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Subzero047:
Imagine tagging Dessers a broiler and tagging Sadiq Umar a hard guy, local born bias

That's clear cut non sentimental objectivity made with quantifiable key performance indicators.

Dessers plays in a far less competitive league than the highly esteemed Segunda Division we can deduce from that proposition.

Joebie:
9 days to go. It's safer to go with players that have been with the team at some point at least.

Quality players are quality player's, arguement no deh, it's national team.

New Managers come in and within days the team cohesion has changed and it seems like a new team winning games that they would otherwise have lost previously.

Consider the immediate and dramatic change of fortunes at Tottenham with Manager Antonio Conte appointed 2nd November. Did he know any of the players ❓ Knowing players prior, can be a disadvantage, because you become sentimental and emotive as opposed to measured objectivity.

It's not safer to go with the mediocrity that you know than the quality that is available, because you don't know them.

That's not progress, although its how we do our things in Nigeria, PMB has appointed people he knows, look at where we are now.

That narrative may suit the various competing interests in the NFF but it's not a recipe for success but the opposite.

maidaboi:
Replacing Osimhen with Onyekuru is bias and cheating

Nigerian origin player's sourced and or developed from our local leagues, understand " How things are Done"

That , "how things are done" starts from the youth teams, and the various god father's that dictate matters .

I am yet to find a Nigerian local coach that has no conflicting personal interests and or not involved in very questionable decisions.

Rohr has gone, it's now business as usual.

drDoom3:
IMO (I know TheLoneCitizen won't like this) from what I have watched of both, Sadiq is a better striker than Dessers is. Sadiq is as technical, as good a finisher, as fast (or even faster I think), much taller, much more physical and commanding etc. The only aspect I rate Dessers higher than Sadiq is in positioning and Sadiq is still not too far behind in that aspect too.

Striker's well outstanding ones are always on the move, because there is an incessant demand for strikers across all leagues.

Why then has he remained in the Segunda Division for two seasons.

Lurker4Long:
None of us care for ISWAP propaganda - I hope - but what is the Nigerian military doing? It shouldn't be left to the troops on the ground.
Exactly the same problem I have with the SANDF: were it not for Botswana and Lesotho, we'd have no idea what SAMIM is doing in Mozambique.

Even more of a responsibility for the Nigerian military to communicate more transparently and effectively, seeing it's fighting on home soil.

I've said this before, the first CASUALTY of war is the TRUTH.

I actually don't care for anybody's propaganda but the truth . Citizens have a right to know what is going on, not a politically palatable version that suits the politicians narrative.

If we had independent news media given access to these areas of conflict, that would be the minimum requirement. But unfortunately we do not.

I don't trust our political player's and leaders . I don't trust our army , the same people who shot sorry murdered defenceless peaceful protestors on live TV. And had the audacity to deny it all. Such institutions cannot be trusted to tell the TRUTH.

The media we have is predominantly in the ownerships of the highly positioned political elite. These media houses pander to thier owners not the public interest. Although this is not unique to Nigeria, it's a question of degree.

We can not deny that our armed forces will be a reflection of the Nigerian situation and society. So Nepotism, favouritism, Godfatherism , Tribalism , religious discrimination will be alive and kicking. And of course corruption and mediocrity will always be on the menu of our armed forces to different degrees.

These components make it very difficult to have a very effective armed forces. The historical Psychologically make up of our armed forces is fraught with in-depth issues of contention. No wonder moral is low.

kikuyu1:
Interesting proposition! I read you loud and clear regarding the RCWS. Pls expound with a motorised brigade ORBAT of these RCWS equipped ARvs with prices and sources. There's too little discussion here,just the usual in theatre NA pix we've seen for a DECADE!

First of all having a RWS on a light skinned pick up truck is simply ridiculous and not the way to go.

You want it on your APC, IFV ,LAV, MRAPS, etc.

You really need to have in the NA at least 1500 armoured vehicles ,that are mobile , resilient and fit for purpose.

A brand new Type 70 Toyota pick up truck ( soft skinned) military spec, will cost you about $60k . What's the lifecycle of this pick up after being hit a few times by the obligatory AK47 rounds Hard usage ,etc I really do not know.

However, I would procure used surplus equipment for a fraction of the cost, which is still relatively new and fit for purpose.

For example the M117, which is an MRAP type armoured vehicles. Which the Greeks got for a mere $70k with electronic hydraulic turrets still intact .

