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She wont be denied....

that Kanus 3rd goal was cancelled?

I hope Ajibade does not have a broken ankle, it seems that the follow through of that Comoros player is what caused the injury.. Hopefully it is just a sprain..

Schemerkhiz:
You try to dey respond

At this stage I won’t reply to such rubb**h

...any link..

what is Fernandez doing.....overconfidence kills......

Bejamin is a solid player..

Senior man Kels...

Goalazo...

TheSuperNerd:
Saw this report on ScoreNigeria but did not want to share as first. Let me do so now.

Aina obviously had PTSD from the South Africa game on their potatk farm.
Now I see what could have made Chukwueze not play at all. If this is so, then my initial knock on Chelle for benching Chuks is withdrawn.


EXCLUSIVE: Super Eagles stars lead revolt over bad Bissau pitch

SCORENigeria can report that Tuesday’s 2027 AFCON qualifier between hosts Guinea Bissau and the Super Eagles was already won and lost after four key players allegedly refused to play on the bad pitch at the 24 September Stadium in Bissau for fear of injury.

The four players were Ola Aina, Samuel Chukwueze, George Ilenikhena and Ademola Lookman.

A team source told SCORENigeria: “The players bluntly refused to play this match for fear of injuring themselves on the bad pitch.

“You would recall that Ola Aina suffered a hamstring injury that needed surgery and kept him out for several months when he played on a bad pitch in South Africa in a 2026 World Cup qualifier.

“So bad was the situation in Guinea Bissau that in the dressing room the players had to raise their hands who wanted to play and those who did not want to.

“In the end, (Ademola) Lookman had to be begged to play and that was why he played.”


My take on this: The NFF (or whatever is left of it currently) has to realise that this is now intentional by African teams when facing the Super Eagles. They know we dont function on potato farms.

....Why has the N.F.F never protested against playing on bad pitch, despite knowing that players might pick injury or players will not be able to give their all?.....Also is there a stipulated time to protest before a match is played?..If there is, whatis the duration, i will rather protest the game be postponed than my players getting injured.

I think it is time to move forward with the team that played the unity cup.....and add a few from here like Osimehn,Bassey e.t.c...the rest can go...

Nwabali bobo......he forgot he is on duty....

Nigerians are so wicked, after 3-0, they are still singing for more goals....

TheSuperNerd:
Okay....

🗞️ 𝙋𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎 𝙍𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙀

The National Sports Commission has confirmed the payment of the Naira NGN equivalent of $100,000 USD to each @DtigressNG player and $50,000 USD to team officials, as part of President @officialABAT ’s reward for their historic fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s Afrobasket title and seventh overall.

The players’ and officials’ accounts were credited on September 9, 2026, with all recipients confirming receipt.

With the conclusion of the Payment the entire components of Presidential Rewards to the team has been completed. Each of the Players and officials had earlier in February 2026 presented with the title documents (CofO) to the 3-Bedroom Flat in Abuja and the Certificate of National Honours of OON duly signed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR.

Read full press release for more details.
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#NSC #NationalSportsCommission #RHINSE #NSCPressRelease

Courtesy: @NatSportsComm

...Thank you N.S.C, way to go, when is the election?

I hope we do not disappear from the scene again, just how we regressed around 2005 ish, to appear back on the scene around 2015, it has been a good ride, however, we need to move quickly, to fix up....

This is the worst we have been in over a decade, do not remember it being this bad........even when we do not win a game in the past, you do see real intent from us to win...

Korea and Hungary are trading punches...

lovewins:
And if you read my earlier interaction with you, you will see that no one is arguing against the need for preparation. The argument is whether it factors into the recent outcome. I mentioned how the USA have 3-5 day training camp twice yearly and that's pretty much it. By this argument Rena spent just about the same time with this team. I understand this conversation can be emotional considering the outcome but you're not engaging the argument with facts.

...i did not quote you too, lol...the fact is that we are on the next flight home, when we should be in the quarter finals, when we should have won 2 games out of 3, maybe 1, we lost all...that is the fact, You need no other fact than that, Are you related to the coach...

PDPGuy:
Toure’s 3-pointer means that France have now set a new World Cup record - 21 - for the number of 3s made by a team in a match

...Sad, using our darling team to set record...

