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Icon4s:
Each time I see this lad, the first thing that comes to my mind is that bicycle kick and then Onigbinde.

Whao till today anytime i see Enyeama,the first thing that comes to my mind is that Paul Scholes shot and then Onigbinde

Humans are not perfect,on Ogbeche,Onigbinde fumbled but on Enyeama,Onigbinde did well cos the same Enyeama later had 101 caps for Eagles and you are one of the leading voice calling for Enyeama to return to the team,if not for the same Onigbinde nobody will know Enyeama.

AIG07:
I have also held on to this claim. That V. Moses is an undisputable starter anytime anyday. Not untill the Argentina's match. Victor is a versatile player and one of the best in the team. His ability gives him an edge over others. But we can never tell what can happen. He missing out in the starting eleven will depend on ATTITUDE and FORMATION the coach intends using.

My man coaches don't think this way,irrespective of formation, Victor Moses is a starter.

AIG07:
Ighalo's last game in GWG was against Zambia. He will need to fight his way back into the starting 11. Same goes for Onazi, M. Simon, Elderson who have been out due to injuries.

This is one of the reasons I like this team. You slack like this, you move to the bench. Nacho, Iwobi, Ndidi have had to sit and watch from the bench. So, I don't see Odion been an exception. The only player in that team that is an undisputable starter is MIKEL. As long as he is fit he'll always start. Others, must fight.

Sir did you really played the game cos i realised those who played the game always understand it better,this is the advantage Guardiola had over Mourinho.

Despite Germany victory in confederation cup did you realised the regulars in the team that missed the confederation cup still form the bedrock of the team

A good coach who knows what he is doing will only address where he is having issues in the team.The only success story in our Argentina match is the discovery of Idowu and Uzoho meaning LB is fix and likely goalkeeper issue.

If i may ask what led to our discussion? you asterisk Ighao's name which i disagreed now you are bringing another angle into it that those who missed Argentina game needs to work to make the team,quite agreed but no coach would used a victory in a friendly match to shut the door on some of his reliable just cos they missed the match which is not intentional but due to injury.

Mind you irrespective of the outcome of Argentina match i can bodily tell you that Victor Moses,Ogeny Onazi,Odion Ighalo will walk back straight into the team.

Sorry to say this asterisk of Ighalo and not asterisk Onazi or Victor Moses shows that you don't rate Ighalo cos the duo too missed Argentina match if we want to follow your reasons.

I will not deceive you for now Rohr doesn't joke with Mikel Obi,Victor Moses,Odion Ighalo,Leon Balogun, Ndidi Wifred,Ogenyi Onazi,Ekong Troost and newly added are Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi,these nine players are sure banker and likely starter at WC.

AIG07:
Sir, the above named players are good and have been integral part of the team. But to better understand my opinion I'll need you to see the competition these guys will/might be facing before making it. Provided all things been equal. Other players hits top form and given call ups before the final list.

Odion-Striker (9)
Iheanacho
Anthony
Kayode
Ideye
Dessers
Success
Osimhen
Martins(I am not ruling him out yet-they play in thesame league)
Note: of these players 3 will be selected to lead the line.

Moses Simon-Winger
Iwobi
V. Moses
Musa
Success
Onyekuru
Bazee
*here 4 maybe selected to join the other 3 CFs. I see Rohr listing 7 men as his attackers.

Ogu & Etebo-Midfielders
Mikel
Ndidi
Onazi
Etebo
Agu
Joel Obi

I see Rohr picking 5 here.

Sir, You see the competition. None of those players has a guarantee slot yet.

I disagreed totally on Ighalo, pls remove that asterisk on his name,hope you know Ighalo is ahead of Iheanacho in eagles presently.

Myself2:
There's nothing condescending in my post, it's just a statement of fact. How you conveniently peddle rumors and hearsay as "valid point" is very curious. Were you there when he had the two kids ??
I still ask you if you still think, the guy you saw yesterday is 40 years old then we need to give him a national honor for being the most agile,healthiest,youngest looking ,best performing 40 year old footballer the world has ever seen

Don't mind some people,Ajiboye 40 years?this guy was a boy when i was playing the game,are they saying Ajiboye is older than me.

