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This happened yesterday
Not too excited about this move

NasirIbnLaAhad:
Nigerians love to "form" holy when someone speaks the bitter truth. We are cursed with people who prefer a polite lie over a brutal truth. There is a massive difference between criticizing chaos and creating chaos. I'm bashing the culture of toxicity among Nigerian fans. If you can’t see the difference and want to assume the role of the tone-police officer, then your analytical lens is cracked.

Instead of you to confront the reality of the toxic attitude of our fans and journalists, you're busy playing the moral high ground card over a figure of speech. People trying to pit Osimhen against Lookman in a toxic and pointless cold war that can affect the mindset of the players doesn't bother you at all, but people calling out that type of foolishness triggers you.

To call me out for rightfully being angry at our own myopia and self-destruction is pure and shameless gaslighting. If the truth burns you, buy a fan for yourself.

I feel you

123jamessmith:
And the annoying thing about this oshimen issue is that he will never apologize and the nff will allow the matter to die like that.

No this one is different
He will have to apologize
I also recommend some time on the bench plus a fine..

Then we should move on quickly from this

NasirIbnLaAhad:
As always, Nigerians are too thick to see how self-destructive they are. This is how the players foolishly chose to boycott training right before the most important game we played in 2025. We just bamboozled a strong Mozambique side and journalists on the social media space are stupidly fanning the embers of discord and disunity within the team, picking sides and bashing Osimhen or Lookman. Why are we cursed in this country? Why do we have to air our dirty laundry out in public and ruin things for ourselves? I just hope Osimhen and Lookman can put all this aside and avoid social media because the fans and journalists are making this whole fiasco ten times worse with foolish statements and suggestions, questioning Osimhen's contributions or implying that certain players are not needed in the team. Nigerians I pour spit for una!

Look at what Nigerians below are saying!

You ended up doing exactly what you are criticizing Nigerians of doing
You don't qualify to promote any self righteous stance here..
You could have made your point without adding the last sentence..
That last line completely negated the self righteous stance you were trying to take..

You are equally as guilty the Nigerians you are trying to slander
You might as well pick your own side and bash Lookman or Osimhen

You no qualify to behave like saviour

elyte89:
My stand….i won’t start him in d next game but I won’t send him home

Sabi coach

CornOak:
✅Interesting Fact

This is the first time the SE will win four (4) consecutive games at the AFCON.

We finally have a Coach to manage our talented players..
We just need proper administration and motivation from the NFF to ensure success

Moniter0:
you made a very valid point here. Osimhen, like somebody pointed out, you're a senior player in this team, please find a way to accommodate people. The team's success is more important now. You can't blame lookman for how he plays because that's how he is built to play, and he may not be doing it on purpose. Both of you are very important to the team and you cannot be having issues now.
Things like this happen sometimes but the two of you'll have to find a way to get along on the pitch. Mane and Salah had public outbursts too but they still worked together when they played for Liverpool and did not allow their outburst to affect the synergy between them and the team. As a senior player there are some things just have to overlook for the progress of the team and your own progress too. Lookman has been doing well and playing good football too, and I'm sure he will assist the team in any way he can whether in scoring or giving assists.

For me, I am glad this altercation happened..
It will give everyone a chance to address issues on the team that may have been swept under the carpet, like Osimhen's own constant whining, Nwabali's unnecessary risk taking, Lookman's holding on to the ball for too long, etc..
It will bring greater understanding and appreciation of everyone's individual strengths and weaknesses..
The team will become stronger as a result..

But while that is being done, for the sake of the team, Osimhen should be publicly sanctioned..
A fine and some time on the bench, coupled with a public apology
Only then can the team truly move forward from this imbroglio

ChrisKels:
Osimhen should either be benched or sent home for this recalcitrant attitude of his. It is the team over any player.

If we lose, we lose.

Not a good stance
We need this AFCON
Bench and fine him I agree, but sending him home
No no

Goke7:
Don’t mind the hypocrites as if they don’t praise sing their own players here even when they are messing up!

I send anybody ??
Me wey I active like Chivita..
I am ready to dismantle any yeye Osimhen slander today..

ChrisKels:
Osimhen has totally lost his fans from Nigeria. Dude should pray he never gets into any troubles with his club the way he did with Napoli, otherwise no fan is coming to support him.

He never lose anything
All this na initial gra gra

Next match we go begin beg for Osimhen

kennysville:
Then he should lead the line.... This thing is very simple

He plays off the main striker

TheSuperNerd:
Reinildo was his teammate at Lille. So he knows Osimhen well.

Right

123jamessmith:
We can all agreed that Eric chelle is one of the best coach for super eagles, if he win the afcon or not, he has proved that's technically sound.

I agree

Kog45:
Yes praise men vs hate men 😆this thread ehn sweet

I'm fully active
I dun wear my jersey and boots for today

Goke7:
We don even get another name yesterday- Praise men 😂 happy to be one always

Praise men
Praise singer
Bayo Onanuga
APC
Lol

We gather dey

mostob:
We're not cool biko. Osimhen should personally send apology message to this thread. Me, I still dey vex.

