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The third goal...
Quality everywhere
Kudos to Otele for the assist

Lovely awareness by Alhassan to remain onside
I loved how he placed that ball

Back with a bang!!

🚨🇳🇬 GOAL! Alhassan Yusuf scores a wonderful goal to make it 3-0 for Nigeria.

What a bloody goal 🤯🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/Nrl6DF1scF

— GNB OFFICIAL (@GHNaijaBallers) May 30, 2026

Napoleon55:
Make una leave Onyedika alone na,if Yusuf is performing very well now,it's good for us and a win win for us

I only said Nnadi may have moved above Onyedika in the pecking order of midfielders
I never said he should be phased out
Dude is still young, can offer value and plays top level football in the UCL regularly

We would be mad to throw him out

Sad to say, but I don't see Nwabali getting back into this team anytime soon

Arthur will only get better..
Already looks like a future number 1

If Okoye comes in against Portugal and Poland and drops a goal keeping Master class as expected, then it's over for Nwabali..

I don't know why he left Chippa Utd the time he did..
But that decision has cost him big time

I hope he gets a good club soon
But the market for goal keepers is really tight

Napoleon55:
Yet some of you want the gaurds gone as soon as possible just because of the new ones winning an inconsequential tournament

You're quoting the wrong profile bro

EElopa:
I know how coaches think. Eric Chelle's mind has been sealed about him, and it will take Ebenezer Akinsamiro moving to a top 5 league and putting up world-class performances for his club next season for him to receive another chance. Coaches expect young talents like him to be extremely hungry and eager to go when an opportunity presents itself, and his lack of hunger has sealed his fate with Eric Chelle. If Akinsamiro was hungry enough for this opportunity, this unit cup was a golden opportunity that was presented to him. His main competitors in the Super Eagles were not there, and this would have been an opportunity for him to come in, ball out, and show the coach he is ready for the big-time games for the main Super Eagles. He played his last game for Pisa on Friday and should have been in camp by Saturday evening at the latest. I told you guys a couple of days ago that I would be shocked if he saw a minute of action in this Unit Cup again. Tochukwu Nnadi and Yusuf seized their opportunities and are now clearly ahead of Akinsamiro in the packing order. It is really irritating because I think Akinsamiro is really talented and has the potential to be a world-class midfielder. I really have the hope that Tochukwu Nnadi and Akinsamiro will marshal the Super Eagles midfield in the next 10 years, and I was eager to see their play in this unit cup. Tochukwu Nnadi is really evolving, and dude is going places if he keeps his head down, stays humble, and continues working on his game. That boy is a proper baller.

I feel your concern for Akinsanmiro
Dude really let himself down

He may have received his last invitations for the SE

Our second goal

Azeez send the guy to buy chin chin 😂😂

Bro, see that body feint pic.twitter.com/1qMoaWgnfR

— Football Einstein (@Africa_ftbl) May 30, 2026

Meliforme:
Alex Iwobi, Wilfred Ndidi and Frank Onyeka retains their places in the starting lineup.

What Alhassan, Tijani, and Nnadi will achieve in five sequences of passes, Alex Iwobi can achieve in one stroke of a pass.
However, the only advantage that i saw in Alhassan, Tijani and Nnadi is in the cover they provide to the backline, their recovery rate is good, as well as their positioning during phases of defense.

Your second paragraph is gold

That statement should be framed

Mujtahida:
Yes I am good. Thanks for asking. I appreciate all of you for keeping the fire burning. Better days are ahead of our beloved Super Eagles.

Amen

Mujtahida:
Alhassan has intensity. I think he'd have done a better job in that midfield than Onyedika did against Morocco.

He definitely would have
Welcome back Delaw
You've been absent
Hope you good

SymphonyRad:
Please the likes of Ndidi, Iwobi, and Simon Moses, and Ajayi can play one more AFCON as send-off and be moved along for the likes of Femi, Nnadi, Tijani, Otele to take over...Alhassan, Onyeka and Onyedika can provide the experience from midfield. Attack is already blessed with Lookman, Akor, Moffi and Osimhen and Femi.

I completely agree
Suddenly our midfield no longer seems a cause for concern...
God go bless Chelle o

If them allow me, I fit follow contribute for him salary, and I'm serious

Goke7:
Dude loves Nigeria to pieces he’s been long I saw a coach who truly loves the eagles this way even some of our local coaches in the past no like eagles reach Chelle and it shows in the way the team plays.

