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busky007:
Just read now that bayana bayana will start Wc preparation with friendly against Netherlands who are European champions and 7th in the world, followed by Sweden with 9th in the world .while Nigeria will keep going to useless tourneys without quality teams as preparations.
For me playing this 2 country is better than playing China and other stupid countries
When will naija learn

despite all the friendlies they played last year,what did they showed for it at the last AWCON? my brother, the level of preparation is not determined by the type of team you played before the tournament.

BascoVanVeli:
Nope he has to learn to live with it like all the great ones have done.

I hope it doesn't enter his head

ChrisKels:
Villarreal Nigeria international forward Samuel Chukwueze has ‎emerged as the most sought after teen in world football after a poll conducted by online Spanish footballportal, Mundo Deportivo el diario deportivo Online

they should leave this boy alone and let him concentrate na

BascoVanVeli:
Forward. She played on the right in the Aiteo cup final but I believe she can play 9 also because she has the size.

good...because we need a striker

ChrisKels:
After his club(West Brom) stopped him from repping Nigeria in the WAFU Championship due to fitness issues, Nigeria U20 invitee, Ojebode turns down England U18 invitation, as he fancies his chances with the Flying Eagles...

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2018/12/18/nigeria-u20-invitee-west-brom-teen-sensation-ojebode-shuns-invitation-to-play-for-england-u18s/

correct pikin wey make sense

BascoVanVeli:
Vivian Ikechukwu from Rivers Angels should be given a look in one of these friendly matches. I think she has what it takes to become a special player.

what position sir?

4koff:
South Africa has kicked off it's plans for the female world cup.

http://www.kickoff.com/mobile/news/91638/banyana-banyana-coach-desiree-ellis-name

Nigeria where are you?

no be RSA? that team get problem pass us. I just pray they wouldn't disgrace Africa at the WC

olapluto:
We're now officially confirmed for Cyprus cup. We're in group of death with Austria, Belgium and Slovenia

group of death?? Lolz... I love that.

Danielnino00:
Meanwhile... The super falcons will play no less than 6 games before the world cup..

China invitation tourney- China Korea and Canada

Cyprus women cup- Austria Belgium and Slovenia. .

Good one from the NFF...

I think some friendly matches will also be organized separately.

isan:
Exactly 5 matches should not decide who win the Award

Oshoala should win that award,her performance maybe trash during AWCON but I think at club level,she was decent.She even won some medals.

Aina starts for Torino

Daejoyoung:
Thembi Kgatlana would win it.

I don't think so except CAF want to be biased. On what criteria will she win it?

Danielnino00:
Its been confirmed that Morocco won't bid to host the 2019 AFCON.

That puts South Africa as favourite to win the bid although Egypt might step in for Morocco...


Funny enough,should South Africa win the hosting right,our status of having qualified for the AFCON will be revoked until Libya don't beat South Africa and or when we get a point from Seychelles

I thought there is a slot already reserved for the host irrespective if they qualify or not.

tbaba1234:
How many of these players are actually under 20?

https://i0.wp.com/owngoalnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_5563.jpg?w=696

Tall goalkeepers seem to be dominating Nigeria's football teams nowadays... Nnadozie,Uzoho and Alampasu and this one also.

1. Nigerian Player of the Year:Ahmed Musa

2. Home Based Super Eagles Player of the Year: Ikechukwu Ezenwa.

3. Most Impactful New Inclusion(2018):Samuel Kalu

4. Best Ogedengbe Best Goalkeeper award:Francis Uzoho

5. Stephen Keshi Best Defender award: Williams Troost-Ekong

6. Samuel Okwaraji Best Midfielder award: Nominees:Wilfred Ndidi


7. Rashidi Yekini Best Attacker award: Ahmed Musa

8. Most improved player in 2018:Alex Iwobi.


9. Young Player of the Year award (Under21):Francis Uzoho.

10. Super Falcons Player of the Year: Tochukwu Oluehi,

11. Super Eagles Goal of the Year:Ahmed Musa 2nd Goal against Iceland.

elyte89:
So who.played behind him against S/A away.....Samuel okparaji ?


Oga clinical or no clinical, nacho has digress,presently his form has dropped gan,even if 30pirlo plays behind nacho,I doubt dt might improve his game

His self confidence needs to come back first b4 anything

I agree with you bro,Nacho is no more confident like before.Each striker has its own playing techniques,some are hustlers (Sanchez) while some depends on how the ball flows around them (Auba). Nacho belongs to the latter category, imagine a trio of Kalu,simon and Iwobi behind him. With chances coming in from left and right,I think he might play better. I don't think leceister city suits him ,he should try out other league.

Curtisaxel7:
Nothing wey person no go hear for this group.

