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somehow:
Ezenwa went for U20 but as a squad goalkeeper, same with U23 Olympics, hope you're not mixing him up?

How many years ago when Ocean boys in the NPFL?

He wasn't the first choice at Ubah nor is he first choice at Enyimba. maybe Heartland.

He was never Ubah's first choice, Nwakanma Edwin Emeka "was"

forgiveness:
Ajiboye was great tonight but Rohr will not take him to the world Cup because of one factor. Height.


He is obviously better than Ezenwa but Ezenwa also impressed in the last game. I no go lie.

elyte89:
He might av a secret deal with ezenwa anyway,maybe having a pay cut from his allowance from every match played, I no sure o,

Humility017:
uzoho,ajiboye should.be the first 2 goalie to make the Russia trip...

hope ajiboye prove better against Morocco in the final...that will ignite rohr's heart.

I fear alloy agu....sha

Humility017:
I understand...you
but that was never what he meant..
you see many of us here...are angry wit yusuf and agu for not giving ajiboye enough game time to prove himself...because of a truth he is better than ezenwa...

Humility017:
to be honest wit you...wit the love rohr have for this boy...coupled wit his understanding of Spanish football....dude may likely make the Russia trip...

the fight for a place in the world cup team getting more interesting.....the attack we all have been worried about, may likely become the juicy part of the super eagles team...a blessin in disguise I call it.

mazimee:
Great news, now Iheanacho should work harder and be more productive so as to cement his place permanently in the team. I really need him to make the fans feel the same way the invitees at the wedding Jesus did his first miracle felt when they were served the better wine.

PDPGuy:
Done deal: Isaac Success has transferred to Malaga on loan deal till the end of the season.

somehow:
Hopefully he will pick up from where he stopped.

He followed money to the EPL to the detriment of his football career.

Thisis2raw:
renowned my foot.
This said man has a court case related to stealing and u renowned politician

TheSuperNerd:
I think only the Elders will explain how experience will ensure Echiejile makes it into the 23-man squad... Idowu and Aina can provide fine cover on that left... Mehn.. Echiejile in second division in Belgium? This one pass me.... Waiting for the Arch-Guardians of the experience halls led by Chief Icon4s to come speak on this..... Don't want my head to explode...

elyte89:
,forget boss,he would b compensated

goingape:
I smell sacrificial things!

Icon79:
Take it from someone who knows, no home based striker would be going to Russia.

Truth is, Nigeria don't really have strikers. We simply don't know how to train strikers. What we have in Nigeria are natural finishers aka goal poachers, not striker. You would understand what I am saying if you've played the game at home and abroad. I thought that I was a super striker when I was in Nigeria and I took me months ... literally, to realize that I was making some elementary school errors. gosh, even our all time best striker, Rasheed Yekini didn't become a good striker until we moved to Ivory Coast.

Hence, I don't see any home-based strikers challenging the likes of Iheanacho, Ighalo, Musa etc for a position the team. Mark my words!


O pari

markfemisgay:
I still find it difficult to adapt to that new name.

MetalJigsaw:
5 Outstanding Home Eagles So Far At CHAN 2018

With the Home-based Super Eagles set to face Sudan in the semi-finals of the ongoing 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) on Wednesday, Completesportsnigeria.com’s ADEBOYE AMOSU picks Nigeria’s top five players so far at the tournament…

IKECHUKWU EZENWA

The captain of the team was at his best in Nigeria’s 2-1 quarter-final victory over the Palancas Negras of Angola on Sunday. The Eagles should probably have been home now and not thinking of a date with Sudan in the last four if not for his bravery and heroics in goal.
Ezenwa has led by example in the competition even though he was largely tested prior to the Angolan game but he has been a good leader on and off the pitch.

STEPHEN EZE

The tall defender was axed in a couple of test games ahead of the African Nations Championship and that seems to have motivated him as he has worked very hard to become a mainstay in the team’s defence.
Eze, who will link up with Bulgarian club Locomotiv Plovdiv at the end of the competition won the man of the match in the game against Rwanda.

DAYO OJO

Dayo Ojo was dropped from the squad to the 2016 African Nations Championship in Rwanda, but he has proved his worth with an impressive showing in Morocco.
The Sunshine Stars midfielder scored a screamer in Nigeria’s last group game against Equatorial Guinea and was duly named the man of the match.
He also did well in the quater-final clash against Angola, and he was one of Nigeria’s best performers in the game.

KALU ORJI

One of the four players in the team that were part of the squad to the 2016 African Nations Championship in Rwanda. He has formed a formidable partnership with Stephen Eze at the heart of the team’s defence and was sorely missed after going off injured in Nigeria’s quarter-final game against Angola.

OSAS OKORO

The right-back has done his job well in the competition. Originally a right winger, the Enugu Rangers player is a willing runner who always supports the attack and performs his defensive tasks.



https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/5-outstanding-home-eagles-far-chan-2018/

markfemisgay:
Rohr always reinforces my belief in the Green Eagles.

Icon4s:
Hahaha, read my post again. It was more of a comical statement. The national team is open to all Nigerians as long as you have the quality.

komekn:
The term bias is used generously and frequently on this forum. it seems to have different meanings for different people.

So start off with your definition of bias.

komekn:
The term bias is used generously and frequently on this forum. it seems to have different meanings for different people.

So start off with your definition of bias.

Icon4s:
Abi what is this one saying?

Wonders shall never end. Say one is looking for a native doctor doesn't mean that one should look for one with krow-krow in his ears.
So because your brother was favored to be in the WC you too wan try am.

