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Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by TheSuperNerd(m): 12:51am On Mar 06, 2016
Hmmm..... Now that explains how Johnson must have missed you.

Seems I'll have to install "sterenko" security systems in the building. But it's okay shaa... You na boss finally. #smiles


And uhmm... About what you've just mentioned..... ***moves towards desk..... And checks computer***

Yes, I just received a mail from a researcher-friend carrying reports to be looked into in our neuro-molecular, neuro-cognitive, neuro-psychological and behavioral patterns "diagnostics"labs...



The precocious19-yr old Chidozie Awaziem's contract inclusive of a 30 million euros release clause and some others like Ndidi's super consistency for KRC Genk and...... **shakes my head at the long list** .... a host of others are included in the mail sent..... A synopsis has been carried out and a general prognosis given.

So now, my team and I will have to super-analyse these and come out with a super diagnosis before publishing that "concrete" report I talked about....

Though we're still open to more information gathering.... As like I said earlier, "we no wan make mistake" #smiles

Don't worry, everything will be studied deeply from the cognitive, cellular, systemic and even molecular angles.

Siasia's player selection headache must be solved and a solution provided because we don't want to mess up the rise of Nigeria's Next super golden generation.

#smiles

So, Oga TheGoodJoe.... All is well. #smiles


TheGoodJoe:

Do not blame Yara Yara the Library attendant. I graduated first class in James Bonding Technology. I can Dodge top grade security of high tech firms, talkless of Yara Yara.

I just wanted you to include the effect of the latest symptoms from Awaziem's new contract. We want you to include a Molecular level Study.
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by mikron(m): 1:18am On Mar 06, 2016
AIG07:
thats cool...
*stretches hand for handshake*
nice hearing from you bro.
*streches hand to receive the handshake* cheesy cheesy
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by mikron(m): 1:18am On Mar 06, 2016
Orkpekyandega:

It's been long I saw these great minds.

my broda i dey like dele
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by TheSuperNerd(m): 1:23am On Mar 06, 2016
Sir Mikron Sir..... #smiles. Been a while Sir.....
mikron:
my broda i dey like dele
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Icon4s(m):
Orkpekyandega:
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Leicester target Musa: I dream of Arsenal move
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By Tom Davis

The Nigeria international is reportedly being trailed by a host of Premier League clubs, including the Foxes, but admits he has always been a fan of the Emirates Stadium outfit


CSKA Moscow striker Ahmed Musa confirmed Leicester Cityhad a bid for his services turned down in January, yet admits his preferred choice of club would be title rivals Arsenal.


The 23-year-old, who has a £22.8 million buyout clause in his contract, was the subject of a reported £18.7m bid from the Foxes as they looked to bolster their title hopes.


Claudio Ranieri's side were left frustrated in their attempts to sign the Nigeria star - who has scored 10 goals this season - but Musa, while confirming a bid, instead hinted at a move to the Gunners.


"What club? I do not care!" he told Championatwhen asked about interest from other clubs.


"But Musa has to play, you know. I cannot sit on the bench. So I will have to go to the Premier League club that will believe in me.


"I would be happy if I was wanted by Arsenal. I have supported the team since the age of six.


Nwankwo Kanu has been my idol since childhood. It will be fantastic to play for Arsenal.


"I will not hide it - Leicester actually came to our club. But I repeat that I want to finish the season with CSKA to help them to win a championship, and then think about changing team."


CSKA are level on points with FK Rostov at the top of Russian Premier League, yet have a game in hand, ahead of their meeting with derby rivals Spartak Moskow on Sunday.
www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2016/03/05/21015992/-
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My friend, u better grab d Leicester opportunity. Dnt go near Arsenal if u love ur career. Who him wan replace? Alexis, Chamberlain, Campbell, Walcott or Ramsey?

Musa would b a surplus to their requirements. There is still more hope for him with Leicester.
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by justiz5(m): 8:08am On Mar 06, 2016
AIG07:
kilode!!! its time you move to d library...
When will V.Moses be back from injury?
Official sources say he should be back before the match against Egypt.
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by mikron(m): 12:24pm On Mar 06, 2016
TheSuperNerd:
Sir Mikron Sir..... #smiles. Been a while Sir.....
my honorable friend TheSuperNerd, how have u been? yes been a while, whats ur prediction concerning our crucial match against Egypt home and away?
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Nobody: 1:16pm On Mar 06, 2016
AIG07:
I couldn't have said t in a better way than this.
Make Sir. TheSuperNerd chill first.
Hopefully after winning our matches against d pharaohs. We can all gather here to have a #**bigger smiles** and
not forgetting Baba Icon4s catfish for a merry!

