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Mujtahida:
But it ended 1-1 apiece and had to be settled via penalties which could have gone either way

But then the truth is that our players folded. I don't know why. Its not the defeat that hurts me, its the panic I saw in my team that wounded me. There is something I saw in their eyes that made me sad. It was the same thing during the last Afcon final. I cant say that they gave up. It was more than that. They were afraid and Congo sensed it and began to play them like kids. our players became small. They lost their ginger, they lost their swagger. At 1-1 ooo. What if it was 2-0 like Falcons. Remember our match against SA when they first scored us. We fought back but this one, they just collapsed. Its awful. That thing needs to be addressed.

But for that fear, I don't think Congo will beat us again if we meet them.

Na why I talk say dem go paste us over and over again because our boys dey scared of them. At a point we were even praying for the referee to end the match abruptly and award the 3 points to the DRC just to put us out of that misery.

We still have the same team and mentality so there won't be any difference if DRC catch us today bro.

9JAMac10:
There are two Countries I want Nigeria to Face in AFCON knockout round is
DR Congo and South Africa . Even if these guys don’t win the tournament. Beating those two aforementioned teams will be sweeter than qualifying for the World Cup.

I bet you guy, if that DRC team catch this our team 5 times, they would beat us five times.

QueenJazz:
I'm currently watching the Arab Cup final between Jordan and Morocco. Crazy goal by Morocco scored all the way from their half in the 4th minute. See intensity and drive from both the Moroccans and Jordans.

Can never be Super Chickens. Here we will be foolishly jogging and strolling like there's nothing at stake. Playing absolutely frustrating rubbish to the point where you want to snatch out your hair.

They are not super chickens. Our players aren't just as good as we rate them. You can't give what you don't have.

This route Nigeria is taking is very embarrassing. For goodness sake, those boys beat us like kids and here we are writing(crying) petitions against them. Shame no dey catch us aswear.

Sh!t be looking like those primary/junior high school days that the weak student always rushed to the staff room to report to the teacher that his classmate beat him up. 😂🤣

elyte89:
U Neva talk anything about dis Congo dr and nija saga 😏

Nwanne we don't deserve to go to the world cup. Congo showed hunger, and they have a better team and better players. Congo beat us hands down in the pitch, so FIFA should let them go. Naija should try again in 2030.

Seriously questioning Chelle's ability as a coach. Too many poor decisions in terms of assigning roles to his players. Does he even watch these players in their club sides?

By the way, what exactly is he inviting Dessers for? That guy offers nothing.

Dem go too paste this our team for AFCON.

Lol super eagles still dey give some of una sleepless nights?

My feelings for them died the day they were clobbered by the DRC. Lol I didn't even know there will be an AFCON this month.

I pray they get kicked out in the group stage, to save Osimhen the unnecessary stress.

I'm glad Maduka isn't going to the AFCON. I never wanted him to go after being away for weeks for a ban. He needs to be with his club and help them survive.

If I had my way, I would use home based players for this AFCON. Yea, that's how inconsequential this year's AFCON is to me.


The trophy belongs to either Senegal, Morocco or CIV. DRC and SA can try their kicks too.

Chukwueze once again demonstrating how easy it is to play against EPL defenses compared to Serie A defenses.

Yes, we lost because of Osimhen's injury which shows that our team is useless without our main man unlike Congo's because for fvcks sake, Congo didn't even parade their number one striker Yoanne Wissa in this playoff due to injury, yet they battered us like we stole something in the street.


The loss no dey pain me because we obviously stood no chance.

Nomyth:
The influx of foreign borns into various African teams is beginning to change the dynamics of African football and small yanah don begin dey shake.

Cape Verde used it, now they are in the World cup.
Morocco used it and got to the world cup semis.

Senegal and Algeria used it, and won the AFCON.

Now Congo.

Never have I seen an East African team dominate Nigeria the way Congo did yesterday, the way they quickly closed down our players whenever we attacked and the way they totally controlled both wings of our defense line. It looked totally strange to me.

Someone highlighted the quality of their defense yesterday when the team list was released and I wasn't particularly worried because I believed our attack was potent enough to unlock it.

But I was shocked at how easily the Congolese defense shut out our attack line, I don't think we make it into their 18 box up to 2 times yet, the Congolese had a field day in our own 18, strolling in virtually every time they attack.

With the influx of foreign borns into African football now, grit and brawn will never cut it again . The Congolese side played like a well drilled European team.

DRC isn't East Africa.

Goke7:
That is the way to win in Africa, without physicality, your skills and tactical play can't take you far. Me too, at a point in the game, I just wanted the ref to blow the final whistle and give the game to DRC. It was that bad. We need more robust players in our midfield and attack who can put their whole body into the game, especially when it gets tough. Just see that kongfu kick that DRC player used to score the goal that was cancelled. Another ref would have just allowed that. Na gbe body things for this Africa o! all those gentle men play no dey work most times

We were bullied. This is how we used to bully south Africans those days. 🤣😂

QueenJazz:
Well that's you sha.

