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Fans call out Kanu for poor performance of Enyimba.
For me the fan is absolutely correct.

maidaboi:
that season it was merited

Mbappe = Monaco
Nacho = Man city

Thank you that on merit.
They was a time Tammy was rated over Osimhen here, will you call that overhyped. Even Bojan was at one time rated above Messi. So according to komekn it was about the here and now 😉.

DABIGATRAN:
Dude played for Mancity and Leicester.
Dem don hype am reach borough boys?
Recall when very lengthy articles about Chuks Aneke, Onyedimma, etc used to be a daily thing here

Still holds the record as the African with the most English fa cup goals even ahead of Drogba, yakubu and Kanu.

elyte89:
The most hyped player on dis thread so far…who dem never compare am with 😃😃😃😃

Nacho can not be say to be the most hype. At one time the hype was on merit as the star boy of the SE. Yes he was rated above many players when he was at city. Once he dropped in performance, his rating dropped also.

tiamiyukunle69:
When naira had great value

But where is Timi Dakolo on the list? My bad....he was on West African Idol....

Timi won West Africa Idol not Nigeria Idol

Boysking1:
I think Nigeria league is the most difficult league to predict now I swear

You are right. The win at home at all cost is reducing and the ref are improving.

BascoVanVeli:
Enyimba vs Heartland
Amunike's boys danced circles around Enyimba

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjoSp-FsN8g

Wow nice game from Heartland, could have been 3goals ahead. The team is beginning to take shape they just need to start taking their chances.

minfelix:
after reading this, i went straight to youtube to watch an extended 8mins highlight of Nigeria v Angola….omo super eagles really played sweet football against some teams at afcon oo
1. Ola Aina break out run and hacked down just in front of box 18
2. resultant free kick leading to osimhen header and its a goal, but ruled out for offside
3. Moses simon beating and dribbling tru the middle two angolan defenders only to play a weak shot at the keeper
4. Osimhen beaten a defender and player a weak shot
5. Lookmans goal
so many many beautiful scoring chances to finish of Angola that day…on the other side Angola just had one ball that hit the bar and Nwabali’s save of mabululu close strike….

e get some 9ja match u go dey review dey smile 😃

They are some matches in the recent era you can't help but rewatch. Just watch that Aina assist to ighalo, in my head I'm now debating which is the best assist I've seen.
And in no particular order this 3 top my list
1. Mikel assist to ighalo against Cameron
2.Kanu assist to utaka against Cameron
3.Aina assist to Ighalo (can't remember the country)

Goke7:
you are just in a hurry, I never castigated the player, check Emeka's response and compare it to yours, I mentioned faults to balance my point cos many here (am not one of them) have raised their reservations about the player for club and country and not even in a bad light but just areas of concerns and that's where am coming from. It will be a contradiction for me to still go ahead to say how much I love the player cos, unlike others who count their legs when playing for the Eagles Bassey is none of such.

Calm down before you throw stones ok? looks like you were looking for a fight where there was none

Mogbe sorry maybe I came in too harsh, but when I saw the despite his faults it throw me off balance like what Obvious faults is he referring to.
Bassey is actually one player I love in the SE, so I get your point.

charlesemeka85:
no player wey no get flaws

thank you baba, that opening statement just spoil the whole talk.

Goke7:
despite his faults, this is one player I love for his dedication, zeal, and commitment when playing for the Eagles. If all other players are like him, our problems are 2/3 solved.

Abeg what faults are you referring to. And is there any player that doesn't have a fault or two.

If you love a player say you love him, which one is despite his faults like he has been in any controversy

charlesemeka85:
Boniface to earn 15m euros a season in Saudi 😳

Heard he is to sign a 3 and half year contract with Al Nassr soon. Bayer 04 to pocket around 50m-55m euros transfer fee

Why is no one speaking against Boniface moving to Saudi league like was in the case of Osimhen. Is Boniface wash up, abi you guys don't want him to win APOTY again 🙄

elyte89:
From Eric chelle style of play and recent interview in ikenne ,he said when u r not with d ball , you run …we knw some players in eagles with fitness issue dt might not make d list again if we go by his words,we don’t need a soothsayer for dis..I fear 4 d likes of nacho , bonfice, even chukwueze

i thought Nacho was drilled on running without the ball at mancity. 😉

cromz:
Kelechi Ihenacho
Kenneth Omeruo
Chiedozie Awaziem
Wilfred ndidi
Victor Boniface
Samuel Chukwueze
Joe Aribo

If we are to progress the above mentioned players should be excluded from the super eagles with immediate affect. They are of no use to the team and are only occupying space.
A mixture of excellent senior players such as Iwobi,Osimen,lookman,Ola Aina,Troost Ekong,Semi Ajayi etc and fresh legs is the way to go if we are to excel.

