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EElopa:
Please, I don't want to make this a Semi Ajayi bashing day. Semi Ajayi has been a championship-level player throughout his career for a reason, mate. He is a limited player. If we want a Super Eagles that will continue to struggle to impose themselves against the elite teams in the world, then we should continue to invite players with limited technical ability, like Semi Ajayi and Sanusi. I am trying not to be disrespectful to you and Semi Ajayi, but if you simply cannot see that Semi Ajayi is not a ball-playing defender, then I don't see the point of arguing with you because I am not sure you actually understand the game you are watching.

Sorry,Ajayi played in EPL in his career and just got promted to EPL again,yes played majorly in championship.

Pls i need more explanation on word LIMITED as a player....

EElopa:
Some of you guys can't seem to understand that there are levels to football. If Nigeria's Super Eagles are serious about winning the AFCON or perhaps making a deep run in the 2030 World Cup, a player like Semi Ajayi needs to be weeded out of the team. I have nothing against Semi Ajayi; he has represented his country well and, to be honest with you, has performed better than significantly more talented players in that position. There are levels to this game, mate. Did you even watch the South Korea game yesterday? Did you not see how every single South Korean player on that team was completely comfortable on the ball and could run and advance with the ball and how they all could thread the ball comfortably to the midfielders without aimlessly booting the ball down the field? Semi Ajayi is not a ball-playing defender, and every time he gets the ball, he simply does not have the ability to comfortably carry the ball and thread in a pass to a midfielder. Go back and watch Nigeria vs. Morocco and see how the Moroccan coach specifically tasked his players to press hard against Nigeria every time the ball goes to Semi Ajayi. Benjamin Fedricks, Emmnuel Fernandez, and Chibuike Nwaiwu are ball-playing defenders. These are the kind of players that take a team to a different level because they can advance with the ball and they can thread a pass to a midfielder in behind a hard press. This is the reason Emmanuel Fernandes is attracting interest from Dortmund; Benjamin Fredricks will soon be a starter at Brentford and Bayer. Laverkusen submitted 20 million euros for Nwaiwu, which Trabzonspor rejected. Seyi Ajayi has done well for Nigeria, but he is a limited player, and there are levels to this game, mate. If Nigeria wants to get back to the levels we were in in the 90s, players like Semi Ajayi and Sanusi should be thanked for their services and retired from the national team. Good guys but are simply limited players.

If you read the comments on Ajayi against Portugal then you would have understood the discussion better....

General submission,Ajayi has limited time with eagles based on new players coming up but using Portugal match to send him away just like that is not acceptable.He did not messed up as some wanted us to believe.....when time for Christian Chuckwu to retire,he left Keshi in...Keshi left Okechuckwu step in fully...Okechuckwu left Yobo came in...Yobo left Omeruo entered.....Omeruo comot Ekong in....Ekong left Frederick in....Ajayi will go very soon....and player to step in are Ogbu,Nwaiwu and Fernadez.

Sugarboyy:
There is no team that can't be beating in a competitive match.
Didn't Morocco beat Portugal at the last WC?
During the Guardiola days at Barcelona, smaller teams were still beating Barcelona

Sir,it happens in football seeing lowly rated teans beating big teams,but talking football in reality we always based in on paper

charlesemeka85:
Ajayi was very poor in that came the reason he was yanked off in the second half by chelle

He was substituted like other players not yanked off....so Ndidi too was yanked off too,Nigeria made four changes in that minutes or you forgot

Meliforme:
Possession won in the final third per 90 In the turkish super league has Osimhen sitting 3rd in the stats ranking. He is the only Center Forward in the top three.
Osimhen's game is not just about scoring goals, there are lots of things he brings to his game.
Yes, Osimhen's presence would have changed a narrative in the match.

Oga Meli,the match was a friendly match but big question in a competitive match can you stake it that Nigeria will beat Portugal.

SymphonyRad:
Right now Fernandez is ahead of Ajayi
Maybe not Ogbu but Nwaiwu is definitely going to displace him soon...now when Benjamin Frederick returns, both of us know what that means for Ajayi.

