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okoye is playing in top 5 leagues and not for a big team so I won't use stats to judge

Kog45:
TheSuperNerd your input pls relating to our goalkeepers performances so far this season cuz recently i watched one of Uzoho matches and asked you for the highlight here....

maidaboi:
okoye is playing in top 5 leagues and not for a big team so I won't use stats to judge

My post is not to judge but going somewhere and you have given me one of the areas through your comment....are you saying we should be rating players in top 5 league differently?

Kog45:
My post is not to judge but going somewhere and you have given me one of the areas through your comment....are you saying we should be rating players in top 5 league differently?

Okoye is facing strikers from Juventus, inter Milan, AC Milan, Napoli, Lazio, Roma, Como...that should be considered.

opes:
Okoye is facing strikers from Juventus, inter Milan, AC Milan, Napoli, Lazio, Roma, Como...that should be considered.

This absolutely doesn't count. I expect some people to have figured this out sooner. All this top 5 isshh na just talk.

Napoleon55:
We cannot tell him what to do,we can only say what we feel is best for us as Nigerian fans.

But those who said Nigerian fans shouldn't complain about their best player and one of the best 3 center forwards in the world still playing in Turkish league in his prime are duplicitous.
They want us to think they care more but it's all performative empathy and ultruism.

Gbam

Kilishihunter:
Bankygee my chief I'm sorry but osibaba and gala need to lose to my team tonight. Maybe he can be on the score sheet sha

I no even quick see this message 😂

At least I don revenge the 4 goals on another team and you don lose one match too.

😂

mostob:
This absolutely doesn't count. I expect some people to have figured this out sooner. All this top 5 isshh na just talk.

Dude did you ever play any team sports to a respectable level. In high school I was in Harris County all district team my senior year at Katy High School. I was recruited to a play college ball at University of Maryland and I could not get on the field my freshman, sophomore and junior year. Remember I am only talking about NCAA Div 1 level. Everybody on that Maryland program was 3 to 5 star recruits. Everything that gave me the edge in High school completely became useless due to the the level I was playing at. The best players in the NCAA will get drafted to the MLS then the cream of the crops from the MLS makes it to Europe down the road. There are levels into this game dude. The only people that talk like you are people who were never an athlete or have an agenda.

Goke7:
And he’s just coming back from injury!

You know ball.

The Osimhen that started this season would've probably pasted this Lille nothing less than 3 goals.

He was moving like someone on steroids. I still remember his last goal before the injury.

But if there's anything about Osimhen I love, he doesn't lose form, he knows how big he is and he's always ambitious. So I never worry about him. Na normals.

opes:
Okoye is facing strikers from Juventus, inter Milan, AC Milan, Napoli, Lazio, Roma, Como...that should be considered.

Okay Akor Adams too dey face defenders from Juventus,Inter Milan,AC Milan,Napoli,Lazio,Roma..pls do we considered this analysing him despite playing for Venezia?

EElopa:
Dude did you ever play any team sports to a respectable level. In high school I was in Harris County all district team my senior year at Katy High School. I was recruited to a play college ball at University of Maryland and I could not get on the field my freshman, sophomore and junior year. Remember I am only talking about NCAA Div 1 level. Everybody on that Maryland program was 3 to 5 star recruits. Everything that gave me the edge in High school completely became useless due to the the level I was playing at. The best players in the NCAA will get drafted to the MLS then the cream of the crops from the MLS makes it to Europe down the road. There are levels into this game dude. The only people that talk like you are people who were never an athlete or have an agenda.

I got your point then we should mellow in criticizing our players in top 5 league anyhow

Kog45:
Okay Akor Adams too dey face defenders from Juventus,Inter Milan,AC Milan,Napoli,Lazio,Roma..pls do we considered this analysing him despite playing for Venezia?

League quality matters. That is why Osimhen is being urged to leave Turkey. Akor Adams hasn’t set Serie A alight with goals anyway. My point of argument is based on the 3 stats you posted.

opes:
League quality matters. That is why Osimhen is being urged to leave Turkey. Akor Adams hasn’t set Serie A alight with goals anyway.

You have a point

opes:
League quality matters. That is why Osimhen is being urged to leave Turkey. Akor Adams hasn’t set Serie A alight with goals anyway. My point of argument is based on the 3 stats you posted.

Put Haaland in the Venezia team will he score goals?

Cyriel Dessers scores again. He just can't stop 😄💥😎

DeloitteNG:
Put Haaland in the Venezia team will he score goals?

The question should have been whether Haaland would score goals in Serie A. The point and direction of the argument should be followed

opes:
The question should have been whether Haaland would score goals in Serie A. The point and direction of the argument should be followed

It's not just about Serie A
The club you play for matters too

opes:
League quality matters. That is why Osimhen is being urged to leave Turkey. Akor Adams hasn’t set Serie A alight with goals anyway. My point of argument is based on the 3 stats you posted.

League don dey matter now abi,so softly softly on our players playing in top 5 and we should be hammering those playing in low quality league right?..Oga I know where I dey go....

DeloitteNG:
Put Haaland in the Venezia team will he score goals?

...which club Simmy dey when he dey score goals for Seria A

Cyriel Dessers scores his second of the evening. Nice brace👌👌😄.

Uzoho and Nwakali in Omonia 29's 1-0 win vs Anorthosis 4 days ago.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FlAqoZPUBs?si=b5ckITRSZ21uriPY

Kog45:
TheSuperNerd your input pls relating to our goalkeepers performances so far this season cuz recently i watched one of Uzoho matches and asked you for the highlight here....

