safarigirl:
Kelechi and Simon Moses's goals made it to Best goals of the Group Stage.

I did not see Hakimi's goal against Gabon

Hakimi goal nor sweet

Ennyjay69:
someone also said he dreamt that they beat us 2 1 yesterday on whatsapp

Eiii God

this is no more funny

You guys should stop.

I don't think there is a time Nigeria has ever failed to make the top four in AFCON. I stand to be corrected though.

Mujtahida:
It is actually a big let down that we don't have wingers who can deliver pin point killer crosses. A cross well delivered is like a by-pass. It shorten the road to the goal. I've seen some excellent goals from great crosses during this Afcon but none of them from our team. It's a shortcoming that has to be worked on.

Unfortunately if you can't do it week in week out in your club and league with all the facilities, coaching staff , sports scientists ,etc After probably several seasons of first team football.

Then you think 3 weeks in the SE will make you a master at it, l doubt this very much.

I've seen Ademola do left and right foot crosses routinely, same with Aina . It's really a basic requirement for most player's whatever the position but an absolutely must have for a winger / wing back .

In nearly all academies this is taught at the most early level.

mostob:
We're talking about Nwakali from football POV not something that has to do with attractiveness, physique, handsomeness or Twitter followers.

It's better you take your obsessiveness with Maduka to Twitter(his DM maybe) and stop disturbing our football atmosphere here. Whatever you're doing with his picture in the corner of your room ain't our business here madam

We're here for football only please.

Acommodate people at least guy. How many ladies do we have on this thread?

minfelix:

I swear I was never thinking of 9ja game, as a matter of fact I came back from work and fell so tiredly asleep as early as 8pm till this morning I woke to drop dat

2012: Chelsea won the UCL

2013: Nigeria won the AFCON


2021: Chelsea won UCL

2022: You gerrit


1992: we came 3rd at AFCON

1994: we won the AFCON

2019: we came third at AFCON

2021: hmmm ..


Oya use this hold body first

codemaniacs:



You're not realizing what 12large1 is just realizing about Nwakali.. another thing most of you forget is that football is a job and most countries will want a quota of their indigenous players playing for the top teams and earning a big paycheck.

They will protect the top teams for their indigenes and other Europe:and..

Another thing is they have a perception or stereotype of African footballers especially CAM African players. They convert most of our CAMs to DMs or FBs or WBs.. e.t.c..

You have come again with your stories. No globalists this time ?

JohnBullMySon:
Acommodate people at least guy. How many ladies do we have on this thread?

Bro... rarely will you see a girl who is so good when it comes to football analysis and I admire her for that.
But her frequent posts about how maduka is fine, how people are gushing in him blah blah blah... That is somewhat ridiculous.
I mean, nothing bad in gushing about someone's attractiveness but it becomes a problem when done almost every minute especially in a football thread like here and in the middle of a tourney.
Like ....are we so starved of reasonable topic to discuss?

Samueltemi337:
Hakimi goal nor sweet

Hakimi free kick mad

andrewbaba44:


Nwakali hasn’t done badly

But I will only rate Nwakali when he joins a decent club

I once rated Billings ahead of onyeka ,but reverse is the case now

Nwakali is the luckiest naija player at the afcon

It’s just a normal performance and nothing much

Creating 3 big chances as a CM is no "norml" performance.

humility33:


Oga stop mentioning players that is beyond our reach

U sef I tire for u...it's like you love seeing Nigeria been embarrassed by some of this innit boys

Ask yourself something why does it take so long ONLY where Nigeria is concerned for a simple administrative change of allegiance with FIFA.

Other countries it takes less than 3/4 weeks other countries in Africa being Sierra Leone Caulker and Cote d'Ivoire (Zaha and Boga )

When you can find an answer to that .

I will tell you that the greater fault is with Nigeria.

When we invited Nwakali to play in an inconsequential friendly with Athletico Madrid Eze was already making waves when Nwakali had not even made a splash. It took Nigeria three years to remember him, in that period England came calling.

Meanwhile waiting in the wings were Oviemuno and lorfa and a few others.

We actually do our inviting on the pages of newspapers we don't do much in creating relationships with players.

And yes I've talked to quite a few of these players, so it's not hearsay.

Ghana don sack thier coach Dem no even allow the man unpack him (Ghana must go bag) before Dem pursue am I know say Dem go tell am charlie you aren't wanted here anymore Nigeria don open dia eyes say local coaches na the way now the coach carrying his Ghana must go bag Below

lloydtruth:

Egypt has two players in the line up, even their goalkeeper came top ahead of the Sierra Leone goalkeeper.

No Ndidi nor Aribo?