Ajiboye got married not too far and just get a baby,anyone who want to know much about Ajiboye should ask a moniker safarigirl than all these endless rumours.

Alariiwo:
Keep shut!

Magu just like any of those senators has every right to hold public office. Every Nigerian has that right.

Everyone knows the motive behind Magu's rejection, so keep your bullshit talk to yourself alone.

Kai wahala dey,no wonder Nigeria is going down,this your comment really showed that your are not intelligent but you believe you are and funny enough you get likes,i tire for naija.

Mind you am a real Yoruba man before you tag me IPOB cos is usual things here calling Afonja,IPOB,am not here for that but to tell you the basic truth.

AIG07:
Great compilation!

But I want you to note the asterisk* still have much to prove and they can easily be unsettled by any in Group B, C or D(the ones you've failed to list. The Udohkai, Akpoguma etc...)

Sir do you mean Odion Ighalo?only injury would denied the guy,nothing else even Moses Simeon though Etebo should buckle up and he deserves to be in group B,John Ogu would make it.

Pls is Akpoguma and Uduokhai ready but Akpoguma i watched is not better than Omeruo unless German connection comes in

kennysville:
Those of you that like to mediate.... you are all witnesses now. I am yet to start any tirade on this forum and believe me when I start, it will get really ugly. Yall can read what ur friend here is saying now. If he cant discuss here without resorting to low digs, well it wont be nice. We all know how to throw some sass around. Call him to order ... for the last time

Thanks

Cc: Icons4s, Kog45 , TheGoodJoe, Joebie and others. Forgive me if I dont remember ur moniker

Kenny pls take it cool and move on,nothing to gain from feud,we are brothers here and let it be.God bless you.

CSTR2:
Guy, if Ajiboye is that good, Nigeria would not have a keeper crisis on our hands right now.

We are still begging Enyeama to come back.

Chairman easy on Ajiboye,let's wait and see what would happen before WC,either Ezenwa or Ajiboye, no issue,one Nigeria cos i know your fear.

mazimee:
That German old man is quite upredictable

A very sad case for a talented goalkeeper, Now it is very save to say that villiage people top officials are fully working over night on his matter.

You mean such herorics saves can't even save him?

Not a big deal,definitely he wasn't in his plan but yesterday match can changed Rohr's mind(Rohr said we have another wonderful keeper) and if he can have a good game against Morocco then he nail it.

TheSuperNerd:
You are on point. Rohr was not quoted. Only "A certain team official" and then scoreNigeria's interpretation....

But I doubt Maduka is number two according to the report. It should be Ezenwa.


Anyway, this was just to show that The House Chief Comedian, Sir Elite "Big Head" Elyte89 was not kidding when he dropped his comment.


On a personal note Elder Sir Kog45, me I know that Rohr has decided on Uzoho and Ezenwa and it has nothing to do with this scorenigeria report. It is that number three spot that is not certain yet.

Now am going by safarigirl's word that let's wait till friendlies matches,then will know who is who,goalkeeping department is dicey and justice must be done or else will regrets it.

TheSuperNerd:
Pardon me for asking if it was a joke because with you ehn.... pesin fit no know when you dey play or when you dey serious niii...

But You are right.... let me share the story here....




Gernot Rohr has described Dele Ajiboye as “wonderful”, but special SCORENigeria investigations have revealed that the Plateau United championship-winning goalkeeper is not in his plans for the World Cup.

Ajiboye kept Nigeria alive in Wednesday night’s semi-final against Sudan with several top-class saves when he replaced injured Ikechukwu Ezenwa


Rohr told SCORENigeria in Marrekesh: “We had a very good goalkeeper again, Ajiboye made a wonderful game and saved our team several times.

“I’m not surprised by Ajiboye because I know him, I have invited him to the Eagles and we also have two good goalkeeper trainers.”

However, despite Ajiboye’s heroics in Morocco he may not be on the 30-man provisional squad for Russia 2018, top team officials have informed SCORENigeria

“Ajiboye is not in Rohr’s plans for the World Cup,” the official told SCORENigeria

“Rohr has made up his mind and it does not look like he will change it no matter what happens here in Morocco.”

