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Stacked squad. Should be able to snag enough medals at the Commonwealth Games.

TheSuperNerd:
Not football related, but this is Nigeria's squad invited ahead of the Commonwealth games.

Some world beater names on the list.

Cc PDPGuy, Chrisooblog

Get thee behind me rage bait exponent.

Good step in the right direction if true.

Chelle has shown ambition and passion for the Nigerian project.

TheSuperNerd:
More details...

🔵Agreement reached on Eric Chelle's Super Eagles contract renewal as well.

🟤Eric Chelle will also take charge of the Nigeria U-23 team, with his assistants to be announced by the NFF.

🟣Chelle is expected to earn 100,000 (currency subject to official confirmation) under the new contract.

🟠The NFF will prioritize qualification for the next AFCON.

⚫️Long-term focus has now shifted toward securing qualification for the 2030 FIFA World Cup.

Key decisions from the meeting between the National Sports Commission (NSC), tNFF and NPFL :

Agreement reached on the renewal of Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle's contract.

The NFF will be responsible for the remuneration of Chelle's assistant coaches. pic.twitter.com/9AGpAkEr0T

— Tolu Oguntimehin (@Tolu_TOTSPORTS) June 23, 2026

See what I mean? @supernerd.

Blueelf:
Once someone opinion doesn't agree with yours, automatically it's agenda

There's nobody on this thread who should act as a know all and everyone is entitled to their opinion
.
Someone who thinks everyone must agree with him and he cannot be questionsled. As how?

Is there anybody feeding another person here? When did this place become a military dictatorship.
Abeg rest!!!

Doc honestly you get time and energy!

Yorubas say a person pretending to be asleep can never be woken up.

Sometimes I'll see some posts and want to respond but I'll rethink it again because it's not worth it if the person you're replying is in a passionate relationship with agenda.

TheSuperNerd:
He has no point please. You keep going back to just one game... The DRC game... as convenient excuse to justify a point that no longer holds.

The same Super Eagles showed heart after that DRC episode at the Afcon tournament. We all saw how far that team went and how Morocco needed big time refereeing favors to navigate that semifinal fixture on their home turf.

The same DRC with their physical size were undone by Algeria. Same Algeria who bested DRC were humbled and dismantled from Minute 1 to Minute 90+ by the Super Eagles in the next KO fixture.

So let us stop the convenient exaggerations. The Super Eagles under Chelle has come a long way now and metamorphosed, so far, into a fearless unit and the metamorphosis is not even finished.

One of the small consolations I got from the 2018 W was that the Icelanders didn't use us to aura farm their celebration

9JAMac10:
This Norway viking row celebration is top tier tbh

Happy Birthday bro. Wish you more blessed years ahead.

BankyGee:
+1 today! 🎉

Grateful for life, growth, lessons, laughter, and every opportunity along the way. Thank you to everyone who has been part of my journey.

Here's to bigger wins, good health, and unforgettable moments ahead. ❤️

If the Congo game we lost was a regular group match it will also have ended 1-1 so I'm still not getting your argument.

Anyway no wahala to each his own.

odizeey:
Oga. Senegal got one point from that match. How many point Nigeria collect from losing to Congo?😃

Group stage match is not crucial again? Abi is it not the same group stage games you win to advance to the next round?

odizeey:
Different situations oga.

Congo won us in a crucial match. They drew Senegal in a group stage match.

Senegal too couldn't beat Congo at the last AFCON which they later won so what's your point?

odizeey:
You no fit beat Congo you say you be beast

You no like King Kong?

It's not that bad. Nigeria have qualified 6 times and gotten past the group stage thrice. I sincerely believe if we had qualified under Chelle we would have been a different beast.

TemporaryHansel:
Why are you guys always sounding like Nigeria ever does anything meaningful when they manage to make the world cup? They always place nonsense, are you people eager to watch such?

Una patriotism far oh.

Worst African side by far.

Even Xenophobia FC showed small backbone against Czech Republic as poor as they are.

Ibime:
Tunisia should hurry up and go home and never be seen in the World Cup again. Every World Cup they just come to waste space that could have gone to Mali or another team capable of putting up a showing

Only reason they are at this World Cup is cos the strongest teams in their qualifying group were Namibia and Liberia

Best player on the pitch yesterday.

By the way what happened to Wirtz? Dude was looking like a general talent 2 season.s ago.

raumdeuter:
See vision

Felix Nmecha saw through the sea of orange 👀 pic.twitter.com/cFjicikWHR

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 20, 2026

Wonder what Rubio is saying now after pontificating how Obama got them into a bad deal with Iran.

A40:
You can wear seat belt and still have accident. Still advisable to wear a seat belt


No. Obviously not. The issue here is nobody asked you for this war in the first place. This was self inflicted. Why should I applaud someone that deliberately touched a hot stove and then quickly rubbed red oil or lavender oil to cushion the effects. How about not touch the hot stove to begin with


Well maybe don't interfere in their matter or talk about interfering with their matter.


