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Schemerkhiz:
Saw this on Twitter…

But i don’t know Imuran’s health level right now..

Is she sick?

The thing with Rofiat Imuran is that she is like Marcelo. If she is to be used then Tosin has to shift out wider for cover anytime she bombs forward for crosses. She's good with crosses. Which means Ajibade spot will go to Kanu who is good aerially. It will be useless starting Imuran, if the coach doesn't aim to use her strength to our advantage.

I don vex with Ajibade sotey i want make she siddon till 2nd half. If she start, she better go all crazy this 1st half. Im not about to see another goalless 1st half tonight. It's unacceptable.

Spainever:
If Ivory coast could employ former coach of Lyon women team ,what stopped Nigeria from getting a good coach ? One of the major advantages of a good coach is that talented players will be selected not sentiment 😁. We see what is happing to Nigeria now ..you cannot continue to rely on luck and individual player. Ohale should not be starting games she has paid her dues . She can always come in . She is aged and now very slow

The hilarious fact is we have like 5 quality female coaches that can get this job and are way better than the current coach. But remember, NFF needs stooges, individuals they can pull puppet strings for. We see it across all levels of our male and female sports.

Before, we complained that our local coaches are not fattening their CVs. The ones that have fattened are avoided totally.

11 have CV but NFF hasn't given one a job across all national teams. Goan check it.

Schemerkhiz:
What we love to see….

Now this is how it's done. Congratulations to her. Over to

Ordega
Okobi
Ohale
Oshola
Ayinde

To get into this or punditry or agents. They'll rule Africa women's football

Why is it so hard for Nigeria to hav their own version of SA supersport tv? No tv is covering the Commonwealth games locally. Smh.

Schemerkhiz:
Babajide can come in for Uchenna Kanu
Ihezuo for Esther while Monday can slot in as a Winger in case..

Payne should come in for Echegini or move Ajibade there and bring in a Winger to the right ..

Abiodun for either of Ucheibe & Ayinde

Alozie should play her LB abeg. Let Toni start also.

mostob:
And clubs will allow her play? I doubt

dey play 🔥
Happy teammates

PDPGuy:
Clearly a trans person 🙆🏽‍♂️

Caf and Wafcon trying all to avoid focusing on shim on social media outlets.

Schemerkhiz:
If we must win, they have to do it convincingly with goals…
Zambia can still take at least 3goals then make sure to deal with Egypt with at least 5-8goals by playing the appropriate forwards…

And if you want to cross the ball, you need someone like Kanu upfront, she’s the best when it comes to aerial balls..

Madugu should also play Monday Gift at least from the bench instead of Oshoala..

Anything that doesn't make these girls score undrr 45mins till the last bus stop in this wafcon, problem dey.

We ought to be a standout from the rest of wafcon teams by now based on history and precedence. All that firepower with a terrible Malawi defence and we couldn't hack it.

Oshoala is best from the bench. Ordega might play vs Egypt. But Omewa needs to play at least 20mins vs Zambia

Schemerkhiz:
Then Nigeria have to beat Egypt 🇪🇬 10 – 0 at least

Cleopatra go know say Falcons dey for air not her shoulder las las.

TheSuperNerd:
Players to score 4 goals in one Wafcon game.

Perpetua Nkwocha🇳🇬 vs Cameroon (2004)

Asisat Oshoala🇳🇬 vs Mali (2016)

Barbra Banda🇿🇲 vs Egypt (2026)

All things being equal, one of Esther, Kanu shoul join this haul in this group stage. As it stands Rinsola and JOE are most likely to get Hattrick of assists in one game. Make they sha do abeg

TheSuperNerd:
Dave P, come and see sumtin....

Nigerian referee, Eunice Akintoye will officiate today’s TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 match between Senegal and Kenya.

Courtesy: CAF Media

When i saw it see as i jolly ehn😀e don tey. More of this.

Guys forget it. Nobody in our group is dropping points vs Egypt. They're the awoof. Chawinga sisters go get Hattrick vs Egypt. Statpad team of the tournament. So if you wan use calculator, remember the awoof team

Why did he even carry 25players instead of 26? Chai🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️
Everything wrong with how this man thinks. He sees uniqueness and i agree he's embarrassingly unique

Carot:
I don't see us beating Zambia and if we manage to draw. Let's pray Malawi draw their two matches or else its au revoir to brazil

Everyone in the group will flog Egypt. Only a matter of how many goals. So im sure these girls know they need to play their lungs out vs Zambia else the calculator is gone if we finish with 3 or 4 points.

TheSuperNerd:
You are right all the way. Ghana and Cameroon is inevitable whether we are first or second... if we beat Zambia next.

And I tell you this, I am not exactly bothered by who we meet in the Quarters if we do bounce back to make the Quarters. E get why.

We better bounce back and fly. If na Cameroon all good. I need the sisters of our bredas at the mundial alongside us. If we meet Cameroon. It means Malawi meets Ghana. That will be a tough match. But Ghana will tear that Malawi backline apart. They have a VVD/Saliba that give sweet long passes and reads the game well

TheSuperNerd:
MD 1 Results from Grps A-D done and dusted.

