Joebie:
I don’t think Ghanaians are envious of Nigerians. Maybe we are too showy for their liking.

I think it's evenly balanced. There are Ghanaians who are envious of Nigeria as well as Nigerians who like to bully and oppress Ghanaians, but many of this is limited to twitter and social media banter. It's just a case of push and pull, reaction and counter-reaction. There are good Ghanaians as well as bad Ghanaians. The same way we have good Nigerians and bad Nigerians.

While we missed out of the Qatar World Cup, we took it out on them in the AFCON laughed and jibed them, it is only natural that they(many of them) will not want us to win the AFCON because they saw it as a nail to their coffin. Which I perfectly understand.

Our rivalry is drawn from our colonial history and national language. We are both bordered by francophone nations but then we don't really look at the francophone nations to chat or banter because of language differences.

Our Twitter netizen is possibly larger than Ghana's population at 30 million. I don't think they hate us, perhaps some do, but not in the majority, however how many countries over the world are comfortable having an average Nigerian around or living there. Ghana is second home to Nigerians with the largest numbers of our undocumented citizens living thriving there. If there is a breakdown of law and order right now in Nigeria, the first destination for many will be Ghana. And that's why they worry when we have elections, they are aware that if it does go bad for any reason in Nigeria, many will move to Ghana.

codemaniacs:


According wikipedia:

Ivory Coast is 38% Akan by ethnicity.. while
Ghana is 46% Akan by ethnicity..

Ivory Coast and Ghana are practically one people and one country so stop talking like that...

Ghana will always celebrate Ivory Coast beating Nigeria.. it has nothing to do with envy

same way some Northern Nigerians will celebrate Niger republic beating Nigeria.

What are you saying about northern Nigeria celebrating when niger beat Nigeria? I guess it is the same way southern niger celebrate when Nigeria beat niger republic.

isan:
Make i go rewatch this Australia match for 100th time

That match sweet me for belly. As we take beat the host.

joelsteron:
The main cause of Nigeria's defeat in the AFCON final was the Super Eagles mildfield. The Ivory Coast mimicked Ghana's strategy of choking the middle to prevent us from competing in the world cup. In the middle, Angola and the Bafana Bafana used identical strategies, but Nigeria was fortunate to prevail before going to the final.

This is the point at which Peseiro needs to concentrate on our mildfield for the time being. And I particularly want to that the guy who is being criticized here, that is playing for a relegation team, despite the fact that Nigeria has both championship players and benchwarmers on the same super eagles team. Let's be fair to Nwakali; the truth is that none of the current Eagles players are more adept at playing the position than Nwakali, not even Iwobi in certain areas i don't want to discuss today.

We need to stop these protracted debates, hence JP needs to invite NWAKALI. And if you ask me, I have to admit that in the short minutes he played in that green jeysey, he really impressed me.

No two matches are ever the same in football. But if you were to replay that final again with the same lineup, we would beat Ivory Coast. Our players were visibly exhausted in that final, there was nothing special about Ivory Coast. Play Ola Aina again against Adingra and watch Ola Aina bully him this time around, that finals wasn't ours to be but player-for-player ivory coast wouldn't stand us.

What has happened to our beach soccer team?

ChrisKels:
Seems Boniface has surgically removed the keloids on his earlobes

More than 3 weeks ago now.

Barryseal:
This list looks like something compiled by senators.

Are you the one who runs Fajsports?

leathalbeast:
To go n sit on the bench for yacine bonou. Is that a right choice ?

Yes, he should go. Okoye will be in contention for the number 1 spot. He needs to earn the money hopefully they offer him 5 years contract

mrwilliams9:


That’s what I’m saying. That is the beauty of AFCON being biennial. You can have a 3-4 tournaments in an 8 yr cycle. If you keep a competitive team, you can get a run at 2-3 finals/SFs

Cameroon - 2000, 2002 winners
Egypt - 2006, 2008, 2010 winners
CIV - 2012 finalist, 2015 winners
Senegal - 2019 finalist, 2021 winners

We have the attackers, GK, defenders (but will want to add one more CB), wingers and full backs. It’s just the midfield we need to improve

At this point, if the government can bid to host the AFCON it is long overdue. But too many internal problems like economic challenges, insecurity, etc. These can be managed though. If we have to borrow money from IMF let us do it. We need to host and win, if we are not winning we are bullying our way to the finals. I don't care what other African countries think, but one way or the other we must prove to them that we are the real giants here.

lexyman:
dont blame the boys , blame the tactics ... its been a wonderful tournament

One thing I'm glad about is that I didn't feel so hurt like I did when we lost to Tunisia at the last AFCON in cameroun

komekn:
Last 5 minutes you want to go OFFENSIVE

WONDERFUL coach

Lol

komekn:
CIV are wining every second ball

We are not positioned to be offensive just defensive.

Ademola is being over worked and Iwobi is too far bsck to infkuence the game. We have no midfield because of the formation .

Iwobi is gassed out snd making poor decisions.

