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| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by junnyjake(m): 1:49pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
Leicester boss Puel ready to oversee three major sales tribalfootball.com Nov 23, 2017 4:39 AM Leicester City boss Claude Puel is ready to sell two strikers in January. The Mirror says Puel has refused to rule out selling the Foxes ' former record signings Ahmed Musa and Leonardo Ulloa, along with defender Yohan Benalouane when the window in the New Year. Strikers Ulloa and Musa both made club history when they joined for £10m and £16m respectively in 2014 and 2016, while Benalouane cost £5m. However, the trio have not played a minute of Premier League football so far this season under Craig Shakespeare and his October replacement Puel. He said: “Some players for the moment are starting players, on the bench, or cannot play, but for these games they can have some opportunities to play, so it's important to keep them with a positive attitude, strong and with hard work on the pitch. "And for this moment they are professional and very concentrated about training sessions."  |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by ykalhaji(m): 1:50pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
Happy Born day to the one the only TheGoodJoe. Wishing you prosperity, joy, success, long life and good health. More pimping to your swagger. Please catch some fun today on our behalf. 1 Like |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by junnyjake(m): 1:54pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
8 things you should know about ‘The YAK’ Yakubu Aiyegbeni as he retires. Power-moving forward, Yakubu Aiyegbeni has called time on his playing career after two decades of endless bullying of defenders and causing havoc for goalkeepers. On Wednesday, Yakubu had this to say: “I would like to officially announce my retirement from professional football today.” Clubless since leaving Coventry City in April, the colossal Nigerian waited until his 35th birthday to break the silence. The striker spent half his club career in English football, graciously kitting for seven sides. Four of which – Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton and Blackburn Rovers were in England’s top division. He proved his ability as a marksman over a long period. Like his popular chant, ”feed the Yak and he will score.’ Below are the 8 most important things you should know about Yakubu’s amazing footballing career. [i]1. Yakubu Aiyegbeni was the first African to score a UEFA Champions League hat-trick. 2. Yakubu Aiyegbeni is the highest Nigerian goalscorer in the Premier League (95 goals). 3. Yakubu Aiyegbeni is 3 highest-scoring African in the Premier League with 95 goals, behind Togolese Emmanuel Adebayor, 97 goals and Ivorian Didier Drogba, 114 goals. 4. Yakubu Aiyegbeni has the most Premier League hat-tricks for an African player (4). 5. Yakubu Aiyegbeni is one of 2 African players to score four goals in a single Premier League match. 6. Yakubu Aiyegbeni is one of the three teenagers to have scored a hattrick in the UEFA Champions League [Maccabi Haifa vs Olympiakos] 2002, alongside Raul Gonzalez and Wayne Rooney. 7. Yakubu missed a 4-yard sitter in Nigeria’s 2010 FIFA World Cup game against South Korea. 8. Yakubu is Nigeria’s third highest goalscorer in history with 21 goals with 57 caps behind Rashidi Yekini, 37 and Segun Odegbami, 22. The Yak, however, waited until his 35th birthday to call it quit from the game of football. Source : Brila 5 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by junnyjake(m): 1:57pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
Icon4s: Hehehehe, and some were expecting us to climb up to the 25th position. |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by junnyjake(m): 2:04pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
Good news for Vincent?? Vincent Enyeama's coach suspended - The coach of Vincent Enyeama at French club Lille, Marcelo Bielsa has been suspended "pending an investigation". The 2010-11 Ligue 1 champions are fighting a surprise relegation battle this season — and the notorious Argentinian boss is fighting to save his job. It has never been a good time for Enyeama since the arrival of Bielsa as he was frozen out of first team action until recently by the coach for no explicable reason. Though not yet confirmed, Bielsa's offense is off the pitch as it has emerged he traveled to Chile to visit his former assistant Luis Bonini, who is battling stomach cancer, without the club's permission. Bielsa was Chile manager from 2007 to 2011. His former assistant Bonini is reported to be under heavy sedation and another of Bielsa's former assistants Gabriel Aravena is quoted as saying: "He is closer to God than us right now. Bielsa — nicknamed El Loco (The Crazy One) — is well-known for his flamboyant style of management. Pep Guardiola once labeled him the "best manager in the world", while also crediting him as his tactical inspiration. |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by junnyjake(m): 2:08pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
