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SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 1:40am On Feb 05, 2020
somehow:
God just blessed my family with a babygirl today

I can't fit shout!

overtly happy!

Wheeeesp!
congrats man...am so happy for you and your family
HealthRoadside Birth, God Is The Greatest! by Provoker(op): 11:38pm On Jan 28, 2020
So today I went to repair my phone at an engineer's place by the road side.

Then I saw too much of shouting, I thought they were fighting. But then I saw only women there With the few guys being chased away.

The woman's water just broke. No nurse or doctor or something, no bed just bare floor with elderly women around and she gave birth just by the roadside. The heat, dust, all unfavorable conditions and she still gave birth in less than 30 mins.

Then I wonder this same childbirth that take the lives of other people, some require operation while some long hours and yet this woman was able to deliver.

They still got her to stand up to enter Keke and was taken to the health care center with the placeta uncut from the baby. There was a roar of rejoice, thousands of congratulations.

I was happy and even made a silent prayer for her and her baby

GOD IS THE GREATEST!

Photo is for illustration

SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 9:39pm On Jan 26, 2020
Danielnino00:
An in-form Onyekuru is the best LW Nigeria has. that's a fact. his exploits in Belgium and Turkey is proof of how prolific he is in front of goal even as a winger.. it's unfair for anyone to judge him by his short stint at Monaco..
I really don't get why Rohr doesn't fancy him....
exactly....no one is saying onyekuru should be invited now but then the slander of one is bossing things in a top league who he ran back is unfair
the injury setback really played a role in him going back to gala
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 2:17pm On Jan 26, 2020
To be honest, onyekuru is the most prolific among our LW. ... only thing is that rohr doesn't really fancy him and even when he plays, he plays as a RW
same way most people here are writing off onyekuru like they did with iheanacho
I believe onyekuru will come back strong, wasn't him the guy linked with Bayern
He never wanted to go to Monaco in the first instance I guess that's why he didn't wait
search onyekuru in Twitter and see how Monaco fans are fuming at the coach for not using him
same as everton fans they don't want him to go cos that guy is a bunch of talent
going back to gala was a good decision cis the coach believes and gives him that confidence unlike in Monaco and in the national team where he wasn't really treated fairly
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 5:26pm On Jan 11, 2020
Iheanacho's goal ruled out for offside
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 2:29am On Jan 01, 2020
Happy new year fam
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 4:01pm On Dec 23, 2019
8k grin wow this isn't a thread again but one big family
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Manchester United Vs Aston Villa (2 - 2) On 1st December 2019 by Provoker(m): 10:26am On Dec 15, 2019
Reussite:
United argh lipsrsealed
It's such a hard work to be a fan these days. sad
On the other side It looks like Leceister city has reached their breaking point. wink
leceister last 9 games: win 8 , draw 1
And you are already saying that they have reached their breaking point
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 7:22pm On Dec 12, 2019
i think we need to have award for analyst of the year my nominations: thegoodjoe komekn supernerd
grin
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 6:52am On Dec 12, 2019
komekn:
Go back and look at core subject which country has the most IN-FORM players which in itself alludes to top quality outstanding consistent performing players.

Then the bench mark from which the context of this discourse emanates from which s the top 5 leagues in Europe.

As good as Ajayi is he is in the Championship most probable he will be in the EPL next season. Until then he is not in the equation.

If we are to look at French league two then we are literally talking 75 Senegalese players at least, they are too many to count.

That's the context.
ig we are to remove the championship then we exclude the Belgium league too
You said in-form and didn't specify in Europe top 5 leagues
And at the bolded , are they inform and are you counting prospects?
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 2:28pm On Dec 11, 2019
komekn:
This is at the heart of the matter and the cause of so much unnecessary contention.

The term IN- FORM.

It's being used loosely and with ambiguity and without any structure or unit of measurement.

What do you define IN-FORM to be ❓

From my perspective IN- FORM is in reference to consistent performance over a period. Whether thar performance is Outstanding and top quality in comparison is also linked to the term IN-FORM. Therefore context comes into it as well.

We then consider matters in comparison, context and rational even reasonable.

Is it therefore logical in the context of football to say after a player has played 3/4 games he is now in an in form player.

Most leagues across Europe well at least the top five will by now have played on average 15/16 games.

From those 15/16 games when a player has been perfoming with a consistent curve of performance by aggregate. We can then make an informed decision on how well the player has done i.e. above average, very good, excellent, etc and then say he is IN-FORM.

But it seems what many are saying here is that by just playing in a game you are IN-FORM irrespective of your performance.

For example Ndidi, Osimhen are the first choice players for thier teams and in comparison to thier league which is a top 5 league in Europe have been consistently delivering quality top performances playing almost all games in thier leagues. And are therefore IN-FORM.

How many other Nigerian players can we say this of in the top 5 leagues in Europe. Maybe Aina, Iwobi and Chukwueze who else❓

Now look at the Senegalese players two among the top goal scorer in the French league. One playing for PSG. Another considered the best defender in the world transfer speculation hitting £100 million and of course Mane. Then Salif Sane scored two goals as a CB this season in the Bundesliga.

