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mostob:
Here we go again

May our bad belleism and hate watch be successful

With useless Australia? Lol.

🚨THOUGHTS: THE ILLUSION OF ERIC CHELLE SUCCESS…

One thing I have realized about Nigerians is that we are too emotional about results.
And that’s why it is very easy for us to become detached from reality….
Once we start winning, we immediately assume that everything is working.

Eric Chelle success doesn’t automatically mean the NFF
@thenff
is working.
Those are two different things.
In fact, I think we’re beginning to make a very dangerous mistake.
We’re replacing Eric Chelle’s competence with institutional competence.
Because the team is playing better, because we’re beginning to see a philosophy, because the results are improving, we’re slowly convincing ourselves that the structure itself has improved, It hasn’t oh!!!!
Let be honest!.
If Eric Chelle resigns tomorrow, what exactly has changed inside Nigerian football?

WHAT EXACTLY?
Has the culture changed?
Has accountability changed?
Has player development changed?
Has the way football is administered changed?
Or will the next coach inherit the same environment every other coach inherited?
That’s my point….

This is why I disagree when people say, “Let’s move on from the World Cup qualification failure.”
Move on without understanding why we failed?

Move on without fixing the structure that produced that failure? And the NFF knows this, infact all Nigeria politicians know this and use it against us….
We are postponing the next disappointment.
One thing the NFF
@thenff
has benefited from over the years is our inability to stay on one conversation.
We move on too quickly.
Results distract us.
They always have.

My fear is not that Eric Chelle will fail.
My fear is that he is succeeding , and we are becoming so satisfied with the results that we stop demanding structural reform.

Then one day he leaves…
…and we discover that we never left the ground.
We were only standing on his shoulders


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elyte89:
This guy sef wan join Fulani league 😊

Bro my tired is tired

charlesemeka85:
🇳🇬 BREAKING NEWS: Daniel Daga has won his appeal and has been acquitted of all criminal charges.

A Molde statement says he is now available for selection in their next games as they await the final judgment of the case.

Sir please what's the update on Femi Azeez moving to Aston Villa or something like that? Everywhere has been mute since the Unity Cup.

Blueelf:
Akor Afams to venezia

I wonder who his agents are

This is a serious downgrade

I take this football thing too seriously because why am I fkin raging over this news right now?

Moving to Enugu Rangers might have been a better move.

Blueelf:
Someone said Femi Azeez won't get into Senegal 40 man squad list

Lolll, I laugh sha

I saw it on X

I just saw it too.

Na NFF and bad government cause all this see finish I swear.

Is there no chance in hell that Canada can upset Morocco? The host factor has to count for something, right? 🥹

Right? 😭🤧

NasirIbnLaAhad:
You're switching lanes on me. CAF pitch conditions, refereeing scandals, the Libya nonsense, none of that has anything to do with why black African teams blew multi-goal leads yesterday. That's an entirely different conversation, and you know it.

And every nation carrying their own shit is exactly my point, and not a rebuttal to it - which you seem to think it is. I'm not asking you to feel sympathy for Senegal or drape yourself in continental grief. I'm saying: watch what just happened to them, because it's a preview of what happens to us the moment we're in that position again. You don't have to like your rival to study his mistakes so you don't repeat them. So call it whatever you want, mentality, game management, bottle, but pretending it's purely isolated per-country and has zero relevance to Nigeria is the actual delusion here. We've shown the same symptoms. 2018 didn't happen to Senegal, it happened to us. That's not CAF's fault, that's not a bad pitch, that's players losing composure with the finish line in sight, same as what just happened three times in a row just yesterday. If your response to seeing that pattern is "not my problem, let them rot," you're choosing to learn nothing from a free lesson that just got played out in real time on the biggest stage in football.

And please quit with the strawmen. Who said anything about taking the fall for other country's decisions? Nobody said Nigeria falls when Congo falls. I said the underlying disease -- folding under pressure with a lead in hand -- isn't unique to whichever federation is currently getting mocked. It's shown up too many times across too many different African teams, under different coaches, different eras, different CAF administrations, for it to be a coincidence specific to "their" bad decisions. When the same failure keeps recurring across unrelated teams, that's a pattern, not a series of unrelated accidents.

