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Lionessza6:
LMAO. Am I speaking to the same Nigerians whose team filled with international superstars failed to beat the likes of Zim....and you thought you'd dominate our group?

Chai 😂 see the insult wey our players don give us, you’re right on this though!

Odunayaw:
He reduced in my rating with that nonsense

Na where we go find midfielders bayi o serious o

chrisooblog:
Osayi has no end product. Wasn't particularly terrible yesterday but doesn't offer anything long term. Chukwueze aimless dribbles that don't deliver when it matters most. I've seen this movie many times to know we need desperate upgrades to Samu. Ndidi I like him but he's washed. The fact that we were able to get to the AFCON finals without missing his absence says that much.

Midfield over the past years post Mikel can't retain possession, make low level African teams midfield look like Spain, can't deliver defense splitting passes or score long rangers to save their lives. Really makes you appreciate the work Mikel, Etebo, and Onazi put in. Can't remember them ever struggling to impose their game on less gifted midfields. Even facing superior ones they gave as good as they got.

Don't blame Eric for trusting his captain just unfortunate Ekong choose now of all times to drop a stinker.

Even against teams like France, Spain and Argentina those guys were decent. Our current midfield can’t carry us anywhere beyond scoring a goal in a match even against minnows

Nomyth:
So u people don't know this?

Zimbabwe's home match against South Africa has been moved to Rwanda following Nigeria's protest.

The deed has been done already and nothing matter anymore as the last two games for SA was played in the same country, city, stadium and dubious pitch!

chrisooblog:
Ekong was poor for the goal let's call a spade a spade and not a farm implement.

Was midfield that basically cost us this game.

I defend Iwobi many times but his lack of urgency to shoot in critical positions is baffling because this same guy was popping up everywhere for the SE 6-7 years ago what changed? The less said about Ndidi the better.

If we can find decent replacements between now and December Osayi, Ndidi, Chukwueze should be thanked for their service and bid farewell. Ekong is definitely going after AFCON while with Iwobi I'm caught in two minds.

I was wrong about Dessers I'm humble to admit no be SE quality at all.

Nwabali, Bruno, Fisayo, Uche under probation.

Our midfield has been our weakest link for years now but with folks like bashiru and Uche I think we can still savage things. If Iwobi will play better from the wings there’s no point keeping him in his current position, just move him there as it’s becoming a waste of space and value. We need a leader in the middle of the pack to truly unlock defences and take the game by the neck. Enough of kasongo teams in Africa taking charge of our midfield for greater part of our games. It’s costing us decent results.

minfelix:
omo unfairness just dey smell everywhere around us🤣🤣…they wan really clip our wings on field and off field…this people are looking for every reason to shift football dominance down south and up north…Imagine Cameroon male and female football. imagine Ghana, Imagine senegal….dominance is gradually sliding off these nations…kudos to our super falcons shaa

Just wait for the next Afcon and see all the stunts Morocco as hosts will pull. CAF, wey no serious dey look how Moroccans dey waka away immediately after Ademola was announced APOTY.

minfelix:
asin eehnn some teams are real mumu, i could remember when Ghana was disallowed from using their home ground, rumors was going round that they will use Nigerian stadium, omo if you see how Ghanaian fans and analysts where giving serious disagreement to that development…Ghana can never stoop to the level of using Nigeria stadium and vice versa….but you see this mumu zimbabwe, you have Botswana,Zambia,Mozambique,Angola near you to use but you decide to use the stadium of a country in your group🤣🤣🤣….some teams should not be allowed to play qualifiers if they dont have basic things abeg

It's even better that we are in a group with tougher and bigger soccer nations than all these suegbe and Kasongo teams, at least our players sef go dey more serious going into those games.

