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AndSunGorilla:
If not for Abacha, who knows what we could have won in Afcon between 1996 and 2000? We missed out participating in 2 afcon tournaments because we were banned, yet we made it to 2nd round of WC, won silver in 2000 after a year hiatus.

The 1996 team list was damn too good cos it was a mix team of US 94 and Atlanta 96.....Nigeria would have won 96 and 98 Afcon with ease.

cc12:
He scored on his debut against Egypt which was played in Asaba.

No bro he made his debut against Seychelles and scored against Egypt which was his second match.

Mujtahida:
Our highest peak in world football. Italy escaped by the skin of their death. 94 set play with so much gusto and vitality. As them match enter field dem no send you. We played Argentina with Diego and we brushed them hard even though they won, we played Italy with Baggio and boy, them hear am. That's how to play. Westerhof really knew the naija spirit, the spirit that in the face of so much odds does not like to surrender and harnessed it to fashion a team that was like a javelin in the hands of a skilled warrior.
Rohr players will be matching into the field, you go dey fear. It's not the players it's the coach

"I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.”-- Alexander the Great

GBAM

Subzero047:
Onuachu scored on his debut Oga

He didn't Sir.

Paul Onuachu was extremely happy making his debut against Seychelles.

He scored in his second match which was against Egypt.

Onuachu presently has 15 appearances with 3 goals

Subzero047:
I told you Egypt was his full debut

Oga Subzero,pls which one be full debut again...Paul Onuachu debut game was against Seychelles which we won 3-1 and he came in for Etebo in the 2nd half.

andrewbaba44:
Upon as Ebuehi is loved here ,that one should be the main koko ,but I think the dislike for ighalo is covering everything

At least we have osimhen on the list which is very important ,awoniyi deserves to be on the list but we all know rohr might not use him

They are satisfied with shehu on the team ,what does that guy brings to the table ? NOTHING

Guys don tire for Rohr...so na Sidon look him case go be soon.

Ebuehi not included but Shehu in...na experience Andrew o.

AndSunGorilla:
It's because of injury o. I don't know how long Moffi will be out injured for.

Okay I don't know that Moffi is still battling with injury.

AndSunGorilla:
Sir, pecking order na Ighalo, Osimehn, Onuachu, Moffi and Awoniyi

Sir,Moffi is out.

AndSunGorilla:
I think Kayode's ratting out on Chief Ogunjobi was not forgiven by the NFF, my own opinion.

Word.

zuchyblink:
Who was the top scorer at the last AFCONQ and AFCON?
Who is the top scorer in Saudi league?

Among our active international players who is the top scorer?

If the answer is Ighalo,tell me why he doesn't deserve a place in the SE especially when the younger ones are misfiring?

...so Osimehn is misfiring.....so topping Saudi league goal chart is now the koko abi.

Zuchy I can agreed with you on Ighalo experience.

andrewbaba44:
I am sure if it was onuachu that was dropped for ighalo many of you will be less concerned

Some months ago Awoniyi was not even in Rohr plan even CAR invitation was due to injury to a player and opportunity he got against CAR was due to Onuachu injury.

But now it is Osimehn,Onuachu,Ighalo,Awoniyi and Moffi in pecking order.

zuchyblink:
That's very good. The nations cup is in two months time,it is better Rohr goes for already made players. There is no time for experiment. Awoniyi's time will come

What is the meaning of already made players?

Westerhoff went to algier 90 with unknown players....Zambia team to Tunisia 94 were new set of players with exception of Kalusha Bwalya,hope you remember that entire team lost their lives in a plane crash.

A good coach with availability of players in Nigeria team doesn't need Ighalo to perform but since Rohr doesn't have confidence in other strikers,good for him to have Ighalo back,hope he gave him the desire results.

Curtisaxel10:
V. Moses and Ighalo were the twin pillars that individually pulled us through all those qualification groups of death for which we praise Rohr today. Those guys were creating goals from next to nothing most of the time. It was never any tactical brilliance on Rohr's part. This is why the team virtually fell apart immediately they retired. Rohr knows this and this is why he is desperate for them to come back. What he doesn't realize is that they have passed their prime and cannot repeat their 2017/18 heroics now. Christmas will not last forever.

