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At least Esther Okoronkwo have always justified her inclusion in the team…

Against Japan I will go with Esther, Oshoala and Ajibade upfront if Esther is fit..

I will love to see Macleans start or come from the bench for Osho.

lovewins:
Which is the point I was making days ago that some folks were arguing. Nigeria traditional gets our strikers from our age grade team and we get them into the team at a very young age.

Asisat, Oparanozie, Ajibade, Ordega etc all came from u17/u20 directly into the falcons because they were exceptional at that age. Now we have killed our age grade teams for politics. This isn't just peculiar to the falcons, it's the same with the super eagles.

For the SuperFalcons is getting worse right away, How did Stella Mbachu stay long in the team? It was because of her pace & footballing sense.
As they were aging out the likes of Sarah Michael, Cynthia Uwak, Chiichii Igbo and co were already on standby… As this ones were going out, the likes of Desire Oparanozie, Ebere Orji, Uchechi Sunday, Amenze Aighwewhi, Esther Sunday, Franny Ordega where already there, Ajibade, Kanu and Ihezuo did come from the age grade process too..

But right now the once the Youth teams are dishing out ain’t up to it at all… Danjuma and co are also the contributing, they want to see home based players in the team and how many of them have they been able to produced?

Before we would get another Asisat Oshoala again it might take God knows years..

yinkeys:
I don’t agree with one name you enlisted
Kanu shouldn’t be there

She hasn’t lived up to the billing in recent time, if we have the caliber of Banda, Chawinga Sisters & RK on the flanks. Kanu is definitely staying out of the team or will be at most bench player..

Deltamani:
#Paris2024

USWNT dominate Germany to advance to the Quarter Final cruising to a 4-1 win over Germany, Sophia Smith leading the way with a brace.

Canada overcome host France to stay alive, Vanessa Gilles slotting home a rebound deep into stoppage time 90+12 in a dramatic ending.

Group A
Colombia 2-0 New Zealand
Restrepo 27
Leicy Santos 72

France 1-2 Canada
Katoto 42. Fleming 58
Gilles 90+12

Colombia 3
France 3
Canada 0
New Zealand 0

Group B
Zambia 5-6 Australia
Barbra Banda 1 33 45+2 Kennedy 7
Kundananji 26 56 Raso 35
Ngambo og 58
Catley 65, 78
Heyman 90

USA 4-1 Germany
Smith 10 44 Gwinn 22
Swanson 26
Williams 89

USA 6 Q
Germany 3
Australia 3
Zambia 0

Group C
Spain 1-0 Nigeria
Alexia 85

Brasil 1-2 Japan
Jhennifer 56 Kumagai 90+2
Tanikawa 90+7

Spain 6 Q
Japan 3
Brasil 3
Nigeria 0

As it stands the best 3rd team will be coming from Group A and C…

#Paris2024

USWNT dominate Germany to advance to the Quarter Final cruising to a 4-1 win over Germany, Sophia Smith leading the way with a brace.

Canada overcome host France to stay alive, Vanessa Gilles slotting home a rebound deep into stoppage time 90+12 in a dramatic ending.

Group A
Colombia 2-0 New Zealand
Restrepo 27
Leicy Santos 72

France 1-2 Canada
Katoto 42. Fleming 58
Gilles 90+12

Colombia 3
France 3
Canada 0
New Zealand 0

Group B
Zambia 5-6 Australia
Barbra Banda 1 33 45+2 Kennedy 7
Kundananji 26 56 Raso 35
Ngambo og 58
Catley 65, 78
Heyman 90

USA 4-1 Germany
Smith 10 44 Gwinn 22
Swanson 26
Williams 89

USA 6 Q
Germany 3
Australia 3
Zambia 0

Group C
Spain 1-0 Nigeria
Alexia 85

Brasil 1-2 Japan
Jhennifer 56 Kumagai 90+2
Tanikawa 90+7

Spain 6 Q
Japan 3
Brasil 3
Nigeria 0

BankyGee:
The criticisms dey painful abeg, these girls have played number 8 and number 1 in the world and still have number 7 to play and some f00000ls sitting in their houses and checking Flashscore have the guts to insult and call them names. Thunder fire them again!