That means we can fit them with cheaper but still very effective HMG and 40mm Grenade launchers from Ukraine. Then retrofit FLIR and target acquisition software. You are good to go .

What do you think will happen to the entire arena of conflict in the North if you immediately commit 1500 armoured MRAP type fighting vehicles.

In the first instance , taking out technicals will be routine. It means you go off road and dont follow designated routes or roads. It means you drive at night without lights.You now have stealth with element of surprise. And the complete end of using soft skinned pick up trucks in a battle zone.

How much will all this cost a little above $110 million. Which would you rather be in s Toyota pickup or this .


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnfeEKOcC-Q



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUGoxEcjZHg



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKdW9YDmVkc

IDENNAA:
When has any English born player ever impressed you , or brought glory to Nigeria, apart from Ikeme ?


I am waiting.

By the way , yes , I have no confidence in those English groomed players. I , however , believe in the talent and future of my Nigerian bred talents.

Oh its you.

We say in Warri.

"Who deh follow craze man fight, imsef deh craze"

I no craze , no vex, u too korrect.

humility33:
I tell u bro... He is so predictable

And so are you with your negative prejudice based on emotive sentiment not facts or objectivity.

12large1:
Why would you list an uncleared player in your provisional 40 man list and even send it to Caf? Also, in what village does it take over 2/3 years to switch a player nationality? Most of our African counterparts that had made a nationality switch only took few months…

Actually 4/5 weeks the most contentious switch was Wilfred Zaha , who had played senior games for the national team. And was considered outstanding talent ,there was great RELUCTANCE by the English FA to release him.

kingphilip:
He said Lookman have only played 8 times which is a lie

And even the minutes he has played is more than the minutes Iheanacho he is berating him for has played this season.

Not to talk of the 4 assists Iheanacho has done he is not even adding up

You should read and comprehend before making comments, that is to say look before you leap.

I was specific 8 game's in the EPL .

humility33:
I am so sure if you were to analyse the team then
With your prejudices and sentiments towards anything English you will criticize those guys as not good enough and will prefer English League 1 players over them except few that are privileged to be in the EPL

You should be very sorry .

Because I have met every single one of them in that list, and many not on the list.

Many of them opened doors for me in the business of football.

You are blinded by assumptive prejudice and negative bias, you cannot be balanced .

ChrisKels:
He would tell you how John Fashanu and Efan Ekoku were better than Yekini because they were in the EPL while Yekini was in the Portuguese league.

Actually Fash told me himself that he wasn't good enough for the SE, he was a physical kick and rush player with no finesse.

Efan was also a very good plsyyer but with more technical ability and finess but not better than Yekini.

The EPL was not as good as it now then .

So your assumptions are once again very wrong.

And yes I know both of these ex players, which you may find difficult to believe.

TheGoodJoe:

Eguavoen likes a midfielder that can dictate play from deep with long balls. That is a natural skillset of Nwakali.

And nobody else can do a long ball better than him in Nigeria. Are you joking

He is so good that he has remained in complete obscurity and mediocrity since he stopped playing youth football.

He is the lowest paid player in Huesca ,what does that tell you.

You can't be a lowly mouse in your league and all of a sudden become a Lion � in the SE.

The basis of selection can only be outstanding performance in club and league not historical accolades obtained at youth football 7/8 years ago. That's ludicrous.

andrewbaba44:
You Dey annoy me

Walahi

Sorry I understand truth can be bitter for some.

somehow:
He has only managed a job for 2 years. The rest has been 1 year or less.

That in itself should TOTALLY disqualify him for the job.

He had no history of outstanding achievement ,he had failed everywhere he has been.

Why then did we appoint him Only the NFF politicians can answer that question.

Does anybody recall the disclosure given by Glenn Hoddle in the public domain . That he would have to give 50% of his salary to some official in the NFF. The NFF did not even contest the claims.

This new coach is very hungry and desperate and will do anything the NFF ask him to do.

Why don't we get an established coach with real pedigree who is not hungry and desperate. ❓

Meliforme:
Having Ejuke and Nwakali in midfield brings a lot of options when attacking.

Having those two will get us slaughtered.

Meliforme:
We can lift the AFCON trophy with what we have.
We are not average.
An attack that has Osimhen, Iheanacho, Chukwueze is not average.

A midfield that has Ndidi, Nwakali, Iwobi and Ejuke is not average.

