paulolee:

for d best 5 dt would qualify for wold cup since only 5 teams represent Africa...
bross....even if the 10 qualify, na only Egypt n sengal get better chance of reaching d semis n Africa would hardly win it...
Football done evolve n develop over d years, European leages are improving but our African leagues still de stagnant

True, our leagues ain't strong but we are in for any challenge.

European football is just hype and money. For instance, you can't come to Africa and find a whole National Football Team as worse and terrible as the San Marino Football Team I wonder how there league will be.

Not just them Andorra, Liechtenstein, Armenia (Mhykitarian at least), Luxembourg, Latvia, Gibraltar etc very terrible teams with no pattern of play, no techniques, no individual brilliance, just nothing. San Marino, 117 games without a win, scored not more than 4 goals in all, concedes not less than 7 goals if they meet any team. And I wonder why FIFA still kept all these as footballing nations

I tell you, the least team in Africa say Angola, Eritrea, Sychelles, DR Congo, Mauritania etc will put up a stern challenge to Poland, Switzerland, Sweden, Wales etc so chill, African football is strong just that developing it is our challenge.

BluntTheApostle:


Egypt is overrated. I didn't feel them throughout the qualifiers so far. Their standards have seriously dropped, but can we exploit that?

DR Congo is underrated. Mali too is underrated. These teams have some of the most compact defenses in Africa, and they are highly physical. Playing them will be hard because they do a lot of running and shoving, and our boys are damn too lazy, in my opinion. Moreover, we don't have the defense and goalkeeper to contain a Malian usual early assault. Remember 2013 AFCON which we won. For the first 20 minutes, Mali bombarded our defense, but Enyeama and co absorbed the pressure, and survived.

Ghana is an old bitter rival which always makes a match with Ghana a no-no for Eagles because it is always a do-or-die affair for Ghana, and our present crops of players don't seem to have their hearts in the game when they play for Nigeria.

Cameroon is also an old bitter rival. So, a match with Cameroon is always full of pressure, and always difficult.

naija wey no fit win yesterday for home naim u say go beat Egypt??
.u de watch eagles game or u jus de follow results?

schoolboymatt:

let's hope for the best

Don't hope for anything bro

robosky02:
So guys who would you like Nigeria to meet


And who do you want us to avoid?



From this dangerous teams

Egypt
Cameroon
Mali
Ghana
DR Congo

remember nigeria perform better when you least expect and besides,we are hoping to do well in the next nations cup and to do that,we still have to meet the so called dangerous teams! So why not meet them,as for me bring them on

MegaStarr:


You're right. What are they going there for?

Obviously to waste funds cos they won't perform

Please not Ghana. Whenever they play us, they use all their might and strength, it becomes do or die for them. Just give me Cameroun, DR Congo or Mali in the order.

i dey fear Mali self

They should avoid Mali or DR Congo, we can face Ghana

ShedrachU:


True, our leagues ain't strong but we are in for any challenge.

European football is just hype and money. For instance, you can't come to Africa and find a whole National Football Team as worse and terrible as the San Marino Football Team I wonder how there league will be.

Not just them Andorra, Liechtenstein, Armenia (Mhykitarian at least), Luxembourg, Latvia, Gibraltar etc very terrible teams with no pattern of play, no techniques, no individual brilliance, just nothing. San Marino, 117 games without a win, scored not more than 4 goals in all, concedes not less than 7 goals if they meet any team. And I wonder why FIFA still kept all these as footballing nations

I tell you, the least team in Africa say Angola, Eritrea, Sychelles, DR Congo, Mauritania etc will put up a stern challenge to Poland, Switzerland, Sweden, Wales etc so chill, African football is strong just that developing it is our challenge.

All these European countries you mentioned are Pendu’s favorites. Don’t let him catch your comment.

Go to Asia and see too.

Aufbauh:
Haba why is it that everything about the Africa continent is made difficult?

In other continental world cup qualifiers it is a straight up seeding and qualification system.

if it mistakenly be Egypt...na bye bye from world cup for super chickens!

russy:


I see Nigeria going far at the world cup, I tell you they will qualify.

which church do you attend...we need to study the church as a course in school...lol
your faith is top notch

robosky02:
Abeg give us Mali or DR Congo

DR Congo yes but Mali are fast, physical and skikful. They will run us ragged

WibusJaga:


Just pray we don't drop to 6th in the next FIFA ranking to be released next week. Else we may face the likes of Senegal or Algeria.

