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codemaniacs:
in life, you celebrate with the people around you not with imaginary character

when ih:eanacho scores he celebrates as if his teammates did not contribute to the goal..

Bros no vex ooo, but you be atheist?

TheSuperNerd:
Like I told someone on twitter sometime ago as regards Tomori, the new rule says a player must have played in not more than 3 official games (excluding WC or Tournament finals) for a nation before he turned 21 to be considered "still eligible" for a switch.
Tomori made his England debut at age 21 yrs 10 months and 29 days. So Tomori was already 21. Although he has just one cap I think.

Also, I think he still fancies with chances with England. Afterall, he is doing it for AC milan which is a bigger club than Fulham will ever be. If Tosin at Fulham can still be harboring hopes of an England call-up then how much more Tomori who is seeing gametime at AC Milan in Serie A.


To answer your other questions on Lookman, Ejaria and Toru. Let me drop this....

These are the list of lads whose overall switch processes are still being held up for now:

- Kingsley Ehizibue (Passport issue)
- Ademola Lookman (Final FIFA Clearance + Passport)
- Nathan Tella (Passport process)
- Ovie Ejaria (Final FIFA Clearance + Passport)
- Jordan Torunarigha (Final FIFA Clearance + Passport)

And now...
- Michael Olise (passport process specifically).


So we wait on these. Hopefully Olise will be first in through the door then the others follow.

There is light at the end of the tunnel. No yawa.

TheSuperNerd:
Yes, My good man. On the Standby list.

Nerdie. I dey provoke for where I dey hia

TheSuperNerd:
Folks, it is confirmed.

Umar Sadiq will be named to the Nigeria Squad. This is coming from sources within Almeria.

Almeria will be in action during the International break so Sadiq will miss two Almeria games against Leganes and Malaga because of International duty.
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What a season Umar Sadiq is having. I personally thought he won't be invited because perhaps Rohr will wanna wait till he makes his La Liga move but it seems Rohr will rather begin integrating the lad now than wait that long.

Congrats to SADIQ. Hardwork pays.

Moffi is also in the squad

JohnBullMySon:
I was also wondering why you weren't mentioning him as well. He and lookman will be our biggest steals. For me, Tosin can go as far as Torun is coming, I don't even want congested centre back options. If that news is to be trusted, then it's nice seeing lookman stick by his decision.

My eyes are on Lookman. Can't wait for him to join SE. Ovie will be good competition for Iwobi. Torun in defense will make us easily forget Tosin. My belle just dey sweet me.

The Nigerian Super Eagle's Calls Up 4 new players to the team
Fayodele Mar 8, 2021 5:54 PM
Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr have included some players with dual nationalities in the list for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers versus Benin Republic and Lesotho.

The rundown of welcomed players for the Super Eagles AFCON 2022 qualifiers have been submitted to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) by manager of the team Gernot Rohr.

According to reports, it was discovered that four players have agreed to switch allegiance to join up with the Nigerian's Super Eagles.

Below includes the names of those players;

1. Ademola Lookman

Ademola Lookman is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Fulham, on loan from RB Leipzig of the Bundesliga.

The Fulham Star won't turn back on his decision to swap England for Nigeria.

2. Nathan Tella

Nathan Adewale Temitayo Tella is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Southampton. The Super Eagle's boss had added the name of the young star to the list of players who would take part in the Afcon Qualifiers.

3. Jordan Torunarigha

Jordan Torunarigha is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hertha BSC. He is the son of former footballer Ojokojo Torunarigha and the brother of current footballer Junior Torunarigha.

Highly rated Germany youth international defender Jordan Torunarigha has been given the go ahead by FIFA to play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

4. Ovie Ejaria

Oviemuno Dominic Ejaria is an English professional footballer who plays as a central or attacking midfielder for Reading in the EFL Championship. The 22-year-old Reading midfielder, who spent six years at Liverpool but only made eight senior appearances for the Premier League champions.

NFF boss Amaju Pinnick confirms FIFA have cleared England- born player Ovie Ejaria to play for Nigeria.

From Opera News

As much as I love Lookman's football qualities, I hate the fact that he is wasteful in front of goal...

andrewbaba44:
Why do you say he should have been a midfielder when he is not bad at the position he plays

Aina is quality. He is better in attacking midfield than in defense.

