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SymphonyRad:
DRC is a good team but they lack that "IT" factor, we will beat them on Sunday but it will be on close margins...fate has aligned for us to qualify for this world cup.

Not close margins my brother
We will crush them

This team is like a train picking up speed, anything in our path will get crushed

MKPUOGALIGA:
I was marveled by those deft touches happening in the 1st half in the midfield and instantly reckoned it couldn't be Iwobi playing those passes. I knew it had to be Chukwueze or Lookman....lol

Iwobi was massive in the first 40 mins
See passes like prime Xavi

TheSuperNerd:
A Benjamin Frederick Comps Clip vs Gabon will definitely bang too. Marvellous BascoVanVeli will surely cook that up.

Will be the best Comps of a Super Eagles CB in a long while.

He should be asked to empty his pockets, Auba will come out

TheSuperNerd:
Osayi was solid in the first half. It is in the second half he had 2 shaky moments. You will see them if you keep watching. Aside those, he was okay.

And abeg who criticized Zaidu? Abeg, show me that person. Zaidu was clearly unplayable. Put zero foot wrong all game.

And yes, Lookman and Chukwueze took turns coming in centrally as 8s. You observe well. They switched between wingplays and central attacking plays. Lookman especially created one chance through the middle, a ball so sweet yet Osimhen ballooned.

See ehn, if the Osimhen of Extra time had been activated in that first half, it would have been game over bcoz Lookman and Chukwueze were in full flow and key reasons why our attacking flow was a joy to watch in the first 45.

Osimhen, Adams, Lookman, Chukwueze coming at a defence is a nightmare. Finishing and some luck were the only things lacking. That first half was gold. We transited the ball almost similar to Prime Barca of the 2009-2011 era.

Zaidu was massive today!
That Aubameyang's shot he blocked, I shouted experience baba!!!

Zaidu.. respect!!!

TheCongo2:
Underrate your opponent at your own peril

We will crush them!!

solonnachi:
For some seconds , I thought they played like Barca. The skill and passes were so accurate at times one touch

Lookman was key to that play
If not for the Gabon keeper saving Osimhen's headers, Lookman would have had 1-2 assists in the first half

Odunayaw:
In the interview I just watched he said he asked his teammates if it's straight to penalties, when they told him there was extra time he said he was sorry and he will correct it. Correct it he did!

Elite mentality

Mentality Monster!!

mrwilliams9:
Thank you for saying this!

I gbadu Osimhen but there are aspects of his game he can improve.

Imagine we lost this match in ET. People for swear for him for his missed 1v1 right at the end of regular time.

Chief
Osimhen had an off day, nothing more
He has scored these kinds of goals many times..
It happens to every striker

We only thank God he had extra time to redeem himself..
It's not about improving
He scores these exact kinds of goals on a regular..

Go watch Al Nassr, and see the kinds of goals Ronaldo misses, yet we all agree he's an elite goal scorer..

Cut Osimhen some slack
It was just an off 90 minutes


That is not saying he cannot improve,
No striker is the perfect article..
I believe this match showed a different side to Osimhen.. his mentality..

Any other striker would have dropped his shoulders and lost confidence, but not Osimhen..
It shows that when things are challenging, Osimhen wouldn't cower or hide, he would face it head on and fight!

Stay with that and drop all this " improvement" talk for now..

CornOak:
Did you know – Amas Obasogie got a yellow in this match on the bench?

Yes, he ran into the field to give Osimhen his mask and shirt

caprikon:
Osimhen has an extremely strong mentality. Those misses during the game would have completely dampened the spirits of most players. Man soldiered on till he got his goals.

Mentality Monster!!!

Bossoflife25:
The Super Eagles I watched today will win the AFCON!
How dare you put up such performance with 2 days training and a day rest!
This team is coming together, and the world should be scared.
Ndidi and Benjamin what is really going on? Were you guys on drugs!!!

At this point, the AFCON is ours to lose

Bossoflife25:
We can all see the Super Eagles looked fresher in extra-time than Gabon. Rest is key!

You know book..

TheGoodJoe:
Osimhen needs to study Zlatan Ibrahimovic a lot to understand elite level finishing. In tougher games, it will be criminal to miss such chances. The key lies in making early decisions.

I will cut Osimhen some slack today
He redeemed himself beautifully
On any other day, he would get 5 or6

BankyGee:
Gabon o, Bangon o, Tabon o, we go sha win today 🔥🇳🇬

We're CRUSHING THEM

Tchinaidi:
The rig leaders of this protest that have almost jeopardized our chances of going to the world if not for timely intervention of the Noble NFF must be punished to serve as a deterrent to other players trying to show seeds of discord in the team.[b]Where is the place of Patriotism in this quest to secure the ticket for the world at this particular point in time.[/b]They should have not brought it up at all especially given the slippery slope on which we set on our journey to qualify for this prestigious tournament 😠😠😠😠

You didn't remember patriotism when you didn't pay them for years..
They did what they had to do to get their money, and it worked for them

Na that one still dey pain una because clearly NFF had no plans to pay the boys

Can you work for free for 6 years and still open your mouth and be shouting patriotism??

Can you in all honesty confirm that the boys would have been paid if they somehow lost these playoffs??

