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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

BankyGee:
Cyriel Dessers GOAL
🇳🇬🦅🔥

Where him Dey against Congo….oh sorry him no come ?




Ehn but still where him Dey 😏😏😏

BankyGee:
💥🇳🇬 Super Eagles players are firing on all cylinders before coming home for the AFCON!

Victor Osimhen vs. Antalyaspor - ⚽ (8.0)
Calvin Bassey vs. Burnley - ⚽ (8.5)
Samuel Chukwueze vs. Burnley - 🅰️ (8.1)
Akor Adams vs. Real Oviedo - ⚽🅰️🅰️ (8.4)
Chidera Ejuke vs. Real Oviedo - ⚽ (7.
Ademola Lookman vs. Cagliari - 2 key passes (7.0)

The AFCON is not ready for the Super Eagles of Nigeria! 🇳🇬🦅🔥
📈: All ratings from FotMob

Where dem Dey against Congo 🙄🙄

joelsteron:
If Eric Chelle means business this midfield trio of Onyedika, Akinsanmiro and Bashiru should be his next direction to save super eagles middle problem.

Anybody he wants to use must sha have sense …dts my own

Goke7:
All these we don't deserve to qualify is not the issue, FIFA is the one to make their decision, and meanwhile, if it's in our favour, you still have play-offs to play, which is still not a guarantee you'll win, or do you think the same Eagles can't fumble against those Caribbean or oceanian teams?

Let's be real, most people on this thread, including those wishing we don't go to the World Cup or deserve to go, will rejoice if the decision goes our way, make we stop all the pretense jor

We go too rejoice if the thing favour us , we kan qualify but d question is , will d petition be worthy for fifa to consider?

BankyGee:
Coachee no raise my hopes o 😏🙄

lol …na so me sef hear o and d stuff don Dey gather momentum..but deep down , I don’t want us to qualify,we no deserve am but dt story Dey one kind …6ix players !!!🤣

QueenJazz:
Well, first of all, I'm not a lawyer.

Secondly, whatever happens at the end of this whole drama won't change the fact that we don't deserve to qualify for the World Cup anyway.

If we somehow qualify by magic, cool. But it doesn't detract from my point.

But come to think of it..if it’s true ,aw can a team
Field a whole 6ix ineligible players ? Aw come? I don’t want to believe it’s deliberate.
There’s a miscommunication somewhere…6ix is too much if true

QueenJazz:
Heard about it too. Such a stupid protest from Nigeria and Cameroon.

First of all, I don't believe FIFA will be willing to risk having any more drama and upsetting an entire country and possibly an entire continent by throwing DRC under the bus to favor Nigeria.

They're already dealing with so much backlash for the World Cup draw. You know how the average soccer fans think. Penalizing DRC by disqualifying will be perceived as nothing more than corruption to favor Nigeria. I won't be surprised if they just fine them and move on with their lives.

Also, aren't we ashamed that we keep trying desperately to find these backdoors to a tournament we didn't deserve to qualify for? This whole thing is pointless if you ask me. Count your losses and rebuild yourself. We need to stop this disgusting habit of looking for short cuts everywhere.

Plot twist ….i heard it’s even fifa dt is given Nigeria d hand 🖐️ (back door information) behind d scene to protest 🤣🤣🤣🤣, fifa wants Nigeria 🇳🇬

Stories going around saying DRC fielded 6ish ineligible players ;even Cameroon 🇨🇲 wants lodge protest 😄….abeg make Una no Dey wine us joor

Amedino99:
While we can agree that previous complete squads were unable to perform, nobody should please justify why fago, usman muhammed are good fits for the afcon squad. We will accept them like that but make una no whine us on something wey we sabi. If you look accross the 56 man preliminary team you will surely be able to pick better replacements for them but it has happened and we will go with it.

Nobody is justifying their inclusion. We all know they made the list through NFF connections ,the highest bidder via agents. But claiming that failing to select players A, B, or C automatically means we will fail in the competition is misleading. The reality is that when those same players were available, they couldn’t produce exceptional results against lower-rated teams during the World Cup qualifiers. therefore no guarantee that their inclusion would suddenly translate into outstanding performances at AFCON.

Sarsaparilla524:
I gat nothing to hope for this team.
After Eric Chelle said he was monitoring up to 800 players, only for them to release this shambolic list.
Before AFCON 2013, I was confident with the team that the late Stephen Keshi, the big boss, had assembled. A perfect blend of foreign and local players that defied all odds and won us our 3rd AFCON.

Meritocracy over Mediocrity....

Baba name d player that is meant to be dere ,dt is not in d list or u keep quiet 🤫…u just Dey talk since like say we leave one messi kind of player behind

Bossoflife25:
In my opinion, selecting Usman for the 28-man team is an excellent gamble.