Further SCORENigeria investigations have revealed Francis
Uzoho has been installed as the country’s No 1 goalkeeper for the World Cup even though he has only played 45 minutes for Nigeria in a friendly against Argentina in November and he is no longer playing first-team football at Deportivo La Coruna.

That explained why Enrico Pionetti will shortly relocate to Spain to specially work with Uzoho.

Rohr’s scouts have also picked out another goalkeeper with Nigerian roots who plies his trade in Germany.


**By Kola Daniel in Marrekesh, Morocco

Take note of the bolded people

Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 133 days to go

Based on the report which seem untrue,Uzoho number one,Maduka number two and likely Ezenwa number three,Ajiboye just need another heroic display to convince Rohr but hope goalkeeper would not be our undue at WC cos selection look faulty especially Maduka.

I doubt the report cos Rohr was not quoted.

elyte89:
S-H-O-C-K-E-R......Rohr said ajiboye not in his worldcup plans ,

funny man well done

Edopesin:
I Actually Thought The Sudanese Would Exploit That

Exactly my thought

maidaboi:
i said it before it happen

Well i think they all deserves the credit,Ezenwa did well against Angola but Ajiboye was superb against Sudan,kudos to Gabriel for his goals against Angola and Sudan.

tbaba1234:
Battle of the goalies

Akpeyi

Has had several opportunities to make the number 1 shirt his. Has never really inspired confidence. Would need one or two huge games to make the list.

Highly rated by Rohr but always failing the test,it w take a grace for him to make the team.

lexyman:
`no one even talked about our red card .... after the red card , the team still played as they were 11 /11 on the pitch , i loved their doggedness .

Yes very unusual of Nigeria team playing good with 10 men against 11

somehow:
You would have known him better if you have been following the league.

Keeps the goal post for Plateau UTD, they conceeded the least amount of goals last season!

I think am the only moniker telling who care to listen that Ajiboye is better than Ezenwa and Akpeyi after watching him against Guinea in WAFU cup.

soetanoreoluwa:
My fear too.. But I will rather stick to Ajiboye but with the look for things the battle is between Ezenwa and Uzoho.

I think if Ajiboye can display another scintillating performance if picked gainst Morocco then it should be battle between Ajiboye, Ezenwa and Uzoho.

tbaba1234:
Battle of the goalies

Alampasu

Has not pushed on since the under 17. Not had a single game this season. Not much is known of his current form. He might need an outstanding friendly performance to prove to selectors that he can make the team.

Good keeper but need to play in his club cos friendly is not enough for WC,really i don't rate youth football but better for him to play in youth league just like Uzoho.

tbaba1234:
Battle of the goalies

Ajiboye

In the shadow of other keepers. Has not had the opportunities to prove his worth. His performance in the Semi final of the CHAN tournament opened a lot of eyes to his abilities. He will need a better performance in the final to keep the Moroccans out.

Solid keeper but i want to see him more but with what i saw yesterday the guy is damn good

tbaba1234:
Battle of the goalies

Ezenwa

Almost guaranteed to make the team, barring injury or poor form. Good shot stopper but struggles with some aspects of the game. The battle for Ezenwa now is to prove to selectors that he is number 1.

Good goalkeeper but number 1 for WC look dicey with the displayed of Uzoho and Ajiboye against Argentina and Sudan.

tbaba1234:
Battle of the goalies

Uzoho

Advancing very quickly and even getting a couple of La liga games under his belt. A comfortable performance against Argentina put him in the good books of the coaches. Still very raw. He has a chance at becoming number 1 if he proves himself in the upcoming games.

The guy is good no doubt but look so rookie,just my fear.

soetanoreoluwa:
Enyeama is not coming back Sir...
What we have now are Ajiboye , Ezenwa , Uzoho and Akpeyi then okoye

What a World!Uzoho just 45 mins showing came into reckoning,Ajiboye too just yesterday now a force to reckon with,i want to see Alampasu and Okoye too,then we settled for first three.

somehow:
Yea i know hes got plans for some goal keepers already. Uzoho has been his main concentration.

for me, i will go with Uzoho, Ajiboye and Ezenwa in that order but Uzoho needs to be tested more before he can be tagged as first choice.