Very true chief
It's evident
Dude just wants to achieve big things with this team
It clearly shows

Tinneh:
Moving forward, please no more invitations to names like Moses simon, Umar sadiq

We may still need Moses
But Sadiq, surely not needed

minfelix:
But i wont forget how we cried our lungs out, when Onyedika started that semifinal vs Morocco, bro was just being dispossessed any how that night…i think Alhassan has more fire power and lungs to do more job in that role that Onyedika…even against SA at the afcon, though his tackle led to a penalty, but Alhassan was really solid in that 2023 semifinal

I was about to talk about Onyedika in that Morocco game actually
You took the words out of my mouth, abi na out of my fingers
😃😃

Sugarboyy:
Musa Mohammed scored a brilliant world class goal against A.Madrid in a friendly with the SE years back, you don forget? 😀😀

😂😂😂

Sugarboyy:
My brother Na lie
Remember when Ndidi was out of form and SE fans were glamoring for Ndidi to be dropped for Onyedika? All the SE coaches that came at that time we're still using Ndidi over him, including Chelle. Then come Onyeka into the SE and because of his performance, the SE coaches had to start playing 3 midfielders just to accommodate Onyeka and sometimes Dele Bashiru. There was never a time any SE coaches had to create space just to accommodate Onyedika in the starting lineup, that should tell you he brings nothing to the team

Lol
He scored 2 goals against Uganda at the AFCON na
You don forget?

minfelix:
I cant imagine Chelle leading Sierra Leone 4-0 and end up playing 4-4🤣🤣🤣…if chelle lead you 4-0 just go and defend make e no end 6-0

You get!!!
We never had it this good in a LONG time!!!
God bless Chelle

solonnachi:
Our midfield is up for grabs now. No more yanga from any big player. We have

Tochukwu Nnadi
Alhassan Yusuf
Samson Tijani

Yes I said so.

Broo!!!
These guys are no smiling oh

kodded:
Oyedinka dey team c, Nnadi amd Yussuf don replace am for team b

I completely agree
Dude has fallen down the pecking order

Amedino99:
4th unity cup in the bag.
Poland next on wednesday 7:45 pm.

We will crush them!!

junnyjake:
I doubt if Akinsanmiro will ever get any call from Chelle again.

Something is not adding up
Why is he not getting minutes??
Very curious

Napoleon55:
Like PSG like Nigeria, back to back champions.

You don catch us 🙌🙌

minfelix:
The more chelle wins, the more i dey vex why we no go world cup…This super eagles of Eric chelle is capable of advancing to world cup Quarterfinals and even attempting a semifinal sef

Broo!!!
My belief in Chelle and this team is over the roof!!
How he improves players is his biggest strength in my opinion..

He brought back Alhassan and platformed him greatly
Dude be looking like a solid EPL midfielder
See that second goal na??

His scouting is also topnotch!
His game management and team building is excellent

Painful we missed the WC
We should be winning the next 2 AFCONs

Give Chelle a 5 year contract!
Pay his salary and allow him work!!

minfelix:
If chelle wan beat small team, he dey calm down patch dem with goal…
Nigeria 2-0 Rwanda
Nigeria 4-0 Mozambique (Afcon)
Nigeria 3-1 Uganda(Afcon)
Nigeria 4-1 Gabon
Nigeria 4-0 Benin
Nigeria 3-0(Tunisia before they started attempting a comeback but still failed 3-2)

who know these 3 teams
Madagascar
Tanzania (Afcon host)
Guinea Bissau

tell them say na die dem dey oo

That's the Super Eagles we grew up loving
Not Rohr's and Peseiro's (Pre AFCON) teams that struggle with minnows

FiveFootNinja:
Jamaica don dey join SA to become our customer. I foresee a more bitter rivalry in the coming years. 😁

😃😃

Ppogbae:
I pray to God that we retain Chelle. We seriously need long term planning and managing.

Amen and Amen 🙌🙌

Subzero047:
Chelle is working wonders with this team, this is beyond my expectations

Broo!!
It is sweeting my belle 😂😂

kingphilip:
I'm seeing C team up and down, which one is the B team?

Onyedika
Simon
Chuks
Dele Bashiru
Zaidu
Uzoho
Onuachu
Etc

minfelix:
Just wait and see how Jamaica will rubbish South Africa Next friendly

Broo!!!

TheSuperNerd:
FT Jamaica 0-3 Nigeria


Below, I caught a glimpse of these 2 in same frame... Eric Chelle and NPFL Champion Coach, Fidelis Ilechukwu 😎

Fidelis will be proud of his boys from Rangers
They gave a very good account of themselves

fabyom:
5 scored, non-conceded! What a team!

C team o!!
Emphasize that abeg

Sugarboyy:
Onyedika first Sabi play ball? He doesn't add anything meaningful to the SE midfield whenever he played

He dey try sometimes
He can shield the defense well, spray passes and a has good eye for goals

Scary how good this team will become in the coming months!!

Kudos to Chelle and his team
God bless him for bringing back our love for the SE!!

Onto the next!

Bring on Poland and Portugal
Let's see our big guns this time!!

Hmm
Team A should sit up oh
Our C team guys are not smiling
Omo!!!