JohnBullMySon: Inferiority complex as how na? Between DRC and England who suppose lose normally? DRC squad have a very strong mentality that helps them remain composed off the ball. That’s all. Not like they have a strong squad.
Norway squad also has more quality and balance than both CIV and Senegal. They were the favorites.
The only match that I would fault an African team would be Senegal failing to keep off a struggling Belgium.
For argument sake let me agree with you. What about; Brazil Vs Morocco( 2026) Netherland Vs Morocco (2026) Belgium Vs Morocco (2022) Spain Vs Morocco (2022) Portugal Vs Morocco ( 2022)
In all the aforementioned matches Morocco was never a favourite but still survived them.
DRC was busy defending throughout the match, we all knew they can hardly survive that match despite leading. Norway and CIV are almost at d same level, nobody would be shocked if CIV had defeated them yday.
Amedino99: DRC were outclassed by Colombia sha but i agree with your submissions. On the issue of African Countries self destructing at vital moments, it begs the question we are trying to avoid but needs answering and deliberations which is the question of how good are the african countries? Failing something twice once or twice can still be termed coincidence. Failing more than twice speaks to either not enough quality in relation to opponents or just deliberate sabotage. Since the latter is not a reasonable thing to think, it means maybe , just maybe, we have been overrating our quality. Maybe we are not that good enough. Consistent late goals conceded says a lot about a team. Especially that ivory coast. Im just not sure of how long we will continue to have this almost tag with us. Perhaps we have plateaued.
It's inferiority complex that's affecting most African teams except Maroc. The moment you stopped feeling these players or teams are better than you, will be the day they will start beating any European and S/American teams.
You can see the way the Moroccan players play any team with confidence without jittering the way most African teams do especially when they took the lead.
I enjoyed every bit of this game until I checked here just now and see people criticizing upandan. Omo! Where are you guys watching the game cos I'm not understanding all these criticism at all.
Amedino99: Not sure it has been mentioned but william osula has been called up by denmark for the world cup. That one too is gone. Dem don dey wise for that europe. Nobody dey wait make player reach 20 years again. Once dem don see talent na straight up cap.
lbrichman2: Guess maybe they have very high standards for medicals? I read a report where one guy ( forgotten his name) said he failed their medicals because of his teeth!!!
Starboytwo: bros, he dey pain me like say I watch the live match 2 hours ago...
See as I shout when Yekini loose guard that chance... Damn...
But the person wey Okocha no dribble for that field dey bench. That guy is a maverick. Slick, confident. Oboy, una enjoy wella, una wey watch prime Okocha. And the 5th ranked team in the world.
No be all these ones wey dey draw 5 matches in 9 games. Drawing Zimbabwe and Lesotho.
For instance, if we had beaten Italy, who we likely to meet... Damn.
Can we ever get to that level. One more thing, is Kanu not in that team??
Kanu ke? He was still fresh from winning the u17 world cup I think.
[quote author=Artisticity1 post=113775028][/quote]When I'm not you... Didn't herdsmen attack Abakaliki community sometime last year or so where they killed the men and passed message through the women?
I bet most people commenting didn't even watch the video... From the video, I can't see or hear anything relating to Abokis, even those questioning and beating him are not Abokis. How then did Aboki okada men killed someone because of 100 naira?
forgiveness: Those peeps are bigots. They believe their region/regions is/are the only places to find talented players.
Had it been the team is filled up with the aforementioned players from those "na we get talents" region, you no go hear phem because they deserve it.
Absolutely! As if he was the first coach not to qualified for u20 Afcon. What about Amuneke that failed to qualified for the same Afcon with even more talents at his disposal... I didn't see anyone saying he failed because d team was filled with his brotherd
jihday: what business? How many northerners did you see there? Or northerners shouldn’t be allowed to play because na their brother be coach?
Don't mind them. Whenever there's a northerner in d list, it's either based on quota system or bribery to them. Reason they said he failed in his previous out "filling the team with his brothers (northerners)" when in reality, they were only 3 northerners or so in d list with only one from d core north.
I'm quite sure if he had seen the list beforehand, he wouldn't have come here to make that stupid statement.
Emmajn1: nobi them them o. Fulani doesn't have land in northern Nigeria but are rulling over hausas and kanuri. Hausa and Kanuri are two different indigenous people.
All top political positions are held by Fulani. Imagine that no Hausa Emir in Hausa land o. Fulani killing them everyday and commiting crimes in Nigeria then hide under Hausa-Fulani slogan.
Actually, Fulanis are ruling over Hausas not Kanuris. The kings in Borno and Yobe are called "Mai's" not " Emir's".
daveP: Anything that wont make Jose to have a wildcard is welcome. Let them do the neccessary spadework and give all suitors a chance. We are past the Lagerback days.