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Nigeria 1-0 Spain
Nigeria 2- 1 Spain

We will get a penalty in this match.

Marjoribanks:
He should be grateful to Ejuke! His pre-season performances made this happen!

Is the a serious claim ?

Chukwueze again with another beautiful assist to the same player

Chukwueze with an assist for Milan.
City 1-1 Milan 30 mins played

Deltamani:
Group A ranking updated:

This is serious oo

lovewins:
Not surprising really. Fortune favours the bold and you can't fault Oma for many things, being timid isn't one of them. He's that person who will take an unpopular, sometimes ridiculous position yes stand boldly by it. Also when he gets his emotions out of the way he's quite good at his job.

Like you said his reaction his personal. He's opined publicly severally that his son will prioritise Germany over Nigeria. Don't think he's doing this because of anybody, he's doing this because of his son.

I remember Oma's colleagues on Top radio back then always asking and wondering why Oma loved to be controversial as well as so engaging on his Twitter back then. I think it was Charles Anazodo who asked him this on the sport gang programme. The others found it funny that they can't just do what he does with people who they didn't know personally , and aren't any sport authority but social media critics. It was a very casual banter that day that lasted about 10 minutes on the program. In Oma's defense he made it known that he was up to it, his opinion were his , and he was fully aware of his mindset regarding such engagement that resulted into insults and abuses. So at that point I understood it was Oma just being Oma.

mostob:
I don't want it to look as if I'm forcing agenda here but someone should check and analyse the two bolded please.

My question is, who is the coach? who is in charge of calling up 'personnel'? A coach that went to tourney with just 2 central defenders. He sidelined Rinsola and picked unfit Ifeoma even when there were 2 CF in the team already.

Look there will be some level of bias and I can understand where this bias is coming from. Ifeoma to Randy is sort of a relationship of bias feelings. Ifeoma as an individual is quite intelligent with a gentle spirit. To the team she has been committed and has been playing for a while. She is as American as Randy and that makes him appreciate her better. She may not be the best but then she always wants to give her full average to the team.

Deltamani:
Sports Minister John Enoh, NFF President Ibrahim Musa Gusau and FIFA Council Member Amaju Pinnick with the Falcons in the dressing room after the match against Brazil in Bordeaux.

Obviously the girls themselves are not too happy with their own performance..what we can do is to encourage them and cheer them like those at the helm of affairs ..but for now they should desist from TikTok videos

Deltamani:
Stats don't lie...

SuperFalcons gave their all against Brazil, But I think Randy Waldrum choice of starting Echegini on the left flank failed him.. She was supposed to fight for the AM spot with Toni Payne. When Toni was messing up in Midfield, Echegini was supposed to come in and sort things out..

It was a very cagey affair. I felt Nigeria should have left the field with a draw at least.

Randy should have started Kanu and maybe brought on Okoronkwo to the left flank.

It will be unfair to think Randy didn't want to win the match. He knew well Brazil was the weakest team in the group hence starting Payne and Echeigini to create chances alongside Rashidat , football is quite tricky and if we had converted our initial chance that fell to Ihezuo, perharps it could have been a different tale at the end. However, we still showed some lapses in our defense which was exploited by Brazil and that cost us. We can maintain the same tactics which guarantees a solid and compact defense, utilizing our early opportunity, while frustrating our next opponent and hopefully this will create a different pendulum swing in our favour. The mentality of the girls is excellent. And they fought till the end.

limcar:
if i woze u slap. Which played well? People that cannot trap the ball or lay passes to one another or even shoot. They were just woeful

Manners please

Pidginwhisper:
Me i no dey understand all these criticisms i dey see Ooooo. These girls are not doing badly for me. They just need to take their chances and concentrate

Don't mind them. They played well. I still feel we could have had another friendly match after Canada but that's okay with Brazil, though I fear that we might have played the weakest team but we are equally capably of beating Spain and Japan. We clearly had a loss of concentration and Brazil were there to grab it. In terms of balance of play, we can play any team any day.

daveP:
You must be Goating(kidding will be an understatement)

Did you see how that goal was conceded?
And the terrible decisions made?
Are the Brazilians doing anything special to be ahead? And if we lose, nobody will remember we were doing okay until silly loss of concentration at this stage ruined efforts of others. If you can't demand better and it is "typical nigerians" to you, then i dunno what will convince you sha.

Decision making and terrible passes is killing our attack. We are helping the brazilians feel special because of that. That should trigger anger in any Falcons fan.

Relax. We will win our next match. We played well. Made a couple of cheap mistakes but we learnt equally, with our substitution and tactical changes. I'm sure we can beat Spain by a goal to nil

mekabuachi:
Just asking why is asisat not playing?

I said it here before that she is only occupying space based on her reputation. Clearly since the last WAFCON her football has been on decline.

solonnachi:
Didn't Randy know she was not a left wing back player?

It's not about Randy. Okeke is just off today. Making Marta feel like she is still golden, cheap nutmeg. Ashley Plumptry also plays there , which is her secondary role just like okeke.

Chidima okeke weak link so far.

elyte89:
Argentina 🇦🇷 sef don do ojoro for oda teams in d past…make dem sef chop out of am

This ojoro was done in France to Argentina. If you know you know.

