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TheSuperNerd:
He played rubbish yet our midfield transited the ball better than we saw in most of the WC qualifiers. Onyedika was at the metronomic center of our ball flow in the middle in that first 45 but because he was not flashy, he played rubbish.

Na why u no fit land coaching job for even Tonga. Eyes u no get.

Okay my lawyer Dey note all of Una ..by next week ,he will serve everybody 🥹

charlesemeka85:
I been think say na only me see am last night ooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Talk now nerdy go tell u say u no sabi watch ball 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

No mind doctor,later baba go write long write up ,put big football terms to back up his statement,wetin I watch with my eyes yday…onyedika played shit yday …

He might be d pirlo in his club ,no doubt but wetin I watch yday ,abeg na rubbish baba play and he showed d reason y d three coaches no too trust am …

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solonnachi:
Omohhhh. This will lead to serious hatred against Nigeria ooo among African nations. God what have we put ourselves into?

Dem like us before?

solonnachi:
More reactions. ...

It seems dr Congo is panicking with the recent reactions from their end …let c aw fifa would handle this

COOL10:
People can now see the importance of Iwobi. Intensity without creativity will lead you into the bush

Creativity my foot …person wey no even assist in his last 20games 😏

QueenJazz:
So I grudgingly decided to watch the Nigeria game against Egypt this morning, just to see how Akinsanmiro, Nnadi and the new lads played. These are the sum of my observations and thoughts.

1. Eric Chelle's profiling of players remains questionable to me. As good as Akinsanmiro is, I never imagined he'll be playing CAM in the SE. I'll give Chelle the benefit of the doubt that perhaps he was saving Iwobi to be fresh for the AFCON proper and Chukwueze wasn't in camp yet.

2. I guess this is Eric Chelle's first official loss coaching the main Super Eagles.

3. Moses Simon might have just lost his starting spot to Chidera Ejuke. He's not perfect but he does literally everything Moses does (or tries to do) and is slightly better.

4. I have to confess, Salim Fago impressed me in the last few minutes. Maybe it's because I was expecting him to be complete dogwater. But I like his intensity. He might be our joker for this AFCON and I wish him well.

5. I found it rather amusing and interesting that an Egyptian Team A (minus Salah and Marmoush) were mostly parking the bus against a Nigerian Team B. Don't let banter deceive you. Nearly every CAF team fears us. Even the so-called elites. 😂

6. TOO MANY BACKPASSES!!!! I'll never understand why Super Eagles can't evolve from this cowardly backpassing. Even in moments were we would have made sharp runs into the Egyptian 18 yard box, we were passing all the way back to the defense. It's starting to look more like cowardice and low self confidence than just being cautious.

7. Our defenders are easily outplayed. That's going to be a huge problem.

8. Speaking of our defense, I don't know why Ryan Alebiosu wasn't given minutes to play. He should have at least come on to see the game off. If Eric Chelle is thinking of starting Osayi-Samuel in this AFCON... Lol.

9. I'm happy that Nwabali seems fit to start. Hopefully he stays fit till the final (if we can get there). There's hardly any difference between Obasogie and Uzoho in my eyes.

Overall, I'm slightly disappointed. This same Egyptian side lost woefully to Uzbekistan and Jordan just last month and this month respectively. We're busy overdosing on hopium that Nigeria might sneak into the World Cup. And if we do, we'd end up in the same group as Portugal, Colombia and Uzbekistan. Does this now mean we'll struggle to beat Uzbekistan who are supposed to be the minnows in that group?

I would have hoped that we'd get a draw with Egypt at the very least. I know we played with our second squad but a straight loss is still poor to me regardless.

The match was not an official game ,so it won’t be part of chelles record meanwhile he be like say Congo ppu knw say dem flaunt deir laws o

Clint02:
Why don't we park bus as well against these teams and stop conceding? My rantings are not fueled by my assessment of this friendly alone, but of our previous games too. This is a tournament we are going into and the team has to be critiqued wherever they are failing.

Egypt played d game as if it was an afcon final …and I can c many lapses in dt team…Dey shld watch out cos Dey might not qualify out of d group stage

junnyjake:
I like Nnadi's presence in the midfield.

Good addition, Ogbu was solid as well. I thought we'd have a glimpse of what Ryan has to offer.

That boy nnadi is good ,me I no Dey support rubbish , where’s our start onyedika ppu 😄

ChrisKels:
Seriously questioning Chelle's ability as a coach. Too many poor decisions in terms of assigning roles to his players. Does he even watch these players in their club sides?

