₦airaland Forum

dammytosh:
If keshi is a man of honour, he should tender his resignation after qualifying but then, he will stay and get sacked.

If he is actually a good coach, why is job that scarce to get.

Black man

ogawisdom:
Do u kw d meaning of saves in football. I doubt u do otherwise u ll understand dt its nt every goal keeper dt can stop a penalty. So shut ur dirty mouth n listen to learn

kendrick93:
absolute rubbish. if enyeama can't make saves then what is he there for huh? he is d fuckin goalkeeper and dats his job. he is part of d team,his own job is to keep d ball frm entering d net.. so stop sayin bullsh1t

Isiterere:
should be able to read game, make tactical changes as at when due.

ALL IZZ WELL

oluwasegun007:
Shuuu people dey nominate mikel for man of the match ooo, I feel sad not to have watched the match...Mikel of all people, things are happening.

OKorowanta:
Na d same mikel obi wey dey head ball go over d bar anyhow for d match especially for first half naim who na dey say naim be man of d match abi na anoda mikel una dey talk about?
Na Enyeama na!Shuo!
Di small time wey samuel enta dey di field,u go know playa enta di match.

mikeansy:
Is Michael Babatunde injured?

Nigeria needs to stop over reliance on Mikel!

When will Keshi discover a proper right back? Even if he is 18years we need a new right back!

Efe Anbrose is not a right back!

Azubuike Egwuikwe should be left out, I don't see what he brings! I am sure we have better players!

I hate men who just don't learn

Keshi seems not to learn much

koolg:
Keshi again!!!

God has blessed you, why not sheath beef and hatred

Kingstaplus:
keshi pass them all

padeolu:
I just dey boil as I dey read the news.

Thank God say na joke sha.

We no want Keshit

ROSSIKE:
I agree with Ikpeba.

robosky02:
moving from Naija to Ethiopia is no record

its like moving from chealsea to dundee united.

he should have left earliar to south africa

seunlayi:
if nothing is done about that mid field I.e. removing Mikel, the inclusion of Martin, ike, etc will be useless

buntercos:
The quintet of Chinedu Obasi, Haruna Lukman,
Kelechi Iheanacho, Obafemi Martins and
Ikechukwu Uche are set to be invited for the
Super Eagles' last qualifying matches for the 2015
Africa Cup of Nations against Congo and South
Africa, SL10.ng have been reliably informed.
The aforementioned players couldn't get into
Stephen Keshi's teams despite their impressive
performances for their respective clubs and
despite incessant calls to have them included but
it seems all five of them will be a part of the
team that will announced by interim coach,
Amodu Shuaibu for the November fixtures.
A list of 24 players is expected to be announced
before the end of October and sources have
reliably informed SL10.ng that there will be some
changes to the teams Nigerians have been used
to under Keshi.
"Most of the players from Keshi's team will still
be there but the likes of Haruna, Obasi,
Iheanacho, Martins and Uche will be included
provided they aren't injured before the final list is
compiled," a reliable NFF source told SL10.ng.
If eventually these players are invited, it will
sound like a good music to the ears of most
Nigerians as they have always clamoured for the
invitation of such players.
The Super Eagles are third in qualifying group A
with four points in as many games, and play
Congo and South Africa in their last matches, with
Amodu Shuaibu in-charge on an interim basis
after Stephen Keshi was asked to step down from
his interim role.
Keshi has had a running battle with Villarreal
striker Ikechukwu Uche hence his continued
absence from the Eagles under Keshi, his last
appearance being the final of the 2013 Africa Cup
of Nations in South Africa.
The 'Big Boss' alluded to Obafemi Martins as
being too old, while also alluding to Kelechi
Iheanacho as being too young.
Chinedu Obasi was invited a couple of times but
never made the team due to injuries and passport
issues, while Haruna Lukman was never given a
look in by the 'Big Boss'.

okon11:
Sacked Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi is expected in Ethiopia this week to finalise discussions over taking charge of the country’s team, AfricanFootball.com has been told. A close source in the Ethiopian FA, who did not want to be identified, told AfricanFootball.com Sunday morning they expect Keshi in Addis Ababa this week to continue talks on the possibility of taking over the national team.