As it stands now, wish to avoid Cameroun. I watched their games against Ivory Coast. Surely, they'll be our toughest opponent.

Nigeria will likely retain their fifth position... their closest rival Egypt draw away and Nigeria won away , Egypt concede 2 goals, Nigeria concede none. football is not mathematics, crystal palace beat man city, but man City whitewash man united. the same crystal palace lost against weaker team.

If super eagle cannot defeated any of those township league, there is no necessity get to world cup

Samunique:
Cameroon are not that fantastic.

They even had to recall their old legs.

Yet they stopped Ivory coast with all their stars

tradepunter:


Waaw I didn't know that.... I made my analysis based on relative strength index of games played so far..

And the side we can make headway against despite our not so good form.

Ghana will be tough because it's beyond football, it's a historical thing, it's a cultural thing also..

Cameroon also follows the path of Ghana in terms of history and culture.

North Africans have this superiority complex over most of africa, thus the reason they never want to loose against teams outside north africa.

I think Tunisia or Mali,we can try against them

robosky02:
So guys who would you like Nigeria to meet


And who do you want us to avoid?



From this dangerous teams

Egypt
Cameroon
Mali
Ghana
DR Congo

I prefer Ghana or DR Congo

We should avoid others

Aufbauh:
Haba why is it that everything about the Africa continent is made difficult?

In other continental world cup qualifiers it is a straight up seeding and qualification system.

That's not correct. Some European countries like Russia, Portugal, Italy, Mexico and some others who are yet to qualify will still participate in play-offs in March before they can qualify.

I hope our story no go end with mathematics.. If we beat Kenya and Kenya beat biafra with 20-0 and biafra come draw Oduduwa Republic... We go qualify

You have to beat the best to be among the best!

Good luck to Super Eagles..

E no easy...If e easy, South Africa and Ivory Coast too go dey among Nations in this round

robosky02:
So guys who would you like Nigeria to meet


And who do you want us to avoid?



From this dangerous teams

Egypt
Cameroon
Mali
Ghana
DR Congo

If we paired with Egypt, then it's over for us. We don't do well against North Africa teams. Our dream draw would be Mali or Congo.

kinzation:
I don't see Nigeria going to the World cup

Mumu coach mumu NFF

Hmmmmm exactly what am � thinking

WibusJaga:


Just pray we don't drop to 6th in the next FIFA ranking to be released next week. Else we may face the likes of Senegal or Algeria.

As it stands now, wish to avoid Cameroun. I watched their games against Ivory Coast. Surely, they'll be our toughest opponent.

I would rather we face Tunisia , Morocco or Algeria than Cameroun or Egypt

WibusJaga:


Just pray we don't drop to 6th in the next FIFA ranking to be released next week. Else we may face the likes of Senegal or Algeria.

As it stands now, wish to avoid Cameroun. I watched their games against Ivory Coast. Surely, they'll be our toughest opponent.

You pray to avoid Cameroun? Then you will pray to avoid Serbia then china and Mexico.
Why bother to be in Qatar at all?
Is it not better to avoid the world cup instead?

Buckeyemedia1:
All all these years in Nigeria & we still play like this, the Oyibo should have been relieved of his job years ago, if European we need a Dutch coach for our tiki taka style of play not this German long balls approach.

You forgot how Rohr met the team? Siasia and co could not even qualify for ordinary Nations Cup (Twice) but you want to crucify a man who has an 100% record in qualification. He has qualified for every tournament and won Bronze at the last Nations Cup. Let him fail before crucifying him after the Nations Cup.

optimusprime2:

Who said they don't have pattern??

To be honest they do (the coach has obviously worked on a system) ... what they lack are the players to fit that pattern/system and sometimes it bothers me.

Rohr has a holdplay/link up play system for the main striker, however the only striker capable of that is Ighalo and he is old stock, now linkup play is not his Sharpest striker's (Oshimen) strong point.

Secondly he favours a Sweeper Keeper, but Okoye is a Jack of all trades and master of none (he needs to Condition Okoye to just one role so he can get good at it now its early) Okoye is a ball playing keeper, Sweeper Keeper and traditional defence Keeper, however that makes him all over the place and gives room for cheap errors.