Iheanacho is clinical?! My grandma is clinical too then .

hey bro,you should discuss football more often here because that is the only thing we do here.Everybody is entitled to his/her own opinion so stop rubbishing any post. The least you could do is to state your opinion and we rub mind together.

isan:
ihezuo i watched in final got nothing on ajibade

same thing have been saying. We need Ajibade at WWC next year hopefully she gets some things right before then.

naijaseeker:
I still maintain there were better legs at the bench than Ajibade, who are also young and should rather be introduced. Ihezuo fights for the ball and she also scores. Chinaza has more confidence and better ball skills.

Ajibade is still not there yet but those players you mentioned were not better at AWCON. I still remember the chance Ihezuo blasted over the bar.Ajibade is good ,though she needs a bit of sharpening.

Icon4s:
That is always the problem here on this thread. You have not given them game time yet u have concluded they can replace him.

That aside, those 3 players cannot compete with Iheanacho because of the kind of roles Iheanacho plays for the SE: Lone striker, SS, and behind the striker. Osimhen and Odey can only play CF. Iheanacho kind of player will hardly be thrown out from the kind of SE team we have currently even though he starts more from the bench.

I think kelechi is poor mainly because he has never played with a true playmaker.If someone like Iwobi plays behind him,he might get those true passes he needed and it won't be a problem to finish off those chances since he is clinical.

busky007:
Just read that Villarreal coach has been sacked. I pray it won't affect chukwueze playing time
Fadalawd may what happened to Moses Victor don't happen to him at this stage of his career

there should be many club watching him and in case the new coach fumbles, Samuel might get offers.

olapluto:
I am happy that the coach has realised that he needs to work hard on the midfield and strikers.

I think Nwabuoku should be recalled and should the the firm defensive midfielder, with Halimatu Ayinde playing with her. Okobi is attacking mid.
At the world cup, I will play a 4-4-2 and not our usual 4-3-3. Let Ajibade play slightly ahead of Okobi,and we have Oparanozie and Oshoala. Our 4-3-3 is becoming quite ineffective.

. you can't bench ordega.

olapluto:
You don't know Pinnick then. He has mouth but hardly delivers.

. let's just wait and see

Schemerkhiz:
We should comfortably beat Norway because that is our Assistant Coach Maureen Mmadu second Country..she Played and Coached there for over 10yrs, She knows them very well and should be able to help us out with some vital informations...
Faith Ikidi and goalkeeper Tochukwu Oluehi(2016) have also played in Norway too.

. sir,how do you see our coach? Is he really good.?

olapluto:
The team should try to start working on Fitness from now on. Our girls were all heavy in Ghana. I really really hope to hear news of Friendly matches from NFF before Christmas. By January, most serious teams would have been playing high quality friendlies.

Sadly, this NFF is for Super Eagles only, and the world cup coincides with Nations cup, so, I fear for the girls.

I do get jealous of those south African babes,they look fit and sharp. Regaining fitness should be one of the SF priorities especially Desire,Rita and Oshoala

Schemerkhiz:
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, said: “It is a draw that tells us that we have to do everything we can to prepare the team well for the competition.

“Presently, we have lined up two tournaments in China and Cyprus for the team, and we are talking with a few countries and organisers for matches and tournaments.

“We will give the Head Coach and his team the necessary support to prepare the team adequately for the competition.”

These are the word's of the NFF president..

I think this man is one of the best thing to have ever happened to Nigerian football. Two tournaments in China and Cyprus coupled with friendly matches is a welcomed development.

olapluto:
This is really unfair on Ajibade the way some people talk about her here. Actually, maybe one or two people. She is very very good, and I stand by that. Her first touch, and ball sense is probably the best in the falcons team as at today.
Ajibade is a victim of her own success. At U20 level, the coach put too much on her. Still she took the team to quarter finals at last U20 world cup.

Even in Ghana, we saw what she did. Her beautiful goal, and commanding performances. She's DEFINITELY going to France if she's fit.

how can I forget those defence splitting passes. Her touch and shooting accuracy is topnotch. But I want her to impose herself more and work hard.

Schemerkhiz:
watch Ordega very well against top European and American side she is always our best performing striker... Her experience of playing in US and having played in Sweden, Australia and Spain gives her the nod over the rest.

actually, am referring to oparanozie ..ordega is a baller

Danielnino00:
It seems like you overrated the Cameroon team a lot because of their performance against us that you miss the fact that poor preparation was what affected the super falcons at the AWCON... after Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria was the worst prepared team at the AWCON .but they still managed to win..south Africa that has played over 20 games together even against European teams since the last awcon couldn't beat us in the final.. I watched Cameroon's game against Mali and trust me the Cameroonians were helped with their physicality... They aren't better than the super falcons.. they have never been...


Let the NFF organise quality friendlies for the super falcons and give them the same level of support they gave the super eagles in the run to the world cup before you conclude that they aren't good enough again

I agree with you bro. Cameroon are physical but not technical. And nowadays, physicality doesn't win you match. Japan vs Senegal comes to mind