I don't see Uzoho beating Ajiboye with what i saw yesterday but Uzoho's height is tempting even Alampasu too,so likely Rohr go for Uzoho.

soetanoreoluwa:
Today is my birthday!

Happy New month to you all!!!

Happy birthday Soetan

BascoVanVeli:
I don't blame u because we might not have been watching the same match

Oga BascoVanVeli big congratulations for believing in the team.Respect.

somehow:
I thought we are only going to the world cup with 23 man team?

Everyone being picked to go to the world cup.

Make una small small o lol.

Rohr knows 80% of his team already (according to him) so where would all these new names fit into?

As for goal keeping position, those he's likely to pick are known by him but the order of picking is what is giving him issues IMO.

The friendlies should allow at least 4-6 keepers get tried. We have 5-6 friendlies, let each of them have 2 trials each (2 halves).

Even if we have 6 goal keepers to try, 6 friendlies can get us a better view of them all.

Ezenwa
Ajiboye
Uzoho
Akpeyi
Alampasu

These 5 should be tested during the friendlies.

Infact Aiyenugba should also be tried IMO.
From these 6 names, I know about 2 who are very good with stopping PKs.

(AJIBOYE AND AIYENUGBA)

for height :

Uzoho and Alampasu

For positioning:

Uzoho, Aiyenugba and Ajiboye

For confidence:

Ezenwa, Aiyenugba, Uzoho and Ajiboye

I believe it shouldn't be that hard to find 3 good keepers from these 6 options.

If we go by your analysis on each Keeper,then Uzoho,Ajiboye,Aiyenugba nick it but i doubt Aiyenugba cos he is not in Rohr's plan,remember Maduka too,so let's put our fingers crossed but for now Ezenwa,Uzoho and Ajiboye with his performance yesterday ahead but am seeing Alampasu breaking into the team if any of the trio failed to deliver.

asunmoGGMU:
Yes, Ajiboye travelled abroad and had difficulty at some point. Hence, he returned home. He was rejected from Kwara Utd screening for invited players cos they claim he wasnt invited. That was him and Suraj Sodiq. They both went to 3SC and they were welcomed. Dele kept his good work with 3SC and since then, he has been growing in fitness and confidence again. He won the leagu.e with Plateau Utd last season. He is a good goalie.

Kai awon ti Ilorin,you just remind me of my days supporting Kwara Bomber and early Kwara United that had great players like

Yakubu Haruna goalkeeper

Friday Ejedegba. RB

Monday Obazee. LB

Oluwole Johnson. DM

Sani Sadiq Abacha CB

Alphonso Ezimoha. CB

Sunday Johnson. RM

Tony Alegbe. FW

Christian Okonkwo. FW

Seyi Olofinjana. AM

Gabriel Melkam LM

Also Eric Ejiofor,Peter Toye,Lateef Alanamu,Tolagbe Alanamu,Victor Gbenebichie,Seyi Adewumi(unilorin captain),Kazeem Ahmed,Saheed Adeyinka,,old warhorse Toyin Ayinla,Sam Elijah of Saudi 89 fame,Tunde Sani,demudia Usigbe,Yemi Akinyanju(unilorin)Niyi Ogunlana(unilorin)Mukaila Olaniyan,Taofeek Babatunde,hope i try small.

Soso990240:
Bros, As a first year student,I watched Ebere Obi games with Rangers 2011,even watched their training section.. #fact

OK sir,sorry I mix it up,Ezenwa and Ebele Obi were together at Ranger according to Coach Alphonsus Dike.interview with Supersport.

Soso990240:
Oga ebere Obi never met Ezenwa at Heartland fc. When Ezenwa was with heartland, Ebere was still with Rangers in Enugu.

No,pls go and ask Alphonsus Dike he would tell you better.

mamongatoyeh:
habbaaa... Ethnicity can not solve this problems

Una don start abi cos what has ethnicity got to do with this,honestly you are a real ethnic champion so stop accusing people cos you already exposed yourself with this comment.No wonder Nigeria is sick