Ndidi made the bench

komekn:


Unfortunately if you can't do it week in week out in your club and league with all the facilities, coaching staff , sports scientists ,etc After probably several seasons of first team football.

Then you think 3 weeks in the SE will make you a master at it, l doubt this very much.

I've seen Ademola do left and right foot crosses routinely, same with Aina . It's really a basic requirement for most player's whatever the position but an absolutely must have for a winger / wing back .

In nearly all academies this is taught at the most early level.

I don't fancy these ekuke wingers we have who ALWAYS dribble their way into the opposition's danger zone. It's requires too much effort. A beautiful cross can do damage without all that effort. Look at how Iheanacho's pass took out three - four GB defenders.

If Lookman has this in his locker I would like him to be on the right wing and Moses on the left. Ejuke and Chukwueze can be subs.

Icon4s:


K. Nwakili has always been a technically gifted player. He was also the free kick specialist in that U17 team. Himself Osimhen and Chukwueze were the standout players of that tournament, and I am glad to see that Nwakili has joined the other two at the next level.
Our performances at U17 from 2013 to 2015 has started yielding fruits for the national team. The two sets alone produced:
Ndidi (2013)
Iheanacho (2013)
Uzoho (2013)
Awoniyi (2013)
Osimhen (2015)
Chukwueze (2015)
Nwakili (2015)
Good job from Manu Garba and Emma Amuneke. Imagine if this kind of production line continued with the 2017 and 2019 sets, the Super Eagles would have been better for it.
The Current NFF Leadership really needs to take Youths football more seriously. Under Pinnick, focus has been more on the Super Eagles. Our youth teams have not done well under him and that will mean that the future of the SE would be hinged on foreign Borns which is not good for local football development.
[b]
Ghana stopped doing well at Youths level ever since the MRI was introduced and that has started having it's ugly toll on their national team. [/b]I hope that will not be Nigeria's case in a couple of years to come when the current crop have started declining in form. We have so many aged players in that our defense (Awaziem being the youngest) and I think Qatar should be the last WC for a good number of them. We hope younger defenders would emerge soonest.

I would not say so , they have just not been so successful in recent times.

And don't get on our high horse's, Ndidi failed an MRI scan in 2013 and had to leave the squad.

mostob:
Bro... rarely will you see a girl who is so good when it comes to football analysis and I admire her for that.
But her frequent posts about how maduka is fine, how people are gushing in him blah blah blah... That is somewhat ridiculous.
I mean, nothing bad in gushing about someone's attractiveness but it becomes a problem when done almost every minute especially in a football thread like here and in the middle of a tourney.
Like ....are we so starved of reasonable topic to discuss?

I get your point very clearly but just understand that you are a man, she is a woman. Difference dey. You know, sometimes you have to see things from another's perspective. Some men do behave similarly when it comes to women's football. In fact, men do worse by bodyshaming the ugly ones. Lastly, it's not really been as frequent as you're saying. When something starts to annoy someone, he begins to take note more often .

komekn:


I would not say so , they have just not been so successful in recent times.

And don't get on our high horse's, Ndidi failed an MRI scan in 2013 and had to leave the squad.

so you want our youth program to failed so that we will always run to England sorry your prayers will not work

jihday:
Errrmmm….. but…. Never mind

This is beautiful.
When you have a good companion as a wife.
In good times and in bad times.
These pictures are now in the list of the sweetnesses of the day.

minfelix:

I swear I was never thinking of 9ja game, as a matter of fact I came back from work and fell so tiredly asleep as early as 8pm till this morning I woke to drop dat

Hiah, abeg ooo.

I wan make u no say some of our players and technical staff dey frequent this thread, make fear no cum enter dem...

Las las tonight, try finish the dream ooo.

safarigirl:
CAF Best XI Group Stage

Dem don drag CAF tire for their handle and accused them of corruption

They really snuck in Salah and Mane on the bench and ignored Pepe and Iheanacho that had a better group stage. CAF will never be able to do anything without giving their "star players" unmerited accolades.

Ndidi vs. Bissouma
Chances created: 4-2
Tackles: 12-2
Interceptions: 5-1
Recoveries: 32-9
Clearances: 2-0
Acc. Passes: 145-100
Blocks: 3-1
Duels won: 27-10

minfelix:
I jus jumped out of one kind nonsense dream now , Nigeria leading Tunisia 1-0, inside my dream NEPA took light, turning on my Generator only for me to see Tunisia leading us 2-1 @ 82nd mins, and Moses given a penalty after being fouled in the box 18... Keeper saved penalty, iheanacho playing the rebound to hit bar ....Ndidi red carded due to his frustrating tackles....
Thank God I force myself to wake up, so the game didn't end...we may equalize
Plsss all prayer warriors in the house oya join me, let's pray against this jagajaga dream.... Holy ghoooooooooooosssssttttt!!!!

na malaria induced dream be that bro. Abeg dream another one wey favor us

TheGoodJoe:


You forgot Chidera Ejuke.

