dotreal4life: When Siasia was building a formidable team, people like Amokachi and Ikpeba (Basket Mouth) used their rubish mouths to force him out of office (On DSTV programmes). Where is Ikpeba now? We need him to come out and rubish this Amokachi and keshi's team. Backbelle set of people. Na so dem do for Late King Yekini. Posterity will judge all of you. In my opinior, this team is the worst Nigerian team ever.

Jarus: I was about saying here was a team with 17 out of the 23 players never featuring in AFCON before. But then I remember Ghana came to ANC 2010 with their under-20 boys and stipped reached final, pipping Nigeria along the way.

My own belief is that Nigeria doesn't have quality talents again. Just a bunch of average players we hype.
Adding insult to their injury, other African countries are improving.

Now, is it the worst? Comparatively, it is. But I don't think they are irredeemably bad. They have the potential. I still don't rule them off yet.

I can't bank on them, but when I remember what these guys are capable of doing, I get some relief:

Mikel has played and made impact at the highest level: UCL final
Moses dazzles in EPL, arguably the best league
Musa dazzles in Russia, scoring up to 10 goals already this season
Uche the typical La Liga player - skilful
Ambrose may not be in the league of the Kolo Toures but is gradually coming up and did well in UCL, against - wait for it - Messi's Barca
Enyeama has stopped even Messi in the past
Ideye proved himself in Fench ligue 1, scoring up to 15 league goals, doing same in Ukraine
We also all know what Emenike can do


When I look at all these, it becomes difficult for me to write off these boys

Austyn316: This Super Eagles team is one that has no passion. At least now, Nigerians understand what Osaze was talking about when he said that leadership was lacking in the team. Yesterday, on Super Sports Oliseh made veiled reference to this fact when he talked about the abundance of leadership qualities amongst the players during his era in the Eagles. There was Keshi, Amokachi, Oliseh, Okechukwu, Rufai and Okocha men with leadership prowess.

I recall with nostalgia how Oliseh braved the odds in 2000 when Nigeria was playing against Senegal in the Afcon quarter finals. Oliseh was down with malaria and was not supposed to play the match but he spoke to Bonfrere Jo to let him join the fray. When Captain Oliseh entered the pitch the game changed. He organized the team well and sent a trade mark pass to Julius Aghaowa and that was how we got the equaliser and then went on to defeat a Senagalese team with the likes of Diouf, Henry and Papa. There is presently no visible leader in the team.

Echiejile is not Iroha. He plays with only one foot and gets confused whenever the ball gets to his right foot. He can't cross the ball when he goes forward and lacks confidence. Taiye Taiwo is still playing good football, we need him back.

Whatever took Ike Uche to Division 2 football should have made Keshi to know that IK Uche is no longer the player we used to know. He is slow and presently totally bereft of ideas when he has the ball in Afcon 2013. Keshi must recall Martins for the world cup qualifier.


Ahmed Musa has given us a below average performance in Afcon 2013. I can't remember any descent cross or pull out from the wings from Musa in the three matches played so far in the tournament. He is just all pace and not effective.

Mikel Obi is just too slow and wouldn't pass on the ball at the right time. He slowed down all our counter attacks. He is presently the only Super Eagles player that passes the ball accurately from long range.

Jarus: I was about saying here was a team with 17 out of the 23 players never featuring in AFCON before. But then I remember Ghana came to ANC 2010 with their under-20 boys and stipped reached final, pipping Nigeria along the way.

My own belief is that Nigeria doesn't have quality talents again. Just a bunch of average players we hype.
Adding insult to their injury, other African countries are improving.

Now, is it the worst? Comparatively, it is. But I don't think they are irredeemably bad. They have the potential. I still don't rule them off yet.

I can't bank on them, but when I remember what these guys are capable of doing, I get some relief:

Mikel has played and made impact at the highest level: UCL final
Moses dazzles in EPL, arguably the best league
Musa dazzles in Russia, scoring up to 10 goals already this season
Uche the typical La Liga player - skilful
Ambrose may not be in the league of the Kolo Toures but is gradually coming up and did well in UCL, against - wait for it - Messi's Barca
Enyeama has stopped even Messi in the past
Ideye proved himself in Fench ligue 1, scoring up to 15 league goals, doing same in Ukraine
We also all know what Emenike can do


When I look at all these, it becomes difficult for me to write off these boys

Tony Spike:

I disagree with you...that team came third at the 2002 AFCON Finals and managed to rub shoulders with the English team at 2002 World Cup...

SEGAD:

Bros, I disagree with you on 2002 team because they played very well in that tournament, my opinion.

Mali 2002 and Angola 2010 are the worst team so far.

seunlayi: 2002 squad to me was one of our best, new players that latter matured and are still relevant till today were produced, Nigeria was not disgrace in any of the matches, Argentine Coach confessed that their 1:0 defeat of Nigeria led to their early exist in the Q-final. Sweden exscaped with 2:1 victory and they drew with England with their best squad then (Beckham, Rooney, etc.).

seunlayi: 2002 squad to me was one of our best, new players that latter matured and are still relevant till today were produced, Nigeria was not disgrace in any of the matches, Argentine Coach confessed that their 1:0 defeat of Nigeria led to their early exist in the Q-final. Sweden exscaped with 2:1 victory and they drew with England with their best squad then (Beckham, Rooney, etc.).