minfelix:
people are just sad super eagles didn’t deliver, but you see this particular reason SA playing 7games on home soil….omo it highly unfair meehnnn..
Like mad mad home advantage…even Zim playing Benin in SA is hugely unfair, the fans can choose to help zimbabwe bully Benin, or Rwanda playing Lesotho in SA….haaaa common very very disadvantageous to Nigeria and other teams, especially its like they have every games under their watch and control
Just like morocco back to back hosting 3 wafcon and Afcon still hosting the next 3 u17 wafcon….and you say home advantage wont make them reach almost all the finals.
omo forget Motsepe is really rewriting so many things🤣🤣…Just imagine zoning of Age grade qualifiers….though it started from the former CAF president Ahmad Ahmad of Madagascar(still a cosafa nation)

It’s because we assume being a big soccer nation these things don’t matter but we have been made scapegoat of a big continental conspiracy and we have been caught napping cos of our naivety.

Even in the last Afcon final CAF watched how our fans and supporters despite having match tickets were locked out of the stadium while the match went on, lots of Nigerians had to disguise as Ivorians to get entry into the stadium. The ref watched as our players were kicked here and there helplessly which made our coach go mad and got booked in a final game that was supposed to be fair in the highest standard. Even in the Libyan issue if not for Ekong voicing out to the entire world that caught FIFA attention that match would have been awarded to Libya as their players were already in the stadium to walk over us.

We never see anything make we continue to assume we go win Afcon or qualify again for World Cup without ensuring there is fairness and level playing ground for all!

minfelix:
our group is still crazily technical….if Rwanda egdes benin in Kigali, then wahala don dey…Rwanda is thw only team that has beaten SA in this qualifiers…wetin dey pain me is when they meet Nigeria dey pack bus when they meet SA, they feel they can attack…

Zimbabwe i know wont use SA as home ground in the next game….SA might win them but Zim and SA are COSAFA rival, its dodgy

Zim v SA
SA v Rwa
This game will give SA tough time

Zimbabwe sef na mumu, what were they thinking in the first place knowing SA was in their group. Zambia is your neighbour too, move your games there!

lbrichman2:
NFF really goofed, no be small
They don't really care about our football
Many are only there because of political agenda and their own pockets

Lesson learnt. Next time we citizens and fans should be more aware and raise the alarm early enough cos if we wait for this nff na oyo things!

opes:
South Africa had already played against Benin. Their remaining two matches are against Zimbabwe (away) and Rwanda (home).

They are both home games 😂

Lionessza6:
It's called capitalizing on your advantages ...years of building up those advantages whilst others were running around aimlessly

Now we will offer a few Zimbo players citizenship or permits to make you wail some more

😂 people you will still prevent from getting medical treatment in your public hospitals, Dey play 😂

NIGHTMAREOO7:
Asin thats if Benin dont knock them out
They couldnt beat Rwanda the couldnt beat Nigeria.
They only beat their puppies playing their away games at home.but some1 is telling the They deserve it.😂

😂 imagine o playing two games in the same country, same city and same stadium even had one extra day to rest having played on Friday whereas the eagles played on Saturday and had to travel immediately for a game on Tuesday. And they people say they are deserving cos they were knocking the ball around! see whining 😂

Mujtahida:
We like to win clean. Even the Bassey goal no sweet us. We feel it's beneath us to use ojoro to win.

And we will continue to be subdued if time is not taken in fact the next time we are bullied again by any other country I go just switch off cos it’s foolish trying to win clean when your opponents is not clean or trying to be clean in any way.

Imagine Nigeria playing 7 games in Nigeria during a wcq the entire continent will finally crown us as the global headquarters of corruption, we can’t do it but others can, rubbish.

Lionessza6:
So that's it, that's what makes SA undeserving of their spot....I thought you were going to make some solid accusations like " they were awarded undue penalties throughout the tournament " or something along those lines,not this ...or atleast the blunder of fielding of an ineligible player


So where were these two matches supposed to be played , in a school field in Lesotho or a cricket field in Harare?