Source: http://www..com.ng/index.php/sports-news/item/629-keshi-to-become-ethiopian-national-team-coach-just-days-after-nff-sack

rashygenius:
Obviously..Mikel is more sucessful but u can neva compare Okochas' Impact in a team to Mikels own
....Okocha single handedly brut out bolton wanderers 4rm relegation zone to a safe zone.what has Mikel contributed to chelsea?...2goals in over 150Matches.ehn?answer me,yeye man

Moustache:
Former Super Eagles great, Taribo West has blasted the defensive pair of Kenneth Omeruo and Godfrey Oboabona, labelling their efforts in the ongoing Nations Cup qualifiers as amateurish.

The former Derby County defender, once considered world class by his peers, clearly has a low opinion on the Eagles' current back line after pushing the national team's caretaker coach Shaibu Amodu to look for replacements for both centre-back and left-back positions.West, who won a gold medal in the 96' Olympic Games, claimed Nigeria had themselves to blame for their disappointing position and Omerou and Oboabona should take the majority of the blame.

- The Eagles impressed me [during their 3-1 win over Sudan] but our defence was suspect and Omeruo and [Godfrey] Oboabona played like amateur defenders, Taribo told hereisthecity.com
- They are good defenders but they were too relaxed and made the same mistakes over and over again. We have conceded goals in the same way in the qualifiers.- Sudan's goal in Nigeria's 3-1 win was similar to the one against us in the first leg in Kartoum.

- They only did well against South Africa, though they made some mistakes. South Africa had the opportunity to execute one-on-one moves and score goals but Vincent Enyeama saved us. The two defenders didn't play like champions or professionals in other games.- I think they need competition. We need to scout for new central defenders. I would have suggested that they should be dropped but we don't have better replacements for them now. But we should work on improving their weaknesses.
This is not the first time West will rail at young defenders, as he labelled Joseph Yobo and the other new faces in the Super Eagles team to the 2002 World Cup in Korea Japan as 'junk players'http://www.futaa.com/football/article/omeruo-and-oboabona-are-amateurs--taribo-west

Moustache:
Former Super Eagles great, Taribo West has blasted the defensive pair of Kenneth Omeruo and Godfrey Oboabona, labelling their efforts in the ongoing Nations Cup qualifiers as amateurish.

The former Derby County defender, once considered world class by his peers, clearly has a low opinion on the Eagles' current back line after pushing the national team's caretaker coach Shaibu Amodu to look for replacements for both centre-back and left-back positions.West, who won a gold medal in the 96' Olympic Games, claimed Nigeria had themselves to blame for their disappointing position and Omerou and Oboabona should take the majority of the blame.

- The Eagles impressed me [during their 3-1 win over Sudan] but our defence was suspect and Omeruo and [Godfrey] Oboabona played like amateur defenders, Taribo told hereisthecity.com
- They are good defenders but they were too relaxed and made the same mistakes over and over again. We have conceded goals in the same way in the qualifiers.- Sudan's goal in Nigeria's 3-1 win was similar to the one against us in the first leg in Kartoum.

- They only did well against South Africa, though they made some mistakes. South Africa had the opportunity to execute one-on-one moves and score goals but Vincent Enyeama saved us. The two defenders didn't play like champions or professionals in other games.- I think they need competition. We need to scout for new central defenders. I would have suggested that they should be dropped but we don't have better replacements for them now. But we should work on improving their weaknesses.
This is not the first time West will rail at young defenders, as he labelled Joseph Yobo and the other new faces in the Super Eagles team to the 2002 World Cup in Korea Japan as 'junk players'http://www.futaa.com/football/article/omeruo-and-oboabona-are-amateurs--taribo-west

otipoju:


Mr man just keep quiet if you can't comprehend and stop making a fool of yourself. Greatness is synonymous with exploits. What are okochas exploits that make him rank among the greatest. Give me hard facts.

Is it not the same Pele that believes that neymar is better than messi and predicted that an african country will win the world cup before 2010.lets leave what Pele thinks and give me concrete arguments

You don't even understand the crux of the matter before running your mouth and attacking me making noise like a machine for grinding pepper.Okochas quality is not in doubt and i have not questioned it in any way.he would be a welcome addition to any topside.

What I have been trying to drum into your senile brain is that he shied away from the path to greatness by having other intrrests that were antithetic to the road less travelled.

For crying out loud we are talking about a player who had the skills and precensce of mind to humiliate Oliver khan and about four defenders in the goal area before deciding to score even though he had the chance. Entertaining but not purposeful. It was late in his career that his game evolved and he was phenomenal at Bolton and by that time age had caught up with him.

