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Icon4s:
INAUGURAL NAIRALAND NIGERIAN FOOTBALL FANS AWARDS!

The committee set up to come up with Nominees for well deserving Nigerian National Team Footballers in different categories, after working assiduously for 3weeks, came up with the list of categories and the respective nominees as stated below. Be also informed that the committee approached some media houses and a couple of them have identified with this process and are following.

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO VOTE:
1. Go through the list of awards and their corresponding nominees.
2. Vote by mentioning the surname of the player of your choice against the serial number corresponding to the award category. Eg: 1. Musa, 2. Ezenwa, 3. Ajayi etc. Please be sure to match the serial number to the right award category.
3. If you have challenge remembering the awards corresponding to a particular serial number quoting this post while making your own comment will help.
4. For best goal award indicate the name of the player and the game.

The Full list below:

1. Nigerian Player of the Year: Nominees: Ahmed Musa, Alex Iwobi and Wilfred Ndidi.

2. Home Based Super Eagles Player of the Year: Nominees: Ukouwem Utin, Junior Lokosa, Ikechukwu Ezenwa.

3. Most Impactful New Inclusion(2018): Nominees: Jamilu Collins, Samuel Kalu and Semi Ajayi

4. Best Ogedengbe Best Goalkeeper award: Nominees: Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Francis Uzoho and Daniel Akpeyi.

5. Stephen Keshi Best Defender award. Nominees: Williams Troost-Ekong, Leon Balogun and Tyrone Ebuehi.

6. Samuel Okwaraji Best Midfielder award: Nominees: John Obi Mikel, Wilfred Ndidi and Alex Iwobi.

7. Rashidi Yekini Best Attacker award: Nominees: Odion Ighalo, Ahmed Musa and Victor Moses.

8. Most improved player in 2018: Nominees: Ahmed Musa,Odion Ighalo and Alex Iwobi.

9. Young Player of the Year award (Under21): Nominees: Samuel Chukwueze, Samuel Kalu and Francis Uzoho.

10. Super Falcons Player of the Year: Nominees: Tochukwu Oluehi, Onome Ebi and Francisca Ordega

11. Super Eagles Goal of the Year: Nominees: Ahmed Musa 1st Goal against Iceland,Samuel Kalu 4th goal against Libya, Ahmed Musa 2nd Goal against Iceland.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS THREAD IS STRICTLY FOR VOTING AND NOT GENERAL DISCUSSIONS. Issues concerning this voting exercise can be discussed in the other national team threads.

VOTING CLOSES 18TH DECEMBER, 2018 @ 12NOON(NIG TIME).

Thank you for the anticipated cooperation.

Cc: Semid4lyfe, honeric01, Joseph1033, Terzurum5, M7even, Daninya11, tbaba1234, Michael2, Kog45, Joebie, komekn, andrew444, kentebemoney, BascoVanVeli, rabzy, Nedville, Safarigirl, Taliban, Forgiveness, TheGoodJoe, TheSuperNerd, ChrisKels, Chrisoblog, mujtahida, enomakos, confun, EEGA, naptu2, COOL10, Earthquake1, Robosky02, elyte89, junnyjake, darkelf, davep, edi287, Sportilitica, Certitude, Chrismario, Danielnino00, Trinity, zayyadidris, Magink, Curtisaxel7, AIG07, Icon79, krattoss, petrobros, Odunayaw, Charlesemeka85, do4luv14, realpoacher, chiscodedon, zoboizee, raindodger13, wayodude, Naijaphobia, Truidstar, oloriooko, maidaboi, Onozboy, jieta, Jihday, Humility017, loogan, Diavolo, gameliel9, cc12, isan, kennysville, busky007, kingphilip, Drlikita12, Sadiqali24, Unlimited22, Sainty92, alexie4real, Eseose9, edopesin Seunvense, goldfish80, all Nigerian Football fans.

1. Musa
2. Lokosa
3. Kalu
4. Uzoho
5. Eking
6. Iwobi
7. Musa
8. Ighalo
9. Uzoho
10. Ebi
11. Musa 2nd goal against Iceland

Icon4s:
This wayoman. You don vote?

Oya forward match if "No". We dey wait you.

Lol we dey vote? For where/what?

komekn:
Unfortunately in football the most important component is not talent but OPPORTUNITY.

Add that issue to the context of Nigeria and l wonder how many super talents were denied opportunity.

True word. Opportunity when taken leads to trust by your Manager which in turn leads to more opportunity (game time) which then leads to further development etc etc

komekn:
I have at least three quotes of myself using the term relegation zone.

You are getting desperate bruv

So it's not obvious that the point of arguement here is your use of the words relegation club which you have tried to define and fallen short on at least 2 occasions?

You are an expert at clutching on straws. Deep down you know, I am near certain of this.

komekn:
No long ting.

