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bboiabb: Unrepentant West Bromwich Albion striker Peter Osaze Odemwingie has been dropped by Nigeria coach Samson Siasia for disciplinary reasons from next month's two matches against Argentina and Ethiopia.

Siasia punished Odemwingie for walking out on the team before a friendly against Kenya in March, and the striker, who has netted 15 goals in the English Premier League, has yet to apologise for his misconduct.

"The other players in the team had threatened to stage a mass protest and back out of other matches if I failed to sanction Osaze for leaving the camp in Abuja without permission," said Siasia. "I had no option but to do this to instil discipline in the team."

Siasia added: "I didn't want a situation where I or Nigeria would be totally disgraced by the players. Let discipline be maintained. Osaze is not bigger than the team or the whole Nigeria." The coach is known as a stiff disciplinarian, dropping Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel from the 2008 Olympics Games, where they reached the final.

He recalled Dynamo Kiev midfielder Yusuf Ayila, who last featured at the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, for the friendly against Argentina on 1 June in Abuja and a CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia four days later in Addis Ababa.

The Nigeria squad:
Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv/ISR), Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei-Yehuda/ISR), Austin Ejide (Hapoel Petah Tikva/ISR)

Defenders: Joseph Yobo (Fenerbache/TUR), Taye Taiwo (Marseille/FRA), Dele Adeleye (Metalurh Donetsk/UKR), Chibuzor Okonkwo (Heartland), Efe Ambrose (Ashdod/ISR), Yusuf Mohammed (Al Hilal/SUD)

Midfielders: John Obi Mikel (Chelsea/ENG), Joel Obi (Inter Milan/ITA), Fengor Ogude (Valerenga/NOR), Nosa Igiebor (Lillestrom/NOR), Nnamdi Oduamadi (AC Milan/ITA), Promise Isaac (Manisaspor/TUR), Kalu Uche (Almeria/SPA), Yusuf Ayila (Dynamo Kiev/UKR)

Forwards: Obinna Nsofor (West Ham/ENG), Ikechukwu Uche (Real Zaragoza/SPA), Ekigho Ehiosun (Warri Wolves), Ahmed Musa (VVV Venlo/NED), Victor Anichebe (Everton/ENG), Peter Utaka (OB Odense/DEN), Emmanuel Emenike (Karabukspor/TUR)

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1437823.html

blackchief:
@ Semid4lyfe
You are so quick to insult. Amodu is a good coach anyday. The present coach of the super falcon is not one, mark my word.

blackchief: The sooner we Nigerians face the fact the present head coach of the Super Falcon do not have what it takes to coach the team the better.  football is not about past records or what you have achieved as player, but what you have up in you head.

Stop yapping rubbish will you? I guess this woman didn't have anything in her head when she led the team to win the African Women Championship shey? Like se hin know anything about football or the team sef. . .shioor!

By your logic, I guess the Germans should also sack their coach Silvia Neid for losing the 2010 Algrave cup final to USA and also being beaten 4 nil by this same USA in a friendly match a few months later. . .M-U-M-U oshi! Na so una do Amodu wey dem go employ ''White Magician'' wey carrry us go fumble and womble for SA 2010. . .MOOORON!

@ topic/thread
This Falcons loss to Ghana pain me pass Super Eagles loss to Togo in the WAFU Cup Final sef.

What makes it particularly hurtful is that Ghana did it with their U-20 side consisting of only local players to beat the Super Falcons (Our Senior National team) which was made up of all the foreign based players and so-called stars. . .and to think this same Ghanaian team was dumped out of the London 2012 Olympic qualifiers by Ethiopia just a month or so ago Well, shyte happens

I'll wait till the Super Falcons play Equatorial Guinea in their final London 2012 Olympics qualifying match before passing judgment on Uche Eucharia's competence. . .after all, SiaOne's Olympic U-23 team was eliminated by Ghana in the All Africa Games 2008 Qualifier in 2007 and this same team beat Ghana in their final qualifying match for the Beijing 2008 Olympics and went on to win silver @ the Olympics.

Even if we fail to get pass Equatorial Guinea, I'd still want Uche Eucharia to lead the team to the World cup cos the time is too short to bring a new person. Besides only a miracle would see us qualify from a group consisting of Germany (rated no-2, Host & defending champions), Canada (CONCACAF Champions) & France (top 10 rating. . .and my pick as getting the 2nd spot in the group) even with a Jose Mourinho as coach

Make dem allow the woman carry the team go world cup then after dem fit sack her depending on the team's performance. . .

galek:
,  I laughed coz ANoTHER TERRORIST DROGBA has been born, in the person of EKHISON EHIOSUN. He is every inch the DROGBA of NIgeria. That guy is a sure bet for Super Eagles First Team. Congrat Super Eagles, U made my day yesterday,

True!

