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BankyGee:
Goalkeepers:
Stanley Nwabali
Maduka Okoye

Defenders:
William Troost-Ekong
Igoh Ogbu
Felix Agu
Ola Aina
Calvin Bassey
Benjamin Fredrick
Bruno Onyemaechi
Bright Osayi-Samuel

Midfielders:
Alex Iwobi
Wilfred Ndidi
Raphael Onyedika
Frank Onyeka
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
Christantus Uche

Forwards:
Olakunle Olasegun
Samuel Chukwueze
Ademola Lookman
Victor Osimhen
Tolu Arokodare
Cyriel Dessers
Moses Simon

Starting XI below:
Chukwueze and Iwobi can play interchangeably on the wings and AM positions during the match...

Omo you sabi, I gbadun this squad and it looks about 90% the likely squad we will see

Losing one is great pain. Losing two at once is earth shattering. May Stanley Nwabali rise above this and keep pushing on to be the man his parents would always be proud of.

Solid Condolences, our Number 1.

ChrisKels:
Nwabali buries his parents.

chrisooblog:
Are you Tosin's confidant to know if anyone has approached him to play for Nigeria? Iwobi has also said he spoke to him the decision is up to Tosin when he's ready. Bassey is at worst the same level as Tosin. Again I repeat Adarabioyo doesn't bring anything dramatically special to upgrade the backline. Nice to have but not must have.

If Tella was an upgrade on Chukwueze I would be the first to call for his inclusion but he's not. Nathan is not a regular starter at Leverkusen plus how many assists does he have from crosses that you dubbed him 'far better' than Samuel?

Chukwueze's problem is consistency. Once that is sorted his game will go up a level. He has shown in club and national team football to be devastating when on his game.

I've watched Chukwueze and Tella play and crossing the ball ⚽ with accuracy is and should be a routine skill set , it is for Tella both feet but Chukwueze dribbles upon dribble with no end product and offers little or nothing defensively.


I reiterate, "Tell me one CB better than him Tosin in the SE " ❓please put down names. Bassey doesn't have Tosin passing range or aerial dominance. Who is the fastest they are probably on par.

marvin906:
So. I should take Opta over uefa
C

UEFA doesn’t cover all leagues and as far as ranking is concern opta is the most accurate

TheSuperNerd:
2024/25 stats...

Tella: 0.1 crosses per game (8%)

Tella played 27 league games (17 starts) totalling 1,368 mins.

Chukwueze: 0.4 crosses per game (20%)

Chukwueze played 26 league games (9 starts) totalling 947 mins.

Somehow, Chukwueze has a better cross metric than Tella.

Also, Tella is not getting any younger. Like Chukwueze (already 26), Tella will hit 26 yrs next month. I wonder what magically exponential improvement he is gonna make at 26. Against Jamaica, he didnt impress. Looked very lightweight.

As for Tosin... you can keep rambling about a 27y/o CB going on 28 in 3 months' time still waiting for an England callup. CALVIN BASSEY EASILY OUTSHONE HIM IN 24/25 AND Both are CBs. Also, Bassey's 24/25 campaign across several individual performance metrics and minutes played beat each of Tosin's fulham campaigns/metrics of 22/23, 21/22 and 20/21. So yeah, dead on arrival.

You want to go down this road .

Statistics don't tell you the quality of the cross and or accuracy but having watched both players , and considering the numbers of games Chukwueze has played 46 and scored 7 goals. Tella has better end product.

Nathan Tella played two games and one 2025, he hasn't even had an opportunity to really warm up and you have dismissed him.

Calvin has never outshined Tosin maybe in your prejudiced mind. Statistics are indicative more so for defenders and conclusive other variables have to be taken into consideration.

Ppogbae:
I have read that the NFF uses nameless jerseys so they can wash and reuse them after each match. Is this true?

this isn’t true, a lot of countries use nameless jerseys for friendly games

Al-Hilal’s salary proposal to Victor Osimhen is €45 million a year, that is -->

Daily:161,656,000
Weekly: 1,134,615,000
Monthly: 4,750,000,000.


blood of jesus

Titian22:
It has been confirmed by skysports. Nigerians praise wealth and material things, it is just in our nature...our political and ruling elites are a reflection of our character as a people.

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Subzerooo:

Buchi dey craze

oloriooko:
Crystal Palace FA Cup winner, Eberechi Eze got married this weekend in full igbo culture of Nigeria
Congrats bro!

*last weekend

solonnachi:
I knew something was not right

I can bet with anything that this page is fake

KenyaYk:
I am currently in Ondo and can make my Lagos in the next day.

Does anyone know how I can get through to Osimhen? Is he in his hometown? Who can I connect with? I can also arrive in professional capacity with an entourage. I really need to see him.

Boniface will soon be in Akure, go and meet him he’ll take you to Osimhen

realpoacher:
Honestly I tire for all of una


Why are you all bickering about Osimehn?

Is there any offer from any of your most loved EPL teams and Osimehn refused to go?

What is the noise all about exactly?

