We are the Super Eagles: A Nigeria Story

[EvertonianChriss]

Lars Lagerback steps down

We are live from Abuja, Nigeria, where Lars Lagerback has stepped down following a row with president Goodluck Jonathan. Obviously there was no Good luck for him after he demanded a wage increase which Jonathan wasn't prepared to give him. The Nigerian FA will now be looking for a successor to Mr. Lagerback.​

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Yobo rallies 'troops'
Joseph Yobo has made a plead for the squad to his fellow teammates to stick together through the search for a new manager. He's quoted
"We must stick together through the search for a new boss, we must keep as a team and at the end of the day we are doing it for the people of Nigeria."

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Nigeria announce Englishman as head coach
News coming through very quick just hours after the sacking of Lars Lagerback, rookie English boss, Chris Waring, has been appointed as his successor. We'll have more on the story as we get it.​

 

[EvertonianChriss]

Name Nigeria
Nickname Super Eagles
Captain Joseph Yobo
Stadium Abuja Stadium
FIFA Ranking 34​

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Waring announces 26 man squad
Goalkeepers
Austin Ejide
Carl Ikeme
Greg Etafia

Defenders
Onyekachi Apam
Celestine Babayaro
Isaac Okoronkwo
Elliott Omozusi
Taye Taiwo
Chidi Odiah
Joseph Yobo
Ayila Yusseff

Midfielders
Daniel Adejo
Femi Ajilore
Chukwuma Akabueze
Sone Aluko
Dickson Etuhu
John Obi Mikel
Sekou Oliseh
Seyi Olofinjana
Wilson Oruma

Strikers
Obafemi Martins
Chinedu Obasi
Victor Obinna
Peter Odemwingie
Kalu Uche
John Utaka


Waring has gone with the big names for the games, but missing two key players, Enyeama and Yakubu. The strike force is among the best area of the team, while the central midfield area and central defence are also strong. He's also giving Taiwo a call up, the young Marseille left back who could lead Nigeria teams in future years. With this squad it looks likely Waring will field a 4-1-2-3 formation, which will be confirmed later this week

Notable absentees include Vincent Enyeama and Yakubu, who are both unavailable through injury.​

 

[joeWFC]

Nice start I'll follow

 

[EvertonianChriss]

Nigeria demolish Botswana
Pompey striker John Utaka was named man of the match after his solid performance in which he finished the game with 2 goals

Centre back O. Apam and Lokomotiv Moscow sub Peter Odemwingie both got the other 2 goals in a game Nigeria were in full control of. This is the side used to face Botswana

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Waring went for 3 up top with lots of pace and experience. The midfield consisted of 3 players who all play their football in England, Mikel with Chelsea was the defensive rock of the team, Olofinjana from Wolves partnered Fulham's Dickson Etuhu to also top off a strong midfield. However, he went with 2 full backs who would usually lose their places to Taiwo and Odiah, but Waring wanted to see how they turned out

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Next Match Tunisia (HOME) World Cup Qualifiers​

 

[Roonaldo]

Great result . I'll follow

 

[NUFC_Tony]

I'm following aswell - keep the good start up!

 

[EvertonianChriss]

Thanks for the support guys, it sounds daft but the more people that are following the more I want to carry on doing my game

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Waring unveils 26 man squad
In his first competitive game incharge against Tunisia, Chris Waring has named his 26 man squad he hopes have what it takes to beat them

Goalkeepers
Vincent Enyeama
Carl Ikeme
Greg Etafia

Defenders
Onyekachi Apam (+)
Isaac Okoronkwo
Elliott Omozusi
Taye Taiwo
Chidi Odiah
Joseph Yobo
Danny Shittu
Rabiu Afolabi

Midfielders
Daniel Adejo
Femi Ajilore
Chukwuma Akabueze
Sone Aluko
Dickson Etuhu
John Obi Mikel
Sekou Oliseh
Seyi Olofinjana
Wilson Oruma

Strikers
Obafemi Martins
Chinedu Obasi
Yakubu (+)
Peter Odemwingie
Kalu Uche
John Utaka


Waring has recalled 2 influencial players, Vincent Enyeama, the ex H. Tel Aviv goalkeeper, and Yakubu, the Everton striker. Apam and Yakubu are not fully fit, however, and Waring may be looking to improve their fitness for future games. It is the same midfield included for the Botswana game, and Babayaro has been dropped following a recent illness. Peter Odemwingie gets another chance to show his metal after his goal against Botswana, and Greg Etafia keeps his 3rd choice keeper spot while Austin Ejide is dropped to make way for Vincent Enyeama.

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[EvertonianChriss]

Thrilling game between two African hopefuls
After a thrilling encounter between Nigeria and Tunisia, which saw a missed penalty and a last minute winner, Real Madrid man Chinedu Obasi stole the show. Obasi put in an impressive performance which saw him score the winning goal in the last minute of injury time. The win moved Nigeria from 2nd to 1st in the World Cup qualifiers, which will significantly boost them since they have their rivals out of the way in the group, and that win moved Nigeria to 31st in the FIFA World Rankings.

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[hellroker]

Good start mate. I will keep following and oh yeah,Nice Layout

 

[EvertonianChriss]

Nigeria stick with same squad to face Mozambique
Nigeria have stuck with almost the same squad, barring a few injuries to Taye Taiwo and Dickson Etuhu. The players to replace Taiwo and Etuhu are Uwa Echiejile and Onyekachi Okonkwo. Victor Obinna has been left out again alongside Scunthorpe's left back Celestine Babayaro, who is reported to be out for up to 5 months.

