₦airaland Forum

MetalJigsaw:
I hope Uzoho is watching.

Fact Uzoho and Okoye are not really talented,forget Europe based tagged.

Pls compare Nwabali composure with Uzoho and Okoye.Another keeper that should be given chance is Christian Nwoke

Joebie:
very well said.. he came into this game with confidence pro max..
that guy has a heart of steel. you would think he's been our #1 for many years

Yes when you see keeper you know...good that he is playing in South Africa if he is still in NPFLno way for him.

Peseiro need to invite Christian Nwoke,Osayi Kingdom and Kayode Bankole after Afcon.These guys sabi keep

Deborah got killed,wetin we hear from Patanmi,nothing but now fellow faith got killed na to raise money....We told them this insecurities will not respect any tribe or religion but they keep on playing politics with it.Eyes don dey clear now

Danielnino00:
Peseiro should consider resting Osimhen for the next game...or not allow him play this long ..
We are going to beat Guinea Bissau, and it would be safer to rest Osimhen,least his injury woes catch up with him before the knockout stage

We need to see Onuachu and Moffi

Sportilitica:
Zaidu did what he was told which pinned their right full back. He might not be the most technically gifted but he played his part. The insults directed towards him are quite harsh and unnecessary

When team won a match all the players get accolades but fact Sanusi lack finesse in his game.

Well done boys.

Blueelf:
Kanu is better than osimhen

He is a better finisher and more intelligent in the ball

He was just slower....

But far better than your fake APOTY

Pls rate a forward with 5 Afcon and 3 WC with no goal....even if it is assist,the king of assist in eagles history is Samson Siasia.

Samueltemi337:
Iheanacho should come in for chukwueze

Wetin dey do Chukwueze gan sef...me I no understand again but he deserve another second half.

charlesemeka85:
Jpes should sub zaidu off second half then bring aina to that flank and Osayi to the other side

We don dey talk this tey tey but dem go tell us na Porto player....me I don see player plenty for my life wey be say na luck no be say dem dey special.

Osayi to the right Aina to the left then come see football from the flanks.

typicalgamer:
Calm your tits no big team can humiliate us in Africa i repeat no top 5 team can humiliate us in Africa

If we we’re to loose it’ll be by one goal margin nothing more

But today we’re not gonna loose abs peseiro (aka Pablo Escobar lite) isn’t getting sacked
Because eagles will soar high

Sincerely,am okay with a draw than losing today.

typicalgamer:
Everyone can cross the ball perfectly in training

It’s during the intensity and make or break moments in matches that’s how a star is born

So far no eagle player has shown to be able to deliver 4/5 perfect balls into the box 18

Hope you remember football is 90 minutes game and not that easy dropping crosses into opponent box but few crosses should be utilized like Osimhen did with Lookman cross,against EQG the crosses are enough but Osimhen was not in his best.

If we can improve on that we should beat CIV

komekn:
What lessons, you don't come to the national team to Learn but DELIVER, what you have been doing your club and league week in and week out.

I've said this a thousand times, crossing the ball is a basic skill set learned at Academy level.

I digress because it's no use crying 😭 over spilled milk. But Fisayo, Tella, Akpom, should definitely be in this team. But we brought passengers.

Look at CIV bench no passengers even Zaha did not make the team.

Finidi learnt it from where?I watched live video of Finidi in eagles camp in Papendal and saw how Westerhoff taught him basic things about crossing.

Amokachue said something about Aina.He said Aina has everything to be a great wing back.He got the skill,power and ability to cross and all he need is confidence to express himself more on the field.

Aina had one assist through cross to Osimhen in one of eagle's matches and check EQG match he made pinpoint crosses to Osimhen but with Finidi watching and part of the coaching team,all he need to do is calling Aina by saying you are a better crosser than me,you can do it....this is just to boost his confidence.

Strugglingman:
LOL
Sir, how sure are u that he'd be able to identify them ?