So which national team has more top quality consistent outstanding players that's what the term IN-FORM clearly implies.

? ❓
semi ajayi has scored more goals than salif sane as a CB this season
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 10:28pm On Dec 08, 2019
Someone pls share the link to Livestream the Bordeaux game
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 4:34pm On Dec 07, 2019
Full List of Nominees:

1. Nigerian Player of the Year:
- Wilfred Ndidi

2. NPFL player of the Year:
- Mfon Udoh

3. Most Impactful New Inclusion (2019):
- Joe Ayodele-Aribo

4. Best Ogedengbe Super Eagles Best Goal Keeper of the Year:
- Francis Uzoho

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):
- Ola Aina


9. Young Player of the Year (U-21):
-samuel chukwueze

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.
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 5:41pm On Dec 05, 2019
OMANBALA1:
You dont have to school me on Ndidi, I know his status and statistics. My point is that Zuby has been very unfortunate with securing a decent clubside and this is a common place with a lot of players who ply their trade in the deplorable Nigerian league.

EOD
let's see his stats
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 5:41pm On Dec 05, 2019
tbaba1234:
If Zubby was lighting up the Turkish league. He will get attention.
abi
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 5:40pm On Dec 05, 2019
The Nigeria sport awards didn't even nominated ndidi ...that show how lowly we rate him here
Oshimen scores, who remembers ndidi?
Who analyses his performance other than the normal " he played well " comments
And yes ndidi is definitely world class and he has been ever consistent
Zuby is nowhere near ndidi
Imagine ndidi only midfielder in the 4-1-4-1 formation yet mist clean sheets with less goals conceeded and u still doubting him or calling him average
Later caf will snub him then we start crying foul play when we ourselves do not value him
Leceister values him....it shows a lot
Ndidi is world class !!!!!!
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 5:35pm On Dec 05, 2019
OMANBALA1:
You dont have to school me on Ndidi, I know his status and statistics. My point is that Zuby has been very unfortunate with securing a decent clubside and this is a common place with a lot of players who ply their trade in the deplorable Nigerian league.

EOD
Ndidi is world class bro
Better than fabhino
Arguably the best dm in the league
It's epl ...lol and pls ndidi hasn't been average for Nigeria , the attackers overshadow him
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 5:32pm On Dec 05, 2019
Did iheanacho goal overshadow Ndidi impact?
Goal

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The Leicester City striker stole the headlines on Sunday following a win over Everton in which his compatriot also excelled

By James O'Conners

It’s understandable that Kelechi Iheanacho stole the headlines on Sunday after coming off the bench to contribute an assist and score the winner as Leicester City beat Everton 2-1 at home.

His impact was remarkable considering that the Nigeria international hadn’t played a single minute of Premier League action before being introduced against the Toffees, with the hosts trailing 1-0.

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However, while Iheanacho deserves all of the credit and the plaudits that came his way, his performance overshadowed the contribution of compatriot Wilfred Ndidi, who also played a major role in the Foxes come-from-behind triumph.

With Everton in a dire league position and facing a high-flying Leicester side who were their peers in the league table last season, Marco Silva switched to more defensive structure for Sunday’s match.

Instead of his usual 4-2-3-1 formation, the coach opted for a 5-4-1 shape when defending and a 3-4-2-1 setup when on the attack. Alex Iwobi played as the right-sided inside forward, meaning he had the not-insignificant duty of tracking Ben Chilwell’s forward runs.

For Leicester, it was the usual 4-3-3, with Ndidi as the deepest of the three central midfielders; he was there to provide a solid base for James Maddison and Youri Tielemans, allowing the pair to get into scoring positions, find space between the lines or beyond the opposition in the half spaces.

Leicester City's Wilfred Ndidi

While the Super Eagles star excels in this role, does it truly get the best out of his natural qualities?

In the first 15 minutes, Ndidi received the ball 23 times, more than any other player on the pitch, but as Everton sat in a compact shape and allowed the Nigeria midfielder to have the ball, his game rarely showed the penetration required to break down such resolute opponents.

There were flashes of ambition in his passing; a diagonal towards Harvey Barnes in the 11th minute, an overcooked slide rule pass for Ayoze Perez in the 17th and a expertly drilled switch of play to Chilwell on the half-hour mark.

The second half saw Ndidi take the game by the scruff of the neck.

It’s always been blatantly clear that 22-year-old business and management student is suppressing some of his natural game to give Brendan Rodgers what he wants from a base midfielder.

With Leicester trailing, he came out of his shell.

There was a 54th-minute interception and back-heeled pass from which Ricardo Pereira tested Jordan Pickford.

Iheanacho Leicester 2019

After his countryman, Iheanacho came on, there were further moments to drive his side on.

Once Leicester changed their formation, Ndidi also had far more licence to break forward with three central defenders behind him.

