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Meliforme:
Happy birthday Solonnachi. Enjoy your days in goodness and plenty.

Thank you very much Sir. God bless you richly

Flying eagles U20 walloped a local side 5-0.

2innocent:
-happy bday

Thank you very much Mr 2innocent

Icon4s:
Happy Birthday Solonnachi. May your Joy be full, this new age.
And Happy New Month all.

Thank you Sir Icon4s. I sincerely appreciate. Happy new month to you

Welcome to the month of November folks.
Today happens to be my birthday.
Wish me well please

Danielnino00:
Which position is that?

I think Defensive Midfield

Just read that Sebastian Osigwe risk debuting for SE at AFCON qualifiers due to corona virus

smartsmith0907:
Am very shocked This is not what I saw on Tuesday Rohr dey para ohhh

NFF must have modified it

elyte89:
He's d captain of d team..not dt easy to dispose a captain ,just like dt

Mediocrity at play here. It's only in Nigeria that the skipper is clubless and the assistant is playing in a 2nd division club

Friday03:
There you have it

No Adarabioyo?... Why is Ebuehi in midfield? Why not Azeez for Onyeka?

hatakekakashi:
I heard that sebastin osigwe will be called up

Why Osigwe?? The other new keepers have not even been used

From what I have gathered so far, Rohr's list will contain

Francis Uzoho
Daniel Akpeyi
Maduka Okoye
Zaidu Sanusi
Victor Osimhen
Ogenekaro Etebo
Joe Aribo
Chidera Ejuke

AFCON Qualifier: Super Eagles Camp Opens on Monday – Gernot Rohr

The Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr has said that the Nigeria senior national team’s camp will open on Monday 9th November, 2020 ahead of the 2021 African Nations Cup qualifier double header against Sierra Leone, BSNSports.com.ng can exclusively report.

Rohr in an exclusive interview with BSN Sports on Thursday confirmed the resumption date adding that the two friendly matches against Algeria and Tunisia helped him to discover new talents who will be invited for the next two games in Nigeria and Sierra Leone.

“We will open Super Eagles camp on Monday 9th of November to prepare for our game on the 13th and 17th.” He told BSN Sports.

The Franco-German coach said he is not bothered about his team dropping from 29th to 31st on FIFA rankings following their inability to win in either of the friendly matches.

“It doesn’t matter if we are number 29th or 31st on FIFA Rankings. The friendly games are the only possibilities to test our players and wears happy about it.

He however admitted that the positive in the the friendly games is that they helped in discover talents.

” It is more important to find good players like Okoye, Sanusi, Ejuke and others in the friendlies. We wish to win absolutely but it is not the most important. The most important is to discover players to fortify our team.”

“Now, there is possibility to be efficient in our competition games. Of course, Sanusi will be in my list and have chances to play in the two games. We are very optimistic in our next games.”

Nigeria is topping group L with six points in two games. Having defeated Lesotho and Benin Republic in their previous matches, another maximum six points from the home and away games against Sierra Leone who could only manage to garner one point from two matches will automatically qualify Nigeria for the 2021 African Nations Cup in Cameroon.

Kaizer chiefs confirmed receiving invite today for Akpeyi from NFF to play in AFCON qualifiers in November.

Olulong:
Who??
Lookman, Adarabioyo, Ejaria??

Adarabioyo I think

Eagles camp opens November 9 ahead Sierra Leone clash–Rohr
sportinglife.ng

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has confirmed November 9 as the opening date for the team’s camp in Edo State’s capital, Benin, for next month’s 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) double header against Sierra Leone.

The German coach said he was fine-tuning the squad list for the two encounters to be held in Benin on November 13 and Freetown on November 17, adding the injured Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi and Bordeaux’s Samuel Kalu would be major omissions.

“Yes; we are playing in Benin,” Rohr told NationSport yesterday.

“On Monday, November 9, we will open the camp,” he added.

Early this month, Rohr blooded some new players for the Super Eagles during the two preparatory matches against Algeria and Tunisia in Austria ahead of the AFCON qualifiers against Sierra Leone.

The experiment saw some newly-invited including the likes of Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal), Frank Onyeka (FC Midtjylland, Denmark), Samson Tijani (TSV Hartberg, Austria), Cyriel Dessers (KRC Genk, Belgium), and Chidera Ejuke (CSKA Moscow, Russia) being handed their first outings in the national team colours.

But the experienced 67-year-old Rohr has now hinted that some of the new players would be included in the squad to face Sierra Leone, with the inclusion of fresh new players he refused to disclose yet.

“Some of the new players will be there,” Rohr said about the long-awaited list. “But still missing is Ndidi and Kalu; and one (player) will come for the first time.”

The Super Eagles are currently leading Group L with six points after winning their opening two matches at home against Benin (2-1) and away against Lesotho (4-2).

×Southampton Nathan Tella, Fulham Adarabiyio Cleared To Play For Nigeria In AFCON 2021 Qualifiers*
owngoalnigeria.com

Per reports exclusively gathered by Owngoalnigeria.com editorial team, the duo of Tosin Adarabiyio and Nathan Tella are free to play for Nigeria in the next AFCON 2021 qualifiers.

Both players are in the English Premier League and eligible for England as well but at the moment a call up by Nigeria looks more likely considering they won’t be needing any form of approval by FIFA to play for Nigeria.

21 year old Nathan Tella was mentioned by the trusted assistant of the coach of the Nigerian team Tunde Adelakun while speaking on players likely to switch allegiance to Nigeria.

It is believed that for Adelakun to publicly speak about him means he is on the radar of the coaches and if he could make himself a mainstay in the team of Southampton then he will no doubt get a call up. Tella hasn’t been capped at any level by England.

