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do4luv14:
No nah Sidney Sam

Hahaha... Maybe okaka or Gabby Agbonlahon.

ChrisKels:
Here dun dry bkus people dun travel go their villas where there is either no network, or the little there is, fluctuates badly



Me dey my villa too, but I dey flex 4G

In Una next life, make una pray to come from my Villa

When I pray to come from your villa in my next life, where would you be praying to come from in your next life, given the same situations of the world we are right now.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but was last night's goal not victor osimhen's first away goal in the french league

Humility017:
and to think....
that some folks here;

somehow
forgiveness
and Prof. Komekn

kicked against the inclusion of Icons4 in the selection committe speaks volume...

I have not seen any of the later names post this voting template or Komekn even made his votes (if he has voted) since that committe was inaugurated...

but this guys were kicking against the inclusion of someone ready to do the job....
it baflles me that some peeps won't work, still will not want others to work....

this should be an eye opening for some of us voting carelessly in this forum...this is the paramount reason why DemocrAcy has not helped Nigeria at all.....

because Nigerians are faced with the dangers of democracy, which is; it may enthrone mediocrity at the expense of competency if the majority are not enlightened or educated....


Thanks Oga ICON4s it shows you are a diligent man.... I won't be surprised if you're a project manager....because you've proved it...

To think that you were quietly waiting for voting to close to say this interest me more

AndSunGorilla:
U people were talking about AJ all through thus weekend but you forgot about our very own history maker former undisputed the only nightmare Samuel Peters. He fought over the weekend representing our flag.

Dude was knocked out in round one, so what's there to talk about

When I look at Inaki Williams and the Malian in Wolves called Adama T. I just feel Williams is more Spanish than Adama

komekn:
His Dad is mixed race with a Nigerian Father and a white mother. His Dad is half Nigerian in thay regard but Ross has a white mother.

His Dad unfortunately is an alcoholic and has little or no understanding of Nigeria. Ross himself is typical scouser and knows nothing about Nigeria and has no affinity with anything Nigerian.

So that idea that he looks up to Victor Moses is just not true. Even the Nigerian and African players in Everton don't really jell with him from an African perspective.

Very wrong my brother. I'd search for that article for u now

komekn:
You said you knew Barkley Ok, Did you conduct the interview ❓ Because, what's the relevance of your statement " l knew Barkley in 2013"

Then your following statements tell us nothing of substance with regards to the interview.

What exactly is your point, your critics of what defines knowing a person has no minimal or substantial value....

The whole proposition of knowing in this context can be from a distance, can be close and can be by accidental stumble.

By having read about him, I took an immediate interest upon the character, thus knowing him more through that.. I never need to allude to speaking directly with him to say I know him.

Barkley, I paraphrase, said he could play for either Nigeria or England. This was in 2013. Now what is twisted about this that you cannot unwrap?

Pls when is our darling super eagles playing against Lesotho

Our no. 12 can't deliver any good ball. His passes are easily intercepted

Utonwanne:
Nigeria never have chance as regards to Barkley. It is grandfather's something.


Modified:

Using 'Rose' instead of 'Ross' confused me

I knew Barkley in 2013.....this was during an interview where he said he could play for Nigeria as well as England...

This was after Nigeria had won the nation's cup with Victor Moses who had played in the junior English teams being an inspiration for Barkley.

darkelf:
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I don't think anybody said that though

Honetly, i think somebody made that comparison

Eartquake1:
#

He scored a hatrick against Sweden in the playoff

The price budgeted for that camera is equal to the price for Supersports camera...

But due to inherent corruption, kickbacks and all, they'd purchase a lesser quality for the price of a high quality... This is what they decide to feed us with 1992 graphics quality ...

By the way why hasn't NTA gone digital.

charlesemeka85:
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1vAxRqbOkqzJl

make una manage this link

You just find this one or you get am na him u no throw us link since

Why this camera man dey like show fans,

E come be like say, fans for house dey watch fans for stadium.

It's a PK for Nigeria

We are come back kings, we love to come back, did you watch the under 17 in the first two games
Did you see the under 23 in their last match.

So just chill, while we level

1-1
Modified

He missed that begging chance

Whenever we ask questions about our league.
This just tells it all with the bad coverage.

I bet you, we should be even grateful if we knew how much they put together for us to watch this crappy thing.

Bolowolowo:
Just tuned in.

I’m smelling an Aribo hat trick tonight.

Tuned in where??

If we had lost this match, I would have used three pages to lament my frustration from my one gig data.

My first time I streamed a match with my mobile data. And I enjoyed it actually.

Sportilitica:
I would have thought we would be analysing our match tomorrow against holland. Who should start and who is to chop bench. What formation is needed etc...

The truth is, It's too early to trust this team to put one's faith, time and thought into analyzing how the team should play... Because if they fail to make progress, such amount of mental effort would have been painfully wasted.

Let's just analyze them as they are playing.

