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Chuks4041:
you are absolutely right but also absolutely not knowledgeable enough to know the reason orban is yet to play for us. Baba really want to play for us. The same issue with players real nationality is the only factor withholding gift orban invitation. The guy for don play for Nigeria since but it's not yet verified if he is from togo or Nigeria. NFF yes, can be very annoying about our sport development but you can't take away the fact that they understand the politics of the game by being careful. Reason this DR Congo case will chart a new path. Some of these players that chose other countries over us were contacted. Besides Chelle is looking for players that fits his philosophy and at least will challenge or even bench our current players.

I think Orban is more Togolese than Nigeria. And the NFF knows this . He speaks better french than English

minfelix:
if this current Gala dey EPL, the will be in top 3. Table will be like:
Arsenal
Mancity
Galatasaray

the rest no reach, dem go collect wotowoto 🤣🤣🤣

Second leg is in a couple of days time

When it was time to face Haaland and Semenyo. It was then he remembered he had a Bassey. So why was Fulham's coach playing a Russian roulette all along after Bassey came from AFCON he should have reinstated him to the starting lineup. Bassey sadly seems out of form in that game. He kept Semenyo on side for the first goal. But he did perform better in the second half

Since Taiye Taiwo left Marseille, I don't recall any Nigerian playing for them.

ChrisKels:
Our in-house Fabrizio Romano dey hot this season oo.

Top-top transfer stories


Mekus D' Mekus.

I'm reading up ..I hope you've not created confusion with this post. Because u know what you doing.

Whenever you guys are on other social media platform, go there and give credit to the referee for doing a good job. Do not let the one sided narrative of the opposition overshadow the good side of the referee.

TheSuperNerd:
Ismael Saibari, the Moroccan #11's goal was the 2000th goal in Afcon History.

Wow, how time flies, I remember reading complete sports in 2004 when J. J okocha scored the 1000th goal against South African. That very match we beat SA by 4 nil .

Sarsaparilla524:
BREAKING!!!

Super Eagles captain, Wilfred Ndidi has promised to pay all winning bonuses at the AFCON if the NFF fails to pay before Saturday.

Source: @oluwashina.

They will put this poor boy under pressure simply because he is captain.. ...

Osimhen this , Osimhen that.
We need him in this tournament. And he knows it, we need him fully fit as he is a distraction to the opponent in our next 3 matches. Let's all focus on tactics.

The Algerian side seems to be wary of our team. I'm predicting a 5-2 scoreline in favour of Nigeria.

I know we would win by 3 goal margin. I hope we don't get any red card because that will be very bad. But for every other thing the Algerian side will throw at us , we are well capable of handling them.

MetalJigsaw:
Our big leap in playing quality actually conceals the abilities of our opponents in this AFCON,hence the widespread of opinion that we never met. real test.

If Mozambique had played any other team they wouldn't have lost in such manner. That's for sure.

I think it's a good benefit for the team. That the fans actually underrate this super eagles team keeps them on their toes. The players understand the assignment very well. We will not break a sweat against Algeria. Should Algeria score 2, we are scoring 5. That'd be how much margin we would take from them. The commentator in our last match called us champion in waiting. We are balling.

Zidane is about to get his hands messed up. It will be a bloodbath for him. Akor Adams, Iwobi, Moses Simon and Chukwueze will have significant contribution on that day.

Goke7:
I no go rest make Lookman try that shit against Algeria whether things no go blur for am. He suppose chop better slap for that yeye talk. I no get time. Where was the same Lookman when we played SA away in the wcq, where was he against Congo? If he no sabi talk make e getat.

Lookman was out of form . Same way Osimhen was at the last AFCON in ivory coast where he scored 1 goal.

As a Nigerian striker in AFCON you should be scoring 4 to 5 goals in the tournament. Ighalo did it in 2019. But when you want to talk you'd say work rate. As if work rate is the primary obligation of a striker. Then you'd make room for excuses on his blunders and misses, as well as his offside awareness. Nobody is perfect including king Osimhen

ChrisKels:
Adegoke rest abeg. We were in control of the game. Yes, Osimhen was right to call for more goals, but Lookman wasn't wrong to ask to take things easy as the shout on Bruno was disrespectful, but Osimhen was totally wrong to have reacted childishly the way he did.

When he couldn't stand it that someone stood up to him and asked him to calm down by reminding him casually that he had scored twice. His ego was hurt and he asked to be substituted.