MD 2 begins today.

30 goals on MD1. Might double to 60 by the end of MD2

Our female cadet teams are never in want of talents. We do this every time that we now ONLY anticipate what they'll do at the World Cup. They rule Africa!


But results like this no longer surprise me. What's surprised me is how efforts are not being made to make them passing geniuses. They have what it takes to be the Spain of African cadet football. If the philosophy is imbibed now, they'll be even ruthless and sharper before their Falcons debut one day. This team has relied on individual brilliance b2b2b. Considering what the Korean and Spanish teams are doing with overall technique, we need to aim higher. The norm is now the basic. Time to up the ante and change the entire levels required to make the future even brighter and consolidate in a way that Falcons give gap once again to other reps

So na Ghana Cameroon we go meet if we qualify for KO. We can't finish top again saidly. So we settle for 2nd.

Cos if we win Zambia and Egypt, Malawi will take at least 4points from the two so they'll most likely top the group with 7 and us with 6.

If zambia shock Malawi and lose to Falcons, h2h and GD plays.

6
6
6
0

If we finish 1st we go jam Ghana/Cameroon

I stand to be corrected.

lovewins:
Nothing will happen outside of a sack.

The super eagles have missed out on 2 consecutive world cups and heaven didn't fall. Infact, not one person at the glass house resigned or took responsibility. As a matter of fact, the NFF reportedly sent a delegation to a world cup they didn't even qualify for.

So no, nothing will happen.

I've said for sometime now that my primary hope is the world cup ticket. Didn't see the need to express skepticism about Madugu as many assume doing such means you hate him. Let's hope they can turn the tide beginning with Zambia.

All we need from the girls to earn a world cup slot is for them to win the next 3 games.

Just 3 wins.

Anything outside that is a bonus.

Sadly, you're spot on.


The $20m promised National FA in different Confederations is already causing political mayhem across CAF 54 reps. Suddenly Gusau wants to appear good. Nothing concern these ones with onfield issues. Na just to be where the money at.

And with what Pinnick enjoyed, everyone wants a large chunk of the cake and more to come.


Football is dying

If we fix that attack yesternight for the proper fit, the Chawinga sisters would have still done that 3 goals.

Why? Cos this Coach refused to prepare for them. It is like a team refusing to prepare for Mbappe at the back. If the backline can't stop the Mbappe, then deploy the Tiki taka since only 2/10 outfield players are eager to press. That will kill their hot resolve faster under 10mins.

But no, he still got the midfield combo wrong.

The other funny side is the ladies were passing like na boiled egg the ball be. Urghhhh.

This is a handler! Not a tactician. Handlers are puppets. Handlers are arrogant and ignorant. Handlers look special when results go their way. Handlers are not up to date with modern football philosophy. Handlers play players out of position

We have a handler.

Judas1X:
I heard Justin Madugu has only ever coached one team before the Super Falcons and he coached that team into relegation. And we dey here dey yab Finidi. 😭😭

"The older the better"

Ah! Madugu my hero! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

This man better pray to see that World cup slot or else wetin Finidi still dey see for the eyes of Nigerians wey still det swear for am go be child's play. E no go funny.


Finidi- 10³
Madugu- 10⁷

Make e still dey do like na sack be the worst thing wey go happen.

TheSuperNerd:
And DaveP, this is one of many foul calls ignored. This one right here was a penalty in the first half. The Ref did allow Malawi get away with too much to be honest despite us having our own issues with how we set up generally et al.

To be frank, at the World Cup, such plays wont go unpunished.

The ref acted like one on instruction to let the malawians rough our girls up afterall we have 10 titles.... that is it seems like.

How on earth is this not a Super Falcons penalty? pic.twitter.com/tttVdfd3fJ

— Naija Bias Football Channel ⚽ (@Naija_Bias_FC) July 28, 2026

Fine! This should have counted. It should.


Remember i said that by now we suppose don get level say this wafcon no be our level again after our last World Cup outing. But with such display, we are back to square 1.

3 of the players that made that World cup click are now about to retire with no similar replacement (Oshoala, Ayinde, Ohale)

After how many years as assistant coach and na experiment he come do for 1st game. Chai.

Like who has EVER seen Alozie as an LB ever and played her there? What was going on in his head.


Like i said earlier. If he prepared well for everything else, he didn't prepare for the Chawinga sisters pace. Ohale has no pace again. She was also part to lame for the goals conceded tonight mainly because of lack of pace.

We wan play highline but CB no get 🛼🛼 for leg ke?

TheSuperNerd:
Selection... Playing Alozie out of position. She could hardly even support the attack as she naturally does on the right.

Selection... Playing a CF like Ihezuo on the wing.

Tactics/Selection... Going with a Single defensive pivot instead of a double pivot.