By the way, what exactly is he inviting Dessers for? That guy offers nothing.

U Neva talk anything about dis Congo dr and nija saga 😏

Joebie:
Average TEAM

No b average team b4



Meanwhile let’s go back to our dr Congo debate

Na true or na lie 🤣🤣🤣🤣

lbrichman2:
You are correct
I can't pinpoint what he's good at, especially watching this game..

This 3 man midfield has stopped Onyeka from making his driving runs

I see Akinsanmiro is trying
But Onyedika, na wash

3 coaches no use am wey Dey c am train daily …na we wey no Dey with dem rate onyedika like say na next pirlo

Bannedlargejr:
Nope, because you sounded like an Illiterate. How dare you say “Wetin consign FIFA with Nationality law” knowing fully well that Cyber and Fraud is a popular thing in today’s world. There are people that has lost Millions of dollars through Cyber crime. And if “Nothing consign FIFA with Constitutional Law” occurs. It means that Any footballer can just fraudulently obtain or forcefully steal another national team passport and send to FIFA for Clearance. After all, fifa are only paying attention to a national team passport. Nigerians do not even respect our Constitutional Law and are projecting that Mindset towards the world. We had Nigerians advocating for jailing Nnamdi Kanu prior to his life sentence despite a federal Court bailing him previously. At the end of the day, the law is the law and it has to be adhered

Na me go talk am 😏😏😏

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Bannedlargejr:
You must be an illiterate. Wetin consign fifa with nationality law? If I fictitiously obtain another National team passport and send it to fifa, they should clear me when it was an obvious Theft? The only way that I see congo getting out of these is for the aforementioned players clearly indicating with Documented evidence of their Renouncing their other national team passport with evidence. For example, Aaron wan bissaka has to disclose with documentation of his renounciation of his British passport prior to November 11. Anything contrary, it sets a bad precedent on FIFA laws and its laws shouldn’t be respected. Players like Orban should be playing for the super eaglea

Because say I talk say no case …u rush call
Me illiterate 😥🥹🥹🥹🥹, a whole potential
Super eagles coach ….my lawyer please serve him 🥹🥹

No case 🤣🤣🤣

GMBOFASIA:
if eventually drc congo is disqualifed what will happen to the teams they played in the WCQ group as well as cameroon

I believe that if a qualifying series was concluded before FIFA began its investigation into the DRC case, it would not be considered. Instead, what would be considered is the qualification stage that was ongoing when the issue was raised, which is the playoff. The question now is: what will happen to Cameroon?

semid4lyfe:
If (a very big if) FIFA suspends DR Congo and Nigeria eventually makes it to the world cup

1. Will Troost-Ekong come out of retirement to play in the world cup?

2. How will Maduka Okoye be feeling with his decision to opt out of the AFCON and the possibility of the coach axing him from the team and not selecting him for America?

I imagine both would have conflicted emotions, and be ruing their decisions.

If he comes out of retirement after qualifying,let’s just have it in mind dt we re making a case for Ahmed musa to also go …so if dt scenario plays out,make ppu no come
Here talk say make we divide d country cos of Ahmed musa inclusion 🤣🤣,Ahmed musa kuku Neva retire

solonnachi:
AFCON is just 5 days away.
Why is nobody talking about it?
Una no get joy for this thread ooo

I Dey tell Una …we go just Dey pretend especially ppu picking winning afcon over World Cup qualification….ordinary rumour about us qualifying again ,we don already forget afcon ,🤣🤣🤣,World Cup is d real deal

JohnBullMySon:
If false information was submitted to claim eligibility. Yes. That’s a valid one. FIFA will overturn the matches obviously.

I was only responding to those saying that FIFA disqualify them based on what was written in their own constitution not FIFA statutes. You get?

Guy who u be again 🤣🤣🤣,_abeg no support this petition,just Dey tackle am
Dey go …u be our hope 😢😢

semid4lyfe:
I'm embarrassed we're discussing a wuruwuru route to the world cup

Bro I will pick Us going thru d World Cup in an embarrassing manner Dan win afcon with prestige 😊

JohnBullMySon:
FIBA and FIFA rules hold the concept of 'nationality' which slightly differs from state level requirements, i.e., citizenship ≠ Nationality. That's why I earlier said that FIFA won't make any decision from DRC's constitution and laws. They have their own rules.

However, citizenship is constitutional right conferred at birth. You don't apply for citizenship (birth and descent). You apply for documents BECAUSE you are a citizen. The government can never legally refuse you a passport because that will be unconstitutional.

