Ikhana on 3-match deal + His strategies for winning

KoC · Post by **KoC** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 1:09 pm

http://www.kickoffnigeria.com/stories/? ... h_deal.php

And pay-per-match

waka-man · Post by **waka-man** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 1:20 pm

Is this guy Nigeria's next coach?

KoC · Post by **KoC** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 1:24 pm

Could well be

wiseone · Post by **wiseone** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 1:33 pm

I like his no-nonsense attitude.

charlie · Post by **charlie** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 2:40 pm

Before you guys start chanting "Moadip", lets wait and see how he does with with the U23 squad,; and how CCC performs with the Super Eagles.

I am confident they will qualify for the olympics... Winning the Gold for a second time is another issue...

Yettycom · Post by **Yettycom** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:51 pm

i agree with Charlie, let's wait and see.

Gooner1 · Post by **Gooner1** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:54 pm

Charlie what's Moadip?

charlie · Post by **charlie** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 4:40 pm

Gooner1 wrote:Charlie what's Moadip?

Ever read Dune? Great book....
It is an Arrakis word for "Messaih"

omonoba · Post by **omonoba** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:23 pm

charlie, it's actually Muadib

Gotti · Post by **Gotti** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 6:02 pm

With all due respect to Kadiri Ikhana's record, the firing of Musa Abdullahi was a bone-headed move on the NFA's part.

And again with all due respect to Ikhana, the idea of culling an entirely new squad in the middle of a campaign is a boneheaded one.

txj · Post by **txj** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:23 pm

Another over hyped LC about to have his cherries busted....

HAWKEYE · Post by **HAWKEYE** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:44 pm

Ikhana only needs to add the following dropped by CCC and who are still eligible to play in the Olympics:
Obodo
Melkam
Kalu
Opabunmi
Rotimi Sunday
Olajengbesi
and......... Martins - I 'd like to know if he thinks he is also too immature to play under-23.

This inclusions are necessary to start building up the next SE squad and ensuring that there are three players constantly available for every position.

I hope this ANC is the last time we'll have to deal with our SUPER SUPER STARS of class '96. Time for them to concentrate on their CLUB duties as we don't want and should never tolerate AGAIN, a situation where the SE Captain and his Assistant report to camp when they feel like.

nemi2002 · Post by **nemi2002** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:47 pm

Who is Martins? Is it that Camerounian?

Gotti · Post by **Gotti** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:51 pm

HAWKEYE wrote:Ikhana only needs to add the following dropped by CCC and who are still eligible to play in the Olympics:
Obodo
Melkam
Kalu
Opabunmi
Rotimi Sunday
Olajengbesi
and......... Martins - I 'd like to know if he thinks he is also too immature to play under-23.

This inclusions are necessary to start building up the next SE squad and ensuring that there are three players constantly available for every position.

I hope this ANC is the last time we'll have to deal with our SUPER SUPER STARS of class '96. Time for them to concentrate on their CLUB duties as we don't want and should never tolerate AGAIN, a situation where the SE Captain and his Assistant report to camp when they feel like.

But according to the news story, Ikhana does not intend to invite more than two foreign-based players.

furiously frank · Post by **furiously frank** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:33 pm

From Daily Independent

Ikhana maps out Olympics qualification strategy

By Emeka Nwani

Senior Correspondent, Lagos

New Under-23 coach, Kadiri Ikhana, has revealed how he intends to lead Nigeria to qualify for the football event of the Olympic Games.

In an interview with the former Enyimba of Aba handler, he noted that he has his well worked out plans and will follow it to the letter until the team gets to play at the Olympic Games.

“We have three matches to go. And we need to win all the matches to be sure that the team will play at the Olympics.

“The first match against Senegal comes up in February and that is one match we must win by at least three goals to nothing. I am not writing the Senegalese off but they need to lose so that we are at par with them on the same seven points.

“Then the next match against Tunisia and Egypt is also very important. You know that the Tunisians came to Bauchi and got a draw, which slowed down the Under-23 side.

“They should be prepared for us because we are going to Tunis to shock them. Then when Egypt visits Nigeria, we should be able to round it up. “The point I am making is that I have looked at the remaining matches and found out that with adequate preparation, Nigeria can get to play at the Olympics.

“And I also intend to maintain the team that Coach Musa Abdullahi used for some of the matches. What I will do is to get more players to fortify the team.

“And since I know the Nigerian league very well, I have a mental picture of the kind of players that I want, which abound in the country.

“But I know we are going to qualify for the Olympics because Nigeria cannot afford to miss out,” Ikhana boasted.

shaq · Post by **shaq** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:43 pm

...since he knows more about the local league, he can go ahead and use home-based, but he better not mess up.
And I hope he won't start using old men who have been playing in the league for donkey years just for the sake of qualifying.

mystic · Post by **mystic** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:46 pm

Hawkeye:

Rotimi Sunday and Melkam are not age eligible for the Olympic team. Olajegbesi may also not be age eligible as I believe he was born in 1980.

mystic · Post by **mystic** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:48 pm

I hope Ikhana maintains his pledge to stick with the team that Abdullahi has been using with a few players added to strengthen the squad.

lagos777 · Post by **lagos777** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:54 pm

omonoba wrote:charlie, it's actually Muadib

It's actually Muad’Dib

shaq · Post by **shaq** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:57 pm

lagos777 wrote:
omonoba wrote:charlie, it's actually Muadib
It's actually Muad’Dib

who cares anyway?

omonoba · Post by **omonoba** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:35 pm

shaq, read the Dune saga and you will understand 8)

Obong · Post by **Obong** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:52 pm

I doubt his succeeding with a largely home based cast.The team needs Uche,Osaze,Opabunmi,Ogunbure,Obafemi,and either Enyeama or Ejide.It's too late to embark on any drastic changes.The team has showed character by beating Egypt away and even leading Senegal 3-2,before the bench failed them in the last fifteen minutes in Dakar.Only some fine-tuning and technical savvy is needed.

Dodo · Post by **Dodo** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:56 pm

I wish him luck and i hope he can grab us the ticket. Lets see what he does before we starrt hailing or blasting him. His name is already etched in our history. First Nigerian coach to win CL.

Kudos Kadhiri