Not my word, but a Senegalesse, who i am sure, he is happy within...Will talk about players later..

As regards coaches not being on ground, anybody remember Waldrum, how for almost 2 years, he just flew into the country a few days to tournament and how it affected his team(Super falcons), as he did not know his players that much...

lovewins:
I sincerely don't know how else to say this. The problem with this year's campaign has nothing to do with the timing of Rena's arrival to training camp. We are unlikely to have a different outcome even if she had spent one months with the girls. Making an argument that Rena's coaching ability no longer suffices for the D'Tigress is much more plausible than fixating on the time of her arrival. The data literally says otherwise not just for Nigeria but for other teams.

80% of the Nigerian roster trained together everyday for closer to a month. Yes Rena wasn't there but she obviously oversaw the sessions through her assistants.

In comparison, while the coach of France doesn't have a second job, he didn't get to train with at least 8 of his players till a few days to the competition. Including 90% of is starting line. Same thing with the US with both coach and players not reaching camp till their arrival in Berlin. Australia didn't get their head coach till their arrival in Berlin included 6 of their players. Same in part with Spain and Germany.

My point is that Rena's arrival is not among the reasons for the team's disgraceful display in Berlin. Anyone who watched this team from the World cup qualifying tournament would not be surprised at the outcome. The fault lines were obvious and not even a year of training in camp could change that. The quoted post I highlighted a few days ago is proof of that. This team couldn't shoot to save their life. We were at best below average from the 2 point line, atrocious beyond the arch and sluggish on defense.

The only solution was a revamp of our roster, sadly that didn't happen. What we should instead discuss is why that didn't happen. Was there even an attempt to do this? What were the challenges with getting player commitment if any?

...bro, i do not care how you see it..that is my view, plain and simple, if i were the N.B.B.F president , i won't have that, as regards revamp, i know this, because i played, you claim, it does not affect, but the revamp you talked about, you need time to understand players strength and weaknesses...if you played, you will know this....that it is just not one factor(revamp), there are other factors, please, i do not need your view on this , i am stating what i strongly believe in, plain and simple

Redman44:
They did not pay D'tigress players the 100,000 dollars that was promised to them by the Presidency. Serves the NBBF and the National Sports Commission right😡😡. When you make a promise, try to fulfill your promise. Do all you can to fulfill your promise. They started thinking of paying the money after Nigeria lost to Hungary ......

...i get you, however, that is not the only reason, father time catching up with our core players, unfortunately, we have not had any standout in like forever....ino matter what, i do not think our players will go out there and throw the game away. Notice, how stagnant our offence gets atime, that happen, when players are not on the same page.

Sad, that our competition had to end this way, however, it is, what it is....to move forward, we need a coach that will have time during summer, i stand ten toes down, that you cant walk into training camp 3-4 days before and teach all your defensive schemes, 2-3 zone,3-2 zone, 1-3-1, Man on man, full court press, box 1, and your offensive schemes e.t.c...it wont work, it is not our fault that the U.S decided to play the Wnba in the summer so as to have more eyes on the Wnba, We cant overextend in accommodating that at the expense of the team...Nigeria first. The type of coach we need must be available during summer, or else, how do you move the program forward, they can have a N.C.A.A job, but not a Wnba...that is because, we have our major tournaments in summer, the only one that comes up during feb/march will be the the FIBAOQT or FIBAWWCQT..As regards coaching, the best will be a full time coach, if not, we can get a coach in N.C.A.A..
Will talk about platers later..

First off...when is N.B.B.F election..

Jesus is lord..

PDPGuy:
Johannes is a proper cheat code. I really don’t know how she puts in those 3s, even when she is off balance

....Yeap...1 legged 3 point shot..

Mali salivating right now....

Ololooloooo..this suffering is too much....

After this game, i will give my view of way forward..

Playing like high school kids versus pro ballers at the moment...

Anyone telling themselves that as of today,that Mali is not stronger is deceiving themselves,in sports a year is like 4 years in real live...a good example is how our darling Super falcons won wafcon 8 months ago and crashed out 8 months after....the way Mali executed yesterday,was impressive,despite losing,then today,they took down Spain...I think they are where we were in 2022....World cup over before it started,we need to move fast before it gets worse than this...