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This AFCON may likely go down as one with the most penalty shootouts in the knockout phase.

Perhaps this indicates a bridging of the gap between the traditional powerhouses and erstwhile minnows on the continent.. Expect very tough games during WCQ in March.

Torture2020:
well, Ghana can still contract him to work as an advisor to the team. At this point, Ghana is not looking at all to employ Gernot. But I personally think they should pick his brain on the Nigerian team, and of course pay him for that consultancy. That is a pragmatic way to go.

Your suggestion would be a little complicated. Let's see how it goes.

This generation of young players coming through do not seem to be on the pedestal of the golden generation of Essien, Muntari etc.

What has really happened to Liberty Professionals? I saw then as one of the best conveyor belts for young talents in Ghana.

Torture2020:
Getting worked up? Like how? I'm just trying to tell you that your information was wrong. How did that amount to being worked up?

Yeah you are right.

Hope are you happy now��.
Actually wanted Gernot Rohr to get the job for obvious reasons ���

Torture2020:
Their sports ministry is hoping to convince Chris Hughton? Where did you get that crap from? Chris has been in Ghana in the past two weeks, literally begging for the job.

Nobody needs to "convince" Chris about coaching Ghana. He sees great potential in the team and badly wants the job. and he is going to get it. Just wait for the official announcement, huh?
By the way, his father is Ghanaian

You are obviously Ghanaian. No need getting worked up about who is trying to convince who to get the job.

I am more interested in Nigeria's preparation.

do4luv14:
Guyz who is Otto Addo, the incoming coach of our bredas Ghana

Their sports ministry are hoping to convince Chris Hughton.

Addo is presently building a coaching/scouting profile in Germany...

Likely Cameroon vs Senegal for the final.
Repeat of AFCON 2002 in Mali.

I wish Senegal wins but Cameroon has a tradition of overachieving while Senegal has the opposite.

do4luv14:
And what stops you from being his number 2, in the coaching setup

Exactly bro.

Some pundits here can form part of the technical crew too.��

elyte89:
Our NFF will wait till a week to d main game against Ghana b4 announcing...yeye ppu

Same question I asked a while ago.

Their decision to make coaching changes so late makes it difficult for the coach and the players.

Probably Pinnick himself shoulder coach the team against Ghana....

mostob:
oh really? Long may they remain trophyless o

Goran Stevanovic who was their coach at that AFCON mentioned it in his technical report after AFCON 2012.

In my opinion, reliance on voodoo is more prevalent than what is actually reported in football amongst sub-saharan African players and coaches.

mostob:
Tunisia will win this AFCON.

BTW, what is the rumour about Ghanaian players using juju during their matches at AFCON?

Heard Partey and Kudus may not honour any call up again

Similar allegations of voodoo were rife in the Ghana team at the 2012 AFCON.... this news is not surprising.

semid4lyfe:
Eguavoen should be allowed to continue

I am perfectly in support of Eguavoen carrying on but he has stated he wants to return to his role as technical director.

Rohr should have been shown the exit door when his contract expired after AFCON 2019 to give more time to his successor to prepare adequately.

Making a coaching change so close to our major tournament is distasteful...it hardly ever ends well.

NFF needs to improve their timelines in taking key decisions...

With WCQ in March, it only makes sense that the position of Head coach for the team is clarified quickly. A new coach needs some time to hit the ground running...

Waiting up till the eleventh hour to make such a decision is a recipe for disaster..

zuchyblink:
The best way to stop North African teams is one on one marking because they hardly dribble rather they adhere strictly to team work(give me I give you). When you mark them one on one starve of communication. Ikhana Kadiri and Okey Emordi demystified them with Enyimba 2003/2004

This sounds more like a generalisation.

The are usually tactically more well organized than sub-saharan African teams but their styles aren't as rigid as you are suggesting.

