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Englandboy:
that why I like klopp earlier last season Salah was a bit out of form but he kept playing him suddenly he pick his form back

English man..Sallah to Liverpool na small god o

humility33:
And to think that the NFF sabotage Ike switch process shows the NFF is not completely free from this blames

Thank you humility...Lookman switch,still not believe the stories saying he rejected Nigeria thrice without any news on it.

I need a very credible source on Lookman switch palaver and what about Ejaria Ovie.

charlesemeka85:
the boy is golden

But wait ooo u don Dey watch epl, wetin happen to npfl?

Oga Charles,NPFL is on break...so some of you don't even care about Nigeria league.

Subzero047:
Southgate was actually the person who advised Lookman to withhold his switch last year

Pls source baba Subzero...cos I want to ask my good friend Kokmne some questions cos it has been NFF not doing enough regards Lookman and Ejaria switch.

Pls source.

Subzero047:
Isn't it how contracts are supposed to be, if you sack a coach you pay him out?

Ha Subzero $2m inserted clause for Rohr....walahi Pinnick try o

TFLASHOGEE:
wait till dey come for you o some people doesn't know there is a certain Augustine Eguavoen who head's the technical department and every list pass through his table and should be the one spear heading the committee to quarry rorh on some of questionable call up on the list, but no they don't see that and amaju should be floged for every mistake on the team list

I think Amaju too much opening to press is the more reason people always mentioning his name...he talked much on Ighalo returns than Rohr himself,so what do we expect Eguavoen technical led team to do.

chrisooblog:
Would have been hard for Olisadebe to break into the team then sha. We already had a packed forward line that included Kanu, Agali, Aghahowa and Yakubu. Soon after Osaze and Martins also joined the group so egbon it's just as well Emma opted for Canada the same scenario currently playing out with Ugbo who has chosen Canada.

Yes you are right but as at then he has everything thing to slug it out with Kanu and Aghaowa as at 2000-2002.

Remeber he represented Poland in 2002 WC and was instrumental to their WC qualification with 8 goals and a goal at world cup,nominated for 2001 world footballer of the year.

Sir,YakubuAiyegbeni,Osaze and Martins are not even in contention.Emma Olisadebe was a rare talent,a university boy from no where,playing street football and a year plus in NPFL,what a very remarkable achievement.

He made that polish decision cos he knew he will never get the chance but unfortunately for him his university coach who discovered him prior to world university games was later made super eagles assistant coach as goalkepper trainer to 2002 WC,the man that discovered Vincent Enyeama,Austin Ejide and after 2002 world cup discovered Seyi Olofinjana and Dele Aiyenugba.

Emma na baller my man.

do4luv14:
yes sir, it's good to see him scoring again,

but make em dey do brodas keep at times


even Vicmo no farabale for Nacho and Ndidi too

Ogbeni just forget those boys..naso dem go reach night club after match dey flex go...if you sabi players wella,person no good kill himself upon their matter o.

zuchyblink:
in the next 1000 years England will not win a spoon due to their approach. They should learn from Italy and Germany if they wanna be successful. England produce better talents that Germany and Italy but they mess up due to their poor selection. You are more likely to win laurels with the likes of Vardy than Bellingham, Sancho, Greenwood and Phil foden and Saka senior international football is not for high school kids

Oga Zuchy,so cos of highly organize EPL and great media hype tells you that England have better talents than Germany and Italy?pls go and ask John Fashanu and bros would tell you that what is going for English teams is good organisation not talents.

do4luv14:
come wetin naija bois do Dessers sef, it's now twice in a roll,

first na Maduka, now Awo self done collect, make him dey chillax ooo

The guy need Super eagles recall badly....good to see Dessers doing it again.

zuchyblink:
A mediocre player who is the current top scorer in Saudi league and the current AFCON golden boot holder. Nigerians are too emotional and sentimental

Sir,we are all Nigerians and nobody would tell me he loves this country than I do and my love for super eagles no be small thing o and I don't need to open up here cos I don't need it.