Approach... He did not even strictly signal to the ladies to calm the pace down and play "our game", our way


Subs... He realised some of his tactical mistakes too late.

I will add another... Aura... Madugu's big belle does not help matters for me. Okay, I am being funny. But truly I want him to succeed again even though we seriously need a coaching upgrade.

I mean, I am not a Pro Coach but I anticipated and expected an Ayinde/Ucheibe or Abiodun double pivot to kick off this wafcon defence because of those Chawinga speed demons but he stunned me with 1 DM pivot and 2 AMs. I just did not want to complain but show support. I mean who knows? It could still pay off. Unfortunately, it was not so.

In the end Point is, I should not be knowing better than a professional coach in games like this. It does not speak well at all. I really hope Madugu taps into the same tactical instincts that made him a Champion and turn this around coz it is in his hands.... not mine, not yours, not Randy's... it is in his. Every decision he makes for the next game either dooms him or saves him.

😂😂😂😂😂😂


The funny part is even if he makes this team go far, vote of confidence will be absent. I dunno how to explain it. We can't be having such a clueless coach like this for world cup moments against teams like France, Spain, England, Korea, Japan, Brazil.
That's the grand stage and will have no time for shenanigans and excuses like Wafcon.


Infact it is because of the 10 titles many are not worried about this embarrassing display and coaching right now.

SymphonyRad:
Hopefully Zambia won't humiliate us cause omo...something feels off about the girls. Nnadozie needs to get her act together fast cause she's the best we've got which in itself is bad, our lack of depth in the GK department will now come back to bite our behind. Madugu coasted on pure vibes and individual brilliance from the girls to win the tournament the last time, but anyone with a football eyes and brain would have seen the glaring tactical loopholes in his coaching, now he has been found out.

I don't see this team beating an in-form Zambia, this might just be the worst title defence in our football history, the team is aging and some of the players from this bunch should have been replaced by younger ones years ago.

If she no wan show make Oloko or Comfort keep abeg. No time for shenanigans.


Ve Zambia the front 3 should be Babajide Ihezuo Uchenna. With Esther behind this 3 with a free role. I no wan see Ajibade till 2nd half. Na my person but im pissed mehn.

TheSuperNerd:
Those Chawinga girls were always gonna be trouble. So that did not hit me at all as a surprise. I just felt we could limit them and still win.

Just like Gandanou of Benin at U17 level against our Nigerian girls.

I wish we have a pair like them mehn. They should just pop up and be so good not even connections will hinder their straight walk into the national team.

Madugu failed on all levels this game

Selection
Tactics
Subs
Approach
Stiffling their threats

TheSuperNerd:
And ehyaaa... I get the frustration with your Egbon Adugbo 😂😂😂

How were you to doubt a team that has repeatedly performed against all odds? It is not your fault.

The Girls did not turn up today. A really bad day at the office and we handed Malawi a historical result. But again, it is not something we cant come back from. We are not out yet.

Man made his girls watch too😂
So imagine that🤣

E be like coach dey look at Babajide as ajebo. She should have started ths physical game cos when she vex she go do players wetin Saka do Tsimikas that year plus she's is accurate with crosses.

Everything just be like na simulation tonight.


Why is it so hard to display class on the opening game of a competition? Why? 🤔

So when history remembers this game, it will be seen as The Chawinga Sisters pace had no resistance from the Falcons despite being tactically superior on paper?

solonnachi:
No quality friendly matches
No game plan
All we hear is that other African teams are scared of playing Nigeria in friendlies.

Now see the results.
Ohale is ageing, Imuran injured, Alozie played out of place. Nnadozie too weighty.
The one that pain me pass is that these girls are all over social media twerking.
Let me just say that we might not qualify for 2027 World cup in Brazil ooo. Let's just prepare for another playoff.

Nigeria we hail thee!

One POV im having is that coach didn't do his research on those sisters and their pace. It showed all game. There was not plan for that aside the 2nd half highline that eventually backfired. Coach no even tell them to Saliba Temwa so e go hard am to run. The fastest defensive player in the team that could help slow em down a bit is Christy. Ohale dey one side. Tosin tried but got tired fast.

Tactical and selection blunder for 90mins.

For all it's worth, the ref s not why we lost this game. That POV should rest abeg. This is rubbish display.

If i be coach and i see such goalie for post, i go dey tell them to lamba am shot. 70% chance dey e go enter.


Our ladies decided to be shooting straight at her😭😭


Im waiting patiently for that journalist that will tweet long about their unseriousness and Tiktok vibes in the hotel😂



So like this, we gats flog Zambia. Else no World cup?! 😔

TheSuperNerd:
And I already said what our biggest mistake was. Not calming down to control the game. Playing at the Malawian's scatter gun pace did us in

If the ref gave us those fouls, these ladies in gwg that are playing tonight will make no difference with it. Im ashamed of this display mehn.


One of my egbon Adugbo that i hyped these ladies to that they're worth watching don dey change am for me. 🤦🏽‍♂️😂

How will i tell him this is a 1/100 games display now.