₦airaland Forum

tommykiwi:
This is how it ought to be. Country that the government keep to their words. But for 9ja, na do or die.

Ought to be wetin? When the President is longest serving in Africa and Vice President is his son

They just forced the Prime Minister and all ministers to resign over unspecified KPIs that they can't even articulate

Roland17:
DR Congo get some low key experienced players.

Wissa/ Masuaku/ AWB/ Tuanzebe/ Mbemba and Bakamby.

Even Gael Kakuta, once heralded as the 2nd coming of SWP in his prime for Chelsea..

When was SWP ever in his prime for Chelsea? SWP was useless

That's like calling Dowman the second coming of Fabio Vieira in his prime

GloriousGbola:
All expenses will be reimbursed. I don't understand

He basically covered her by testifying that all her lavish spending was approved by him and would be reimbursed by Govt on expenses. That's where the case fell apart

vr0xen:
We are just learning corruption from the west, if ragner lothbrook and his kinsmen were not after gold there will be no west today

Jonathan is the one that absolved her by testifying that all expenses will be reimbursed

Just woke up to see that Messi done scatter everywhere

Ororo did not sleep well last night at all

Lana1:
Lesotho, Benin, Rwanda, Zimbabwe and South Africa was your group but they suppose allow you ahead of Tunisia and Ghana that won 9 matches. Lol

Go and look at how Super Eagles threw away the first 3 games of that group with Finidi and local players like Benjamin Taminu or whatever

Even now there are so many players undeserving of shirt yet we are flogging big teams like Algeria mercilessly

Like I said, teams like Tunisia make no mistakes. They are operating at 100% of capacity and their 100% is woefully short on the big stage. We play around at 30% of capacity with NFF taking bribes from undeserving players, hiring wack coach on false salary so they can share the salary with him etc. There isn't even a camp where NFF won't chop the match bonuses meant for the players after filling half the team with arrangee players. But a Nigeria at 100% of capacity is a match for anybody. It's a painful something.

Lana1:
It wont even be the big boys in Europe that will flog those super eagles. Japan, Australia are more than capable of mending them

Japan is a big team

Australia talk is cap

A Super Eagles 11 picked by me will not lose to anyone outside the top 12 or 15 teams in the world

What we have is a selection problem (NFF self sabotage), not a talent problem

BlueRayDick:
Honestly, the coach should be fielding younger replacements for players like Gana, Mane and Koulibaly. Those guys are way past their prime, a team no supposed get that much aged players playing on the pitch at the same time.

Gana is still holding strong anytime anyday and Mane is not bad physically either

Funny enough it's the one born in France (Koulibaly) that casted young

The Senegalese players football ages are not far from reality. I will even argue that Gana increased his real age to play football cos that ninja be competing with men ten years his junior in EPL with no problem

BlueRayDick:
I want to believe if the coach is ready to give other players a chance, he would see a younger CB of Senegal descent in the French league that can replace Koulibaly in that team.

But like you rightly posited, big man/big name syndrome dey worry us for Africa.

Mamadou Sarr already done the job in AFCON when Koulibaly was suspended..Na big man tings

Kilishihunter:
I think he didn't play in the Afcon final and yet the younger defence held their own in front of an unfriendly crowd. They might beat Iraq but facing speed demons in haaland, sorloth, nusa will make it another crazy day

Sorloth is not fast and Haaland is not an absolute speed demon compared to the France boys. He may survive that one

BlueRayDick:
I thought I was the only one seeing his heavy touches and failure to trap simple balls.

Koulibaly and that guy in their middle dey zuzu

If you check Mbappes first goal and Barcolas goal, the heavy old man was easily outsprinted by both to create so much space to shoot.

Pesin wey done slow, heavy and completely cast since his spell at Chelsea in 2022 na him want keep up with these French speed demons in big 2026. Big man syndrome too dey worry us for Africa. The coach should be big enough to tell him this is not the game for him.

Senegal coach should please take off Koulibaly before the heavy old man pop his hamstring against these French attackers

izzou:
Alright sir... I will watch because thou saidst so

But if I see an Curacao scoreline, I go vex for you

Cape Verde with the population of Lekki putting the likes of South Africa and Tunisia to shame. Very organised die-hard ninjas who believe in themselves unlike some other African countries with inferiority complex.