Akpeyi with a clean sheet against sundowns..
Sundowns 0-2 chiefs

My child was dropped from U-17 W’Cup for DSS boss’ son –Oduko

England-based football scout, Ese Udoko, in this interview with KELVIN EKERETE alleges that his son, Ogaga, was unjustly dropped from the Golden Eaglets squad at the ongoing Brazil 2019 U-17 World Cup for Abba Abichi, son of the Director-General, Department of State Service, Bichi Magaji, after helping the team qualify for the World Cup.

Is it true that your son Ogaga Oduko was dropped for Abba Bichi, son of the DSS boss, Bichi Magaji?

It is true. My son Ogaga was substituted for Bichi Magaji’s son, Abba Bichi, and there is no other way we can point otherwise. Those coaches are the ones destroying Nigerian football. I believe the officials from the top are corrupt as well. It is affecting Nigerian football. The less-privileged kids cannot genuinely represent their country without having a godfather.


But there is a claim that you are just an agent to Ogaga and not his father…

(Cuts in) Ogaga is my adopted son. He lost both parents at the age of 10. I came to Nigeria to do my scouting programme in 2016 for less-privileged talented kids across four states in Nigeria. The final selection was held in Lagos. He borrowed money to come and there I spotted him. He told me his story and I have been taking care of him in my academy since then, along with his two siblings.

How long was your son in the U-17 camp?

I took him for the U-17 trials and he passed. He has been with the team for a long time. He went with them to Tanzania (U-17 AFCON, qualifiers for the World Cup). He was the one that lost the last penalty in the semi-final 10-9 defeat to Guinea in Tanzania. They refused to feature him in the third-place game because of that and the Eaglets lost the match. He is an attacking midfielder, better than what they have in that midfield, but the coaches told me that they would convert him to left-back, as they don’t have one. And that is the only way he can make the team. I told my son to adapt and because of his talent, he adapted and since then he has been with the U-17.

Do you think he was dropped because he wasn’t good enough?

Not at all. When Ogaga was with the national team, he worked hard and merited it. I was about bringing him to the United Kingdom, but I had not finalised the adoption process then. After the process, I felt that he should take a shot at the national team and that will qualify him to play in England. And also, the other players can see that hard work and dedication with your talent can take you to the top. He has been with the team until they came back from Tanzania. During their two months break. I asked for his passport, so he can apply for UK visa, as Arsenal wanted to see him. I told the coach, but they refused to give me his passport. The excuse was that they don’t want to lose him. They felt that if he joined a club in England, he would not want to come back and play for the national team. The boy was angry but I encouraged him to bear it.

Is there evidence that he was dropped directly for Bichi?Ogaga

He traveled to Turkey for the tournament before travelling to Brazil with the team, but at the last minute he was dropped and was replaced with a player I now believe is the son of the head of security service in Nigeria because the NFF wanted to avoid corruption charges. So, they have to curry the head of security by bringing his son and other officials’ children and dropping talented players who don’t have any backing. I did not know the politics that was played, because I was not there. I know that boy was nowhere before, and suddenly at the last minute he replaced a regular player.



Some are of the opinion that Ogaga was dropped because he wasn’t a regular in Manu Garba’s squad…

My boy is a regular, the only match he did not play (in Tanzania) they lost. There is no way you can tell me that they have another excuse for dropping a regular player. I chatted with the coaches and their excuse was that it is a group decision. I know other players were dropped as well. I felt for my boy and the others, but I need to point this injustice out. It has been going on in the national team camp for too long. He has been with the team for months. Ogaga was in Tanzania and Turkey. He also made the final list of 25 to Brazil.

Did anyone at any point request for money from you to include Ogaga in the Eaglets’ U-17 World Cup squad?


They requested for money before they went to Tanzania. I refused to give anything. I told them, ‘let his talent make way for him.’ After using the boy to qualify, they dropped him without thinking. I know this situation might make my relationship with some Nigeria Football Federation members dented. I have set up a youth league currently running in Nigeria in four states.

Having gone through this experience, would you still allow Ogaga play for Nigeria in the future?

This is what I’m fighting for. I want a situation where talented players in Nigeria can represent their country on merit. I have a mission to raise players with their right ages for the national team to win the 2020 World Cup. This is a big challenge for me moving forward with the mandate. I will still allow him play for Nigeria. These people will not be there forever.

What does the future hold for Ogaga now?

He will be coming for trials with a Premier League club I don’t want to reveal now. Arsenal will still have their eyes on him. They were actually coming to watch him in BraziL. He would have been drafted straight away into their U-19 squad if he had played at the world Cup. A Premier League club is waiting for Ogagga already, but they want me to bring him to the UK first.

How can this issue of dropping better qualified players for more influential players be addressed?

