₦airaland Forum

QueenJazz:
Fair enough.

quickberry:
What I am trying to tell you is, Nwabali playing at Chippa Utd does not mean he is not good enough.

Cocony:
False they never lost 7:1. It was 6:1 and Enyeama did not feign injury. They later beat the same ISMAILY 4:2 in the same group phase

Cocony:
Austin Ejide was the one fumbling on crosses all through the friendlies he featured in on our way to Korea/Japan 2002 not Vincent Enyeama.

CapitalCee:
He might be good, but his mentality and situational awareness is poor, as evidenced by his errors and attutude in the recent rounds of qualifiers. Football is not about ability you need the right mentality and awareness especially for a GK.

Cocony:
My brother, Ezenwa was not a newbie going into the game against Cameroun in 2017 on our way to 2018 WORLD CUP. After being part of the 2007 U20 TEAM BOTH AFCON AND THE WORLD CUP FOR U20s HE HAD BEEN A REGULAR IN THE NPFL.
YES ENYEAMA WAS NEW BUT NOT JITTERY AND WAS ALREADY TESTED IN A FRIENDLY AGAINST KENYA AND HAVING LOST OUT ON QUALIFICATION, THE RIGHT THING ANY COACH WILL DO IN HIS 3RD MATCH THAT WILL NOT CHANGE THE TURN OF EVENTS AS PER QUALIFICATION IS TO GRANT APPEARANCES TO SOME OF HIS PLAYERS. ENYEAMA WAS NOT JITTERY, COCKY NOR DID HE DISPLAY ARROGANCE TOWARDS ANY OF HIS CAPTAINS IN THE SUPER EAGLES.

quickberry:
It was Enyeama, in his early Super Eagles career. Do your research

quickberry:
Enyeama was fumbling with crosses in his early stage. He was always having problem dealing with crosses, he improved on it later.

CapitalCee:
Enyeama waz never fumbling crossess in SE shirt. He was solid throughout his time in SE.

CapitalCee:
Enyeama was a calm head and he has already won the league with Enyimba, you cant call him a nee bee.

The Ezenwa he was mentioning was one of the most experienced GKs in the league at that time and was a first choice for Ifeanyi Ubah FC, at thst time are plsying Confredration cup

Cocony:
False they never lost 7:1. It was 6:1 and Enyeama did not feign injury. They later beat the same ISMAILY 4:2 in the same group phase

quickberry:
Maybe, you watched another Super Eagles😂

Cocony:
CapitalCee, it seems you are getting the explanation wrong. I corrected the error of the person with my explanation which you quoted and I rightly know Enyeama won 2002 league with Enyimba. Read through the posts that led to my answer.
As per the National Team Enyeama was regarded as a newbie at the time when we had Ndubuisi Egbo, Murphy Akanji and Ike Shorunmu.

Cocony:
On the contrary that was not true in view of what I watched not what you read from Google. The argument is the comparison in terms of club status and attitude of ENYEAMA then vs that of NWABALI now.

CapitalCee:
The Season Enyimba lost to Ismaily 6-1. The later top that group and met tge same Ismaily in the final and won the trophy and that didnt have anything to do with Enyeama or winning mentality. That Enyimba team with Enyeama is among the greatest if not the greatest team the Nigerian league has seen

quickberry:
Ndubuisi Egbo and Murphy Akanji were not part of the world cup preparation. It was Ike Shorunmu, Rotimi Sunday, Austin Ejide, Vincent Enyeama, Chijioke Ejiogu(the flying monkey) e.t.c

quickberry:
The Ike Shorunmu you are talking about, go and check the kind of goals he conceded at 2000 AFCON final.

If you are good, you are good.

CapitalCee:
You are diviating. The point you are making is that Enyeama never had winning mentality and elite attitude when he debuted in 2002 world cup.
It has been proven to you thst he has it.
His team had won the Nigerian league which at that time was really good, and was competing in CAF Champions lesgue.

And it has slso been proven to you thst he was not the first choice at that time. He only became first choice when he wn 2 CAF champions league titles and multiple league titles in Nigeria. The mistakes of Shorommu in 2000 is ot the discussion here

Cocony:
The AFCON IN 2002 was the commencement of World Cup preparation before most players were suspended. Chijioke Ejiogu of Arugo and later Iwuanyanwu Nationale was not part of the build up after AFCON 2002.

Cocony:
Enyimba were a force to reckon with before Enyeama's arrival having won the 2001 NIGERIAN PREMIER LEAGUE VIA THE SUPER 4
Where you play for and who you play against matters.

Cocony:
The AFCON IN 2002 was the commencement of World Cup preparation before most players were suspended. Chijioke Ejiogu of Arugo and later Iwuanyanwu Nationale was not part of the build up after AFCON 2002.

CapitalCee:
Excellent. Enyimba was an Elite team by the time Enyeama csme to SE. By that time Nigerian league was among the best in Africa. Teams like Julius Berger and 3SC and Kano Pillars were competing very well in CAF competition. If Nwabali was keeping for Al Ahly , Memolodi Sundowns, Orlando Pirates or Experance or any of the Casablanca teams, no one will be worried. A bottom placed team keeper in SA should not be our first choice in SE. Heck even that Rwandan GK is in Keizer Chiefs. Washinton Arubi of Zimbabwe id the GK of a team far higher than Chippa utd.

quickberry:
Benjamin Frederick says hi😂😂

Cocony:
CapitalCe, it seems you are getting the explanation wrong. I corrected the error of the person with my explanation which you quoted and I rightly know Enyeama won 2002 league with Enyimba. Read through the posts that led to my answer.
As per the National Team Enyeama was regarded as a newbie at the time when we had Ndubuisi Egbo, Murphy Akanji and Ike Shorunmu.

Cocony:
The AFCON IN 2002 was the commencement of World Cup preparation before most players were suspended. Chijioke Ejiogu of Arugo and later Iwuanyanwu Nationale was not part of the build up after AFCON 2002.

CapitalCee:
Fredricks is not a GK, he has a Defensive leaders in Bassey and Ola Aina who who plays in EPL to guide him. And he is only on loan in that team, he only made his debut recently so will definitely move back to his parent EPL club. Nwabali on the other hand got exposure nearly 2 years now, yet hr couldnt get a move to the top 4 teams in SA or even top African teams or Europe.

quickberry:
About 80% of the AFCON squad were not part of the world cup preparation.

Cocony:
Very false information/Conjecture.About 80% of a 22man AFCON 2002 squad not going to the world cup equals mathematically 17.6 players and where .6 can no be assigned as a whole your statement qualifies as about 17 of the 22players. This again gives hint that you did not really watch them then or you have forgotten or you just want to argue. More than 8 of the 22 that went to AFCON 2022 were at the World Cup in 2022.