₦airaland Forum

DeloitteNG:
What breakthrough did strikers like sesko, Ekitike, cunha and delap have?

All of these players are demanding less than VO and in addition particularly Delap and Cunha are concerned they are EPL tested and proven in lower quality club's and have the potential to score more in a much more quality club like Manchester United.

There may be other considerations for instance Delap , Sesko and Ekitike are all 22 years young, clubs may add to value potential because of their young ages.

Titian22:
Not signing for Chelsea last season was not a good decision. I am so sure with his support and presence Chelsea would've give the epl trophy a fight and [b]might have scoop [/b]either of league or fa cup plus the conference cup. By now he will negotiating an improved salary and ready to go to Saudi when he is 31 or 32

Agreed 💯

Until you prove it then it's speculation.

Remember the phrase. "She stoops to conquer" at the moment to be brutal he is doing village champion in Turkish retirement league.

Daninya33:
If I were Eric Chelle, l would've called locally based players in order to create a wider pool of players in case of injuries, etc, than these ones who apply their trade abroad.

For instance, Bafana-bafana is divided into 3 strings of teams with different coaches using the same formation so that whenever each player is called into the first string, he is fully aware of the expected game philosophy.
A-string is preparing for the World Cup qualifying games in the absence of Sundowns players because they are preparing for the clubs' world cup.
Coach Vela Khumalo announced his Bafana COSAFA squad on Friday afternoon, with some of the players who have been dropped by Hugo Broos preliminary squad for the international friendly games between Tanzania & Mozambique. Khumalo recently guided the SA Under-17 Men's National Team to the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in QatarKaizer Chiefs coach takes charge of Bafana Bafana's COSAFA Cup team

Vela Khumalo - the Kaizer Chiefs reserve team coach - is in charge of the national team during the regional tournament.

The competition will be played between 4 & 15 June in Mangaung | Bloemfontein.

GROUP A: South Africa, Mozambique, Mauritius, Zimbabwe
GROUP B: Angola, Namibia, Malawi, Lesotho
GROUP C: Tanzania, Madagascar, Eswatini
GROUP D: Zambia, Comoros, Botswana

Matches will be broadcast on SABC and SuperSport and streamed live on FIFA+.

Coach Khumalo is assisted by Reneilwe Letsholonyane, who is an assistant coach of under 20 AFCON Champions 2025. Meanwhile, Coach Molefi Ntseki will serve as technical advisor to the Bafana COSAFA squad. Ntseki also helped the SA Men’s National Team qualify for the CHAN tournament finals in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda in August 2025.

Khumalo’s selection includes several players from Hugo Broos’s preliminary squad who didn’t make the cut for the June 2025 international friendly games against Tanzania and Mozambique. He also considered players likely to feature in the Bafana CHAN team.

This leakage and lineage of coaches and players of Bafana-bafana is one of the advanced development programs we've ever seen for continuity beyond the upcoming World Cup and AFCON tournament to be held in Morocco 🇲🇦.

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Locally based players who are not 🚫 not good enough 😤 with dubious manufacturered ages 😨

The basis of selection is, outstanding consistent top level performances in your club and league, EOD. Not if you are a local based player.

I watched Ismaila the number 2 in the game against Jamaica, he was VERY POOR and a huge weak link against a B Jamaican side. Should never have been invited and he is claiming 21 😳

Titian22:
Trust me had it been oshimen accepted Chelsea offer last season with conditions for top bonuses like qualifying Chelsea for champions league to top it 10M annual wage.....by now that wage for him would've been reviewed and improved upon because surely he would've not just qualified Chelsea for champions league but make them compete for epl trophy and also win Chelsea the champions league

He would've been a house hold name now in the world of strikers and the most talked about in the EPL

IF he performed then he will able to demand whatever he wants.

But you can't demand wages 😭 by speculation.

Napoleon55:
If clubs like Man U,Chelsea and Arsenal want Osimhen, they should not disrespect him with a ridiculous offer,they should be ready to make an offer of $300k and above per week.

When all the top clubs are not rating you good enough for those HUGE wages. It should tell you something 🙄

You can't rate yourself in exclusion

BankyGee:
Osimhen has been working too... Since he started his professional career, is he supposed to go from €250k to €120k now?

Omo one thing is certain, any decision he makes, I'll always support him, whether he takes a pay cut o, or goes to Saudi o, or stays at Galatasaray o... I'm a die hard Osimhen fan, but taking a pay-cut with his achievements at this age is not making any sense to me.