MFM FC Team Manager resigns ADEKUNLE 16 NOV 2017 Lagos – MFM FC of Lagos Team Manager, Sunday Ojieh, resigned from the team on Thursday, spokesperson of the club, Olawale Quadri, has said. Quadri who confirmed the resignation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that the departure of the astute manager was sudden. According to him, Ojieh has moved on and the club would find a suitable replacement as soon as possible. “He resigned this morning but not with any official statement, he told us he is moving on. We are yet to have a replacement for him. “But we will get a replacement for him as soon as possible because we don’t want to leave room for vacuum.” NAN reports that Ojieh was part of the backroom staff that guided MFM FC to the second place finish during the 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season. The spokesman also said the team was participating in the ongoing Gold Cup as part of its preparations for the new season. “We are participating in the annual Gold Cup now; we drew our first match with Niger Tornadoes 0-0, our next match is against FC Ebiede tomorrow. “The Cup is a warm up tournament for us,’’ Quadri said. (NAN) Vanguard. |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 2:15pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
junnyjake: The GoodJoe, hbd. My prayers are in multiple folds Your enemies will be highly pressed into submission Every tactics against your success and happiness will fail. God will tactically manoeuvre you to outstanding success. Every girl that has looked down upon you will begin to look up to you in awe of God's blessings. Happy birthday again sir. 1 Like |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by safarigirl(f): 2:15pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
Happy birthday to Padi mi, oga TheGoodJoe, wish you many more years and progress. Have fun  Happy birthday to Naijaphobia's little man as well, may he grow up to be everything you ever dreamed of and more. 1 Like |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by junnyjake(m): 2:16pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
Yakubu Aiyegbeni: A Forward Nigeria May Never Have Again Posted by George on Thu 23rd Nov, 2017 - tori.ng  When names of some of Africa’s greatest strikers are mentioned, the likes of Roger Milla, George Weah, Abedi ‘Pele’ Ayew and Nigeria’s Rashidi Yekini come to mind. These men thrived in the 80s and 90s, demonstrating considerable attacking prowess and terrorising Africa's defences. In the 21st century, Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto’o and Asamoah Gyan are among the continent's top picks, but Yakubu Aiyegbeni also deserves consideration among these all-time classic African hotshots. The widely travelled forward has confirmed his retirement at the age of 35, and his is a career worth celebrating. Starting his professional career on the local scene with Julius Berger FC of Lagos in 1997, the Yak moved to Maccabi Haifa in 1998 and it was here his reputation for scoring goals came to the fore as he registered 24 league goals in 49 apperances for the Israeli outfit. Aiyegbeni made a bigger name for himself during the 2002/2003 Uefa Champions League season where he banged in a hat trick in a 3-0 triumph over Olympiakos, and also scored from the spot in another 3-0 victory over heavyweights Manchester United. Portsmouth took him on loan in January 2003 and he was an instant hit, scoring seven goals in 13 games as Pompey gained promotion to the Premier League. His move was made permanent that summer and the Nigerian would go on to become a household name in the English top flight. Over the course of spells with Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton and Blackburn Rovers, Aiyegbeni scored 96 Premier League goals, the second highest African after Didier Drogba's 104 strikes. He scored a total of 119 goals in English football, playing for seven different clubs. Aside from his successful stint in England, Yakubu piled his trade in the Chinese Super League with Guangzhou R&F FC between 2012 and 2013, scoring 24 goals in 43 apperances. Some of his less successful spells came with Qatari club Al-Rayyan and Turkish Super Lig side Kayserispor, but at this stage, his prolific career was coming to an end. One of Yakubu's qualities, something which not all of Africa's top hitmen have managed, is to demonstrate his goalscoring form both at club and international level. His form in front of goal in the Premier League was translated to his Super Eagles career, where he scored 21 goals in 57 appearances at a ratio of 0.36 goals per game, making him the third highest Nigeria goalscorer in history behind Yekini and Segun Odegbami. One of Aiyegbeni’s worst days as a player came in the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa when he missed a sitter from six yards in the final Group B game against South Korea. It was a game Nigeria needed to win to stand any slim chance of qualifying for the last 16, having lost to Argentina and Greece already. Although he scored