Note the use of the word 'ARE'. Not 'ELIGIBLE TO'. They already are.

We go need trace dis guy go aws 😏😏😏😏

Truidstarr:
All of them get the Same agent Harris...something.

U Neva talk anything concerning dt drc palava …seems u av ur own “sauce” inside nff too

Joezinho:
You guys never learn. It’s the hope that kills

This jungle route to the WC is embarrassing and the way we overhype ourselves is so funny.

“..FIFA needs Nigeria at the wc ..” hahahaha. Una too funny for that country

But u go celebrate if the protest scale thru

Bossoflife25:
Baba leave those guys to their hat.... They are on the list and nothing anyone can do about it.
When Keshi was calling up Agbo, Mba etc no one talked about Federal character then!
When Finidi sabotaged us by calling up Sadiq, Tiamiyu etc nobody remember federal character or what about Amas playing in Ethiopia.
It is only when the name is Musa or Usman dem dey remember federal character. Such dishonest group of humans!

Late keshi had d worst list ever in Nigeria 🇳🇬 to rep us in a tournament..baba carry uchebo, Gabriel , and oda names wey we Neva hear go World Cup

JohnBullMySon:
Last comment I'll make on this issue sha.

The way you described citizenship is not the way it works. If you are a citizen of a country by descent, you're a citizen from the moment you are born. Whether you have a passport yet or another nationality. it doesn't matter. Eberechi Eze, Olise, Saka, Musiala are all bonafide Nigerian citizens. Citizenship by descent is a citizenship acquired at birth not by applying for anything. So technically all DRC dual nationality players are DRC citizens to start with. FIFA also recognizes citizenship by descent.

Now in a country like DRC, the executive government which enforces the law, is meant to revoke Congolese citizenship for dual citizens that don't voluntarily drop their foreign citizenship after 21. Now, If the DRC federal government does not revoke it, the citizenship is still valid. it is not an automatic loss.

DRC deliberately doesn't revoke citizenship anymore because they don't want to. A moratorium was passed in 2007 to put revocations permanently on hold pending review of their constitution.

Guy nawa for u o …who u be sef …u be Congolese or South African 🇿🇦..any small petition from us like dis …u go turn prof wole Soyinka 🤣🤣

JohnBullMySon:


I was against the Wan Bissaka story too lol. Against the DRC straight win comments here too. Against the Gabon easy win story lol.

Una too like selective bias for this thread. That’s why you want believe this so badly

Anyways una mind go Dey wen DRC kick off the intercontinental playoffs.

Make una leave this World Cup make eh leave una body once.

Sincerely…I am also with u on dis ,since fifa cleared dem ,so Dey re good to go

JohnBullMySon:
None. FIFA won’t take any action as long as no FIFA rules are broken.

Usually we have countries falsifying records to meet FIFA’s nationality requirements not the opposite like this case.

Seems this petition is having good omen cos whenever u re against a petition,it comes out positive.please keep the energy u Dey give me
Hope 🤣🤣🤣


Me sef no wan believe

Tessyy1701:
1. Morroco
2. Ivory coast
3. Nigeria
4. Egypt
4. South Africa

1 Senegal
2 South Africa
3 Nigeria
4 Egypt
5 Ivory Coast

chrisooblog:
I like your optimism but the Congolese parliament will just make a retroactive law to make all of this an exercise in futilely if the NFF is truely pursuing this line of action.

Not that I don't want Nigeria to be at the WC if FIFA lands an unlikely hammer on Congo but the chances of that happening is next to none.

If Dey do and backdate it, it will even make d case stronger ..dt will be a dumb move if Dey try it cos fifa will look at when d event took place and what d law state as at den

charlesemeka85:
Fifa for sure will take action but no one can tell yet if Cameroon will befit from the sanctioning/banning of DRC

Also Cameroon is yet to lodge any complain

Shey d said players played in the group stage …if yes,na from group stage fifa go start from


Meanwhile what if drc still go ahead to feature those 6ix players in d upcoming afcon to stress on deir eligibility…what will fifa / caf do?

QueenJazz:
I watched the so-called highlights of the game Uzoho played in that conference league. It seems he has worked a bit on his ball clearance but the werey is still somewhat shaky in certain moments, punching balls directly towards opponents, having dodgy positioning etc. Even the saves he made didn't look too convincing. I do NOT trust him, and I don't see him lasting a full 90 mins at the AFCON without conceding at least once or twice per game.

He won’t keep at d afcon