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TheSuperNerd:
What about before China? Was he still banging in goals aplenty? Ighalo at a point didn't merit a NT invite. But we just had to persist and persist until he came good for us.

Iheanacho is at a higher pedestal than Kayode hence the chances of Rohr calling him up more often then Kayode. He has already proven himself in the GWG and is just having a rough phase he is fighting to shake off. But in Kayode's case, he needs to get noticed again. For Kayode to get noticed, he needs to start scoring. He needs to convince Rohr again.

And Suleiman is a striker. Mbappe plays as a winger/wing forward most times but he is also a striker. That is who he is naturally.

When he stopped banging in goals he was not called to the national team but as soon as he picked up in China he was called back. That's fact.

Playing in a middle table team doesn't tantamount to playing at the highest level.

It is like saying playing for Nice in Ligue 1 tantamounts to playing at the highest level than a player playing for Benfica.

However, it's easier for Iheanacho to be noticed in EPL ahead of Kayode in the Ukrainian league if he does well because it is the most watched league in Europe but it's far more easier for Kayode to be noticed in the UEFA Champions League (if he performs) ahead of Iheanacho in the EPL because that's the biggest stage of European league.

As you can see, everything is attached to PERFORMANCE.

andrew444:
You no say me no 2 like epl

But please tell me how is leipzig better than everton?

No be people wey just begin play bundesliga not more than 4 years?

Leipzig that was founded 2009

Because dem finish top 4 in the Bundesliga.

Toh

forgiveness:
Because dem finish top 4 in the Bundesliga.

Story so atlanta is also a bigger club than AC millan abi? because they also finished top 4

zayyadidris:
Toh

Okay seems its fake news, where is he going?

He should be going somewhere, i dont want to see him playing team B football

Him mates dey belgium league and co

TheSuperNerd:
What about before China? Was he still banging in goals aplenty? Ighalo at a point didn't merit a NT invite. But we just had to persist and persist until he came good for us.

Iheanacho is at a higher pedestal than Kayode hence the chances of Rohr calling him up more often than Kayode. He has already proven himself in the GWG and is just having a rough phase he is fighting to shake off. But in Kayode's case, he needs to get noticed again. For Kayode to get noticed, he needs to start scoring. He needs to convince Rohr again.

And Suleiman is a striker. Mbappe plays as a winger/wing forward most times but he is also a striker. That is who he is naturally.

Ighalo was not called up when he was not scoring

U don forget say nacho na our 1st striker?

andrew444:
Bonaventure hardly play as a striker, all his goals came from the flanks

Wrong.

zayyadidris:
Toh

Hahahaha!

D guy lahun....

forgiveness:
Wrong.

ok seen

but playing right wing recently

andrew444:
Story so atlanta is also a bigger club than AC millan abi? because they also finished top 4

We are talking about the German league. In the last three seasons, they have finished among the top 3.

That's an ambitious club.

charlesemeka85:
Burnley interested in Fikayo tomori

So also are Everton and Villa.

forgiveness:
We are talking about the German league. In the last three seasons, the have finished among the top 3.

That's an ambitious club.

Okay o

And when he was called back he was not producing the goods for us. He struggled game after game yet we kept faith with him.

Let Kayode try to get noticed first be it in the UCL or in Ukraine. He has a lot of work to do to get back into Rohr's radar. The likes of Okereke, Osimhen et al are not smiling and Iheanacho is already gradually fighting his way back to the form that made him so loved.

forgiveness:
When he stopped banging in goals he was not called to the national team but as soon as he picked up in China he was called back. That's fact.

Playing in a middle table team doesn't tantamount to playing at the highest level.

It is like saying playing for Nice in Ligue 1 tantamounts to playing at the highest level than a player playing for Benfica.

However, it's easier for Iheanacho to be noticed in EPL ahead of Kayode in the Ukrainian league if he does well because it is the most watched league in Europe but it's far more easier for Kayode to be noticed in the UEFA Champions League (if he performs) ahead of Iheanacho in the EPL because that's the biggest stage of European league.

As you can see, everything is attached to PERFORMANCE.

komekn:
So also are Everton and Villa.

He should join burnley, thou aston villa look like the strongest of the newly promoted teams with their 130 million spendings

Joebie:
I remember Bonaventure starting in the Belgian league that same way. It's too early to celebrate.

Agreed without reservation.

However, if l say that it will be classed as bad belle as opposed to being realistic.

