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osita wrote:

Ayo Akinfe wrote:We have had overage players pass the MRI scan before. We all know an U17 player when we see one. We do not need FIFA to tell us how old are kids are.

Ayo, English expat you don come again, how can you use ur eyes to completely know who is 17 years or 16 years.

Can you predict Wayne Rooney age at 16years with his pictures? When is comes to oyibo u say nothing but Africans you talk crap,English expat

Ayo Akinfe wrote:We have had overage players pass the MRI scan before. We all know an U17 player when we see one. We do not need FIFA to tell us how old are kids are.

Damunk wrote:

marko wrote:I hope FIFA takes over the MRI screening of all under 17 players, if any player is deemed to fail the MRI checks, they should ban that country from all FIFA organised competitons for 10 years without appeal!

Marko, after all these years and countless debates, you STILL don't understand what the MRI does and how it works?
Shocking.

ohenhen1 wrote:Manu Garba need to teach the boys the same formation we will be using in the National team.

Teach them early the proper way to play the game. I don't care about the results.

We need to develop more technically sound players. Not kick and rush type of players. If Garba is not up to task, find a coach that can do it.

marutimon wrote:BTW Did you notice the boneheaded qualifying format? Only one team from out region can qualify for the tournament, as Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso will be battling it out for one slot!!!

Meanwhile another slot is taken by one of Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda.

Goldleaf wrote:I witnessed the U17 Champs in the UAE and our magnficient performance there was sweet to behold. I will pay to watch Manu Garba's U17 teams any day. I think it is rather sad that the flurry of reaction on this thread has been on MRI scans and age fraud concerns. I will rather choose to appreciate the genius of Manu Garba and how he manages to not only recruit these boys at that level and get them to play an amazing style. I remember sitting by a pakistani in Dubai at the 2013 semi against Sweden who said with a twinkle in his eye, "sir, I just love nigerian football, sir."

I think we should be proud. As for translating our domination at U17 to a senior level, once we find a coach that understands our DNA and can get our SE to deliver accordingly, the rest of the world will hear. For a starting point, they should force Rohr to watch all our U17 matches.

metalalloy wrote:

Goldleaf wrote:I witnessed the U17 Champs in the UAE and our magnficient performance there was sweet to behold. I will pay to watch Manu Garba's U17 teams any day. I think it is rather sad that the flurry of reaction on this thread has been on MRI scans and age fraud concerns. I will rather choose to appreciate the genius of Manu Garba and how he manages to not only recruit these boys at that level and get them to play an amazing style. I remember sitting by a pakistani in Dubai at the 2013 semi against Sweden who said with a twinkle in his eye, "sir, I just love nigerian football, sir."

I think we should be proud. As for translating our domination at U17 to a senior level, once we find a coach that understands our DNA and can get our SE to deliver accordingly, the rest of the world will hear. For a starting point, they should force Rohr to watch all our U17 matches.

Was Manu Garba forced to watch all our u-17 matches? Why didn't his u-20 team play the same way in New Zealand?

Damunk wrote:

metalalloy wrote:

Goldleaf wrote:I witnessed the U17 Champs in the UAE and our magnficient performance there was sweet to behold. I will pay to watch Manu Garba's U17 teams any day. I think it is rather sad that the flurry of reaction on this thread has been on MRI scans and age fraud concerns. I will rather choose to appreciate the genius of Manu Garba and how he manages to not only recruit these boys at that level and get them to play an amazing style. I remember sitting by a pakistani in Dubai at the 2013 semi against Sweden who said with a twinkle in his eye, "sir, I just love nigerian football, sir."

I think we should be proud. As for translating our domination at U17 to a senior level, once we find a coach that understands our DNA and can get our SE to deliver accordingly, the rest of the world will hear. For a starting point, they should force Rohr to watch all our U17 matches.

Was Manu Garba forced to watch all our u-17 matches? Why didn't his u-20 team play the same way in New Zealand?

Ahem.......!
I dare to suggest that Manu Garba quickly became yet another victim of our terrible 'instant gratification' culture. He made some costly errors in the U20 WC and immediately the usual suspects all called for his head.

Nothing could convince the baying masses to give him another chance or recognize some of the hurdles he had to overcome (like the late, late arrival of the 'superstars' Iheanacho, and co. barely a day to our first match)
He was gone in an instant, with a barrage of unfounded corruption accusations following close behind.
Sound familiar?

You can check out the CE threads in case you've forgotten.

Orion wrote:I believe the MRI system at U17 has failed and the competition should be scrapped. Our dominance increased after the introduction of MRI but that success has not translated to even the U20s talkless of the SE. I think players older than 17 are somehow able to get through the system in Nigeria. So we've done nothing to fix the age cheating situation. We simply throw as many players as possible at the MRI system and take the ones that come out at the other end regardless of their age.

FIFA should scrap the competition and encourage confederations to have regional youth competitions as a means to find young talent (this will hopefully reduce the number of age cheats looking to hijack the competition to get foreign contracts).

What convinced me that the MRI system has failed is this picture. IMO the taller guys in the picture are the genuine young ones and were only able to compete with the other guys (and make the team) due to their size, if not they would not have made the team.

