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mummyson26:
Here is nigeria 2002 worldcup list
Ike Shorunmu (Lausanne)
12 Austin Ejide (Gabros)
22 Vincent Enyeama (Enyimba)

Defence:

2 Joseph Yobo (Olympique Marseille)
3 Celestine Babayaro (Chelsea)
5 Isaac Okoronkwo (Shaktar Donetsk)
6 Taribo West
13 Rabiu Afolabi (Standard Liege)
14 Ifeanyi Udeze (PAOK Salonika)
15 Justice Christopher (Royal Antwerp)
16 Efe Sodje (Crewe)
19 Eric Ejiofor (Maccabi Haifa)

Midfield:

7 Pius Ikedia (Ajax Amsterdam)
8 Mutiu Adepoju (Salamanca)
10 Jay Jay Okocha (Paris Saint Germain)
11 Garba Lawal (Roda JC Kerkrade)
18 Benedict Akwuegbu (Shenyeng Gendi)
20 James Obiorah (Lokomotiv Moscow)
23 Femi Opabumni (Grasshoppers)

Forwards:

4 Nwankwo Kanu (Arsenal)
9 Bartholomew Ogbeche (Paris Saint Germain)
17 Julius Aghahowa (Shaktar Donetsk)
21 John Utaka (Al Saad)
Just four are his kinsmen and only ike shorunmi played d first 2 matches
Opabunmi,afolabi and adepoju only played against england because we out of d tourney already
if u want to atack him for d inclusion of opabunmi while not atack him for including Eric orjiofo,benediction akwuegbu,Christopher justice and Vincent enyeama too

God bless you my man.I emember the same Onigbinde made 22 years old Keshi SE captain at Afcon 84 over his kinsman Muda Lawal who was appearing in his 5th Afcon.

Do they forgot that prior to 2002 WC the team was banned and only experienced players like Neankwo Kanu,Austin Okocha,Adepoju,Shorunmu,Taribo,Babayaro were recalled with rookies like Enyeama,Ejide and Opabunmi made the team with Osaze as alternate player.

I will always say NO to tribalism on this thread.

refer2:
This exotics just left Abuja while filling this report from @9ja48

You are right,i remembered one of my friends drove one to Abuja and i asked who got this wrangler and he said Yahaya but i asked a tokunbo jeep for a governor?not knowing is for campaigning.

It's well Kogi people.

Pls S9 plus is how many gb

komekn:
You have given us another outcome delivery of the complete and endemic failure of government.

Tell me one sector in Nigeria that does not reflect the same symptoms. This problem exceeds football it is the Nigerian problem.

I finished high school in Nigeria and for a brief period l worked in an accounts department in a tertiary institution in Nigeria at my Father's request.

Corruption was endemic and rife l challenged it at great cost. In the end all the accounting staff were sacked apart from myself and the Chief accountant who in the middle of the night slaughtered a goat in satanic ritual. I left not long after that back to England, l could see that integrity and honesty were no longer attributes of commendation in Nigeria.

On this thread there is in depth resentment to diaspora Nigerians and or so called Foreign born Nigerians. But why l am at loss.

Meanwhile look at how our people take every insult under the sun, denigration and abuse to get a visa to leave the country. It's incomprehensible we show so much displeasure about foreign born Nigerians yet we want to get there.

A Nigerian owned TransGlobim International won a £500 million contract to build a railway line in Iraq. But couldn't even get off first Base in his own country. Even to get an MOU was like almost impossible with all kinds of delays and unnecessary bureaucracy.

We reject honesty and truth but welcome corruption, nepotism, illegality and government impunity. I watched how my former Governor after leaving prison was welcomed by the entire political elite at the highest levels.

Do you know it is very much easier I mean. VERY EASY for me to become an MP in England. But the depth of depravity l would have to go through to become a state house of assembly selected and then elected makes it impossible for me.

This problem exceeds football we need a change not of government but in ourselves. Until we change as a people we will get the rulers we deserve.

Hmm you are right my man

Icon4s:
I was almost shedding tears towards the end of this epistle.

I missed football of the old . Younger people will not really understand each time we make references to those players.

The Nigerian football scene was really great. Excellent upright local coaches, highly talented players and fairly to very good football pitches.

Club derbies were like today's ex-classico. Rangers vs Shooting stars was always jam packed. There were other smaller derbies like: Iwuanyawu vs Rangers, Abiola babes vs Stores, Enyimba vs Sharks etc.