If we had good strikers we will be on top of the group with 6 points now. If it was now we had prime Oshoala, we would be top 20 in the world because I don't see that team in the world that can beat us ruthlessly again.

Put Banda in this team now and we'll be unstoppable! One werey go wan come insult the girls.

Simple truth, put Banda or any of the Chawinga Sisters then we’re good to go.. The likes of Esther Okoronkwo, Rinsola Babajide can serve as Subs..!

Our attack that’s known for pace and power is dead which is what Zambia have right now.

M7even:
Those shouting Zambia up and down.
I hope you know we are better than two women team Zambia has. I'm sure Babara will be the highest goal scorer in Olympics with her hat trick today. She is the only player I could have wished for in our female team.

Men if we can get a Banda king of forward in our flank to add to Ajibade I don’t think we would struggle this much, because as you’re trying to curtain Ajibade, she doing her own on the other flank. While a No.9 that can Finnish is needed.

Ifeoma Onumonu has no business in the team right now, she’s off!

Anyway I think it’s high time we do away with the likes of Ifeoma Onumonu, Uchenna Kanu, Chiwendu Ihezuo and co upfront as they ain’t living up to expectations..

We need the kind of Barbara Banda, Racheal Kundananji kind of forwards who can run with the ball, use their individual brilliance to help the team upfront.

Our Forward play used to be dominated by Speedy, physical and skillful players.

Banda doesn’t just have the Speed, she can Finnish as well. In this Women’s game Speed help a lot. The Coaching Crew should go and do a Proper scouting to get Speedy Wingers that can deliver…

Even the current U20 right now can’t boost of such players. Poor and Biased Selection everywhere.

#Paris2024

Womens Olympic Football

Australia outlast Zambia in a wild game of 11 goals, despite Barbra Banda 3rd Olympics hattrick
the frailty of the Zambia defence became undone as Australia overturned a 5-2 defect to win 6-5.

FT’ Zambia 🇿🇲(5) -(6) Australia 🇦🇺
Barbra Banda 1 33 45+2 Kennedy 7
Kundananji 26 56 Raso 35
Ngambo og 58
Catley 65, 78
Heyman 90

mostob:
Good... now the issue is those he brought in at not good for counter attack because they're not fast. Except Kanu whom he brought in just to saddle her with defensive duties.

Ifeoma Onumonu is a major culprit on this..

FT: Spain 1-0 Nigeria

Alexia Putellas pretty unstoppable shot home (85') proves the decider as the world champions advance to the quarter-finals with a game to spare.

Nigeria face Japan in their final group match on 31/07.

#Olympics

📢 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙. 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧: Barbra Banda becomes the 2nd player to score 3 hat-tricks in men’s or women’s football at the Olympic Games, after Domingo Tarasconi in 1928.

▪️Toyko 2020 vs. China
▪️Toyko 2020 vs. Netherlands
▪️Paris 2024 vs. Australia

She is also the only African player with the most goals scored in the Olympics, edging Mercy Akide (4).

🇦🇺 Australia (6) — (5) Zambia 🇿🇲

🇦🇺Australia W (3) — (5) Zambia W 🇿🇲
⚽️1' Banda B. (Nachula R.) [ZAM]
⚽️7' Kennedy A. (Catley S.) [AUS]
⚽️21' Kundananji R. [ZAM]
⚽️33' Banda B. [ZAM]
⚽️35' Raso H. (Cooney-Cross K.) [AUS]
⚽️45+1' Banda B. () [ZAM]
⚽️56' Kundananji R. (Banda B.) [ZAM]
⚽️58' Heyman M. [AUS]