Rohr Calls Up Four New Players, Three From England, One From Germany For AFCON 2022 Qualifiers
Owngoalnigeria Mar 5, 2021 8:51 AM

The list of invited players for the Super Eagles AFCON 2022 qualifiers have been submitted to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) by coach of the team Gernot Rohr.

Rohr has already decided on the players he will use to prosecute the games against Benin Republic and Lesotho respectively and it will be made public next week.

Owngoalnigeria.com exclusively gathered that the list has four new players with two on standby. Three of the four players were called up from England while one plays in Germany.

We gathered the four players have agreed to switch allegiance to Nigeria and one is placed on standby owing to passport issues which might see him miss the games.

Nigeria need a point from two games to seal a spot at next year Africa Cup of Nations and Rohr is leaving nothing to chance in his quest to lead the team to the tournament in Cameroon.

fabyom:
Aina was something else today! What an amazing player!
Not only did he put Son in his pocket, but he was also dribbling him anyhow! LOl!
How did both Doherty and Davies get signed by Spurs!
Those two were an eyesore today!

Aina is a special player. He should have been a midfielder. How I wish Lookman and Tosin would join him in the SE

What's holding our Super Eagles and Golden Eaglets handlers from releasing their squad list for AFCON qualifiers on 27th and 30th March and U17 AFCON from the 14th? The Benin Republic and U17 Tanzanian teams have released theirs.

chucs:
This Tosin really annoyed me with his statements. Not like he owe me or Nigeria, but if he wanted to push through with playing for the English national team, he would have come out straight and not flirt with playing for Nigeria.

I wish him best of luck with his 3 lion ambition, just that I dont like 2 faced people.

Southgate and the FA really at work here. Hope Lookman does not also change his mind?

PDPGuy:
Nice one
I’m happy the SF get to play at least 5 friendly games before the 2022 AWCON qualifiers begin

Thank God

TheSuperNerd:
-Chidinma Okeke still got that vision that we saw from her at the WC vs Korea where she sent a long pass into Oshoala's path who did the rest and finished brilliantly.

Today, we saw a deja vu of the connection for Oshoala's third goal of the game. Okeke picking out Oshoala with a long pass from deep in the right wing. Oshoala running on to it, controlling, driving it forward and finishing quite simply.



-On Toni Payne, she was so good. I must say it wasn't just for this game. Against Uzbekistan, I also saw her pull off some nice passes into the paths of some of other forwards but we kinda squandered them. She's quickly settling into the side and beginning to show her stuff. A real baller.

Her finishing, her vision and her ball skills are excellent additions to this already dominant Falcons side.



- Monday Gift. A baller for now and the future. Loving her touches. And it's interesting seeing her versatility too. Was upfront and missed a very good chance although she was challenged badly in the process but she took her goal really well. Fine player with both feet. It's little wonder she made Goal's NXGN list of Best top 10 young female ballers from 2020. FC Robo is giving Nigeria another one. From Oshoala to Ajibade and now to Gift.



- Mostly positives from the game and the Guineans were all over the place and being too physical at times. It's a good thing no one got serious injury coz they really fouled our girls. One of the falcons lasses dorning number 15 especially collected quite some fouls from the Guineans one of which got them sent off in the dying mins. Dem wan kill that Babe no be small.


- Guinea was easy opposition but Our falcons should have had more. We missed some chances especially in the second half that should be buried when up against tougher oppositions. We gotta be more ruthless. But again, I will cut them enough slack because this is their first gathering after a long while so it's expected we see some technical blemishes and flaws. This team will get better and Africa will have to do a lot more to stop the Falcons from bagging another AWCON.

Nerdie. Really enjoying your analysis

When is the Nigeria v Equatorial Guinea match?

Fulham Star Could Snub Super Eagles For England Like Saka, Abraham and Agbonlahor
OlamideSundayOyetunji Feb 19, 2021 2:33 PM

Fulham football club fast-rising defender Tosin Adarabioyo is reportedly reconsidering his international future as a player of dual nationalities.

The 23-year-old Manchester City product has advanced in his ambition to represent Nigeria but situation could change due to active playing status with Fulham.