JayromWrites:
Nobody else in mainstream Europe wants him

France is still mainstream, just say England or Spain.

jihday:
this is the type of player some people want us to invite into the super eagles

Relax, he himself knows what he wants. We recognize opportunities differently.

lovewins:
The club is actually a 3rd division side not 5th. Still puzzling though

Still the same. He can pull a Gift Orban kind of growth too..nothing is impossible

Odunayaw:
5th division!

Even strictly on the economic side, this is shyte. This last season is a momentume for a bettdr move that will surely come next season with a better performance in the league.

This was how Odey did it

If you know your way and have enough self belief , you can move from the fifth division to the third or better one by December when we have the season break. I hope he is just determined enough for that.

ChrisKels:
Getafe already going gaga over Uche

Wetin dem talk

Deltamani:
Ashleigh Plumptre is such an intelligent defender weda playing from CB or the Left Back Position, the way she Carries the ball forward from those positions is just so in another level with the likes of Barcelona defender Mapi Leon ..

She will surely be missed, but again Michelle Alozie, Osinachi Ohale, Blessing Demehin, Chidinma Okeke and Nicole Payne will get the job done!


I’m trusting Chidinma Okeke to be the come back defender of Year..!

Ashley will be badly missed. You know for a defender to have scored two hatricks in her league. That tells you a lot about her quality

lovewins:
NIL isn't necessarily lucrative for all athletes though. Debbie not also being American and not having the necessary star power to leverage on ours her at a disadvantage to land personal deals. If she's patient however, she should get enough to see her through her college program. On how long she had left? She got announced last year so it really does depend on her. If she takes summer classes then she can finish her program in 3 years. That's what Kiki Iriafen that enabled her finish her engineering program in 3 years with Stanford.

Will kiki iriafen play for dtigress?

Deltamani:
Heart Breaking News…


It is with great sadness that we have to announce that Halimatu Ayinde injured her knee during training yesterday and will unfortunately miss the Olympics. We wish her a speedy recovery and send all our love and support. Get well soon, Hali!💪❤️

#fcrosengård

Oh no. This lady has got horse lungs. How would we cope without her in the midfield. She brought balance for the team in the world cup in our second game that didn't let us miss Deborah Abiodun so much after she got 3 match suspension. I'm so worried about our midfield

mostob:
Yea, you are right. I forgot to add that Rinsola faces stiffer competition. We really needed a striker badly and I think that worked in Maclean's favour.

We needed goals and strikers to score.. perharps that necessitated the gamble to go for McClean. Remember the press were raising questions as to our poor convertion during the qualifies against south Africa and Cameroon

Deltamani:
I’m the expense of who??

Monday Gift, Rinsola Babajide, Ifeoma Onumonu are all in limbo right now you’re calling Ajakaye that should be planning for her U20 World Cup..

But let's be frank, how much does Oshoala have to offer us at this point of her career

In modern times, civility is the heart of the Western culture. And here is an example of what that means .. This is how to speak, this is what we are teaching Osimhen the current CAF APOTY.

Declan Rice on James McClean saying he’s ‘overrated’: “Do you know what? I played with James for Ireland for three games and I got on with him really well. I am not going to sit here and slag him off. I thought he was a really top guy. When I left Ireland to come to England, I heard a few things he was obviously not happy about. He made comments a few years ago.

“It is what it is. I am not going to sit here and say anything about him. He’s had a great career himself – I think he is coming to the end of his career now and he’s got over a hundred caps for Ireland.

“It would be easy for me to sit here and say something back to him but, like I said, we are at opposite ends of our careers now – he’s 35 and I’m 25.

“I’ve known him, I’ve played with him, he’s entitled to his opinion and I’ve had to fight a load of those opinions from other people before.” [Belfast Telegraph]

yinkeys:
Controversy here
People now think Onyeka proved himself at Afcon and should be starting ahead of Ndidi
They say Onyeka’s work rate is unmatched
He just doesn’t shoot
They say he’s improved and now better than Ndidi in the past 6 months
Both players don’t shoot though
Is this true?
Is Onyeka > Ndidi ?

It's just a moment of form. It doesn't take away anything from Ndidi. I think Ndidi was not just in the best of form.

typicalgamer:
Only an African elder would want someone younger than him to treat and address him like an elder

Seems some of y’all haven’t lived outside the shores of Nigeria

There’s no Ekaro sir for abroad

It’s a free world I’m surprised a 3rd world country is so adamant on respect and acknowledgment when there’s a bigger problem out there

This is a Nigerian thread. This is not abroad. Even abroad,I still don't see or treat people without regards. I hold it upon myself and my roots to be polite , decent and thoughtful. What that boy did is pure crassness.

Katcall:
“I call finidi”
The above statement by osimhen typifies the level of disrespect we have for our local coaches. Finidi is old enough to be your father. You address him with respect like I called coach finidi

Maybe he has been giving Finidi money, freebies and goodies while he was the assistant coach. I still cannot comprehend how on earth he could drag Finidi into such mud of disrespect.

The following day Osimhen went ahead for a charity donation where he donated 15 million naira, which is the amount Finidi earns as a super eagles coach. Is there any coincidence here though. That he can pay Finidi what he earns since he donated that amount for charity

oloriooko:
Fabian Ruiz is a baller, what a player reborn
Complete midfield maestro

He was really underrated at Napoli

Croatia is an aging team . So it's not much surprising for me. A team led by old man Modric. Since 2018 world cup.