Mujtahida:

Naaa. How you see Ekong? He's really transformed not so much as a player but as a leader

The guy really surprised me cuz I no dey rate him but now Ekong na born leader,remind me of Stephen Keshi.

Odunayaw:
Which one? He had only 2 in that game and none were easy

I watched our build up matches to the final and against Guinea Bissau Osimhen missed a very cleared chance which must not happen today....but am seeing him and Lookman doing the needful against CIV.

Mujtahida:

Where the girl at the front dey? 😜😜

Kai the Law u wan marry oyibo😁

Today the boy at the back is leading Nigeria out against CIV in Afcon final.

A Nigerian from Ejigbo in Osun state supporting CIV and Nigeria together,yes a Nigerian born in CIV....na Emmanuel Adebayour people be did o,dem plenty for Togo,Ghana and Ivory Coast.

Stanley Nwabali family

BankyGee:

Nope it was from Yusuf, but we move. Yusuf good, people at the viewing centre just dey cÜrs€ the guy that day, not knowing that the game changed immediately he entered, make he just dey calm down - baby calm down (in Arabian commentator's voice 😹)

Yes it happens in football but we need Alhassan against CIV to do a lot of covering

Mujtahida:

How can you take Aina from the right where you get to reap maximum benefit and put him on the right where Zaidu offers good defensive cover? You want to attack and score forgetting that if they score you due to frailty at the back and you fail to score, dem don win you. Didn't you guys see that Bassey for the first time in this tournament was not comfortable due to the absence of Zaidu?

It's not that I like Zaidu but I'd rather reap maximum benefit in having Aina play on the right than take 70 percent having him on the left where Zaidu offers at least 90 % defensive cover.

Truth is that in terms of getting into good position on the left Zaidu is better than Aina. It's just his final balls that let's him down. If not he'd have scored at least two goals by now

Sir,am not a coach but Sanusi will not make my team,not hating but my personal conviction.As it is nothing stopped him from starting against Ivory Coast cuz Peseiro believe so much in him but as a fan am just expressing my opinion,possibly I maybe wrong.

Moniter0:
Aina's best game has come with him playing on the right.
I still insist that Bassey should be starting on the left. He should only be drafted to LCB "if" he gets tired, that way the team must have benefited from his play for 70 minutes.

Yes you are right on Aina best position but I will pick Aina over Sanusi at LB.....good having as LB but as it stand he is doing a yeoman job assisting in the middle and also assisting Sanusi.

Shaq dey feel eagles

People talking about how we missed Sanusi against South Africa,pls go and watch Angola match again,good that he missed out,South Africa would have a good day with him.

Bright Osayi and Ola Aina are phenomenal against South Africa,pls go and watch the natch again

charlesemeka85:
yea I heard too, Aina and Iwobi hv been close friends since they were lil

Alex father influenced Aina to play for Nigeria through his Dad,drove together with Aina and Iwobi to eagles London camp and Rohr confirmed it that Aina papa was more interested in Aina playing for Nigeria.They talked in London camp and today the boy is good for it.

Moniter0:
Alhassan is commended for his athleticism however he is too rash. He alone conceded the penalty and also conceded the free kick that forced the keeper to make that punch from which South Africa capitalized on the rebound and almost scored. And he was supposed to mark the guy that went for the rebound but he was caught ball watching.

Yes from our own views sometimes football is easy but in reality is demanding reason why mistakes always leading to goal....yes Alhassan was at fault and I think he should learn from it but do you remember Ndidi cost us Afcon 2019 match against Algeria but who do we blamed Akpeyi.

jihday:
Ekong calls Omeruo ‘Uncle K’ 😀

Uncle K' na nickname nau just like Iheanacho "senior man"....in Man city then Iheanacho nickname na Uncle😙

charlesemeka85:
heard both fathers are close pals

Yes with Aina father,in fact Iwobis and Ainas are family friends

Check it out in the middle is Leo Moffi a goalkeeper and left is Chuka Iwobi then playing for University of Nigeria,Nsukka but today their children Terem and Alex are doing it for eagles.