Bro you should have name the replacement along side so we know if we are dropping them for an upgrade or just because we are tired of seeing their face in the Eagles squad.

ChrisKels:
Some people are seriously calling for Boniface to be dropped after just a few matches? Dude has not even had a poor match, but has just been unlucky with goals, yet all these noise? Make una dey calm down.

By the way, I would love to see what Arokodare could bring, because he seems aggressive.

I don't think any lover of SE will be calling for Boniface to be dropped entirely from the team. But we are only pointing out the double standard of condemning some SE players over few games and making excuses for Boniface with a worse stat

chrisooblog:
In all fairness Boniface has been given ample playing time facing the likes of Lesotho, Sao Tome, Rwanda, Zimbabwe and he's still yet to find the back of the net so Egbon Kog45 is within his rights to criticize him.

Dessers for all his limitations hasn't enjoying an extended run in the SE yet has goals to his name against solid opposition like Mexico and Ghana. Yes he missed a chance against Mali which forward doesn't? At least he was even in a position to score something I've not seen enough of from Boniface. Yes Victor is obviously more talented but if you can't bring it when it matters most what's the point?

You spoke very well Boniface is a more talented player than Dessers and but that's not enough reason to be making excuses for him. As at here and now Dessers has more impact in SE than Boniface.

kingphilip:
That response he quoted was being benched by his clubside which TGJ was saying he shouldn't be benched and not the SE.

See the post he quoted here, it was about the Super Eagles.

Kog45:
Thank you,really surprised some are waiting for Boniface but ready to condemn other strikers

That stuff dey shock me, that he was given the opportunity but he messed up, show them stat of Dessers with our other strikers they will dodge.

junnyjake:
Dessers has messed up the chances he was given to impress.

What chance was he given to impressed that he messed up, but Boniface hasn't messed up his with zero goals in 11 matches. This our double standard eehhhh 🤦‍♂️

Odunayaw:
Sir Joe, any comments on Kompany's wondrous works at Bayern?

When oga is performing wonders at city wetin boy won do.

AndSunGorilla:
Thanks bro for the correction. But the standard of play was not impressive to me. I think the standard of play of our représentatives have dropped significantly.

Like badly, I was irritated with what I was watching because I watch this same Enyimba 2004, 2005, I've been to enyimba stadium to watch this guys. To see the team playing this way was just sad.

oloriooko:
same thing Onana did for Brighton yesterday

Abeg Onana own is better oh

Pidginwhisper:
Just watched one of the goals conceded by Enyimba yesterday, that match looked fixed, That goalkeeper has to be probed and banned for life if found guilty.He must have placed a bet on the game. Looks unreal

like that goalkeeper blunder was disgraceful. He missed the boy the first time but had opportunity to play the ball out but started acting like village people hold him leg.

elyte89:
Hopefully with d attacking football chelle wish to introduce back to eagles play,some “dead” strikers might rejuvenate deir goal scoring skills again .j am looking at boniface thriving well under chelle(hopefully)

why still looking at Boniface and not Iheanacho cos Boniface has never fired for SE unlike Iheanacho so what does the coach want to rejuvenate.

Danielnino00:
Dear Nairalanders, another exciting football year has passed by, and its time to vote for your favorite Nigerian players in the annual Nairaland Nigerian Football Fans Award.

https://www.nairaland.com/3018619/super-eagles-thread-road-afcon

Here are the nominees for this year's award:

Nigerian player of the year
Ademola Lookman


Nigerian female player of the year
Chiamaka Nnadozie

NPFL player of the year
Rabiu Ali


Most impactful new inclusion (2024)
Stanley Nwabali


Best Ogedengbe goalkeeper of the year
Chiamaka Nnadozie

Stephen Keshi defender of the year
William Troost Ekong

Samuel Okwaraji midfielder of the year
Alex Iwobi

Rasheed Yekini attacker of the year
Ademola Lookman

Most improved player (2024)
Ademola Lookman

Young player of the year (U-21)
Kparabo Arieri
Ebenezer Akinsanmiro

Female young player of the year (u-21)
Deborah Abiodun


Super eagles goal of the year
Samuel Chukwueze goal vs Rwanda in Uyo (AFCON qualifier)