Make I follow you laugh cos the guy (Ekhigho Ehiosun) na real terrorist. He's got good vision, goal sense, speed, dribbles well, a "forward always" player who faces defenders and takes them head-on, packs good shots in both legs and although not a tall player,  a good nodder of the ball cos what lacks in height he makes up with a powerful leap. . ._{I was pleasantly surprised & pleased when he was beating the taller Ghanaian defenders in the 50-50 aerial battles. . .}

I was very impressed by his game against Liberia & Niger and I was blown away by his performance yesterday against Ghana.

Ehiosun na baller. . .hope Warri Wolves won't sell him for peanuts and that he goes to a good club in Europe.

Iyineda: nfortunately, it will not be only Messi and Tevez that will be missing. Check out this BBC article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13365512.stm

Extract:
The Super Eagles will use the match as a warm-up for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Ethiopia on the weekend of 4-5 June.

Argentina, who won the World Cup in 1978 and 1986, take on Nigeria before facing Poland in Warsaw four days later.

Argentina squad:

Goalkeepers: Oscar Ustari (Getafe), Agustin Marchesin (Lanús).

Defenders: Mateo Musacchio (Villarreal), Nicolas Otamendi (Porto), Ezequiel Garay (Real Madrid), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Marcos Angeleri (Sunderland), Federico Fazio (Sevilla), Emiliano Insúa (Fenerbahce).

Midfielders: Tino Costa (Valencia), Nicolas Bertolo (Zaragoza), Mario Bolatti (Internacional), Fernando Belluschi (Porto), Alejandro Cabral (Legia Warsaw), Diego Perotti (Sevilla), Mauro Formica (Blackburn).

Forwards: Pablo Piatti (Almería), Marco Ruben (Villarreal), Jonathan Cristaldo (Metallist), Nicolas Gaitán (Benfica), Mauro Boselli (Genoa), Franco Jara (Benfica).

http://www.leadershipeditors.com/ns/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30540:argentina-vs-nigeria-argentina-deny-messis-absence&catid=19:sports-news&Itemid=146
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) have distanced itself from rumours that world’s best and Barcelona talisman, Lionel Messi will not be available for the June 1 highly rated international friendly against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

The FA denied releasing any team list for the June 1 international clash which had Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez, Di Maria, Gonzalo Higuain and Diego Milito excluded. Reacting to the purported team list, AFA representative, Hernan Tofoni said that his association is yet to make public the list of players for the match.

Hernan said that AFA accepted invitation to be part of the Guinness the Match based on the respect they have for Nigeria and the match is important to their build-up for the COPA America Cup. “Nigeria and Argentina are two great football nations with great people who have great passion for the games. We can’t afford to be complacent because we have beaten Nigeria three times in the past. The Eagles are a great team and they are playing at home. Argentina is number five in the world right now so we have to play with our best players. They will be supported by the massive crowd and we don’t want to let our fans down. This is an opportunity for us to continue our dominance over Nigeria.”

Organisers of the epic match have also reacted saying that both team lists would be made public 10 days to the match.

Meanwhile, Super Eagles Head Coach, Samson Siasia has said he would not be deceived by the fake Argentina team list that purportedly omitted the World Player of the Year, Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez. He stressed that both countries can’t afford not to play their best players. “Messi and Tevez are not the most important players in Argentina so we are not complacent about their rumored absence. Argentina will never raise a substandard team against Nigeria because they too want to maintain their record of the unbeaten runs. We are focused and will give the match all it takes. Argentina is one of the world’s most successful football nations. Any team they field will be of world class quality because the depth of talent available to them is second to none. Whether they are the more well known international players or the phenomenal rising stars coming through, Argentina are amongst the best in the world.”

Gbenge 77: I have been enraged by your actions lately,Semid4lyfe. I create a thread,and sometime later,i get an e-mail informing me that my thread has been moved to another board.Isn't that a bit draconian?This has happened a couple of times and i wonder if there's  more to this than meets the eye, Mr.Moderator.

in the General Sports Section and I HELP you move it to the European League Board and you have the audacity to complain and call me out on it?   Jeeez! Which kain ungrateful peeps full this Nairaland sef?

Listen carefully- The General Sports Section is meant for ONLY discussions on Nigerian Football/Footballers/Sports Personalities, International Football matches/issues and Other Sports. All threads pertaining to European Football leagues/clubs (i.e match day threads, news, fan threads, transfers, scandals involving club players, new ownership etc) should be posted in the

unless it has a Nigerian angle or focuses on the Nigerian angle. For example, if your thread had been something like Mikel's Substitution Against Man U; Was It Justified?, it wouldn't have been moved. . . .geddit?

Post Your Threads In The Right Section And They Won't Be Moved - QED

_{PS: Again, this thread has been posted in the wrong section cos there's a board for off-section threads and discussion of Nairaland personalities. THREAD IS HEREBY MOVED THERE.}