forgiveness:


Hehehe!

forgiveness:


Hehehe! Thanks but you never answer my questions ooooo.

Icon4s:


Was the bolded statement made by Siasia or the journalist that made this write up? Final 23 man squad?

Meaning the NFF and Siasia have nt seen this article:http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/fifa-football-en_0.pdf

SIASIA PROPOSES COLOMBIA, HONDURAS FRIENDLY MATCHES


April 5, 2016

Dream Team VI Head Coach, Samson Siasia, has submitted his programme for the Rio 2016 Olympic football event after his adventure with the Super Eagles failed to qualify Nigeria
for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.

The coach, whose fate will be tabled before the expanded meeting of the board of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Sports Minister Solomon Dalung today, told reporters that his Olympic blueprint incorporated proposal for friendly matches to be played with Columbia and Honduras.



If ratified by NFF, the matches will he played in Brazil, where Nigeria will camp for one month after an extensive training in Europe.

Siasia said he planned to open a training camp in Nigeria with a legion of home-based players as soon as the federation approves his programme.

“We will go into camp with some home-based players the moment we get the green light from the federation. The exercise will allow us assess the boys to determine if some of them can be included in the final 23-man squad for the Olympic Games. We hope to camp in Europe and spend one month in Brazil, where we will play friendly matches with Honduras and Colombia,” Siasia stressed.

While he was away as the caretaker coach of the Eagles, Fatai Amoo was put in charge of the U-23 team which stunned Brazil 1-0 in a friendly match, organised by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) at the Estadio Kieber Andrade in Caciacica Vittoria.


https://www.google.com.ng/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/04/05/siasia-proposes-colombia-honduras-friendly-matches/&ved=0ahUKEwjuod3o2fnLAhVHzRQKHZNOBaUQqQIIHDAB&usg=AFQjCNHgM90qKXXBMnWNlzNzrbswedmAiQ

forgiveness:






@bolded means Siasia said it. Some of these Coaches and NFF don't know anything about football rules. They just go there to.....

bigblangston:
Wonderful debate coming from these two titans, Anyone trying to bring in tribal issues into these should check himself if he's not tribalistic himself, no where was it written in the debate that ethnicity was made a yardstick for preference, This is how wonderful analysts are known. Good job guys. Icons vs Bascovanveli tagged LEGEND(icons) versus ICON (basco) next on the list

Icon4s:


But you know some of these journalist can be over zealous.

Samson Siasia is going to the Olympics for the second time so he should know d rules as per number of players to make the final squad.

I dnt trust these journalists. They cook up things to add flesh to their stories.

Icon4s:


You are laughing. Check ur self in the second sentence of that biglangston's comment.

forgiveness:


is ya conscience pricking you?

Remember, you only pointed a finger but 4 is pointing back at you.

bigblangston:
Wonderful debate coming from these two titans, Anyone trying to bring in tribal issues into these should check himself if he's not tribalistic himself, no where was it written in the debate that ethnicity was made a yardstick for preference, This is how wonderful analysts are known. Good job guys. Icons vs Bascovanveli tagged LEGEND(icons) versus ICON (basco) next on the list

forgiveness:



But how come Siasia didn't know then that a draw was all we needed to qualify for AFCON in 2012?

I don't thrust dem all.

Icon4s:


Will the topic of argument be on "Henry Nwosu versus Friday Ekpo; who was the better number 10?"

NRIPRIEST:


Well,let it be known to you that tribal sentiments has been dragged into this great thread.....Somebody evenly openly said a part of the country is being marginalized.

BascoVanVeli:


That would be unfair to me because how could i teach the master when it comes to Nigerian football history?

Icon4s:


You are always the one pointing out tribalism when there is none.

Icon4s:


Bros dnt get it mixed up. We needed to win by 2goal margin to top the group.