The youth football structure needs to be well organised. The country should be able to watch young players from the age of 15. This is why I am running a youth league in Nigeria. Once coaches make their 25-man list, the regular players selected initially should not be dropped; rather the coaches should adjust a player who is not performing well to the bench. A regular player can only be dropped if they commit a serious offence. When a regular player is omitted from the team rather than dropping them to the bench, it should be questioned and looked into by independent professionals, rather than the officials.

https://punchng.com/my-child-was-dropped-from-u-17-wcup-for-dss-boss-son-oduko/

Barryseal:
I am very familiar with him on this thread. He sleeps and wake up on here. If this thread gets deleted, he will slide into depression,could even be suicidal.
This is where he gets his daily fix. He's like a junkie

Na my guy u take time roast like this

Branzy:
What can you guys say about this

Not even one Egyptian player from the 2006-2010 dominance of Africa. At least their gk deserves a spot over enyeama

CoolJulian:
]TheGoodJoe

Why won't Bulgarians make racists chants when Black guys want to burn their country with football.

Rashford
Barkley
Sterling.


Wait...! This guy includes Barkley among black players...? Wetin pesin no go hear?

Barkley's dad or so is actually Nigerian..
Barkley stated that he had some Nigerian identity after Nigeria won the nation's cup in 2013.
He only adopted is mother's name Ross after his father abandoned him.

Real Madrid's Brazil Star Casemiro Reveals What Impressed Him Most About Super Eagles


Brazil are still searching for their first win after their Copa America triumph following their 1-1 draw with Nigeria in an international friendly in Singapore on Sunday, October 13.

The five-time world champions avoided defeat when Real Madrid defensive midfielder Casemiro cancelled out a 35th minute opener from Glasgow Rangers star Joe Aribo.

The Brazil number 5 was impressed with the physical qualities of the Nigeria players and believes they played a good second half against the three-time African champions after scoring the equaliser.

''Speaking of results, it is never favorable. When it comes to Brazil, we always want to seek victory,'' Casemiro was quoted as saying by TV Globo.

''But within what we were presenting, today the answer was very good. The second half was good, against a physically strong team.

''The result is not good, but no doubt the second half was good, yes.''

The Super Eagles will face Benin and Lesotho in Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers next month.

Igho Kingsley

New Boys Solomon-Otabor, Olayinka Send Message To Super Fans Pre-Brazil; Azeez Too


Slavia Prague striker Peter Olayinka and CSKA Sofia winger Viv Solomon-Otabor have sent a message to Super Eagles fans ahead of a possible debut against Brazil in an international friendly on Sunday.

Ramon Azeez is making a return to the national team after five years in the international wilderness and the in-form Granada midfielder is excited to face the South Americans.

Asked to introduce himself to Nigeria fans by the Super Eagles Media team, Olayinka said : ''My name is Olayinka Peter, player of Slavia Prague. I am a forward and I am very happy to be here, I want to be here for long.

''I want to give my very best to Nigeria. Keep praying for us, keep supporting us and we are going to make you guys proud''.

Solomon-Otabor comes from a footballing family, with his father representing Bendel Insurance, NNPC and Eagle Oil before relocating to England, and his uncle Thompson Oliha was part of the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations winning team.

The winger said : ''My name is Viv Efosa Solomon-Otabor, I am 23 years old and I play for CSKA Sofia. I am from Edo State in Nigeria and I am very honoured to have been called up for Nigeria and I hope there's many more times for this to happen again.

''We have a big game on Sunday and I want every Nigerian to come and support us and show us some love.''

Azeez added : ''My name is Ramon Azeez, I play for Granada in La Liga. I am happy to be back here with the Super Eagles and if I have my opportunity to play on Sunday I am going to give all my possible best. I want all Nigerians to give their support on Sunday against Brazil''.

Igho Kingsley

'The New Wilfred Ndidi' Pledges Allegiance To Nigeria Over France And Germany


Promising KFC Uerdingen youth-teamer Topmann Ugochukwu Izuwa has pledged his international allegiance to Nigeria even though he is eligible to turn out for world champions France and Germany.

Born in France eighteen years ago to Nigerian parents, he moved to Germany after his birth, and has a German passport.

Explaining the decision why Topmann opted to commit his international future to the three-time African champions rather than two heavyweights in world football, his father Bishop Izuwa stressed that the midfielder is proud of his Nigerian background and wants to contribute to the country.

'Topmann can play for three countries; France, Germany and Nigeria. I have made my children understand that home is home even though they were born in Europe,'' Izuwa Senior told allnigeriasoccer.com.

''If you don't have a root you cannot bear fruits and their foundation should be home. I want him to use his gifts to project the interest of Nigeria than serving the interest of his place of birth, that is the ideology.

''He has great opportunities in Germany and France but it is better he plays for Nigeria.''

Topmann has drawn comparisons with Nigeria star Wilfred Ndidi and just like the Leicester City midfielder, he can also be deployed as a central defender.

Izuwa added : ''He can play as a midfielder and a defender. Most of the time he is used in midfield. He plays like Leicester City's Wilfred Ndidi.

''He is a fantastic player, has good ball control, has good ball distribution, can play shots, good in the air especially from set pieces. He is aggressive and a mobile player''.

Topmann Izuwa was acquired by German 3. Liga club KFC Uerdingen in 2018 after stops at Sportfreunde Hamborn 07, MSV Duisburg, Rot-Weiss Essen, TB Oberhausen, VfR 08 Oberhausen and Schwarz-Weiß Essen.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel