25 players called up for Costa Rica friendly

[vancity eagle]

what kind of contract did NFF sign with presero,he suppose to be in charge of this team facing costa Rica.

Yusuf will be in charge of this match.

[Sunset]

https://www.transfermarkt.us/nigeria-pr ... ewerb/NPFL

How the NPFL players performed last season:

Kayode Bankole (Remo Stars) Goalkeeper - 31 Apps (All starts) with 16 clean sheets [debut season]


Isaiah Ejeh (Kwara United) Centre Back - 23 Apps (All starts)


Evans Ogbonda (Akwa United) Left Back - 14 Apps (All starts)


Mustapha Jibril (Abia Warriors) Winger/AM - 20 Apps (7 starts) with 0 goals & 0 Assists


Alex Jerry (Kano Pillars) Wide Forward - 5 Apps (4 starts) with 2 goals & 0 Assists [debut season]


Samuel Kalu (Enyimba) Winger - 28 Apps (23 starts) with 1 goal and 0 Assist


Paul Samson (Abia Warriors) Winger - 34 Apps (33 starts) with 7 goals & 5 Assists.
He'd go on to join Kwara United this season for their Continental run where he made 4 (3 starts) Apps with 1 goal and 0 Assist


Sunday Faleye (Shooting Stars) Wide Forward - 9 Apps (8 starts) with 1 goal & 0 Assist [couldn't return to Europe due to administrative issues so he spent 2022 in the league where he flattered to deceive]


Edidiong Ezekiel (Remo Stars) Centre Forward - 23 Apps (All starts) with 9 goals & 3 Assists

[packerland]

Although it is labeled CHAN Eagles, I think not. We are already out of CHAN. This is more likely the core of the Olympic team mixed with several foreign based lads.

Be honest bro, who do you think should be handling this friendly?

[Enugu II]

Although it is labeled CHAN Eagles, I think not. We are already out of CHAN. This is more likely the core of the Olympic team mixed with several foreign based lads.

Be honest bro, who do you think should be handling this friendly?

Why is that even an issue? This is a friendly for the Olympic team and the team has Manager. Is that not correct? I am not sure what the issue is.

Would you rather have the u23 coach? Well in this case that coach is also assigned to the Olympic team. Would you have the DE coach? First the SE team cannot play because it is not in the window for international friendlies and secondly the Olympic team has a competitive game imminent.

Not sure what is amiss. All I see is that this is logically a game to be managed by the Olympic manager.

[packerland]

Although it is labeled CHAN Eagles, I think not. We are already out of CHAN. This is more likely the core of the Olympic team mixed with several foreign based lads.

Be honest bro, who do you think should be handling this friendly?

Why is that even an issue? This is a friendly for the Olympic team and the team has Manager. Is that not correct? I am not sure what the issue is.

Would you rather have the u23 coach? Well in this case that coach is also assigned to the Olympic team. Would you have the DE coach? First the SE team cannot play because it is not in the window for international friendlies and secondly the Olympic team has a competitive game imminent.

Not sure what is amiss. All I see is that this is logically a game to be managed by the Olympic manager.

I’m not advocating for the SE players to play in this match. But let me make sure we are on the same page. Are we playing Costa Rica’s NT? Don’t we have local players that are above 23 that can potentially step in of our foreign players are unavailable or if some players are doing shakara. I don’t know why we are playing Peseiro. Don’t you think the NT coach should oversee such a matche? Is he supposed to accept any players than Salisu throws at him?

[Enugu II]

Although it is labeled CHAN Eagles, I think not. We are already out of CHAN. This is more likely the core of the Olympic team mixed with several foreign based lads.

Be honest bro, who do you think should be handling this friendly?

Why is that even an issue? This is a friendly for the Olympic team and the team has Manager. Is that not correct? I am not sure what the issue is.

Would you rather have the u23 coach? Well in this case that coach is also assigned to the Olympic team. Would you have the DE coach? First the SE team cannot play because it is not in the window for international friendlies and secondly the Olympic team has a competitive game imminent.

Not sure what is amiss. All I see is that this is logically a game to be managed by the Olympic manager.

I’m not advocating for the SE players to play in this match. But let me make sure we are on the same page. Are we playing Costa Rica’s NT? Don’t we have local players that are above 23 that can potentially step in of our foreign players are unavailable or if some players are doing shakara. I don’t know why we are playing Peseiro. Don’t you think the NT coach should oversee such a matche? Is he supposed to accept any players than Salisu throws at him?

Packerland,

We have been down this road before and you know how it ended. Mexico invited Nigeria to play an international friendly in a non-FIFA window. Nigeria ended up using home-based players who had not trained together. They proceeded late under the Coach Eguavoen and then Coach Gernot Rohr and suffered a humiliating defeat in the USA. I hope you remember.

If you do, that is precisely the scenario that is occurring here. Make no mistake about it. The question is: Do you want to repeat the mistake made by Nigeria at that time? That is the question..... This is a match supposedly against Costa Rica's full squad (same scenario as that Mexico game, if you recall) and outside the FIFA window.

So what is Nigeria trying to do this time? Simple: Avoid making the same errors... use a team that has trained together!! The hope? (1) avoid cobbling locally-based players late. (2) Instead, use the U-23 team that is currently in camp and are by and large fully aged pro players (Those are NPFL lads in the main with some FB players). U-23 is currently in camp having played Tanzania, if you recall. (3) Nigeria is not going to change to a new manager (Peseiro) but will play this game with the U23 Manager who is Salisu.

This, in theory, is a better plan than repeating the mistake that led to the Mexico humiliation.,