Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has praises the performance of Valentine Ozornwafor in the Super Eagles 0-0 draw against Cameroon in yesterday’s friendly game.

Ozornwafor was called up as back up due to several withdrawals despite playing just eight minutes of club football last season with Galatasary. He was thrown into the second friendly game from the start by Rohr.

Due to the injury suffered by William Ekong, the 22 year old was handed his first start in the colours of Nigeria pairing Chidozie Awaziem in central defence and keeping a clean sheet.

He had a nervous start to the game but grew into it as it progresses and Rohr who was heavily criticized for calling him up due to his lack of games at club level said he has proved his doubters wrong with his performance.

“We had a problem in the defense so for the first time we played Valentine. He did very well and we finished the match with Simon who is a winger playing left-back and we didn’t concede a goal”, Rohr said after the game.

“I’m very happy for Valentine because a lot of people did not understand why he was with us.” He showed today the reason why he can play with us, he did very well with his left foot in central defence.”

The Super Eagles of Nigeria once again failed to get the better of the senior national team of Cameroon drawing 0-0 after the first game which ended 1-0 in favour of the Indomitable Lions.

Owngoalnigeria.com rates the players on parade for Nigeria in the game.

Maduka Okoye – His confidence level isn’t quite high base on face value and it led to him almost gifting the Cameroonians a goal. Recovered brilliantly to deny Choupo Moting a clear chance to open scoring. His distribution need work – 6/10

Shehu Abdullahi- Stuck to his task of keeping his man in check but did nothing spectacular going forward. Also didn’t strike any sort of rhythm with Ahmed Musa on the right. Did venture forward but not to much effect in the second half- 6/10

Jamilu Collins – Not a game he will want to remember in a hurry. Sloppy in possession and in tackles. Didn’t make use of Simon’s darting runs – 4/10

Valentine Ozornwafor- Not quite At this level and it clearly showed. Poor in possession, caught out of position severally. Still has some way to go before he get to this level. Marginally fared better in the second half- 5/10

Chidozie Awaziem- Forced to play the role of two players with Ozornwafor looking lost. Did his job brilliantly although he didn’t help team mount attack from the back with his wayward passes – 6/10

Wilfred Ndidi – Busy as a bee in the middle . Created space for Iwobi and Iheanacho just ahead of him to thrive. Had a very good game – 7/10

Alex Iwobi – A better performance than on Friday. Missed a chance that looks easier to score than miss. Other than that he has a performance slightly above average – 6/10

Kelechi Iheanacho- Took up good positions and received the ball in promising positions. He somehow seem to have lost the spark that he ended the season with at Leicester City but still looked deadly – 6/10

Moses Simon- Always looking to play forward and it helped the team push the Cameroonians back. Had a very good game like he did on Friday. Dropped to left back and still held his own – 7/10

Ahmed Musa – One trademark run in the second half saw him set Iwobi up for Super Eagles clearest chance to take the lead. Bar that he looked uninterested and off color – 4/10

Paul Onuachu- Another frustrating performance from the recently crowned top scorer, best player and best black player in Belgium. Two games, two poor showings means displacing Victor Osimhen still remains a dream – 4/10

Substitutes

Terem Moffi- His presence immediately galvanized the team. Held up play nicely but fail to hit the target after using his strength and quick feet to create a space to shoot – 6.5/10

Marcus Abraham- Neat and tidy on the ball which helped the team build some momentum. Strayed three passes from promising positions but was solid – 5/10

Anayo Iwuala – Another game and another chance to make an impression gone. Might hardly gets another chance as he hasn’t convinced in all but one of the four games he has played so far- 3/10

The Super Eagles of Nigeria once again failed to get the better of the senior national team of Cameroon drawing 0-0 after the first game which ended 1-0 in favour of the Indomitable Lions.

Cameroon started the game on the front foot and twice came close to scoring in the opening 15 minutes with Eric Maxim Choupo Moting denied at close range by Maduka Okoye minutes after Valentine Ozornwafor cleared a goal bound move off the line.

As the half wore on Nigeria saw lot of the balls but it was the Cameroonians who looked more likely to score but poor finishing meant the half ended in a barren affair.

Just as it was in the first affair between both nations, the Super Eagles improved after the break and showed better coordination in defence and attack which almost resulted in a goal.

Alex Iwobi missed the best chance of the game where he was clear on goal after a quick interchange of passes with Ahmed Musa but with the goalkeeper beaten he missed when it would have been easier to score.

That chance was the best of the game as it snowballed into half chances for both teams before the whistle was sounded for full time.

The senior national team of Nigeria will later today take on the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon again in an international friendly game in Austria.

Owngoalnigeria.com gathered that the game will kick off by 4pm Nigerian time at the Weiner Neustadt Stadium in Austria where the first game was played with Cameroon triumphing 1-0.

It will be played behind close doors in respect to coronavirus protocols but fans of both teams can watch the game on television as well as online. Some social media outlets will also cover the game live.

On television it will be on BeIN sports for fans of both teams based abroad with online portals also having acess to the game. One of such is Hesgoal.com.

Alternatively, the Nigeria Football Federation broadcast outlet NFF TV stationed on thenff.com will also air the game live. It will also be on their YouTube and Facebook portals.

The starting lineup of the senior national team of Nigeria for today’s friendly game against Cameroon has been made known to Owngoalnigeria.com.

We exclusively gathered that coach of the Nigerian team Gernot Rohr made just two changes to the team that started against Cameroon on Friday with the duo of William Ekong and Oghenekaro Etebo missing out.