Goalkeepers
Vincent Enyeama
Carl Ikeme
Greg Etafia

Defenders
Onyekachi Apam
Isaac Okoronkwo
Elliott Omozusi
Uwa Echiejile
Chidi Odiah
Joseph Yobo [+]
Danny Shittu
Rabiu Afolabi

Midfielders
Daniel Adejo
Femi Ajilore
Chukwuma Akabueze
Sone Aluko
Onyekachi Okonkwo
John Obi Mikel
Sekou Oliseh
Seyi Olofinjana
Wilson Oruma

Strikers
Obafemi Martins
Chinedu Obasi
Yakubu (+)
Peter Odemwingie
Kalu Uche
John Utaka

Obinna playing for Nigeria

Uwa Echiejile who has been dubbed 'the best new discovery' in Nigerian Football​

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I will start the match in an hour because I'm off out, leave a comment please it will be much appreciated and tell me how I can make this better for you

 

[EvertonianChriss]

Nigeria thrash Mozambique
Nigeria beat Mozambique 4-1 infront of just under 58300 fans in the Abuja Stadium to take one step closer to South Africa. In a game they dominated, both Everton men Yobo and Yakubu got 2 of the goals, whereas Real Madrid front man Obasi and Chelsea's anchor man Mikel got the other 2. Arguably Mozambique's best player, Mate Simao, was left frustrated by his teammates 'lack of effort', in a game he gave his all into. Nigeria are 1 point clear of Tunisia, so need a win to guarentee a place in the World Cup

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Nigeria in action against Mozambique​

 

[EvertonianChriss]

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Victor Obinna receives his 2nd call up by Chris Waring after being dropped, and although Taiwo is considered fit, he isn't considered fit enough by the Nigeria manager who leaves him out of the team to face Kenya

No-go for Tai-wo?​

 

[Alcaraz]

Looks really good mate,will be following,Im pretty sure reaching the World Cup will be easy for you mate,Im really looking forward to how far you will go when you reach it....Best of Luck

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[EvertonianChriss]

Looks really good mate,will be following,Im pretty sure reaching the World Cup will be easy for you mate,Im really looking forward to how far you will go when you reach it....Best of Luck

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Thanks Glad to see someone else is following too

I've got an update coming soon with my ACON group, Kenya result and MAYBE my World Cup Group

 

[EvertonianChriss]

Kenya 0-2 Nigeria
Nigeria have secured their place in South Africa's World Cup 2010 after grabbing a well earned victory over Kenya, and although the result isn't that convincing, it was definitely one of the most convincing games of Nigeria under Chris Waring. Nigeria battled well against Kenya, going 1-0 up thanks to a Seyi Olofinjana goal 10 minutes before half time, and 10 minutes after half time they made it 2 with half time sub Peter Odemwingie. After 65 minutes Inter Milan's central midfielder, McDonald Mariga, was given a red after a second bookable offence, and the game was all but over for Kenya.

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FIFA World Rankings announced

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African Cup of Nations Groups announced

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Nigeria have been drawn against tough opposition in the form of Morocco, Tunisia and FIFA World Cup hosts South Africa. Nigeria will play World Cup Qualifying rivals Tunisia, and there will be no love lost between the sides since Nigeria knocked them out. Morocco will also provide stern opposition as will South Africa​

 

[Formia]

Good start, and you should be able to qualify from that group.

 

[*Jamess*]

good luck will be following

 

[EvertonianChriss]

Thanks guys

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FIFA World Cup Groups announced
Millions of eyes were cast on the television screens today, wondering who their nation will be playing after 11th June. They now know, and Nigeria have been drawn alongside:

Serbia

Spain

Japan

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Nigeria's Best XI announced

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FIFA World Rankings announced

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African Cup of Nations Squad
Goalkeepers
1 - Vincent Enyeama
13 - Carl Ikeme
23 - Greg Etafia

Defenders
2 - Joseph Yobo
3 - Taye Taiwo
4 - Onyekachi Apam
5 - Elliott Omozusi
12 - Uwa Echiejile
15 - Rabiu Afolabi
22 - Isaac Okoronkwo

Midfielders
6 - John Obi Mikel
7 - Dickson Etuhu
8 - Femi Ajilore
14 - Seyi Olofinjana
19 - Daniel Adejo
20 - Wilson Oruma
21 - Onyekachi Okonkwo

Strikers
9 - Obafemi Martins
10 - Yakubu
11 - Chinedu Obasi
16 - Nwankwo Kanu
17 - John Utaka
18 - Peter Odemwingie


Waring has decided to recall Nwankwo Kanu, possibly for his experience in ACON's and Taye Taiwo, Joseph Yobo and Obafemi Martins, who had previously been dropped due to injuries but are said to be key players in this squad.

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Managers thoughts
Our World Cup group is very hard, but I feel we can definitely get through. Spain will always be tough to beat, especially since they are first game, but I feel we can beat Japan by a few goals and possibly scrape victory against Serbia. I'm looking to get to the Semi Finals atleast in the African Cup of Nations, and getting to the Second Round of the World Cup would be fantastic​

 

[joeWFC]

Spain Serbia and Japan, ouch. Good luck in the ACON

 

[EvertonianChriss]

Spain Serbia and Japan, ouch. Good luck in the ACON

Cheers mate, you seen the ACON squad I've put out yet, just edited then so thought you might not have