No European striker currently that will boast of Osimhen's numbers and achievements will take a pay-cut, the clubs will not even think of bringing that proposal in the first place.

What numbers ❓

Remove the highlights of the Turkish retirement league and tell.me his achievements in comparison to other top strikers.

This will tell you why not many clubs are willing to meet his huge wage demands.

Essentially he has had only one break out season in his entire career and that was when he won the scudetto with Napoli getting 27 league goals. Prior to that he was never scored more than 15 goals in a season, still very good but not world class pedigree in my opinion.

MKPUOGALIGA:
Exactly what is wrong with you Nigerians ? Why would you always salivate over players groomed by other countries? What is wrong with your local talents and why cant you develop your football academies. You think England will allow you snap their top talent on the pretense of ancestry. Stop playing biko

Not all Nigerian origin players can play for England 🙄

When we had Eze in our clutches we decided we wanted the Nwakali brothers instead.

There is no Academy in my opinion in the EPL without several Nigerian origin players too many to mention.

Our government wants present it's achievements and it decides to leave Abuja and Lagos and go and a presentation in London.

But you find it hard to consider players in England.

MKPUOGALIGA:
I don't ever want to see Iwobi playing any midfield role in SE. It has become obvious the man is at the foundation of all the failures we have recorded since he started playing for us. Iwobi is not a midfielder! Let Chukwueze play there

This is a Nonsensical proposition without any substance.

joelsteron:
Please don't get me wrong. Iwobi is not bad, my point is this, yesterday Chukwueze was weapon fashion against the Jamaican. And infact most of all his goals for eagles are straight from the middle, 1vs1, cutting and were deadly.

Do you know Jamaica is rated 63 , it's not a benchmark for quality.

Chukwueze has played near 50 games for the SE scored 7 goals. And the first time he has been able to shine small it's against B team Jamaica 🙄🙄 and you are hyping the matter.

Chukwueze has had his time we need something much better.

zoboizee:
There is a guy by the name David Akintola playing for Rizespor in Turkey. Apart from Osimhen in Turkey, he has been an impressive Nigerian player i have seen in recent time. Age apart, dude is good quality. A guy like that will add more quality to the national team on the wings. He his quick, strong, and shoot well too.

If he so impressive why is he playing in Turkey 🦃

minfelix:
this is what i told someone in the super eagles….we have been waisting Chukwueze in the wing position….i think thats why his performance has been inconsistent (off and on)….if chukwueze is made to master this free midfield role, omo ina no no d menace of a player una don build ooo….
-Iwobi is a master passer of the ball
-Chukwueze adds dribbling and huge creative run to his own…
forget ooo with what we saw yesterday, chukwueze is a crazy midfield dribbler/passer we have been underrating and limiting to wing play only

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Dude stop 🛑 stop gassing it , it's Jamaica we were playing not Spain that's nothing to get all hyped about.

Chukwueze has scored 4 league goals in two seasons in Seria A for AC Milan that's not Great.

Danielnino00:
No more Aina on the list....Sodiq returns


I hope Chelle will start Osayi at RB rather than Sodiq...

Olakunle Olusegun....is he not the former u-17 sensation??

Was Sadiq the number 2 against Jamaica?

BankyGee:
Mbappé's career headed goals - 10
Jackson's Premier League goals this season - 10
Osimhen's headed goals this season - 9

Strongest header of the ball as far as world's football is concerned. 🔥

Dude using Turkish league as a benchmark is flawed.

robosky02:
Like seriously

What is Victor Osimhen looking for in Manchester United?

A club that's not in Europe?
His he so desperate to play in EPL

When at this point he should be among the top 5 nominee for Ballondor

Imagine all the exploit in Galatasaray... Nothing come out. And he still wants man United

Reality is Turkish league is not rated as a top level league it's the retirement league.