While Ekong was dropped from the team due to the injury he picked up in the 0-1 loss on four days ago, Etebo was dropped from the lineup base on tactical reason with Alex Iwobi who started on the right last time out reverting back to midfield.

In goal Rohr also backtracked on his words that Francis Uzoho will start as he exclusively gathered that Maduka Okoye will keep his spot in goal. Valentine Ozornwafor is the only new name in the defence from Friday’s game.

Jamilu Collins who was earlier feared out of the game will start the game after shrugging off the knock he picked up on Friday. Ahmed Musa comes into the team as part of a three man attack.

Musa will operate from the right with Moses Simon retaining his spot on the left. Paul Onuachu will once again lead the line as main striker. Kelechi Iheanacho keeps his spot in the starting lineup same as Wilfred Ndidi.

Lineup:

Maduka Okoye
Shehu Abdullahi
Jamilu Collins
Valentine Ozornwafor
Chidozie Awaziem
Wilfred Ndidi
Alex Iwobi
Kelechi Iheanacho
Paul Onuachu
Moses Simon
Ahmed Musa

The starting lineup of the senior national team of Nigeria for today’s friendly game against Cameroon has been made known to Owngoalnigeria.com.

We exclusively gathered that coach of the Nigerian team Gernot Rohr made just two changes to the team that started against Cameroon on Friday with the duo of William Ekong and Oghenekaro Etebo missing out.

While Ekong was dropped from the team due to the injury he picked up in the 0-1 loss on four days ago, Etebo was dropped from the lineup base on tactical reason with Alex Iwobi who started on the right last time out reverting back to midfield.

In goal Rohr also backtracked on his words that Francis Uzoho will start as he exclusively gathered that Maduka Okoye will keep his spot in goal. Valentine Ozornwafor is the only new name in the defence from Friday’s game.

Jamilu Collins who was earlier feared out of the game will start the game after shrugging off the knock he picked up on Friday. Ahmed Musa comes into the team as part of a three man attack.

Musa will operate from the right with Moses Simon retaining his spot on the left. Paul Onuachu will once again lead the line as main striker. Kelechi Iheanacho keeps his spot in the starting lineup same as Wilfred Ndidi.

Lineup:

Maduka Okoye
Shehu Abdullahi
Jamilu Collins
Valentine Ozornwafor
Chidozie Awaziem
Wilfred Ndidi
Alex Iwobi
Kelechi Iheanacho
Paul Onuachu
Moses Simon
Ahmed Musa

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will change from the 4-2-3-1 formation they used against Cameroon in their first friendly which they lost 0-1, Owngoalnigeria.comcan exclusively reveal.

Coach of the Nigerian team Gernot Rohr dropped a hint about playin with three at the back after the loss of Jamilu Collins and William Troost Ekong to injury in Friday’s friendly.

Rohr as now made up his mind to try the formation when they take on Cameroon tomorrow with his defence badly decimated by injury forced withdrawal for the game.

The team will play with the trio of Valentine Ozornwafor, Chidozie Awaziem and Jude Anthony Izuchukwu as the back three with Shehu Abdullahi and Moses Simon playing as right and left wingback respectively.

Oghenekaro Etebo, Wilfred Ndidi and Alex Iwobi will anchor the midfield with the duo of Ahmed Musa and Paul Onuachu leading the chase for goals in attack.

General Manager (GM) of German Bundesliga side Cologne Horst Heldt has termed the signing of Nigeria international winger Emmanuel Dennis Bonaventure a bad signing.

Cologne were in a difficult position and in January with the option of signing just one player they went for the Nigerian on loan from Club Brugge where he was axed from the team after a row over a seat in the team bus.

The Nigerian was suppose to give the team a lift but he ended up making just nine appearances with Heldt confirming that he was taken out of the squad as they bid to stay in the Bundesliga.

They ended up preserving their top flight status after a play off win over Holstein Kiel and it was achieved without the 23 year old Nigerian.

“Last winter, for example, it was clear that we could only sign one player for economic reasons. We opted for the storm and brought Emmanuel Dennis.

“But Dennis didn’t work. It was a misjudgment. We knew that he was difficult in character”, Heldt said.

“We clearly did something wrong when weighing up the risks. The human component didn’t fit in the end and the risk we took with it was too great. We should have put character traits above possible sporting added value.

”That was a mistake that I admit and that will not happen to me again. In order to protect the group structure, we then took it out. That was a bad transfer.”

Players of the Super Eagles of Nigeria have hit back at statement made by coach of the team Gernot Rohr while discussing the chances of the team in reaching the semi finals.

Rohr in an interview with ESPN said players of the Super Eagles don’t play in big teams and that is partly why they can’t dream of reaching the semi final of the World Cup.

“They have players playing in the best teams in Europe. We don’t, unfortunately have these players,” he told ESPN.

That statement hasn’t gone down well with a couple of players with about three of them voicing their unhappiness in a chat with Owngoalnigeria.com on the condition of anonymity.

“ It looks like the coach in trying to stay modest has ended up making a mockery of our clubs. The team that won the AFCON had few players in big team. So how did they win it”, one of them told Owngoalnigeria.com.

“ I was a kid when the Senegalese team went all the way to the quarter final of the World Cup in 2002 and I also saw the Ghana team at the 2010 World Cup. Who are the stars in the team? It’s sad that he thinks that way about our clubs”, another said.

“ The idea has always been play for a team in a top five European League now it is playing for a team that competes for honours. How many countries have such? It’s not right that he used us to make a point the wrong way”, the third player we spoke with remarked.

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