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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 1:46pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
jihday: If only we had at least 10 clubs like this. The others should just loose their registration and we play league with only the ten of them. Aimple 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrewbaba44: 1:47pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
forgiveness: Anyway sha I didn’t know about this ,someone said so earlier It’s a win win issue ,it’s all love |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by chrisooblog: 1:57pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
if it was last season i would have agreed with all you said in your first paragraph but the KC i saw yesterday is quite agile now plus his pace has always been decent. however i agree with you that his best position is still as a support striker or in the hole behind the main attacker. The wings will limit his goal scoring abilities Rockyrascal: |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by chrisooblog: 2:00pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
actually AJ has always shown love and respect to Naija so it's only natural people would show him love as well. it's not just nigerians trying to do attach by force to a nigerian born foreigner andrewbaba44: 2 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 2:02pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
Can we all agree that the African Nation with the most in-form players is Nigeria 7 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 2:03pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
chrisooblog: Exactly my brother. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by edi287: 2:05pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
mostob:Iwobi and Etebo can drift out wide. Iwobi can do the job Sterling/Coutinho did in that Liverpool side during 13/14. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrewbaba44: 2:05pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
chrisooblog: I know about that Agreed bro |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by edi287: 2:06pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
forgiveness:Didn't he come late to camp or something? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrewbaba44: 2:06pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
Blueelf: Somehow agreed |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by mostob(m): 2:09pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
edi287:OK... |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by BascoVanVeli(m): 2:09pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
Leicester and Iheanacho….they’re magic, you know… Date published: Sunday 8th December 2019 4:13 “I’ve got players with no ego, they really want to work and enjoy working,” said Brendan Rodgers in conversation with Jamie Carragher on Sky Sports. In front of them was an illustration of Leicester’s tactics with 11 very familiar names on the pitch. Kelechi Iheanacho’s name was missing because of course Kelechi Iheanacho’s name was missing; it had been a year since he had started a Premier League game. The one question mark against Leicester’s status as Champions League contenders was a perceived lack of strength in depth. Eleven players had started at least 11 of their first 14 Premier League games (for context, Liverpool have nine and Manchester City six players who would fit that criteria) and the lazy assumption was that any injuries could derail their season. Rodgers was clearly reluctant to look outside an extremely well-drilled starting XI, so Dennis Praet, Demerai Gray and others have been restricted to bit-part roles. Below that tier of fringe player was Iheanacho, who could only dream of playing a bit-part role. A week later, it still seems astonishing that his 28-minute match-winning cameo from the bench against Everton was his first Premier League appearance of the season. To wait that long, to be that marginalised and yet still have that kind of impact is a testimony to both player and manager. Of course, it helps if you are on an extraordinary winning run, but learning and listening and running hard all week is never easy when the weekend brings only personal disappointment. “I was so pleased for him because there’s him and a number of other guys that don’t feature so much and sometimes they’re not even on the bench,” said Rodgers last week. “But that’s a result of how hard he works and he stays focused. He’s very much there for the team.” Despite that impact, midweek and Watford took him back to the bench, with Rodgers offering no hint that he was preparing to pair Iheanacho with Jamie Vardy in the Premier League for the first time since October 2018. Leicester fans had long written off that partnership but at Villa they were nothing short of magnificent, with Iheanacho showing pace, aggression, accuracy and a lightness of touch that we had long forgotten. Leicester’s opener sparked talk of Vardy chasing his own goalscoring record and the Aston Villa mistake of allowing the hamstrung Tyrone Mings to play on, but Iheanacho’s pin-point through ball deserves not to be discarded as a footnote. It was the 21st minute and that was already his fourth key pass of the game. Astonishingly, when he left the pitch after 63 minutes, he had not misplaced a single pass. The fact that he scored again was a lovely bonus – and not just because four goals in four appearances this season is a neat statistic – but it was his intelligence that would have most impressed Rodgers. He played exactly like the rest of this Leicester side, as if he had been involved all along; he was purposeful, incisive and devastatingly effective. One of the biggest doubts about this Leicester side has been removed; the Foxes do have another goalscoring striker in their ranks. And that goalscoring striker is bereft of ego but blessed with talent and knowledge about how this extraordinary team works. As Leicester look at a 14-point gap to fifth-placed Manchester United, they have added another reason to believe that Europe is beckoning again. https://www.football365.com/news/leicester-and-iheanacho-theyre-magic-you-know 6 Likes |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 2:10pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
andrewbaba44:Okay |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by edi287: 2:12pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
Meanwhile 3 Likes
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 2:12pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
edi287: Normal Nigerian routine. Even the ones here are not spared. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by jihday(m): 2:26pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
edi287:I no believe |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by LaMujer: 2:33pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
