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TheSuperNerd:
You say? You have forgotten SA is our house? Anyway, that SA host bid na 2028. I am happy with this. East Africa in 2027 and South Africa in 2028. We shall cook.

By Gods grace 2027 is ours let’s just ensure we renew Chelle contract o!

Blueelf:
It's not just about the false hope (which I feel he's just using to drive traffic to his page)

It's about FIFA frowning at this and deciding to make him a scapegoat and go ahead with DRC

But what do I know?

FIFA frowning at what? Whatever pooja posted can never be a basis for fifa verdict. Who the hell is pooja to sway FIFA

semid4lyfe:
The AFCON after the next you mean

Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania 2027
Botswana & South Africa 2028.

With the experienced players in our team, and a sprinkling of exciting new talents that have emerged and will still come through, who says we can't win the next two AFCONs?

Eric Sekou Chelle must be given a contract extension until 2028 by the NFF so he can drive the project.

Yeah thanks for the correction the 2028 edition be that God willing we should win 2027 edition, I don’t see the East Africans posing too much challenge as soccer is not their mainstream like that though Tanzania should be watched closely with what they did this Afcon

Odunayaw:
They will have to bring guns into the field to do that because that country no get winning mentality

Na vuvuzela for crowd go Dey blow foul and halt play for pitch make we ready o

semid4lyfe:
Do the calms bro.

News just broke that Botswana will put in a joint bid alongside South Africa to host the 2028 AFCON.

Mzansi are favourably disposed to it, and with Patrice Motsepe being from SA and the Southern Africa region, the Botswana-South Africa 2028 AFCON is a forgone conclusion.

Aaah, thank God.

😂 SA is winning the next Afcon be that! Na that potato pitch dem go play all their matches till the final we never see anything 😂

Mujtahida:
When we qualify, we go carry their Mr. Lumumba go America 😂😂

😂 😂 😂 na green coat and white trousers e go wear

TheSuperNerd:
He is not just the future. He is the present. It says a lot about his quality that he took command of the RCB position and made it his. Benching experienced performers like Afcon 2023 MVP, Ekong and Afcon-battle hardened Ajayi. Awaziem with his experience too stood no chance.

I am happy to have more options like Nwaiwu, Osuji and co come in but Benjy is very special and has earned his place in the plans of Coach Chelle in defence.

What I mean is that Ajayi don’t have much time left unlike benji that has way more time in his career! Na simple matter

Just like onauchu how much time is left!

TheSuperNerd:
Benjamin vs Rwanda WCQs benching Ekong

Benjamin, a CB so good he had to play at RB 3x.

Benjamin vs Gabon WCQs playoffs.

Benjamin vs DRC in the WCQs playoffs final. The best defender vs DRC in the playoffs when others went to sleep in the second half till end of extra time. He didnt earn your respect then? Kaaaiii na wa for the amnesia for this thread.

Ajayi is 32 Benji is the future that one no hard!

Mujtahida:
We often blame the NFF for playing big brother on the continent. Now that they have chosen not to play big brother with Congo DR, some Nigerians are not happy. They say we are going through the back door.

Well, backdoor or front door, if DRC is found wanting then they must suffer the consequences. The law is the law.

No be backdoor things Morocco Dey do? Na for backdoor dem Dey run soccer for Africa now o na who form mugu go regret. Na the same backdoor Congo Dey use for mercenaries matter 😂

Kog45:
Meaning Benjamin Frederick must work like Bassey to command our respect....cuz it will be Osayi/Aina and Ajayi/Frederick,fact Afcon starters have an edge

Make everybody show working Baami! But I trust the competition in the eagles now will bring out the best from everyone in the GWG!

TheGoodJoe:

I will cut them some slack. That game is not what we will use to judge players. KlintCod said a Moroccan gave him ear buds to plug his ears because of the noise. Others said the same thing. I think we should just ease on them and not judge the players with that game.

I agree with you totally every player on that pitch stood be counted in the light of the prevailing circumstances.

TheGoodJoe:

I hope I am not among the Everybody because I always rated Bruno Onyemachi ahead of Sanusi. Ask TheSuperNerd.

😂 you see na wetin I like be this wey everybody Dey drag say dem talk say this person better. The days of managing average players and performance in the eagles are gone for good in Jesus name. Amen

Mujtahida:
Many players just like every other person need someone to believe in them. I was relentless in saying Bright is not a good defender but his performance became better and better in this Afcon especially in the last two crunch matches. If he can learn how to whip in crosses, he'd be a great RB for us.

I agree with Goke7 that Ola Aina will not stroll back into the first 11. I also agree with Kog45 that Aina will still be our first RB but he would have to raise his game because Bright has significantly raised his own game.