And when u saw those games on TV they were a delight to watch.

The Nigerian league is in its all time low. What a big shame.

I am happy for the springing up of foreign groomed players at least it has helped the Super Eagles to remain descent.

God help us.

God bless you bro.

Humility017:
but they play beautiful football....and there was no away loss mentality as it is now.

the local guys played good football.... and the coaches were learned.

do you know that the enyimba squad of 2003/2004 was greatly loved and followed by Nigerians....all over.
I so much love that team even though I was bendel insurance fan...

chief obaseki was far better than what is obtained now....
during his time the NPL as it was called then even signed an agreement with the EPL...
GLO then was the league sponsor with close to 200M naira as the league progress MTN came on board willing to sponsor the league with over 400M naira it was a serious fight between both network providers....

I just don't know what happened...the league just died once

cc: KOG45

The league is dead.

darkelf:
Baba kog45. Please stop being sentimental.

How can you tag odegbami as the best winger out of Africa. He didn't qualify for the WC neither sis he ever play in Europe. All those names you mentioned were local champions. Local as in only within Nigeria and not even Africa. Let's be honest with ourselves

Sorry bro,my opinion.

Oh sorry for saying Odegbami is the best winger to come out of Africa but you know what i rated him as the best based on my own assessment.

Oh those names are local champions abi,well am a local man who watched afcon 1980,followed Nigeria league with a passion throughout 80s,90s and part of 2000s and till today i still follows the beautiful game and i can say much about Nigeria football.

Respect bro.

TheSuperNerd:
You don't even know Osimhen. I know someone who walked and still walks with him. Osimhen is a very competitive lad so you cannot tell me he isn't aware of the talks of Tammy and him.

The lad is on Twitter and he gets tagged all the time and he sees it. So No 2 is not entirely off the mark. Osimhen really wanted to get one back over Tammy yesterday and he did. It was no coincidence he scored that goal. He scored because he wanted to do so badly and also because he is aware of the Osimhen-Tammy talks. If you think these footballers don't compete then that is funny. Even CR7 and Messi know about the talks of their rivalries yet we fans wanted to convince ourselves that they don't care. Lol...

OK Sir

jihday:
Look at this arsenal bench looking like a Nigerian team bench, those of you who are against foreign born una go tire

Hmmm,wetin we go do.

Nigeria league is dead and to revive it would take a miracle which is not even feasible for now based on what i saw of Nigeria leagues in the 80s,90s and part of early 2000s.

I see how humility 017 has been murmurings about NPFL,coaches and how he was so frustrated about football set up in Nigeria leagues but what is certain we cannot run away from reality facing us.Thanks to these FBs boys coming up and serving as rescuers.

Those of us,may be icon4s,goldfish80,omonbala,Kokmne, thegoodjoe, forgiveness etc who had the opportunities of following Nigeria football development since 80s can say much about how it went wronged.

Nigeria football was beauty to watch in the 80s with high class of coaches,namely Father Tiko,Otto Gloria,Alabi Aissien of Bendel Insurance, James Peter,Chris Udemezie,Paul Hamilton,Willy Bazuaye,Jossy Lad of Leventis utd fame,Dominguez an Argentine who coached Rancher bees in the 80s,Joe Erico,Tunde Disu,Kadiri Ikhana,Baraje,Kafaru Alab,Kelechi Emereole,Alphonsus Dike etc

These are the coaches that shaped Nigeria football they are well schooled when it comes to football with different refresher coaching courses in abroad and far better than the coaches we have now managing our players.

Also good football administrators who are ready to sacrifice for the growth of the beautiful game are on ground,administrators like Anthony Ikhazobo,Emeka Omeruo,Nathaniel Idowu the father of Philip Idowu a british runner,Isaac Akioye,Patrick Okpomo,Sylvester Akibwumi,SB Williams,Greek born John Mastroudus etc.

Then it was a joy watching Nigeria league with player like Emma Okala,Segin Odegbami who i still rated as the best winger to ever come out of Africa,Muda Lawal who Ndidi Wilfred still has his record to beat,this league produced best of the best wigers like Adokiye Aimiesemeka, Felix Owolabi,Humphrey Edobor,Folorunsho Okenla,James Etokebe,Friday Elaho, Emma Amuneke,Chris ohenhen, Victor Ikpeba, these left wingers that our talented Chuckwueze would find it difficult to bench but they are products of the now dead leagues.

