₦airaland Forum

NasirIbnLaAhad:
"Unity" is doing a lot of heavy-lifting here. Sources say the coaching staff and a few of the players are against the boycotting. I'm curious who those players are though.

Starboytwo:
Been watching a lot of Gabon qualifying matches. They are just there.

Nothing extraordinary...

I still give them 3-0

All these NFF vs Players to me na Tactics. If Gabon like make them sleep.

Nobody wants the World cup tickets more than the players themselves. So I don't believe they will scuttle this God sent opportunity...

Still on 3-0

do4luv14:
I hate to say these, but nothing separate that Mr. Nigeria with his mindset and APC, nothing

NasirIbnLaAhad:
In light of the recent events going on in Rabat, I think its safe to say that our FIFA World Cup qualification campaign is, for all intents and purposes, dead.

The endemic rot within the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has reared it's ugly head again where it mattered most. Unless a miracle happens over the next few days, I would advise you all to just focus on the upcoming AFCON (which I'm doubtful we'll even perform well in).

The NFF may yet scramble a frantic, last-minute negotiation to get the players back onto the pitch, but the damage done is irreversible. The wound inflicted upon the team’s psychology, focus, and tactical readiness cannot be stitched up with a single bank transfer. The integrity of this preparation cycle has been shattered just before the highest-stakes match of their careers. If you're still thinking these players will perform, you're living in lalaland. Of course, this is assuming the match will even be played as the situation seems to be getting even worse every minute.

Football at the elite level is a game of marginal gains. In a mini-tournament with a sudden-death structure, the loss of even ONE training session is catastrophic. Specialized tactical drills, pressing transitions, fine-tuning of set-piece routines etc, these are not things we can perfect in just under 24 hours. At this point, any immediate payment solution is only for the team to show up physically. It will not restore the lost rhythm, or the crucial collective muscle memory that we need now of all times. In high-stakes knockout football, tactical preparation lost 48 hours before kick-off is lost forever.

Sadly, this boycott won't accomplish much in the long run. No immediate, emergency payment can restore credibility. The NFF has already perfected a poisonous operational cycle: delay payment until the last possible moment, force the players into industrial action, resolve the crisis with a rush of emergency funds, and then retreat back into systemic delinquency until the next high-stakes tournament forces a repeat performance.

People who've watched Nigerian football since the 90s can attest to this.

Decisive structural action must be taken. A random boycott won't accomplish anything tangible in the long run. There should be no more quick fix negotiations. We must drastically restructure the NFF by any means. Gusau, Eguavoen, and the rest of those charlatans - their days are numbered.

Samueltemi337:
Nor be only $1 million
You guys will believe anything you read online

Bossoflife25:
Training for what? What they need is rest - a lot of it! Which they got today fortunately! Light training tomorrow and we are set!

mekabuachi:
Imagine if Fabrizio see this news
Omo disgrace

Mujtahida:
So Olakunle too join to protest for bonus. How much NFF owe am? 😂😂😂

Napoleon55:
Or at the half time of the game,the NFF would even act faster.

Oasis007:


.....if they don't wanna play, they should return to their respective clubs tomorrow. It ain't like we are going to WC to win it, rather to add something valuable to their respective CVs.

Oasis007:


.....except they are tired of democracy, coz the uproar that gonna follow will be the end of their current government.

BankyGee:
Na so Éric Chelle character take bad reach wey nobody wish am happy birthday for here? 😏


Happy birthday to my coachee jare 💚

Oasis007:


.....una dey believe everything sha..$1m for each player on top wetin?! Naija should kuku give our own players, $10m each bá?!

If dem no want play, make dem return to their respective clubs tomorrow.

NFF ain't owing them any dime by the way, its all been cleared by NSC before the Camp opens.

Cecco90:
That's a lot.
Where dey see the money?
$1million x 23 players (without officials) is alot.

Goke7:
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be like say dem no send o! Remember na beg we beg them to score the 4th goal against Benin when Nwabali just Dey hug ball like im side chick!

TheSuperNerd:
Victor Osimhen is in camp.

The Monster Machine has landed in Rabat.

Same as Alhassan Yusuf.

Only Maduka Okoye expected.

BankyGee:
Or Haaland that has missed the last three penalties he has attempted and Osimhen is the bad penalty taker 😏

nairalandankrah:
Osimhen does it again...

Truidstarr:
It will take a miracle for Ivan Juric of Atlanta to survive sacking this International break.

Danielnino00:
Lookman starts...

Seem like he and the coach already settled their issue

Meliforme:
If you were the player with the ball in that situation, what would you have done.

Mujtahida:
Na him man oo. Four years prayers has been answered.

Mujtahida:
God don answer Meliforme prayer oo. The ball is in Ejuke's court now. That's how COOL10 prayed for Cyril Dessers. He got the chance and blew it.

realpoacher:
No Human or player is 100% Perfect.., not Messi, Ronaldo, not Pele.

Reduce your criticism of Osimehn... He is perfectly ok the way he Is

Mujtahida:
This video is precisely what I mean about his aerial ball control. Even in tight spaces he manages to keep the ball. Of course we all remember that assist he gave at Napoli to Kvara after controlling the ball, jogging it on his head whilst being tugged at by at three defenders.

https://x.com/_AsiwajuLerry/status/1986166171570155772?t=B0zXZE7121vp6mIQ49vpOA&s=19[/quote]And they say he's not technical
😂😂😂