I feel you
😊😊

semid4lyfe:
This above was my prediction posted at 8.56am yesterday, eleven hours before the match.

Scoreline ❌
Goal scorers ✔️
Clean sheet ✔️
Possession ✔️
Starting line up ✔️

Not perfect but when you understand ball, patterns show and you read the game right.

Massive 🔥🔥🔥
I remembered this post after Osimhen got his brace and Akor, his goal

akwesenana:
Bayo Onanuga.

You no like Peter Obi??

Subzero0477:
Na that one be the koko, we'll be more confident facing Algeria than Dr Congo especially this soon

True

DABIGATRAN:
What I'm really pleased with is the fact that Eric Chelle doesn't behave like a Nigerian; he is a critical thinker and he has the ability to synthesize his own thoughts, two features lacking in your everyday Nigerian.

Your usual Nigerian coach would throw Osimhem up top flanked by two wingers. By now we would be struggling to get a draw against Comoros

Chelle is a good Coach
Shows that this team has had a chronic coaching problem for years!!!
Omo

zicky:
Na you dey VAR room, no wonder you open eye watch the ball. The rest of us close one eye 😂 😂

Lol
I laughed truly
But it's clear what he was saying sha

Subzero0477:
Ok, I hope we meet Algeria I can't stomach another 90mins against Congo

I would prefer DRC
We need to send them a message
Though I admit, they may have a psychological edge over us now based on their last win against us

Goke7:
Am praying we lose now so all can come back to this thread to call Osihmen more names.

Ungrateful lots, he scores and they moan, he doesn’t score and they curse, he’s injured and they say he’s lying, he doesn’t play and they blame him for the team loss. Useless lots!

Someone even had the guts to say it’s just tap in goals, why are the others not scoring the tap in? Dem tie block on their leg?

I have often wondered why Nigerians are this way..
It's well

Mybettingtips:
Passion made him stop attacking, strolling and showed zero interest in helping his teammates? Leaving at fulltime, he had good 15-20mins for him to be calm. But still decided to leave the pitch without celebrating with fans and teammates. This passion get as e be ooo

Na frustrated passion wey turn to apathy
It happens to all of us
Just that Osimhen went overboard today

He should be punished, yes
But I understand where those actions came from

zicky:
Bro no hard feelings but I dislike your kind of fans, you guys are the problem we have in this country. I don't call them fans but praise singer.
Like those singing no Wike, no Rivers state.

I get you bros, but the comparison is not accurate

Goke7:
It’s now I know most folks don’t actually want the team to do well cos there won’t be anything negative to rant about. I have posted here that this is one of the best games I have seen the eagles play and the player they are all ranting about even got a brace.

Nigerians don’t deserve an excellent team. They just want the players and coach to keep on making mistakes for their frustrated ranting online. At this stage I don’t mind we knocked out now at least they can pack more of their frustrations on the players more.

Abeg make them no knock us out o

TheSuperNerd:
One thing you people should understand about the media is this:

"SEVERAL OF THEM MAY ACT LIKE THEY CARE ABOUT A RESULT BUT WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO THEM IS WHAT PUTS FOOD ON THEIR TABLE. CONTENT! AND MORE CONTENT! The Media generally, the world over dont give a damn if you score 100 in a game OR if a game ends goalless. What they are looking for is DRAMA. Coach vs Player. Player vs Player. Coach vs Coach. Team A vs Team B Physical brawl. Player vs Opponent. These are the things that truly excites the media more than scorelines. THEY LIVE FOR IT. AND MILKING IT IS WHAT THEY DO."

My Advice. Kindly dont fall for it and just focus on the big picture.

Very true

DABIGATRAN:
Who else was impressed with Bright Osayi-Samuel? That boy has always impressed me since he joined us. He is levels above Alebiosu for sure.
I liked his tenacity today and his link-up with Onyeka.

Calm down bros
I feel you sha

Subzero0477:
Who are we meeting sef

Algeria or DRC

zicky:
You want to interpret that as passion? 🙄

When passion is frustrated, apathy can result..
Same thing with us fans
We are passionate about our darling Super Eagles..
Then suddenly they fail to qualify for the world cup..
What follows?
Apathy
We don't care about the games anymore..
It happens to all of us..

That's what happened today
Osimhen did well by asking to be subbed, instead of being a minus one on the team today

CornOak:
No need benching him, na just mumu boy wen carry the thing for head. Dem go settle am las las.

Nothing do you, chief.🙌

My man!!!
You be boss 🙌🙌

Kilishihunter:
I hope this is not true o

Others are still in the locker room, he has taken his bath and headed for the team bus.

I want to ask, Can OSIHMEN try this in his club Galatasaray?? pic.twitter.com/iFWwn0Er9b

— Peter (@igwedip) January 5, 2026

I say food don done for content creators seh!!