Sir,nothing like sentiment or emotional talks here....I asked you simple question,are those players you mentioned going out of the team for a retired player or a mediocre?not referring to Ighalo as mediocre.

I think your post is all about young and experience and to tell us why we still need Ighalo,that England are likely to drop the young ones,pls are they dropping them for Vardy or any mediocre....pls answer me.

Mind you I supported Ighalo here but I don't see any reason for his recalling which is my opinion and since your opinion still stand based on his experience,no wahala.

We all here for Super Eagles success.

daveP:
Afcon and WC will trigger anything and he'll move.

Ndidi doesn't need Afcon or WC to move to a better club...he should just keep it going in EPL,with good management he has everything to be there...check Dennis moved to Watford,pure agent work.

I heard that Ndidi is being manage by a new management team.

zuchyblink:
If Rohr tries this he will be in jail

The big question you should ask....who is replacing them? a retired player or a mediocre.

12large1:
On current form, ejuke is better but let’s not forget that musa has 4 World Cup goals and an ANC medal.

Yes you are right,4 World Cup goals no be moi moi....I always supporting Musa with that 4 goals but I now realized I need to stop it.

Musa was given the chance at a young age and he did well and whether we like it or not age is no respecter of anyone...Musa of today is different from Musa of yesterday,so there is need to give player like Ejuke needed chance,possibly he might be better than Musa.

I never rate Kalu and Simon but Ejuke is a pure class and I would be delighted seeing Lookman in SE colour with Ejuke and Chuckwueze.

AndSunGorilla:
So how did Olisadebe get Polish citizenship?

Emma Olisadebe got his polish citizenship with Polish government involvement.

Emma was a player Nigeria missed...I asked him as a friend why?Emma said he will never get the chance to play for Nigeria cos he has seen talents that Nigeria never gave enough chances to show case their talents.....He don't see any reason why highly talented Sunday Johnson who was better should always be on the bench for Pius Ikedia during Sydney 2000......He cited James Obiorah case and really surprised that highly talented James couldn't get enough opportunities and when he does it was cleared he was not wanted.

Emma was a pure class,the first university student I saw and I told him straight that what are you doing in the school with this crazy talent....he was selected for world university games as a street footballer alongside Seyi Olofinjana(Lautech)James Jigbale(OAU) and NPFL highest goal scorer Edith Agoye(UI)but was rated than Edith Agoye during world university games.

After World University games,coach Fanny Amu who led the team to world university game told him pointblank that he must sign for a club in Nigeria,he moved to Jasper United and shake Nigeria league,then proceeded to Poland to sign a professional contract with polonia Warsaw.He was the first black player to play for Poland national team and represented polish team in 2002 WC.

wayodude:
Sorry, I was thinking of Isaac and mistakingly typed Solomon the Siasia boy Okoronwo

Shehu Abdullahi Rohr boy

AndSunGorilla:
At least the 2000 team got to quarter finals.

Yes you are right.

zuchyblink:
coaches select by performance and experience. Brazil have miranda 37, Thiago Silva 37 , Sandro 30, Danilo, Coutinho 29, even Alves 38 yrs and unattached. They didn't call for Vinicius and Richarlison.I don't argue on Nairaland but undermining the importance of experience in football is like calling apple orange

Zuchy you said Brazil.

Pls do we really have any player at 34 playing in top league even Odion Ighalo at 32 is in Saudi,Mikel at 34 in Kuwait.....Thiago Silva in Chelsea,Danilo in Juventus,Sandro in Juventus.

Pls tell me when Miranda and Daniel Alves played for Brazil last.....Richarlison and Vinicius were part of the team that played last Copa and Coutinho didn't make last Copa.

comodo:
No 6 is Ogbonnaya Kanu.

This was a period the super eagles players believed that their brothers too can make it and this made Nigeria fans to question Bonfrere Jo on the inclusion of Azubuike Oliseh and Ogbonaya Kanu.