Oh anytime i remembered Segun Odegbami,Benji Nzeakor,Tarila Okoronwata,Wole Odegbami,Augustine Igbinabaro,Ndubuisi Okosieme,Emma Okocha,Uwem Ekarika,Jide Oguntuase,Tijani Babaginda,Finidi George etc i laughed at people rating Simeon Moses,Samuel Kalu,Oyekwuru,Olayinka and co,these guys cannot lace the boots of these old wingers.And these guys are product of the same league.

I watched one of eagles old tapes against Mexico and i saw how good was home based Ajibade Babalade in that match.Godwin Okpara was delighted to watch,a CB with beautiful skills.Chidi Nwanu was so strong as CB despite being a very average in height,Ben Iroha was a product of this league playing for eagles,Finidi entered eagles starting eleven as home based,Thompson Oliha the samething,Moses Npakor also as home based player.

I remembered Peter Rufai,Patrick Ikeji,Best Ogedegbe,Willy Agbonibare,Raymond Best,William Opara,Lateef Yusuf who still has the record of highest clean sheets in Nigeria. These keepers are products of Nigeria league, not to talk of Enyeama,Ejide,Aiyenugba,Etafia or era of Biodun Baruwa,Emma Babayaro,Dosu Joseph,Bode Babbignton,Leye Akinde,Victor Gbenebichie but now no keeper good enough for eagles, we need to resort to a div 3 keeper in Okoye Maduka,wahala dey,the league is dead.

I just don't know what we can do to revive Nigeria football,i mean NPFL.In the 80s,90s we have university students playing in the same leagues, player like Emma Olisadebe,Peter Ayilobi,Gabriel Jigbale,Edith Agoye,Adeolu Adekola,Andrew Uwe,Impowosa Omoregie,Niyi Ogunlana,Seyi Olofinjana,Nosa Osadolor,Yemi Akinyanju, etc.

Humidity baba,i know your grievances but what can we do to solve this issue still remained a mirage.

CC:Icon4s,Michael2,goldfish80,forgiveness, Taliban,tbaba,Kokmne.

BascoVanVeli:
First of all if u are a top athlete you will always relish going up against other quality athletes. You will always want to prove that you are a better striker than the one you are facing. Then we add that the said striker is a Nigerian that the NFF are begging to basically take or at least share your spot on the national team. Are you telling me that you yourself would not come with the house for that match?

Victor Osimhen is a very driven individual. When he went to Belgium there was too much talk about him being a flop and once he proved doubters wrong he made sure to tell a reporter that he read things people were saying.

I personally don't advice athletes to do this but there are the few like Victor who will take those words and turn them into fuel that they need to fly.

I got your point but fact still remain that you are talking as a fan not as Osimehn.

as i said your No1 could be valid, playing against Chelsea is massive.

No2,off the mark,Tammy and Osimehn are not rivals

..but nairaland SE section rivals(Tammy)Kokmne vs (Osimehn) Thesupernerd.

Just damn happy for the two young guys.

BascoVanVeli:
Osimhen had a chance to play in his teammate for a goal but he decided to have a go and blasted over the net. He is not a selfish player but I wanted to point that out because of the way people bashed Samu for doing the same thing against Ukraine. Sometimes players back themselves and take responsibility this doesn't mean they are selfish.

Osimehn can do better next time and in club football you can be forgiven but in national team you can go for it.

Ask Samson Siasia (Cote d voire vs Nigeria)WC qualifier,this nailed him from starting eleven in SE and Amokachie seized the opportunity.

BascoVanVeli:
Does anybody doubt that Osimhen took that match yesterday personally?

1. Chelsea is a traditional club in Nigeria. He knows everybody is watching
2. Tammy Abraham

Yes No1,you are right but No2,you are off the mark.

Do you think those guys(players)cares.They are on the field to deliver for their managers cos if they failed there are players on the bench waiting.

Do not be surprised seeing Tammy and Osimehn at club straight away after the match.

I have players as friends and the way they reason you would be surprised as a fan.

Those guys dey enjoy o na we fans dey argues.

Earthquake1:
Mbappe has won the golden boy award, the world cup, the Ligue 1,the highest goal scorer in ligue 1,The best player in Ligue 1, The world XI and is currently the most valuable player in the world

Chai TheGoodJoe!

Leave thegoodjoe alone.Abi you don forget Mbappe/Iheanacho debate.

thegoodjoe doesn't rate Mbappe,his opinion.

If i tell you i don't rate Neymar.

