₦airaland Forum

TheSuperNerd:
My man, once they hear "needs a switch", they prioritise except in some instances. For example, Francis Onyeka needs a switch but he is still being actively considered.

The list of quality prospects is long both for those who needs and dont need a switch.

what I’m trying to say bro is that the switch of a thing shouldn’t stop the NFF and Chelle to approach this lads first.

If not for the lure of playing with Lewandoski Poland isn’t a bigger footballing nation than Nigeria 🤣🤣🤣🤣

FiveFootNinja:
It's adults doing this by the way. 😂😂

I swear, the same pple wey go remind you say u don reach 40 years 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

AndSunGorilla:
you have the yam and the knife sir.

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semid4lyfe:
The most annoying posters on this thread are those who attempt to stir Messi vs Ronaldo debates with Argentina and Portugal matches

Even more annoying is the fact that people engage their posts

Omode ni yin. Una need to grow up

my brother, comparing greats that hv achieved all they ever dreamt of.

Some wey they insult and rubbish the achievements and success of both the Ronaldo and Messi if care is not taken still are yet to amount to anything good in their live

TheSuperNerd:
What a Move! This kid has made the leap to La Liga from Polish Topflight. Been on my radar and mentioned to the scouts but the switch allegiance hurdle is why things cooled. Now, he don go La Liga. Poland could just call him up to their senior side.

Time will tell.

Remind the so called national team scouts to keep an eye on him now that he is in laliga. Earning caps for the Polish 🇵🇱 youth teams shouldn’t deter the scouts

If the NFF and Chelle reach out to him he may decide to switch. Other nations don’t just abandon talents just because they hv caps for the youth team of their country of birth.

Bouaddi few months ago starred for French u21 and tipped as future Le Blues midfield anchor but today is playing for Morocco

🇦🇹 Austrian Bundesliga side, ⚫️Sturm Graz has completed the signing of 20-year-old Austrian born Nigerian right back, Kelechi Nnamdi from First Vienna FC.

He’ll be looking to start his integration as he joins the Sturm Graz reserve team.

Per @9ja_Ballers

💣 Bright Ede to Deportivo La Coruna! The 19-year-old has passed his medical tests. Documents signed. Contract until 2031.

Deportivo will pay Motor Lublin 6 million euros + one million in easy bonuses. TOP3 most expensive defenders sold from the Ekstraklasa.

At the last moment, AS Roma wanted to swoop in for the player, but he was already in Spain.

Offers for Ede have been coming non-stop for over a year. In the summer of 2025, Chelsea/Strasbourg were in the mix (advanced talks in Wroclaw during the Conference League final) and Manchester United, but the price was driven too high.

In the winter, Real Betis was ready to bring in the defender. The Spaniards offered around 5 million euros.

Deportivo bided its time. Promotion + wealthy owner. They would've had no chance before.

Ede joins La Liga valued for his huge potential. The priority was to place him specifically in Spain. @Meczykipl

Goke7:
Senegal resurrected Belgium as they were dead and buried earlier 😂

As for Trump na to deport infantino o

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Odunayaw:
Belgium is back from the grave? I couldn't have guessed they'd whip the US given how they stumbled to the r16 and how dominant Trump boys have been. So surprised to see Ketelaere wake up.

Meanwhile what will Trump do now?

Dem really shock me. As I woke up see the result of the match I no believe am

Odunayaw:
Converted me from an arsenal fan to Man U in 2007.

I never fell for the comparison nonsense. I was content to enjoy his greatness.

All things come to an end.

🔥❤️✌️

🇮🇹 Exclusive: Serie A club Frosinone agrees to a deal to sign 20-year-old center-back Wisdom Amey from Bologna.

Amey signs a new contract with Bologna and joins Frosinone on loan until the end of the season. No purchase option. Eligible for Nigeria and Togo

Obrigado CR7. Thank you my idolo!! ❤️❤️❤️

Polish born super eagles eligible defender Bright Ede close to joining laliga returnees Deportivo La Coruna

PDPGuy:
Bruno Guimares is the second Brazilian to miss or have their penalty saved in a WC match (within regulation time) since 1986….

Newcastle legend 😆

TheSuperNerd:
Demi Akarakiri medical at Cagliari completed since June 22. And good thing is he needs no switch.

is he going straight to their first team?

Na we get this one 🤣🤣


Everton have lost academy gem Demi Akarakiri (18) on a free to Serie A side Cagliari.

The ex-Arsenal CM played 53 times for the Toffees' youth, recording 8 goal contributions (5G/3A).

Born in London, he is also eligible for Nigeria.

Everton agree a deal with Chelsea to sign Tyrique George. Total package £18m and £6m in add-one plus a 15% sell-on.🔵

TheSuperNerd:
You just wake up. Lol

😆😆😆😆 I no knw say u don post

Morocco no dey play well for this game

𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: FC Basel have signed dual-national forward Kazeem Olaigbe from Trabzonspor on a season-long loan with an option to buy.

The 23-year-old recorded 1 goal and 7 assists in 37 appearances last season and will team up with Philip Otele at Basel.

Real Sociedad are preparing a new bid for #SuperEagles midfielder Christantus Uche after Crystal Palace rejected a permanent move.