I'm rooting for England cos I've got many friends there and a large portion of my extended family lives there. So it's like a second home.

Plus in general, UK is like second home to many Nigerians. We choke for there and many of their top influencers and celebrities are Nigerian.

In the words of Pinnick, "we have a bilateral relationship." 😂😂😂

I don't like anything about the 3lions. I always want them and their noisy pundits to fail. Lol God forbid the national team of England. 😂🤣

QueenJazz:
Sometimes I read his comments and my blood begins to boil. Always manages to sound sooo arrogant and clueless at the same time.

Fun fact: the coach of DRC is the same coach from the last AFCON and if you pay attention, you can see how far their game has come since then. As for Nigeria, well, you know our story: 3-4 coach switches in just one year.

Eric Chelle obviously made a lot of questionable choices in this game, but why are we foolishly forgetting the fact that he's relatively inexperienced with this team? So because of one bad game, suddenly he's not a good coach?

We love throwing stones at the NFF for their cluelessness and retrogression, but how are people like this any different?

Looking back yesterday, we even tried. I'm starting to look at the game differently. We had no business going to penalties with how shambolic our attack and midfield was. This team has promise.

If only NFF will help us.

Chelle should be kept, and supported to hunt for some dual citizen talents to improve the team. Our midfield is below average and cant help make transitions from defense to attack. Our wingers are very poor. Our defense is good but lacks depth. Our attack is good too.

QueenJazz:
Make all the African teams go to blazes. Senegal included.

Why root for them when ALL of them are comfortable joining hands together to root for our downfall?

The only thing that will satisfy me is the annihilation of African teams at the World Cup next year. I hope none of them makes it past the Round of 32.

I love good football and good talents. I love Senegal football. They don't make noise, and I always root for them.

Goke7:
When I went to Gabon, I just felt I was in Port Harcourt; it was the French people speaking that made it look different. Geography is a true storyteller, just like when you go west of Nigeria towards Ghana and the Ivory Coast, many there also begin to look like our people from the west in terms of body build, dressing, food, and the rest.

You are correct.

QueenJazz:
Easily the most physical side, lol. Even their fans. Last night was the first time I've ever seen the Nigerian supporters completely overwhelmed in the stands. DRC were so loud and aggressive. Probably the only country that can match Nigeria pound for pound when it comes to noise and energy.

They can always match our madness, good thing they don't speak English, otherwise they would be giving us gbas gbos online.

Chai, na why Keshi dey like hefty men as his players.

As we no make am, I will be rooting for Senegal. They have crazy quality talents all round. I'm hurt but the only thing that will pacify me will be the group stage exit of SA and Ghana

Goke7:
From Cameroon to Gabon, DRC, and Congo, many of them all look like our folks from the SE and SS part of Nigeria. Truth is, borders and colonization from different countries divide us; we are almost the same kind of people in looks, behavior, manners, tradition, food, and almost everything.

I was just being economical with the analysis. Do you know that there are many Camerounians in Aba, but you can never tell them apart from Igbos and AkwaCross, but you can easily tell Igbos apart from people from South West and northern Nigeria.

Our boys were scared of these guys yesterday. From the time I saw the boys coming out from the tunnel, through the national anthem session, something was just off and I could sense fear in the air.

DRC is the most physical side in Africa. Not even Uganda or Cameroon can match them in terms of physicality, now they have complimented that with some really good talents. I doubt we can hurt them even if we meet them again at the AFCON.

At a point, our boys were praying for the game to end so that the onslaught would stop. They dealt with us so mercilessly that we became clueless when we have the ball.

This boy looks like a Nigerian from those Cross River and Akwaibom axis, yet he was too mean to us yesterday. Dude was playing as if he had a personal akpor against us. He should be checked, he must be a Calabar man but angry that he could not make it to the eagles. Same way Omotoyosi used to play against us. I'm very angry. 😂😡

Moses Simon and Ejuke substitution just weak me. Chuks was playing a free role which was helping us transition more easily from defense to attack, piaaaammm he was yanked off for Ejuke who can neither pass, dribble nor mark.

The best team won.

Onyedika would have been the best sub instead of Ejuke

Bring in Onyedika for Iwobi

I'm tired of these back passes

They make better transitions than us

joelsteron:
I'm expecting a bold decision to remove Iwobi and Ndidi

Remove Ndidi? Lol 😂

This match is going as I have envisaged. I knew it was going to be a tough one, but we will emerge victorious.

That black boy on their left wing would have destroyed either Osayi or Awaziem.

Iwobi

Onyeka at it again

How DRC take gather crowd pass us in the stands?