It's pretty much accepted as standard and normal that when all the countries bordering SA play Fifa matches ,they all use SA as their homeground....whether playing SA or any other team ....it didn't start during this tournament, it has always been like that. So there's no conspiracy here .....it just so happens to work in SA's favour at this crucial tournament.
SA didn't cheat ; we used our advantages to get what we want( investing in our local league and infrastructure) ,and you failed to use yours. ( having experienced international players and your previous records ) ...that's it . You failed to execute your duties and we capitalized on it.....and the rest is history 💁‍♂️

Benin does not share border with Ivory Coast where they play their home matches so rest! This is a big time conspiracy

If it favoured Nigeria you wouldn’t be saying this in fact you guys will go all over social media like calling Nigeria all sorts like you do so save all those execution bull shit! Playing 7 games in your backyard is unfair to the other teams no matter how you spin it.

ehizario2012:
How can someone claim to be a citizen of another country in less than 10 years?? Citizen o... Citizenship na yam or beans? ILR is what matters, they can shift citizenship to 20 years if they wish. It'll reduce this anti-immigration hullabaloo.

Guy if you enter US with a green card today you can apply for citizenship after 5 years, if you enter Canada today with PR you can apply after 3 years, Canada is even more interesting cos if you have been there as a student or any other visa and had spent 3 years already once you get you PR the next day sef you can apply for citizenship as they count all those other years on previous visas so let’s always cross check properly before we think the Uk is doing one huge thing that’s not done elsewhere.

Citizenship is not the issue here it’s the benefits you can access from the day you have your ilr that’s the headache as the Uk is broke and many feel it will become more of a burden as more people attain ilr so please separate the issues properly cos that’s the problem in this country as everything get muddled together to confuse and misinform people. And as for those who say they don’t want benefits if they get ilr it has nothing to do with you but the laws and statues of the land where you dwell as we have so many categories of immigrants so be careful how you isolate yourself cos the country itself does not isolate you in any way to define what to give or grant you in terms of rights and privileges. In summary citizenship is not even mandatory and there is no compulsion to have it immediately after ilr and so many are in this country with just ilr for so many years while they maintain the citizenship of where they come from. Apologies for my long post

It’s unfair trying to scapegoat Dessers and whoever released that statement is a terrible person. I won’t be surprised if the player decides not to turn up again for us. For a player who publicly desired to play competitive games for us to be scapegoated like this is despicable. Arrant nonsense

JohnBullMySon:
You don’t get it. The tempo of a football game is shaped by what the two teams need to get out of it.

In a crucial game where RSA needs a draw and NGA needs a win, as the game gets close to the end, it is expected that NGA should dominate the attack more as the opponent starts to manage the game. Cos that’s how football works.

If NGA attack was really good, we should have sat RSA in their box in the closing minutes cause they’re already managing the game. Did anything like that happen? They even created more attack chances sef.

On that yeye pitch? Are you sure it’s the same game we watched? There were odds against us in this game; the pitch, the fatigue from previous game travel whereas SA travelled no where, bad officiating even though we benefited with the goal, and finally the antics from the host prior to the game. We will be too hard blaming the players for this game.

charlesemeka85:
SA played normal African Katikati football nothing special abeg

Exactly compared to what they played us in the afcon they were not that impressive. It was even some defensive blunders from us that gave them the number of shots they have. Nothing really special jor

Nigerians should relax, winning away in Africa is not moin moin. The team had tried to even win away in Rwanda, it’s the loss against Benin away in a neutral place in Ivory Coast and the draw against Zimbabwe in uyo that has caused us this mess. I salute the coach and the players for the job done in SA, that was a fair result to be honest in the light of the terrible way we played last week in uyo.

JohnBullMySon:
The result was definitely not bad. But nobody should bend reality here to say that we played better than them because it is not true. They marginally outplayed us. For a team that just had to keep the score as is, they still held down possession in the dying minutes of the game.

If we led again 2-1 do you think Nigeria would have withstood the attack pressure it would create?