I have been conducting an in-depth assessment of our players and what they can offer in juxtaposition with players from some of the African powerhouses, and i can tell you that we have what it takes to beat any team, if the coach is right with his tactics and player deployment.

Chei I don't what you have been drinking.

We absolutely do not have one world class player in our team.

However, we could win just like Zambia did some years ago.

Truidstar:
Those hyping our players foreign born or home grown...please continue to do so and increase the volume. For those complaining and am sure were still suckling their mothers breasts; cannot recall a time when all we celebrated was how many minutes our players played. Most of our players were certified bench warmers. We have been in the football wilderness and suffered various indignities. We were called "Super Chickens" and the butt of various jokes. Now we have players that score, assist and put up man of the match performances week in week out. Let us continue to hype to the high heavens cause no one will do it for us. This is our time and lets make it loud.

There was a time Nigerian players had the accolades if being top goal scorer in Europes top league and teams.

Ikpeba prince of Monaco
Yekini the lion king of the Portuguese league
Finidi Wing wizard
Taribo the Iron gate of Inter Milan
Kanu the Magician
Okocha no intro needed
Olise our own Pogba
Mikel
Yobo

To mention just a few

Nigerian players at this time played in the top teams of Europe and were respected.

Now look at were we are

Enthroning mediocrity in self deception to say we are improving and or outstanding. These were the days of overt and blatant racism but our player's thrived and overcame to succeed.

MetalJigsaw:
NFF- Eguavoen Responsible On Decision To Axe Ademola Lookman From Super Eagles AFCON Squad
Owngoalnigeria

Leicester City rave of the moment Ademola Lookman has been clearer by FIFA to play for Nigeria but was dropped by interim coach Austine Eguavoen, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Lookman who has scored in his last two games for Leicester City against Manchester City and the winner against Liverpool yesterday was included in the 40 man list submitted by ex coach of the team Gernot Rohr.

The ex England international was picked by Rohr after getting the all clear by FIFA to play for Nigeria after representing England at several youth levels. He was even contacted by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and confirmed his availability for the tournament.

However new coach Austine Eguavoen opt against including him in his 28 man list for the tournament which starts in January next year for reasons best known to him according to a board member of the NFF.

” Lookman is cleared to play for Nigeria and he was even contacted on his availability in January which he confirmed. New coach Eguavoen however didn’t pick him in his squad. So it’s not our fault we did our own part in getting him cleared”, he explained.

Per a document made available to our editorial team, Lookman is the 37th name on Rohr’s list and his status was confirmed by CAF as eligible to play for Nigeria. He however didn’t make the cut after Eguavoen trimmed the squad to 28.

Local coach with local considerations and interests.

Is anyone SURPRISED.

SerVik:
I thought Ejaria's switch started the same time as Lookman? He wasn't even in the 40man list

Ejaria made his commitment over three years ago , I spoke to him personally.

But you know if the NFF don't complete the due diligence and required administrative process.

Who do you blame the player.

Not too long ago Aina had his application delayed he should have played for the SE much sooner. But somebody in the NFF by commission or omission did not submit and or delay the completed application to FIFA

I wonder why

jasena:
Dennis is still an upcoming player at the moment, he is still down in the pecking order of current African elite players, ivory coast is coming with holands and ucl top scorer, mane, salad, wendy, aubameyang, koulubaye, riyad mahrez etc will be part of Afcon. Don't build to much expectations around Dennis Emmanuel

You can say the same of Osimhen if not our entire squad using that comparison.

andrewbaba44:
Thank you for this

We are even yet to see the eguavoen team play yet some people are ranting just because they didn’t call up some of their favorites who aren’t even important members of the team self

I am not a fan of eguavoen but they should cut him some slack abeg ,they just want anything as far as Na foreign coach

I want a foreign coach also but not a 9th grade foreign coach like rohr abeg

What where they even expecting eguavoen squad to look like self

If Rohr was 9th grade the what then is Jose Peseiro a nursery school teaching assistant❓

No doubt he is willing to dance to any music his deal breakers and arrangee guys have set up for him in the NFF.

I see no progress AT ALL with this appointment it's rather window dressing to ensure the previous status quo is maintained.

ChrisKels:
The worse foreign born ass licker is Charlesemeka. Guy loses his senses at the mention of a foreign player. The way he worships them ehh. I remember him telling us that perennial championship underachiever like Ejaria was the best thing since bread and butter.

