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Ibime:
Looks like African Playoffs will start 13th Nov and conclude 16th November so we are less than a month away

Also looks like its based on FIFA rankings so we will most likely face Gabon

If Cameroon overtake us in rankings which is slightly possible, then we will face DRC

It's impossible for rankings to change materially to avoid one of the two outcomes above.

Cameroon have a small chance of overtaking us in the rankings which will change our opponent from Gabon to DRC. Gabon cannot overtake DRC in the rankings, their gap is too wide and neither of them can overtake us or Cameroon.

So it's 80% likely to be Gabon and 20% likely to be DRC

I actually slightly fancy DRC to beat Cameroon given player quality differential is not too huge, and due to Central African rivalry so there's a chance we don't play Cameroon at all

The Super Eagles will face Gabon in the first semifinal on November 13, in Morocco.

If they win, they’ll meet Cameroon or DR Congo in the final on November 16, also in Morocco.

The playoff winner will qualify for the Inter-Confederation Play-Offs in March 2026, joining:

🇧🇴 Bolivia (CONMEBOL – South America)
🇳🇨 New Caledonia (OFC – Oceania)
One team from AFC (Asia)
Two teams from CONCACAF (North & Central America)

This stage will determine two final qualification spots for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

This dude no well.

Simply say you wanted to sell through Wanyu and collect your proceeds than talking down your fellow man’s venture.

Seems we are working on the Qatar Airways FOS deal.

afrodoc2:
We currently have 11 GF and 8 GA. Benin has 12 GF and 8 GA.


If we win them 1-0, we will both have 17 points. Furthermore:

We will both then have 3 points H2H. We will both have GD 0 in H2H games. We will both have 2 GF in H2H games.
Then will both have GD of 4 in group games and GF of 12 in group games.

We will be tied in all the H2H criteria and in the general group criteria. You can input any single goal victory for us into this calculation, and it remains the same, even in all H2H criteria and all group criteria. It does not matter if it is 2-1 or 100-99.

We need to win by 2 goals and hope SA drops points in order to win the group.

If we tie in all H2H criteria, make dem just give am to Benin based on alphabetical order.

Na we know wetin we dey find go dey start the name of the country with the letter N.

Bluelines69:
A or B, difficulty level- Very hard

The midfield of Team A will easily win this tie.

How are you going to handle Rice, Caicedo and Pedri without a natural DM in your team?

raumdeuter:
How is it different? What did VVD do to make Sisoko shoot over the bar but didnt make Caicedo shoot over the bar

Saw this and remembered you immediately

timbros:
Is Mikel Obi correct here? I'm curious.

What does that one know about footie?

Screaming “outscore outscore” without a single sense of decorum.

Enzo’s lead could have been protected if we had a good balance in midfield providing defensive aegis for the backline and a good backline who weren’t error prone.

It’s a proven point that a good defense wins you trophies.

Ibime:
Meanwhile who see that Kevin guy for Fulham

Man brought back stepovers from 20 years ago. I thought Quaresma had reincarnated

But what I liked about him is his delivery was on point and quick

You never see anything.

The magician that brought street footie to Europe. He was a top player for Shakhter and I’m surprised only Fulham went for him. He’s just starting, mini-Ronaldinho

Expect a big money move to a big club soon.

My first son!!!!!’

We are lucky not be playing against Mbuemo and Wissa with Tosin at the back

World best!

AirBere:
Gittens is moving like an amateur. Either that or he has a very low football IQ. I think he'll need some time with the U-21s

So una think say that my development squad integration na jonzing?

Emaprince:
Which one be George again?

This man knows how to be foolish sometimes

George is better. Garnacho’s fitness is being managed.

One mugu here talk say Tosin na Thiago Silva replacement

lordfalcao:
Garnacho suppose dy bench gittens

That was never in doubt. Na Garnacho get that LW full time.

He didn’t start because of fitness issues. I’m expecting him in this half.

Ibeme:
I hope it's not another Bundesliga scam

We will continue praying for him

Same line I just recited to my guy right now where we dey.

This Gittens should be playing with our development squad.

Sorry to say.

SimpleGuy001:
The kind of anger that is making me boiling whnnn. Which nonsense are these guys playing. No hunger, no threat and they are dominating brentford. Be freaking creative and push balls in the box…

So annoying

No urgency. Our wing play has been crap

Emaprince:
Why gofana at RB? That boy cant do anything on that wing. Attack on that right wing will have Neto shouldering the burden alone.

I think it’s actually a 3-man backline of Fofana, Tosin and Hato.

Jehovah boy have been joining the midfield to create an overload.

We lack urgency.

International break?

I don born another son after Caicedo.

odizeey:
🤣🤣

Or even Gono

Katcall:
I wonder how fofana with his double k legs will be playing at right back

Fofana did feature at RB for Leicester City at some point. He’s an RB/RCB/CB.

Hato and Buonanotte handed debuts.

Fofana at rightback.

Gittens and Neto at the flanks, while Pedro strikes.

Good shakeup with one eye on the Bayern game.

Sportsweb:
INJURY NEWS 🚨

Lamine Yamal is experiencing discomfort in the pubic area and is currently unable to train or play.

His return to training will depend on how his condition evolves.

That thing fit be Staph.

Bluelines69:
Where them see this Mosquera, make we give Arsenal money make them help us buy CB’s

Our scouts can be lazy. This dude has been ballin in Valencia but no one picked notice until Arsenal poached him for just 13m.

For every Christian Mosquera, there is a Hato, Ordonez, Antonio Silva, Scalvini, Beraldo etc.

Boys wey dey bell dey ground. Glad we even got Hato.

Ibime:
Yes they would. You would have even given them the gun sef. You don't have the heart, stop making noise

No mercy

So Andrey Santos rejected a million-euro offer from Saudi club Al-Qadsiah.

The Arab club offered €8 million annually in salary, and offered Chelsea €70m.

This boy wants to play.

airmark:
Na them be this, enemy of Chelsea's progress. The same support cast that made us the World Champions. You can fvck off and join jakujaku Jackson at Bayern now since he will cook there.

You’re quoting my take which supports the recruitment of a good support cast and not NECESSARILY a traditional No9. Is it that you don’t realize when you’re shooting yourself on the foot this old man?

Where have the board channeled most of their budgets and time into? Who is the marquee big 9 they got as you’ve been phoolishly demanding for?

The club’s plan was to upgrade what seems to be an ineffective attacking band. Jettison the deadwoods and get onboard exciting creative talents, a bidding myself and few knowledgeable others made last season, while you were busy being delusional and heaping blames on Jackson.

The club can’t be delusional like you to believe that prime Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Ronaldo De Lima will tick in this team playing alongside Sancho, Madueke etc.

If this thing no be old age madness I wonder what it is then.

timbros:
I no know why clubs like deadline panic buy...

Fulham that have been silent all window.

Panic buys are majorly informed by squad depth assessment and tactics assessment.

If there were no Dastro, Jackson and Guiu under our ranks, we would have made a panic purchase following the injury to Delap.

Then there is also favorable deal arrangement which only a panic buy can fetch. Think of it as “bazaar market”. Going going - Gone!