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Look at that beautiful through-ball from Iwobi to Osimhen who made a good cutback to Lookman. I said it that Iwobi needs to play closer to the box instead of dropping deep and that's what he did.

Lookman should have shot immediately; he didn't but still managed to dribble his way out of a tight situation and fired a left footed shot which hit the post and entered the net.

Beautiful goal

TheGoodJoe:
Ndidi is not much of a distributor. So transition from defense to midfield will suffer without Iwobi. What is making it look poor is Iwobi not distributing properly and I expect Chelle to sort him out on that.

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Iwobi's distribution will work better if he's closer to the box. I don't like him playing in that deep lying CM role.

I loved that celebration. Beautiful from Ndidi

Another lovely assist from Lookman. 1 goal and two assists already in this tournament.

Lookman is truly our main guy when it comes to AFCON. Incredible player.

I remember how some said that Lookman wasn't fit for African football because he was born abroad. Oh, how he has shut them up...

Honestly, I feel Iwobi is dropping too deep. We need that guy to play closer to the box. That's where he'll be more impactful.

Odunayaw:
Be like film trick.

200+ passes to Tunisia's meagre 50+

No wonder Bassey said "Our football's talking" as they were about walking into the tunnel. It really is.

Haaaaa. Possession 70.4% to 29.6% in favour of Nigeria 🙆🏽‍♂️😳👏👏

After multiple missed chances, Osimhen finally scores. Brilliant cross from Lookman.

Another missed header from Osimhen

😎

To those of you taking girls on dates this lovely Christmas day; If I catch you ehn?

Netanyahu knows how to trouble terrorists sha .

Nigerian terrorists and their sympathisers will start shiiiiiting on their pants again

Merry Christmas, folks. 🎀🎪🎀

Jesus loves you 😎

Merry Christmas, Fellas. Jesus loves you.

Have an amazing red-pilled day!!! 🎪🎪🎀 😎💪💥

Joebie:
na two foreign borns give us goals o.. abi?

The same people some claim aren't fit for African football.

Onuachu comes on for Osimhen

Taking off Akor Adams at that moment was a big mistake, in my opinion

Osimhen misses a one-on-one after a beautiful pass from Iwobi

Now this is the Lookman I know. Always showing himself in AFCON. What a bullet left footed shot from him. Great goal

Who put that beautiful cross into the box? Of course, Alex Iwobi, the most creative midfielder in this team 😄😎💪💥

Excellent 😎

joelsteron:
Please by "creative" what do you mean exactly. Do you mind to elaborate please?

By 'creative,' I mean producing effective solutions on the field to generate clear goalscoring opportunities. It's about vision and intelligent risk taking that usually results in a shot on goal.


According to WhoScored (as of Dec 10, 2025), Iwobi has a tally of 23 chances created (i.e chances that immediately led to a shot on goal) which ranks him among the top 20 creators in the entire Premier League.


According to One-Versus-One (as of Dec 17, 2025), Iwobi has a tally of 34 successful passes into the box which shows his ability to consistently get the ball into the most dangerous areas.


These numbers highlight that a high percentage of his passes into the danger zone are of such quality that they usually directly result in a clear chance for a teammate.


The real issue for Nigeria is that he often plays a deep, restrictive central midfield (CM) role where he is shackled with defensive duties. Playing him as an attacking midfielder (AM) in a 4-3-3 or Supporting Striker (SS) in a 4-4-2 or 3-5-2 is crucial to maximize his talent. This way, he can focus purely on exploiting space and delivering those creative passes without having to sprint 80 yards back every time.


He is most likely the only Super Eagle to achieve 33 goals and 37 assists in Premier League history. No be beans. 😤

joelsteron:
Which yeye Iwobi oga .. Na no creativity but intensity make Chelle remove am against Congo ahbi?

Lol, Iwobi was substituted in the 77th minute in that game against DRC. You make it sound like he was yanked off in the first half or something.

See, I know it may be hard for you to accept but the truth is that until we find a suitable replacement, Iwobi still remains not just the best but the ONLY creative midfielder in that squad and today's match proved it.

Rashford scores!!!

He dribbled the goalkeeper and fired a bullet left footed shot into the top right corner. Good through pass from Yamal and a ferocious finish from Marcus Rashford. 💥😎⚽😄💪

What a save from Ter Stegen

This is one of De Jong's best matches in quite some time. His forward runs and passes have been on point and he just grabbed an assist for himself. Great cross and great header from Christensen

People can now see the importance of Iwobi. Intensity without creativity will lead you into the bush

I couldn't even get angry at the horrendous officiating. I was just laughing all through. The referees couldn't even hide their bias

Dele Bashiru needs to learn how to stop romancing the ball when he's meant to be putting crosses into the box.

Cyriel Dessers scores a beautiful goal from the edge of the box in his first start since his return from a 2 months injury. He now has 3 goals in 3 starts for his new club Panathinaikos. ⚽💥⚽💥⚽💥😎

Good game of football. I love how we controlled most of it. Osasuna's biggest mistake was removing Victor Munoz.

7 points clear on the table. Beautiful day

I've it multiple times that Kounde is one of the very best when he overlaps and crosses the ball.


That move started because Ferran was smart enough to drop deep which then dragged away the defenders and created space at the back.


Brilliant move from Ferran, good cross from Kounde which caused that deflection and good tap in from Raphinha.

Standing ovation for Rashford from the fans👏👏👏