Osimhen is not an Ighalo to create goals from nothing or to convert every single scrap of a chance that comes his way, he is a system striker, one who will score plenty only if fed the right balls, something that the SE can't offer at this point in time in the absence of midfield creators and creative wingers. It's up to Rohr to find a way to maximize Osimhen. Ighalo's Christmas will not last forever.

Pls Curti baba tell me how many assists or even goals scored by Ighalo prior to 2018 WC..

I think Mikel had more goals than Ighalo during 2018 WC qualifications,Mikel and Moses made our qualification to 2018 possible and that Cameroon match was a turning point,check out that Mikel assist to Ighalo strike against Cameroon.

Check out Mikel against Zambia in Lusaka and against Algeria in Uyo.Oh I remember Mikel,Ideye combo for that goal Iheanacho scored against Zambia.Also Iwobi strike against Zambia....John Ogu wonderful strike against Algeria....Victor Moses was damn awesome during qualifications,three goals to his name if am correct....Ighalo too did well but creating chances?NO

zuchyblink:
Array of strikers...... How goals have they scored for us?

Sir,Odion Ighalo have just 4 goals for eagles between 2015 to 2018 after World Cup but blossomed after World Cup with 7 goals during 2019 Afcon qualifiers and 5 goals during Afcon.

So do not rate our young strikers now my man.

komekn:
Leave that ASSUMPTIVE delusion for bin.

Any Nigerian where " money matter is concerned". Whether they were born in Ajegunle or Banana island.

All or at least 90% will " JAKPA " and forget this country.

Baba this is not assumption.

Awoniyi will never play for any country except Nigeria.

Na my personal person abi make I kuku say na my son so I know how everything dey go.

Money no be everything to some and money na God to some...

andrewbaba44:
Solomon kalou wanted to play for the Dutch national team and he almost got their passport ,even van hasten supported his decision of going for a Dutch passport and was ready to take him to the 2006 World Cup but it didn’t work out that’s why he could no more stay at Feyenoord ,he rejected the chance to represent the Ivorians at the 2006 World Cup

Yes you are right.I mixed things up with his elder brother Bonaventure Kalou cos I remember one Kalou nearly play for Netherlands.

Netherland home office rejected his application for citizenship and this really didn't go down well with Marco Van Basten and Dutch all time legend Johan Cryuff.

zuchyblink:
Vardy failed in international football

Do we say Vardy had a failed international career.

Vardy got his first England Call at the age of 28 though a late starter who joined Leicester at 25 from Fleetwood.Most of his appearances were from bench and he had 7 goals.

Careers goals 390 appearances and 207 goals,what a sublime for a player that had his real professionsl career at 25 years of age.

Vardy retired and told Southgate that he can be recalled if there is injury problems cos this would give him the opportunity to start.

FIFApresident1:
IF Germany thinks Awoniyi is their answer to the center forward position then it would be easy to steal him from us (though I don't see that happening)

there are lots of ways to get a citizenship of a country and one of them is by HONOUR.



Netherland almost captured Solomon Kalou (despite not having any tie to Netherland)

Sweden were once considering capping Alhassan Yusuf.

I think it was Bonaventure Kalou not Solomon Kalou.

Modified...yes you are right on Solomon Kalou,Johan Cryuff tried to persuade him.

andrewbaba44:
Lol I was trying to go for an holiday then

We no go leave business wey dey put food for our table japa

Okay...well done.

andrewbaba44:
Yes sir I am in naija

Okay....I thought you don japa ni.

cromz:
You people are so dramatic... Ighalo is well experienced in African football and asides oshimen I don’t think we have any other forward better than him when it comes to playing against African teams. He has proven himself to be doing well and is performing well for his club as well. I am confident that subsequently players like Taiwo awoniyi and Term moffi will make it to the nations cup.
Let us just focus on qualifying for the World Cup right now.

Bro forget African football...Rohr rate Ighalo highly that's just it.

Osimehn,Onuachu and Awoniyi started what we all know as street football that is the most difficult brand of football.

The uproar generated by Ighalo recalled is not only on this thread,go to twitter etc is all over and it is simple...the bolded question is why inviting retired Ighalo when we have three young strikers performing week in week out.

I just hope Ighalo recalled would have a positive impacts on the team cos all we are praying for is success of the team regardless of any player invited by Rohr.

TFLASHOGEE:
it was for this year Euro and am sure he his going to the world cup if Sweden qualifies

Okay

andrewbaba44:
Let me go and research the news again chief

Okay Andrew...sorry are you still in Nigeria.

