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Humility017:
Tunisia last march was scrab
no thanks to their goal keeper....

I am happy that they're not a strong side...
hopefully we get to avoid Egypt until the finals...then anything can happen.

I am just praying for Rohr to get his first 11 right...then we are good to go....

No need to fear any team.

Let's look at it this way. If we beat the hosts in the quarter finals, it means we have already done the brunt of the work.

Also, the confidence of the players would be skyhigh. To me, Egypt has just not been exposed by a better team yet. Who knows, thy may not get past the QFs except CAF referees aid and abet

Humility017:
then mali is not as strong as we assumed then...
I was thinking they will beat Tunisia to pulp

I said it the other time that Mali looked good because their opponents were subpar

tbaba1234:
We are lucky that Akpeyi's mistakes have not been punished.

Gbam. You're very right about this. Instead of looking at others, we have to make sure our GK isn't exposed

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Good football from Tunisia and Mali so far. Unlike the rugby match we saw yesterday between Algeria and Senegal.

This your name is funny though.

Nice meeting you

TheSuperNerd:
Okay... alright Elfy one... I misunderstood you this time. But you see.... Na becos na you dey sit on the grand pessimism throne.

Anyway, I will be watching.

No problem bro

We are all one family here

saasala:
I believe she was not a virgin at the time and the sex was consensual. I believe them both gbadun am. Tho I won't condone what the charlatan of a man of God did, he cajoled her into it using his pastor status as a guise which is bad.

They had sex. She wasnt raped.

Women are known to lie against men for rape when things dont later go their way. She might later feel used after seeing the pastor go back to his fiancé, hence the reason to feign rape.

He might not have raped her but he took advantage of her naivety under the guise of a man of God which is bad....They are both mad and stupid. Even the girl didn't say she was a virgin and if you watched the video, she never mentioned struggling with him or shouting.

I pray make the Fatoyinbo guy come out and say them fvck like 20 times, Dakolo go divorce him wife straight grin grin grin

They are both mad.

Gbam. Until I hear the pastor side of the story, I won't believe shit from this girl mouth

After how many years. This culture of keeping silent for too long after the damage has been done is becoming too common

Some of una no sabi argue intelligently.

Una go dey carry unnecessary emotions for argument. You guys don't get paid for using savage insults.

Many here are truly kids mhen. If you don't agree with an opinion or it annoys you, ignoring such posts is a valid and harmless option

Curtisaxel7:
Side observation:

This team is missing Victor Moses badly. Vicmo's individual flair gave Rohr's team that creative spark that made them a bit watchable.

Since he left, it has been kick-and-rush, anywhere-belle-face, blood-and-guts, huff-and-puff boring disjointed football.

I was expecting Chukwueze to fill into that talismanic X-factor role, but it's obvious those shoes are still too big for him at this point.

Maybe a more adventurous coach would've experimented with Onyekuru to bring creativity to the wings, or tweaked the team strategy a bit to spice things up, but since na Rohr the ancient clueless onigbinde of a dinosaur dey in charge, na so so jam-body game man pikin go dey endure for SE hand throughout this tournament.

He might be too conservative but this isn't fair to someone that has made us qualify for major tournaments with ease as well as the round of 16 n this years AFCON.

TheSuperNerd:
Moses Simon that gave that fine pass to Ighalo for that beautiful chance that he squandered instead of squaring for Musa??

Moses Simon that also freed up Iwobi befoee Iwobi blew the chance by counting his legs??

Moses Simon that eventually got his cornerkick cross right and found Omeruo for the goal??

Elf Of Darkness!!!!

Now, I can see more evidences pointing to why you top Semid4lyfe's special list.

Again I say, I was quoting what he said. It isn't my opinion

forgiveness:
Can you explain why he was poor offensively?

I'm quoting what he said

In my opinion, he was above average. He tried

Humility017:
ROHR WANTS NO FURTHER DISTRACTIONS AS EAGLES FOCUS ON MADAGASCAR

Super Eagles Head Coach Genort Rohr wants all the distractions caused by the dispute over allowances to be settled finally before Nigeria roll out tank against Madagascar in the last Group B clash on Sunday.

Speaking yesterday in Alexandria, the Franco-German gaffer said in as much as Nigeria has began the group phase very well, nothing should be allowed to put a wedge on Eagles good fortunes.

“I hope that the things that were decided yesterday (Wednesday) will be done so that everybody can focus on the next game (against Madagascar),” he stated.
Rohr insisted that the decision taking on Wednesday by Eagles before the game against Guinea, should help to stem any further bickery over bonuses and allowances.