The land is green(hope Sir. Mikron go forgive me for using this) but it seems he has been absent for a while on this thread. Make the two Joes reach him n sir. blueto, (the grammarian)... I don miss them ooo
Sir, Please acquiesce to my scrupulous apology for my passive and indifference behaviour towards the recent sporting activities on this platform.

I have been betide with a plethora of remissions(obligations) ever since I was inducted into Uniben. Maintaining a sublime status here as a 100 level student has to do with maintaining resolute steadfastness in elucubrations and religious fidelity, Thus, abating the quantum of time spent on analysing and deliberating on sporting exercises on net.

I hope of resuming after the termination of our current first semester exam now .

Happy Sunday to You All - Ingenious Sport Analysts & Connoisseurs.
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by AIG07: 1:27pm On Mar 06, 2016
justiz5:
Official sources say he should be back before the match against Egypt.
thanks big bro. Hope he come back stronger.
We can't afford to miss him in the coming crucial encounter.
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by AIG07: 1:31pm On Mar 06, 2016
blueto:
Sir, Please acquiesce to my scrupulous apology for my passive and indifference behaviour towards the recent sporting activities on this platform.

I have been betide with a plethora of remissions(obligations) ever since I was inducted into Uniben. Maintaining a sublime status here as a 100 level student has to do with maintaining resolute steadfastness in elucubrations and religious fidelity, Thus, abating the quantum of time spent on analysing and deliberating on sporting exercises on net.

I hope of resuming after the termination of our current first semester exam now .

Happy Sunday to You All - Ingenious Sport Analysts & Connoisseurs.
Two words for you Sir.
"THANK YOU"
Hope se na art related course you de study for that side sha?
Happy sunday
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Icon4s(m): 1:57pm On Mar 06, 2016
blueto:
Sir, Please acquiesce to my scrupulous apology for my passive and indifference behaviour towards the recent sporting activities on this platform.

I have been betide with a plethora of remissions(obligations) ever since I was inducted into Uniben. Maintaining a sublime status here as a 100 level student has to do with maintaining resolute steadfastness in elucubrations and religious fidelity, Thus, abating the quantum of time spent on analysing and deliberating on sporting exercises on net.

I hope of resuming after the termination of our current first semester exam now .

Happy Sunday to You All - Ingenious Sport Analysts & Connoisseurs.
What are u studying that u want to close down this thread with ur grammar. grin
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Orkpekyandega(m): 2:15pm On Mar 06, 2016
mikron:
my broda i dey like dele
I hail thee
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Nobody: 2:31pm On Mar 06, 2016
Icon4s:
What are u studying that u want to close down this thread with ur grammar. grin
AIG07:
Two words for you Sir.
"THANK YOU"
Hope se na art related course you de study for that side sha?
Happy sunday
My course is Public Administration.
but, I started enamoring esoteric lexical expressions before I was offered university admission.

To God Be The Accolade.
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by confun: 2:49pm On Mar 06, 2016
blueto:
My course is Public Administration.
but, I started enamoring esoteric lexical expressions before I was offered university admission.

To God Be The Accolade.
you are related to honourable Patrick I guess?
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Nobody: 2:50pm On Mar 06, 2016
ThisDayLive:
Siasia Leaves Eagles Door Open for Enyeama, Invites Balogun for Egypt

Nigeria caretaker coach Samson Siasia has said he has left his door open for Lille goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama because he still needs him in his team.

Enyeama quit international football last year after a much publicised row with former Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh.

Siasia has tried to persuade him to return for this month’s AFCON qualifiers against Egypt, but the goalkeeper has turned down the chance. However, the Nigeria interim coach said he will still welcome him back when he is ready to return.

“Whenever he is ready, he will be back in the team,” Siasia said. “We need players like him in the team, but we can’t force him to return.”

Enyeama has been one of the longest serving players in the Eagles team having made his international debut in 2001. He has featured in three World Cups.

Siasia has also extended an invitation to Germany-based defender Leon Balogun for the matches against Egypt. According to the NFF official site, Mainz 05 defender Balogun will join a 42-man squad list announced by Siasia.