yinkeys:
If we sort our defensive & creative issues, I think we can win
Im just not confident in all the defenders we have
I wish Adarabioyo had declared already for us
Coach should drop Ndidi & play Onyeka as DM, Ndidi doesn’t have 90 minutes intensity anymore. He can always come on for Onyeka
Uche should play box to box or move to AM role if Iwobi gets substituted for Onyekachi
He should start Iwobi as AM & bring in Bashiru in the second half
Coach needs to caution whoever would play in the right wing and right midfield, they need to help Aina at the right back
I think Bruno starts ahead of Agu based on athleticism
Maybe they switch between 3-4-3 and 4-3-3 in the game.
I think Chukwueze can play free role better than Lookman, so Chukwueze can sometimes drift in the middle
Lookman is so used to Italian league style 3-4-3
I doubt if he’d severely trouble the opposition if we play 4-3-3. I hope we score first & in the first half. If we can play with intensity and score 2 goals in the first half, the last quarter should be time wasting and managing the game properly
I think if coach gets his defense personnels correctly as well as energetic midfielders. We will get 6 points in September
I wish super Eagles good luck
Im not confident we have the right defenders though
Im now confident we have a solid midfield and strike force
Coach should take out the players who don’t show individual brilliance in the team.
Individual brilliance, pace, physical power is what we can rely on since the South Africans have team chemistry checked
Iheanacho shouldn’t be called for September games, he’s not lethal, crafty and quick anymore
All coach needs to do in our midfield is take out Papa Daniel and bring back Iwobi post friendlies

Go and watch Ademola against Liverpool playing for Leicester city and getting MOTM.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8D1ZH0rcys?si=IHyvMLzb230nE4VL

joelsteron:
Yes it's me.

A Iwobi in chuks position yesterday, i dare say will never take on that Jamaican let alone score that goal.

Why has Iwobi scored 9 premier league goals and 6 assists in the best most competitive league in the world.

Compared to Chukwueze who has scored three league goals this season and one league goal last season.

Stop 🛑 being overly emotive and blatantly biased.

MaxInDHouse:
The OP emphasized on being a Son of God.

The right to become sons of God wasn't given to anyone until Jesus laid down his life it was after Jesus' ransom sacrifice that the privilege to become sons of God was opened {John 1:11-12} so from the days of Abel (born of women) till the time of John the baptist nobody qualifies to be called Son of God {Matthew 11:11} it was after Jesus' ransom sacrifice that the door was opened and it was opened in connection with the gathering of (born again Christians) the sons of God creation itself has been waiting for this to be revealed! Romans 8:19

So there's no way an individual can get that seal on his head {Revelations 14:1} if he or she doesn't assemble with the Son of God (born again Christians) Act 2:1-4

Who did Apostle Paul assemble with before he started his mission ❓

chiommy123:
It's very possible but such persons are not grounded because they don't know the word very well. Cos the bible said we should not forsake the assembling of ourselves together

Were two or more are gathered in my name he is also there. You are the light of the world you take light 🕯️ to darkness 🌑 not light 🕯️

Coming together is not a command to go to church but fellowship together for Christ sake.

First command of God is to love ❤️ the Lord your God with all your heart and mind. Can you know God without knowing his Word. 80% of Christian in my opinion have not read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.

If you know the word of God you can not be DECEIVED, if you don't you are already DECEIVED but you don't even know it

It's impossible to please God without FAITH, you must BELIEVE that he is a REWARDER (EXPECTATION) of those who DILIGENTLY seek him.

16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,”

If your entire Christian walk is about going to Church then you may he going to church but not WALKING with God

Nuff said

Samueltemi337:
Ethan Pinnock
De Cordova-Reid
Bailey
Demarai Gray
Andre Blake
Shamar Nicholson
Damion Lowe
Di Shon Bernard

Are all first team players and they didn't play against us
So where did you see only 3 players?
Like I said we played their team B too

There is talk of Mason Greenwood joining them .

BankyGee:
They didn't hype him for his pace or defensive abilities, they hyped his crosses and assisting abilities 😂 and he delivered there. E just be like say you buy phone, e get unlimited data bundle but e no get space to download anything, you use am hotspot another phone use the data 😂

If Osimhen was in this game a lot of us go forget the rubbish performance wey the guy put up because he'd have gone home with two assists to his name yesterday. Thank God say Ola Aina still dey alive o 😂

If they can work on Sodiq's defensive awareness, he's good to go, but make them work on am far away from the national team sha.

You don't come to the national team to learn you come to SHOW.

And if you can't SHOW what's needed we find somebody who can.

Starboytwo:
This Gyokeres🤔 I never see this guy before. 54 goals in 51 games is insane!!

Osimhen even score pass halland this season self. Believe me 37 goals in 41 matches is crazy.

Don't gas it it's Turkish league

Clint02:
Dem dey use pace beat that our left back steady.
That was how Jamaica's first goal came in.

The number 2 looks completely out of his depth, he is getting rinsed all the time every time.

lexy2014:
I did hence my question.

by your "self explanatory" post, how does victor osimhen fall short of being a "world class outstanding player"?