According to owngoalnigeria.com, Tosin Adarabioyo is undecided about playing for either Three Lions of England and the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

For the fact that he has played for England from U-16 to U-19 didn't represent them in competitive games which mean the process of switching allegiance won't be too rigorous.

"He is at the moment in a crucial state of his career where he is getting games in the English Premier League. The focus should be on helping Fulham for now". His representative told owngoalnigeria.com.

"Tosin has Nigeria at heart but it’s one thing at a time and for now it’s Fulham and that’s why he hasn’t responded to the request to switch to Nigeria yet. It’s one step at a time."

Tosin Adarabioyo is one of the most regular player for the struggling Fulham in the English Premier League with Scott Parker rating him so highly, however, he repeatedly turned down Nigeria in favour of playing for England.

Few years ago, the player who can operate as right back or centre back posted some pictures on social media to celebrate Nigeria independence anniversary but many cannot forget how the likes of Gabriel Agbonlahor, Tammy Abraham of Chelsea and Bukayo Saka of Arsenal all settled for their country of birth instead of Nigeria.

[quote author=BascoVanVeli post=99201874]Wow I heard his accent and immediately guessed texas. U can hear the southern hospitality in his voice.[/quote

Nerdie. I love his accent too but I think we have first wait for the 2nd match against Uzbekistan on Saturday before we can assess and judge the technical qualities of this coach. Uzbekistan defeated Equatorial Guinea 5-0

Rohr to Drop Super Eagles Captain, Chukwueze and Two Others From Squad
OlamideSundayOyetunji Feb 18, 2021 4:51 PM

The Nigerian male national team will be back in serious footballing business in the coming weeks as the first FIFA international break will see professional players starring for their various countries.

Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr will execute his first and second assignment when Nigeria will entertain Benin Republic and Lesotho in the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

After the disappointing back to back draw with Sierra Leone in November, the Franco-German manager is expected to change the outlook of the team.

The dramatic and unexpected 4-4 draw with the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium, Benin City led to outcry and condemnation from all quarters and the gaffer is ready to make some changes.

Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa will become the first player to be dropped from the team due to his unemployment state as Gernot Rohr was expecting him to make a move during the January transfer window.

According to the list leaked by owngoalnigeria.com, Samuel Chukwueze was also not penned by the manager due to his inactivity at club level since January courtesy of injury not forgetting Dennis Bonaventure who just completed a loan move to FC Köln from Club Brugge.

Lastly, Heartland goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa has also been excluded from the team that will have Maduka Okoye, Daniel Akpeyi and the returning Francis Uzoho but another goalkeeper from the Nigeria Professional Football League will be given an opportunity.

isan:
Toni Payne dribbled a lot and her final ball is very lacking , oshoala just didnt try today at all

Ngozi Okobi should be careful. Payne is ready to steal her shirt

PDPGuy:
1-0 to SF!

Who scored the goal?

TheSuperNerd:
Arthur is on the radar of our coaches. But I don't think we have made a concrete move as regards to his turning out for us.
As for the lad at Fulham.... Alphonse Areola. He is french ooo. Lol... No allow the "Ola" fool you.

Thank you very much Nerdie.

TheSuperNerd:
Maduka Okoye

Okoye NT Stats - 5 games (4 starts), 6 goals conceeded, 1 clean sheet.

20/21 league stats (Eredivisie): 15 games (all starts), 21 goals conceeded, 5 clean sheets.

All comps: 18 games (all starts), 26 goals conceeded, 5 clean sheets.



Francis Uzoho

Uzoho NT Stats - 16 games (15 starts), 16 goals conceeded, 5 clean sheets.

20/21 league stats (Cyprus): 6 games (all starts), 6 goals conceeded, 2 clean sheets.

All comps: 7 games (all starts), 7 goals conceeded, 2 clean sheets.



Daniel Akpeyi

Akpeyi NT Stats - 17 games (17 starts), 18 goals conceeded, 4 clean sheets.

20/21 league stats(SA PSL): 10 games, 7 goals conceeded, 5 clean sheets.

All comps: 15 games (all starts), 14 goals conceeded, 7 clean sheets.


Angles:

Okoye - plays and starts in a higher league than all our goalies. Kept his only NT clean sheet in our last game.