A backline of Aina, Benjamin, Bassey and Bruno will be impregnable.

Imagine two ball playing CBs. Oh God.

If Iwobi had to come up with spectacular performance to keep his place in the team so why won’t Aina?

Aina must work like Bassey to continue to command our respect

Mujtahida:
Imagine SA having good pitches yet took us to a potato farm for the WCQ and Aina got injured.

Nigeria can never even nurse such low thinking not to talk of doing it.

And later, people will hail them, saying they have world-class facilities! Bunch of fraudsters!

I think the lesson for us Nigerians is to begin to tone down or do away completely with the way we portray ourselves to the world, as if we are still living in the jungle!

semid4lyfe:
You are beginning to sound like our blue font guy, TGJ. Pray tell, how is the penalty loss his fault? .

Right from the WCQ Play-offs, the team practised PKs in EVERY training session knowing they were knock-out games and there had to be a winner.

Even at this AFCON, during the Semi-final pre match presser, Chelle was specifically asked by a Nigerian journo if they were training for penalties and he confirmed they were. I also watched various Interviews of our players in which they said they were practising PKs in training just before the round of 16.

Go back and watch the WCQ playoff PSO, Bruno played our best PK. Fast, medium elevation and to the left of the goalkeeper. Obviously, Morocco prepared for the eventuality of PSO, studied tapes of our PK takers (including the WCQ playoff PSO) and their goalie had memorized how our players played PK. That's the reason Bounou stepped to his left rather than dive even before Bruno hit his PK. Unfortunately Bruno hit it tamely down the middle this time, and Bounou recovered and was able to stretch out a hand to stop it.

As per Chukwueze, do you honestly think that was the kinda PKs he was playing in training that Chelle brought him in specifically to take a PK? You sef reason am. Moreover, no matter how well a team prepares for penalty and how proficient they are, a winner must emerge and its just unfortunate we were on the losing side. Me, I can never blame Chelle for the outcome of the game. Our PK takers let him and Nigerians down.

Despite the painful loss, I am proud of the valiant effort of the team. I saw determination, fearlessness, fighting spirit and a "we die here attitude" all of which were missing in the DR Congo game. The team did not fold this time and just go through the motions, and that's in my opinion is our biggest win from the Morocco game.

Eric Chelle has given the Super Eagles a playing identity. He has met the semifinal target the NFF set for him and did so playing exciting and beautiful attacking football. He is still unbeaten in regulation + extra time with thie Super Eagles. He may not have gotten to the final like JP did in Ivory Coast but I regard him as our best coach in the last five years. The Super Eagles need some coaching stability, and I hope he stays and the NFF extends his contract till after the 2028 AFCON.

The 2927 AFCON will be co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania but shey una don hear say Morocco is considering hosting the 2028 AFCON as warm-up and preparation for the 2030 World cup that they're co-hosting with Spain and Portugal? This people wan use hosting win two AFCONS sharperly sha. Hopefully, Senegal spoils their planned party in the final just like the Super Falcons did.

Hosting two Afcons within 3 years is nothing but a fraud but in this motsepe regime nothing is impossible! Morocco could as well be designated host permanently! Nonsense and ingredients

ChrisKels:
When I say Chinedu Ughelumba you should know I was talking about Bassey. There is no other Chinedu in that team. Chinedu Ughelumba is his government name given to him from birth. Bassey is a recently adopted name, in honor of his maternal home. No man uses his mother's surname as his own surname unless he was born out of wedlock and the father isn't known. So, yes I was talking about Ughelumba Calvin Chinedu "Bassey", the son of Ikenna Ughelumba and Eberechi Ughelumba.

e don do, you don claim this boy tire na national property now! leave am for us!

ChrisKels:
Mumu 😂

I said aggressive, not walk out of the pitch nah.

See your life? na you go explain tire

ChrisKels:
I want an aggressive Osimhen in every match, if he gets carded, he gets carded.

really?

Kog45:
Moroccans are not like that,yes during match they can only intimidate through their supporters but in reality they are not that hostile

Cup wey dem Dey find since 1976, Issorite me I no say Algeria sef hostile like that until I see men Dey throw blow for press centre

AAA593:
Outplayed with CAF, ref and linesmen

I go lie for you 😂

TheGoodJoe:
God bless Nigerians. God will give us victory soon. The joyous celebration of the Super Eagles and Nigerians is not far.

Let us keep the faith.

I also love the Moroccans too. In all that happened, they still showed love to us.

See how the Moroccan fans cheered up this Nigerian fan outside the stadium 😫😂😂❤️ pic.twitter.com/9iPxv59o7y

— Cleverly 💐 (@Cleverlydey4u) January 16, 2026

Na because dem win. If we win na beating all our people for see for Morocco 😂 look at what happened after Algeria game!

