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Mujtahida:
Bro, Morocco? You don enter final?

You're right. We haven't 😂

The oil is their target. Smh

AndSunGorilla:
We never even reach QFs, una don dey plan ahead. Hope the players are focusing on the game in front of them.

That one is up to them. No be crime.

MetalJigsaw:
All these are unnecessary naa no be street football.

They're not unnecessary. It is football and they make long term memories hard to brush off. That's why no one can forget Roger Milla's Celebration or Kanu's or Mweene's. It is just football!!

Odunayaw:
This settles it that Chelle is an attacking coach. I really hope the man stays post AFCON

Morocco loves to foul. Will be key to make them commit in their final 3rd the most. Means Chuks is needed in that game. Chelle might tweàk to halt predictability. But seeing our pathway, he can hit them at their fragility

WarHammer2000:
Talking about branding, Osimhen needs to find a signature goal celebration. A celebration you see and immediately think of Osimhen. Think Ronaldo and his siuuuu. Martins and his summersaults.

Look at Ndidi's celebration. That's a clip that would be replayed for decades to come and has already made it's way into the books of naija football folklore — that's the power of branding.

Mention "Rashidi Yekini", and I bet the first image that comes to your head is Yekini clutching the net, celebrating his iconic World Cup goal. Branding.

Osimhen's current celebration which typically involves pointing at his teammates (or sometimes, the opponents' coach😁) or just jumping and punching the air, isn't remarkable at all. I no go lie, e dey vex me sometimes 🙄.

I mean, it's nice you scored, but how about hitting a unique celebration that thrills the fans and further builds your cult of personality?

you hit the nail on the head. Even Ighalo had his own style. Ahmed Musa, Aiyegbeni, VicMo. Though he got a mask, he needs to work on that no doubt. The team also need come up with dances after a goal is scored. Tshabalala in 2010. Gyan as well.

BankyGee:
Odds to win AFCON according to SportyBet
Nigeria 6 odds.
Third favorite to win 😁

We can use these details to our advantage. Eric Chelle pls take note

When we win, i hope the organization around the team fanfare is way way creative, modern and eye-catching. The 2013 set wore one funny looking green plus they didn't have choreography amongst themselves and all. Scattered all over the pitch. Let's prove the Naija style with aura abeg. Till then sha. Cos group stage no be KO.

Danielnino00:
Semid4lyfe, I was scrolling through Nairaland front page and I discovered this poll...
I didn't know that Nairaland now create polls..
Also, is of only the moderators that can create it?
I'm asking in respect to the Nairaland Nigeria Football Fans Award...
When the time comes, the poll would be very useful...


PS: My intuition tells me to wait until the end of the AFCON before proceeding with selection of committee members, hence the delay.

What joy if this Old feature of Nairaland is returned mehn. I've been clamoring for it to Oga NL for years now. Make i check

With just one Tough Away fixture in 19, i expect us to do justice to the rest. 19games and 11 clean sheets is not a heavy ask at this rate.

COYG❤️💯

Happy New Year to everyone.

We'll lift that 🏆🏆🏆 this year.

Goaaalllllll!!!

Nice curler. Pep go wan crazeee

The good thing about Iwobi and Onyedika playing side by side is, individually, they're their own man. But together, they sync well.


So that makes a big big midfield chemistry for us if we manage it well. Let Ndidi and Onyeka battle the last spot or Onyeka starts in the more physical game and Onyedika comes on for either of Ndidi/Onyeka.

So baba can set up these guys to score 4 laidis? Mentality changed and 4 unreplied goals. Arteta changing approach or the return of Big Gabu to the XI? Which is it

BABE filled with Ws. Emery run comot ke? 😂😂😂😂


Unbeaten at Emirates. Be like Arteta wan target Klopp's Anfield record o.

We have proof Eric Chelle dey read this tread. That Onyedika choice is proof. Me sha till wondering wetin he dey see for Simon and Chuks. Glad to hear Arthur switch is finalized. I'll prefer him over uzoho any day.

Subzero0477:
Iwobi must be mentally strong, the guy went through a lot I mean a lot to get to where he is today yet he was never fazed

i think Chelle has given him the 2019 freedom back. That's the true self of Iwobi. All those deep nonsense he played after Rohr hindered him mentally.