I quite agree, we forgot how to be offensive. And what did the coach do, he brought in his offensive arsenal and reverted from five at the back to four there, adding another striker.

TheSuperNerd:
Nwabali should have done better perhaps for that ball but he flapped at it. Zaidu also should have gotten to Kessie quicker.

Meanwhile... You see what decisions do. Kessie should have been carded in the first half for that elbow on Zaidu and probably should not be on the pitch but here he is scoring for CIV.

Decisions.

We play on

Kessie's red card. I see why Pesiero got frustrated earlier and got carded for it. He knew they were sabotaging his plans. He wanted to score and have such decisive moment for his team. But his outburst was rather too early, he would have played that card when Zaidu was down. Got carded. Delayed the match and force the VAR team to look at it.

gustav25:
Unworthy lead but football is a game of 2 halves .... Haller owes me 2 goals

😂😂😂😭😭😭

Zellas:
Remove Chukwueze and iwobi for simon and yusuf. This is a very easy match to win

He did too.

CornOak:
Just imagine that intentional elbow foul from Kessie on Zaidu, no foul, no yellow, no VAR check.

CAF just destroyed what they built from the start of this tourney.

Shame.

This will have switched the dynamics of the game in our total favour, considering we were a goal up. I wonder how the Ivorians would have handled that.

This was last year when I supported Pesiero to lead us

M7even:


In all sincerity I believe in Pesiero, I believe we stand a better chance with him leading us to the AFCON at least a semi-final spot is realizable. I'm rather happier we are not going into the tournament with self-overconfidence.

I had the same feeling of patience with the Super Falcons coach prior to their outstanding world cup campaign. The team will gel.. Even keshi's AFCON team did not gel until the do or die game we had against Ivory Coast. Luckily the Ivorian also had a poor goalkeeper in Barry. When u watch the goals he conceded against Nigeria in the quarter finals, if Uzoho conceded such we would have called for his head. So, I say every team is coming to win. And it is the team that just finds the blend that wins. Senegal at the last AFCON struggled throughout the group stage but won albeit via penalty kicks against Egypt we beat in our opening match. We are playing well, we are not just converting chances. And I say that with our attackers hitting the right tournament fever just like Odion Ighalo in 2019 we are on course for a good tournament.

This coach is talking about scrapping 3rd place playoff, yet he is so excited about winning the bronze medal

mostob:
Emerse Faé: “It was unexpected, it was complicated. I remember that when I was a young player I won the World Cup U17, we lost against Nigeria in the group match and we beat them in the final. Maybe it's a sign of destiny..."

When you see it...

This must be the Trinidad and Tobago 2000, when France best Nigeria in the finals.

camri:
You are a coward. Wetin consign u with france argentina wey your hat wan fly comot. Abeg shift

There is only one particular moniker here that spells "concern" this way you did. [b][/b]

Marjoribanks:
It is like saying they would crown Alvarez/Martinez the best player at the World Cup when Messi is more deserving? Blasphemy! Don't say this again!

Nothing wrong with having a captain Fabio Cannavaro of Italy winning such after an impressive display for Italy when they won the World Cup. In fact Matarazzi his fellow defender was probably more outstanding than him. But winning as the captain for Ekong is deserved. Since we agreed that we played a defensive style of football.

Marjoribanks:
If we win Osimhen will win the player of the tournament.

Carried us all the way to the finals!

Golden ball might be Ekong's own. Except Osimhen scores for the win .

charlesemeka85:
If Nwakali no vomit blood trying to play this high octane football deployed by jpes mk I knw wetin cause am

He is too weak to play in a 2 man midfield. Na Onyeka go work tire 🤣🤣🤣🤣

😂😂😂you are wicked. Why he go vomit blood? He no be professional ?

Joezinho:
Big ups to moffi. He was the first to take the pk and his calm demeanor should be studied.

Imagine missing the first pk. Respect to Terem. He took it like it was nothing. Man was very calm and composed and slotted it home very coolly. And after Aina missed his penalty kick, he showed true leadership by running to encourage him.

I respect Moffi for what he did there.

TheSuperNerd:
Osimhen scored Nigeria's first goal at this Afcon and I think he will score Nigeria's last and decisive to lift the title. Maybe that is what destiny has for him.

Time will tell.

But he scores or not, Osimhen and Nigeria will be Champions.

Maybe. He is a destiny child

This South team is really good. Much respect to them. Watch out for them in the World Cup qualifiers. Plus I see them winning the AFCON within the next 3 editions. They are gradually becoming a powerful force

My God!
My goodness!!
My Super Eagles!!!

Four left-footed players
Bassey, iheanacho, Chukwueze, aribo,

This is no more the Percy Tau of five years ago. He is got the experience, but he can't carry out or execute the play again.

They have kept Lookman quiet in today's game. Time for the others to step up.

komekn:
Aina showing class against Percy Tau SA best player and most dangerous.

Imagine what he would have done to the very rash and far from composed Zaidu

Keep quiet sir.

See what Aina is causing on that wing. Losing possession easily.