Leganes of Spain defender Kenneth Omeruo’s header in the 73rd minute off the corner kick by Moses Simon was all that Nigeria needed to pick maximum points from Guinea’s Syli National and the ticket to the Round of 16.

thisday.com

I thought they said they had being paid via transfer?

Humility017:
good morning.
not at all...I am not angry...

Just that I was not too pleased with Moses Simon... musa played defensively in that match too and still try create couple of chances upfront...and would have score had it been ighalo was not selfish.

now that Kalu Uche is back in the mix I fear Moses Simon may get the boot...

Moses simon was poor offensively but he got the assist. Oga, the match son end since. That assist has got to count for something

This Marco guy from Madagascar na freekick beast

We need to desist from conceding freekicks in dangerous positions

jihday:
He's far from the truth, is football all about attacking? What about the defensive side? We score 2 our opponents score 4 or we meet a better team who are able to cage our attack and they pound us 4 na weytin una like abi

Calm down. Your blood is getting hotter

True, a good defense could win games especially against stronger opponents. The Greek team that won the 2004 Euros come to mind. However, scoring more goals can aid one in qualifying from tight groups even if as best looser. Remember when we were all permutating for the Super falcons. Truth is, if they had scored more than just 2 goals, it would've made things easier (even though they eventually did qualify)

Goke7:
Tanzania fall hand sha, you were leading 2-1 and now loosing 3-2. too bad

As in ehn

Abi na inexperience ni?

Earthquake3:
The guy would do well in EPL

Teams like Brighton, Crystal Palace don't have an Olunga

You're right on this

Earthquake3:
Olunga, Tall, Agile and a bully

Exactly what the EPL needs

May be a good fit for Brighton based on their system

Ohhh that reminds me, their coach has been sacked. Well, who knows

Earthquake3:
What attack, he didnt attack against Senegal

He is playing his level and you call that attacking?

He didn't do so because of the players at his disposal

Now don't get me wrong, I'm not for Amunike taking the Job should Rohr leave. I too have had enough of the shenanigans of our local coaches

charlesemeka85:
give amuneke wetin? una don start abi? we dey go forward abi backward? i trust pinnick not to make such sentimental mistake. if rohr leaves the nff should go for a more advanced gaffer than turning to our local coaches wey go use their paddy paddy matter scatter what rohr have been building for the past 3 years now

He isn't saying that Amunike isn't sentimental

Truth is all coaches are. Even ROhr

My only problem with Nigerian coaches is Egunje and the fact that they don't know how to handle situations when their payments are delayed by NFF

Earthquake3:
Una don start

Because of a match that has not ended

But he is not far from the truth

Amunike is a better attacking coach than Rohr. Rohr is very conservative in his approach but at least he has been getting the results so far in AFCON

TheSuperNerd:
Just look at the bolded.... The Great Pessimist of this thread. Your words oooo.... Chaaiiii... Elf of Darkness.... Who did this to you? You sure you love the new crown you wear? Hmmm.... It has consequences ooo....

Nerdy boy. I didn't crown myself. I was crowned.

Odunayaw:
so no lyrics on the invincibility of the Senegalese?

Never said they were.

Just said they were the team to beat and they have been beaten

Just a good side that had a bad day

Odunayaw:
Hello Prophet

I was wrong because I'm not a prophet

Taliban:
What kind of organism sir, could you clarify?

I think he meant to say Orgasm. It's a typo

Danielnino00:
I'm afraid Osimhen and Onyekuru won't get much game time in this tournament . They are good no doubt, but others were there before them...


It's Osimhen I feel for the most.. Onauchu don use that goal against Egypt to overtake him in the pecking order...

But seriously eh our team get depth o .. We have a 20+ goal striker in one of Europe's top 10 league on the bench...another 16 goal wing forward also on the bench ...

I'm loving this.

As in ehn. Even me the great Pessimist of this thread can't deny this fact and it is a thing of beauty.

However, the reason I want those guys to start is for their careers in Europe. Many European scouts are watching and lack of game time could mar their progress and even make them match rusty. Hence my reasons. Onuachu should take a back seat for now. At least for the match against madagascar

peterd53:
See ur dream team get no shot on target for almost 70 minutes

Yea, you're right

Its surprising really

Even the best can be made to play badly when the right tactics are applied.

O pari

fabyom:
I said this Senegal players are average.
Where are the stars everyone is having organism about.
Mane scores one chance per five.

Mane can be like that sometimes. Very frustrating

TheSuperNerd:
Afcon Focus- Away from the Super Eagles

OPPONENTS WATCH-IN OTHER GROUPS


Senegal vs Algeria is up next. We know the big names on both sides. The likes of Mane, Mahrez, Koulibaly, Mandi, Keita Balde, Feghouli, Kouyate, Brahimi (benched) and more....

