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QueenJazz:
You've been arguing with yourself this entire time. Nobody (literally nobody!) disputed Nigeria's historical football achievements. The conversation was always about our current inability to host AFCON due to collapsed infrastructure. You keep screaming "but we're historically great!" to a point no one contested.

It's genuinely impressive how you've written paragraphs defending a position that was never under attack while completely missing the actual argument. Then you declare "finito" like you've achieved something. This is peak missing-the-point energy.

Anyway, I think I'll be giving you a taste of your own medicine now. See you in three weeks.

Wetin happen .., you wan travel ?

forgiveness:
They want to bench Lookman for Adam because they think he is not good enough.

I just dey laugh.

He is arguably the best player in that team along with Osimhen.

Only if una wan deceive unaself you will put some players ahead of him.

See Atalanta, the same player that was poor under one coach suddenly regained form under another coach. Why? The latter trust his ability and gave him almost full time.

Lookma na second half player. Leave him till the end and see him perform.

Chelle lost it when he pulled him out against Dr Congo along with Osimhen. I couldn't understand his rational behind bring him out.

Trust him and he will deliver. But I know why they are against him. They feel he is not assisting Osimhen. Shuuuuu!!!

They even lied on this platform SE never scored more than 2 goals when he played. What an irony!!!

Make un dey lie small small

U don hear news about Congo …wetin u feel

Ibrahim Diaz 9goals = 16 appearances

Iwobi last 20games no goal no assist (he’s d best option ) 😎

It’s about to go down

Mujtahida:
They are actually hosting in 2034 if I recall correctly.

Nope 2030 ; joint hosting with Spain and Uruguay or so …meanwhile 2034 is for d Saudis

M7even:
He went to represent the Super Eagles in absence , unknown to the fans that Glass House was cooking.

I believe FIFA's final verdict favouring a playoff between Nigeria and Cameroon. But I wonder how Sudan will feel since they had complained , I don't know if they submitted any form of legal petition to FIFA. Remember Sudan finished 3rd in the group that had Sengal as the automatic winner.

Heard Cameroon withdrew d petition cos Dey also have a skeleton in deir cupboard (MBEUMO) is a French man or so ,and dey also don’t accept dual
Citizenship…I am not sure though

Famocious:
Assuming FIFA rules that DR Congo fielded ineligible players during the playoff and African group-stage qualifiers, and they are penalised with a three-point deduction and a minus-three goal adjustment in all affected matches, what would happen next?
Would there be fresh African playoff fixtures, or would Nigeria and Cameroon face each other to determine a new African representative for the continental playoff?

Maybe d latest victim might be considered…wc is Nigeria 🇳🇬

Bannedlargejr:
The individuals that are asking how was DR Congo able to field Dual-nationals in the past like bakambu. Always remember this quote “everyday is for the thief and one day is for the owner” An individual might had stolen 1000x and remained Uncaught. When he is finally apprehended, that doesn’t mean that his previous stolen activities wasn’t legal. Additionally, I would like to see what Caf has to say about this because if those DR Congo players play during AFCON, it means that CAF has deemed them eligible and if DR Congo fails to play them, there’s an admission of guilt

Seems caf has d most porous system

ChrisKels:
This route Nigeria is taking is very embarrassing. For goodness sake, those boys beat us like kids and here we are writing(crying) petitions against them. Shame no dey catch us aswear.

Sh!t be looking like those primary/junior high school days that the weak student always rushed to the staff room to report to the teacher that his classmate beat him up. 😂🤣

If we re to look at it properly,na dr Congo no get shame for fielding ineligible players (allegedly) ,na dem wan go World Cup via back door 🚪 🤣

This case don turn everybody for thread to lawyer finish and na our mumu players cause am🤣🤣🤣

charlesemeka85:
my dear super eagles dey go World Cup

It’s done and dusted!!

Jamaica looking at u 🙄

Goke7:
Exactly it will make FIFA to tighten up its rules around nationality which in fairness to them they have in the last recent years but the remaining loophole which countries like Congo has exploited needs to be addressed once and for all.

Las las …na FIFA GO DECIDE

Sarsaparilla524:
Sure.
If there is any country trying to use the backdoor, then it's Congo. Using Mercenaries to prosecute matches is using the back door.
In March, Nigeria will be at the playoffs.
I have turned my attention to AFCON..

Same analysis here https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSZD0kNEY_2/?igsh=MTk1eW15ZHgwY2o0aA==

Karlovich:
African countries like Guinea, Togo and Madagascar don't allow dual nationality yet they're calling up European-born players like Guirassy and many more that have been cleared by FIFA without issues and they think DR Congo will be different

Ghanaians and South Africans are waiting to troll them once this is over.

They think FIFA is APC

From what I heard ,d rumours started immediately before d final of the playoffs but we thought we would win ,meanwhile it was Sudan and Cameroon 🇨🇲 ,dt initiated the petition

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