I remember a friend made this team Sunday Johnson who Thijs Libregtht described as the combination of Findi George and Tijani Babangida.He was the only outfield home based player that made the team...extremely talented but lost it to a terrible injury....Bright Igbinadolor,Gbenga Okonowo of Barcelona was in the team..late Sam Okoye too,Blessing Kaku,Furo Iyenemi,Henry Onwuzureke with three standing in player Chikeleu Iloenusi ex husband of actress Stephanie Okereke,also goalkepper Ettoh Ijoh and Henry Isaac.

Bad outing and the team can be compared to Nigeria Seoul Olympic team who had it poor too with Rashidi YEKINI,Dominic Iorfa,David Ngodigha,Christian Obi,Austin Eguavoen,Bright Omokaro,Chidi Nwanu,Andrew Uwe,Samson Siasisa,Dahiru Sadi,Ademola Adeshina,Quicksilver Sylvanus Okpala,Wole Odegbami the team lost all the three matches with 4-0 bashing by Brazil which I will never forget.

Napoleon55:
The only thing adding a question mark on ndidi's status as world class is d club he plays 4,
otherwise he is a genuine world class.

Ejuke and chukueze are authentic top players,and potential world class.
While osimhen is almost world class.

Ndidi - world class
Osimhen - 90% world class
Chukwueze - top player
Ejuke - top player

Others are average,above average and below average.

Iheanacho - above average/top player
Iwobi - above average/top player
Musa - above average

Ighalo- average
Simon - average
Onuachu - average
Aribo - average
Etabo - average
Onyeka - average
Balogun- average
Ekong- average
Awaziem- average
Aina- average
Sanusi- average
Maduka- average

And this team is good enough for AFCON trophy and WC Q/final

Oga Napoleon the team no get identity we dey talk about World class,average abi na top class.

Bro make I no lie you,no world class player in Nigeria team,Ndidi just need to quit Leicester team to push for it,likely Osimehn would even attaint it before him....Ejuke and Chuckwueze are average for now with good potential to become top class if they can manage their career with good agent.....Iwobi is always hot and cold,so he is average...Iheanacho of Man city has the potential to be a world class but now average....Musa is average though he had four world cup goals but for his football career since that Leicester move,damn too poor.

The issue is simple,the team lack identity and today football we are watching is just too technical to just put 11 players on the field without any sound technical directives....this is more reasons we lost to a team like CAR,Sudan came up from 4 goals down to level up.

My man wahala dey and only Rohr can solve it...not only on this thread,fans are tired of Super eagles and they don't even believe in Rohr again,never did Nigeria recall a player from retirement even great Okocha didn't have that privilege but Rohr is telling us Ighalo is the answer....hope it works well.

TheGoodJoe:

Just remembered he had a younger brother, Egwutu Oliseh. I can't remember which coach subbed him in a match, Azubuike wanted to beat the coach. That guy was something else.

...very temperamental player.It seems the thing dey Oiseh family DNA.

jihday:
‘I’ve been following Nigerian football since 1950, blablabla’ oya come and prove it. What tournament is this ? Who was the opponent? How many players can you name?

Jihday you no bring 1982,1984 abi 1988 eagles Afcon line up photo na 2000 you come dey bring....see how gurus here nailed it.

Icon4s:
Shehu Abdullahi can play as a DM, CM and RB, that is the 'utility' I am talking about.

Crisis situation such that some regular players in the team would be missing due to various reasons Such as injuries, suspension or other reasons such as what happened in the game against Cape Verde. Shehu Abdullahi, might not be a fantastic player, but he is often decent enough to get the job done when he has to fill into any vacant positions.

Good you mentioned Cape Verde match..

My man in the absent of Ndidi,Shehu based on his experience should feel the vacuum but Onyeka is doing the needful now.

Shehu time is up in eagles settings unless miracle happen to his football career.

Icon4s:
Egbon, can Awaziem play as both DM and CM?

Yes Sir..Awaziem has everything in his disposal to do that....honestly I don't rate Awaziem before but now he is my favorite player.

Chief inviting Shehu is a waste...baba with availability of players we are having now...