Al Hilal is the only club in world right now with actual offer on the Table, not Man U, not Chelsea and certainly not Arsenal

If you all so love to see him play in the EPL as you claimed, then by all means start a GoFundMe for your favorite club to sign him

Put your money where your mouth is

At least we know that Galatasaray fans are over willing to contribute funds to buy him

If he refuses the Al Hilal deal and Galatasaray cannot afford him, then he can still quietly go back to Napoli

So what exactly is the whole fuse about?

Juventus and Galatasaray offer is on the table

WarHammer2000:
Honestly, I can't understand why Osimhen is stubbornly refusing to take a small pay cut and play for the big European clubs. It's not like he won't still go to Saudi when he reaches 30. It's not like he will be earning peanuts in Europe. Why not cement your legacy and go for the dough later?

Well, poor man no dey advice rich man for Naija.

this pay cut talk is very annoying, you people saying this rubbish aren’t realistic

princeabdul:
this isn't a wise saying

why?

marvin906:
So. I should take Opta over uefa
C

yes because UEFA is only for Europe

nairalandankrah:
Al-Hilal’s salary proposal to Victor Osimhen is €45 million a year, that is -->

Daily:161,656,000
Weekly: 1,134,615,000
Monthly: 4,750,000,000.


blood of jesus

this your screenshot is old na, this was last summer

Wirtz will reportedly earn over 300k at Liverpool but it’s Osimhen that should take pay cut on his 250k. I’d rather he goes back to Gala than take any humiliating pay cut

Canada has surpassed USA. It was only a matter of time with their large immigrant population.

jihday:
this isn’t true, a lot of countries use nameless jerseys for friendly games

Thanks for confirmation. Naija bloggers just dey run mouth as usual

It seems the man was actually right. Osimhen ended up in Saudi league as he predicted in 2023. Kvara with PSG and now a UCL winner, Kim Min Jae went on to Bayern. Saudi at 26yrs old is crazy

jihday:
yes because UEFA is only for Europe

I was wrong on the uefa part..
But am bone with Octa is the Ranking of mls and Liga mx

Goke7:
Let’s even assume they mean well but the bashing is becoming unnecessary as if the whole transfer process is all within his control.

Another thing many are not aware and I have been careful to mention it is the growing sentiments against migration in Europe which is impacting every sector. If osihmen had an European passport all these drama may not happen as it will just be an omo nile thing but for any European club to pay astronomical wages for any non European now omo na long thing o. Even two years ago things would have been easier but right now with the global economic downturn how will you explain to locals or the government splashing such huge money on a non European talent especially from Africa. That’s how complicated things are at the moment. No be everything dem Dey talk outside.

Smart...

marvin906:
I was wrong on the uefa part..
But am bone with Octa is the Ranking of mls and Liga mx

But there surely should be other global rankings you can bring up to support your convictions. Let's see them.

jihday:
I can bet with anything that this page is fake

Very fake. People wey no sabi filter between fake pages and fake news on Facebook, I dey wonder how them dey reason.

I no know when Alozie turn Lois Lane wey she go dey report wetin dem no send am.

Mybettingtips:
It seems the man was actually right. Osimhen ended up in Saudi league as he predicted in 2023. Kvara with PSG and now a UCL winner, Kim Min Jae went on to Bayern. Saudi at 26yrs old is crazy

Ended up?

For news wey never dey confirmed? Nigerians una too do o.

At least make he sign the contract first before you "ended up" him. Running before your shadow.

Mybettingtips:
It seems the man was actually right. Osimhen ended up in Saudi league as he predicted in 2023. Kvara with PSG and now a UCL winner, Kim Min Jae went on to Bayern. Saudi at 26yrs old is crazy

Did both Kvara and kim take a pay cut in the teams they went to?

Clint02:
But there surely should be other global rankings you can bring up to support your convictions. Let's see them.

My convictions isn't based on any global rankings but as a spectator of both leagues...
They may be other criteria used to rank leagues, but in terms of footballing strength then mls isn't as strong as Liga mx

All these because he no gree join Illuminati? So he has to slave up by reducing his worth in the form of paycut ...abeg, who victor offend? Or is he not signed up to a proper agency?

jihday:
this pay cut talk is very annoying, you people saying this rubbish aren’t realistic

Oga wetin nor dey realistic there? Is that you guys lack thr intelligence to know that he can insert in his clause the possibilities for renegotiation based on his performance

Don't you know that Chelsea last time agreed to pay him 6M pounds annual with add-ons of 4M pounds subject to Chelsea winning a trophy and qualifying for champions league

Had it been he signed he would've attain that smoothly and even if Chelsea unwilling to improve or renegotiate the deal. A season for Chelsea would've project him as a player that has proved his mantle in the Epl

Nothing wrong in reducing wages to play in the best leagues, rejuvenate your dominance and later go to Saudi on high to make money in your 30s

Samueltemi337:
Did both Kvara and kim take a pay cut in the teams they went to?

He messed up with that stupid agent he initially had working for him. The contract negotiations he had with napoli after winning scudento was a foolish one. That deal ought to be signed after that awesome season with an English club asap and leave when ovation was the loudest

BankyGee:
Ended up?

For news wey never dey confirmed? Nigerians una too do o.

At least make he sign the contract first before you "ended up" him. Running before your shadow.

It seems you know more than SkySport Italia?