₦airaland Forum

Goke7:
Ajayi on a second yellow is suspended for our next match I hope our administrators are aware o

ohhhh. Abeg ohhh😂😂😂

Except so

Joebie:
"Fred" is a placeholder for Benjamin Frederick.

Two ways we can start in November. I wouldn't play Simon and Lookman at the same time.

For me bring in LOOKMAN as a sub

And no matter what some of you say we need MOSES in that team, you all may not like him but what he brings to the team can only be seen by those who understand football. Ask yourself why he keeps starting games all these while even under different Nigerian coaches

I think NDIDI should start as well to give the defense a boost

If AJAYI can somehow sneak into starting line up, I won't have an issue with that, due is paying his dues gradually. ( Heard is on suspension though)

And OSIMHEN need a supporting striker so he does not over work himself upfront, remember there are 2 games to be played in Morocco. Make the Bobo sef reserve small fuel. He don too try

123jamessmith:
What's is iwobi contribution in the team, he's just there passing the ball all around

You asked a question and still answered it
Is passing the ball around (distribution) not the basic job of a midfielder?

yinkeys:
If Morocco wins u20 World Cup they will be AFCON favourites o
See talent pool
E go hard for Nigeria for Afcon o

Football no be 1+1

TheSuperNerd:
His lack of gametime at Palace really irks me. If he was still at Getafe, we wont be having this conversation.

Anyway, he is still 22. He will get the gametime. Seriously using Yaya's trajectory to encourage myself on Uche's.

I think Uche has a clause of permanent transfer to Crystal Palace if he starts atleast 10 games for them.

Maybe that's why he isn't starting games , just saying though

chrisooblog:
Honestly, I'm not sure Chrisantus himself knows.

When I first got to know about him, he was hyped as a Rodri regen then he moved to Getafe where he was turned into a forward.

He looks energetic and is difficult to shake off the ball but I'm yet to see where his qualities will fill in the midfield.

Uche can function well if you have a highly intelligent DM and a very Creative AM Then he can chase down every ball in the midfield and make take ons

semid4lyfe:


Hehehe.....me sef still dey observe am with corner eyes.

Watched him in Getafe, and he doesn't strike me as a technical player. I see him as a battler, and workaholic kinda player who covers a lot of ground, is difficult to dislodge off the ball and gets into the box to contribute a fair share of goals.

But his meteoric rise from playing amateur football in Owerri in 2022 to the Spanish La Liga/Premiership in just 2/3 years suggests he's got something. I mean, all the talent scouts and managers cannot be blind.

And at the apex level, clubs typically have dedicated scouting departments with staff watching dozens of tapes and analysing player data before making a buying decision.

Granted he's had limited appearances in the Super Eagles but his cameos have been average at best if not subpar.

Chrisantus is a very good player, he is still very young and has a lot to learn via technical abilities but trust me he is a natural baller with lots of enthusiasm like Osimhen...

Give him some time and see wonders
I won't introduce him as a sub when you need a goal rather when you need to intimidate opponents midfield and stress them more

minfelix:
🤣🤣🤣lol
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Paraguay
Uruguay
Chile
are the Conmebol teams that use to show us pepper, but you see all this
Peru
Venezuela
Nicaragua
Bolivia
them go chop am….lets just cross this crunch hurdle first, then we go take it from there

Until you jam Venezuela before you know say football no be cho cho cho again .

Biggest mistake in football.
Underestimating any team

CapitalCee:
It will be played in Mexico. Omo we need to do everything to avoid Bolivia oo, they play well in high altitude. They do well in high altitude. From your projection if we can play UAE that will be best.

Let's not be faster than our shadows
Make we first climb the one way dey our front.

A step at a time.

codemaniacs:
he is not out of his depth.. he was playing hero-ball like Lookman but he was pressing and closing down the Benin players.

Thanks to him SE was still pressing beyond 80mins.. even Tolu that was subbed on late was not really pressing...

You sabi....dude was not clueless as they make it seem
He pressed well, probably 1 or 2 timing but it wasn't bad plus this is just his debut

lbrichman2:
Did you see me say Benin controlled the game?
I have been saying Benin were poor
We should be thanking God for that first goal..
That changed everything for both teams

"Benin was poor"
"Benin was poor"

That's because the super eagles were faaken good yesterday.

Accept the reality and let us enjoy the victory in peace, my Chief. ✌🏿

NIGHTMARE0O7:
Its not being unfair lookman tends to hold ball too much to score his own gaols which chukwueze gets the ball and looks for osimhen.

Chukwueze played with same simon and performed while lookman played with him 3 times and didnt show up.

But in all lookman is better than simon sha.
He is a bit selfish thats his problem

chief them no dey call out some players flaws for here ohh

Once you call them out, dem go begin label you as enemy of progress, forgetting that we state what we see and want the best

QueenJazz:
God forbid! Uzoho keh? Francis "Onana" Uzoho? Might as well play without a goal keeper. 😭

Nwabali is actually good. Pride and overconfidence is his biggest problem.

Nwabali pride fit cost us card and even goals
Uzoho own at least he no go cost us unnecessary card

Mybettingtips:

Look at this, the ref didn’t blow for foul initially, and Nwabali nonchalantly just dropped the ball. This is why Osimhen gets pissed at them. https://t.co/Y2QT9wI5rU pic.twitter.com/TOov1kleyk

— Ken (@K3N3_X) October 14, 2025

Watch our keeper

Nwabali needs to be talked to. Serious talk, his non chaplains attitude may cost us again. The ref didn’t blow his whistle yet he dropped the ball and the Benin guy scored a legit goal. Thank God the ref didn’t give the goal. That’s a big risk

Captain Ndidi went to talk to him, see the way he shuffled him away. At half time camera was on him and Ekong and they were seriously arguing. His ego may cost us big in future

A keeper that should ginger us by launching fast counters when we were in dire need of goals. He was busy wasting time sleeping on the ball. Thank God Frank the Tank got us the winning goal.