Uzoho - Boasts WC (started all games keeping a clean sheet) and Afcon Experience (started one game. Kept a clean sheet).

Akpeyi - Boasts Afcon Experience (started 6 games and kept 2 clean sheets).

Also, Okoye is 21. Uzoho is 22. Akpeyi is 34.

Nerdie. Good job.... Any latest on Arthur Okonkwo of Arsenal playing for Naija? I also saw one Areola in Fulham goal, any move by NFF yet?

TheSuperNerd:
Tosin Adarabioyo is in the Spirit. #SpiritOfNaija

This picture is sweeting my belle. Can't wait for March AFCON qualifiers

Zaha cautions Ebere about the dangers of opting to play for England ahead of Nigeria
Nigerian Watch Feb 12, 2021 12:00 PM

IVORIAN winger Wilfried Zaha has warned his Crystal Palace team mate Ebere Eze that he will be making a grave mistake opting for England ahead of Nigeria at international level as the Three Lions will not guarantee him any longevity.

Ebere, 22, has been the subject of a tug of war between Nigeria and England, with both nations desperately fighting for the services of the mercurial playmaker. Having already played for the England U21 team competitively, Ebere will need to undergo a switch through Fifa before he is eligible to feature for Nigeria’s Super Eagles.

It appears that Ebere may be holding out for a senior England call-up and if manager Gareth Southgate caps him, that would end the matter. Already, the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick has met with Ebere in London and Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has asked the player to apply for Fifa clearance before he can invite him to camp.

With Eze, the mercurial playmaker still undecided, Zaha has warned him that opting for England would be a grave mistake as he would be used once or twice and dumped. Recalling his own experience, Zaha, said he was used in two friendly matches against Sweden in 2012 and Scotland in 2013 and that was the end of his international career with England.

After not hearing from England for over three years, Zaha subsequently applied for a Fifa switch and after it was granted, featured for Ivory Coast in the 2017 African Cup of Nations. Since then, Zaha has gone on to win 18 caps for Ivory Coast, scoring five goals in the process, making him one of the mainstays of the Elephants’ attack.

Zaha said: “It was like I was rejected from the England side as I did not get picked or even get a look-in for your years. Four years is a long time, so it is not like there is no regret at all.

“No one even thought about me at all. With Ivory Coast, even though I told them no, they still had the belief in me and still wanted me because they knew what I could do for the team, so as for me not playing for England, I have no regrets at all and I’m happy with the decision I made.”

Eze and Zaha are arguably Crystal Palace’s best two players, helping the team to 13th in the English Premier league table. Between them, the two forwards have scored 12 of Palace’s 27 goals so far this season.

Schemerkhiz:
Waldrum invites Ucheibe, George, Payne, 20 others for Turkish Women’s Cup
11th February 2021


Reigning African champions Nigeria will land in Antalya on Monday to participate in the fifth edition of the Turkish Women’s Cup taking place 15th – 24th February.

Why is Oparanozie missing? Happy for the new additions from our league and for Tony Payne and Patricia George.

But

It is the first run-out for the Super Falcons, who reached the Round of 16 at the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in France in the summer of 2019, since being shockingly edged out of the race for the Tokyo Olympics by Cote d’Ivoire penultimate autumn.

It is also the first call of new Head Coach, American Randy Waldrum, with the squad he is expected to mould into credible competitors for honours at global level.
Ukraine, Serbia, India, Bulgaria, Uzbekistan and Equatorial Guinea are among teams confirmed so far for the 10-day tourney, though Tokyo Olympics-bound Zambia have pulled out for undisclosed reasons.

Nine-time African champions Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea’s Nzalang Nacional have been lumped into the same pool alongside Uzbekistan, with the Guineans handed an opportunity to address a 6-0 spanking by the Nigerians in the group phase of the 2018 Women Africa Cup of Nations finals in Ghana.



Also known as the Alanya Gold City Cup, the tournament ranks as one of the more notable events on the women’s football calendar worldwide.



The Falcons will aim to become the first African side to triumph at the tournament, following the third pplace finish by Ghana’s Black Queens last year. Chile won the trophy with Hungary as runner-up.



