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by megapro
Tue Feb 06, 2024 5:31 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: SE and Foreign Born Players
Replies: 103
Views: 1639

Re: SE and Foreign Born Players

Tbite

Interesting analysis

Your figures are correct
31.8%

Diaspora involvement is a great boost for the African game

The captains of the last two winning AFCON teams were both born in France
by megapro
Tue Feb 06, 2024 5:21 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: SE and Foreign Born Players
Replies: 103
Views: 1639

Re: SE and Foreign Born Players

AFCON 2024 A Diaspora affair From the original entry registered for the tournament 630 players Born in Africa 430 Foreign born 200 Countries with most diaspora players Morocco 18 Equatorial Guinea 17 Congo DR 16 Algeria 14 Cape Verde 13 Only three African countries have just locally born players Egy...
by megapro
Mon Jul 03, 2023 7:27 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Life as a Shooting stars player...
Replies: 195
Views: 91059

Re: Life as a Shooting stars player...

Hi everybody especially Oloye my very good friend. It´s so nice to read these postings about football in the 80´s and 90´s. I was blessed to be part of it and been a born and bred Ibadan boy, i couldn´t resist joining the conversation. Oloye (Bolaji) , this is Tunji Adeyemi from Germany and i would...
by megapro
Wed Nov 23, 2022 7:37 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: My apologies to Pinnick and Gernot Rohr...Odegbami
Replies: 25
Views: 725

My apologies to Pinnick and Gernot Rohr...Odegbami

My apologies to Amaju Pinnick and Gernot Rohr. Segun Odegbami Last week, 'The Big Interview' debuted on Eagle7 Sports Radio. It is a program produced and presented by my friend and super journalist, Osasu Obayiuwana. He is fully responsible for the sports personalities he interviews on the show and...
by megapro
Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:17 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Fire Rohr Now ! - Ex-Eagles Stars (Amokachi and Odegbami)
Replies: 78
Views: 7055

Re: Fire Rohr Now ! - Ex-Eagles Stars (Amokachi and Odegbami)

E2 If you cannot see the future to know if Rohr's replacement was doing well You will not know of Rohr would so better also If Rohr was poor and playing poorly Was Cape Verde that were beaten on points poor? When you keep stating the loss to CAR and draws with Sierra Leone and Cape Verde. You forget...
by megapro
Fri Apr 01, 2022 5:55 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Fire Rohr Now ! - Ex-Eagles Stars (Amokachi and Odegbami)
Replies: 78
Views: 7055

Re: Fire Rohr Now ! - Ex-Eagles Stars (Amokachi and Odegbami)

:D He was not employed for football reasons But the only bright light in the last 8 years was the stability and relative success was attained during his tenure Qualification for WC and AFCON medal Those that see the future and felt AFCON was above him did not check if it was above his successor We g...
by megapro
Thu Mar 31, 2022 8:16 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Fire Rohr Now ! - Ex-Eagles Stars (Amokachi and Odegbami)
Replies: 78
Views: 7055

Re: Fire Rohr Now ! - Ex-Eagles Stars (Amokachi and Odegbami)

:D
He will blame Rohr

I blame not those that sacked him
But those that called for his sack
EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote: Thu Mar 31, 2022 4:49 pm I wonder what mathematically cluless Uncle Sege has to say now. :rotf:
by megapro
Thu Mar 31, 2022 8:11 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Fire Rohr Now ! - Ex-Eagles Stars (Amokachi and Odegbami)
Replies: 78
Views: 7055

Re: Fire Rohr Now ! - Ex-Eagles Stars (Amokachi and Odegbami)

:D Those saying Rohr had to go are defending their unfortunate support that turned out to be dead wrong We gambled with the AFCON We sacrificed the WC NEVER AGAIN! I wonder what mathematically cluless Uncle Sege has to say now. :rotf: Emir, Rohr's firing was the right decision. Make no mistake about...
by megapro
Wed Mar 30, 2022 6:26 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Eguavoen's record in competitive games with Nigeria
Replies: 39
Views: 1988

Re: Eguavoen's record in competitive games with Nigeria

:D

Last month when we recorded some wins
I was accused of escaping from updating Eguavoen's record

I've done that now
by megapro
Tue Mar 29, 2022 11:51 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Eguavoen's record in competitive games with Nigeria
Replies: 39
Views: 1988

Re: Eguavoen's record in competitive games with Nigeria

Eguavoen 67
Rohr 66
Amodu 65
Westerhof 57
Chukwu 56
Keshi 50
Gloria 42
Tiko 33
Onigbinde 22
by megapro
Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:22 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Nigeria would’ve reached AFCON Final…
Replies: 118
Views: 3442

Re: Nigeria would’ve reached AFCON Final…

Had we not fired the manager, against all rational thinking. Having watched the games and based on what we had going for us. - Established squad - Great team spirit - An established coaching team - Established team organization - Experience from last tournament It would not have been pretty, but I ...
by megapro
Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:15 pm
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Nigeria would’ve reached AFCON Final…
Replies: 118
Views: 3442

