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mostob:
That one na small. Wetin concern me na make the guy guide em funds abeg.

Very important!!

jihday:
Nothing decent about the 3 of them, Enyeama Ejide and Aiyenugba is decent but our current options are very mid

Lol
Calm down na bros

mostob:
Congratulations Bruno

Bruno the striker!!!
I think say na only defence the guy sabi

Congratulations Bruno and God bless the new born

daveP:
It's a shame this era of Nigerian Goalkeepers faded off into oblivion. See better headache for Spain Coach.

Sotey na Uzoho dem dey call back.

Sanchez still dey for Cooler
Omo

Anyway, Nwabali, Okoye and Uzoho are a decent group, if not elite elite

Kog45:
Haba I dey like make I dey engage Ibrich

😊😊
Nice one elder
We know why Lookman's assists numbers are up though
Simple tweak by Chelle to play him in the hole behind the strikers..
So a lot of moves go through him

Somehow I think if Simeone does the same, he will see the side of Lookman he has been looking for since

BankyGee:
If Türkiye qualifies. That's my World Cup team 😌🇹🇷

We gather dey

So at the end of the day, NFF run all of us street..
They probably didn't even appeal to CAS

Kog45:
Oga Ibrich you just wanted to justify it abi you don't understand Lookman game?....wetin concern Simeone with Lookman performance today...ATM pattern of play is different and Zicky has explained this to you but you don't want to agree abi Chelle is better than Simeone

Oga na you know o

Cecco90:
I am still worried that we don't have an alternative for Iwobi in the middle.

Very true

ChrisKels:
Why you dey always sound like say na fight? Be calming down.

Charles dey yan opata normally, and this is one of those opatas.

Ogbu though decent is a rope of sand because he is injury prone. Even without the injuries, he can't bench Benji. To me, Benji is the most talented CB we have in the team at the moment. Even his team mates are going gaga over his displays.

I will keep Ogbu around as a backup but he will have to battle it out with Fernandez and Nwaiwu as Ajayi's time is almost up.

Solid take

Meliforme:
Ejuke scored the winning goal against Gabon.
Were you not pleased?

His lack of playing time at Sevilla is affecting his confidence and self esteem. I

Yes I was pleased with his goal against Gabon..
Unfortunately he has not kicked on from there, and now more competition has arrived..

At the beginning of last season when he was playing more in Sevilla, I watch a few Sevilla games and I knew he would soon be benched
Sadly I was right
I wish him the best in his career
But he will soon be eased out of the SE

BascoVanVeli:
Super Eagles vs Iran

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjgG4VFznHU

Beautiful

Simon's goal..

🚨🇳🇬 GOAL! Moses Simon opens the scoring for Nigeria early in the game. 1-0. pic.twitter.com/JSkPyibAYj

— GNB (@GHNaijaBallers) March 27, 2026

Iran's goal..
Okoye's critics have started coming out again..

https://x.com/i/status/2037559906752999761

Akor the bull!!
Unfortunately he missed that Chance..

What to pass from iwobi to release Chuks!!

🚨🇳🇬 Akor Adams missed a glorious chance to put Nigeria 2-0 up against Iran.

What a pass from Chukwueze. pic.twitter.com/rRT3sNdc0m

— GNB (@GHNaijaBallers) March 27, 2026

Sugarboyy:
Because you can only use one goal keeper in a match

I hear you

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Papi85:
Generational? Bros generational talent na talents like young CR7, Messi, Mikel,Rooney,Neyma etc

Mk Una dey mindful how una tk dey use words abeg 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Aubameyang at what age? Our own young yobo then held is own against almighty weah in ph as a youngster then in a World Cup qualifier game did that made him generational? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Lol
Time will tell bros
Benji is destined for the very top

Papi85:
I’m not the only one but I don’t really make that rush when it comes to hyping players

No doubt benji is a huge talent but Ogbu has more exposure and experience than him in the game. Ogbu have held his own in the UCL and UEL every season. In football experience and exposure matters a whole lot and evident in the bigger stage

Truth
But Benjamin is a generational talent
You no see wetin the guy do Auba against Gabon?
If that was not exposure and experience, then what else is?

How many high profile games are we going to play that would be higher than those last few games of the world cup qualifiers?

Love and promote Ogbu, nothing wrong with that
But as far as the SE is concerned, Benji is ahead
And it's only if he flops that others will start before him
Infact if not for match fitness, benji would walk right into our 11 and bench Ajayi

fabyom:
And whenever, Ajayi is fit, Benjamin played RB with Aina playing LB when fit. E.g SA away!

Thank you!
Benjamin is also an option at RB

Papi85:
for you, for me I will start Ogbu ahead of him any day any time.

I'm sure you're the only one who thinks this way
Benjamin is elite

fabyom:
And whenever, Ajayi is fit, Benjamin played RB with Aina playing LB when fit. E.g SA away!

Chelle was still studying the team then
No way Aina will play LB again

Papi85:
so you will prefer to start Benjamin as RB when Osayi is fit?