There has been a clamour for Balogun’s invitation on the back of his performances in the Bundesliga this season.

He has made 18 appearances for Mainz in all competitions, the last being the 2-1 defeat of Bayern Munich on Wednesday. His partnership with Stefan Bell in Mainz central defense has been largely the reason the team is in the hunt for a Champions League play-off spot.

Meanwhile the Eagles coach will be relieved that West Ham forward Victor Moses is expected to fully recover from a knock for his club’s visit to Manchester United on March 13. The often injured Victor Moses has been recalled by Nigeria for the crucial showdown against Egypt after more than a year from international football.

The forward, who is on loan from Chelsea, last featured for West Ham in a 1-0 home win over Sunderland on Feb 27 before he suffered a knock. Former Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has expressed fears over the player’s fitness and had planned to visit him in London to ascertain his true situation before he resigned his post last month. Moses, 25, has scored a goal in 16 appearances for ‘The Hammers’ in the EPL this season.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/03/06/siasia-leaves-eagles-door-open-for-enyeama-invites-balogun-for-egypt/
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Nobody:
confun:
you are related to honourable Patrick I guess?
I am not a consanguineous relation of his.
I believe God is the source of my dexterity and I am also a devotee of God's fatalism. Thus, I possess some idiosyncratic dispositions, making me a positive eccentrical person.
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Icon4s(m): 2:59pm On Mar 06, 2016
blueto:
My course is Public Administration.
but, I started enamoring esoteric lexical expressions before I was offered university admission.

To God Be The Accolade.
Abeg no break my head o. Since u study in Uniben and I stay in Benin. We can arrange for a little meeting one day make u come teach me all this ur grammar. Hu knows u can represent nairaland in my annual Christmas fish party where I roast the biggests of d fish from my farm.
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Nobody: 3:06pm On Mar 06, 2016
blueto:
http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/03/06/siasia-leaves-eagles-door-open-for-enyeama-invites-balogun-for-egypt/
I was trivially bemoaned to ascertain the incipient omission of Balogun from the squad.

thankGod the coach has acceded to our opinions regarding the issue and conscripted him into the squad that is imminent to face Egypt. this depicts that our clamouring for
logical dispensations in Sports are not in anyway succumbing to futility.
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Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Orkpekyandega(m): 4:03pm On Mar 06, 2016
Icon4s:
My friend, u better grab d Leicester opportunity. Dnt go near Arsenal if u love ur career. Who him wan replace? Alexis, Chamberlain, Campbell, Walcott or Ramsey?

Musa would b a surplus to their requirements. There is still more hope for him with Leicester.
Musa should go to Le'city while Ighalo goes to Arsenal.
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Nobody: 4:23pm On Mar 06, 2016
Orkpekyandega:
Musa should go to Le'city while Ighalo goes to Arsenal.
I dissenter.

They both should remain in their currently various clubs, or musa should sign for Leicester at the opportunity cost of signing for arsenal. I am not against "promotion" but, to be frank, they both are small team players, I don't prescient them flourishing in top clubs for now except there is a preternatural influence.
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Orkpekyandega(m): 4:34pm On Mar 06, 2016
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Ighalo’s goal drought worries Eagles’ fans
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Nigeria fans ought now to be on edge with Odion Ighalo going six games without a goal for his EPL side Watford as this is coming too close to crunch AFCON qualifiers against Egypt later this month.


The last goal Ighalo scored was on January 30 in the FA Cup against Nottingham Forest, while his last goal in the league was in a 2-1 home win over Newcastle United a week earlier.


Former international Jonathan Akpoborie has said the Eagles be built around Ighalo, just as Watford are, for Nigeria to beat Egypt.


And before this drought, Ighalo would most certainly have been the first name on the Eagles team sheet after he fired 14 goals in his debut season in the EPL.


But against Manchester United on Wednesday and Leicester yesterda, the Nigeria striker was a shadow of himself.


Good enough Nigeria caretaker coach Samson Siasia is a big admirer of the Watford striker after he recently expressed his willingness to pick him as one of the over-aged players for the Rio Olympics in the summer.


At Watford, Ighalo plays as the top striker with the selfless skipper Troy Deeney supporting him, just as Brown Ideye did for Emmanuel Emenike when Nigeria won a third AFCON title in South Africa three years ago.


The former Nigeria U20 skipper scored his first goal at full international level against Chad in Kaduna last June.