Oga naija dey watch ball o especially those boys wey dey sell jersey..dem sabi players o

typicalgamer:
Bro he’s not consistent at all

Last year it was the pitch now we should be dropping low budget Alexander Arnold crosses

The consistent crosser of the ball in eagles history is Finidi George now assistant coach.I expect him to give the wingers more lesson on it.Well against EG we had decent crosses and one led to a goal.

lovewins:
Very true. I should have made it clearer that the theory included Peisero not wanting Sadiq too. Which considering the Iheanacho angle you just raised seems plausible. Whether Peisero or the NFF, truth is they did Sadiq wrongly. To be clear Sadiq isn't even my preference and I kinda prefer onuachu to him as he brings a different skillset to the CF role. I also felt Sadiq just returning from injury should have stayed to fight for a starting role in his club especially now that she's scored a couple of goals back to back. I however think he wasn't treated right and once you've called up a player respect them enough to stick to them.

The medical team should be investigated.Awoniyi was nearly denied U17 camp invitation in Calabar after he won MVP in U15 Coca Cola summer camp in UK based on advice of doctor attached to the team but Manu Garba told him pointblank he was in charge.

comodo:
My bro, they always say here that stats are not conclusive. But checking the stats from sofascore shows he is the best in the poor team. I know that it's not his fault that his team is poor but he is showing himself in the poor team even when up against the big fishes. I hope no will say that since Burnley is at the bottom of Prem league that all the players are wack.
I don stir the hornets nest. Let the attack begin.

Sir Comodo,if we go by stats,most of our players would be in eagles camp.

What Nwakali need is average team in a good league,not even for eagles invitation but good pay rise.

lovewins:
I think many people seem to have misconstrued what is going on in the Sadiq Umar case. Oma Akatugba who started the whole conversation is a Sadiq guy and they are very close so that already should let you know he is speaking for Sadiq not against him.

The allegation is that the Nigerian medical team deemed Sadiq unfit with the potential to get injured. Being the last day to change players, Peisero didn't want to gamble with it and decided to drop Sadiq and call up Onachu. So Sadiq didn't want to go and see reportedly tried to stay but the team took a different decision.

Getting back to Spain, his club doctors had a different opinion and Sadiq was training the next day and played yesterday. So this wasn't a case of an uncommitted player choosing his club over Nigeria, it's rather a case of Sadiq being denied a place in the team. It's why Oma has been dropping cryptic messages since this started as he obviously has full picture from Sadiq.

Peisero confirmed this yesterday in th press conference claiming he doesn't understand what happened as he acted on Doctors orders. The conspiracy theory is that some persons in the NFF who didn't want Sadiq used the medical team to kick him out. I really do not think that's what happened as the Nigerian medical team may just have decided to err on the side of caution, but I understand why Sadiq might feel that way. Hopefully this is investigated so it doesn't repeat itself.

Peseiro stopped Sadiq from training based on who's advice? medical team or his personal decision.

Peseiro waited for Iheanacho to be fit but can't wait for ordinary knock.It's sad that a player with a knock left camp but was fit to play for his club,meaning someone want him out,used the knock to achieve his agenda.

Do we now say NFF forced Sadiq on Peseiro or medical team don't want Sadiq abi they are holding brief for Moffi.

As you said this issue must be investigated and possible apologize to Sadiq cuz he was forced out.

typicalgamer:
Our wingers are poor yes

But our LWB/RWB can’t bring a decent cross to save their lives it’s like trading apples for apples

Aina had more cross than our wingers against EG.

Marjoribanks:
Kanu has more assists though cos they don't play same role for the National team.

Yekini should have actually scored more without the ban of 96 & 98 (Golden era).

I am still pained that our Golden generation missed out on back to back to back AFCONS win!

Missing 96 Afcon was painful.Yes you are right on Kanu,but do you know that it's still debatable talking on who has highest number of assists in eagles.

Kwara airport cargo house turned to Kwara garment factory and people believed it will works...Garment for who?Kwara people are in for long thing.

WhisperedNoise:
Kwara state has an interesting number of unemployed people. The state looks nice from the outside but the amount of rot and corruption in her institutions are almost unbelievable.


Suffer and hunger are in the land, but every election cycle, watch as politicians buy their loyalty with #10,000 and a loaf of bread. Very funny people.