Joebie:
Yes. Our best keepers are in Africa

Yes here in Africa

Joebie:
Yes Nwakali and Nwabali lol

Anyhow na NWA

Nwabali performance so far showing how we wasted our times on Uzoho and Maduka.....Nwabali,Nwoke and Osayi should be eagles keepers.

Nwabali has proved it that good keepers are in NPFL.....Nwabali is our hero in this Afcon.A real revelation

Osimhen oh tear of joy dey flow for my eyes now.....Osimhen is great.....no no VAR

God bless Osimhen,despite half fit showing relentless....God bless you Victor Osimhen and kudos to Ekong who matched Keshi record today.

chinchum:
Team chemistry missing today with SE so far.

I hope all those heavy with criticism on Zaidu can see how far with Osayi. Osimhen seems tired and may be truly not match fit judging by his work rate in the first half. Lookman needs to have more ball on his legs at the final third

The issue is not about Zaidu not playing but South Africa players doing the right thing tactically,now left for Peseiro to find a way out.

M7even:
They have kept Lookman quiet in today's game. Time for the others to step up.

South Africa coach said this and he got it right in the first half...wasn't worry about Osimhen but Lookman.

To win this match we must not concede first

komekn:


For me it's been Aina and Ademola , VO and then Moses.

Two MOTM already proved that Simon is our best so far,before Angola match I rated Aina and Lookman over him but against Angola,Simon was a beast.

forgiveness:


Moses is not good but he won motm twice, habi!?

Na only your eyes you see Moses is not good offensively to peg back the SA fullback.

So, it's Iheanacho that can peg back full back. I thought you said we are not using wingers.

Do you think I didn't see your post before you modified?

Olodo tactician.

Simon Moses is Nigeria best player so far.....have watched Nigeria Angola three times and there was one particular moment Simon sprinted back to recover ball that Sanusi lost,very impressive.

humility33:


You'll be a terrible coach sha u don't go start Moffi at a time like this even though I want him to play. He should be the magic sub instead

Moffi should only come in for Oshimen like in the last 20 minutes not Onauchu.

Oshimen should start but the game should end with Moffi or Musa if we are chasing a counter

Awoniyi is only CF that can give us paltry Osimhen style.....Awo in Afcon would have give us real last 20 minutes tormenting coming in as sub.....I don't think Moffi and Onuachu can do it cuz I don't see reason why Peseiro will keep very tired Osimhen till 90 minutes.

I don dey talk o...Nigeria securities need to enter Kogi State cuz Yahaya Bello eight years breed daredevil criminals

Mujtahida:

Nooo. I saw that clip before the match against Angola and he was not depressed. He looked overwhelmed. The clip was not made after the Angolan match.

And maidaboi is right. Our attackers are our first line of defense. That's why you see Lookman, Osimhen and Moses playing as our front three because they defend from the front in the name of attacking. JPes has said it several times and I watched a video where Iwobi said that the attackers are the first defenders.

Moses Simon in his post match upon accepting the MOTM award was asked if Osimhen is disturbed about not scoring goals and he said that Osimhen is not. That they are focused on the success of the team not on this or that individual getting goals.

Okay but good that we have Lookman and Osimhen

maidaboi:
Oga Osimhen is one of the reasons why we don't concede much

Oga no no....Osimhen right now is not happy,just a goal to get his mojo back and getting that goal against South Africa would be perfectly for him.....all he needs to do is to calm down and do it with ease.

I saw a camp clip after Angola match,he looked dejected and Iwobi wrapped his hands around him.

Osimhen is a fighter and if you believe he is happy so far with his performance then you are wrong.

charlesemeka85:
Ajayi no Dey comfortable with the ball abeg. Tosin is miles better than him

I followed Tosin passionately and rate him highly even when kokmne didn't rate him.Yes he is better than Ajayi but not 50 times better,both Ajayi and Ekong are not comfortable with ball but they are doing well with their physicality which is good for African football