NAIRALAND NIGERIAN FOOTBALL FANS AWARDS 2019 Full List of Nominees: 1. Nigerian Player of the Year: - Odion Ighalo 2. NPFL player of the Year: - Theophilus Afelokhai 3. Most Impactful New Inclusion (2019): - Joe Ayodele-Aribo 4. Best Ogedengbe Super Eagles Best Goal Keeper of the Year: - Daniel Akpeyi 5. Stephen Keshi Best Defender of the Year: - William Troost-Ekong 6. Samuel Okwaraji Best Midfielder of the Year: - Wilfred Ndidi 7. Rashidi Yekini Best Attacking player of the Year: - Odion Ighalo 8. Most improved player (2019): - Victor Osimhen 9. Young Player of the Year (U-21): - Victor Osimhen 10. Best performing Foreign born Prospect of the year: - Cyriel Dessers 11. Super Falcons Player of the Year: - Azeezat Oshoala 12. Super Eagles Goal of the Year: - Samuel Kalu vs Benin( 2021 AFCON qualifiers) 13. Best assist of the Year: - Aina for Ighalo vs Burundi (2019 AFCON) 14. National Team of the Year: - The Super Eagles CC: Tbaba1234, Safarigirl, Komekn, Bascovanveli, TheSuperNerd, Andrewbaba44, forgiveness, Icon4s.[/quote] |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 2:34pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
Humility017: The desire to rule Nigeria is also ambition. Before Oyinbo came, some parts of the North don dey read and write in Ajami. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by edi287: 2:46pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
jihday:Anything is possible bros lol.. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Nobody: 2:47pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
edi287: Hustle na hustle |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by kennysville(m): 2:53pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
chrisooblog: Truth is you can never tell what he can do unless you try him in the position. My philosophy is there is more in everyone than they can see or ever imagine. Iheanacho needs to be stretched beyond his comfort zone. Its a good thing he is getting game time now. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by forgiveness: 2:58pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
Humility017: What is your own definition of ambition? |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 3:11pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
Two players of Nigerian descent in the shape of Tosin Adarabioyo and Eberechi Eze have been named to the latest EFL Championship Team of the Week by respected football statistics website Whoscored following the conclusion of the matchday 20 fixtures on Sunday, December 8. It's no surprise that Eze has made the ceremonial best eleven players in the division after bagging a brace for the Hoops as they registered a 2-0 win versus Preston North End. As for Manchester City-owned central defender Adarabioyo, he was impressive as Blackburn Rovers won their fourth successive game, beating Derby County 1-0. While Adarabioyo was deployed as one of the two central defenders in a 4-4-2 formation, Eze took up a place in his natural attacking midfield position. The Queens Park Rangers number 10 registered a game-high four shots against Preston, with all of them on target, completed three dribbles and won two fouls against Preston. Making his 11th league start of the season, Adarabioyo won five aerial duels, made a team-high six clearances, made two interceptions and one tackle vs Derby. Eze had a rating of 8.7 out of ten marks and Adarabioyo got 7.8 for his efforts. 1 Like
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Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 3:13pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
Ligue 1 giants Olympique Marseille have approached Dutch Eredivisie side Heerenveen over their Nigerian winger Chidera Ejuke in view of signing the 21 year old in the January transfer window, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Ejuke has caught the eyes this season for Heerenveen, the team he joined in the summer from Norwegian side Valerenga where he spent two seasons. He has immediately proved himself to be a shrewd bargain with the way he has settled down to life at the Dutch side. With six goals in 15 games, the winger who was also voted the U-21 player of the month in the Netherlands last month has shown that he has an eye for goal even though he is well known for his abilities to get past his markers with ease. Marseille are reportedly willing to pay as high as €20m for the wing forward according to sources privy to the camp of the player and they have already sounded out Heerenveen. It is believed that the Dutch side will likely want to hold on to Ejuke until at least the summer of 2020. 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by AndSunGorilla: 3:15pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
U people were talking about AJ all through thus weekend but you forgot about our very own history maker former undisputed the only nightmare Samuel Peters. He fought over the weekend representing our flag. 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Chidonsky: 3:51pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
AndSunGorilla:That guy has been forgotten,i think few individual believe he is no longer fighting. |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrewbaba44: 4:07pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
edi287: No be better player thats why, lol I an sure if Alexander Pato had impregnated Barbara Berlusconi he wont be sacked by ac millan then |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by andrewbaba44: 4:09pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
AndSunGorilla: Dem don forget that one ooo, and besides most people dont follow boxing self , but you see that AJ fight everybody don dey wait for the fight since, not only boxing fans , even our own musa was at riyadh to support him, thou he is based there |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 4:16pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
charlesemeka85: If Adarabioyo can be note consistent, I see him in the SE soon. Our current defenders are inconsistent and average at best 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by Blueelf: 4:18pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
AndSunGorilla: And was knocked out in the first round. At least he went down fighting |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by M7even(m): 4:18pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
AndSunGorilla: Dude was knocked out in round one, so what's there to talk about 1 Like |
Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2023, 2025 And 2026 World Cup by charlesemeka85(m): 4:38pm On Dec 09, 2019 |
Lille coach Christophe Galtier has insisted that Victor Osimhen will remain at the club when the January transfer window closes for business, amid speculation linking the striker with a move to Barcelona. The Spanish champions have identified the Nigeria international as a possible replacement for the ageing Luis Suarez and have been monitoring his performances in France. Since transferring to Lille, Osimhen has proved that his form last season for Sporting Charleroi was not a flash in the pan, with 11 goals in 21 games across all competitions. On an international level, the Ultimate Strikers product has also established himself as one of the hottest African footballers, scoring four goals in his last four appearances for the Super Eagles and was recently nominated for the African Youth Player of the Year by the Confederation of African Football. Asked if Osimhen will stay until the end of the season, Galtier told beIN SPORTS : '' Yes, I believe so. But in football, nothing is safe. I can confirm this with regard to the weeks that have just passed''. Osimhen is expected to be on parade for Lille when they tackle Chelsea in their final Champions League group game on Tuesday night at Stamford Bridge. |
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