Best assist of the year
Moses Simon for Ademola Lookman goals vs Angola (2023 AFCON)

Team of the year (club or national)
Super Eagles

Coach of the year
Fidelis Ikechukwu (Enugu Rangers)

Prospect of the year
Ebenezer Akinsanmiro

Lifetime achievement award
Stephen Keshi


Thank you!!

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semid4lyfe
aicon4s
chrisooblog
maidaboi
psittacus

TheGoodJoe:
The Ike Uche tactics thing was never countered by Uche. It was not a hidden point. The caching crew made it clear that was why he was dropped. He got recalled based on pleas.

Ike Uche was not about complain he wanted Villarreal way against the coaches philosophy. No excuse for that.

How would you guys believe such ridiculous claim 😲 ike Uche a professional footballer played for gatafe before going to villareal would want Osaze, emenike, Musa and all to play villareal way and abandon their individual club way 🤦‍♂️. That's exactly what you guys are saying.

TheGoodJoe:
As Sylvanus Okpala put it. If Liverpool had signed Uche, would he insist for the Liverpool coaching crew that he wants to play the way Villarreal used him? It was pure indiscipline.

Okpala was the one explaining all Keshi fraudulent actions. So when Keshi recall him was it because he no longer insisting on team tactics? How will you believe a player insist on the team tactics.
Players will normally complain or speak to the coach if they feel they are not being use properly. I good coach will explain to his player why he want him to play in certain position. It's call man management

chrisooblog:
Egbon I still feel Keshi should have found a way to take Uche to the 2014 WC. After all this same troublesome Uche was recalled by Keshi for the AFCON 2015 qualifiers when Nigeria was in danger of missing out.

Bro God bless you, na your wife you go marry 👍

ChrisKels:
Una dun dey raise stupid arguments over here. So, Amunike was denied for being Igbo? so why was Okechukwu Keshi hired? Why was Christian Chukwu hired? Even Ogochukwu Oliseh even though the efulefu does not know his identity? At age grade, Nduka Ugbade, Amunike, John Obuh.

Since Yemi Tela in 2007 and Onigbinde in 2002 can you name another Yoruba coach and why aren't any Yoruba crying over that? Okay, who are the Fulani coaches or Hausa coaches being hired in place of the almighty Amunike?

I wish this site is not archaic, aswear there are too many monikers to block for my mental health.

Bro only Goodjoe and one other Monica made that claim address them directly.

Kog45:
Rohr picked Idowu,Simmy Nwankwo right but he is not a fraud but Keshi na fraud

Sir, Keshi own too much how do you defend selecting Amoebi, uchebo(Mr flavor), nwafor, Ruben, Gambo(confederations Cup) How? 🙄

Kog45:
Look Keshi have seen it all and told Osaze point-blank play my tactics or get out.....the same Osaze that criticized Lagerback for starting Chinedu Obaze ahead of him during 2010 WC,telling whole world that Siasia was not fit to handle Olympics team after the tournament......Osaze talked to much,hope you remember how he almost ruined Kanu marriage

But Osaze the talkative and instigator still went to the world cup but ike Uche didn't.
In all these, Osaze is still one player that gives his all for the country, one of my favourite Nigeria player.

Kog45:
Keshi was not,fact if am in Keshi shoe Uche will not make my team.....Uche frustrated Keshi during Afcon.He dropped him for bad influence, criticizing your coach and still want to be part of the team...I thought Osaze made the team..Echiejele replaced Taiwo perfectly.

At the end Keshi reached 2nd round of WC that Westerhoff reached,so nothing like fraud.

Westerhoff and Keshi remain the bests.

Yea Keshi remains the best when it comes to achievements with the national team but doesn't change the fact some of the players selected for that world cup were fraud. Ike Uche never had any disciplinary record until that Afcon, his of was criticizing his coach tactics not like he was attacking Keshi personally but his tactics, what wrong with that. That's why in Nigeria when someone criticised reforms of a government we see it as attack on the president.
We are all like our leaders.