Stop trying to claim one arcane knowledge on a subject as simple as simple as a club desiring or being offered a good player by an agent and choosing to sign him after some negotiations as regards his value among other things. Oga go and sit down somewhere if you no get point.

starlingbawa:
I clearly don't understand what you mean by saying Collin Udoh should keep quiet for exposing the truth?

Is this what you meant? Because I'm somewhat confused

sanky346:
The former Eagles media officer has written all that transpired between him and the Chelsea midfielder on his website after he dared to tweet that the team doesn’t deserve to be in Morocco for next year’s AFCON due to its woeful performance.

“Our allegiance as reporters is to the truth. Clear. Unvarnished. Ungarnished. Especially on a bad day. Like last Saturday in Khartoum. The Super Eagles performed poorly, and deservedly lost. So when I tweeted that they did not deserve to be in Morocco, it was the truth. A mere 1 point from 9 tells the story more eloquently than I ever could.

So I was a bit taken aback when Mikel Obi stopped me as I boarded the plane and made to take my seat to slate me for saying that. And for tweeting that the result was a disgrace” Udoh wrote.

Before going on to add that other players watched as the two exchanged hot words on the plane “Emmanuel Emenike and Austin Ejide were sitting close by, as was Vincent Enyeama, Nosa Igiebor and Ogenyi Onazi. I felt affronted. And I let rip, reminding him how much stick I take for defending the team, including but not limited to ignorant folk even suggesting I receive gratification” he said.

“ After our argument somewhat ended, Mikel would not go down easily and called Ben Alaiya, the team's Media Officer over, directing him to put out a statement blaming the condition of the pitch.

I warned him that excuses would not go down well with the public and he would be better served saying nothing than blaming the pitch.” The article concluded.

This revelation will no doubt cast Mikel as a hater of objective criticism and someone who sees the media officer a tool in the hands of influential members of the team ready to do their bidding instead of upholding the truth according to the ethics and principles of journalism.

Emmysteve:
Nigerians you ask for it, now you get.

Raiders:
MLS is a league where players go to retire. No one take the US league serious. I don't think any Nigeria coach would want to bench Mikel because we don't have a good replacement for him. However Mikel has to step up his game

Raiders:
I guess maybe Keshi think he is not fit enough to play for super eagles since he plays for a division 2 club. How many division 2 players play for their national terms? Mba should have remain in Nigeria to develop his game till he get a better offer in Europe.

naijanoni:
not about your prefered lineup,but the most probable lineup keshi would field today.
Like alot of nigerians i'll like mikel to be benched today,but like @teebun said,keshi won't bench mikel.
Personally i'll love to see a midfield trio of Onazi-Lawal-Igiebor,but keshi would most likely start onazi-mikel-igiebor.

naijanoni:
not about your prefered lineup,but the most probable lineup keshi would field today.
Like alot of nigerians i'll like mikel to be benched today,but like @teebun said,keshi won't bench mikel.
Personally i'll love to see a midfield trio of Onazi-Lawal-Igiebor,but keshi would most likely start onazi-mikel-igiebor.

ohiK:
When people start making excuses before they perform.......hmmmmnnn. I think what kechi is trying to do is to prepare the minds of Nigerians that he is not expecting a win. lf he loses, he will simply blame it of harsh weather. Na wah fo kechi o

thegoodjoehunt3:
Mikel is too match rusty to deal with the pace of Arsenal.

Goke7: This is the most sensible post I have seen here and i salute this poster instead of the other rubbish comments i am seeing here. Can emenike explain the reason he came late to camp for the match against congo? Even in his club in turkey, emenike has lost his scoring touch of late or is there lack of creativity in fernabache too!

I think we have mediocres as players in our national team that is why they are so quick in complaining to the media, no true professional does that, our players cry like babies when things don't go their way and they blame the coach for their level of mediocrity which is laughable.

Am sorry for those clamouring for siasia to coach the eagles again forgetting that he had problems with the likes of osaze, mikel and enyeama when he coached the eagles then, nobody is talking about that, we have also forgotten the problems eguavoen had with yakubu too.

Am sorry to say this but i think we have local champions as players, we cannot be blaming the coach all the time. They can't be under -performing and expect all of us to join them in their stupidity to crucify the coach! I will have none of that at all!