Goke7:
Every game is different and this is a tournament and not a league format of home and away games. You’re up by 3 goals, 3 points is what you need, excellent goal difference already so do you need more goals? So what the hell are you bringing in offensive players for? All we needed is wound up the game by keeping possession, bring in more defensive minded players and slow down the game which super eagles are well know for and Iwobi was doing just that. Against Benin in the wcq we needed more goals to get to the playoffs so wingers can come in no problem but what do we need players like Simon and ejuke in that game yesterday for? Chelle is showing some rigidity here and it will surely cost us in more crucial games if he doesn’t watch it. Good football is not everything, game management and common sense of adaptability matters in a tournament and our coach inexperience is showing too early. You don’t have much opportunity to experiment in a tournament. We were lucky to escape last night despite dominating for 70 mins. The final result at the end is what matters no matter how long you dominated play.

Thanks for this. Cos i think subconsciously many of us do make the mistake of mentally fitting tournament football to league football. In League format, the next game is another chance. You can overlook errors and underplay funny subs. But not in tournament. In tournament the mentality gats shift. Nonsense should be called its name not excused. Any best team can be out in barely 75seconds of tournament football. Add that luck factor too. Na why we no fit ever forget Mbappe even though Messi also played that final.

We still praise Jpes for last AFCON approach. It worked and got us far. Nobody go remember anything else again.

kennysville:
Add the coach's erratic substitutions and his obsession for wing play

All Chelle needs to do is reinvent the Jpes tactics that took us to the last final. It is perfect for SE in tournament mode and he can add some sleek to the rough edges Jpes didn't address. I love the crosses men and it's even making me miss Aina.


That Hannibal, abeg make they no give chance to such Bouazizi regen to try that again o.

MetalJigsaw:
I believe Lookman has replaced Nacho

in impact, maybe.

MetalJigsaw:
Now Chelle is doing the same thing

i dey make dey no wash head for touchline this time sha. 🤣

I hope Osimhen works on his reactive nature sha. That yellow card was totally unnecessary. If it made him miss next match in ko stages, no apology on IG or snap go epp o.

lbrichman2:
Watch the build up to our third goal
It started with Onyeka who intercepted a pass and then Osimhen laid it off for Iwobi and ran into space..

Onyeka was cutting out passing lanes, marking and doing the dirty job
Had no business subbing him..
See here..

🚨🇳🇬 GOAL! Ademola Lookman scores for Nigeria to make it 3-0 against Tunisia. He’s now been involved in four goals in two games at the AFCON. pic.twitter.com/xxNwH0kIff

— GNB OFFICIAL (@GHNaijaBallers) December 27, 2025

This is the reason i pick him as the only one in this current team to score that kine goal Mane scored vs Congo.

Meliforme:
Give me a hint of what you want me to say next.

What in the afcon happened next now. Say it na😆😆😆😆
The hint wey we both saw?

352 dey curb flank intrusion well. But no, Ejuke and Simon must come on(two of them no sabi ball recovery or cover spaces o) kon comot who dey do Declan Rice. Habaaaaa.

semid4lyfe:
That Finidi na error. Hin follow for the reason wey we no qualify for WC.

he made me wish Amodu was here as much as i didn't fancy him those years too.

Meliforme:
I have read a lot of criticisms on Chelle regarding his game management and this is my perspective.

The Tunisians were mounting a lot of pressure on the flanks, and Chelle needed to foil the pressure.
Ndidi was even out of his position to defend the flanks.
That was the motive behind the substitutions Chelle made.

Again, in competitions there is what we call the game momentum. The momentum of the game shifted for obvious reasons and the Tunians siezed it to see what they can grab.

Pls finish this analysis. You haven't added what happened next pls and how it ended. Lol.

No stop here o. Chelle carry that blame abeg.

lbrichman2:
Echiejile was an answered prayer that year
Omo that left back position wan wound us then!!

his speed and crosses. Omo he's still one of the best fullback crossers we've ever had imo. Answer to prayer he was.

minfelix:
Add Frederick,Aina and Onyeka….cos as we saw today Onyeka is an Engine room, and we can see how Aina replacement is playing kak

i suppose add Onyeka true true. The other 2 no dey.

lbrichman2:
Levels dey
If no be that yeye coach wey wan spoil him career, infact 2 coaches sef

I imagine how this team would have been if Jpes was still in charge. I know he contributed to the mess sha but imagine all those backstage issues weren't there too. Those two clowns messed stuff up gaan.

If Finidi na our coach for afcon, na Tanimu go dey rb not Frederick(if he was fit)

lbrichman2:
In recent times, I think maybe only Benjamin and to an extent Akor have had seamless bedding in period into this team
Both have become integral members of our team

Benjamin own too sweeeeettttt. Chai.

Another that was sweet was Echiejile that year. Came on board as replacement. Became competition under a short time and grabbed the spot for himself. Lol

lbrichman2:
Be like Mola is leading the scoring charts abi?

Apoty is really showing why he's apoty

4GA. Topping both G and A tabs. Omo.