TheGoodJoe:
Success has a lot to do with manager's showing faith in players.

Gbam.Rightly said thegoodjoe.

Really surprised on some comments made by some respectable guys here on Tammy and Osimehn, funny comments.

I think football development of a talented player depend on manager's faith,really surprised seeing Giroud and Batsuayi on the bench for Tammy,thanks to Lampard self belief.I watched Tammy in Swansea against Man utd and i wondered why this guy was on loan.

Well,i don't see Tammy playing for Nigeria and thank God we have young guys coming up especially highly rated Osimehn with good guidance the guy is going places.

Do we really need to compare the two? too early cos they are young chaps who had opportunity of mangers faith this season and the two are doing well.How i wish having Tammy with Osimehn in SE squad.

Oh!Osimehn in Chelsea?i bet it with anybody that he would rot on bench or always on loan even in this season, not that he is not good but the philosophy of Chelsea,look at Mo Sallah,Da Bruyne static developments at Chelsea and even Osimehn experienced at Wolfsburg,coaches determines player success

This remind me of Iheanacho early impact at man city based on Pellegrinni faith and what happened when Guardiola came,Nacho was out and this is what is affecting Nacho till date. I know a lot here are hammering the poor boy,forgetting that football centred around a lot of factors.Let Nacho see a coach that would throw him in and see rejuvenated Nacho.

We most time condemned Ighalo but Rohr faith in him paid off,highest goal scorer at afcon.If some are Rohr,Ighalo would not be on eagles bench talkless of starting eleven.

I remember Kokmne always talking how Dominic Iorfa was sidelined at Wolves and how it affected the guy development.Really surprised seeing Tomori doing well. This was a guy that was below averaged at Hull but with Lampard at Derby we all saw solid Fikayo Tomori and the development continues with Lampard at Chelsea.

I totally agreed with thegoodjoe, a talented player can only be guide by faith of a manager.

charlesemeka85:
Forget folks wey sentiment Don becloud their reasoning. If well investigated the only reason he jumps into a fight with anyone who states that azubuike and Nwakali re not good enough is because they re from the east.

Dirty and rotten minded fellows like him is why nigeria will never grow as a nation.

So many players are mentioned in this forum week in week out with regards to their good and bad performances but once the aforementioned duo re mentioned he jumps out from his shrine to rain insults in a faceless forum.

It's high time the moderators of this thread work on curbing such act by by placing a ban on any that defaults.

Oga Charles,pls i say capital NO to tribal insult here.

Pls let's make our comments without labeling anyone as a tribal man.

God bless you bro.

Humility017:
I don't think he is tribalistic.
because I have seen him berates iwobi and mikel here severally.....

his problem is that he has a soft spot of Zubby and The other player not necessarily because they're from the east....
unlike one of our brother here...who will always cry and clamour for players from his region....

I will prefer Azeez over zubby any day any time...I have still yet to see what the self claimed under 23 dude plays...

Azeez can come in to deputise Ndidi and Aribo for Etebo....even bench Etebo self... and Eze for Iwobi...

with that our midfield is balance prior we steal any of this British kids again....

just pray Rohr acts fast with Eze call up

Kai tribal issue again.

Good that you came out and said he is not tribalistic.I highly commend you for that but you messed it up by labeled another moniker a tribal man.

My man with due respect,stop calling peoples out especially when it comes to tribal issue.

We have had enough of tribal wahala on this thread.

junnyjake:
The first and the second bolded are contradicting.

Don't forget Joel Obi was performing at Serie A but still couldn't replicate same when called to the SE?

Nevertheless, we all want the best for the team, let's see how some additions here and there can improve the team.

Contradicting? My comment at the second bolded was for those that said he has nothing to offer,nothing more.

My man irrespective where player is playing is none of my business,it's Rohr business,

charlesemeka85:
Not playing or getting minutes in the national team doesn't mean he is not decent. Agbo I repeat is a better DM than Azeez. I followed both in laliga few seasons ago and have my reasons for insisting that agbo is better.

You all re clamouring for Azeez now because he has scored twice so far this season without putting into consideration his stats when compared to that of agbo in the DM position.

Goal scoring for DMs is a plus but what matters most is how good the player is at breaking play of the opposition, interception, aerial duels, decision making and ball distribution and recovery rate. Also physicality is essential in the DM position.

Pls count me out among people clamouring for a player.

Honestly am okay with any invites cos it don tey wey i don dey follow eagles,since 1980 my man.