Simple question is Villarreal in the relegation zone Yes or No ❓

Don't change what you said initially, you described Villarreal as a relegation club!

You did not say Villarreal was a club in the relegation zone.

Your acknowledgement that the relegation zone is transient rubbishes the question you just asked. Lol

I tire for you sha.

andrew444:
Salah was never given a chance at Chelsea then he went to prove him self somewhere else

He was proven to an extent when he arrived at Chelsea. Dude was a confirmed champions League player and he didn't arrived Stamford bridge on the cheap but still wasn't trusted enough to have decent playing time. The key things with managers and their decisions is trust.

No manager will trust Samu over anyone in Barca. Is this right or wrong well... as fans our jobs aren't on the line. The manager's job is so he is most likely to err on the side of caution and play the trusted players.

andrew444:
My sister we don't judge football in such way okay

Chukwueze can only make Barca b at best ,make we just stop this thing jor

Though this is true that doesn't mean he isn't potentially as good as those players who you mentioned and any coach will rightly pick them before Samu.

Oscar, Willian, Hazard and Ramires kept Salah and De Bryune on the bench. They are all still actively involved in the game but we all know how that ended.

komekn:
Lack of applicable common knowledge.

Relegation zone is not a permanent feature it can be transient. However, if you are in the relegation zone by Christmas and into the new year January.

You are now in big problems and fighting for survival.

So you know relegation zone is transient and you thought it was sensible using it in describing Villarreal as a club in an attempt to make a point that wasn't there to be made.

Not attacking your person but that was not very clever. I know you will continue digging up a hole for yourself on this matter. I trust you.

He must be a weight lifter too lol

komekn:
So and what significance is that to this discourse.

This was the statement you made below;

[/b]"Yes exactly, a relegation club is a club in the relegation zone in mid season and or just at the end of the year"[b]

Do I need to say more?

Join the dots yourself my friend.

komekn:
Yes exactly, a relegation club is a club in the relegation zone in mid season and or just at the end of the year.

Last season' s position is no longer tenable that's essentially history.

Many clubs have played in Europe on account of previous seasons position and been relegated.

So the description DISGRACE is premature.

At the end of November 2015 Chelsea were in 16th place in the premier league. Were they a relegation club or are they exceptions to your rule.

YourNemesis:
Where are the “Edo is not South” Crew?

Edo is actually Mid-west. When we had regional governments they were Northern Region, Eastern Region, Western Region and Midwestern Region. The Midwest was later named Bendel Stage and comprised of present day Edo and Delta States.

However describing Edo as south geographically IS NOT WRONG.

mostob:
Put cbukwueze,Osimehn,Onyekuru,kalu in that PSG team and give them mbappe starting spot and they will be banging goals crazily.They will even offer more sef . Mbappe is good, no doubt but the hype too much abeg.

Guys like you are the ones that buy fuel for komekn. lol

If you know you know.

LeHMaR:
*Someone will soon come to ask for pictures of the 400l student impregnating the VC's wife.
*Someone will soon come to blame Buhari.
*Someone will soon come to ask for assistance to settle bill or buy foodstuff.
I'm waiting... I trust nairaland

Only missed adding soon
Someone will say end time tins
Someone will upload that meme of a dog looking from the corner of its eyes lol

elyte89:
Dis one wey una dey raise placards against Tammy say una no want so

Well,d truth is,if tmao,he openly declares his interest to play for us,nothing will stop him from representing us @AFCON ,no be by d NO ON dis thread would stop DT from happening

If he approaches the NFF whilst he is still scoring many goals then okay.

a. He shouldnt be approached again by the NFF or any such agent.
b. If he is not head and shoulders above all we have already then he shouldn't be accepted in. The opportunity for him to come and compete for shirts like Aina, Ebuehi etc did has elapsed.

If he isnt good enough to WALK STRAIGHT IN to the first 11 then sorry imho it should be a NO.

This is not news.

oloriooko:
I saw a post about Billing saying he's not thinking about playing for Nigeria and someone said Nigeria has not showed serious intention?
To hell with Billing, which kind insult be this? If the dude feels he's too big for 9ja the he should shove his boring career up his azz and go to hell.
Nigeria is a great footballing nation that low life like Billing should jostle to play for, not 9ja begging the eediot. He should wait until england calls him up we don't need arrogant eediots like him. Mtchwwwww

If he doesn't feel Nigerian in his heart and blood then he is right to not accept us. All that talk about serious intention is rubbish.

tbaba1234:
I feel that there is no harm accepting them in the future if they can improve our team.

The harm in accepting them in the future is that we (Nigeria) will be effectively accepting such players making us thier second choice. If we allow that happen then what prestige will the super eagles brand name expect to have?

Ask a player to play for us and he says no he wants to wait for England, Germany etc no wahala say thank you and move on! Don't go back.