He then doubled his Eagles tally when he finished off a flowing attacking move in a friendly against Cameroon in Belgium last year.
thenationonlineng.net/ighalos-goal-drought-worries-eagles-fans/
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Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Orkpekyandega(m): 4:44pm On Mar 06, 2016
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Don’t panic over Egypt — Siasia tells Nigerians
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Super Eagles interim coach, Samson Siasia has urged Nigerians to stop worrying about the 2017 Afcon double header between Nigeria and the Pharaohs of Egypt later this month because his wards have assured him of victory over the North Africans.


Speaking in Abuja ahead of the resumption of camp today, an optimistic Siasia said, “I have spoken to the likes of Mikel, Moses, Odion, Iheanacho and others; they are all ready to play.


They said: “Coach, we are coming to do it and play for you,” which is a good assurance. So, we want to go out there with a positive mind to make sure that we put smiles on the faces of Nigerians.”


On his part, the coach has assured that the double header was a top priority. Said he, “I am going to give over a 100 per cent of my time to make sure that we win those two games. I am full of confidence and, as long as the boys play to instruction, we do not have anything to worry about.”


Egypt presently sits atop the group with maximum six points, two ahead of Nigeria after two rounds of matches.


But Siasia believes playing the first leg at home is an advantage to the Eagles. “We are playing at home and we must make sure that we win at home, no matter what it takes us. Egypt can’t beat us, I assure you that. So, there is no need for panic,” he insisted.


His belief has been strengthened by the availability of video tapes of the Pharaohs and he said the technical crew will seat with the players and study the tapes closely. “


The first leg encounter will hold in Kaduna on March 25, while the return leg is scheduled for Alexandria on March 29.
www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/dont-panic-over-egypt-siasia-tells-nigerians/
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Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Icon4s(m): 4:49pm On Mar 06, 2016
blueto:
I am still trying to curb and consummately deracinate glossophobia and ergophobia.

absquatulates from thread grin
Meaning undecided
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Orkpekyandega(m): 4:49pm On Mar 06, 2016
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Odion Ighalo celebrates a goal for Watford

Arsene Wenger is also keen on the £20m-rated Nigerian, but it's understood the Reds will press ahead regardless of who their manager next season


Manchester United are front-runners to sign £20million-rated Watford striker Odion Ighalo, writes Tom Hopkinson in the Sunday People.


But with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger also keen, the Nigerian looks likely to be the subject of a summer tug-of-war.


Man United are in the box seat and, intriguingly, Sunday People Sport understands they will press ahead with plans to sign the player whether Louis van Gaal or Jose Mourinho is in charge at Old Trafford for next season.


Mourinho in particular is an admirer of the 26-year-old Ighalo, who has shot to prominence in the Premier League this season.


United are desperate to add firepower to their squad and Ighalo, who has scored 15 goals for Watford this season, ticks all the boxes for them.


Ighalo joined from Granada in 2014 and, having helped guide them into the top flight and started the campaign so well, admitted joining United would be “a dream”.


Speaking before the January transfer window, he said: “I don’t think I will be moving but I’m not sure I’d say no if United called.


“They were my team growing up. I loved watching Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke on TV. They were my idols and playing at Old Trafford has always been a dream.”
www.standardmedia.co.ke/m/?articleID=2000194007&story_title=Manchester%20United%20lead%20transfer%20race%20for%20Arsenal%20target%20Watford%20striker%20/sports/
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Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Icon4s(m): 5:00pm On Mar 06, 2016
blueto:
I dissenter.

They both should remain in their currently various clubs, or musa should sign for Leicester at the opportunity cost of signing for arsenal. I am not against "promotion" but, to be frank, they both are small team players, I don't prescient them flourishing in top clubs for now except there is a preternatural influence.
Yeah, while i agree Musa should go to Leicester, I jst feel Ighalo should stay with Watford. His current goals drought could serve as a warning signal that he might nt jst b as fantastic as we think he is. And this might jst result in dwindling interest from d big clubs if d drought continues. I mean look at d clear header chance he missed against Leicester yesterday.
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Orkpekyandega(m): 5:00pm On Mar 06, 2016
blueto:
I dissenter.

They both should remain in their currently various clubs, or musa should sign for Leicester at the opportunity cost of signing for arsenal. I am not against "promotion" but, to be frank, they both are small team players, I don't prescient them flourishing in top clubs for now except there is a preternatural influence.
Seriously you mean Musa and Ighalo are............? I seriously disagree with you Sir. Remember both have been above average for their respective Clubs.

