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caprikon:
SA should have won in the end. Can't see them getting anything from South Korea in the final group match.

If South Korea beat Mexico today and qualify for the second round, what incentive would they have to start their best legs against Banana Banana instead of resting them for the knockouts?

Na why part of me dey lowkey pray make South Korea draw Mexico, so that dem go play South Africa with red eye.

This game will end 1-1.

Goke7:
Nothing concern us they must go home today

😂😂😂

Hating aside, SA's biggest problem has always been 1) their attack and 2) lack of consistency. Their attack is notoriously frantic and disorganized. Their defense and midfield is actually very solid (on their best day), but where they continuously flop is converting it to organized attacking sequences that can lead to goals.

Amedino99:
South Africa has improved. They look more likely to score in this match. But I doubt they will. Its certainly an improvement from the last match. They are more open here. And desperate too which might cost them. If they cant beat czech they definitely cant beat Korea.

This is how they played in that Zimbabwe WC qualifying game that ended 0-0.

"Hugo Broos should stop playing 5 at the back! That's not how Bafana Bafana plays yen yen yen..."

How e come be? 🥱🥱

Thank God say Oswin Appollis dey this match, so Bafana no get excuse today.

Lol. I never type finish. 1-0. 😂😂

kentebemoney:
So u've got mind reading capabilities?
Infrastructure e.t.c aren't the labour's ministry responsibility.
Now ur initial compliant that I responded to, was the government should create jobs, which is different from ur "brilliant logic", you dig?

Lol @ mind reading. It's not that deep. It's just basic economic illiteracy on your part.

The Ministry of Labour coordinates national employment policies. When people say "the government," they mean the collective state apparatus, which includes infrastructure. So splitting hairs over puerile semantics will not change the fact that leadership is entirely responsible for the current employment climate, you dig?

Odunayaw:
Mali is one country liable to judgement for not being at WC despite their quality

Mali is Africa's Tottenham Hotspurs.

minfelix:
Omo they couldnot oo…DRC is evolving in the legendary Cameroon style we use to know when it comes to physicality

Cameroon in the late 90s to early 2000s was a nightmare. I'm happy they fell off abeg. 😂😂

I can never forget that 2000 AFCON. That was the first ever AFCON tournament I watched.

darkelf:
Martinez is playing with his source of livelihood

How can you have such a team on paper and you can't squeeze a win against a very inferior side

And I hate DRC so much BTW. They play nonsense football and I just hate them so much. Was hoping Portugal will best them like theives but it seems my hope was misplaced

Lol. That DRC team is well designed to counter top tier teams. Insane physicality, insane stamina, good pressing, a stupidly strong defense and counter attacks that are swift and hard to stop.

You can't play against DRC and be as lethargic and undecisive as Portugal were today. You have to be disciplined, organized and most importantly, very fast and technical. You also must not waste any chances. And you must match them in speed and physicality.

The only team I'm 100 percent certain that won't just manage a 1-0 or 2-1 win over DRC but can actually try and take them apart is maybe France. I honestly can't vouch for the others, though I could be wrong.

The best game to watch to understand how to neutralize this DRC side is the Senegal vs DRC world cup qualifier game that Senegal won 3-2.

Ronaldo is washed.

minfelix:
How Algeria take beat this DRC team self…they are very strong like mad

Lol. Extra time 120th minute individual brilliance/miracle by Boulbina.

Also, I feel like if Wissa played in that game, DRC would have converted at least one of their chances against Algeria and we would have gotten a rematch of the WC playoffs.

Na now that game we played against Portugal dey vex me. We should have won that game.

Portugal taaa!

I raise nyansh for una. What's going on here?

I come dey pity Ronaldo. Nawa.

daveP:
At this rate,i give DRC the 3 points. The Mendes side dey leak. Veiga dey play rubbish. The entire midfield of Portugal are strollers like cr7. Wan bissaka and Bakambu doing Mendes like he no better pass Zaidu. If i were to add a SE player into this game to make DRC score 2 unreplied goals, na Ademola Lookman for the RW side of Congo. For now, the entire Portuguese XI are as underwhelming as the ueue in Q-ueue.

Bro the entire team is so dull and lethargic on the ball it's unbelievable.

Yeah, Ronaldo is done.

If no one's going to say it, I will.

Portugal is trash.

In fact, their playing like this makes our friendly loss to them look even worse. Granted, we didn't have our full squad.

kentebemoney:
Are we in a socialist country?
So na the job of that ministry to create jobs?

So according to your brilliant logic, capital infrastructure, public schools, and regulatory frameworks are socialist myths?

If the Ministry of Labor isn’t tasked with fostering employment policies and job creation strategies, what exactly are they doing? Collecting salaries for vibes? Eh, genius?

kentebemoney:
Na government dey create jobs?

Is the entire ministry of labor and employment just a joke to you?

Goke7:
Na Oliseh force Enyeama into retirement na. nonsense. Even Ighalo, we chased him out too early, it's a lesson we must take forward in keeping our very good players for as long as possible, even if it's to stay on the bench

Emphasis on "very good" players. For instance, I don't mind someone like Benjamin Frederick spending years in the squad provided he's still productive and effective.

PDPGuy:
It breaks my heart.

Even at parties and other social events, refreshments/food for kids is almost always an afterthought, especially when the supply of drinks is tailored towards the taste of men, then women.

In Nigeria, children are to be seen, not heard.

The mentality also extends to Nigerian youths. It's why old hags keep hogging government jobs and political positions like say dem wan die for office. Meanwhile youths are crying about unemployment.

Goke7:
You never see anything wait till they increase the teams to 64 nations. Na 3 weeks dem go use play first round matches 😂 na we go tire to watch

I hope this 64 nation nonsense continues to remain theoretical and never comes to fruition abeg.

minfelix:
I call them Eurafrics😀

Eurofrican boys 😂

Well, Senegal tried. Ismaila Sarr should be kicking himself for not burying that chance earlier. It was almost a tap in.

BlackManta:
This is the not the same Egypt.

They have improved.

The Egypt of last year would have packed bus against Belgium.

Last year ke. It's this January abi February we played them last lol.

daveP:
This makes the lose to Tunisia at Afcon even more painful.

Which loss?

Tunisia wtf 🤦🏾

Napoleon55:
All these first games and the entire group stage are just gra gra,the real world cup starts after all these initial gra gra

World Cup dey start from matchday 3 normally, when teams are fighting for qualification into the knockout rounds.

mostob:
Morocco will dominate African football

We have been hearing this statement for 5 years now. Their women team lost two finals in a row. The reason why Morocco got to the last Afcon final was because of the unserious players we paraded. Even their cheating couldn't save them.

Infrastructure? Yes
Talent poaching? Yes

I'm not going to let the hate watch prevent me from giving them kudos sha. They play excellent and slick football but that doesn't translate to automatic domination.
TBH, Brazil were poor yesterday too.

Thank you oo

I suspected Brazil would struggle in their opening match with Morocco when I watched the highlights with Egypt. They were equally uninspiring in that game as well.

Hopefully they can pick form in the games against Scotland and Haiti.

9JAMac10:
Scotland vs haiti is the perfect example of 2 countries that shouldn’t make it LOL most boring 23 minutes of my life holy shit. wtf are these 2 teams playing for seriously 😂

The tournament went to shit after the expansion. Going back to 32 teams or even 24 sef will fix all this rubbish.