At commencement of that game against Guinea, We were nt sure whether a one goal margin win could see us through cos all the matches were being played simultaneously. We needed to win by 2 goal margin to be sure of qualification. It was after we drew the match that we then found out that 2-1 win could have been enough after-all. We drew 2-2.

Besides, there was this slogan then that "if u cant beat Guinea by 2 goals then u dnt have any business being in the AFCON". Siasia was trying to prove he and his boys were good enough to beat Guinea by the required margin.

But come o. Siasia is fond of conceding very painful late goals.

I developed a sharp head ache from screaming after Guinea equalized.

I was never used to Nigeria crashing out of AFCON qualifiers since I have been following the tournament in 1988. In 1996 and 98 we were suspended not tht we failed to qualify.

tbaba1234:
BARCELONA’S BRAZIL U-23 STAR PRAISES SODIQ POPOOLA

Brazil U-23 midfielder Rafinha Alcantara has heaped praises on 21 year old Nigeria midfielder Sodiq Popoola for his showing when Nigeria shock the U-23 of Brazil 1-0.

“I’m very much happy to return back to action but not so happy we lost although we gave our best, we must give credit to Nigeria, they deserve to win” He said after the game to Globesporte.

“I was very impressed with the way the Nigerians play, the energy and tireless running particularly their number 19, he was simply unplayable” He concluded.

Popoola who was also praised by the team interim handler Fatai Amoo after his display in the game struck the bar with a shot very early into the game which was turned in by Ubong Ekpai for the game’s lone goal.

He presently plays for RFC Seraing in the second division in Belgium where he has scored four times from the 20 games he has played for the 11th placed team.

The former 36 Lions protegee started his career in France in 2013 when he turned out for the second team of French side Metz.

*Interview was done two weeks ago after the game, it just came to our notice.

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/04/06/barcelonas-brazil-u-23-star-praises-sodiq-popoola/#more-2437

forgiveness:



I will modify my list.

bigomoh:
Ive known sodiq right from his playing days at st paul,shasha akowonjo to Spartan fc agege and oniwowo of pako iyana ipaja. He was part of the initial U17 squad that included the likes of omeruo,stanley okoro before he was dropped at the last minute. What a good player he is,diminutive midfielder with a bag of skills and an eye for goal. I doubt siasia will include him in the final squad being the business coach that he is.

NRIPRIEST:


Well,let it be known to you that tribal sentiments has been dragged into this great thread.....Somebody even openly said a part of the country is being marginalized in football. As if there was a great talent obvious to everybody from region X and he was ignored because he was not from region A. We know the couch who took an inexperienced player and some grandfather who can't stand on his fit for a good 30minutes to the world cup just because they are his tribes men...hehe

Nigeria
Head coach: Festus Onigbinde

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 GK Ike Shorunmu 16 October 1967 (aged 34) 34 Switzerland Lucerne