Afobear:
Nah, you didn't have the cojones to win. You got outplayed fair and square and were lucky to survive till penalties.


I do understand, though, why you would be in severe pain.

We were outplayed how? Lucky to survive how? if that game continued for the next 30 mins the Moroccans were not scoring, folks that were already tiring out. Their best was in the first half and after then nothing despite all the help from the ref and crowd. The only folks the Moroccans outplayed was chuks and Bruno! They did the job for them

Mujtahida:
Goke7 shey you are reading Chelle praying to be allowed to remain in the job. I told you that even if Tunisia offered him the gaffer job, he won't take it.

https://x.com/i/status/2012148406085652516

The fact that he’s praying means nff no serious chai? 😂

Person wey don pass exam still Dey pray make dem release result! Chimooooo

BankyGee:
https://x.com/i/status/2012149099152466298

I no like this Ankara POOJA, but be like the heavens want to console us 😁

Make he softly raise hope o if not pooja matter go worse pass chukwueze o 😂

Blueelf:
I said chelle should identify and.pick the best PK takers. I did not say he should teach them how to play

Read well bro!!

I'm not calming Chelle solely. Chuks and onyeamachi should've converted theirs too but he's the head coach and the buck stops at his table

😂 coach say he pick the best you still Dey argue bro na fight? 😂

mostob:
Una no dey forgive and forget? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

😂 dude take am personal

minfelix:
NAIRALAND 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
oporrrr🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

😂 a great place to be na here I Dey balance my mental health o

Mujtahida:
On this thread, I try as much as possible to be respectful to everyone. I know there are times I fail in that regard but nobody here will say I have said something disrespectful to them and after pointing out to me, I persist.

BascoVanVeli this is the second time you are wilfully disrespecting me. The first time you apologized. I let it slide. If my opinions are too sharp for you, ignore them unless my opinion is what gives you life.

This is a public forum. If I say what anyone does not like, disagree with me. There's no need to be disrespectful while doing so. Many people say things I don't like here, things that are painful to me but I either ignore it or disagree within the bounds of mutual respect.

Blueelf trolls us here. It's painful. We let him be. Goke7 makes insinuations about the 94 set in a manner that I don't like. Those guys are my heroes. But should I then disrespect him because I don't find his opinion flattering to them. Between the 94 set and Goke7, who is closer to me? Why should I diss him because of his opinion about them. Aren't there points we agree on? So if he disagrees with me isn't that normal?

I said what I said about Chukwueze. Semid4lyfe disagreed even with a word of caution. No disrespect. I respect that.

BascoVanVeli I swear you cannot stand to my face and say that I am childish. Such a thought will not even scan the remotest regions of your mind. It would have been an utter shameless slugging of execrable words if I hadn't been blocked.

Take your time.

Delaw cool down, folks will always defend their favs here and no problem on that. I think it’s because of your numerous repetitive comments on the chuks matter that is making tempers rise more now, remember yesterday I told you let’s move on and just focus on the more serious players.

And as for those still defending chuks no problem the only thing I agree on is that chuks should not be cyber bullied but please stop trying to rationalise his penalty kick, behaviour or whatever, that is also making more temper rise and people still Dey para, let it go. One thing am happy with is that it has justified those who never took chuks seriously and have lamented about his inconsistency over time. Trying to paint another narrative will not convince anyone, dude blew it all and we should just forget about him and talk more about serious players like Bassey and co. It’s like coming here to say now that okoye is better than Nwabali that will be irritating to read so make Una rest o!

Blueelf:
Okay, you made some very valid points

But you'll agree that the penalty loss is partly his fault

Is he saying that our past penalty failures didn't teach him to prep these guys for that outcome?

See I'm not trying as much as possible t9 blame him because I think he should be given a long term contract with as much support as possible but Chelle too mess up small. Although I've no doubt that he'll improve as a coach in the coming future

The coach says they practice pks a lot should we doubt him? And even if they don’t the players nko don’t practice pks at their clubs? Chuks and Bruno both play and have played at solid clubs na, they need coach to tell them where their leg and the ball should meet? As how na 😂

Bascovanveli3:
I honestly want another penalty shootout so our boys can get a shot at redemption.

Abeg this our current players are not made for pks a situation where your two APOTYs don’t even want to take a risk shows it’s better we avoid it.

Unless you bring back Ekong and iheanacho, pks are a no go area

Odunayaw:
All through the knockout rounds there were times I had whistles and I thought it was from the referee only for it to be from the stands

The north African society must be fed from the breast milk of Satan himself because I no just understand

Their heaven na zero view 😂

BankyGee:
I swear, no be the ones wey dey drag Fernandes jersey with their players.

Try and be nicer na 😂 just try