Katsina utd

AndSunGorilla:
Julius Aghawonder, Rabiu Afolabi, Joseph Yobo, Pius Ikedia, John Aranka, Haruna Babangida

Correct

quickberry:
Sam Okoye, Rabiu Afolabi, Ikemefunwa, Aranka, Julius Aghahowa, Gbenga( he played for Barca), Garba etc...I try small

Well done

mostob:
Uncle Log...you are sha trying to whine us this morning.



Oya help us name them.

Ha no be so…

Back row,from left…Sam Okoye,Rabiu Afolabi,my very good friend Gabriel Melkam,Ikemefuna Ozuah,Musa Abubakar and Gbenga Okunowo….front row,from left…Eddy Dombraye,John Aranka,Ikenna Eneh,Garba Hashimu and Julius Aghaowa.