Subzero047:
Awoniyi has both Nigerian parents and was born in Nigeria, I don't think he is eligible for Germany

Taiwo Awoniyi will get his chance again which am very sure.

The last call up was a surprise to him and playing against CAR was as a result of Onuachu injury but in training he was one of the best performers.

Awoniyi playing for Germany,rule it out,Awoniyi is a thorough bred Naija boy that grew up in Agbo Oba area in Ilorin and love naija like kilode.

andrewbaba44:
Playing in Saudi got nothing to do with anything bros,rohr should have given awoniyi a chance ahead of ighalo for sure

I think Zlatan came out of retirement playing at the mls ,injury made him miss the 2018 World Cup

I don't think Zlatan was invited to Sweden national team ahead of 2018 WC.

Subzero047:
Rohr's policy has always been clear, you earn your way into the SE team and you earn your way out, as bad as Shehu's club situation is he earned his way into the team with his brilliant performance on his first match for Rohr against (Algeria) and he has been solid whenever called upon

Bro do not worry soon I will tell you why Shehu is always getting call up.

joelsteron:
He won't start bet me. Simon go bench am. Chukwueze is back

Yes with Rohr but bookmark me at the long run Ejuke wey I dey see o go bench Simon.

Baba,I just dey wait for Ejuke and Chuckwueze on the flanks.

Subzero047:
Onuachu scored in 3 minutes and won man of the match in his debut, Shehu Abdullahi won man of the match on his debut, Ezenwa made multiple saves against Cameroun (I think) on his debut even Idowu scored on his debut

Subzero man,everything depends on a coach.

Richard Owubokiri got a call up after long absent from eagles and scored a goal and Westerhoff refused to call him again.

Dimeji Lawal forced himself in with the aid of fans who were shouting his name at the national stadium,Westerhoff obliged and Dimeji came in under five minutes he made his presence felt with a goal and five star performance,after that match he never got a call again.

Good performance on a debut is 50/50 and coaches where aware of that so they always ease that pressure on a player,good coaches tells debutant to go out there and enjoy yourself.

Pls tell me what is Shehu doing with eagles again,just tell me.

Stormtrooper11:
The corner against guinea Bissau in 2019 AFCON which was scored by Kenneth omeruo

The only thing still going for Simon was his output against Cameroon both home and away,apart from that nothing special Simon bring to the table again.

My man I want to see more of Ejuke....that guy na wizard.

Embell:
You're right that Kalu performs well on the NT. I was expecting to see him on the list. BTW, you don't need to drop Simon to invite Kalu. Go back and reread my comment. My point is, at national team level so far, Simon and Onuachu are better than Dennis and Nwakaeme. Even at club level, those players are not better than Simon and Onuachu.

Let's settle this Watford vs Nantes and Trabzonspor vs Genk...pls stake....

I don't rate Simon,Nwakaeme who I criticized heavily after Algeria match and I don't rate Onuachu at all....but my man the major issue with Dennis is his attitude,apart from that he is a good player..oh Nwakaeme I think Rohr doesn't rate him cos at 32 the guy I is trying,performing every season.

Simon and Onuachu,I know time will tell and Afcon 2022 will definitely separate real men from the boys.

zuchyblink:
Rooney,Zidane,Makelele,Messi,Larson,Buffon,carragha, David Villa,Lilian Thuram,Van da sar and Roger Milla all returned from retirement to help their countries. Their countries didn't have young players?

...and they all came out from retirement playing in Saudi league....pls check the names of the players you mentioned.

Ighalo has returned and as I said I hope he continues from where he stopped at Afcon 2019.

BOOOMNAIJA:
This Ur talk made me remember AFCON 2013 with the star-studded ivory coast team everybody felt would walk over any other team effortlessly...but we all know wat happened wen they came up against Nigeria...the rest remains history.

See let me tell u something... there's this naija spirit an average Nigerian has that makes him surmount the greatest challenges wen the chips are down...

It was an ordinary home based player that made ivory coast look ordinary on the day... someone not even up to ighalo in any ramification football-wise.

With or without ighalo, I believe any team we present to play ivory coast or Senegal will still portray such attitude and come out tops.

Remember we also av the likes of ejuke, chukwueze, osimhen, Iheanacho that can wreck havoc on any defence in the world...so just chill and let's wait till then

Oga that winning mentality attitude is gone o...not this team with Rohr.