Fernandez is ahead of Ajayi and was on the bench against Portugal..you said Ogbu would have started if not for injury,now you used maybe not Ogbuu...again Nwaiwu is definitely displacing him soon...Benjamin Frederick returns Ajayi out of the team....all these on Ajayi,meaniny you do not rate him.

When i saw your comments on himmy submission was not Ajayi of Afcon,cuz you are using Portugal match to drive your points,i needed to watch the match again and i discovered that Ajayi is not your player.

Semi Ajayi time with eagles is limited so all these Ogbu,Fernadez,Nwaiwu and Frederick talks not new to real football pundits here....big question would they measure to CBs who have played for eagles now retired

SymphonyRad:
You too dey yarn nonsense, ogbeni go and watch the replay of the cross and CR7 miss again, observe the defender who froze in his tracks and let the ball somehow evade him when he was in a better position to intercept the ball before it landed in CR7's path...except all of us are blind not to have seen it was Ajayi who messed up there, then I don't know what else to tell you.

Oga,see there are things am always frowning at,is picking a player and keep on analysing all his movements on the field and leaving others...better for you to pick all the players involved in Portugal match for thorough analysis,their movements and how we conceded the two goals and way out...pls post it here,you will be aporeciated more cuz going to match rating Ajayi was not poor

SymphonyRad:
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The RB was Akpan... and yes he had a very nervy game because Chella threw him into the thick of battle against a world class team so we can cut the kid some slack (not every debutant has the calm and composure of a Bewene), our LB was Zaidu, who has no business making the team.

Lmao Oga, if Benjamin Fredrick was fit you and I know Ajayi won't smell that starting XI under Chelle, and you can bet your two kidneys that the same Benjamin who is back with Brentford will definitely send Ajayi back to the bench once he's back for the September AFCON qualifiers. You talk of experience? Benjamin Frederick literally announced himself in a big way during the last unity cup and went on to have MOTM performances in those tough qualifiers we played that saw us make the playoffs, while your Ajayi was subpar against DR Congo, Benjamin who was played out of his natural position still outperformed him and even had to clean up some of the mistakes Ajayi made, so which yeye experience nonsense are you talking about?

I like Ajayi and think he has earned his stripes as one of our reliable defenders over the years, but right now if we go by the pecking order of our CBs at least under Chelle> it will easily be Bassey, Benjamin Fredrick, Fernandez, Igoh Ogbu, Nwaiwu and then Ajayi. The only reason Ajayi even played that Portugal game was because Ogbu was injured and Fernandez had a slight groin injury.

Oga so to you Ogbu,Fernadez and Nwaiwu are ahead of Ajayi?Oga you do not rate Ajayi simple,we have players some of us don't rate here....are you talking about another Ajayi abi no be the same Ajayi that paired Bassey during Afcon.....

Stop it,Ajayi and Bassey are billed to start Portugal match,forget Ogbu injury

forgiveness:
Which Ajayi was rusty against Portugal? Most of you watch faball through bias or sentiment which is clouding your judgment.

Dude played well against Portugal. His interception, clearance etc were obvious for all eyes to see.

Benjamin and Fernandez does not possess the experience Ajayi possess currently. Do you thing they will fare well in a competitive tournament like AFCON? Time will tell.

Besides, the 2 goals we conceded has nothing to do with Ajayi. All had to do with the RB and LB. So make you na stop this joke of giving a dog bad name to hang it. Na lie.

I just watched one of the goal again...Bruno failed to mark the scorer,fact he gave him the space to shoot and nothing Maduka can do about it,the two goals Maduka view was blocked cuz the scorer drove Bruno from LB to the edge of 18 yard and took the shot and the samething happened through RB......well on Ajayi,i asked him why he was so harsh on Ajayi?Bassey was even caught out of positions than Ajayi in that game but Calvin Bassey was brave in his game,but his point on Ajayi i no understand o cuz calling a player washed just like that...the team did well with the absence of Osimhen,Lookman,Aina and Osayi

Noerection:
Poor Leadership Behind Super Eagles’ Failure To Qualify For World Cup— Peter Obi




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Peter Obi and everyrhing leadership...Italy not qualified for two successive World Cup is bad leadership abi

SymphonyRad:
With a full Nigerian squad (taking out washed players like Simon, Zaidu and Ajayi etc) the odds of us losing to them are significantly slimmer so a draw would be high on the stakes, so yes I will stake my bet on a slim perhaps lucky Nigerian win in a competitive game. Note that only two teams in Africa can manage to beat this Portugal team right now...Morocco and maybe Ivory Coast (I don't trust Senegal).

