₦airaland Forum

Mujtahida:
The way I like that guy ehn. Frank the Tank

Na him be Koko,real destroyer,na him kind Westerhoff like...

yinkeys:
Rodri won balon dor without too many goals
Vinicius didn't show up for Brazil at the copa which made that award accurate to me
I think Iwobi deserves it because every defense splitting pass comes through him
I think the mvp should be a strictly technical award
Oh well who knows what CAF. will do

CAF normally use MOTM as a strong criteria and this is a tournament.....Semi Ajayi won it against Tanzania, Lookman against Tunisia and Mozambique, Onyedika against Uganda,and Osimhen against Algeria.

elyte89:
My cv is too rich for underage football

Ha baba,I need to see your lawyer o..Mujtahida

TheSuperNerd:
Better take Elyte89 to one of Uganda, Sudan, Mali, Botswana, Equatorial Guinea or even Benin to replace Rohr. The coaching reins will be vacant in at least one of these nations within the next few months.

Chelle is here to stay. Truidstarr and Bankygee don sign the extension before the extension.

If Eyte89 is serious I guarantee him Nigeria youths national team coach but must get at least NIS certificate not coaching mouth certificate.

yinkeys:
They better give IWOBI mvp when we win the trophy for fairness sake
Every build up comes through him
CAF will want to give Lookman or Osimhen for popularity sake
The CAF technical team should strictly give the chief orchestrator of everything
Esther Okoronkwo didn't get player of the tournament or CAF player of the year lol

Nigeria have two strong potential for MVP and it's Osimhen and Lookman..Iwobi need goals to compete and remember Mikel lost it to Patsil of Burkina Faso,Mikel with a goal would have won it but I want Osimhen to get the golden boot

JayromWrites:
An Inter Milan for Calvin Bassey wouldn't be bad

Calvin Bassey is moving to top EPL next season...I don't want another Ajax drama again for the boy

Mujtahida:
You come dey press him neck like the way we choke Algeria.

Moving on:

Baba, people have commented on how Osimhen was clapping rather than complaining for the efforts his teammates made to find him.

I think that's a positive outcome of that on-field wahala. He must have been told to encourage his teammates rather than complain. And is it not fitting that it was Bruno who caused the wahala that gave him that assist?

Naso thegoodjoe dey press person neck nau abi you know thegoodjoe the blue man

Oya house best super eagles player so far in AFCON... let's use this Sunday to pick

Mujtahida:
Iwobi should just stay in Fulham where he's a guaranteed starter. He's 29. Pata pata if a better EPL club comes, he can move

At 29 Iwobi need more money, winning Afcon would be a plus for him,If Saudi Arabia money comes he should grab it

Mujtahida:
Baba, if Lookman has three goals and someone makes a suggestion on what would improve Lookman's game, I don't think that suggestion specifically stems from bias. I think you are reading TheGoodJoe's comments through the prism of our conversation on the Osimhen - Lookman spat.

Oh thegoodjoe analytical views wasn't based on spat between Osimhen and Lookman but mine was based on that abi... you didn't see transition issue in the last four matches but against Algeria transition issue came up,do you judged a player who has been phenomenal like that...see the law if you see me responding to the same issue constantly I know wetin I dey talk...I don rest the matter... it's all for eagles.... thegoodjoe dey amongst people I respect here o

andrewbaba44:
Call lookman your best player at this afcon so far ,call osimhen your best player ,call Brahim diaz your best player which is all good

But the best player at this afcon so far is Alexander iwobi

Mine is Onyeka Frank DA TANK

Goke7:
Both him and Iwobi Fulham could have a problem by the end of the season to hold on to them especially if they win Afcon

Yea winning Afcon should be a plus,their epl performance be Koko, they're not newbies,Calvin is moving next season for sure,Iwobi too if he is willing to move out of EPL cuz am not seeing top EPL clubs going for him.

Clint02:
All four semifinalists at #AFCON2025 are coached by African coaches.

Egypt - 🇪🇬 Hossam Hassan
Senegal - 🇸🇳 Pape Thiaw
Morocco - 🇲🇦 Walid Regragui
Nigeria - 🇲🇱 Éric Chelle

Chelle Ivorian,Malian and French man

TheGoodJoe:
How can I be biased when I genuinely believe Lookman can even excel more? I am pointing out a place where he can even do better than how well he has done.

I used to be very vocal about Osimhen not using space and hammered on it repeatedly. Later he fixed that issue and won the league and golden boot in Italy.