StarBoard:
The emboldened shows you are just a football newbie.
Rooney didn't go to the World Cup in 2002.
Besides Argentina outplayed us and we were the ones lucky to get beaten by only a single goal.

StarBoard: People giving excuses about inexperience of this side should remember the 1990 side.
Inexperience is no excuse.
The present lot are simply not good enough, and the cluelessness of the coach is simply embarrassing.

bhadico: At times I regret being a Nigerian..not because of anything ..but for the fact tht I and some complicated and unpatriotic people Have to carry the same passport... The team won..yet we called them the worst..I could remember the days of okocha when we all blamed him for unseriously dribbling..and how Taiye taiwo is as rigid as standing pillar..new set..new coach..qualifications..yet..we still come here and call tht team the worst in history .. This team conceded a late goal and a penalty unjustly awarded against them..with 10 men for the first..yet.. We say they are bad... Whosoever start this trend is not a normal Nigerian...

Cosigned!
The team won their last game. What the hell do you guys want again from them?!
We're supposed to offer our support.
Let them be...
We'd see on Sunday which way this is gonna go but if you don't have a way to contribute to their progress then STFU!!!

BlueMurder: Again, we have to start asking ourselves some fundamental questions. What has happened to our supply lines? Our age-grade teams are supposed to serve as feeders to our senior national team, but how many players from our U-17, U-21 and U-23 teams have gone on to play consistently for the SE in the past decade? Our disgraceful penchant for age-cheating at those levels, fueled by our win-at-all-cost mentality, is a key reason we have been struggling with average players. Have we learnt any lessons? How many members of the current younger teams will go on to play for the SE next year or in a couple of years? Unless we are willing to tackle these problems head-on, we will continue to grovel in the dark.

ayusco85: This is the worst team ever. Why is mikel playing like A̶̲̥̅ home based player that has never played professional football? He lacks confidence and creativity. He should be the one carrying the teams, but he seems to be clueless just as his coach. SMH. *hisses and spits*
This is surely the worst super eagles squad.

Mazi_Omenuko: Bleep'ing unpatriotic thwarts!!!
This team is a new team and so far, they are delivering. If you think football is all about publishing stupid analysis on Nl, then you're high on dog s'h'I't.

eagles will soar at SA, and this team will perform wonders. If you don't like it, 3rd mainland bridge is waiting for your a'r's'e!!!

tbaba1234: This is untrue...

This is not the worst eagles team ever. Maybe the least experienced but certainly not the worst.

At 2:0 against 10 men, Nigeria played it safe yesterday, which was the wise thing to do. In the game against burkinafaso, we needed to keep possession but we attacked, lost possession and were punished on the counter.

Musa has been heavily criticized but on his day, we know he can be a menace to any defence.

We are rebuilding and it takes time. Even if we lose, I hope the coach retains his job.

elampiro:

The 1990 side had experienced players in the team. Some players who had played previous two or three consecutive nations cup. There was no break. Remember Keshi, Yekini, Eguavoen, Uche Okafor, Siasia, etc. They were already big bosses in Africa competitions. The only big boss we have now is Enyeama.

StarBoard:
You lie.
Keshi, Eguavoen, Uche Okafor Siasia NEVER smelt Algeria 1990.
Yekini was the only one who went of the ones you listed.
We only went with three foreign based players: Andrew Uwe (Roselare ,Belgium),Rashidi Yekini (Africa Sports,Ivory Coast) and Friday Elahor (Brondby, Denmark).
The rest were home-based players: Alloy Agu(ACB)Captain, Christian Obi (?),Abdul Aminu (El Kanemi), Ademola Adeshina(Shooting Stars) Benedict Iroha, Uche Okechukwu and Thompson Oliha (Iwuanayawu Nationale), Isaac Semitoje and Baldwin Bazuaye(Bendel Insurance),Herbert Anijekwu and Emmanuel Okocha (Rangers) Wasiu Ipaye (First Bank),Tajudeen Oyekanmi, Ayo Ogunlana and Daniel Amokachi (Ranchers Bees, Kaduna),Moses Kpakor (BCC Lions).
Of the above listed, only Yekini, Andrew Uweh and Ademola Adeshina had been to the Nations cup previously.

pak:

You are absolutely correct !

and to all saying that this team is young and inexperienced and all that stuff . . .

pak:
Please remember that age is just a number in Nigerian football. Every sensible Nigerian coach should just go out there and put his best fut forward.

There is no proof that Brown Ideye or Emenike are younger than Osaze Odemwingie despite the latter having been in the eagles for nigh on a decade. How are you sure Yobo is actually older than Efe Ambrose and Obobajana ? Are you their mothers.

Where is Stanley Okoro ? Where is Femi Opabunmi ? Where is Ogbeche ? Where are all those 'under 17' boys that won the world cup in 2007. Where is Friday Christopher ? How come Aghahowa played is best football for Nigeria at 'age 22' ?

All these talk of young, inexperienced, team of the future is hogwash. I say hogwash for two reasons.

One is young or not, a good team will always impress with their football , regardless of whether they win or not. Did you see how young the Ghanian team that got to the final at the 2010 nations cup (beating Nigeria along the way) was ?