balladin:
Spot on. A certain Raheem Lawal and Rabiu Ibrahim plus Mikel, Nosa and Moses would have been a killer midfield.I Wonder how Onazi and Ogude got into the team.

thegoodjoehunt:

You wonder how Onazi and Ogude got there. Godfatherism. How did Obiora Nwankwo get there (A player playing who is finding it difficult to break into a team in the lower league in Italy). Just like people repping Siasia. He destroyed a fantastic team we raised. The team that won the U17 world cup raised by Yemi Tela.

Obiora Nwankwo came in and Rabiu Ibrahim was dropped. One Emeka Okafor who can't keep for my street team became the keeper and the U17 best Keeper who only conceded a goal from Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich FC) in the whole tournament. Saved all three penalties taken against him in the final was dropped.

Siasia dropping Rabiu Ibrahim and Goal Keeper Ajeboye on the bench at the U20 World Cup made me write off Siasia. Godfatherism is what is killing Nigerian football. It is what turned the great SUPER EAGLES to GREEN CHICKENS. There is nothing super about these Chickens.

I agree with you that a midfield made of Ibrahim Rabiu, Raheem Lawal and Mikel would have made our midfield very solid. Hence we are stuck with Godfather/NFF selection, let us pray that someway somehow, Steven Keshi can make something out of these players. I am really disappointed with the show today.

balladin:
Spot on. A certain Raheem Lawal and Rabiu Ibrahim plus Mikel, Nosa and Moses would have been a killer midfield.I Wonder how Onazi and Ogude got into the team.

thegoodjoehunt:


Yet people are criticizing Osaze for speaking out.

gbosaa:


Go and get your own coaching badge and show keshi how to do it.maybe you,ll be the messiah we have been waiting for...you lot praised onazi against venezuela and catalunya now just one game against cape verde,you are calling for his head..
Nigeria has the worst football fans...people are now calling on taiwo...etc..same people will criticise the coach when he fumbles on the left back..they will wonder why someone rejected by milan,QPR and now in dynamo kiev will find his way into his team..
This team remains the best nigeria can offer..
Some idi.ots are rejoicing with rubbish zambian team...you lot should wait till the tournament starts properly..
Nigeria will surprise and shut all you mutha fu.ckers up..

gbosaa:


Osaze remains a bugger..no sane coach will tolerate his stupidity...let him try such in england..
Phuck him..he isnt needed and even if he was in that team,he would still play shyte..
You people shld get over it..
He is shyte and a GHANA MUST GO FULL OF TES.TIS.....PHUCK OSAZE..

bboiabb:

ghana whipped them 1-0? 1-0 is a whipping? you are a joker

CAMEROONPRIDE: ;Dthey are going hard

sambos994: Well....after watching this game, we should revert back to the 4-3-3. I think we should use the 2nd half defense in AFCON. We should have won by 2 but..... the keeper is good. Another thing, what really baffles me is people are now wanting Ibrahim after you guys chased him off. Onazi did good in Venezuela and Catalonia yet one bad game against Cape. Verde make you guys all call for his head. I don tire for Nigerians...

gbosaa:

tbaba1234: It is just a friendly. It does not necessarily tell you how the tournament will go.

Nigeria lost to Togo 3:1 at the National Stadium, Surulere in the last friendly before going ahead to win Olympic Gold in '96.

Nigeria was held to a draw by a Ghana B team before going ahead to win the nations cup in '94.

I saw a few positive things in the team in the second half. Once they can get the goals, confidence will grow and you never know.

CFCfan: ^^^
In addition, Nigeria lost to the then Yugoslavia by 3-0, lost to Netherlands by 5-1, and was beaten 1-0 by Germany in pre 1998 world cup friendlies.
In the end, Nigeria remarkably topped her World Cup group.

CFCfan: ^^^
You're spot on. The 1998 squad are miles ahead of the present squad in terms of individual skill and brilliance.
I still hope that this present team can reach the semi finals, at very least.

ddippset: see how everyone is just arguing over mediocre players; onazi, igiebor, ibrahim, obiora! even our 'best player' is a certain mikel obi!! Nigeria, how we have fallen. is it not the same nations cup where drogba, yaya toure, adebayo, gervinho, the boatengs, mensah, gyan, seidou keita, amongst others will be playing. we need to woo back some of our established stars and manage them o! because with all these igiebor, obiora, etc etc that we are arguing over here we will get some serious bashings.

thegoodjoehunt:

Our team lack players skills, it is clear many of our present midfielders lack the skill, vision and brilliance Ibrahim Rabiu possesses. I feel sad he was dropped. I never was among those asking for him to leave.

ddippset: see how everyone is just arguing over mediocre players; onazi, igiebor, ibrahim, obiora! even our 'best player' is a certain mikel obi!! Nigeria, how we have fallen. is it not the same nations cup where drogba, yaya toure, adebayo, gervinho, the boatengs, mensah, gyan, seidou keita, amongst others will be playing. we need to woo back some of our established stars and manage them o! because with all these igiebor, obiora, etc etc that we are arguing over here we will get some serious bashings.

ddippset: see how everyone is just arguing over mediocre players; onazi, igiebor, ibrahim, obiora! even our 'best player' is a certain mikel obi!! Nigeria, how we have fallen. is it not the same nations cup where drogba, yaya toure, adebayo, gervinho, the boatengs, mensah, gyan, seidou keita, amongst others will be playing. we need to woo back some of our established stars and manage them o! because with all these igiebor, obiora, etc etc that we are arguing over here we will get some serious bashings.