By comparison you tell me

BankyGee:
Thou shalt not pass! ⚔️🛡️

Aina is highly underrated by many in football ⚽ he had incredible passing range and skill set with pace.

He is deceptively fast, he MAY INDEED be the fastest player in the SE .

Below Aina beating Kyle Walker for pace ;

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdBNFAJj/

Samueltemi337:
😂😂😂😂

It would've been more believable if you actually did take a screenshot with the date included and the time reference number and the full post.

But you did 🚫 not why ❓

And you need to qualify the post with AT THAT TIME

You omitted to add the other constructive criticism comments l made, but took in isolation that's deception.

BankyGee:
😂😂😂

Say Osimhen go dey "compete" with Solanke 😂

Person wey get just 9 goals in 27 appearances for Tottenham for Premier League, 0 goals in 3 games for England...

That man na comedian abeg 😂

Don't denigrate players to hype your preferred player'.

VO had not played in the most competitive and fast league as well as best in the world.

The EPL is not Turkish league it's much better than that. The Solanke I did not rate scored 18 premier league goals for AFC Bournemouth last season. He joined Tottenham he is not the sole center of attention and just tally dropped to 9.

I would be cautiously optimistic about a player who had only hit double figures once in his entire career in a top level of league.

Odunayaw:
Solanke? That lad would be benched fast

I never rated Solanke I knew him personally at Liverpool,but he also has improved and is very familiar with the EPL.

Dismiss him at your peril.

chubinwa:
Am not supporting underage sex. Practically, it
rape because she cannot give consent. But in the same vein, I will equally know if we operate different constitution from the northern part of Nigeria

When a sitting senator Yerima married a 13 year old Egyptian minor. Did anything happen indeed the marriage was attended by the high and mighty of the ruling class.

We practice hypocritical double standard and bigotry in broad daylight no shame 🙈

Our country stinks to the high heavens with bigoted hypocritical double standard with no shame 🙈.

How many of our Alhaji in the north as well as others are marrying 12/13 year old children but nothing happened.

The full weight of the law should be enforced upon Darlington, but what exactly is the law please 🥺 ❓

It seems we have three laws one for Northern Nigerian muslims, The rich and powerful and everybody else in Nigeria.

What is the age of consent in Nigeria ❓ let me shock 😲 you Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Portugal have 14 as the age of consent.

To shock 😲 ourselves even more and cause extreme disgust.

Can somebody please explain why Nigeria is listed as having the lowest age of consent , 11 in the world 🌍 according to Wikipedia.

Titian22:
The Chelsea board nor even get sense I was expecting them to sign Gyokerees

Delap is another English fair weather player

Na you get sense pass them.

Please don't say racism because the number of Nigerian involved in their recruitment processing is astounding.

Goke7:
Is it this current Man U that will guarantee osihmen a trophy? Abi na arsenal make Una fear God na!

You guys are just overrating these European clubs, the way things are going none of the so called bigger fancied European clubs is winning any major European trophy this year. Tottenham just won europa and the champions league is between inter or PSG from the so called farmers league so what’s all the fuss about sef. I don’t understand o!

Left to me osihmen should even go to a mid club like Newcastle or Aston Villa who are showing good promise but folks here will come and say those clubs are not good enough for him but an almost dead club like Man U or a rudderless arsenal is better abi, those are the clubs he should reduce wages for? Chai

I appreciate your perspective.

Look at VO progression in football ⚽ at Royal Charleroi, Lille, Napoli & now Gala in all these clubs he has been the center of attention in a pyramid structure with him the quintessential number 9, the Focal point of all forward play.

What happens when he goes to Chelsea, Manchester United and or Manchester city. He will not be the star ✨ boy and focal point of their football strategy.

He will have to adjust and adapt as well as compete with other star players in a league with high expectations if you don't hit the ground running you will benched.

If he goes to Newcastle he will be that Guy as long as he performs and if Watkins leaves Villa same thing. Tottenham have been in transition for nearly 10 years and he will be competing with Solanke it may be difficult VO is not Harry Kane.

lbrichman2:
As if we all don't know the reason Osimhen is not hot in the market right now is because he's African and dark skinned..
Make he dey there dey set useless standards..
Dem say na attitude, lol
Diego Costa didn't have bad attitude na, Balotelli nko..

Them say make he reduce wage demands,
Lol
Wetin Sterling dey play wey he dey on £300k a week?

Abeg make we leave matter for Mathias..

Mane & Drogba are White Europeans