Subzero047:
His full debut came against Egypt, na you dey call 15 minutes cameo debut I don explain to you what full debut means

I have a friend Dayo Ajoge we played university football together with Seyi Olofinjana,Emma Olisadebe...Dayo Ajoge had 5 minutes appearance for Nigeria against Jamaica in London and till today he always feeling elated talking about his debut for Nigeria,just a match.

Sir,Paul Onuachu replaced Etebo in 65 minutes against Seychelles and that's not really a debut according to you.

Pls I need more schooling on debut my man...we learn everyday.

forgiveness:
It seems to be a very tough decision.

Ighalo coming in is not bad and it will be unfair to drop Onuachu who runs of form has continued this season from where he stopped last season.

Probably, a panic decision due to the injury that stopped Osimhen from playing the last match.

He shows, the coach doesn’t have confidence in the backup strikers on the bench.

Then my question is, why bring them to the team if you can not rely on them?

The coach has nothing to offer.

One thing I know for sure,bringing back Ighalo will caused dissatisfaction in the team and likely we are going to witness what happened prior to France 98.

Icon4s:
Lookman and Ejaria would definitely add value to the team. He needs to drop two defenders from that squad to accommodate these two.

For those calling for the dropping of Musa and Shehu, Musa is team captain and his level of commitment is a plus for him. While Shehu might not be a master of a position, he is a utility player. You need such player in your team in case of crisis situations.

Chief Icon...Musa agreed but Shehu No No...Chiedozie Awaziem is doing it right now as utility player.

Chief I think you must have known why Rohr is keep on inviting the duo.

I know Super eagles politics wella but I don't want to go into that...

Clint02:
Is 23 the previous number of invites?

Afcon proper is now 28 man list against previous 23 man list.

drDoom3:
You don’t know Rohr then.

Rohr that I know will take out Ejuke to bring in Lookman. He will tell you that having too many dribblers is not good for the team.

Baba barring injury Ejuke is making that team.

Moses Simon,Samuel Kali and Ahmed Musa should buckle up.

It's 28 man list now according to CAF

humility33:
Kayode was not given a fair chance and for dessers he doesn't merit a call up now but then he was invited a full debut would have been enough to tell how good he is in the national team colours

Oga humility,let us be sincerely with ourselves,a debut match for any player is 50/50.

Hope you remember how Ndidi misfired against Zambia?but to me he is Nigeria number one player now,forget full debut,Dessers not getting call,you should have known baba,with Victor Osimehn,Paul Onuachu,Terem Moffi,Taiwo woniyi and now Odion Ighalo,not easy my man.

MetalJigsaw:
AFCON 2022: Rohr hints at inclusion of Lookman and Ejaria in Super Eagles team
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Ademola Lookman and Ovie Ejaria may be included in the Super Eagles squad for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations.

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The Super Eagles of Nigeria may soon get some reinforcements in attack with the introduction of Leicester City's Lookman and Reading's Ejaria.

Super Eagles boss Gernot Rohr is already looking beyond the ongoing World Cup qualifying series and ahead to the difficult task of putting together a team for the 2022 AFCON, which will take place in Cameroon.

In an interview with Elegbete TV, the German manager revealed some new faces may be part of the team to Cameroon, despite not participating in AFCON Qualification.

Rohr hinted that midfielder Ejaria and winger Lookman have a chance of being included in the final team to the 2022 AFCON.

According to the 68-year-old, both Ejaria and Lookman, who have represented England at youth level, have expressed their desire to switch international allegiance.

The Nigeria Football Federation, led by Amaju Pinnick are working on it, and Rohr expects a resolution as soon as possible.

I know if Taiwo Awoniyi was a foreign born playing in bundesliga with his performance this season,Rohr would have rolled out red carpet for him.

Subzero047:
He had a cameo against Seychelles his full debut was against Egypt you can't call a feeling out process a full debut

Good morning bro...honestly am hearing this for the first time.

Debut is a debut and citing Ronaldo,you should have known was one of those media hype surrounding star player.

Okay are you now saying Nwakaeme didn't have a full debut.