You should look at yourself.

You are the most rancarous , twisted, bitter leaf soup master garnished with double standard, bigotry eaten with the meat of prejudice, negative bias and lies.

That's your DNA.

TheGoodJoe:
Nwakali is coming to camp because other players do not possess a key skill set Eguavoen needs for his strategy.

He can manage the others but he needs to see if he can get Nwakali to click because of his system.

Wow❓what key unique uncommon outstanding skill is that please That only NFF coaches can see and NOBODY ELSE.

joxxy01:
Imo Ekong is terrible in defense not balogun

No he is not , everything must be seen in context.

Which of our CB can do better than in him in the EPL ❓.

Hanibal:
Ademola lookman scored one goal yesterday... One goal o!
Suddenly he has become Messi and Ronaldo rolled into one, his exclusion has become the reason why Buhari will remove subsidy and everyone in Nigeria will suffer
Iheanacho scored a goal and assisted two the other day... Heaven did not fall, people were still saying he should be dropped.
The level of foreign born ass licking here is something else!

Lookman is a winger and he has played 8 games scored three goals in the EPL this season.

KC is a striker ,false 9 , forward player, not sure really but he can't play wing . He has played 14 games and scored 3 goals.

From the moment Ademola comes on he changes the game and gets the winning goal against Liverpool. He was outstanding beating his man Trent several times.

That's just being ,matter of fact.

Where is the supposed over hype and gassing of Nigerian origin players developed outside of Nigeria.

You are just blatantly prejudiced.

nelszx:
What Ndidi played today is replica of Ndah kind of play. Hopefully he plays well during AFCON and bench Ekong

And he committed a school boy error in giving away that penalty,

If Salah had rolled around and went dramatic he could have been punished with a red card.

kentebemoney:
Godfrey Obuabona says HELLO!!!!!!

From Real Madrid or Barcelona

ChrisKels:
Remember Eguavoen has coached Ndah before, and he knows him better. Eguavoen was their coach to that Mexico friendly but unfortunately, he was denied an entry visa to USA

In other words he can show BIAS

drDoom3:
In South Africa? No he is not.

As a striker, yes, it is possible to be in an obscure league and still be able to compete. As a defender, you need crucial experience playing with the best strikers regularly to really hone your game. CC Ekong, he looked decent in Italy and Turkey, but when he came to the prem and met strikers like Salah and Sterling, guy couldn't match up. Some of the mistakes he has been making would have been eased out of his game much earlier in his career if he started playing guys like Salah and Sterling when he was much younger.

Ndah may look good playing against strikers from Kwara United and Orlando Pirates, but what happens when he starts an AFCON match and he has to mark Mahrez or Haller or Salah? Will he still be the real deal?

Possible but highly unlikely.

12large1:
Once again, the problem with Nigerians is our tolerance for mediocrity. We have such high tolerance for mediocrity from our leaders and have people justifying it. First of all, Rohr was on “elegbete tv” confirming that Lookman and ejaria were included in his 40 Man ANC squad. (The interview is on YouTube) and what makes you think that an “in form” player at the premier league wouldn’t assimilate and perform at the African soil?? Also, isn’t it much better to give an inform player a chance to prove himself rather than someone that has been given multiple chances and still disappointing.. like I said, we as super eagles fans has to stop accepting mediocrity

This particular mind set is not unique to football but nearly every area of life in Nigeria.

We vote or sell our votes to people that are knowingly corrupt even convicted criminals. We support people not on competence but on the basis of misguided loyalty.

Mediocrity is enthroned mostly not condemned.

ChrisKels:
Don't be unfortunate mate, it was barely two months ago that Lookman officially said yes to Nigeria

Where do bare faced shameless LIARS go

Ademola Lookman has put in place requirements to switch his allegiance to the Super Eagles from England, according to Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) technical assistant Tunde Adelakun.

According to the Technical Assistant of the NFF Tunde Adelakun who revealed that the RB Leipzig midfielder has made known his intention to the Federation with the NFF now waiting on full clearance before finally calling him up.

“Lookman has applied for the switch and all the documents are in order. It’s a positive step forward when made his commitment to Nigeria and we are just waiting for a FIFA clearance.

https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/lookman-moves-to-switch-allegiance-from-england-to-nigeria/1iehvu1fw8dsw11wn9rc7o5so7

The pertinent thing is to look at the date this was published . I knew this very clearly from my own sources.