You want to rejoice at their misfortune because of how Nigeria's been treated? Fine, that's your right. But don't confuse enjoying their downfall with understanding it. Laugh all you want. Just don't be shocked when we're the ones 2-0 up in a tournament knockout and it slips through our fingers exactly the same way, because we spent this week celebrating and pointing and laughing at others instead of taking notes from their gaffes.

You're actually right. We need to learn our lessons from the failures of these teams at the World Cup and use it to improve our game in the future. That's correct. Hopefully we can do that.

But for now let us hate on the rest of Africa in peace and bask in their sorrows.

minfelix:
Asin eehn…Its either they stick to 16teams, 32 teams or 64 teams…..all these best loser nonsense na rubbish.
Portugal use best loser win Euro 2016, CIV use best loser win Afcon 2023. In a tournament you have 3games to prove yourself that you worthy of a trophy…nothing coming to form one nonsense fairytale run

That's one thing I like about the Olympics Football Tournament. It has remained 16 teams for decades now.

minfelix:
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Nigeria 4-0 ____________first half
Nigeria 4-4 ____________fulltime
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Oh God, Gernot Rohr's darkest days. 😭😭🤧😮‍💨

minfelix:
I almost fully agreed with you, but plsss let us start to warn chelle against these things ooo, its also smelling in our super eagles….We had no reason drawing Poland 2-2 in that match after our commanding display

Gbam!

Same smelling last minute gaffes we displayed there too. In fact na we Super Eagles be the kings of last minute foolishness, including even against our fellow Africans

Against Zimbabwe WCQ
Against Gabon WCQ playoffs
Against Tunisia last Afcon
Against Poland last month

I feel like crying man.

Before this tournament I made up my mind to hatewatch all other African teams, partly due to jealousy of not qualifying and partly because the majority of them in the recent past (AFCON 2023, WCQ playoffs etc) don't wish us well or even give us credit when we're winning.

On that note, I'm conflicted. I'm happy to see other African teams leave but I can't deny that our performance in this World Cup is a huge cause for concern. Because what do you mean you can dominate matches but you can't close them out? This is three fking matches back to back!

Ivory Coast dominated Norway
DR Congo dominated England in the first half
Senegal you were leading by two goals for 80+ mins! Two fking goals!! What do you mean you're losing 3-2!?!

South Africa was the only exception as they were simply trash all through against Canada

Whether you're hate watching or not, this should be a huge cause for alarm. There's something not quite right with African teams' mentality when it comes to performing on the global stage.

I'd prefer we got completely trounced and outplayed like majority of the AFC teams than for us to keep losing like this.

Africa is not ready.

Hatewatch or no hatewatch, this is fking painful.

Why can't this bs happen to South Africa or Morocco? Why always Senegal?

VAR checking possible penalty for Belgium

Omo Africa has a long way to go. We never go anywhere.

No be to score goal. You fit capitalize?

This World Cup don traumatize me. Who score first no dey impress me again.

EElopa:
Morocco, Senegal, Algeria, and Egypt were the only 4 African sides that realistically had any chance of making it into round 16. Dr. Congo played the best football I have seen them play in a very long time, and that team should be welcomed as heroes back home. They played Portugal, Colombia, and England, and they were never outclassed or humiliated. Those boys gave everything they had today, and you cannot possibly ask for more. DR Congo is a good team. If Dr. Congo can get an elite-level striker, with the coming of Senny Mayulu, this team will be a stronger contender for AFCON 2027.

The Ivory Coast historically has underperformed on the world stage. Even their golden generation failed to make it past the group stages. They are the most talented African team alongside Morocco, but there is something psychologically wrong with Ivory Coast at World Cups. They keep losing concentration, and they keep conceding late-minute goals.

They conceded in stoppage time against Greece in 2014, which knocked them out of that World Cup. They conceded in extra time against Germany, which could have pitted them against Paraguay instead of Norway, which I believe is a very dangerous team in this tournament. I have learned to not trust Ivory Coast in World Cups. They have concentration problems.

Cape Verde and Dr. Congo, round of 32 opponents, are World Cup contenders, and so I expected both of them to lose. South Africa to me is just not a very good team. South Africa reached the World Cup primarily because Nigeria self-destructed, which was anticipated due to the widespread decay and corruption affecting every aspect of life in Nigeria. The rest of the team outside Nigeria in that group was weak; the corrupt CAF president allowed them to play 80 percent of their World Cup matches at home. Talent-wise, South Africa is not even a top 15 country in Africa.