Oga why are you so hard on Ajayi abi not the same Ajayi of Afcon...the way you dey used Portugal match dey hammer the guy i no understand o.

SymphonyRad:
Brosky we are saying the same thing, call it moral victory or self-consolation...but the scoreline at the end was 2:1, and it will go on the record books that Portugal with it's full complement of world class players failed to drub a considerably second string Nigerian side at their backyard. That's why it pains me the likes of Osimhen and Lookman (especially Osimhen) always find ways to avoid top draw games like this. I'll still insist and bet any amount that if we had Osimhen, Lookman, Benjamin, Azeez, Aina and Nwabali...this should have on any odds being a 2-2 type of scoreline. Remember Akor missed a good opportunity to score from a break and Dele Bashiru killed a counter that should have led to a goal, not forgetting Chukwueze's gaffe as well...put Osimhen, Lookman or Azeez at the end of those counters...we might have seen a different outcome.

At the end we were lucky, but we competed well...another team would have been annihilated by Portugal.

Oga in a competitive match can you stake Nigeria beating Portugal?

Ojagun:
Realistically,Osimhen & Lookman should be preparing to play 2026 world cup matches and NOT playing canon fodder matches before the tournament.

Ronaldo just played canon fodder match against Nigeria,so what are you saying...

My takes on Portugal friendly

1.Goalkepping...Okoye for the first time proved that he has come of age and good that we are having two solid safe hands,am waiting for Okonkwo real grade A match.

2.RB,good that we have options in Bewane and Akpan but they are not better than Aina and Osayi for now

3.LB,Bruno is solid as usual,good performance but we need strong back up,not really comfortable with Sanusi

4.Midfield,Ndidi,Iwobi and Oyenka are doing extremely well and i do not see reason why Oyenka should be on the bench for Fisayo Dele Bashiru..good that we are having Nnadi but we need more midfielders to give healthy competition in the team

5.Forwards,we missed Osimhen but Akor proved that he is reliable..Moffi and Onuachu will continue to be on the bench and i do not see Onuachu lasting in the team,we need third attacker and Moffi and Onuachu cannot do it.

6.Wide forwards,we missed Lookman,nothing to say on Simon and Chuckwueze performance cuz we are use to it but good that we are having Azeez in the mix and hopefully Zodak progresses...

7.CB.We have enough talents waiting to explode,talking about Ogbu,Nwaiwu and Fernadez

Generally,Chelle and his men are doing extremely well cuz we are having identity now not like before,but need to continue pushing for more talents

Pls i need honest input,Osimehn is clubbing everyday in Lagos,and no injury....also Lookman too,though he is not visible on social media.

Sensiblerealist:
Why EFCC just dey take this girl catch cruise.
Who she offend nah.
Although I can say I terribly detest the lady's personae as she's a chronic liar and lives fake life, they should just converge all the allegations instead of turning the whole thing into content.
Dem charge am for fraud before federal High court, Ikoyi, another rent fraud and intent before Justice Oshodi of Lagos Special Offences court; now the cancer fraud. Shey Na only am waka com no 😂😆😂😆

It is not content but reality,well done EFCC,imagine insulting cancer patients

Dohn:
Useless govt... So Na blessing CEO fraud Na it dey more important pass d fraud Wer politicians dey do Abi?
How many of them una don araign fr court

Very useless and senseless comment....how could she be faking cancer and collecting donations,during this period Alex Ekubo was battling cancer in silence,what an insult to cancer patients and here you are talking nonsense

Goke7:
😂 maybe they don’t want to get injured you never know

Injury na dem dey go World Cup ni baba Goke

oloriooko:
Mofi just misplacing passes anyhow

I just discovered something today about Moffi and Onuachu,they are not fighters,a defender fell down and still won a lose ball over Moffi.