Re: Nigeria would’ve reached AFCON Final…

Had we not fired the manager, against all rational thinking. Having watched the games and based on what we had going for us. - Established squad - Great team spirit - An established coaching team - Established team organization - Experience from last tournament It would not have been pretty, but I ...
by megapro
Sun Feb 13, 2022 8:04 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Nigeria would’ve reached AFCON Final…
Replies: 118
Views: 3442

Re: Nigeria would’ve reached AFCON Final…

Had we not fired the manager, against all rational thinking. Having watched the games and based on what we had going for us. - Established squad - Great team spirit - An established coaching team - Established team organization - Experience from last tournament It would not have been pretty, but I ...
by megapro
Sat Feb 12, 2022 10:51 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Eguavoen's record in competitive games with Nigeria
Replies: 39
Views: 1988

Re: Eguavoen's record in competitive games with Nigeria

To be clear the stats are just stats When Rohr was listed as having the best winning record it did not make him Nigerias best coach ever The Three Nigeria NT coaches that won AFCON are all under 60% We can look for several other things from the stats Style? Philosophy? Opponents? Eguavoen has the b...
by megapro
Sat Feb 12, 2022 8:04 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Eguavoen's record in competitive games with Nigeria
Replies: 39
Views: 1988

Re: Eguavoen's record in competitive games with Nigeria

To be clear the stats are just stats When Rohr was listed as having the best winning record it did not make him Nigerias best coach ever The Three Nigeria NT coaches that won AFCON are all under 60% We can look for several other things from the stats Style? Philosophy? Opponents? Eguavoen has the b...
by megapro
Sat Feb 12, 2022 7:25 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Eguavoen's record in competitive games with Nigeria
Replies: 39
Views: 1988

Re: Eguavoen's record in competitive games with Nigeria

So na you update Egypt result
by megapro
Sat Feb 12, 2022 7:24 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Eguavoen's record in competitive games with Nigeria
Replies: 39
Views: 1988

Re: Eguavoen's record in competitive games with Nigeria

To be clear the stats are just stats When Rohr was listed as having the best winning record it did not make him Nigerias best coach ever The Three Nigeria NT coaches that won AFCON are all under 60% We can look for several other things from the stats Style? Philosophy? Opponents? Eguavoen has the b...
by megapro
Fri Feb 11, 2022 10:49 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Eguavoen's record in competitive games with Nigeria
Replies: 39
Views: 1988

Re: Eguavoen's record in competitive games with Nigeria

To be clear the stats are just stats When Rohr was listed as having the best winning record it did not make him Nigerias best coach ever The Three Nigeria NT coaches that won AFCON are all under 60% We can look for several other things from the stats Style? Philosophy? Opponents? Eguavoen has the be...
by megapro
Fri Feb 11, 2022 10:29 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Eguavoen's record in competitive games with Nigeria
Replies: 39
Views: 1988

Re: Eguavoen's record in competitive games with Nigeria

:D I came to CE this morning and read that since Eguavoen broke the 15 match threshold/benchmark and retained his 75% win record in competitive matches I refused to update the stats Here they are Eguavoen's record in competitive matches for Nigeria 1. Algeria 5:2 2. Zimbabwe 5:1 3. Ghana 1:0 4. Zim...
by megapro
Fri Feb 11, 2022 10:14 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Eguavoen's record in competitive games with Nigeria
Replies: 39
Views: 1988

Re: Eguavoen's record in competitive games with Nigeria

:D I came to CE this morning and read that since Eguavoen broke the 15 match threshold/benchmark and retained his 75% win record in competitive matches I refused to update the stats Here they are Eguavoen's record in competitive matches for Nigeria 1. Algeria 5:2 2. Zimbabwe 5:1 3. Ghana 1:0 4. Zimb...
by megapro
Thu Feb 10, 2022 8:10 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Amunike's appointment is a vote of no confidence in Eguavoen
Replies: 19
Views: 958

Re: Amunike's appointment is a vote of no confidence in Eguavoen

i think is Eguavoen requested service of Amunike, Amunike was with Eguavoen few times and in camp and hotel during afcon. Amuneke was in Cameroun fir TSG duties for FIFA and CAF Like other Nigerians that went he frequented the hotel Amuneke is the next Super Eagles coach This was to ease him in bec...
by megapro
Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:14 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: Nigeria would’ve reached AFCON Final…
Replies: 118
Views: 3442

Re: Nigeria would’ve reached AFCON Final…

Everyone seems to forget that Rohr remains the longest serving manager in Nigerian history, managers who had just as much as the same number of years like Rohr actually won something of NOTE, Algerian coach who was hired a year after Rohr won gold at first attempt in 2019...Cisse won gold with Sene...
by megapro
Sat Jan 29, 2022 8:04 am
Forum: EAGLES NEST
Topic: The Amaju Pinnick Rhapsody
Replies: 65
Views: 2523

Re: The Amaju Pinnick Rhapsody

:D If we fail to qualify for the WC Will you blame the 'trend' or will you blame Rohr With Rohr in Charge WCq with the boys would have looked easier Irrespective of the lackluster performance his team showed, nearly everybody on CE expected a target of final or bust for Rohr had he continued. With t...