It was a culmination of three different run of plays where he didn't receive the ball that led him to yell at Bruno. Ademola didn't release the ball to him at one point which was similar to positions that ademola likes to shoot from, the next was Bright not passing to him even when it looked like Bright was in a better position to shoot. The third that hurt him the most was Bruno's own. When you watch the replay ademola also waved at Bruno for a pass and the pass didn't come too.

But the king took it to heart and poured out his emotions. The only person who had the guts to look at him squarely and asked him to calm down was Lookman. He was hurt by the audacity, immediately he will turn back again to meet lookman and tell him football is a team game , that is to remind him of the moment lookman failed to pass as well , and in lookman quick self defense he made him realize he has scored two. Let the others play . We are in control. He was hurt because the rightful person to say those words to him put it to him. His heart couldn't swallow it, he will signal to the bench and asked to be substituted. While we had two more attacking plays, he failed to join in the play .

Then comes the end of the game , he will walk straight to the tunnel, leaving the team , this is the MAN (not boy)talking about team play.

His emotions will get the better of him that he would leave the team behind and go to the bus. While the other guy who could be hurt will muster courage and speak no ills about him. Giving him praises and kudos like he loves. Posting him on social media to show oneness and unity.

But what he failed to understand was the gravity of his action and how Nigerians will take it, he saw that we didn't take it lightly with him. We didn't appreciate how he shouted at lookman. He equally realized how much loved lookman is without forcing it. He realized lookman' soft power over his.

yinkeys:
Hello guys
Guess what
The old Cameroon is back guys
Cameroon will rough handle the hosts Morocco
Dirty football but win with physicality, overhead balls & setpieces
I knew this when they played Ivory Coast but wasn't too sure of it

I said this same thing when I watched the game against ivory coast. You could see the identity of the Cameroon I watched in 2000 and 2002 in the spine of this Cameroon side.

charlesemeka85:
the kind mending wey dem go collect for World Cup eeeeh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Na after World Cup dem go know say to get exposed and experienced players for Europe matters a lot

They might actually pick up for the world cup. I think their manager might be having that gernot rohr syndrome where he is lost of ideas. They need a new manager who can continue from where Broos has stopped

typicalgamer:
How did we lost WC ticket to them ??

If i recall we played other countries too

They are not just a good side in this tournament. It is not as if they are a bad team. We have seen them improve but then maintaining standards has to do with building reputation. count on a team like Cameroon to wake up and show them they have the history and reputation to do that.

Sometimes,the football doesn't have to be beautiful. It just has to be effective and potent.

elyte89:
I want a South African 🇿🇦 win tonight ,not because i like dem , but because I feel Dey re a better team to oust Morocco 🇲🇦 out of d tournament in quarters. I want Morocco 🇲🇦 to cry for dis obvious ojoro wey dem do

This south African team is a far cry from the last tournament. They couldn't beat the Egyptian side they beat in 2019 when Egypt hosted and 2023 in ivory coast. The Egyptian side played a man down for over 45 mins and managed to edge South Africa. Let Cameroon play Morocco. Cameroon is stronger in this tournament

Bossoflife25:
South Africa will beat Cameroon.

South Africa style will be too difficult for Cameroon to cope with.

If Mozambique could play them that way. Forget it. Southy will flog them.

You really underate Mozambique.
South Africa from get go was not in this tournament. The struggled throughout group stage. It was obvious they weren't gonna beat Cameroon.

Secondly the game between Cameroon and Ivory Coast was a hell of a match. You could see grit and hard play. That match was good enough to tell any neutral that Cameroon was not a side to joke with.

Mozambique side played the powerhouses and lost narrowly, then they beat Gabon who made the world cup playoffs and lost to Nigeria over 120 minutes. Mozambique play a compact style and they fight till end. Nigeria will scale through , but it will be a tough and even contest. Should Chelle succeed in making it another easy victory, then we are good enough to meet Cameroon at the semifinals. Because Cameroon will beat Morocco.

Mujtahida:
Was Tolu that bad in the game against Congo? I didn't watch the second half. Cos from what I read online, he was horrible chesting ball down for the Congolese to clear.

Kinda dispensable

Those peeps who always ranked Tolu Arokodare ahead of Paul Onuachu. How fa , how market?

Even when Tolu himself acknowledged that Onuachu was a big shoe to fill in Belgium. Paul at 31 looks slim and fit. Tolu , Dolphin estate boy, butty boy. And he carries himself like mummy's boy.