from the spot to level things up at 2-2, his miss remains unforgivable among Nigerian fans to date, and he continues to be a subject of bantering. Yakubu’s commitment to the national team has however been questioned in the past. During the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, he, along with Victor Agali and Celestine Babayaro, were sent home for indiscipline. Aiyegbeni refused to play at the 2006 edition of the competition, and while this irked Nigerian supporters, his then club – Middlesbrough – praised him for his decision. Hate him or love him, Yakubu Aiyegbeni’s efficiency in front of goal at his peak made him a class apart and a terror to goalkeepers. None of the current crop have come close to his record both at club and national team, and it's hard to see how he will be emulated any time soon. For all he’s contributed to the beauty of the game, the Yak is going to be missed. 1 Like |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Icon4s(m): 2:16pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
junnyjake: The FIFA ranking is not as easy as 1+1=2. It is a 4year ranking. Just one win in an international friendly that doesn't carry much weight in the ranking is not enough to cause that kind of leap. The result against Algeria matters more. Let us beat Argentina again in the WC and you'll see the leap. |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 2:23pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe: He might become bench keeper for Liverpool o. In the right side of the defence he has to compete with Nath Clyne, Gomez and Alex Arnold. In the midfield, henderson, naby Keita, Milner, caen. Sitting on the bench will rob him of match fitness and confidence. 2 Likes |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by junnyjake(m): 2:34pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
Icon4s: Thank you! It's never 1 + 1 = 2. A lot of other parameters are in play. We tried explaining to the young man, but he was all high on the excitement of the win. Him bubble go don burst by now. Had we qualified for those 2 AFCON editions we missed, we'd have had the opportunity to build on our position as 36th (not too sure) |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 2:41pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
Taliban: There is growth when competing against those ahead of you. No guarantee Shehu Abdullahi will play regularly for Everton but what is sure is that he will improve training with Liverpool more than Everton. In turn becoming a better and more important player. |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by junnyjake(m): 2:42pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
Onazi reacts to Super Eagles' shock drop on FIFA rankings - Super Eagles Assistant captain, Ogenyi Onazi has reacted to the latest edition of the FIFA rankings in which the Nigeria national team dropped nine places from 41st to the 50th position in the world. Like many football fans, Onazi is taken aback that the Super Eagles is ranked lower despite the team's recent performances; including the thrilling 4-2 win over two-time world champions, Argentina in a high profile friendly in Krasnador, Russia. Speaking to AOIFootball.com from his base in Turkey, Onazi said he is by no means bothered about this latest rankings even as he also admitted that he does not know how FIFA arrives at the final decision in its ratings. “Well, I don’t know how this FIFA ranking thing works but it doesn’t matter whatever position we are ranked.The current ranking is not a position of the way things are. it’s just not fair we dropped despite the performances we put up in the qualifiers and even in the friendly match against Argentina,” he said. With this latest Super Eagles are now ranked 8th in Africa after Senegal (23), Tunisia (27), Egypt (31), Congo DR (36), Morocco (40) , Burkina Faso (44) Cameroon (45). 6 Likes |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 2:44pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
safarigirl: Thank you very much. I really appreciate this and God bless you. |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by neighy(m): 2:45pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
realpoacher:icon4s i apologize on behalf of my bro here 1 Like |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 2:45pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
Icon4s: It should not drop us like this either |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 2:46pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
Taliban: Thank you for this message and God bless you. |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by neighy(m): 2:48pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
Icon4s:realpoacher come make we prostrate abeg meanwhile BookMark comment of the week award... |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Naijaphobia(m): 2:48pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
Thank you our first lady. safarigirl: |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by TheGoodJoe(m): 2:49pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