As in ehn, so unprofessional ...I was really disgusted
At this rate I'll take Uzoho over him oh.

A player that doesn't listen to teammates let alone his senior teammates is a waiting disaster

Same way he shoved off Bassey, the Bobo come dey look am like;
"you sure say this our keeper head correct?"

forgiveness:
The bolded explanation proofs today's game plan has nothing to do with the players.

Why single out Lookman? Na Lookman bi coach we dey do press?

Today, they allowed Benin to play while they countered and played long balls.

Today's game is tactical not about hugging ball or not.

Chief I didn't single out anybody, I have the right to make a comment like every other fan
And I just commented on my observations.

I talked about Nwabali, Ekong,Simon as well but why are you all getting emotional about Lookman.

he has been rusty that doesn't make him bad.
So give me a break.

Nehruvia:
Why is no one giving me my flowers 😒

This was the obvious, don't make it look like you made a super prediction


For peace to reign....hold this one
🌹

forgiveness:
Meaning, whenever he played we played badly. Weldone.

How you interpret it, is up to you chief

Just stating what I saw... Today's movement was more fluid with no one hugging the ball down, moving to the left and delays passes

Everyone has their own style of play doesn't necessarily means they play badly

Damiana5248:
Nigeria will qualify for the FIFA World Cup
We will win AFCON
Do well at the World Cup
Lots of talents will emerge
We will experience a resurgence in football.

iseeee

lbrichman2:
I think we're being unfair to Lookman
I actually think he would have done better than Simon did in the first half..

Those crosses Simon misplaced, Lookman would have done better

I'm not being unfair.

I'm just stating what I saw
LOOKMAN is a good player, but today in his absence we played better

There Was no much hanging unto the ball for long and releasing some passes a little bit late.

Lookman is good but he has been rusty lately but it doesn't mean he wouldn't get better.

We played better without LOOKMAN

CHUKWUEZE has Benin's cheat code

SIMON delivered, no matter his football is never a beautiful one

FREDERICK was solid

EKONG should remain a figure head

OLA AINA should get well soon

OSIMHEN was just being OSIMHEN

FRANK got his opportunity and delivered a clutch moment


Modified: NWABALI is not an educated player

TheSuperNerd:
When you talk about WARRIORS BRED FOR BATTLE.

SUPER EAGLES HAVE A FEW.

UNDISPUTED NUMBER ONE IS VICTOR OSIMHEN

ANOTHER IS CALVIN BASSEY.

NEXT IS FRANK "THE BLOODY TANK" ONYEKA!!!

AFRICA!!! WE ARE COMING. NAIJA IS AWAKE AGAIN.

The calculator phase is done and dusted.

Season Two of calculations premieres in December ...be there

Osimhen have a lot to offer if not for injuries...
We for don qualify tey tey

He should hire a specialist to monitor his injury just like Messi..Coz Omo the guy really has a lot to offer.

This una Nwabali dey behave like uneducated player..
Shebi una tell am say we need all the goals we can get...and he be like who no dey hear word😩

ChrisKels:
Nwabali caught the ball, and was not fouled, but because he felt he was the boss he had a personal belief that after he confronted the Benin player that the ref was already on his side, so he stupidly dropped the ball on the ground.

It was the ref that saved us there, because that goal was supposed to stand.

We need to drop this guy. He has caused us enough troubles already. He was clearly the reason we lost the final against CIV when he started picking up unnecessary fight against Adingra and being childish when we were one goal up.

I saw that too...
The ref saved us there,
normally he didn't blow and Nwabali dropped the ball.
I've never seen a player like this, doesn't he know it's a contact sports

I humbly give up and accept my fate and wait for 2030😭😭😭😭😭

I don't accept this idea of play offs because it doesn't even end here in CAF, you'll still play another series at the world stage

That will be pure torture to my soul and a fresh new series of prolonged high blood pressure.
I hereby limit my expectations and place my hope now in the coming AFCON.

Super Eagles for life ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

Which kin Anger issues this una Nwabali get...
Even push Ndidi Comot for road 😹
Make dem drop this guy abeg, I never see this kin last born character for profe player b4

Cocony:
This is not belief. This is best possible outcome.
Our surest pathway still depends on 4 other games not South Africa's game alone. The Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia, Mali vs Madagascar, and the Algeria vs Uganda games are other Variables that must go our way first as they play before us. Only then can we narrow the belief/assertion down to Rwanda winning or drawing and we getting a 2:0 win that will take us to the World Cup. The above outline is the right/correct order of belief/assertion.

Comot that "Y" for your moniker
Add UT-HEAD

Cocony:
Stop the let's get 2 goals mantra as that depends on the outcome of the following:
Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia
Mali v Madagascar
Algeria v Uganda.
It is only if these matches end in a draw that the let's get 2 goals mantra becomes an agenda and even at that Super Eagles defence will need not to concede for the let's get 2 goals mantra to be a good option.

I repeat let's get 4 goals mantra will be the best option.

If we get 2 goals against Benin and South Africa draws or loses

We will be Topping the group, therefore there will be no runners up calculations

CapitalCee:
Which page is that?

Na rheir twitter page for

I thought 2 goals is enough

traware:
They are WC qualification bottlers.

Trust me,right now,they are shi.t scared but putting up a brave face

To say dem dey Choose this thing I for just say make Benin Kukuma go
make all of us kuku dey house dey watch supersport😂😂😂

Omo but judging from what they are saying in the comment section

Those Southy guys get subtle bitterness for the Zimbabweans ...omo