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Arsenal Midfielder Iwobi Could Face Off Against Childhood Pal Akpom At Toulon Festival


Published: April 13, 2016

Nigeria’s Olympic National Team is among the ten teams invited to participate in the 2016 edition of the prestigious Toulon Tournament which will hold in France from 18–29 May 2016, according to the official website of the tournament.

The Dream Team VI and South Africa will represent Africa in the tourney, while Australia, Japan,Mexico, Czech Republic,England,France,Portugal and Colombia have been handed invitations as well.

With the English Premier League set to end three days before the start of the competition, the likes of Alex Iwobi(Arsenal), Kelechi Iheanacho(Manchester City) and Nathan Oduwa(Tottenham Hotspur) could feature in the tournament for the first time.

The draw for the group stage is yet to be determined, but it is confirmed that the Nigeria U23s will play a minimum of four matches during the competition.

Traditionally, the Toulon Tournament is reserved for U20 players but the organizers have decided to allow participants select players born from January 1 1993 to enable them use the tourney to prepare for the Olympic Games.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel


http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=18654

TheGoodJoe:



Jeez, Are you Nigerian? Because, you just said, your top talent, not our top talents.

forgiveness:
Arsenal Midfielder Iwobi Could Face Off Against Childhood Pal Akpom At Toulon Festival


Published: April 13, 2016

Nigeria’s Olympic National Team is among the ten teams invited to participate in the 2016 edition of the prestigious Toulon Tournament which will hold in France from 18–29 May 2016, according to the official website of the tournament.

The Dream Team VI and South Africa will represent Africa in the tourney, while Australia, Japan,Mexico, Czech Republic,England,France,Portugal and Colombia have been handed invitations as well.

With the English Premier League set to end three days before the start of the competition, the likes of Alex Iwobi(Arsenal), Kelechi Iheanacho(Manchester City) and Nathan Oduwa(Tottenham Hotspur) could feature in the tournament for the first time.

The draw for the group stage is yet to be determined, but it is confirmed that the Nigeria U23s will play a minimum of four matches during the competition.

Traditionally, the Toulon Tournament is reserved for U20 players but the organizers have decided to allow participants select players born from January 1 1993 to enable them use the tourney to prepare for the Olympic Games.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel


http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=18654

Icon4s:


Statements like that usually come from peeps that have adopted European Clubs as their nationality.

" One of my colleagues once said " I am not a Nigerian I am Man United".

Icon4s:


Good one for us.

However, FIFA ban on my mind.

TheGoodJoe:


You made my ribs crack with laughter. I now get it.

No matter how much devotion we show our clubs, we still need our National Teams to succeed and give our Nation a better image.

I hope these guys get it.

forgiveness:

Icon4s:


One of my close pals says he does not watch our National Team. He is an Arsenal Fan.

He was usually proud to say it that "I dnt watch Nigerian match".

After Nigeria drew against Iran in the 2014 World Cup. He came out on facebook and started calling our Super Eagles "Super Chickens" and started saying all sorts of things .

The guy was ashamed of himself after I white washed him for that his statement. Other Nigerians joined in insulting him. He had to take off that comment.

Icon4s:


Are u grinning or Crying?

My mood to discuss football was deactivated since d day that useless court sitting in Jos sacked Pinnick and installed Giwa.

I knew it would lead to a FIFA ban.

Senegal is waiting to take our position at the Olympics.
Burundi is waiting to walk over our Flying Eagles
The Terranga Lioness still have hopes of making it to AWCON cos the Super Falcons would be banned too.

I just tire.

TheGoodJoe:


You made my ribs crack with laughter. I now get it.

No matter how much devotion we show our clubs, we still need our National Teams to succeed and give our Nation a better image.

I hope these guys get it.

TheGoodJoe:


Have FIFA threatened us?

TheGoodJoe:


You made my ribs crack with laughter. I now get it.

No matter how much devotion we show our clubs, we still need our National Teams to succeed and give our Nation a better image.

I hope these guys get it.

binhozie:


The real joke is when you see your uncle in boots and call him a top talent, he is not a top talent in my books,

Icon4s:


Are u grinning or Crying?

My mood to discuss football was deactivated since d day that useless court sitting in Jos sacked Pinnick and installed Giwa.

I knew it would lead to a FIFA ban.

Senegal is waiting to take our position at the Olympics.
Burundi is waiting to walk over our Flying Eagles
The Terranga Lioness still have hopes of making it to AWCON cos the Super Falcons would be banned too.

I just tire.

forgiveness:


All of the above. I don't even know wetin man go do.

When i read Giwa will take over glass house today, bros i weak because i know FIFA ban is inevitable. Meaning, no Olympics, no flying Eagles, in short no football competition for us this year, depending on the length of ban.

Icon4s:


Bros Immediately FIFA Ban us I will just Ban myself from nairaland. Na to deactivate my account be that because nothing to discuss here again.

Mtchew.

binhozie:


The real joke is when you see your uncle in boots and call him a top talent, he is not a top talent in my books,

Icon4s:


So who among the Olympics bound players is your uncle's mate?

