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... Ukraine coach didn't experrerit.

Meanwhile this semi ajayi na suspect o

Aribo scores

Mods move this to front page na

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Starting line up

Earthquake1:
All thanks to Rohr

How?

Who expected Ajay to start before balogun ?

Benching loading for etebo if aribo performs today

realpoacher:
How else?


What do expect from a midfield of carpenters playing in the Championship?

None them play in the championship.. So what did u smoke exactly?

This team can't win the olympics.. Na me talk am

Some of them are already hyping carpenter nwakali because of sudan

Earthquake1:
What's his name?

Dessers

... Where this guy self

... See them

Saying nothing is at stake

Make rohr loose fess .. U go see them trooping here like soldiers to hunt rohr down

komekn:
What was Uzoho when he went to the World cup ❓ You are creating double standard comparatively.

Maduka should start in my opinion.

Maduka??

andrew444:
This is gernot rohr new starting line up apart from Aribo because ndidi will come in for him

Then i dont know if musa will still break in

If he does well .. Etebo might lick the bencb

I just wonder how a midfield of

Ndid, aribo and iwobi will b like

komekn:
Check all my posts if l have said one derogatory word against Rohr. German biased yes but never anything to suggest sacking him.

I am realistic we dishevelled many top class players to call on. If we win today it's a bonus. But it's more about trying out players.

So the ones invited are not okay ?

drDoom3:
OwnGoal Nigeria

Super Eagles Training – Aribo Tops All Newly Invited Players In Terms Of Performance, Maja, Okoye In Focus
September 10, 20190728



The Super Eagles of Nigeria will later today take on Ukraine in an international friendly game, Owngoalnigeria.com takes a look at how the new players have performed in the two training session the team had ahead of today’s game.


Newly invited goalkeeper Maduka Okoye showed he has what it takes to be a good goalkeeper in the future and it’s looking like he will play some part in today’s game.

Josh Maja of Bordeaux impressed with his pace and ability to finish wisely during the drills with strikers. His link up play is also a lot better than most forward in the team and he has struck a very good understanding with Paul Onuachu. Still not sure of getting game time today.

Club Brugge Dennis Bonaventure was the closest to Samuel Chukwueze and Samuel Kalu in terms of dribbles completed in training. However he was guilty of not releasing the ball early and also his final balls were hit and miss during the session. A very lively player though.


However the best of them all was Rangers of Scotland midfielder Joe Aribo, he was a beast in duel and also very commanding in possession. Used his body to good effect with his abilities to use both legs correctly also giving him an edge. Sure to start today’s game.

Joe aribo plays like inform pogba

komekn:
Considering the players invited it's a friendly so I would expect a least 6/7 substitutions.

We already know what Uzoho can do and this is an area of great concern the goal keepers, so l would prefer to see Maduka, and let's see his quality after all its a friendly.

Winning is not that important but trying out players to see what options we have.

This is a European football team and so the issues of limited physicality do not come into play for Osimhen as claimed by Rohr. So it will good to see what he brings.

We need a more inventive midfield unfortunately Ebere is not there to be tested. Nonetheless, l look to see Aribo play the DM role but with more attacking prowess and drive.

We know what to expect from Iwobi, Chukwueze. Etebo and Kalu so it's simply more of the same.

Not sure where to watch the match anybody know❓

Winning is not important?...but if we loose .. Na u go first paint here with "sack rohr"

Pocohontasboo:
Thank you starkid3010, acecube, whitetalker, aphrikanna, GramaCorrector..... And @dunsin125, funny enough its Delsu I put in for this year, post utme was aptitude test CBT, I was busy reading physics and chemistry, ask people who wrote their scores you will likely hear... 30%, 35,40,42,45...hardly you see 50, Don't be fooled by their low cut off, it is a trap....by the way I scored 48

What did u score in ur jamb.. Am a 300l mbbs student in delsu

I got rohr nudes

Earthquake1:
My preferred line up against Ukraine:

Uzoho

Aina Ekong Omeruo Jamilu

Etebo Aribo

Chukwueze Iwobi Samuel Kalu

Osimhen

Iheanaacho omeruo abi which one

Earthquake1:
Algeria and others were getting friendly with Benin we got ours with Ukraine

During Pinnick's reign we have had friendlies with Argentina, England, Poland, Czech republic, Egypt, Atletico Madrid

I just dey enjoy the man's reign

If na imama b nff pres ... Na saudi aribia we for play

Shibaraba:
This etebo na otu. Big one

Why?