There has been pretty sound analysis even on this thread about the danger we faced by being too predictable in our build up play at this AFCON. It is fair to say our coaching crew were outfoxed by the Tunisians...quite embarrassing losing to a team on a poor run of form with many absentees.

Gustav...where art thou.

Painful loss.

The team had become too tactically predictable.

Tunisia employed similar tactics to Algeria in the last AFCON... doubling up on our wingers to stifle them.

I think Eguavoen should continue but I hope he has learned from this.

Bar the misses.... Sadiq had his best game today.

elyte89:
Its normal for Amy serious team to start practicing pk during knockout phase.this is football, anything can happen.we can play beyond 120minutes

That's true...I actually expect some teams that struggled during the group stage to up the ante during the knockout stage.

andrewbaba44:
No be penalty dem take win us 2004 afcon ?

Na penalty shout-out back to back between 2004 and 2006 AFCON.

They won the first as host in 2004.. Nigeria won the one during Egypt ,2006 with Eguavoen in charge then.

Heard Eguavoen talk about practicing penalties already but I sincerely believe SE would do the job within 90 minutes.

Nigeria vs Tunisia

Last AFCON win for Tunisia in this fixture was in 2004 when they were the hosts and eventual winners.

Nigeria has had a better head to head record against them for the last 16 years...

On current form and momentum, Nigeria is the team everyone wants to avoid at this AFCON..Predicting a comfortable win for the Super Eagles.

komekn:
There are three areas in football Defence, Midfield and Forward.


What are the key performance indicators for a good quality Midfielder ❓ Name them by degree of importance.

Then ask yourself which one Nwakali excelled in honestly and you will get your answer.

I am indifferent towards Nwakali.

I am mentioning him for the first time...I actually thought Iwobi and Sadiq were the ones with obviously underwhelming performances yesterday.

Nwakali had a decent showing particularly in the first half in my opinion.

Not interested in any unnecessary back and forth..but if you can bring up stats to back up your claim..I will be interested.

komekn:
You are stretching it to breaking point.

Nwakali was poor , he was a passenger that the whole team was carrying most of the match.

Either you have very low expectations or you are being over the top with your exaggerations.

To compare Nwakali to Mikel is an insult to Mikel and his legacy.

Wow! I definitely don't think he was poor on the night.

It would be good to see your player ratings after super eagle's games to better understand the metric used for assessing players.

AIG07:
good to have you back comrade

Thanks bro.

This team has really impressed given the short time the technical crew had with them before the tornament.

Rohr needs to be resacked. This team has exposed him as the real carpenter.


The team is improving and there is good depth with this side.....key absentees have inadvertently shown the true talent pool of this present team.

Wishing them all the best...


Soar eagles

One can deduce from the battle of incompetence between these two interesting clowns..Rohr and Pinnick..Pinnick actually beats him hands down.

Nigeria's AFCON preparation is more like a circus now and it's actually providing some comic relief.

I actually know a mechanical engineering graduate doing so well fixing cars in Enugu...but he is a rare breed of Nigerian engineering graduates... he is so well grounded in both the theoritical and practical aspects of the job.

I don't expect every Mech. Eng. graduate to end up there but there is actually great potential for sound mechanical engineers to earn a decent living since that field is presently dominated by quacks only good at trial and error.

Quite sadly, it seems Iwobi is justifying Arsenal's decision to sell him.

He appears to be in a plateau phase presently.. he isn't developing as expected.

Collected mine recently as it was done as part of the comprehensive health checks done annually by my employers for staff.

It's important everyone (especially those sexually active) knows their status...though I have observed that the stigma has greatly reduced over time.

For those who must have premarital sex, please check yourself and partner for HIV and other STIs before going sexual... remember say life dey only one...no use am play bet9ja.

I know some peeps who are actually successful in that line of biz though I definitely I am not cut out for it..

It involves certain controls from the onset and a ruthless recovery system once a person is indebted

1. Loan only to people with a stable source of income which you can verify.

2. Insist on collecting postdated cheques as a means of repayment..this has its implications if the cheque bounces more than once.