Orion wrote:I believe the MRI system at U17 has failed and the competition should be scrapped. Our dominance increased after the introduction of MRI but that success has not translated to even the U20s talkless of the SE. I think players older than 17 are somehow able to get through the system in Nigeria. So we've done nothing to fix the age cheating situation. We simply throw as many players as possible at the MRI system and take the ones that come out at the other end regardless of their age.

FIFA should scrap the competition and encourage confederations to have regional youth competitions as a means to find young talent (this will hopefully reduce the number of age cheats looking to hijack the competition to get foreign contracts).

What convinced me that the MRI system has failed is this picture. IMO the taller guys in the picture are the genuine young ones and were only able to compete with the other guys (and make the team) due to their size, if not they would not have made the team.

Benedict Iroha wrote:5 u17 world cup nothing has translated to success at the senior team yet. ...nothing to be proud about.

Goldleaf wrote:I witnessed the U17 Champs in the UAE and our magnficient performance there was sweet to behold. I will pay to watch Manu Garba's U17 teams any day. I think it is rather sad that the flurry of reaction on this thread has been on MRI scans and age fraud concerns. I will rather choose to appreciate the genius of Manu Garba and how he manages to not only recruit these boys at that level and get them to play an amazing style. I remember sitting by a pakistani in Dubai at the 2013 semi against Sweden who said with a twinkle in his eye, "sir, I just love nigerian football, sir."

I think we should be proud. As for translating our domination at U17 to a senior level, once we find a coach that understands our DNA and can get our SE to deliver accordingly, the rest of the world will hear. For a starting point, they should force Rohr to watch all our U17 matches.

Orion wrote:I believe the MRI system at U17 has failed and the competition should be scrapped. Our dominance increased after the introduction of MRI but that success has not translated to even the U20s talkless of the SE. I think players older than 17 are somehow able to get through the system in Nigeria. So we've done nothing to fix the age cheating situation. We simply throw as many players as possible at the MRI system and take the ones that come out at the other end regardless of their age.

FIFA should scrap the competition and encourage confederations to have regional youth competitions as a means to find young talent (this will hopefully reduce the number of age cheats looking to hijack the competition to get foreign contracts).

What convinced me that the MRI system has failed is this picture. IMO the taller guys in the picture are the genuine young ones and were only able to compete with the other guys (and make the team) due to their size, if not they would not have made the team.

olu wrote:I can't believe you actually took the time to provide him that info. Most on this forum would have rightfully refrained from answering his questions.

marutimon wrote:

Rawlings wrote:Can we please get the status of players of the last U17 team? Where are they now? Who is already retired?

I gather you mean the 2015 squad?

Kelechi Nwakali - Arsenal, 20 yo, on his way to Porto (apparently)
Samuel Chukweuze - Villareal, 19 yo, promoted to the first team
Orji Okonkwo - Bologna, 19 yo, making first team appearances
Victor Osimhen - Wolfsburg, 19 yo, making first team appearances
Kingsley Michael - Bologna, 18 yo, youth team
Joel Osikel - Domzal (Slovakia), 19 yo, making headway to first team
Fumsho Bamgboye - Szombathely (Hungary), 19 yo, making first team appearances
Akpan David Udoh - Bnei Sakhnin (Israel), 18 yo, youth team
Chinedu Madueke - AD Camacha (Portugal lower leagues), 19 yo
Christian Ebere - Rosario (Argentina), 19 yo, youth team
Sunday Alimi - Galatasaray (Turkey), 19 yo, youth team
Chisom Chiaha - Enugu Rangers (Nigeria), 20 yo

Enugu II wrote:The star of the new U17 team -- Hassan Adamu. As they say Forget the shirt, Chop Rice, Leave Stone

Meet Hassan Adamu -The Star Of The Newly Assembled Nigeria U17 Team
http://owngoalnigeria.com/2018/07/16/me ... -u17-team/
July 16, 2018033

Slim, young but deadly Hassan Adamu Ahmed has already earned himself the tag of the star player in the Nigeria U17 team who are currently training for their upcoming Africa Youth Championship Qualifiers in Abuja.

The 15 year old Football Academy Abuja midfielder has so far contributed more than 30 assists with about ten goals to his name in the close to 50 goals scored by the team in test games so far.

His ability to split open defences with passes which leaves defenders in their wake has overshadowed his poor marking abilities and his abilities to whip in daring balls from set piece has got everyone talking.

Speaking to Owngoalnigeria.com, the lanky midfielder revealed he originally hails from Kaduna state before he was spotted by the famous Abuja Academy which led to his invitation to the Nigeria U17 team.

The owner of a sublime range of passing, he uses this to marvellous effect, thus allowing him to bypass opposition lines of pressure, switch the angle of attacks, deliver defence-splitting through balls and engage in intricate link-up play in confined spaces.

Key to his efforts here also arrives through his capacity to weight his passes ideally to suit the requirements of the options he’s confronted with.

Coach Manu Garba who has produced ten players that have made the step up to the senior national team of Nigeria from his U17 team of the past will be hoping Hassan follows in the footsteps of Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi, ‎Taiwo Awoniyi, Moses Simon among others in terms of excelling after training with him at youth level.