Both sides also boast exciting young talents in Ismaila Sarr, Wague and Krepin Diatta for Senegal AND Adam Ounas and Ismael Bennacer for Algeria.

BUT... watch out for the Algerian Right back,
Yousef Attal. That young lad is a "demon!!!"

A RB that defends well and attacks very very well. He dribbles even better than some wingers and is a genuine threat. This is a lad that banged in 6 goals in Ligue 1 as a RB oooo .. he also drew the foul that got Algeria their first goal at this Afcon. Lad is a threat going forward and would really love to see how he holds his own against a really talented Senegalese side.

Senegal vs Algeria... Hopes the game lives up to the hype.

I expect a Senegal win.

charlesemeka85:
Southampton move for Spezia striker David Okereke.

The Daily Mail says Southampton are set to make an approach for €15m striker Okereke.

The Saints will pull the trigger on a move for the Spezia striker.

The 21-year-old Nigerian bagged 10 Serie B goals and has also been linked with West Ham and Crystal Palace among other European clubs.

We have been hearing abou this for 4 weeks now

Southampton sef should do fast na

Danielnino00:
So Nigeria and Madagascar will be fighting for the top spot on Sunday


We have got a big fight on our hand folks.

I doubt if Rohr will rest many players now. finishing top of d group means we meet a weaker opponent in R16.

He should at least start Onyekuru, Kalu and Osimhen

I feel strongly that those guys are hungry to prove themselves

charlesemeka85:
CONFIRMED Joe Aribo: Rangers announce signing of Charlton midfielder on four-year deal

Good development

Hope Rohr takes notice after AFCON

krattoss:
Nigeria footballers get paid for their services, they sacrifice nothing.

By Colin Udoh

We are all here now as players are going on strike to receive bonuses, and all of us ordinary citizens are joining them in the fight to get paid.

The Super Eagles are on $10k per win. Their two wins so far means they are already $20K to the good and counting.

The Super Falcons are in line to share a $300 000 pot by the time FIFA pays the participation fee in September. This is in addition to the $4k each they received from their lone win against Korea.

Not to mention the $10K bonuses they received during the AWCON.

I say all this because tomorrow something will happen and we will hear folks saying “after all the sacrifice we made for this country, now we have been abandoned.”

Sacrifice shege! We know those who sacrificed, and those days are so far back in our rear view we can’t even see them anymore.

These ones are doing a job and getting paid for it. Very handsomely, too. Their flight tickets get paid to come and play. They stay in luxury hotels funded by the taxpayer. Are driven around with security paid for by the tax payer. Get three square meals a day fit for royalty also on the taxpayer’s bill.

So please tell me again, which sacrifice?

How many ordinary folks are earning over N3.6m tax free? By the time the Super Eagles finish the Nations Cup, if they win it, imagine how much they would have made.

If they win the trophy, they will now receive additional gifts of money from government and different directions.

I am not saying they don’t deserve it. After all, basic economics teaches us that talent pays higher than even education. That is why musicians and sports stars earn more than regular Joe.

But we must stop this “sacrifice” narrative. It is just NOT TRUE!

There is no sacrifice here. Period




DISCUSS

I wanted to point this out yesterday (or did I do so self)

Truth is, most of this guys earn more per week than the bonuses they were fighting for. Don't get me wrong....a workman deserves his wages but they should have shelved such protests until qualification was already in the bag. Ingredients of success includes undiluted Focus. Had we drawn yesterday, many of you here would have referenced the pay imbroglio as been the cause.

The truth is we can't keep on having players protests wages just days before crucial ties. History has shown that this doesn't bode well for the team's performance.

To reference Colin Udoh, these guys are already treated like kings on a daily basis, so I see no reason why protests cant be postponed till further notice.

1. IMO, they wouldn't have beaten Senegal if we had played them yesterday. They may have even lost.

2. These guys should focus on the cup and nothing more. All money matters should be postponed till after AFCON. If they win the cup and then protest by ceasing it and refuse to get on the plane because of pay, then I would be solidly behind them. At least they have achieved the primary reason they went to Egypt. We didn't just go there to make up numbers.

3. Mikel as a leader could have managed the situation better since he is well respected among the players.

4. The truth is that this team has received unprecedented support than any team in history.

5. There should be no stories of ex-players from this team suffering in abject poverty. The NFF could do well to organize seminars for them (not now, in future) on how to manage money and plan for retirement.

6. We need to sort our MF. Tougher opponents will capitalize. There is no creativity and its worrisome.

7. Ighalo should be sat down and sense talked into his thick skull. Football is a team sport. What matters is the trophy above all individual aspirations