South Africa will always be better in possession cos of their style and cohesion but as a home side they were not really a threat even their coach in a supersports interview after the match admitted his team were not better in the second half and acknowledged the superior fighting power of our team. He was so relieved to show how scared they were!

elyte89:
Na real plan work ,my only hope now is if fifa can still deduct d 3points and Rwanda 🇷🇼 do d unthinkable and defeat South Africa 🇿🇦 at home …while we win d last two games ; who stone me for back 🥹🥹

That 3 points don go forget it! If SA can be allowed to play 7 games in their country na points dem go deduct? I no get hope for that one again o ti lo

charlesemeka85:
better street because I still can’t understand why fifa approved that potato farm for the game when SA have better options

Also why will FIFA approach for Lesotho and Zim to play their home games in SA that they are in the same group with? Why not take both nations to Angola elsewhere to play their home games?

And the NFF saw all these on time and were mute without even contesting it

Honestly I didn’t even know those countries were playing their home games in SA until few weeks ago. It’s one of the greatest scam in football, Zambia even borders Zimbabwe why can’t they play their games there even Lesotho can play in Namibia. Na plan work honestly!

charlesemeka85:
Just watched the highlight of the game and I won’t fault the team or the chelle. From the little I saw SA played nada but just running around with no aim and plan while the pitch didn’t allow our plays to execute free flowing football that they are renowned of

Whenever the NFF start getting involved in politics in world football and Caf the better for our national teams because I see no reason fifa will approve that cucumber farm for a World Cup qualifying game as well as allow Lesotho and Zimbabwe to play their home games in SA that they re in the same group with, the most absurd decision I have ever seen in football

All the blame goes to our football association

CAF and FIFA run us street, na lesson sha!

NIGHTMARE0O7:
Did we play 7 matches at home. ?
The completion should be. Level playing group that SE didnt win some thier home mathces doesnt mean they wont win some of their home matches.

SA dont deserve it they cheated but we should blame out self for allowing the cheat

My problem is saying the DESERVE IT. It’s a big word. Deserve is Merrit

I agree 💯, South Africa didn’t have to travel outside their borders for the two games in few days. That is unfair to the visiting team!

Even played both games in the same stadium. Both CAF and FIFA no well!

minfelix:
omo i so love the fact Cape Verde will be playing at the Fifa world cup…they beat cameroon today to extend their gap in their group

One good thing about these expanded World Cup format is that it will make many foreign borns in the diaspora to start thinking about representing their countries of descent imagine to know that former great players like Patrice Evra, Patrick viera and Nani are of Cape Verde descent

Amedino99:
I saw something on twitter now and it made sense. Countries are using our gracious nature to cheat us. Ghana did this same shit for us in 2022 giving us a potato farm to play the 1st leg while we used a refurbished clean stadium with VAR for them in the second leg. South africa has done the same today. Quite funny that for all our corrupt nature, football is one where we atleast maintain standards.

Na this big brother mentality Dey worry us I don’t even know what we are always trying to prove, I remember the Ghana own wella even the press conference venue was a disaster and the plane that took our players to the city where the stadium was na ladder our players almost used to alight from the plane.

They don see us mugu expecting us to roll the carpet when they come in here but treat us like trash when we go away, see where Libya go divert plane for where our players go land 😂

mank1234:
I sight 94set.
Waiting for this moment.
They called for Finidi. From this comment I can sense this one is calling for Amunike.
When will you guys leave Super Eagles alone and look for coaching job elsewhere?

The day dem go appoint any local coach for the national team again I go just adopt another national team to follow, nonsense and ingredients!

8th minute Benin don Dey lead Lesotho 1-0 😂

Meliforme:
It is draws we kept getting that led us to where we are now.

Draws at home o lest we forget!

mank1234:
That's almost 21 pts.

Chai see bonanza!

Mujtahida:
I'm amazed. The way we act with integrity in football, amazes me.

In fact na we be the holiest pope for African football see how these African countries Dey use our head 😂 wey country Dey play away game for their own backyard