Subzero047: Bastard is not enough, the guy is holding the national team to ransom imagine being 40 years old and promising that you'll be in the next world cup, guys like Moffi should have started their national team career by now
Abi blow sef terrible control. Coach Cisse needs to tell his defenders to concentrate. The only reason they haven't conceded is because the Zimbabweans don't seem to have quality finishers.
Mane should have finished the chance he created earlier through his brilliant run.
Senegalese dominant as expected. They will be disappointed not to be ahead. Zimbabwe hasn't shown the quality to exploit the space the Senegalese are leaving at the back.
Umar can still be said to have some experience. He played at the Olympics which is closest to senior international football.
TheSuperNerd: Well, thing is in most of these lads' cases, they are international experience. Among Mbappe's 15 senior caps pre-WC2018 were about 6 WC Qualifiers caps. So you see.
In the end, quality should speak over the experience talk when focus is on the attack.
From reports it seems Eguavoen wants his side to press so Nwakali might not be ideal.
TheGoodJoe: From what I have seen so far from the training sessions and responses from the head coach, this is my expected formation.
We are going to play a high line possessive game and technique will play a huge role. Ball playing skills will play a big part too. Also long balls from deep will play a big part. So Awaziem and Ekong will work. Aina's offensive duty will play a part.
My man Just40 how do you think Ghana will do against Morocco today.
Just40: We have at least 4 to 5 qualified cities ....
Eye catching stadiums like the one in Takoradi and Tamale or Cape Coast... That's more than one..
You think Saddick was mocking? He was advocating for better stadiums ... Instead of watching African leaders spend so much only to end up building mediocre stuff
I'm really concerned about our strike force! Losing 3/4 in form forwards and having to rely on two (albeit talented) greens is really not ideal. Iheanacho, Chukwueze, Iwobi and Aribo will really have to step up in a big way to carry our goal scoring burden.
In defense I would pair Awaziem with Omeruo. Ekong is just too error prone for my liking.
For the goalkeeping position I still think Uzoho edges Okoye for now.
Well we will soon se what happens in the next 36 odd hours.
TheSuperNerd: Guy....please enough of this! This is the Super Eagles thread. Go to the Religion section to continue this discussion.
Chriskels, Safarigirl, Mujtahida, Bazooka1, et al. Please kindly desist from continuing this discussion here. There are threads for sensitive religious issues like this. But not here.
I appreciate the expected cooperation. Happy New Week, Lady and Gentlemen.
Lol you remind me of that Mahrez free kick last tournament. Soon as I saw the way Akpeyi was behaving in goal in my heart of hearts I knew we would concede
Mujtahida: Not you alone. Maduka doesn't inspire confidence. Yours is even better, you prefer Uzoho. Me, none of them cos I've seen them all to know they are all on the same level except that Akpeyi transmits fear in such a visceral way that even you watching him, will start shaking as he is shaking.
Good afternoon bro. I salute your courage in sharing a personal issue on a public forum like this but as they say a problem shared is one half solved..
I'm no relationship expert but at the end of the day a successful marriage is one where the two of you love, respect, understand and share the same belief system. If your intended checks all the boxes then you really have to do what's best for you.
Spiritually speaking I'm glad you said you are a christian and the scripture tells me no one can declare unclean what God almighty has made clean so anyone trying to stop you from marrying your girlfriend based on where she's from is unfairly stereotyping her. If her behavior hasn't raised any red flags then you should do what's best for you. More importantly I think you yourself should engage in reflection and prayer for God to reveal why most people are seeing bad things regarding this proposed union. I believe the lord is able to reveal everything hidden under the sun.
In the I perfectly understand why you would be wary going against your relatives especially, if they are against the union, but at the end of the day you are the one who will live with the woman so let your happiness be paramount.
Will be praying for you and wish you a blessed and fulfilled marriage whenever you decide to walk down the aisle. Don't fret boss God is in control.
Papi85: Hello house, abeg e get issue wey Dey bother me here for the past 1 week now which I would love to share to get opinion and advise
I am in love with a lady whom I wish to settle down with and already visited her place for introduction on the 28th of last month. Her family welcomed me and her father was pleased to see me for the first time saying he have heard a lot about me
Let me say that I hv told a lot of pple of my plans and I must confess that 80% out of 100 warned me seriously not to proceed and if I do that it won’t end well
But the biggest problem now is that the lady in question is from arondizogu in ideato north and many of my kinsmen and relative hv been warning me not to move ahead with my plans on getting married to the lady because of her origin. She is from ndiuche in arondizongu and from my personal findings the result I got about the place is terrifying and at this point I am confused. Hv not been able to sleep for the past few nights
Is there anyone that knows arondizogu very well here?
jihday: sorry but this is false, Yobo was injured shortly before that tournament managed to get fit and played the first game then suffered another injury during the second game of the Afcon. This means Yobo was out for about 2-3 months, injury dropped Yobo not Afcon
2010 right? yeah got injured in second game against Benin Republic, ruled him out rest of the tournament. I think it was a hamstring injury.