Four minutes after Iheanacho came on, the midfielder played a double one-two with him and set up the left-footed striker to shoot. It lacked power, but it showed the change in Leicester, and Ndidi’s intent.

Two minutes later, he won a header, picked up the loose ball, slipped Kelechi in down the right and when his cross-cum-shot was skewed across goal and Vardy tapped in.

By now, Ndidi was playing forward passes into Vardy’s feet or releasing him in the channels.


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One ball set the former England striker away and he, in turn, found Iheanacho in the box but the latter was crowded out.



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As for Ndidi, his tepid first half was replaced by a dynamic, determined second period.

By full time, he had completed 69% of his 26 forward passes, albeit with just 28% of his total passes going towards the Everton goal. He created four shooting chances for teammates, won all four of his tackles and made two interceptions.

He was arguably the real man of the match, but may only show these true qualities when Rodgers gives him a greater licence to express himself.
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 1:01am On Dec 03, 2019
I really hope those big clubs take ndidi away next summer
He is our biggest player
The only world-class player we have
If arsenal hijacks Rodgers then ndidi will follow

Apart from arsenal, realistically which other big club needs a player like ndidi
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 11:19pm On Nov 23, 2019
Eartquake1:
As we wind up 2019 let us rewind the gaffes of the year:

1) Onyekuru is more intelligent than Mahrez

2) Azubuike Okechukwu is better than Ndidi

3) Onyekuru has agreed personal terms with Bayern Munich

4)Percy Tau and Lorch will destroy Nigeria(mine) *facepalm*

Add yours grin
Bryan idowu is better than collins
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 11:45pm On Nov 19, 2019
I would like for our only world class player ATM to move to a bigger club next season
Ndidi has proven himself in leceister
I hope his agency are on their toes
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 10:51pm On Nov 19, 2019
Kbs468:
Oga nobody is painting JAMILU COLLINS bad or something but the Truth is-You cannot play 2 left full backs in a starting Eleven and so, He drops to the bench. After all, You equally admitted him to be average

About SIMON, IWOBI has proven again time without number that Club form or display does not necessarily translate to National Team success.

ONUACHU is another example of the opposite of IWOBI just like SIMON has been not in terms of Scoring Goals because they do not play in the same positional set up but in terms of National Team delivery and output given their number of caps already which equally doesn't imply that they have played the same number of Matches though but their degrees of Impact when on the field of play

Thanks and of course patient is virtue. But again, Some Players would always be on the bench since the number can never exceed 11
we don't have any above average natural left back in the SE .....and idowu is not an upgrade to collins
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 10:48pm On Nov 19, 2019
charlesemeka85:
nice piece wink
thanks bro
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 7:25pm On Nov 19, 2019
My verdict on jamiu Collins is that the guy isn't as bad as people here painted him... he may not be at his best this season but he is average and definitely not below
There is a reason Norwich wanted to sign him
And let's not be quick to write him off because he isn't a fan favorite

Another issue is the Moses Simon one
The guy isn't getting the accolades he deserves cos he isn't a fan favorite and he can't be dropped because he is on form and he is our first choice crosser....we saw it against South Africa and one another occasion were he crossed the ball for the goal at the same afcon.....and again most people here trying to discredit him on his assist against Brazil
His the only naija player with an hattrick this season and yet if chuks scores a goal, we know how we react
Is Moses Simon still valuable to the team, yes.
Am not saying you shouldn't have a favorite but pls don't don't discredit or rubbish any player cos you don't like them

We haven't played to the strength of onuachu even tho I prefer another player to him but how many games as he played for us to warrant we not wanting him?

My opinion

We need to be patient with our players. God bless the super eagles, God bless Nigeria
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 7:14pm On Nov 19, 2019
charlesemeka85:
Arsenal have been urged to make a move for talented Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi following his impressive showings for Leicester City in the Premier League this season.

Leicester City sit second on the league standings much thanks to a number of sterling displays in the middle of the park by the Super Eagle while the Gunners, on their part have underwhelmed and have conceded 17 goals from the 12 games they have played so far.

Football.London's Art De Roche has earmarked the 22-year-old as the perfect man to help Unai Emery's side stem the goals and salvage their flagging campaign.

Ndidi is already a tested and trusted commodity for the Foxes and leads the way for both interceptions (36) and the most tackles (59), while he also won the midfield battle when the two sides faced off before the international break.

With Lucas Torreira linked with a move to Italian Serie A side Napoli, his departure could free up another spot in midfield and make the acquisition of the Nigerian even more tenable.

Ndidi has played non-stop at the King Power stadium since joining from Racing Genk in 2017, with eleven league games under his belt and two goals to show for this season.
It will be a welcome move and arsenal is definitely a bigger club than leceister and if they are ready to spend money they have a great chance of competing for the title
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 6:22pm On Nov 13, 2019
charlesemeka85:
@provoker e better mk u dey follow the game via livescore cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy
lol thanks
SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by Provoker(m): 5:59pm On Nov 13, 2019
Pls help a brother...pls share the link to watch the match or which app can I download to watch it?

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