Fairs. You make a good point here



What's the difference? You are basically banking on murderous Shia Muslims to pinky promise swear that they will be nice and be on their best behavior moving forward after handing them access to more resources than they've ever seen or could ever fathom. What are the odds of that?

Trump's lack of principles and consistency is why he's been contradicting himself all over the place. His comments this week? He's made everyone that stuck their necks out for Trump including myself look ridiculous

You cannot tell us all this time how these people are bad people and now you want to give them money and unfreeze monies they had been denied by previous administrations


Somehow he picked the worst possible option.

"What an embarrassment."

GOP and Democrat senators are casting doubt on President Trump’s Iran peace deal, with lawmakers from both parties criticizing the agreement and raising concerns about its potential impact.

"Giving billions of dollars to theocratic lunatics who want to… pic.twitter.com/ulkaZwlAPW

— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 18, 2026

You know you agreed to a bad deal when both Democrat and Republicans are flaming you


Gen Z democrats is not the same as the establishment ones. Jews still hold the money which both parties dance to

Anti Jew Democrat where e wan see money campaign?


How many people did the US kill the last time? How many people do they have to kill to realize they are not afraid of death.

If you're not ready to uproot the regime in its entirety then leave it as it is. That's my point.

Not agree to a deal that puts you in a weaker position against them than before you invaded them.

Based on this deal what is their incentive to act right especially as more and more of these monies become accessible to them

Anyway it looks like the whole thing is on pause in light of recent events. Make we dey observe

Ororo will deliver trust the process

izzou:
Make una let my Ororo concentrate nau

What is all this?

Tonight is for the team, please

We would not be distracted by cheap records and media hullabaloo.

I see one video of Zidane dey shake head I come dey pity.

E remain small to entire field pursue him son comot for pitch

TheSuperNerd:
Lol... Well, your unwritten thoughts came true. Zinedine Zidane watched live as his son got used by Messi to make history. Lol

A father's nightmare.

Seems our outrage at Partey being barred from entering Canada was misplaced.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cly8qj2nlzqo?at_ptr_name=twitter&at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_medium=social&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_format=image&at_link_id=C59016EA-6A2D-11F1-97A7-C747931DCCCA&at_link_origin=BBCAfrica&at_campaign=Social_Flow

Them go don wake up well well before then. Norway na basically Haaland them get cut off midfield otilor.

andrewbaba44:
Lastly make una no surprise if this Senegal no beat Norway sha

Chief I know about that o! The same Algeria beat Netherlands in the warm match before WC.

Na Zidane son cause all this Messi highlight reel.

izzou:
A very weak Algerian side

Very cheap hatrick

The son sef didn't cover himself in glory for the first and second goal.

Nigeria as we mid reach only restricted Messi to minimum of 2 goals anytime we faced him.

TheSuperNerd:
Lol... Well, your unwritten thoughts came true. Zinedine Zidane watched live as his son got used by Messi to make history. Lol

A father's nightmare.

Don't know of any dedicated one.

tglobal:
Is there a Track and Field thread here on Nairaland? The closest I found is this one: https://www.nairaland.com/3311202/golden-age-nigerian-athletics-videos

cc: lovewins, PDPGuy, chrisooblog et al

Ebuehi was solid in the few matches we played then during the buildup to the 2018 WC. Idowu used Argentina match to deceive us.

Same way Ogbeiche used bicycle kick against Paraguay before 2002 WC to fool everyone say we don get striker.

Kog45:
If Aina was raw what of Ebuehi and Idowu.Rohr used Argentina match to decide and Aina was poor in that match,even as at that time the duo are not better,luck just smiled on them...Echiejele made it due to experience cuz nothing to offer.

Chuckwueze sensational in Villareal B team,even Kanu,Babayaro who are real gem did not made US 94 team,despite played some friendlies

You make solid points however people will also rate how successful you are with how well you do in your home Confederation.

How many AFCON finals heck even Semis have the Moroccans reached in the last 6-7 years?

Senegal undeniably have shown their pedigree as the best footballing country in Africa winning 2 AFCONs and reaching 3 finals in 5 years.

Argentina before winning the 2022 WC had already done it in South America winning the 2021 Copa America. Spain too before winning the WC in 2010 won the 2008 Euos.

You can have a good team full of talented players but if you lack the character of winners it wouldn't guarantee success.

Netherlands and Belgium are example of good teams with outstanding players and performances in tournaments but when it mattered most then fumbled and the reason they are not rated in the higher echelons of world and European.

That's the lens from which I'm currently assessing the Moroccans.