Ighalo for one is one of the best strikers in England, so which parametres did you use before drawing your conclusion? Besides, who ever believed Ighalo was prolific enough to top strike in the EPL? Until Watford gave him a chance. Seriously all they need is just a chance.
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Orkpekyandega(m): 5:11pm On Mar 06, 2016
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I’ve no regrets dumping Serbia, Romania for Nigeria — Emeghara
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Former Super Eagles right-back, Ifeanyi Emeghara, was on the rise as a footballer before an injury in training while on national duty in 2008, cut short his career. The ex-Steaua Bucureşti man tells’TANA AIYEJINA about his life on retirement, why he shunned offers to play for European countries and more in this interview


Not much has been heard about you in recent years. Where have you been?


I didn’t play at the African Cup of Nations in Ghana in 2008 because I sustained an injury in training. I spent about two years trying to come back from the injury. That’s why not much has been heard about me as far as football is concerned.


Did the Nigeria Football Federation support you when you copped the injury while on national duty?


The only thing they did was to take me for an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) in Ghana and that was it. So, I had to go back to my club, did surgery and spent so much time on rehabilitation. It took me a long time to come back.


Did you feel bad about the way you were treated?


Of course I felt bad but I got to know that’s how it has always been. But I hope things will change especially for the young ones, so that they can give their best for their country. That was what happened and I had to go on with my life.


Do you agree with those that hold the view that the Eagles have performed poorly in recent times because of the federation’s ill-treatment of the team’s players and officials?


You don’t expect someone come and give their all with the fear of not knowing their fate when they get injured. I think we should do something about that so that the footballers can give their best for their country.


Sunday Oliseh resigned as Eagles coach citing some of these problems and a violation of his contract by the federation. What do you think about this?


It’s very unfortunate that we are where we still are right now. A lot has to be done for the country to move forward. We have to support the players, give the coaches time to get their teams together.


Do you think Oliseh’s resignation will affect the Eagles’ chances of attending next year’s AFCON when they play Egypt in a double-header on March 25 and 29?


It might. This is not the right time to be where we are now. We’ve got two important games and it isn’t good that the coach is leaving because of some problems.


What do you think should be done for the Eagles to regain their position as Africa’s number one team?


We have so many ex-players who know the game, and have seen how footballers are treated outside Nigeria. I think they should be given the opportunity to run the country’s football. Maybe we can get back with these ex-players.


When are you hoping to stage a comeback as a footballer?


I came back after my rehabilitation and spending two years without playing football.


When I came back, I realised that I couldn’t give my best any longer, I couldn’t do the things I used to do, I couldn’t play the way I wanted to play. I don’t believe in giving average performances, and I had to quit. So, I stopped playing because I could no longer play the way I loved to play.


Are you going into coaching now you are retired?


I’m still open to so many things but right now I and my friends Ayodele Makinwa and Femi Ajilore are trying to see how we can help the young talents in the country.


We have a programme right now, I’m encouraging them to go school and move closer to God. I really like working with the kids and imparting my experience on them.


We’ve had a lot of ex-players, who turned pastors on retirement. Are you also hoping to become one?


I gave my life to Christ a very long time ago before I left this country for Europe. I have been trying to work with God and serve Him the best way I can. That’s why I want to do something for the young kids, it’s a way of giving back.


I spent some time in the US and I saw a lot of people over there wanting to play but they don’t have the talent. So, when I got back here, I knew we had the talents, so I am looking at how we can help them and make our football grow. My relationship with God has always been number one.


What were the challenges you faced playing football on the streets and at Ebiede before you moved to Europe?


I’ve always believed that there’s nothing easy. If you love what you do, you will enjoy even the difficult part of it. Football is what I love to do; so I also enjoyed the difficult part of it. It wasn’t easy but I thank God for the opportunities I had, which I took.


Going to Ebiede, an incredible talent discovering team, was amazing. I gave my best and I kept going higher and higher. I was on that path before I had the injury but I take everything in good fate because I believe God knows why things went the way they did.
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Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Icon4s(m): 5:13pm On Mar 06, 2016
Orkpekyandega:
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Manchester United lead transfer race for Arsenal target Watford striker
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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/images/sunday/kxwnodu6k6a8i0ebc456dbe29e85e61.jpg
Odion Ighalo celebrates a goal for Watford

Arsene Wenger is also keen on the £20m-rated Nigerian, but it's understood the Reds will press ahead regardless of who their manager next season


Manchester United are front-runners to sign £20million-rated Watford striker Odion Ighalo, writes Tom Hopkinson in the Sunday People.