Our GKs are not exactly having an Enyeama-ish start to the season but a few have bagged cleansheets already and produced some fine displays.

Nwabali has played 8 league games and has 3 cleansheets. Conceeded in their last game in a 1-0 loss making 2 saves.

Uzoho has played 5 league games in Cyprus' Stoiximan Prothatlima Cyta and bagged his first cleansheet in their last game.

M. Okoye has played 7 league games. Zero cleansheets. Conceeded 3 in their last game in a 3-0 loss but made 8 saves.

Arthur has played 10 league games with 3 cleansheets. Conceeded 2 goals in their last game in a 2-0 loss but made 8 saves.

Aniagboso is another GK we have in a topflight league in Europe (Ukraine to be precise), and he has played 8 league games with 2 cleansheets. Conceeded 2 goals in their last game in a 2-1 loss.

Kog45:
TheSuperNerd your input pls relating to our goalkeepers performances so far this season cuz recently i watched one of Uzoho matches and asked you for the highlight here....

TheSuperNerd:
Uzoho and Nwakali in Omonia 29's 1-0 win vs Anorthosis 4 days ago.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FlAqoZPUBs?si=b5ckITRSZ21uriPY

Uzoho, Ronaldo's nightmare!!!

FIFA Endorses Normalisation Committee For NFF

The Federation of International Football Association, FIFA, has approved the appointment of a normalisation committee to oversee the affairs of the Nigeria Football Federation,NFF, pending the conduct of fresh elections into its Executive Committee.

In a letter signed by FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström and addressed to the NFF’s Acting General Secretary, Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme, the world football governing body stated that the committee would comprise a suitable number of members to be jointly appointed by FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as soon as possible.


According to FIFA, the committee will be responsible for managing the federation’s affairs until a new NFF Executive Committee is elected.


Source: completesports.

Tolu vs Atalanta


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2iFOkDnslk

darkelf:
Tolu vs Atalanta


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2iFOkDnslk

I’m one of Tolu’s biggest fan since he moved to Ajax

My recent love for him is not because of his good display for the Dutch giants since joining them on loan but because of how he stood his ground and fought for what he wanted by moving to Ajax instead of Trapzonspor where his parent club wolves tried forcing him to just to make more money.

The guy truly earned my respect for that unlike typical Nigerian footballers that re money hungry and would have opted to move to Turkey which will pay them more

I’m so glad things re working out for him in Holland and I pray they sign him permanently next summer 🇳🇱

Big Wilf (Dildz) Ndidi with a fantastic goal for Besiktas that even Osimhen would be proud of. Finished off with his left foot again. Pino wasn't ready to wait till end of game to have Ndidi's shirt during the game.

Tolu Arokodare late Goal and late Assist gave Ajax the win vs Atalanta in the Conference League.

This is a moment between Tolu and the media....

❤️🤍 Beautiful moment in Ajax's press conference between Tolu Arokadare and a journalist. 🥹✨

🎙️ Journalist: "I just wanted to say that you are a very nice guy."

🗣️ Arokadare: "Thank you very much." pic.twitter.com/XIIKFK2Hj8

— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) October 22, 2026

The U23 Afcon Qualifiers prep kick off with 31 home based lads.

A lot will be cut from these lots as the foreigns pros will dominate the main list.

Coach Éric Chelle has invited 31 players to the camp of the U23 National Team for next month’s U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Tolu Goal⚽️ vs Atalanta in the Conference League.

🦾) Nigerian Tolu Arokodare singlehandedly taking down Atalanta at the Johan Cruijff ArenA — with a goal and an assist!#AjaAta • #UECL https://t.co/aP9uRy3AtX pic.twitter.com/TiOzUTs5Vc

— Magyezi 🫆 (@gyezi_) October 22, 2026

Tolu Arokodare propels Ajax to Conference League triumph over Atalanta

Full story: https://t.co/8SkJE6rSxE#Arokodare #UECL #Ajax pic.twitter.com/eSgrLcSop5

— Pan-Africa Football (@PanAfricaFooty) October 22, 2026

Tolu Assist🅰️ for Maroc's Abdellah Ouazane

Abdellah Ouazane 🇲🇦 fait trembler les filets face à l’Atalanta ! 👀🔥 pic.twitter.com/u5gXg546uY

— Mr_zodiak (@zodiak_mr7) October 22, 2026

Ndidi's Goal in Besiktas' 2-2 draw vs Crystal Palace in the Europa League.

𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑵𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒊 💪 pic.twitter.com/XTXe3ih1cR

— Beşiktaş JK (@Besiktas) October 22, 2026

Obinna Nwobodo, 90mins solid shift in FC Cincinnati's 2-1 home win vs DC United in the MLS. 16 defensive contributions as a CM.

Cyriel Dessers needed only 56mins to bag a brace⚽️⚽️ in Panathinaikos' 5-1 win vs Kairat Almaty away in the Conference league.

24y/o CM/DM, Nelson Okeke played 90+1mins winning 6 duels and making 10 defensive contribitions in Jablonec's goalless home draw vs Brighton in the Conference league.

25y/o FW, Bamidele Yusuf scored⚽️ and played 75mins in Ferencvaros' 4-1 home win vs SCU Torreense in the Europa League.

Bruno Onyemaechi played 74mins from the start in Olympiacos' 1-0 win vs Sparta Praha in the Europa League.