They've been constructing a bridge in tanke for almost 3 years now. They've looted and looted and looted, yet they've not opened the bridge, causing wahala for drivers and civilians, but hey, kwarans will still sing their praises and elect religious bigots as their rulers. Lol. Bunch of clowns.

Kai you sabi Kwarans....steal their billions and build religion house for them na to dey praise you o.

Joebie:
I thought he did very well considering those were his first games in moments of that magnitude.

No he was not,very lethargic against Ghana,though a newbie.

BankyGee:
Rashidi Yekini scored 13 goals in one tournament? 😳

Yekini 13 goals in 5 Afcon and funny,Kanu zero goal in 5 Afcon.

Joebie:
sometimes good partnership matters in CB. I’ve been satisfied with Bassey at LB even vs Ghana in the wc qualifiers .

Bassey was poor against Ghana.It was that match that made me not to rate him if not of recent am having change of mind.

yinkeys:
He is right
Nigerians generally don’t watch any other sports
I also knew his name but not the face to it
Rare to find Nigerians awake all night for an NBA game
The truth is that his name has travelled far and wide but a lot of people don’t know the face to it
Yeah Olympics here and there but they aren’t as popular as football

Thank you.Giannis personally bought the jersey with his name and number on it in Balogun market.He was just passing by in a vehicle,saw the jersey hanging and stopped to buy it for 7k but to his surprised the seller didn't know he was the same Giannis.

Well established football player would stopped in a market to buy jersey that market go scattered with hailing,in fact he go raise ball before he comot.

yinkeys:
JJ Okocha had that captain presence, Mikel had that too. Maybe Yobo but not quite
Taribo West was not a captain too but his presence was felt

Yes they had it but not as Keshi.

I watched Super eagles camp video clip by Feyi Ogundiyile of NTA Ibadan,in fact Andrew Uwe was the captain under coach Paul Hamilton,Keshi just came back after long off but when he talked others listened with rapt attention.

Eagles camp video in Papendal by Segun Odegbami,Mutiu Adepoju took it as responsibility to carry Keshi training boot.He was so respected and loved cuz the gap between him and other players was wide,imagine having eagles 1981 debutant still in the team till early 90s.

So no eagles captain like Keshi.

Oasis007:
Players I expect to make ways after AFCON are; Ahmed Musa, Moses Simon, Omeruo, Awaziem, Aribo and Uzoho.

Players I hope they become integral part of the team after AFCON are; Orban, Yusuf and Nwakali.

Awaziem,Aribo and Uzoho out and Nwakali in?pls based on what?age or performance

lbrichman2:
First of all, EQB did not bully us anything
Check the meaning of bullying again..
They unsettled us in the first half yes, because they came to frustrate us and try to score on the counter
Even at that, after their goal, we completely outplayed them

Secondly, Iwobi had a good game
You may not like him personally, but he would have had atleast 2 assists if we converted those chances and through balls he played.

On another day, EQB would have collected atleast 4 goals

Case closed
Next up: CIV

Ibrich,you opened case and closed it😀

daveP:
Ekong and Ambrose used to score but since then, to see defender score, even from setpieces, for GWG, it's like server not found. Especially at Afcon. Who was the last defender to score for Nigeria at Afcon?

Why i single out Stephen Keshi was,cuz I watched him keenly in his days and till date have not seen both ex and present that are better than him,not only about goal scoring but the charisma and all round performance.

I remember Angola match in Luanda,we are two goals down but Keshi moved from CB and made sure we leveled up with screamer from him and Ademola Adeshina.

Stephen Keshi as a defender have 60 career goals with 9 goals for super eagles.

When are we going to have defender like Stephen Keshi.

Strugglingman:
this is not true , football may be the most popular sport in Nigeria but some Nigerians also watch other sports .

He knew who Giannis was but couldn't identify him facially.

Yes am talking about Identity....I can name 100 footballers who are not Nigerians that the seller will identify with ease.He knew who Gianni was but failed to recognize him.

Giannis in Lagos Nigeria,bought his own Jersey at Balogun market but the seller didn't recognized him,meaning Nigerians don't watch any game apart from football.