Poland (2017) and France (2018 and 2019) are the other previous winners of the Alanya Gold City Cup.





Nigeria’s Head Coach Waldrum has invited 23 players, mostly from the group that reached the Round of 16 at the World Cup in France, including goalkeepers Tochukwu Oluehi and Chiamaka Nnadozie, defenders Onome Ebi and Chidinma Okeke, midfielders Rita Chikwelu, Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene and Halimatu Ayinde, and forwards Gift Monday, Rasheedat Ajibade and Asisat Oshoala.



23 FALCONS FOR ALANYA GOLD CITY CUP



Goalkeepers: Tochukwu Oluehi (C.D. Pozoalbense, Spain); Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC, France); Christy Ohiaeriaku (Edo Queens)



Defenders: Onome Ebi; Glory Ogbonna (Edo Queens); Osinachi Ohale (Madrid CFF, Spain); Mariam Ibrahim (Nasarawa Amazons); Chidinma Okeke (Madrid CFF, Spain); Habeebat Akinwande (FC Robo)




Midfielders: Rita Chikwelu (Madrid CFF, Spain); Esther Sunday (ALG SPOR, Turkey); Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene (Eskilstuna, Sweden); Antoinette Payne (Sevilla FC, Spain); Halimatu Ayinde (Eskilstuna, Sweden); Christy Ucheibe (SL Benfica, Portugal); Patricia George (Sands FC, Germany)



Forwards: Asisat Oshoala (FC Barcelona, Spain); Uchenna Kanu (Linkopings, Sweden); Rasheedat Ajibade (Atletico Madrid, Spain); Francisca Ordega; Chinwendu Ihezuo; Gift Monday (FC Robo); Charity Adule (SD Eibar, Spain)

The defense is very few. Just 5 players?
Also Oparanozie is missing. Love the Tony Payne and Patricia George additions and those from our local league

TheSuperNerd:
Yep, they did mention it. His switch. But I believe the Nigerian football authorities and Rohr are still playing the "be discreet" card.

Better for them to be discreet ooo before Southgate does the unthinkable

Fulham Defender Adarabiyio Drops Surname, EPL Commentator Confirms Switch From England To Nigeria
Owngoalnigeria Feb 10, 2021 3:11 PM

Fulham defender Tosin Adarabiyio now wants to be called Tosin without the inclusion of his surname, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Full name Abdul-Nasir Oluwatosin Oluwadoyinsolami Adarabiyio , the 23 year old who joined Fulham on a permanent deal in the summer now wishes to be called Tosin according to one of his representatives.

“If you observe he now uses Tosin instead of Adarabiyio on his jersey. That is how he wants to be called for now. It’s a lot easy for everyone that way I guess. So it’s nothing like a name change”, he told Owngoalnigeria.com.

Meanwhile during the course of Fulham’s last game in the English Premier League one of the commentators of the game said Tosin has switched his allegiance to Nigeria

The move which has been on the cards for a while according to several reports will no doubt prove to be a master stroke for the senior national team of Nigeria considering his performance for Fulham this season.

TheSuperNerd:
Breaking News

From Colin Udoh -

EKO FOR SHOW: Nigeria v Lesotho #Afcon2021Q in March will be played at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.

Nerdie. Is this pitch not too small and made of synthetic? I thought it was the National stadium at Surulere and not TBS

ChrisKels:
All you guys clamping down oma eulogies for the Ivorian array of super stars, I'm noting down your monikers for future references.

Since this has now become a debate, NFF should better organise a friendly with CIV to clear all our doubts

joxxy01:
https://www.completesports.com/ademola-lookman-and-seven-others-cleared-by-fifa-to-play-for-the-super-eagles/

We don't even know which news to believe again. I just read Pinnick say that only Ovie Ejaria has been cleared by FIFA to play for Nigeria because Ovie's written document for the switch reached his table and that he cannot say for others until he sees their papers

zuchyblink:
In a 442 formation Osimhen and sir dick Umar is going to be devastating for our opponents

Moffi nkor?. I think he is a brilliant finisher too

smartsmith0907:
8 players to be cleared by FIFA in the next few weeks

smartsmith0907
WELCOME BACK TOO
Missed you too man.
Please no more sabbaticals.
Back to business