So far he has made the matchday squad five times for Premier League games but has only played three games coming on as a substitute against Tottenham Hotspur, Burnley and Chelsea respectively.

Adarabiyio has been on the radar of Nigeria for a while but the former Manchester City defender who only recently moved to Fulham wasn’t keen on committing to Nigeria.

However he has had a change of heart and he is open to accepting a call up if handed one by Rohr. Despite playing for England at three different youth levels he doesn’t require an approval from FIFA as the games were only friendly games.

The decision to call the players lies in the court of Rohr who is expected to name his squad for the back to back AFCON 2021 qualifiers game against Sierra Leone next week.

Just read that FIFA have cleared Tosin Adarabioyo to play for SE. Someone please confirm

smartsmith0907:
Rohr's list is completed we will be having new faces.

Bro. Any Info of the new faces?

andrewbaba44:
He is set to sign with westbrom as a free agent with a 2 year deal on the ground

He will be given the number 9 jersey

Wow... Good news

charlesemeka85:
Adarabioyo likely to he called up for next months afcon qualiiers, southamptons tella a possibility too

This news gladdens my heart.
Ejaria and Ehizibue should also be considered.

Flying Eagles to resume training ahead 2020 WAFU Cup

Brilla sports

Nigeria national U20 team, Flying Eagles, will resume camping in Abuja today (Monday) ahead of the 2020 WAFU Cup in Lome.

The team led by coach Ladan Boss will be training for the first time since ban since the draw of the 2020 WAFU Cup zone B qualifiers held last week Tuesday.

The former African champions are drawn in Group B and they will lock horns with Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire.

The competition will kick-off will hold between November 14 to 29 2020 in Lome, Togo.

The top two teams (finalists) in other qualification zones will qualify for the U20 African cup of Nations in Mauritania.

Group A is made up of Niger Republic, Benin Republic, and Burkina Faso.

Sporting SunSports
WAFU U-17: Eaglets’ camp opens Wednesday

The Golden Eaglets Camp ahead of the 2021 Africa Youth Championship slated for Morocco will be opened on Wednesday this week.

The Fatai Amoo led teenagers’ training camp was earlier scheduled to commence this weekend but it was gathered there has been changes in plans

With Abuja remaining the camp and potentially Goal Project of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Package B as their training base, 80 selected players will converge this Wednesday to battle for the national colours.

The country’s U17s now to be led by coach Fatai Amoo were earlier set to open camp this weekend.

With hostilities for the championship commencing early December, it was gathered there will not be an open screening rather the coaches will compile a list of 80 players because of the short time the team have before the zonal U17 AFCON qualifiers in Benin from December 5.

The five-time world champions are drawn in Group B of the WAFU B qualifiers along with arch-rivals Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire.

The top two teams in this zonal qualifiers will advance to the tournament proper in Morocco next year

smartsmith0907:

Oga nachi nah personal opinion

OK. But once one plays for England, there's no going back.

smartsmith0907:
The new FIFA rule makes him eligible

Oga smithsmart, this one you are talking like this, it seems you have heard or seen something. Please gist us. Any info?

smartsmith0907:
Unpopular opinion Saka might still end up with us.

Why do you say so bros?

smartsmith0907:
This is one of the thing am scared of I pray southgate doesn't involve Aidy ....England has been and will always his first choice I won't be surprise if he backs out.

Isn't there a law in FIFA that forbids players who are in the process of switching from returning back?

edi287:
Southgate has always liked Lookman but Lookman need get sense sha. England has too many options outwide.
Rashford, Sterling, Sancho, Greasing, etc. Hes better off with us.

Southgate is just being greedy. He can't play all these players at once and still wants Lookman to join.

charlesemeka85:
Nawaooo

No be small wa oooo

Exclusive- Southgate Urges Lookman To Make U-Turn On Switch To Nigeria From England
owngoalnigeria.com Oct 23, 2020 6:38 PM

Coach of the senior national team of England Gareth Southgate has told on loan RB Leipzig winger Ademola Lookman To pause the documentation of his switch of allegiance to Nigeria.

Owngoalnigeria.com exclusively gathered that Southgate want Lookman who has already started the process of his switch of allegiance to Nigeria from England to hang on till the end of the season.

The coach who is a big admirer of the talent of the 23 year old want him to make the best use of his time on loan at Fulham to force his way into his plan for Euros 2021.

Lookman has already started on a bright note with Fulham with a goal to his name last week and Southgate has assured him that more of same performance could earn him a spot in his team.

It’s not the first time that Southgate has urged the winger to shun Nigeria as he did so in 2018 publicly while at the helm of the U20 of England. Back then he said England will do anything to stop Lookman from playing for Nigeria.

However , Lookman has already submitted his papers to FIFA for a switch with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) keen on speeding up the process to have him available next year.

Rohr’s assistant Tunde Adeleke confirmed in 2019 that Lookman has already started the process of his switch of allegiance from England to Nigeria.

"My political ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian" - President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. God bless you.

komekn:
I doubt he will change.

However, if he did, will you blame him, the double-standard standard within the NFF is nauseating.

Kevin Akpoguma who has openly and publicly said I only want to play for Germany. Changes his allegiance to Nigeria within weeks he is on the team.

Meanwhile Ovie and lookman have committed to Nigeria for over two years and a year respectively. But NOTHING done.

For those who put their education to good use will know that FIFA operates to regulation and a clear cut process management.

And will not give credence to those nonsensical excuses of its taking time.

But I thought players switching from English teams takes longer time and process because the four different football federations within the UK have to also sign to that effect unlike the case of Kevin Akpoguma.