You want to solely represent Nigeria? Who can you even "solely" displace from the team?

rabzy:
Ernest Okonkwo

Nigeria vs Tunisia, 1978
WC Qualifying match
He starts off slowly. “As the game peters out to the dying minutes of this rather engrossing match, a long ball is floated into the Eagles 18 yard box. It seems like an eternity for it to land……(then as the action intensifies, his voice becomes racy)……Godwin Odiye, under pressure from the advancing Tunisian attacker is there to deal with it. Without looking back, he expertly heads the ball backwards toward Okala…..(his voice is now loud). ………Okala is rushing out to retrieve the loose ball. (his voice becomes louder) ……….Oh noooo…..it’s an own goal. Nigeria has scored Nigeriaaaaaa. It was a misjudged header by Odiye, as Okala goes the wrong way and the ball the other way. The ball rolls effortlessly into an empty net.
……(he tones down his voice into a sombre one).
A sad spectacle to watch……What a calamity! (His voice is now slow)…………. The Tunisians are joyous and celebrating victory. And the Nigerian camp is understandably subdued. Odiye bends down in shock as he watches the long towering figure of Emmanuel Okala walk slowly towards goal to retrieve the ball from the net. The stadium is agonisingly silent. You can hear a pin drop. The Green Eagles are rooted to the spot. They can’t believe their eyes. Even Father Tiko is motionless. It was as if someone had just died………to everyone listening, it is with sorrow in my heart that I return you to the studios. Bye-bye Nigeria!”.

Nigeria Vs Egypt
“….and the ball is ballooned skywards out of the Eagles defence by Chairman Christian Chukwu, but Muda Lawal runs towards the ball and controls it superbly with the deft touch of his right boot as if it was glued to it. The midfield maestro strolls majestically with the ball. He then sprays the ball towards Chief Justice Adokie on the left of midfield, who darts to the left and cleverly cuts the ball back in one fast swift motion, losing his marker in the process……he crosses the ball and it reaches Mathematical Segun Odegbami. He exchanges a one two with Muda. Odegbami collects the ball back, sells a dummy and beats another player with a leg over……the crowd roar in delight….. he’s running to the right flank… He calculates one and two, maybe he will find Muda Lawal again at the perimeter circle, but he decides to kick a 50 meter cross close to the 18 yard box of the opponent. Blockbuster Aloysius Atuegbu intercepts the ball. He bamboozles his way past two players using his physical strength. He dribbles one, dribbles two and releases a cannon shot! It’s a goaaaallll!!! Oh no! The Egyptian goalkeeper, Ikrami Ahmed, tips the ball over the bar, just when the ball was flying into the top corner of the goal post! What an intercontinental ballistic missile…what a brilliant world class save by Ahmed. And what a great flowing move by the Green Eagles. Even Father Tiko is standing in admiration”.

Salutations baba....Rest in Peace

rabzy:
Ernest Okonkwo at some of his very best

“Okey Isima, with a short pass to Sylvanus Okpala. They both play in Portugal. They can communicate in Igbo; they can communicate in English; they can communicate in Portuguese and they just communicated with the ball”

“Etim Esin, he shilly-shallies, he dilly-dallies, he tries to beat one man but only succeeds in beating himself”

“He beats Christian Chukwu; he beats Christian Madu; he beats Christian Nwokocha…….he beats three Christians in a row. Who is this man? He must be a Muslim. Oh, it is Shefiu Mohammed sending a disgonal pass to Baba Otu Mohammed”


Now tell who today beats that poetry.... the man was a wordsmith

QuickSilver sylvanus Okpala.... you have to be very good to coin such nicknames

rabzy:
i remember the chant we used to taunt iwuanyanwu nationale then, o ma n ke bi ologbo uwuanyanwu, they are crying like a cat uwuanyanwu.....wicked twist on the club name.

TheSuperNerd:
Loooolll.... I got nothing on you Elder elites when it comes to soccer history, there will always be names and events I don't know about.... I just dey manage follow una for back... Hahahahahahahahaha...

TheSuperNerd:
Of all the nicknames you listed, it is only Sizzling I didn't know about... I knew about the rest. My dad's soccer tales and Elder bro's football archives helped me see them.

Of the great commentators, I only know Yinka Craig (fair skinned guy who wore glasses- used to watch him on morning ride I think on NTA), Fabio Olanipekun (I call him the grandmaster... with his grey hair lolll), and Ahmed Adio also from NTA.

At least I caught up with their later years in sports journalism...

TheSuperNerd:
Of all the nicknames you listed, it is only Sizzling I didn't know about... I knew about the rest. My dad's soccer tales and Elder bro's football archives helped me see them.

Of the great commentators, I only know Yinka Craig (fair skinned guy who wore glasses- used to watch him on morning ride I think on NTA), Fabio Olanipekun (I call him the grandmaster... with his grey hair lolll), and Ahmed Adio also from NTA.

At least I caught up with their later years in sports journalism...

tbaba1234:
All these people that will be giving person unnecessary tension. Radio culture was good. I think that s partly the reason why all of the nicknames became popular.

Icon4s:
O boy, Nigerian commentators of then were a lot better than the Nigerian commentators of today.
The only Nigerian commentators that are still trying today are those of Supersports. Go listen to the NTA commentators fes. You know what I am talking about.

goldfish80:
Whatever happened to James Obiora. I recall how he twisted Roberto Carlos's blood in a Champions league game back in 02.
He came into the game with his side down 3:1, he scored to bring the score to 3:2, hit the bar thereafter. Was on his way to tie the game after dusting Roberto Carlos the second time, when the refree abruptly blew the final whistle,while he was about to pull the trigger.
At that point, I realised ojoro dey European football.

fabyom:
Great and amazing contributions from the elders. Today my son becomes 4weeks old and also today marks my 1st week stay in the united state. please elders help me wish my son happy week day.
Thank you