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Deltamani:
The U 20 national women's team Falconets, head's for the airport ,the team leaves Nigerian for Colombia 🇨🇴 for their 10days training tour today.

skallion7:
They didn't release the squad list, something fishy is going on

solonnachi:
Nigeria my country!

Deltamani:
With the Picture you can identify those that made the team to Colombia and some few good players that were dropped and I wasn’t expecting to be dropped..!

Deltamani:
With the Picture you can identify those that made the team to Colombia and some few good players that were dropped and I wasn’t expecting to be dropped..!

Deltamani:
With the Picture you can identify those that made the team to Colombia and some few good players that were dropped and I wasn’t expecting to be dropped..!

solonnachi:
Who is going to be our striker and midfielder pls?
It seems that Oyibo Ireland girl, Reila was not picked ooo. But I can see Flourish Sebastian and Rofiat Imuran in the first picture

TVTM2023:
Where is simeone Reilly what is wrong with NFF again?
Are they stupid or She didnt settle them or she was forced again to pay to represent mtcheww!!!

lovewins:
I wasn't expecting her to make it quite frankly. Our local coaches are somewhat averse to using players born abroad. Saw it with Olowoekere too.

Not sure I agree with Imuran making the team. She's already a professional who is regular with her club. I can understand Ajakaye and Flourish who probably need the platform to make a case for themselves, but Imuran doesn't need it. Would have preferred that opportunity given to someone else.

isan:
Where you camp with them to know Riley did enough to make the team or not ? How many Riley matches have you watched? Not YouTube videos

mostob:
Doesn't need it as how? She is experienced and will definitely add quality to the team. Must we use tourneys as breeding opportunities? Did they forbid us from challenging for the cup?

Deltamani:
With the Picture you can identify those that made the team to Colombia and some few good players that were dropped and I wasn’t expecting to be dropped..!

lovewins:
First, age grade competitions are primarily designed to breed talents. The expectation isn't necessarily to win them but provide a platform for young talents to thrive, and secondarily to give opportunities for professional clubs to see them. Imuran already has that as she not only plays professionally for a club in France, she's also a starter there for the most part. Notice I didn't mention Ajakaye and Flourish cause while they are both signed professionally, they haven't gotten a chance to prove themselves and this fulfills the secondary reason.

While there's nothing wrong with winning age grade competitions and aspiring to do well there, winning is and shouldn't be a top consideration. Look at our make teams, we've won every laurel possible at age grade competitions cause we largely take players beyond the age to these competition cause "we must compete to win". How exactly has that helped us in the long run please? What's the conversion rate of players going on to have a great career or how is it helped the Super Eagles on the global stage.

Like a wise man once said, "it's insanity to keep doing the same thing and expecting different results".

Deltamani:
Oga calm down, have you checked out the US U20 list? They have 6 players who are already professionals playing in the NWSL and are starters for their various Clubs..

France had 7 players from Lyon & PSG and I don’t know yet if they have finally agreed to release them to the U20 World Cup.. two of Paris FC starters Ribederra the no.9 and Bulgart the Left back and in the squad too.. Nnadozie back up at Paris Fc and one other regular player was picked too…

Linda Caceido is also going to play and Captain her country in this same U20 World Cup so what are you saying….

Cameroon picked players who are already playing for their senior team and playing pro in France too..

This isn’t about just breeding talents, let them win toooooo💯. Ahbi Nigeria dey forbid Age grade World Cup trophies??

lovewins:
First, age grade competitions are primarily designed to breed talents. The expectation isn't necessarily to win them but provide a platform for young talents to thrive, and secondarily to give opportunities for professional clubs to see them. Imuran already has that as she not only plays professionally for a club in France, she's also a starter there for the most part. Notice I didn't mention Ajakaye and Flourish cause while they are both signed professionally, they haven't gotten a chance to prove themselves and this fulfills the secondary reason.

While there's nothing wrong with winning age grade competitions and aspiring to do well there, winning is and shouldn't be a top consideration. Look at our make teams, we've won every laurel possible at age grade competitions cause we largely take players beyond the age to these competition cause "we must compete to win". How exactly has that helped us in the long run please? What's the conversion rate of players going on to have a great career or how is it helped the Super Eagles on the global stage.

Like a wise man once said, "it's insanity to keep doing the same thing and expecting different results".

lovewins:
First, I was speaking about Nigeria and not these other nations. Our context differs significantly from France and the USA. I was also very aware of Linda Caicedo when I wrote it. This USA has the luxury of talented players cause they already have a system where they breed and develop players. We literally have NCAA players featuring as national team players in many countries because of the system the USA affords us. The same thing with France as many of their young players are attached early to professional clubs and Spain is gradually towing that line to. So what these nations who by the way have significant successes at the world stage do have little bearing to our context.

Am I against us winning? No I want us to win. I however think we should make the most of platforms like the u20 world cup for the reasons I earlier highlighted.

TVTM2023:
Where is simeone Reilly what is wrong with NFF again?
Are they stupid or She didnt settle them or she was forced again to pay to represent mtcheww!!!

Deltamani:
Even at that, the Spain that are currently winning the age competitions are they not breeding talents??

No one is going there to just participate, they want to Win.. So they should go there and loss the 3 game stage games then come back home say them don breed talents ahbi??

Deltamani:
Even at that, the Spain that are currently winning the age competitions are they not breeding talents??

No one is going there to just participate, they want to Win.. So they should go there and loss the 3 game stage games then come back home say them don breed talents ahbi??

lovewins:
And you make my point for me with Spain. Spain is prove you don't have to go with "professionals" to win which is the point I am making.