Mybettingtips:
it’s not about hype. You watched the quality of football displayed yesterday, you saw how they marshaled the midfield, with quality fast flowing passes. They’ve been good for years. You know how we would hype our team if we were the ones with such a team. 4th place last World Cup and you saw how they started their new World Cup campaign. Watch how Morocco will top their group, Brazil will finish second in that group .

Not even because of their league (although that would be a fair point based on how often they feature in European club competition) but the sprinkling of talent they have available playing in some time top European clubs in Spain, Germany, and Italy.

charlesemeka85:
who dey rate turkey 🇹🇷? Na only una dey rate them cos of Osimhen plays in their league

They are good but I'm not on the hype train.

2024 AFCON beaten by SA.

2025 AFCON couldn't score a single goal in regulation time against us and Senegal but they are world beaters?

Na so people talk after 2022 WC so I will not be surprised if some people begin getting excited again after yesterday's performance.

mostob:
Morocco will dominate African football

We have been hearing this statement for 5 years now. Their women team lost two finals in a row. The reason why Morocco got to the last Afcon final was because of the unserious players we paraded. Even their cheating couldn't save them.

Infrastructure? Yes
Talent poaching? Yes

I'm not going to let the hate watch prevent me from giving them kudos sha. They play excellent and slick football but that doesn't translate to automatic domination.
TBH, Brazil were poor yesterday too.

Chukwueze sensation in 2018 with what performances?

The only person you could probably say we should have taken is Aina who in all fairness was still raw then.

minfelix:
Why was a hot rising teenage sensation Chukwueze not taken to the 2018 worldcup

Turkey is surely one of the most overrated national teams in world football.

Ego of the Spanish team, ability of South Africa.

JobAndVacancies:
Even the Turkey he overated are being roasted, barbecued and eaten by Australia. Australia has surprised people like you said

Hmm D'Law I watched the first 45 minutes Brazil's match last night I begin tackle myself say no be delulu make me predict them to win WC?

There was a sequence during the game where Igor Thiago missed a chance to score with a header and immediately the cameraman panned to Kaka, Roberto Carlos, and Ronaldo seated in the stands. Poignant reflection of how the standards have fallen in Brazil.

As much as Morocco rattled Brazil I felt the Samba Boys could have nicked it with better finishing no thanks to Raphina and Igor.

The Moroccans with a better forward at the level of Osimhen would have won yesterday.

Loved how compact their defense was but men the way their midfield stringed passes especially when Buoaddi came on was a joy to watch.

Mujtahida:
I started watching football during USA 94. As a child of the 80's I was already conscious of Brazil being a superpower in football. When I seriously started following football, I fell in love with Romario, Ronaldo de Lima, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho but somehow I never supported Brazil and I still don't support Brazil.

It however hurts me that Brazil has now become like any other football team. Morocco is Brazil and Brazil is Morocco.

A sad spectacle for football. Chai

Morocco has improved and that is good but Brazil has become mediocre. It really has nothing to do with Morocco. Brazil no longer strikes fear in the heart of their opponents. See how Morocco was knocking the ball around with the Brazilian players rooted in between like training cones.

Kai Germany,Una do this one. That 7-1 defeat in 2014 before their home crowd in Rio spiritually decapitated Brazil.

If Brazil plays to their potential I think they will get past Morocco.

An inferior Ecuadorian side (who I expect Ivory Coast to beat) gave the Atlas Lions a tough time so we'll see how it goes.

But Hakimi got jokes "Morocco play like Brazil".

mostob:
They're butterflies calling themselves birds.

I heard they fapped the jerseys and other kit of the English national team.

God knows if they had stolen somebody's pen 16 years ago in South Africa, BBC, Sky News, CNN, and co would have run back to back hour on the hour news coverage of how Africa is not safe and increasing crime rate.

izzou:
Qatar didn't do half of what the US have done in this WC, and yet the West cried and groaned like the Israelites of old.

What of hundreds of CIV supporters that were denied entry? Na terrorism links too?

The list of referees wasn't generated last week. Wouldn't it have been better to strike out his name from the start, than making him jump on a flight, only to be humiliated at the airport....I mean, this is AFRICA'S BEST REFEREEE.

You're still right about the "US has the right sha"

Were we asking for her permission before mtchww

RandDigital:
"Those countries that have come out to say that they don't support South Africa, they hate us, they want to see us fail, they want Mexico to beat us ...

We are supporting you to support other teams. We, in fact, we are begging you to support other teams, because if you don't, and you support us - few years from now, you'll be reminding us that you supported us at the World Cup (like apartheid), then you're going to say you have to bring in your people illegally in our country, and they have to live here."

Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, March and March Leader


https://www.tiktok.com/video/7650190549604994325?_r=1&_t=ZS-97Ay2Y1HwYf

Pray it doesn't turn out that way egbon.

Kog45:
Wahala be say when Olympics comes na to fall yakata