That can't be classed as negative bias.

Won 2-0 yesterday. I have no doubt in my mind we could do far more than that. Same with Lookman.

Constructive criticism is not negative bias.

Oga I don end the matter

TheGoodJoe:
Haaland is lethal. I believe Lookman can become lethal and do even more. One of the things I am expecting in our game against Morocco is faster transitions and Lookman being a big part of it.

How you can still see expecting Lookman to do better than his good performance a negative bias beats me.

Nigeria team improve with every game,a right tactics we're beating Morocco,forget Lookman matter,we have enough on the bench, Aina and Frederick didn't make it and see performance

Mujtahida:
There was nothing biased about what TheGoodJoe wrote abi Lookman. He simply said like Lookman will be more lethal if he releases the ball on time. He has stressed that his intervention was on how Lookman can improve his game and that's fair enough because it sounds like what a good coach would tell a talented player.

The problem is that Kog45 and now you, think TheGoodJoe is condemning or criticizing Lookman and I objectively don't think that that was TheGoodJoe's point of view.

Forgiveness you like reading post through the eyes of your own preconceived notion of the motives of others. Clean your mind and eyes. It will help you

He is bro, what's being a lethal as a player,if someone is playing behind two top men and have 3 goals so far and someone is telling me he need to fix something to be more lethal then that person is biased....the most lethal super eagles player is Osimhen and is on what goal,see sometimes we don't need to be talking as if we're watching different game from others...oya rate Lookman in this tournament and compare his performance with what thegoodjie was saying about him....common man,this is a player with four assists and three goals and all off a sudden he must fix this and that,very disrespectful analysis.

TheSuperNerd:
On this, you said all the ex-players and local coaches but I disagree. It is not exactly all.

Late Stephen Keshi was assistant manager to Jo Bonfrere at Afcon 2000 and he went on to Coach Mali, Togo (qualified them to the 2006 WC), before eventually coaching the Super Eagles.

Note that same Keshi also coached the U20 Flying Eagles in 2001 after Afcon 2000 and didnt exactly get it right. Infact that was the worst U20 set we ever paraded at an U20 Afcon but it was a genuine moulding experience for Keshi who also assisted Late Coach Amodu Shuaibu at some point.

His coaching journey will help forge his philosophy as a manager and eventually morph him into the Winning Manager he became as Super Eagles Coach. A legend forever he is and one of our greatest coaches of all time.



Another is Samson Siasia. He assisted Austin Eguavoen at some point before he would take up the reins himself later. Siasia's best coaching exploits as you already know are with Nigeria's U20 and U23 Teams.
Gold at 2005 U20 Afcon.
Silver at 2005 U20 WC.
Silver at 2008 Olympics.
Gold at 2015 U23 Afcon.
Bronze at 2016 Olympics.


Emmanuel Amuneke is another. Just like Siasia, it is not for assisting a foreign manager but at least he worked his way up and was part of the assistant crew of Nigeria's U17 side in 2013. They won the U17 World Cup after bagging Silver at the U17 Afcon.
In 2015, he was made U17 Head Coach and finished 4th at the U17 Afcon before going to conquer the world winning the U17 World Cup in Chile.

Left later on for Tanzania and qualified them for the 2019 Afcon. And the rest is history.




So I think the major exception is Stephen Keshi. He showed he learnt even though his relationship with Jo Bonfrere became strained later on.

But in a conclusion, I see your point especially when I think of Finidi under JPes. Salisu Yusuf under Rohr. Joseph Yobo under Rohr. And so forth. Now we have seen Fidelis Ilechukwu under Chelle and especially now, Daniel Ogunmodede under Eric Chelle. See ehn, na God go help us on our local heads but we do have a few good ones. Very few.

I thought Joseph Yobo will seized the opportunity but failed,he disappointed the man Segun Odegbami who pushed for his appointment as assistant coach.The idea was to have a young man that would learn from top coaches and become strong local super eagles coach...but Siasia,and Emma Amunike are very good

emiye:
Nwabali and captain Ndidi out, who is replacing those guys against Morroco?

Only Ndidi is out and Onyedika will do it perfectly

Goke7:
His value now have so increased that if my mistake we lose him he will get another job immediately.

The only job he can get is coaching another Africa country but guess what very few countries pay very well....I hope NFF keep him longer

TheGoodJoe:
It is what I noticed and it is for an improved performance of the team. Lookman played well but what stood out for me were moments for transition he missed. I believe if she fixes it, he would be lethal.