It will take a heroic effort for Ghana to make it past Colombia. I don't really see that happening. I have my fingers crossed for Senegal simply because this Belgian team is old, and if Senegal plays with no fear like they played against France in their first game, they will send this Belgian team packing tonight. Egypt and Algeria are simply down to favorable matchups. Egypt is better than Australia, and I don't really rate the Swiss team.

Beautifully said. I couldn't agree more.

minfelix:
So the two teams wey deny us WC ticket jah for round 32…one na Canada beat am the other one na England….which other Nigeria gra gra qualifying opponents team remain there again, shey Benin and Rwanda dey there…f00lish people!!!

I cant wait for Next year worldcup qualifying draws again….Bia Eric Chelle we no wan hear story oooo…all these crazy somalia,Botwana,South sudan,Lesotho,Burundi……no mercy at all ooo…home and away patching.

Starting from Afcon 2027 qualifiers (Madagascar,Guinea Bissau and Tanzania) ogun go kee all of una

You see this AFCON qualifiers, I just want 16 points minimum, that is 5 wins and 1 draw (maybe to Tanzania away). We have no business still fighting for qualification on the last day. We should be qualifying with games to spare.

elyte89:
Next year afcon will be interesting,we now have a powerhouse In Africa …DR Congo 😎

Serious powerhouse o. We can't write these guys off again. For me right now, they're in the tier of Ivory Coast and Algeria, and above the likes of Mali and South Africa.

Napoleon55:
FIFA ranking won't make Morocco touch Nigeria records in football for a very long time,
Nigeria will bounce back

Amen o

South Africa down
DR Congo down
Ghana is next...

Odunayaw:
It was a dilemma in this match sha

Supreme Court FC or BBC meltdown.

Anyway, whether now or later I shall rejoice in badbele

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The good news is Morocco still hasn't touched our record of 5th in the world (at least not yet 😭)

If England had lost to DRC, all it would take is a win against Canada to finally nick that spot.

Amedino99:
You no even wait for 90 mins bros

Bro I got too excited 😭

Why is Mbemba always laughing?

Anyway England makes it 2-1.

DR Congo I take God beg you.

God of banter, deliver England to us. 😭

Omo to get back into this game go hard for DRC o. England have had the momentum so far this second half.

I typed too soon. 😭😭😭😭😭

DR Congo finally gives in.

This is starting to give me Nigeria vs Italy 1994 vibes.

FiveFootNinja:
Don't be surprised if
1) South Africa beat Canada (Canada is trash for me so far)
2) Senegal beat Belgium (I just have that feeling)
3) Egypt beat Australia (If Australia wins sef I'll be surprised)
4) DRC beat England (yes, I'm not impressed with the England team. Plus DeSabre's DRC is good at frustrating teams like England who play safe and rotate the ball endlessly, waiting for openings. I see them bottling to DRC.)

The other African countries might not scrape through.

Morocco are crazy strong and stubborn, but the Dutch are one of the few teams in this WC who I believe can stop Morocco cold. If the Dutch can't stop them, Morocco might be reaching another SF.

Norway with Haaland in front is going to be a handful for Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast will surely concede at least 2 goals. The question is if they can score enough to match Norway.

Something tells me Ghana and Cape Verde have run out of lives against Colombia and Argentina respectively.

Switzerland Algeria will be close, but I think the Swiss simply have too much firepower for the North Africans.


But then again, this is football. Maybe all the African teams I said will progress won't progress, and the ones I said won't progress will progress.

Or maybe all of them will come home like you said.

Well, at least I'm getting my England DRC prediction correct. This England team is simply not built for teams like the current DR Congo.

If you check the lone goal that Colombia even used to beat them in the group stage, it was a due to miscommunication at the back between the DRC keeper and one of the defenders. If DRC can maintain structure and concentration, which they've done well so far, England will not be able to score even if they give them extra 90 mins.

Thomas Tuchel wan craze 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The only reason I want DRC to win is to watch the meltdown in the English press and on Twitter after England are knocked out by a "random" African team. 😂😂😂😂