Abi as usual, NFF go throway face..

Yeye organization
Bunch of pot bellied men disgracing themselves and the nation

mosdii:
Today is the day.

We will crush them

Tchinaidi:
The rig leaders of this protest that have almost jeopardized our chances of going to the world if not for timely intervention of the Noble NFF must be punished to serve as a deterrent to other players trying to show seeds of discord in the team.Where is the place of Patriotism in this quest to secure the ticket for the world at this particular point in time.They should have not brought it up at all especially given the slippery slope on which we set on our journey to qualify for this prestigious tournament 😠😠😠😠

This is exactly how NFF will approach the matter..
They will smartly deflect attention from the fact that they've not paid these boys for years..
They will bring up the " wrong timing agenda", and the " de-marketing Nigeria" agenda
Meanwhile some of these players will be victimized..
Don't be surprised if after these playoffs some players are never invited for games again..
Just know NFF wielded their big stick..

That money wey them drop still dey pain them
Those Azamen don plan to use those monies for detty December..

No way they won't punish some SE players

Very shameless, incompetent and corrupt association

Tchinaidi:
The rig leaders of this protest that have almost jeopardized our chances of going to the world if not for timely intervention of the Noble NFF must be punished to serve as a deterrent to other players trying to show seeds of discord in the team.Where is the place of Patriotism in this quest to secure the ticket for the world at this particular point in time.They should have not brought it up at all especially given the slippery slope on which we set on our journey to qualify for this prestigious tournament 😠😠😠😠

This is exactly how NFF will approach the matter..
They will smartly deflect attention from the fact that they've not paid these boys for years..
They will bring up the " wrong timing agenda", and the " de-marketing Nigeria" agenda
Meanwhile some of these players will be victimized..
Don't be surprised if after these playoffs some players are never invited for games again..
Just know NFF wielded their big stick..

That money wey them drop still dey pain them
Those Azamen don plan to use those monies for detty December..

No way they won't punish some SE players

humility33:
Alhassan may e late come camp and if not for injury Akanmasiro go replace sharp

Olusegun may e enter the team through the back door? That's not possible

This guys you called are fringe players

He was being sarcastic

LordTheus:
While the boys focus on securing the CAF ticket, I think we should be hoping that Curacao remains among the top two best second-place teams to advance from the CONCACAF final round. I'm not saying Panama and Costa Rica will be a problem, but out of all the teams currently set to play in the inter confederation playoffs, these are the only two teams I can see with the capacity to actually surprise and beat us if we go there slouching and lackadaisical.

Panama are big rivals of USA and Jamaica, the latter of which gave us a hell of a battle in the last Unity Cup. Costa Rica almost qualified to the knockout stage in the last World Cup from a group that had Spain, Germany and Japan. I think it was just the goal difference that stopped them.

Yes they're not better than us on paper, but even minnows sef get grade.

I just feel it will be more comforting going to the inter-confederation knowing our biggest challenge will be Qatar.

Although, on the flip side I guess it would be nice to face Panama and Costa Rica, as those are the caliber of opponents we will likely meet in the World Cup group stages.

Anyhow sha, let's see how it goes.

One thing is certain:
Nigeria is going to this world Cup
When we beat Benin 4:0 to secure the play off ticket, something happened to these boys..
Momentum has set in
It will take something otherworldly to stop this team now..

Take that to the bank

minfelix:
oga no talk this thing again Goodjoe and NFF are two parallel lines🤣…i could remember when majority engaged him on the Libya plane saga during afcon qualifiers….baba hinge al the blame on NFF oo

Na true, I remember
Lol

AndSunGorilla:
I heard rumors that Obasogie,Alhassan, Ejuke and Olusegun were the ring leaders of the protest.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Openair:
Nigerians, it's match day today!!!
Nigeria vs Gabon
17:00
⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️

We will crush them

TheGoodJoe:
These NFF men don't have shame.

See people wey you dey hold brief for

solonnachi:
The NFF have identified five ring leaders who stirred up the players to boycott training. I hope they don't get punishment

They definitely will
NFF wey dey malicious
They have been royally embarrassed and they must find scapegoat
Them no dey ever learn lesson

Subzerooo:
Those ones no get voice, they fit owe them for eternity

If them do anyhow, NFF go dump them
And they need the national team for now until they get good clubs

Arizoner:
Tomorrow is here. We full ground. Where is queenjazz? Hope you've been to the shrine. Minfelix how far

We will crush them

Subzerooo:
I'm very sure these ones are being owed too

Sure banker

lexyman:
my worry is the unity of the team , unpaid bonuses can disrupt the unity of the team , NFF should stop all these and let this team / the coach deliver on their mandate ...ones they qualify for the WC , there will be more money to share in the glass house , abi them forget

Actually this boycott has strengthened the unity of the team

NasirIbnLaAhad:
They say madness is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. In the meantime, life goes on...

We go still flog them

Odunayaw:
You'd have said they should have done it much earlier if the Benin match was tomorrow

There's never a perfect time..

Truidstarr:
Zero communication does not mean work is not going on behind the scenes. Make Una relax Abeg.

True
If you ask me, now is not the time for statements..
It's time for action