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Axis313:
David Alaba once said that he wants to play for Nigeria,but those people in the NFF told him to pay them certain amounts before he will get call up, that's why he opted for Austria.
I am sure the stories of most of the players above won't be too much different from David Alaba own.

Una just like to dey disgrace Nigeria with beer parlour tales...David Alaba never attempted to play for Nigeria so stop peddling rumour up and down and funny you are trying to trace it to other players who refused to play for Nigeria

mostob:
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Guyy

Kai abi Sadiq no be proper Lagos or Jos born,those ones if dem no go school,forget o you go still hear proper English

minfelix:
SA and Benin are decent African teams, regular afcon participants compared to Liberia and Namibia….even Zimbabwe will beat those 2countries….Tunisia was ina very easy group

Zimbabwe wey dey lose to Lesotho

Spainever:
Tunisia was so lucky to play Namibia , Liberia in the world cup qualifiers . Tunisia is just going to the world cup to mark register . It appears Cameroon or Nigeria would have done better ..Tunisia is a waste of slot

But Nigeria played Zimbabwe and Rwanda nau...

MarkNsukkaBread:
This guy was only Nigerian by name, he has never set foot in this country

Just say RIP,who dey ask you question whether he is a Nigerian or not

DEROX:
Omo some pains are never forgotten even oyo and fulani under allafin atiba atobatele. All i can say is lets give the igbo man a chance once it dosent work under him which we know it wont work then we can divide the forced marriage

I do not care who is leading us if na Igbo,Yoruba or Hausa,all i want is good leadership but having power is not about blackmailing,it is strategy

shortgun:
You know nothing about Ojukwu. If the same conditions of presents themselves today and Ojukwu calls for war. We will gladly pick up arms and lay down our lives

Okay tell me more about Ojuckwu cuz you are taking my comment too serious bro...Gowon and Ojucwu would be in the same place after death,they both wasted souls but who started the war

moscow007:
Igbo people are very kind and forgiving , if only Gowon had told the truth, asked for forgiveness.
Igbos would've forgiven him.

Now he's going straight to hell fire having embraced his demons as one.

Hmm,where is Ojuckwu?Heaven or Hell?cuz na you know who is going to hell

shortgun:
Gowon should come clean as he will soon meet his maker.

Yes he will meet his maker just like Ojuckwu who wasted souls and ran away.

Emeskhalifa:
Pls let's pray for peace coz the massive hate people are beginning to have for Fulanis is becoming something to worry about. I just hope it doesn't lead to what happened between Tutsi and Hutus

Yes with that hate,the good fulani will fight bad fulani to standstill,itis better that way,my old uncle just got killed last week by this useless fulanis bandits,the man was kidnapped after given them 25m they stll killed the man

Love this piece from Bukola Saraki on Zadok Yohanna record breaking transfer....CC:TheSuperNerd you talked more about this boy and it happened

charlesemeka85:
mk we hear word bros abeg

Which Zadok is like Olise? Zadok is not different from Samuel Chukwueze and Madueke while Azeez is more similar to Olise the reason Chelle deployed him as an AM in his debut for us

Mk una leave Chukwueze alone, na same una go chop Madok raw with out salt and pepper if em no do well for super eagles team

Oga take coke and cool down,you are old man here no be newbie...sorry i used LIKE,well my comment was just narration that Olise,Madueke and Saka said NO to us but good we are having Azeez and Zodak to complement Chuckwueze......Oh you don see me here eating player raw,just check out my comment on Chuckwueze here....

elyte89:
If not chukwueze inconsistencies ,I don’t c the hype around this zadok guy…chukwueze was far better and showed more potentials Dan him during his time,but na inconsistencies kill dt one progress

Zadok used academy not Nigeria youth team to push it,so respect to that small boy,i just hope he makes it....Oga i do not think is hype,the boy is good.