As noted previously, we currently lack a dedicated Creative Attacking Midfielder (CAM). Usman possesses the potential to deliver a major surprise, much like Sunday Mba did in the 2013 tournament! This is the African Cup of Nations, not the World Cup.

On Fago
When I watched this young man at the Under-20 level, his technique was simply amazing. His first touch, pace, and ability to use both the left and right foot suggest he has it all. He is a center-forward who can effectively play across the entire forward line. For a 28-man roster, I would definitely back him.

We already have several players in the team with similar profiles to the likes of Alhassan, Otele, and Tolu.

Consider where players from teams like Comoros or Tanzania are currently playing. Being signed to a top European club does not automatically make one the best, just as playing for a lesser-known club does not make a player poor. If a player possesses the required qualities, I would bet on them, same way Stephen Keshi bravely backed Mba and Obaboana years ago.

Again, adding or removing Tolu, Otele, or Alhassan will neither significantly improve our chances nor prevent us from winning AFCON. Let's prioritize unique skill sets and potential impact.

It’s over 12hrs now d list has been released and we av asked those tagging d list as been “poor” to mention the players that would have brightened our chances in the afcon..Dey re yet to reply


Ok I think one mentioned Peter agba and Chrisantus Uche ….lol ,players dt have never played d competition

Kog45:
I don't need to tell you the best we have cuz I don't see this as argument but basic talk regarding football....every football nations called their best even against lowly teams...am not here praising a very poor team but saying we deserve our best players irrespective of what's going on

We re saying the same thing…just mention d best” we av left out

Sarsaparilla524:
He will fail at the AFCON.
The same NFF will use him as a scapegoat.
He will not meet the target set for him to reach the semi-final.
The same NFF will use it against him and sack him.

Una never name those players wey no Dey d list ,dt will guarantee us success at afcon…please give us names



Meanwhile the list dt got us to final

Kog45:
HiThe issue is not about getting to semi final but getting your bests for the tournament.

At dis point we don’t have d “best” …d best couldn’t proof itself against low rated teams in a group where 3pts deduction also occurred …so tell who are d best…can u list dem

NasirIbnLaAhad:
The discourse here is becoming trite and inane. Why are we excusing the fact that there were better options to pick from in the preliminary list than people like Usman Muhammad for instance? Yes, even our best players can be rubbish and useless at times, but is that reasonable cause for us to go and call plumbers from only God knows where? How do you guys even reason things in this country?

Okay fine, our best players flopped at the qualifiers and we need fresh legs. Are you going to foolishly tell me that Usman Muhammad is a better option than Chrisantus Uche or even Peter Agba? We know that these guys have the capacity to at least match up with the current squad, even if they won't surpass them. What is Usman Muhammad going to do at AFCON besides drag us back in overall quality? Sometimes you guys need to use your head!!! Our main stars underperforming is no justification to go and call carpenters into the squad! As bad as the preliminary list was, we had better options! How is Salim Fago making the list ahead of people like Rafiu Durosinmi and Philip Otele? I'm not saying Durosinmi is going to be a game changer but he'll at least be on par with what we have and not a downgrade!!!

This is a poor, poor list! Let's tell ourselves the truth. Eric Chelle allowed NFF to use his head and I will feel no remorse for him after they dump him if this team doesn't perform well. When the chips are down, its the same NFF that forced players on you who will throw you under the bus. They are owing you money, now you're letting them influence your list!

Rubbish national team with rubbish coaches, rubbish admin, rubbish journalists and rubbish fans. Go to AFCON and fail as usual. It's only club football that interests me right now.

The Peter agba ,Christantus uche u mentioned are just players u wish to c in d list but u were disappointed Dey were not included,d fact still remains dt . Even if the so-called big names were included, there’s no guarantee they would get to semis let alone of win us the AFCON title."

Meliforme:
Which selection of players will inspire your confidence.
Please list them.

I will be grateful.

No mind dem , Dey are reacting to d list as if we left several superstars behind ….superstars dt couldn’t defeat Lesotho 🇱🇸 , Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 at home ….shior …if I av my way sef I would av dropped ndidi and iwobi ,just dt d timing is too close

JohnBullMySon:
Nah I disagree. It won't happen. So he should leave his first choice position in the Serie A and sit on the bench throughout AFCON. Maduka is good enough to be exchanging gametime with Nwabali. Someone that can even make Germany's squad list at this point. So asking for gametime is not out of place.

Chelle is a shtty coach anyways so he won't be there for long. The kind of coach that will substitute a player in and substitute them out.

Wetin make am shitty 🙄

Truidstarr:
Let's rally behind our team irrespective of heart breaks and team selection. Tears of sorrow today will be tears of joy tomorrow.

As for me , no heartbreak ❤️‍🩹 anywhere…it’s just another super eagles list 😎

When we had d perfect list, we couldn’t defeat 🇱🇸, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, Benin 🇧🇯 away , abeggi