₦airaland Forum

soetanoreoluwa:
This formation can work for
4231, 442, and 424

It will depend on the transition of building up, offensive and defensive....

Easy switch formation...

Kilishihunter:
O pari cause of an afcon game years ago? He might not even need to make much saves tomorrow if our offense does the needful

charlesemeka85:
the way u guys undermine some certain players here eeh dey annoying

Okoye wey dey face the likes of inter Milan, Juve, Napoli and Milan stars week in week out na em go come dey shake against congo? Nawaoo for una ooo

Goke7:
He was limping for some part of the match with Gabon after one of those his stunts I even thought he will be subbed. Won’t be surprised if he doesn’t achieve full fitness. That one na self harm for himself cause no body send am message to dribble anybody

He actually refused to be subbed in the Gabon game perhaps seeing the risk to his starting place

Toylove:
If my memory serves me right, I’m not sure Nwabali has faced serious shots in recent times. The goals he conceded were mumu goals which he could have done better

Mujtahida:
No. Simon is Idoma. Amokachi is mixed. Idoma father and Tiv mum. Tiv people have given us the Kpakor brothers (Moses and Terfa) , Barnabas Imenger, Edward Anyakegh (Oman 95 u-17 tourney), Dominic Iorfa.

Francisca Ordega, the Falcon player is Tiv.

In the 90s BCC Lions and Lobi dominated in the Nigerian league.

But my people, nothing nothing. E dey pain me.

9JAMac10:
Chukwueze >> Lookman. Sam had better bond and chemistry with Osimhen than lookman does. Lookman likes to hold on to the ball unevenly , is selfish and wants to be a headliners hero. That hat trick was a year ago , he better step up or step out . Players full Nigeria home and diaspora

Mujtahida:
I see Lookman scoring two goals. I don't do predictions sha but this is the impression I get.

QueenJazz:
I swear.

Okoye can start in the Egypt friendly. In fact I want him to start there, to see how far he's come in the NT.

But for the playoffs, omo, I'm not 100% on board with Okoye for now.

oloriooko:
E go pain all of us but wetin we fit do if we no qualify
Na NFF mugus take the WC do play play, very unserious set of muntulas
NFF is the clog in the wheels of football progress in this country walahi, have been saying this for years.

oloriooko:
Practically these WC playoffs will serve as our friendlies whether we qualify or not

Mujtahida:
Toh, you and me know that we are poor in that area. I'm not assuming it just happened oo. I'm saying it did not happen because we wanted to decolonize our music. We kept at it - high life in the 50's through the 70s, Fela's Afro beat in the 70-90s, Reggae in the 80's, Afro juju, etc
We fused all these into the current musical output.

The reason why I tend to baulk at the idea of decolonization is because that makes us start from the premise that we are chained, held back and oppressed. That kind of thinking garners a lot of emotional appeal but I don't think it's helped us.

It's time to look at our issues with fresh eyes


Anyway back to football. You never drop your prediction. I see you are being cautious.

Mujtahida:
Toh, you and me know that we are poor in that area. I'm not assuming it just happened oo. I'm saying it did not happen because we wanted to decolonize our music. We kept at it - high life in the 50's through the 70s, Fela's Afro beat in the 70-90s, Reggae in the 80's, Afro juju, etc
We fused all these into the current musical output.

The reason why I tend to baulk at the idea of decolonization is because that makes us start from the premise that we are chained, held back and oppressed. That kind of thinking garners a lot of emotional appeal but I don't think it's helped us.

It's time to look at our issues with fresh eyes


Anyway back to football. You never drop your prediction. I see you are being cautious.

Mujtahida:
Yes. Don't frame our need to develop as a decolonization program. Nobody's put a chain on us.

I remember very well how in the 90's, our airwaves was dominated by Tu Pac, Biggie, Snoop, Dre and in the early 2000s by Nas, Ja Rule, Cisco, Usher, Craig Davids, Shawn Paul, etc.

But now you hardly hear American music on the airwaves. Our music which had been developing since before Independence finally edged out foreign music. That's how to grow.

Mujtahida:
Decolo wetin? We never ready. When we are ready we will not talk about decolonization.

Music and entertainment are thriving abi? Who decolonize us in those sectors?

TheCongo2:
The players are all Nigerians, yes. But the reality in Nigeria—and in many other African countries—is that you often have to be based abroad to get real consideration for the national team. It’s not always about talent; sometimes it reflects a deeper issue of low self-esteem and the belief that “foreign is better.”

On top of that, it feels like you practically have to be white to be taken seriously as a national team coach.
And the funny part is that many Africans seem perfectly fine with this mindset.

TheCongo2:
I love your last sentence "you go explain tire". Nevertheless, let me explain this:

Morroco was the first African team to reach the Round of 16 back in 1986 — with a squad that was almost 100% locally based.

When was the last time the Nigerian league was truly showcased ? A youth growing in Nigeria has been formatted to believe that regardless of his soccer talent, he has to go abroad to join the superEagle. How ridiculous!

Cameroon performed strongly in the World Cup during the 1980s with a squad made largely of local players. But starting from 1994, after following Nigeria’s model of relying almost exclusively on abroad-based players, their national team’s has looked like a shadow of what it once was on the world stage.

Nigeria has nothing to show for it when it comes to its local league. Not because they lack local players, but because of this deep-rooted mentality that everything abroad is automatically better.

Anyway, when you start talking about giving a chance to local soccer youth to a Nigerian , you go explain tire.

BascoVanVeli:
Ademola Lookman vs Gabon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Y2onaOuns

Danielnino00:
I hope NFF have a copy of the confirmation email/letter or audio recording from CAF... For future reference o..

E fit be somebody from Ghana or South Africa wey send am

AndSunGorilla:
I don't recall Awaziem as someone having pace is my fear. Osayi didn't necessarily do bad against Gabon besides the penalty scare. He really joined in the attack and even had blocked shots.

ChrisKels:
Osayi's error was not a one off. The boy has always been sub par. Dude is not super eagles quality. Awaziem is average too but he is better than Osayi. Awaziem should be played as the right back.

TheSuperNerd:
Time will tell on Kayode. Cambiasso and Di Lorenzo were picked ahead of him in the latest Italian list. Even Destiny Udogie missed out although that one is already captied forever. Di Marco and Calafiori are way ahead.

Honest Ahanor faces an uphill task too to break in even if they finally get him his italian passport. But he has time on his side as he is still a teen. Time will tell but you are somewhat right... Mission impossible for now by the look of things. Also, because I doubt we have made concrete approaches.

TheSuperNerd:
I believe I saw Zachary in the Swiss U21 lineup vs France U21s in a Euro U21 qualifier just before I switched to England U21 vs Ireland U21s. They also had another Nigerian defender in Bruno Ifechukwu Ogbus.
Higher chance you say? Well, I dont know but I do know we hardly bag a Swiss-Nigerian.

Manuel Akanji... Noah Okafor... next to follow may be Bryan Okoh.

BankyGee:
I can't 😂

mank1234:
Nigeria wins 2026 world cup on American soil 32 years after it first took the world by storm.