But with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger also keen, the Nigerian looks likely to be the subject of a summer tug-of-war.


Man United are in the box seat and, intriguingly, Sunday People Sport understands they will press ahead with plans to sign the player whether Louis van Gaal or Jose Mourinho is in charge at Old Trafford for next season.


Mourinho in particular is an admirer of the 26-year-old Ighalo, who has shot to prominence in the Premier League this season.


United are desperate to add firepower to their squad and Ighalo, who has scored 15 goals for Watford this season, ticks all the boxes for them.


Ighalo joined from Granada in 2014 and, having helped guide them into the top flight and started the campaign so well, admitted joining United would be “a dream”.


Speaking before the January transfer window, he said: “I don’t think I will be moving but I’m not sure I’d say no if United called.


“They were my team growing up. I loved watching Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke on TV. They were my idols and playing at Old Trafford has always been a dream.”
www.standardmedia.co.ke/m/?articleID=2000194007&story_title=Manchester%20United%20lead%20transfer%20race%20for%20Arsenal%20target%20Watford%20striker%20/sports/
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I prefer he goes to United. He has more prospects their. Manunited's attacking department is so lean dat an 18yrs old Rashford from d U19s was brought in to fill d attacking gap created by injuries to Rooney and Martial. Welbeck is back for Arsenal now and Olivier Giroud is ever present coupled with the fact dat Walcott and Alexis also can play in d CF position.
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Nobody:
Orkpekyandega:
Seriously you mean Musa and Ighalo are............? I seriously disagree with you Sir. Remember both have been above average for their respective Clubs.

Ighalo for one is one of the best strikers in England, so which parametres did you use before drawing your conclusion? Besides, who ever believed Ighalo was prolific enough to top strike in the EPL? Until Watford gave him a chance. Seriously all they need is just a chance.
I presume the answer to your question can be inferred from the bolded

Icon4s:
Yeah, while i agree Musa should go to Leicester, I jst feel Ighalo should stay with Watford. His current goals drought could serve as a warning signal that he might nt jst b as fantastic as we think he is. And this might jst result in dwindling interest from d big clubs if d drought continues. I mean look at d clear header chance he missed against Leicester yesterday.
There is an immense discrepancy between playing in a top clubs with stupendous players as colleagues and playing in club occupied with average or latent players.

like the clear header he failed to convert yesterday, he will have other redundant chances to vindication himself by making the startup line in other subsequent days.

But such chances are seldom in top clubs were you have players with awesome prowess ready to replace you anytime you are betide with botched football outputs.

Victor Moses was also hyped like this when he was on the verge of signing for Chelsea.
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Orkpekyandega(m): 5:27pm On Mar 06, 2016
Icon4s:
I prefer he goes to United. He has more prospects their. Manunited's attacking department is so lean dat an 18yrs old Rashford from d U19s was brought in to fill d attacking gap created by injuries to Rooney and Martial. Welbeck is back for Arsenal now and Olivier Giroud is ever present coupled with the fact dat Walcott and Alexis also can play in d CF position.
I think you 've got some reasonable points there, however, I did love Ighalo to play for Arsenal. Though he has previously revealed to us his support for Man U, coupled with him been a fan. I also feel a Club like Arsenal who loves to create a lot of goal scoring chances for striker will definitely work things out for him, if he works on his goal conversion rate.
Re: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Thread: 2017 AFCON Qualifiers. by Orkpekyandega(m): 5:37pm On Mar 06, 2016
blueto:
I presume the answer to your question can be inferred from the bolded



There is an immense discrepancy between playing in a top clubs with stupendous players as colleagues and playing in club occupied with mediocre or latent players.

like the clear header he failed to convert yesterday, he will have other redundant chances to vindication himself by making the startup line in other subsequent days.

But such chances are seldom in top clubs were you have players with awesome prowess ready to replace you anytime you are betide with botched football outputs.

Victor Moses was also hyped like this when he was on the verge of signing for Chelsea.
Such pressures are inevitable in football and can to some extent, work in your favour because you are put on your tores to bring out your best. Hence you know they are others deputising you.
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