Thirdly he has a defence department that I don't understand one bit, all the defenders have different patterns such that a simple defence substitution can change the entire back line behaviour. Defenders need to be similar especially Center Backs. For example if Leon Balogun (who is more adventurous and progresses the line) is substituted for Omeruo (Omeruo is more of a static defender, he doesn't progress the line) now that's a problem if you face a team with very pacy strikers, they are less likely to go offside. Is there no way someone can convince Fikayo Tomori of AC Milan to just wear green??

Fourth I really don't understand why they keep playing Musa, when some very pacy wingers want to prove themselves, for example if Ejuke is given at least 60mins game time I am very sure he will prove his ability because that guy is dying to impress.

Fifth where is Chukwueze?? Where is that genius for Okra's sake??

Bottom line Rohr has a system let's give him that credit, but he puts his faith on very funny players.

you haven't explain the system to our understanding....please add his intending tactics to it

robosky02:
So guys who would you like Nigeria to meet


And who do you want us to avoid?



From this dangerous teams

Egypt
Cameroon
Mali
Ghana
DR Congo

They are not dangerous, but desperate to go to the World Cup Finals.

Jay-Jay Okocha and Daniel Omokachi should join the coaching crew.
Super Eagles need to play 4-4-3 formation to win.

optimusprime2:

Who said they don't have pattern??

To be honest they do (the coach has obviously worked on a system) ... what they lack are the players to fit that pattern/system and sometimes it bothers me.

Rohr has a holdplay/link up play system for the main striker, however the only striker capable of that is Ighalo and he is old stock, now linkup play is not his Sharpest striker's (Oshimen) strong point.

Secondly he favours a Sweeper Keeper, but Okoye is a Jack of all trades and master of none (he needs to Condition Okoye to just one role so he can get good at it now its early) Okoye is a ball playing keeper, Sweeper Keeper and traditional defence Keeper, however that makes him all over the place and gives room for cheap errors.

Thirdly he has a defence department that I don't understand one bit, all the defenders have different patterns such that a simple defence substitution can change the entire back line behaviour. Defenders need to be similar especially Center Backs. For example if Leon Balogun (who is more adventurous and progresses the line) is substituted for Omeruo (Omeruo is more of a static defender, he doesn't progress the line) now that's a problem if you face a team with very pacy strikers, they are less likely to go offside. Is there no way someone can convince Fikayo Tomori of AC Milan to just wear green??

Fourth I really don't understand why they keep playing Musa, when some very pacy wingers want to prove themselves, for example if Ejuke is given at least 60mins game time I am very sure he will prove his ability because that guy is dying to impress.

Fifth where is Chukwueze?? Where is that genius for Okra's sake??

Bottom line Rohr has a system let's give him that credit, but he puts his faith on very funny players.

Rohr is a conservative coach!!! Full stop.

Playing 3-5-2 formation would not in anywhere feature our talented wingers like Chukwueze, Onyekuru, Samuel Kalu even Ejuke…

He’s confident playing wing backs

Well....firstly let me say am totally dissapointed in anyone seeing any positive in this present supper eagles ....especially from there game in recent times....let's NT fool ourselves ..Nigeria is no more a force to be reckon with in African football...wat we have left is old glory to save face...even the 5th ranking we get time to time ...do we deserve it?....i saw someone saying teams in Europe a pathetic well asides the fact that African teams play aggressive football as if it's a thug of war ...wat is NT pathetic about our soccer....Nigeria use to be one out of the few teams in Europe that loves Putin the ball on the ground but that's been missing in more than a year...i can't imagine how a reasonable coach will play cape Verde then play with two man upfront with the hope of launching long balls to the...No ...that's NT how Nigeria plays ...that's a looser kind of football ..if against any team NT a against a team like cape Verde....we should take the games to our opponent like we have don for a long time....fine i know we don't have the super. Quality in some departments...but even the department i still tink we are lethal to a level ....(attack) what are we doing with it...yesterday osinhmen was only working like a house ...no through balls ...no good crosses....our center defence and right/left back couldn't even play out decently and escape the opponents press ....hitting the ball to the front again and again.....no good connections with the attackers ..Rohr is good u all say but can he even coach the under 17 of Germany?....if we won't do professionals in the coaching department then let's go back to home based coaches

Give us Egypt, Lord.

This is going to be tough oo chai