Interesting take

Even Ola Aina has a real fight to dislodge Osayi now
The shirt is now Osayi's to lose

Joebie:
Well yea thinking Ajayi vs Benjamin. Let's just agree Ajayi is the more established player in the SE set up in terms of longevity combined with recent performance.

I understand Chief.
When Benjamin comes back, it may take him time to get to his usual levels
And except we play friendlies, we may never really get to see him play for awhile, especially if all these CBs gel with the team

Sugarboyy:
It does in football.
We can't have a Fernandez playing regularly for Bayern Munich and because Fredrick playing for Dender seem better than him, Fernandez will always be on the bench. Because of him the SE coach can change his formation to 3 defence to accommodate all of them

Explain Nwabali and Okoye then

Joebie:
I would like to see Fernandez again, partner Nnaiwu against Jordan. Ogbu and Ajayi are proven back ups.

Ajayi is not a back up o
Bassey and Ajayi are our starting CBs now

BankyGee:
I just happy as Éric Chelle dey shut every fugging hater up! I believed him from DAY ONE!!!

Yes o!
Baba never gree lose game
🤣🤣🤣
As them dey beef am, e dey win dey go
Lol

Sugarboyy:
If they will buy him

Another factor

TheSuperNerd:
FT Iran 1-2 Nigeria: Super Eagles win, no stress
🏟Antalya

Moses Simon Goal (Assist🅰️ Samuel Chukwueze)
Akor Adams Goal (Assist🅰️ Ademola Lookman)

Good win. Fine for our FIFA Rank. Nigeria were comfortable for the most parts. We only came under pressure in the moments when our defence were adjusting to the synergy changes.

Chibuike Nwaiwu had a mixed game. Good on the ball, strong in duels but caught ball watching one or 2 times which is something Chidozie Awaziem is frequently guilty of in the GWG. Let's put it down to first game jitters. He started well when he came on but then became jittery at some point. Welcome to the Super Eagles.


Emmanuel Fernandez... he did not disappoint with his height. Won almost all aerial battles and was very composed in possession. Lost Taremi for the goal though.

Maduka Okoye... Decent return. Did not have much to do really and his ball distribution in the latter part of the second half was beautiful to watch. Found Bruno and even Onuachu (I think) with sumptuous long balls.
He deserved a cleansheet. Too bad the defensive structure caved in due to the CB Changes that was still adjusting which Iran took due advantage of.

Ademola Lookman worked so hard today. Leave his assist and offensive forays aside. He was nearly everywhere. He tracked back. He pressed. He really led in Osimhen's absence. I must commend his industry today.

Wilfred Ndidi don become inevitably consistent for that middle. He was as immaculate in his role as sunrise in the morning.

Alex Iwobi held the middle game well with Ndidi. He hardly left gear 1 yet it was enough to execute this game vs WC-bound Iran.

Akor Adams took his goal well. Led the lines well alongside Lookman.

Semi Ajayi and Igho Ogbu... Rocksolid duo. Nothing got past them and it was an easy cleansheet had they finished the game. But Chelle was right to test the others.

Bright and Bruno.... The Double B of our defensive flanks did not even enter gear 2 today yet their gear 1 form was enough to deliver a solid outing. Ola Aina had a battle on his hands with Bright while Bruno still surely looks like keeping his place ahead of Zaidu.

Moses Simon.... He did well combining his role of venturing forward and supporting the middle flankwise. Took his goal beautifully. Well done.

Samuel Chukwueze... Operated well through the middle and across the final third, acting as the third wheel of the midfield and linking up with Lookman. He made good decisions on the ball that got us forward and kept our transition game glowing.

Chidera Ejuke.... Did not do much really but managed to keep up our intensity flankwise.

Paul Onuachu... Fouled severally and held up play at times to bring others in. He got about okay but hardly had a sight of goal.

Fisayo DB.... Strong lad. Hard to rob off the ball. Held his own in midfield especially on the right side and helped us rotate possession nicely.

Frank Onyeka... He came in on 90mins or so but had one mission.... to lock up shop for good and cast the keys into the sea. That he did. Lol

Nice game Eric Chelle... The 442/4312 Diamond would have caused mayhem at this world cup but unfortunately we no dey go. We go still watch Iran wey we just beat.

Next up Jordan.

Excellent ratings Doc..
That Lookman's industry today is what Diego Simeone has been trying to coax out of him..
How Chelle has managed to do it is worth studying..

We have to keep Chelle..
These players are clearly playing better with him in charge

Nonetheless I kinda thought he shouldn't have replaced the 2 CBs but left one to serve as a guide for the newcomer CB. I believe he had his reasons though..

We take the win
Jordan will be blown off the pitch on Tuesday

Odunayaw:
Meliforme will come for you

Unfortunately he can't argue with the truth
Na only English hom go speak, at the end of the day, we all know the truth

I'm almost certain Sevilla will release him

Sugarboyy:
With all his skills, Ejuke doesn't seem to add anything meaningful to the SE

He should find his way to Saudi
Go make some money because e don dey finish