Paul is a real fighter oo, the team is not playing his style and pattern but he has adjusted. Dare I say , he is a worthy backup to Osimhen

ThunderFireAgba:
Ladies & Gentlemen, a new sensational striker is born in the Cameroun squad today.

My goodness I saw the young lad today. And he has got moves. Kokane at 19 years. This guy is one to watch out for . When you see him you'd know he is the future.

Joebie:
The knockout 16 stage

Mali to win. Senegal win.
Sengal win


Egypt win. Egypt win
Ivory coast win



Cameroon win. Cameroon win
Morocco win



Dr congo win. Nigeria win
Nigeria win


Final. Egypt vs Nigeria

SymphonyRad:
Cameroon playing hard not to face their perennial nemesis Nigeria

But to be honest this new Cameroon team looks very different, really good team under their new coach.

People are sleeping on Cameroon. Never underestimate them. They are a force to recon. I'd say their group is the group of death at the end of the group stage. In terms of quality of opposition in this tournament, Mozambique and Gabon have been impressive. On the other hand , Nigeria played Tanzania and Uganda, both less power teams. Mozambique fights. And they fight till the end. They lost narrowly to Ivory Coast having kept themselves in the game. Then they defeat Gabon in their next game. A Gabonese team we could beat over extra time during playoffs. They'd change their first team and still played well against cameroun. I know we can beat them. But we should remember they are a southern African side and unlike the east African sides we played, we have struggled against South African just as recently from our world cup qualifiers.

Subzero0477:
I hope they don't use this match to judge Onyedika

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That's like a failure projection. Why should any of his fans be scared or worried. If he is the man or the monster , he should go show what he is made of. Afterall the tired old weak legs of Ndidi played in this similar position in the first game. So what stops onyedika?

Kog45:
Abi no be Bright Osayi name full everywhere for the stats and people are condemning poor guy, against Tunisia I rated him than Bruno

Except the handball, Bright played his best game for the Eagles yesterday. He is growing in confidence and interpretation. He supports the midfield. He looks like he is beginning to understand his role and interpret it well

Meliforme:
Some people just want to be heard and out of their emotions they say rubbish.

The way we transited the ball from defence to the final third was a scene that was very rare in our football, but now we carry it out with ease.
This is the sweetest of football that i have seen of the Super Eagles in a very long while.

He did not see any positive to comment about, just the opening of his mouth to talk about a scenario that is beyond his understanding.
The wingers did their job.

To kill the momentum of the Tunisians we needed wingers with the energy to run into space, to run with the ball and make something happen and we almost succeeded.

This is lit 🔥

[quote author=Goke7 post=137932318]For those defending Chelle, continue

Who shall deliver us from the hands of Eric Chelle? pic.twitter.com/8Vo4yFHJdY

— Fisayo Dairo (@FisayoDairo) December 27, 2025

city was leading Fulham by the same margin and almost bottled it. Only to end up winning 5-4. This is football and it happens. The one most important thing was a win for us. One game at a time. And we couldn't be in a better position to make our errors and blunders in the group stage right now where we can correct those mistakes. We have so far played the best football in this tournament when we consider the strength of our opponent. There is a whole lot of positive to take from this game.

Bossoflife25:
Chelle playing with no single dribbler or pure winger.

Pure nonsense! Akor or Osimhen should have make way for Chuk or Simon.

I do not understand this formation of moving Osimhen to the left.

Osimhen alone can run the forward line just support him with good wingers and solid midfield.

This team looks unbalance!

Coachie how do you feel reading this now

Bossoflife25:
I underestimated this SA team! If this is actually how good this team is, then I rank the Super Eagles as Favorite to win this AFCON!

Wait till your favorite play their first game .

solonnachi:
And see the confidence at which NFF President went for FIFA world cup draws and shine teeth for camera. They were assured that Nigeria will qualify

He went to represent the Super Eagles in absence , unknown to the fans that Glass House was cooking.

I believe FIFA's final verdict favouring a playoff between Nigeria and Cameroon. But I wonder how Sudan will feel since they had complained , I don't know if they submitted any form of legal petition to FIFA. Remember Sudan finished 3rd in the group that had Sengal as the automatic winner.

Karlovych:
Do you have a copy of DR Congo's constitution?

No I have paraphrased the NFF Gen. Sec.

We are weak at matters of laws. And that kills us slowly in our country . Some even felt that south Africa's 3 points shouldn't be deducted. What the bejesus has gone wrong . There is a breach of law and it must be questioned . It must be probed . Answers are demanded in fairness to the laws .