Ibime:
Looking forward to seeing Cape Verde at World Cup. They have fearless attitude like Nigerians, even if their players are in lower leagues, them no dey fear anybody.

izzou:
I would rather watch my Favorite fake pastor preach, than watch Spain vs Cape Verde.

No need to waste my time

Cape Verde is a diehard team and good to watch anyday anytime

They will keep the score to 2 goals difference or less

BlueRayDick:
Una wey dey watch this world religiously dey try o. The timing of the matches are just so odd due to time zone issues; to even watch the 9 O'clock matches complete is a big struggle for me, talk more of the 11pm, 2am and 3am matches.

I hope European and African countries get to host more World cup tournaments in the future ahead of the Americas and Asian countries with their unfavorable time zone.

At our age and with responsibilities, the only game I can watch past midnight is Nigeria or Chelsea game, unless I am working from home next day with a fairly clear diary

Bombblacks:
When has Nigeria ever represented Africa well at the world cup with our numerous group stage exist.

We have qualified from the Group Stage at 50% of our World Cups despite the self sabotage of our NFF

We are in a place now where I am confident we will give anyone a game

Same can't be said of South Africa and Tunisia who are operating at 100% efficiency (maximising their potential) which is enough to qualify from Africa but woefully short of World Cup pedigree. Unlike Nigeria who mess around in qualifiers with NFF interventions, local coaches and local players at 30% of our potential, knowing that at 100% of our potential, we are good enough for a quarter-final/semi-final run in the World Cup with the right player picks.

Ibime:
These people have started disgracing Africa again instead of calmly allowing Nigeria through to represent us properly. Ghana, SA, Tunisia are always a waste of an African slot at the World Cup

Tunisia have done their own, now waiting for Ghana

Omo see header

Has the woman responsible been apprehended?

This story is not complete abeg

Japan dey ball

Expected good things from them and they are not disappointing so far

Someone should hurry up and come for Ghost Worker

Cukuruku an unfortunate and expensive transfer at £68m that cost us Lewis Hall

MASSCOM must go!

https://www.nairaland.com/8690864/chinas-universities-cut-12000-obsolete

A40:
The irony that a lot of South Africans are pro Palestine is not lost on me

Hmmmmm

From what I'm seeing online, come 30th of June, Zulus will start a genocide of Africans in South Africa

Nemesis0147:
To follow this world cup go hard oh
Time difference is killing abeg

Especially when na nonsense teams full everywhere.

At least man fit make effort in a 24 team world cup because almost every time will be a decent tie

Kilishihunter:
Crazy seeing a Black man playing for Mexico

Cos they don't really have blacks

The few blacks they had during slavery have blended and intermarried almost erasing physical appearance of being black

The ninja that scored is a naturalised Colombian

These people have started disgracing Africa again instead of calmly allowing Nigeria through to represent us properly. Ghana, SA, Tunisia are always a waste of an African slot at the World Cup

chrisooblog:
Was eagerly waiting to hear your opinion on Azeez Chief. Correct player, ambidextrous, and crosses well with both feet.

In your informed opinion why doesn't Nigeria produce technically procient CMs and AMs? In the past we had Oliseh, Adepoju, Oruma, Jay Jay and co. Nowadays nobody can turn and beat the press. Advancing with the ball too na fight! Heck most of the SE midfielders can't hit a shot on target to save their live.

Like most of the world, you hardly see proficient skilled black CMs / DMs that much anymore

They value us for our speed and strength and turn us to wingers and defenders early from academy days. It's an industry

Super Eagles done get 4 better wingers

Lookman, Philip Otele, Femi Azeez and Zadok Yohanna

Osimhen go too chop assist from Femi Azeez leg. My type of winger, no time wasting, chop and cross or chop and shoot

I never want to see Chukwueze, Simon and Ejuke again.

Kaczynski:
Wiping boko haram does not mean we start shooting and deploying soldiers and aircraft without nipping the bud in them roots.


Just one policy can eradicate boko haram.

What policy is that?

BlueRayDick:
Morata already spoke about the complexities of democracy and the various limitations it has in combating these kind of challenges. All those rule of engagements....human rights....yadah yadah do not apply under the military. That's why the military can afford to use absolute brute force to route out those militants.

That is far from the problem otherwise Mali and Niger would have solved theirs