When the season has got into full swing then we will in a better position to appraise matters.

tbaba1234:
Lookman in the bag. I hope Onyekuru does the right thing. There are many players coming up.

That's a good one.

Nacho only made his debut under Oliseh ooo. His first goal came under Salisu Yusuf in his third cap back in 2016. Remember? Nacho only became First choice for a brief period under Rohr. Against Tanzania in Rohr's first game, it was even Ighalo who played #9 not Nacho. Against Egypt earlier that year 2016 too, Iggy started both games as our #9.

andrew444:
Ighalo was not called up when he was not scoring

U don forget say nacho na our 1st striker?

TheSuperNerd:
Nacho only made his debut under Oliseh ooo. His first goal came under Salisu Yusuf in his third cap back in 2016. Remember? Nacho only became First choice for a brief period under Rohr. Against Tanzania in Rohr's first game, it was even Ighalo who played #9 not Nacho. Against Egypt earlier that year 2016 too, Iggy started both games as our #9.

Ok

TheSuperNerd:
And when he was called back he was not producing the goods for us. He struggled game after game yet we kept faith with him.

Let Kayode try to get noticed first be it in the UCL or in Ukraine. He has a lot of work to do to get back into Rohr's radar. The likes of Okereke, Osimhen et al are not smiling and Iheanacho is already gradually fighting his way back to the form that made him so loved.

Who scored the goals against Cameroon? Don't forget that was his first game after he was called back.

The point remains that he was called back after he performed at club level first.

The same thing applies to Iheanacho, he should get noticed first in the EPL.

mostob:
lookman this lookman that.. is he better than Henry ni?
BTW the way all these players try to sound English by force is hilarious o..see as Lukman become Lookman ..one was even calling himself Hybe instead of Ibe

It's just the cultural dynamics of being in England and the shameless failings of many Nigerian parents.

I meet 5th Generation Jews who speak and read Hebrew fluently. I meet Arabs and I am including North African that are 4th generation, but speak Farsi and Arabic fluently.

However, Nigerian children mostly cannot speak thier Father and or Mother tongue and some even came to England as teenagers.

Shockingly l find quite a few Nigerians born and never left Nigeria unable to speak any Nigerian language.

Ibe case is not his fault, his Nigerian Father has absent from his life. He was brought up by his Jamaican step Father.

Humility017:
amokachi is not a fulani/Hausa...and for garba lawal the best he could get in Europe...was in Bulgaria.

so Chriskels is right... even Ahmed musa we all know he has an Edo blood flowing through him.

many hausa/fulani footballers barely achieve much like the southerners.

we are not being tribal...just that the ambition and drive to make it out despite the odds is not just there.

Garba Lawal played for Roda fc. Roda played in the UEFA cup thrice while he was there.

TheSuperNerd:
Who are Osimhen, Okereke, Awoniyi, Odey, Onuachu, et al? No.109??

Mr man I'm talking about a proven number 9 in Super Eagles shirt, Not greenhorns

MetalJigsaw:
PAOK ready to sell Akpom for 7 million pounds
By Tunde Liadi on August 3, 2019

Rave of the moment in Greece, Chuba Akpom has become a subject of bidding war among West Ham, Eintracht Frankfurt and Mainz in the current transfer window as they seek to prize him away from PAOK Thessaloniki.

Akpom won the Greek League and the cup double with PAOK last season in his debut season with the club after he joined the club permanently from Arsenal.

He will be left with only a season more on his contract with PAOK at the end of the current season and even though the Greek club will like to keep him, they will not also hesitate to cash in on him.

Feelers from PAOK informed that the Nigerian born player will be available for 6 million pounds.

Akpom representative, Emeka Obasi told SportingLife.ng that his client will be open for a return to England or to go to Germany if a deal is struck.

He also opined that Akpom will like to continue his learning curve in Greece if he is unable to move to another club until the end of the transfer window.

“We are studying the proposals from West Ham United, Frankfurt and Main who have signified intention to sign our client,” Obasi told SportingLife.

“He will fancy a return to the EPL and England if West Ham makes their inquiries firm with an acceptable bid before the end of the transfer window on August 8. He is also not foreclosing a move to Germany where Frankfurt and Mainz have also indicated interest.

“We are going to review everything before the end of the transfer window. It is a win-win situation for both parties because he will be left with a season on his contract at the end of the season. No matter how good he is for them they know it won’t be profitable he leaves on a free transfer at the end of his contract.”
Akpom scored for goals for PAOK in their last friendly game win.

