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TheSuperNerd:
Soooo Senegal FA owes Pape Thiaw... Wow. The very organised Senegal.

https://x.com/i/status/2059693518730211602

Se me pusieron los pelos de gallina jaja está una chimba. pic.twitter.com/1otAdKAVjm

— Diana Marcela (@dianam_md) May 26, 2026

TheSuperNerd:
Well, 1/4 finals is the common final busstop of the darkhorses with one maybe sneaking into the Semis. Time will tell.

But Chris, abeg take ya time... no dey talk say My Holland no get attack even if e true... Keep am to yourself ornwhisper am for my dm. No discourage me bikonu.

Brazil, Netherlands and Morocco are still in my heart at WC tournaments. Been a tradition. So no give me bad news.

TheSuperNerd:
Netherlands' Final WC 2026 Squad is here... The Oranje Gang of Holland 🔥

Jurrien Timber making it is no news but his brother Quinten joins him in the WC Squad.

TheSuperNerd:
Femi Azeez Beloso becomes the First Nigerian player to score a brace on his debut game in 55 yrs.

The last Nigerian national team player to score a debut brace was Mathias Obianika in November 1971 in Nigeria's 4-0 win vs Burkina Faso (Formerly Upper Volta).

Only 5 players in Nigerian football history has scored a debut brace. Femi Azeez is the 5th and 1st since 1971.


Femi Azeez is also the 62nd Nigerian senior National team debut scorer.

The last player to score on his debut for Nigeria was Akor Adams last year vs Lesotho in a WCQs on October 10, 2025 away in Polokwane, SA.

TheSuperNerd:
@Lelion

Thanks once again for the beautiful initiative. Your support for what we do here and the sound generosity is beyond words to describe. But again, Daalu, my good man.
And again thanks to the voters and everyone else on the thread. I know we all have our lives outside this place but I appreciate everyone's contributions to making this place the best Hub for Nigerian football info, insights and much more.

God bless us all.

TheSuperNerd:
This is not Morocco's final WC Squad... but a camp list for Ouahbi to make final selections ahead of the Final WC Squad announcement on May 26.

Hakimi, Bono, En Nesyri, El Aynoaui, Mazraoui, El Khannous and other First XI names and WC Surebets of the Moroccan side are not involved in this camp.

Ayoub Bouaddi is part of the camp and some members of Ouahbi's U20 WC winning team are there. They gonna prove themselves worthy of the Final WC List.

mostob:
I'm actually limiting the names to Arteta era

BlueRayDick:
Ol'boy!

See wailings of an unfortunate soul! See how melodious it sounds to our ears!

This one na Okonjo E-wailer o 😲

mostob:
This one don dey dribble himself

BlueRayDick:
I propose we erect a statue for Rice and write beside it the words " IT'S NOT DONE!"

mostob:
Zinchenko
Reiss Nelson
Granit Xhaka
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Eddie Nketiah
Emile Smith Rowe
Aaron Ramsdale
Thomas Partey

You're well appreciated.

BlueRayDick:
No be only u bro! My phone blew up with calls, WhatsApp messages and WhatsApp status mentions yesterday night.

My Toddler burst laugh when he saw his mum and dad jumping and hugging celebrating Arsenal win.

I don dey work now, Joy just wan wound me.

TheSuperNerd:
Kanyinsola did this recently and I just shook my head. I hope he learns his lesson because that is misplaced arrogance. You dont ease off until you are damn sure you have won your race.

Kanyinsola Ajayi eases up at the finish and is caught at the line by teammate Tyler Davis, knocking Ajayi out of the SEC 100m final on their home track at Auburn. pic.twitter.com/Af3YZNslh9

— Travis Miller (@travismillerx13) May 16, 2026

In all, yes, he is another strong prospect in the 100s. Anyway, pardon me, back to football.

