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timbros:
Yawns....

**ignored**

Shame on you and your jakujaku Jackson.

lordfalcao:
Airmark will say a lot of hogwash to stay relevant, I dont have lot of time to engage him again

How can saying a lot of hogwash make someone relevant when this is not a comedy thread?

My take on Cucurella alone is enough to inform you that I know the game and how to evaluate players. Add Morata, Jakujaku Jackson and Boathand then you ought to be paying me for reviews on players.

timbros:
Omor... Jackson really showed us pepper.

As in real red pepper.

Even after replacing him with strikers that helped us to become the World champions he still showed us pepper red at the CWC.

Thank God Chelsea didn't follow your ignorant view about Jakujaku Jackson not being our major problem, we wouldn't have got that World champions tag.

I called it.

airmark:

We need to get a striker before the World club cup. This guy must watch us from Dakar.

drisham:

I wonder why anyone will have a problem with garnacho

Asides his bad game against Everton

He's been good in all matches he featured

And better than gittens too

Pasuma wonder?

Ibime:
Garnacho should have had us with relaxed mind by now but we are here sweating

wman:
Garnacho should be a squad player.

He shouldn't be starting for a team like Chelsea.

2 consecutive Epl matches, the so-called productive Garnacho aborted our hopes. Give him MK Dons tomorrow now, you will see his influencers with posts hyping him up and down.

fredoooooo:
Airmark no well olohun

Last season at the same ground, we were trailing 1-0, Jakujaku Jackson instead of scoring, collected red card and we lost 2-0. This season we conceded same 2 goals, but Jakujaku Jackson's replacement scored an equalizer. Why wouldn't i be happy with my boy, JP?

If Nateevs, Timbros, Lordfalcao, Kimbeast, drisham miss Jackson, they should play this.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V90AmXnguw&list=RD4V90AmXnguw&start_radio=1

fredoooooo:
You too like wahala

Omo ire bi iyan, JP mi owon.

nateevs:
The type of inconsistency to expect from a 21 year-old.

Egbon Nateevs defending his new boy, after jakujaku Jackson was chased away.

Singapore1:
Garnacho cost us this game

Egbon Nateevs, any comment?

Omo mi JP

Nateevs, come and carry your Garnacho and keep for Cardiff next year.

This Garnacho na ode

MorataFC:
https://www.dawan.africa/news/fifa-dismisses-nigeria-protest-over-dr-congo-player-eligibility

Sponsored report. What's dawan.africa?

Fifa won't give verdict until after next week.

''President Tinubu warns Governors that he may be forced to issue an Executive Order to enforce direct allocations to LG, if they fail to comply with the Supreme Court ruling .''

Ibime:


Ride on. I dey your back like backpack

If you study the letter well, it's an 'inside' job to nail Congo and help Naija.

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NFF 🇳🇬 petition filed to FIFA over the DR Congo 🇨🇩 case. 👇👇👇

To:
FIFA Disciplinary Committee
Legal & Compliance Division
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)

From:
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)
Abuja,Nigeria.
Date: 10th Dec., 2025

Subject: Formal Complaint Against Fédération Congolaise de Football Association (FECOFA) for Fielding Ineligible Players – 2026 FIFA World Cup African Qualifying Playoff

Dear Members of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee,

The Nigeria Football Federation (“NFF”) hereby submits this formal complaint against the Fédération Congolaise de Football Association (“FECOFA”) arising from the alleged use of ineligible players by the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DR Congo”) national team in the CAF 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Playoff match held on 16 November 2025, in Rabat, Morocco, where DR Congo defeated Nigeria on penalties.

1. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
On 16 November 2025, Nigeria’s senior men’s team (“Super Eagles”) faced DR Congo in the final African playoff to determine qualification for the intercontinental playoff stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
DR Congo fielded multiple players (reported between six and nine) whose eligibility to represent the Democratic Republic of Congo is challenged by the NFF due to alleged non-compliance with both domestic nationality requirements and relevant FIFA regulations.