If you perform in a decent league you will be noticed.

forgiveness:
Yes! Bobby Adekanye - Lazio and Sheyi Ojo - Rangers. They are both opened to play for Nigeria.

Bobby Adekanya has a long way to go, he needs to play competitive first team football for one season before anything can be said.

Seyi Ojo is already proven he has great end product but not a lot of skill and the obligatory flamboyance needed to endear yourself to the Nigerian fans.

You must understand it would FOOTBALL SUICIDE when you are a established England youth international. To declare for another country when you have not sorted out your long term contractual future.

That's exactly what Lookman, Ejaria , Ojo, Onomah, Iorfa, etc have done. However, you don't invite yourself there is still a protocol.

There were some who were NEVER going to play for Nigeria like Solanke and Ibe, which I said many many moons ago.

bros will fikayo play for us?

komekn:
Bobby Adekanya has a long way to go, he needs to play competitive first team football for one season before anything can be said.

Seyi Ojo is already proven he has great end product but not a lot of skill and the obligatory flamboyance needed to endear yourself to the Nigerian fans.

You must understand it would FOOTBALL SUICIDE when you are a established England youth international. To declare for another country when you have not sorted out your long term contractual future.

That's exactly what Lookman, Ejaria , Ojo, Onomah, Iorfa, etc have done. However, you don't invite yourself there is still a protocol.

There were some who were NEVER going to play for Nigeria like Solanke and Ibe, which I said many many moons ago.

Humility017:
okay...please add Holland to it.
If it is now...we have someone playing in an unknown club in Holland I doubt he would fetch a call up on the B-List let alone play in the main super eagles team.

those guys nor dey ambitious like that

Eredivise was a top league in the 90s and Roda fc played in Europe as at the time Garba was there.

komekn:
Bobby Adekanya has a long way to go, he needs to play competitive first team football for one season before anything can be said.

Seyi Ojo is already proven he has great end product but not a lot of skill and the obligatory flamboyance needed to endear yourself to the Nigerian fans.

You must understand it would FOOTBALL SUICIDE when you are a established England youth international. To declare for another country when you have not sorted out your long term contractual future.

That's exactly what Lookman, Ejaria , Ojo, Onomah, Iorfa, etc have done. However, you don't invite yourself there is still a protocol.

There were some who were NEVER going to play for Nigeria like Solanke and Ibe, which I said many many moons ago.

How am i sure bobby adekanye was bought for lazio first team

forgiveness:
If you perform in a decent league you will be noticed.

That is my point. I feel our players should be more interested about where they can perform the best instead of some PAPER UEFA ranking.

komekn:
Bobby Adekanya has a long way to go, he needs to play competitive first team football for one season before anything can be said.

Seyi Ojo is already proven he has great end product but not a lot of skill and the obligatory flamboyance needed to endear yourself to the Nigerian fans.

You must understand it would FOOTBALL SUICIDE when you are a established England youth international. To declare for another country when you have not sorted out your long term contractual future.

That's exactly what Lookman, Ejaria , Ojo, Onomah, Iorfa, etc have done. However, you don't invite yourself there is still a protocol.

There were some who were NEVER going to play for Nigeria like Solanke and Ibe, which I said many many moons ago.

I agree with you on Bobby Adekanye but let us see what becomes of him at Lazio. If he does well at the beginning of the season, I think we should cap him before Holland.

That's right, Sheyi Ojo is a straight forward player. He can improve with time.

But some like Dele Bashiru and Maja prefer Nigeria. Nothing has happened to them.

Have you spoken with Solanke?

forgiveness:
I agree with you on Bobby Adekanye but let us see the what becomes of him at Lazio. If he does well at the beginning of the season, I think we should cap him before Holland.

That's right, Sheyi Ojo is a straight forward player. He can improve with time.

But some like Dele Bashiru and Maja prefer Nigeria. Nothing has happened to them.

Have you spoken with Solanke?

Lol

Komekn so you get solanke number?

andrew444:
How am i sure bobby adekanye was bought for lazio first team

Why should he leave Liverpool U23 and come and join Lazio academy?

He must have been guaranteed first team playing time.

BascoVanVeli:
That is my point. I feel our players should be more interested about where they can perform the best instead of some PAPER UEFA ranking.

The performance should lift them to a bigger club.