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yes, OUR brothers..

Ojagun:
Your brothers @Emboldened

una don pay Chelle even for the small amount una promise am?

Odunayaw:
A high profile coach on a short term (what is short term? Only for WC?) is itself sentimental. Band-aid recruitment is not better administration as far as I'm concerned.

Let's remove sentiments. they got a high profile coach. And they are paying him top dollars. I'm sure they wont owe him salaries. while I think our brothers are just going for exhibition, we still need to admit that they are better in football administratively.

TheSuperNerd:
150k Euros?? He better get them to the Semis.

Onyedika keeps it simple. But at the same time he doesn't make quick decisions, not good if the opposing side plays a high pressing game

ChrisKels:
If Chelle succeeds in getting Gibson Yah and or Emeka Iroegbu, Onyedika will be gone.

He is not imposing and can't dictate the pace of the game. Always looking confused and looking for the easy way out by passing backwards and sideways. Not a top marker either.

they are the top ranked team anyway. And whoever replaces Iran, will be in Iran's group. We already have Egypt from CAF. if Nigeria were the highest ranked we wont still stand a chance.

PDPGuy:
You can bet your top $$ that there would immense pressure from UEFA and/or FIFA World Cup sponsors to have Italy as the replacement team

UAE or Italy are the most likely countries to replace Iran should they withdraw from the World Cup. A decision will need to be made by mid-April.

too much bikini watching na em cause am

zicky:
Big Football nations and I'm seeing China, Wales, Jamaica, Bolivia, Romania. Tell me you were referring to beach football, America football or another football outside soccer.

Jordan sabi pass ball sha

Elder i agree with you 100%

Kog45:
Fact,we missed two consecutive world cup outings?big question where did we got it wrongs?time to reflect on that,not all these foreign or home born bla bla.

Despite the influx of foreign born we failed to make it to world cup again....I think you're so engrossed with anything foreign and reason why you're castigating the same Eguavoen that gave Bassey and Lookman their debuts in all important WC qualifying match.....If you don't know local coaches gave Balogun Leon,Troost Ekong,Alex Iwobi,Calvin Bassey, Ademola Lookman,Semi Ajayi the needed chances but to you they hate foreign born abi....from time immemorial Naija don dey use foreign born,players like Tunji Banjo,John Chiedozie, Reuben Agboola,Efan Ekoku,John Orlando a Ghanian who was our family friend when I was small,fact he won Afcon 1980 with eagles and represented Nigeria in Olympics...Oga Goke you too dey drag our ex internationals,they're entitled to their opinions.

On making money from players transfer,we shouldn't go there cuz I have enough facts how it's run by both foreign and local coaches who have handled Nigeria teams... let's just hope for better eagles and support Chelle cuz not making WC with two recent APOTY winners call for questioning

FIFA would do as they please. maybe appease us.. or hand it to another team from the same confederation? I wouldn't mind us qualifying this way sha. but make nobody put hope. if e happen, e happen.

elyte89:
A rumor suggests that the NFF is exploring an unlikely alternative route for the Super Eagles to qualify for the World Cup. The scenario estimated at around a 2% chance depends on teams like Italy, Denmark, and Turkey winning their playoffs to qualify directly, followed by Iran potentially withdrawing due to the ongoing war. In that case, it is speculated that FIFA could select the highest-ranked available team, possibly Nigeria, as a replacement, based on the assumption that there is no strict rule requiring a withdrawn team to be replaced by another from the same continent.


Yeh, who throw me stone 😩🥲🥲😢😢

make we try make them no miss us next time
Being trashed at the mundial is better that not going

solonnachi:
FIFA World cup 2026 will really miss Nigeria. The way Afrrican teams go chop beating eehhhhh ..

you, and I and chelle and everyone knows that Osayi hit a form at AFCON that we have never seen before. we judge players based on current form. Let Benjy return, and based on his form when he returns we could either see him in CB or RB, or in bench.

fabyom:
Chelle prefers it, not me! Examples abound!

with Osayi and Bruno's form, I don't see us deploying that back line.

fabyom:
And whenever, Ajayi is fit, Benjamin played RB with Aina playing LB when fit. E.g SA away!

until then and until his form drops. Remember Ekong.

fabyom:
Ajayi is nearing 33. He won't make it past next AFCON!

well said

lbrichman2:
I understand Chief.
When Benjamin comes back, it may take him time to get to his usual levels
And except we play friendlies, we may never really get to see him play for awhile

Well yea thinking Ajayi vs Benjamin. Let's just agree Ajayi is the more established player in the SE set up in terms of longevity combined with recent performance.

lbrichman2:
Ajayi is not a back up o
Bassey and Ajayi are our starting CBs now

I would like to see Fernandez again, partner Nnaiwu against Jordan. Ogbu and Ajayi are proven back ups.

exactly. When Chris talked about quick reaction, I thought of Fernandez in Taremi's goal rebound

TheSuperNerd:
Fernandez lost Taremi for the goal. Nwaiwu ducked away from the aerial battle that got the ball to Taremi.

for the Iran goal?

Papi85:
nooo na Nwaiwu

I thought it was Fernandez that was there

ChrisKels:
Nwaiwu's reaction for that Iran goal was poor.

Once again, he caused another goal but saved by the whistle

NFF dey craze..

do4luv14:
How na, the thing dey confuse, if it's him

Why not use the name he is known for, what's to hide for dia again?

why you no join them "push Chelle and NFF" too na?

Papi85:
Nerdy Mk una push Chelle and NFF to reach out to Tochi Chukwuani. My instincts tells me that if he accept to play for us he will be that CM we all hv been yawning and clamouring for

2027 dey come.. Big move coming

yinkeys:
People still mention Nwakaliin 2026
Smh

na one Urhobo boy I know for Polokor market that year.

do4luv14:
House pls who is this Njima guy am hearing had switch from Germany to Naija biko

abi make he commot the Emmanuel and Fernandez, now he don commit to us..
Oluwasegun Opeyemi.. let's go!

TheSuperNerd:
Emmanuel Oluwasegun Opeyemi Fernandez.

one guy when no dey the list before. I no know who he replace

AndSunGorilla:
Abeg who is Emmanuel Oluwasegun?

guy rest.. but make in no lie i dey enjoy the trolling

ThunderFireAgba:
NFF wetin you do these grown-up men for this platform no good o..
Upon FIFA don announce the verdict 1 month prior, You guys kept deceiving these guys with enough Lamba while Licking their Gorimapa head with fantasies of CAS, OPEC and INEC judgement

FIFA go soon order them make dem return.. abi if dem win their play offs CAS go overturn am credit us with the win

ThunderFireAgba:
E.F Males are yet to get over the loss. Let me add more pain

yes they have submitted it near. courtesy CAD

DrYa:
?

Guys believe.. we dey play for that WC play off..

make we keep the hope alive. Even if WC don already start, anything is possible

Goke7:
You’re now a conspiracy theorist Abi 😂

You wan raise hope for here like apc renewed hope or hopelessness take your time o

Meanwhile for those who think football must always be won on pitch and not through the backdoor Morocco just taught everyone a lesson, in the modern world you can choose not to play fair and still win!

FIFA wants to give us a lifeline should a couple of the Gulf states boycott the WC