He tried at the afcon

....

Mods
Front page please

Tuesday's friendly against Ukraine comes at an important time for Gernot Rohr's squad-building efforts with the Nigeria national team.

The third-place finish achieved at the Africa Cup of Nations in the summer saw the Super Eagles surge in the latest Fifa rankings. It is imperative to maintain that positive momentum; despite not being a part of the First Round of Caf World Cup qualifying, there really was no question of not taking advantage of the international window.

However, even beyond that, the friendly offers Rohr an opportunity to look forward and get the next phase of his team's development underway. His initial list of invitees seemed to miss this point, with only two new names added to the squad that took part at the Afcon.

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However, a number of injuries and logistical concerns have forced his hand, and there will be a chance for the likes of Bordeaux's Josh Maja and Club Brugge's Emmanuel Dennis to strut their stuff against a major side, throwing up new possibilities.

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However, the real headline-maker in the squad is 19-year-old Maduka Okoye, who seems to have been anointed to take over as first-choice goalkeeper for the national team. It is a problem position, one in which Rohr has been unable to find any kind of stability or reassurance in the course of his tenure.

Uzoho

Can Okoye be the one who allays that kernel of apprehension, that knot that now forms in the belly of the Super Eagles fan whenever the opponent has the ball in the general vicinity of the penalty area?

That is a difficult question to answer, in more ways than one.

First, there is the pressure on the teenager's admittedly broad shoulders. Usually, there is a line of succession, and a youngster can understudy the incumbent, earn the confidence and trust of his teammates and the coaching crew, and then have the gloves come to him almost as a matter of course.

In Okoye's case, there is no such luxury.

There is also the concern that no one knows quite what to expect. Playing out of the German fourth tier makes his club performances impossible to evaluate, and therefore it is almost a blind date of sorts, with both parties awkward and uncertain as to how to please. It could just as easily be love at first sight, or an absolutely rotten evening in Dnipro, with sighs and pointed glances at the clock.

There is also the fact that Francis Uzoho, who is ostensibly his rival for the position, is now playing more regularly with Omonoia Nicosia. This was not the case leading up to the Afcon, and led Rohr to select Daniel Akepyi as first-choice, but Uzoho has roared back into contention admirably.

Daniel Akpeyi - Nigeria

That is not to say it is all uphill for Okoye, of course.

In fact, considering the soft landing the Super Eagles got in the draw for Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, now is as good a time as any to be debuting a new, quite inexperienced goalkeeper: his mistakes, when they happen, are unlikely to be terminal.

That relieves some of the pressure, but only on Okoye.

For Rohr, the stakes are as high as they have ever been.

With the inclusion of the likes of Maja and Dennis, it is clear that his youth project is continuing apace.

Josh Maja - Bordeaux

The expectation now is that this exciting young talent adds up to something more free-flowing, that his own style evolves beyond catch-as-catch-can.

Joe Aribo will go some way toward helping that: his running with the ball should connect the halves of what looked a broken team at times in Egypt.

It is all the more important as Victor Osimhen begins his run leading the line for the national team. The LOSC Lille man is a classic poacher, and is even less inclined or suited to both sing and dance at the same time: it will be necessary to build a framework that allows him apply the flourishes at the end of moves, as opposed to foraging.

Whether Rohr can recalibrate his team in a way that it consistently gets the ball to his most dangerous players is the question. That, and if he has finally found a strong enough lock for the back door. Against Ukraine, the answers will begin to emerge.



TIME IS 7:30PM NIGERIAN TIME !.

Earthquake1:
I would like to commend Pinnick for organizing the Ukraine friendly

The man dey try

Pinnick is dey try o .. Compared to the others

I like to know this safari girl ...

Is she a fan of iheanacho christaino

safarigirl:
the way I was talking about Alex Iwobi and that his babe that year, Clarissa and I had a crush on him abi?

Some of you have limited reasoning and it shows. Kelechi no fine reach who I fit crush on. How will I go from Awoniyi to Kelechi? Inside life

Haunty calm down..

junnyjake:
Uzoho

Aina Ekong Balogun Collins

Etebo Ajayi

Chukwueze Iwobi Kalu


Onuachu

Knowing Rohr, I predict this would be his lineup tomorrow.

We'd lose tomorrow's game by a single goal deficit.

Onauchu won't start guy ..