2. BASIS OF COMPLAINT
A. Allegations of Misleading Documentation
The NFF contends that DR Congo submitted documentation to FIFA purporting to establish the eligibility of the contested players. However, evidence before the NFF suggests that several of these players held foreign passports and may not have complied with Congolese nationality laws, which prohibit dual citizenship—a factor foundational to their eligibility under both national and international law.
B. Conflict Between Domestic Law and FIFA Clearances
The NFF acknowledges that FIFA’s Regulations Governing the Application of the FIFA Statutes ordinarily deem a player eligible to represent a national team when holding the nationality of that country and satisfying related criteria. However, in this instance, the NFF asserts that FIFA’s clearance was granted on the basis of incomplete or misleading information supplied by FECOFA, and therefore FIFA may have been misled in the player-eligibility confirmation process.
C. Integrity of Competition
Fielding players with questionable eligibility undermines the integrity and fairness of the competition as envisaged in Articles 4 and 6 of the FIFA Statutes, which mandate equal opportunity and regulatory compliance by all member associations.

3. LEGAL GROUNDS
The complaint is predicated on alleged violations of:
a. FIFA Statutes & Regulations Governing the Application of the FIFA Statutes
Particularly those provisions requiring that all documentation provided for player eligibility be complete, accurate, and compliant with both FIFA and pertinent national legal requirements.
b. FIFA Disciplinary Code
For misrepresentation and breaches of sporting integrity, where misleading FIFA authorities on eligibility matters constitutes a punishable offense.

4. EVIDENCE PROVIDED
The NFF attaches the following as supporting evidence:
*Certified copies of passports and nationality documentation of the contested players.
*Documentation of Congolese nationality law showing prohibition of dual citizenship.
*Official correspondence and clearance notices issued by FIFA for the contested players.
*Match sheets reflecting the fielding of the contested players during the playoff.

5. RELIEF SOUGHT
The NFF respectfully requests that FIFA:
Conduct a detailed investigation into the alleged eligibility breaches.
Determine whether the alleged violations warrant sanctions under the FIFA Statutes and Disciplinary Code.
If violations are substantiated:
Award the match to Nigeria or otherwise adjust the result in accordance with FIFA Rules;

Disqualify DR Congo from further participation in the 2026 World Cup qualifying competition;
Impose additional disciplinary sanctions on FECOFA or the players involved, as appropriate.

6. CONCLUSION
This complaint is submitted in good faith with a view to upholding the integrity and fairness of FIFA competitions. The NFF awaits acknowledgment of receipt and further procedural guidance from FIFA.

Yours faithfully,
General Secretary / Legal Officer
Nigeria Football Federation



Congo can't survive this.

raumdeuter:
We don't have enough talent in midfield to compliment Iwobi, Na him still be our best guy. We need to add quality guys to Iwobi. Not to be dropping our best midfielder(Iwobi). We are pairing him with Ndidi whose leg is done and no one else

I just checked Iwobi's G/A stats for us and as expected not impressed. I hope the new boys are allowed to do better.

You must not scold Okocha for something and hug Iwobi for the same thing.

raumdeuter:
No one has proven to be better than Iwobi in midfield. We need more midfielders. Our team is always lopsided we are always attack heavy. We will want to play Lookman, Chukwueze, Osimehn, Ejuke, Akor, Tolu etc are all attackers. Most times our formation end up being 4-2-4 and our attackers just look lost having to drop deep. Most times we lose midfield battle and resort to long ball to attack and wait for magic

I see Iwobi start in a mid tier EPL team every weekend, Dele Bashiru for example has not played a full 90mins for Lazio this season. Tochukwu we dont even know him or where he plays. Onyeka sef no dey play for Brentford

If we are targeting midfielders, we should be looking to naturalize, Carney Chukwuemeka, Leslie Ugochukwu before their stock rises and they pick the European countries

I will start Carney ahead of Iwobi but he is not here. Iwobi has to up his game and carry the team as expected. I will be shocked if he has 10+ goals and assists for Nigeria.