TheGoodJoe:


OH please, go and rest with your ridiculous ridicule. Go and Support England if you do not want to support us.

Go and look at the Longevity of the Careers of African players and compare them to the Europeans and tell me if it is as bad as you guys make it.

Compare Kanu's career to the likes of Crespo and Claudio Lopez.

Compare Okocha with that of Ronaldo De Lima who was younger.

Compare the young players who were with Martins Obafemi when he burst into the scene in 2000, that is sixteen years and still counting.

When people make joke of us as age cheats, it is not as they make it. How long did Michael Owen last?


The Iheanacho, Osimhen, Yahaya, Awaziem, Ezeh, Simon Moses, Kelechi Nwakali, Chidebere Nwakali, Chukwueze, Sadiq Umar, Nura, Ndidi will be here for a long time.

Icon4s:


Read the comments. seems he only improved of late. Some1 even said he was rated worst player in FIFA 2014.

Well, he should jst keep improving and scoring goals. He keeps reminding me of Victor Okechukwu Agali.

binhozie:



Joe OBAFEMI wasnt 2000 sha

And Amen I pray they last

binhozie:



Lolz see Voltron

Honestly I am tired of trying to paint an obvious picture to you guys, Nigeria defeated Belgium in the Semi final of 2008 Olympics go thru that team list and go thru d Belgians team list and ask yourself where your players that were by far superior are now.
We lost to Argentina narrowly in the final go thru their team list.
Where is the continuity in our football.
Nigeria has good players no doubt but their quality is exaggerated in age grade competitions because of one obvious reason.
I don't derive any joy in saying this things,
I am a true fan I weep for the state of Nigeria's football
We need to start puting systems in place that identify quality 10 yr olds, and groom them,
They have been efforts I know but we need to do more.
I have interned for a day in a popular academy where a 16 yr old who is not very tall was training with his mates and was told to go and join the U 10s because he was d same height with most of them.I tried opposing and was shut down
Our football needs reorientation
I won't be a patriot to the point of self deceit.
Just take a look at the wrinkles on your Uncles face and some of the U23 players especially the home based you will see close similarities.

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This is the best time to cap or access some foreign born players. It is likely Portugal will not call Tiago Ilori, so this is the best time to take advantage of capping him.

On the other hand, Solanke, Akpom, Onomah, Sheyi, Ibe, Moses Odubajo and Iorfa might likely feature for England in the tournament if we don't invite any of them. Anyhow, this will at the same time afford Siasia and Nigerians the opportunity to access these players before we finally decide on who should be on the list to Rio Olympics.

TheGoodJoe:


Early career Edit
Martins joined the local football club F.C. Ebedei, having been scouted by manager Churchill Oliseh while playing on the streets of his hometown. After a year with the club, Italian Serie C side A.C. Reggiana made a move for the player. After a two-month trial, Martins and fellow Ebedei teammate Stephen Makinwa signed youth contracts with the club in 2000. His first season in Italy saw Martins break into the first team squad, and later in the year Serie A sides Perugia and Inter made offers for the forward.[7]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obafemi_Martins


That thirty years old theory is not the way people make it look. If not our age grade football would have crumbled with the introduction of the MRI scan.

binhozie:


Youth contract the kind iwobi signed when he was 7,
I guess iwobi has 12 yrs experience,
no need to answer that

The guys you listed in your other post had long careers all retired after Okocha , and if Ronaldo wanted to play for Bolton or hull city he would have been first choice striker till now.but that's not the point
This names your writing down excite me too this youngsters. I like you enthusiasm you are a good fan of Nigerian football, You sabi

binhozie:


Youth contract the kind iwobi signed when he was 7,
I guess iwobi has 12 yrs experience,
no need to answer that

The guys you listed in your other post had long careers all retired after Okocha , and if Ronaldo wanted to play for Bolton or hull city he would have been first choice striker till now.but that's not the point
This names your writing down excite me too this youngsters. I like you enthusiasm you are a good fan of Nigerian football, You sabi

binhozie:


Youth contract the kind iwobi signed when he was 7,
I guess iwobi has 12 yrs experience,
no need to answer that

The guys you listed in your other post had long careers all retired after Okocha , and if Ronaldo wanted to play for Bolton or hull city he would have been first choice striker till now.but that's not the point
This names your writing down excite me too this youngsters. I like you enthusiasm you are a good fan of Nigerian football, You sabi

Icon4s:


Ah! You dnt know we have till tomorrow Thursday?
All are national teams would be banned!

Wait let me look for the link.

https://www.nairaland.com/3044287/fifa-threatens-ban-nigeria-again#44633939

TheGoodJoe:


When Okocha was at Bolton and Hull, was he second choice.

Please it is a lie if you think Ronaldo would have been first choice at Hull until now.

TheGoodJoe:


Compare Yobo and Ronaldinho. That thirty years old theory is just fake. We have overage players who cheat but it is not the way people make it.

For you to tag our top talents thirty years old is myopic.