ykalhaji: Thank you and God bless. |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by junnyjake(m): 2:50pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
I Will Gladly Return To Premier League, Says Ighalo  Odion Ighalo Super Eagles forward Odion Ighalo says he is targeting a move back to the English Premier League. Ighalo, who plays for Chinese club Changchun Yatai F.C., said he would return to the Premier League if he had the opportunity during his appearance on Channels Television’s Sports Tonight on Wednesday. “English Premier League is the best in the world. I have tasted it and that is why I made the name everybody knows me for today. So if the opportunity arises again, I will gladly take it and go back to the Premier League,” he said. The 28-year-old played for Watford from 2014 to January 2017 and scored 33 goals in 82 appearances for the English club. He later joined Yatai FC on January 31 for a reported fee of £20million and has scored 15 goals in 27 appearances. Channels Television. 2 Likes |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Napoleon55(m): 3:04pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
Icon4s:i think say thegoodjoe be Yoruba man . happy birthday to u thegoodjoe,n many more years to come. is there going to b fish? 1 Like |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by bishop88: 3:12pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe:Happy birthday thegoodjoe. May the good lord enlarge your coast..more wisdom and increase.. 1 Like |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by neighy(m): 3:18pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
junnyjake:for this I want germany in the final.. Please dont even try begging me We have to teach Mr Low a lesson #StraightFace 1 Like |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by neighy(m): 3:25pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
Naijaphobia:you might be surprised our coach by then will be from this group maybe joebie, mickael2, goldfish, mujtahida, komekn but not forgiveness hahaha abeg na joke i dey ooo No be say if 2 passport reach na Ur son go give us tammy treatment.. Btw i wish you, him, the mother long life |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Naijaphobia(m): 3:41pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
Lol!! Tammy ke! My son would rather have 1 cap for the SE than 99 caps for that 3 kittens. Thanks anyway for the birthday wishes and the gibes. neighy: 2 Likes |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by realpoacher(m): 3:57pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
junnyjake: I repeat and stand by my earlier position. From my calculations deducted from FIFA website, the Algerian and Argentina matches added points to us. Algeria's result was in positive not negative. The reason why we dropped was from the weight of our four year rankings. Our fourth year in particular in this regards. Fifa score you 1 match point for a draw times 2.5 for the competition weight, I wonder where you guys keep bringing the -Ives from in draw matches  when in actual sense the -ive we experienced is from our fourthyear dead rankings multiplied by 0.2 1 Like |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by realpoacher(m): 4:00pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
neighy: Lolz ,he won  I agree but na me make error from my calculations. Actually we got points from the Algerian and Argentina match because without it maybe na 60 we for dey |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Loogan(m): 4:08pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe: Happy birthday man, many more years. One of the things I admire about you is how you go to great lengths to defend our players even in thier bad times, that's shows deep loyalty. I also like your positivity but word of advice try not to go through long arguments or get emotional on peoples opinions, you have to know no matter how right you think you are Nigerians are egoistic and would not always agree with your points because they feel they are as right as you do. Make your point and don't be upset when you are tagged defender of iheanacho, you have a right to your opinion. When the players you believe in MAKES IT you get to rub it in thier doubters faces. Peace. 1 Like |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Joebie: 4:08pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
Everyone or most of us understand that formula.. And no one said we lost points from either of those games. However, the tool is out there on Fifa's website, and anyone can use it. e no be like exam when dem say make person no use calculator. So before you calculate and confuse yourself, let's go back to the main point again. You stand by your word abi? Okay, so when will Nigeria be 25th in the World like you earlier said? We can definitely bookmark your post again.. realpoacher: |
| Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by goldfish80(m): 4:26pm On Nov 23, 2017 |
TheGoodJoe:Happy birthday my man. Congratulations |
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