Nowadays i watches eagles with ease,no tension..

If you said Agbo is better,agreed it's your opinion which i must respect Oga Charles.

charlesemeka85:
It's not by favoritism but style of play and positions. Azeez as a cm is limited of which I don't blame him cus he is a natural DM while aribo is a b2b midfielder/cm.

Both have thier qualities and even if Azeez is invited I don't see him benching ndidi though I will prefer him to esiti.

I have seen Azeez n agbo play so many times and IMHO agbo is a better player and more versatile ie can play both DM n cb positions comfortably

Oga Charles pls stop this Agbo of a thing abi no be the same Agbo despite all invitations never play a minute of football for Rohr.

It seem you don't rate Azeez,normal as a fan.

TheSuperNerd:
I think so too as that js even his central role as a midfielder even though he can play DM pretty decently too. He can provide quality cover to both CM and DM positions and give us extra dynamic depth thus increasing our quality MF pool.

Top notch analytical view

TheSuperNerd:
Lol...see ehn Elder Kog. Forget even the league. Aribo came to fill a void and he did superbly. Showed us he can interpret the CM role much better and showed he is indeed an upgrade.

Now in Ramon I feel we have a lad who can bring competition to the DM role. He is disciplined enough to sit and his passing is very good. I havent checked his personal stats for the barca game yet but I am absolutely certain that his passing will be between 85-89% in this game. Ramon is far far better than Agbo and Esiti put together.

I got your point my man.

junnyjake:
One might be offering what the team lacked and the other isn't. It doesn't all come down to the quality of the league they are playing.

My man am not even talking about quality of the league but quality of the two players.

We need more player who can fight for CM/AM position and performing player should be invited and let see what they can do.

Aribo has shown us that we got the talents and i don't see any reason why a performing midfielder in La liga would not be a good addition to the squad.

I want to see Eze and Azeez slug it out with Iwobi,Etebo and Aribo and let see how it goes

Aribo from Scottish league break into eagles first eleven and some are saying Ramon has nothing to offer eagles.

witorwitoutyou:
ACCORDING TO D MUMU GOODJOE,HES SOAKING UP KNOWLEDGE...ALAYE BAJE

What! do i hear you say MUMU.No my man,pls let us be civic in our comments.

tbaba1234:
He is not helping his case by staying in Czech Republic but big personal performances can give him attention.

Yes you are right but any invitation to Olayinka the rest would be history.The guy na baller.

charlesemeka85:
Aribo's case if different. Currently in the super eagles we lack good cm so that made it easy for the lad to get a look in.

In ojo's case he is way down the pecking order judging by the talents we have in the flanks.

Talents? Chuckwueze right,agreed but being a left footer he can be a good addition to the team.

Well you are right we need to see more of him.

Icon4s:
I was even just being conservative because that one fit spark off another argument.

Bros which argument.Apam Oyekachie right?Oh my God that guy na real defender.

TheSuperNerd:
Rabiu Ibrahim played till the 89th min with their game tied at 2-2. After he was subbed off, his side Slovan Bratislava went on to score two late quickfire goals in added time and won 4-2 vs Besiktas. #Drama

Azubuike Okechukwu and Istanbul Basaksehir fell 4-0 away to AS Roma. #Whitewashed. Zubby joined the fray on 69 mins.

Kai Rabiu still dey

tbaba1234:
Ojo is not better that what is available.

If Aribo can make it then don't rule out any emerging player cos this your slogan "not better than what is available"dey sweet my belle o.

safarigirl:
And please, someone who is in a good place, should warn komekn to stop quoting me if he doesn't understand my posts.

I am in a very bad place right now, and I have the right to just come and post and go, without anybody misreading my post and using it as an opportunity to display his prejudice against me. I am infantile and childish, and so is he.

Cc Kog45, Icon4s and other relevant parties.

Safarigirl you be koko here so no lele.Komekn na old member wey u shabi wella,so let the unity that joined us together reign

Odunayaw:
Gone are the days I want to see Simon! chai
Good we still have Onyekuru

Meanwhile, where did this version of Ekong travel to during afcon!!?

Ekong has everything to be a very good defender but the guy still lack consistency.

I think this is second season in seria A,hope to see better Ekong this season

tbaba1234:
Zuby is better than Esiti for sure but he does not really improve what we have already.

Tbaba pls tell me what we have.

Zuby is better than Esiti as you said and Esiti got invited then let give Zuby a chance.