Thank you for reminding him.

mostob:
this is no more funny

You guys should stop.

I don't think there is a time Nigeria has ever failed to make the top four in AFCON. I stand to be corrected though.

2008, before then 1982 I think

cc12:
The players especially Iheanacho usually call Onyekuru "Oke" meaning rat.

The same clown role that Musa and Elderson were doing in 2013. Lol

minfelix:
I jus jumped out of one kind nonsense dream now , Nigeria leading Tunisia 1-0, inside my dream NEPA took light, turning on my Generator only for me to see Tunisia leading us 2-1 @ 82nd mins, and Moses given a penalty after being fouled in the box 18... Keeper saved penalty, iheanacho playing the rebound to hit bar ....Ndidi red carded due to his frustrating tackles....
Thank God I force myself to wake up, so the game didn't end...we may equalize
Plsss all prayer warriors in the house oya join me, let's pray against this jagajaga dream.... Holy ghoooooooooooosssssttttt!!!!

I bin wan tok covid but that will be too far

We no do this one for 2010 vs Tunisia when we form battle chant for them o. Lol.

komekn:


You should add teenage sensation Carney Chukwuemeka. I thought Liverpool would have signed him last season when he destroyed thier U18 .

He had already played for the first team at this stage.

Now he has hooked Villa he has not renewed contract and now all the big boys want him including Bayern Munich.

I know carney and hv seen him play but I think we don’t stand a chance getting him

He is a pogba/Bellingham type of player

zuchyblink:
What is going on? I heard is because China banned mining

not china. Russia actually gave some threats about it last year. It was taken as rumor. It has happened now. I think all are smaller jigsaw pieces of a larger war campaign currently ongoing.

Some Monikers are damn funny on this Thread. We top our Group with 9pts, conceded just a Goal (pk), yet we shouldn't be optimistic or confident of destroying Tunisia that couldn't make it to the next stage honorably, rather pitifully tagged along.

If our Players are having this kinda defeatism Mentality, we wouldn't have made to the next Round like Ghana. Defeatist should calm down for Triumphalist. We've got to keep the Confidence as Fans, coz it has become a Catalyst, a big Push, great Motivator for the Boys and their Handlers.


Tunisia should be ready to be barbecued. Our Eagles ain't carthage but super.

jihday:

Ndidi vs. Bissouma
Chances created: 4-2
Tackles: 12-2
Interceptions: 5-1
Recoveries: 32-9
Clearances: 2-0
Acc. Passes: 145-100
Blocks: 3-1
Duels won: 27-10

They are all running madt in that crew choosing this xi. With the way its going, even if we win, they may just still repeat this nonsense again. I'm shocked Pepe isn't even on. Lol. Jokers.

Egypt wey get 2-1 goals and their keepers dey?

kentebemoney:

Creating 3 big chances as a CM is no "norml" performance.

It’s a normal performance

Oasis001:


Some Monikers are damn funny on this Thread. We top our Group with 9pts, conceded just a Goal (pk), yet we shouldn't be optimistic or confident of destroying Tunisia that couldn't make it to the next stage honorably, rather pitifully tagged along.

If our Players are having this kinda defeatism Mentality, we wouldn't have made to the next Round like Ghana. Defeatist should calm down for Triumphalist. We've got to keep the Confidence as Fans, coz it has become a Catalyst, a big Push, great Motivator for the Boys and their Handlers.


Tunisia should be ready to be barbecued. Our Eagles ain't carthage but super.

Even if Super Eagles surpass Algeria unbeaten record, and become Real Madrid of Africa, many will still carry the flag and banner of pessimism proudly. The disappointment in the past is now a strong mathematical constant whenever the team is involved. Its even across all sports.

Tunisia will be quaking cos they don't even have their team A right now. I dunno how they'll do it. But Eguavoen has never really failed vs North African teams as far as i remember.

daveP:



Even if Super Eagles surpass Algeria unbeaten record, and become Real Madrid of Africa, many will still carry the flag and banner of pessimism proudly. The disappointment in the past is now a strong mathematical constant whenever the team is involved. Its even across all sports.

Tunisia will be quaking cos they don't even have their team A right now. I dunno how they'll do it. But Eguavoen has never really failed vs North African teams as far as i remember.

Some People are full of negativity. Their mind is as dark as elf.

Oasis001:




Some People are full of negativity. Their mind is as dark as elf.

Guyyyyyyyy.


ToldYouSo-ism!!