See what Ameobi said back in 2004 after we had approached him multiple times!! There were even more damaging comments reported in the media but I can find them now because of how long ago it was maybe. He should have never been capped by Nigeria because if he was any good he won't have come back knocking on our doors that's the truth.

Ameobi rejects Nigeria cap bid
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), May 1, 2004

Byline: By Miles Starforth


Shola ameobi is hoping to force his way into Sven-Goran Eriksson's England plans next season having turned down a fresh approach from his native Nigeria.

Under a new FIFA ruling Newcastle United's eight-goal striker could have switched his international allegiance to the Super Eagles this year - despite having turned out for England's Under-21s more than a dozen times.

That would have seen Ameobi fast-tracked to senior international football, as Eriksson currently has a number of forwards from which to choose.

But Ameobi (pictured) is determined to break into the full England team - and, while flattered by Nigeria's interest, the 22-year-old has politely turned them down.

Ameobi, who has made 122 career appearances and scored 23 goals for the Magpies, has set his sights on playing an even bigger role for the club next season when he hopes United will be back in the Champions League.

"I have told Nigeria I've made my decision and am going to stick to it," said Ameobi. "Hopefully next season I can play enough for Newcastle United to impress him (Eriksson)."

tbaba1234:
Otigba rejected Hungary for Nigeria but he was invited at a later date and is now an international player for Hungary.

There should be no sentiments, if a player can improve the national team, why not?

What part of my post are you disagreeing with?

There's nothing wrong with us approaching players who can improve the team and are eligible for us. BUT once they say no that should be it. No going back. That's why it hurt me badly when Ameobi ended up in a green shirt at the world cup! He literally laughed at us for mentioning his name when he was a promising youngster saying all he wanted to do was impress the then England manager Sven. I'm still angry he played for us.

Earthquake2:

This 'sauce' should help. You will have to use google translate to translate from Danish to English.

https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/nigeria-frister-ikke-philip-billing/



Phillip Billings response to the question about Nigeria being interested was as follows;

" No, I see myself as a Dane, and I also play the Danish U21 national team. So no, I have not thought of that if I'm to be honest, says Billing to BT."

Guys need to stop haranguing komekn about Chukwueze. We know what we know for a fact and believes what he wants to believe. No amount of nairaland chat will change that.

Edo State is growing. Had we still had our Bendel State we would have been in an even better position today. Edo + Delta = Bendel

Up Bendel! #strongertogether

Ha Africa sha

charlesemeka85:
19 year old Sunderland forward Josh Maja could make his international bow for Nigeria when they begin preparation for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations next year, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Maja who trained with the Super Eagles in London during their camping exercise has taken the English League One by storm this season with 11 goals in 18 games for Sunderland.

He is now the second highest goal scorer in the English third tier and that has caught the attention of the coach of the senior national team of Nigeria, who has him on his list.

Born in London to Nigerian parents, the forward is yet to be capped at national level by both nations meaning he won’t be needing a clearance from FIFA to play for either countries if invited.

Left with a year to run on his current deal with the Black Cats he is rumored to be on the radar of top teams in England although Sunderland are pushing him to sign an extension.

Again no sauce?

Na so. Na this Kain girl wen if she catch you dey runs things dem no go find your body to bury.

Greek football is going rouge. Last season the owner of PAOK walked onto the pitch with a gun to confront a referee!

Don't go there.
Don't play there.
Don't watch them.

You've been warned.

andrew444:
Heard that phillip azango and taiwo ayoniyi will be demoted to gent b team

where is the 'sauce' lol

Big news with no sauce = beer parlour o lol

Good lad. Mum's are precious.

komekn:
Now we are coming to the crux of the matter.

The SE is currently crying put for an attacking midfielder as well as in form strikers.

How many competitive games have the 19 years old Eze and Maja played. How many seasons of first team football have they played.

Have they been exceptional in thier clubs and league are they the stand out players. Why are they being courted by a number of EPL clubs ❓

Ademola Lookman and Dele Alli left League one straight to the EPL and stood out. So forget the league. The issue is stand out top performances.

One player has not played a whole season of competitive first team football and after two games is in the SE.

What do you call that, Fair- play and a balanced measurement of quality.

For me it's too big a gamble calling up players from league one no matter how well they perform at the level. Everyone has a view though.

Had to bookmark this page

Utonwanne:
Is like you are not getting it.

When NFF was in search of CB, they approached him but his father (who is more like his agent) insist that he won't play for us, at least not yet citing that he's English youth player, that he would consider Nigeria after his 23rd birthday.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/06/irofa-not-available-nigeria-dad/amp/

https://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/dominic-iorfa-will-play-for-nigeria-his-father-insists.116593/

https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=19493

Well done. Now we know why he wasn't invited. No more arguements on this matter.