Esther Okoronkwo is just too Skillful…. Men see that Dribble

I hope those Photo journalists capture it

HT’ Spain 🇪🇸 0-0 🇳🇬 Nigeria

HT’ 🇦🇺Australia (2) — (4) Zambia 🇿🇲

⚽️1' Banda B. (Nachula R.) [ZAM]
⚽️7' Kennedy A. (Catley S.) [AUS]
⚽️21' Kundananji R. [ZAM]
⚽️33' Banda B. () [ZAM]
⚽️35' Raso H. (Cooney-Cross K.) [AUS]
⚽️45+2' Banda B. [ZAM]

lovewins:
Were you expecting us to open spaces for Spain to exploit? We've literally frustrated their entire offensive plan.

If we continue to frustrate them like this, they will lose they cool and maybe mess up which might give us a chance to do something..

39’ Australia W (2) — (3) Zambia W

⚽️1' Banda B. (Nachula R.) [ZAM]
⚽️7' Kennedy A. (Catley S.) [AUS]
⚽️21' Kundananji R. [ZAM]
⚽️33' Banda B. () [ZAM]
⚽️35' Raso H. (Cooney-Cross K.) [AUS]

10'Australia W (1) - (1) Zambia W

1' Banda B. (Nachula R.) [ZAM]
7' Raso H. (Catley S.) [AUS]

3'Australia W (0) - (1) Zambia W

⚽️B Banda

90+ Brazil W (1) — (2) Japan W

⚽️ 56' Jheniffer (Ludmila) () [BRA]
⚽️ 90+1' Kumagai S. (Penalty) [JPN]
⚽️ 90+6' Tanikawa M. () [JPN]

90+ Brazil W (1) — (1) Japan W

⚽️ 56' Jheniffer (Ludmila) () [BRA]
⚽️ 90+1' Kumagai S. (Penalty) [JPN]

Penalty for Japan 🇯🇵 🙄

Our forward line is promising,they all have experience in the Spanish La Liga Femeni and know the Spanish players well..

•• Osinachi Ohale
•• Chidinma Okeke
•• Toni Payne
•• Esther Okoronkwo
•• Asisat Oshoala
•• Rasheedat Ajibade

This 6 players on the lineup have experience playing in the Spainish League, so no cause for alarm🚨

So you guys think Spain Coach doesn’t know that Carmona is not a matchup for Ajibade?🤷‍♂️

🇪🇸 Spain Coach made 3 changes: Olga Carmona, Patri Guijarro and Athenea del Castillo make way for Oihane Hernandez, Teresa Abelleira and Lucia Garcia…


The coach knows too well that Ajibade was going to eat Carmona up and she decided not to play her😂😂

Now it’s going to be a battle between Ona Battle who’s very strong and quick too 🆚 Rasheedat Ajibade.

79’ Brazil W (1) — (0) Japan W

⚽️ 56' Jheniffer (Ludmila) () [BRA]

AndSunGorilla:
Espn has Rashida on the RW, Esther as CF and Aziza as LW. Should be fluid though between the three of them.

Oshoala and Esther will definitely swap position occasionally as game goes on. But Oshoala is no.9..

Even Rash and Okoronkwo will also do the Left and Right Switch. Ajibade don’t need to play on only one side because the how the Spain team will try to nullify her.

Here’s the Super Falcons Starting XI to face Spain in todays Paris2024 Olympics match.

What do you think of the lineup ?

codemaniacs:
You're correct...

and this is Spain so the possession will be Spain 97% - Nigeria 3%..

This possession can never happen so don’t bother exaggerating it..

M7even:
Nigeria 1-0 Spain
Nigeria 2- 1 Spain

We will get a penalty in this match.

My own be say we go win this Match.!

elyte89:
Spain is winning 3-nil 😎

We’re not losing this game and Spain is not winning either…! 💯🇳🇬