Getafe are open to selling, while Atletico Madrid, Real Betis, Wolves and Brentford are also monitoring the Nigerian. 🇳🇬👀

Anderlecht are reportedly interested in former Royal Antwerp FC player Chidera Ejuke.

🎈The Belgian club is preparing a €4 million bid for the 28-year-old Nigerian winger. His Spanish club, Sevilla, is willing to cooperate with a sale due to a need for funds.

Capo Verde ❤️❤️❤️💯😁😁✌️✌️

mostob:
Ekong, Ramos... I can go on and on.
Defenders that take good PKs are rare compared to their counterparts in midfield and forward positions.

fernando Hierro

TheSuperNerd:
I will take this move. FC Basel is traditionally the Number one side in Switzerland even though FC Thun won the league this past season in a shocking swiss league campaign.

So this is a fine stepping stone to the Bundesliga or Ligue 1 for the young talented Akpe. Congrats in advance and I expect Basel to return to the pinnacle of the league this coming season.

big leap for the kid. Basel having always been a known club in European football and the biggest in Switzerland

TheSuperNerd:
Bulgaria had one of the most charismatic and most talented European footballers of his generation in Hrisro Stoichov of Barcelona and a fine bunch of other ballers in Letchkov and Balakov. It was their Golden Generation. The best they had ever assembled and it was their 6th WC appearance.

And They did not disappear after US 1994. They returned in France 1998.

So kindly rest again your failed attempt at belittling what the Nigerian 1994 set did or what an African debutant like Cape Verde has achieved for themselves coz you are clearly forcing it.

Facts are facts. Keep it holistic and not narrowed like your forced watered-down views.

I think that set of 94 for Bulgaria was their golden generation

Egypt win abeg

EElopa:
He is a good player. When I evaluate a defender, there are parameters that I look at.

1. How good they are in the air (Good, Ok, or Poor)

2. How well they read the game (positioning and anticipation) (Good, Ok, or Poor)

3. How they communicate and organize the backline (Good, Ok, or Poor)

4. Pace and recovery speed (Good, Ok, or Poor)

5. Technicality on the ball (ball carrier, ability to thread a bass that will break a pressing forward line, passing range, composure under pressure) (Good, Ok, Poor)

6. One-on-one defending (Good, Ok, Poor)

To play for a big club in Europe, you have to be good in 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6.

My ratings of prominent Super Eagles defenders. (I included Troost)

Emmanuel Fernandez, to me, is good in 1, 2, 3, and 5. He is poor in 4 and Ok in 6.

Calvin Bassey, to me, is good in 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6. He is poor in 2, and he always tries to make up for it with his athleticism. This might be the reason why big Premier League teams are holding off and are hesitant about him.

Benjamin Federicks, the reason why I highly rate this boy is that he is developing into being good in all 6 of them. I have not seen an area in the game where I would say this boy is poor in. This boy will be on a champion league contending team in 2 years.

Troost Ekong, to me, is Good in 1 Ok in 2, Good in 3, Ok in 4, Poor in 5 and Ok in 6.

Semi Ajayi is Good in 1, Ok in 2, Ok in 3, Poor in 4, Poor in 5 and Ok in 6

Emmanuel Fernandez is good and for a player that just made the leap from the 3rd tier of English football to the SPL and Glasgow Rangers, emerged as his club’s best player and made the team of the season says a lot about his potentials

Not only that he was able to attract decent teams from top leagues after a season in Scotland, playing in the UEL and making his international debut is a big testament to his talent

🚨🤝 EXCL | FC Basel are closing in on the Akpe Victory deal.

After weeks of negotiations, the Swiss club has closed the gap with ZTE, who had previously rejected offers for the player.

The Nigerian player is now set to begin a new chapter in Switzerland. 🔜🇨🇭

Wilfred Ndidi is attracting interest from Hull City.

🇹🇷 Beşiktaş are reportedly holding out for around €8m and expect the Nigerian midfielder to join their pre-season camp, with no deal agreed yet.

M7even:
You need to understand what we call Cinderella stories of football. The Bulgaria side of 94' was an example of that. Beating Bulgaria in our opening game was the turning point for Bulgarian football history who up until then have never won a world cup match having participated four (not exactly sure) times before . What they had was a Cinderella story that saw them beat Greece and shocked the world beating Argentina in the final group game. That run saw them reach the semi finals. I'm sure you know there are a host óf teams that have pulled out this sort of stories in football only to disappear after such feat. Greece in Euro 2004, Checzolvakia in Euro 96, Costarica in WC 14', etc. This I believe is more akin to Cape Verde. So nothing extraordinary in Bulgaria of 94 . Again this is no false impression or narratives . This is whole substance. Gracias.

you forgot to mention Denmark in Euro 92. A team that failed to qualify for the competition but were called to fill in a gap left by one of the qualified nations that withdrew and ended up winning the competition

ChrisKels:
The blame is on Osimhen, not Napoli. No matter how much you love a team and their fans, you should always put your career first by signing a favourable contract. Osimhen had no reason rushing the renewal of his contract when he did.

Four years at a time. Never extend except it is few months before your contract ends. If they will accept, also have a clause signed that you can leave if a better offer comes, and there also should be a price cap.

If Osimhen had things like these in place, he wouldn't have been in that mess.


Fulham is good, but I would rather Buike went to Napoli if Napoli puts in a similar offer. I like my players going to the big clubs.

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