He don divorce CIV after the multiple disgrace he got at the Olympics and world cup qualifiers. Mali is now bae
TheSuperNerd: Dad, Leave Morocco out of Chriskels' radar. If there is anyone you should asking about Morocco, na me. The Atlas Lions are my favorite African team in world football only behind the Super Eagles.
It's been so for a long while now.
Chriskels' specialty na CIV, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and even Guinea perhaps.
Sometimes I genuinely question if he's a fan of the SE. Every African football fan and his toddler knows that countries like Nigeria always stand a chance at these kinds of tournaments.
Historical in the last 13 AFCON's we have attended we got to the last 4 12 times winning a medal of any color every single no matter the quality of our squad.
It's not like we are going with an absolute squad of farmers and carpenters. Most of them with the right motivation and spirit can do something.
Are we outright favorites? No but underestimate us at your peril.
There's a reason why in world football people would still fancy the likes of Italy, Germany and Brazil to win the WC over a more talented Belgian side. Character and pedigree speaks a lot for a team.
andrewbaba44: What past history are you talking about ?
drDoom3: All these are important, but remember, before plucking out the needle in your brother's eye, first remove the plank in yours.
The most important thing the SE needs right now is to solve our internal players. We can do this by defining the way we play to maximize available players, making the right selections, mastering the basics of the game etc. This is not the world cup or the champions league where almost every team is already good and the competition is for who is "gooder" if I can use the word. This is the AFCON. At least half the teams present are farmers. Having a balanced well set-up team will already destroy most of the teams present. That is why Algeria is doing so well, because their team is so well set up. Even in friendlies and impromptu matches they still comfortably beat teams with 3+ goals. It is not necessarily because they know what their opponents' top striker ate for breakfast the day of the game.
Tactically overanalyzing opponents, while good, is a sign of inferiority. When your team is well set-up, other teams will be the ones trying to counter your playing style. For example, Mourinho is more known for spying on other teams tactics and so on, but look where it got him playing against guys like Pep and Klopp who set up their teams to play in a well-defined way. I am not saying don't analyze your opponents, I am saying focus more on analyzing yourself and your abilities.
11. Victor Osimhen assist for Samuel Chukwueze against Lesotho
12. Akwa United
Danielnino00: Welcome to the fourth edition of the Nairaland Nigeria Football Awards!. Keeping in line with the laid down tradition, this thread has been created for all members of this forum to vote for the players under each category of the awards that they deem fit to win it. The nomination for the award categories were selected by a five member panels that were chosen by members of the Super eagles thread (the official thread for discussion on Nigeria football). The rules for the voting is simple; Pick one individual from each of the award categories that you wish to vote for. You can only vote once! The award categories are ; 1. Nigeria player of the year Wilfred Ndidi Victor Osimhen Paul Onuachu
2. Nigerian female player of the year Asisat Oshoala Chiamka Nnadozie Rasheedat Ajibade
3. NPFL player of the year Anayo Iwuala Olisa Ndah Ojo Olorunleke
4. Most impactful new inclusion (2021) Taiwo Awoniyi Frank Onyeka Kingsley Micheal
5. Best Ogedengbe goalkeeper of the year Maduka Okoye Ojo Olorunleke Francis Uzoho
6. Stephen Keshi defender of the year Zaidu Sanusi Kevin Akpoguma Ola Aina
7. Samuel Okwaraji midfielder of the year Wilfred Ndidi Frank Onyeka Joe Aribo
8. Rasheed Yekini attacker of the year Victor Osimhen Paul Onuachu Kelechi Iheanacho
9. Most improved player Taiwo Awoniyi Kelechi Iheanacho Frank Onyeka
10. Super eagles goal of the year Alex Iwobi goal Vs Sierra Leone Paul Onuachu goal Vs Benin republic Kelechi Iheanacho second goal Vs Liberia
11. Best assist of the year Victor Osimhen assist for Samuel Chukwueze vs Lesotho Ola Aina assist for Victor Osimhen goal Vs Lesotho Alex Iwobi assist for Iheanacho's second goal vs. Liberia
12. Team of the year Akwa United Enyimba Super Eagles