Kog45:
Oh Innocent Egbunike my all time Nigeria best athlete....Arap Moi said "Innocent Egbunike of Africa"...I followed Egbunike like my brother,I admired him so much,also love Chidi Imoh and my area brother Olopade Adenekan

TheSuperNerd:
Small digress from the beautiful game.

Samuel Ogazi, 20 is now the first ever Naija Athlete to run under 44 seconds in the 400m flat. 43.95seconds... 6th african athlete in history to go under 44s. We have a jewel in this lad coz his time is also now a current world leader for 2026. The Great Innocent Egbunike whose national record stood for years never run under 44secs.

We still have Ezekiel Nathaniel, 22 who was 4th in the Men's 400m Hurdles at the World Championships last year behind legends like Rai Benjamin and Alison Dos Santos but ahead of Norwegian Freak, Karsten Warholm.

Our guys, like our ladies, are not asleep on the athletics front.

https://x.com/i/status/2055791842189365543²

BlueRayDick:
But no matter how u look at it, sense no dey wetin Tinubu did with the national anthem.

How can he replace a "localized "national anthem with "Nigeria we hail thee" that was composed by a Briton and handed over to us by our colonial masters in 1960?

And he did all that by executive fiat, he didn't even care about public opinion being against it.

Odunayaw:
I know I'd be hate watching them at WC

TheSuperNerd:
France's 2026 Final World Cup Squad is so good that Camavinga no even make am.

One of the WC Favorites without a doubt.

raumdeuter:
Politics is not as easy as that. Its in this 2027 that 2031 games are starting.

You want APC ticket, then you have to show workings an deliver for the party. A party cannot win based on the votes from one region and you sideline them. Monkey no fit dey work make baboon dey work, You eat what you kill

How each region delivers for the parties will determine who gets what position

E.g If the SS like Rivers AkwaIbom, Delta and Edo deliver massively for APC while SE does not, then the SS leaders will ask for a seat at the table in 2031 and vice versa if SE deliver massively for APC and SS does not

2031 is why Kwankwanso now agreed to deputize Obi hoping that the Obi supporters will replicate and support him in 2031

Segedinho:
What is the odd dat SE will rule even if he doesn't contest presently or in d future

raumdeuter:
Shebi na wetin I dey talk be this? Once the other side has guns, the attackers suddenly know how to sue for peace, remember human rights, and know how to discuss, but when its one side that has the monopoly of violence, that time they will be deaf

I can tell you if the middle belt guys have the same type of weapons the Fulanis have, they wont be doing anyhow. If Plateau, Benue people also have guns to match them, then you will realiz that the killer bandits are actually "peace loving but mis understood people"

People that said "werrey la fin wo werrey" were not mad. Its madness that cures madness

AndSunGorilla:
In my opinion, Yeboah was better than Yekini, and Yekini was very very good. I can never forget his assist for Siasia against Argentina at the WC, that was some good technical play. And one fantastic move against Zaire (DRC) at the 94 AFCON where the goalie got a red card for bringing him down after an unbelievable move, he used scorpion kick to control a ball and take out the defender marking him.
Yeboah was excellent at Leeds and at Frankfurt.

BlueRayDick:
If na back in the days before VAR, na so dem go rob us then useless rival fans go come talk say we bottle the league.

Watching another angle now, it appears there were two different west ham players that fouled Raya. One dragged his shirt and the other Ediot held his hand to prevent him from either catching or punching the ball out.

Tochex101:
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This is very deep sha, he meant every word........

izzou:
But they are making his point nau.

Wike said Channels did not buy the land but got it through allocation.

Channels is saying they were allocated the land and paid the necessary fees

VIDEO: Channels TV Fires Back At Wike, Dares Minister To Name Journalists Who Got Abuja Lands

Channels Television has pushed back against claims by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, that the priavte broadcaster was profiting from land allocated to… pic.twitter.com/6s1fQtDu0F

— LEADERSHIP NEWS (@LeadershipNGA) May 7, 2026

izzou:
So Channels Television benefit from Wike's land bonanza?

Make person no tell Wike him problem. Na for National TV you go hear the solution