Pls what's being a lethal as a footballer?Oga stop trying to justify your comment, you're too biased in your analysis of Lookman,someone already had 3 goals playing behind two top men and you're talking if he fix it he would be lethal... you're disrespecting the guy too much,firstly you used the word sabotage and asked you who are the players sabotaging the team?no answer till date,now it's transitioning and funny you're talking about Lookman being lethal... common man this is APOTY winner who scored hat trick in Europa final,had 3 goals in last Afcon, already on 3 goals in this Afcon,created Nigeria most chances,a candidate for MVP of this tournament,Nawa o....

TheSuperNerd:
Naija Afcon Stats updates

🇳🇬 Nigeria has now scored 14 goals at AFCON 2025, our highest total in a single edition of the competition. We have surpassed our previous highest of 12 in 2000.

🇳🇬 Nigeria is the second nation to score at least two goals in each of its first five(5) matches at an Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament, after Egypt in 1974 and 2010.

But they're telling us we have saboteurs in our team...the team damn too selfish,the players no dey pass but we're on 14 goals

forgiveness:
But you were blind to see Osimhen choose to run with the ball instead of laying the ball at his first touch. Make you dey deceive yourself there. Highest level?

The more reason I always respecting TheSuperNerd when it comes to analysis on our players.... imagine telling us Lookman deficiency over shadow his good work,haba,and he was trying to twist the whole thing but I don get wetin I want to know

TheGoodJoe:
I think the problem is your perspective of what you think I mean. I am always about how we can improve. With faster transitions, we would annihilate teams with more efficiency. A lot of it lies in Lookman. If he fixes this, he will excel at a high level.

Today, we saw Osimhen choose to lay the ball for Adams instead of going for goal. Wanting Lookman to be efficient at such is not a bad thing.

I don get wetin I wan know...all best for eagles, winning AFCON again would be great

Blueelf:
But I also think we should start moving on from Moses Simon after this tournament

Not that I hate him oo but what do y'all think?

Yes he is done

lbrichman2:
The referee was massive today!
Very decisive and refused to be bullied by the Algerians
Took charge of the game really well and asserted his authority..

Massive performance by the referee!
Maximum respect!

Moroccans fans supported Nigeria massively today...who see Sisi Alagbo for stand today,the lady wey feel die for Osimhen

minfelix:
Algeria will beat Morocco….Morocco no b any toughest challenge kan kan…now that we have dispatched our perceived real test…just watch how we are going to pummel Morocco with Embarrassing scoreline

If Osimhen can replicate his second half performance today against Morocco we're beating them...

TheGoodJoe:

I am not talking about the tournament but this game. I am also being constructive of how Lookman can improve on what he has done so far.

There is always room for improvement and Lookman improving in his transition will see us even perform better and Lookman scoring more.

Finito.

This game and you didn't examine him in previous games about his transition and how many players did you give critical analysis like this so far in this tournament,funny you said his deficiency showed more than his good work.... Oga thegoodjoe your comment on him is general not on this game..... remember your word sabotage which you later turned to sabotage play and sabotage team,now a player with two MOTM and good assists is a player you judged today and you came out with "his deficiency is more than his good work,haba,make we dey encourage these boys.

charlesemeka85:
I have been saying this for ages here. Any fan castigating Iwobi no sabi ball. He is the most creative and intelligent midfielder we can currently boast of

Iwobi’s footballing IQ is at the same level with our greats like Mikel,Kanu and Jay Jay

Iwobi up his game in this tournament and Chelle really defined his role very well.

Iwobi,Ndidi,Osayi and Bruno really surprised me in this tournament

TheGoodJoe:
Lookman was sound but I think his deficiency showed more than his good work.

Lookman seems not to fully grasp the role.

On many occasions he tried to do things himself. His offensive play should come after transition, not before. There were times he released the ball late and times to pass he held the ball. Lookman fixes this and the team gets even stronger.

Expect Chelle to iron this with Lookman. Get the ball to the attackers fast and then join them in the attack.

Possibly Chuckwueze or Simon should replace Lookman in starting XI since he is the major issue...again Lookman caused us not to whitewash Algeria just like he failed us by not adding more goals against Mozambique.... complain complain...beating Algeria una think say na moi moi...all the players played perfectly well today....Lookman deficiency showed more than his good work?even Chelle will not agree with you so far in this tournament

yinkeys:
I pray he is not injured o

Kai rejected stone come be cornerstone....If Aina and Frederick are available Osayi no go see playing time, imagine some wan dey rate Alebiosu