I will see if Ebenezer will break into the team and deliver us from lack of creativity in the middle.

raumdeuter:
Ndidi should retire, he don old, Semi AJayi should retire, he is mid. Same with Awaziem and Simon

Iwobi still get quality and I dont know any Naija midfielder better than him currently

Iwobi didn't impress me in the playoffs, and he should not be relied on. I don't know what happened to Dele-Bashiru. They should give him more chance.

Tochukwu Nnadi is another player to watch out for, a fighter in the middle to help lazy ones like Iwobi.

Trevor012:
Lammens 10 EPL games.......5wins, 4, draws and 1L.

Sanchez first 10 EPL games of the season.......5wins, 2 draws and 3L

Keep your chronic gambler

Scummy, was it Lammens that scored the goals that made you win those matches?

White Onana.

Trevor012:
Sanchez the gambler or another one. We don't play sportybet at United so he has no use

He was a gambler in January, right now he is a repented keeper.

Lammens - 15 goals conceded in last 10 Epl matches

Sanchez - 7 goals conceded in last 10 Epl matches

You are the starchandbanga of Man utd.

Trevor012:
Sanchez the gambler or another one. We don't play sportybet at United so he has no use

He is still better than white Onana.

Trevor012:
The only Chelsea player that would see shirt at United is Caicedo and maybe Palmer with plenty abeg. With injuries maybe cucurella.

Scummy, what about Sanchez for your white Onana?

Trevor012:
Bums that flogged you when we met

Bums that got aided.

Nemesis0147:
not really a fan at of Garnacho but he is better than madueke….at least for now.
Compare madueke at Chelsea with gittens

Madueke had 7 epl goals last season and deemed too poor. Garnacho's best season at Man utd, he got 6 epl goals and got you and Trevor012 twerking.

Trevor012:
i don't care why you chased him. All I know is don't compare your mumudeke with garnacho. The talent level is to far like Yamal and Neto

Do you Scummies know anything about talent level with bums that filled your team?

StarchAndBanga:
One is 21 and the other is almost 24.
Madueke spent three years here and there was still no single improvement between when he played his first match as a Chelsea player and his last game at the Club..

The Club higher ups have made it clear they are not interested in getting older players (they prefer bringing in young talents) so when Garnacho spends similar amount of time as Madueke and still doesn't improve (like Madueke didn't) then he would be chased out same way Noni Madueke was chased out of the Club

And for the 1 millionth time, Garnacho is Sancho's replacement at LW. Madueke's replacement is Estevao who has a much higher ceiling than him (Madueke won't amount to anything more than a Bukayo Saka back up)

Rinse and repeat with the same result.

I have no problem having Garnacho in the team but not as our main starter, knowing his pathetic stats at Man UTD.

Hopefully we right the wrong of the '2 Gees' at the LW next summer.

Trevor012:
Stop comparing garnacho to rubbish like Madueke and Neto.

We chased Madueke away for 7 Epl goals last season, while Garnacho with 6 Epl goals last season was great for poor Man UTD fan like you.

drisham:
What is the correlation?

If You're angry with madueke leaving take it up with neto and estevao that took his spot on the RW

We shouldn't have brought immature wingers again after we pushed out those not ready. We needed attackers ready to hit the ground running. Garnacho and Gittens are not ready to deliver consistently.

MorataFC:
I have said this before and I will say it again, Garnacho has the profile and trajectory to become the next Sallah of the Epl. Those criticizing him now are merely setting themselves up for future dragging. When he fully matures and delivers consistently at the highest level, the same voices which criticise him today, will have no place to hide, we will call them out.

He should go on loan and return when he matures. If we couldn't wait for Madueke to mature, why did we get Garnacho when he is not ready?

Trevor012:
I can see you are still pained

Really pained but you are still below us as expected.

rooftops:
Greenwood o, as an opposing fan I took like that guy. He doesn't have time for fancy dribbles, he wan clear your doubt with some wicked shots.

I am happy he is doing well in another club other than man u

Man UTD and Trevor012 don't deserve joy.