3. Collect collaterals for certain amounts.

4. Insist on guarantors who will also sign up to making them liable if the person defaults.

5. Get a lawyer ready...there will be court cases..garnishee orders....as long as condition 1 above was followed...your money would be recovered.


It sounds easy but it isn't a business for the faint hearted...most of the peeps I know doing well in lending are street smart and ruthless using ALL means necessary to recover.

It's quite paradoxical that an extremely religious nation is filled with people who are chronic debtors... who see loan repayment as a favour done to the lender.

Messi winning this balon-dor is a travesty.

I really respect Messi and Ronaldo but neither were spectacular over the period in review.

This actually lends credence to the likes of Wenger and others who have always argued against the idea of an individual award in a team sport like football.

zuchyblink:
Emotions and sentiments. I know people are afraid that Ighalo will Bench their boy Osimehn, Osimehn is also my boy but the important thing is not who plays but the progress of the team. In a 3-5-2 formation Osimehn can partner Ighalo,in a 4-3-3 formation Osimehn can play from right flank just the way Mbappe plays. The call for Ighalo is not targeted at any player but to improve the performance of the team

Forget talk.

The issue is not about Ighalo but the Undertakers masquerading as the super eagles coach and NFF chairman

At youth level it isn't out of place to make comparison between players because they are obviously still developing..it is based more on actual data and extrapolations on how they could develop based on their potentials.

Haaland and Osimhen aren't the finished article yet in my opinion.

In 3-5 years time, if such comparisms still persist then one can be more definitive...lest we forget Mikel once rubbed shoulders with Messi in 2005....within 3-5 years we knew the gulf between them was massive ( no disrespect to Mikel cos he's a Nigerian legend).

I only pray this conversation still takes place in a few years time... That said,I am tipping Osimhen to become a truly global Superstar from Africa in the mould of Drogba/Eto'o but only time will tell.

JohnBullMySon:
If there's one thing I know about the American people, it is the strength they have to carry out activism and voice their beliefs and concerns. See the way they coordinated their protest, with everyone involved. If NBBF is not careful with how they handle this, the guys might join in solidarity. If they like they should be stubborn and invite other players, no one cares. As long as they cannot deny what the girls said, they are at fault, whatever they are saying.

Many guys in NBBF and NFF are clueless, seriously. They came in there because of connections or bribery. Imagine Pinnick telling players that they don't need a coach, that they have slept in a 5 star hotel and eaten a five star meal, so NFF has tried for them, as if he's talking to villagers. That guy is so dumb.

Pinnick is more of a showman and politician who is only interested in razmatazz ...no wonder we had one of the most fanciful jerseys at the 2018 world cup.

The grassroots program of the earlier board that brought some of our emerging stars (Nacho, Ndidi, Osimhen, Chukwueze etc) to the limelight appears to have been ditched... We have non performing coaches at all levels of our national teams and he gladly retains them...not even mentioning unpaid salaries and bonuses to coaching staff and players.

Really can't wait for this Pinnick-led board to exit the scene.

Truidstar:
How many days do they get to train together?

I know International footie is different from club football...but Rohr has been here since 2016...this team can be a lot better

minfelix:
I swear bro, minnows scatter like shit for Africa
Djibouti
Eswatini
Eritrea
Somalia
Gambia
Sao Tome
South sudan etc
The ones Rohr and super eagles made look like African powerhouses are
CAR
S/Leone
Liberia
Madagascar
Burundi

A good team should be greater than the sum of it's parts.

Rohr's team at present isn't functioning properly..you do not need world class players in every department to be a decent side...proper coaching and team synergy can always make a team perform at a way higher level than the talents of it's individual team members.....the Senegal side of 2002 and Ghana side of 2010 are recent African examples of such.

If Rohr was coaching his native Germany..you can almost bet that he will make San Marino look special.