2 DF Joseph Yobo 6 September 1980 (aged 21) 14 France Marseille

3 DF Celestine Babayaro 29 August 1978 (aged 23) 24 England Chelsea

4 FW Nwankwo Kanu 1 August 1976 (aged 25) 33 England Arsenal

5 DF Isaac Okoronkwo 1 May 1978 (aged 24) 12 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk

6 DF Taribo West 26 March 1974 (aged 28) 38 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern

7 MF Pius Ikedia 11 July 1980 (aged 21) 9 Netherlands Ajax

8 MF Mutiu Adepoju 22 December 1970 (aged 31) 49 Spain Salamanca

9 FW Bartholomew Ogbeche 1 October 1984 (aged 17) 4 France Paris Saint-Germain

10 MF Jay-Jay Okocha (c) 14 August 1973 (aged 28) 56 France Paris Saint-Germain

11 MF Garba Lawal 22 May 1974 (aged 28) 34 Netherlands Roda JC

12 GK Austin Ejide 8 April 1984 (aged 18) 3 Nigeria Gabros International

13 DF Rabiu Afolabi 18 April 1980 (aged 22) 5 Belgium Standard Liège

14 DF Ifeanyi Udeze 21 July 1980 (aged 21) 15 Greece PAOK

15 MF Justice Christopher 24 December 1981 (aged 20) 7 Belgium Royal Antwerp

16 DF Efe Sodje 5 October 1972 (aged 29) 7 England Crewe Alexandra

17 FW Julius Aghahowa 12 February 1982 (aged 20) 17 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk

18 FW Benedict Akwuegbu 3 November 1974 (aged 27) 16 China Shenyang Haishi

19 DF Eric Ejiofor 21 July 1979 (aged 22) 12 Israel Maccabi Haifa

20 MF James Obiorah 24 August 1978 (aged 23) 2 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow

21 MF John Utaka 8 January 1982 (aged 20) 4 Qatar Al-Sadd

22 GK Vincent Enyeama 29 August 1982 (aged 19) 2 Nigeria Enyimba

23 MF Femi Opabunmi 3 March 1985 (aged 17) 2

forgiveness:



How come he and NFF was crucified by the public and media? An article was written by a journalist about our chances of qualifications with just a win.

Even before the match ended that day, report already came that we have chances of qualifying at 2 goals to one.

Icon4s:


NFF and Siasia were aware a one goal win was enough. Because of our "pedigree" then they just felt Guinea must nt finish ahead of us.

forgiveness:


@bolded is the point they failed.

forgiveness:







Sir, kindly, pinpoint to the "inexperience player" and "some grandfather" on this list.

We are learning every day and today i want to learn from you. But make you provide details and facts or in Icon4s voice "technical facts" . Thanks

Icon4s:


Why did we take Mikel to the 2014 World Cup when his game time at Chelsea was almost at all time Low?

forgiveness:


Point of correction. Serie A is no less inferior or less tougher ground to EPL.

Secondly, Iheanacho played 21 matches and saw 424 minutes of game time with just 3 goals while Sadiq Umar only played 6 matches and saw a total of 188 minutes of football with 2 goals.

Check am again and tell who is more prolific?

Meaning if he had more game time, he could do better than Iheanacho and Solanke, right?

TheGoodJoe:


Even if it was low, it is not as bad as what Onazi is facing.

Mikel in 2013 - 2014 season had 11 starts and came as a sub in 13 games. He played in 24 Chelsea games.

Onazi so far has 8 starts and no sub appearances. Playing in only 8 games this season.

Onazi's game time is too low.

Icon4s:


For a tourney like the Olympic football event his wealth of experience stands him tall. You and I know Ogenyi Onazi's capabilities on the field of play. What matters most is his ability to bond effectively with the team. Game time is good bt not the only criterion for selection of players.

terzurum5:

Mr. Technical Facts, what facts do you have to prove to us that Solanke is ahead of Chikatara?

You people seem to underrate some of these dudes. Kayode was prolific while in Isreal and has not stopped banging goals in Australia. Chikatara is one of the best young strikers in the NPPL. Imoh Ezekiel is not shy in front of goal plus his previous achievements, no thanks to his move to China. So how can Awoniyi, Osimhen and Solanke become our most prefered options? I don't get it.

What about that dude that played well during trainings with the Super Eagles. I guess Coach Siasia asked him to go team up with the Olympics team. Osimhen, Awoniyi and Solanke may look promising but are not a match to these three names I have mentioned. Experience counts.
TheSuperNerd do you remember the dude?

TheGoodJoe:


In my post, I picked Azubuike not only based on game time alone but also his ability to stay deep.

Onazi makes a lot of reckless runs. It is like a nightmare sometimes. This is due to his trust in his ability to fall back and clean up the messes he creates.

With Iwobi, we do not need much forward thrust from the midfield. We need cover for Iwobi to play more creatively.

Onazi is a strong pick but I will go with Azubuike-Mikel partnership in front of the defence. Just like towards the end of the Alexandria game.